Chapter 253: How About I Teach You A Few Moves?
Chapter 253: How About I Teach You A Few Moves?
After continuously absorbing two kinds of thunder and undergoing intense cultivation,
the original Heavenly Thunder Sword Momentum finally, through Magnetic Sword’s comprehension, nurturing, and accumulation, evolved into Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent!
Truly, what a little genius Magnetic Sword was.
With Sword Intent, it could unleash even stronger sword techniques and sword arts!
Moreover, with Sword Intent enhancement, even ordinary sword moves would gain tremendous power!
For Magnetic Sword, this was a qualitative leap!
Now possessing Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent, Magnetic Sword could actually put up a fight against Little Caterpillar in its True Dragon First Stage Form, without Little Caterpillar needing to use its Flame Awakening!
A soaring sword light erupted, the mighty Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent sweeping across the surroundings.
Three types of thunder—considered collected now.
“What’s going on here?” The Titan Beast stared at the scene, seeming to grasp something. “Huh? Sword Intent? Such a tiny thing… comprehended Sword Intent?”
“You know about Sword Intent too?” Wang Che looked at the Titan Beast.
“Human, you really underestimate me.” The Titan Beast used its furry paw to smooth the fur on its chest. “Not only do I know about Sword Intent, I even know about Sword Domains formed from Sword Intent.”
“I might not possess it, but I know many Soul Beasts who do.”
“Sword Spirit Bear, ever heard of it?”
“Yes, I know of it.” Wang Che nodded.
“Greatsword King Lion?”
“I know that one too.” Wang Che nodded again.
The Greatsword King Lion was a lion-type Soul Pet known for always carrying a sword during its training journeys. Legend said it first became interested after watching humans practice swordsmanship, so it carved its own sword and started practicing. Through persistence, it eventually evolved.
“Eh? You know quite a lot. Those guys shouldn’t even be around anymore.”
The Titan Beast thought for a moment. “You definitely don’t know about Spirit Apparition Sword Ghost, right?”
“I know that one too,” Wang Che replied. “Spirit Apparition Sword Ghost was a Psychic-type Soul Beast from the Primordial Ancient Era. It often appeared before people in the form of a sword, but in reality, it was invisible and untraceable. It specialized in hunting down malevolent ghost Soul Beasts and spirits causing chaos back then.”
“It was also known as the Spirit Apparition Invisible Sword.”
“You even know about that?” The Titan Beast had been ready to show off its knowledge.
It hadn’t expected Wang Che to know this much.
“To be honest, I once found an ancient Soul Beast catalog in the Floating Forest,” Wang Che explained. “It contained images of many extinct ancient Soul Beasts, virtual projections.”
“And among them… there was also you.”
“……” The Titan Beast fell silent.
“So that’s what it was.” The Titan Beast nodded, understanding. “I knew the Spirit Apparition Sword Ghost. It possessed immense power. Not only did it comprehend multiple Sword Intents, but it also forged them into a formidable Sword Domain. Once it surpassed a hundred thousand years of cultivation, very few Soul Beasts of comparable level stood a chance against it.”
“Sword Spirit Bear, Greatsword King Lion… these were all Soul Beasts who had comprehended Sword Intent. So naturally, I’ve witnessed Sword Intent.”
Sword Intent transcended civilizations.
It was simply a state of mind, a concept.
Any world with swords involved attained insights into this concept.
“I just didn’t expect your Magnetic Sword to actually comprehend Sword Intent.”
The Titan Beast pondered, “Sword Intent related to thunder, no less. To comprehend it while still so young… quite a promising kid. So lucky to have encountered you.”
“It’s a pity,” the Titan Beast sighed. “The bloodline legacy of my Titan tribe can only pass through my generation. Neither of your little companions is suitable for it. Wanting to pass on a few tricks to them… it just wouldn’t fit.”
Indeed, neither Magnetic Sword nor Green Caterpillar was compatible with the Titan Beast’s heritage.
“How about I teach you a few moves then?” Wang Che suggested.
Titan Beast: “???”
Confusion marks nearly filled its head.
A human kid, proposing to teach techniques to it, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from the Fallen Ancient Era?
Was it reasonable?
Was it even appropriate?
Ten thousand years was a stated cultivation level.
Its actual cultivation vastly exceeded that.
Similar to the Empty God Dragon.
“Your situation is different from the Empty God Dragon’s.”
Wang Che continued, “The Empty God Dragon’s condition was far worse. Without a pile of Natural Treasures, it couldn’t recover. Your situation is relatively much better. I have a technique for you to practice in your spare time. It might help you control the wild Soul Power raging inside you.”
“You especially have the right conditions for it.”
“Let’s hear it then.” The Titan Beast sat down nearby, resting its furry chin on both paws with a look that said ‘I’m watching your performance’.
“The technique is called True Martial Thunder Force.”
Wang Che stood up. “It’s a technique that uses thunder in its operation to temper the physique. Since you can control thunder, you can use this method to gradually purge the lingering Shadow Magic hidden deep within your Soul Power.”
“At the same time, it’s a technique that also possesses combat capability.”
“Don’t ask me where it came from, because explaining would just confuse you.”
The Titan Beast listened with growing interest. It scratched its head excitedly and said:
“What do you mean exactly? A technique… is it like a Battle Art?”
Battle Arts was how Soul Beasts in the Ancient Era referred to special methods of attack.
Similar to Martial Techniques.
“More or less.” Wang Che said, “Just stay at your current size. Come here, I’ll demonstrate for you.”
The Titan Beast was currently only a few meters tall, quite compact.
It stood up and walked over.
At that moment, Magnetic Sword completed its comprehension of Sword Intent. Its entire body radiated a blazing, divine aura.
Its blade became exceptionally sharp, gleaming coldly. Even though it had retracted the Sword Intent, the sheer force of its newly gained comprehension made its presence far surpass the ordinary.
It needed to rest quietly for a while to gradually tone it down.
Luckily, it had the Electromagnetic Sword Sheath for that.
Magnetic Sword now flew over to Little Caterpillar’s side. After a short exchange between the two,
Little Caterpillar felt deeply satisfied, giving a few encouraging “sii-woo”s. Its little brother had gotten stronger, meaning as the big brother, it felt the pressure to keep up.
Then, both flew over to Wang Che.
“Give me some thunder. Use the Meteoric Star Ice Thunder you obtained!” Wang Che instructed.
Magnetic Sword buzzed softly (‘Zzzt Zzzt’). Immediately, wisps of icy-purple thunder arced from its tip onto Wang Che’s palm.
“This might sting a bit. Bear with it.”
Wang Che looked at the Titan Beast.
“With your tiny body?”
The Titan Beast felt quite scornful. How much pain could a young human at around ten levels cause with one palm?
It was just like tickling.
Humans were not Soul Beasts. At this stage, a young man was not that strong.
Wang Che’s hands brimmed with lightning, his feet moving in star steps as he closed in on the Titan Beast like a phantom.
Seeing his speed, the Titan Beast was slightly stunned.
This young man’s physical strength was quite impressive!
The next moment, it watched as Wang Che’s posture shifted, his hands resembling both fists and palms, surging forward like a mighty river and striking down like divine lightning.
His figure, wrapped in lightning, circled the Titan Beast, making the Titan Beast feel a bit dizzy. In this state, it could not catch Wang Che’s movements.
Thump, thump, thump!
Eighty-one dull thuds resounded across the Titan Beast’s body. It felt a special force, infused with thunder, continuously pouring into its body.
At first, it felt nothing…
Then it still felt nothing…
Until Wang Che finished and stopped.
“I still feel noth—”
Before the Titan Beast could finish the last word, its expression changed.
Countless thunderclaps suddenly burst from its body, roaring like a sudden clap of thunder in a clear sky!
The fur all over the Titan Beast’s body seemed to explode, blossoming into thunder flowers!
Only after the lightning faded did the Titan Beast half-kneel on the ground, one hand clenched into a fist, propping itself up on the ground.
It raised its head, its face full of excitement.
“Awesome!”
the Titan Beast roared, “That was thrilling!”
“…” Wang Che.
“This fighting style is great!” The Titan Beast stood up, covered in wounds. Though it hurt a lot, it felt even more excited. “I learned it. Even if it doesn’t have the effect you mentioned, it’s still quite useful to me.”
True Martial Thunder Force, in Wang Che’s view, was just a decent but not particularly powerful martial skill.
However, it was originally meant for Martial Cultivators to temper their bodies, and it only showed effects after being practiced persistently over time.
The Titan Beast controlled lightning. By using its own lightning to perform this technique, it could slowly remove the Shadow Magic inside its body over time.
It wouldn’t need to take any pills.
“Modern human fighting styles have become various Soul Inheritance Secret Techniques, all designed based on human Martial Souls. They don’t suit us Soul Beasts.”
“Only the Soul Guiding Art created for Soul Beasts to practice is somewhat acceptable.”
“Unique fighting techniques like this one don’t have high requirements for Martial Souls, so Soul Beasts can use them too.”
The Titan Beast’s fleshy claws followed the movements Wang Che had demonstrated for True Martial Thunder Force and began to practice. “I really haven’t seen many, and the technique you used is quite amazing—it requires lightning to power it.”
“Isn’t this made for me?”
Wang Che watched the Titan Beast practicing.
He had to admit, the talent of the Titan Beast and other Soul Beasts in combat was incredibly high.
Ignoring its bloodline, it had easily learned True Martial Thunder Force just by watching once.
The first time it used the technique, it already had some Proficiency Level.
Wang Che estimated that, at this rate, it wouldn’t be long before the Titan Beast thoroughly mastered this martial skill.
The learning ability of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was truly outstanding.
Especially since this martial skill suited it well.
After watching the Titan Beast perform it once, Wang Che gave some simple pointers on a few movements.
Basically, there were no other problems.
After learning, the Titan Beast fell into thought.
It seemed like it had really been taught by a human teenager.
“Time’s almost up; I should get going,”
Wang Che said.
“Wait, there are some materials under my bed that humans can use,”
the Titan Beast said, feeling a bit embarrassed. “They might be pretty average… Let me think, I don’t really have much to give you. How about this: If you ever get a Soul Pet with a bloodline similar to mine, bring it here, and I’ll leave a legacy for it too.”
“Let’s see if fate allows,” Wang Che said.
He always let fate decide when it came to Soul Pets and never forced it.
The Titan Beast nodded and pulled out a pile of items from under its bed.
“These are some useless things I collected in the Thunderous Soul Earth,” the Titan Beast said. “Take whatever catches your eye.”
Wang Che took a look.
Wow, there were quite a few good things.
For example:
Giant Dragon spine.
This item was extremely valuable outside!
It was a high-level material for the Martial Soul Evolution of many Dragon-type Soul Pets. Like the tendrils of the Thunder Crown Root King, it was a very rare item.
Spirit Stones.
Wang Che spotted several Spirit Stones.
The Titan Beast probably couldn’t use them either.
“Hey, what’s this?”
Wang Che spotted a shiny, wing-shaped piece of metal among the materials.
“That’s a part dropped by a Mechanical Soul Pet that came to challenge me here decades ago,”
the Titan Beast said. “At the time, a layer or two of my seal broke. I punched it and knocked off some parts. Later, someone came looking for it. They saw I had it and didn’t ask for it back.”
“I think it’s called Feather Eternal Metal. It’s a type of meteorite, specially used for modifying Mechanical Soul Pets. Your little sword is a Mechanical Soul Pet. When you get back, find a skilled mechanical modifier to upgrade it. It should be quite useful.”
In the Thunderous Soul Earth, Wang Che had collected quite a few modification materials, most of decent quality.
They were mainly various armor pieces and metals.
Wang Che nodded slightly. He could feel a very special energy within this metal.
Wang Che looked over the pile of materials.
Even though the Titan Beast said they were useless to it, very few of the things it collected were trash.
They were all very rare materials.
Wang Che picked a few more items, planning to use them with the Thunder Crown Root King’s tendrils to refine a type of spiritual pill,
as well as prepare some modification materials suitable for Magnetic Sword.
After organizing his items and collecting some materials, Wang Che bid farewell to the Titan Beast.
Wang Che planned to visit it again when he had time, to check its progress and results in cultivating the True Martial Thunder Force.
He could also bring the Magnetic Sword along to train, which was the most important part.
The Titan Beast happily agreed.
Wang Che returned to the base outside the Thunderous Soul Land with twenty-one Thunder Crown Root Kings.
By then, most students had already gathered outside the base.
They were all waiting for the competition points to be announced.
The rewards for the Soul Land Competitive Trial were given not only to individuals but also to academies.
For individuals, the rewards were quite generous.
Basic rewards included funds, as well as various rare resources, student honors, and so on.
Wang Che knew roughly what the rewards were. Thinking about his gains from this trip, he wasn’t very interested in the rewards.
So he went to find Shen Mingluan and the others.
“Senior, I plan to head back early,” Wang Che said. “I won’t be taking part in the post-competition activities.”
“You’re not taking part?” Shen Mingluan thought for a moment. “After a Soul Land Competition, there are usually exciting battle footage replays—some might even feature your heroic moments. There are also fun battles, inter-academy exchange activities, and resource trading.”
“Resource trading allows you to swap for resources you need with other students who took part in the competition. It’s quite important.”
“And you won’t even stay to receive your rewards?”
Wang Che smiled and shook his head.
“No. You can help me collect the rewards, or just have them mailed to the academy. I have things to do, so I’m heading back now.”
“Alright!” Shen Mingluan nodded. “The competition can be pretty tiring. Go back and have a good rest.”
These activities would take at least half a day, probably until evening.
Wang Che felt it wasn’t necessary to stay. It was better to hurry back for farming, alchemy, and refining materials.
Seeing Wang Che leave, Tian Xiaoyu clicked her tongue.
“Junior Wang really doesn’t care about the competition ranking. Could he be rushing back to tend to his crops?”
“It’s not that exaggerated. He probably fought on the fourth level. His Soul Pet and his own spirit are tired, and he just wants to rest—it’s not that he doesn’t care about the rewards. Quite a few students do the same.”
“After all, it’s just one Soul Land Competition.”
Shen Mingluan thought for a moment. “Besides, the Celestial Fire Thunder Pool on the fourth level is very dangerous. Not many can enter the fourth level. With his strength, as long as he fought a few times on the third level, his points should be high. He’s probably within the top ten.”
Tian Xiaoyu sighed.
“Top ten… In all kinds of Soul Land competitions and trials, Forest Sea Academy rarely gets into the top ten, let alone the top fifty…”
“We’re not strong in that area,” Shen Mingluan said with a light laugh. “It’s enough if we can gather the resources we need in the Soul Land. Usually, the more you fight and encounter, the higher the points calculated by Cloud Sky Navigation Star.”
“Collecting resources also gives points, but it depends on what resources they are.”
“Among the resources we gathered, only some required fighting. Most didn’t, so even students from the Douhun Major in our academy won’t have high points.”
“So there’s no need to compare.”
Tian Xiaoyu nodded.
“Speaking of which, the Soul Land Survival Competition in the Professional Assessment is the most interesting and popular.”
“The quality of the Soul Land Survival Competition in the Professional Assessment every year is truly amazing!”
“Even just releasing some competition highlights each year can cause huge excitement.”
“I still remember last year, when that ‘Spirit Shaman’ strolled casually through the competition island in Illusory Light Island’s Soul Land, effortlessly making countless beasts submit.”
The word “Professional” symbolized an ultimate level.
“Of course,” Shen Mingluan nodded slightly.
As they chatted, an officer from the military base stepped out. He pressed a few times in the air, then cleared his throat.
He drew the attention of all the students.
At the same time, a dazzling beam of light descended from the sky.
It was the points ranking projected by Cloud Sky Navigation Star!