The Chamber Douluo Will Have to Suffer Again

"Second Brother, that kid Lin Mo really has something. He actually managed to come up with this kind of thing—only a brain like his could think of it."

Qian Daoliu slapped a report down in front of the Second Worshiper, Golden Crocodile Douluo. The smile on his face was brilliant; he was clearly in an excellent mood.

"This thing actually works? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Incredible."

"Something normally used as an aphrodisiac can actually improve physical fitness? And by no small margin, either."

Golden Crocodile Douluo clicked his tongue in amazement as he read the submitted report.

Naturally. In an era without precise instruments to calculate energy, no normal person would have considered that this stuff might have other uses.

Lin Mo had even wondered at the time whether the first person to discover this had eaten it, then had his girlfriend run off, leaving him nowhere to vent...

And then... ahem... better not let his imagination run wild.

"The whale glue has been verified. There's no problem with it, and it truly is effective for them. But a new problem has appeared."

"Low-year whale glue barely increases the lifespan of soul rings at all. As for high-year whale glue, I'm afraid they won't be able to handle it."

As soon as Qian Daoliu said that, Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned. His gaze returned to the report, and he indeed noticed the issue.

According to the report, hundred-year whale glue could at most increase a soul ring's lifespan by several decades, while most soul masters below the third ring could not endure thousand-year whale glue.

Other than a few evil soul masters who specialized in cultivating their bodies, who could barely absorb it after swallowing it, the increase in soul ring lifespan was still very limited.

The highest result had only been an increase of around three hundred years.

"Only three hundred years from thousand-year whale glue?"

"Yes. But Xue'er and that kid Lin Mo only have physical fitness at the level of Great Soul Masters. Lin Mo only got there because he followed you every day to practice the Golden Body Forging Method."

"But Xue'er only has the physical fitness of an ordinary Great Soul Master. It's still very difficult for her to withstand thousand-year whale glue."

The hope that had just flared up in Golden Crocodile Douluo's heart was extinguished again. Looking at it this way, the gains simply did not justify the losses. By the time Lin Mo and Xue'er could adapt to thousand-year whale glue, that slight increase in lifespan would be completely useless.

Just as Golden Crocodile Douluo was about to abandon the idea, he suddenly noticed a blind spot.

"Hm? Big Brother, something seems off."

Qian Daoliu turned his gaze back toward him, puzzled but silent.

"Look. Why is it that, among whale glue of the same age, the ones with the greatest increase all come from soul beasts with better quality?"

Qian Daoliu hurriedly leaned in and carefully examined the reports. Sure enough, among soul beasts of the same age, those that produced the greatest increase in soul ring lifespan were not ordinary soul beasts, but ones with slightly higher bloodline quality.

"So the reason whale glue's increase is so small may be because hunting at sea was never easy for ordinary soul masters to begin with."

"On top of that, all whale-type soul beasts have whale glue. Naturally, no one would specifically hunt soul beasts with superior bloodlines."

"But what if we hunted soul beasts with the most exceptional bloodlines? Like Evil Spirit Orcas or Deep Sea Demon Whales?"

Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at each other and nodded almost simultaneously.

It was time to put their Chamber Douluo to work again. He had not even finished placating his own wife, yet he was already being assigned tasks by his father.

"Before this afternoon, I want whale glue of every quality laid out neatly before me. Twenty portions of each."

"Yes, Dad. I'll get right on it."

"That useless trash Qian Xunji... I don't know what's going on, but these past two days, his father Qian Daoliu seems to have assigned him all sorts of tasks."

"It seems to be something related to whale glue!"

"What a beast. One day, I'll definitely tear you, Qian Xunji, apart alive!"

Inside the dim underground chamber, Bibi Dong looked like a madwoman, her face twisted viciously. Under the terrifying shadows, her eight spider legs appeared especially hideous and horrifying.

This was why Lin Mo had never been able to like Bibi Dong. This woman truly was insane.

He still followed the principle that the fortunate should keep their distance.

"Just as expected! Hahaha, Big Brother, it really worked."

Golden Crocodile Douluo laughed wildly. From the whale glue, he could already see Spirit Hall's bright future.

Qian Xunji stood to the side, his gaze also burning with excitement, but it soon dimmed again.

Ah... If I'd had these things back then, would Dong'er have been able to like me?

Well... all that could be said was that Qian Xunji was hard to judge. His love-struck brain was acting up again.

"Second Brother, Spirit Hall still has plenty of captured evil soul masters. Conduct more detailed experiments, then compare the results against this report..."

"Ensure that the data is stable and reliable before using it on Lin Mo and Xue'er."

"Understood, Big Brother. Don't worry, I'll handle it right away. I'll make sure this is done properly."

Golden Crocodile Douluo took the lead, turning and walking out at once. He was clearly extremely excited. After all, if the whale glue experiments truly succeeded—

His descendants would benefit from it as well. If soul ring lifespan could be increased, who would not want that?

Although increasing soul ring lifespan and physical fitness in the early stages would not directly pave the way for the later stages, it could at least make that road somewhat easier. After all, absorbing soul rings could increase soul power.

The enhancement to martial souls brought by high-quality and high-year soul rings was not something to be overlooked.

"Qian Xunji, seal off all information related to whale glue. At the same time, buy up whale glue in large quantities. At the beginning, quality does not matter."

"From now on, we'll gradually focus only on high-quality ones. At the same time, we can establish dedicated whaling teams within our organization to hunt them."

Based on this, Qian Daoliu issued a series of orders. The discovery of whale glue was undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity for Spirit Hall.

Of course, something like this could never be kept under wraps forever, especially something that concerned Soul Masters. Sooner or later, everyone would know about it.

But as the saying went, whoever got through the gate first became king.

Spirit Hall could leverage its immense scale and informational advantage to enter the field first and claim this slice of the new era's cake. When the time came, wouldn't Spirit Hall be the one deciding how it was divided?

Besides, with this information gap, by the time the new generation of Spirit Hall had fully grown, what could the others do even if they acquired whale glue?

Then, our newly risen powerhouses could attack them and seize the rest of their cake as well. The very best resources would all be under our control.

The more Qian Daoliu thought about it, the more excited he became. Whale glue could improve physical constitution, and it would also make it easier for his granddaughter to pass the Angel God Trials in the future.

It was simply all benefit and no harm!

"Uh... Father."

"We should come up with a reason for collecting whale glue, shouldn't we? Otherwise, people across the continent will figure it out soon enough."

Qian Daoliu glanced at Qian Xunji. Looking at his useless eldest son, who couldn't be propped up even with mud, he was speechless. He even had to come up with some trivial excuse himself.

"Just say you need whale glue to carry on the Angel Clan bloodline. That's it."

Qian Xunji's mouth twitched. He looked at Qian Daoliu in utter disbelief. Wasn't that excuse just grinding his face into the mud?

"Dad, this..."

"This what? Do it exactly like that."

"Do you think you have a good reputation on the continent? You've long since disgraced the Angel Clan beyond all measure."

"And only this excuse is enough to get all of Spirit Hall working together on this matter. If you used another Titled Douluo as the reason, how could that possibly work?"

Qian Xunji could only sigh and carry out the plan as instructed. After all, his father did have a point; this really was the most suitable approach.

They could only let their Chamber Douluo suffer a little more.