Huo Yuhao's Shock: This Was Whale Rubber!

Afternoon.

Classes had only just begun at Spirit Academy.

Yue Guan arrived at Spirit Academy again.

He went straight to the Second-Year Class and looked through the window. Qian Renchuan sat in the back row, cleaning his ears.

All sorts of tools were spread across his desk.

Yue Guan was at a loss for words.

He knocked on the window.

Knock, knock, knock...

Several students noticed at once and looked up.

Qian Renchuan looked over too.

The moment he saw Yue Guan, he perked up.

The next instant,

he stood and swaggered out of the classroom.

Instructor Zhao saw him but did not dare say a word. He simply kept teaching.

In the corridor, Yue Guan did not ask why Qian Renchuan had come out. He took a large piece of Whale Rubber from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to him.

"Young master, this should be the Whale Rubber you wanted."

"I brought you all the Whale Rubber in the storeroom."

Qian Renchuan felt its weight in his hands.

Even through the wrapping, he could smell its peculiar fishy odor. He was delighted.

He had not expected Yue Guan to be so quick.

They had only discussed it at noon, and Yue Guan had brought it that afternoon.

With this stuff, the second and third siblings' physical strength was bound to soar.

And if theirs soared,

wouldn't his soar tenfold?

"Thank you, Uncle Yue Guan!"

Qian Renchuan hurriedly thanked him.

"Mm."

"This stuff isn't much use. It would only sit in the storeroom anyway, so since you like it, I brought you all of it."

Yue Guan smiled.

With the delivery done, he did not linger. He turned and left.

Qian Renchuan stood there watching until Yue Guan vanished from sight. Then he hefted the large piece of Whale Rubber, his heart bursting with joy.

Now we're set.

With this Whale Rubber, the second and third siblings will definitely break through their physical limits.

And the tenfold return will all be mine!

He did not put the Whale Rubber into his Storage Soul Tool. Instead, he went straight to the classroom door, nodded to Instructor Zhao, and called inside,

"Qian Renxue! Qian Yuhao!"

"You two, come out!"

Swish.

In an instant,

every eye in the class turned to Qian Renchuan.

Qian Renxue, seated near the back, frowned deeply.

She had studied these theory lessons in her previous life, so she spent nearly every class meditating and cultivating.

Qian Renchuan's sudden shouting interrupted her, and irritation flared in her heart.

What's gotten into our eldest brother this time?

Shouting during class—he has no sense of propriety at all!

Still, Qian Renchuan was the class monitor now, so Qian Renxue got up and headed outside.

Huo Yuhao, seated not far away, looked puzzled too.

He had been secretly carving a Soul Tool Core Magic Array beneath his desk. Qian Renchuan's shout startled him so badly that his carving knife nearly slipped.

What does he want with me?

Did he notice me carving a Soul Tool?

Impossible. How could an idiot like him recognize something from ten thousand years in the future?

Huo Yuhao's thoughts raced, but he put on a blank expression and stood up.

The two walked out of the classroom under their classmates' stares.

Facing Qian Renchuan, Qian Renxue held her little face taut, without a trace of a smile.

"Eldest Brother, class is in session. Why did you shout for us to come out?"

"If you just want to throw your weight around as class monitor, count me out."

Huo Yuhao stood off to the side with his head lowered, saying nothing.

He was clearly unhappy too.

But seeing them both so guarded, Qian Renchuan grinned.

"Relax."

"I called you out because I have something good for you."

Then he brought out the Whale Rubber he had been holding behind his back.

"Here. Take a look at this."

Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao looked over together.

It was a large lump of black-and-yellow gelatinous matter. The moment it appeared, a sharp fishy smell hit them.

Qian Renxue covered her nose and backed away, her face full of disgust.

"What is that?"

"It smells awful!"

Huo Yuhao frowned deeply too.

But a moment later, he recognized it.

Boom!

His eyes flew wide.

Shock surged through him like a raging sea.

Th-this is Whale Rubber?

How is that possible?

How could anyone in this era know what Whale Rubber is?

And judging by its color and texture, this is top-quality Whale Rubber from a ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beast!

For a moment,

Huo Yuhao was utterly stunned.

He had planned to find a chance to search for Whale Rubber by the sea and use it to temper his body. He had never imagined his eldest brother would simply bring some out.

Could Eldest Brother have been reborn too?

No, impossible. If he had, how could he not know how important cultivation is? Why would he laze around all day?

Hearing Huo Yuhao's thoughts,

Qian Renchuan was secretly delighted.

Third Brother, you could rack your brains forever and never guess that I have a system.

You think I brought this out by chance?

I got it especially for you and Second Sister.

On the surface, though, Qian Renchuan gave nothing away. He looked at them and spoke gently.

"Second Sister, Third Brother, I've seen how hard you've both been working lately."

"But your eldest brother is lazy by nature, and I don't like cultivating. I hope you'll bear with me."

"Because of what happened last night, Father sent Elder Yue Guan over today to give me a reward."

"Then I remembered reading in some books a while ago about something inside Sea Soul Beasts that's tasty and nourishing."

"So I asked Elder Yue Guan to bring me some."

"This is it."

With that, Qian Renchuan gripped the enormous piece of top-quality Whale Rubber and tore it in half with a rrrip.

He held out one half to Qian Renxue and the other to Huo Yuhao.

"Here, take half each. Go nourish yourselves."

For an instant,

Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao both froze.

Qian Renxue's surprise was mild by comparison.

She knew nothing about Whale Rubber.

What caught her off guard was what Qian Renchuan had said.

She had never expected their hopelessly lazy eldest brother to say anything like that to them.

He had even gone to Elder Yue Guan specifically to get them something nourishing.

Was this really the same selfish eldest brother who cared only about his own comfort?

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded.

What?

From the sound of it, Eldest Brother doesn't even know this is Whale Rubber?

He just read in a book that it's nutritious, so he asked the Pope for some to help us build up our strength?

Huo Yuhao's heart gave a sudden tremor.

He even felt a little touched.

It seemed like the sort of care he had never received as a child at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion in his previous life.