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

Chapter 42 The Thousand-Year-Old Poisonous Mist and Lime Tree, Hint Keywords

"No, old man Xuan, is this thing even right?"

Seeing Xuanzi pull out a black, pungent plant from his storage bag, Bai Ran was so frightened that he took two steps back.

Oh no, could this old man really be the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult? He's even brought out the Human Emperor Banner. He's not even pretending anymore, is he?

"Young man, what are you afraid of? With me here, a mere thousand-year-old soul beast can't hurt you, not to mention that the attack power of plant-type soul beasts is no match for that of animal-type soul beasts."

Bai Ran: It's precisely because of you that I'm even more afraid, okay?

"So what kind of spirit beast is this?"

This was the first time in Bai Ran's life that a fruit tree that looked like a fruit tree but emitted black smoke.

It just goes to show how amazing the world is.

"A thousand-year-old sour lime tree with poisonous miasma."

"Lime tree?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ran also carefully examined the fruit tree that was emitting black mist, which was actually protecting itself with poisonous miasma.

And you know what? The green fruits among the leaves really do look a bit like unripe oranges.

"No, Elder Xuan, I asked you to find fruit trees. Even if they aren't particularly delicious, they should at least be palatable."

The fruit from this tree looks incredibly sour. If I absorb its spirit ring, won't my coffee taste even worse?

Espresso is already bitter enough, and now they're adding lime juice (the kind that's dozens of times more acidic than citric acid).

With just one bite, even a 100,000-year-old soul beast could be knocked down without any warning.

"Young man, your coffee wasn't that great to begin with."

Having only ever had iced Americano, I can say that this other coffee is only slightly better than an old man's foot bath water.

Besides, high-level Soul Masters can seal their five senses. As long as the effect is good, who cares about the smell? Just do it.

……

"You're not allowed to badmouth my Luckin Coffee."

"Luckin Coffee Coconut Latte, the coffee I've been drinking since I was a child."

Bai Ran took out a coconut latte, handed it to Xuan Zi, and asked him to try it.

"Why didn't you bring out this good stuff last time?"

After tasting it, Xuanzi was at a loss for words.

No wonder Bai Xiaozhi can sell more than twenty cups of coffee every day at the coffee shop in the Foreign Languages ​​Department cafeteria.

He thought they were just clowns who wanted to try something new, but when he looked back, he realized that the clown was actually his son.
“Old man Xuan, you said you wanted coffee, so I’ll definitely treat you to an iced Americano.”

Strictly speaking, a coconut latte is just a coffee-flavored beverage, while classic Americano and similar drinks are considered real coffee.

……

Playing is about playing, making trouble is about making trouble.

Bai Ran still cast an expectant look at Xuan Zi, hoping he could introduce the lime tree that cosplayed the Emperor's Flag.

"As for this thing, all I know is that it's very acidic, so acidic that it can corrode metal. This layer of poisonous miasma that appears on the surface is called corrosive poisonous mist. The corrosive poisonous mist of the thousand-year-old sour orange tree can easily melt ordinary hundred-year-old soul beasts."

"As for what kind of soul skill you can gain from absorbing its soul ring, young man?"

It could be a buff that grants a corrosive effect to attacks from targets who have drunk coffee, or it could be an increase in poison damage.

Are there any other fruit trees?

Bai Ran was not satisfied with these fruit-type plant spirit beasts.

That Golden Jade Glazed Pomelo tree is nice, but it's too young. If it were a thousand years old, Bai Ran probably wouldn't hesitate at all.

As for this last poisonous lime tree, it was the right age, but the effect was too weak, and the taste of it in coffee was also indescribable.

Bai Ran: Sigh~ It's tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw it away.

"Nothing."

Xuanzi touched his storage bag. Actually, there was still a ten-thousand-year-old Rainbow Watermelon Soldier inside, but Xuanzi had kept it for himself. Besides, Bai Xiaozi struggled to absorb the spirit ring of a thousand-year-old spirit beast; making him absorb a ten-thousand-year-old spirit ring was practically suicide.
Xuanzi is not the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an auspicious beast of emperors; he doesn't have the ability to make a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast obediently sacrifice itself for a human soul master.

"It seems, hmm?"

When Bai Ran picked a jade-green peach, ready to taste it...

A prompt suddenly appeared before me: Eight-hundred-year-old Jadeite Peach (Common Crafting Material)
Recommended Luckin Coffee product: Peach & Juicy Coffee. (Fruit Coffee)

Product Description: Plenty of fruit pieces to chew, combined with extracted coffee liquid, resulting in a prominent fruity flavor and low bitterness.

Recipe: (One hundred words omitted here. Luckin Coffee employees will not disclose their own recipe.)

Recommended Price: Large: 19.9 Gold Soul Coins; Extra Large: 29.9 Gold Soul Coins. (Standard: 9.9 Gold Soul Coins)
Effect (current): After drinking, it heals most minor injuries.

……

Thinking she was seeing things, Bai Ran picked another type of fruit.

The text still displayed was: Six Hundred Years of Golden Jade Glazed Pomelo. (Rare Crafting Material)
Recommended Luckin Coffee product: Grapefruit C Americano. (Fruit Coffee)

Product Description: What makes a good pomelo? Time will tell. A refreshing pomelo aroma, a full-bodied fruit flavor, truly delightful.

Recipe: (One hundred words omitted here.) (Luckin Coffee employee: I can't possibly tell you anything.)
Recommended selling price: Same as the price mentioned above.

Effect (current): After drinking, you will gain a basic level of the ability to see through illusions, which will last for 30 minutes.

It turns out, my secret weapon really is Luckin Coffee.

Customized bespoke designs are here?
Unconvinced, Bai Ran asked Elder Xuan to pick a fruit from a thousand-year-old poisonous sour orange tree.

The prompt appeared again.

But this time it was different.

"The 1,200-year-old poisonous lime is rated as the worst of the worst. I recommend selling it to Mixue Ice Cream next door to make lemonade."

Six hundred and sixty-six. Bai Ran thought she would recommend making it into a fruit coffee like a lemon Americano, but she didn't expect that she would take it to Mixue Ice Cream to make lemonade.

Business warfare is just as simple and unpretentious.

……

"Hey kid, why are you standing still? Did the smell of this fruit get into your eyes?"

Seeing Bai Ran holding the thousand-year-old poisonous lime without moving, Xuanzi thought something had happened and his tone was full of concern.

"Elder Xuan, would you like to try a coffee with a different flavor?"

"Hmm? Kid, have you decided which spirit beast's spirit ring you want to absorb?"

Upon hearing Bai Ran say this, Xuan Zi assumed that he was preparing to absorb a soul ring.

Don't worry, with Xuanzi here, no one can disturb Bai Ran from absorbing the soul ring.

"No, you don't necessarily need to absorb a spirit ring to get different coffee effects."

Xuanzi: What is this child babbling about? I have the poisonous miasma under control, so there's no way it could get into his brain.

"The fruit is juicy, fragrant, and has lots of chewy pieces."

As Bai Ran finished speaking, the eight-hundred-year-old jade peach in his hand was peeled, chopped, and juiced in one go under the influence of his soul power.

Finally, it blends perfectly with an iced Americano that has been filled with more than half a cup of ice and a small cup of espresso.

"Please enjoy, large cup of Peach Coffee with lots of succulents."

Xuanzi, who witnessed this scene, had his mouth agape: "Are you kidding me? Are you trying to pull a magic trick on me?"

……

(Because Luckin Coffee has too many products, even if all nine of its soul rings are million-year soul rings, it probably wouldn't be able to finish making them all. Therefore, the protagonist will gain an ability every ten levels of soul power he gains.)

When your Soul Power reaches level 10, you gain the ability to increase your Soul Power slightly for every cup of Luckin Coffee you sell.

When your Soul Power level reaches level 20, you will receive a unique prompt from Luckin Coffee, which will enrich the Luckin Coffee shop's menu.

Soul power level reached level 30? Snow, who loves you, has sent you a team-up request.

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(End of this chapter)