Chapter 44: Whale Glue

"Buzz."

"What?" Tie Li's pupils narrowed.

The Shock Repel effect was also fragmented, unable to repel him.

It's like your fist striking a massive lump of cotton; it looks powerful but causes no damage.

Instead, he was blasted several meters away by the opponent, almost falling off the Soul Battle Platform.

A sense of powerlessness surged in Tie Li's heart.

But he couldn't have done nothing and just be eliminated by the opponent...

Tie Li subconsciously lifted his right leg, but then dismissed the thought.

"It's over!"

Ma Yuzhou's voice came, and the big meatball, having corrected its direction, rolled toward Tie Li again.

Tie Li's gaze fell on the tip of the hammer handle; ever since absorbing two Thunder Python Soul Rings, the tip's point had become increasingly like the Thunder Python's single horn.

He raised his right palm to grasp near the hammer body, aligning the handle's horn with the incoming big meatball.

He commanded lightning to converge on the handle's horn.

Its efficiency in gathering lightning was unexpectedly smooth, giving Tie Li a surprising delight.

Blinding Lightning Light enveloped the horn, and Tie Li's eyes locked onto the surging big meatball.

Seizing the moment, he thrust forward violently.

"Sss—"

The area struck dented inward, but did not immediately pierce flesh.

When the clash of forces reached a certain level, a streak of blood appeared on the big meatball.

"Bastard!" Ma Yuzhou shouted angrily, and the Third Soul Ring flared up.

His previously frail body hardened immensely, leaving Tie Li no chance to react; a repelling force surged from the hammer handle, and the already precarious Tie Li was thrust off the Soul Battle Platform.

A hardening-type soul skill?

If he had faced the big meatball using the Third Soul Skill from the start, the situation might have been better.

Eliminated, Tie Li showed no sign of despondency.

The strength of the Second Ring Great Soul Master forced the Three Ring Soul Honorable to unleash the Thousand-Year Soul Technique, enough to demonstrate his power.

"It's fine, I'll hit it back for you," Zhang Yang came to Tie Li's side, a nonchalant smile still on his lips.

"Then thank you,"

Tie Li returned to the preparation seat, watching Zhang Yang and Ma Yuzhou's Soul Battle.

Observing Ma Yuzhou's displays and his reactions to various situations, Tie Li couldn't help but exclaim admiration.

Truly a Soul Master from the Spirit Hall!

Tie Li only gave Ma Yuzhou a minor wound, hardly affecting his condition.

Zhang Yang's flight altitude was limited to five meters; Ma Yuzhou, as a big meatball, could easily bounce over five meters, preventing Zhang Yang from exploiting his aerial martial soul advantage.

In the end, a single move off, Zhang Yang was eliminated, but Ma Yuzhou could no longer hold the arena.

"Ah, so close," Zhang Yang said regretfully.

"Not bad, eliminating a Soul Elder of the Spirit Hall puts the opponent's strength among the top three in this team," Kaiqi said beside them.

The subsequent individual Soul Battles need no further comment; aside from You He, who initially could trade blows, everyone else was crushed outright.

Naturally, the defeated crowd didn't want to stay to watch the Spirit Hall team's award ceremony.

Seeing this, Kaiqi simply led the members to Ao Zhuguan, heading to the Great Soul Battle Arena's treasury to select spirit materials.

"Fine, you all have to go anyway," Ao Zhuguan said.

Upon hearing they were to pick spirit materials in the treasury, a spark of excitement appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Qi Xin, take Yan Team's substitutes to the tenth-grade treasury; I'll take the main squad to the hundred-year-grade treasury,"

"Yes, supervisor,"

Qi Xin is Ao Zhuguan's assistant, similar to the relationship between Kaiqi and Fu Zhuguan.

The Great Soul Battle Arena's treasury was rather hidden; after winding around, they finally saw its massive doors.

The procedure to open the doors was cumbersome; Tie Li watched Ao Zhuguan fiddle with them for ages before the treasury doors finally opened.

When the doors opened, a strong medicinal fragrance poured out, even the soul power within became invigorated.

"Come, I'll lead you inside,"

Tie Li and the others followed Ao Zhuguan into the treasury.

"This time listen to me; we pick the older years. Nine hundred years is a hundred-year grade, one hundred years is also a hundred-year grade, but the value differs completely," Zhang Yang whispered into Tie Li's ear.

Tie Li obviously understood, but he wanted to find what he needed.

Between six-hundred-year Thunder Attribute Spirit Grass and nine-hundred-year Fire Attribute Spirit Grass, Tie Li would unquestionably choose the Thunder Attribute Spirit Grass.

Of course, having nine-hundred-year Thunder Attribute Spirit Grass would be even better.

The treasury held many kinds of spirit materials; this particular material was a treasure of both heaven and earth, not merely ordinary material.

Spirit grass and spirit flower are just types of spirit materials.

Various spirit materials, numerous in kind, especially spirit flowers and spirit grass, require special vessels for preservation.

The few who entered the treasury were momentarily at a loss on how to choose.

"I'll give you half an hour; start looking on your own!"

Kaiqi, standing beside Ao Zhuguan, said nothing, as this is indeed the rule of the Great Soul Battle Arena.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began searching for the spirit materials they needed.

Zhang Yang, who had just been thinking of seeking nine-hundred-year spirit materials, now seemed at a loss; with so many spirit materials, where should he start looking?

But time waits for no one; we can only go by instinct.

"This spirit herb's variety is good, but it's only three hundred years old," Tie Li said, looking at a spirit herb placed in a jade vessel and shaking his head.

When given a choice, one naturally wants to pick the older vintage.

This herb can only serve as an alternative.

"Come quickly, I've found something good."

Zhang Yang, appearing behind him for an unknown moment, spoke with a hint of excitement.

His subconscious reaction was that Zhang Yang had found something valuable.

Tie Li followed and saw a row of whale glue; although only a hundred years old, whale glue is pricey and can enhance a Soul Master's physique and aid cultivation.

Among hundred‑year spirit materials, whale glue is indeed excellent and suitable for all Soul Masters.

Tie Li gave Zhang Yang a deep glance, not assuming Zhang Yang truly knows whale glue's real effects.

Absorbing whale glue has a side effect, but for men it can be considered a benefit, especially in the eyes of some great nobles, for whom whale glue is a must‑have.

Tie Li, knowing Zhang Yang's character, immediately thought of his purpose in seeking whale glue.

"What kind of look is that? I brought you to find something good, and you think that of me."

"I didn't say a word; it's what you imagined yourself."

He said that, but picking a piece of whale glue here is still decent.

During the search for whale glue, Tie Li pays extra attention to the peripheral corners, checking whether his luck will let him snag a dust‑sealed ten‑thousand‑year whale glue?

"What are you picking around for?" Zhang Yang asked, puzzled.

"Just flip through more; perhaps an unexpected find will appear."

(End of chapter)