Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue

Bibi Dong opened with a millennium right away. This was no longer merely breaking convention—this was grinding convention beneath her feet.

"Your Holiness," Lu Mingfei asked tentatively, "if it's a Millennium Soul Ring... can my body withstand it?"

The corner of Bibi Dong's lips curved slightly, her smile carrying the composed confidence of someone who held everything in her grasp.

"If I had you absorb a Millennium Soul Ring directly, your body would indeed collapse.

"So before that, you need to do something to raise your body's limit of endurance."

Her slender fingers swept lightly across the wooden table, and two items suddenly appeared on the previously empty surface.

Lu Mingfei focused his gaze. They were two exquisite jade boxes, one tall and one short, their surfaces carved with intricate patterns. At a glance, they were clearly no ordinary items.

Bibi Dong reached out and opened the taller jade box. An intense, exotic fragrance instantly filled the air.

Lu Mingfei felt that after taking only one breath, every pore on his body opened, and his Soul Power began flowing through his meridians faster on its own.

Inside the box lay a palm-sized piece of gelatinous material, milky white throughout and translucent like congealed cream. Its surface bore a gentle sheen, like solidified moonlight.

Though Lu Mingfei had never seen this thing before, he had read descriptions of Whale Rubber in books...

It was condensed from the essence extracted from a Ten-Thousand-Year giant whale of the deep sea. It was extraordinarily rare, and every piece was worth a fortune.

On the market, a palm-sized piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue could fetch an astronomical price.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue..."

Bibi Dong's voice was even, as though Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue was as ordinary to her as bird's nest soup.

"After consumption, it can greatly improve your constitution, strengthen your bones and meridians, increase your Soul Power capacity, and repair damage to your meridians.

"For you right now, its main purpose is to allow your body to withstand the impact of higher-year Soul Rings."

She then opened the shorter jade box. Inside was a pale-blue pill the size of a thumb, its surface marked with faint golden lines and radiating a cool herbal scent.

"This Soul Pill was refined with Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow and snow lotus root as its primary ingredients.

"Whale Rubber is extremely hard and yang in nature, with ferocious medicinal potency. Taking it with your current body would be like pouring oil onto firewood. Within a quarter of an hour, the heat would become unbearable, and you could only find a woman to vent that fire.

"This Soul Pill neutralizes the scorching power of the Whale Rubber, balances yin and yang, and allows the medicine to seep in gently."

Lu Mingfei looked at the two items, his Adam's apple bobbing.

Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and a Soul Pill—after that combination hit him, what would his body become? Just thinking about it made him a little apprehensive.

"Take them now."

There was no room for negotiation in Bibi Dong's voice.

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, stepped forward, and picked up the piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue.

It felt warm and smooth to the touch, with a slight elasticity, like a piece of solidified jelly.

He did not hesitate. Opening his mouth, he bit off a piece.

The Whale Glue melted the moment it entered his mouth, turning into a warm liquid like spring water that slid down his throat into his stomach.

Then a vast wave of heat exploded from his lower abdomen, as though a tiny sun had detonated inside him.

Lu Mingfei's face instantly flushed bright red. Muscles bulged all over his body, and an unnatural blush spread across his skin.

The heat rampaged through his meridians like a wild bull. Wherever it passed, his meridians were forcibly stretched open, and dull crackling sounds came from his bones.

His muscles hurt as though they were being seared by blazing fire.

He clenched his teeth and kept himself from crying out.

Lu Mingfei's legs went weak, and he dropped to his knees, bracing himself against the floor with both hands.

Bibi Dong did not move. She simply watched him quietly.

Her gaze was calm as water, with no unnecessary expression on her face, yet a nearly imperceptible focus lay deep in her eyes...

She was observing the changes in Lu Mingfei's body. At the first sign of losing control, she was ready to intervene at any time.

Lu Mingfei felt as if he were about to burn through.

The heat grew increasingly violent, spreading from his abdomen to his limbs, then flowing back from his limbs into his chest and belly, like a caged beast ramming about madly.

His consciousness began to blur, darkness washing over his vision in waves as his instincts urged him to stop resisting.

Just then, that silver-white power deep within him stirred.

Like a clear spring, it surged out from the deepest part of his soul and spread along his meridians. Wherever it passed, the scorching power of the Whale Glue was swiftly suppressed, neutralized, and transformed into gentle energy that merged with his flesh and bones.

The silver-white power intertwined with black Soul Power like the yin and yang fish within a taiji diagram, creating a strange balance inside Lu Mingfei's body.

The flush on his face quickly faded, his bulging muscles relaxed, and his ragged breathing gradually steadied.

Bibi Dong's pupils contracted slightly.

She sensed the silver-white power that had suddenly emerged within Lu Mingfei, but it was extremely well hidden, concealed in the deepest part of his soul. Even her perception could not penetrate that barrier and see its true form.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, lost in thought.

A moment later, Lu Mingfei slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze was much clearer now. The pain throughout his body had completely vanished, replaced by an unprecedented sense of lightness.

He lowered his head and looked at his hands. His skin had become fairer and more delicate, and a faint sheen could be seen flowing beneath it, as though liquid were slowly coursing under his flesh.

An extremely pungent stench wafted from his body.

It was the result of impurities within him being forcibly expelled by the Whale Glue's medicinal power. Black mucus seeped from his pores, staining his clothes in mottled patches.

Even Lu Mingfei frowned at the smell.

Bibi Dong's expression did not change as she waved a hand. A gentle breeze sealed the stench several feet away from them.

"The body modification is complete."

There was no fluctuation in Bibi Dong's voice.

"Most of the impurities in your body have been expelled. The strength of your bones and meridians has increased by at least several times.

"Your body can now withstand a Millennium Soul Ring without any problem."

Lu Mingfei lowered his head and felt out his body, finding an indescribable sense of clarity throughout himself.

He tried circulating his Soul Power and found that it flowed through his meridians nearly twice as fast as before, while the capacity of his meridians had also clearly expanded.

Lu Mingfei clenched his fist experimentally. A steady, abundant strength surged from his palm, more powerful than at any previous time.

"Thank you, Your Holiness!"

Lu Mingfei solemnly bowed to Bibi Dong.

He was not someone who failed to understand favors. He could roughly estimate the value of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and Soul Pill.

Even in Spirit Hall, not just anyone could receive treatment like this.

Bibi Dong had paid such a great price for him. It was certainly not because she had nothing better to do.

Bibi Dong nodded slightly and put away the two jade boxes.