Chapter 219: Art of Object Manipulation!
Chapter 219: Art of Object Manipulation!
After Shen Mingluan left, Wang Che planned to spend the next two days training Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword some more.
It was the weekend, so there was plenty of time.
“Today, we will first test the strength of your Spiritual Power in detail,”
Wang Che said. “Let’s see how strong your Spiritual Power is. If it meets my expectations, I will teach you a powerful move. Then, soon this batch of crops will be ready, and you will use the move I taught you to harvest them yourself.”
Little Caterpillar became more and more skilled in using Nature’s Power.
The crops grew even faster.
Little Caterpillar also poured its emotions into them.
It had been very diligent these past two days.
It came to check on the crops it had planted every so often.
The only question was whether it could keep this up.
After Shen Mingluan left, the school would probably assign Wang Che two more small farm plots for planting.
After all, one plot was too few.
For other students, even one farm plot was more than enough.
But for Wang Che, it was far too little.
Spiritual Power was not something taught in high school.
But in university, it would be tested and examined.
Daily cultivation of Spiritual Power was necessary, whether for the Soul Pet or the Soul Pact Master.
Both had to cultivate.
If it was a Psychic-Type Spirit Pet, it also needed specialized training with special Soul Guiding Art and Soul Guiding Devices, along with special training grounds.
Soul Guiding Art could also be exchanged for points at the school.
Generally, based on the Soul Pet’s Spiritual Power level, there were entry-level, beginner, intermediate, and advanced Soul Guiding Arts.
The names of Soul Guiding Arts varied greatly, and different types of Soul Pets cultivated different spiritual Soul Guiding Arts and methods.
The school also had Soul Guiding Devices that could be exchanged for points, or rented if they were too expensive to buy.
Some Soul Guiding Devices, when worn, were very effective in boosting Spiritual Power.
Like Little Caterpillar’s Feathered Insect Crown—wearing it not only increased Spiritual Power but also helped Little Caterpillar cultivate its Spiritual Power.
Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword didn’t know what Wang Che was up to this time, but they felt their strength was about to improve again.
Spiritual Power was also a mandatory subject tested upon university graduation.
When cultivating Martial Soul, the instructors would guide the cultivation of Spiritual Power.
If there were any issues with Soul Guiding Art cultivation, the instructors could provide some answers.
The school had specialized testing rooms for Spiritual Power.
But Wang Che did not plan to use the testing room to check Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword’s Spiritual Power.
Because Wang Che conducted Spiritual Pressure training with them every day, he had a fairly clear understanding of their Spiritual Power levels.
“Today, let’s see if you can last two hours with me,”
Wang Che said. “If you can last, I will teach you.”
Two hours.
After Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword emerged from the Soul Illusion Realm, their Spiritual Power had increased significantly.
Later, Wang Che used the resources obtained from the Soul Illusion Realm to refine some snacks that could boost Spiritual Power.
But because the resources from the Soul Illusion Realm were limited, he could only make a small amount of snacks.
They had been eating them, but now there were very few left.
Still, with the Spiritual Power gains from the trials in the Soul Illusion Realm,
their Spiritual Power was now quite strong.
They just hadn’t been able to last two hours with Wang Che yet.
Daily training usually lasted between one hour and one and a half hours.
They hadn’t tried pushing to their limit yet.
They entered the Small Wooden House, and Magnetic Sword and Little Caterpillar stood obediently.
Wang Che began to release Spiritual Pressure.
But he only used the first level of pressure from the Soul Nurturing Chapter.
Wang Che did not use his full Divine Sense pressure.
He would consider using the second level of Spiritual Pressure only after their Spiritual Power grew stronger.
Under the Spiritual Pressure, one and a half hours passed quickly.
Normally, the spiritual training would have ended by now.
But to test the two little ones’ limits, Wang Che did not stop.
However, Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword barely managed to hold on.
Time passed minute by minute.
When it was close to two hours,
Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword collapsed one after the other.
At first, Green Caterpillar’s spirit was a bit stronger than Magnetic Sword’s.
But Magnetic Sword’s Spiritual Power grew faster than Green Caterpillar’s.
Now they were almost the same.
“Their Spiritual Power strength should be enough to cultivate some Cultivation spells that require Divine Sense. But if it’s cultivating Divine Sense techniques… it might still be a bit difficult.”
Wang Che nodded slightly.
There were quite a few Cultivation spells related to Divine Sense.
Wang Che already had the most basic and useful one in mind.
Wang Che took out the snacks he had refined to boost Spiritual Power.
They were pale blue pellets.
Soft and bouncy.
Taking them after enduring Spiritual Pressure like this had a noticeable effect.
It clearly boosted both of their Spiritual Power levels.
For Green Caterpillar, just feeding it into its mouth and swallowing it worked.
For Magnetic Sword, it was simpler—just inserting the sword tip into the pellet to absorb the Spiritual Power inside.
After they recovered for a while, Wang Che slowly said to them:
“Next, I will teach you the Art of Object Manipulation!”
“Mmh mmh mmh!” Little Caterpillar opened its mouth and chirped.
It didn’t know what it was, but coming from Wang Che, it sounded impressive.
“Zzzzt! Zzzzt!” Magnetic Sword also made surprised sounds.
Among various cultivation techniques, the Art of Object Manipulation was not considered very advanced.
However it had wide applications and many derived spells.
For example, the Art of Sword Control counted as a derived spell of the Art of Object Manipulation.
This technique had certain requirements for Divine Sense, and besides that, it needed to rely on understanding and a lot of practice.
Following the usual practice, Wang Che had to demonstrate first.
“First, watch me demonstrate once.”
Wang Che said.
After speaking, Wang Che picked up a tree branch from outside.
He placed it in his palm, and the Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul faintly appeared.
Soul Power condensed like strands of hair and was injected into the branch. Immediately after, Wang Che moved his Divine Sense.
In an instant, the branch floated up, hovering in mid-air, emitting a faint glow all over.
The Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword watched carefully.
The next moment, the branch moved with a whoosh!
At first, it moved at a slow pace, seemingly adjusting, but within a second or two, its speed suddenly increased!
Then it turned into a streak of light, swiftly zipping around the Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword!
The Little Caterpillar tried to catch the branch, using its head and tail to grab at it for a long time, but couldn’t catch it.
Instead, it ended up falling to the ground with a thud, its tail covering its head.
Magnetic Sword flew after the streak of light, flying for a long time until it got dizzy from spinning.
It wobbled as it landed.
The Green Caterpillar immediately stood up and shouted loudly, “Sii wu! Sii wu!”
I want to learn! I want to learn!
So cool!
Magnetic Sword was also very interested.
Wang Che smiled, thinking that when soul pets are interested, they learn better.
“Now I will teach you.”
Actually, learning the Art of Object Manipulation was not easy.
Object.
Means a tool.
To manipulate an object, one must first know the object.
To be incredibly agile, as if using it like one’s own limbs, naturally requires thorough familiarity and perfect control of the object.
Reaching that level was naturally not something that could be done in a day or two.
Of course, with Wang Che’s experience, this step could be skipped.
As long as it was an object that his Hundred-Tempered Soul Force could inject and control, he could quickly master it perfectly.
But for soul pets, it was naturally not that easy.
“First, think about it, what object do you want to manipulate?”
Wang Che looked at the two and asked a question.
Since it was their first time learning, they had to decide on an object first.
The Green Caterpillar thought for a few seconds, then set its gaze on Magnetic Sword.
Magnetic Sword: “…”
Magnetic Sword whooshed and swung a sword beam as if to show its power.
“Choose another one, an object you’re familiar with.”
Wang Che said to the Little Caterpillar.
Without entering ‘big brother mode’, wanting to manipulate Magnetic Sword was clearly the Little Caterpillar thinking too much.
A familiar object.
The Green Caterpillar couldn’t help but look at Magnetic Sword again, as if it was also very familiar.
Magnetic Sword: “…”
“Forget it, you spit silk first.”
Wang Che said.
The Green Caterpillar opened its mouth and spat out a tough white silk thread.
“This one.”
Wang Che said, “Silk Thread, something you could do since birth, and the object you’re most familiar with. Next, you need to learn the Art of Object Manipulation to use the Silk Thread.”
Actually, the Little Caterpillar already had strong control over its Silk Thread.
Being able to spit silk, bind a water ladle, and scoop water from a bucket to irrigate.
That was a form of strong control.
After all, the Proficiency Level was already maxed out.
But that wasn’t enough.
“You need to control the Silk Thread you spit out to turn, change direction, accelerate, and decelerate. Once you can perfectly control the Silk Thread, then apply the Art of Object Manipulation to other Soul Skills. For example, the Spiral Flame Sphere, control the direction of the flame sphere to track enemies. Precisely control every Energy Bomb.”
Back in the trials of the Illusion Guard Beast and the Soul Illusion Realm when facing the Nether Soul King, Wang Che had used Soul Power to control the Energy Bombs released by the Green Caterpillar.
Concentrating the bombing on one point.
That was actually a manifestation of the Art of Object Manipulation.
But at that time, it was still too advanced for the Little Caterpillar, so it could only rely on Wang Che to achieve that control.
Now, for these two, their Spiritual Power was sufficient, so they could learn this spell.
Of course, the Art of Object Manipulation could not enhance the power of these Soul Skills themselves.
But it could make the Soul Skills full of variations, and in practical combat applications, that would be very strong.
For example, the Silk Thread.
If you just spit it out directly, the opponent can dodge.
But if your Silk Thread can turn, the opponent naturally cannot dodge it.
Even if they know your Silk Thread can turn, it’s still hard to defend against.
One could say it’s impossible to guard against.
And that was just a simple application technique of the Art of Object Manipulation.
After mastering it, they could do even more.
“Now, I will teach you the method.”
Wang Che said, “Inject Soul Power into the Silk Thread, then control it with Spiritual Power to achieve a level of control as if it were your own limbs, thus performing object manipulation.”
He taught the improved method to the Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword.
Actually, for Magnetic Sword, learning the Art of Object Manipulation had much less effect compared to Little Caterpillar.
However, it had one very powerful move that could utilize the Art of Object Manipulation.
Shadow-Splitting Sword!
The Sword Spirit Phantom it produced could perform strong control.
Currently, Magnetic Sword grasped this move very quickly and was already able to create one Sword Spirit Phantom.
The Art of Object Manipulation could help Magnetic Sword control this move more perfectly.
Because the divided Sword Spirit Phantom also needed to be controlled; if it was only summoned but not controlled, it could only use Soul Skills in place, which had much less effect.
The stronger the Spiritual Power, the stronger the control.
At that time, I would control myself.
Moreover, the more it divided, the stronger the effect of the Art of Object Manipulation.
Because the more control, the better!
This was also a necessary move to learn before mastering various Sword Formations and sword techniques.
After teaching the two little ones separately.
“Now, let’s try,” said Wang Che. “Who wants to go first?”
Little Caterpillar volunteered and planned to be the first!
“Alright, you try first. Remember, start with something simple. Use the Art of Object Manipulation to make the silk thread you spit out float in the air.”
Wang Che said.
Little Caterpillar nodded, opened its mouth, and spat out a tough silk thread.
After spitting it out, the silk thread paused slightly. Little Caterpillar muttered an incantation… A few seconds later, the silk thread began to glow faintly.
It floated in the air for a few seconds before falling down.
“How do you feel?”
Wang Che asked.
After wearing the Flower Feather Insect Crown, Little Caterpillar’s Spiritual Power improved.
Plus, it had been practicing the Great Freedom Visualization Method, which greatly enhanced its comprehension in the Dream Space.
In reality, it became a little smarter than before.
“Squeak squeak squeak!”
After Little Caterpillar finished its performance, Magnetic Sword also volunteered to give it a try.
Magnetic Sword immediately used Shadow-Splitting Sword.
Shadow-Splitting Sword was an Inheritance Soul Skill, inherently related to Spiritual Power.
The stronger the Spiritual Power, the more it could divide.
Magnetic Sword floated in the air, its body flashing with red light. Soon, a phantom of a red Magnetic Sword gradually formed beside it.
A few seconds later, it fully materialized.
The Sword Spirit Phantom was based on Magnetic Sword as the prototype.
Naturally, it looked exactly like Magnetic Sword.
Moreover, there was a spiritual connection between the two, and Magnetic Sword had high comprehension.
Using the Art of Object Manipulation now was like adding wings to a tiger!
In the blink of an eye, Magnetic Sword remained still, but the Sword Spirit Phantom began to move.
At first, its speed was very slow, just like when Wang Che controlled that branch.
But soon, its speed started to increase rapidly.
It then turned, curved, rose, and fell in the air.
It easily performed various movements.
Of course, its speed wasn’t very fast and couldn’t compare to Magnetic Sword’s own speed.
But given Magnetic Sword’s learning speed and comprehension, it should soon reach the level of effortless control.
Seeing this, Green Caterpillar nearby felt greatly disheartened!
Both were things separated from their own bodies.
Little Swordie actually learned so quickly.
It could only make its silk thread float in the air for a few seconds?
Without another word, Little Caterpillar immediately lay down and fell asleep, entering the Dream Space.
It decided to practice this move right away in the Dream Space!
Practicing Soul Skills in the Dream Space would rapidly increase proficiency. Wang Che did not stop it.
Wang Che then instructed Magnetic Sword to practice this move, enhancing the power of the Inheritance Soul Skill, Shadow-Splitting Sword.
According to Wang Che’s estimation, when Magnetic Sword reached around nine hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation and could withstand his Spiritual Pressure for about three hours, its Spiritual Power would be almost enough to summon a third Sword Spirit Phantom.
“By then, it could learn some simple Sword Formations, and the power of this move would undergo an earth-shaking change.”
Wang Che felt somewhat looking forward to it.
Magnetic Sword had high comprehension, and its Racial Potential was actually much higher than Green Caterpillar’s.
Especially after practicing the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture, Magnetic Sword’s physical attributes strengthened with each practice session.
Plus, the Electromagnetic Sword Sheath was constantly enhancing it all the time.
Its current physical strength was comparable to an Ultra-Rare Soul Pet, almost reaching the level of a normal growth Supreme Soul Pet.
Little Caterpillar had been relatively much weaker before.
However, after receiving Empty God Dragon’s inheritance, Wang Che activated the True Dragon First Stage Form once every seven days, allowing it to absorb traces of Empty God Dragon’s bloodline power and gradually inherit it.
With each little bit of inheritance, its physical strength improved significantly.
This was no worse than practicing the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture, and might even be better.
Especially when Little Caterpillar had five different types of energy inside it. Then, combining the five Life Energies with Soul Power to refine the Five Elements Soul Essence would elevate Little Caterpillar’s normal state strength to another level.
For now, Little Caterpillar’s overall strength was stronger than Magnetic Sword’s.
About three hours later, it was time for lunch.
Little Caterpillar woke up from the Dream Space.
Then it looked at Wang Che with a proud expression.
It looked like a master who had cultivated in seclusion and was now emerging.
Little Caterpillar spat silk again.
This time, the silk thread it spat out floated in the air and did not fall for a long time.
It even moved slowly and turned.
Although it still couldn’t compare to Magnetic Sword, the progress was remarkable!
“Very good! Excellent!”
Wang Che patted Little Caterpillar’s head. The Dream Space was indeed a very powerful Soul Skill.
Receiving praise, Little Caterpillar showed a happy smile.
“After eating, we can start harvesting the crops in the afternoon. While harvesting, condense the silk thread into a sharp edge and use the Art of Object Manipulation to cut. This way, you can practice more,”
Wang Che said. “Always remember to infuse your Soul Power into the silk thread you spit out to maintain control. In the future, you won’t need to retract the silk thread you spit out. Practice more.”
Little Caterpillar nodded.
In the afternoon, while harvesting the crops, Little Caterpillar used the Art of Object Manipulation to easily cut the crops.
Then it loosened the soil, planning to plant again early tomorrow morning.
This kind of practical application improved the Art of Object Manipulation even more.
After a day of hard work, during the evening rest and relaxation time, Wang Che told it two more chapters.
After going to sleep, it continued to practice in the Dream Space.
The weekend quickly passed in such fulfilling cultivation.
Two days later, on the sixth day of school, the first activity class began…