Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, Master Breaks Through Level Thirty

"Teacher, we're here!"

Outside Yu Xiaogang's room, Lu Yi knocked on the door. Then, without waiting for his teacher to respond, he pushed it open and walked in.

"Senior Brother, isn't it a little inappropriate for us to just come in like this?"

Tang San followed behind Lu Yi, speaking with equal parts excitement and unease.

As for why he was excited—had they forgotten how Tang San had been reincarnated?

"It's fine. There's no need for such empty formalities between us master and disciples!"

Yu Xiaogang, inside the room, smiled when he heard Tang San's words.

"It's actually because Teacher often performs experiments on himself. If we come straight in and catch him after an experiment fails, we can save him right away!"

Lu Yi mercilessly exposed him from the side.

Perhaps Luo Sanpao's evolution after eating Dragon Beast flesh and blood had given Yu Xiaogang inspiration, but the man often conducted all sorts of strange experiments on his own body.

For example, last time, Yu Xiaogang had injected an entire vial of Dragon Blood directly into himself. Good heavens—Master's whole body had turned bright red.

If Lu Yi had not arrived in time, used his Soul Power to cool him down, and then had the Luo Sanpao within him absorb the Dragon Blood, this teacher he had only just acknowledged might have burned himself to death.

Still, Master had gained a blessing from the misfortune. The little belly that had appeared in middle age had been burned away into abs, and his physical constitution had improved by a great deal.

But compared with the improvement brought by Whale Rubber, directly injecting Dragon Blood into oneself was far too costly for the suffering it caused. Thus, Yu Xiaogang had not undergone a second Dragon Blood injection.

Lu Yi, on the other hand, had been extremely interested in this method of improving one's physical constitution. After all, Thousand-Year Whale Rubber no longer worked on him, while he had not even caught a glimpse of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber.

However, after seeing Yu Xiaogang's skin remain red for half a month, Lu Yi thought it over again and again before ultimately abandoning the idea. The improvement was too minor, the suffering too great, and it was rather undignified besides.

"Ahem... give me some face, Lu Yi!"

Hearing Lu Yi's words, Yu Xiaogang coughed twice and spoke to him with an embarrassed expression.

"So, Teacher, why did you ask me to bring Junior Brother over?" Only then did Lu Yi seriously change the subject.

"It's nothing much. Your Martial Uncle went to Vast Sea City a few days ago and bought several pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber. He just sent two pieces over."

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, he took down two boxes from a cabinet nearby.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber?"

Seeing the boxes in Yu Xiaogang's hands, Lu Yi immediately grew excited. Could it be that he could raise the maximum age his second Soul Ring could endure to five thousand years in one go?

"Don't get too excited. Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber is incredibly rare. Your Martial Uncle searched through all the apothecaries in Vast Sea City and only managed to buy six pieces. He only sent two over."

"Since you and Tang San are both here, you brothers can have one piece each!"

Smiling, Yu Xiaogang handed the boxes to Lu Yi and Tang San.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Tang San did not know what Whale Rubber did, but from Lu Yi and Yu Xiaogang's earlier conversation, he could tell it was something valuable. He did not overthink it, merely treating it as a gift from Yu Xiaogang to his disciples, and accepted it with thanks.

Lu Yi, however, accepted the box but looked at Yu Xiaogang with a complicated expression.

"Teacher, if you consume this Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, you might be able to break through the bottleneck at level thirty. You should use this piece instead!"

As he spoke, Lu Yi reluctantly handed the Whale Rubber in his hand to Yu Xiaogang. At the same time, he could not help sighing inwardly. He really had grown attached to Yu Xiaogang. When he encountered something good, he was actually thinking of Yu Xiaogang first.

Tang San, watching from the side, was completely stunned. No, Brother, what are you doing?

He looked at the box he had just received, unsure whether he should keep it or not. In the end, he gritted his teeth and handed it to Yu Xiaogang.

"Teacher, you need this more than I do. You should use it!"

Seeing his two disciples thinking of him, Yu Xiaogang burst into hearty laughter. For a teacher, nothing was more gratifying than disciples who respected their master and honored the path.

"Lu Yi, Tang San, since I gave them to you, just keep them."

"To be honest, after Luo Sanpao's dragon horns fully grew back last night, I successfully broke through to level thirty. Now, I only lack a Soul Ring to become a Soul Elder."

Yu Xiaogang laughed loudly after saying this. Clearly, breaking through the bottleneck that had trapped him for half his life made him immensely happy.

"Congratulations, Teacher, on finally getting your wish!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi did not hesitate in the slightest. After offering Yu Xiaogang his congratulations, he immediately put the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber into Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.

The speed of it left Tang San, who had been secretly watching him from the side, dumbfounded.

"Haha, Lu Yi, let me tell you, I discovered that Luo Sanpao evolves faster and more significantly by absorbing the flesh and blood of light-attributed Dragon Beasts than that of other Dragon Beasts..."

Laughing, Yu Xiaogang began telling Lu Yi about his recent discoveries.

Lu Yi's eyes lit up at once, and he immediately joined the discussion. The two became more and more engrossed as they discussed the evolution of externalized animal Martial Souls.

It was not until the sky gradually darkened that Lu Yi and Yu Xiaogang finally came back to their senses from their heated discussion. Tang San was currently holding an illustrated Soul Beast guide and reading it carefully.

"Lu Yi, your Junior Brother is far more diligent than you were!"

Looking at Tang San flipping through the Soul Beast guide, Yu Xiaogang recalled how Lu Yi had refused no matter what to memorize the guide when he had asked him to do so, only memorizing information on Soul Beasts he might actually use. That disciple had given him quite a headache back then.

"Perfect. Let Tang San inherit your knowledge. I only need to mess around with research and cultivate!"

Hearing that, Lu Yi looked at the diligent Tang San and answered decisively.

When it came to inheriting Master's knowledge, Tang San, this feudal-era ancient man, was far more suited to it than someone as free-thinking as him.

"Tang San's Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. Guess how much Innate Soul Power he has!"

Looking at the disciple before him who was unwilling to inherit his theories, Yu Xiaogang asked Lu Yi with a hint of testing intent.

"Don't tell me it's Innate Full Soul Power?"

Having known the answer long ago, Lu Yi casually replied.

"It really is Innate Full Soul Power!"

Seeing Lu Yi's utterly unconcerned expression, Yu Xiaogang spoke with a proud look, seemingly eager to see surprise on Lu Yi's face.

"Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power... could Tang San have Twin Martial Souls?"

"Hey! Tang San, what's your second Martial Soul?"

Rather than displaying the surprise Yu Xiaogang had expected, Lu Yi immediately made a deduction and asked Tang San.

"What?"

Tang San, pulled back from the bizarre Soul Beasts in the guide, asked in confusion.

"Your Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, yet you truly possess Innate Full Soul Power. Blue Silver Grass alone is not enough to support the awakening of Innate Full Soul Power, so Tang San, what is your second Martial Soul?"

Hearing Tang San's question, Lu Yi directly repeated Yu Xiaogang's deduction from the original story and asked Tang San.