Swallowing Whale Rubber

Time passed just like that, and several months went by.

Every morning was spent getting familiar with how to use soul guidance devices.

Every afternoon was devoted to teamwork and coordination training.

Everyone became increasingly proficient in using soul guidance devices.

Their cooperation with one another also grew more and more seamless.

On the morning of a new day.

The members of the Elemental Team arrived at the training grounds once again.

Huo Wushuang stretched lazily and said with a smile.

"Captain."

"What are we training today?"

"Are we practicing the Soul Guidance Pistol or the Soul Guidance Flight Device?"

Feng Xiaoyuan gently shook his head.

"No training today."

The moment he said that, everyone froze.

"No training?"

Feng Xiaoyuan did not explain. He merely raised his right hand, took a box out of his Storage Soul Guidance Device, and placed it on the ground.

Huo Wushuang was immediately intrigued.

"Captain."

"What is this?"

Feng Xiaoyuan slowly opened the wooden box.

At once, a fishy sea scent wafted out.

Inside the box were blocks of gelatinous material.

They came in different colors, some pale yellow and some dark yellow.

Huo Wushuang paused slightly.

"This is..."

"Whale Rubber?"

The others recognized it as well.

Feng Xiaoyuan nodded.

"That's right."

"It's Whale Rubber."

Huo Wushuang was immediately puzzled.

"Captain."

"Why did you take out Whale Rubber?"

Feng Xiaoyuan smiled lightly.

"I obviously didn't take it out just to look at it. We're going to eat it."

Huo Wushuang said awkwardly.

"Captain."

"Isn't Whale Rubber that kind of tonic?"

"Why would we eat it?"

The other girls were also shocked by Feng Xiaoyuan's words, their faces flushing red in embarrassment.

Feng Xiaoyuan chuckled and shook his head.

"What are you all thinking?"

"I only took it out because I discovered a special use for Whale Rubber."

Everyone was stunned.

A special use?

Feng Xiaoyuan slowly explained to them.

"Most people on the continent treat Whale Rubber as that kind of aphrodisiac tonic."

"Actually, only after it is processed through a special method will its true effects be revealed."

"After melting it at high temperature, let it cool before swallowing it."

"Whale Rubber strengthens the body and improves a soul master's physical condition."

"It can also increase the age limit of the soul rings you can absorb."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

Huo Wushuang looked utterly stunned.

"Really?"

Huo Wu's eyes widened even further.

"It has that kind of effect?"

At that moment, Dugu Yan suddenly remembered something.

"No wonder the Feng Clan was frantically buying up Whale Rubber before."

"So it wasn't to make money."

"It was because you knew Whale Rubber's true effect."

Huo Wu came to the same realization.

"I remember before."

"Quite a few forces across the continent were investigating why the Feng Clan was buying Whale Rubber."

"So this was the real reason."

Feng Xiaoyuan smiled without denying it.

He then looked at Ning Rongrong.

"Rongrong."

Ning Rongrong hurriedly walked over to Feng Xiaoyuan.

"I'm here."

Feng Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

"Do you understand now why I didn't want you to rush into absorbing your second soul ring?"

Ning Rongrong nodded.

"Mm."

"I understand."

"You want me to absorb the Whale Rubber first, then absorb a soul ring."

Feng Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

"That's right."

"After you absorb the Whale Rubber, your physical condition will improve even further."

"Along with the training you've done during this time."

"Your second soul ring might even be a purple thousand-year soul ring."

Ning Rongrong's eyes immediately lit up.

"Really?"

Feng Xiaoyuan replied.

"Of course it's true."

"I've seen all the training you've done these past few months."

"After absorbing the Whale Rubber, absorbing a thousand-year soul ring will be more than manageable for you."

Feng Xiaoyuan then took the Whale Rubber out of the box.

"These pieces of Whale Rubber are of different ages."

"Your physical strength differs, so naturally you can't absorb Whale Rubber of the same age."

Feng Xiaoyuan distributed it as he spoke.

"Rongrong."

"This nine-hundred-year piece is the most suitable for you."

Ning Rongrong obediently nodded.

"Alright."

"Ye Lingling."

"One thousand years."

"Shui Yue'er."

"One thousand five hundred years."

"Shui Bing'er."

"Two thousand five hundred years."

"Huo Wu."

"Two thousand five hundred years."

"Huo Wushuang."

"Three thousand years."

"Lei Jie."

"Three thousand years."

"Dugu Yan."

"Four thousand years."

Each of them accepted their own portion of Whale Rubber.

They had just been about to sit down cross-legged.

Feng Xiaoyuan's gaze fell upon Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Ye Lingling as he spoke seriously.

"Wait a moment."

"Whale Rubber has one very serious side effect."

"After absorbing it, it produces an intense feeling of heat within the body."

"If you are even slightly careless, your blood and qi may surge, injuring your meridians."

"Bing'er, Yue'er, Lingling, the three of you should not absorb yours yet."

"Bing'er and Yue'er, use your ice-attribute Soul Power to help cool us down."

"Lingling, keep an eye on all of us. If anyone cannot endure it, treat them immediately."

The three nodded at the same time.

"Alright."

Feng Xiaoyuan smiled and nodded, then said to them.

"The absorption process will not take long."

"The medicinal power of the Whale Rubber is extremely potent. If you cannot hold on, you must stop."

"If you force yourself to continue and damage your meridians, the loss will outweigh the gain."

"Alright, begin absorbing it now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the others sat down cross-legged.

Following Feng Xiaoyuan's method, they refined the Whale Rubber into a liquid.

Then they swallowed the liquefied Whale Rubber.

The moment the Whale Rubber entered their mouths, it turned into a warm current that surged toward every limb and bone in their bodies.

The next moment, everyone's bodies trembled simultaneously.

Dense Soul Power continuously surged from within their bodies.

Huo Wu's pretty face flushed slightly, as though a flame had ignited within her body.

Her fire-attribute Soul Power continuously washed through every meridian in her body.

She could clearly feel her body steadily growing stronger.

On the other side, flames likewise rose from Huo Wushuang's body, while the muscles all over him kept swelling.

Although Lei Jie's entire body had turned red.

Crisp crackling sounds still rang out from within his bones.

Although Dugu Yan was absorbing a piece of four-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

She was able to withstand it completely.

The medicinal power of the Whale Rubber continuously strengthened her meridians.

Ning Rongrong looked the most relaxed.

After all, she had only absorbed a piece of nine-hundred-year Whale Rubber.

Although her body was still burning hot, it was entirely within the range she could endure.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er beside them were not idle either.

They continuously released ice-attribute Soul Power to help everyone cool down.

Ye Lingling also kept a close watch on everyone's condition from the side.

Seeing that they had all entered the proper state, Feng Xiaoyuan finally relaxed.

He then took out a piece of dark-red Whale Rubber from the Storage Soul Guidance Device.

It was precisely a thirty-thousand-year Whale Rubber.