Chapter 174: Inheritance? Trial?
Chapter 174: Inheritance? Trial?
Many Soul Pets today were very different from those in the Fallen Ancient Era.
In the Fallen Ancient Era, Soul Pets were very different because the Life Soul Pact was just developed, and many evolutions had not been discovered.
Moreover, many were new types of Soul Pets born in the near-ancient era.
Very few Soul Beasts from the Fallen Ancient Era had been passed down.
Most had gone extinct.
Greenworm was the Ancient Era name for the Green Caterpillar.
The photo fell back into Wang Che’s hand.
Empty God Dragon closed its eyes and reached out its dragon claw, as if trying to grasp something.
Wang Che could understand Empty God Dragon’s feelings at this moment.
It actually did not want to wake up.
But now, due to the accident, it had to wake up.
Seeing the world after thousands of years, it could not even name many Soul Pets.
That feeling of racial discontinuity and fragmentation made it feel out of sync with this world, a sense of strangeness.
“That’s great.”
After a long time, Empty God Dragon opened its eyes and sighed, “Back then, the Soul Beasts and humans did not sacrifice in vain.”
“What do you plan to do?” Wang Che asked.
Wang Che’s goal was also achieved. He learned many things about the civilization of that era from Empty God Dragon.
Some were not recorded in history, and some were.
Wang Che had several reasons for wanting to wake Empty God Dragon. The most important one was to see this Empty God Dragon, the era it lived in, the enemies it faced, and the changes in civilization.
“My life is not long,” Empty God Dragon said. “Only a few decades left. The Shadow Magic in my body has penetrated deep into my soul. Thanks to the medicine you gave me, I can be clear-headed for just one day.”
Empty God Dragon looked north, its gaze seeming to pass through this Domain Space and see the corners of the world.
“I still want to see the beautiful mountains and rivers of this world with my own eyes… to see those Soul Beasts I have never seen before… to see top experts and Soul Beasts fighting together… to go to other Soul Lands and see if my old friends are still alive…”
“But, I cannot do any of that.”
Empty God Dragon closed its dragon eyes. “I cannot stay in the Floating Forest any longer, and I do not want to sleep again until death. I want to leave this planet and fly as far away as possible. I do not want to die at the hands of humans, nor do I want to cause trouble for modern humans.”
“Flying into the cosmos, even if I die, I will choose my own ending.”
Wang Che was silent.
Empty God Dragon’s chosen way of death was to not burden this world.
These ancient Soul Beasts, who had sacrificed themselves for this world.
They possessed the awareness to see through everything and a terrifying will.
“Human, do you have any other Soul Pets?”
At this time, Empty God Dragon asked, “My Empty God Dragon tribe’s bloodline cannot end like this. If you have any Dragon-type Soul Pets, I can pass my bloodline to it. Let it receive part of my Void God Power inheritance. The purer the Dragon Clan bloodline, the more inheritance it will receive.”
“This is also a reward for you allowing me to be clear-headed for a day and giving me the right to choose.”
Wang Che frowned slightly, looking at Empty God Dragon, who had already chosen death, and for a moment did not know what to say.
After a while.
“If you sleep for a few more decades, I might have a way to fully restore you.”
Wang Che said.
Empty God Dragon looked at Wang Che in surprise, as if it did not expect Wang Che to say this.
This human was very remarkable.
“You do not seem like a human from this world,” Empty God Dragon suddenly said.
Wang Che smiled slightly.
This Empty God Dragon had probably lived for tens of thousands of years and had plenty of experience.
It was not surprising that it could detect something.
“But I am a human from this world,” Wang Che said with a smile.
He was not lying; he was a remnant soul reincarnated into this world.
“That medicine was made by me. If it can temporarily restore you, it can permanently restore you.”
Wang Che continued, “But I need to become stronger first.”
Wang Che was telling the truth.
“You have so many things you want to do. Don’t you want to see with your own eyes what the world you protected back then is like now?”
These words moved Empty God Dragon deeply.
It wanted that very much.
“Let me think.”
Empty God Dragon hesitated.
Wang Che was not in a hurry.
There was still plenty of time.
“Can you really do it?” Empty God Dragon asked.
“You can think about what kind of presence would have the aura you faced just now,” Wang Che said.
Empty God Dragon immediately fell silent.
The meaning was clear: that would be me in the future.
“Okay, I agree!”
Empty God Dragon let out a Dragon’s Roar and looked at Wang Che. “But, why are you doing this?”
Wang Che smiled and said:
“Then why did you do it?”
Empty God Dragon’s body trembled, and it stared blankly at Wang Che.
It asked, why are you saving me?
And Wang Che countered, why did you protect this world?
Did it need a reason?
It did not.
At this moment, Empty God Dragon felt that this young man had an indescribable presence.
“Hahaha…”
Empty God Dragon laughed. “Wang Che, just now, I felt that you are not a young man at all. I felt that you seem to be a human even more ancient than me.”
Wang Che thought, sorry, I might actually be a bit older than you.
How many years Empty God Dragon had lived, Wang Che did not know.
But he had practiced Cultivation for tens of thousands of years, calculated by the time in the Cultivation World.
While traveling through many universes and worlds, the flow of time differed in different worlds, so his actual age was hard even for Wang Che to say.
“However, humans believe in repaying kindness. We Soul Beasts are the same.”
Empty God Dragon said with a smile, “Right now, you are too weak for me to help you. But I can help your Soul Beast. See if you can find a Dragon-type Soul Pet.”
Wang Che thought for a moment, then called out the Green Caterpillar who was resting and sleeping.
“Sii wuu?”
Green Caterpillar slightly opened its somewhat sleepy eyes.
It dreamed again, dreaming that it had turned into a majestic and awe-inspiring Giant Dragon!
Just as it was about to transform, Wang Che woke it up!
“Sii wuu sii wuu!”
Green Caterpillar shouted at Wang Che, venting its grumpiness from being woken up:
“(`д′)”
It had just gone through so many battles, it was exhausted!
It hadn’t slept for long at all!
Such a wonderful dream, gone just like that!
The little caterpillar was very angry!
Its grumpiness from being woken up was huge!
Wang Che pointed behind Green Caterpillar.
The little guy didn’t know what was happening to it right now.
Green Caterpillar turned around and saw a massive creature so big its eyes couldn’t take it all in!
A huge True Dragon, even more imposing than the Giant Dragon it dreamed of!
Green Caterpillar’s mouth hung open. It shook its head, as if doubting it was still dreaming, and then whipped its own tail directly onto its forehead.
It knocked itself over.
So painful! It was real!
Wang Che: “…”
Empty God Dragon: “…”
This should be the little green worm from the photo earlier, but… this child seems a bit foolish. Empty God Dragon thought.
The pain on its forehead made Green Caterpillar realize this was not a dream.
It had met a real dragon!
Green Caterpillar’s eyes sparkled, then it looked left and right, seeming to feel something was a little off.
It seemed somewhat different from the Giant Dragon Wang Che had drawn.
Although the body shape was somewhat similar, maybe fifty or sixty percent, the demeanor and various detailed features were very different.
What Wang Che had drawn back then was one of the forms of the Ancestral Tagalong during its growth period.
Naturally, it was not the same.
Green Caterpillar felt that although the Giant Dragon before it was very majestic and huge,
it still wasn’t as appealing to a caterpillar as the Giant Dragon Wang Che had drawn.
“It can give it a try,” Wang Che said. “To be honest, the little caterpillar has a dream of becoming a dragon… If possible, you could try letting it inherit part of your legacy power.”
Empty God Dragon was choked by these words, its dragon eyes widening as it stared at Wang Che.
As if saying: Are you kidding me?
A Greenworm!
How could such a Soul Beast possibly inherit the power of a True Dragon like itself, one who controls Void God Power?
It wasn’t about looking down on it.
It’s simply impossible!
The bloodline difference is too great; a Greenworm couldn’t possibly withstand it.
Green Caterpillar seemed to understand something. It looked at Empty God Dragon, then tilted its head to the side.
I don’t want it!
It seemed it didn’t want to inherit Empty God Dragon’s power either.
Empty God Dragon was dumbfounded.
What’s the matter with this little green worm?
Is it… looking down on me?
A flicker of confusion passed through Empty God Dragon’s eyes.
Has the majesty and strength with which my Dragon Clan once ruled the world of Soul Pets been forgotten by the Soul Beast children of this modern era?
The might of my Empty God Dragon clan… Ah… forget it, forget it.
Empty God Dragon sighed inwardly. What Empty God Dragon clan is left… In this modern age, probably only this lone seedling remains, right?
“How about giving it a try?” Wang Che said. “Check its potential, then you can judge?”
This piqued Empty God Dragon’s interest. It looked at the little caterpillar and said,
“Fine, we’ll use the rules of your Soul Pet Battle! I’ll test its potential!”
As the words fell, a strange light flashed in Empty God Dragon’s eyes.
In an instant,
a battle platform slowly rose from the spot where Wang Che stood.
Then, Empty God Dragon opened its mouth and spat out a beam of light that landed above the battle platform.
It transformed into a very young, miniature version of Empty God Dragon, only about seven or eight meters tall, appearing on the platform.
“This is constructed from my Spatial Power. It represents me when I was just born, with roughly four to five hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation.”
Empty God Dragon said, “If your little Greenworm here can defeat it, I can use another method to pass on my power to it.”
Four to five hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation right after birth.
Truly the Dragon Clan.
They start off much higher than other Soul Beasts, naturally possessing great combat power.
You know, the Racial Potential of the Empty God Dragon cannot even be estimated by modern research.
Generally, if a Racial Potential can be estimated, anything over six hundred is considered a Transcendent Soul Beast, absolutely capable of being cultivated to over five hundred thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation!
Those reaching over seven hundred are Ultimate Soul Beasts. Currently, there are only a few of this level, all rare species left from the Fallen Ancient Era, absolutely capable of being cultivated to a million years.
No one knows where they reside around the world.
Only the top human experts can sense them somewhat.
But regardless, the Racial Potential of the Empty God Dragon is at least Transcendent or higher.
Moreover, it itself has no evolution form.
It is born as the Empty God Dragon.
It naturally possesses extremely high Racial Potential, powerful physical attributes, and extraordinary Spiritual Intelligence!
Its one hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation is probably equivalent to who knows how many years for other Soul Beasts.
However…
“Little Caterpillar, go on. Don’t you want to fly?”
Wang Che said, “Inheriting its power, if nothing else, will at least let you fly.”
Green Caterpillar’s eyes lit up, and it immediately stepped forward, full of fighting spirit.
“Let’s go all out and defeat it!” Wang Che communicated via Telepathy.
“Sii wuu sii wuu!”