42 Chapter 37: The Effect of Whale Blubber
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"Actually, according to the records of the Spirit Hall, the best soul ring configuration has been changing." Tang San explained to Xiao Wu, "At the beginning, the best soul ring configuration was white-white-white-yellow-yellow-yellow-purple-purple-black."
"What kind of rubbish soul ring configuration is this?" Xiao Wu opened her mouth wide, unable to believe that this configuration could actually become a Titled Douluo? Are you kidding me?
"I'm not sure if it's true or not. After all, this is described in a collection of books from the Spirit Hall. It's the best soul ring configuration for human Spirit Masters 10,000 years ago."
Tang San continued, "Then, I found the books that could be found in Notting City and discovered that over the past 10,000 years, the best configuration of soul rings has been changing. Black is increasing, and white is decreasing. It wasn't until 300 years ago that the best soul ring configuration became yellow-yellow-purple-purple-black-black-black-black-black."
"Then, another 200 years passed. In other words, in the era we are in, because a Spirit Master obtained a red 100,000-year soul ring for his ninth soul ring, the best configuration became yellow-yellow-purple-purple-black-black-black-black-red."
"Of course, most people don't like to read books and still think that the best configuration is two yellow, two purple, and five black."
Hearing about the red soul ring, Xiao Wu's expression was a little disappointed, but she immediately adjusted her mentality and asked, "In other words, the physical fitness of humans has been improving over the past 10,000 years?"
"There is indeed such a possibility, but I think it's more likely that humans 10,000 years ago might not have dared to try to absorb soul rings with higher years."
Tang San gave a more reasonable explanation. "The book 'Spirit Master's Biography' records a short story. A six-year-old child, with the help of his elders, hunted a 10,000-year soul beast and began to absorb it. Then, he instantly exploded and died."
"Although this is just a short story, I believe that perhaps 10,000 years ago, or even earlier, humans didn't know how to judge what kind of year soul ring they could absorb. They could only use countless lives to slowly try out what kind of soul ring was the safest to absorb at what stage."
"This is also something that soul beasts can't compare to humans no matter what."
"Humans dare to take risks. Even if they know that they might die, there are people who are willing to move forward and pave the way for future generations. As for soul beasts, although 10,000-year soul beasts have wisdom, they don't use that wisdom to think. Even the legendary 100,000-year soul beasts, who have the same wisdom as ordinary people, probably wouldn't think about leaving the habitat that suits them."
Xiao Wu was unconvinced: "100,000-year soul beasts are also very smart, okay?"
"Indeed, I don't deny it. After all, it's recorded in the book that there are 100,000-year soul beasts who choose to transform into humans, but most of them were hunted and killed." Tang San said, telling Xiao Wu what seemed to be a horror story. "After all, 100,000-year soul rings and soul bones are very popular with Spirit Masters. Moreover, these transformed 100,000-year soul beasts, because they retain the habits of their time as soul beasts, even if they have already transformed into human bodies, those habits are difficult to change in a short period of time."
"Ordinary people can't see it, and weak Spirit Masters can't detect it either, but Spirit Masters above Soul Douluo start to involve spiritual power. They can instantly distinguish the aura on the transformed soul beast's body. It's a completely different characteristic from humans."
"As for what kind of characteristic it is, I don't know clearly..."
"It is said that for a 100,000-year transformed soul beast, only after reaching Soul Saint can they truly become a human... I guess this is not only related to the 100,000-year cultivation origin carried by the soul beast itself, but more importantly, if the transformed soul beast can cultivate to the Soul Saint level in human society, it at least proves that she has gotten used to her human identity and thinks of herself as a human, not a soul beast."
"According to my idea, if a transformed soul beast can think of herself as a human from the bottom of her heart before becoming a Soul Saint, and not a soul beast, then even if the soul beast's origin still exists, then even a Soul Douluo won't be able to detect it. Even some Title Douluo who don't pay attention to spiritual power won't be able to detect it."
Xiao Wu thought about Tang San's words. Judging from her current situation, it seemed to be true.
She hadn't seen any other transformed soul beasts except her mother, so she couldn't compare them. However, after spending more time with Tang San recently, she had become more active in her mind and had learned a lot about how to behave in the world. She had gotten used to the human lifestyle and discovered that there was a faint white halo around her 100,000-year origin, which could cover up some of her aura as a soul beast.
At first, she didn't pay much attention to it, but now that she thought about it, transformed soul beasts could only go all the way down this path of being human. It could be considered a betrayal of the Soul Beast clan.
Therefore, Xiao Wu's expression was a little heavy, but she quickly became lively again, and she thought to herself, "Why am I thinking so much? Anyway, in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, there are Da Ming and Er Ming. They still listen to me, and I'm still the big sister of the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Then, Xiao Wu asked again, "Tang San, you said that you don't want to get a soul ring too quickly so as not to attract attention, but won't a thousand-year soul ring attract attention?"
"It will attract attention, but I know a method to improve physical fitness. When I release it, I can divert the attention of most people." Tang San said calmly, "Compared to soul rings, the speed of soul power cultivation is the most attention-grabbing thing."
"A method to improve physical fitness?" Xiao Wu asked, "How do you improve it?"
"Whale blubber. It's a kind of fat from whales. Currently, no one on the continent knows its effects... No, perhaps there are."
Thinking of Tang Hao's gloomy expression back then, Tang San considered the existence of other transmigrators. However, even if the other party knew, they wouldn't announce it. So, if he announced it, he would be the first person to discover it——
Besides, what's the point of one person becoming strong? Everyone becomes stronger together, and then defeating them is truly fulfilling.
In Tang San's chest, there was also the heart of a berserker. "Other people, those in the great sects, might be able to discover it, but they'll hide it and won't announce it."
Xiao Wu asked, "What's the effect of whale blubber?"
"Most people think that it's an aphrodisiac that can help improve the happiness of couples' lives."
Tang San said, "However, I spent a silver soul coin to buy a small piece of it and used it for blood and qi research. I discovered that it can slightly strengthen the body's constitution and blood and qi. Therefore, whale blubber can enhance a Spirit Master's physical fitness and allow them to withstand soul rings with higher years."
Xiao Wu was puzzled: "Why do you want to release such a good thing?"
"First, it's to find a suitable reason for my second soul ring being a thousand-year soul ring; second, the whale blubber produced by 10,000-year whale-type soul beasts can allow a Spirit Master to withstand a thousand-year soul ring for their second soul ring with 100% certainty." (Note: dosage and quality must be considered)
Tang San gave two reasons. "Especially the second point. There's almost no 10,000-year whale blubber on the market because this thing is just an aphrodisiac in the eyes of the world. No one would hunt and kill a 10,000-year whale-type soul beast for such an aphrodisiac. Even if a sea Spirit Master needs a whale-type soul ring, after hunting it, they would at most cut off some meat. It's impossible to bring the entire corpse back."
"Because the current navigation technology on the continent isn't very advanced, the development of the whaling industry is almost zero."
"Don't mention whale-type soul beasts. Even ordinary whales, which are wild animals, basically live in the deep sea area. That's the forbidden area for Spirit Masters. Even a sea Spirit Master at the Titled Douluo level wouldn't dare to say that he could capture a 10,000-year whale-type soul beast."
"The whale blubber that currently exists on the market is basically from sea Spirit Masters who hunted whale-type soul beasts in the past. After obtaining soul rings, they cut some fat from the whale's huge corpse and brought it back to the mainland, where it was circulated on the market."
Releasing the effects of whale blubber wouldn't actually have much of an impact on the Spirit Master world. At most, it would cause the various forces to start massively acquiring the whale blubber left on the market.
As for going to the deep sea to hunt whale-type soul beasts?
It's the same as before. In this era, only Titled Douluo are qualified to go to the deep sea, and it's just being qualified. They haven't developed the corresponding whaling technology. If they want to hunt whale-type soul beasts, even Title Douluo might get lost in the sea.
According to Tang San's speculation, with the development of the major forces on the Douluo Continent, if there were no transmigrators to help them cheat, it would take a hundred years to capture a large number of whale-type soul beasts. It would still be more convenient to purchase whale blubber on the market.
However, Tang San could already foresee that after he released the effects of whale blubber in the future, the price of ordinary hundred-year whale blubber would probably skyrocket.
I saw other fan fictions say that the effect of whale blubber is effective even for Title Douluo. If it was spread, it would be a poison point.
But after thinking about it carefully, how many of the protagonists of Douluo II, the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils, have thousand-year soul rings for their second soul ring?
The main purpose of this chapter is to explain in detail:
During the Douluo I period, the shipping industry was not developed, and the whaling industry was even more nonexistent. In the sea, except for specific routes, they are all forbidden areas——there are countless sea soul beasts, and their years are relatively high. According to the original setting, there are hundreds of thousands of 100,000-year soul beasts.
Therefore, hunting whales might be very difficult. The whale blubber left on the continent was mainly obtained by sea Spirit Masters who hunted whale-type soul beasts for soul rings. Otherwise, it would be unlikely for them to hunt and kill a whale-type soul beast just for an aphrodisiac. There are many substitutes for aphrodisiacs. Hunting whales is really not very cost-effective in Douluo I, where the shipping industry is not developed. (The shipping industry in Douluo II is also not developed)
I personally guess that some sea Spirit Masters who are extremely devout to the Sea God, such as the Evil Soul Great White Shark King, are very likely to be able to avoid the Heavenly Tribulation.
Also, Sea God Island should be relatively close to the Douluo Continent.
