Chapter 234: Dragon’s Roar, Choosing a Soul Skill

Little Caterpillar looked at the big mountain.

He tilted his head and looked at Wang Che with questioning eyes.

Are you sure it was this mountain?

“Does it seem too easy?” Wang Che said. “If you think it’s too easy, we can pick a bigger one.”

“…” Green Caterpillar said nothing.

“Sihwoo sihwoo!”

Green Caterpillar protested loudly!

How could that be possible!

Insect Sound was just a normal Soul Skill, not even an advanced one.

He knew how powerful it was.

How could it shatter this mountain peak?

He thought that with training, he might be able to handle a small hill twenty or thirty meters tall.

“How is it impossible?”

Wang Che said, “You don’t have to finish it all at once. Crack it a little bit every day, and over time, won’t it be done?”

When Little Caterpillar heard this, he felt it made some sense.

But he still did not believe it.

So, Wang Che told him a story about a caterpillar moving a mountain.

After hearing it, Little Caterpillar was very moved.

“You have to be like that caterpillar named Yu Gong, and slowly conquer this mountain.”

Wang Che said.

Little Caterpillar gained some confidence.

“Good, now you need to learn the advanced form of Insect Sound.”

Seeing that Little Caterpillar had gained confidence, Wang Che continued, “Do you remember Empty God Dragon?”

Little Caterpillar nodded repeatedly. That big guy was so powerful and majestic!

“Do you remember its roar?”

Wang Che asked.

“Sihwoo sihwoo!”

Little Caterpillar nodded.

Of course he remembered.

“Next, you will learn to roar like Empty God Dragon.” Wang Che said. “After you learn it, I will teach you a technique called Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon.”

Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon was a powerful secret art passed down from the ancient Dragon Clan in the Cultivation World, practiced by many dragons.

Driven by the Dragon’s Roar, it produced eight different syllables with various effects.

It could kill enemies, clear the mind, boost combat power, inspire groups, and break enemy spells…

It was a true dragon supernatural power.

It was very powerful.

Of course, at Little Caterpillar’s current level, learning just one of its techniques was enough.

In the Cultivation World, there were many sound-based attacks, some with very high potential, even involving the power of rules.

The Nine Secrets of Taoism, the True Words of Buddhism, the Mystic Sounds of the Demonic Path.

These were all supreme supernatural powers.

Unlike normal cultivators, many powerful divine beasts and demon tribes had their own formidable sound-based supernatural powers.

Dragon’s Roar, Phoenix’s Cry, Qilin’s Roar, Tiger’s Roar, Ape’s Cry, Kunpeng’s Sound, and so on, each had their own characteristics.

Little Caterpillar looked up at Wang Che, his eyes curious.

“First, you need to learn to roar like Empty God Dragon. You can imagine it yourself in the Dream Space.”

Wang Che said, “Only when you change Insect Sound into Dragon’s Roar, or something similar to a dragon’s cry, can I teach you this technique. And with Dragon’s Roar, using Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation, you can slowly crack this small mountain.”

The previous Insect Sound, combined with Lion’s Roar Technique, had its power enhanced.

If used preemptively, it could greatly intimidate opponents.

But at the stage of Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation,

the power of Insect Sound seemed a bit insufficient.

Now that Little Caterpillar was gradually inheriting the bloodline and power of Empty God Dragon, it was natural to transform Insect Sound into Dragon’s Roar.

Dragon’s Roar was itself a Soul Skill of Dragon-type Soul Pets.

The power of this skill was related not only to Soul Power Cultivation, but also to dragon bloodline and Spiritual Power.

In Empty God Dragon’s heritage, this skill also existed.

But for Empty God Dragon, this skill was nothing special.

Little Caterpillar understood.

So, he started using Insect Sound on the small mountain.

He roared for two hours.

He barely managed to break some ordinary trees around.

But Little Caterpillar gained some insight.

After the sixth project ended, Little Caterpillar began normal training.

Condensing Five Elements Soul Essence.

This project did not require going anywhere.

He could train right there.

Compared to other projects, this training was dangerous, but because Little Caterpillar had tried it before,

it felt like the easiest one for him.

“Five Elements Soul Essence, first you need to focus on cultivating one type of Soul Essence. Which one do you want to cultivate the most?”

Wang Che asked.

“Sih sih… woo!”

Little Caterpillar thought for a few seconds and said.

Understood, Sky Soul Essence.

It seemed he still wanted to fly on his own.

Wang Che chuckled a few times and said, “I suggest you start with Flame Soul Essence. Because that’s the one you’re most familiar with, or Earth Soul Essence. Because we will often go to the Inner Layer of Thunder Roar to train. And in a few weeks, Thunderous Soul Earth will open, so we need to take Magnetic Sword for further training.”

“It will be good for you.”

Little Caterpillar thought about it and decided on Flame Soul Essence.

If he finished this project sooner, he would have more time to play.

After setting the cultivation goal, Little Caterpillar worked hard toward it.

There was no shortcut to condensing Soul Essence; he could only rely on his own cultivation attempts.

Moreover, this was not a Soul Skill that could be practiced in the Dream Space.

He could only practice in reality.

After three straight hours of cultivation, he had not produced Soul Essence, but Little Caterpillar gained a bit more understanding.

By then, it was already evening.

Wang Che took Little Caterpillar back to the Small Wooden House, fed him, and did some farming.

“Next, it’s time for the Earth Type, Sky Type, and Water-Type Ten-Year Soul Skills.”

Wang Che planned to let Little Caterpillar advance slowly from Ten-Year Soul Skills upward.

So he did not buy Hundred-Year or even Thousand-Year Soul Skill Engravings.

The reason was simply that they were too difficult to learn.

Moreover, Little Caterpillar had not eaten enough or for long enough with the five-element main foods.

Powerful Hundred-Year or even Thousand-Year Earth, Sky, and Water-Type Soul Skills required a lot of Life Energy.

Little Caterpillar could not perform them yet.

Unlike the fire and plant types.

Additionally, Soul Skills trained and advanced step by step would be more powerful!

Hundred-Year and Thousand-Year Soul Skill Engravings were also hard to buy.

If it was just Ten-Year Soul Skills, however, the difficulty of learning, purchasing, and training was greatly reduced.

The only drawback was that there would be no significant effects in a short time.

Because for the stage of Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation, Ten-Year or Hundred-Year Soul Skills would be much less powerful.

Still, the farming days ahead were long.

Spending several months to gradually practice and advance these Soul Skills was manageable.

Wang Che intended to let Little Caterpillar choose the Soul Skills himself.

First was the Earth Type.

There were many powerful core Soul Skills representing the Earth Type.

For example, the Ten-Year Soul Skill Earth Tremor could advance to the Hundred-Year Soul Skill Earth Split, then to the Thousand-Year Soul Skill Strong Quake, with the ultimate move being Mountain Collapse Earthquake.

Another example was using earth power to raise spikes and attack enemies with Earth Spike; its Hundred-Year advancement was Earth Prison, the Thousand-Year advancement was Earth Divine Power, and the ultimate Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill was called Earth Cliff.

It was a very famous Earth Type Soul Skill.

Being able to cultivate to the ultimate Soul Skill meant absolute explosive power.

Besides these attack types, there were also support, control, and buff types.

Such as Quicksand Area, Terrain Assimilation, Earth Control, Earth Escape, and many others.

To help the little one choose better, Wang Che pulled up information on these Soul Skills on the Communicator.

He showed them to Little Caterpillar while letting him choose.

Of course, they would only pick the most basic ones.

Little Caterpillar was dazzled.

Especially since the Communicator had demonstrations.

Naturally, it could only demonstrate up to Thousand-Year Soul Skills.

Ten-Thousand-Year ones were too powerful, capable of destroying heaven and earth, and were hard to record. Generally, Thousand-Year Soul Skills were impressive enough to greatly shock people and Soul Pets.

So Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skills didn’t need demonstrations—they were definitely very strong.

Little Caterpillar thought every move was powerful… and wanted to learn every one.

“Don’t aim too high; learn just one move first,” Wang Che said.

“Practicing one move is better than learning ten.”

Little Caterpillar finally chose a simple move: Earth Spike.

Because the move Earth Divine Power looked very cool. In the Communicator’s demonstration, the Soul Pet using it was a Supreme Soul Pet of the Earth Type, the Earth Fury-Toothed Mouse.

With one slap on the ground, it instantly summoned a hundred-meter-high mountain peak, easily defeating the enemy.

Very cool.

“Actually, you should learn some functional Soul Skills,” Wang Che suggested.

“For example, Terrain Assimilation can turn all terrains into normal terrain. Quicksand Area creates quicksand terrain, continuously reducing the enemy’s combat ability. Earth Control lets you command Soul Pets on the ground, affecting their actions. Earth Escape allows you to move through the earth. These are all good Soul Skills.”

“Sii sii!” Little Caterpillar pointed its tail at Earth Spike.

I choose this one.

It’s cool.

Wang Che thought for a moment but did not plan to go back on his word.

Since he said Little Caterpillar could choose, he would let him choose.

Earth Spike wasn’t expensive; it was just a Ten-Year Core Soul Skill.

Even as a Soul Skill Engraving, it was easy to obtain. The academy even allowed exchanging points for it.

After looking at the Earth Type, they moved on to Water-Type Soul Skills.

Water-Type Soul Skills were also diverse.

Even among Ten-Year Soul Skills, there were many choices.

Little Caterpillar thought for a long time and chose a Ten-Year Core Soul Skill: Whirlpool.

It created a water current to wrap around and attack the enemy.

Its Hundred-Year advancement was Torrent, the Thousand-Year advancement was Ocean Current, and the ultimate Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill was Divine Light Water Roar.

It was average in the early stages.

At the Thousand-Year Soul Skill level, its power would change dramatically.

“You can’t just pick Soul Skills that look cool,” Wang Che advised again.

“You should choose more support Soul Skills. Attack moves come and go, but support is solid. There are too many strong attack moves, but you have few support Soul Skills.”

“Water-Type is especially good at various support Soul Skills. For example, Soft Water not only helps with farming but also restores your stamina and Soul Power. When advanced to the Thousand-Year Soul Skill Water Nourishes All, the recovery effect is extremely powerful.”

“Or passive-type Soul Skills like Clean Body, which lets you absorb water power in various environments to boost your own strength.”

“You always pick attack types—they look cool, but what’s the use?” Wang Che lectured.

“It’s better to learn more passive or support-type Soul Skills.”

Little Caterpillar nodded, agreeing with Wang Che, but still firmly chose the Whirlpool Soul Skill.

“…” Wang Che.

“Fine. What about Sky Type Soul Skills?” Wang Che said.

“What do you want to pick?”

This time, Little Caterpillar did not choose an attack-type Soul Skill.

He picked one called Gentle Breeze.