Chapter 89: Caterpillar Breaks the Heavens
Chapter 89: Caterpillar Breaks the Heavens
Professor Yan convulsed violently, his hair crackled and stood on end… as if electrified.
He slumped to the floor… finally understanding the document’s meaning…
“Szzzt…”
The Magnetic Sword emitted a pleased sizzle before flashing red again.
Then its glow began fading rapidly.
Seeing this, Professor Yan gasped in horror. “Oh no!”
The Magnetic Sword’s light mustn’t vanish.
If it disappeared, it meant his Mechanical Energy was gone too—his consciousness would vanish with it.
Only the ancient Soul Guiding Device’s hilt would remain… simply put, his Soul Pet would die.
Clenching his teeth against numbness, Professor Yan—a Soul Pact Master with robust physique—pushed past his discomfort.
He walked over, scooped up the little fellow despite the onlookers’ shock, and rushed to the second-floor recovery center.
Watching the Magnetic Sword enter the treatment room, Professor Yan sank deep into thought…
——
Over a month drifted by since the Silk Spinning Competition.
Only one month remained until graduation exams.
Wang Che savored these peaceful days immensely.
Under his guidance, the Green Caterpillar grew steadily stronger.
Spirit Power Cultivation advanced reliably since returning from Floating Forest, its physical toughness increasing daily.
Its Martial Spirit Armament now shifted between two forms. It mastered Insect Concealment—fusing with the Breath Concealment Technique—and Insect Sound, blended with the Lion’s Roar skill.
The Energy Bomb inherited from the Rainbow Deer King now held basic mastery; full control would come soon.
Conversely, the inheritance Soul Skill Rebirth from Mortal Peril, obtained from the Celestial Mother Earth Worm, proved far trickier.
Training hadn’t even begun.
But Wang Che remained patient, taking things step-by-step.
Meanwhile, he faintly sensed Martial Soul power awakening within his soul.
A vague outline emerged—the Supreme Soul-Nourishing Chapter’s first layer stood one step from completion.
“My Martial Soul seems unusual… perfectly round… what could it be…”
Wang Che sometimes pondered curiously.
Martial Souls manifested as any known entity—
From minute elemental particles to great mountains and rivers.
Every conceivable form existed.
Their shapes were more bizarre than Soul Beast varieties.
Intensity varied vastly too.
Yet, every awakened Martial Soul held purpose.
Anticipation warmed Wang Che’s thoughts: awakening meant officially stepping into a new cultivation system. Though not Cultivation, it signaled progress.
That feeling echoed stepping towards his qi-refining stage in a past life.
“Days like these… are truly good.”
Wang Che sighed contentedly.
“Siwwu!”
The Green Caterpillar chimed in, poking Wang Che with its tail while glancing at the clock.
Clearly signaling something.
“Ah, story time again.” Wang Che mused briefly. “That Green Caterpillar tale wrapped up. Today begins a new saga.”
He still shared daily stories—the caterpillar’s favorite habit.
But now its Spiritual Intelligence neared a ten-year-old child’s level.
Simple fairy tales lost their charm.
Interest waned steadily.
Fortunately, Wang Che concluded the previous tale.
Now it craved epic, inspiring adventures instead.
Especially lengthy ones, ensuring the Green Caterpillar stayed eager—fueling its relentless training.
Wang Che contemplated several seconds:
“Today’s tale will stretch long. It even bears a name: Caterpillar Breaks the Heavens.”
“Sii! Sii sii!” The Green Caterpillar’s eyes sparkled.
Whoa! Such an awesome title sounded super-cool!
Must be thrilling beyond words!
Its tail drummed excitement against the floor.
“So listen: Within a wondrous world. Not Earth. Here existed neither humanity, Soul Power, nor Martial Souls. Here, Insect Qi cultivation peaked among Soul Beasts everywhere…”
“Part One: Fall of the Green Caterpillar.”
“Insect Qi… third tier…”
……
The Green Caterpillar listened intently.
The prologue already enchanted it completely.
When the 3,000-word chapter ended, its eyes shimmered—utterly lost in that universe…
“Ahem… thus concludes today’s Caterpillar Breaks the Heavens.”
Wang Che announced. “Training now. We continue tomorrow.”
The Green Caterpillar marched off, spirit ablaze with heroic vigor.
Tomorrow couldn’t come soon enough!
Wang Che nodded. Truly, the power of a generation-defining saga worked flawlessly.
This little one was hooked instantly.
Say what you will about the Little Blue Planet, its entertainment culture delivered.
Just then, Wang Che’s Communicator chimed.
In the class group chat, Teacher Zheng sent a message:
“Students, I have an exciting announcement!”
As soon as the teacher appeared,
immediately all the students typed “1” to show they were present.
“The Tianxin City Soul Pet Base, to support the senior high school students of Tianxin City, has decided to offer free detection and appraisal for our Soul Pets before the final exams. They will conduct a full check to see if our Soul Pets are healthy and growing properly.”
“At the same time, senior professors and researchers will provide reasonable cultivation advice.”
“After the detection and appraisal, they will give a rating. Of course, the detailed detection and appraisal data will only be known to you.”
“Only the rating of your Soul Pet cultivation will be made public.”
“The three students with the best Soul Pet cultivation ratings will receive three infant Soul Pets as extra gifts from the Tianxin City Soul Pet Base.”
“These three infant Soul Pets are at least of rare quality!”
“Among them, there is one rare and unique Mechanical Soul Pet, Magnetic Sword!”
“Since this event is jointly held by the Soul Pet Base and the three major high schools of Tianxin City, every student must participate!”
As soon as Teacher Zheng finished speaking,
immediately, all the students went wild!
Wow, there are such rewards in this event?
The Soul Pet Research Base is not only providing free detection and appraisal for Soul Pets, but also giving out such rewards?
It was well known that Soul Pet growth depends not only on Racial Potential but also on many other factors.
The most special one was post-natal training.
But there was no progress bar on a Soul Pet, so no one knew exactly how the training was going.
Sometimes, if they got stuck somewhere, the Soul Pet just wouldn’t train any further and wouldn’t learn any Soul Skills.
If a regular teacher couldn’t solve the problem, it would remain stuck.
If they encountered some tricky issues, it became even more troublesome.
That was when the Research Base was needed.
But the Research Base charged expensive fees for Soul Pet detection and appraisal, which most people couldn’t afford…
Not to mention, the rewards were so good!
It was known that Mechanical Soul Pets were currently very rare Soul Pets!
Now, with such a free event…
That was just too great!
“This… is something fishy?” Wang Che’s first instinct upon seeing the message.
He felt something was off.
It seemed that the Tianxin City Soul Pet Base had never held such an event before…
Why were they suddenly holding it this year?
But even if it felt off, Wang Che couldn’t find any obvious issues.
Because both the purpose of the event and the rewards were good.
The three major high schools jointly agreed, meaning they had approved it and discussed it in detail.
It couldn’t be that the three major high schools were all trying to trick their own students, right?
“Hmm… I must be overthinking it.”
Wang Che thought for a moment and glanced at his Green Caterpillar.
There was a rating system for cultivation… His Green Caterpillar was probably cultivated quite well.
“Those participating, assemble tomorrow to go to the Tianxin City Soul Pet Base.”
So,
the next morning, Wang Che brought his Green Caterpillar and arrived at the Tianxin City Soul Pet Base…