Chapter 146: A Rare Opportunity! First Appearance!
Chapter 146: A Rare Opportunity! First Appearance!
The name of this move was decided by Magnetic Sword himself.
At that time, Wang Che came up with several names.
There were Heavenly Thunder Ball, Thunderstorm Sphere, Red Lightning Ball, Spiral Thunderstorm Ball…
He chose this one himself, because Green Caterpillar’s move had the word “Spiral” in it…
He couldn’t be without it!
Currently, there were only these two moves, so Wang Che didn’t regard Magnetic Sword as a trump card or anything.
He only thought about training him whenever there was a chance.
And now it was the third round. Wang Che originally thought there wouldn’t be an opportunity because the Soul Pets in the third round had too high Soul Power Cultivation.
It was rare to encounter a Thunder Element Soul Pet, and even if one was encountered, if other Soul Skills were used due to the high Soul Power Cultivation,
it would be easy to defeat Magnetic Sword in one move.
As the first official match, if he was defeated instantly, it would deal a big blow to the little guy’s confidence.
Wang Che didn’t plan to let Magnetic Sword participate in the following matches.
But this time…
“What a rare opportunity!”
Wang Che sighed.
A dual-element Soul Pet, with not very high Soul Power Cultivation, and dual Thunder-Element.
Even the Martial Soul was related to thunder.
For such an opportunity, Wang Che could only say, heaven was giving Magnetic Sword a chance.
Central War Zone.
It was still packed with people. When Wang Che competed, the crowd was always the largest.
And the liveliest.
Most came for Green Caterpillar.
But today, they would be disappointed.
When Wang Che stepped onto the platform, that cute Green Caterpillar was not by his side!
“Both contestants are on the stage… Well, the contestant on the left, Wang Che, is surely familiar to everyone. However, his Green Caterpillar isn’t appearing today? Could he be planning to concede?”
The commentator said with a laugh.
Actually, he knew the match information.
In other words, he knew which Soul Pet Wang Che would use.
But as a commentator, he needed to stir up the audience’s mood.
“The contestant on the right is also no stranger to everyone. In the third round, he is the only contestant with two Soul Pets! Lei Yunfeng!”
As soon as the commentator finished speaking,
the atmosphere in the venue indeed became lively.
“Stupid commentator, you’re the one who should concede! Where’s my Green Caterpillar? Come out quickly!”
“Where’s my baby? I want to see the caterpillar!”
“If the caterpillar fights this round, it’s just serving itself up. Even though I’m a fan of the caterpillar, I have to say this…”
“Two Thunder Element Soul Pets, and one of them is a dual-element sky and thunder type. The caterpillar really can’t win if it fights.”
“I think he has a second Soul Pet. Wow… Contestant Wang Che also has a second Soul Pet?”
…
The live audience discussed animatedly.
Actually, Green Caterpillar could also win if it fought, Wang Che wasn’t exaggerating.
But it would reveal many trump cards.
After all, Green Caterpillar had no resistance to the Thunder Element. If a thunder attack hit Green Caterpillar, the damage would be very real.
Green Caterpillar still had a lot of room for growth.
It wasn’t invincible.
Wang Che clearly knew this.
So even if Green Caterpillar won, it would be meaningless and would instead expose some trump cards.
But if Magnetic Sword fought, it would be different!
“Ahem, I was just joking earlier. Actually, let me share some shocking news.”
The commentator changed; it wasn’t the middle-aged commentator but a young one who now spoke, “Actually, Contestant Wang Che also has a second Soul Pet, and today, this Soul Pet will be the one fighting!”
“Now, please both contestants get into position. Today’s terrain is an ordinary terrain.”
“The Soul Pets can now enter the arena!”
On the opposite side.
Lei Yunfeng looked at Wang Che opposite with some curiosity.
To be honest,
he actually admired the other party.
Putting aside everything else, just defeating the Mountain-Hugging Bamboo Bear made Lei Yunfeng extremely grateful…
That was his biggest rival in this Qihang Cup!
And to raise a Green Caterpillar to this level was just unbelievable.
He couldn’t help but admire such a genius.
But admiration was one thing; when meeting on the battlefield, he still had to win.
If Green Caterpillar could still easily defeat his two Soul Pets like before,
Lei Yunfeng felt that this Green Caterpillar could be considered legendary.
But obviously, that was impossible.
“Second Soul Pet…”
Lei Yunfeng muttered, “Currently, students who can contract two Soul Pets are very few… Moreover, the second Soul Pet’s cultivation is usually weaker than the first. He’s not using Green Caterpillar to wear us down but directly using the second Soul Pet.”
“This shows he has great confidence in his second Soul Pet… I need to be extremely careful!”
Having observed Wang Che’s battles,
Lei Yunfeng knew that this contestant’s battle experience could overshadow all other students—it was very rich.
And he was extremely confident.
In the first round, he was clearly controlling his score to train Green Caterpillar.
After entering the second round, Green Caterpillar was like a war god, directly starting a crushing mode and sweeping through all opponents.
It even defeated the Mountain-Hugging Bamboo Bear, whom he regarded as a major rival.
Someone with such rich experience and confidence
would never casually send out a second Soul Pet to fight.
This soul pet must possess some special quality!
It might be an Earth Type soul pet that severely counters him, or a Psychic-type soul pet.
That would be troublesome!
And if it mastered both types, Lei Yunfeng felt losing wouldn’t be unfair.
But that would be too overpowered… highly unlikely.
“Burst Thunder Fang, go! Be extremely cautious!”
Lei Yunfeng patted the half-man-tall Burst Thunder Fang beside him, which resembled a lone wolf.
“Roar!”
Burst Thunder Fang growled, the horn on its head shaped like lightning glowing strangely as it leaped off the high platform and entered the arena.
Right now, many spectators shared Lei Yunfeng’s suspicion.
Even those at the special guest seats and the guest referees had their own thoughts and guesses.
It was likely an Earth Type or Psychic-type soul pet.
Only He Huan and Zhao He knew the truth…
Because that Magnetic Sword was the one she helped transfer…
Zhao He, due to his Martial Soul, had looked into Wang Che’s background and knew his second soul pet was a Magnetic Sword…
But…
“How can a Magnetic Sword win?” Zhao He wondered.
Among the guest referees, Lingyue Army, a powerhouse sent by the military, had a rough idea.
He smiled without speaking, his eyes curious, seeming to want to confirm something. He watched intently.
On the central Combat Platform.
As Burst Thunder Fang took its position.
Wang Che soon took out his Soul Pet Treasure Box and gently opened it.
Because today’s match required cultivation.
Magnetic Sword needed ample rest.
After training vigorously all day yesterday, it had rested until now.
Opening the box.
A Magnetic Sword glowing crimson shot out like a bolt of lightning, buzzing excitedly!
It appeared in everyone’s view!
Instantly, a massive wave of gasps swept through the arena!
Some spectators didn’t even recognize this soul pet.
A red Magnetic Sword?
“A Mechanical Soul Pet? A Magnetic Sword?” Lei Yunfeng stared at the beam sword. Its blade glowed red, while the pommel, guard, and hilt had mechanical constructs.
It was formed from the fusion of an Ancient Soul-Guiding Artifact and Martial Soul Power—unadorned, yet possessing a subtle contradiction and a sense of technology.
“Not Psychic-type, not Earth Type…” Lei Yunfeng stared blankly.
“A red Magnetic Sword? Crap… I remember now! That’s the red Magnetic Sword from the Xiyue Continent Soul Pet Base!”
He was a student back then, from a family inheriting a Thunder-element Martial Soul.
Born with a powerful soul, when selecting a soul pet at eighteen, his test showed such strong Spiritual Power he could form contracts with two soul pets.
He had been invited to form a Life Soul Pact with this Magnetic Sword as his second soul pet.
Well… but he gave up before ever actually signing.
Because this soul pet seemed weak and too difficult to raise. After much thought, he could only abandon the idea.
He then chose another soul pet as his second.
“How am I supposed to lose to this?” Lei Yunfeng frowned.
“The mechanical type has some relation to the thunder-element, but mechanical doesn’t counter thunder… Besides, this Magnetic Sword’s cultivation should be low, weaker than my Wind Thunder Dark Crow…”
His mind felt tangled.
Instinct told him something was off.
But he couldn’t figure out what.
If it were Earth Type or Psychic-type, he’d accept it.
But it wasn’t…
“Never mind, stop thinking about it… Just crush it quickly!” Lei Yunfeng said gravely.
“Let’s see what’s weird about this Magnetic Sword…”
“Dark Cloud! Appear!”
Lei Yunfeng erupted with Soul Power, a pitch-black cloud manifesting in his palm.
It drifted forward.
Within the cloud, wisps of electricity flickered faintly.
It was a Thunder-related Martial Soul.
“Go!” Lei Yunfeng waved his hand.
The dark cloud swiftly flew high above the combat platform, rapidly expanding.
It grew into a large, dense mass.
It looked huge, but actually only covered a small part of the combat field.
Moreover, his Soul Power was only at level nine.
Summoning a Dark Cloud Martial Soul and calling down lightning consumed vast Soul Power.
Even at level nine, he could only manage a few strikes.
Plus, they were far weaker than true Heavenly Thunder.
Only later, with advanced cultivation, could the dark clouds unleash lightning powerful enough to rival real Heavenly Thunder.
Its potential was great.
The Magnetic Sword was a soul pet capable of flight, yet it didn’t belong to the Sky Type.
Such soul pets were very rare and usually formidable.
Being able to fly gave it a wide striking range.
Not being Sky Type meant lacking Sky Type life energy, so it didn’t suffer from type disadvantage.
Of course, it couldn’t learn many Sky Type Soul Skills.
Mid-air, Burst Thunder Fang, unable to fly, couldn’t hit the Magnetic Sword.
But the Thunder-element specialized in countering flying soul pets…
“Let the battle commence!”
With the referee’s signal.
The fight erupted. This match was destined to be unforgettable for all spectators!
“Burst Thunder Fang, use Thunder Summoning to control the skies!!!” Lei Yunfeng roared.
Thunder Summoning—a Core Soul Skill for Thunder-type soul pets.
Using vast thunder Life Energy within their body, they called down streaks of thunder from the sky, possessing formidable restraint against aerial targets!
Flying soul pet? Doesn’t matter if you’re Sky Type or not—get knocked down first!
Burst Thunder Fang growled deeply, the lightning-like horn on its head surging with intense light.
Immediately, streaks of lightning began rending the air overhead.
Though not thick, they looked terrifying!
Simultaneously, the dark cloud was activated.
A powerful streak of pale purple lightning struck Burst Thunder Fang’s lightning-shaped horn fang.
This fang allowed Burst Thunder Fang to be immune to Heavenly Thunder.
As long as the Heavenly Thunder struck this horn fang, Burst Thunder Fang would suffer no harm and could absorb a portion of the thunder’s power.
The pale purple lightning from the dark cloud landed precisely on Burst Thunder Fang’s horn fang!
Instantly, Burst Thunder Fang lit up with dazzling lightning all over its body!
It let out a booming roar!
On the field, the summoned thunder doubled in number! The color of the lightning bolts also shifted to purple.
A dense, shocking web of purple lightning crackled overhead!
The Magnetic Sword flew erratically through the sky.
It seemed incredibly lively…
The crowd watched nervously. Flying like that, wasn’t it just a matter of time before it got struck?
“I refuse to believe this blast misses. Once struck, one Swift Thunder Strike will end this,” Lei Yunfeng thought, eyes glued to the action.
Swift Thunder Strike was a Core Soul Skill for Thunder-element soul pets. Wrapped in lightning, the pet crashed into its opponent at blinding speed, making it hard to evade, delivering massive damage and causing paralysis.
Its power was immense, one blow was surely enough to take out this Magnetic Sword whose cultivation was absolutely under four hundred years!
As he expected, soon, a thick bolt of lightning crashed down upon the Magnetic Sword.