Chapter 39: The Situation Reversed Again, Shocking Everyone!
Chapter 39: The Situation Reversed Again, Shocking Everyone!
Wang Che did not expect the power of Seed Bomb to cause such destructive damage to the white silk.
Although he had seen Seed Bomb once in the previous match, he had a rough idea of its power.
In actual combat, it was much more powerful than he had anticipated.
However, after using Seed Bomb once, the Soul Power of Zhiyun Snake must have dropped significantly.
This move was indeed powerful—not only did it deal wide-area damage, but it also restored some Soul Power and physical strength. Yet, its consumption was far greater than that of Rattler Tail Strike!
But Wang Che had been waiting for the opponent to use Seed Bomb!
All his previous tactics were aimed at forcing out this move.
Such a powerful technique, and since Zhiyun Snake had just learned it, it could not perform it consecutively.
If it tried to use it repeatedly, flaws and problems were bound to appear!
Moreover, at this moment, Zhiyun Snake’s condition was probably not much better than that of Green Caterpillar!
Under these circumstances, Wang Che naturally would not let Green Caterpillar hold back any longer.
Following Wang Che’s command,
Green Caterpillar trembled all over as if struck by lightning and let out a few loud cries.
Immediately after, its whole body began to flow with strange colors.
Strands of visible Soul Power covered Green Caterpillar from head to tail.
Its body gradually changed from emerald green to dark green, eventually turning pitch black!
Soul Armament Haki was a technique for using Soul Power.
It was not just about releasing Soul Power externally. Releasing Soul Power was only a prerequisite for learning Soul Armament Haki.
By applying Soul Power and combining it with the surface of the body, the exterior became more resilient, greatly enhancing strength and defense while also increasing speed.
On the first day of training, under Wang Che’s guidance, Green Caterpillar learned to release Soul Power externally.
In the following days, it slowly mastered this Soul Armament Haki.
Now, as Green Caterpillar’s entire body changed color,
the dim sunlight shone through the transparent ceiling of the Stadium, casting its rays upon Green Caterpillar.
This made its whole body gleam with a translucent sheen.
It looked as if it had been coated in a layer of black armor!
This scene stunned everyone present, leaving them completely dumbfounded.
What was going on?
What had happened?
Why did that Green Caterpillar change color?
A Soul Skill? What kind of Soul Skill?
Evolution, or mutation?
Many question marks popped up in everyone’s minds.
Even Professor Yan from the Soul Beast Research Base watched with his white brows furrowed, staring intently at the Green Caterpillar.
He had no idea at all…
“What is that?”
Lin Xi looked at the Green Caterpillar, a sense of danger arising in her heart.
Something was wrong, very wrong!
The next moment,
the Green Caterpillar moved.
Like a pitch-black lightning bolt, it charged straight toward Zhiyun Snake!
So fast!
It was completely on par with Zhiyun Snake!
You have to remember, there had been a huge gap between them before!
Not to mention, Zhiyun Snake was an Ultra-Rare Soul Pet known for its speed!
“Be careful!”
Lin Xi snapped back to her senses abruptly.
Zhiyun Snake was also startled. What was going on with this Green Caterpillar?
How did its speed suddenly increase so much?
But she had no time to think.
A Rattler Tail Strike ruthlessly attacked.
“Hiss! Hiss!!”
Zhiyun Snake’s pride would not allow her to flee.
Following Lin Xi’s reaction, Zhiyun Snake immediately charged forward as well, spinning like a top and launching a Rattler Tail Strike to meet the attack head-on.
Bam!
An explosive sound echoed in the air, like two firecrackers colliding.
The loud blast sent countless stone fragments and dust flying once again.
Under the watchful eyes of countless onlookers,
Whoosh!
One figure was sent flying backward!
It was Zhiyun Snake!
Her body was flung back as if struck by a Giant Dragon.
On the other side, Green Caterpillar only retreated a few meters. As it fell toward the ground, Wang Che immediately said,
“Use your tail to land, then bounce over!”
Green Caterpillar flipped in mid-air, tilted its body, and landed on the ground with its tail. Its body sprang like a coil, leaving a mark on the battered platform, and then shot forward again.
Wang Che nodded slightly. Under normal circumstances, Green Caterpillar would have found it difficult to react with such a move.
But its current state was different. With Soul Armament Haki activated, all its abilities had improved by one level.
It could now react quickly and perform slightly more challenging movements.
Zhiyun Snake, flung back over ten meters, skipped across the ground like a stone on water, hitting the surface two or three times before finally landing.
From a distance, Green Caterpillar launched another attack.
Such a massive reversal in strength left everyone utterly stunned.
“Zhiyun Snake, get up, use Seed Bomb again!”
Seeing this, Lin Xi’s strong combat instincts kicked in immediately.
She knew that, based on the earlier collision, Green Caterpillar’s strength had clearly surpassed Zhiyun Snake’s.
If they continued to clash head-on, given both sides’ current conditions, their chances of winning would be very slim.
The first Rattler Tail Strike clash showed that though Zhiyun Snake was stronger than the Green Caterpillar, it still suffered some damage with each impact. The Green Caterpillar simply took more hurt than expected.
But now during this collision, not only was the Green Caterpillar stronger in strength—it barely received any injuries at all. The Green Caterpillar hadn’t just grown stronger; its defense improved too!
This meant continuing the collisions would only harm Zhiyun Snake from here on. Naturally, continuing with Rattler Tail Strike was out of the question.
“Silk Spitting! Aim for the cloud-like feathers on Zhiyun Snake’s head!” Wang Che ordered calmly. Facing an opponent using a Core Soul Skill repeatedly without mastery would surely create openings.
The Green Caterpillar, airborne from the recoil, was now frighteningly close to Zhiyun Snake. At Wang Che’s command, it instantly spat a strand of white silk straight at the snake’s head.
The feathers beside Zhiyun Snake’s head had just begun to glow when the silk wrapped tightly around them. As predicted, the charging speed for Seed Bomb slowed drastically.
“Hiss! Hiss-hiss!” Zhiyun Snake let out panicked cries.
“Use its own momentum! Finish it!” Before Wang Che even finished speaking, the Green Caterpillar had already understood. It executed another Rattler Tail Strike, slashing downward like a steel blade.
Boom!
The Green Caterpillar descended from above, its tail striking with thunderous force.
The dueling platform shook violently as if hit by an earthquake.
A visible crack spiderwebbed out from the impact point, racing toward both sides of the stage.
Finally, the entire dueling surface shattered!
Smoke filled the air.
After what felt like forever…
A referee’s voice rang out:
“J Block Number 23: Wang Che wins!”
Hearing this, Wang Che gave a slight nod.
That final move…
After closely observing the Seed Bomb Soul Skill earlier, Wang Che could confirm that casting it rapidly in succession created a slight delay. Though powerful, this Soul Skill could be interrupted.
The key to activating it lay in those cloud-like feathers beside Zhiyun Snake’s head. If abruptly entangled during casting, the Soul Power Circuit would be disrupted. To try again, the snake would need to channel Soul Power anew, creating a time gap.
Of course, Wang Che knew this flaw could be fixed through training. With enough practice, the skill could launch almost instantly—making interruptions nearly impossible. Sadly, this particular Zhiyun Snake had only recently learned the move. It’d had no time to train away this weakness.
“Winning truly wasn’t easy.”
Wang Che stepped onto the remnants of the platform and picked up the completely exhausted Green Caterpillar. Newly mastered, Soul Armament Haki drained immense Soul Power. If you couldn’t guarantee a quick victory without letting the enemy adapt, losing became far too likely. Against stronger foes, hidden cards must be saved for the most critical moments.
Through the lingering smoke, Lin Xi also approached. She gently lifted her unconscious Zhiyun Snake, its fighting spirit extinguished.
They stood silently facing each other across the haze, the entire arena holding its breath.
Everyone seemed frozen in time, still reliving those seconds when the Green Caterpillar transformed.
Finally, Lin Xi broke the silence, asking softly, “That Soul Skill your Soul Pet used… what was it? I’ve never seen anything like it…”