Chapter 11: Three-Six-Nine Steel, Mechanical Soul Pet
Chapter 11: Three-Six-Nine Steel, Mechanical Soul Pet
Soul Skill.
It referred to specific skill moves a Soul Pet comprehended when it reached a certain level of Soul Power Cultivation.
In the Ancient Era, Soul Beasts were in a state of underdeveloped Spiritual Intelligence for a long time.
To comprehend a Soul Skill, they generally had to wait until their cultivation years were very high and their Spiritual Intelligence awakened before they could slowly grasp it.
In modern times, because a Soul Pet’s Spiritual Intelligence could awaken immediately upon hatching, the number of cultivation years required to comprehend a Soul Skill was greatly reduced.
Wang Che looked at the Green Caterpillar, thinking to himself.
The Soul Skills of a Soul Pet were not that simple.
In the high school curriculum, there was only a simple description of Soul Skills.
These skill moves were generally inherited based on the Soul Pet’s genetic sequence and were basically fixed.
“The main reason why Soul Pets like the Green Caterpillar, with a Racial Potential under one hundred, were the weakest was that there were very few inherited Soul Skill moves in the Green Caterpillar’s racial genetic sequence.”
Wang Che thought.
Simply put, the world’s first Green Caterpillar was naturally weak.
It never comprehended any Soul Power moves, and the Green Caterpillars born later also lacked the ability to comprehend them.
The only reason it survived for thousands of years was that it reproduced easily and had very low survival requirements.
Unlike other Soul Pets, which could comprehend specific Soul Skills by relying on inherited abilities in their genes after reaching a certain number of years.
“However, in modern times, Soul Pets could also comprehend other Soul Skills through specific training.”
“But this kind of training was often extremely difficult…”
Wang Che looked at the number on the power meter. “To burst out with several times the strength, this could only be a Soul Skill. Could it be that practicing the Beast Origin Art allowed this little one to comprehend a Soul Skill?”
This was something Wang Che had not expected.
For Wang Che, Soul Skills could be compared to Dao arts, martial techniques, and demonic magic in the Cultivation World.
Their power might be different.
But the basic conditions for learning them were the same.
The basic prerequisite for comprehending a Soul Skill here was Soul Power.
Soul Skills could enable a Soul Pet to burst out with super strength.
Just now, the Green Caterpillar could only generate one hundred and eighty kilograms of force with its tail based on physical strength alone.
When it used Soul Power and swung its tail in a special way, it could burst out with more than twice the strength.
And…
Wang Che walked to the target of the power meter and touched the spot where the Green Caterpillar had struck with its tail.
“There is a dent, and the surrounding area has collapsed from the shockwave. The penetration power is very strong!”
Wang Che touched the struck spot.
But soon, the target surface, made of some unknown material, returned to its original flat state.
“With the boost from Soul Power, that tail swing was truly extraordinary.”
Wang Che pondered for a moment, then said to the Green Caterpillar, “Try it again.”
However, the Green Caterpillar looked at Wang Che somewhat blankly.
It seemed not to understand what had just happened.
It struck the target again in the same way as before.
But this time, it failed.
A faint glimmer of light appeared on its tail but then disappeared.
With a smack, it hit the target, and the data was similar to the first time.
“It seems this little one hasn’t fully mastered this Soul Skill yet. That confused look in its eyes… Probably the previous execution had some element of coincidence, maybe it was the first time it used Soul Power.”
Wang Che shook his head.
It was not easy for a Soul Pet to master a Soul Skill.
Especially since this Soul Skill did not originally belong to the Green Caterpillar.
“It must be the effect of the Beast Origin Art.”
Wang Che nodded slightly.
He had taught the Green Caterpillar the Beast Origin Art. After modification, it only included four postures related to insects.
One of them was rather special, called ‘Turning Head to Gaze at the Moon.’ It was a unique posture that involved twisting the tail, bending the body, and stretching the head.
Combined with the other four, it could exercise the Green Caterpillar’s entire body.
“Because of this, this child comprehended such a Soul Skill. But it hasn’t fully mastered it yet. However, since it has already executed it once, if it continues to practice the Beast Origin Art persistently, it will probably master this Soul Skill soon.”
Wang Che figured out the cause and effect.
“Let’s test the next item.”
Wang Che took the Green Caterpillar to a special circular track.
The track was only one hundred meters long and could change according to the type of Soul Pet.
Various obstacles could be set up in the track to test the Soul Pet’s reaction ability.
For a normal test, obstacles were naturally not set up.
Only speed needed to be tested.
Wang Che pressed the test button and started the timer.
The Green Caterpillar mustered all its strength and rushed forward.
One hundred meters was too long for it.
It was only twenty centimeters long.
Twisting its tail, it took nearly thirteen seconds to reach the finish line.
Wang Che felt this data was also quite average.
He knew that in this world, ordinary humans without Soul Power generally had very strong physical fitness.
The average person could run one hundred meters in about twelve seconds. This was much stronger than on the Little Blue Planet.
This little one’s speed was now slightly weaker than that of an ordinary person.
Only a little better than the Rock Solid Monster outside earlier.
“Try using Soul Power and circulate it throughout your body.”
Wang Che said.
The Green Caterpillar did not respond. It stood still in a daze, probably thinking.
After a while, following Wang Che’s command, it first made a few postures, as if trying to find the feeling of channeling Soul Power.
But this was clearly not easy.
Its body underwent slight changes, with faint arcs of light barely visible all over.
It rushed out again.
This time, it did not burst out with special strength as it had during the previous strength test.
His speed was only a little bit faster than before.
He did not comprehend any Soul Skill.
“His Soul Power Cultivation is too low, plus he used up a lot just now.”
Wang Che shook his head.
Comprehending a Soul Skill was not that easy.
Soul Skills required strong Soul Power as support.
They also needed a certain level of physical strength. Even if one reached a specific cultivation age, there was a chance of failing to comprehend a Soul Skill.
Not to mention, without reaching that specific cultivation age, trying to comprehend a Soul Skill that did not belong to the Green Caterpillar’s gene sequence.
That was extremely difficult.
Next, Wang Che took the Green Caterpillar to test its physical constitution.
The constitution test was to see how long its body could endure under intense physical activity.
After all, a Soul Pet’s fight itself was a high-intensity activity.
The testing method was not complicated either.
It just needed to endure for a period of time under twice its own body’s gravity.
The longer it endured, the stronger its constitution.
This was the Green Caterpillar’s biggest weakness.
Its constitution was average; it could only hold on for less than three minutes.
Even when using Soul Power, it could only last about five minutes.
This meant, under normal conditions, if it fought a Soul Pet with the same Soul Power Cultivation, this little one would be even less enduring.
“Three minutes, little one, you’re not very enduring.”
Wang Che patted the Green Caterpillar’s head. “A three-minute Little Caterpillar…”
“Sii wuu!”
The Green Caterpillar responded, seeming to understand but not fully.
The final test item was defense.
Basically, it was to see if its skin was thick and if it could withstand hits.
The testing method was also not complicated. Normally, it just needed to withstand an attack from something with the same Soul Power Level.
The testing process was actually very simple.
A Three-Six-Nine Steel Soul Pet appeared in the testing room.
These were Soul Pets from the new era of the last hundred years.
Mechanical-type Soul Pets.
The Three-Six-Nine Steel itself was a type of Soul Beast made from a special steel.
This steel was called Cloud Steel, having the variability and flexibility similar to clouds.
Initially, there were only three pieces of Cloud Steel, forming a two-dimensional triangular plane.
When evolving to six pieces, they would form a three-dimensional triangular prism.
With nine pieces, on the original basis, three more triangular prisms would combine together.
It was very special.
Its biggest characteristic was its ability to mimic and transform into the appearances of various Soul Pets.
Not only that, it could also mimic the Soul Power Cultivation of the Soul Pets.
Additionally, it was the first artificially created Soul Pet in modern history.
Its basic Three-Steel form was widely used in many aspects of human life and scientific research.
The triangular Three-Six-Nine Steel stared directly at the Green Caterpillar, quickly transforming into a twenty-centimeter-long Green Caterpillar.
However, because of its Cloud Steel material, its whole body was white.
An entirely white Green Caterpillar.
The Green Caterpillar was startled.
But the opposing Three-Six-Nine Steel did not give it time to react and charged straight at it.
It was fierce and aggressive.
However,
when it directly collided with the Green Caterpillar’s body, it went “thump” and was bounced right back off.