Fruit Meeting, The Episode Evil Soul Masters Fear Most

As Bai Ran's soul power broke through to rank twenty, he began worrying about his upcoming second soul ring.

His first soul ring had been thanks to good luck. He had run into the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which allowed him to obtain a ten-thousand-year soul ring smoothly.

But this second soul ring?

With Bai Ran's current physical condition, the absolute limit he could absorb was a thousand-year-level soul beast's soul ring. (The physical boost brought by a ten-thousand-year soul ring was still pretty huge.)

As for going to the Star Dou Great Forest again to "trick" the Emperor Auspicious Beast?

Last time, he had been lucky and had not been eaten by a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, but this time, he might not have that same luck.

Besides, with this kind of behavior where he took the initiative to approach the auspicious beast, perhaps the Three-Eyed Golden Lion would not think much of it, but Di Tian would absolutely become wary, and might even suspect Shrek Academy of having ulterior motives toward the auspicious beast.

After all, the relationship between humans and soul beasts had long since reached a boiling point, to say nothing of the fact that the Emperor Auspicious Beast concerned the future of the entire Star Dou Great Forest, and even the soul beast world.

If not for Bai Ran being so young, plus his weak strength, he probably would have been crushed into a mist of blood by Di Tian's pressure before he even got close to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion last time.

"In another month, it'll be winter. How about I look for a fire-attribute soul beast for my second soul ring?

"I have to prove Classic Americano's worth. Luckin Coffee's Americano can taste good too."

Classic Americano, once heated, tasted extremely rich and mellow. Especially in the dead of winter, while walking to school or work, holding it in your arms could even make it a hand warmer.

But there was a huge problem. Wanting to melt the ice cubes in an Iced Americano and successfully heat it meant he would need to absorb the soul ring of a soul beast that possessed ultimate fire, or something close to ultimate fire.

For a moment, Bai Ran's head hurt a little.

"Kid Bai, the fruit-type soul beasts you wanted."

Just as Bai Ran temporarily gave up thinking about all those impractical things and prepared to head to the outer courtyard cafeteria to begin today's business...

An old man with a grizzled beard suddenly appeared in front of him.

It was Elder Xuan, who had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest a few days ago.

Judging from his tattered clothes, if nothing unexpected had happened, he had probably gone to catch some high-year soul beasts again, then been punished by powerful fierce beasts.

Bai Ran: Good thing I was smart and didn't go with him. Otherwise, I'd probably have had to take another trip through the gates of hell.

"Elder Xuan, what did you bring me?"

Because he had not systematically studied theoretical knowledge related to soul beasts, when Xuan Zi took out these fruit-type soul beasts, Bai Ran could only roughly tell what they were. As for their specific names, ages, and general abilities, Bai Ran basically knew nothing at all.

"An eight-hundred-year Jasper Creamy Peach tree."

As Xuan Zi spoke, he opened a storage pouch capable of storing living things.

Soon, an ancient tree giving off a peaceful aura appeared before Bai Ran.

Its trunk was smooth and warm like jade, and its leaves were emerald green.

Several translucent pink-white peaches the size of human heads hung from its branches, and inside them, nectar-like liquid seemed to flow.

If they had been animal-type soul beasts, they might have started fighting inside the storage pouch, losing arms and legs, or simply dying outright.

But plant-type soul beasts like this were not troublesome to capture or store.

If not for a little accident along the way, Xuan Zi would actually have returned two days ago.

"Kid Bai, the Jasper Creamy Peach tree possesses powerful healing ability, and its temperament is gentle. It usually doesn't attack on its own."

"This peach tree is quite suitable for you. After absorbing its soul ring, your coffee martial soul has a high chance of gaining an ability related to healing."

"Elder Xuan, is this the only fruit-type soul beast?"

It did sound pretty good.

A peach-flavored fruit coffee that could heal injuries might be a very good selling point.

However, Bai Ran planned to keep looking. He had asked Elder Xuan to help him catch several more, after all.

"How could that be? This old man has always kept his word. If I said I'd help you catch a lot, then I definitely brought back a lot."

"This is a seven-hundred-year Phantom Blueberry Matrix."

Xuan Zi continued pulling a large stretch of low shrubs out of the storage pouch. This soul beast was not a single soul beast, but a vast symbiotic matrix network formed by hundreds of "Mother-Plant Blueberry Spirits" through ley lines and mental connections.

Each mother-plant's blueberries were translucent dark blue, and within them, nebulae seemed to swirl.

"All the individuals in this blueberry matrix share their thoughts and react in sync. It might bring your coffee a sharing ability, Kid Bai. For example, several people who drink the blueberry coffee at the same time could gain synchronized perception, thereby improving the tacit coordination between them."

Xuan Zi was, after all, a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo who had lived for almost three hundred years. He still had at least this much insight.

"Anything else?"

"Yes, child, yes."

At this moment, Xuan Zi's storage pouch was just like Doraemon's pocket, continuing to pull out good things.

"A six-hundred-year Gold Jade Glazed Pomelo."

It was another tall fruit tree, but this time it was a pomelo tree. At the very top of its crown hung a huge, nearly transparent pale-golden pomelo, like an enormous glazed lamp!

Golden liquid flowed inside the fruit, and it constantly gave off a warm, steady golden radiance.

"This Gold Jade Glazed Pomelo can emit light to dispel mist, darkness, illusions, and shadow energy, and it also has the effects of calming the mind and focusing the spirit.

"Kid Bai, after you absorb the soul ring from this pomelo tree, it should give your Coffee martial soul a trait similar to illusion-breaking."

Of these three plant-type soul beasts, the one Elder Xuan most hoped Bai Ran would choose was this Gold Jade Glazed Pomelo.

It might have only been a mere six hundred years old, but its illusion-breaking trait was the most precious of the three plants.

Especially since Xuan Zi was the captain of the Shrek Inspection Team. He clearly possessed tremendous strength, yet during operations to hunt evil soul masters, he often could not contribute much.

Aside from the street rumors that had given him, Xuan Zi, the nickname of "Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Sect,"

the main reason was that evil soul masters were basically a pack of rats hiding in the shadows, and they could often escape with all sorts of bizarre methods.

And if, now, drinking a cup of coffee could grant illusion-breaking abilities, Xuan Zi did not dare imagine how much the success rate of hunting evil soul masters would rise in the future.

Xuan Zi: Was it because he could not beat evil soul masters? No, it was because he could not even find a trace of them.

"Elder Xuan, why are the ages getting lower and lower? Are there no fruit-type soul beasts over a thousand years old?"

Seven or eight hundred years would have been one thing, but a six-hundred-year soul ring? Honestly, that was a little too low.

With a ten-thousand-year first ring, even if Bai Ran was a food-type soul master, his physical strength should still be quite a bit stronger than an ordinary Great Soul Master's.

Bai Ran indicated that he could already try absorbing the soul ring of a thousand-year soul beast.

"A thousand-year plant-type soul beast? I actually did catch one."

"What kind? Bring it out and let me see."

Perhaps because he wanted to humor a child, Xuan Zi deliberately slowed his movements.