Absorbing Whale Glue, Departing for the Royal Academy

Wang Dong'er naturally felt a great deal of sympathy for these cat-eared girls and fox-girls.

Even if she paid to buy them and set them free, they would simply be captured again and sold as commodities.

Such filthy transactions were common on the Douluo Continent; as time passed, people became desensitized, and such trade naturally became accepted as reasonable.

The five young girls brought up were scantily clad, some even wearing nothing at all.

Their eyes were dull and hollow, their bodies covered in bruises; abuse was a frequent occurrence for them.

The two great empires were just like this: brilliant and dazzling on the surface, but foul and corrupt behind the scenes.

Spirit Hall was the same; every faction had its unsightly side, but at the very least, Spirit Hall did not engage in such filthy trades.

"Take them away."

"Are you not satisfied with this batch?"

Wang Dong'er waved her hand, ignoring the service staff, and let her gaze fall upon the whale glue in the insulated box. Once she calmed her mind, she began to choose carefully.

Among the dozen or so pieces of whale glue, only two were of acceptable quality. One had an age approaching a millennium, roughly eight or nine hundred years, while the other exceeded a millennium—it was the highest quality Golden Whale Glue. Those one thousand gold soul coins were well spent.

As for the others, their ages were too low and they contained too many impurities; they were not worth considering.

After Wang Dong'er selected the whale glue and packed it away, she did not linger and left the auction house.

Immediately afterward, she checked into a room at a luxury hotel on the commercial street.

After locking the door and drawing the curtains, Wang Dong'er removed her mask, took off her clothes, and stepped into the secret chamber.

Once the bathtub was filled with hot water, she took out the lower-quality whale glue, used her soul power to heat it, and placed the viscous substance into the tub.

In the blink of an eye, the clear water turned pitch black, and a fishy, foul stench filled the entire bathroom.

Wang Dong'er did not act coy; after taking a deep breath, she submerged herself into the bath.

Soaking in this vat of sticky, viscous whale glue felt incredibly strange.

Wang Dong'er couldn't shake the illusion that she was being bound by a tentacle monster.

As her soul power circulated, the pores all over her body opened, greedily absorbing the energy of the whale glue.

Gradually, her body temperature began to rise, a flush crept onto her cheeks, her gaze grew hazy, and her dantian felt as if it had been ignited, desperately needing to cool down.

Enduring the agonizing heat of desire, Wang Dong'er took the second, higher-quality piece of whale glue from her soul tool. After heating it with her soul power, she suddenly hesitated.

If I consume this one, will I end up doing something strange...

The sensation was too unbearable; even someone with the firmest willpower could not suppress such emotions.

Fortunately, there was no one else around her...

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Wang Dong'er adjusted her breathing. The air she exhaled now scorched the atmosphere, and the space before her eyes seemed to distort.

Awoo...

One bite down, and the taste was truly indescribable—like eating a mouthful of rotten fish. The texture was even worse, like biting into a giant glob of mucus, and someone else's at that.

Ugh...

For a moment, this sensation made Wang Dong'er ignore the abnormal state of her body.

When Wang Dong'er's consciousness returned and she opened her eyes again, it was already noon the next day.

The water in the tub was no longer black, but had turned a grayish-white.

The impurities from the whale glue, along with the impurities from Wang Dong'er's body, had all settled at the bottom of the tub.

Wang Dong'er clenched her fists, clearly sensing the changes in her physical body.

A rough estimate suggested that absorbing a four- or five-thousand-year-old third soul ring would be no problem at all.

Moreover, the energy from the whale glue had loosened her soul power barrier; it likely wouldn't be long before her soul power broke through to level thirty.

"Although the process was quite uncomfortable, the results are good."

Wang Dong'er stood up and stretched. Her body felt normal; it seemed she hadn't done anything out of character while she was unconscious.

After a quick wash, she looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly felt a bit distressed.

The girl in the mirror was nothing short of perfect. Her skin and complexion had improved significantly, making her look like a fairy wandering the mortal world.

Her figure had also changed due to the absorption of the whale glue. Well, the burden on her chest had become even heavier—this counted as bad news.

"Sigh!"

"I hope you don't grow any larger, otherwise, I'll have no choice but to take action and discipline you."

Wang Dong'er sighed, and her burden trembled twice, causing her cheeks to flush slightly.

Only when she was dressed in men's clothing could she briefly forget the fact that she had lost her "big dragon."

By the time she left the hotel, it was already afternoon.

The sun was bright, the sky was cloudless, and the sunlight felt warm on her skin. The autumn breeze was gentle, silently nourishing the entire Heaven Dou City.

Wang Dong'er wore a simple outfit as she traveled by carriage toward the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The carriage slowly came to a halt at the foot of the mountain behind Heaven Dou City.

Looking up from the base toward the summit, one could vaguely make out a series of magnificent, towering structures.

After ascending the mountain, the grand and imposing Royal Academy came into view.

Compared to it, Notting Academy was simply not on the same dimension.

The young guard stood stunned for a moment upon seeing Wang Dong'er; even though her attire was plain, her breathtaking beauty and ethereal temperament were beyond compare, even to the noble young ladies within the academy, making her truly heart-stirring.

She was absolutely the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in all his years.

She was even prettier than his mother.

Just one look, and he felt a sense of heartbreak.

"Th-this miss, the Royal Academy is a restricted area; one cannot simply enter as they please."

"Hello, senior. May I ask when the Royal Academy begins its enrollment?"

Wang Dong'er asked with a polite smile.

That smile made the young guard clearly hear his own heartbeat.

He scratched his head in embarrassment, not even daring to look into Wang Dong'er's eyes, and stammered, "Miss, the academy's enrollment doesn't begin for another month."

"I see." Wang Dong'er's expression turned somewhat dejected.

The young guard was taken aback.

He suddenly hated himself, wondering why he was only a lowly guard instead of someone important at the academy.

If he were a big shot at the academy, he would definitely take the initiative to invite this beautiful young lady to tour the school—no, to enroll directly.

"Right!" The young guard suddenly lifted his head, recalling something very important.

"Education Commissioner Meng Shenji of the academy once said that as long as one's strength is sufficient, one can become a member of the Royal Academy even outside of the enrollment period."

"Sufficient strength? What are the requirements?" Wang Dong'er asked.

"This... I'm not entirely sure about that." The young guard scratched his head, his tone filled with self-reproach.

Just then, a handsome man walked over from the side.

The man stood eight feet tall with an impressive appearance, sporting long orange-red hair and wearing a white suit.

Seeing the man, the young guard's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward to greet him.

"Teacher Qin Ming, you've come at just the right time. There is a junior here who wishes to enroll in the Royal Academy, but since it isn't the enrollment period, Education Commissioner Meng Shenji said that as long as one's strength meets the standard, an exception can be made for admission..."