Obtaining the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue (Please Keep Reading)

In that instant, the dozens of pieces of Whale Rubber on the white jade display platform became transparent maps of their inner structure beneath Dongfang Hao's mental perception.

The so-called thousand-year Whale Rubber looked first-rate and glowed with rich yellow light, but the energy and vital essence within it were nothing special to his discerning senses.

However...

When Dongfang Hao's gaze swept toward the most remote, inconspicuous corner of the display, the corner of his eye finally twitched.

There, in the shadows, lay a strange crystal as black as ink, its surface covered in a rough shell of impurities.

Most appraisers would have dismissed it as inferior Whale Rubber thoroughly contaminated by impurities. Even the attendants of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion had merely tossed it there to fill out the display.

But under Dongfang Hao's powerful mental scrutiny, a mass of violent energy, thick as dragon blood and brimming with overwhelming vitality, churned quietly beneath the coarse black shell.

Its vital essence was several times more potent than that of all the surrounding thousand-year Whale Rubber combined!

Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue!

And a genuine specimen of the finest quality!

"Phew..."

Dongfang Hao drew a deep breath and forced down the joy surging through him. A grin tugged at his lips as he reached out without hesitation, pointed straight at the forgotten black crystal, and said with a smile:

"Vice Dean Cai, I want that one."

"That one?"

Cai Mei'er followed his finger. Her body stiffened slightly, and surprise flashed through her beautiful eyes.

As vice dean of the Martial Soul Department, her eye for valuables was far sharper than an ordinary person's. The charred-looking shell had fooled her at first, too; she had taken it for scrap.

But recalling the monstrous abilities Dongfang Hao had shown earlier, she felt a stir of suspicion. This black lump that looked like refuse was probably far more than it seemed.

"Little fellow, is there something hidden inside this blackened Whale Rubber?" Cai Mei'er stepped half a pace closer, curiosity lighting her eyes.

Dongfang Hao glanced at her and folded his arms. "What's this? You made me a promise in front of Elder Lin, Vice Dean Cai. Now that I've picked something I like, don't tell me you've changed your mind and want to snatch it from under my nose?"

"Bah! You ungrateful little rascal! What sort of person do you take me for?!"

Stung by his words, Cai Mei'er shot him an indignant look. For an instant, her mature, alluring charm showed itself in full.

"I'm the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department, a level-ninety-five Titled Douluo. Do you think I'd steal something a junior picked out right in front of him?!"

With a snort, Cai Mei'er swept her sleeve. A powerful surge of Soul Power lifted the heavy black crystal from the corner of the display and deposited it squarely in Dongfang Hao's palm.

The moment the charred-looking crystal touched his hand, a heat as forceful as the sun seemed to penetrate his bones, along with a weight like a mountain. Joy surged through him, and even the blood in his veins seemed to simmer.

"The genuine article..."

Dongfang Hao slowly rubbed the cold shell with his thumb, smiling without restraint. He turned toward the curious Cai Mei'er and said evenly:

"Now that it's in my hands, there's no harm in telling you."

"This isn't some contaminated scrap. It's a piece of... Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue whose vital essence has settled deep within!"

"Ten thousand years?!"

Even Cai Mei'er, who had weathered countless storms, drew a sharp breath. Disbelief filled her eyes.

Whale Glue ten thousand years old!

It was a miraculous substance that nourished the body and blood. A single thousand-year-old piece was enough to make countless top talents fight tooth and nail for it.

As for Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, one could probably count the recorded examples in the entire continent's history on one hand!

Consuming it could temper a Soul Master's body, blood, and meridians to a terrifying degree. If one set aside the mental burden... it might even allow someone at level thirty, on the verge of becoming a Soul Elder, to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring before their rank should permit it!

"What a keen eye..."

Cai Mei'er let out a long breath and stared at the black-clad youth. Unconcealed admiration covered her beautiful, mature face.

"Even the Treasure Gathering Pavilion's appraisers overlooked this peerless treasure, yet you dug it out with such ease. Little fellow, I'm finding myself more and more impressed with you."

But after her amazement faded, Cai Mei'er seemed to remember something. Her body gave an almost imperceptible tremor.

Without warning, a hot blush spread across her usually dignified face.

Whale Glue...

Besides tempering the body and blood, it contained a medicinal force that was extremely difficult to dispel—the fiercest, most overpowering yang substance under heaven!

Even thousand-year-old Whale Glue took every ounce of strength to suppress. Once someone consumed a supreme ten-thousand-year-old specimen, the fire of desire it unleashed would likely consume them on the spot unless a woman helped them release it through the union of yin and yang!

"Little fellow... Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue is indeed a divine treasure, and it will greatly benefit your future cultivation, but..."

Cai Mei'er bit her red lip and lowered her eyes. Even her long, pale neck had turned pink. Her mature voice trembled faintly as she murmured:

"The medicinal force within it is far too violent and dangerous. An ordinary person could never endure it through willpower alone. If you mean to consume and refine it, you mustn't be reckless. When the time comes... I can have Xiaotao stay beside you and help you control and channel it..."

By then, Cai Mei'er's ears burned so fiercely they might have dripped blood. For an elder like her to all but suggest that Ma Xiaotao serve as his antidote in bed was almost too embarrassing to say aloud.

Yet at the sight of Cai Mei'er's flustered embarrassment, a strong glint of mischief entered Dongfang Hao's eyes.

Far from backing down, he put on an innocent look, chuckled, and stepped forward until his handsome face was barely half an inch from hers.

The warm scent of his youthful vigor washed over her. Dongfang Hao gazed into her evasive eyes with a teasing smile.

"Senior Ma has a temper like fire. I'm afraid I couldn't handle her attentions..."

"If I really can't suppress the heat of this Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue when the time comes... would you be willing to lower yourself, Vice Dean Cai, and personally help me... channel it properly?"

Boom!

His near-blatant teasing of an elder sent a roar through Cai Mei'er's mind.

Channel it properly?!

"You... you little rascal who doesn't know his place!!"

Cai Mei'er's cheeks flamed red with embarrassment. Her voluptuous body trembled, and she raised a hand as if to strike him. But the desire and panic swimming in her beautiful eyes betrayed just how thoroughly he had unsettled her!