Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start.

Chapter 55 Unaware of Value - Whale Glue

Over the next few days, Li Fei engaged in a daily battle of wits with the little brat, Dugu Yan. Although he always emerged victorious and successfully taught her a lesson, Dugu Yan would always complain about Dugu Bo, resulting in Li Fei getting several kicks in the butt and making him realize that Dugu Bo was a granddaughter-obsessed man who believed whatever his granddaughter said.

Dugu Yan also seemed to enjoy causing trouble for Li Fei. She would often go near Li Fei and provoke him, making him miserable and wishing he could give the girl a good beating.

Finally, Dugu Bo's medicine was ready, and Li Fei felt that he was about to be free!

"Yan'er, come here and take this!"

Dugu Bo held a porcelain bottle in his hand, poured out a blood-red pill that looked like crystal, and handed it to Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan nodded and swallowed it whole. Her body immediately began to emit a blood-red light, and her expression turned painful, but the blood-red light quickly disappeared.

For the next seven days, Dugu Yan swallowed one Blood Ginseng Pill every day, consuming all seven pills that Dugu Bo had refined from the roots, reaching the limit that Dugu Yan could bear.

Looking at Dugu Yan enveloped in the white light of the Awakening Stone, Li Fei and Dugu Bo were both a little nervous. It was Li Fei who proposed the theory of having Dugu Yan eat the Blood Ginseng Pill before awakening. Knowing that Dugu Yan's martial soul had not yet awakened, he told Dugu Bo about this method: by absorbing the power in the Blood Ginseng, and then through the awakening of the martial soul, see if the martial soul can complete its evolution through this power.

Even if they cannot complete the evolution, they can still lay a very strong foundation.

Having achieved some success in medicine, Dugu Bo felt that the theory was feasible, so he used the relatively weak crystal blood ginseng rootlets to make those medicines.

"hiss!"

The sound of a venomous snake flicking its tongue rang out, and Dugu Yan's right hand coiled up and sent out a Jade Phosphorous Snake. Unlike ordinary Jade Phosphorous Snakes, this Jade Phosphorous Snake had two large bumps on its head, as if something was about to grow out, and its emerald green scales also revealed a trace of golden light.

"This is...it seems your idea has succeeded!" Dugu Bo said happily, looking at the Azure Phosphorus Serpent that was very similar to the Azure Phosphorus Serpent King.

"It's a bit of a pity that the martial soul didn't evolve successfully!" Li Fei said with a hint of regret.

"No, it has already evolved successfully. It's just that Yan'er's Azure Phosphorous Serpent King has not yet formed a poison core, so its development is not yet complete. Once her soul power level increases, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King will naturally manifest!" Dugu Bo said with a smile.

He took out a soul power crystal from his storage space and held it out in front of Dugu Yan: "Yan'er, let's test your soul power!"

As Dugu Yan's soul power was injected, the crystal was instantly filled with light, radiating a ghostly green glow.

"As expected, she possesses innate full soul power. That's wonderful! As long as Yan'er cultivates diligently, becoming a Title Douluo is not a problem!" A relieved smile appeared on Dugu Bo's face.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan looked at Li Fei with a smug expression.

"Old monster, you've helped me too much. I can't tell you my theory on absorbing super-limited spirit rings unless you join the Spirit Hall, otherwise it will only bring about a deadly disaster. But I can tell you something that can also increase the absorption period of a spirit ring. It should be no problem for your granddaughter's first ring to reach a six or seven hundred-year spirit ring!" Li Fei ignored Dugu Yan and looked at Dugu Bo seriously.

Having lived together in the Yin-Yang Well for quite some time, Dugu Bo had already noticed the unusual nature of Li Fei's soul ring, but he simply didn't say anything.

"What is it?!" Dugu Bo asked.

"Whale glue, preferably ten-thousand-year-old whale glue, is a special substance found in the brains of whale-type soul beasts. It can strengthen the body, enhance the strength of muscles, bones, and meridians, increase the body's resilience, and thus extend the absorption lifespan of soul rings. However, currently, this stuff should only be available on Seagod Island, and perhaps also in Vast Ocean City!"

Li Fei had always been interested in whale glue. Although the Spirit Hall's collection contained some information about it, it was incomplete. Over the years, he had tried to collect some seafood that resembled black gelatinous substances, but unfortunately, he had not found a single piece of whale glue.

The main reason for not finding it was that they didn't recognize its value. Of course, Li Fei also considered hunting it, but the Spirit Hall didn't have any sea spirit masters. Facing the two whale clans guarded by the Demon Orca King and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, it was basically impossible to find it.

Even the Sea Douluo would have a hard time gaining an advantage against these two whale kings, so there probably isn't much whale glue on Seagod Island, and they probably haven't even discovered the effects of whale glue.

Another point is that the Spirit Hall and Seagod Island have a feud. Once a Title Douluo from the Spirit Hall enters the sea, he will definitely be blocked by the Seven Sacred Pillars.

Of course, there were also lone demonic whales and deep-sea demonic whales, but finding them in the vast ocean was extremely difficult. In addition, his soul power was already at level 43, so the whale glue no longer had much effect on him. Therefore, Li Fei finally gave up.

During the Peerless Era, the reason why the effects of whale glue became widely known was largely due to the deaths of the two great whale kings and the destruction of Seagod Island, which gave the soul masters on the continent the opportunity and ability to explore the sea and capture whale-type soul beasts.

"Is that stuff really as effective as you say?!" Dugu Bo's brows furrowed in thought. He was quite knowledgeable about medicine, but he had never heard of whale glue before.

However, he had heard about the special nature of sea spirit beasts. After all sea spirit beasts reach 100,000 years of age, their brains will turn into medicinal herbs. It's just that very few people on the continent have ever obtained them throughout history.

"Yes, but it requires ten-thousand-year-old whale glue; a thousand-year-old one won't provide much improvement!" Li Fei said confidently.

"Alright, after I force the poison into my soul bone, I'll go to Hanhai City and Poseidon Island!" Dugu Bo chose to believe Li Fei, also for the sake of Dugu Yan's future. If he succeeded, Dugu Yan's future would be above his.

With the help of the microscope and Li Fei's research on meridians, the two spent a month finally creating a method to expel the poison. Dugu Bo also began to slowly force his own deadly poison into Medusa's skull.

After the method succeeded, Dugu Bo took advantage of the time spent expelling the poison to begin teaching Li Fei and Dugu Yan how to cultivate. The teachings of the titled Douluo greatly benefited Li Fei in various aspects.

"Crushing Fist - Mountain Splitting!"

Li Fei clenched his right fist and swung it out like an arrow, slamming it heavily onto Dugu Bo's arm. The powerful force had no effect on this somewhat withered arm and was easily blocked.

"Boy, while your self-created soul skill is incredibly powerful and versatile, your grasp of distance in combat is lacking. Combat isn't just about speed and strength; distance is also extremely important!"

Using his soul power, Dugu Bo gently sent Li Fei flying. He then moved closer and continued his attack, pointing out Li Fei's weaknesses in the fight.

"Zhenyue - Shattered Rocks!"

The shattered power coalesced, and with a single punch, Li Fei smashed the poisoned blade that Dugu Bo had conjured in front of him. Li Fei also used this power to be pushed back ten meters.

However, how could such a move be effective against Dugu Bo, who was already a Title Douluo? Dugu Bo dodged the overflowing power in a flash and came in front of Li Fei, launching a series of exquisite moves.

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(End of this chapter)