Yu Xiaogang brought Lu Yi back to his room at Nuoding Academy.
Contrary to Lu Yi's expectation that the room would be filled with books, Yu Xiaogang's room was packed with all sorts of bottles and jars.
"It's a little messy, so don't mind it. In order to break through level thirty, I focused all my efforts on my body, thinking that by strengthening my physical constitution, I could increase the total amount of Soul Power my body could withstand and thus seek a breakthrough to level thirty."
"But I never expected that helping Luo Sanpao undergo a bloodline evolution could help me break through level thirty. In the end, I was still too self-centered."
Looking at his messy room, Yu Xiaogang spoke to Lu Yi with half embarrassment and half self-mockery.
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Lu Yi nodded, then curiously looked around Yu Xiaogang's room.
Having eaten Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, he knew Yu Xiaogang's method was not wrong. Improving one's physical constitution could indeed increase cultivation speed to a certain extent, but the medicinal ingredients Yu Xiaogang used might not have been as effective as Whale Rubber.
Besides, Yu Xiaogang was no longer young. The little medicine he had taken might not even have been enough to make up for his body's deficiencies, let alone bring about a breakthrough.
"These are all supplements that are good for the body. Take some with you when you leave later. You're still young, so eating more of this will be good for you!"
Seeing Lu Yi's curious expression, Yu Xiaogang rummaged through his things as he spoke.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"
Hearing that, Lu Yi smiled at Yu Xiaogang.
Thousand-Year Whale Rubber no longer had much effect on him, so this was a good chance to see whether these supplements could improve his physical constitution.
After all, he could not use Martial Soul Possession. Although Magikarp's skill sharing meant he did not lack the ability to fight enemies in close combat, his frail body was ultimately a weakness when fighting other Soul Masters. He had to use every possible means to strengthen his physique.
"No need to be polite. Your idea has given me great hope. What's a few supplements?"
Yu Xiaogang waved his hand dismissively at Lu Yi.
"Master, you're Silver Wing!" With nothing else to say, Lu Yi could only give Yu Xiaogang a thumbs-up to express his admiration for his generosity.
"Hahaha..." Seeing Lu Yi like that, Yu Xiaogang laughed a little more freely. Yet the sound of that laughter made Lu Yi want to stuff a lump of mud into his mouth and block his throat.
"Found it—the thigh of a Thousand-year Flowing Savage Dragon Beast. This was given to me six years ago by your headmaster when he hunted his fourth Soul Ring. I never expected it to sit here for so many years!"
Yu Xiaogang pulled a cured meat leg more than two meters long from atop the cabinet holding all those bottles and jars, speaking to Lu Yi with some emotion.
"Uh... it's been sitting there for so long. Can there still be Dragon Blood inside?"
Looking skeptically at the dragon leg wrapped in oil paper in Yu Xiaogang's hand, Lu Yi spoke doubtfully.
He could believe that fresh Dragon Beast Meat contained Dragon Blood that Luo Sanpao could absorb, but this had been sitting around for six years. The meat was practically becoming a fossil. If Luo Sanpao could really absorb Dragon Blood from it, then Lu Yi would truly admire its absorption ability.
"This is all I have. Let's try it first!" Yu Xiaogang said somewhat awkwardly upon hearing Lu Yi's words.
For some reason, he felt surprisingly relaxed around Lu Yi. Perhaps it was because the two of them shared the same affliction.
"I'm saying, Master, can't you summon Luo Sanpao and let it smell around on its own to see what it wants to eat?"
"You said it has its own emotions. When it encounters something beneficial to itself, it'll eat it on its own!"
Looking at Yu Xiaogang, Lu Yi spoke helplessly.
"I forgot, I forgot. Come out, Luo Sanpao!"
Hearing Lu Yi's words, Yu Xiaogang slapped his forehead, then summoned Luo Sanpao.
As purple Soul Power flashed around Yu Xiaogang's body, Luo Sanpao appeared before Lu Yi. It had a round bulge on top of its head, looked like a dog, had the build of a pig, and measured at least one and a half meters in both length and girth.
"Luo luo~"
The moment Luo Sanpao appeared, it affectionately rubbed itself against Yu Xiaogang.
"Pretty cute. Ugly-cute, really!"
Looking at the chubby Luo Sanpao, Lu Yi said with a smile.
Now he understood why Master had never tried to understand Luo Sanpao's emotions. Anyone who had expected their Martial Soul to be the mighty Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, only to awaken a pig-like Luo Sanpao instead, would feel a huge sense of disappointment—especially in front of everyone.
"Alright, Luo Sanpao. Go take a look and see if there's anything you want to eat!"
Watching Luo Sanpao rub against him with all its might, Yu Xiaogang patted its head and pointed toward his pile of bottles and jars.
"Luo luo~"
Hearing Master's words, Luo Sanpao promptly got off him and walked to the cabinet, sniffing carefully.
Just as Lu Yi had expected, Luo Sanpao merely lowered its head to sniff the Dragon Beast leg Master had kept for six years. After confirming that it was no longer useful to it, Luo Sanpao passed it by without a second glance.
Master, standing nearby, was clearly a little embarrassed by the sight.
"Luo luo~"
However, Luo Sanpao thoughtfully did not leave Yu Xiaogang embarrassed for long. Standing before the cabinet, it began calling toward a section of red vine at the bottom.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang hurried over and took it out of the cabinet.
"What is that?"
Lu Yi looked curiously at the vine section, as thick as the mouth of a bowl, in Yu Xiaogang's hand.
"This is a section of Hundred-year Dragon Blood Vine. Some time ago, when one of the academy's teachers asked the headmaster to help him obtain a hundred-year Soul Ring, the headmaster brought it out of Soul Hunting Forest and gave it to me to use as a pen holder."
Hearing Lu Yi's question, Yu Xiaogang looked at the vine section in his hand with a complicated expression.
He had never expected that the thing Luo Sanpao wanted had always been right here, yet he had never paid attention to Luo Sanpao. The Dragon Beast leg had nearly turned into a fossil sitting there, and he had never thought to let Luo Sanpao try it.
"Then let Luo Sanpao eat it. With Luo Sanpao's Dragon Beast teeth, it should be able to chew it, right?"
Looking at Yu Xiaogang, who held the Dragon Blood Vine without feeding it to Luo Sanpao, Lu Yi asked in confusion.
What, you're at the final step and still can't bear to part with a mere pen holder? Luo Sanpao really has it rough following you.
"Luo Sanpao, catch!"
Only then did Yu Xiaogang come back to his senses. He tossed the Dragon Blood Vine in his hand toward Luo Sanpao.
Crack! Crack!
Luo Sanpao tilted its head back and swallowed the Dragon Blood Vine into its mouth. Then, relying on the strong teeth granted by its Dragon Beast body, it chewed through the tough vine as though it were a carrot.
"Luo luo~"
After eating the Dragon Blood Vine, Luo Sanpao rubbed its head against the cabinet in some discomfort. Lu Yi and Yu Xiaogang could both clearly see that the bulge atop Luo Sanpao's head, which had only been slightly raised before, had grown a little larger. If the curve of the bulge had previously resembled a steamed bun, now it resembled a corn bun.
"It really worked!"
Seeing the change in Luo Sanpao's head, Yu Xiaogang shouted excitedly. He had never expected Lu Yi's conjecture to truly work.
Lu Yi, standing beside him, also showed a surprised expression. However, he was not surprised that Dragon Blood worked on Luo Sanpao, but rather by just how poor Luo Sanpao's foundation was. A single piece of Dragon Blood Vine had actually altered its appearance.
"Luo luo~"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's delighted expression, Luo Sanpao called out happily twice, then stuck its butt out.
Bang!
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