The True Young Master Saves the Soul Pet World by Eating Melons – CH199

Chapter 199: An Octopus Grilling Squid

People on the Ten Thousand Beast Continent generally possessed strong soul power. Compared to relying on their eyes and ears, they preferred to observe everything with their soul force.

For example, when they saw someone wearing a nameplate, they would instinctively sweep it with soul power first, making a quick judgment on whether that person could be offended.

After scanning the names Si Er and Yu Beixuan, the crowd subtly shifted aside. It wasn’t as if they carved out a grand path for the two of them, but the space in front of them definitely became less crowded.

When Yu Bei Eagle carried Lu Taiping over, people also consciously made way.

Lu Taiping was delighted to see them. In just a few steps, he strode up to their side.

“Classmate Si Er, Classmate Si Xu, and Classmate Yu—this is great! I finally found you again!”

Si Er couldn’t help laughing. “No need to be so excited, right? We only separated not long ago.”

“How is that not long? I’ve been searching through the crowd for half the day! I even missed Classmate Yu’s match.”

“So? Did Classmate Yu defeat Di Lintian?”

There was a hint of pride in Si Er’s tone. “Of course! Xuanxuan is very powerful. His soul beasts are powerful too. They beat Di Lintian into retreat, scrambling all over the ground looking for his hair.”

Lu Taiping blinked. “Shouldn’t it be looking for his teeth?”

Si Er grinned. “But Xuanxuan didn’t knock out his teeth—he just gave him a hairstyle.”

“It’s just… that hairstyle costs quite a bit of hair. You’ll understand when you see it.”

“Hehe, it’s a rather interesting look. I think you’ll like it.”

“Really?” Lu Taiping found that hard to believe.

He knew how much Si Er disliked Di Lintian. If Si Er disliked him, then Yu Beixuan certainly did too.

In that case, whatever hairstyle Yu Beixuan gave Di Lintian couldn’t possibly be flattering, right?

And if it wasn’t flattering, how would he like it?

“Yes.” Si Er smiled. “You wouldn’t like it on your own head, but on someone else’s, you just might.”

“I see.”

That explanation made perfect sense to Lu Taiping.

He grew curious again. “So how strong is Di Lintian, actually?”

Si Er answered honestly, “He’s quite strong. Just not strong enough against me or Xuanxuan.”

“Hehe, I kind of hope he draws me in the next round.”

Lu Taiping: You really aren’t leaving him any way out, huh?

The first two rounds worked similarly—those who lost their opening match could still pair up and fight again. But by the third round, that chance would be gone.

In previous years, because of the large number of participants, the individual competition often went through many rounds. If Di Lintian’s luck was bad and he kept drawing Si Er or Yu Beixuan early on, he might very well stop at the third round.

At that point, wouldn’t he become a laughingstock?

After all, with such high talent and such an arrogant attitude, yet unable to even make the finals?

Of course, Di Lintian was from the Cang Beast Continent. Anyone who knew his true identity would probably take great pleasure in seeing him reduced to a joke.

Although the two continents shared the same origin, as the abandoned half, people here simply couldn’t muster goodwill toward those from the Cang Beast Continent.

As they chatted, Di Lintian was soon forgotten. The group wandered toward the roadside snack stalls.

Si Er looked at the squid stand in front of him with a strange expression. Although he loved grilled squid…

Heavens, why am I seeing an octopus grilling squid?

Born of the same root—why must you fry each other so urgently?

And that octopus looks like it’s grilling quite happily. Aren’t they the same species?

Yu Beixuan kindly explained, “Do you think it’s strange that an octopus is grilling squid?”

“Mm-hmm!” Si Er nodded quickly. “It really looks like large-scale cannibalism among relatives.”

Yu Beixuan chuckled. “In our eyes they may be the same species, but in their eyes, they’re not.”

“To them, they are enlightened, higher-tier exotic beasts. What they’re grilling are unintelligent, powerless little squids. So this doesn’t count as killing their own kind.”

He thought for a moment and added, “Perhaps it’s similar for humans. One is a contractable exotic beast, while the others are simply delicacies on the dining table.”

“Squid-type beasts are quite popular among soul chefs. They have many tentacles and move deftly—one can replace four kitchen assistants. Very economical and efficient.”

“That makes sense…”

Si Er immediately understood. Back when he was busy, he had often wished he could turn into an octopus himself.

But turning into an octopus wouldn’t look very good. Contracting one skilled in cooking, however—that sounded wonderful.

Now I’m suddenly curious what squid grilled by an octopus tastes like. It smells amazing, anyway.

Without hesitation, Si Er stepped forward and bought more than a dozen skewers of grilled squid.

They were a frequent team—everyone should have a taste.

His Benben and Mengmeng, and the whole group Xuanxuan kept—all carnivores. They couldn’t be left out.

There was also Si Xu’s Sky-Covering Eagle and Green-Haired Turtle, and Lu Taiping’s turtle—also carnivores.

After calculating the number, Si Er bought one skewer for each.

The octopus moved swiftly. There were four grills placed around it, operating all at once. Each round, it could cook over a hundred skewers—no worry about being overwhelmed.

For a moment, Si Er felt that contracting an octopus would be pretty great.

But such grilling skill probably wasn’t innate—it had to be cultivated.

At that thought, he gave up the idea.

Forget it. He already had plenty of soul beasts, and most of them were self-taught prodigies.

Training one himself? He didn’t have that kind of expertise.

After finishing one skewer and finding it delicious, Si Er ordered two more portions.

After all, they had many people—and even more beasts. There was no fear of leftovers.

As they walked and ate, Si Er noticed that many food stalls were manned by octopuses. Though differing in color and species, they shared one common trait: nimble tentacles and master-level grilling skills.

Sob… I don’t want to train anyone and wouldn’t know how, but I really want to abduct all these ready-made grill masters home.

All the octopuses busily working suddenly brightened at the same time, turning their eyes toward Si Er.

That human wants to abduct us? We’d love to elope with him!

He looks so beautiful and adorable, as if glowing all over.

If we followed him, our future would surely be even brighter!

The soul chefs sensed the agitation from their octopus companions and hurried over to soothe them.

What respectable soul beast dreams of eloping with someone else?!

They had opinions—but didn’t dare voice them. They could only coax their beasts carefully, afraid they’d throw a tantrum and refuse to work.

After all, this was a rare chance to make good money!

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