Huo Yuhao's shock: this was actually whale rubber!

That afternoon.

Classes at the Spirit Academy had only just begun.

Yue Guan arrived at the Spirit Academy once again.

He walked straight to the Second-Year Class's classroom and looked through the window, where he saw Qian Renchuan sitting in the back row, picking his ear.

The desk in front of him was also covered with all kinds of tools.

Yue Guan felt utterly helpless.

He knocked on the window.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

The sound instantly caught the attention of quite a few people in the classroom, who looked up toward him.

Qian Renchuan naturally did the same.

When he saw Yue Guan, he immediately perked up.

The next moment.

He actually stood up and swaggered straight out of the classroom.

Instructor Zhao saw him from the podium but did not dare utter a peep, continuing the lesson.

In the corridor, Yue Guan saw Qian Renchuan come out just like that, but asked no questions. He simply took a large chunk of whale rubber from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Qian Renchuan.

"Eldest Young Master, this should be the whale rubber you wanted."

"I brought you all the whale rubber in the storeroom."

Qian Renchuan felt the considerable weight of the whale rubber in his hands.

Especially with that peculiar fishy odor still reaching him through the wrapping, he was instantly delighted.

He had not expected Yue Guan to work so quickly.

They had only discussed it at noon, and he had already brought it over that afternoon.

Now that he had this stuff, his two younger siblings' physical strength was sure to soar.

If theirs soared.

Wouldn't mine soar tenfold?

"Thank you, Uncle Yue Guan!"

Qian Renchuan hurriedly thanked him.

"Mm."

"This stuff isn't really useful. It was just sitting in the storeroom anyway, so since you like it, Eldest Young Master, I brought you all of it."

Yue Guan smiled.

With the delivery complete, he did not linger any longer and turned to leave.

Qian Renchuan remained where he was, watching Yue Guan leave. Only after his retreating figure vanished completely from sight did he heft the large chunk of whale rubber in his hands, bursting with joy inside.

"Now it's a sure thing."

"With this whale rubber's help, those two will definitely push their physical strength past its limits."

"And then that tenfold return will all be mine!"

Rather than put the whale rubber into his Storage Soul Tool, he turned and walked straight to the classroom door. After nodding to Instructor Zhao, he shouted into the classroom.

"Qian Renxue, Qian Yuhao!"

"You two, come out!"

Whoosh.

In an instant.

Every gaze in the class focused on Qian Renchuan.

Qian Renxue, seated in the back, frowned deeply.

She had already studied these theoretical lessons in her previous life, so she spent almost every class meditating and cultivating.

Having been abruptly interrupted by Qian Renchuan's shouting, she immediately felt displeased.

What's gotten into our eldest brother now?

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

Still, because Qian Renchuan was now the class monitor, Qian Renxue rose and headed outside.

Huo Yuhao, sitting not far away, also looked puzzled.

He had been secretly engraving a Soul Tool's Core Magic Array beneath his desk when Qian Renchuan's shout startled him.

The Carving Knife in his hand nearly slipped off course.

What does this guy want with me?

Could he have noticed me engraving a Soul Tool?

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

Huo Yuhao quickly weighed the possibilities, but outwardly, he put on a bewildered expression and stood up.

The two walked out of the classroom under the eyes of all their classmates.

Facing Qian Renchuan, Qian Renxue's little face was tense, without the slightest hint of a smile.

"Big Brother, we're in the middle of class. What exactly did you shout for us to come out here for?"

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

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

He was clearly quite annoyed as well.

Yet seeing how guarded they both were, Qian Renchuan merely grinned.

"Relax."

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

The next moment, he brought out the whale rubber from behind his back.

"Here, take a look at this."

Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao looked over together.

It was a large chunk of black-and-yellow gelatinous material. The moment he brought it out, a pungent fishy odor hit them in the face.

At the sharp smell, Qian Renxue immediately covered her nose and stepped back, her face full of disgust.

"What is that?"

"It smells awful!"

Huo Yuhao also frowned deeply.

But just a moment later, he recognized it.

Boom!

His eyes instantly widened.

Shock surged through his heart like towering waves, leaving him utterly stunned.

This... this is whale rubber?

How is that possible?!

How could anyone in this era recognize something like whale rubber?

And judging by its color and texture, this is definitely top-grade whale rubber from a ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beast!

At that moment.

Huo Yuhao was truly shocked beyond belief.

He had planned to find an opportunity to visit the coast and search for whale rubber to temper his body, yet his eldest brother had actually brought some out right before him.

Could Big Brother have been reborn too?

No, impossible. If he'd been reborn, how could he not understand the importance of cultivation and just slack off every day?

And after hearing Huo Yuhao's thoughts.

Qian Renchuan secretly felt immensely pleased.

Oh, little brother, you could rack your brains all you like and never guess that your big brother has a system.

You think I just happened to bring this out?

Actually, I prepared it especially for you and our sister.

Outwardly, however, Qian Renchuan betrayed nothing. He looked at the two of them and spoke very gently.

"You two, your big brother has seen all the effort you've been putting in and how hard you've been working lately."

"But I'm lazy by nature, and I don't like cultivating either, so please try to be a little understanding."

"Because of what happened last night, Father sent Elder Yue Guan over today to tell me he wanted to reward me."

"I suddenly remembered something in the books I was reading a while back. They said there's something inside a Sea Soul Beast's belly that's delicious, nourishing, and very nutritious."

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

"This is it."

At that, Qian Renchuan pulled hard with both hands, ripping the enormous chunk of top-grade whale rubber in two with a tearing sound.

Then he handed the pieces to Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao respectively.

"Here, take half each and use it to nourish yourselves when you get back."

In an instant.

Both Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao froze.

Qian Renxue was actually less shocked.

She knew little about whale rubber.

It was entirely Qian Renchuan's words that had surprised her.

She had never expected this hopeless eldest brother of theirs to suddenly say something like that to them.

He had even gone out of his way to ask Elder Yue Guan for nourishing food for them.

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

Huo Yuhao, meanwhile, was completely dumbfounded.

What?

From what Big Brother's saying, he doesn't even know this is whale rubber?

He just read in a book that it was nutritious, so he specifically asked the Pope for it to nourish us?

Huo Yuhao's heart suddenly trembled.

He actually felt a little touched.

This seemed to be a kindness he had never experienced as a child in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion during his previous life.