Chapter 143: Rattler Tail Strike + Fireball Spell = ?
Chapter 143: Rattler Tail Strike + Fireball Spell = ?
Fireball Spell.
It was the lowest-level spell in the Cultivation World.
Basically, anyone in the Qi Refining Stage knew it.
Using spiritual power as fuel and chanting the Fireball Spell incantation, talented cultivators could learn it in one try.
Those with less talent needed a few days, or even a month.
Its power depended on the user.
It could be very strong, or very weak.
A great cultivator in the Ascension Realm could easily destroy an area of hundreds of miles with a small fireball.
That was no longer just a low-level spell.
It was an ultimate fireball born from pure true essence, augmented by cosmic phenomena, divine transformations, and the power of the Great Dao.
An Ascension Realm cultivator about to face a tribulation could destroy a world in an instant, roam the void, refine stars into magical treasures, and even control the souls of countless beings in divine realms.
A mere area of hundreds of miles was nothing.
Of course, for a Qi Refining Stage cultivator, the power of a fireball was quite limited—blowing a large crater was already good enough.
For ordinary people, it was a sure kill.
No matter the spell, its power wasn’t completely fixed; it depended on who used it.
And how it was used.
“Sii oo?”
Green Caterpillar looked at Wang Che, a little confused.
What was Fireball Spell?
Actually, there were Soul Skills of the fireball type.
But Green Caterpillar’s Soul Skill Sequence didn’t have them; those required specific Soul Power Circuits and Soul Skill Engraving.
Fireball Spell was much better. Wang Che just needed to try modifying it slightly to adapt to Soul Power as an energy source.
“Hmm, let me demonstrate it once.”
Wang Che said, “Watch what I do.”
Green Caterpillar looked at Wang Che curiously, somewhat doubtful. “Sii oo?”
You can use it?
Wang Che certainly could use it. He had Soul Power in his body now.
Although the amount was very small… only three strands.
Nearby, Magnetic Sword also flew over, watching curiously.
Their Soul Pact Master was going to cast some Fireball Spell—in their eyes, that meant using a Soul Skill?
Wang Che walked to the center of the field and gently raised a finger. To show off in front of his Soul Pets,
To let them see how cool and powerful this move was,
He decided not to chant the incantation first.
With his Proficiency Level, he didn’t need to chant an incantation to drive Soul Power to form the Fireball Spell.
However, Wang Che was slightly taken aback when he tried to gather a strand of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force.
There was some kind of obstruction?
Soon, at the tip of his finger, faint flickers of flame light appeared…
As if about to take shape.
But just as it was about to succeed, the flame light suddenly vanished with a soft whoosh.
“Huh?”
Wang Che was momentarily stunned. “Failed to cast?”
It failed at the moment it was about to form?
“Interesting.”
Wang Che thought for a few seconds and understood.
Humans using Soul Skills were different from Soul Pets. Human Soul Power was absorbed and generated through the Martial Soul, stored in the human body.
Unlike Soul Beasts.
To use any Soul Skill, one must rely on the Martial Soul.
All human Soul Skills were formed by combining the power of one’s own Martial Soul with the Soul Ring formed by a Soul Pet.
Trying to break free from this foundation of Martial Soul and Soul Ring, using only Soul Power to directly create a Soul Skill was extremely difficult.
That would mean breaking conventional constraints.
It would be a self-created Soul Skill.
But even self-created Soul Skills absolutely required the Martial Soul to drive them.
Wang Che had heard that some people could create their own Soul Skills; after all, there were many talents in this world, and some could always break the norms.
But they were very few.
Without the Martial Soul to drive it, Soul Power could not form a Soul Skill.
That would be breaking the world’s rules.
If one could form Soul Skills without relying on the Martial Soul, using only Soul Power, then why would anyone need a Martial Soul?
They might as well not use Martial Souls at all, and just use Soul Power to create Soul Skills. Soul Pets wouldn’t need to be nurtured with so much effort either.
So…
“Soul Power and spiritual power are fundamentally different.”
“The huge difference in the two energy forms… requires using the Martial Soul to release it. Moreover, if the Martial Soul is different, the type of self-created Soul Skill also differs. For a Soul Pet to use a Fire-Type Soul Skill, besides needing Soul Power as fuel, it also requires Fire Life Energy.”
“Humans don’t possess Fire Life Energy. To use a Fire-Type Soul Skill, one must at least have a Fire-Type Soul Ring. Or, have a Martial Soul related to fire to create a similar Soul Skill.”
Wang Che had overlooked this point.
Like when he previously cultivated the Hundred Refinements Soul Art, it required a Martial Soul to practice.
So, to create any Soul Skill, one couldn’t leave out the Martial Soul as the ultimate core.
Otherwise, trying to use only Soul Power to form a Soul Skill was absolutely impossible.
Understanding this made things much easier.
Nearby, Green Caterpillar giggled upon seeing Wang Che’s spell fail.
Green Caterpillar: “⊙ω⊙”
Magnetic Sword: “(⊙ω⊙)”
Magnetic Sword didn’t laugh; it just watched from the side.
Wang Che: “…”
Wang Che chuckled, then with a flick of his hand, the small Myriad Treasure Dao Palace appeared.
Although he didn’t have a Fire-Type Martial Soul and hadn’t attached a Fire-Type Soul Ring yet.
But Wang Che was no ordinary person.
His Martial Soul was no ordinary Martial Soul either.
Could a mere Fireball Spell actually trouble him?
As the Martial Soul manifested, Wang Che channeled a wisp of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force. It flowed through the Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul, converging at his fingertip!
This time, the phantom image of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace glimmered. A blazing white light swiftly materialized at his fingertip, holding its form.
A fiery orb roughly the size of a grain of rice slowly took shape.
Since when did my supreme Myriad Vault Dao Palace need permission to cast a Fireball Spell?
Lacking a Flame Martial Soul didn’t prevent the Myriad Vault Dao Palace from generating a similar energy orb.
Thus, this orb was unusual—absent of dancing flames, only shimmering heat-light radiated, accompanied by a distinct warmth.
Yet, it fell considerably short of a true Fireball Spell.
Still, gazing at the minuscule fiery sphere…
Green Caterpillar: “(乛_乛)”
Its look seemed to say: “Is that all?”
Magnetic Sword: “(⊙ω⊙)”
Magnetic Sword continued watching patiently.
Wang Che flicked his finger, sending the orb toward the distant floor.
He swiftly turned his back.
BOOM!
In an instant!
The entire Training Room shuddered violently!
The training ground was instantly obliterated into splinters.
A violent shockwave erupted outward, catching the completely unprepared Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword off guard. It hurled them backward, slamming them hard against the wall.
Thwack! Thwack!
They smacked into the elastic wall material, leaving two distinct impressions before sliding down. The wall gradually regained its smooth shape.
The wall wasn’t overly rigid—made of highly flexible material to prevent easy destruction of the Training Room.
The fallen Magnetic Sword and Green Caterpillar scrambled toward Wang Che!
“Siiwoo siiwoo!”
I want to learn this! I want to learn this move!
Green Caterpillar yelled frantically.
“Zzzzt! Zzzt!”
Me too! Me too!
Magnetic Sword chimed in eagerly.
So awesome! So powerful!
How could such a tiny ball pack such a punch?
Only then did Wang Che turn around.
Perfect. Magnetic Sword, ever curious, needed no convincing—its initiative was instantly sparked.
Green Caterpillar was equally fired up.
Of course, such destructive power was normally impossible for others to achieve.
Wang Che’s Soul Power was Hundred-Tempered Soul Force—Soul Power purified countless times. Channeled through the Myriad Vault Dao Palace, this modified Fireball Spell produced terrifying devastation.
And this was a controlled output—not a pure Fireball Spell either.
The scorched ground showed no lingering flames, just intense residual heat.
The Myriad Vault Dao Palace existed only as a phantom image, not yet solidified, much less a Flame Martial Soul.
This technique resembled more a super-heated Soul Power energy sphere.
The underlying principle, however, remained the same.
“Want to learn, huh?”
Wang Che gazed at the eager Green Caterpillar, nodding with satisfaction.
This marked the true start of teaching the Fireball Spell.
The incantation was simple. Mastering the spell would be much easier for a Soul Pet.
Moreover, Green Caterpillar possessed Fire-Type Life Energy within—the very foundation needed to learn it.
As for Magnetic Sword? Without Fire-Type Life Energy, grasping this technique would prove incredibly difficult…
Nevertheless, upon hearing the chant, the little guy zipped off to practice on its own.
Initial attempts proved frustrating for Green Caterpillar. Failure followed failure.
“You’ve memorized the chant. Next, recite it while gathering the Fire-Type Life Energy inside you to the tip of your tail. Maintain fierce concentration during the gathering, just like when you’re glued to my stories,” Wang Che instructed.
“That focus will make the gathered fiery energy denser, less likely to dissipate.”
Green Caterpillar raised its stubby tail high.
Muttering the chant intensely, its expression mirrored rapt attention during Wang Che’s storytelling sessions.
In this state, Green Caterpillar’s learning capability surged remarkably.
Soon, flickers of fire began coalescing on Green Caterpillar’s tail!
As more flames gathered, they swirled into shape—forming a spherical core wreathed in fire, ultimately solidifying into a small fireball matching Wang Che’s fist size.
“Now! Channel your Soul Power! Focus it in your tail! Execute the Rattler Tail Strike! Harness the fireball and launch it!”
The fireball’s intense heat could injure the tail upon direct impact.
But the Rattler Tail Strike changed everything.
Skilled at Rattler Tail Strike, Green Caterpillar struggled to simultaneously control the tail-held fireball.
This often extinguished the orb instantly…
Sometimes, control was possible—but coordinating the dual action became tricky, leaving the fireball glued to the tail!
After repeated tries, the critical coordination clicked.
This time.
Green Caterpillar hoisted its tiny tail, flame-orb swiftly forming.
Its tail also began to shimmer faintly.
The precise moment arrived.
“Now!” Wang Che ordered sharply. “Fling that fireball!”
Green Caterpillar understood. Its glowing tail snapped forward, striking the sphere and hurling it outward!
FWU-WHUMP~!
A deafening blast tore through the air!
The Rattler Tail Strike earned its name from the thunderous crack following its whip-like motion.
Now, wielded at S-Level Proficiency, the strike produced an incredibly sharp, piercing sound.
Akin to a sonic boom.
Propelled by this force, the fireball rocketed outward at blinding speed.
Mid-launch, it spun violently. External flames churned fiercely, generating scorching currents!
Observing through his Divine Sense, Wang Che detected the critical instant: as it flew, the fireball’s high-speed rotation intensely compressed the flames within. Simultaneously, the outer blaze whipped massive waves of searing wind, massively interacting with surrounding oxygen. This transformed simple flames into raging, explosive fire!
For a split second, the fireball’s core seemed to shrink—while its outer inferno blistered hotter!
Then… KA-BOOM!
It detonated on the already-repairing floor.
BOOOOOOM!
Another colossal explosion shook the room!
The blast surpassed even Wang Che’s earlier demonstration!
A testament to Green Caterpillar’s 600-year Soul Power Cultivation and exceptionally robust Fire-Type Life Energy.
Wang Che had used only one strand of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force—naturally incomparable.
Furthermore, this was Green Caterpillar’s first successful cast—implying untapped destructive potential.
“Perfect! Well done!”
Wang Che’s eyes gleamed with approval.
Achieving such power on the very first try defied ordinary Fireball Spells entirely.
Even a 600-year cultivation shouldn’t yield such ferocity normally.
Wang Che knew: Fire-Type Soul Skills resembling the Fireball Spell existed.
But NONE possessed this raw strength!
The Rattler Tail Strike + Fireball combination—especially when launched—had spun the attack into a high-velocity projectile. This spiraling fireball amplified both explosive impact and range drastically!
First mastery already held such force? Rising Proficiency Levels might unlock further evolutions, amplifying lethality.
Imagine reaching S-Level Proficiency…
Its power would border on insanity!
Rattler Tail Strike + Fireball Spell = Spiral Flame Sphere.
“Splendid work indeed,”
Wang Che acknowledged, thoroughly pleased.