That's right!
The transparent sphere in Xiao Wu's hand was hundred-year whale glue that Lu Xuan had forcibly compressed and purified with his soul power.
According to the method of consuming whale rubber during the Douluo II era, high temperatures were needed to remove its impurities.
But as a level 99 Titled Douluo, Lu Xuan could accomplish the same thing with his pure soul power.
And forcibly compressing and purifying it with soul power would only improve its effects.
"Whale rubber?"
"Isn't... isn't that... for men?"
Beside them, Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes widened. When she looked at Lu Xuan again, a trace of fear had entered her gaze.
It was genuine fear, rising from the depths of her soul.
"Wait..."
"I... I only just awakened my martial soul! Am I even old enough to hear about this?"
Having grown up in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, how could Ning Rongrong not know what whale rubber was used for?
A teacher... a student... living in the same villa... whale rubber...
As she strung those clues together, most of the color drained from the girl's little face, and panic filled her eyes.
Seeing this, Lu Xuan felt helpless.
"You're so young, yet you know quite a lot."
"But who said whale rubber was only for men?"
He rolled his eyes and stopped paying Ning Rongrong any attention, turning to Xiao Wu instead.
"Xiao Wu, swallow it."
"Okay."
At this point in the timeline, Xiao Wu was famously obedient and trusted Lu Xuan completely.
If Lu Xuan said one, Xiao Wu would never say two.
The girl picked up one of the transparent spheres of whale rubber and swallowed it on the spot.
A slightly fishy taste surged up her throat into her mouth. Xiao Wu found it utterly disgusting, until about ten seconds had passed.
"Mmm..."
"Teacher, my body feels so hot..."
The whale rubber began to take effect, but because it had been compressed into a sphere, its absorption rate-the speed at which it entered her meridians-was greatly reduced.
Furthermore, Xiao Wu was not yet mature enough, so the girl before him showed no signs of being lost in passion. She merely felt a little hot and restless.
Even so, Ning Rongrong, who had been watching everything, remained frightened.
Wait... that's obviously the stuff taking effect!
Dad, Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone... I want to go home!
The girl silently repeated this to herself, even feeling tempted to run away when Lu Xuan wasn't looking.
Does anyone understand what I'm going through?!
On her very first day as his disciple, she had seen her teacher feeding whale rubber to a student. Anyone would be frightened by a scene like this!
Especially a sweet, soft little princess like her.
However...
[Third soul skill: Psychic Tide]
Lu Xuan murmured, and nine soul rings rose beneath his feet, eight black and one red.
The next instant, his third soul ring abruptly lit up, and blue-gold ripples enveloped Xiao Wu in a flash.
What shocked Ning Rongrong was that one moment, Xiao Wu had been enduring the whale rubber's effects with her little face flushed red, and the next, her tightly furrowed brows relaxed.
"Circulate your soul power and carry the whale rubber's medicinal power into every corner of your meridians. That will improve both the strength of your meridians and your physique."
Lu Xuan's voice rang out. Xiao Wu followed his instructions, and as her soul power circulated, a pale pink haze of light soon covered her body.
The refinement of the whale rubber had begun!
Behind the two of them, Ning Rongrong had watched the entire process unfold. Her eyes were now filled with disbelief.
That took care of it? But that's whale rubber! Wasn't a single piece supposed to make a man do all those things?
Could everything I heard before have been wrong?
Ning Rongrong was puzzled. Ning Rongrong was bewildered.
Seeing her reaction, Lu Xuan silently confirmed his previous impression of the "Little Demoness."
Heh...
No wonder she's the sort who could say, "I've got a thick slice of bread."
Clearly, that dirty-minded streak was cultivated from childhood.
Time ticked by, and nearly an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
A breeze brushed past, gently stirring the leaves of the plants in the room.
Xiao Wu, who had remained immersed in refining the whale rubber's medicinal power, finally woke up.
As soon as she regained awareness, the girl felt sticky all over.
"Mmm..."
"Teacher, I feel like I've sweated a lot."
Lu Xuan looked up and nodded slightly.
"That's not sweat. Those are impurities from inside your body."
"You haven't been cultivating for long, so you don't have many impurities. That's why it looks like sweat."
"Haha..."
Back when Lu Xuan had saved enough money to buy whale rubber, he had already been around ten years old.
He still vaguely remembered how foul the impurities expelled from his body had smelled. The stench could practically have risen to the heavens.
"Impurities..." Xiao Wu murmured to herself, raising her delicate little hands and examining them.
Just then, Ning Rongrong suddenly leaned closer.
"Teacher, can whale rubber help people expel impurities from their bodies?"
"Mm, yes."
Lu Xuan answered casually, then turned his attention back to Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, how was it? How do you feel?"
Xiao Wu stood up and moved her arms a couple of times.
"I feel like my physique has become much stronger."
"My strength and vitality have both increased. Even my soul power level has improved."
"What did you say?" It was Ning Rongrong who cried out. Disbelief covered the girl's exquisite face. "How is that possible? Teacher, are you sure what you gave Xiao Wu was whale rubber?"
Born into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she had eaten all kinds of heavenly treasures.
To lay a solid foundation for her, Ning Fengzhi had prepared many high-grade ingredients when she was little, including various medicinal herbs that could strengthen her physique.
But those were only supplements, with negligible effects. Unless she ate them like regular meals for years on end, it was difficult to see any results.
Yet... Lu Xuan had used just one piece of whale rubber to match the resources she had consumed over all these years? Was this some kind of joke?
"Sister Xiao Wu, are you sure you aren't mistaken? Could you be imagining things?"
Lu Xuan rolled his eyes at Ning Rongrong again, irritated. "Go stay off to the side. Don't disturb me."
"Xiao Wu, eat a few more. Don't stop until your body is saturated with the medicinal power and the improvement to your physique reaches its limit."
Xiao Wu replied, "Okay..."
Evening.
Over the course of an entire day, with Lu Xuan's assistance, Xiao Wu refined a full ten portions of hundred-year whale glue, seven portions of thousand-year whale glue, and half a portion of ten-thousand-year whale glue.
Why had that final portion of ten-thousand-year whale glue been halved...?
Naturally, it was because of Ning Rongrong.
The Little Demoness had clearly noticed Xiao Wu's physique growing stronger step by step as she refined the whale rubber. Even her soul power, originally at level 17, had risen straight to level 18.
Unable to contain herself, she immediately demanded to try it too. Only then did Lu Xuan divide the ten-thousand-year whale glue he had prepared into two portions and give one to Ning Rongrong.
That evening, a cool breeze blew gently, completely dispelling the heat and restlessness in everyone's hearts.
After taking their baths, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong came down from the second floor to the first-floor living room, wearing cartoon pajamas.
"Teacher, I... I'm level 20!"
"I really reached level 20! It's been less than two months since I took human form, and I've already gained ten levels!"
Xiao Wu threw herself into Lu Xuan's arms, affectionately nuzzling him with her little head.
Lu Xuan chuckled.
"What's so surprising about that? The main event is still to come."
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