Chapter 246: Three Thunder Primordial Sword Array! The Condensation of the Flame Soul Essence!

“Chirp!”

The Glazed Azure Luan on Shen Mingluan’s shoulder also called out to the Little Caterpillar, greeting it in a friendly way.

“You didn’t bring a Soul Guiding Device to alter its form.”

Wang Che looked at this little Cangluan.

It seemed it had learned some Soul Skill that could change its body.

Feeling Wang Che’s gaze, the Glazed Azure Luan immediately spread its wings, showing off its beautiful appearance.

It even spun around on Shen Mingluan’s shoulder.

“Giggle, this is the Soul Skill Inch Body,” Tian Xiaoyu explained with a laugh. “It was Sister Luan’s biggest gain this time! A wild Thunder Crown Root King taught it to the little Cangluan.”

“?” Wang Che was slightly stunned. “A wild Thunder Crown Root King? You encountered a wild Thunder Crown Root King? Where?”

Wang Che glanced at Shen Mingluan; her luck was truly overflowing!

Wang Che knew about the Inch Body Soul Skill.

It was a conventional Soul Skill that could make a Soul Pet shrink to a tiny form.

That meant becoming small.

There was a corresponding skill called Giantize, which could make the body huge.

These were two different Soul Skills, and learning them wasn’t easy.

It involved control over the Soul Pet itself, and there weren’t many Soul Beasts that knew this kind of Soul Skill.

Therefore, Soul Skill Engravings were also quite rare.

If they could be learned easily, there wouldn’t be so many Soul Guiding Devices for altering form.

Changing form through external means and changing form by oneself were two different things.

“Earlier, we encountered a wild Thunder Crown Root King being attacked by a pack of Thunder Wolves.”

Shen Mingluan said, “Seeing that it was a wild Thunder Crown Root King, the little Cangluan stepped in and saved it. We intended to send it away from this place, but it didn’t want to leave. Not only that, it even wanted to go to the fourth layer.”

“Our attempts to persuade it failed, so we could only watch it go to the fourth layer. I wonder why it was so keen on going to the fourth layer?”

“Later, to repay the Glazed Azure Luan for saving its life, it used Life Feedback to teach the little Cangluan the Inch Body Soul Skill.”

Wang Che nodded, now aware of this Thunder Crown Root King’s whereabouts.

It really could run around.

Why was it so persistently heading to the fourth layer?

The third layer was already very dangerous for this Thunder Crown Root King.

“The fourth layer is extremely dangerous. I heard there’s a Celestial Fire Thunder Pool terrain there, and the Soul Beasts above have more than three thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation. Even if we go, we can only look around, so we didn’t plan to go.”

Shen Mingluan shook her head slightly. “For this Competitive Trial in the Thunderous Soul Earth, the third layer should be sufficient.”

They could actually explore the fourth layer a bit, since they were a team and could try their luck.

Students from other universities might have made that choice.

However, students in the Agricultural Planting Major were more laid-back; they didn’t push for extremes.

Good enough was fine.

After chatting with Shen Mingluan and the others for a while, Wang Che decided to go to the fourth layer to check it out.

He had actually gained a lot this trip.

Not only did he collect a batch of resources, but he also obtained some materials for modification, which he could use to upgrade the Magnetic Sword back home.

The Magnetic Sword had smoothly broken through to Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation and even absorbed a Thunder Seed, gaining a special type of lightning.

As for the upper layers, Wang Che didn’t insist on going.

He was going to the fourth layer to search for the Thunder Crown Root King.

After defeating the guardian Soul Beast of the third layer, Wang Che arrived at the fourth layer.

As soon as he entered the fourth layer space, Wang Che felt an intense, fiery thunder energy pressing in from all directions.

The Thunderous Soul Earth’s fourth layer space was smaller.

Wang Che looked around and saw a rolling thunder and fire pool ahead.

The Celestial Fire Thunder Pool was a special space in the fourth layer.

If one wanted to enter the fifth layer, they had to cross this Celestial Fire Thunder Pool.

At one end of the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool, blazing magma burned, while at the other end, thunder snaked like pythons.

The explosive power formed by the clash of thunder and fire energies in the middle could shatter any Soul Pet daring to enter into pieces.

At the junction of the thunder and fire pool, vague, crocodile-like Soul Beasts could be seen peering through the surface of the magma.

Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodiles, Peerless Grade Soul Beasts, were dual-type thunder and fire Soul Beasts.

If not for their berserk state, these Soul Beasts would be powerful Soul Pets in the outside world.

They all had three thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation.

“The Thunder Crown Root King is in the fourth layer.”

With this information, Wang Che didn’t enter the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool but looked around its edges.

After searching for a while, he finally spotted the Thunder Crown Root King at one end of the thunder pool.

The Thunder Crown Root King was a root-type Soul Pet. Its appearance evolved from the Thunder Message Seed, but the flower clusters on its body had disappeared, leaving it bare.

It was covered in lightning-shaped root branches, somewhat resembling a ginseng root.

On top of its head, it retained a crown-shaped purple thunder leaf, like a hat.

Its current size was very small. It stood by the thunder pool, not daring to go in, and stretched out its branches, as if trying to draw thunder from the pool.

“This Thunder Crown Root King dares to come to the fourth layer to absorb the thunder from this Celestial Fire Thunder Pool. Such courage…”

Wang Che thought to himself. It was one thing to venture in alone from the outside, but it actually reached the fourth layer.

He looked around but didn’t see anyone.

Occasionally, he saw a few students in teams, cautiously observing the surrounding thunder, then shaking their heads and retreating.

Some third-year students came up just to see the scenery; after a while, they went back down.

Clearly, none intended to cross the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool.

Since he found the Thunder Crown Root King, things would be easier.

Wang Che walked over, about to release the Thunder Message Seeds so they could recognize each other.

But at that moment, the Thunder Crown Root King seemed to make up its mind and extended its root branches into the thunder pool to absorb the thunder.

However, within seconds,

as the Thunder Crown Root King absorbed from the thunder end of the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool,

the magma from the other side began to flow toward the thunder pool.

The imbalance of the two energies caused violent explosions at the junction.

At the same time, the Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodiles roared and charged at the Thunder Crown Root King.

“It really has no fear of death!”

Wang Che saw that this Thunder Crown Root King was indeed too bold.

This Celestial Fire Thunder Pool was divided into a Firepool and a Thunderpool. The two different energies were in an equal, balanced state.

If someone dared to absorb them recklessly, it would cause an energy imbalance, and the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool was bound to erupt with terrifying power.

According to Wang Che’s speculation, the formation of this terrain might have been due to the corpses of some powerful Soul Beasts that died here.

Seeing this, Wang Che immediately said:

“Little Caterpillar, you go into the Firepool and use this chance to absorb the flame Life Energy there to refine a Flame Soul Essence!”

“Magnetic Sword, we’ll go into the Thunderpool and block those Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodiles!”

Little Caterpillar glanced at the blazing magma, feeling like it would be roasted if it went in?

It looked at Wang Che, somewhat hesitant.

Maybe it should just forget it?

“What are you afraid of? If you want to condense a Flame Soul Essence, how can you do it without enduring some hardship? You’re just one step away from the Flame Soul Essence; clearly, you still lack a bit of opportunity. This is a good chance!”

After saying this, Wang Che picked it up and tossed it in with a whoosh.

Little Caterpillar: “…”

Wang Che came to the Thunderpool side.

The Thunderpool was huge, and there were quite a few of those Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodiles.

Relying on Magnetic Sword alone would not be enough to block them.

“Use Shadow-Splitting Sword!”

Wang Che said, “It’s a good time to teach you a Sword Formation.”

Light and shadow flickered on Magnetic Sword’s body, splitting into two identical magnetic light swords.

But at this time, Magnetic Sword had not yet fully mastered the two Sword Spirit Phantoms it split.

Fortunately, the split magnetic light swords were also connected to Wang Che.

“In the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture, there is a move called the Three Thunder Primordial Sword Array, which used three different kinds of thunder to form a powerful Sword Formation. By combining and communicating with heaven and earth, it released a Thunder Sword Aura far beyond the ordinary, capable of locking onto enemies within a hundred-mile radius of the Sword Formation and shredding them.”

“Any enemy that entered the Sword Formation would be instantly shattered!”

“After each Thunder Sword Aura hit an enemy, the second Thunder Sword Aura would burst out with double the power, and the third would be four times the power!”

“It was the most powerful beginner Sword Formation in the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture.”

Wang Che said, “But right now, you only have two kinds of thunder inside you: one is the red lightning formed by absorbing Heavenly Thunder, and the other is the storm thunder obtained from absorbing the Thunder Seed. If we use the thunder in this Thunderpool, we can barely form the Three Thunder Primordial Sword Array.”

“The Thunderpool isn’t large, only about three to four hundred meters in diameter. The beginner Three Thunder Primordial Sword Array is enough for now.”

“Next, I will perform it myself. You focus on comprehending it.”

After speaking, Wang Che revealed his Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul with one hand, circulating Soul Power.

With his other hand, he formed sword seals.

He used his soul to control the sword.

The three Magnetic Swords trembled slightly.

In an instant, the three Magnetic Swords flew up.

In the Thunderpool, they transformed into three streams of light, tracing brilliant patterns to form a mysterious array diagram.

The array diagram connected, and the three Magnetic Swords took positions at three directions, bursting forth with sword lights of different colors.

Scarlet red, silver-black, and the purple-black thunder from the Thunderpool began to flash intensely.

One after another, Thunder Sword Auras, dozens of meters long, flickering with awe-inspiring thunder, radiated with corresponding thunder energies.

Wang Che used his soul to control the swords; performing the Three Thunder Primordial Sword Array himself was naturally very easy.

If it were Magnetic Sword trying to perform it, forget about perfection, even successfully executing it would be a problem.

Magnetic Sword’s Shadow-Splitting Sword had only just split the third sword; directly performing a Sword Formation was very difficult.

The Sword Formation was now complete.

Soon, a Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodile entered the Thunderpool.

In an instant, three different Thunder Sword Auras shot out as if automatically locked on.

Like auto-targeting, they accurately hit that Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodile.

“Roar~”

That three-thousand-year Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodile let out an angry and pained roar.

It instinctively retreated.

It was three thousand years old; at this time, Magnetic Sword had split into two others, each with only half of Magnetic Sword’s strength.

But under the Sword Formation’s boost, the three Thunder Sword Auras struck directly, each with multiplicatively increasing power, making it feel great pain.

Especially the Thunder Sword Aura formed from the storm thunder would injure its already chaotic Spiritual Power, making it instinctively want to retreat.

In the Thunderpool, Thunder Sword Auras danced wildly.

One after another, Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodiles kept testing forward, only to be repeatedly forced back by the Thunder Sword Auras.

The Sword Formation was controlled by Wang Che’s Divine Sense, and the Thunder Sword Aura locking was too.

So, Wang Che only needed to stand to the side motionless; with a single thought, the Sword Formation would produce three Thunder Sword Auras, accurately repelling those Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodiles.

If Magnetic Sword had not relied on the thunder here to form the Three Thunder Primordial Sword Array,

but instead possessed the third kind of thunder itself,

under the three Thunder Sword Auras, it could even make a three-thousand-year Blazing Fire Thunder Crocodile lose its fighting ability directly.

The ultimate combined move of the Three Thunder Primordial Sword Array merged the three different Thunder Sword Auras into one, and the Sword Formation would disperse.

This move was enough to annihilate all enemies within the Sword Formation in one strike.

However, because Magnetic Sword lacked one kind of thunder, it could not use this move.

“It barely has a bit of a sword immortal’s flair.”

Wang Che nodded slightly.

After the Sword Formation was formed, Wang Che didn’t even need to form sword seals; he could control the swords with his Divine Sense.

This was the advantage of a Sword Formation—control as one wished.

It was just limited by the need to deploy the Sword Formation first.

“I hope Magnetic Sword can learn faster after experiencing this.”

Wang Che thought to himself.

Time passed bit by bit.

On the other side, Little Caterpillar was crying out in pain.

Practicing the Great Freedom Visualization Method, comprehending the power of Nature’s Power, and condensing Soul Essence required going through experiences.

In these experiences, one inevitably bore the pain brought by the power of Nature’s Power.

No pain, no gain?

Though the saying was cliché, to become strong, even the strongest, enduring pain was inevitable.

Even a bloodline as powerful as the Empty God Dragon, from chatting with it, Wang Che learned

that this genius of the Dragon Clan also went through countless hardships to reach that step.

To stand above the world’s situation and make a decision like half-sacrificing oneself to repair the Soul Land space

was not something any Soul Beast could do.

To condense a Flame Soul Essence, every part of the body needed to endure the baptism of flame.

Only then could one condense this ultimate power and use this ultimate power.

Little Caterpillar’s previous body strength, after being tempered by Wang Che, had developed strong resistance to fire.

It was also most familiar with fire, so Wang Che had it choose to condense the Flame Soul Essence first.

But now, absorbing the flame energy in the Firepool to break through that final step also required suffering.

“Hang in there. I’ll give you ten extra chapters when we get back.”

Wang Che encouraged via Telepathy.

Instantly, Little Caterpillar’s pained crying turned into excited roars.

No one knew how much time had passed.

As the colors of the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool gradually faded…

As if reaching a certain critical point.

Suddenly, a intense, blazing light burst forth from Little Caterpillar’s body, soaring straight into the clouds…