Chapter 150: Lin Xi’s Trump Card, an Extreme Disadvantage?
Chapter 150: Lin Xi’s Trump Card, an Extreme Disadvantage?
“This match should be very interesting…”
He Zhenfeng focused intently on the central arena.
The wave-like cheers gradually faded because the competitors from both sides had already entered the arena.
The commentator for today was replaced by that middle-aged commentator.
“Both competitors have entered the arena. The randomly selected terrain this time is grassland terrain.”
“Both Soul Pets have entered the arena and are waiting.”
The middle-aged commentator’s voice was steady, and he did not waste a single word—he did not even comment on the competitors’ information.
Because everyone present already knew…
The high platforms rose, and Lin Xi and Wang Che stood on the high platforms, gazing into the distance.
The grassland terrain below gradually appeared.
Grassland terrain was relatively favorable for Insect Element Soul Pets and Plant-Type Soul Pets.
It was a rather good terrain for both the Feathered Spirit Snake and the Green Caterpillar.
Both sides had advantages.
It depended on how they utilized them.
Wang Che stood on the high platform, looking at Lin Xi across from him.
Her appearance remained the same, and she wore a slight smile.
That Feathered Spirit Snake was still very proud; it glanced disdainfully at the Green Caterpillar, leaped lightly, and flew down from the high platform.
The Feathered Spirit Snake had a pair of small feathered wings near its ears on its head, allowing it to fly at low altitudes.
It could not fly at high altitudes—it needed to evolve into the Violent Forest Serpent King to gain the sky attribute and fly high.
“Go ahead, take off the Mecha Fall Armor first.”
Wang Che looked at the Green Caterpillar. “That Feathered Spirit Snake could be considered your long-time rival.”
According to the match rules, no Soul Skills could be cast before the match started.
Only after the match began could they be used.
However, the Mecha Fall Armor was a Soul Guiding Device. In the Qihang Cup, there were no rules about it—you could take it off or leave it on.
The Feathered Spirit Snake was very strong, so it deserved some respect. It was best to take off the Mecha Fall Armor in advance and temporarily return to the original form.
At this moment, its strength and speed were in perfect condition.
The Green Caterpillar immediately took off the Mecha Fall Armor, entered combat stance, and jumped down from the high platform.
It seemed to recall the scene from the Dawn Cup.
Hmm, this snake was indeed very strong!
“Both Soul Pets are in position; the match can begin now!”
The middle-aged commentator glanced at the referee.
With a loud bang!
The match started!
The grassland terrain was almost no different from a real grassland.
Both the Feathered Spirit Snake and the Green Caterpillar were small-sized Soul Pets.
On the grassland, stepping on the dense green grass gave them a natural concealment effect.
At the same time, Plant-Type Soul Pets and Insect Element Soul Pets would receive slight stat bonuses on the grassland.
For example, the Green Caterpillar really liked grassland terrain; its combat ability would be slightly stronger on the grassland.
From a scientific perspective, when Soul Pets of these two attribute types were on grassland terrain, their Soul Power would be more active than usual.
The Soul Skills they used would also be a bit stronger.
Of course, this kind of bonus was very limited.
But at critical moments, it could be deadly.
Meanwhile, some Plant-Type Soul Pets had special effects on grassland terrain!
At the same moment the match signal sounded,
Lin Xi casually made a hand gesture.
The next moment, through the Life Soul Pact connection, the Feathered Spirit Snake seemed to understand immediately.
It used its whip-like tail to stab fiercely into the grass.
Instantly, a strong life force fluctuation came from the grassland.
If viewed from above, it looked as though a green life force fluctuation, centered around the Feathered Spirit Snake’s tail, spread and contracted across the entire grassland terrain!
Since Lin Xi did not call out any Soul Skill names, her synergy with the Feathered Spirit Snake was unparalleled.
Clearly, the Life Soul Pact between them had also reached a very high level, and through special training,
they no longer needed any verbal commands to fight in perfect coordination!
This kind of training technique was somewhat similar to how the Violent Forest Serpent King would perform different attacks when different flute sounds were played by the Mad Flute Martial Soul before.
It must have taken countless training sessions to hone such synergy!
“Rooting.”
At this moment, the middle-aged commentator said calmly, “The Plant-Type century Core Soul Skill, Rooting! Through Rooting, Plant-Type Soul Pets can continuously draw life force from the ground! This is a very difficult move to learn and one of the core Soul Skills for Plant-Type Soul Pets.”
“Once this move succeeds, for the Green Caterpillar to defeat the Feathered Spirit Snake, it would be equivalent to having to destroy the entire grassland terrain.”
“The Green Caterpillar made its move. A swift Silk Spitting shot toward the Feathered Spirit Snake.”
“Clearly, it wanted to prevent the Feathered Spirit Snake from successfully casting the skill; otherwise, it would fall into a huge disadvantage!”
Wang Che naturally recognized this as the Rooting Soul Skill.
Why did the Plant-Type counter the Earth Type?
Leaving other reasons aside, just this move countered it completely.
It could draw life force from the earth.
Especially on grassland terrain.
If it were other terrains, Rooting would not be as powerful and would be quite ordinary.
But grassland terrain was different—the earth contained abundant Plant Life Energy.
Lin Xi had not used this move before. From the second round to the third round, Lin Xi only encountered grassland terrain three times.
Her opponents were not qualified to make her use this move.
Moreover, this move had to be cast first.
Because only at this moment were the two sides the farthest apart.
If she tried to use it after the fight started, it would be too obvious, and the opponent would not give her the chance.
Once Rooting was successfully cast first, the Feathered Spirit Snake could almost be said to be undefeatable!
“The Feathered Spirit Snake’s Soul Skill Sequence does not include this move. This move is only possessed by some very rare plant-type Soul Pets… Otherwise, it would be a Soul Skill Engraving, worth a fortune…”
Wang Che shook his head.
Such a powerful move was, of course, not possessed by all Plant-Type Soul Pets.
Feathered Spirit Snake naturally shouldn’t have known this move. However, with Lin Xi’s resources, it wasn’t impossible for her to obtain a Soul Skill Engraving.
Green Caterpillar shot a Silk Thread from a distance, like a javelin flying through the air.
There was no other way. They had just entered the terrain, and both sides were very far apart.
Given Green Caterpillar’s current Proficiency Level in Silk Spitting,
only this move was the fastest, without any casting delay, and could be instantly released to stop the opponent.
Even the Spiral Flame Sphere required some time to gather energy.
Moreover, even if it was gathered, Feathered Spirit Snake wouldn’t be able to dodge at that moment. It could only stay in place and use Rooting, taking the hit.
But by then, Rooting would likely have been fully cast. As long as the Spiral Flame Sphere couldn’t take down Feathered Spirit Snake in one hit, Feathered Spirit Snake could quickly recover using Rooting.
It would be useless.
Critical moves could only be used at critical moments.
At this moment, Silk Spitting was absolutely the best move to interrupt the casting!
However…
Lin Xi seemed to have anticipated this. She made another gesture.
Feathered Spirit Snake reacted extremely quickly.
Without any hesitation, it extended one of its small, short arms, which looked like a green sleeve, and swiftly swung it out.
Instantly, a long green whip was released from beneath its small hand!
It lashed toward the incoming Silk Thread, which was as sturdy as steel!
Crack!
The two made contact. The Silk Thread, which should have been extremely tough, was immediately intercepted by the green whip!
A clear, crisp sound rang out.
The Silk Thread was directly cut off and went limp!
“Grass Rope, a Core Soul Skill for Plant-Type Soul Pets with a century of Soul Power Cultivation.”
Wang Che was somewhat surprised.
Grass Rope was the Soul Skill he had previously envisioned, where Green Caterpillar’s Silk Thread combined with Plant-Type Life Energy to form a powerful technique.
Similar to Fire Whip, it was an advanced version of Silk Spitting, and its power was far greater than that of Silk Thread.
However, experimenting to develop such a Soul Skill would have taken too much time.
That was why Wang Che had taught the Fireball Spell a few days ago.
Of course, what surprised Wang Che wasn’t Grass Rope itself.
Rather, it was the fact that Feathered Spirit Snake could use Grass Rope at this moment!
“Grass Rope! Feathered Spirit Snake, while in a Rooting state, managed to use Grass Rope to block Green Caterpillar’s Silk Spitting! Impressive! This is a remarkable ability to multitask in combat. I never expected Feathered Spirit Snake to master such a powerful fighting technique at its age and Soul Power Cultivation!”
The middle-aged commentator was stunned for a second before quickly responding, “As we all know, it’s very difficult for our Soul Pets to cast two Soul Skills at the same time. They can only cast the second Soul Skill after fully releasing the first one.”
“But in reality, with intense training, Soul Pets can learn to cast two non-conflicting Soul Skills simultaneously!”
“This ability can be learned by every Soul Pet. However, it requires extremely difficult and long-term training! The difficulty is so high that for Soul Pets below the Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation level, it’s almost as hard as climbing to the sky.”
With the commentator’s explanation, the audience understood.
Just from this brief exchange, the spectators could see that Wang Che’s situation wasn’t looking good.
The middle-aged commentator’s analysis was spot on.
What surprised Wang Che was exactly this point.
To be honest, even Green Caterpillar couldn’t learn this ability yet.
The reason Wang Che hadn’t taught Green Caterpillar was because training for this move took too much time.
If it failed, it would mean both Soul Skills were cast unsuccessfully, resulting in no gain in Proficiency Level.
It would be a waste.
So, in the early stages, it was better to focus on improving the power and Proficiency Level of individual Soul Skills.
Once Green Caterpillar grew stronger and more mature, it could learn this ability later.
If Lin Xi had mastered it, it must have been the result of special training.
Wang Che had no idea what kind of training she had undergone.
With Silk Spitting interrupted, the Grass Rope continued its momentum and shot straight toward Green Caterpillar.
Grass Rope was a strong and effective control-type Soul Skill.
After entangling the enemy, it could restrain them and cause continuous damage.
It was a very practical Core Soul Skill.
At the same time, Grass Rope was extremely tough. As long as there wasn’t a huge difference in Soul Power Cultivation, it was very difficult to break free from, regardless of the opponent’s size.
As Grass Rope surged forward, Green Caterpillar found itself in danger instead.
Not only had it failed to interrupt Feathered Spirit Snake’s Rooting Soul Skill, but it was also about to be trapped by Grass Rope.
“Use Silk Spitting to wrap around the Grass Rope and tie a knot.”
“Pull it over!”
At that moment, Wang Che gave a crucial command.
Green Caterpillar understood.
It spat Silk Thread again.
This time, the target wasn’t Feathered Spirit Snake but the incoming Grass Rope.
Green Caterpillar quickly spat a strand of Silk Thread, which immediately wrapped around the Grass Rope, now only a few meters away.
Then, with a slight flick of its mouth, the Silk Thread tied a knot around the Grass Rope!
This stopped the Grass Rope’s movement.
At the same time, it spat another strand of Silk Thread, wrapping it around the Grass Rope again and tying another knot!
Then it pulled hard!
Feathered Spirit Snake, far away, was visibly shocked. Its tail, which was Rooted in the ground, nearly got pulled out.
“Brilliant! Wang Che once again used a clever move to resolve the crisis! By tying knots with Silk Spitting around the Grass Rope, he indirectly pulled Feathered Spirit Snake closer, successfully interrupting its casting! From previous matches, we’ve seen that Green Caterpillar’s physical strength is remarkable. Once Feathered Spirit Snake is pulled out, its Rooting cast will fail!”
“However, Feathered Spirit Snake excels in Soul Power Cultivation and innate talent. Its burst of strength might not be weaker than Green Caterpillar’s.”
The middle-aged commentator couldn’t help but applaud.
The audience watched with bated breath.
Lin Xi gestured downward.
Feathered Spirit Snake planted its feet firmly on the ground. Instead of engaging in a direct tug-of-war with Green Caterpillar, it chose to tear the Grass Rope apart with its hands at the last moment!
When Grass Rope is cast, it is connected to the Soul Pet’s own life force.
Once torn, it meant Feathered Spirit Snake couldn’t cast it again for a short while.
“Contestant Lin Xi was extremely decisive. She didn’t choose to waste time in a tug-of-war with Green Caterpillar!”
“Feathered Spirit Snake directly tore the Grass Rope! It has to be said, this was a very resolute choice. Grass Rope is a Core Soul Skill, and it’s very special—it’s connected to the Soul Pet itself and possesses Life Energy! Once torn, Feathered Spirit Snake likely won’t be able to cast this move again for a short while, or even for the rest of this battle.”
The middle-aged commentator explained, “Thanks to Wang Che’s clever countermove, Contestant Lin Xi’s Feathered Spirit Snake had no choice but to sacrifice one of its arms, losing the powerful Soul Skill, Grass Rope.”
“But in exchange…”
As he spoke,
“Hiss!!!”
Feathered Spirit Snake in the distance let out a sharp cry!
In an instant, the power of the earth began to gather. Feathered Spirit Snake’s entire body seemed to glow faintly, its skin taking on a crystalline luster, as if it had entered a special state.
At the same time, every movement in the grassland terrain fell completely under its control!
“In exchange, Rooting was successfully cast!”
The middle-aged commentator said slowly.
With Rooting successful, Feathered Spirit Snake became one with the terrain, making it nearly invincible.
Green Caterpillar now had to face not just Feathered Spirit Snake but the combined power of the entire grassland terrain!
In an instant, Green Caterpillar found itself at an extreme disadvantage!