Chapter 248: Thunder Crown Root King’s Feelers
Chapter 248: Thunder Crown Root King’s Feelers
Group evolution!
Even in the wild, it was an extremely rare event!
Soul Beasts in the wild did not evolve easily. Forget group evolution, even the evolution of a single Soul Beast was very difficult.
For a tribe, having one Soul Beast that completed the Third Stage Evolution was already great.
If a tribe had such a Soul Beast, the cohesion and overall strength of the tribe would slowly increase.
Because a Soul Beast that completed the Third Stage Evolution on its own would possess high Spiritual Intelligence.
It could help others in the tribe become stronger.
This Thunder Crown Root King was like that.
The Thunder Crown Root King worked very hard to enter the Thunderous Soul Earth, risking its life to reach the Fourth Layer, not for itself.
But to help the younger ones in its tribe evolve.
“Hmm… hmm…”
Little Caterpillar watched from the side, deeply moved, its eyes sparkling.
Wang Che watched quietly from the side and did not disturb.
Luckily, no other Berserk Soul Beasts were attacking near the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool at that time.
There were no other students either.
Soon, the ten Thunder Message Seeds gradually changed within the glowing light covering their bodies.
The flower clusters on their bodies began to disappear, turning into root-like branches, and their sizes slowly grew.
In less than half an hour, the ten Thunder Message Seeds had fully evolved into Thunder Crown Root Kings.
Their boss looked a bit older and seemed somewhat tired; its Life Energy was not strong.
“This Thunder Crown Root King doesn’t have much lifespan left.”
Wang Che thought to himself.
The mutation in the Thunderous Soul Earth changed the surrounding environment, allowing this older Thunder Message Seed to evolve into a Thunder Crown Root King.
After evolution, its life form changed, and its lifespan increased a bit.
But it knew that it evolved at an older age, so the added lifespan was limited.
So, to improve the tribe’s strength and to ensure the tribe had a future king, and because it was a good opportunity,
—after all, the Thunderous Soul Earth had mutated—it took the risk to find a way for the younger ones to evolve into Thunder Crown Root Kings too.
The ten evolved Thunder Crown Root Kings gathered around their boss.
The remaining ten Thunder Message Seeds looked at their boss with concern.
Actually, the evolution of those ten Thunder Message Seeds into Thunder Crown Root Kings was partly related to Wang Che.
They had been used for cultivation for a long time.
They had absorbed some Heavenly Thunder, one way or another.
“Another ten left—how about evolving them too?”
Wang Che glanced at the Thunder Pool.
There was still plenty of thunder in the Thunder Pool.
A single Thunder Crown Root King couldn’t absorb that much.
The thunder in the Thunder Pool was very fierce.
After the Thunder Crown Root King absorbed it, it withstood the fierce energy in the thunder and gave the younger ones only what they could absorb directly.
It clearly cared a lot about its younger ones.
This was indeed an opportunity, whether it was the Thunder Pool or the Firepool.
Producing such huge energy made it both a blessed land and a dangerous place.
Heavenly Thunder was hard to control and not easy for Thunder Message Seeds to absorb.
This kind of pure thunderous Life Energy was excellent nourishment.
Like Thunder Seeds, the Thunder Message Seeds enjoyed it a lot.
“Magnetic Sword, go absorb the thunder in the Thunder Pool and let these Thunder Message Seeds evolve too.”
Wang Che said.
Magnetic Sword buzzed a few times, nodded, and flew into the Thunder Pool. It started using the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture to absorb the thunder.
Instantly, thunder continuously generated inside the Thunder Pool and entered Magnetic Sword’s body.
Magnetic Sword’s body glowed red as it absorbed this thunderous Life Energy, storing it inside itself. Then it pointed its sword tip at the remaining ten Thunder Message Seeds.
These twenty Thunder Message Seeds were all very strong and healthy.
Wang Che had used them the most; their strength was the highest, and they were not far from evolving into Thunder Crown Root Kings.
Under such rich thunder power, they began to evolve slowly too.
These thunder bolts weren’t very effective for Magnetic Sword to absorb.
They were not as good as Heavenly Thunder or those stormy thunder clouds.
They were just fierce thunder energy.
As the remaining ten Thunder Message Seeds evolved one by one, the thunder energy in the Thunder Pool gradually decreased.
It became almost the same as the flame energy in the Firepool on the other side.
The boss ran over and chattered at Wang Che.
It was thanking Wang Che for taking care of its younger ones and so on.
Wang Che thought that “taking care” was a bit of an overstatement.
If not for this boss, those Thunder Message Seeds probably wouldn’t have agreed to follow him in and help Magnetic Sword cultivate.
“You’re welcome. Enter my Soul Domain Space.”
Wang Che said, “I plan to check out the Fifth Layer and then send you all back.”
Twenty-one Thunder Crown Root Kings moving around was still quite risky; their combat power wasn’t very high.
Their functionality was more important.
The boss felt a bit embarrassed; this human was too kind.
He brought its younger ones to find it and even helped them evolve.
It chattered a couple more times.
“No need for repayment.” Wang Che coughed.
Magnetic Sword’s current cultivation level wouldn’t be possible without the ‘help’ from the Thunder Message Seeds.
Besides, it was something he had promised to do anyway.
There was no need for repayment.
Seeing that Wang Che didn’t even want repayment, the boss was very surprised.
“If you have time in the future, help me with some Thunder Summoning.”
Wang Che said.
When the boss heard this, the request was too simple.
What kind of repayment was this?
It could not agree.
It was a Soul Beast that deeply valued loyalty.
Thunder Crown Root King glanced at Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword, then pulled two tendrils from its roots.
It handed them to Wang Che.
“…” Wang Che remained silent.
The tendrils of Thunder Crown Root King were companion materials of the same grade as the Poison Crystal of Giant Swamp Poison Frog.
They were even slightly higher in quality.
Thunder Crown Root Kings in the wild were extremely rare, and even if you found one, obtaining its tendrils was as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Unless you used force, but if you did and were caught or investigated by patrolling military forces, you would be sentenced directly.
This was even stricter than obtaining the Poison Crystal of Giant Swamp Poison Frog.
Generally, you could only collect the tendrils after the Thunder Crown Root King grew and they naturally aged and fell off.
But aged tendrils would drop by one grade in value.
So, obtaining materials of this level was usually very difficult.
It was a matter of chance, not something you could seek out.
This material was excellent whether used for refining potions or making medicinal food.
It had many effects, especially for Thunder Element Soul Pets. It could even help some Thunder Element Soul Pets achieve powerful mutation evolution paths and was itself an extremely precious evolution material.
If refined into a potion, it could strengthen the body, regulate the Thunder energy within the Soul Pet, help the Soul Pet better control its internal Thunder energy, and increase the Soul Pet’s resistance to Thunder, among other benefits.
No matter what kind of potion was refined, this was absolutely an extremely rare material.
Generally, a Thunder Crown Root King that lost two tendrils would enter a weakened state lasting over half a year.
Growing a new tendril would also require several years of nurturing.
For one that had just evolved not long ago, this was quite draining on its vitality.
Wang Che looked at this boss.
There was no need for this.
Before Wang Che could react, two pale purple tendrils appeared in front of him.
He truly hadn’t expected to obtain this material.
But at this point, there was no need to stand on ceremony. They had already been broken off, so Wang Che accepted the gesture.
Seeing this, the boss showed a heartily pleased smile.
Wang Che stored them in his Soul Domain Space and took a moment to rest.
“Next, we need to check out the Fifth Layer.”
Wang Che said to Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword, “Your strength has improved quite a bit. The Fifth Layer is more challenging, and there should be a very powerful Soul Beast there, conservatively estimated to have over four thousand years of Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation.”
“If it’s too strong, we’ll leave after just a quick look.”
The entrance to the Fifth Layer didn’t require defeating any guards.
Because passing through the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool was already proof enough.
“Occasionally, one or two students could be seen in the Fourth Layer, but they were just there to see the scenery of the Fourth Layer. None had passed through the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool.”
“The Fifth Layer should be completely empty.”
Of course, some students probably had the ability to pass through the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool.
But there was no need.
Because the danger was too high.
Wang Che, riding his sword with Little Caterpillar, arrived at the Fifth Layer space…
By this time, the Competitive Trial was nearly over.
Because it only lasted one day.
Meanwhile… in the Military Base outside.
Several university principals and Commandant Cloud from the Military Base were staring intently at the screen.
The screen showed Wang Che’s battle scenes in the Third Layer.
Principal Nan of Northern River University was no longer interested in his own school’s students.
He watched with full concentration.
From time to time, cheers erupted among them.
“Was that a Martial Soul Evolution? Why does the Green Caterpillar exude the aura of a True Dragon?”
“Earlier in the Second Layer, it was just Insect Borrowing Dragon’s Might. Now it truly has the aura of a True Dragon?”
“Such powerful Silk Thread! With this level of control, I’d believe it if you said it was a Giant Dragon!”
“Its Insect Sound carried hints of a Dragon’s Roar, with some mental suppression too. What kind of Insect Sound Soul Skill is that powerful?”
“One Insect Sound, one Silk Spitting… Commandant Cloud, is this all the Boss Cloud-Summit Thunder Dragon you arranged for the Third Layer has to offer?”
…
The principals watched with intense focus.
Commandant Cloud was sweating nervously.
Before seeing Wang Che’s battle footage, he had been quite impressed by the quality of this year’s university freshmen and the growth of the older students.
But after seeing Wang Che’s battle scenes…
‘What was I even watching before?’ Commandant Cloud thought to himself.
This was on a completely different level!
A Cloud-Summit Thunder Dragon that several teams couldn’t handle.
Taken down by a Green Caterpillar in two moves?
Especially that Silk Thread attack—it was so impressive it made him view the caterpillar with awe!
That was just too cool!
“There was potent poison in the Silk Thread, and the Cloud-Summit Thunder Dragon was in a very agitated state,”
Principal Nan commented. “With so many Silk Threads piercing its body, the poison spread rapidly throughout. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been defeated so easily.”
“Back in the First Layer, this Wang Che shattered the Cloud-Summit Thunder Dragon’s Heaven-Striking Thunder Soul Skill and even injured it. Already in a berserk state, the Cloud-Summit Thunder Dragon was instantly enraged. So, when he came to the Third Layer, he was actually looking for this Cloud-Summit Thunder Dragon the whole time. Moreover, he wanted to obtain the Thunder Seeds that the Cloud-Summit Thunder Dragon had been guarding.”
“Every step was cautious and skillful. His experience in Soul Land adventures is quite rich.”
“To earn an honorary researcher certificate from the Ninth Department, you can’t just have connections—you need real capability.”