Chapter 70: Inheritance Soul Skill, Rebirth from Mortal Peril
Chapter 70: Inheritance Soul Skill, Rebirth from Mortal Peril
An illusionary shadow of a soul beast hovered in the air of the mirage space.
It held no life force, yet this shadow radiated an immense intimidation pressure.
It was a Celestial Mother Earth Worm.
Wang Che had once seen it carved upon the tombstone of Gu Bei, that ancient soul master.
The Celestial Mother Earth Worm resembled a large silkworm. It looked slightly cute with its earthy yellow surface.
Ancient patterns of the earth covered its body. It had double pupils in both eyes, and above its brow were two short antennae.
It seemed harmless to both humans and animals.
But in reality, this Celestial Mother Earth Worm truly was a dual-type soul pet, embodying both Earth Type and Insect Type.
It possessed formidable strength.
More interestingly, Wang Che noticed there was actually a brief description of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm below its shadow.
Celestial Mother Earth Worm: During its juvenile stage, it survives by absorbing earth energy over three thousand meters underground. Upon evolving to adulthood, it gains the ability to manipulate the earth’s power.
Besides this description…
There was even an introduction to the soul skills possessed by the Celestial Mother Earth Worm.
In that era, soul pet soul skills hadn’t reached the advanced level seen today, where specific soul skills could be learned at specific levels of soul power cultivation.
It wasn’t like modern times, where everything is thoroughly researched.
Wang Che knew that back in that era, the Life Soul Pact had just been developed. Humans and soul beasts had only recently combined forces to resist external enemies.
Hundreds of years of war followed, and only later did research slowly begin.
Therefore, the soul skills described were often extremely rare.
Especially the soul skills introduced here, which Wang Che had never heard of.
Hellfire: The Celestial Mother Earth Worm shattered the earth, drawing forth the planet’s core flames to inflict devastating attacks upon all enemies on the ground.
Wang Che had never heard of this move.
He thought for a moment and understood.
This was likely an ancient exclusive soul skill that transcended type attributes!
It could not be understood by conventional logic at all.
Additionally, there was an extremely special Insect Type inheritance soul skill.
Rebirth from Mortal Peril: Near death, it burrows underground and enters a shedding state, subsequently unleashing an earth-shattering, lethal blow.
These were inheritance soul skills long extinct with the disappearance of the soul beasts.
The soul beast shadows recorded here were all inheritance soul skills!
“Exclusive secret arts of soul pets from thousands of years ago… transcending ordinary attributes… After the Celestial Mother Earth Worm vanished, such powerful soul skills ceased to exist, leaving behind no trace of inheritance.”
“Whether it’s Hellfire or this Rebirth from Mortal Peril, no modern soul pets exhibit these unique and formidable soul skills.”
Wang Che seemed to have an idea.
He immediately looked towards several other spots.
Sure enough, Wang Che discovered that around the Celestial Mother Earth Worm shadow, there were numerous other soul beast shadows.
However, they were all dim and showed nothing.
The information symbols were all question marks.
But even among these dim soul beast shadows…
Several types left Wang Che deeply awestruck.
For instance, one Dragon-type soul pet.
Surprisingly bore a resemblance of sixty or seventy percent to the soul pet Wang Che had once drawn for Green Caterpillar during an earlier story!
There was also the ‘Divine Light Whale’ Wang Che had mentioned in his stories.
These were all mythical soul pets long extinct, no longer existing in the modern era.
All that remained were simple, shadowy outlines.
“I understand what this is now…”
After surveying the area, Wang Che finally understood, a gleam sharpening in his eyes. “This is an ancient soul beast atlas! Moreover, over ninety percent of the soul beasts recorded here are species that became extinct during that great war!”
In that great war, many soul beasts went extinct. On the human side, with so many deaths, many rare and powerful Martial Souls also vanished.
Though after thousands of years of development, both soul beasts and humans have resurged, giving birth to many new types of soul beasts and Martial Souls.
Compared to that ancient time, both the variety of Martial Souls and the species of soul beasts remained relatively smaller.
“Too many deaths… Civilizational gaps, soul beast extinctions—this meant many unique soul skills were lost. Although many new soul skills have been developed in modern times… inheritance soul skills among modern soul beasts are still very scarce.”
Wang Che murmured softly, “There isn’t even a clear research direction. Occasionally, news comes from other war zones about discovering ancient soul beast remains in some region. Trying to research the soul skill sequences encoded in their genes often takes many years…”
“I never expected this Soul Guiding Device to contain such detailed atlases and information about ancient soul beasts inside.”
“And it’s probably not an ordinary atlas. This is a space formed by spiritual power. Those beast shadows are also carved from spiritual power and seem to carry special traces of will. They require potent life energy to activate…”
“The four vast energy streams barely managed to open this ancient soul beast atlas.”
“To illuminate those beast shadows and reveal their detailed information likely requires specific additional conditions.”
“Did the beasts themselves leave these shadows when they sensed extinction was near?”
Wang Che could almost picture it then.
As the great war approached.
Countless soul beasts seemed to premonish their own deaths and extinction.
Joining forces with humans, they personally left behind their imprints and information within this Soul Guiding Device, for future generations, so they would not be forgotten.
Especially their unique inheritance soul skills.
How could their proud inheritance soul skills vanish from the world?
Whether ordinary soul skills, core soul skills, or ace soul skills—none were as special as inheritance soul skills.
Inheritance soul skills were exclusively their secret arts!
Wang Che shook his head gently.
Ancient soul beasts were immensely powerful. Activating these shadows, learning their information, and understanding the power of their inheritance soul skills would not be easy.
Furthermore, he saw the requirements.
Just learning the inheritance soul skills of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm seemed incredibly harsh.
The others, without needing to check, were likely extremely difficult.
It wasn’t like core soul skills, which could be mastered with hard effort.
But inheritance soul skills? Without inheritance from the specific soul beast, there wasn’t even a path to learn them.
The requirements are high, and mastery is arduous beyond measure.
Most require a starting soul power cultivation of at least ten thousand years.
From Wang Che’s perspective, these inheritance soul skills possessed unique strengths.
However, the information about a few specific types of soul beasts intrigued him even more.
Sadly, the other beast shadows remained dim and unrevealed, marked only by question marks.
He had no idea.
Thinking this, Wang Che was about to leave.
But then, Green Caterpillar excitedly rushed toward the phantom of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm.
It dashed forward like a streak of green light.
It seemed like there was an innate attraction.
In an instant, Wang Che felt a shock in his mind because of the Life Soul Pact.
He clearly sensed that after Green Caterpillar charged into the phantom of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm, it seemed to enter a mysterious state.
“It’s inheritance cultivation.”
Wang Che did not stop it.
The illuminated phantom of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm contained traces of the inheritance left behind by the original Celestial Mother Earth Worm.
Touching it would definitely cause some special changes.
The Celestial Mother Earth Worm was an extinct Soul Beast, and it had many lost Soul Skills and ultimate moves.
If Green Caterpillar could luckily learn one or use this opportunity to cultivate, that would be good.
As Green Caterpillar entered a special state, its cultivation speed increased rapidly, as if sensing the inheritance or having a sudden enlightenment that boosted its growth.
Its cultivation level soared.
From just over two hundred years, it visibly rose to three hundred and thirty years!
It directly increased by a hundred years!
At the same time, the pattern of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm gradually dimmed, but the information remained unchanged.
Green Caterpillar opened its eyes.
“Sii wuu!”
It ran toward Wang Che, cheerfully calling out, as if saying, “I think I learned something!”
Wang Che focused his senses slightly.
“It’s that move Rebirth from Mortal Peril… You really learned the Insect Type Inheritance Soul Skill of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm… Among the Inheritance Soul Skills of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm, this one suits you best, and since it’s the same type, there was no obstruction in the inheritance.”
Wang Che smiled. “But this move normally can’t be used at all… Inheritance Soul Skills are different from other Soul Skills… To fully learn them, not only are the conditions harsh, but using them is also very difficult.”
“Still, this can definitely be used as a major trump card. The name ‘inheritance’ is naturally not simple.”
Green Caterpillar hadn’t actually fully learned it; the move was now in its Soul Skill Sequence.
It would take some time to truly master it.
At that moment, as the phantom of the Celestial Mother Earth Worm faded,
the surrounding spiritual space quickly collapsed.
An irresistible force pushed Wang Che and Green Caterpillar out.
The scenery around them rapidly changed.
Everything returned to the Floating Forest.
“It seems the four energies only opened the door to this Ancient Soul Beast Atlas… Those ancient Soul Beasts were incredibly powerful, and the conditions to activate their inheritance phantoms are very difficult… The Life Energy required alone is not simple…”
“It’s not something you can just enter for inheritance learning… Who knows when the next chance will be.”
Wang Che shook his head.
This time, they were lucky to use the four energies to barely activate the Soul Guiding Device and open the door to the Ancient Soul Beast Atlas.
It would be very hard to open it again in the future.
However, Wang Che didn’t really care; for him, this thing was more of an interest.
An interest in ancient Soul Beasts.
Especially those that looked very powerful…
Although Inheritance Soul Skills were strong, for Green Caterpillar, they were just an extra bonus.
Wang Che had his own plans for raising Green Caterpillar.
Wang Che held the Soul Guiding Device and suddenly noticed it had wrapped around his arm.
The central triangle emitted a very special light.
It looked like a small wristwatch.
“This thing feels a bit special… as if something is hidden inside…”
Wang Che took a closer look. ‘My Spiritual Power isn’t strong enough now. When it’s stronger, and I cultivate true Divine Sense, I’ll scan and sense it carefully.’
But it really was a treasure.
It was his biggest gain from this trip to the Floating Forest.
Without this encounter, who knew when this thing would have been useful…
Wang Che gathered his things and looked into the distance. Well, that scoundrel Xue Batian had already slipped away.
Wang Che also planned to leave.
Just then, suddenly, a deep, abyssal Dragon’s Roar shook the sky:
“Roooar!”
…