Greedy for Immortal Herbs

Seeing this, the host immediately announced, "Soul Master Lu Fan wins, with a record of one win and zero losses. Chen Feng's record is five wins and six losses. Lu Fan, please register your points after leaving the stage."

Lu Fan nodded, completed the registration, reclaimed ten Gold Soul Coins, and happily found Oscar on the steps outside the Great Soul Arena.

"Xiao Ao, what are you squatting here for?"

Lu Fan walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and asked.

Oscar sighed when he saw him. "Brother Fan, the staff said that since you weren't fighting in the main soul arena, we couldn't place any bets. We really got screwed this time."

Lu Fan burst out laughing. "Haha, I thought it was something serious. Here, take this."

Lu Fan took out two Gold Soul Coins and returned them to Oscar.

Oscar accepted the two Gold Soul Coins with a puzzled look. "Brother Fan, where did these come from?"

Lu Fan chuckled. "My opponent was pretty weak. He only had a ten-year spirit skill and couldn't break through my defense at all. Hehe, I got my first win today."

"Brother Fan is mighty!"

Oscar excitedly jumped up.

His heartbeat was like riding a roller coaster.

His mood instantly soared from rock bottom to heaven.

"Hehe, Brother Fan, shouldn't you treat me now?"

Oscar rubbed his hands together and looked at Lu Fan with a grin.

Lu Fan smiled and nodded. "Sure. It's still early. Let's find a restaurant and have a good meal."

They found an ordinary restaurant and ordered three dishes and a soup to celebrate.

It was not a particularly luxurious place, but the food still tasted far better than Shrek's meals.

Although Shrek Academy had a food-type Soul Emperor cooking for them,

even the best chef could not make a meal without ingredients.

This was undoubtedly the most satisfying meal the two had eaten in the past three months.

They were completely stuffed and delighted.

"Once we become Soul Grandmasters, we'll each receive ten Gold Soul Coins every month. Then we can eat meals like this every day."

Walking down the street, Oscar was already full, yet he still spoke with lingering longing.

Lu Fan patted Oscar's shoulder and smiled. "I still have nearly eight Gold Soul Coins. If we save a little, it'll be enough for the two of us to eat like this for three or four months."

Oscar's eyes lit up. "Brother Fan, you're practically my godfather!"

Lu Fan patted his chest and laughed. "Hehe, stick with Brother Fan, and I'll make sure you eat and drink well."

The two returned to the academy, thoroughly satisfied.

Along the way, they chatted.

"I probably won't be going to fight in the arena again for now. As for soul battles, I'll wait until my cultivation reaches level fifteen."

"I only won this time because my opponent was too weak. But if the other side also had a hundred-year Spirit Ring, I probably wouldn't be able to beat them."

"The main issue is that I don't have any offensive methods right now."

Lu Fan sighed.

Ordinary defense-type Soul Masters also lacked offensive methods,

but they were not like Lu Fan. Because he was too young and too skinny, his punches landed softly, as though he were merely playing around.

His victory this time had entirely come from catching his opponent off guard with an information gap.

So many people had seen it. It would be difficult to pull off the same trick next time.

Oscar sighed as well.

He was only an auxiliary-type Soul Master and likewise had little combat ability.

"Once Fatty returns after obtaining his Spirit Ring, I'll team up with him for 2v2 matches. I'll take the damage up front while Fatty deals damage from the back."

Both Lu Fan and Ma Hongjun possessed top-tier martial souls.

Fighting opponents above their level who had inferior Spirit Rings and martial souls, but only one or two more levels of Soul Power, would not be particularly difficult.

"But I need some degree of offensive ability myself."

Lu Fan thought to himself.

If only I could obtain a buff-type spirit skill that increased attack, defense, and speed at the same time.

Another thought surfaced in Lu Fan's mind.

Should I seize the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before Tang San does?

Such a thought appeared in Lu Fan's heart.

Although he would most likely become Tang San's teammate in the future, and Tang San would give him an Immortal Herb,

a person could consume three Immortal Herbs.

Unfortunately, I only know one method of detoxification—using a Spirit Bone to store poison. Sigh.

Lu Fan sighed softly.

But then he thought again,

even if it was only this relatively low-level method, it should be enough to trade Dugu Bo for a few Immortal Herbs.

Hmm, if I can choose my own Immortal Herbs, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum is a must. Besides that, the most suitable ones for me are the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate.

Lu Fan's martial soul was a plant, and plants naturally feared fire.

If he could gain fire immunity and ice immunity through Ice and Fire Body Tempering, then Lu Fan would no longer be restrained by attributes.

There's a lot of potential here.

Greed stirred faintly in Lu Fan's heart.

But all of that was still a matter for later.

For the current him, let alone finding Dugu Bo, he could not even go to Heaven Dou City.

I'm probably the only one in Shrek Academy who can have a Mimicry Cultivation Environment, so my cultivation speed will definitely far surpass everyone else's. As long as I replace Tang San's position at Heaven Dou Royal Academy later, combined with my martial soul, Dugu Bo will definitely notice me. What I need to do now is cultivate properly.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Lu Fan did not go back to the dormitory with Oscar. Instead, he headed to the Flower Field behind the mountain.

He had hired someone to build a small wooden cabin there and usually lived in it, so he could benefit from the environmental boost whenever he cultivated.

Flender and the others had no objections to this.

After all, it truly helped Lu Fan's cultivation.

And it was happening within the academy grounds.

So they all let Lu Fan handle it as he pleased.

Two days later,

they learned that Flender and Ma Hongjun had returned.

Lu Fan and Oscar hurried to the entrance to find them.

They saw Flender returning from the spirit hunt with Ma Hongjun.

Flender looked at the two of them and Zhao Wuji behind them, then smiled.

Ma Hongjun stepped forward, flexed his muscles, and laughed. "Hehe, this time, I obtained a really great spirit skill."

As he spoke, he looked at Lu Fan with fighting spirit in his eyes. "Let's have a soul battle!"

"No. Your Evil Fire Phoenix is fire-attributed and counters me. I don't have any offensive methods yet, so I'm not fighting you."

Lu Fan was no fool.

Ma Hongjun's first spirit skill, Phoenix Fire Line, was a ranged attack.

If Ma Hongjun kept his distance and wore him down, the current Lu Fan would have no way to deal with it.

Flender watched the group fool around with a smile.