Eating 1,500-Year Whale Rubber

The next day!

At the opening ceremony, Su Chen did not see Tang San. He guessed Tang San had gone with Yu Xiaogang to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt Soul Beasts.

Su Chen wanted to hunt Soul Beasts too.

But going alone would be too dangerous.

Su Chen's eyes flickered. He needed to find a reliable powerful backer to cling to.

He could not be like Tang San, following the farting-only Yu Xiaogang into the Soul Hunting Forest, only to nearly die after encountering a Datura Snake.

Tang San had only made it back from the Soul Hunting Forest alive by risking his own life.

He had even nearly absorbed a ten-year Lone Bamboo Soul Ring.

"Su Chen, hehe..."

A playful girl with a scorpion braid leaned in, poised to pounce on Su Chen.

Su Chen truly did not want to get involved with Xiao Wu. Tang Hao was still hiding in some remote corner, and if Su Chen stole Tang San's Xiao Wu, Tang Hao definitely would not let him off.

He glared at her fiercely. "Go away! Are we even that close?"

Su Chen's utterly nonthreatening face made even such a fierce expression look no different from a child acting spoiled.

Not only was Xiao Wu neither angry nor hurt enough to leave indignantly, pink hearts practically appeared in her big eyes. With a rabbit kick, she pounced straight onto Su Chen.

"Hehe, who cares whether we're close? A forcibly picked melon isn't sweet, but it quenches thirst!"

"This little expression is too cute. Let big sister take a sniff—ah... this is the smell. Ninety-nine percent purity, a rare treasure."

Su Chen pressed Xiao Wu's head and shoved her toward the door. This hundred-thousand-year rogue rabbit was ridiculously fierce.

He was furious, so angry he wanted to hit someone.

But damn it, Xiao Wu still thought he was acting spoiled.

Prince Lanling probably had the same state of mind on the battlefield. If he did not wear a mask, the enemy might think he was delivering rewards to them.

Only after exerting tremendous effort did Su Chen finally break free from Xiao Wu's grasp, then he turned and ran.

He ran, and she chased.

The two caused a chaotic uproar.

In the end, Su Chen ran to the upper-year teaching building and finally shook off Xiao Wu's pursuit for the moment.

It was quite a coincidence.

When Su Chen arrived at the upper-year teaching building, he happened to run into someone with a bruised and swollen face.

Taking a closer look, he realized it was Xiao Chenyu. He had suffered quite badly.

When Xiao Chenyu saw Su Chen, his eyes lit up. He returned to his classroom, took a wooden box from his desk, and presented it to Su Chen as though offering a treasure.

"Boss, I stole this from that old bastard's treasure vault at home. It's a piece of 1,500-year Whale Rubber, one of that old bastard's prized possessions."

"Whale Rubber is incredibly sought after in the noble market. Luckily, that old bastard of mine is at least a city lord, or he never could have gotten hold of a 1,500-year piece."

"At first, I got caught and that old bastard beat the hell out of me. Later, when I had no choice after getting beaten so badly, I said it was a tribute for my new boss. Only then did that old bastard reluctantly let me take it."

Su Chen looked at the Whale Rubber in his hand, then at Xiao Chenyu's bruised and swollen face.

Standing on tiptoe, Su Chen reached out and patted his shoulder.

"Good. I have seen your sincerity. From now on, you're my little brother. I'll look after you in the future."

Xiao Chenyu beamed with joy. His new boss was both handsome and domineering; following a boss like this made him look good too.

Young people were not like those old monsters. They did not have so many schemes and calculations. They had plenty of hot-blooded loyalty, and as long as the brotherhood was there, anything could be discussed.

Holding the Whale Rubber, Su Chen ran back to his dormitory.

It was class time, so there was no one in the dormitory.

After closing the door, he summoned the Great Sun Golden Crow Martial Soul.

He opened the wooden box, took out the yellow Whale Rubber, and roasted it with Golden Crow True Flame.

In less than half an hour, the Whale Rubber softened into a jelly-like substance.

Su Chen sucked the Whale Rubber into his mouth in one gulp.

A surge of heat rose from his abdomen and swept through his internal organs, limbs, and bones. It even rushed straight to his brain, making him feel slightly dazed.

Su Chen pinched himself, jolting himself awake, then sank his consciousness into the Lunar Jade Rabbit Martial Soul and began comprehending the Lunar Immortal Scripture.

An icy-cool aura, like the biting wind of the far north, made Su Chen feel refreshed from the inside out.

The scorching energy of the Whale Rubber continued strengthening his body.

But with the Lunar Jade Rabbit Martial Soul suppressing it, he did not lose his reason or do anything embarrassing.

It took a full two hours to digest the Whale Rubber's energy.

Su Chen clenched his fist and felt his current strength. His physical constitution had been greatly enhanced, and the age limit of Soul Rings he could absorb had probably increased by three hundred years.

"Whale Rubber of the same grade has the best effect with the first piece. If I eat thousand-year Whale Rubber now, the enhancement to my body will be very limited."

"I can't wait any longer. Tang San has already absorbed his first Soul Ring. I need to hurry and absorb mine as well."

Su Chen left the dormitory and headed straight for the Academic Affairs Office.

After finding Director Su, Su Chen had not even spoken before Director Su criticized him.

"Su Chen, I know you're talented and possess Innate Full Soul Power, but you can't skip class whenever you please. Your teacher has already complained to me."

"You and that Xiao Wu spent the entire morning fooling around. Not only did you affect your own studies, you also disrupted the studies of the other students."

Su Chen had originally wanted to say that he was a victim too. That hundred-thousand-year rogue rabbit Xiao Wu had been teasing him the entire time.

But saying that seemed pointless.

Su Chen stated his purpose directly.

"Director Su, you know I possess Innate Full Soul Power. I want to hunt a Soul Beast as soon as possible. Could one of the academy's experts accompany me?"

"If that isn't possible, I'll take leave and ask over at Spirit Hall."

Hearing this, Director Su's expression turned solemn.

"The choice of a Soul Ring is no trivial matter. Today is your first day of school. Have you already decided what Soul Beast you want to hunt?"

Su Chen smiled.

"I spent the entire afternoon in the library yesterday reading books, and I already have several options in mind. I want to hunt a Soul Beast that is over a hundred years old. I wonder if the academy can grant my request."

Director Su rose from his office chair.

"Stay here and don't move. I'll go ask the headmaster. Our headmaster is the strongest person at Nuoding Academy. As long as he is willing, hunting a hundred-year Soul Beast will be no problem at all."

Director Su hurried away.

Su Chen patiently waited in the office for twenty minutes.

Then Director Su returned in a hurry with an elderly man.

Director Su introduced him respectfully.

"Su Chen, this is our headmaster, Gao Lu. His Martial Soul is the Storm Eagle, and he is a level-46 Soul Power Battle Soul Ancestor."

Gao Lu was slightly plump, with a gentle smile on his face. At that moment, he looked at Su Chen with eager eyes.

"Haha, Su Chen, you are one of the three students with Innate Full Soul Power recruited by our Nuoding Academy this year. Since you wish to hunt a Soul Beast, this old man is certainly willing to act personally."

"Innate Full Soul Power! That is the potential of a Titled Douluo. Even in those great sects and prominent clans, such talents are fought over."

"Our Nuoding Academy has produced three such talents. If this old man still did not take it seriously, I would not be qualified to remain headmaster."

"Come on, let's set out. It's only a hundred-year Soul Beast. This old man will definitely help you take it down."