Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, have a Beast Taming Space

Chapter 55 Whale Gum
Huo Yuhao looked up and was taken aback.

Behind the door, Ma Xiaotao looked as if she had just been woken up from her sleep.

Her fiery red hair was loosely draped over her shoulders, with a few strands sticking up playfully.

She was wearing only a thin silk nightgown, the style of which was quite revealing, outlining her hot and alluring figure, with a patch of snow-white skin and delicate collarbone exposed at the neckline.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes with one hand and casually leaned on the door frame with the other, exuding a lazy and dazed aura.

When she groggily realized that Huo Yuhao was standing outside the door, her phoenix eyes, which had been half-closed, widened slightly, a hint of surprise flashing across them. Her tone softened unconsciously as well: "It's Yuhao... What brings you here?"

Seeing her completely unguarded state, Huo Yuhao's throat bobbed involuntarily. His gaze unsure where to go, he could only point awkwardly at her clothes and remind her, "Sister Xiaotao, your... clothes..."

"clothing?"

Ma Xiaotao subconsciously looked down.

The next second, she froze instantly, as if struck by an electric current.

“Ahhhh——!!!”

Her sleepy face turned bright red in an instant, she suddenly hugged her chest and slammed the door shut with a bang, leaving only a blur and the sound of the door shaking.

Huo Yuhao was startled by the sudden sound of the door closing and took a half step back. He touched his nose and showed a helpless yet amused expression.

"Sister Tao's personality... is really quite carefree..."

Inside the door, Ma Xiaotao leaned against the door panel, her heart pounding wildly, her cheeks burning hot enough to fry an egg.

She pounded her head hard, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

"Oh dear! How could I have opened the door like that! I must have been so sleepy!"

She muttered to herself in frustration. Usually, the female students who came to see her were familiar with her, and she hadn't thought much about it. Plus, she had stayed up late last night because of some worries, so her mind was completely foggy.

"It's all because of last night... Ugh! This is so embarrassing!"

She frantically ran around in the room for a while before rushing back to the bedroom, quickly changing into a sharp red outfit, haphazardly tidying her hair, and taking several deep breaths to try and reduce the blush on her face, but to little avail.

A moment later, the door was carefully opened a crack again.

Ma Xiaotao poked her head out, her face still flushed, and stared directly at Huo Yuhao. She lowered her voice, feigning fierceness, and said, "Don't...don't remember what happened just now! Forget it! Do you hear me!"

Huo Yuhao looked at her, her attempt to cover up the truth only making things worse.

"Just now? What just happened? I only remember Sister Xiaotao opening the door to greet me, she was very welcoming."

"you!"

Ma Xiaotao was furious, her pretty face turning even redder. She flung open the door and glared at him.

"Stop talking nonsense! What do you want? Tell me!"

Huo Yuhao knew when to stop teasing her. He took out the dusty, ancient whale glue from his pocket and said seriously, "I do have something I'd like to ask Sister Xiaotao for help with. This is a piece of whale glue that I obtained by chance. It has a special texture and requires extremely high temperatures to refine, so I'd like to borrow your phoenix flames, Senior Sister."

Ma Xiaotao's attention was immediately diverted.

Curious, she took the seemingly ordinary piece of whale glue. It felt heavy in her hand, and when she tapped it with her fingers, it made a dull sound. "That's it? I thought it was something important!"

Ma Xiaotao pouted, and the embarrassment from before dissipated considerably.

She patted her chest.

"Leave it to me! It's just heating it up, no problem!"

She stretched out her right hand, palm up, and a condensed phoenix flame appeared out of thin air, leaping and radiating a heart-palpitating heat.

She threw the grayish whale glue into the flames.

The seemingly ordinary whale glue did not immediately turn to ashes under the scorching of the phoenix flames. Instead, its surface began to gleam with a strange dark golden luster and gradually softened and became transparent.

A strange, slightly fishy, ​​mellow aroma began to waft through the air.

"This thing... is not simple."

She muttered something to herself, then increased her soul power output, making the flames even more intense.

Under the intense heat of the phoenix flames, the whale glue eventually melted completely, turning into a small pool of dark golden, viscous, and translucent liquid.

Ma Xiaotao carefully used her soul power to control the pool of liquid, further calcining and removing the impurities, eventually condensing and solidifying it into a pill-shaped object the size of a longan, dark gold in color, emitting warmth and a rich fragrance.

She extinguished the flames, used her soul power to hold the dark golden bead, and handed it to Huo Yuhao: "Here, it's done. This thing has enormous energy; are you sure you want to use it now?"

Huo Yuhao took the warm bead and nodded, saying, "Yes, the timing is perfect. Thank you, Sister Xiaotao."

"Sister Xiaotao, please protect me."

After saying that, he sat down cross-legged in the courtyard and swallowed the bead made from the glue of a ten-thousand-year-old whale.

When the bead entered my stomach, I didn't feel much at first, but soon, a scorching stream of air suddenly burst out from my lower abdomen and surged towards my limbs and bones like a flood bursting its banks!

This energy was extremely domineering, burning his meridians and causing waves of throbbing pain. But at the same time, his muscles, bones, and meridians were also undergoing subtle but resilient transformations under this burning and impact, and his physique was being strengthened.

Huo Yuhao dared not be negligent and immediately focused his mind to guide and absorb this enormous energy.

Ma Xiaotao stood aside, dutifully protecting him.

She noticed Huo Yuhao's slightly furrowed brows and fine beads of sweat on his forehead, knowing that the refining process was not easy.

However, as the medicinal effects continued to spread, in addition to strengthening the body, the well-known, negligible "side effects" of the Wan Nian Jing Jiao (a type of medicinal gelatin) also began to quietly appear.

She forced herself not to look, but for some reason, that fleeting glimpse of the scene lingered in her mind.

After a while, as if drawn by something invisible, she inexplicably turned her gaze back.

"Ptooey! What am I looking at!"

She cursed herself inwardly, then abruptly turned her head again, this time her fair neck flushed crimson.

She felt her cheeks burning hot and her heart racing for no reason, so she could only try to focus on perceiving the movements around her.

(End of this chapter)