Thousand-Year Whale Glue

"Is this... Whale Rubber?" Seeing the piece of Whale Rubber in Jiang Lan's hand, a flicker of anger crossed Shui Qinghan's eyes.

However, that anger was not directed at Jiang Lan, but at the mercenaries who had sold him the Whale Rubber.

Her Lan'er was still so young, just a child. What could he possibly know?

Those unscrupulous mercenaries had actually sold Whale Rubber to her Lan'er. What were they thinking?!

"Yes, my Martial Soul told me it's a good thing." Seeing Shui Qinghan's stunning face suddenly turn cold, Jiang Lan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly explained.

If Shui Qinghan went to trouble those mercenaries before he could explain the uses of Whale Rubber, it would be his fault.

"Lan'er, is that true?" Shui Qinghan asked, a hint of surprise flashing through her ice-blue eyes.

If anyone else had said such a thing, Shui Qinghan naturally would not have believed it. She might even have scoffed.

What use did Whale Rubber have besides serving as an aphrodisiac?

What?

Did you think your Martial Soul was the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda?

That it could appraise treasures?

But it was Jiang Lan who had said it.

Shui Qinghan had no choice but to consider whether his words were true.

After all, she knew perfectly well just how high the quality of Jiang Lan's Lord of Tides Martial Soul was.

If even Jiang Lan's Martial Soul considered Whale Rubber a good thing, then it had to be good.

She simply did not know what other uses Whale Rubber had besides being an aphrodisiac.

This was the reputation of a Martial Soul!

Humanity's development of Martial Souls on Xianyu... pfft, humanity's development of Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent had not even reached one percent.

On the Douluo Continent, any number of unreasonable things could be attributed to Martial Souls.

Jiang Lan nodded and explained confidently, "Of course! After Whale Rubber is softened with high heat and consumed, it can not only strengthen a Soul Master's physique, but also fortify the tendons and bones, increase the resilience of muscles, bones, and meridians, expel impurities from the body, cleanse the tendons and marrow, and improve a Soul Master's aptitude. If consumed repeatedly, it can even allow a Soul Master to absorb a Millennium Soul Ring beyond their limit as their second ring."

"A Millennium second ring?! Whale Rubber actually has such an effect?!" Shui Qinghan exclaimed.

The first three rings of a Soul Master were all about laying a foundation. Every ring had to be as close to the age limit as possible.

A Millennium second ring was not merely about absorbing a Millennium Soul Ring. It meant that the Soul Master could walk a farther, broader path in the future and achieve greater heights.

Not to mention that Whale Rubber could also expel bodily impurities, cleanse the tendons and marrow, and improve a Soul Master's aptitude.

"Lan'er, who else knows about the Whale Rubber?" A glint of killing intent flashed through Shui Qinghan's eyes.

"No one but you, Teacher. After buying this Whale Rubber, I came straight back," Jiang Lan said, shaking his head.

"Good! My Lan'er truly is exceptionally clever." Shui Qinghan affectionately pinched Jiang Lan's cheek, the fondness in her eyes deepening.

Who would not like a well-behaved and adorable spirit pearl that was also extraordinarily gifted and intelligent?

"You flatter me, Teacher."

Jiang Lan remained calm in the face of Shui Qinghan's praise.

After all, he was not really a six-year-old child. He had merely become young again.

"Teacher, could I trouble you to use your Soul Power to soften this Thousand-Year Whale Glue for me? I want to consume it now to strengthen my physique and reinforce my foundation while I'm at it." Jiang Lan handed the Thousand-Year Whale Glue to Shui Qinghan.

Although Shui Qinghan was not a fire-attribute Soul Master, melting Whale Rubber was easy with the vast Soul Power of an eight-ring Soul Douluo.

"Alright~ But first, I need to test your current physical strength, then compare it with your physical strength after you consume the Whale Rubber." Shui Qinghan accepted the Whale Rubber Jiang Lan offered her.

To be honest, she also wanted to know whether this Thousand-Year Whale Glue was truly as effective as Jiang Lan claimed.

"No problem," Jiang Lan agreed readily.

"Alright, then be careful." Shui Qinghan smiled faintly, and the air around her body suddenly distorted slightly.

Jiang Lan felt his body sink as an invisible yet powerful pressure suddenly bore down on him, making it difficult for him to move.

Faced with the sudden Soul Power pressure, Jiang Lan merely swayed slightly before steadying himself again, his back straight as a rod.

"Hm?" Seeing Jiang Lan regain his footing after merely swaying, Shui Qinghan let out a soft sound of surprise, her beautiful eyes flashing with astonishment.

This was the pressure of Soul Power at level twenty. An ordinary level-fourteen Soul Master would likely have already been crushed to the ground, yet Jiang Lan seemed completely unaffected.

Shui Qinghan said nothing and simply increased her Soul Power output little by little.

Level twenty-one, level twenty-two, level twenty-three, level twenty-four...

Only when Shui Qinghan raised her Soul Power Level to twenty-eight did Jiang Lan finally begin to show signs of being unable to withstand the pressure.

A light sheen of sweat appeared on Jiang Lan's forehead. With some effort, he raised his right hand, and a water-blue halo immediately lit up as the Lord of Tides Martial Soul instantly possessed him.

After Martial Soul Possession, Jiang Lan's physical strength surged once more. The pressure on him immediately lessened greatly, and his complexion returned to normal.

Seeing this, Shui Qinghan increased her Soul Power output again, raising the pressure all the way to level thirty-one.

Seeing Jiang Lan's face flushed red and realizing he had reached his limit, Shui Qinghan quickly withdrew her released Soul Power.

"Whew, whew~" Jiang Lan suddenly felt his whole body lighten and dropped onto the ground, gasping for air.

"Your current physical strength is already equivalent to that of a level-thirty-one Soul Elder. The improvement to one's physique from absorbing a Soul Ring beyond the limit really is astonishing." Shui Qinghan's face was full of amazement.

A Soul Ring only slightly over a thousand years old had brought Jiang Lan's physical strength to the level of a level-thirty-one Soul Elder.

One had to remember that Jiang Lan was still only a one-ring Soul Master.

Was this the benefit of absorbing a Soul Ring beyond the limit?

"Please help me melt the Whale Rubber, Teacher," Jiang Lan said as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Alright~" Shui Qinghan nodded faintly, her slender jade fingers closing around the blackish Thousand-Year Whale Glue. She wrapped it completely in her attribute-less Soul Power and slowly heated it.

In just a few breaths, the blackish Whale Rubber gradually began to soften, turning into a jelly-like substance.

As the blackish Whale Rubber melted under Shui Qinghan's attribute-less Soul Power, a strange fragrance immediately wafted from it.

The fragrance was extremely rich and lingered without dispersing.

"Whale Rubber undergoes such a change after being heated?" Shui Qinghan felt a trace of novelty as she watched it gradually soften into something like jelly.

When nobles consumed Whale Rubber, they simply cut off a small piece and swallowed it. They would never waste time heating and softening it.

At that moment, the blackish Whale Rubber in Shui Qinghan's palm also changed color, its surface turning a pale golden yellow.