At Nuoding Academy, the setting sun dyed the campus a golden yellow.
For Dante, this day was both fulfilling and "long."
I have to say, although Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan had their own little schemes, as successors of top powers, their knowledge was indeed extraordinary.
The few of them strolled around the campus, seemingly enjoying the scenery, but in reality, they were engaging in a high-level "exchange."
Especially Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
This Super Douluo, who had been immersed in the Dao of the Sword for decades, could give Dante a feeling of sudden enlightenment with just one or two occasional pointers.
And Dante, relying on the System's Cultivation theory, occasionally threw out one or two novel viewpoints that also made Chen Xin's eyes light up, even causing him to fall into deep thought.
On the path of Cultivation, working behind closed doors is impossible.
Even if Dante had the System and God-level Cultivation Technique, practical combat experience and the understanding of the Martial Soul's essence still required clashing with powerful experts to produce sparks.
It wasn't until dusk that Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan, urged by their respective grandfathers, reluctantly bid farewell to Dante.
"Dante, remember to miss me!"
Ning Rongrong waved her small hand, smiling like a little fox.
"Dante, next time we meet, I will let you see a different me."
Dugu Yan gave Dante a deep look, a flame called "ambition" burning in her eyes.
Since they had met Dante, the purpose of their visit had been achieved.
So they planned to return tomorrow.
After all, neither Chen Xin nor Dugu Bo could leave their Sect and Heaven Dou City for long periods... Midnight.
[Ding, congratulations to the Host for completing today's diary, receiving the reward: ten thousand year whale glue]
[Note: This whale gum has been tempered by the System using special flames, removing all Impurities and fishy smells, and can be consumed directly.]
"Holy crap?!"
"It's actually ten thousand year whale glue?!"
Dante was so excited internally that he almost shouted out loud.
This is great stuff!
You know, he now has Cultivation Techniques: the Chaos Godslaying Record Cultivates Soul Power, and the Soul-Shattering Spirit-Refining Art Cultivates Mental Power.
The only thing lacking in his Physique, despite the reinforcement that came with his Cultivation Technique, was the nourishment from top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasure.
And on the Douluo Continent, the number one treasure capable of greatly enhancing physical fitness, and even boosting male vitality, is whale gum!
"It's a pity that in this era, this stuff is severely underestimated."
Dante looked at the treasure in his hand and couldn't help but complain.
During the Dou 1 period, whale gum was always regarded as an "aphrodisiac" used by noble lords to enhance pleasure due to its unique warm and stimulating properties.
Moreover, most of what circulated on the market was ten-year or hundred-year quality.
Apart from making people feel hot and impulsive, that kind of thing didn't significantly improve Physique.
It's not that if you consume a hundred-year portion of whale gum, you can increase the upper limit of the spirit ring year endurance by fifty years.
The improvement of Physique depends not only on the age of the whale gum but also on its size.
Whale gum generally used as an aphrodisiac would definitely not be in large quantities, and combined with its low age, the improvement to Physique would be negligible.
Dante had previously gone specifically to the major pharmacies in Nuoding City to check the goods, hoping to try his luck.
What was the result?
The boss looked at him with a lewd expression and pulled out a few pieces of dark, ten-year whale gum.
Forget about thousand-year quality, he couldn't even find a hundred-year piece!
"What a waste of natural resources!"
"These bumpkins don't know that the true purpose of whale gum is to raise a Soul Master's Physical Body limit and increase the spirit ring endurance limit!"
"Especially ten thousand year whale glue, that is a supreme treasure that is hard to come by!"
In the Late Stage plot of the original work, when Tang San assisted Devil Spirit Great White Shark Xiao Bai in hunting the Evil Spirit Orca King on Sea God Island, a "Whale Pearl" was produced.
That was a great tonic that even a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast like Xiao Bai would drool over.
"This thing..."
Dante narrowed his eyes and made a decision.
"I absolutely cannot write this in the diary!"
Just kidding.
A treasure like this that can directly improve Physique without side effects—he doesn't even have enough for himself, so how could he tell others?
If Bibi Dong or Qian Renxue found out and started scouring the world for high-grade whale gum, wouldn't that just be increasing his competitors?
Dante looked happily at the whale gum in his hand, already having an allocation plan in mind.
"Such a large piece would take me a long time to consume alone, and the System might give me more later."
"I could give a little to Xiao Wu."
Dante felt that his relationship with Xiao Wu was already quite developed.
As long as he explained the importance of this item when giving it to Xiao Wu, she should keep it a secret deep in her heart.
Love Brain is good in this regard; everything revolves around the person they love.
Moreover, he had always remembered the Mental Power Cultivation liquid Xiao Wu shared with him last time.
Dante is not a stingy person... Nuoding City, inside a hotel suite.
Dugu Yan was sitting cross-legged on the bed, wearing silk pajamas, her eyebrows tightly furrowed.
"Attack system..."
"Won't live past thirty..."
Just as she was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, a clear notification sound suddenly rang out in her mind.
[Ding, the person with the highest correlation in today's diary is: Dugu Yan]
[Critical Reward triggered!]
[Congratulations on obtaining: Special Grade Detoxification Pill (one bottle, two pills total)!]
[Congratulations on obtaining: Spirit Evolution Opportunity]
[Reward Description:]
[Special Grade Detoxification Pill: After consumption, it can perfectly suppress any Poison Backlash within the body. Duration of effect: three years.]
[Spirit Evolution Opportunity: When the Host obtains the third spirit ring, the Martial Soul will automatically start the path of evolution, evolving towards the Jade Phosphor Serpent.]
Looking at the transparent light screen that suddenly popped up in front of her, Dugu Yan was completely stunned.
The next second, ecstasy surged like a tide!
"A reward?!"
"There really is a reward?!"
Dugu Yan's hands were trembling with excitement.
With a flash of light, an exquisite small jade bottle appeared out of thin air in her hand.
She uncorked the bottle, and a clear, refreshing medicinal fragrance instantly spread out. Just by smelling it, the previously somewhat restless toxins in her body immediately calmed down!
"It's real... it's real!"
"With this detoxification pill, I won't have to worry about Poison Backlash!"
"I can switch to cultivating the attack system without any worries!"
Dugu Yan tightly gripped the medicine bottle, her eyes instantly turning red.
"Three years is enough time to wait for Dante to come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. When that time comes, I'll find a chance to have Grandpa take him to the medicinal garden!"
Thinking of this, Dugu Yan couldn't sit still anymore. She put on a coat and rushed straight into the room next door.
"Bang!"
The door was pushed open.
Dugu Bo, who was meditating to suppress the toxins, was startled and almost suffered a Soul Power deviation.
"Yan Yan?!"
Dugu Bo looked at his granddaughter, who was disheveled and excited, thinking something serious had happened, and quickly ceased his cultivation and stood up.
"What is it? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"