Chapter 47: Definitely Five Decades Less Struggle

“Blazing Charge is a type-based Soul Skill. Type-based Soul Skills require control over a special Life Energy.”

“Different types of Soul Pets have different Life Energies within them. Plant-Type, Mountain Rock Type, Fire-Type, Water-Type… the Life Energy of each type is different…”

“To learn Blazing Charge, you need Fire-Type Life Energy and must know how to use it.”

After a full month, having completely adjusted to the Mecha Fall Armor, Green Caterpillar’s mood gradually became happier.

Especially during the first half of the month, the pain was so intense that Wang Che basically had to comfort it every day.

Otherwise, the little guy might not have been able to persevere.

In the latter half of the month, its condition slowly improved, and it broke through to a hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation.

Green Caterpillar’s mood directly reached a state of complete happiness.

In this state, learning Soul Skills should, in theory, be twice as effective with half the effort.

However, on the very first day of trying to learn Blazing Charge, they encountered a huge difficulty.

The process of learning from a Soul Skill Engraving wasn’t difficult.

First, you feed the Soul Pet the corresponding Gene Capsule.

Then, you study the manual scroll included with the Soul Skill Engraving.

The hard part was, after feeding it the Gene Capsule, when Green Caterpillar tried to learn from the manual scroll, it made no progress at all.

According to the manual’s description, executing the Blazing Charge Soul Skill was very flashy and also simple.

The whole body would burn with intense, special flames, and then it would charge towards the opponent with lightning speed.

During the charge, the ground would be left with trails of fire.

Also, because the flames have a certain damaging effect on the Soul Pet’s body, it couldn’t be sustained for too long.

Otherwise, charging for a long time would also cause significant harm to the Soul Pet.

“Based on the manual’s introduction, the flame temperature is very high. When first learned, it should reach at least a thousand degrees… As the Soul Skill becomes more proficient and the cultivation stronger, the temperature gets higher. The damage caused becomes stronger…”

They naturally couldn’t learn this kind of Soul Skill at home.

Wang Che went directly to a training club and rented a private training ground.

The price wasn’t expensive, one hundred yuan a day.

This kind of training ground had very complete facilities, allowing Soul Pets to train in various Soul Skills inside.

It also had corresponding different areas like water flow, flames, and mountain forests.

Green Caterpillar strained, looking at the detailed Soul Power Circuit on the manual scroll, but couldn’t spark even a single flame.

Let alone form flames covering its whole body.

Finally, it looked at Wang Che and chirped twice.

It seemed to be saying: I’m a caterpillar, I can’t produce fire!

“Of course I know you’re a caterpillar.”

Wang Che coughed and said, “But it’s not impossible. Have you forgotten the Sun-Crystal Milk Pine Leaf I started giving you a few days ago?”

Wang Che had tasted one of those leaves and found that they contained a tiny amount of special Life Energy.

Specifically, Fire-Type Life Energy!

Wang Che initially thought that, theoretically, as long as he fed it these leaves for a long time, even Green Caterpillar’s body should be able to store a certain amount of Fire-Type Life Energy.

Then it could learn this Blazing Charge move.

But after continuing for over half a month, there was still no progress at all.

This made Wang Che perplexed.

Over half a month, even if it couldn’t perform Blazing Charge, shouldn’t there at least be some slight effect?

But when Green Caterpillar tried, forget flames appearing on its body, the temperature didn’t even rise.

Wang Che touched Green Caterpillar’s soft body; it was completely cool and lukewarm.

It was actually quite comfortable, suitable for use as a pillow in summer… ahem.

“Learning a type-based Soul Skill across different types… is indeed unusually difficult.”

Wang Che had looked into it.

For a Soul Skill like Blazing Charge, even for the same type, with a Soul Skill Engraving, the probability of learning it was only fifty percent, or even lower.

For different types, the possibility of learning it…

Wang Che hadn’t heard of any examples, whether online or from subtly questioning Teacher Zheng, where someone successfully learned a type-based Soul Skill across different types.

Especially since the Fire-Type was the natural counter to the Insect Type…

Just like that, over half a month passed.

Green Caterpillar’s Soul Power Cultivation also steadily reached one hundred and ninety years.

Most of his classmates’ Soul Pets had also broken through the hundred-year mark and were slowly improving.

Some ordinary Soul Pets were stuck at a hundred years.

But Lin Xi’s Zhiyun Snake directly reached over two hundred years.

The speed was unbelievably fast.

Wang Che estimated that the Zhiyun Snake must also be wearing powerful Soul Guiding Devices and have learned matching Soul Guiding Arts.

Its Soul Power Cultivation increase was very stable.

It didn’t slow down after breaking through a hundred years.

Normally, after Soul Power Cultivation breaks through a hundred years, the amount of Soul Power needed for each additional year increases.

So even if the Soul Power absorption speed remains the same, the increase in Soul Power Cultivation would gradually slow down.

If you had money, you could directly equip your Soul Pet with simple Soul Guiding Arts; with more money, you could add Soul Guiding Devices.

That way, the Soul Pet’s Soul Power Cultivation wouldn’t fall behind.

“In the hundred-year stage, the Soul Power Cultivation of ordinary, rare, and extremely precious Soul Pets would slowly show a clear gap.”

Wang Che shook his head.

However, Wang Che hadn’t seen Lin Xi in class recently.

It wasn’t until Wang Che came to Yuan Xiaole’s club that day and chatted idly with Yuan Xiaole that he learned Lin Xi seemed to have gone for special training.

“Lieyang Club has a training camp over there, targeting Soul Pact Masters with potential within the club,” Yuan Xiaole said. “It’s normal you didn’t know about this, Che Ge. Lieyang Club rarely pays attention to small cities like ours, Tianxin City. The people they recruit are at least Soul Pact Masters who have entered university and have some potential.”

Speaking of this, Yuan Xiaole’s eyes showed some yearning: “Joining this kind of large club can be very difficult. Lin Xi has a strong background; becoming a member naturally gives her access to many benefits.”

“Speaking of which, Che Ge, you managed to beat Lin Xi. That Lieyang Club really has no discernment. If I were the person in charge of the club, I would definitely try to recruit you first thing.”

Yuan Xiaole chuckled and said, “I’ve heard from my dad about their training camp. Inside, there are various powerful Professional Soul Contractors. They not only personally take them to different cities for Soul Pet Battle training to gain experience but also go on wilderness adventures. At the same time, they help with selecting Soul Skill combinations for the Soul Pets, training, food, and accommodation. They help Soul Pact Masters choose suitable Soul Pets and assist in cultivating their Martial Souls. It’s a full-service package.”

“It’s completely different from our small-scale club activities.”

“However, after we enter university, we still have a chance to join.”

Yuan Xiaole looked wistful.

Wang Che smiled.

This club, university thing, it’s similar to sects in the Cultivation World.

Having benefits is normal.

If there were no benefits, why would talented Soul Pact Masters join?

Naturally, it’s to obtain better resources, environment, connections, etc.

“For Lin Xi to participate in this kind of training camp as a high school student, really, her background is seriously strong.”

Yuan Xiaole glanced at Wang Che. “Really, Che Ge, I feel like if I could latch onto such a rich and beautiful girl. I would definitely have to struggle five decades less.”

“Only five decades? That seems too little.” Wang Che said, “I feel like relying on myself, I could struggle several hundred years less.”

“…” Yuan Xiaole.

How do you struggle less by relying on yourself?

“When it comes to boasting, Che Ge, in Tianxin City, if you claim to be second, no one dares to claim first.” Yuan Xiaole conceded defeat. “You’re still the best at this.”