Seed Stealer Ju Zi, I Am Your Seed Donor

Huo Yuhao looked at the small lump of blackened material on the display stand and instinctively shifted his gaze to the wooden plaque below it. A line of text was written there: "Low-quality whale oil, priced at five thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Low-quality whale oil? Brother Sky Dream said there was a bargain to be found. Could this be the Ten Thousand Year Whale Oil mentioned in the original story? Still, this piece of Ten Thousand Year Whale Oil is only palm-sized. What a pity." Huo Yuhao's thoughts churned.

However, he did not reveal that he had recognized the Ten Thousand Year Whale Oil. Instead, he questioned, "Brother Sky Dream, isn't this whale oil's quality too poor? I learned in class that good-quality whale oil should be golden in color and have a crystal-clear appearance."

After saying that, he quietly waited for the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to perform, leaving it a stage to show off.

"Little Yuhao, that's because some people in the Sun Moon Empire can't recognize quality goods. This is Ten Thousand Year Whale Oil. It comes from a whale's brain, and eating it can improve your physique. If you consume it, you can at least raise the age limit of the soul rings your body can withstand to three thousand years.

"Then the first soul ring I give you will be able to display the power of a three-thousand-year soul ring, further increasing your strength. The only problem is that it's too small. It would be better if it were bigger. If it were, the age limit of the soul rings your body can withstand should rise even further." The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sighed with emotion.

"Brother Sky Dream, you're amazing. You know so much! As teachers say, having an elder at home is like having a treasure. As expected of a Million-Year Soul Beast!" Huo Yuhao fully took advantage of his eleven-year-old persona and lavished the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with praise.

"Of course! Let me tell you, no human understands whale oil better than I do!"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was rather pleased with itself. Honestly, Huo Yuhao's praise made it happy. Throughout its long life, the praise it had heard was mostly about how good it was as food or how delicious it smelled. This was the first time anyone had praised it for being knowledgeable.

If Bingbing were as sensible as Yuhao and praised me directly, that would be wonderful!

Thinking of this, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm became somewhat melancholy. It knew it had long since fallen hopelessly in love with Bingbing, but Bingbing's attitude toward it had always been rather terrible. At the slightest provocation, she wanted to turn it into food.

It gathered its emotions for a moment before saying, "Little Yuhao, buy this first so no one else takes it. Of course, you should stay in this shop a while longer. There are still treasures here that you can pick up for cheap."

"There are more treasures to pick up for cheap?" Huo Yuhao's thoughts stirred. Then he called out, "Boss, I'll take this whale oil."

"Fine." The middle-aged man immediately stepped forward. Huo Yuhao took out the universal Gold Soul Coin card Xuan Ziwen had given him and handed it over.

The middle-aged man was somewhat dismissive. After all, anyone buying this kind of low-quality whale oil was clearly not wealthy. Usually, those from rich families bought whale oil with a golden sheen.

The transaction was soon completed. Huo Yuhao put the whale oil into his White Cloud Belt, then continued wandering around the shop. Before long, under the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's guidance, he stopped in front of another display stand.

Inside a crystal display case sat a huge piece of golden whale oil. It was crystal-clear and seemed on the verge of bursting through the case.

He instinctively looked at the wooden plaque beneath the stand. "Thousand-Year Whale Oil, priced at three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Brother Sky Dream, is this the bargain you meant? Such a large piece of Thousand-Year Whale Oil must have some other secret, right?" He knew the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would not speak without reason, especially since their interests were now tightly bound together.

"Yes, Yuhao, you're very clever. It does have another secret.

"It isn't Thousand-Year Whale Oil. Some humans mistook it for that. Although it looks very similar to Thousand-Year Whale Oil, its effect is completely different. It is called Magic Whale Oil and comes from the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan.

"The so-called Deep Sea Demon Whales are extremely powerful Sea Soul Beasts. Their reputation among Sea Soul Beasts is roughly comparable to that of Evil Soul Masters among you humans.

"Of course, not every Deep Sea Demon Whale can produce this material. Its occurrence rate is extremely low. Its effect is also simple: it increases Spiritual Power. So no matter how much it costs, you must get it!

"Your martial soul is the Spiritual Eye. The strength of your Spiritual Power is incredibly important to you."

Increase Spiritual Power!

Huo Yuhao immediately had an idea. After all, he did not possess the Purple Demon Eyes and could not increase his Spiritual Power by cultivating the Purple Demon Eyes. If he could obtain this so-called Magic Whale Oil, it would naturally greatly benefit his strength.

"But I can't afford it. Should I pawn my Soul Tools to the owner, then borrow money from Teacher Xuan? I can redeem the Soul Tools afterward?

"Although I have two fourth-level Soul Tools made by Mingde Hall, even pawning both of them wouldn't be enough. After all, a Fourth Level Milk Bottle in the original story only sold for twenty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins at the Star Luo Auction House!

"Mind you, it only sold for twenty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins because the team leader, Teacher Wang Yan, wanted to buy it and bring it back to Shrek for research. Otherwise, twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins would have been enough to get it."

Huo Yuhao immediately fell deep into thought.

Although the original story had not mentioned Magic Whale Oil, Huo Gua could not possibly have eaten every single one of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Besides, Brother Sky Dream's claim that it appeared rarely made sense.

After all, some things in Douluo had random occurrence rates. For example, although the Ice Empress was undoubtedly immensely powerful as the ruler of the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan, she could not use the Ice Burst Technique. Huo Gua's Ice Burst Technique in the original story had actually come from the soul bone of another Ice Jade Scorpion.

"I have to find a way to get it. If someone else buys it later, I'll suffer a huge loss. Spiritual Power is far too important for this body. In the future, before becoming a Soul Douluo, I'll need to condense a Spiritual Soul Core and achieve something unprecedented. I have to build a solid foundation."

He took a deep breath and prepared to take out the Red Dust Chest Armor to bluff the owner into reserving this "Magic Whale Oil" for him temporarily. As for how he would bluff him, naturally, he would borrow a tiger's might. The Red Dust Chest Armor was, after all, a work of Jing Hongchen from Mingde Hall, and it was highly recognizable.

As for whether he could successfully bluff the man, he could not guarantee it. Still, he had to try.

Just then, a girl's voice sounded beside him. "Huo Yuhao, why are you here?"

Hm?

Who called my name?

Huo Yuhao froze for a moment, then looked toward the source of the voice. It was a beautiful young girl he did not recognize at all.

"You are?" Huo Yuhao asked doubtfully.

"My name is Ju Zi. I'm one of Teacher Xuan Ziwen's four disciples. Based on when we enrolled, you should call me Senior Sister." Ju Zi spoke with a smile.

It's you, Seed Stealer Ju Zi!

Huo Yuhao immediately felt that his kidneys were in danger. After all, in the original story, Ju Zi had used special methods to directly steal Huo Gua's seed and give birth to Huo Gua's son.