Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 30 Taking Whale Gel

Yang Ping'an took out a forging furnace from his soul tool and lit it directly with a flint until the entire furnace was shining with a red light.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Ping'an placed a special bowl-shaped metal container into the furnace. Inside the bowl was the whale glue he had bought at a high price.

As the flames burned, the metal bowl turned a deep red, and the ancient whale glue began to soften and melt, eventually turning into a puddle of liquid.

The room became very hot and filled with a strange fragrance that was even a little dizzying.

The Beast Academy provides excellent accommodation for its students. Although it is a dormitory, each student has a large room where they can cultivate and even do some basic training. After all, the cultivation of Soul Masters is relatively confidential and requires a lot of space.

This is also why Yang Ping'an was able to turn on the stove and roast whale glue in his dormitory alone. Unless there are special circumstances, the dormitory manager will not interfere with everyone's cultivation.

Since he stopped working at the blacksmith shop, Yang Ping'an bought a complete set of blacksmith shop supplies, including a portable casting furnace, hammer, and even bellows, all for unforeseen circumstances.

Yang Ping'an looked at the scalding black liquid in the metal bowl, picked up the bowl with tongs, and swallowed all the liquid in one gulp, ignoring the heat on the surface of the bowl.

After the black whale gel liquid flowed into my throat, my entire throat felt like it was being roasted on fire, as if I had swallowed a red-hot iron.

The scalding heat instantly made the veins on his entire body bulge, and the burning sensation quickly flowed from his mouth into his throat and down into his stomach and abdomen, with intense pain spreading throughout his body.

As soon as the whale gel entered my stomach, a burning sensation quickly spread from my stomach throughout my entire body, and my skin instantly turned bright red. This burning sensation was like entering hell.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Ping'an's entire body began to convulse, and a desire even rose within him, causing him to slowly lose himself.

Yang Ping'an then realized that he had underestimated the effects of the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue. Normally, given his age, he could probably only consume a thousand-year-old whale glue. In particular, the whale glue he had auctioned off was a forty-thousand-year-old whale glue, which was considered the finest among whale glues.

If this burning continues, the powerful energy may cause one to gradually lose their way, and it might even burn the brain.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an gritted his teeth, staggered into the private bathroom, and plunged headfirst into the bathtub. He turned the faucet on full blast, and countless cool streams of water washed over his body and head. As he continued to wash, Yang Ping'an gradually began to lose himself.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Ping'an finally woke up. He had been in the bathtub the whole time, and although water was still dripping down, the water in the tub had turned completely black. Despite the prolonged soaking, his skin still had a layer of black substance on its surface, clearly impurities expelled from his body.

Yang Ping'an washed his body again carefully. Although his whole body was still bronze, all his pores seemed to be much more open, and even the speed of his soul power circulation increased by 20%.

Yang Ping'an carefully observed his body. His soul power level had increased by one level, reaching level twenty-six. His whole body seemed to be more unobstructed than ever before, a feeling even more refreshing than after absorbing a soul ring.

In particular, I can feel that my physical strength has increased a lot, my muscles are more toned, and even my skin feels more resilient.

After resting and cleaning his dormitory, Yang Ping'an sat on his bed and began to meditate. Although his soul power circulation speed was still very slow, it was estimated to have increased by about 20% compared to before he used the whale glue. According to Yang Ping'an's own estimation, his cultivation path should now have reached about the fourth level of innate soul power, but he was still far behind those geniuses.

Next, Yang Ping'an began cultivating according to his new plan.

Besides studying during the day, Yang Ping'an also started another plan: to participate in the Soul Fighting Competition.

The students' fighting spirit was very restrained; at least they wouldn't use any deadly methods. The teachers were also watching closely and would intervene to stop them if there was any danger.

But the Soul Arena is completely different; it's a true life-or-death struggle, and only in such a struggle can one unleash their true potential.

That afternoon, after completing his medicinal bath and having dinner, Yang Ping'an went to the Soul Arena alone, ready to begin his real Soul Battle.

The entire Soul Arena covers a very large area, with a radius of about 500 meters. It is said that there is a main Soul Arena and twenty-four sub-Soul Arenas. The main Soul Arena is mainly used for team battles, while the sub-Soul Arenas are used for various other competitions.

Yang Ping'an went to the front desk to register alone. After filling in all the information, he soon received an Iron Soul Badge containing his own information.

At the same time, the waiter also explained in detail some of the rules of the arena.

Soul battles are divided into three categories. The first is a game of skill, which is mutual sparring, and killing is prohibited. The second is a life-or-death duel, used to resolve irreconcilable disputes, which only ends when one side dies. The last is a wager, with the Grand Soul Arena acting as the referee. Both sides send their own appointed Soul Masters and assistant referees, and the items wagered by both sides must be notarized. The winner gets the other side's wagered items.

The participants in the Soul Arena are divided into Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Purple Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond ranks. The higher the rank, the more battles and points are awarded.

All participants initially possess the Iron Soul Badge. Advancing from Iron Soul to Bronze Soul requires 100 points. Each victory grants one point, while a loss deducts one point. A winning streak of five matches adds ten points for each subsequent win, and a winning streak of ten adds another 100 points. Even if a participant successfully advances to Bronze Soul, dropping below 100 points will disqualify them from the Bronze Soul rank.

To upgrade a Bronze Battle Soul to a Silver Battle Soul, one thousand points are required. In battles between Bronze Battle Souls, you will gain ten points for each victory and lose ten points for each loss. And so on, the higher the level of the Battle Soul, the more points you will receive.

Looking at the rules as a whole, the most crucial thing to achieve a high-level badge is to get a winning streak.

After Yang Ping'an received the Iron Soul Medal, he immediately signed up for the Soul Battle Competition, which was just the simplest form of strategic combat.

In the Soul Arena, one needs to choose a name. Yang Ping'an directly named himself Dragon Soaring Across the World, which was also Yang Ping'an's lifelong goal.

(End of this chapter)