Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, You F***ing Finally Arrived!

A massive explosion rocked the gates of Suotuo City.

In a secluded alleyway within Suotuo City.

"Hum!"

The air distorted slightly.

An old woman in tattered clothes appeared out of thin air.

Her figure began to change in the blink of an eye.

Her height shrank, and her frame grew slender.

Her features twisted, and her wrinkles vanished.

In a mere three seconds, the old woman was gone.

In her place stood a black-haired, blue-eyed boy who looked only eight years old—Lin Qing.

He let out a long breath, wiping away cold sweat that wasn't actually there.

Success...

Committing murder and arson really was a thrill; his heart was still pounding wildly.

The series of maneuvers just now looked simple, but they were actually incredibly dangerous; the slightest mistake would have meant total ruin.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

He walked to the mouth of the alley and glanced toward the direction of the city gates.

He could still see black smoke rising in the distance and hear the faint sounds of chaos.

But those things no longer had anything to do with him.

He turned and blended into the flow of people on the street, his pace calm, as if he were just an ordinary child out for a stroll.

No one would ever suspect that the child was the one who had single-handedly orchestrated the explosion that had just shocked the entire city.

[Ding!]

A cold system prompt echoed in his mind.

Lin Qing paused his steps.

A smile slowly curled at the corners of his mouth.

[You have fulfilled the dying wish of 6-year-old Lin Qing: Kill Viscount Priest!]

[Obtained Relic: "Melted Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber" x5!]

Got them...

Lin Qing whispered to himself, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Five pieces of ten-thousand-year whale rubber.

With these, his physical fitness would undergo a qualitative leap!

Absorbing the soul ring of a five-thousand-five-hundred-year Silver Hero Beast would no longer be a major problem!

However, I can't be impatient now.

He suppressed the urge to take out the whale rubber and consume it immediately.

The city had just suffered an explosion, so it was bound to be in total chaos.

The City Defense Army would be stepping up patrols and searching for suspicious individuals.

If he were to suddenly "disappear" for a few days to absorb the whale rubber at a time like this, it might attract attention.

Go home first and wait for the heat to die down.

Lin Qing quickened his pace toward the small rented courtyard.

His back disappeared around the corner of the street.

Behind him, the chaos outside the city continued.

Three days later.

The Suotuo City Lord's Mansion released an official announcement.

Regarding the case of Viscount Priest being attacked and killed, the investigation had reached a "preliminary conclusion."

The announcement was written in high-sounding, rigorous language.

The gist was: Upon investigation, the perpetrator was an unidentified old woman who used an unknown explosive to attack the Viscount's carriage. The old woman is currently wanted throughout the city; anyone with clues is encouraged to report them, and a heavy reward will be offered.

The notice was plastered all over the city's bulletin boards, drawing many onlookers.

"Tsk tsk, to think a Viscount could be blown to death in the middle of the street..."

"I heard he died a miserable death, not even a whole corpse left."

"Serves him right! That old bastard wasn't a good person anyway!"

"Shh! Keep it down! Do you have a death wish?"

The murmurs were hushed, but they were quickly dispersed by the City Defense Army.

After all, a noble had died, so the superficial formalities had to be observed.

As for whether the real culprit could be caught... that was another matter entirely.

In a small courtyard in the south of the city.

Lin Qing shut the doors and windows, drawing the curtains to dim the room.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, with three dark red, gelatinous objects laid out before him.

Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

Each piece radiated a warm luster and emitted a faint, peculiar fragrance.

Just smelling it made one's entire body heat up.

"Three pieces... should be enough."

Lin Qing muttered to himself.

He picked up the first piece and swallowed it.

"BOOM!"

A scorching, warm current exploded instantly within his body!

It was ten times more intense than the thousand-year Whale Rubber!

His skin turned red in an instant, his veins bulged, and it felt as if flames were burning in his blood.

But Lin Qing gritted his teeth, holding on as his meditation technique ran at full power, guiding that violent energy to strengthen every cell in his body.

His muscles tore and reorganized.

His bones shattered and were reborn.

His internal organs were all undergoing a earth-shattering transformation.

Half an hour later.

The energy of the first piece of Whale Rubber was finally fully absorbed.

Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

That breath actually carried a faint, fishy sweetness.

"Again!"

He did not stop.

He picked up the second piece and swallowed it.

The violent energy surged in.

This time, the intensity of the transformation was slightly weaker.

Another half hour passed.

The second piece was fully absorbed.

Lin Qing felt that his body had reached an entirely new level.

Strength, speed, endurance... everything had improved across the board.

"The last piece..."

A long while later—

"Hoo..."

Lin Qing let out a long breath.

He slowly opened his eyes.

A flash of sharp light crossed his pupils.

"I've reached the limit."

He clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking with a crisp sound as he felt the surging power within his body.

"Three pieces of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber—the effects have pretty much hit the ceiling; using any more wouldn't be of much use."

Lin Qing estimated his current physical fitness.

"At the very least, it's comparable to an average Soul Ancestor."

This improvement was massive.

Originally, he was only a level twenty Soul Grand Master.

Although his physical fitness had been strengthened by thousand-year Whale Rubber, it was only slightly better than his peers.

But now, with three pieces of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber in his stomach.

His physical strength had leaped across two major realms!

"Absorbing a 5,500-year soul ring should be no problem now."

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

His joints popped and cracked, sounding like a slumbering beast beginning to awaken.

After making his preparations.

Lin Qing sat back down cross-legged.

He first checked that the doors and windows were all sealed tight, ensuring no one would suddenly barge in.

Then, he took the 5,500-year Silver Hero Beast soul ring out from his relic space!

The deep purple was so rich it seemed as if it could drip water.

The halo rotated slowly, and the phantom of the Silver Hero Beast could be vaguely seen within.

Immediately after, Lin Qing placed the Gold of Life on his left side and the Level 7 soul tool Milk Bottle on his right.

With every precaution taken.

He extended his soul power, slowly guiding it toward that mass of purple light.

"Hum!"

The soul ring reacted to the pull, shaking violently.

It transformed into a stream of light, instantly merging into Lin Qing's body!

"Boom!"

The violent energy exploded like a flash flood!

It was even more ferocious than he had imagined!

"Urgh!"

Lin Qing let out a muffled groan.

His internal organs felt as if they were being crushed by a heavy hammer!

"As expected, exceeding the limit by this much isn't easy."

Lin Qing gritted his teeth.

Blood had already begun to seep from the corners of his mouth.

But he did not panic.

His left hand grabbed the Gold of Life.

A warm aura of life surged into his body, rapidly repairing his damaged cells.

His right hand gripped the Level 7 Milk Bottle.

Pure soul power poured in continuously, helping him resist the impact of the soul ring.

Destruction, repair.

Destruction again, repair again.

The process was excruciating, like being sliced by a thousand knives.

Every second was an ordeal.

But Lin Qing held on with all his might.

His consciousness remained clear.

If he were to pass out, all his efforts would be for nothing, and he might even die.

"Hold... on..."

He chanted silently in his heart.

Time became agonizingly long; every minute felt like a century.

Sweat not only soaked his entire body.

It had even unknowingly pooled into a large puddle on the floor, mixed with traces of blood.

It was a shocking sight.