Chapter 192: The Rich Rewards of the Fifth Trial! The End of the Trials!

“Good, the disarming was successful.”

Wang Che circulated the True Martial Thunder Force in his palm. His body moved like an illusion as he closed in on the Nether Soul King.

That was right, disarming!

This was Wang Che’s first wave of attack.

To defeat this experienced Nether Soul King,

the first thing he had to do was temporarily disarm its weapon.

Wang Che did not even need to think about it; he knew this weapon must be very strong.

And it definitely had powerful Soul Skills. He had to remove the weapon first.

The Nether Soul King’s strength would definitely drop a lot without its weapon!

The Nether Soul King was a bit confused at first.

First was that Insect Sound attack.

What was that?

A caterpillar could make such a terrifying sound?

Even it was stunned by it?

Then,

it felt that it had been tricked.

Tricked by a student!

Those two Soul Pets were just faking their moves!

Now, its spear and hook were gone?

The Nether Soul King was very angry. It had just started, and it was already tricked?

With its rich experience, it was actually tricked by a student?

Losing its weapon weakened its strength quite a bit!

The Nether Soul King roared loudly, and the stunned state was immediately removed.

Its Soul Power Cultivation and Spiritual Power were just too strong after all!

But at that moment, that human student stuck to it like a fly!

What made the Nether Soul King even more annoyed was that it seemed like this human could predict all its attacks.

It was right next to him, but it just could not hit him.

It got angry.

Soon after, it felt a strange lightning energy hidden inside its body.

It felt like it could explode at any time.

The Nether Soul King sensed danger.

It immediately used the Nether Energy Demon Armor to resist this lightning energy.

But what scared the Nether Soul King was that the Nether Energy Demon Armor seemed unable to block this strange lightning.

This kind of lightning seemed to be able to pierce through the energy armor and enter its body.

The True Martial Thunder Force was a type of force energy that was not afraid of any armor.

This force could penetrate energy armor and directly damage the body.

Only by relying on its own strong cultivation could it resist.

The Nether Soul King felt that if this continued, it might even lose.

So, its shadow suddenly changed, and six black shadow claws stretched out from its back, tearing through the air as they shot toward Wang Che.

Multiple Shadow Claws, a core Thousand-Year Soul Skill for Nether-type Soul Pets, condensed into shadowy sharp claws that could tear through the air. Controlled by Spiritual Power, they could attack enemies from near or far, were flexible and versatile, and could cause significant damage to both the spirit and body of a Soul Pet.

This was a very powerful skill that could be used for both close and long-range combat.

Six shadow claws flew out from behind the Nether Soul King. Four of them went for Wang Che.

The other two attacked the Green Caterpillar and the Magnetic Sword, who were preparing their combined Soul Skill again.

Wang Che knew these four shadow claws were not easy to deal with. If he got hit,

he would suffer serious injuries.

At that moment, a faint green light suddenly glowed on Wang Che’s palm.

Soul Skill, Hand of Life!

Using the Hand of Life now was obviously not for healing.

Wang Che pressed it directly onto the Nether Soul King’s body.

In an instant,

a strange energy flowed into its body, making the Nether Soul King feel a bit comfortable and pleasant…

It was this brief comfort and pleasure that disrupted the rhythm of its Multiple Shadow Claws.

Without the Nether Soul King’s control, the four shadow claws were about to hit Wang Che, but Wang Che easily dodged them.

The Nether Soul King: “…”

Something was wrong!

What just happened?

The Nether Soul King was a little confused now.

The other two shadow claws, having lost the Nether Soul King’s control, had already flown some distance and swerved away, missing the Green Caterpillar and the Magnetic Sword.

Coming back to its senses, the Nether Soul King understood.

It must not let this human get close!

As a Nether-type Soul Beast, this thought made it feel somewhat frustrated and helpless.

It, a Nether-type Soul Pet that feared almost no close-range attacks,

actually did not dare to let a human get close!

The Nether Soul King immediately created distance and stopped fighting Wang Che up close.

It had to be said, it was indeed very smart. Once it created distance,

Wang Che could not use the True Martial Thunder Force and could not delay it anymore.

But by then, time was almost up.

The combined Soul Skill of the Green Caterpillar and the Magnetic Sword, the Super Spiral Thunder Flame Ball, was fully charged.

Having been comprehended during the critical moment of the third trial, and with the Green Caterpillar in its True Dragon First Stage Form, the power of the Super Spiral Thunder Flame Ball was now incredibly terrifying!

The Green Caterpillar swung its tail and launched it.

The spherical energy, flashing with thunder and woven flames, spun at high speed, making the surrounding atmosphere extremely chaotic.

The Nether Soul King seemed to sense that this move was extremely dangerous.

It had just created distance from Wang Che and immediately turned to run, trying to avoid it.

“Where are you running!”

Wang Che saw that Thunder Flame Ball fly past and knew that if the Nether Soul King dodged it, as long as he avoided the energy at the explosion center, then this move would be rather ineffective.

Seeing this, Wang Che condensed his Hundred-Tempered Soul Force into threads. His palm moved as if performing Tai Chi, and with the threads formed from Hundred-Tempered Soul Force, he gave the rapidly spinning Thunder Flame Ball a slight twist, directing it toward the Nether Soul King’s position.

Then he quickly retreated backward.

The Nether Soul King saw the Thunder Flame Ball aimed right at him as it descended and froze for a moment.

After a few seconds of silence, he closed his eyes…

Boom!

A violent explosion wave surged over, throwing Wang Che back.

The energy detonation from that ball was truly a bit exaggerated.

Especially since this palace wasn’t very large.

Wild currents of air swept chaotically in all directions…

Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword had learned their lesson this time. After releasing their attacks, they hid far away, watching Wang Che.

Wang Che: “…”

The sounds of the explosion gradually faded.

Wang Che, holding Magnetic Sword, charged forward again with Green Caterpillar.

At this moment, the Nether Soul King naturally hadn’t completely lost its fighting ability yet, but the intense energy detonation had left its soul somewhat disoriented.

Combined with the latent True Martial Thunder Force erupting within its body, it was suddenly rendered stiff.

The two pets and one human launched a flurry of fierce attacks.

They kept attacking until Green Caterpillar, Magnetic Sword, and even Wang Che’s Soul Power were nearly drained.

Only then did the Nether Soul King barely lose its ability to fight…

There was no other way—a four-thousand-year Soul Beast just had too much health.

As a Nether-type Soul Pet, it could also resist many types of elemental damage, and conventional Soul Skills were ineffective.

If not for Green Caterpillar currently being in its special True Dragon First Stage Form, its attacks might have done almost no damage to the Nether Soul King at all.

After defeating the Nether Soul King, Wang Che panted heavily.

This battle had pretty much used up all he had.

A four-thousand-year Nether-type Soul Beast, and it was this tough to beat.

“Still too weak…”

Wang Che sighed softly.

He thought to himself that after entering university, he would need to gather materials and start refining some talismans, stockpiling some powerful Soul Skill moves.

Or refine some magic tools… and some rather special elixirs.

Using his Primordial Soul Martial Spirit, he could practice some formidable martial techniques, movement skills, and improve some powerful spells.

To arm himself.

Of course, this might be quite difficult.

All of it required materials. It was fine if they could be bought with money.

But for materials that couldn’t be bought, he would have to search in various Soul Lands, illusion realms, ruins…

Hmm… It was a bit of a vicious cycle.

Having struggled this much in the Fifth Trial, Wang Che decided not to attempt the Sixth Trial.

It would definitely be harder than the Fifth Trial.

He shouldn’t aim too high.

Green Caterpillar had also returned to its original form and was lying to the side with Magnetic Sword, resting.

Suddenly, a large amount of pure Soul Energy flew out from the fallen Nether Soul King.

It hadn’t been defeated for at least over half a year.

The Soul Energy it had accumulated over this half year directly burst forth.

Wang Che’s eyes lit up. He released his Martial Soul and began absorbing all this Soul Energy.

“The Soul Nurturing Chapter can try advancing to the second layer.”

Wang Che quickly absorbed this Soul Energy, activated the Supreme Soul-Nourishing Chapter, and began cultivating.

After this period of spiritual cultivation, plus the trials he faced, deep within his soul there were already dense, firefly-like sparks of Divine Sense.

Along with the Soul Energy released by the Nether Soul King, which Wang Che rapidly absorbed.

In an instant, these firefly-like sparks began to combine.

The light gathered, eventually forming a glistening, translucent droplet—Divine Sense Condensed into a Pearl.

This was the sign of entering the second layer of the Soul Nurturing Chapter.

Wang Che felt waves of refreshing sensation coming from his soul, as if the fatigue from the earlier battle was swept away.

His soul felt unprecedentedly powerful.

When he opened his eyes, Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword had mostly recovered.

Especially Green Caterpillar—it had its eyes closed, absorbed some of that Soul Energy, and entered its own Dream Space.

Who knew what sweet dream it was having.

As for Magnetic Sword, after recovering, it began rummaging around the palace.

“Comfortable.”

The second layer of the Soul Nurturing Chapter.

This kind of cultivation speed would be hard to achieve even in the Cultivation World in a short time.

The Cultivation World was full of dangers. Even if you found resources, you might not survive to use them.

Within sects, there was all sorts of strife; even geniuses constantly faced schemes and plots…

It wasn’t like this world, which was relatively peaceful, with various guardian trials and laws…

Wang Che felt that rising in this world was much faster than in the Cultivation World.

However, after reaching the second layer, advancing to the third layer would be very difficult.

It might take all his university years and he still might not reach the third layer.

The main reason Wang Che could now advance to the second layer was the Nine-Shard Root.

“Zzzzt!”

At that moment, Magnetic Sword suddenly flew to Wang Che’s side and pointed toward the throne in the distance.

“Oh? Did you find a treasure?”

Wang Che said in surprise.

Well, it turned out that being curious had its benefits. Liking to rummage and look around might just help you discover treasures that aren’t easily noticed.

Wang Che walked over, approaching the Nether Soul King’s throne.

As expected of the strongest among the three palace Nether Soul Kings.

It seemed that after defeating it, treasures would indeed drop.

Wang Che walked over and felt around the throne. It seemed like he touched something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

“Spirit Stones?”

Great stuff!

This might not be something that existed in the Soul Illusion Realm.

Wang Che suspected that humans put it there as a reward.

Otherwise, the Nether Soul King couldn’t use it.

Wang Che was just worried that the Mecha Fall Armor had no energy. There were three whole Spirit Stones.

He instantly felt rich!

“Let me see if there’s more.”

Wang Che felt around again and found a round object.

He pulled it out and saw a dark, oval particle that looked like a seed.

It gave off a faint scent that made his soul feel refreshed.

“This should be a special plant seed… and it’s definitely related to Soul Energy…”

Wang Che’s eyes lit up again.

If Spirit Stones were only purple-quality treasures in this beginner Soul Illusion Realm, this seed was definitely a gold-quality material for Wang Che.

If it fell into someone else’s hands, they might only sell it.

“I’ll plant this in the Spirit Field of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace later… I wonder what will grow… Even if it’s just any plant with Soul Energy, it would be worth it.”

Wang Che put it away.

The harvest was great.

This battle was worth it.

Not only did he reach the second layer of the Soul Nurturing Chapter, but he also got three Spirit Stones and a crop seed containing Soul Energy.

“Your record for the Fifth Trial is eighteen minutes and thirty seconds, which has refreshed the record of the Hall of Life and Death.”

Wang Che thought for a moment and decided to check out the Sixth Trial…

Even if he didn’t challenge it, he could just see what it was like before leaving the Soul Illusion Realm, right?

After packing up, he put the still-dreaming Green Caterpillar and the Magnetic Sword into his Soul Domain Space.

Wang Che arrived at the Sixth Trial.

First, there was fire.

To be precise, it was a sea of fire!

And it wasn’t ordinary fire.

It was a kind of flame that could burn the mind and soul!

Netherworld Ghost Flame!

This was a special flame only Nether-type Soul Pets could produce. It wasn’t hot; instead, it was very cold.

In the sea of fire, there floated many Nether-type Soul Pets: Ghostfire Dolls.

Further away, he could even see a large, mysterious Soul Beast.

That was the Third Stage Evolution of the Ghostfire Doll: Netherflame Spirit Puppet.

Behind that Netherflame Spirit Puppet, something seemed to be glowing faintly…

Sixth Trial: Netherflame Sea.

It was also the final trial of all beginner Soul Illusion Realms.

Wang Che took a few looks but didn’t plan to continue the challenge. He had no intention of challenging it further… He turned around and left.

His first Soul Illusion Realm trial had temporarily ended