Who Was That Old Man Buying Whale Rubber?

"Eh?"

Dugu Lin suddenly frowned and let out a soft sound of surprise.

"What is it now?"

Dugu Bo's heart immediately leaped into his throat when his grandson made that sound.

Putting on a thoughtful expression, Dugu Lin gravely made up, "I remember that after Tang San and the others went to Vast Sea City, they discovered something strange that could improve a Soul Master's physical constitution!"

Make it up! Keep making it up!

Whale Rubber, which could improve a Soul Master's physical constitution, was something Dugu Lin had planned to use from the very beginning.

Compared to other transmigrators who had to come up with all sorts of excuses, like discovering it while studying medicinal herbs or stumbling upon it by chance, Dugu Lin's excuse was remarkably simple.

Dugu Lin continued spinning his tale. "It's something that can improve a Soul Master's physical constitution, allowing Soul Masters to absorb Soul Rings beyond their normal age limit. Grandpa, do you think we should give it a try? I'm not sure whether it's real either... but if it is, wouldn't I be able to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring as my first Soul Ring?"

Stroking his beard, Dugu Bo said, "Since such a rumor exists, we should try it."

Just hearing it made his heart race!

A thousand-year first ring, wasn't that incredible?

Dugu Bo believed that rumors did not arise from nothing, so how could he possibly give up such an opportunity?

"Mm, then let's try it! Oh, right, Grandpa, that thing is called Whale Rubber."

"Just hearing the name, I can tell it's no ordinary item... uh... wait! What did you say that stuff was called?"

"Whale Rubber! Roast the Whale Rubber over a flame until it melts, then swallow it and refine it."

Dugu Bo: "..."

One day later.

Dugu Bo returned to the thatched hut in the medicinal garden with a dark expression, bringing back two pieces of thousand-year Whale Rubber and one piece of thirty-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

At this point in time, Whale Rubber was plentiful. As long as one searched the major pharmacies and auction houses, it was still possible to find some high-quality Whale Rubber.

The only problem was... whenever Dugu Bo went to buy Whale Rubber, he drew strange looks. Everyone assumed that this masked old man buying Whale Rubber was looking to reignite his youthful vigor.

People around him pointed and whispered, leaving Dugu Bo's face dark with embarrassment as he bought it and fled in disgrace.

When had he, a dignified Titled Douluo, ever been looked at like that?

If buying Whale Rubber had not been such an embarrassing matter, he would have poisoned at least a couple of them!

Dugu Lin tried hard to hold back his laughter and said solemnly, "Grandpa, hurry over to the hot spring at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and melt one piece of thousand-year Whale Rubber first. I'll eat it and test the effects."

"Wait there."

With a dark face, Dugu Bo headed for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

At the side, Dugu Yan asked curiously, "Little brother, what did you ask Grandpa to do? Why does Grandpa look so upset?"

"Hehe~ Children shouldn't pry into such things."

"You're the child!" Dugu Yan pouted unhappily.

"My mental age is thirty."

"You're my little brother!" Dugu Yan continued pouting, feeling terribly wronged inside.

Her little brother was still her little brother, but he was far more mature than she was. She had no sense of superiority as an older sister at all, and she felt so aggrieved.

Dugu Yan's little mind began pondering how she could become a good older sister.

The dignity of an older sister could not be challenged!

A moment later, Dugu Bo returned to the thatched hut with the melted Whale Rubber and said, "Hurry up and eat it."

The Whale Rubber was pitch-black. Once roasted and melted, it became a soft, gelatinous mass that gave off a fishy stench.

Dugu Lin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then swallowed it in one gulp while enduring the foul smell. The stench nearly made him vomit, and he could not help but complain inwardly, It tastes awful! How do those nobles stand the smell of Whale Rubber?

Once the Whale Rubber entered his stomach, Dugu Lin sat cross-legged and began refining it slowly.

The next moment, streams of heat flowed toward his limbs and bones. The currents were scorching, turning Dugu Lin's skin bright red as sweat rapidly seeped from his pores.

Dugu Bo furrowed his brow slightly and thought, The medicinal effect of Whale Rubber is extraordinary. Lin'er is still too young! I was too hasty!... I should have found someone else to test it first.

At that moment, Dugu Lin suppressed the lustful heat and physical urges within him, directing the Soul Power in his body to slowly refine the Whale Rubber. When he sensed how much it enhanced his body, joy welled up in his heart.

Two hours later, the lustful heat in his body finally vanished, and the Whale Rubber had been fully refined.

"Grandpa, come check how strong my physique is now."

"Alright!"

A moment later, Dugu Bo examined Dugu Lin from top to bottom, front to back, and inside and out. Finally, he exclaimed in amazement, "I never expected Whale Rubber to truly have such miraculous effects!!"

"Grandpa, how strong is my physique now?"

"Mm... it's comparable to that of an ordinary level-twenty Soul Master. You should be able to absorb a roughly seven-hundred-year Soul Beast Soul Ring as your first Soul Ring!"

"Hahaha~ Grandpa, come on, melt that piece of thirty-thousand-year Whale Rubber too."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo did not agree immediately. Instead, he said, "Lin'er, you're still very young. Eating so much Whale Rubber is bad for your body."

"Is that so?"

Dugu Lin knew what Dugu Bo was worried about, so he said, "Then let Sister and me split it. We'll each eat half of that ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber! Eh? No, I'll eat it half a piece at a time. Sister can wait until she needs to obtain a Soul Ring before eating it."

After thinking for a moment, Dugu Bo thought, With me here, I don't have to worry about anything happening to Lin'er! Still, after these two pieces of Whale Rubber are finished, he cannot eat any more. Lin'er is too young, and it will ultimately be harmful to his body!

In the end, he agreed.

At the side, Dugu Yan asked blankly, "Grandpa, little brother, what are you talking about?"

"Cough, cough!"

Dugu Bo turned his head and gave Dugu Lin a look, its meaning clear: explain it yourself!

"Cough, cough~~"

Dugu Lin gave a light cough, then said, "Sister, first of all, you saw it too. After Whale Rubber is melted and swallowed, it can strengthen a Soul Master's physique, right?"

"Mm-hm."

"But, Sister, Whale Rubber has another side effect."

"What side effect?"

"It's... well, when refining Whale Rubber, it amplifies a Soul Master's desire for relations between men and women."

"Ew~~ How can something like that exist?" Dugu Yan's face filled with disgust, and even the way she looked at her little brother changed. He was so young, yet he was already learning bad things. Hmph~

Dugu Lin asked awkwardly, "So, Sister, do you want your second Soul Ring to be a thousand-year one?"

"Yes!"

"Then you have to eat Whale Rubber."

"I... I... fine... I'll eat it!" Dugu Yan's little face flushed crimson as she forced out the words.

Over the next two days, Dugu Lin divided the remaining piece of thousand-year Whale Rubber and the piece of thirty-thousand-year Whale Rubber into five portions before fully refining them. His physical constitution was strengthened to roughly the level of a level-thirty-five Soul Elder, and absorbing a twenty-five-hundred-year Soul Ring would be no problem at all.