Using Whale Rubber Has Everything but a Good Reputation

Uchiha Huan bought a small courtyard in Spirit City and altered his appearance, ensuring that no one would be able to find him in the short term.

Whether it was Guang Ling or Bibi Dong, both of them were far too annoying.

He needed to cultivate in peace. He needed to grow stronger.

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique!

Uchiha Huan exhaled a stream of heat, cleansing the impurities from the surface of the Whale Rubber in his hand.

Under the scorching heat, the impurities on the Whale Rubber's surface peeled away like skin, revealing the crystalline, viscous substance within.

A rich fragrance wafted from the crystal, assailing Uchiha Huan's nose.

Uchiha Huan stuffed the ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber into his mouth in one bite, then sat cross-legged and began refining and absorbing it.

A hot current ran rampant through Uchiha Huan's body.

But to Uchiha Huan, this was nothing.

Compared to the desperate struggle for survival he had endured over the past six years, this little impact could not shake his nerves at all.

Half an hour later, the flush on Uchiha Huan's skin faded, and the medicinal power of the Whale Rubber had been absorbed.

Uchiha Huan opened his eyes and inspected his body.

His meridians had widened by a third, and his physique had strengthened by thirty percent. The effects were remarkably obvious.

Even his Soul Power had risen by one level, reaching level fifteen.

That was probably because his Soul Power had already been at the peak of level fourteen. Stimulated by the Whale Rubber's medicinal power, it had broken through to level fifteen.

However, there was still residual medicinal power in his body. It would probably take several days to fully digest and absorb it, or let it be expelled along with impurities.

Next, he would digest the medicinal power while continuing his cultivation.

His main body would train his physique and cultivate the Eight Gates Formation.

His clone would cultivate Soul Power, then feed it back to his main body.

Three days later, after the Whale Rubber's medicinal power had been completely digested, Uchiha Huan began taking his second piece of Whale Rubber.

Whale Rubber did not develop resistance after just a few uses, so its effects were quite good during the first few times.

A piece of Whale Rubber every few days, then another a few days later—Uchiha Huan's physique visibly grew stronger.

At the same time, he was now able to open the first gate of the Eight Gates Formation, the Opening Gate.

It could double Uchiha Huan's physical strength for a short period of time.

However, Uchiha Huan discovered that the Eight Gates Formation inflicted far more damage on the body than he had imagined.

It might not look like much on the surface, but every use of the Eight Gates Formation overdrew his body.

Even opening only the first gate still caused minor damage.

Even mere training left him with needle-like pain throughout his body afterward.

No wonder the Eight Gates Formation had been listed in the Book of Sealing.

Uchiha Huan had originally wanted to recreate the title of the Blue Beast in this world.

But now, it seemed that becoming the Blue Beast was hopeless.

To cultivate the Eight Gates Formation, one needed the courage to charge ahead without fear.

And considering that Uchiha Huan had even awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan just to survive, it was obvious how dearly he valued his life.

So Uchiha Huan would never be able to open the eighth gate, the Gate of Death.

Being unable to continue cultivating the Eight Gates Formation also disrupted Uchiha Huan's plans.

Because Uchiha Huan had originally planned to hunt a Soul Beast called Time Shatter for his second Spirit Ring.

This Soul Beast possessed the extremely rare dual attributes of time and spirit.

This Soul Beast was five thousand five hundred years old. Uchiha Huan had originally planned to use the Eight Gates Formation to push his physique to the required level.

But now that he could no longer continue cultivating the Eight Gates Formation, Uchiha Huan could only settle for the next best thing and find a way to absorb Time Shatter's Spirit Ring when obtaining his third ring.

After consuming large amounts of Whale Rubber during this period, its effects on Uchiha Huan had become negligible.

Time Shatter was too rare. Uchiha Huan truly did not want to let such a rare Soul Beast slip away.

According to the records Uchiha Huan had found in Spirit Hall's library, Time Shatter had only been documented three times.

The Time Shatter currently recorded by Spirit Hall was hiding in the Mixed Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bang—

The door to Uchiha Huan's home was kicked open.

Sensing the aura outside, Uchiha Huan grinned and rose to greet the visitor.

"Ah, Teacher, you finally came. I missed you so much."

When there's nothing going on, you call me Old Chrysanthemum. When you need something, I'm Teacher. You really are shamelessly two-faced...

Yue Guan's face darkened. "Then why didn't you come find me yourself?"

"I've been busy doing research." Uchiha Huan looked at Yue Guan with a grin.

"What research?"

"I discovered that Whale Rubber can strengthen the physique."

"Utter nonsense. Whale Rubber is obviously used as an aphrodisiac."

"Come inspect my physique."

Yue Guan walked over suspiciously and squeezed Uchiha Huan's arm.

To his surprise, Uchiha Huan's physique had reached at least the level of a Soul Elder, perhaps even that of a high-level Soul Elder.

"How did you do it?"

"Didn't I tell you? Whale Rubber."

"So the Whale Rubber you bought in my name half a month ago was for an experiment?"

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Yue Guan's expression eased slightly. During this time, he had felt that everyone who looked at him did so with contempt and mockery. He could barely hold his head up within Spirit Hall.

"Do you still have any Whale Rubber?"

"Yes, yes."

Uchiha Huan took out a piece of Whale Rubber and handed it to Yue Guan.

"How do I use it?"

"Roast it at high temperature until the outer shell comes off and the crystalline substance inside is exposed."

"I'll take it back and test it. Don't hide from me again. Do you know how much effort it took to find you?"

"Teacher, I never even left the house. How did you find me?"

"Nonsense. Your neighbors saw that you hadn't left home for over half a month. How could they not grow suspicious?"

Uchiha Huan's eyes shifted. Looks like I'll have to pay attention to details like that the next time I hide.

"Old Chrysanthemum, does Spirit Hall have any methods for tempering the physique?" Uchiha Huan asked.

"With your current physique, you'd have no problem absorbing a thousand-year Spirit Ring. Isn't that enough?"

"What if it's five thousand five hundred years? Is my current physique enough?"

"Are you insane? Five thousand five hundred years is enough for a third or even fourth ring." Yue Guan rarely looked so serious. "I absolutely will not allow you to take such a risk."

Uchiha Huan was afraid that delay would bring trouble. Time Shatter was too rare. If he missed it, he might lose the chance for a lifetime.

"Is there any way to improve my physique or not?"

"Yes, but at most it can add two or three hundred years. You need to cross a gap of at least three thousand years. No secret technique can accomplish that."

Uchiha Huan was greatly disappointed. Even Spirit Hall was no good.

They could not even produce a secret technique that casually increased one's Spirit Ring absorption limit by eight or ten thousand years.

Uchiha Huan racked his brains, wondering whether any secret technique could achieve it.

Suddenly, Uchiha Huan thought of someone who might be able to do it.

Tsunade!

Her Yin Seal Technique could be modified slightly to seal and store excess Soul Power until he was able to withstand it, then release it.

And there was also the Senju Clan's inherited Monstrous Strength, which could greatly improve the physique.

Either the Yin Seal Technique or the cultivation method for Monstrous Strength could achieve the results he needed.

But as a remnant of the Uchiha Clan, there was no way she would teach him the Yin Seal Technique or Monstrous Strength.

Uchiha Huan still decided to return to the Shinobi World. Perhaps he could find a solution there.

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