Chapter 190: Lucky Little Caterpillar?
Chapter 190: Lucky Little Caterpillar?
It was several times faster than before!
Even faster than during normal training!
Wang Che saw this and felt happy.
Indeed, only danger could unlock a Soul Pet’s hidden potential.
How could it ever spin this fast during normal training?
But soon, the increasingly high speed made the flaming ball wrapped in lightning grow larger and larger.
Its power became more and more terrifying…
Even greater than during normal training…
And it was becoming harder and harder to control!
Just as the three Soul-Locking Imps were about to charge forward,
Green Caterpillar completely lost control and flung the ball directly at them.
The super spiral thunderflame ball, as large as three basketballs combined, struck one of the Soul-Locking Imps.
It sent the imp flying instantly.
Then it bounced twice more, striking the other two Soul-Locking Imps and sending them flying too, before exploding with a tremendous boom.
In that instant, the terrifying energy from the thunderflame ball’s explosion blasted away over ten Soul-Locking Imps and even two Soul Ghost commanders that were attacking from a distance, causing them to let out shrill, mournful screams.
Over a dozen Soul-Locking Imps were defeated instantly, their dark shadows dimming as they fell from mid-air, the two black eyes within the shadows fainting away.
“The effect is really powerful, even affecting the surrounding area. It just takes a bit too long to charge,” Wang Che nodded.
Actually, the two hadn’t fully mastered this move yet.
Every time they used it, there were slight issues, and they couldn’t control its power well.
This time, under pressure, they managed to push through. The power during normal training wasn’t this strong.
After defeating a group of Soul-Locking Imps,
streams of soul energy suddenly flew out from the over ten defeated Soul-Locking Imps, floating in mid-air.
“It’s Soul Energy,” Wang Che said to Magnetic Sword and Green Caterpillar. “Quickly absorb it. This is the Soul Energy diligently gathered by the Soul-Locking Imps!”
Soul-Locking Imps loved to collect Soul Energy and store it up.
They used it as food.
There was a lot of Soul Energy in the Soul Illusion Realm.
But it was scattered, messy, and hard to absorb.
Yet the Soul-Locking Imps could gather it together, refine it, and turn it into pure Soul Energy to store as food.
They were like hardworking little bees collecting nectar.
This place had many resources rich in Soul Energy, all because the Soul-Locking Imps usually watered them with their extra food.
Hearing this, Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword immediately absorbed the over ten streams of Soul Energy.
Just this one wave gave more Soul Energy than what they absorbed in the previous two trials.
Moreover, this Soul Energy had been refined by the Soul-Locking Imps themselves, so it was quite pure.
“Let’s go, quick!” Wang Che said. “Those Soul-Locking Imps will wake up soon in this place. For them, this is a natural habitat. They’ll recover very quickly!”
They had defeated over ten Soul-Locking Imps and two Soul Ghost commanders all at once.
They got over ten streams of Soul Energy.
If those imps woke up and found their collected food gone, they would probably chase Wang Che and his two Soul Pets like crazy.
Wang Che immediately took Magnetic Sword and Green Caterpillar and ran toward the trial’s exit.
With over ten Soul-Locking Imps defeated, the graveyard felt a bit emptier.
Wang Che ran smoothly all the way to the exit. On the way, they encountered two or three lone Soul-Locking Imps, which Magnetic Sword took down one by one using Heavenly Thunder Slash with Mechanical Charge.
Along the way, Wang Che also picked over ten rare herbs rich in dense Soul Energy, as well as a special, rare purple short bamboo.
It also contained impressive Spiritual Power.
They gained a lot!
They cleared the third trial in a very short time.
Much shorter than the second trial.
That was because Green Caterpillar’s initial attack had a great gathering effect, pulling all the Soul-Locking Imps in that area together, and then they were instantly defeated by the super thunderflame ball.
The explosion’s energy also contained Heavenly Thunder power, making the nearby Soul-Locking Imps afraid to approach.
So Wang Che smoothly rushed to the entrance and even picked up quite a few good things…
How to put it? Wang Che felt that Little Caterpillar was a lucky star.
It often seemed to do silly things, but they always had reverse effects…
Otherwise, this third trial wouldn’t have gone so smoothly, and the rewards wouldn’t have been so good… high risk always came with high rewards.
“Your record is eight minutes and thirty-two seconds. You have set a new record for the third trial…”
The Communicator sounded again.
“Let’s rest for a while, recover, then head to the fourth trial,” Wang Che said. “The fourth trial is harder than the third, but it’s actually a good training opportunity. The fifth trial is relatively even harder.”
The combined Soul Skill used up a lot of energy.
At the same time, they had absorbed quite a bit of Soul Energy from the first three trials.
Wang Che wondered if, after clearing these six trials, these two little ones might be able to learn Psychic-type Soul Skills.
Hard to say.
But the improvement was indeed significant.
The role of Spiritual Power was actually very broad.
Soul Pets with strong Spiritual Power would see improvements in their reactions, intelligence, Soul Skills, learning ability, and more.
Why were Psychic-Type Spirit Pets so strong?
Was it just because of their powerful Psychic-type Soul Skills?
Of course not.
Every attribute had its own special moves, and none were weak.
Psychic-Type Spirit Pets were strong because, with their naturally high Spiritual Power, they learned everything quickly.
In fact, if they had enough resources, learning Soul Skills from other attributes wouldn’t be very difficult for them.
In the Ancient Era, humans had no concept of Spiritual Power.
It only emerged in the Fallen Ancient Era, and through modern development, Spiritual Power was confirmed.
After entering university, when students reached a certain level of strength, mentors would begin systematic training and teaching of Spiritual Power.
And there would be tests and exams.
High school did not involve Spiritual Power training because it was relatively dangerous and there wasn’t enough time.
Also, cultural courses and Soul Pet training were already time-consuming enough.
“I’ll try to pass the fourth trial in one go!”
Wang Che looked back, but could no longer see the previous two trials behind him.
He wondered how his classmates were progressing?
…
Chen Fei and his group entered the first trial together, and most of them passed within a few minutes of each other.
Their times were around thirty-five to thirty-six minutes, which was considered quite fast, placing them in the first or second tier.
The third tier had times above forty-five minutes, and those after that either failed the first trial or took much longer.
Only a small number failed the first trial.
Most could pass the first trial.
But after entering the second trial, most did not pass.
Even though they all understood the mechanism of the Bliss Terrace, neither the students nor their Soul Pets could control themselves.
They wanted to speed up, but once they accelerated, they couldn’t stop.
Some lost consciousness from pleasure or went berserk before even reaching the high platform, and had to press the rescue button helplessly.
Even among Chen Fei’s group, several who were quarter-finalists in the Qihang Cup failed to control themselves well.
It could be said that most were eliminated in this trial.
Those who passed this trial took over an hour.
Basically, they had to stop and calm down after every step they took.
The fastest person they saw in this trial
was that female student who had the Wisdom Pea Ding.
She was really fast.
Psychic-Type Spirit Pets had great resistance to the Bliss Terrace.
Mu Yao was also quite excited; when she stepped off the Bliss Terrace, she checked the time—only forty minutes.
“Hmm, theoretically, I should have caught up by now…”
Mu Yao looked ahead, but why couldn’t she see any sign of him?
“He has two Soul Pets, so he should have taken more time in the second trial.”
Mu Yao was full of doubts.
Moreover, she noticed that her Communicator still hadn’t announced any record-breaking notification.
It only broadcast the current time.
But based on the records she checked on her Communicator before entering the Soul Illusion Realm, the record for this trial was forty-three minutes.
Mu Yao grew even more puzzled.
“Could it be that student passed through continuously in less time than me?”
Mu Yao found it hard to believe.
She shook her head, rested for a while, and then moved forward with her Wisdom Pea Ding.
“I should see him in the third trial. I shouldn’t be too far behind… The third trial is the most troublesome, especially for my Pea Ding…”
Mu Yao arrived at the third trial.
This trial could be seen at a glance—the Wailing Prison, a field of desolate graves.
But…
“No one?”
Mu Yao was stunned; she didn’t see anyone.
She was among the first to arrive here.
Because she was the fastest in both the second and first trials.
“Could he have already passed through?”
Was it that fast?
The third trial was very difficult!
Mu Yao couldn’t figure it out and decided to enter and tackle the trial first.
As soon as she walked in, after just a few steps, she noticed many Soul-Locking Imps lying around, starting to wobble as they got up.
A bad feeling arose in Mu Yao’s heart.
The next moment,
the Soul-Locking Imps that were gradually standing up all turned their attention toward her.
They looked at her very fiercely!
Mu Yao: “???”
What’s going on?
I just got here!
Even if you noticed me, why would so many of you target me at once?
I haven’t done anything yet!
She was dumbfounded.
The third trial was already difficult for her
because Soul-Locking Imps were very effective against Wisdom Pea Ding.
However, she had a special move and could handle one or two Soul-Locking Imps without a problem.
Then, by moving forward slowly, she had a chance of passing.
But now, with so many Soul-Locking Imps targeting her at once…
She was completely overwhelmed!
Moreover, these awakened Soul-Locking Imps seemed very angry, with heavy shadows, almost as if they were out for blood!
Without another word, Mu Yao activated her Martial Soul.
A fierce light shimmered around her, and a beast Martial Soul slowly appeared on her—a rather beautiful Cyan Bird.
Its form was petite and elegant.
It seemed she had already completed possession training.
The moment her Martial Soul appeared, a pair of energy wings sprouted from her back.
A cluster of cyan feathers appeared by her ears, resembling those of an elf. Her originally black shoulder-length hair was tinged with cyan, and even her pupils took on a cyan hue.
Her spiritual aura instantly intensified greatly.
She was completely unaffected by the mournful sounds of this place.
Mu Yao picked up her Wisdom Pea Ding, took flight directly, and began frantically dodging the Soul-Locking Imps. She fully demonstrated guerilla tactics, dealing with them one by one using the electric shock her Wisdom Pea Ding had learned.
Yes, her Wisdom Pea Ding knew Electric Shock.
It was very effective against these Soul-Locking Imps.
Moreover, to Mu Yao’s surprise, some Soul-Locking Imps were unusually weak, losing their fighting ability after just a few electric shocks.
In less than half an hour, she had dealt with most of the Soul-Locking Imps.
However, what left Mu Yao confused was that only one or two of the Soul-Locking Imps dropped Soul Energy.
The other ten or so dropped nothing…
She knew that when Soul-Locking Imps were defeated, they would drop Soul Energy.
But why did only one or two drop it?
What about the others?
Mu Yao seemed to realize something…
“These Soul-Locking Imps… could it be that most of them were already dealt with by that student? They must have just recovered… No wonder they’re so hostile… He must have passed long ago, and I’m the first one here after him…”
Mu Yao finally understood. She gritted her teeth, feeling a bit helpless.
What could she do? He passed first.
And he even dealt with so many Soul-Locking Imps… and even two Soul Ghost Generals…
For a normal student passing this trial, defeating two at most would be considered impressive.
Most couldn’t even defeat a single one in this graveyard.
“Sigh… I guess he must be at the fourth trial now?”
Mu Yao sighed. Given the situation, she couldn’t catch up. “I wonder how much time he used…”
Just thinking about it made Mu Yao question her life.
In fact, the soldiers observing from outside had long been questioning their lives.
Because at this point,
Wang Che had already passed the fourth trial and was heading toward the Fifth Trial…