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"Old Bones, do you want to start a fight?" Chen Xin snorted coldly upon seeing the look on Gu Rong's face.
You use your power once and start acting smug?
Rongrong's first and second spirit rings were both hunted by me personally.
Besides, is it Rongrong who needs you this time? It's Su Wen who needs you.
Seeing the two of them about to start a brawl with the trend of a major battle, Ning Fengzhi immediately intervened to stop them.
"Uncle Bone, Uncle Sword, Xiao Wen is still here. Moreover, Uncle Bone needs to go out, so don't fight."
"Hmph!" ×2
Su Wen was slightly speechless.
These two Titled Douluos truly behaved quite childishly in private.
However, they would certainly not act this way in front of outsiders.
The trio of Gu Rong, Su Wen, and Ning Rongrong left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and arrived at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Xiao Zhan joined the team.
At the same time, Xiao Huo traveled with them.
"Huo'er just broke through level fifty and hasn't obtained a spirit ring yet. Since I've also broken through, I planned to let her come along."
Excellent, the team had grown even larger.
Su Wen had no objection, and neither did the two Titled Douluos.
Sometimes, spirit hunting is a matter of cost-effectiveness.
Under the condition of deploying two Titled Douluos, if it were only to hunt rings for one or two Spirit Masters, the efficiency would be quite low.
If there are five, six, seven, or eight spirit ring requirements, it's a different story.
Furthermore, during the process of searching for spirit beasts, one encounters various types. A beast might not suit one person's needs but could perfectly fit another's.
This greatly increased the efficiency of the search.
For instance, this time they were hunting for Su Wen and Xiao Zhan, which meant they had to go deep into the core of Wraith Island or the depths of the Flame Mountain Range south of Blazing City. During the journey, they would encounter many lower-aged spirit beasts, which might be perfect for Xiao Huo, Dugu Yan, or Ning Rongrong.
"Let's go. On the way, you can talk about your specific requirements for spirit rings," Gu Rong said. "By the way, Su Wen is here; you can also ask for his opinion."
He heard Ning Fengzhi praise Su Wen's theoretical level every day and knew his specialty in this area.
However, the Spirit Masters present actually had their own ideas.
Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong had already asked Su Wen for advice long ago.
Xiao Zhan was a theoretical scholar himself and could make rational judgments about his own situation. As for Xiao Huo, under Xiao Zhan's tutelage, she hadn't fallen behind in theoretical knowledge either.
When one is not ignorant, the choices one makes for oneself are often the most compatible.
Ten days later.
East Sea City.
Located on the southeastern coast of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Su Wen's group arrived at East Sea City, inquiring about information on ships heading to Wraith Island.
Wraith Island is located in the near-shore waters, but because the environment on the island is very primitive and inhabited by many fierce and bloodthirsty spirit beasts, very few human Spirit Masters go there. The island earned its name from this reputation.
"Wraith Island?" Hearing Su Wen ask about Wraith Island, the boatman immediately shook his head with a terrified expression, indicating he could not take this job.
No matter how many Gold Spirit Coins were offered, it wouldn't work.
Gu Rong frowned, finding it troublesome. He took out a card and threw it to the boatman.
"There are three thousand Gold Spirit Coins inside. We are buying your boat. Also, give us a map to Wraith Island."
Wraith Island was in the near-shore waters. With two Titled Douluos presiding, they would likely arrive safely even without a professional navigator.
Even if an accident occurred, the two Titled Douluos plus Su Wen's ability to assist the whole group in flying meant they didn't need to worry about crises.
They just needed to store the boat away immediately if things went south.
Su Wen clicked his tongue in admiration; as expected of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, they were truly loaded.
After obtaining the ship and the map, the group rested for one night and prepared to set off.
Arriving at the shore, Gu Rong waved his right hand, and a giant ship dropped into the ocean.
"All aboard."
Su Wen and the others jumped onto the deck.
The sails unfurled, and driven by the wind, the giant ship began to move.
Su Wen stepped forward to tinker with the controls, figuring out the techniques for handling the ship.
Three days later.
On the vast sea, a giant sailboat moved steadily through the waves.
"Are the near-shore waters this dangerous?" Su Wen wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It must be said that the power of nature is infinite.
Even in the near-shore areas, a single massive wave could submerge a ship. Fortunately, their "configuration" was powerful; they cleaved through the wind and waves, sailing steadily.
"Grandpa Bone, Grandpa Dugu, there's a spirit beast ahead!" Through the Phantasmal Spirit Eye, Su Wen observed a powerful spirit power fluctuation from afar.
Gu Rong and Dugu Bo also became vigilant, sensing the movement ahead.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a colossus leapt up, opening its mouth to swallow the fifteen-meter-long sailboat.
Indeed, it intended to swallow it in one gulp.
This was a massive whale, over fifty meters long, with dark purple patterns flickering on its body. As it opened its giant maw, a powerful suction force pulled Su Wen's ship toward its mouth.
Su Wen summoned his spirit, and pages merged into everyone's bodies.
Everyone took flight, and Gu Rong retracted the ship into his storage spirit tool.
Gu Rong transformed into a massive Bone Dragon, spitting out a gray Dragon Breath that forced the giant whale back.
The suction stopped. Su Wen and the others quickly flew into the distant sky, looking back at the whale.
"This is a Devouring Heaven Whale. It has a massive body and the ability to swallow and suction. Its digestive capacity is also exceptionally terrifying. Their way of cultivation is devouring—swallowing various sea spirit beasts and heaven-and-earth energy."
With the patterns on its body turning dark purple, this Devouring Heaven Whale had a cultivation of at least ten thousand years.
Of course, a ten-thousand-year whale was no match for Gu Rong.
After one Dragon Breath, the whale roared and quickly fled.
Gu Rong did not intend to pursue it.
Though the ten-thousand-year whale could be killed, its blood would attract more spirit beasts, and a fifty-meter whale had tenacious vitality; killing it completely would take some effort.
"Grandpa Bone, kill it. The Whale Glue in its brain is useful," Su Wen said at this moment.
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Gu Rong frowned and looked at Su Wen; his perception of Su Wen underwent a sudden change.
Xiao Zhan flew next to Su Wen with a strange expression.
"Little Wen, you actually need that thing?"
"Ahem, don't get the wrong idea. It's for Rongrong. I've read about the medicinal properties of certain substances from Grandpa Dugu. While Whale Glue is currently used for that purpose, my theoretical analysis suggests its medicinal effect has a very obvious role in nourishing the internal meridians."
Su Wen concluded with: "Consuming Whale Glue can increase the body's limit for withstanding spirit rings."
Only then did he dispel the suspicions of the few old men who knew its "common" use.
"So that's how it is..." They realized.
Ahem. Gu Rong transformed into the Bone Dragon and quickly chased after the ten-thousand-year Devouring Heaven Whale.
With a final mournful cry, the whale lost its life. Its brain was torn open by the Bone Dragon's sharp claws, and a mass of viscous, golden-yellow crystalline material—looking like golden crystal—was extracted by Gu Rong.
(End of this chapter)