Whale Rubber

"I've specially prepared a cultivation room for you. It's still being set up at the moment."

There was no place on Pope Mountain suited for Huo Yuhao to cultivate his spiritual power.

In fact, there were almost no humans who knew how spiritual power should be cultivated.

I say "almost" because there was still someone who knew.

That person was currently in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit.

"Though your teacher can't teach you how to cultivate spiritual power, he does know of some heavenly treasures suited to you."

Qian Daoliu, the current Pope of Spirit Hall and future Grand Elder of the Worship Hall, was vying for the top spot on Huo Yuhao's list of big brothers.

His status as an angel investor was probably set in stone.

Qian Daoliu didn't chat with Huo Yuhao for long. "You must be tired after traveling all the way to Spirit City. Don't rush into cultivation yet. Go home and get a good rest for a couple of days."

When Huo Yuhao came outside the hall, Guangling Douluo was already waiting for him.

The middle-aged man, who looked like a boy of fifteen or sixteen, held a large box of pastries. As soon as Huo Yuhao emerged, he hurried over to meet him.

Seeing Huo Yuhao, who was much shorter than him, Guangling Douluo couldn't help ruffling his hair.

He'd better ruffle it a few more times while he still could. Once Yuhao grew up and got taller, he wouldn't be able to do it anymore!

"Here, I bought these for you. Think of them as a present to welcome you to Spirit City~"

Actually, they should have been called a first-meeting gift.

Guangling Douluo didn't really like children. Even knowing Huo Yuhao was a genius wouldn't help if the kid wasn't to his taste. Even a god wouldn't make a difference!

As it turned out, this little boy was surprisingly likable.

So while Huo Yuhao was meeting with Qian Daoliu, Guangling Douluo had gone to the most popular pastry shop in Spirit City and bought the pastries that were most popular in the hall.

"Thank you, Uncle."

Huo Yuhao didn't refuse. He sincerely thanked Guangling Douluo.

"Come on, I'll take you home."

The residence Spirit Hall had prepared for Huo Yuhao and his mother, Huo Yun'er, wasn't far from Pope Mountain.

You could even say it was right at the foot of the mountain.

It was a two-story villa that looked as though it had quite a bit of history.

Before Huo Yuhao had arrived in Spirit City, Qian Daoliu had already planned to make him a disciple of the future Pope, so naturally, he would be given excellent treatment.

Though a small accident had happened and he had ended up as the current Pope's disciple, there wasn't much difference.

Out on the streets, teams of guards could be seen passing by. Every member of each team had at least the cultivation of a Soul Grandmaster.

Even if no one would dare cause trouble here, what if some idiot showed up?

All along the way, Guangling Douluo and Huo Yuhao chatted, and the smile never left Guangling Douluo's face.

From the outside, he looked more like a cheerful, sunny young man.

"That's where I live. If you run into any trouble, come find me at my house. Your uncle will take care of it for you!"

Maybe kids weren't so annoying after all.

Should he find a woman and have a child of his own to play with?

"Thank you, Uncle."

Huo Yuhao waved goodbye to Guangling Douluo, then let out a long sigh of relief once he was gone.

Looking after children really wasn't easy.

Over the following days, Huo Yuhao settled into a regular cultivation routine.

Qian Daoliu had set up an array in both the Pope's Palace and Huo Yuhao's home to gather the energy of heaven and earth more quickly.

Since its effects resembled those of the Spirit Gathering Array Huo Yuhao knew about, he kept calling it that.

Every day, he cultivated the spiritual power method Electrolux had taught him at home. Afterward, he went to the Pope's Palace, where Qian Daoliu personally instructed him or found a suitable Spirit Master to train his physical abilities.

If Huo Yuhao had only been a spiritual-type Spirit Master, Qian Daoliu might not have placed so much importance on his physical conditioning.

But he possessed the most powerful Beast Martial Soul of the age. He was bound to become a formidable Battle Soul Master in the future. How could he get by without knowing how to fight?

When Huo Yuhao was completely exhausted, he would go straight to the cultivation room in the Pope's Palace, wash up, take a medicinal bath, and then continue cultivating his Soul Power.

Huo Yuhao was utterly worn out, but he had no idea how much of a shock he was giving the Spirit Masters who trained him.

That little body seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of strength and energy.

His combat experience was also improving at a pace beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

Was this kid really six?

So this was what they called a genius?

Before long, one heavenly treasure after another, all suited for Huo Yuhao, was delivered to the Pope's Palace.

Among them was Whale Rubber, the little cheat that nearly every protagonist in fanfiction seemed to get.

When Qian Daoliu brought over the Whale Rubber Huo Yuhao had specifically asked him to buy, his expression was a little strange.

"Yuhao, you're still young. If you really want to know about the love between men and women, you should wait until you're a little older."

People in this world generally matured early. There were plenty who became parents at twelve or thirteen.

But... six was a bit too young!

Huo Yuhao's expression turned awkward.

He'd known something like this would happen.

"Teacher, I'm only six!"

A six-year-old little brat hadn't even grown a hair. Besides drooling all over someone, what else could he possibly do?

"I don't want it for the reason you think!"

As far as people currently knew, Whale Rubber's only uses were to arouse desire and strengthen virility.

To outsiders, it was an aid to bedroom pleasures. Seeing it would bring nothing to mind except a bit of erotic speculation.

"When I was in the Star Luo Empire, I saw someone accidentally take this stuff. That Spirit Master had been injured and couldn't find anyone to help him, so he just endured it. After he recovered, he found that his physical strength had improved."

Since Huo Yuhao was going to become a disciple of the Pope of Spirit Hall, someone would naturally investigate his identity.

The people of Spirit Hall might not be able to find the lives of him and his mother by searching the whole world, but the testimony of the villagers of Guyan Village and Ye Cangwu would be enough to prove who he was.

After all, even Spirit Masters from Spirit Hall couldn't enter the inner courtyards of royal family members.

"Does it really have that effect?"

Qian Daoliu was astonished.

Had everyone been using Whale Rubber the wrong way all this time?

It wasn't just him. Even Bo Saixi of Sea God Island probably didn't know that something from their ocean had such a miraculous effect.

"Teacher, it doesn't harm the body, so you can just find someone to try it."

Spirit Hall might not have anything else, but it had plenty of Spirit Masters.

So many people had eaten Whale Rubber before, and no one had died. At most, their passions had flared up, and they'd gone home to take care of it.

Qian Daoliu nodded.

A few days later, Qian Daoliu handed the Whale Rubber over to Huo Yuhao.

An improvement in a Spirit Master's physical strength meant that the Spirit Master could withstand a higher-year Soul Ring.

This was a major discovery for the entire world of Spirit Masters.

But after thinking it over, Qian Daoliu decided not to make it public.

Whale Rubber came from giant whales in the deep sea. Whether humans hunted those whales for their Whale Rubber or the whales fought back and killed human Spirit Masters, neither would be a good thing.

Especially since those great sects could do anything to make their disciples stronger.