Chapter 239: Nine Birds Pulling a Caterpillar
Chapter 239: Nine Birds Pulling a Caterpillar
Riding a sword to travel.
In modern times, this was actually not uncommon.
Martial Soul in the form of a sword, or Sword-type Soul Pets, could achieve this.
But reaching a very skilled level was very difficult.
For university students, it was still rare to see.
Especially seeing someone elegantly sword-riding behind a group of Thunder Birds—this was more eye-catching and visually stunning than riding on the back of a Sky Element Soul Pet.
That streak of red light trailed a long fiery tail, moving even faster than the Thunder Birds!
For a moment, many students were stunned.
But before they could clearly see the figure, it had already vanished at the horizon.
They were greatly shocked because the speed was outrageously fast!
“That figure, could it be Wang Che?”
Somewhere on the ground, Chen Fei watched the trailing light at the horizon. “A red Magnetic Sword—it must be him, no one else. I heard he went to Forest Sea Academy.”
“How laughable. We all came to Northern River University, but he went straight to Forest Sea Academy.”
Bai Youyou giggled. “He didn’t even say goodbye to us? Is he feeling guilty because he tricked us?”
All of them had come to Northern River University.
“I knew we would run into him here in Thunderous Soul Earth.”
Bai Youyou chattered, “Just didn’t expect to see him on the first level. I heard he went farming—was he just playing with us? A former champion going farming. Wonder how much progress he’s lost these two months.”
“In our Douhun Major for freshmen, many have already raised their Soul Pets to Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation, and quite a few students have a second Soul Pet.”
Cheng Cheng said, “Some even have hard-to-raise Dragon-type Soul Pets and Spatial Spirit Beasts. It’s insane.”
“I wonder how that Green Caterpillar is doing.” Chen Fei couldn’t let it go, still thinking about Wang Che’s Green Caterpillar. “Looking at that Magnetic Sword’s speed, faster than those Thunder Birds, something doesn’t feel right. His Magnetic Sword’s Soul Power Cultivation shouldn’t be that high.”
“Maybe he slowed down the Green Caterpillar’s training and focused on raising the Magnetic Sword instead?”
They discussed among themselves.
University really gathered too many talents.
Especially as time went on, many students who didn’t stand out in high school started to shine.
On one hand, it was due to Martial Soul development and usage; on the other, it was the second Soul Pet.
This allowed them to show extremely high talent in various areas.
Top academies, in particular, had talents emerging in large numbers.
“Some sophomore and junior seniors are even more unbelievable.”
Bai Youyou complained, “In our Shuhun Major, a sophomore senior reportedly passed the Professional Assessment. He was only Top Sixteen in last year’s Raging River Cup in North River Continent, but after entering university, he surged ahead, leaving all his peers behind in just one year.”
“Our Yushou Major has one too.” Chen Fei pondered. “He raised his Soul Pet’s Soul Power Cultivation to fifteen hundred years in one year and even advanced a Thousand-Year Soul Skill. His second Soul Pet is almost at Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation. And he was only in the top hundred of last year’s Mingyue Cup in Chaotic Sea Prefecture.”
“There are just too many exceptionally talented strong individuals in top academies.”
“Not to mention the seniors.”
In university, the gap between each year was quite significant.
“I wonder what Wang Che has achieved with his farming these two months.” Chen Fei muttered, “I hope that Green Caterpillar has become stronger.”
“Why are you so fixated on his Green Caterpillar?”
“Chen Fei, hurry up and keep up! Someone ahead chased after the Thunder Birds! Let’s go see!”
A university classmate ahead shouted.
“Coming, coming!”
Chen Fei exchanged glances with the others and followed.
——
Wang Che flew behind the flock of Thunder Birds.
A few Thunder Birds noticed Wang Che and wanted to attack.
Wang Che thought, this was a good thing.
Without a second word, he had Little Caterpillar spit out special Silk Threads, which acted like reins, tangling around nine Thunder Birds, and flew straight over.
Then Little Caterpillar bit onto the silk threads behind these nine Thunder Birds.
It was happily pulled through the air by these nine Thunder Birds.
Nine birds pulling a caterpillar.
The silk threads formed loops, tightening around the Thunder Birds’ necks.
As Little Caterpillar bit down, intense pain immediately made the Thunder Birds stop acting out; they didn’t even dare use Soul Skills. Strong survival instinct made these nine Thunder Birds fly forward quickly.
Even though he couldn’t ride a sword yet.
He could first ride birds to get a taste of it.
And he rode nine at once.
So, one could see a little caterpillar riding on the back of a Thunder Bird, mouth pulling silk-thread reins, driving nine Thunder Birds…
Little Caterpillar was very excited; it even thought it could tame one of the Thunder Birds this way to use as a mount.
It wanted to ride beasts too!
“Too bad we can’t take pictures here, or we could have recorded this.”
Wang Che followed behind Little Caterpillar and, learning its thoughts, laughed a little.
Not long after.
“Scree—!”
Ahead, a sharp, sky-piercing cry was heard.
The Thunder Bird flock suddenly started to descend.
“Huh? That is…”
A single cry that could make these frenzied Thunder Birds so obedient must be the peerless Soul Beast among the Thunder Bird species, the Golden-winged Thunderbird.
Wang Che looked toward the sound and, indeed, not far ahead on a large tree flashing with lightning, saw a special Thunder Bird with a majestic demeanor and powerful presence.
This Thunder Bird had golden wings and was more than twice the size of other Thunder Birds.
A Supreme Soul Pet, the Golden-winged Thunderbird.
It possessed speed comparable to lightning, almost able to move instantaneously. Its wings stored powerful golden lightning, capable of releasing thunder strikes like Heavenly Thunder.
On this Thunder Bird’s forehead, there was a pale golden lightning-shaped mark.
Wang Che used his Divine Sense to make the Magnetic Sword stop and observed the Golden-winged Thunderbird.
“The Golden-winged Thunderbird can command these Thunder Birds?”
Wang Che pondered, “Thunder Birds in a frenzied state should have lost their consciousness and wouldn’t obey the Golden-winged Thunderbird’s control.”
“Could it be a Soul Beast instinct?”
“What are these Thunder Birds trying to do?”
Wang Che looked around.
Nearby stood trees shimmering with lightning.
Those were Thunderboom Trees, considered a low-level Soul Plant. Their leaves were shaped like lightning bolts, and their branches and trunks were purple-black.
“Looking at this, it doesn’t seem like there’s any treasure here.”
Wang Che frowned slightly. “The Golden-winged Thunderbird gathered so many Thunder Birds; something must be about to happen.”
Generally, from a biological standpoint.
When the king of a group calls its members back, it must be for a major event.
Wang Che watched quietly.
Suddenly, he noticed a problem.
“Wait, could Little Caterpillar have flown over with that Thunder Bird?”
Wang Che was slightly stunned, suddenly realizing Little Caterpillar was not by his side.
He stopped and carefully sensed, discovering that Little Caterpillar was actually on the back of one of the Thunder Birds… It had followed them over.
But the little guy was very clever; it used Insect Concealment.
With Insect Concealment, which utilized the Breath Concealment Technique, it vanished instantly from the Thunder Bird’s back.
That Golden-winged Thunderbird would never notice… that among this flock of Thunder Birds, a Green Caterpillar was hiding.
“…” Wang Che.
Its reaction was quite quick and clever.
Soon, as the Thunder Bird flock landed.
The Golden-winged Thunderbird flapped its wings.
Its crimson eyes emitted a bloody red glow.
Then, strands of lightning began to spread from the wings of each Thunder Bird, connecting with one another.
The Thunder Bird flock, through the lightning emitted from their wings, surrounded the Golden-winged Thunderbird, forming a huge lightning net.
Energy continuously flowed along the lightning net, pouring into the Golden-winged Thunderbird.
“Caw~”
The Golden-winged Thunderbird at the center let out high-pitched cries.
“A Racial Soul Skill!”
Seeing this, Wang Che pondered thoughtfully.
Racial Soul Skills were unique Soul Skills found among Soul Beast groups.
He first saw one on the wild road to Floating Forest when he encountered that group of Yōuyōu Deer.
They used a Racial Soul Skill to transfer their power to the Rainbow Deer King to fight against that Forest Viper.
“This should be the inherited Racial Soul Skill, Thunder Resonance.”
Thunder Resonance used lightning to achieve spiritual resonance, unifying the group, allowing the leader of the flock to temporarily surpass its limits.
Simply put, as long as enough Thunder Birds performed Thunder Resonance, it could raise the Golden-winged Thunderbird’s grade from Peerless Grade to Monarch Rank.
Its strength would be greatly enhanced!
With the grade increase, its most basic physical strength would change dramatically, and its Life Energy would also improve.
At the same time, rolling thunderclouds appeared in the sky of the first layer.
Watching the Golden-winged Thunderbird, Wang Che frowned slightly.
“A tribulation?”
Wang Che wondered uncertainly. “This little Thunder Bird only has over a thousand years of cultivation; could it already be facing a tribulation?”
That was impossible.
In the Primordial Ancient Era, when Soul Beasts reached a certain level of strength, they faced restrictions from the world’s rules.
Special calamities would descend.
Most were thunder tribulations; if they failed to pass, they would basically perish.
After the Fallen Ancient Era, Soul Pets that formed Life Soul Pacts with humans were protected by the world’s rules. No matter how high their cultivation, no special calamities would descend upon them.
Thus, the concept of tribulations faded away.
“This Golden-winged Thunderbird has such little cultivation; how could it be a thunder tribulation…”
Wang Che shook his head, dismissing the possibility. “It must be a powerful Soul Beast from the upper space, unleashing this lightning?”
Wang Che stared at the thunderclouds.
Within the rolling dark clouds, Wang Che indeed saw a pair of purple-red eyes hidden in the thunder.
“Dragon eyes? Could it be a dragon-type Soul Beast with a lightning attribute?”
Wang Che frowned slightly. “But why would it unleash lightning to attack these Golden-winged Thunderbirds?”
The aura of the thundercloud seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth, revealing that this Soul Beast’s strength was likely extraordinarily powerful.
The Golden-winged Thunderbird, now boosted by the Racial Soul Skill.
It let out a high, fierce cry, transforming into a streak of golden light as it shot skyward.
“Screech~!”
From within the dark clouds, a somewhat off-sounding Dragon’s Roar faintly echoed.
Wang Che felt it didn’t sound much like a True Dragon.
Empty God Dragon was a genuine True Dragon, with very pure bloodline.
Its Dragon’s Roar could shake the heavens.
But the Dragon’s Roar from the dark clouds was sharp, like a castrated voice.
“It’s probably a Wyvern?”
Wang Che roughly understood what was happening.