In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 40 So, drinking coffee really can be addictive!
"That's it."

Ma Xiaotao: Is it just a special insulation material?

As Ma Xiaotao spoke, she opened the lid of the iced Americano, took out two ice cubes, and popped them into her mouth.

"That's what it feels like."

Ma Xiaotao closed her eyes and began to silently feel the chill that was close to the extreme of ice.

Within the inner courtyard, among the disciples of the same generation as Ma Xiaotao, only Ling Luochen possesses the rare ice element martial soul.

However, Ling Luochen's ice element martial soul is still far from being the ultimate ice attribute. Since Ma Xiaotao broke through to the Soul Emperor level, the help that Ling Luochen, who only has the cultivation of Soul King, can give her has become negligible.

Moreover, the two had a very bad relationship due to their personality differences.

Ma Xiaotao: Even if I, Ma Xiaotao, were to go mad and be burned to death by evil fire, I would never ask Ling Luochen for help.

"Um, little brother, could you make me a coffee with just ice?"

Ma Xiaotao suddenly opened her eyes and frowned slightly.

Even if it only has a slight hint of classic Americano coffee, it is still hard to accept, especially for Ma Xiaotao who loves desserts.

"No."

Bai Ran shook her head.

Adding extra coffee is acceptable, but adding extra ice is even more acceptable.

If you add ice to a cup of coffee, then you shouldn't call it Luckin Coffee; you should just call it an Ice Cup.

Hey, add whatever you want to drink.

"Can I pour out the black liquid inside?"

"Big sister, you're quite polite."

Of course, Ma Xiaotao didn't actually throw it away. Instead, she took out a container from her storage ring and put it in. When she saw her teacher again, she would tell him that it was Pu'er tea that had just arrived this year.

Yan Shaozhe: Six hundred and sixty-six. A demon pill appeared in the family. (Not so kind.)
Ma Xiaotao also put away the remaining ice cubes, planning to use them when she returned to her cultivation.

Compared to the dark, unappetizing iced Americano, she preferred a coconut latte.

The bottom layer is a thick, milky-white liquid, while the top layer, which should have been black espresso, turns brown after being mixed with coconut milk, just like the edges of a small cake. It looks very appetizing.

"Suck it."

As soon as Ma Xiaotao took a sip of Luckin Coffee's coconut latte, her eyes lit up.

Is this really the bitter coffee from before?
It tastes so good!

The aroma of coconut blends with the taste of milk, and the sweetness is just right. Did the child in front of me really make this by hand?
Ma Xiaotao had reason to suspect that Master Ye had prepared these in advance, and then Bai Ran, the little brother, took them to the outer courtyard to sell.

Hmph, Master Ye, is this an underestimation of the spending power of their inner court disciples?
If the outer court disciples saw this, they would think it was because the inner court disciples couldn't afford it, and would order another cup, one cup for each of them!
"Little brother, another cup, please."

"Continued Cup."

When Ma Xiaotao had drunk two cups of Luckin Latte and was still not satisfied, she prepared to have another one.

Bai Ran simply stood in front of the counter and pointed to the sign next to him: "Limit of three cups of coffee per person."

My current soul power level is too low, so I can't make many coffees in a short time. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the number of purchases.

Of course, compared to Shrek Academy, after going to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy...

Bai Ran finally understood what despair meant, what it meant to have completed 33550336 orders on the first day, only to be back in the cycle on the second. (Stop rushing me, I really don't have a single drop of soul power left!)
"In that case, I'll come again next time."

While Luckin Coffee's coconut latte is delicious, Ma Xiaotao can still tell the difference between one meal being enough and another being too full.

If all else fails, he could just ask a few of the inner court disciples to buy him a couple of drinks. Which inner court disciple would dare refuse the "Flame Demon's" request?
The last one who was so stubborn, I heard, had his pants burned by Senior Sister Xiaotao with her evil fire, and he even said "thank you, Senior Sister".

……

Next, Tang Ya and Bei Bei each bought a Luckin Coffee coconut latte.

Huo Yuhao bought a Luckin Coffee Iced Americano and a Luckin Coffee Coconut Latte.

With his good brother backing him up, Huo Yuhao was able to enjoy a free cup of Luckin Coffee every day for the next few months.

However, to truly achieve freedom from Luckin Coffee's allure, Huo Yuhao will have to wait until he obtains his second martial soul and officially becomes a core disciple of the outer academy.

Drink up, drink up! Tianmeng, have a drink too.

Speaking of which, Huo Yuhao's first turning point was the freshman competition two months later.

This time, with Bai Ran's intervention, will Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong be able to achieve first place in the freshman competition?

Bai Ran: I'm just a coffee seller, how could I possibly influence the plot? I don't understand, I just don't understand.

As for Ma Xiaotao, ever since she drank the coconut latte, she has almost never experienced being devoured by evil fire during her cultivation.

Of course, in Ma Xiaotao's opinion, it's probably mainly because of the ice in the coffee.

Every time I practice, I put a few pieces in my mouth.

His soul power, which had shown almost no progress for a month, was restored.

From that day on, every day when Bai Ran came to the shore of Poseidon Lake, intending to go to the inner courtyard, he would always see a red figure waiting for him.

One time could be considered a coincidence, but after two months, Bai Ran came to a conclusion: it turns out that drinking coffee really is addictive.

However, Bai Ran didn't dare to get close at all, fearing that Ma Xiaotao would suddenly go berserk and punch him to death.

Bai Ran dared not risk her life; what if the evil fire within her suddenly erupted?

……

Before we knew it, the annual freshman competition of Shrek Academy was fast approaching, which was one of the most exciting events in the outer academy.

The competition is held every year three months after the start of the new semester. It serves as a test of the new students' abilities. If someone's abilities are too poor, they may be held back a year or even expelled.

After all, Shrek Academy's motto has always been: only accept monsters, not ordinary people.

On the other hand, students who achieve good results in the freshman competition will be promoted to core disciples and enjoy better treatment than other disciples of the same age, such as a monthly allowance of gold soul coins, the academy sending powerful soul masters to help hunt for the best suitable soul rings, or providing precious soul bones.

In the past two months, Bai Ran has successfully sold more than 400 cups of coffee. After making the last cup of coffee tonight, his soul power level has successfully broken through to level 20.

According to the agreement made with Elder Xuan last time, the old man went to the Star Dou Great Forest a few days ago to catch fruit-type soul beasts for him, with the requirement that they be over 500 years old and under 2000 years old.

To be honest, Bai Ran had almost forgotten about this agreement. If it weren't for that old man Xuanzi coming to find him, Bai Ran really wouldn't have remembered it.

Why did Xuanzi come to see Bai Ran?

The main reason is that Luckin Coffee's shelf life is somewhat outrageous.

Ordinary food-type martial souls are considered long-lasting if they can last for 24 hours, but Bai Ran's coffee martial soul can maintain its state as long as the ice in the coffee cup has not completely melted.

Finally, Xuanzi's test result showed a time of 99 hours.

Room temperature coffee is like horse urine, so it's reasonable that the coffee disappears when the ice melts.

……

(End of this chapter)