Wise Man? Idiot! Taking Ten Thousand Year Whale Jelly!

"Please, come in."

"Wise One."

Lan Yu pushed the door open and entered, bowing his head slightly.

"Lan Yu? Why are you here?" Yu Xiaogang's expression shifted, and he hurried down from the podium.

Lan Yu did not answer. He raised a hand to point at Tang Shan and Xiao Wu, his tone carrying a hint of coldness and scrutiny.

"Wise One, what are you..."

"Haha, well... haha." Yu Xiaogang scratched his thick hair, letting out an awkward, dry laugh as he struggled to find a suitable excuse.

He certainly couldn't say that seeing how young and impressionable Tang Shan and Xiao Wu were, he had wanted to take these two innate full soul power seedlings under his wing while Lan Yu was away.

Seeing this, Lan Yu's gaze grew colder.

This Gangzi already has a path to death—no, it should be Gangzi!

"Right! I saw that Tang Shan and Xiao Wu have innate full soul power, so I kept them behind to give them some extra tutoring."

Feeling uneasy under the gaze, Yu Xiaogang braced himself to spout the excuse, then hurriedly waved at the two. "Class is over, you two should go with Lan Yu now."

The moment the words left his mouth, a figure crashed into Lan Yu's arms like a gust of wind—it was Tang Shan.

Xiao Wu's pace was slightly slower; she walked to Lan Yu's side, pursing her lips as she looked at Tang Shan in his arms.

"Brother~ Where did you go this morning? I missed you so much." Tang Shan buried her face in Lan Yu's shoulder, rubbing against him. She inhaled his familiar scent, her voice soft.

Xiao Shan is too clingy.

Lan Yu raised his hand to ruffle the girl's long brown hair, his tone laced with a doting affection he hadn't even noticed himself. A flicker of doubt crossed his mind—Wait, I just realized, why hasn't Xiao Shan's hair turned blue?

Yu Xiaogang stood to the side, watching their intimate display. Suddenly remembering something, he shook his head gently and murmured, "Bibi Dong... if it weren't for Qian Xunji doing that to me... perhaps we could have been a pair of star-crossed lovers too."

Just then, the stomach of the girl in Lan Yu's arms let out a low growl.

Lan Yu finally snapped back to reality, grabbing both their hands to head outside.

"You two haven't had lunch yet, have you?"

Xiao Wu looked down at her held hand, a strange feeling flashing through her heart.

"Wait a moment!"

Lan Yu paused his steps and looked back.

Yu Xiaogang hurried forward, pulling several books and a tattered notebook from the storage belt at his waist.

"What is this, Wise One?"

"These are foundational books on soul masters and soul beasts. Take them and have a look."

Yu Xiaogang handed over the books, then picked up the notebook, his expression fervent. "This is the crystallization of my life's research."

Lan Yu stored the books in his storage ring and took the notebook, flipping through it casually. He had only read a few lines before his brows knitted together into a knot.

"Well? Do you want to take me as your master?"

Seeing Lan Yu frowning, Yu Xiaogang assumed he was reading with deep focus, his tone full of anticipation.

Lan Yu felt speechless. What kind of twisted logic is this? A fire-attribute martial soul can absorb a water-attribute soul ring? Poison-attribute can evolve all martial souls? And it claims any soul master who doesn't choose a dragon-attribute for their first soul ring is a fool?

However, Lan Yu's constipated expression appeared to Yu Xiaogang as proof that he had been conquered by the theory. Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, a smug look on his face.

"We'll see. Let's go." Lan Yu closed the notebook, tucked it away, and turned to lead the two girls out of the classroom.

"Hey!"

Yu Xiaogang watched their retreating backs and sighed helplessly, though he quickly consoled himself: "Geniuses inevitably have tempers. It's normal for his worldview to be shaken for a moment."

Walking along the academy path.

That good-for-nothing Gangzi! "Wise One," my foot—I think he's a "Wise-less" idiot!

Claiming the first soul ring must be dragon-attribute without considering the martial soul's attributes or compatibility at all.

Does he think dragon-attribute soul beasts are just lying around waiting to be hunted? Just because his father is a Titled Douluo, he talks without feeling the pain.

And this nonsense about poison-attribute evolving all martial souls—can malignant mutations even count as evolution?

"Brother~"

The soft voice pulled Lan Yu back from his thoughts. Seeing him silent the whole way, Tang Shan gently tugged at his palm.

"Hm? What is it, Xiao Shan?" Lan Yu looked down at her.

"Hmph!" Before Tang Shan could speak, Xiao Wu let out a dainty huff from the side, looking up to glare at Lan Yu. "Where exactly are you taking us?"

Lan Yu finally came to his senses, realizing they had already reached the gates of Notting Academy.

"Sorry, I was lost in thought."

Lan Yu let go of their hands and smiled. "I'm taking you somewhere."

He had originally planned to take them to lunch first, but since they were already at the academy gate, going back would waste too much time. Besides, absorbing the whale glue required a quiet environment, and the Seventh Dorm was too crowded and noisy. It would be better to go to Ah Yin's place first.

With that thought, Lan Yu stepped out of the academy, with Tang Shan following obediently behind him.

Xiao Wu stood where she was, looking down at her palm, where the warmth of Lan Yu still lingered, a sense of loss involuntarily welling up in her heart.

"Xiao Wu, hurry up!"

Tang Shan turned her head and called out to her.

"Oh! Coming." Xiao Wu snapped back to reality and hurriedly quickened her pace to catch up.

Before long, the three of them stopped in front of a courtyard gate.

"Brother, where is this?" Tang Shan tilted her head, her eyes blinking.

"You'll know in a moment." Lan Yu raised his hand and knocked on the courtyard gate.

Little Tang Shan watched Lan Yu's mysterious demeanor, her eyes wide with curiosity as she stared at the gate before her.

With a creak, the door was pulled open from the inside, and an incredibly familiar figure came into Tang Shan's view.

"Mom!"

Tang Shan shouted, hot tears streaming from her eyes as she lunged forward, and the mother and daughter embraced tightly.

Xiao Wu stood quietly behind Lan Yu, watching this scene, her own eyes growing somewhat moist.

Mom, I miss you so much too!

"Come inside quickly." Ah Yin picked up Tang Shan, her voice choked with emotion.

Lan Yu took the lead and stepped into the courtyard, but after two steps, he suddenly turned back: "Mom, where is the washroom?"

"On the east side."

A moment later, he stored three large wooden basins filled with water into his storage ring and turned to walk into the house.

Tang Shan and Xiao Wu were sitting at the dining table, eating the meal Ah Yin had just prepared.

"Xiao Yu, come over and eat first." Ah Yin looked up at Lan Yu and greeted him softly.

Lan Yu took the three large wooden basins out of his storage ring and placed them on the ground, then took out several pieces of century-old and thousand-year-old whale glue.

"Mom, the Mysterious Heaven Record contains records that whale glue can temper the physical body and help people absorb soul rings beyond their limits."

"Watch over Little Shan and Xiao Wu while they take these later; there will be some side effects, so they must hold on."

After giving his instructions, Lan Yu carried the wooden basins into an empty room on the side.

Ah Yin was slightly stunned as she looked at Tang Shan. Tang Shan was also dazed; she didn't recall the Mysterious Heaven Record having such a record.

However, since her brother said it did, then it must!

Inside the room

Lan Yu looked at the crystal-clear whale glue in his hand, which emitted waves of fragrance, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Why does it smell so good!

He hurriedly picked up the century-old whale glue and swallowed it in one gulp. In an instant, a strange fragrance mixed with a hint of fishiness exploded in Lan Yu's mouth.

Before Lan Yu could savor it carefully, a surge of heat instantly rose from his lower abdomen, spreading along his bones and meridians throughout his entire body, reaching every limb and skeleton!

"Refreshing!"

Feeling the changes brought about by the tempering of his physical body, Lan Yu couldn't help but let out a low shout.

Next, after Lan Yu consumed several more pieces of century-old and thousand-year-old whale glue in succession.

He gradually adapted to this pain.

"It's not enough!"

The itching and burning pain caused by this level of physical tempering were far from enough to shake Lan Yu's will.

Thinking this, Lan Yu took out a piece of ten-thousand-year whale glue from his storage ring and swallowed it in one bite.

As soon as the ten-thousand-year whale glue entered his stomach, Lan Yu felt a massive tearing sensation strike him directly; his skin turned blood-red, and from a distance, it seemed as if wisps of steam were rising from him.