Chapter 169: Not Bad, Not Rusty at All
Chapter 169: Not Bad, Not Rusty at All
Carrying Green Caterpillar, Wang Che stepped into the spatial tunnel. The space around him shifted as if everything was reorganizing.
When he could see again, the scenery reappeared before him.
“Looks like the spatial node on that Floating Earth Clod earlier was wrong…”
Wang Che wasn’t surprised. He had returned to the Floating Earth Clod before landing.
In his view, there were still four Floating Earth Clods around.
“N-next time, there’s a pretty big chance we might directly meet Empty God Dragon.”
Wang Che took a deep breath. “Hmm. But defeating that Illusion Guard Beast gave no rewards.”
It was supposed to be a dungeon elite monster. Not dropping any loot was just unfair.
In the Cultivation World, when you entered those illusion dungeons to fight monsters and level up, beating an elite always gave good stuff.
“Never mind. It wasn’t too hard anyway… I’ll enter the second Floating Earth Clod now…”
Holding Green Caterpillar, Wang Che randomly chose one and used Silk Spitting to jump in.
This time, he wanted to test something.
Something that looked almost identical to the earlier Illusion Guard Beast appeared in his sight.
“Magnetic Sword. You go defeat this Illusion Guard Beast.”
Wang Che didn’t let Green Caterpillar fight this time. Instead, he sent Magnetic Sword.
Magnetic Sword’s cultivation wasn’t very high yet. But with the Electromagnetic Sword Sheath, its Soul Power Cultivation steadily increased by about three years daily.
Its current Soul Power Cultivation was around 385 years.
“Sii wuu?”
Green Caterpillar looked at Magnetic Sword and chirped.
It’s weak… Can it handle this?
Magnetic Sword buzzed excitedly. Always restless and lively, it was deeply curious about new things.
Hearing Wang Che’s order, it shot over instantly! Zap! Its body crackled with electric sparks as it pierced straight through the Illusion Guard Beast.
The Illusion Guard Beast burst apart, turning into countless stone fragments before starting to reassemble.
In the blink of an eye… a fully humanoid-shaped soul beast appeared!
This soul beast resembled an ape. Its entire body was covered in dark skin that looked like steel. Its eyes were large and fierce, radiating an extremely violent aura.
Its size was smaller—less than two meters tall—yet it felt even more imposing than the River Spirit King from before.
“An Ancient Soul Beast. Heimi King Kong.”
Wang Che thought it over. “It’s a Battle-Type soul beast. Its Racial Potential is considerably higher than River Spirit King’s. Among King Soul Pets, it’s in the upper mid-tier. It’s a fearsome fighter. So the Ancient Soul Beast the Illusion Guard Beast turns into has nothing to do with the soul pet that breaks it? But it has something to do with the soul pet or human who entered this space.”
“The Ancient Soul Beast it morphs into is random. But it’s always at least Monarch Rank. And they’re all powerful combatants.”
Battle-Type soul beasts excelled in real combat.
They honed their own bodies into weapons capable of splitting mountains and shaking the earth. With every move, they wielded terrifying power.
A common saying went around in modern soul pet studies:
True men pursue Battle-Type soul pets.
As an Ancient Soul Beast, Heimi King Kong’s entire body—even a single finger—was forged into a lethal weapon meant to slay enemies.
The aura radiating from Heimi King Kong was overwhelming. Green Caterpillar immediately tensed into battle stance and chirped urgently at Magnetic Sword:
That soul beast is too strong! It’s beyond your level! Let the big boss handle it!
You back off!
Magnetic Sword buzzed stubbornly, wanting to recklessly charge in. Thankfully, Wang Che stopped it.
“Wait. Little Caterpillar, just watch from the side.”
Wang Che’s eyes flashed with thought.
Green Caterpillar tilted its head at Wang Che: “Sii wuu?”
You sure?
Little Swordie isn’t ready yet!
Wang Che waved his hand and strode forward, right into the open.
Green Caterpillar: “???”
“It’s time for you all to witness the charm of fighting.”
Wang Che declared.
Green Caterpillar seemed to understand: Its Soul Pact Master was going to fight himself.
“SII WUU! SII WUU!”
Green Caterpillar immediately called out frantically.
Don’t do anything reckless!
You’re gonna fight a Soul Beast?!
You can’t even beat me… How could you possibly defeat this one?!
Wang Che smiled. Little Caterpillar still underestimated him.
Today… It was time to show it some truth.
A Soul Pact Master sometimes needed to appropriately reveal… his strength.
Only then could he command respect from his soul pets.
He currently wielded ten strands of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force. Training the Hundred Refinements Soul Art meant his physical strength was constantly being tempered.
Wang Che possessed real power now.
“Thunder, come!”
Wang Che walked forward. An aura swirled around him, unfolding into a profound transformation.
Magnetic Sword understood instantly.
With a hum, a bolt of crimson lightning arced from its blade, striking Wang Che squarely.
Crackle! Thunder flashed over Wang Che’s entire body.
He summoned the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace within his palm. Ten strands of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force flowed through him, unleashing surging waves of aura!
The lightning engulfing him seemed completely under his command.
In the next instant, he charged towards the Heimi King Kong!
It was like lightning uncoiling! He blurred across the ground with fiery speed, trailing shockwaves with every step.
“ROAR!”
Brutal fury flared in the Heimi King Kong’s eyes. It roared thunderously! Its aura surged violently as it slammed fists against its steel-like chest—Clang! Clang!—creating deafening metallic booms! Then it launched itself forward!
Its speed was far more terrifying! Its Soul Power Cultivation wasn’t even a thousand years—only eight hundred plus.
But as a Battle-Type, a Monarch Rank soul beast, and an Ancient Soul Beast? Its combat prowess was monstrous!
Even a thousand-year soul beast daring to fight it in close combat would have its skull crushed!
Heimi King Kong’s outer hide had been tempered through endless training, rendering it nearly impervious to elemental attacks.
It was immune to water and fire, unaffected by grass and thunder, unshaken by the earth, and unsubdued by mountains and rocks.
From the perspective of attribute types, only Psychic-type Soul Beasts or Sky Type Soul Beasts could counter it.
But from the perspective of life, Heimi King Kong had undergone countless cultivation, and its will was extremely powerful, granting it strong resistance to Psychic-type abilities.
Psychic-type Soul Skills had difficulty exerting a strong restraining effect on it.
As for Sky Type Soul Beasts, after Battle-Type Soul Beasts gained aerial combat capabilities, they held no advantage.
In the Fallen Ancient Era, there was a saying: Only a Battle-Type Soul Beast could defeat another Battle-Type Soul Beast.
Especially this kind of special-grade ancient Battle-Type Soul Beast.
Green Caterpillar instinctively wanted to close its eyes, unable to bear watching the tragic scene that was about to unfold…
But what happened next made Green Caterpillar stare wide-eyed.
When the two collided, Wang Che moved like a bolt of lightning, circling around various parts of Heimi King Kong’s body as if using some miraculous movement technique.
Heimi King Kong was not large in size, its body was extremely agile, and its attacks were incredibly swift.
At least, Green Caterpillar felt it couldn’t react in time.
Comparing close-combat abilities with a Battle-Type Soul Beast, Green Caterpillar felt it wasn’t its forte.
But Wang Che seemed to anticipate all of Heimi King Kong’s attack points.
Heimi King Kong’s limbs, sharp as divine weapons, failed to hit Wang Che even once!
Moreover, numerous handprints glowing with lightning began to appear all over its dark golden skin.
They grew more and more, covering its body.
Green Caterpillar stared in astonishment, and even Magnetic Sword beside it cheered excitedly.
It just looked so cool!
The way Wang Che remained calm and composed in the face of Heimi King Kong’s every attack, as if dancing on the edge of a blade yet emerging unscathed, was just too cool!
Neither Soul Pet knew how Wang Che managed it.
Heimi King Kong grew angrier and more furious as the fight went on, but it was helpless.
All its Soul Skills were related to combat, and they were all close-range attacks.
But it just couldn’t land a hit.
In just a few minutes, the purple lightning marks on its body multiplied.
Until a certain moment.
Wang Che’s figure suddenly stilled, no longer moving. Then he turned around, ignoring Heimi King Kong.
Step by step, he walked back toward Green Caterpillar.
Wang Che’s halt in attacks made Heimi King Kong pause briefly, then it charged at him in a fit of rage.
Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword cried out simultaneously, growing anxious.
What was happening?
We were enjoying the show—why did you suddenly stop?
Why expose your back to the enemy, waiting for it to attack?
Are you out of strength?
Obviously, the two little ones were still too inexperienced.
Heimi King Kong charged toward Wang Che’s back like a whirlwind.
Its two palms glowed intensely, forming a clapping motion as if to crush Wang Che into pulp.
The sight made the two Soul Beasts’ hearts race.
But just as the two palms, like sandwich cookies, were about to strike Wang Che…
Wang Che softly snapped his fingers.
In that instant, Heimi King Kong froze abruptly, as if rooted to the spot.
Its two palms were less than ten centimeters away from Wang Che.
The next moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions erupted all over Heimi King Kong’s body, crackling with thunder. The force of the blasts sent it stumbling backward.
After eighty-one consecutive explosions, it finally collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Green Caterpillar gaped, watching the scene.
It had thought its performance in the Qihang Cup was cool enough.
But compared to its Soul Pact Master, it realized it still had a long way to go!
“Go finish off this Heimi King Kong. It has no chance to fight back now.”
Wang Che waved his hand casually, looking effortlessly calm.
His cool demeanor made Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword’s eyes sparkle.
Immediately, Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword rushed forward.
They unleashed a barrage of fire, lightning, and various Soul Skills upon the struggling Heimi King Kong on the ground.
Just as the two Soul Pets dashed past Wang Che’s figure…
Wang Che’s legs weakened slightly, and he quickly took out numerous recovery potions and the Soul Power restoration pills he had refined, swallowing them all at once.
Gulp—they went down into his stomach.
By the time Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword turned back…
Wang Che’s expression remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened, still appearing perfectly composed.
“Sii suu sii suu!”
Green Caterpillar called out excitedly.
I want to learn it, I want to learn it!
“You’re too young to learn it. Wait until you grow stronger—at least until you’ve achieved Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation and fully mastered the True Caterpillar Form. Then I’ll teach you.”
Wang Che said!
“Sii suu?”
Green Caterpillar asked eagerly.
Really?
“Of course.”
Wang Che nodded.
Green Caterpillar suddenly felt hopeful about the future.
It could almost envision itself effortlessly defeating a powerful Battle-Type Soul Pet with a few swift tail strikes—a scene so cool it would be explosive.
“Zzz zzz zzz!”
Magnetic Sword was much more straightforward, directly asking when it would be taught.
“I’ll teach you when you can comprehend a stronger Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent.”
Wang Che painted a grand vision.
He inspired the two little ones to strive for greater strength.
Wang Che turned back, glancing at the completely stiff and immobilized Heimi King Kong, and nodded slightly:
“Not bad, I haven’t gotten rusty.”