Chapter 138: Silk Spitting Upgrade! Insect Net! The Third Round Begins!
Chapter 138: Silk Spitting Upgrade! Insect Net! The Third Round Begins!
The venue erupted with wave after wave of cheers!
“Violent Forest Serpent King is unable to battle, Green Caterpillar wins!”
After staring blankly for a long time, the referee immediately announced.
The middle-aged commentator stopped commentating. The various discussions and cheers bursting forth from the venue had already drowned out his voice.
“Not simple.”
On the opposite side.
Jiang Shuo’s expression was somewhat dazed. After coming to his senses, he just fell silent.
He wasn’t particularly frustrated or dejected.
“I lost fairly.”
Jiang Shuo laughed, then withdrew his Martial Soul.
In the second round, he had only lost one match so far.
And probably, it would be his only loss.
A loss was just a loss, nothing more to say.
…
Wang Che took Green Caterpillar and, as usual, went to the Soul Pet Recovery Center.
This time, the nurse was already looking at Green Caterpillar with stars in her eyes.
She asked to take a photo with Green Caterpillar.
Green Caterpillar wasn’t very willing.
It didn’t have much interest in pretty human girls.
Compared to that, it wanted to go back and listen to Wang Che tell stories more.
So, it reluctantly took one photo with the nurse.
Green Caterpillar: “┐(￣ヘ￣)┌”
“So cute.” The nurse didn’t mind at all.
Instead, she thought Green Caterpillar looked great in the photo.
The nurse even poked Green Caterpillar with her finger.
Green Caterpillar: “╰(‵□′)╯”
Stop poking me!
The nurse giggled:
“Student, is it really just a little green caterpillar?”
“Of course, the real deal.” Wang Che nodded.
He added in his heart: A little green caterpillar that practices ‘Cultivation’.
After all, the techniques it learned were all related to Cultivation.
Even some of its Soul Skills contained elements of spells and martial techniques.
Wang Che believed there would be even more changes later.
Learning more powerful techniques, integrating Soul Skills with stronger spells and martial techniques.
“Sii wuu!”
Green Caterpillar immediately growled at Wang Che.
No, I’m not!
“Well, for now, it’s the real deal little green caterpillar.” Wang Che added another sentence.
Only then did Green Caterpillar tilt its head, nodding with satisfaction.
Good, well said.
I am just a little green caterpillar for now.
“Huh?” The nurse was puzzled, “Then in the future, it…”
“In the future, it will be an awe-inspiring giant… giant insect.” Wang Che said.
“…”
Green Caterpillar: “…”
No, that’s not right.
Green Caterpillar felt its Soul Pact Master had changed.
He clearly said at the beginning that I could become that awe-inspiring dragon!
“Actually, Green Caterpillar currently has quite a few possible evolution paths.”
At that moment, a somewhat lazy voice came from afar.
It was a mature woman wearing a white research coat, with messy hair, and a tall, slender figure.
Judging by her clothes, she should be a researcher, a Soul Pet scholar.
“You are?”
Wang Che was somewhat puzzled.
“My name is He Huan. I’m a Soul Pet enthusiast from the Xiyue Continent Research Base.”
The woman who called herself He Huan walked over, glanced at Wang Che, and quickly fixed her gaze on Green Caterpillar.
Green Caterpillar felt a sense of familiarity from her gaze.
It had felt this kind of familiarity before, in Chen Fei’s eyes.
Green Caterpillar instinctively took two steps back, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with this gaze it found rather aggressive.
“High Spiritual Intelligence.”
He Huan walked over, crouched down to look at Green Caterpillar, and smiled while watching it. She didn’t directly try to touch Green Caterpillar though.
She skillfully took a few fragrant leaves from her pocket.
Then she placed them in a nearby Soul Pet food box and offered it to Green Caterpillar.
Green Caterpillar first looked at Wang Che.
Wang Che nodded.
Green Caterpillar rushed over in an instant, munching on the delicious food in the box.
Its face was full of enjoyment.
“Student, have you thought about what evolution path you want to plan for Green Caterpillar in the future?”
He Huan said with a smile, her tone very easygoing.
“Not yet.”
Wang Che said.
Of course, he had thought about it.
He was just waiting for the right opportunity.
However, the Green Caterpillar was still quite weak at the moment. It would be better to wait until it slowly grew to a thousand years, or even ten thousand years, before considering further steps.
“You should plan ahead though,” He Huan said with a smile. “Your Green Caterpillar is so impressive, it has many potential paths it can take in the future. Has anyone told you about the alternative evolution routes for the Green Caterpillar, aside from the Green Phantom Butterfly?”
“There is one, I believe,” Wang Che replied. “I heard about a Soul Pet called the Word Spirit Insect King that evolves from the Green Caterpillar.”
“That’s right,” He Huan nodded, pointing to the Green Caterpillar. “Surprisingly, you’ve heard of that. It was researched in the Mingdu War Zone. Actually, we in the Donghua War Zone have also developed certain evolution paths for the Green Caterpillar.”
“If you’re interested after the competition, you can come visit the Western Yue Soul Pet Research Base.”
“Maybe you’ll find a path that interests you there.”
Wang Che nodded and said,
“Thank you, I’ll go if I have time.”
He Huan didn’t linger any longer. Watching the Green Caterpillar still nibbling on leaves, crunching like a little hamster, she probably found the little creature rather adorable and smiled softly.
Suddenly, she asked,
“Student, do you remember fighting a Timid Lizard in the first round?”
“I remember.”
“Why do you think the Timid Lizard was able to unleash that hidden power at that time?” He Huan asked seriously.
“It should be the Life Bond between humans and Soul Pets,” Wang Che answered without hesitation. “The power of emotions isn’t just reflected between humans and Soul Pets; it also creates strong and tight connections between people.”
“Well said,” He Huan nodded and then asked abruptly, “So, did you do that on purpose?”
Wang Che said,
“It was a coincidence.”
He Huan was taken aback, then smiled and said,
“It really was a coincidence.”
“Remember to come visit the Western Yue Soul Pet Base when you have time.”
He Huan took one last look at the Green Caterpillar, then turned and left.
Wang Che left the Soul Pet Recovery Center and, after watching a few matches with the Green Caterpillar, exited the Stadium.
Over the next few days, in each subsequent match, because he didn’t encounter an opponent as strong as Jiang Shuo again, he won each one with overwhelming ease without any suspense.
Until the day off after the second round of matches.
The Green Caterpillar’s Silk Spitting Soul Skill, under Wang Che’s untiring training,
finally advanced.
The advancement process was far from simple.
In a Training Room at a training club in Rong City,
“Just like that day with the Violent Forest Serpent King, continuously spit out a large amount of silk thread,” Wang Che instructed.
“But you have to condense those silk threads beforehand, so that when you spit them out, they form a big net.”
“This complex net can trap the Violent Forest Serpent King directly, reducing the amount of Soul Power consumed. The intricate net structure also makes it harder to break free and much more sturdy and resilient.”
“At the same time, try to cover the woven net with the fire energy inside your body.”
“I know a single silk thread can’t handle too much fire energy being injected into it, and you can’t control it well. Otherwise, you would’ve already learned the Fire Whip on your own.”
“But the net structure is made up of complex and continuous silk threads combined. It can withstand a large amount of fire energy without needing precise control, allowing the woven net to reach a very high temperature.”
“While trapping the enemy, the intense heat of the Insect Net can also cause damage.”
…
Wang Che guided the Green Caterpillar in training the advanced form of the Silk Spitting Soul Skill.
Since the Proficiency Level was already full, the power of Silk Spitting couldn’t increase further; it had to advance to become a Hundred-Year Soul Skill.
The Green Caterpillar aimed at a large boulder in front.
It was gathering energy in its mouth.
These past few days, having failed many times, it had accumulated plenty of experience.
Nearby, the Magnetic Sword floated mid-air,
disciplinedly practicing the Heavenly Thunder Slash.
As the first sword technique Wang Che had taught it,
the Magnetic Sword showed very high comprehension.
Its comprehension was even higher than that of the Green Caterpillar.
Wang Che could only say it was exceptionally gifted.
Perhaps practicing the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture naturally enhanced its understanding of sword moves.
When the Heavenly Thunder struck, it seemed to enlighten everything…
Lately, whenever Wang Che trained the Green Caterpillar, the Magnetic Sword would practice the Heavenly Thunder Slash on its own initiative.
Amid the flickering thunder, its Heavenly Thunder Sword Momentum became increasingly solid, and its sword technique grew more and more proficient.
At that moment,
the Green Caterpillar instinctively opened its mouth and spat. A flash of light appeared.
A large white net scattered in mid-air, wrapping around the massive stone in front.
“Huh? It advanced?” Wang Che was surprised. After days of effort, it had finally advanced.
The little caterpillar’s comprehension wasn’t actually bad, though it was still a bit behind the Magnetic Sword.
Well, the mutated one sure was impressive.
Wang Che walked over, inspected the Insect Net, touched it, and tugged on it.
He nodded with some satisfaction.
Advanced Soul Skill: Insect Net!
This move should be particularly effective against medium- to large-sized Soul Pets.
That time when fighting the Violent Forest Serpent King, just using Silk Spitting had consumed too much Soul Power.
A creature as huge as the Violent Forest Serpent King required too much silk to trap.
Moreover, it wasn’t sturdy enough; after being trapped, the Violent Forest Serpent King could still move and even use the Rattler Tail Strike Soul Skill.
But with Insect Net, it was different.
Not only was the structure more complex and durable, but it also didn’t consume as much Soul Power.
It could restrain medium- to large-sized Soul Pets even better than Silk Spitting.
Once trapped by the Insect Net, when it contracted, even a creature as large as the Violent Forest Serpent King would be rolled into a ball.
It wouldn’t be able to use soul skills like Rattler Tail Strike at all!
“The temperature still isn’t high enough. Insect Net isn’t like Silk Spitting. You should try to use the fire Life Energy in your body and fuse it into the net. The Insect Net’s structure is more complex than a single silk thread. Fusing a large amount of fire Life Energy into the Insect Net will raise its temperature.”
“This is much easier to do than infusing it into Silk Spitting,” Wang Che explained.
Adding fire Life Energy to Silk Spitting would form the very powerful Fire-Type Soul Skill, Fire Whip, when the Green Caterpillar’s own Life Energy and the fire Life Energy reached a specific ratio.
That was the principle.
But in reality, it wasn’t so easy to accomplish.
That special ratio was like a password with seven or eight digits.
It was the secret behind the Soul Power Circuit of the Fire Whip Soul Skill.
Soul Pets with two types of Life Energy could try to figure out this secret on their own.
Without relying on Soul Skill Engraving, there was a chance they could learn it eventually.
But there were far too many possible passwords. If they tried them one by one, who knew how long it would take.
The Green Caterpillar didn’t have that much time to experiment; it had other training routines.
Wang Che didn’t have the time to train that way either.
However, for a new advanced Soul Skill,
the password could be set by the user themselves!
And Insect Net was a new Soul Skill.
Currently, no advanced form of Silk Spitting had become a Hundred-Year Soul Skill!
So, by training the Green Caterpillar this way, Wang Che was having it set its own password for the Soul Skill, creating a special core effect!
“Insect Net has advanced now. The next step is to fuse the fire Life Energy or Plant Life Energy inside your body! So that the Insect Net gains special effects!”
Wang Che nodded slightly. The advancement of Silk Spitting was complete.
Next up was Rattler Tail Strike.
At this time, the second round of matches had also ended. That week, Wang Che refined another Hundred-Tempered Soul Force.
At the same time, he entered the third round of the competition!
Those who qualified based on points for the third round were the strongest seed contestants among all high school seniors in Xiyue Continent!
The points from the first and second rounds were the threshold to enter the third round, and they were very important before advancing.
But after entering the third round, points didn’t seem as crucial anymore.
This was because, in the third round, most competitors were fairly evenly matched; it was just a matter of who lost one more match or one less.
Thus, an elimination tournament among those with equal scores was adopted.
On the first day of the third round, Wang Che soon met his opponent.
A Mountain-Hugging Bamboo Bear, the evolved form of a Bamboo Bear with over 800 years of Soul Power Cultivation.