Chapter 130: That Green Caterpillar, It Was Acting Against Me!
Chapter 130: That Green Caterpillar, It Was Acting Against Me!
Wang Che was quite satisfied with losing one match.
For the second match, it wasn’t easy to lose using the fake Soul Pact Master strategy.
But when Wang Che saw the opponent information for the second match,
Wang Che felt a small surprise.
This opponent should be the strongest he had encountered so far.
Entering the battle area,
it was Wang Che’s second match of the day.
Not only did his popularity not drop because of the first loss,
but it had actually increased.
It was just unbelievable.
Wang Che didn’t quite understand it either—he had already lost one match, yet so many people still came to watch the Green Caterpillar’s fight.
What were these people thinking?
Every seat in the audience area of Zone 25 was full, and many spectators were even standing.
“Hey, hey, hey, why are you all so interested in a Green Caterpillar’s fight?”
“Buzz off, what do you know? This Green Caterpillar is so interesting! I feel like it’s slowly getting stronger each match, just like watching a growth animation!”
“Whoa, you totally read my mind! From the very first match, I felt this little guy kept getting stronger… and it’s so smart and resilient! It fights to the very end in every match!”
“Exactly, in that last match, from my angle, the Green Caterpillar just wanted to attack the opponent’s Martial Soul to prevent recovery. But the referee ruled it as aggressive toward the Soul Pact Master. Otherwise, it would have won for sure!”
“It’s so cute, a little silly but so tough… getting stronger every match. I wonder how far it can go!”
“This time, it might be even harder for the little worm! Its opponent is a Frost Type Soul Pet!”
“Frost Type! Can anyone tell me, are insects afraid of Frost Type?”
“Insects aren’t, Dragon-type Soul Pets are more afraid…”
“Then why worry? The Green Caterpillar isn’t a dragon.”
…
Frost Type Soul Pet.
It’s a variant attribute of the Water-Type.
In everyone’s understanding, it counters Dragon-type Soul Pets.
As for insects, there’s no direct counter relationship with the ice attribute.
But in reality, the counter relationships are quite complex.
It’s not entirely about attributes.
It also relates to the species of the Soul Pet.
“Frost Type Soul Pet, Ice Ya Beast, Soul Power Cultivation four hundred seventy years.”
Wang Che looked at the opponent’s information and was very satisfied.
The Soul Power Cultivation was the highest he had encountered so far.
The Ice Ya Beast is a Soul Pet that looks like a small dog, with ice-blue fur all over its body and two sharp thirty-centimeter-long ice fangs in its mouth that can deal heavy damage.
The hooves on its four limbs have extremely low temperatures, lowering the ground temperature wherever it steps.
The cold air it breathes can instantly freeze flames of thousands of degrees.
This is the official guide description.
It’s an Ultra-Rare Soul Pet with a Racial Potential of three hundred ninety.
Also, it only has a second-stage evolution.
At around a thousand years, its final form is the King Soul Pet, Giant Huang Ya.
Among Frost Type Soul Pets, it’s not the strongest.
But its rare attributes and unique physique make it very powerful in battle.
It’s just that raising it is quite troublesome.
In the Xiyue Continent, Frost Type Soul Pets are rare, almost nonexistent.
Because the environment isn’t suitable.
Only in the northern continents, where temperatures are lower, are Frost Type Soul Pets relatively more common.
“Ah, it’s the little worm again! This is its second match today! But this time, its opponent is very strong!”
The commentator sister, looking at the packed War Zone, explained with high spirits, “Actually, the counter relationships between Soul Pets aren’t just about attributes; there’s also racial counters.”
“From a biological perspective, the little worm is afraid of fire and ice. Extremely high and low temperatures are very unsuitable for its survival. Also, lightning and earth can pose serious threats to its survival; it’s afraid of them all.”
“And actually, not all Dragon-type Soul Pets are afraid of frost!”
The commentator sister explained with a smile.
These high school students learn simple attribute counters about Soul Pets.
It’s easier to understand.
In college, they’ll learn complex racial counters involving biology, history, and more.
It’s very complicated.
To become a Professional Soul Contractor, the further you go, the more complex it gets.
The counter relationships of Soul Pets become a field of study covering many disciplines in college.
Hearing the commentator’s explanation,
many spectators immediately found it amusing.
“Wow, so my Green Caterpillar is afraid of everything?”
“The little worm is so pitiful…”
“The little worm has it so tough… Well, who told it to be a tiny insect at the bottom of the Soul Pet food chain?”
…
Wang Che patted the Green Caterpillar’s head:
“This time, it’s a great training opportunity.”
Then, he tapped the Green Caterpillar’s skin.
Tap, tap.
“Your skin is thick and has some resistance to fire, but not to frost yet.”
“Also, fake Dragon-type Soul Pets are countered by frost.”
“Real Dragon-type Soul Pets are impervious to fire and water, afraid of nothing.”
“Do you understand?”
The Green Caterpillar nodded seriously.
I’m going to become a majestic dragon someday!
Why would I be afraid of frost?
Indeed, up until now, Green Caterpillar had never faced a Frost Type Soul Pet.
This was a good chance to train.
Plus, the opponent should be quite strong, so it would be a suitable time to lose a match.
If it couldn’t lose, that’s fine too—there would be other chances.
Because as long as he didn’t win all his matches today, he wouldn’t advance.
“Alright, go! Drain him dry!”
Wang Che said.
Green Caterpillar marched out proudly and spiritedly.
On the other side.
“Enmm… Green Caterpillar… how cute, Little Ya, be gentle later, don’t go all out like before this time!”
Wu Xiao said softly, “We need to lose appropriately… I want to see more of Xiyue Continent’s Soul Pets. Today, I’m controlling my score.”
As a transfer student who had crossed several continents to come here,
Wu Xiao expressed that she really liked Xiyue Continent.
Most of the Soul Pets here were mainly Plant Type, Mountain Rock Type, and Insect Type.
They were all very cute and good-looking.
The environment was nice too, not freezing cold like up north.
Because she had transferred, Wu Xiao didn’t participate in the Dawn Cup. So she treasured the Qihang Cup matches greatly.
She took every match seriously, considering that there were two more days of competition, and she had already won one match today.
If she won another one, she would advance!
That would mean four fewer matches!
What a pity!
“Ya~”
Ice Ya Beast looked at the Green Caterpillar in the distance, nodded, showing it understood.
“Both sides exchange gazes, the match begins!”
Wu Xiao stood on the dueling platform, watching her opponent.
“Oh my, he’s so handsome!” Wu Xiao’s eyes brightened, “Little Ya, later just use thirty percent of your strength, we can’t make the handsome guy lose face. Make it last longer, act a bit more convincingly!”
“Let the opponent make the first move later.”
“Ya~!”
On the dueling platform.
The Soul Pact Masters stared at each other, and the two Soul Pets also locked eyes.
“Sii wu!”
Green Caterpillar couldn’t help but let out a sound.
Probably because it was its first time seeing a Frost Type Soul Pet, and also because Ice Ya Beast’s appearance was truly outstanding.
Its ice-blue fur fluttered slightly in the gentle breeze, its four hooves looked like combat boots, the icy fangs at its mouth resembled curved blades, emitting a cold, sharp aura. Its eyes were bright and spirited, ice-blue pupils seeming to hold swirling vortices.
It looked like a wolf but not quite, like a dog but not exactly.
On the other side, Wang Che also pondered; from a looks perspective, Ice Ya Beast had no flaws.
Tall and handsome.
Unfortunately, he had never seen this kind of Soul Pet even at the Tianxin City Soul Pet Base.
He glanced at his opponent—tall in stature, nice facial features, with a somewhat heroic look, a good figure, and she was at least 1.75 meters tall, close to 1.8 meters.
He hadn’t met many girls in Xiyue Continent this tall.
She didn’t seem like she was from Xiyue Continent either.
“The match begins!”
With the command,
“Alright, the match has started! Hmm… both sides are observing, neither is making a move!”
One minute later…
“They’re still observing! Ice Ya is moving! Hmm… seems to be changing the angle of observation! It looks like they both know the other is strong, neither will act rashly…”
The announcing sister felt a bit awkward.
What’s going on?
Why aren’t these two Soul Pets fighting?
Start fighting!
The audience was also puzzled…
Wang Che had a thought, thinking to himself, ‘Could it be… she’s also a score-controlling type player?’
He had checked her match record.
She already had nine consecutive wins.
If she won this one, she would advance directly.
‘Wow… good thing I lost one match earlier.’
Wang Che thought.
Since she was also a score-controlling type, then it was about who acted better.
Matches required martial virtue; giving up too easily would be seen as arrogant and disrespectful.
Many people would look down on that.
The opponent would also take it as an insult.
It would be like throwing the victory to them like trash.
Naturally, you couldn’t just surrender casually.
Wang Che already had a plan in mind.
The opponent was definitely going to win!
Wang Che immediately commanded, “Charge over, get it!”
Green Caterpillar understood.
It rushed forward swiftly.
“They’re moving! Finally moving! Little worm seems to have finished observing! It’s charging forward, its speed has increased a bit! For some reason, I feel quite moved… it’s grown again!”
“Ice Ya Beast is backing up, backing up, is it afraid? No, no, it’s starting to charge too!”
“Are they going to clash again?”
“Both sides actually haven’t used any Soul Skills; it seems they want close combat!”
“Ice Ya’s speed is actually slower than Green Caterpillar’s! Has it not adapted to the arena? But no, special arenas only appear in the second round… It’s speeding up! Ice Ya Beast is speeding up!”
“Both sides’ speed is actually the same now!”
The announcing sister found it amazing.
The Green Caterpillar only had one Soul Skill, the Silk Spitting Soul Skill, so it was normal for it to use it.
Shouldn’t the Ice Ya Beast not have a Soul Skill?
Could it be that after watching the Green Caterpillar’s previous matches, it also wanted a head-on collision?
Right at that moment.
A loud boom sounded.
It was like two small cars crashing into each other!
In an instant!
The Green Caterpillar’s entire body bent from the impact, and then it was flung backwards violently.
The Ice Ya Beast felt as if it had crashed into a piece of steel.
It was shocked inside. Was the Green Caterpillar’s head really that hard?
The tremendous force also sent the Ice Ya Beast flying backward. The pain from the impact made it let out a low, painful groan.
It watched as the Green Caterpillar flew away, even farther than itself.
While groaning in pain, it felt a little confused.
It must have used a lot of strength, otherwise I wouldn’t be in so much pain.
But I only used thirty percent of my strength, so how was it sent flying so far…
Something’s not right.
But then.
Just listen.
“Sii wuu~~!”
The Green Caterpillar let out a loud, painful howl.
This painful howl made the Ice Ya Beast a little confused.
It shouldn’t be.
I’m not even in that much pain… Why is it in so much pain?
“It’s defeated! The little caterpillar is defeated. In the first head-on collision, it lost! Wow, this Ice Ya Beast is really strong! It’s definitely the strongest Soul Pet it has encountered so far! An Ultra-Rare Soul Pet is truly extraordinary.”
“Also, when getting close to a Frost Type Soul Pet, the temperature gets very low. This is similar to a Fire Element Soul Pet. But the low temperature can make a Soul Pet’s limbs stiff and its strength weaker. A Fire Element Soul Pet’s body temperature is very high, which can cause continuous burning damage but won’t weaken its strength.”
“It seems that colliding with a Frost Type Soul Pet is not a wise choice.”
The female commentator immediately explained.
Everyone listened, feeling tense.
Indeed, this Frost Type Soul Pet was very strong!
The Ice Ya Beast, which had been thrown back, became more serious.
It felt that the force generated from that collision was not simple at all!
However…
“Little Ya, what’s going on? Didn’t I tell you to only use thirty percent of your strength?”
Wu Xiao scolded, “Did you secretly use your full strength?”
Ice Ya Beast: “???”
“Ya?”
I didn’t!
“How could you not!” Wu Xiao pointed into the distance and said, “Listen, that Green Caterpillar is crying out in so much pain, and you sent it flying so far… Are you still saying you didn’t?”
“Ya! Ya!”
I feel like I’m in more pain! The Ice Ya Beast argued loudly.
“I don’t believe you. You definitely bullied it.”
Wu Xiao frowned and said, “I’ve watched the Green Caterpillar’s matches. Although it has some skill, it’s still a step below you. Also, its headbutt is its most powerful move. You also used a headbutt. With just thirty percent of your strength, there’s no way you could have sent it flying that far! And made it scream in so much pain!”
Hearing this.
The Ice Ya Beast understood. It finally realized the meaning behind that strange painful cry.
That Green Caterpillar, it was acting!
The Ice Ya Beast, whose Spiritual Intelligence wasn’t very high, got angry.
Being scolded by its Soul Pact Master made it a little angry.
It decided to teach the Green Caterpillar a good lesson!
Fine, you said I should use my full strength?
Then I’ll secretly use my full strength!