Tang San's Resolve: Swallowing Whale Rubber

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lush green trees filled the eye, while towering ancient trees blotted out the sky and sun.

Sunlight was blocked layer upon layer by the branches and leaves, with only scattered rays slipping through the gaps and casting mottled patches of light and shadow.

The damp ground gave off a rich scent of decaying leaves mixed with soil.

Tang Wulin walked through it with Tang San.

Tang San, who was entering the Star Dou Great Forest for the first time, was extremely excited. His eyes constantly darted around, taking in everything.

He could hardly wait to absorb his first Soul Ring, become a Soul Master, and set foot on the path of evolving his Blue Silver Grass.

It had taken a total of two days to travel from Notting City to the Star Dou Great Forest. During those two days, Tang San had also gained an understanding of the Soul Master's cultivation system.

At the same time, Tang San had figured out why he had been unable to cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill to the second level.

Now, combined with the Soul Master system, he thoroughly understood that if he wanted to raise the Mysterious Heaven Skill to the second level, he first had to obtain a Soul Ring and become a Soul Master.

Thinking that he would soon not only embark on the path of evolving his Blue Silver Grass bloodline, but also break through to the second level of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San could not help trembling with excitement.

Tang San looked at Tang Wulin, who casually pushed aside the thorns, kept Tang San behind him, and cleared the way alone up ahead.

Tang San's heart warmed. His teacher was truly good to him.

In the future, he would definitely repay his teacher. Tang San always repaid kindness!

After only two short days together, Tang San had already come to regard Tang Wulin as the person he respected most.

That was right. Tang Wulin's place in Tang San's heart was now comparable to Tang Hao's.

If anyone dared say a single bad word about Tang Wulin, Tang San would let them know what it meant to seek death!

Tang Wulin, walking ahead, suddenly narrowed his eyes. The Blue Silver Domain spreading outward located a suitable soul beast through the nearby Blue Silver Grass.

Its cultivation age seemed to be a little too high, though.

But that was not a major issue. It was time to bring out the Whale Rubber!

In this era, Whale Rubber was far less valuable than it would be ten thousand years later. At present, it was even made into aphrodisiac medicine.

In terms of price, ten-year and hundred-year Whale Rubber were actually more expensive.

Whale Rubber over a thousand years old was directly regarded as a potent and dangerous drug. No one dared consume it at all.

For this reason, Tang Wulin had specifically gone to cities near the sea and collected a large batch of Whale Rubber to raise his Soul Ring cultivation ages.

"Xiao San, not far ahead, there is a Thousand-Thread Dragon-Beard Vine between seven hundred and fifty and eight hundred and fifty years old. It is very suitable as your first Soul Ring."

"But to avoid danger, as your teacher, I must also tell you that in the eyes of most Soul Masters, the first Soul Ring is generally below four hundred years, with four hundred and twenty-three years being the absolute limit."

"A soul beast between seven hundred and fifty and eight hundred and fifty years old has already exceeded the cultivation age of an ordinary Soul Master's second Soul Ring. I have a way to let you successfully absorb a Soul Ring beyond the limit, but you will need to endure some pain."

"So, Xiao San, are you willing?"

Since Tang Wulin had accepted Tang San as his disciple, he would treat him sincerely. Knowing there was danger, he naturally would not hide it.

If Tang San did not dare to try, Tang Wulin could simply take him to search for another Soul Ring. The Star Dou Great Forest was so vast; could they not find a suitable Soul Ring?

"Teacher, I believe you, so I am willing!"

Tang San did not hesitate in the slightest. He looked at Tang Wulin with incomparably firm eyes as he spoke.

"Good. A true powerhouse must be stronger than others at every step!"

"A Soul Ring is merely the first step toward becoming stronger than others."

"As for absorbing a Soul Ring beyond the limit, it is not difficult. You only need to consume some Whale Rubber to strengthen your body."

As his words fell, a Blue Silver Emperor appeared in Tang Wulin's right hand.

Purple, purple, black, black, black!

Five Soul Rings appeared one after another beneath his feet.

After two days together, Tang San was no longer a clueless novice. He could still recognize the colors and cultivation ages of Soul Rings!

The first Soul Ring was thousand-year, and the third was ten-thousand-year!

In an instant, Tang San even suspected that he had seen wrong.

After looking several more times, Tang San could not help drawing in a sharp breath. The respect in his gaze toward Tang Wulin, his teacher, grew even deeper.

He was even more delighted inwardly. His choice had indeed not been wrong; he had indeed chosen the right teacher.

A thousand-year first ring and a ten-thousand-year third ring—his teacher was a true genius.

"Teacher, can I also absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring as my first Soul Ring, like you did?"

Tang San looked at the first Soul Ring beneath Tang Wulin's feet, glowing with purple light, and could not help revealing a longing expression.

If he could absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring as his first Soul Ring, then his path as a Soul Master would surely be much smoother.

"Xiao San, although I would also like you to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring as your first Soul Ring like I did, unfortunately, that is impossible."

"People have different physiques. Due to certain special reasons, my physique far surpasses that of ordinary Soul Masters, which is why I could absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring as my first ring."

"If you wish to directly absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring, Xiao San, you would need to waste quite a lot of time, and it might even delay your cultivation progress. It is not worth it to sacrifice so much early on for a few hundred years of Soul Ring cultivation age."

Tang Wulin possessed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline. Although it had not yet been fully developed, his physique still far exceeded that of ordinary Soul Masters.

Although his Soul Power was currently only level fifty-nine, even a Spirit Douluo would find it difficult to compare with him in terms of physical strength.

"So that is how it is. I understand. Teacher, let us begin."

Tang San nodded and did not think much of it.

People naturally had vastly different physiques. Just as some people could awaken Innate Full Soul Power while others could not awaken even a trace of Soul Power, the differences between people could sometimes be greater than those between people and dogs.

Tang Wulin took out a piece of Whale Rubber that was more than two thousand years old and casually used Soul Power to melt it.

As the Whale Rubber melted, a strange fragrance immediately filled the area.

Tang San took a deep breath of it and felt a hint of heat rise within his body.

Tang San had never experienced this kind of heat in either of his lives. Though it felt strange, he still accepted the Whale Rubber.

Under Tang Wulin's watchful gaze, he swallowed it without hesitation.

Tang San believed that Tang Wulin would not harm him.

The ability to raise Soul Ring cultivation ages was such an enormous secret. His teacher was willing to share it with him; that was trust. What reason did he have to doubt whether his teacher would harm him?

As he swallowed the Whale Rubber, an intensely pungent, fishy sea stench instantly filled his mouth and nose.

Forcing himself to swallow it, Tang San immediately began circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill to refine the Whale Rubber within his body.