Xu Zihuang’s voice wasn’t loud, but everyone heard him clearly.
Over the past ten days or so, the mindset of the Imperial Dragon soldiers had imperceptibly changed.
Their respect for Xu Zihuang was no longer just because he was the only son of Prince Zheng Xuan.
“Proceed as planned.
Don’t waste time.”
It wasn’t until Wang Xiao’s voice rang out that the crowd snapped out of their daze and moved methodically.
First, several ice-attribute soul masters worked together to freeze nearly a thousand meters of the surrounding sea, preventing the smell of blood from spreading.
Although Evil Orcas are one of the three oceanic overlords, they are not invincible.
Most sea soul beasts would scatter upon sensing them, but there was a very low chance it could attract the Evil Orca’s natural enemy: the Great White Spirit Sharks, another top-tier soul beast.
Great White Spirit Sharks usually hunt in packs of at least a hundred.
The threat they posed to the group was even greater than the five Evil Orcas.
Even if the probability was pitifully low.
The thick ice connected to the warship’s hull on one side and anchored the Evil Orca corpses on the other.
This made the ice surface relatively stable, making it easier for Lin Long to absorb his soul ring.
The rest of the group split into two.
Half kept watch for danger, while the other half harvested materials from the two ten-thousand-year Evil Orca corpses.
Every part of an Evil Orca is a treasure.
The tough skin and sharp teeth can be used to craft high-level soul tools.
The meat is highly nourishing for soul masters, and the fat and internal organs can be refined into whale oil.
The most precious part, naturally, is the Whale Glue found inside its head.
Once dried, Whale Gel becomes an incredibly precious ingredient that improves a soul master’s physique.
For example, if a soul master can normally withstand a thousand-year soul ring, consuming a piece of thousand-year Whale Gel would increase their body’s tolerance limit by at least five hundred years.
Ten-thousand-year Whale Gel from an Evil Orca is even more precious, its value far exceeding that of thousand-year gel.
It is exceptionally rare in human history and is always a top-tier item in high demand at auction houses across the continent.
Whale soul beasts are undisputed overlords of the ocean, let alone Evil Orcas, which sit at the very top of the whale pyramid.
Only Wang Xiao and his men, confident in their strength and equipped with powerful soul tools, would dare to cross them.
From these two Evil Orcas, the group could conservatively harvest materials worth over a million gold soul coins.
On the deck, Yao Yang looked at the remaining three weakened thousand-year Evil Orcas, currently restrained.
He suddenly turned to Xu Zihuang with a thoughtful look.
“Zi Huang, you don’t need to go out of your way to find your second soul ring anymore.”
“Brother Yang, you mean the Evil Orcas?” Xu Zihuang retracted his martial soul and frowned instinctively.
“I seem to recall that Evil Orcas aren’t primarily mental-attribute soul beasts.”
He had learned about Evil Orcas when he was young.
After all, they were incredibly famous.
“Evil Orcas aren’t primarily mental-attribute, but their spiritual power is not inferior to mental-attribute soul beasts of the same cultivation level.
It’s precisely because they have almost no weaknesses that they are so powerful,” Yao Yang said with a smile.
“Actually, the Evil Orca Mirror Annihilation and Evil Orca Demonic Stun skills the leader used earlier are both driven by a combination of spiritual power and soul power.
If you successfully absorb its soul ring, you’ll very likely acquire one of those two skills.
Let Uncle Wang refine a portion of the ten-thousand-year Whale Gel for you.
With your physical fitness, absorbing the soul ring of that one-thousand-plus-year-old Evil Orca won’t be difficult at all.”
He himself had absorbed a thousand-year soul ring at rank twenty.
Although the Evil Orca’s soul ring energy was more tyrannical, Xu Zihuang’s physical fitness was far superior to his at the time, and with the boost from twin martial souls, there was almost no risk.
Xu Zihuang looked tempted, but then shook his head at Yao Yang.
“Brother Yang, I don’t plan on absorbing that Evil Orca’s soul ring.”
“What?” This time, Yao Yang was surprised.
He quickly tried to persuade him: “Zi Huang, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Even if we hunt a more suitable mental-attribute soul beast later, the skill you get might not be…”
He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing something, and stared intensely into Xu Zihuang’s clear purple eyes.
“Brother Yang, I want to absorb the soul ring of the three-thousand-year Evil Orca.” Meeting Yao Yang’s gaze, Xu Zihuang nodded firmly.
“Actually, you’ve already noticed, haven’t you, Brother Yang?
A thousand-plus-year soul ring is nowhere near my limit.
Mental-attribute soul masters can gauge a person’s physical fitness with just a little spiritual probing.
You know my condition better than anyone.”
With that, Xu Zihuang winked mischievously.
“Zi Huang, you really are…” Yao Yang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but his tone didn’t soften.
“No, it’s still too risky.
You have twin martial souls; there’s absolutely no need to overly pursue the age limit of your soul rings.
Stability is the priority.
Moreover, Uncle Wang won’t agree to it.”
“No, I agree.” Before his voice faded, Wang Xiao landed gracefully beside Xu Zihuang and Yao Yang.
“Uncle Wang…”
“The royal family’s Purple Brilliance Heaven-Destroying Dragon martial soul has a special characteristic: relying on its destructive attribute, it can obliterate the soul resentment within a soul ring.
As long as the Young Master’s body can withstand the soul ring’s energy, there’s no need to worry about the soul ring’s backlash.” Wang Xiao looked at them seriously.
These words weren’t just for Yao Yang, but mostly for Xu Zihuang.
Having followed Xu Zihuang’s father for decades, he knew many secrets of the royal martial soul.
However, what truly prompted him to agree was the fact that Xu Zihuang had successfully fused that external soul bone.
“I’ve carefully checked Zi Huang’s physical fitness; it can indeed withstand a three-thousand-year soul ring.
If that’s the case, then there really shouldn’t be any problem.
Zi Huang’s Golden Eyes martial soul is inherently mental-attribute, so his willpower is strong enough.” Yao Yang pondered for a moment and didn’t press his point further.
He trusted Wang Xiao absolutely.
He had only been worried about the soul resentment attached to the ring; since that issue was resolved, he had no further concerns.
Afterward, Wang Xiao neatly took out several jade containers from his soul tool.
They were filled with a pure golden paste, looking like melted gold, and emitted a rich, incredibly alluring aroma.
A ten-thousand-year Evil Orca’s head is massive; the brain of each one contained nearly a cubic meter of Whale Gel.
This was only a small portion of it.
But for the current Xu Zihuang, it was more than enough.
Given his cultivation and physical fitness, even with Wang Xiao’s help, he wouldn’t be able to fully absorb the effects of the ten-thousand-year Whale Gel in a short time.
“Young Master, eat it directly, then enter a meditative state.”
Xu Zihuang naturally did as he was told.
He had eaten Whale Gel when he was young, and it was essentially the same thing.
However, eating it raw without special heating meant the exotic aroma was even stronger as it entered his stomach.
Before Xu Zihuang could properly savor it, a pair of warm, large hands pressed against his back, guiding the medicinal efficacy of the ten-thousand-year Whale Gel to integrate into his limbs and bones.