Chapter 77: This Move, Silk Spitting, Had Five Hundred Years of Skill
Chapter 77: This Move, Silk Spitting, Had Five Hundred Years of Skill
Insect Concealment: In different terrains, it could change its own color to confuse the opponent and lower the opponent’s perception. At the same time, it accumulated power, making the next non-Type attack more powerful.
Insect Concealment was, of course, not real invisibility.
It was about changing its own skin color, lowering its own Soul Power fluctuations, and hiding in various terrains.
While hiding, it could also accumulate strength. When the next attack came, its power would increase.
“Non-Type attacks meant regular strength-based attacks, like Rattler Tail Strike…”
This move was very key for Insect Type Soul Pets.
In formal Soul Pet battles, there would be many terrain changes later.
Also, when exploring in the wild, there would be many complex terrains.
Learning this move would be very beneficial, both for competitions and in the wild.
“Let’s go with this move. For offensive Soul Skills, Green Caterpillar wasn’t lacking anymore. This kind of functional Soul Skill was just right.”
Soul Skills had many types based on their effects.
In total, they were actually divided into just two main categories: offensive and functional.
Offensive Soul Skills were further divided into regular strength attacks, non-regular Type attacks, and complicated mixed attacks, etc.
Functional Soul Skills, there were too many of those.
Support types could be divided into various boosts and reductions for strength, speed, physique, defense, Type, etc.
Tactic types included creating illusions, hiding, terrain changes, and many more.
Recovery types included health recovery, stamina recovery, Soul Power recovery, recovery from many statuses, etc.
Defense types…
The subcategories of Soul Skill types were numerous.
Wang Che knew this.
Changes in modern Soul Skills often included types that combined two, or even three, categories into comprehensive Soul Skills… they were more powerful, but the requirements were also higher.
“For a Soul Pet, one shouldn’t always learn only offensive Soul Skills. It should also learn one or two functional Soul Skills.”
“After using Insect Concealment to dodge, following up with a Rattler Tail Strike could result in a finishing blow, even against Soul Pets with higher Soul Power cultivation than it. Unless it was the kind of Soul Pet with excellent perception, possessing special perception-type Soul Skills…”
After Wang Che made his decision, he immediately searched for information about the source of the Insect Concealment Soul Skill.
As a core century Soul Skill for the Insect Type, many Insect Soul Skill sequences included it.
But it was still exceptionally precious.
This was because of its impressive functionality, which was too important for Insect Type Soul Pets.
It was an extremely tactical Soul Skill.
“Basically, there were no Soul Skill Engravings for Insect Concealment online… It truly was a precious thing.”
Wang Che wasn’t in a hurry though.
For Green Caterpillar to learn Insect Concealment, the difficulty was much easier compared to learning Blazing Charge, Energy Detonation, or Rebirth from Mortal Peril.
After all, it was a Soul Skill of its own Type.
Its genes didn’t have this Soul Skill, but it was still an Insect.
After a good night’s rest, Wang Che took Green Caterpillar to school as usual.
Morning time was always beautiful.
For Green Caterpillar, that was the case.
The outside world was too dangerous. It couldn’t sleep well, nor eat well.
How could it compare to its little nest at home?
Green Caterpillar carried Wang Che’s backpack, humming a little tune, and arrived at the school gate.
“Old Wang, two days no see. Why does your Green Caterpillar look a bit changed?”
Xu Haifeng, with his Thousand-Faced Flower, met Wang Che at the school gate.
“Sii noo sii noo…”
Green Caterpillar curved its eyes, greeting that Thousand-Faced Flower.
It walked over while greeting it.
Thousand-Faced Flower was the second stage evolution form of Hundred-Flower Beast.
From the originally cute, pink, bun-like spinning top Hundred-Flower Beast, it evolved, growing small feet, with flower buds on its head, arms, and back, becoming Thousand-Faced Flower.
As its cultivation slowly increased, these flower buds would slowly bloom, turning into many beautiful flower garments.
Its body height would also reach about one meter, the flower garments on its body combining into colorful clothes, growing into a Flower Fairy.
Its appearance would reach a new height.
“Why hasn’t your Thousand-Faced Flower completed its Third Stage Evolution yet?” Wang Che took a glance.
Hundred-Flower Beast could evolve into Flower Fairy once it had one hundred and forty years of Soul Power Cultivation.
This Thousand-Faced Flower’s cultivation seemed a bit short still.
Xu Haifeng came from a well-off family, didn’t worry about food or drink, and had no shortage of money to buy a young Rare Soul Pet.
However, this guy only had his eye on Hundred-Flower Beast, a young ordinary Soul Pet.
“Raising pets leisurely, no rush.” Xu Haifeng chuckled, “My future goal is mainly to research beast rearing, research all kinds of beautiful Soul Pets. Strength doesn’t matter, as long as they’re good-looking.”
Saying this, Xu Haifeng went next to Green Caterpillar, who was playing and interacting with Thousand-Faced Flower.
“What, did you get a tattoo for Green Caterpillar?” Xu Haifeng looked at the light green patterns on Green Caterpillar’s body, nodding as he looked, “Not bad, looks pretty good, has style, quite handsome.”
“…” Wang Che.
Because of the previous Life Feedback from Rainbow Deer King, plus the taught Energy Detonation Soul Skill, Green Caterpillar had developed some light green patterns on its body.
These patterns were a manifestation of condensed Plant-Type Life Energy, and were also the basis for performing the Energy Detonation Soul Skill.
Unlike the move Blazing Charge.
Eating Sun-Crystal Milk Pine Leaf, absorbing the Fire-Type Life Energy, was a long process of slow digestion, then fully absorbing it using the Gold-Devouring Art.
It didn’t result in this kind of situation.
But Rainbow Deer King, through that Life Source Stone, gave Life Feedback of Plant-Type Life Energy to Green Caterpillar.
Green Caterpillar couldn’t forcibly absorb such a large amount of Plant-Type Life Energy all at once, so Rainbow Deer King could only lock that Plant-Type Life Energy within Green Caterpillar’s body in this form.
That’s why the light green patterns appeared.
With cultivation, these light green patterns would slowly disappear, completely merging into Green Caterpillar’s body.
“Next time, I’ll get one for Thousand-Faced Flower too.” Xu Haifeng looked a few more times at those rather cool-looking patterns, finding them very cool.
“Hoo hoo!” Hearing this, Thousand-Faced Flower immediately made a sound, expressing refusal.
Different Soul Pets had different aesthetics!
It didn’t find it cool at all!
“Refusal denied!” Xu Haifeng put his hands behind his head and walked towards the school.
Thousand-Faced Flower got a bit angry. It went in front of Xu Haifeng and tripped him at his feet.
Xu Haifeng fell to the ground with a thud.
Thousand-Faced Flower left angrily.
“Hey, okay, okay… I’ll stop messing around, I’ll stop messing around.” Xu Haifeng got up and quickly followed her.
“…” Wang Che.
The Green Caterpillar looked at Thousand-Faced Flower with envy.
She was so respected!
The Green Caterpillar glanced at Wang Che in front of it. Hmm… Should I try that too…
Just then, Wang Che also turned around to look at it.
He gave it a benign smile.
The Green Caterpillar got scared and immediately followed him obediently.
It had a very well-behaved look on its face.
The day of learning quickly began.
The strict Teacher Zheng checked each student’s progress from time to time.
Of course, he was mostly dissatisfied.
“Bu Yan! What’s wrong with your Rainy Frog? It’s been two months already, why hasn’t it reached its Second Stage Evolution? The power of its Water Bullet Soul Skill—is it just for watering plants?”
“Tong Liang, what are you laughing at? Your Ppai Pampan has reached Second Stage Evolution, but where are its Soul Skills? How many has it learned? Can its slap send you to the hospital? If not, then it hasn’t trained enough!”
“Xu Haifeng, you there, step forward! It’s been two months! The Hundred-Flower Beast in Class Eight next door has already completed its Third Stage Evolution! It has even started learning a Hundred-Year Soul Skill. And you, with this Thousand-Faced Flower—are you raising a baby here? It eats so much good food every day, slacks off during training, and its Soft Powder is like cumin powder—no power or effect at all.”
“Are you planning to run a barbecue stand?”
…
Teacher Zheng’s stern scolding was full of authority.
It made all the students and their Soul Pets fall silent.
Out of dozens of students, none satisfied Teacher Zheng.
Until…
“Okay, Wang Che is back. Take a look for yourselves…”
Teacher Zheng waved toward Wang Che’s Green Caterpillar. “Look at this Green Caterpillar—its skin, its fur, its body shape, the power it contains, the look in its eyes, its abundant Soul Power aura…”
“Come on, little one, use Silk Spitting, aim at the rock over there.”
The Green Caterpillar came forward and glanced at Wang Che.
Wang Che gave a slight nod.
The Green Caterpillar immediately understood.
It opened its mouth and shot out a not-too-thick white silk, instantly wrapping around the huge testing rock that weighed over a thousand pounds.
Then it bit the silk thread and gave a light flick.
The huge rock was thrown more than ten meters away.
“Look, everyone, look! Just ask your Soul Pets,”
Teacher Zheng pointed at the many students, “this Silk Spitting move, with five hundred years of skill—how many of you can withstand it?”
“This move, originally powerless, can only achieve this level through day and night hard training, far beyond ordinary effort.”
The many students and Soul Pets immediately lowered their heads again.
The Green Caterpillar tilted its head, thinking: Was I working that hard…? It didn’t seem that exaggerated.
I just ate leaves and snacks every day, and while eating… hmm…
But right now, in this moment,
the Green Caterpillar felt a little cool.
It understood.
Respect doesn’t matter; being strong is what counts!
The Green Caterpillar no longer envied Thousand-Faced Flower so much.