Refining Whale Rubber, Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl

The night was deep, and the depths of Blue Tyrant Academy lay silent. Only the lights in the Dean's Cottage remained lit.

Liu Erlong was irritably reviewing a file, her soft long hair mussed from her own grasping.

When she saw Xiao Yin push the door open and enter, she gave an annoyed snort.

"Finally willing to come back? Did you buy the Whale Rubber?"

Xiao Yin ignored her tone and directly placed the ancient rosewood box on the desk, pushing it before her with a solemn expression.

"I bought some, but the best piece wasn't bought—it was a gift from the Ye Clan. Also, I need your help."

"The Ye Clan?" Liu Erlong raised a brow, somewhat surprised, but she did not ask further.

She casually opened the box. When she saw the dark-golden Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber in the center, she froze slightly. Why was it this color?

"Say... what exactly do you need all this Whale Rubber for, kid?"

Xiao Yin took a deep breath and stared at Liu Erlong with blazing eyes. "I'm preparing to absorb my third Soul Ring. My target is... ten thousand years!"

"Ten thousand years?!"

Liu Erlong shot to her feet, staring fixedly at Xiao Yin as if trying to determine whether he had gone mad.

"Do you know what a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring means?! With just you..."

"With this!"

Xiao Yin pointed at the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, his tone utterly resolute!

"Whale Rubber is an extremely potent, pure-yang tonic. Its true purpose isn't merely aphrodisiac and virility enhancement—it raises the limit of the Soul Rings one can absorb!"

"What?!"

Ignoring Liu Erlong's shock, Xiao Yin continued explaining.

"Whale Rubber contains pure life essence. Consuming it can strengthen a Soul Master's muscles, bones, and meridians.

And its proper method of consumption requires a high-level fire-type Soul Master to refine it with high-temperature flames, so I need you to process it!"

Liu Erlong was stunned by the determination and trust in Xiao Yin's words.

A ten-thousand-year Soul Ring... that was simply fantasy!

Yet as she looked into Xiao Yin's deep, unwavering eyes, a mad thought began to grow within her heart.

"Fine!"

Liu Erlong slammed a hand onto the table, excitement blazing in her eyes. "I'll go crazy with you, then! I want to see just how monstrous you can be, kid!

Let's go! To the Underground Lava Chamber! That's where I usually cultivate, and it's the best place to refine this stuff!"

Hearing that, Xiao Yin paused slightly. A simulated cultivation environment...

A short while later, the two arrived at an underground entrance.

The chamber was not large. At its center was a magma pool formed by drawing upon the underground fire veins. Crimson magma slowly churned within it, radiating astonishing heat.

"Let's begin! What do I do?"

Liu Erlong placed the wooden box on a smooth Obsidian Platform beside the magma pool and looked at Xiao Yin with sharp eyes.

Xiao Yin steadied himself and explained the refinement method for Whale Rubber from his memories.

Xiao Yin only intended to refine the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber. As for the other several thousand-year pieces, he put them away.

The core of refinement was to transform pure, powerful fire-attribute Soul Power into "True Fire," envelop the Whale Rubber, and slowly temper it to force out impurities and refine its purest essence.

This process placed extreme demands on the fire controller's command of Soul Power and endurance. The slightest mistake would result in failure!

After hearing him out, Liu Erlong nodded gravely. Taking a deep breath, crimson Soul Power erupted around her like raging flames!

Seven Soul Rings rose beneath her feet, and the phantom image of a Red Dragon Martial Soul appeared behind her, releasing a low dragon roar!

She held her hands before her as though embracing something, palms facing one another, and a mass of pure crimson True Fire condensed between them!

The flames were so hot that even the surrounding space warped slightly!

"Go!" Liu Erlong shouted softly, and the True Fire coiled around the dark-golden Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber like a spirit serpent!

Sizzle—!

The Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber instantly erupted with a dazzling dark-golden crimson glow!

Liu Erlong focused completely, carefully manipulating the True Fire as though carving a peerless piece of jade.

Xiao Yin held his breath and concentrated, carefully sensing the changes in the Whale Rubber's aura beneath the True Fire, ready to warn her at any moment.

At first, everything went smoothly.

Under the burning of the True Fire, fine black impurities began to seep from the surface of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber. They were burned into nothingness, while its own color became purer and deeper.

However, when Liu Erlong's True Fire gradually penetrated the Whale Rubber's core, an unexpected change suddenly occurred!

Buzzz—!!!

The core of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber suddenly trembled!

A tangible dark-golden pink mist erupted without warning!

The mist carried a strange aura that made one's blood race and one's mind waver!

It was the most primal yang energy contained within the life essence of the Ten-Thousand-Year Deep Sea Demonic Whale King!

Under the intense heat of the True Fire, it had been completely ignited!

"Not good!" Xiao Yin's expression changed drastically!

"I remember that Whale Rubber only produces this effect when consumed in excessive amounts. Could it be... the refinement method is wrong?!"

Unfortunately, Xiao Yin had no time to think. It was already too late!

The pink mist, like a living creature, instantly filled the entire sealed Lava Chamber!

A rich, strange fragrance carrying the sweetly fishy scent of the ocean surged wildly into their noses and mouths!

Liu Erlong bore the brunt of it!

She was fully focused on controlling the True Fire, her mind highly concentrated, and she unexpectedly inhaled a large amount of the mist!

In an instant, an indescribable heat surged fiercely from her lower abdomen, immediately sweeping through her entire body!

She only felt unbearably hot all over. Sweat instantly soaked through her tight combat attire, outlining her breathtaking curves.

Her originally clear, sharp phoenix eyes were immediately veiled in a hazy mist, and her breathing became hurried.

"Ah..."

Liu Erlong let out a trembling sound, her body swaying slightly.

Xiao Yin's situation was even worse!

His strength was far below Liu Erlong's, and his resistance to this tyrannical aura was much weaker!

As the mist entered his body, he felt as if flames even hotter than magma had instantly ignited throughout his entire body!

His blood rushed like it was boiling, and his heart pounded wildly like a war drum!

Countless alluring images uncontrollably surfaced in his mind. His gaze was helplessly drawn to that sweat-soaked figure, whose exposed curves radiated fatal temptation!

"Damn it!"

Xiao Yin bit through his tongue, and the sharp pain gave him a brief moment of clarity!

But the aura erupting from the core of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber was too tyrannical, clinging to him like gangrene and constantly battering his defenses!

"Xiao... Xiao Yin... what... what is happening?"

At that moment, Liu Erlong's trembling voice reached him.

She seemed to have noticed something as well, and the remnants of her reason filled her with extreme panic.

She bit her lower lip hard, struggling to keep that mass of True Fire under control and prevent it from running wild.

Yet her arms were trembling slightly, and her ample chest rose and fell violently.

The atmosphere in the chamber became rather strange.

Xiao Yin circulated his cultivation method, trying to restrain himself.

Liu Erlong, meanwhile, suffered even more intensely.

Her long-held devotion to her purity made her utterly reject her body's reactions at this moment!

But the aphrodisiac force originating from the life essence of the Ten-Thousand-Year Demonic Whale King constantly eroded her will.

As she looked at the figure across from her, radiating fatal attraction, an unprecedented stirring began to grow wildly within her heart!

Puff—!

The dark-golden Whale Rubber, under the tempering of the True Fire, suddenly turned into a jelly-like substance!

They had succeeded!

At the sight, both of them could not help but simultaneously let out a sigh of relief. However—

Just as Liu Erlong relaxed her mind—

Instinct replaced reason!

Heart of the Dragon + the environment!

Roar—!

A giant dragon let out a thunderous roar!

Taotie saw a red dragon pouncing straight at him!

In an instant, Taotie's reason was ignited by fury as well!

A battle between colossal beasts was about to begin!