Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue

After finishing an afternoon of training, Lin Yan took a bath, rested for half an hour, and was about to begin his usual meditation for the first half of the night.

At that moment, Lin Yuhuan suddenly entered his room carrying a large bowl filled with golden gelatinous matter.

"Grandma!"

Lin Yan hurriedly got to his feet and called out. His gaze then swept over the large bowl in her hands, and he asked curiously, "Grandma, what is this?"

Inside the bowl, the translucent substance resembled softened golden crystal. It shone brilliantly and gave off a pleasant fragrance.

Lin Yuhuan placed the bowl before Lin Yan and said, "This is a very rare treasure called Whale Rubber. It comes from Demon Whale Soul Beasts in the sea that have cultivated for ten thousand years."

"Demon Whale Soul Beasts are the overlords of the ocean. In particular, even Titled Douluo experts find it difficult to hunt Ten-Thousand-Year Demon Whales personally, so Whale Rubber is exceedingly precious. This one bowl is worth no less than two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"The sect master of our Nine Treasure Glazed Sect heard that you had broken through to level twenty Soul Power and were about to obtain a Spirit Ring, so he specially found this treasure for you."

"The sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect? Grandma, is he the man Mother ran away from her marriage with?" Lin Yan blinked and asked curiously.

"Uh..."

Lin Yuhuan nodded helplessly. "Yes, that's right."

"Then the sect master is truly a generous and good man!" Lin Yan said.

If he were the one left at the altar, he definitely would not have been so magnanimous.

Lin Yuhuan said, "Tomorrow, we'll be going to obtain a Spirit Ring. The sect master's daughter, Ning Tian, will be coming with us. Since the sect master has treated you so well, you should be nicer to his daughter too. It would be best if you became friends. She is a Support-Type Soul Master, so if you encounter danger, you must protect her as well. Do you understand?"

At those words, Lin Yan's gaze shifted slightly.

Ning Tian?

The owner of the Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda Martial Soul and the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect?

Judging by their ages, she should be about two years younger than him. This trip was likely for her to obtain her first Spirit Ring.

"Okay, Grandma!" Lin Yan nodded, though he felt rather strange inside.

What did that mean?

He was only a Soul Grandmaster who had yet to obtain his second Spirit Ring. If it really came down to him protecting her in the Soul Beast Forest, wouldn't they be finished?

The doubt only lingered in Lin Yan's heart for a moment before he dismissed it. He took it as nothing more than his grandmother being polite and failed to catch the deeper meaning behind her words.

"By the way, Grandma, what does this Whale Rubber do?" Lin Yan asked, pretending not to know.

"Whale Rubber is a treasure that enhances physical strength. It can make a Soul Master's physique stronger, reduce impurities, and increase the limit of Spirit Rings a Soul Master can endure."

"Because of your mutation, the intensity of your body increases whenever you undergo strenuous training. For ordinary Soul Masters, the ideal age of a second Spirit Ring is between seven and eight hundred years. After two years of training, your physique has improved to the point where you can barely absorb a Millennium Spirit Ring."

"Now, with this piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, it won't merely be possible—you will definitely be able to absorb a millennium-level second Spirit Ring!"

Lin Yan was immediately overjoyed upon hearing that.

Two days ago, Lin Yuhuan had taken him to visit the Spirit Douluo who had examined his body before.

This Spirit Douluo possessed a special first Soul Skill that allowed him to observe the inside of the human body in detail. That was why he could determine how many years of Spirit Ring a person could endure at their current level.

His assessment of Lin Yan was that he could barely absorb a thousand-year Spirit Ring.

At first, the words "barely" had left Lin Yan feeling somewhat uncertain, because they carried far too much uncertainty.

But with this piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, things were completely different.

Under Lin Yuhuan's guidance, Lin Yan ate the bowl of Whale Rubber.

The Whale Rubber originated from inside a whale. When it entered his mouth, it carried a faint fishy smell and the salty taste of seawater.

The Whale Rubber melted as soon as it entered his mouth. Once it flowed through his mouth and into his body, a warm current instantly spread through his entire body, followed by a rising heat throughout his body.

Lin Yan immediately sat cross-legged and began controlling his body as it absorbed the energy brought by the Whale Rubber.

At the same time, he sensed a subtle fluctuation from his Second Martial Soul. Soon afterward, the burning heat throughout his body began to gradually fade.

Later that night.

Lin Yan opened his eyes. Before he could carefully sense the changes the Whale Rubber had brought to his body, he suddenly caught a pungent odor.

"What's going on? Where did that stench come from?"

Lin Yan frowned and searched for the source of the smell, only to discover that it was coming from his own body.

It was as if he had fallen into a filthy ditch. A thin layer of black slime covered his body.

"Ugh, what is this—"

Lin Yan nearly vomited from the smell coming off his own body.

"These are the impurities and filth within your body, forced out by the power of the Whale Rubber."

Lin Yuhuan's voice came from beside him.

Lin Yan did not dare delay. He immediately rushed into the bathroom and scrubbed himself from head to toe several times before finally putting on his clothes and leaving the bathroom.

"I really do feel much lighter!"

Lin Yan let out a relieved breath.

"Go to bed early tonight. We'll set out first thing tomorrow morning to obtain your Spirit Ring," Lin Yuhuan said.

"Okay, Grandma!" Lin Yan nodded excitedly.

Two years of tireless cultivation were finally about to bear fruit. He was finally going to obtain his second Spirit Ring. With this Spirit Ring, he could be considered a genuine Soul Grandmaster.

And a Soul Grandmaster whose second Spirit Ring had reached the millennium level at that!

Early the next morning, Lin Yan got up before dawn.

He wore a neat set of black training clothes. They were convenient for movement and did not restrict his limbs, making them most suitable for a trip to the Soul Beast Forest.

Lin Yan stood before the mirror and looked himself over.

Short black hair, bright and spirited eyes, handsome and flawless features, paired with a simple yet stylish training outfit—on a scale of ten, even being modest, he could give himself a nine point five.

After Lin Yan arrived at the dining hall, the old steward immediately had the servants bring out breakfast.

"Young Master, you look quite good today! Did you know Miss Ning Tian from the sect master's family was coming, so you dressed up specially?" A hint of amusement appeared on the old steward's aged face as he teased him.

"Of course not. Today is an important day for me to set out and obtain my second Spirit Ring, so of course I need to take it seriously. Besides, I didn't dress up at all—I was just born handsome."

Lin Yan swallowed a mouthful of meat porridge and replied indifferently.

Judging by her age, Ning Tian was probably only six. With the mentality of an adult, he certainly would not have any improper thoughts about a six-year-old child!

If he had thoughts about anyone!

He actually cared more about Zhang Lexuan.

But Zhang Lexuan was his cousin's child bride. Wouldn't setting his sights on her be far too unfair to his cousin Bei Bei?

At least until Bei Bei and Tang Ya get together, I can't show any improper interest in Sister Lexuan!

Lin Yan thought to himself.

After breakfast, he waited another half hour before the old steward brought two adorable girls before Lin Yan.

One of them had medium-short golden hair that fell just past her chin. She wore a beautiful white princess dress, and her fair, tender skin seemed soft enough to yield water with a pinch. Combined with her exquisite features, she looked as adorable as a porcelain doll.

The other little girl appeared to be around the same age as Ning Tian, but unlike Ning Tian, she was an entirely different type. Her hair was a vivid fiery red, and her bright eyes were red as well.

Although she was still young, perhaps due to her Martial Soul, her eyes held less of Ning Tian's innocent, romantic, adorable obedience and more of a faint wildness and arrogance.

Clearly, she had to be Wu Feng!