"Is this the Star Dou Great Forest?"
The moment Bai Ran entered the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, he saw a massive tiger over five meters long, goats wreathed in flames, and all sorts of other strange-looking animals.
No wonder the Star Dou Great Forest was called the paradise of Soul Beasts and the forbidden zone of human Soul Masters.
Without a powerful Soul Master accompanying him, if Bai Ran had come to this place alone, he probably would not even have dared to take a few more steps, afraid that some powerful beast might suddenly appear and casually eat him as an appetizer.
Only a Child of Destiny like Huo Yuhao could barge into the Star Dou Great Forest, survive unharmed, and even obtain such a tremendous opportunity as the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
"Uncle, you still haven't told me what century-old plant Soul Beasts there are that are fruit trees."
"Hmm, how about a Thunder Radish Spirit? Not only can it add a speed-attribute boost to your food Martial Soul, but there's also a small chance of obtaining the power of lightning, allowing teammates who consume it to gain a temporary lightning-attribute attack boost and lightning resistance."
"Uncle, I want a fruit tree, not a fruit vegetable."
Adding carrot juice to coffee was one thing, but adding white radish juice to it?
That was more than a little bizarre.
"A fruit tree, meaning fruit, right?"
"Yes, Uncle."
Hearing that, Ye Tian could not help curling his lip.
Ye Tian: So you really only care about how food tastes and not much about what it does, huh? (Verdict: a total foodie.)
"Fruit, huh? Let me think."
Fruit-type plant Soul Beasts were rather special. They were either extremely ordinary, not even qualifying as ten-year plant Soul Beasts, or they possessed special effects and were guarded by powerful Soul Beasts, giving them a higher cultivation age.
A century-old fruit-type plant Soul Beast really was somewhat difficult to find.
"How about Apple Guards?"
Apples, also known as the original flavor among fruits, had the largest population among all fruit-type plant Soul Beasts.
"That works."
Although an apple Americano was not one of Luckin Coffee's signature products, it definitely tasted far better than an Iced Americano.
"Nephew, let's test your Soul Power first."
Ye Tian took out a Soul Power crystal from his storage Soul Tool.
Since the distribution locations of Apple Guards in the Star Dou Great Forest had been recorded in many places, finding them would not be difficult.
The only question was whether Bai Ran's Soul Power Level had reached level ten.
"Okay."
Bai Ran cooperatively placed his small hand atop the Soul Power crystal his uncle had just taken out.
Seeing the Soul Power Level displayed on the crystal—level 10.
Ye Tian hurriedly shouted into the sky, "Elder Wang! Elder Wang, are you there?"
Wang Youcai, who had been hiding in the shadows, immediately flashed out and arrived before Ye Tian.
"What is it, Little Ye? Are you getting ready to make lunch? Don't worry, this old man will go catch a thousand-year wild boar right away."
"Elder Wang, it's still early."
They had eaten roasted beef only three hours ago. Even children in puberty who were still growing could not possibly get hungry that quickly.
"It's like this, Elder Wang..."
Ye Tian explained what was needed to Elder Wang before him.
"An Apple Guard group on the outskirts of the core region? No, no."
Master Ye was the treasure of their Inner Academy, worth even more than a Super Douluo.
Taking him into the core region for an adventure was too risky. If something unexpected happened, Wang Youcai would not be able to handle it—especially when there was an even younger little one who needed looking after.
Wang Youcai: No, wait. It seems I've forgotten someone.
"Old Xuan!"
Following Elder Wang's shout.
The next second, a somewhat scruffy old man holding a huge steak appeared before the three of them.
"Hm? Elder Xuan, y-you're here?"
Though Ye Tian disliked this old geezer, every time he came to the Inner Academy cafeteria, Ye Tian never got a moment's rest. His appetite was especially bottomless—a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, enough to supply the Inner Academy cafeteria for a week, was not even enough for a single meal of his.
Hearing her uncle's form of address for that old man.
Bai Ran, standing nearby, could not help tensing up: Xuan Zi? Seriously?! If he's coming along on this Soul Ring hunt, I'd rather turn back right now.
Peerless Tang Sect Rulebook: If you are from Shrek Academy, never travel together with an old geezer named Xuan Zi when going out. Otherwise, an unforeseen accident will absolutely occur along the way.
Fortunately, there was another Title Douluo accompanying them. Otherwise, Bai Ran truly would have wanted to grab her uncle and run away immediately.
Compared with her own life, obtaining a Soul Ring was not that important.
"I was just out for a stroll. But since Little Ye has run into trouble, leave this matter to this old man."
Unreliable as Elder Xuan was, Ye Tian was currently Shrek Academy's food-system Soul Master with the highest Soul Power Level, as well as the best cook in the academy. In particular, he could preserve the energy within Soul Beast meat almost perfectly.
After eating Ye Tian's personally prepared dishes for several years, Xuan Zi felt that he had vaguely touched the threshold of level ninety-nine.
If he ate for a few more years, he might really break through to level ninety-nine.
When looking after other juniors in the academy, Xuan Zi might run off to "farm monsters" because of his Martial Soul.
But if Ye Tian was in the team, and he left the cook right beside him unused to search for food elsewhere, then what difference was there between Xuan Zi and someone with dementia?
"Please, Elder Xuan."
Ye Tian said respectfully.
No matter how much he disliked this old man who increased his workload, the other man was the number two figure in the current Inner Academy, the strongest person in all of Shrek Academy aside from Senior Mu En.
"Oh, Little Ye, aren't you being too formal? This old man doesn't want to hear any thanks. Just make a few more meals for this old man."
Ye Tian: I knew it.
Star Dou Great Forest, outskirts of the core region
This place was already close to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Even someone as powerful as Xuan Zi had restrained his aura.
After all, releasing the aura of a level ninety-eight Super Douluo here might cause ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to avoid him, but those ferocious beasts over two hundred thousand years old—especially the powerful existences within the Star Dou Great Forest—would regard it as a provocation and come out to fight Xuan Zi to the death.
Fortunately, they had not come to the outskirts of the core region to hunt some Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but merely to obtain an ordinary century-old Soul Beast.
The rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest would not concern themselves with such a trivial matter.
"The Apple Guard group is six hundred meters east of here. Let's get there quickly."
Aside from getting a century-old Apple Guard for the little one's Soul Ring, Xuan Zi also intended to obtain several thousand-year, or even ten-thousand-year, Apple Guards.
Last time, Ye Tian had used a ten-thousand-year Apple Guard to make apple pie. Its crisp yet soft crust wrapped around rich, mellow cream, while its sweet-and-tart flavor seemed to melt in the heart.
At the mere thought of it, tears flowed uncontrollably from the corner of Xuan Zi's mouth.
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