The improvement in physique wasn't too significant, but what surprised Li Qing the most was that his soul power had directly increased by two levels, rising from the original level three to level five.
If a thousand years had such an effect, what about three thousand years?
Of course, he also knew that the reason he could increase by three levels was because his soul power level was initially very low, but it was certain that three-thousand-year whale gum was more effective than one-thousand-year gum.
He just didn't know how high his body's resistance to whale gum would be.
Thinking wouldn't provide the answer, only trying would. Li Qing immediately took out the second piece of one-thousand-year whale gum, looking as if he wouldn't stop until he had finished it today.
As time passed, the second piece of whale gum was also gradually baked into a gelatinous substance.
After consuming it, Li Qing continued to circulate his soul power and absorb it.
Li Qing quickly felt something abnormal. Perhaps because the effects from the previous piece hadn't fully manifested yet, the aphrodisiac effect seemed to have become stronger.
However, the effect of tempering his body had significantly weakened.
The growth of soul power was even slower, like a crawling turtle. At this rate, fully absorbing this piece of whale gum would at most increase his soul power by one level.
The reality was even worse.
After Li Qing finished absorbing it, he found that his soul power hadn't even increased by one full level. It had only advanced him further within level five, by about half a level.
However, he wasn't discouraged.
After all, he bought the whale gum mainly to improve his physique; soul power was secondary. Moreover, he still had a full seven pieces left, and four of them were of better quality than the two he had already used.
He should be able to improve a bit more, one way or another.
However, Li Qing didn't continue to consume the whale gum. Instead, he decided to take a break because continuously consuming two pieces of whale gum had made him feel somewhat restless and irritable.
Continuing to take it might cause problems.
Putting out the fire, Li Qing went to the courtyard and sat on a lounge chair, lost in thought.
He had a short-term plan for improving his talent, but how to attach spirit rings later was a big problem, because his spirit was simply too ordinary.
Its strength was average, its speed was average, and its agility was also average.
As for attributes...
His Crow spirit didn't have any special attributes; it was a very pure beast spirit. Otherwise, his innate soul power wouldn't have been only level three.
However, the original owner had discovered an instinct granted by the spirit when passing by a medical clinic.
Dying people or other creatures would emit a kind of death aura, which he could sense. This was the instinct of the Crow.
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Crows always appear near animals that are about to die, which is why people consider them inauspicious.
Actually, this is not the case. Crows are beneficial birds. The reason they appear near dying animals is precisely because they can sense the death aura on them.
Even knowing the animal is about to die, they will wait for it to die before going to feed.
However, no matter how much Li Qing thought about this instinct, he couldn't find any use for it. After all, it was just an instinct, not some kind of energy or attribute.
After pondering for a long time, Li Qing still couldn't come up with a solution, so he simply left the house again.
He couldn't find a solution simply because he and the original owner knew too little about spirit beasts. If they didn't understand them, how could they plan? Reading more books was the way to go.
Li Qing was a first-year student at Nuoding Academy. He had taken leave to be at home because his parents had sacrificed themselves.
Actually, the funeral and everything else had already been handled with the help of his parents' colleagues. He hadn't returned to school to cancel his leave because the original owner's state of mind had collapsed.
Ultimately, his sudden death provided the opportunity for Li Qing from Earth to transmigrate.
Li Qing's home was not far from Nuoding Academy. He entered the academy in less than three minutes and then went straight to the Dean's office.
There weren't many teachers at a junior spirit master academy. The Dean also had to teach classes.
Li Qing's homeroom teacher was the Dean.
"Dean!"
The Dean was buried in processing documents when Li Qing knocked and entered.
"Li Qing!"
The Dean looked up and was happy to see Li Qing's face. This child had finally emerged from his grief.
"Come, come and sit."
Li Qing said, "Dean, no need. I've already come out of it. However, I'd like to spend a few days quietly studying in the library. I wonder if the Dean would allow it..."
If it were normal times, his request would definitely not be granted, but now...
"No problem. You can do whatever you want these next few days. I'll talk to the other teachers. It's not too late to return to class when you've adjusted your state."
The Dean agreed very readily.
Li Qing was just a six-year-old child who had suddenly encountered such a tragedy. How could he simply 'come out of it'? It was better to indulge him for now and find an opportunity to guide him later.
"Thank you, Dean. I'll be going now."
Li Qing bowed and left the office after receiving the Dean's permission.
Upon arriving at the library, Li Qing found a book titled "Complete Guide to Spirit Beasts," which contained detailed information about various spirit beasts.
The book was published by the Spirit Hall, and only they could do such a thing.
Other sects and noble families, let alone actively publishing information about spirit masters and spirit beasts, would even wish to clear out all such information from the market.
Because only through monopoly could they solidify their status.
Li Qing didn't specifically search for information on any particular spirit beast. Instead, he read page by page carefully, knowing that recording more information about spirit beasts certainly wouldn't hurt.
Over the next few days, Li Qing lived a life of two points and a line.
Every day, besides cultivating and studying, he absorbed whale gum. Finally, after four days, Li Qing successfully used up all the remaining whale gum, and his soul power level successfully reached level seven.
And his talent seemed to have improved as well.
While cultivating these past few days, he could clearly feel that his cultivation speed was faster than before, but to know the exact improvement, he would need to cultivate a full level of soul power for comparison.
However, the drug resistance became increasingly apparent.
When he absorbed the seventh piece of whale gum, his soul power had already stopped growing. Not only soul power, but the body tempering effect also significantly decreased.
Half a month later, Old Wang the Third brought in another batch of goods, including a piece of five-thousand-year quality.
However, it was useless. Now, even five-thousand-year quality whale gum could no longer bring Li Qing any soul power growth. It only had the effect of tempering his body.
Li Qing wasn't discouraged either.
After all, increasing soul power was just a side effect of the whale gum. Being able to save four levels of soul power cultivation time was already an unexpected bonus.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. This year, Li Qing lived a very fulfilling life.
Besides his daily cultivation and studying, he also had a craftsman forge a compound bow to make up for the deficiency in his early-stage damage.
As for the later stage, he would worry about that later.
A compound bow couldn't just be for show, so he learned some combat techniques through Xiao Chenyu in the City Guard, including unarmed combat, archery, and swordsmanship.
And he frequently sparred with the City Guard and Spirit Hall spirit masters to accumulate practical combat experience.