Whale Glue

"I'm cultivating, preparing to obtain Soul Rings in the future."

"You?" Qian Xunji looked at his little brother and snickered. "You're just a child. You still have more than two years before you awaken your Martial Soul at six. Isn't it too early to be preparing to hunt Soul Rings now?"

After all, the Qian Clan's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was a god-tier Martial Soul. Naturally, it had its prestige.

Once awakened, it would inevitably grant Innate Full Soul Power, saving a great deal of time otherwise spent arduously cultivating Soul Power.

But even so, having more than two years to prepare for hunting Soul Rings still seemed rather unrealistic.

"Brother, what is the usual age limit for a first Soul Ring?"

"423 years."

"That applies to most people." Qian Chenzhou spoke calmly, taking out the book he had previously compiled from his Storage Soul Tool and placing it before Qian Xunji. "But there are still exceptions."

Qian Xunji accepted it and discovered a format he had never seen before.

It was completely unlike the chaotic organization of the books in Spirit Hall's Library Pavilion. It was comfortable to look at and also made it easy to quickly find whatever information one wanted.

Judging from this handwriting, it was definitely the work of his old-fashioned little brother.

These things did not take much time to read through at all.

Qian Xunji directly returned the book to Qian Chenzhou. "No two Soul Masters are alike. These exceptional cases don't offer much value as reference."

"From the records I found and copied from the Library Pavilion, the age limit for a Soul Master to absorb Soul Rings is closely related to their physique."

"However, there are many ways to improve one's physique: medicinal baths, medication, and exercise."

"In theory, one's physique can be improved without limit. It could even reach the standard needed to withstand a ten-thousand-year first Soul Ring. But that is too difficult. Ordinary training can hardly achieve it."

"However, I discovered something else."

Listening to his little brother, Qian Xunji could not help raising a brow. He understood that the thing Qian Chenzhou meant was Whale Glue.

"To you, Whale Glue is merely an auxiliary item and is not valued at all. But after consuming it, a person's physique will still improve somewhat, even after its effects have passed."

"You haven't tried it yourself, so how would you know?" Qian Xunji asked with a half-smile.

If he did not know his little brother's personality, no one would have believed that such words came from a child barely over three years old.

"It was written in the Library Pavilion."

"So that was why you bought Whale Glue?" Qian Xunji took a sip of tea and spoke blandly. "That is indeed a novel reason."

"I know you don't believe me." Qian Chenzhou did not look angry. "Just wait. You'll see it with your own eyes soon enough."

Three hours passed before the maid finally returned, having swept up every bit of Whale Glue in Spirit City.

When she reappeared at the entrance, she found that the Pope was there as well. He looked as though he had been waiting for quite some time, and she looked at Qian Xunji with some fear.

"Come over and give me the Whale Glue." Qian Chenzhou beckoned to the maid.

The maid walked over and took all the Whale Glue out of her Storage Soul Tool, piling it into three heaps as high as small hills.

Even Qian Chenzhou, who had been mentally prepared, could not help clicking his tongue at the sheer quantity. There was simply too much.

The moment the Whale Glue appeared, a salty, fishy odor filled the air.

Qian Chenzhou walked over to the three "small hills" and sorted the Whale Glue by hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year grades.

Another two or three hours passed.

The hundred-year Whale Glue was the most plentiful, as it was the best-selling kind.

Qian Chenzhou picked up a piece of Whale Glue that had just reached a hundred years and stood before Qian Xunji. "Brother, use Angel's Fire to melt this for me."

At the same time, he took the bowl that had been prepared beforehand and added a little water to it.

Qian Xunji's expression darkened somewhat.

If he asked his father, Qian Daoliu, to use Angel's Fire to roast this stuff, his father would definitely beat him until his face bloomed like peach blossoms. Only his little brother would dare do such a thing.

Though displeased, Qian Chenzhou was his little brother after all.

A pale golden flame appeared in Qian Xunji's palm. In less than a second, the Whale Glue melted from a solid into liquid, its impurities evaporating away and leaving behind only the purest energy.

"Here, brother." Qian Chenzhou handed over the bowl, allowing the Whale Glue to hiss in the water as steam quickly spread through the air.

Once the Whale Glue entered the water and swiftly solidified again, its color became far better than before, entirely free of impurities.

"Brother, heat it again for me."

Faced with such a helpless request, the veins on Qian Xunji's forehead throbbed. If anyone else dared ask him to use Angel's Fire to heat Whale Glue, they would have to face the enraged Qian Xunji's ninth Soul Skill.

But Qian Chenzhou was his little brother, so he endured it!

The energy in the bowl gradually dissolved, becoming a pale yellow liquid.

Qian Chenzhou blew on the steam rising from it, then drank it slowly around the edge of the bowl.

Though it was still somewhat hot, it did not prevent him from swallowing it.

After drinking it, Qian Chenzhou could clearly feel a mass of energy spreading from his abdomen toward his limbs and bones. It also nourished the area three inches below his navel. Rather than feeling scorching heat, he felt pleasantly warm.

He swiftly sat cross-legged and circulated his Soul Power. In only a few breaths, he had fully refined the medicinal effects of the Whale Glue.

Qian Xunji had initially worried that something might happen to his little brother, but seeing that the problem was not serious, he relaxed.

The moment Qian Chenzhou opened his eyes, Qian Xunji's hand had already seized his wrist, Soul Power entering his body and circulating through it.

To his surprise, he discovered that his little brother's physique had truly strengthened by a trace. It was just that the hundred-year Whale Glue's effect was not as obvious as he had imagined!

But it truly had an effect!

"Do you believe me now, brother?" Qian Chenzhou said with a smile. He then quickly stepped away and selected a piece of roughly three-hundred-year Whale Glue from the pile. "Come on, brother. Continue with the same steps as before."

Qian Chenzhou knew the general outline of the story.

But he still cherished his own life immensely. Even if he were trash, with the identity of the Spirit Hall Pope's younger brother and Qian Daoliu's younger son, he could still swagger through the streets, given the power behind him.

But he was not trash now. The Human Emperor Body Martial Soul sounded incredibly impressive!

Therefore, he cherished his life all the more.

Caution was forever the key to survival!

Qian Xunji also wanted to see just how powerful Whale Glue truly was, and directly used Angel's Fire to begin refining the three-hundred-year Whale Glue in his hand.