Breaking Through to Level 46

The next morning, at dawn.

Su Ge slowly emerged from his cultivation. As he opened his eyes, a flash of golden light passed through them, and his aura grew stronger once more.

"Last night, I used up almost all the Whale Rubber under fifty thousand years old. Next, it's time for the Whale Rubber that's over fifty thousand years old."

He drew a deep breath, expelling the stale air. Though the Whale Rubber hadn't helped him break through in Soul Power, the main reason was that he had already consumed quite a lot of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue before.

So he had developed a tolerance to Whale Rubber under fifty thousand years old long ago.

"But that only applies to me. For someone taking Whale Rubber for the first time, even if it's only at the ten-thousand-year level, the effects will be the most noticeable."

Su Ge turned his gaze toward Zhu Zhuqing, who was continually refining the medicinal power nearby. Her aura had already surged all the way to level 29!

After a night of nearly uninterrupted refinement, the formidable medicinal power of three pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue had directly pushed Zhu Zhuqing up two Soul Power levels!

As the Whale Rubber's medicinal power strengthened her body, her talent, which hadn't been very good to begin with, also seemed to have improved somewhat.

After all, "poor talent" could also mean "plenty of room to improve." Now, she'd practically risen to the heavens in a single bound!

When Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes and came out of cultivation, she heard Su Ge's voice.

"If you're awake, get up. It's almost time to assemble."

"You're just one step away from breaking through to level 30. This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest will give you some external pressure to help you break through."

Su Ge leaned against the doorway, sunlight streaming in and falling across Zhu Zhuqing.

As she looked at the figure bathed in sunlight, and felt her own strength growing, her usually cool expression suddenly softened with emotion.

"Thank you."

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's thanks, Su Ge chuckled and turned toward the main training ground.

"Don't just thank me with words. I want you to make my investment worthwhile. Show me what you're worth and prove it through your actions!"

Zhu Zhuqing didn't reply. She simply rose to her feet and ran toward the main training ground in a different direction from Su Ge.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her usually cool demeanor seemed to have thawed, taking on a hint of softness.

By the time Su Ge reached the main training ground, Zhu Zhuqing was already there.

To be precise, he was the one who had arrived at the last possible moment again.

He smiled without a care and returned to his place.

Zhao Wuji, standing at the front of the group, saw that everyone had arrived. He didn't mind that Su Ge was last, since Flender had already told him how difficult Su Ge was to manage.

Zhao Wuji knew that all too well. He couldn't beat Su Ge, and Su Ge had effortlessly countered every lesson he'd given so far. So this time, he'd learned his lesson.

For this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, he wouldn't try to show off. He'd pass the hot potato to Dai Mubai instead.

"All right, now that everyone's here, let's get going."

"Mubai, you lead the way."

After that, he said nothing more. He had a feeling that, besides being strong in Soul Fighting, Su Ge was also a real handful when it came to dealing with Soul Beasts. Better to watch and wait.

Dai Mubai felt rather helpless when Zhao Wuji assigned him the task, but could only steel himself and make the arrangements.

He noticed the subtle change in Zhu Zhuqing, but in the end, he said nothing. Without strength, words were useless.

When he looked at Su Ge, his expression was calm. In the end, he assigned him a free position. With Su Ge's strength, he could handle most unexpected situations.

Su Ge had no objections. He was estimating that after this Soul Hunting trip, Yu Xiaogang would probably come to Shrek Academy as well.

By his reckoning, that man would soon lose his patience. If Su Ge kept growing stronger, then even if he became famous later, it would have little to do with Grandmaster, who wouldn't be able to use him to prove himself.

So when Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek, it would be his last chance—and his chance to leave Shrek!

The group set out, everyone heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Traveling with a group of Soul Masters who were only in their twenties or thirties posed no strain for him. His gaze swept over them one by one, pausing briefly on Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.

There was a high chance that these three would leave with him when he chose to depart. As for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, Tang San definitely wouldn't leave with him.

He'd gotten to Xiao Wu first, but Tang San was rather lacking in knowledge about romantic relationships between men and women, so he hadn't noticed.

But Tang San had genuinely been following Grandmaster's path. Even though Su Ge had tried to correct him along the way, he'd only managed to make a little progress. He couldn't change the root of the problem.

And although Tang San's breakthrough to level 30 might seem better than in the original story, it was actually a weakness.

After all, he'd hunted for that third Soul Ring according to Grandmaster's strictly prescribed theory of maximum Soul Ring limits!

This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was partly a chance to reveal Xiao Wu's identity, and partly to see whether the Eight Spider Lances were still there.

He went in thinking that if he got them, it was luck; if not, it was fate. In any case, if he couldn't get them, Tang San hadn't gotten them either.

After traveling more than four hundred kilometers, the group arrived at the small town nearest to the Star Dou Great Forest—the last stop before entering it.

Because of the time, they decided to rest here for the night and enter the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow.

After finding a hotel, Su Ge ordered a meal, then returned to his room to continue cultivating.

This was his first time trying Whale Rubber that was over fifty thousand years old. He didn't know exactly how potent it would be, but growing stronger was always a race against time.

After telling Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing not to let anyone disturb him, Su Ge returned to his room alone. He had no interest in getting involved in Canghui Academy's business later.

Su Ge took out a piece of sixty-thousand-year Whale Rubber and began slowly melting it with his Soul Power.

"Sixty-thousand-year Whale Rubber really is something else. It's on a completely different level from the Whale Rubber I've eaten before!"

Watching the Whale Rubber melt at an extremely slow pace, Su Ge couldn't help but marvel. Then he increased the Soul Power flowing from his hands and melted it with all his might!

Once the incredibly hard Whale Rubber had melted, Su Ge couldn't be bothered by the scalding heat. He gulped down several mouthfuls, then began doing his utmost to suppress the heat and medicinal power surging through his body!

When his body, which had gradually grown immune to Whale Rubber because of his tolerance, once again felt a familiar warmth, the corners of his mouth lifted into a smile.

At the same time, he used that medicinal power to cultivate. His Soul Power, which had been building up at level 45 for a while, smoothly broke through to level 46, bringing him one step closer to level 50!

But the effects of the sixty-thousand-year Whale Rubber hadn't ended yet. As the sounds of fighting drifted in from outside, Su Ge quietly refined its medicinal power in the darkness of night.