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The golden-yellow Whale Glue was extracted by Gu Rong.
"Let's go!"
He first placed the Whale Glue into his storage spirit tool and reminded everyone to quickly move away from the area.
The Devouring Heaven Whale was massive; after its death, the heavy scent of blood would attract a large number of spirit beasts.
Although the pressure of its ten-thousand-year status would initially keep surrounding spirit beasts at bay, as time passed, the creatures in the nearby waters would realize this powerhouse was dead and would swarm in to frantically scavenge its carcass.
Su Wen scanned the area with his Phantasmal Spirit Eye and found no energy condensation (like a spirit bone). He followed the group as they flew into the distance.
After flying for a while, Gu Rong brought out the sailboat. The group landed on the deck and continued their voyage. Meanwhile, Gu Rong took out the recently harvested Whale Glue.
"Little Wen, are you sure this thing can increase a Spirit Master's limit for absorbing spirit rings?" Gu Rong asked with a hint of skepticism.
"Yes. Whale Glue has an excellent nourishing effect on Spirit Masters. It can strengthen the body, increase the intensity of muscles, bones, and meridians, and enhance a Spirit Master's endurance—including their ability to withstand the impact of spirit power from a spirit ring," Su Wen explained.
"However, one must absorb and lock in the medicinal effect to make it work. Otherwise, if the medicinal power transforms into 'vitality' (sexual energy), it will essentially be wasted."
Su Wen spoke with such conviction and detail that Gu Rong and the others couldn't help but wonder if he had used it himself.
However, since Su Wen said so, they naturally intended to give it a try. After all, there were several people here currently needing to absorb spirit rings. Increasing their tolerance limit was a great thing.
"Even if it can increase tolerance, it's likely limited. Let Yan'er and Rongrong try it," Dugu Bo suggested.
Dugu Bo had no objections. Su Wen took the Whale Glue and began to heat it with flames. Soon, the Whale Glue emitted an enticing aroma.
The three old men (Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, and Xiao Zhan) secretly swallowed their saliva and turned their gazes away.
Su Wen divided the Whale Glue into two portions and handed them to Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan.
"Go inside the cabin to absorb it. You must endure the sensation of burning fire and circulate your spirit power with all your might to refine the medicinal effect," he instructed.
This substance was tonic, but it was also aphrodisiac. It wasn't without reason that the current Spirit Master world used it as a treatment for impotence; after consuming it, the body naturally reacts, leading to a state of being "consumed by desire."
In such a state, few could maintain a steady heart to refine the energy. Instead, most would likely give in to the impulse, feeling energetic after an outburst but ultimately releasing all the medicinal power, thus wasting the effect.
While instructing the two girls, Su Wen also manifested a book page and merged it into each of their bodies. A wave of coolness made the two girls shiver.
"This is?"
Su Wen explained, "It's for refreshing the mind and clearing the brain. It will help you maintain your rationality in a moment."
This was a technique developed from the "Wisdom" talent his spirit gained after absorbing its first spirit ring, cast through his first spirit skill. While he couldn't grant "Wisdom" to others, he could stimulate their spirit, making them sharp and sober. It was perfectly suited for the current situation of absorbing Whale Glue.
Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan entered the cabin to begin absorbing the Whale Glue. Su Wen took the helm again, maneuvering the sailboat along the course.
As for navigating, it was easy for him. Before setting out, he had left pages of his book spirit at both ends of East Sea City to serve as reference coordinates. Of course, as the distance grew, his perception of his separated pages became blurred, but he had already mastered the skill of sailing and had a "feel" for the boat. An occasional flicker of perception was enough to verify he hadn't strayed from the course.
The fact was, since entering his flow state, he hadn't steered off course once.
From the cabin, the sounds of the two girls' heavy breathing drifted out, though it was intermittent. Remembering Su Wen's warning, they were likely suppressing the inner fire, circulating their spirit power to enter a state of cultivation. Su Wen had used his book pages to form an array formation barrier around the room, so their voices didn't carry outside to the others.
The next day.
The two girls slowly woke up. Looking at their disheveled states, they both lowered their heads in shame. At this moment, they finally understood the original use of Whale Glue.
It was actually that kind of thing!
However, after the initial embarrassment, they felt the changes in their bodies and were pleasantly surprised to find that it was exactly as Su Wen described. After washing up, the two girls appeared on the deck.
"Rongrong, how do you feel?" Gu Rong asked with concern.
Ning Rongrong beamed, speaking with excitement: "Grandpa Bone, Big Brother Wen was right! I feel that the strength of my muscles, bones, and meridians has improved, and some impurities were even purged from my body."
While there was a purging effect, for these two who had already absorbed immortal herbs, the so-called "impurities" were mostly just sweat. There was no real grime, but the circulation of the medicinal power gave them a sense of transparency and clarity.
"Oh?" Gu Rong grasped Ning Rongrong's wrist, sensing the endurance of the meridians and muscles there. He indeed felt a distinct change. "The age limit of the spirit ring you can withstand has increased by at least half."
Whale Glue harvested fresh and consumed immediately had an astonishing effect; just one portion produced such results.
"The limit Yan'er can withstand should have also increased by about a thousand years."
Without the psychological shackle of the "spirit ring age limit," the two Titled Douluos could now accurately judge the girls' physical tolerance.
What had always bound Spirit Masters wasn't their methods, but their mindset. When a fixed limit is labeled, no Spirit Master dares to challenge it; even if they have the conditions to do so, they lack the certainty.
With their physical tolerance increased by about a thousand years, plus the offset ratio provided by Su Wen's Spirit Ascension Method, it translated to an increase of at least 1,200 years in their tolerance limit.
The fact that Su Wen took a long time to break through also meant the two girls had reached a high level of mastery over the Spirit Ascension Method. Their operation was becoming smoother and more instinctive. When absorbing a ring, the feeling was more pronounced, and they could better use the method to "send" more spirit power from the ring into their spirit space, thereby reducing the pressure on their own bodies.
To put it simply: the more proficient the mastery of the Spirit Ascension Method, the greater the proportion of the spirit ring's impact that can be neutralized.
"In that case, Rongrong's third spirit ring has hope of reaching four thousand years."
"Yan'er can also try to absorb a seven-thousand-year ring."
Gu Rong and Dugu Bo both raised their target ages, no longer planning to search according to the limits set when they first departed.
"I wonder if Whale Glue can be used multiple times." Dugu Bo knew that such substances usually build drug resistance, but based on experience, even with resistance, it wouldn't be completely ineffective the second time. "Perhaps there's a chance to raise their tolerance by another few thousand years."
"Grandpas, it was rare enough for a ten-thousand-year Devouring Heaven Whale to appear in the near-shore waters. How many whale spirit beasts do you expect us to run into here?" Su Wen said speechlessly.
Whale spirit beasts typically live in the deep sea; ghost knows how that one wandered into the near-shore area. If no accidents happened, they wouldn't encounter another whale on their way to Wraith Island or on the return trip to East Sea City.
(End of Chapter)