Chapter 178: Dream Space… The Belated Lieyang Heavenly King…

Wang Che thought for a moment, then seemed to understand something.

In ancient times, Soul Skills of Soul Beasts were not just deadly—they were outright lethal.

Simply put, they could kill with a single move.

It wasn’t like modern Soul Skills, especially early-stage Hundred-Year Soul Skills, which carried less killing intent.

The miniature Empty God Dragon, formed from Spatial Power, clearly had all its Soul Skills weakened to fit the current state of Soul Pets.

Otherwise, every Soul Skill would be a life-or-death struggle.

The Green Caterpillar wouldn’t just be near death—it would be dead.

The Empty God Dragon had seen those highlight photos and chatted with Wang Che for a while, so it knew the rules of modern Soul Pet Battles.

Therefore, Spatial Slash was different from Air Slash.

Air Slash was just a blade formed from Spatial Power that cut through the air, invisible and untraceable, hitting the opponent. Because it was hard to defend against, it easily struck vital points, causing fatal damage and rendering the Soul Pet unable to fight.

That was the Spatial-type Soul Skill Wang Che knew.

According to the Empty God Dragon’s explanation, Spatial Slash directly cut space in two, along with any life within that space.

That was outright lethal.

Similarly, Rebirth from Mortal Peril worked in a comparable way.

“Are there any that are relatively simpler and weaker?” Wang Che asked.

Spatial-type Soul Pets also had Ten-Year Soul Skills and Hundred-Year Soul Skills.

But their power in the early stages wasn’t very strong—they were more supportive.

The true power of Spatial-type Soul Pets only emerged after reaching Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation.

Although powerful, they were more of a late-game type of Soul Pet, growing stronger the longer they developed.

The Empty God Dragon thought for a long time, then seemed to recall something:

“There’s one Soul Skill that’s quite interesting. The Green Caterpillar might be able to learn it at this stage. And it would be quite suitable for you two.”

“What is it?”

“Dream Space. It’s the Soul Skill that comes before Spiritual Dream Realm.”

Wang Che had heard of the Soul Skill Spiritual Dream Realm.

This wasn’t a simple Spatial-type Soul Skill.

It was a dual-attribute Soul Skill.

It belonged to both the Psychic-type and Spatial-type.

Wang Che had heard of it because of a disaster related to this Soul Skill about a hundred years ago.

Around a century ago, Ghost Disciples attacked a city in the Mingdu War Zone. An extremely powerful Soul Pet, nearly at the Hundred Thousand Years level, used Spiritual Dream Realm.

It pulled all the humans and Soul Pets of a small city into their dreams and assassinated them there.

In their dreams, they didn’t know what they experienced—they all died unknowingly.

Some who survived had abnormal mental states and took a long time to recover.

The Mingdu War Zone later sealed off the news, so no one knew the exact number of casualties.

But even with the news blocked, the incident was huge, and the other War Zones heard about it.

As for Dream Space, Wang Che hadn’t really heard of it.

“This is a Soul Skill I often used in my early stages,” the Empty God Dragon seemed lost in memory. “Its effect is to allow a Soul Pet to engage in various activities in the space of their dreams. For example, they could practice various Soul Skills in their sleep. Sometimes, without realizing it, they’d wake up and already know the Soul Skill or be more proficient.”

“At the same time, it could restore their Spiritual Power in the Dream Space.”

“Since the stories you crafted for it could change its perception, and in my Spiritual Dream Realm, it resisted the evolution I set for it, then in its own Dream Space, it should be able to let loose. The stronger its imagination, the more it might even comprehend and learn Soul Skills you don’t know.”

Wang Che’s eyes lit up—this sounded great.

Just the ability to practice various Soul Skills in the Dream Space was powerful enough.

And the stronger its imagination, the more it could comprehend Soul Skills even he didn’t know…

Wang Che couldn’t help but think: Should he tell it more stories from other novels or anime in the future?

“The Soul Skill Dream Space only applies to itself. Spiritual Dream Realm is what affects other Soul Beasts,” the Empty God Dragon said. “To learn it, you need a certain foundation in Spiritual Power and Spatial Power. There are two conditions to learn this skill. First, you need to enter a dream and use Spatial Power to construct your own space within the dream.”

“Second, your Spiritual Power can’t be too weak…”

“The larger the Dream Space you construct, the more room you have to operate once you enter sleep, and the greater the possibility of learning more powerful Soul Skills.”

The Empty God Dragon pointed at the tentacles on the Green Caterpillar’s head and said, “It has inherited a bit of my bloodline now and has a tiny amount of Spatial Power, so constructing space shouldn’t be a problem.”

“The tricky part is Spiritual Power…”

“But learning this skill isn’t too hard. As long as you meet the two conditions, you can sense this skill from my inheritance and enter the dream.”

“Spiritual Power…” Wang Che thought for a moment, then took out a flower crown from the Little Caterpillar Medal.

He placed it on the Green Caterpillar’s head.

“Now it should work,” Wang Che said.

“Oh… Is this a modern Soul Guiding Device?” The Empty God Dragon seemed thoughtful. “Its Spiritual Power has increased a notch. It also seems a bit smarter.”

Flower Feather Insect Crown.

A Soul Pet Decoration.

Increasing Spiritual Power was troublesome. Even Wang Che himself found it difficult to cultivate the Supreme Soul-Nourishing Chapter.

For non-Psychic-type Soul Pets, boosting Spiritual Power wasn’t easy.

Especially in a short time.

The Nine-Shard Root’s medicinal properties were too strong. Although it could refine pills to boost Spiritual Power, they were only suitable for Wang Che himself.

Giving them to the Green Caterpillar at this stage would harm it.

Modern Soul Pet Decorations could solve this problem quite well.

The increase wasn’t huge, but it was effective.

Normally, the Green Caterpillar would have to wait until it reached Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation to wear it.

But now, the Green Caterpillar had entered the special True Caterpillar Form, inheriting part of the Empty God Dragon’s subtle bloodline and legacy.

Its power had greatly increased, so it could wear it now.

Then, Wang Che explained everything to the Green Caterpillar.

The Green Caterpillar understood: it just needed to dream.

“This skill was useful for me in the beginning, but it became quite redundant as I grew,” the Empty God Dragon said. “For the little Green Caterpillar, though, it’s quite beneficial. At least it can help it comprehend and learn other Soul Skills.”

It really was redundant.

Given the Empty God Dragon’s Racial Potential and talent, it hardly needed this skill.

For the Green Caterpillar to comprehend other Soul Skills was very difficult.

Its talent was average, its Racial Potential was low, and it was limited in many ways.

It was worse than the Magnetic Sword.

It wanted to learn a Soul Skill, even if it had an idea.

It was very hard to create one, and it needed a long time.

But in the Dream Space, it was different.

Soon, the Green Caterpillar fell asleep.

It wasn’t good at much else, but sleeping and dreaming—it was very good at that.

Ever since it first heard the stories Wang Che told to enlighten it,

it often dreamed of becoming a mighty Giant Dragon… It was very skilled at dreaming.

“You can’t stay in this state for too long,” said the Empty God Dragon. “But I feel that your strength is, in some ways, even greater than the Greenworm’s. Once the Green Caterpillar learns this move, its need for Spiritual Power will become relatively greater.”

The Empty God Dragon thought deeply:

“If possible, I would like to ask you to visit some old friends on my behalf. See if they are still around and how they are doing. This could also help your Greenworm improve its Spiritual Power and strengthen the Dream Space.”

“Go ahead,” Wang Che said.

“There are several. Without a doubt, some, like me, have probably entered some Soul Lands to repair them.”

“Others, after the war ended, had little life left and likely went into slumber somewhere…”

“And then there are close friends who died back then… Their graves may have long been forgotten. So many Soul Beasts died during that time, many buried far from home, in foreign lands. If you happen to come across them, I hope you can pay respects on my behalf…”

Wang Che nodded.

“If they are in a Soul Land, I might still find a way to see them,” Wang Che said. “For us Soul Pact Masters, Soul Lands are now like treasure grounds and training sites. I will have many chances to enter them in the future.”

“As for those sleeping deep underground or buried in distant lands… that would be much harder… maybe only in certain ruins…”

The Empty God Dragon closed its eyes, as if recalling memories, and seemed very sad.

It gently moved its dragon claw and plucked a black-purple scale from its body.

“This is a Spatial Dragon Scale, to be used as a token. I infused my spiritual will into it. If you meet them, use this as proof of your origin.”

The Empty God Dragon said, “I remember, the one who entered the Soul Land with me, the closest and most familiar, was a Super Illusion Dragon. It was a Psychic-type from the Dragon Clan. The Dream Space move was a Soul Skill we grasped together while playing as kids. Later, I thought this move was a bit weak, so we developed it further and created the Spiritual Dream Realm, which could affect or even alter the dreams of other beings… That gave it some offensive power. Then we taught it to other Psychic-type and Spatial-type Soul Beasts, and it was passed down…”

Hmm… grasped while playing…

So the Spiritual Dream Realm was something you two came up with?

And you didn’t pass down Dream Space because it seemed useless…

Wow… but indeed, the talent of these Dragon Clan members is impressive.

“In human terms, it was my childhood friend… I don’t know how it is now…”

Wang Che made an OK gesture.

He would ask about it after leaving.

“By the way, it seems there is a strong human from your kind outside, trying to enter my Domain Space…”

the Empty God Dragon wondered. “And only one. It doesn’t seem like they’re here to deal with me, otherwise one wouldn’t be enough… Could they be here to check on me?”

Wang Che was surprised. The Empty God Dragon was awake and could sense the outside.

“Perhaps,” Wang Che nodded.

“Alright then. When they come in, I can also tell them about my plan. Do you need me to keep it a secret for you?”

the Empty God Dragon asked.

“It would be best if you could,”

Wang Che said with a smile. Some things were hard to explain if they got out.

But it didn’t matter much if it wasn’t kept secret; he had many secrets, and the Empty God Dragon only knew a little.

“Alright. The Greenworm has already entered the dream and is building its own space in the dream.”

“We still have some time. Would you like to chat with me about this world, or maybe share our own experiences?”

the Empty God Dragon said.

“No problem.”

The human and the dragon then talked freely with each other.

At times, both fell into deep silence; at other times, both burst into loud laughter.

The Empty God Dragon felt that this human’s knowledge was incredibly vast; he even seemed to know more about the Dragon Clan than it did!

This made it both excited and thrilled!

At the same time…

the Lieyang Heavenly King, arriving late, finally entered the Empty God Dragon’s Domain Space…