Chapter 183: Soul Illusion Realm Trial

“Student Wang, the trial for the Soul Illusion Realm has been arranged. It will take place in about seven days.”

A staff member from Dino Tech said, “Please prepare yourself. The intensity of this Soul Illusion Realm is not high; it’s only at the beginner level. If you can pass the trial, it will greatly enhance your and your Soul Pet’s Spiritual Power, especially in terms of mental strength. There are also many good items inside…”

“The Soul Illusion Realm is itself an illusory space. You and your Soul Pet should be mentally prepared.”

This news from the staff member made Wang Che feel very happy, as if a long drought had finally been broken by rain.

Wang Che had already solved the main food problem for the spatial power that Little Caterpillar needed.

But Spiritual Power was relatively more troublesome, and too much main food wasn’t good for Little Caterpillar’s absorption.

Improving Little Caterpillar’s Spiritual Power was quite difficult.

Only when it reached the True Dragon First Stage Form and its strength greatly increased could it wear the Flower Feather Crown, which would boost its Spiritual Power.

At its current level of Soul Power Cultivation, it couldn’t wear the Flower Feather Crown while still in its Little Caterpillar form.

So, improving Little Caterpillar’s Spiritual Power was challenging, especially since it wasn’t a Psychic-Type Spirit Pet.

The various food supplements available on the market for boosting Spiritual Power had weak effects and were also very expensive.

Wang Che chose not to buy them.

Now, with this Soul Illusion Realm, the opportunity had arrived!

The Soul Illusion Realm sounded mysterious, but since it was arranged by them, it surely wouldn’t be too dangerous.

“Alright.” Wang Che nodded.

Three days.

That was enough time for Wang Che to prepare.

First, Wang Che carefully investigated what the Soul Illusion Realm was.

To investigate this, the person to ask was naturally Zhou Xing from the Ninth Department of Soul Earth Relic Research.

“The Soul Illusion Realm is a good place. You might have heard a bit about it.”

Zhou Xing sent a communication and an email detailing the origin and history of the Soul Illusion Realm.

“That realm was left behind by a type of creature called Soul Ghosts, invaders from another world, after they were defeated. Currently, in our War Zone, very few Soul Illusion Realms are actually open. The ones collected and managed by the War Zone have had most of the deadly dangers removed. But it’s still risky. For you, as long as you’re careful, it should be fine.”

“In such illusory spaces, there are generally challenging trials. Successfully completing the trial will enhance the Soul Pet’s and the Soul Pact Master’s Spiritual Power. If you don’t make it through, with the beginner-level intensity, you’ll likely be weakened for a few weeks.”

“There are also treasures containing Spiritual Power growing inside. If you can obtain them, they’ll be quite beneficial for you.”

“Soul Land and the Soul Illusion Realm are different. The qualifications for the Soul Illusion Realm trial are fixed. They’re usually only given to outstanding students from various academies, investigators from large corporations, Professional Soul Contractors from major regional dojos, top Soul Contractor clubs, and some special families, etc.”

“The Qihang Cup is pretty much the only competition where students like you can get such trial qualifications at this stage.”

“Do your best!”

Wang Che glanced through the detailed information sent by Zhou Xing.

“These Soul Ghost creatures… they do bear some resemblance to heavenly demons.”

Wang Che thought to himself.

Nowadays, such creatures had been completely driven back, and the Federation naturally didn’t have them.

“What a pity. If they still existed, I could study them…”

Wang Che looked regretful. “Heavenly demons are actually quite useful…”

For other Cultivation practitioners, heavenly demons were something to avoid at all costs.

But for Wang Che, they were useful.

They could be used for training.

“The Soul Illusion Realm trial has no restrictions on Soul Pets…”

On the training ground, Wang Che said seriously to Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword, “So, both of you will participate this time. Magnetic Sword, your Spiritual Power also needs to improve. This will help you better control your own Mechanical Energy.”

“The move you created, Super Lightning Railgun, will be easier to master. Also, the Soul Skill Mechanical Charge—with your aptitude, you should be able to learn it in a day. I specifically chose Mechanical Charge for this move of yours.”

“After using Mechanical Charge, not only will it improve your control over Mechanical Energy, but it will also boost the power of that move.”

“If you succeed in this trial, your strength will increase significantly. Then, we can open the Ancient Soul Beast Atlas and let you learn some powerful moves.”

Regarding the Soul Skill that Magnetic Sword created on its own.

Wang Che was very encouraging.

But because Magnetic Sword was still too weak, with its Soul Power Cultivation just barely reaching four hundred years.

Executing this move was still very difficult.

To help it learn better, Wang Che specifically selected the Mechanical Charge move for it.

“Zzzzt!”

The red light on Magnetic Sword’s blade flickered intensely, showing its determination to work hard!

“As for Green Caterpillar…”

Wang Che looked at Green Caterpillar.

Green Caterpillar: “(=·ω·=)”

Whatever you say, just tell me!

“After gaining the Dream Space, even the Proficiency Level of Fire-Type Soul Skills has improved quickly. Your Blazing Charge has reached Proficiency Level A, and Energy Bomb has reached B+. It’s time to try training dual-type Soul Skills.”

Dual-type Soul Skills.

Wang Che had encountered them a few times in the Qihang Cup.

The most impressive one was the Blazing Storm used by that contestant Cui Ao’s Flame Sparrow.

Flame Turbine + Gale, forming an extremely powerful dual-type Soul Skill.

Its power was incredibly strong.

Back then, if Wang Che hadn’t had rich combat experience and quickly figured out that the opponent was about to use a powerful move, interrupting it in time.

If the opponent had been allowed to use that move, Green Caterpillar would likely have been taken out in one hit.

To learn a dual-type Soul Skill, the prerequisite moves must be mastered first.

For example, Blazing Storm required learning both Flame Turbine and Gale.

This placed strict demands on the Soul Pet.

Now, Green Caterpillar had the capability to learn dual-type Soul Skills.

Of course, dual-type Soul Skills could be developed independently, but that was extremely difficult!

“Insect Net + Spiral Flame Sphere = ? Think about it yourself. What kind of Soul Skill could that form?”

Wang Che asked.

Actually, the previous Fireball Spell + Rattler Tail Strike was somewhat similar to a dual-type Soul Skill.

But Fireball Spell wasn’t a Soul Skill, and Rattler Tail Strike was a conventional Soul Skill.

So, the two were still quite different from a true dual-type Soul Skill.

But the power was certainly not inferior to a dual-type Soul Skill.

Green Caterpillar tilted its head, looking confused.

What could I possibly figure out?

“Hide the Insect Net inside the rapidly spinning flame sphere. When it explodes, the Insect Net inside will spread out, trapping the enemy directly.”

Wang Che explained, “The enemy could come from anywhere.”

The Green Caterpillar’s eyes lit up, and it fell into deep thought… continued thinking… and thought some more…

Then, with a snap, it collapsed onto the ground.

“Hoo…”

The Green Caterpillar fell asleep and entered the Dream Space.

“It seems like it had an idea.”

Wang Che nodded. Whenever it had an idea, the little caterpillar would enter the Dream Space.

Of course, Wang Che didn’t expect it to learn right away.

That wasn’t realistic.

But once the little caterpillar had an idea, it could turn that idea into action inside the Dream Space.

Once it got familiar, it should be able to try.

And compared to normal training, it was much smoother.

After all, it was in the Dream Space.

“But with the current strength and size of the Dream Space, Soul Skills with area effects like Energy Bomb can’t be used properly. Also, it can only practice one Soul Skill inside per day. Practicing more than one would be too much for the little caterpillar’s mind.”

Just after learning the Dream Space, the little caterpillar could only practice Soul Skills like Insect Net and Insect Sound inside.

Blazing Charge also had little effect when practiced because the Dream Space was very small.

“In a month or two, the little caterpillar should be able to learn Spatial Soul Skills.”

Spatial Soul Skills, especially the Inheritance Soul Skills of the Empty God Dragon, were very powerful.

With the Dream Space, the little caterpillar could also make up for its lack of insight.

“Hey… wait, dual-type Soul Skills shouldn’t be limited to the same Soul Pet, right?”

Wang Che suddenly thought of this.

Wang Che remembered that in Soul Pet Battle matches, there were also double battles.

And as long as it wasn’t in a match, having two Soul Pets appear at the same time, especially during wilderness exploration, was normal.

“Could Magnetic Sword’s Soul Skills and Green Caterpillar’s Soul Skills be combined?”

“With Mechanical Charge…”

Thinking of this, Wang Che immediately started training Magnetic Sword to use Mechanical Charge.

Because it was a purchased Soul Skill Engraving, after Magnetic Sword absorbed the Gene Capsule, it quickly learned the move by following the scroll.

Basic Hundred-Year Soul Skills for Mechanical Soul Pets could basically be learned by any Mechanical Soul Pet.

There was no difficulty at all, and for Magnetic Sword, it was especially easy.

“Now, use Mechanical Charge.”

Wang Che said.

Magnetic Sword was really a worry-free child.

It learned everything at once.

The light on Magnetic Sword’s body suddenly increased from the top.

If there were energy bars, the mechanical energy inside Magnetic Sword would be lighting up continuously from the top to just below the sword tip.

But without energy bars, the charging light on Magnetic Sword stopped when it reached one-fifth of the sword’s length.

After charging, the power of Mechanical Soul Skills would get a certain boost.

When the charging light could fill the entire sword, it meant the Proficiency Level was full.

At that point, using a Mechanical Soul Skill would increase its power by two levels, making it much stronger!

“Try using Heavenly Thunder Slash.”

Heavenly Thunder Slash itself used up the mechanical energy inside Magnetic Sword, but it also needed the red lightning formed by Heavenly Thunder Sword Momentum.

Otherwise, using this move would just be a normal slash.

Magnetic Sword swung down, and the sword light it released was a full seven meters long! Both its power and range had improved!

Back during the Qihang Cup, the sword light from Heavenly Thunder Slash was only two or three meters.

After seven days of training and practicing over the past few days, the Proficiency Level of Heavenly Thunder Slash had increased. Normally, it could reach nearly five meters, but now the sword light had grown to seven meters.

This showed that the change brought by Mechanical Charge was very clear.

No wonder many Mechanical Soul Pets had to learn this move.

“When the Proficiency Level of Heavenly Thunder Slash is full, you can learn Gale and Thunder Slash.”

Wang Che nodded slightly. “With your talent, the Proficiency Level of Mechanical Charge will also increase quickly.”

Soul Skills needed to be advanced.