Chapter 57: The Strange Tree, A Natural Training Ground!
Chapter 57: The Strange Tree, A Natural Training Ground!
Wang Che landed steadily on the ground.
In his previous life, Wang Che had visited countless secret realms and illusory worlds, along with all sorts of rare and unusual dungeons.
So, he wasn’t particularly amazed by this Floating Forest.
“The Soul Power here is indeed chaotic and turbulent. Most ordinary Soul Beasts probably can’t absorb it…”
After landing, Wang Che didn’t rush forward. Instead, he stopped to observe his surroundings.
Since it was a floating piece of land, the distance from east to west, north to south, was only about ten steps or so.
Not very big.
“There’s a rock, a tree, some weeds, and scattered gravel—nothing else.”
Wang Che looked toward other areas.
About twenty meters to the left and right, there were other floating lands, but his vision was somewhat blurry.
The Floating Forest was perpetually covered in thick fog. Unless you reached the next patch of land, it was normally difficult to see the details clearly.
Above and below, there were several other floating lands as well.
“With this situation—thick fog everywhere, turbulent Soul Power, unknown dangers—even Sky Element Soul Pets wouldn’t dare to scout recklessly. Looks like everyone’s starting point is about the same…”
Wang Che pondered for a few seconds, then walked over to the rock and examined it for a while. Next, he approached the tree and studied it closely.
He even touched the soil.
“The rock shows obvious signs of weathering. It must have been here for many years… This tree has taken root in the soil. There’s no sunlight here, so its leaves and trunk are pitch-black. It doesn’t look like a normal tree from outside, but it still bears fruit…”
Just then.
A dark fruit fell and hit Wang Che on the head.
He picked it up and sniffed it—it was surprisingly fragrant.
“Sii sii!”
At the same time, a few fruits also landed on the Green Caterpillar’s head.
It hopped around, sniffed the fruits, its eyes lighting up. It immediately headed toward the fruits, opening its mouth as if about to eat one.
Wang Che acted swiftly. He made a fist with his hand and directly stuffed it into the Green Caterpillar’s mouth, preventing it from eating the fruit.
Green Caterpillar: “???”
Wang Che picked up several fruits and started rolling them in his hands like walnuts.
“What are you eating?”
Wang Che said, “Now, listen to my command. Use Rattler Tail Strike right here, on this rock.”
The Green Caterpillar looked longingly at the fruits in Wang Che’s hand.
It reluctantly walked over, seeming a bit angry, and decided to take out its frustration on the rock.
Its tail glowed intensely as it launched a Rattler Tail Strike directly at the rock.
Crack!
The tremendous force shattered the rock into two pieces.
However, the recoil sent the Green Caterpillar tumbling through the air.
Thud~ Thud~
It landed right at Wang Che’s feet.
Green Caterpillar: “…”
Wang Che looked at it without saying a word.
It was as if he was asking, “You struggled to break a mere rock? Aren’t you ashamed, you little worm?”
“Sii~ Sii~”
The Green Caterpillar looked around aimlessly, pretending as if nothing had happened.
Wang Che: “…”
He sighed in exasperation and patted the Green Caterpillar’s head.
With 220 years of cultivation and two months of training, the power of a single Rattler Tail Strike was just enough to break a relatively small rock.
This place was indeed strange.
Wang Che thought for a moment, then turned his gaze to the large tree.
“This time, use Blazing Charge on that tree.”
Wang Che instructed.
The Green Caterpillar looked at the tree.
Then, it did a kip-up, flipping over and standing proudly as it stared at the rock.
After all, the rock was much harder than the tree. If it could break the rock, surely it could snap this small tree?
As if trying to redeem itself from the earlier embarrassment.
The Green Caterpillar decided it would break the little tree with a stylish move!
It immediately activated Blazing Charge, transforming into a ball of flames, and charged toward the tree, which was only about six or seven meters tall.
However, despite the tremendous force, it didn’t manage to break the relatively small, pitch-black tree.
In the next moment, the Green Caterpillar was sent flying backward by the recoil.
Thud~ Thud~
It landed once again at Wang Che’s feet.
Green Caterpillar: “(⊙_⊙)?”
What’s going on?
Its mind was filled with little question marks.
With its current strength, not to mention a six- or seven-meter-tall tree, even a normal towering tree over ten meters high would definitely snap in two under a Blazing Charge.
What was even more interesting was that the flames didn’t leave any burn marks on the tree.
It was completely unscathed!
“Interesting.”
Wang Che opened his Communicator.
“Everyone, everyone, I’ve landed safely! Want to join me? I’m on this patch of land with just a few trees and nothing else. I’m planning to head to the next floating patch.”
“I seem to have pretty good luck. I dug up a small mound with my Rolling Rock Badger. Guess what I found?”
“I’ve already reached the next floating patch and discovered a dark spring. The spring seems to contain very rich and relatively stable Soul Power… I’m planning to let my Soul Pet train here for two hours. Should be a decent improvement…”
“My luck is so bad… I ran into a frenzied Soul Beast right away—a Poison-Eye Butterfly. Had to escape to the next spot quickly…”
“Hahaha, I just reached a floating patch and found two Heart-Splitting Flowers right away! I happily took them and immediately left for the next patch.”
“Everyone, based on my experience, the higher floating patches are more dangerous, but the chances of finding good stuff are greater!”
“Wang Che, is Wang Che there? You’re something else, man! In the first competition, you went from last place to first place in an instant!”
…
In the public channel of the Communicator, the students who had come to explore the Soul Land were mostly chatting casually.
Some were boasting, some were complaining, and some were sharing tips…
Out of the thirty-three people in the channel, the atmosphere was actually quite lively.
However, there was still a basic sense of competition. No one revealed the exact location of the Heart-Splitting Flowers.
Some just bragged about how many they had gotten.
‘It seems like none of them have noticed the strangeness of the vegetation here…’
Wang Che glanced at the messages, then closed his Communicator without replying.
Wang Che examined the small, pitch-black tree for a while.
A thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
“Green Caterpillar, use Blazing Charge again!”
Wang Che said slowly, pointing at the pitch-black tree.
The Green Caterpillar was confused.
But it continued using Blazing Charge, madly charging at the small tree.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The more it used the skill, the better the Green Caterpillar became at controlling Blazing Charge, and the smoother its movements became.
“Not bad. This could be a natural training ground.”
Wang Che rubbed his chin and remarked casually.
The rarer the Soul Skill, the higher the requirement for Proficiency Level.
The higher the Proficiency Level, the greater the impact on the skill’s casting speed, power boost, and advancement.
“Keep going, don’t stop!”
Wang Che cheered it on. “Pay attention to the timing of when you release the flames! You can charge for a while first, then activate your Soul Power to ignite your entire body in flames just before hitting the tree. That way, your enemy won’t see it coming!”
“Control your breathing rhythm!”
“Watch the range of the flames on your body! Against weaker enemies, you don’t need to release such intense flames. It would just waste your Soul Power!”
…
As Wang Che gave instructions, he continued to guide the Green Caterpillar.
In the training grounds, there weren’t conditions this good.
That’s because the various training equipment needed time to recover.
Using skills continuously would cause destructive damage to the equipment—and you’d have to pay for it…
Blazing Charge was, after all, a hundred-year Core Soul Skill, so its power was naturally very strong.
Under Wang Che’s guidance, the Green Caterpillar indeed became more and more proficient with Blazing Charge. Such a great training opportunity was simply perfect.