He opened the bottle cap, and an alluring fragrance wafted out from within.
Lu Feng dipped his finger into the bottle, stirring it and scooping out a bit of the golden, liquid-solid substance. It appeared translucent under the sunlight.
Whale Gelatin!
It was a special substance produced in the brains of whale-type soul beasts, extremely firm and yang in nature, and possessed a certain aphrodisiac and virility-boosting effect.
Lu Feng's piece of Whale Gelatin was about a hundred years old. Xiao Chenyu had stolen it from his city lord father's room.
Xiao Chenyu had originally planned to consume it himself, but unfortunately, when he took his girlfriend into a small grove, he happened to run into Lu Feng cultivating.
Thus, Lu Feng had unceremoniously confiscated Xiao Chenyu's "tool of the trade".
In the second Douluo book, consuming Whale Gelatin after refining it with intense fire could enhance a soul master's physique, allowing the soul master to absorb higher-aged soul rings.
In the original work, Wang Dong had consumed thousand-year Whale Gelatin since he was a child and had absorbed a thousand-year soul ring at level 20. His strength had thus far surpassed his peers.
In order to refine this piece of Whale Gelatin, Lu Feng had burned through seven or eight furnaces and almost burned down the entire blacksmith shop. He had also paid a large sum of money for it.
Originally, he had planned to consume it when absorbing his third soul ring. After all, this thing was highly sought after by nobles, and its price was not cheap.
"Slurp~"
Lu Feng licked his fingers; it tasted a bit salty. Before long, he had eaten all the Whale Gelatin in the bottle.
Lu Feng took out several medicine bottles from his bag and sprinkled the powder inside evenly around the edge of the pit.
After mixing several kinds of powder, Lu Feng took out a pot of clean water and sprinkled it on top. Instantly, a pungent smell was released.
Immediately after, he took out a flag and planted it by the edge of the pit. An angel pattern was printed on the flag; this was the symbol of the Spirit Hall's law enforcement team.
The powder was to repel soul beasts, and the flag was to declare his identity.
In the entire Nuoding City, apart from Tang Hao, there was probably no second person who would dare to offend the Spirit Hall.
Before long, Lu Feng felt as if a flame was burning in his lower abdomen. If his body wasn't only seven years old, he would have already been unable to resist taking action.
Lu Feng thought for a moment, then took out an arrowhead and pricked a small opening at his Yangming, Zanzhu, and Chengshan acupoints. He then guided the soul ring to the top of his head.
"Pain, so much pain!"
In an instant, Lu Feng felt as if his entire being was immersed in lava. The immense energy battered his meridians, and with each surge, he felt as if his internal organs were being incinerated.
Blood continuously seeped from between his eyebrows and the back of his calves. At first, it was bright red blood, but it gradually turned dark red.
This was caused by the overly powerful energy in his blood.
If Lu Feng hadn't made preparations with 'bloodletting therapy' in advance, the blood would have probably flowed out from all seven of his orifices.
Absorbing a soul ring beyond one's level was not that easy. In the entire records of the Spirit Hall, the highest age for a first soul ring was only 420 years.
It was already a miracle that Lu Feng hadn't immediately exploded and died, even though this soul ring was only a few decades over the limit.
[Attribute Points] to comprehensively strengthen his body.
Whale Gelatin.
Bloodletting therapy.
Only with thorough preparations did Lu Feng have the conditions to truly create a miracle.
As time passed, Lu Feng's heavy breathing gradually stabilized. He was like a small boat in a storm, rising and falling with the waves, steadily sailing forward.
Crack. Lu Feng seemed to hear a crisp shattering sound. Immediately after, a warm current spread through his body. His body was like a dry, cracked riverbed that had finally welcomed the flow of water.
At first, it was a winding stream, which instantly became a small river, and finally, a rolling wave. The scorching pain in his body had disappeared, leaving only warm comfort.
At the same time, Lu Feng's soul power was also growing wildly.
Level eleven!
Level twelve!
Level thirteen!
Level thirteen and a half!
"Caw, caw!"
A Night Kite with a body length of three meters leaped down from a branch and pounced straight at Lu Feng.
In the next moment, Lu Feng's eyes snapped open. The [Brass Knuckles] martial soul was instantly fitted onto his hands, and he threw a punch straight at the Night Kite's head.
"Bang!"
The Night Kite's head exploded like a watermelon. Blood splattered everywhere, drenching Lu Feng completely.
[Picked up a white attribute point [Speed] fragment *1]
"Body length over two meters, wingspan over five meters, three hundred years old!"
Lu Feng casually glanced at the Night Kite's corpse. Soul power gathered in his right hand, and he slapped the soul ring, causing it to dissipate.
"Swoosh!" Lu Feng leaped up, landing directly on the ground.
By the faint moonlight, Lu Feng looked down at his body.
His already strong figure seemed to have grown a little taller. The lines of his muscles were vaguely visible on his arms, and his skin had an extra layer of lustrous glow.
With every move, there was a sense of lightness filled with power. Compared to before absorbing the soul ring, his physical fitness was at least twice as strong!
If he were to face that five-hundred-year-old Green Wood Python again...
Uh, he still couldn't win.
"Level thirteen and a half?" Lu Feng felt his own soul power level and nodded with satisfaction.
It was a full two and a half levels higher than an ordinary soul master after absorbing their first soul ring!
Of course, these two and a half levels of soul power were not entirely provided by the Green Wood Python. Similar to Tang San's situation, Lu Feng's [Mysterious Heaven Skill] had reached a bottleneck as early as two months ago.
He just didn't want to attract attention, so he had waited until the holidays to hunt a soul beast.
"Hoo!"
A black iron staff appeared in Lu Feng's hand.
The [Black Iron Staff] was upgraded from Liu Long's staff martial soul. Lu Feng found it easy to use, so he had kept it.
The "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record" did not contain any weapon-related techniques, so Lu Feng, relying on the memories of his past life, created his own 'Dog Beating Staff Method'.
"Horizontal Sweep!"
"Vertical Cleave!"
After the two moves, Lu Feng looked at the branch that he had split into two and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
As the saying goes, staff techniques in combat do not advocate for clashing with brute force but rather emphasize skill and method, using both hardness and softness.
But then again, one force can overcome ten skills!
The Green Wood Python itself was a strength-type soul beast and was also very compatible with a staff martial soul. The soul skill obtained using the Black Iron Staff was naturally a strength enhancement.
[Black Iron Staff] First Soul Skill: Increases the soul master's own strength by 20% and significantly increases the martial soul's strength and toughness.
With a thought, the iron staff martial soul disappeared, and a small, blue-green blade of grass slowly grew from the palm of his hand.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Lu Feng waved his right hand. Within a radius of several dozen meters around him, the Blue Silver Grass began to churn wildly, looking like a surging ocean wave. Within this range, any enemy on the ground would have no possibility of dodging.
Lu Feng brought his right index and middle fingers together and pointed at a large tree.
"First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Entanglement!"
Dozens of deep blue grass leaves shot up from the grass at the same time, spiraling upwards and quickly wrapping around the thick tree trunk.
"Crack!" The tree trunk broke directly under the strangulation of the Blue Silver Grass and fell heavily to the ground.
Late at night, Lu Feng took off his clothes and jumped into the pool.
As expected of a five-hundred-year-old soul beast. Even with Luo Wupao, whose attributes are completely mismatched, I can still rely on its powerful strength to directly crush the enemy.
As Lu Feng washed his body, he sorted through the gains of this trip.
No, it should be a matter of the soul beast's quality.
The Datura Snake that Tang San absorbed was also over 400 years old, but his Blue Silver Grass compared to mine is... mm, soft, short, and thin!
Lu Feng cupped some lake water to wash his face and fell into deep thought as he looked at the pool below him.
Transforming into a Flood Dragon... transforming into a Flood Dragon...
There must be a great treasure at the bottom of this lake!
"Plop!" Lu Feng dove directly into the pool and swam towards the bottom.