Gilded Light Flame

He had not even said what kind of Soul Beast it was.

He had made it sound incredibly mysterious.

He had only said that it suited him very well.

Lu Fan had been looking forward to it for a long time.

"I wonder when Teacher will come back. I just hope he doesn't disappear for ten days or half a month again because of some mission."

Fortunately, Yue Guan did not make Lu Fan wait too long.

He returned on the fourth day.

When Lu Fan arrived at the dining table to prepare for lunch,

he saw that Yue Guan and Gui Mei were already seated.

Lu Fan fell silent for a moment.

In his impression,

it seemed that every time Yue Guan appeared, Gui Mei would be beside him.

There had long been rumors circulating outside

that Yue Guan and Gui Mei were like the Unrivaled Dragon Snake couple, inseparable...

"Teacher, Uncle Ghost."

Lu Fan greeted the two of them.

Yue Guan smiled and waved him over. "Come, Xiao Fan. On this trip, Teacher happened to kill a ten-thousand-year Sky Wing Tiger that did not know its place. This tiger penis is a great tonic. Old Ghost and I saved it especially for you. Hurry up and eat."

Looking at the thing Yue Guan pushed toward him...

Lu Fan was rendered speechless.

He pushed the plate back. "No need, Teacher. This disciple came from humble beginnings and am not used to such fine food. Teacher and Uncle Ghost should enjoy it instead."

Hearing this, Gui Mei, who rarely spoke, said, "No need to be polite."

Both Gui Mei and Yue Guan looked expectant.

It was like when a brother brought over a plate of something strange-tasting and wanted to trick you into eating it.

Lu Fan quickly came up with an idea. "Teacher, I've already broken through Level 30. You can tell me now what Spirit Beast you prepared for my third Spirit Ring, right?"

"You broke through Level 30?!"

Yue Guan was somewhat surprised.

However, he did not suspect that Lu Fan was lying to him.

Yue Guan nodded approvingly. "As expected of my disciple. Not bad, not bad. Since that's the case, Teacher will take you to find that Soul Beast right away."

Yue Guan picked up Lu Fan and flew with him toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

"That Soul Beast has already been marked by your teacher. From my Soul Power sensing, it is still in the mixed zone. You really struck it lucky."

"Though this Soul Beast is only around a thousand years old, if those prospective Soul Kings had to choose, they might even give up a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring for their fifth ring and choose it instead."

"What exactly is it?"

Yue Guan's words had left Lu Fan practically crawling out of his skin with curiosity. He desperately wanted to know what Soul Beast it was.

Yet Yue Guan continued to keep him in suspense.

"Don't rush. You'll know once you see it."

With Yue Guan, a Titled Douluo, protecting him, they traveled at full speed.

Spirit Hall itself was next to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Within minutes, the two found their target.

"It's actually this!"

Lu Fan was greatly shocked as he looked at the target.

Before them was a Soul Beast less than half a meter tall.

It was a plant-type Soul Beast shaped like a Sun Flower.

Its entire body was gilded gold, while faint golden flames flowed around it.

Following the flow of those golden flames, Lu Fan looked up and saw that they led directly to the sun.

Yue Guan looked at the flower with a face full of regret. "It seems you've recognized it already. This flower is called the Gilded Light Flame."

"Although its name includes the words 'light flame,' it has little to do with the fire attribute. People of old saw the solar energy it absorbed around itself, and because it looked somewhat like flames, they gave it that name."

"It is just over four thousand years old. If you absorb its Spirit Ring, you will definitely gain a suitable and powerful Soul Skill."

Lu Fan had read about it in the Hundred Herbs Chart.

It was said that

if the Gilded Light Flame reached ten thousand years,

a plant-type Soul Master who consumed it could gain its ability to absorb solar energy.

Then, they would only need to bask in the sun every day to continuously increase their Soul Power.

Unfortunately, unless someone deliberately cultivated this kind of Soul Beast,

it was basically impossible for it to survive to ten thousand years.

To humans, it could produce high-quality Spirit Rings.

To Soul Beasts, it was also a rare and precious medicinal herb.

"Teacher, you were too careless. You actually left it alone in the Star Dou Great Forest. Weren't you afraid another Soul Beast would eat it?"

Lu Fan was rather speechless.

Thankfully, the flower was still here.

If it had been gone, he would have cried himself to death.

Yue Guan felt somewhat embarrassed at his words.

He certainly would not tell Lu Fan

that he had only just discovered this flower himself.

Originally, Yue Guan had accidentally found a three-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

He had planned to bring Lu Fan to find the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Who would have thought that passing through this place would lead to such a tremendous opportunity?

Yue Guan was extremely envious as well.

Why had he not encountered something like this when he was young?

"Enough. I naturally have my reasons for doing this. Go kill it and absorb its Spirit Ring."

Yue Guan turned his head away. He did not want to watch that cruel scene.

Seeing Yue Guan's reaction,

Lu Fan sighed and stepped forward to finish off the Gilded Light Flame.

This could be considered a common weakness of plant-type Soul Beasts.

Their combat power was very weak.

The Gilded Light Flame in particular was a medicinal-herb-type Soul Beast.

Even if its cultivation reached ten thousand years, it would still struggle to develop much combat power.

After spending an hour absorbing the Gilded Light Flame's Spirit Ring,

Lu Fan felt utterly refreshed.

"As expected of the Gilded Light Flame. My Soul Power has broken through to Level 32!"

Yue Guan nodded. "The body of this thousand-year Gilded Light Flame is also a rare medicinal herb. Refine it on the spot."

Lu Fan nodded and ate the Gilded Light Flame.

Although it did not greatly increase Lu Fan's cultivation,

it raised his Soul Power to somewhere between Levels 32 and 33.

However, it gave Lu Fan an affinity for the light attribute and enhanced his metallic energy.

Like the Gilded Light Flame, his body began absorbing the sun's energy.

Unfortunately, its thousand-year age was still somewhat lacking.

He could not increase his cultivation simply by basking in the sun like one could with a ten-thousand-year specimen.

At most, when Lu Fan stood in sunlight, he could absorb a tiny bit of solar power like a solar panel. That power could only help relieve his physical fatigue.

But that was merely an additional ability granted by the Gilded Light Flame.

Lu Fan had not yet shown the Soul Skill of the Gilded Light Flame Spirit Ring.

"Let Teacher see your Soul Skill."

Yue Guan urged him.

He was also curious what kind of Soul Skill the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum would gain after absorbing the Gilded Light Flame.

Lu Fan nodded.

Three Spirit Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—rose above his head and descended beneath his feet in order.

The outermost purple Spirit Ring flashed.

Golden flame-like energy radiated from Lu Fan's body.

"This is my third Soul Skill: Gilded Coat."

"While increasing my defense by 150 percent, as long as light shines on me, I can continuously recover Soul Power and even use that Soul Power to heal my injuries."

Lu Fan was extremely satisfied with this Soul Skill.

Not only did it give him an additional healing method,

it also complemented his first Soul Skill, Singular Velvet Protection.

One allowed him to recover whenever there was light.

The other allowed him to recover whenever he stood on the ground.

As long as he handled things properly,

Lu Fan could keep his defensive Soul Skills active from beginning to end in battle.

After hearing Lu Fan's explanation,

Yue Guan was so jealous he could barely stand it.

If only he had been like Lu Fan when he was young.