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"Alright then, our target is the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus."
A slight curve tugged at the corner of Xiao Lin's mouth.
"I know exactly where it is."
"Great Moonlight Spray Fungus?"
Everyone was startled by the name.
It was a type of Soul Beast they had never even heard of.
Even Xiao Wu, despite being a Soul Beast in human form, had never encountered such a thing.
"The Great Moonlight Spray Fungus is a large blue mushroom that absorbs moonlight. Its umbrella-like cap is incredibly soft and springy; it is said to store the essence of the moon inside."
"This kind of Soul Beast only appears at the bottom of clear waters where moonlight can penetrate. Once it encounters an enemy, it sprays out its Moonlight Essence along with its spores."
"The enemy being attacked will instantly receive a massive surge of vitality and lose all interest in attacking it. Therefore, it is extremely suitable as a soul ring for a Healing System Soul Master."
Xiao Lin paused for a moment.
"The only pity is that even though this Soul Beast possesses Moonlight Essence that makes enemies lose interest, it still finds it difficult to survive. That's why we haven't seen anyone obtaining a Great Moonlight Spray Fungus soul ring recently."
"Sometimes, powerful Soul Beasts don't even intend to harm the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus, but their unintentional actions can make its living environment difficult to maintain. Furthermore, the moonlight in a small pond isn't enough for the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus to reproduce."
"Only when a Great Moonlight Spray Fungus dies does the Moonlight Essence erupting from its body activate the spores at the bottom of the water, allowing new Great Moonlight Spray Fungus to grow."
Xiao Lin shook his head.
This Soul Beast was like the giant pandas from his previous life—a species that had essentially played itself into becoming endangered.
Hearing Xiao Lin's introduction, everyone present was shocked by his erudition. To think he even knew such obscure knowledge.
"But Xiao Lin, based on what you said, even if the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus is rare, Soul Masters should still remember it because of its powerful vitality. How could it be that no one knows about it?"
Su Yuntao was a bit puzzled.
If the Soul Beast had been hunted to extinction, that would be one thing, but how could it simply be forgotten?
"It's not for that reason. The Great Moonlight Spray Fungus doesn't have the ability to make people forget it. It's just that all Soul Masters who have come into contact with it become slightly addicted and are unwilling to tell others."
"That powerful vitality from the Moonlight Essence can already be used as a precious medicinal ingredient. Tell me, which Soul Master would be willing to give that up?"
"And it is precisely this powerful vitality that has caused the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus to drive itself toward extinction."
"Imagine this: a Soul Beast approaches the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus to gain its vitality, and in order to save its own life, the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus repeatedly uses up the Moonlight Essence it worked so hard to collect."
"Does the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus still have any cultivation left? It's like 'carrying firewood to put out a fire'—it only makes the flames grow larger."
Xiao Lin felt it was a great pity for the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus's predicament.
In truth, this kind of Soul Beast belonged in the Lake of Life within the Star Dou Great Forest.
There were no low-level Soul Beasts there, only the Forest King, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and a few Great Beasts. The cultivation of the Great Beasts and the Sky Azure Bull Python was high enough that they wouldn't be interested in a Great Moonlight Spray Fungus.
As long as it wasn't by accident, the mushroom could at least reproduce there and might even reach the level of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast. Of course, whether those Great Beasts would be willing to let a Great Moonlight Spray Fungus move in was another matter entirely.
"Based on what you're saying, Brother Lin, it's hard to say if that Great Moonlight Spray Fungus is even still there."
Xiao Wu tilted her head, a trace of pity on her face.
She wondered if this kind of mushroom tasted good.
Xiao Lin nodded with certainty.
"I saw it in a travelogue from fifty years ago. When the author recorded it, they confirmed the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus's cultivation was likely around four hundred years."
"As for now, I don't know the current state of the Soul Beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest, so I don't know if the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus is still alive. If it is alive and its cultivation is regressing, it happens to be perfect for Sister Xiao Gui's first soul ring."
"Perhaps it can awaken a soul skill related to Moonlight Essence, or maybe it could even cause the Osmanthus Martial Soul to evolve into a Moon Osmanthus."
"In short, Sister Xiao Gui, when the time comes for you to absorb the soul ring, you must truly believe in your heart that you are a Food System Soul Master and chant a soul incantation in your mind."
"If you don't know any soul incantations, you can use something like 'I have a handful of Moon Osmanthus' as a reference. You must firmly believe you are a Food System Soul Master and keep reciting it in your heart."
Xiao Lin reminded her repeatedly, fearing she wouldn't understand.
"Alright, I'll try."
Xiao Gui clenched her fists, cheering herself on.
Listening to Xiao Lin's words, Tang San also felt a bit of lingering regret.
No wonder Xiao Lin hadn't recommended this Soul Beast to him. If the first soul ring he absorbed had come from a Great Moonlight Spray Fungus...
He probably would have only absorbed a Soul Beast of two or three hundred years.
One must remember that the soul power within a soul ring helps a Soul Master level up quickly. If he had absorbed the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus's ring, he might have only reached Rank 11 at the time.
Furthermore, if he had awakened a soul skill that fired moonlight, it would have been a disaster. His vitality would increase, but the increase in the strength of his Martial Soul would be very limited.
Moreover, the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus's vitality comes from absorbing Moonlight Essence; it isn't inherent to the Soul Beast itself. What if it didn't increase his vitality at all?
This kind of soul skill provided a light-based ability—the power to shoot out life essence and moonlight essence—which gave Tang San a strange sense of being "drained."
If a Soul Beast could shoot its own cultivation away until it regressed, wouldn't he, a common Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, be sucked dry? Would one soul skill consume more than half of his soul power?
Perhaps only a Martial Soul like Xiao Gui's Osmanthus—which was numerous and scattered—was suitable for the soul skill provided by this Soul Beast. If more healing was needed, she could just provide more flowers?
Tang San thought this way, gaining a new appreciation for Xiao Lin's wisdom.
As the saying goes, reading a book doesn't mean you've learned it, and learning it doesn't mean you can apply that knowledge effectively. Yu Xiaogang knew about many Soul Beasts, but he simply wasn't good at finding suitable soul rings for Blue Silver Grass.
If one could argue that Yu Xiaogang wasn't interested in Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and only cared about Tang San's early-stage combat power, then his choice of soul rings for the other members of Shrek could be described as a total mess.
Take Ma Hongjun, for example; all of his soul skills were used to turn him into a "turret" type Soul Master, without any consideration for his mobility or vitality as a Phoenix.
If Xiao Lin had awakened a Phoenix Martial Soul, he would definitely only give himself abilities like Ultimate Vitality and Ultimate Fire.
With Ultimate Vitality, he could inherit the God of Life's position, and with Ultimate Fire, he could inherit the God of Destruction's position.
"Speaking of which, I think I know where this Great Moonlight Spray Fungus is."
At this moment, Su Yuntao had a moment of realization, thinking of a habitat suitable for the Great Moonlight Spray Fungus.
"If Xiao Gui chooses this Soul Beast, I'll go speak with Brother Wang, and then I'll lead the way," Su Yuntao said.
"Good, I want it."
Xiao Gui nodded, having made up her mind.
However, at that moment, Tang San cast a secret glance at Xiao Lin.
Was switching to become a Food System Soul Master really that simple and easy?
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