The Third Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber

By the time Yan and Resak returned to Spirit Hall Advanced Academy, three days had already passed.

After submitting the completed mission, Yan received the Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber he had been expecting, as promised.

This was already the third piece of Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber Yan had obtained, and he was incomparably familiar with it by now.

Inside the Mimicry Training Room, Yan sat cross-legged on the floor, bare from the waist up.

Yan skillfully heated the Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber with flames. Once it melted and changed shape, he swallowed it directly.

There was no sweet taste, only an indescribable fishy, rancid stench belonging to a Sea Soul Beast.

It then turned into a warm current that flowed into Yan's stomach and was immediately refined.

The powerful digestive ability brought by his strong physique absorbed the medicinal effects of the Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber at an extremely rapid pace.

Yan's skin gradually turned red. The fire element within his body had become exceptionally active, causing his body temperature to rise rapidly.

Light gray sweat gradually began to seep out as well. These were impurities accumulated within Yan's body, but the sweat was clearly much cleaner than before.

As Yan's Martial Artist cultivation grew increasingly profound, the impurities within his body had gradually been expelled and reduced. As a result, the impurities accumulated in his body were now far fewer than they had been three years ago.

Furthermore, Spirit Hall placed great importance on the foundations of Soul Masters. Most of the cultivation resources it provided were herbs that fortified the body's foundation and nourished its essence, laying a solid base for the three of them.

About half an hour later, Yan's skin gradually returned to its original color, and his temperature quickly fell.

The Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber had already been refined. Most of its medicinal power had been absorbed, while a small portion slowly dispersed through Yan's body and would be completely absorbed before long.

Yan's mission had been completed, and Xie Yue and Hu Liena also quickly mastered the secret technique for concealing Soul Rings.

Resak had only just returned to Spirit Hall Advanced Academy and had not even had the chance to rest for a few days before immediately taking Xie Yue and Hu Liena back to Spirit City.

Although Spirit City was home to Spirit Hall's headquarters and regarded as a holy land by Soul Masters across the continent,

it possessed not only the Pope Palace, Elder Hall, and Worship Hall, but also a rather thriving commercial sector.

There was a Great Soul Arena within Spirit City, and its scale was considerable.

Moreover, due to Spirit City's special status, the quality of Soul Masters at the Spirit City Great Soul Arena was significantly higher than that of Soul Masters in arenas in ordinary cities.

Resak had brought Xie Yue and Hu Liena back to Spirit City so they could complete their mission of obtaining Gold Soul Fighting Badges at the Spirit City Great Soul Arena.

Although Xie Yue and Hu Liena had not been Soul Grandmasters for very long, they still had to fight in Soul Fighting matches at the Soul Grandmaster level.

However, the two of them possessed considerable talent, and with Spirit Hall's full support, their individual strength was somewhat greater than that of Soul Masters of the same rank.

Aside from losing several matches early on due to their lack of experience, as well as the fact that many of their opponents had Soul Power at level twenty-eight or twenty-nine and were close to breaking through to Soul Elders,

the two of them spent the following days reviewing their experiences and improving rapidly. They integrated the various practical combat techniques taught by Spirit Hall Academy and soon achieved a winning streak.

Xie Yue and Hu Liena's reputations also grew greater and greater. Of course, both had concealed their true identities when participating in Soul Fighting matches.

They even wore masks during battle and never exposed their identities.

As their winning streaks grew longer and they drew ever closer to obtaining Gold Soul Fighting Badges, the Spirit City Great Soul Arena began causing trouble.

From the standpoint of the Spirit City Great Soul Arena, contestants with winning streaks could indeed bring it immense fame and profits in the short term.

However, the Great Soul Arena had its own contestants it wished to promote, and Xie Yue and Hu Liena's presence clearly obstructed those contestants' paths.

Furthermore, as the pair's winning streaks increased, the audience would also grow weary of watching them.

Moreover, both of them fought very quickly, and many of their matches ended in overwhelming victories, greatly reducing the entertainment value of their battles.

The profits from certain underground betting pools would also decline.

Taking all these factors into consideration, the person in charge of the Spirit City Great Soul Arena began openly and covertly making little moves against Xie Yue and Hu Liena.

For example, bribery, intimidation, and even sending Soul Masters whose cultivation far exceeded theirs to threaten them.

Unfortunately, before the methods of the Spirit City Great Soul Arena's manager could be fully set in motion,

a certain continent's number one Soul Master faction began to exert its influence. The manager of the Spirit City Great Soul Arena vanished without explanation, and the arena received a severe warning.

The moment Spirit Hall made its move, the Great Soul Arena understood who truly held the sword, spear, and cannon in the world of Martial Souls.

With the Great Soul Arena no longer secretly sabotaging them, Xie Yue and Hu Liena resumed their normal battle rhythm and obtained their Gold Soul Fighting Badges before long.

In their final few battles, Spirit Hall had specifically arranged powerful Soul Masters who countered Xie Yue and Hu Liena, yet the two still defeated them.

This undoubtedly proved the improvement in their strength.

From returning to Spirit City to obtaining their Gold Soul Fighting Badges, the two had spent less than a month and a half in total.

A considerable amount of that time had been wasted dealing with the Great Soul Arena's petty schemes. Otherwise, they could have obtained their Gold Soul Fighting Badges even faster.

At this point, all three of their phased missions had been completed, and they all threw themselves into arduous cultivation at Spirit Hall Advanced Academy.

Xie Yue also received his first piece of Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber in three years.

While the three cultivated diligently, the atmosphere at Spirit Hall Advanced Academy also began to grow restless.

For no other reason than that the new Continental Soul Master Tournament would be held the following year.

Any student at Spirit Hall Advanced Academy confident in their own strength threw themselves into the selection process for the Spirit Hall Academy Team.

In truth, by this point, the main combat members of the Spirit Hall Academy Team had more or less already been decided. When the final roster was confirmed, there would not be many changes.

However, as long as the Continental Soul Master Tournament had not begun, the remaining students still had the right to challenge for a place on the main team.

Even if they could not make the main team, they still had to fight for a substitute position.

As long as they won the overall championship at the Continental Soul Master Tournament, even substitute members would ultimately receive substantial benefits.

At the very least, when taking up positions within Spirit Hall, they would receive better posts than other students.

Of course, barring any accidents, the members of this year's Spirit Hall Academy Team would all be Soul Ancestors.

Such a lineup was something other Advanced Academies would not even dare dream of. Some Advanced Academies could forget about having an entire team of Soul Ancestors; they would be burning incense in gratitude if they had even one Soul Ancestor member.

Yet Spirit Hall was like this every year. That was the extravagance of the continent's number one Soul Master faction.

However, this restlessness was destined to have nothing to do with Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena.

The three of them were Spirit Hall's hidden secret weapons and could not possibly be exposed so early.

Their stage would be the next Continental Soul Master Tournament six years later. With a level of overwhelming strength never before seen in the tournament, they would deliver a tremendous shock to the Soul Master world!