"Hiss..."
Du Busi sucked in a sharp breath.
Su Yu's description of the inner landscape had been fairly general, but even that brief account was enough to strain belief.
"I understand." Once his shock passed, Du Busi nodded. "I'll give you another month. Will you need me to increase your allotment of whale rubber for this month?"
Su Yu nodded.
"The current amount really is a little small. Ideally, you could increase it five, six, seven, eight, nine, or tenfold. In short, the more, the better."
That was also why he had come to tell Du Busi about his soul power level.
Whale rubber stimulated sexual arousal. For children whose bodies had yet to fully develop, it was little different from forcing premature maturation.
That in itself was harmful to the body.
The damage was unpredictable. It could impair physiological functions, or even burn them out altogether.
It could even cause physical deformities and mutations.
Of course, before the dosage exceeded a certain threshold, it merely caused unbearable lust and sleeplessness.
It was beneficial in the long run.
But to improve a Soul Master's physique and increase their ability to withstand soul rings, the amount of whale rubber required was already dangerously close to that limit.
The amount Su Yu currently consumed approached the benchmark established through generations of research by the Body Sect.
Any more might affect his physical development.
But whatever effects it might have, those only applied to other people.
For Su Yu, the more energy the whale rubber provided, the better.
Its power would not accumulate within his body and cause mutations.
That was because the blue substance Su Yu had uncovered could clear away the components of whale rubber responsible for its side effects.
Of course, that did not mean those components were poisonous.
After all, an aphrodisiac was not a poison.
But when too much accumulated, it became harmful to the body and would naturally be cleared away.
Moreover, the blue substance cleared abnormal conditions from his body. Its mechanism for removing the excess components of whale rubber likewise involved eliminating those abnormalities, allowing Su Yu's body to digest more of the whale rubber's power, then clearing it away again so he could absorb more.
Through that repeated cycle, even an excessive amount of whale rubber could be perfectly digested without causing uncontrollable damage.
At Su Yu's request, Du Busi's gaze flickered.
He naturally knew that, at Su Yu's age, excessive consumption of whale rubber caused far worse side effects than it did in adults.
But recalling Su Yu's claim that he could perceive every mystery of the human body while meditating, Du Busi seemed to realize something.
Could this kid actually digest every medicinal substance perfectly?
If that were true, a great many things would make sense.
"All right, I'll have someone arrange it for you. However-"
However, what?
Su Yu looked puzzled.
"However, supplies of whale rubber are limited. I purchase it through the Body Sect's channels-or, more precisely, those of the Heavenly Soul Royal Family-but the quantities are still limited. Just because we can afford the Gold Soul Coins doesn't mean we can obtain the corresponding amount of whale rubber," Du Busi explained. "Little Su, you use far more whale rubber than an ordinary person. Before you attempt to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring this time, I'll find a way to gather everything you need. But you'll probably still need whale rubber afterward, won't you?"
Su Yu nodded.
Du Busi continued, "So if you intend to attempt a soul ring of an even greater age for your third soul ring, your demand for whale rubber will be rather high."
"My suggestion is that we go straight into the deep sea to search for your second soul ring. If an opportunity presents itself, I'll hunt a few whale-type sea soul beasts along the way."
Hearing Du Busi's words, Su Yu froze.
Whale rubber...
Well, whale rubber was indeed rare and valuable. As its effects became known, the various powers had bought up the continent's supplies, and it was no longer used as an aphrodisiac.
But to certain powerful Soul Masters, whale rubber was not particularly rare, since they could head into the deep sea to hunt sea soul beasts whenever they wished.
Whale rubber was a special substance produced by whale-type sea soul beasts.
Whale-type sea soul beasts were few in number and lived almost exclusively in the deep sea. For an ordinary Soul Master, venturing there meant nine chances of death against one chance of survival. But for a rank-98 Super Douluo like Du Busi, the danger was greatly reduced.
As far as Su Yu knew, unless Du Busi encountered the Demon Empress in the deep sea, he essentially had no need to worry about his safety.
Especially as, with the changing versions, Soul Masters of this era could already fly briefly at the Soul Saint stage, let alone a Super Douluo of Du Busi's cultivation. With a Flying Soul Tool as well, there was virtually no need to fear dying at sea if their ship was destroyed.
"All right!"
Su Yu nodded, accepting Du Busi's proposal.
It was an excellent suggestion. In Su Yu's eyes, it was even better than his original plan.
The deep sea contained plenty of outstanding sea soul beasts.
Their soul skills were powerful as well.
Whale-type soul beasts in particular could gulp down all things like a whale swallowing the sea, making them exceptionally compatible with his dantian Martial Soul.
The improvement a whale-type soul beast's soul ring would bring Su Yu was easy to imagine.
Of course, the deep sea belonged to the Sea God's domain.
Perhaps Tang San could not watch the ocean at every moment, but it was undoubtedly the region where intervening would cost him the least.
Su Yu's influence on the original story was currently almost negligible, and he had never drawn any attention to himself. Tang San should not have noticed him yet.
Naturally, if he wanted to hunt sea soul beasts, he had to seize this opportunity.
Of course, if Tang San had already noticed him, Su Yu would have no answer.
If they were already camping his spawn point, what was there left to play? Just concede!
So if he wanted a sea soul beast's soul ring, he needed to obtain it as early as possible.
That was another truth Su Yu had suddenly grasped after Du Busi's reminder.
As for waiting until later to absorb a hundred-thousand-year sea soul beast's soul ring, that was certainly more tempting, but it was impractical.
The reasoning was the same. By the time Su Yu could absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, he would very likely have attracted Tang San's attention.
Heading into the deep sea then would be far more dangerous.
Of course, there was also the possibility that Tang San would cherish talent.
But that possibility was vanishingly small.
So small that Su Yu would not even consider it.
After explaining his needs to Du Busi, Su Yu returned to his room and resumed his relentless cultivation.
Thanks to Du Busi's reminder, he had realized the wisdom of obtaining a sea soul beast's soul ring early.
At the same time, the reasoning behind it had deepened his sense of urgency.
Ultimately, the Douluo Continent was under the Sea God's watch.
Who knew when Tang San might discover him and regard him as a thorn in his eye?
So the sooner Su Yu became powerful, the better.
In particular, he needed to become powerful enough to preserve his own life. Even if Tang San broke the rules and interfered with the lower realm, Su Yu needed some confidence that he could survive.
For an ordinary Soul Master, evading a God King's interference was difficult beyond measure.
Almost impossible.
But Su Yu was different. He possessed the inner landscape.
So far, he had only explored a small fraction of its uses.
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