Douluo Continent: The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? A Soul Beast Pagoda!

Chapter 44 Keeping Warm

A moment later, he brought out a palm-sized, block-shaped object in a dark wooden box and placed it on the counter.

"This piece is ten thousand years old, please take a look, sir," the attendant said. "However, whale glue gets harder the longer it's aged. The ten-thousand-year-old one is as hard as stone and requires a special method to melt and consume."

Jiang Bai nodded and then asked, "Give me five portions of the thousand-year-old ones too."

"Alright!" The servant moved swiftly, quickly taking out five smaller wooden boxes from different drawers and lining them up on the counter. Each box contained a piece of millennium whale glue, slightly different in color and size.

As Jiang Bai took out gold soul coins from his storage bracelet to pay the bill, he looked at the servant's casual and unreserved manner and suddenly felt a sense of curiosity.

Although whale glue is also sold as a medicinal material, it is usually classified as a "niche" or "special purpose" drug, and its sale is somewhat concealed.

After all, its well-known "aphrodisiac" effects make many respectable people ashamed to mention it.

But the servant's attitude was as natural as if he were selling ordinary herbs.

"Are there many people buying whale glue here?" Jiang Bai couldn't help but ask.

As the attendant counted the gold coins, he chuckled, "Sir, is this your first time in the North? People here often come to buy whale glue. But most of them buy ten-year or hundred-year-old ones. It's quite rare to see someone like you buying a thousand-year or ten-thousand-year-old one at once."

Buying this frequently? Is this a daily necessity?

Jiang Bai was even more puzzled: "Why would they buy whale glue?"

"To keep warm!" the servant said matter-of-factly.

Jiang Bai: "—"

He silently put the six wooden boxes into his storage bracelet, thanked the servant, and turned to leave the herbal medicine shop.

Instead of wandering around, he found a clean and tidy-looking hotel, the Cedar Hotel, a three-story stone building with a heavy felt curtain hanging at the entrance.

Pushing open the door, a wave of warmth washed over me. A fireplace was burning in the lobby, the firewood crackling, and several travelers were sitting around it, drinking and chatting.

Jiang Bai went to the front desk, asked for a superior room, and paid for a month's room directly.

"Are you staying this long, sir?" The receptionist, a burly man with a thick beard, asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hmm." Jiang Bai didn't explain further.

He took the brass key and went up the wooden stairs to the third floor.

The room was at the end of the corridor. Pushing open the door, I found it was more spacious than I had imagined.

A large bed covered with thick fur, a table and chairs, a wardrobe, and a small fireplace were burning, making the room warm and cozy.

The windows are double-glazed, providing excellent sound and cold insulation.

Jiang Bai closed the door.

He first went into the bathroom and filled a half-person-high oak bathtub with cold water.

Then, he took out the five boxes of Millennium Whale Glue and a large white porcelain bowl from his storage bracelet.

"Boss, come out and lend a hand."

A crimson streak of light flew out and landed on the table, transforming into a fire dragon the size of a human head.

"Master, what do you need me to do?" the fire dragon asked, tilting its head.

"Heat this up." Jiang Bai placed a piece of millennium whale glue into a porcelain bowl and pushed it in front of the fire dragon. "Control the temperature carefully, don't burn it, just let it melt slowly."

"Easy!" the fire dragon responded, opening its mouth to spew out an extremely thin wisp of flame with precisely controlled temperature, enveloping the whale glue.

Under the scorching heat of the flames, the hardened whale glue slowly softened and melted, eventually turning into a bowl of thick liquid with a strong fishy smell.

Jiang Bai followed the instructions and melted all five pieces of the ancient whale glue, gathering them into a large bowl.

He picked up the porcelain bowl, looked at the slightly rippling liquid inside, and took a deep breath.

This time, the dosage far exceeded the amount of the Hundred-Year Whale Glue he took six years ago at the Spirit Hall Academy.

Although his physical condition has greatly improved after years of training, there are still considerable risks involved in consuming five pieces of millennium whale glue at once.

But it's worth a try.

Jiang Bai closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and gulped down the whale gelatin liquid in the bowl in one go!

The thick, warm liquid with a strong fishy smell slid down my throat into my stomach.

"boom!"

It felt as if a ball of fire exploded in my abdomen!

The raging heat, like a flood bursting its banks, instantly swept through my limbs and bones! My blood vessels felt like they were being filled with molten lava, and my skin turned a bright red at a visible speed!

"Ugh—" Jiang Bai groaned, and large beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

He gritted his teeth, quickly took off all his clothes, then staggered to the bathtub and plunged in!

"Thump!"

The icy water instantly enveloped the scalding body.

He closed his eyes, focused all his energy on circulating his soul power, and guided the violent heat within his body to circulate, spread, and permeate along his meridians.

This is a painful and lengthy process.

Time passed second by second.

One hour.

The water in the bathtub was changed three times. Whenever the water temperature was too high, Jiang Bai would drain some of it and refill it with cold water.

As the second hour passed, the violent heat within his body finally began to subside.

The excruciating pain transformed into a deep, bone-chilling tingling and burning sensation, as if I had just undergone an extremely rigorous training. Every part of my body was groaning, but at the same time, I could clearly feel a transformative lightness and strength.

Jiang Bai slowly opened his eyes.

He looked down at his body.

The skin surface still had a faint red tinge, but the scars left by the Eternal Wound, which had already faded, seemed to have faded a bit more at this moment.

The muscle lines are more defined, and although not exaggerated, they are full of a restrained explosive power.

He clenched his fist, and his knuckles cracked crisply.

He could feel that his strength had increased significantly, and his meridians were wider and stronger, with a noticeable improvement in the speed and efficiency of his soul power circulation.

"call----"

Jiang Bai let out a long breath of stale air.

He stood up from the bathtub, water sliding down his body.

After drying himself off and changing into clean clothes, he stretched his limbs and a satisfied look appeared on his face.

The effects of the five pieces of Millennium Whale Glue were even better than he had expected.

But this is not enough.

Jiang Bai walked to the table and took out the wooden box containing the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue.

He prepared the porcelain bowl again and looked at the fire dragon: "Boss, let's do it again. This time—the temperature should be higher, and the time should be longer."

The fire dragon nodded and spewed flames again.

The hardness of the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue far exceeds that of a thousand years. Even with the flames of a fire dragon, it took a full incense stick's time to barely melt it into a bowl of even thicker liquid.

Jiang Bai picked up the porcelain bowl, looking at the slightly rippling liquid inside with a determined gaze.

He walked to the bathtub that had been refilled with cold water, tilted his head back, and drank the entire bowl of ancient whale gelatin liquid in one gulp!

"Plop—"

The moment the liquid entered his throat, Jiang Bai knew that he had underestimated the power of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue.

Jiang Bai froze instantly, his pupils contracting sharply!

He could clearly hear the muffled thuds from the bones, like being struck by a heavy hammer, and he could see the terrifying process of the meridians expanding, tearing, and then rapidly healing under the onslaught of violent energy!

Jiang Bai could no longer remain calm. He suddenly lunged forward and crashed into the cold bathtub!

"Splash!!"

Water splashed everywhere! The bathtub shook violently, as if it might fall apart at any moment!

Jiang Bai struggled frantically in the water, gripping the edge of the bucket tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force.

Time seemed to stretch on endlessly at that moment.

Jiang Bai's consciousness fluctuated between clarity and confusion amidst the excruciating pain.

He felt as if he were being tossed about in a cauldron of boiling oil in hell, or being forged in a furnace in heaven. Extreme pain and extreme transformation intertwined and collided at this moment.

I don't know how much time passed.

When the water in the bathtub was changed for the eighth time, Jiang Bai finally slowly stopped struggling.

He lay limp in the bathtub, his head resting on the edge, panting heavily.

Each breath carried a scorching heat, condensing into white mist on the cold water surface.

Jiang Bai looked down at his hands.

Her skin was still fair, but it had a subtle, jade-like luster.

He could clearly feel that his bones, meridians, and internal organs had all undergone a qualitative leap!

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