Douluo Continent: Pioneers of the Era, Gods in Parallel

Chapter 29 Taking the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue

The underlying principle is easy to understand.

For the tribe members in the past, whale glue had only one use: as an aphrodisiac.

In order to ensure the continuation of the tribe and to have more offspring.

Under immense pressure to survive, many members of the tribe were exhausted and had little energy left to reproduce.

Once they get a little older, they no longer have the energy or inclination to do those kinds of things.

So every few decades, the tribe would find a way to hunt down a batch of whale-like spirit beasts.

Many ordinary people and low-level Soul Masters can withstand the effects of thousand-year-old and hundred-year-old whale glue, while powerful Soul Masters can use thousand-year-old whale glue.

However, the effects of the Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue were far too potent, and even the strongest members of the tribe dared not use it lightly.

Furthermore, once one's strength reaches a certain level, the transformation of one's life level makes whale glue unnecessary.

In this way, the millennium whale glue obtained by the tribe becomes useless.

It is unknown which divine being came up with the idea of ​​placing these millennia-old whale glues as offerings and tributes under the totem in order to pray for the continuation of offspring.

Jiang Caiwei learned about this from her grandmother. While collecting supplies, she thought of this matter, so she found Manqian, who was relatively close to her, and asked him to climb up and take down the whale glue.

"I must say, our ancestor's decision has been a blessing to us, his descendants."

When he saw the dozen or so pieces of ancient whale glue that Manqian had taken out, even though many of them had dried out and turned black, he was still very excited.

For them now, this is truly a great help.

However, he still needed to make things like gunpowder.

Although things seemed calm during our time back in the tribe, who knows when another beast tide might strike?

At that time, fire will be the most powerful weapon to stop the beast tide.

It wasn't that Zhou Yuan was being overly pessimistic; it was simply a natural law.

When the Blackscale Tribe existed, they constantly purged and killed the surrounding soul beasts, which greatly limited their development.

Under such circumstances, beast tides still occur from time to time, and not long ago a large-scale beast tide occurred.

Now that there are no tribes or clansmen to exterminate them, given the current level of spiritual energy and favorable natural conditions, a certain ethnic group might experience a massive surge in numbers within a year or two.

Once there is no longer enough fertile ground for survival, it is entirely predictable what will happen next.

The beast tide will erupt again.

"In that case, let's try to soften the ancient whale glue."

Seeing so much ancient whale glue, Zhou Yuan didn't want to delay any longer.

In the current situation, every additional bit of strength contributes to a greater chance of survival.

The Wan Nian Jingu glue has undergone a qualitative change, and ordinary flame temperatures simply cannot soften it.

Otherwise, Zhou Yuan would have found a way to take it while he was in the cave.

"Banggan, gather some ironwood."

"Shi Hao, come with me here to set up the furnace."

Zhou Yuan acted on his ideas immediately.

Without a powerful fire-attribute soul master to help soften the ten-thousand-year whale glue, the only option is to use a clumsy method.

First, burn charcoal to raise the ignition point of the wood, then build a simple blast furnace, and finally create a bellows to raise the required temperature as much as possible.

To be honest, if he hadn't watched countless wilderness survival videos in his previous life and even tried them out himself with his friends in his spare time, he really wouldn't know how to do these things.

When I was in college, I even thought about making videos and making a living online.

Unfortunately, the effort he put in was not proportional to the results, so he chose to give up.

Although they didn't know what Zhou Yuan was going to do, Manqian and the others still acted according to Zhou Yuan's instructions.

It took the better part of a day to prepare the necessary items.

Burning charcoal takes time, so it wasn't until the third day that Zhou Yuan and his team finally got everything done.

It must be said that this ironwood is truly extraordinary; the charcoal it produces is even better than the charcoal they made from jujube trees in their previous life.

When they collide, they produce a crisp, metallic sound.

They lit the charcoal, put it into the stove, and pulled the bellows to continuously increase the temperature of the flames.

Then, the five of them stared intently at the ancient whale glue, their eyes filled with anticipation.

If even this can't soften it, then there's really no other way.

As time passed, Shi Hao kept adding charcoal, and Man Qian kept pulling the bellows. Under their expectant gazes, the piece of ancient whale glue gradually softened.

After the weathered black color is removed and impurities are burned away, a golden, amber-like paste of whale glue is revealed.

Zhou Yuan knew he had succeeded.

"Zhou Yuan, let me try."

"If something really happens, with you here, everyone else can survive."

Just as Zhou Yuan was about to try taking the softened Wan Nian Whale Glue, Man Gan stepped forward and stopped him.

He still remembers that Zhou Yuan once said that the power contained in the ten-thousand-year whale glue might be very strong.

"It's alright, with soul power protecting me, it's not a big problem."

Zhou Yuan's confidence stemmed from a simple reason.

Huo Yuhao took the Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue when he was around level 15. What Huo Yuhao could do, I can also do.

Zhou Yuan was still very confident.

Seeing Zhou Yuan's confidence, Man Qian didn't say anything more.

Zhou Yuan then consumed the Wannian Whale Glue.

He immediately felt a surge of heat flowing through his body, which then permeated his limbs and bones.

This power is indescribable; it is both gentle and domineering.

He is said to be domineering because that intense heat and restlessness not only affect one's physical body, but also influence one's will.

If you're not careful, you could end up in a very awkward situation.

As for gentleness, it's easy to understand: it means that while he is forcefully improving his physique and expanding his tendons' resilience and endurance, he will not harm himself.

That's why Zhou Yuan gave such an evaluation.

However, for ordinary people without soul power, the power of the Millennium Whale Glue is simply unbearable.

As for the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, it's best to consume it after obtaining your first Soul Ring.

In an instant, Zhou Yuan seemed to turn into a boiled shrimp, with steam constantly rising from his body during the process.

Zhou Yuan maintained his composure throughout, but even so, he almost broke through her defenses.

After a long while, the scorching heat on his body dissipated, and Zhou Yuan finally opened his eyes.

In addition to breakthroughs, expanded meridians, and enhanced primal power, his soul power also broke through to level 1.

Level 5.