Whale Glue

Just then, Feng Xiaoyuan suddenly thought of something very important.

Whale glue.

It was a special substance produced by whale-type soul beasts; in essence, it was actually life essence.

Whale glue was usually used by people as an aphrodisiac.

In truth, only Feng Xiaoyuan knew this.

It had an even greater use.

After undergoing special processing, it could increase a soul master's physical strength.

It could allow a soul master to absorb soul rings beyond their limits.

Generally speaking, the limit for an ordinary person's first soul ring was around 423 years.

If they absorbed whale glue, that limit could be raised to around 600 years, and even 900 years was possible.

For Feng Xiaoyuan...

After absorbing whale glue, perhaps Feng Xiaoyuan could attempt a second soul ring of over a thousand years.

At that moment, Feng Xiaoyuan suddenly spoke.

"Right, Father."

"Do you have any whale glue on you right now?"

Feng Yan was stunned when he heard that.

"Whale glue?"

"You're still so young. What do you want that thing for?"

In Feng Yan's eyes, whale glue was just an ordinary aphrodisiac.

Feng Xiaoyuan hesitated for a moment.

Then he decisively shifted the blame onto Grey Wolf.

"Grey Wolf recently discovered in his research that after whale glue is processed with a special method, it has other uses."

Grey Wolf, standing beside them, froze when he heard that.

"Huh?"

Feng Xiaoyuan immediately shot him a frantic look.

Although Grey Wolf did not understand, he still nodded in great cooperation.

"That's right."

"This is what this king discovered through research recently."

Feng Yan's interest was instantly piqued.

After spending this period of time together, he had found

that Grey Wolf's attitude toward research and development was still extremely rigorous.

"Tell me what it does."

Feng Xiaoyuan cleared his throat.

"First, melt the whale glue at high temperature to remove the impurities inside, then swallow it after it cools."

"It can increase a soul master's physical strength."

"It can also broaden a soul master's meridians."

"Thus allowing a soul master to absorb soul rings beyond their limits."

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Yan could not help laughing.

"Whale glue?"

"Are you sure?"

Feng Xiaoyuan nodded seriously.

"I'm sure."

But Feng Yan shook his head.

"Xiaoyuan."

"Whale glue has been circulating on the continent for thousands of years."

"If it really had the effect you described,"

"how could no one in the soul master world have discovered it?"

Feng Xiaoyuan had long expected this situation.

After all, in the original work.

Yet even ten thousand years later, during the Peerless Tang Sect era, not many people truly valued whale glue.

"Father."

"Won't you know if you try it?"

Feng Yan shook his head and smiled indulgently.

"You little brat."

"You really won't turn back until you hit the wall, will you?"

"It just so happens I have a piece on me right now."

As he spoke, the storage soul tool on his right hand flickered faintly.

A palm-sized piece of golden, glue-like substance appeared in his hand.

Feng Yan weighed the whale glue in his hand.

"I obtained this some time ago after hunting a hundred-year sea soul beast."

"I was originally planning to take it back and steep it in liquor."

"Since you're so insistent,"

"then I'll give it a try."

After saying that, a ball of cyan soul-power flame rose from Feng Yan's left palm.

Then he moved the flame toward the whale glue and roasted it.

The whale glue quickly began to melt.

The golden gel gradually melted into liquid.

Feng Yan used his soul power to wrap up the whale glue.

A fishy smell unique to sea soul beasts spread out.

Before long, the entire piece of whale glue had completely melted.

Feng Yan did not hesitate and swallowed it in one gulp.

A few minutes later.

With a slight thought from Feng Yan, a warm current slowly spread from his abdomen.

It flowed toward his limbs and throughout his body.

The qi and blood throughout his body seemed to become more active.

A faint, gentle sensation also came from within his meridians.

Although the change was not very obvious, it truly did exist.

A moment later, Feng Yan opened his eyes.

A trace of surprise flashed through them.

"It really is effective."

Seeing Feng Yan open his eyes, Feng Xiaoyuan immediately stepped forward and asked, "Father, how does it feel?"

Feng Yan sensed the condition inside his body.

"My physical strength has increased somewhat."

"The toughness of my meridians has also improved."

"But the degree of improvement is very small."

"If I didn't sense it carefully, I might not even notice it."

When Feng Xiaoyuan heard this, that was only normal.

After all, his father was an eighty-ninth-rank Soul Douluo.

Mere hundred-year whale glue—

to Feng Yan, the effect of whale glue was naturally limited.

Feng Yan had clearly realized this as well.

"It seems it isn't that the whale glue's effect is too weak."

"Rather, my strength is too great."

"After a body has been tempered by soul power for decades..."

"The effect whale glue can produce is already extremely limited."

Feng Xiaoyuan nodded, then took the initiative to speak.

"Actually, the age of this piece of whale glue is too low."

Feng Yan looked at him.

"What do you mean by that?"

Feng Xiaoyuan explained.

"This piece of whale glue came from a hundred-year soul beast."

"It can only be considered low-grade."

"If it were replaced with thousand-year whale glue, the effect would increase by at least several times."

"If it were ten-thousand-year whale glue, it might even undergo a qualitative change."

"Especially for low-level soul masters like soul masters and great soul masters."

"If they take high-aged whale glue over a long period, their physical strength and the toughness of their meridians will far surpass those of their peers."

"In the future, when they absorb soul rings, they'll also be able to withstand soul rings beyond the age limit."

Feng Yan nodded thoughtfully.

Clearly, he had already realized the important value of whale glue.

Then, at that moment...

Feng Xiaoyuan suddenly spoke again.

"But, Father."

"Whale glue isn't without risks either."

Feng Yan was taken aback.

"Risks?"

Feng Xiaoyuan nodded.

"That's right, especially high-aged whale glue."

"The higher the age, the more enormous the energy contained within it."

"After absorbing it, it will produce an extremely intense burning heat."

"If an ordinary soul master takes it rashly, their qi and blood can easily surge out of control and damage their meridians."

Feng Yan's expression also turned serious when he heard this.

"Then how should it be resolved?"

"That's actually very easy."

"When absorbing whale glue, it's best to pair it with cooling methods."

"For example, having an ice-attribute soul master help lower the temperature."

"Or ice-type heavenly materials and earthly treasures."

"If there's really no other way, soaking directly in water can also alleviate part of the effect."

"That way, you can preserve the whale glue's effects while also avoiding the burning heat inside it."

After hearing this, Feng Yan nodded as well.

As a Soul Douluo...

He naturally understood the principle behind it.

Any treasure capable of strengthening the body...

Could not possibly come without a price.

Feng Xiaoyuan continued.

"Of course, there's basically no need to worry about hundred-year whale glue."

"The burning heat of thousand-year whale glue isn't that great either."

"What truly requires caution is whale glue over ten thousand years old."

"Only whale glue of that level can be called a treasure."

Feng Yan slowly nodded, committing all of this to memory.

Then he turned and walked down the mountain.

Seeing this, Feng Xiaoyuan felt puzzled.

"Father, where are you going?"

Feng Yan did not even look back.

"Back to the academy."

"And notify the clan while you're at it."

"Starting today, the Feng Clan will begin buying whale glue."

"Especially aged whale glue."

"Buy as much as there is."