Chapter 145: Magnetic Sword’s Chance?
Chapter 145: Magnetic Sword’s Chance?
Stadium, lounge.
“That guy has two Soul Pets, and both counter my Fierce Thunder Warhawk.”
Old acquaintances Chen Fei, Bai Youyou, and Cheng Cheng had ordered some drinks and were quietly waiting for the match to start.
After Wang Che’s match yesterday, he had immediately taken Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword to a Training Room at a club.
They worked tirelessly on their training.
So, he hadn’t seen the specific match situation.
Anyway, only the last three matches were left, and he’d already seen pretty much everything he needed to.
“Both countered him?” Wang Che asked in surprise. “Fierce Thunder Warhawk is a Sky Element Soul Pet. The only types that counter Sky Element are Thunder Element and Psychic-type.”
Thunder Element Soul Pets were relatively rare here on the Xiyue Continent.
Psychic-type were even rarer.
Sky Element Soul Pets feared psychic control the most. Once controlled, they would definitely fall from the sky.
Thunder Element went without saying. A powerful electric shock would deal severe damage to any Sky Element Soul Pet.
“Not Psychic-type. Both possessed the Thunder Element attribute,” Chen Fei explained. “The first was a fully Third Stage Evolved Burst Thunder Fang. The second one is dual-attribute and very rare—a Wind Thunder Dark Crow, both Sky and Thunder Element attributes.”
“That extreme?” Wang Che blinked. “Both have the Thunder Element attribute.”
This guy…
Seeing Wang Che’s expression, Chen Fei thought Wang Che was also speechless.
He kept talking.
“Yeah. His only real threats in this competition were that Earth Type Mountain-Hugging Bamboo Bear and that Feathered Spirit Snake from the Plant-Type participant,” Chen Fei said helplessly. “His two Soul Pets don’t have very high Soul Power Cultivation. The first, less than 600 years. The second, just over 400 years. But with two Soul Pets for a tag-team battle? No Soul Pet could withstand that.”
“The Earth Type absolutely counters him,” Bai Youyou chimed in with a giggle. “Too bad, that Mountain-Hugging Bamboo Bear was eliminated by you earlier. As long as he didn’t run into the Feathered Spirit Snake or the Magpie Fairy Dragon, his shot at winning was actually pretty good.”
It’s normal for two Soul Pets to be cultivated slowly.
For someone like Lin Xi, with her family background, ample resources, and wealth, raising two Soul Pets wasn’t a problem.
But even with enough resources, students just don’t have that much energy to spare upfront.
Soul Pets need companionship. They need basic education, daily training, instruction in Soul Skills, and constant time together. It all takes energy.
“The most troublesome thing is his Martial Soul,” Chen Fei added. “His Martial Soul is a dark cloud. It’s a very rare floating cloud type, floating in mid-air. Although its quality isn’t high—only Favorable. Because he has two Soul Pets, the inherent potential of his dark cloud Martial Soul is incredibly high. From awakening it a little over three weeks ago, his Soul Power Level has already reached Level 9.”
“That means he’s been actively cultivating his Martial Soul.”
Hearing this, Wang Che understood.
In three weeks, someone like Lin Xi, with her Mythic Martial Soul level, was only Soul Power Level 5 at the beginning of the competition.
Even with no cultivation during these three weeks, she should have naturally gained two levels, putting her at Level 7.
Yet this opponent, with a Favorable grade Martial Soul, had reached Level 9. This meant the improvement in innate potential from signing the Life Soul Pacts with two Soul Pets was significant. He had also been cultivating actively.
After Wang Che signed the Life Soul Pact with Magnetic Sword, the inherent potential of his Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul had also increased slightly.
Now, it only took just over five days to cultivate a strand of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force.
It used to take about a week.
“Such a high Soul Power Level meant that after manifesting his cloud Martial Soul, he could float in mid-air. He could shoot down lightning from time to time to recharge his Soul Pets.”
Chen Fei sighed. “That’s why the power of his two Thunder Soul Pets’ Soul Skills is way beyond normal. My Fierce Thunder Warhawk has nearly 700 years of Soul Power Cultivation. Relying on that higher cultivation, I managed to defeat the first Burst Thunder Fang, who had over 500 years. But it had very little energy left after that.”
“Then the second one to come out was the flying Wind Thunder Dark Crow. My Fierce Thunder Warhawk lost its sky advantage. It was defeated in a single move.”
Burst Thunder Fang is a Third Stage Supreme Soul Pet.
Within the Supreme level, it’s a bit weaker than the Lightning Howling Sky Tiger, but not by much.
Its body shape somewhat resembles a wolfhound, but it has a lightning-shaped horn on its head. During thunderstorms, that horn can actually draw down Heavenly Thunder strikes, absorbing a small portion of their power.
Its fur stands straight up, giving it a very fierce, aggressive look.
Its base form starts as the Rare Soul Pet “Spark Pup,” evolves into “Thunder Wolf” at second stage, and then into “Burst Thunder Fang” at the third stage.
Wind Thunder Dark Crow is much rarer than Burst Thunder Fang.
It wasn’t that its Racial Potential was higher; actually, the Wind Thunder Dark Crow is only at the Extreme Treasure grade.
But its dual-attribute nature and inherent combat power give it broad utility, allowing it to effectively battle many types of Soul Pets.
Plus, it is a Thunder Element Soul Pet itself, so it isn’t afraid of electricity.
In the Xiyue Continent, the only counters against it would be Psychic-type Soul Pets and Earth Type.
Earth Type Soul Pets aren’t affected by electricity and heavily counter Thunder Element Soul Pets.
Thunder Element Soul Skills basically have no effect on Earth Type Soul Pets unless there’s a huge gap in power level.
Plus, Earth Type Soul Pets that learn some anti-air moves can actually fight Sky Type back.
“Your Green Caterpillar…might have a hard time against this particular contestant,” Cheng Cheng said. “We’ve all seen your previous matches. Green Caterpillar is indeed strong, but from an elemental perspective, Thunder Element doesn’t counter Insect Type. But from a biological life angle, they are heavily countered.”
“Most Soul Beasts, biologically, fear lightning.”
“Aside from that Mountain-Hugging Bamboo Bear, Lin Xi’s Plant-Type Soul Pet, the Feathered Spirit Snake, is one of only two Soul Pets in this competition that doesn’t fear lightning. The other is Feng Xiao’s Magpie Fairy Dragon. Dragon-type Soul Pets fear no natural force or disaster.”
“It’s also the only pure-blooded Dragon-type Soul Pet in the competition so far.”
“Him managing to hold first place…well, second place actually…during the previous field trial had a lot to do with this Magpie Fairy Dragon.”
But unfortunately, Wang Che was facing this opponent with dual Soul Pets.
Cheng Cheng wasn’t wrong.
Green Caterpillar really was afraid of lightning.
Back when training with the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture, and the first time Wang Che unleashed the Heavenly Thunder Strike, he had made sure Green Caterpillar was safely away from the area.
That was to avoid Green Caterpillar getting hurt, losing over ninety percent of its combat ability.
Little caterpillar just has it tough.
Afraid of fire, afraid of thunder too.
Moreover, Green Caterpillar has no inherent resistance to electricity.
Wang Che would absolutely not try to train it in thunder techniques; that’d be suicide.
The reason Green Caterpillar had developed strong fire resistance recently, aside from training, was primarily due to the Fire-Type Life Energy circulating within its body.
Green Caterpillar still had a very long way to go…
“He managed to sign two Soul Life Pacts; he really is remarkably gifted,” Bai Youyou shrugged. “The Qihang Cup rules state contestants with two Soul Pets cannot field both at the same time. But a tag-team battle? Nobody can withstand that. Even if someone has a counter against him, he just lets his first bear the brunt to exhaust them. Then his second one, which has the Sky attribute and can fly, can easily finish the fight.”
“On the Xiyue Continent, the number of students who manage to sign two Soul Life Pacts during senior high school can be counted on one’s fingers each year. Plus, his Martial Soul synergizes perfectly with his two Soul Pets…”
“Wang Che, how are you planning to deal with him?”
The three of them looked at Wang Che, having finished discussing the tactics.
He realized that the chance of winning seemed quite slim…
Wang Che thought for a moment and said, “Aren’t I guaranteed to win? What is there to prepare for?”
The three of them: “…”
Guaranteed to win?
How exactly?
Was the Green Caterpillar going to win with its head?
They couldn’t help but glance at the Green Caterpillar happily eating at Wang Che’s feet.
Its mouth was full of leaf crumbs, and it looked rather silly.
The Fierce Thunder Warhawk next to Chen Fei also turned its gaze toward the Green Caterpillar.
“Screech~ screech screech!”
The Fierce Thunder Warhawk called out to the Green Caterpillar twice.
It seemed to be saying: Little Green Worm, how are you going to win?
The Green Caterpillar turned its head, glanced at the Fierce Thunder Warhawk, and let out a burp.
“Sii nuu, sii nuu sii nuu! (For this kind of opponent, my little bro will go. I won’t bother stepping in.)”
The Green Caterpillar’s belly was swollen from eating, so it lay down to rest.
The training over the past couple of days had really worn it out.
The Fierce Thunder Warhawk: “???”
Its sharp eyes showed a hint of confusion. Little bro?
The Green Caterpillar had a little bro?
“The match is about to start.”
Wang Che checked the time and pointed at his empty teacup. “Prepare a cup of hot tea for me. I’ll be back to drink it in five minutes.”
The three of them: “…”
His tone felt very unusual.
“Aren’t you going to the arena to watch?”
Wang Che stood up and glanced at the Green Caterpillar.
The Green Caterpillar immediately shook its head. “Sii nuu sii nuu!”
My little bro can have the spotlight. I won’t watch.
“Then rest here for a while. Don’t eat too much—you still have training later.”
Wang Che reminded it.
The Green Caterpillar quickly nodded.
Wang Che nodded too and walked out.
This match was a perfect opportunity for the Magnetic Sword to practice and defeat its foes.
Today, the Magnetic Sword would warm its tea and conquer the twin thunders!
The three of them watched Wang Che’s departing back with confusion.
After a while, they looked at the Green Caterpillar comfortably napping.
It seemed they understood something.
“Does Wang Che have a second Soul Pet?”
——
It was the quarterfinals today.
The Qihang Cup had long entered the truly intense stage.
Eight powerful opponents faced off in turn to determine the final four.
Tomorrow would be the semifinals and the match for third place, and the day after would be the championship match.
Central Combat Platform.
Wang Che felt a trace of emotion.
He had originally thought that, with the Magnetic Sword’s current cultivation and strength, it wouldn’t have a chance to take the stage in the Qihang Cup.
Especially in the first and second rounds, they hadn’t encountered a single Thunder-Element Soul Pet.
He had thought that if they met one, the Magnetic Sword might get some good practice.
But alas, they hadn’t encountered even one.
Against non-Thunder-Element types, if the gap in Soul Power Cultivation was too large, the Magnetic Sword—though a little genius with strong potential—was still too young and couldn’t defeat Soul Pets with six or seven hundred years of cultivation.
Before the competition started, while learning the Heavenly Thunder Slash, the Magnetic Sword had practiced the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture once.
After that training session, it had already reached three hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation.
Over the three weeks of the competition, its Soul Power Cultivation had grown steadily. It consolidated its previous gains while increasing its Soul Power by two to three levels per day.
Moreover, after practicing the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture, its Racial Potential grew stronger with each year of Soul Power Cultivation it gained.
Each time it practiced the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture, its previously fluctuating racial growth stabilized a bit more.
Plus, it had Core Stones personally refined by Wang Che as food.
The Magnetic Sword was developing and growing in a very stable manner.
Currently, it had reached over three hundred and sixty years of Soul Power Cultivation.
“I wanted to give the Magnetic Sword some actual combat experience in the first two rounds… but there really was no opportunity.”
Wang Che walked toward the Central Combat Platform.
The Magnetic Sword’s cultivation was still relatively low, and for now, it only knew the Heavenly Thunder Slash. Oh, and recently, based on the Fireball Spell, it had learned a new move: the Spiral Thunderstorm Ball.