Absorbing Whale Rubber

Once the family's excitement had passed, Shen Long said to Shen Lian:

"Lian, you have Twin Martial Souls, so you need to choose one Martial Soul to cultivate first. Which one are you planning to cultivate first?"

Hearing his grandfather's words, Shen Lian thought for a moment before answering:

"Grandfather, I want to cultivate the Dragon-Slaying Blade first. Once I reach level ninety, I'll cultivate the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon and add only ten-thousand-year or hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings to it."

After hearing Shen Lian's words, Shen Long said:

"Good. We'll cultivate the Dragon-Slaying Blade first. Your grandfather has nothing much to do normally, so from now on, I'll teach you how to cultivate."

Shen Lian nodded. As for his parents, Shen Meng and Xu Ningxin, they naturally had no objections. After all, he was Shen Lian's biological grandfather and a level ninety-eight Super Douluo.

The family then left the Awakening Room. Once they arrived outside, they heard Shen Long call out to someone ahead of them:

"Lin Song, go to the Soul Beast Forest and capture a Red-Armored Violent Bear around four hundred years old. It will serve as my grandson's Spirit Ring."

Lin Song was someone Shen Long had brought out of the army. He was a level seventy-eight Soul Saint, and his Martial Soul was the Blazing Flame Spear.

After hearing Shen Long's order, Lin Song prepared to leave and search for a Soul Beast. But at that moment, Shen Lian spoke up:

"Grandfather, not four hundred years. I want one that's eight hundred years old."

Upon hearing Shen Lian's words, Shen Meng hurriedly said:

"Silly boy, what are you talking about? The limit for a first Spirit Ring is roughly four hundred years. Anything higher will cause problems."

Xu Ningxin also said from the side:

"That's right, Lian. Mother knows you've been training your body and using many medicinal herbs to improve your physique, but you still can't absorb an eight-hundred-year Spirit Ring."

Hearing his father and mother, Shen Lian knew there was no use explaining it to them. So he turned his gaze toward Shen Long and said:

"Grandfather, just agree to it. I really have a way."

Seeing the look on his grandson's face, Shen Long did not want to make him sad, so he told Lin Song:

"Then take some men and capture three of them. Catch one each at four hundred, six hundred, and eight hundred years."

Shen Long thought that since it was an easy task anyway, they might as well bring them all back.

Hearing Shen Long's words, Shen Lian happily said to him:

"Thank you, Grandfather."

Shen Long replied:

"All right, they're already going to capture the eight-hundred-year Red-Armored Violent Bear you asked for. You said you had a way to absorb it, so tell me about it now."

Hearing Shen Long's words, Shen Lian replied:

"Grandfather, I read in a book that consuming Whale Rubber can strengthen one's physique. That's why I wanted to try an eight-hundred-year Spirit Ring. Our Shen Family Treasury happens to have a piece of eight-thousand-year Whale Rubber, and it should be just enough for me."

As for what book it was, Shen Lian naturally would not say it was Soul Land II: The Unrivaled Tang Clan.

Hearing Shen Lian's words, Shen Long, Shen Meng, and Xu Ningxin all looked at him strangely, because according to their common knowledge, Whale Rubber had always been used as an aphrodisiac.

Even the eight-thousand-year Whale Rubber in the Shen Family Treasury had been a prank gift from Xu Ningyu, Xu Ningxin's younger sister and Shen Lian's aunt, when Shen Meng and Xu Ningxin got married.

The three of them now assumed that Shen Lian had read some inappropriate book. He was too young to understand it and had misunderstood the purpose of Whale Rubber.

Shen Lian naturally noticed the strange expressions on their faces and said:

"It's true. I read it in a book. If you don't believe me, we can try it."

Shen Lian then called to the maid waiting nearby:

"Xiaoxue, go fetch the piece of Whale Rubber from the treasury."

After hearing Shen Lian's words, the maid named Xiaoxue glanced at Xu Ningxin. Only after Xu Ningxin nodded did she leave to fetch it.

Shen Lian's family then headed for the main hall of Shen Mansion to wait.

Before long, the family of four waiting in the hall saw Xiaoxue arrive carrying the piece of eight-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

The moment Shen Lian saw the Whale Rubber, he eagerly reached out for it.

But before his hand could reach it, Shen Long took the Whale Rubber away.

Shen Long then said to Shen Lian:

"Lian, will the method you mentioned really work?"

Shen Lian replied:

"Trust me, Grandfather."

After hearing Shen Lian's words, Shen Long decided to give it a try. However, he did not dare let Shen Lian consume the entire piece of eight-thousand-year Whale Rubber directly.

Soul Power transformed into a blade in Shen Long's hand, and he sliced off a small piece of the Whale Rubber.

He then said to Shen Lian:

"Then take this small piece first and see whether it actually works."

Shen Lian nodded in agreement.

Following Shen Lian's instructions, Shen Long refined that small piece of Whale Rubber with Soul Power.

Once the Whale Rubber had softened, Shen Lian eagerly took it and swallowed it.

Shen Lian then began refining the Whale Rubber with Soul Power.

The other three kept their eyes on Shen Lian, afraid that something might go wrong.

They saw Shen Lian's face and body gradually flush red. Then, as Shen Lian refined it, they saw his complexion slowly return to normal.

Time passed, and half an hour later, Shen Lian finally finished refining it. When he opened his eyes—

Shen Long quickly pulled Shen Lian to his feet and thoroughly examined him from head to toe.

Very soon, Shen Long completed his examination. He discovered that Shen Lian's body had suffered no problems at all, and just as Shen Lian had said, his physique had grown somewhat stronger.

Seeing that Shen Long had finished examining him but had yet to speak, Shen Meng and Xu Ningxin immediately panicked and hurriedly asked Shen Long:

"Father, how is Lian? He's all right, isn't he?"

After hearing this, Shen Long revealed a delighted expression and said to the two of them:

"Lian is fine. And just as he said, after consuming Whale Rubber, Lian's physique has improved greatly."

Upon hearing Shen Long's words, Shen Meng and Xu Ningxin were finally relieved and said:

"That's good."

At that moment, Shen Lian said:

"See? It really works."

Shen Lian then turned his gaze toward the large piece of Whale Rubber again.

Shen Long naturally noticed Shen Lian's gaze and said to him:

"Lian, you've proven that Whale Rubber can improve one's physique. But I just examined your body and found that your physique is still not strong enough to absorb this entire piece of Whale Rubber in one go.

So you'll need to absorb it in several portions."

Shen Lian nodded at this.

Over the next few days, with Shen Long's help, Shen Lian finally absorbed the entire piece of Whale Rubber.

After one final examination, Shen Long looked at Shen Lian with great joy and said:

"Lian, now that you've absorbed all the Whale Rubber, I've just checked your physique. Your body is now comparable to that of a Soul Grandmaster. It is enough for you to absorb an eight-hundred-year Spirit Ring."