Chapter 135: Forest Terrain, Mad Demon Flute Martial Soul
Chapter 135: Forest Terrain, Mad Demon Flute Martial Soul
On the fourth day of the second round, the matches were still very intense.
At this stage, basically all players who had ambitions would consciously start collecting information on their opponents.
They would study every match their opponents had been in before.
After all, the players who had made it to the fourth day of the second round had already gone through more than ten battles.
Most of their abilities had been revealed.
Lin Xi arrived early at the combat platform in the eighth zone.
Of course, she was not there to compete.
She was there to watch someone else’s match.
“Sister Xi, you have an interest in watching the match today too?”
Just after she sat down, a voice came from not far away.
A handsome young man walked over.
The soul pet beside him was very large in size; it was a Lightning Howling Sky Tiger.
It gave off a strong and powerful presence. It seemed like there were tiny electric sparks in the air. Anyone approaching it would feel a tingling numbness.
“Little Feng?”
Lin Xi glanced at him and nodded. “My match is in the afternoon. I just happened to pass by and wanted to take a look.”
The Feathered Spirit Snake sitting next to her gave its Soul Pact Master a strange look upon hearing this.
Who would have thought my Soul Pact Master could lie too! She clearly came here on purpose!
He Zhenfeng did not say much more either. He walked over and chuckled.
“It seems, Sister Xi, you still hold a grudge about what happened during the Tianxin City Dawn Cup. You’ve always wanted a chance to defeat Wang Che, right?”
“Otherwise, you wouldn’t bother watching someone else’s match.”
Lin Xi smiled faintly. Even though her true intention was exposed, she did not panic at all.
She just continued.
“Little Feng, I remember you’ve been in the club for quite some time now, right? According to the usual rules, after joining the Lieyang Club, before entering university, you need to enter the Soul Land for a competitive trial under the protection of a club Soul Pact Master. Only if you pass can you stay in the club.”
“You look very strong; you should be able to complete this competitive trial alone. After the match, I’ll suggest to the club that you don’t need a Soul Pact Master to accompany you for protection and can complete the competitive trial by yourself.”
He Zhenfeng’s face immediately changed. He said with a sorrowful expression.
“No, no, no! Sister Xi, I was wrong. With your broad-mindedness, why would you care about winning or losing? You must have seen Wang Che’s potential and just happened to pass by today to take a look.”
He was joking. He was just a student. Going to the Soul Land for a competitive trial without a Soul Pact Master for protection?
Wouldn’t that be suicide?
Lin Xi nodded, as if she was very familiar with this young man. She continued.
“Your awareness is very high… but I’m actually very narrow-minded. So, who do you think will win today’s match? If you guess correctly after the match ends, I might consider not holding it against you.”
Hearing this.
He Zhenfeng finally laughed.
The two were very familiar with each other; they were from the same club, so it was all just a joke.
“It’s hard to say.”
He Zhenfeng thought for a moment and said, “Jiang Shuo is a seed player from Rong City’s Yulin Middle School. His Violent Forest Serpent King is only at the extremely rare level. But in forest terrain, it can perform as well as a Supreme Soul Pet. Yulin Middle School is originally good at raising Plant-Type soul pets. The Violent Forest Serpent King is also a very aggressive Plant-Type soul pet with super strength.”
“Not to mention forest terrain, even in normal terrain, if my Lightning Howling Sky Tiger encounters it, it’s hard to say if we can win.”
“Also, the Forest Viper King has its own unique racial soul skill. It’s very hard to deal with.”
A seed player is naturally a popular candidate for the Top Sixteen in the Qihang Cup.
The Lightning Howling Sky Tiger is a Supreme Soul Pet with a Third Stage Evolution.
Both sides were raised starting from the same point. The Lightning Howling Sky Tiger is stronger than the Violent Forest Serpent King in every way.
“The most important thing is the Martial Soul.”
He Zhenfeng continued. “Jiang Shuo’s Martial Soul is very unusual. His Martial Soul is the Mad Demon Flute.”
“Mad Demon Flute?”
Lin Xi nodded. “I know about that. This type of Martial Soul is said to have been very powerful in the Ancient Era. Although it’s only of super rare quality, it once shone brilliantly on the battlefield…”
“That’s right. This type of Martial Soul has a very big impact on soul pets.”
He Zhenfeng said, “It’s not like your Mythic Martial Souls. Within just a few weeks, they can materialize Martial Souls below the inheritance level and use them. Then they achieve good results in the Qihang Cup.”
The reason the Qihang Cup was set to start more than a week after Martial Soul awakening.
Actually considered this factor.
Martial Souls at the inheritance level and above are very powerful. Once used, they would definitely have a huge impact on the soul pet.
Especially Mythic level Martial Souls.
That would absolutely be a bug-level influence.
Others would have no chance at all. So what would be the point of fighting?
But just one week after Martial Soul awakening, even inheritance level and above Martial Souls would find it hard to materialize or attach.
That way, they couldn’t have a big impact on the matches.
On the other hand, common, good, and super rare grade Martial Souls are relatively easier to materialize and attach.
But their strength isn’t that high. Even if materialized or attached, they wouldn’t create a bug-level influence.
As long as the influence is within an acceptable range, it’s fine.
At the same time, the players can also feel the effects brought by their Martial Souls in the matches.
After entering university, with overall growth in all aspects and the introduction of team matches, even inheritance level and above Martial Souls, though strong.
Wouldn’t have such an abnormal influence on most matches.
Of course, in the middle and later stages, inheritance level and above Martial Souls ultimately become stronger and stronger.
But by then, most students would have a broader stage.
They would get to see even more powerful Martial Souls.
“So, you’re saying you think Wang Che will lose?”
Lin Xi said.
“If he only uses the Green Caterpillar, he will probably lose.”
He Zhenfeng said with a smile. “His matches these past few days have all been overwhelming victories, but at the same time, the Green Caterpillar’s abilities have been mostly revealed. Both sides have a good idea about it.”
However, He Zhenfeng knew that Wang Che had another soul pet.
“You’re talking nonsense! Student Wang Che won’t lose!”
Before Lin Xi could speak, a nervous voice of refutation came from nearby.
He Zhenfeng turned and saw a thin, bony young man and the soul pet next to him.
A half-evolved Timid Lizard.
“It’s you?”
He Zhenfeng laughed. “Zhao Yixia, what, you’ve already become his fan?”
Lin Xi also glanced at the skinny young man, her eyes falling on the timid little lizard beside him.
With her knowledge, she could naturally see that this timid little lizard had already completed the most important step in evolving into a flying frenzied lizard.
Growing wings.
It was not far from fully evolving.
‘That match…’
Lin Xi’s gaze sharpened, thinking of the match between Wang Che and Zhao Yixia.
For the other contestants and the audience, that match was strange and eye-catching.
She knew that the most heated discussions about that match were not among the students.
Instead, it was the scholars and professors from the Xiyue Continent Soul Pet Research Base.
However, due to the competition, they couldn’t invite the two for a discussion.
Otherwise, Wang Che and Zhao Yixia would have been asked to go to the Xiyue Continent Soul Pet Research Base for discussions right after that match ended.
“That’s not important!”
Zhao Yixia looked at He Zhenfeng. “Wang Che’s Green Caterpillar will absolutely not lose.”
They were schoolmates.
“Alright, alright, I won’t argue with someone as stubborn as you.”
He Zhenfeng waved his hand. “Let’s just see the results. Well, the match is starting now.”
Duel match, eighth district.
Wang Che walked onto the high platform with his Green Caterpillar.
After several days of crushing victories, the Green Caterpillar’s popularity had now surpassed Wang Che’s.
Except for Wang Che’s classmates, the audience at the scene was a huge crowd.
Well, alright.
This world indeed had more passion for soul pets than for good looks.
The little guy was very proud.
Now, in terms of match popularity and the number of spectators,
the little caterpillar was definitely number one!
Because currently, in the second round of the Qihang Cup, there was only one Green Caterpillar!
A Green Caterpillar that could make it this far and crush one powerful opponent after another?
Could you believe it?
Just that gimmick alone was enough to attract countless viewers and create countless topics.
The media in this world were far less unscrupulous than those on the Little Blue Planet.
Even real-time reports were enough to shock countless people!
At the same time, the Green Caterpillar also represented a kind of belief.
The belief of the weak overcoming the strong!
Of course, most of the audience knew that this Green Caterpillar was definitely not an ordinary one.
Not everyone could raise such a powerful Green Caterpillar.
But that didn’t stop them from thinking this way.
“This match, let’s finish it quickly too.”
Wang Che said.
“Sii wuu sii wuu!”
The Green Caterpillar stepped forward confidently.
“Today’s random terrain: Forest Terrain.”
“Both contestants, exchange eye-contact greetings, and get ready!”
A middle-aged commentator spoke in a slightly deep and heavy voice.
The dueling platform began to change rapidly.
In beginner-level comprehensive duels, the terrain changes were only at the beginner level.
First, the ground surface transformed, turning into grass, then as mechanisms turned, numerous dense trees rose from the ground!
Almost instantly, trees about twenty meters tall covered the entire arena.
Amid the undulating dense forest, it was hard to see the situation inside at a glance.
However, many tiny cameras were hidden among the trees.
They could clearly capture the situation in the forest and display it on the big screen.
But there were many images—dozens of them—and no one knew where the battle would happen.
At this point, the backend broadcast staff needed to observe the dozens of screens promptly, then quickly switch to one, zoom in, and highlight it to not miss any battle details!
Otherwise, with this forest terrain, the audience wouldn’t be able to see the detailed fighting inside clearly.
“Please, both soul pets enter the forest area.”
The commentator continued.
Wang Che glanced at the Violent Forest Serpent King.
It was very familiar.
Back on the way to the Floating Forest, he had encountered a four-hundred-year-old Forest Viper.
That Forest Viper was the third soul pet of that Ghost Disciple, Xue Batian. It probably hadn’t been raised for long, with only over four hundred years of soul power cultivation at the time.
Now, this Violent Forest Serpent King had completed its second evolution and was the opponent’s first soul pet, raised very well.
It had six hundred and eighty years of soul power cultivation and was nearly sixteen meters long.
The Forest Viper belonged to the medium-sized soul pet category.
This type of soul pet was over a meter long at birth and grew quickly.
When they didn’t have soul rings, if humans raised them, they needed to wear soul guiding devices that could change their size.
Otherwise, with just a hundred years of soul power cultivation, it would usually be impossible to take them home normally.
Only by wearing size-changing soul guiding devices, practicing soul guiding arts that could alter form, or learning soul skills that could change shape could they be raised normally.
There were many methods.
Their temperament was also quite fierce, making them very difficult to raise.
But their combat power was absolutely top-notch.
This Violent Forest Serpent King across from them had clearly worn a soul guiding device since birth.
Before entering the forest terrain, it was only a little over a meter long, but after entering the forest,
its size rapidly returned to its original form, like an Ultraman transformation, becoming a giant over ten meters long!
Changing size naturally affected a soul pet’s combat power.
Especially the greater the change in size, the bigger the impact!
Medium-sized soul pets were relatively rare for most audiences.
And the size of the Violent Forest Serpent King shocked countless viewers!
After all, most students’ soul pets in the early stages were small, or even tiny-sized soul pets.
Like the Green Caterpillar, which belonged to the tiny-sized soul pet category.
The visual impact brought by that scene made countless viewers shudder.
They couldn’t help but worry for the Green Caterpillar.