Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Wang Che had not expected that the power of the Seed Bomb would cause such devastating damage to the white silk.
Although he had seen the Cloud Cap Snake use this soul skill during the previous round, its power in actual combat was much stronger than expected, surpassing all of Wang Che’s estimations.
However, after using it once, the soul power of the Cloud Cap Snake would definitely have decreased drastically.
This move was indeed very powerful. On top of being able to deal damage to a large target area, it could also restore a certain amount of the user’s soul power and stamina. Nevertheless, the soul power consumption was far greater than any recovery it provided!
Unbeknownst to Lin Xi and the Cloud Cap Snake, Wang Che had been waiting patiently for them to use Seed Bomb all along!
The ultimate goal of his strategy was to force them to release this move.
Since this was such a powerful move that the Cloud Cap Snake had only just learned, it would not be able to execute it continuously.
At its current state, another use of Seed Bomb would only end up incapacitating the Cloud Cap Snake!
In fact, any advantage that it had previously held over the green caterpillar disappeared in that instant!
Naturally, Wang Che wouldn’t let his own soul pet hold back under such circumstances.
As he called out to the green caterpillar, it began to tremble as if being electrocuted, before letting out a few cries.
All of a sudden, wisps of soul power were released from its body.
To the naked eye, it looked as if strange coloured smoke was enveloping the green caterpillar’s body.
Its body also started to turn from a shade of emerald green to dark green, before eventually becoming black!
Soul Armor Haki was a technique to utilize soul power.
It was not just a form of soul power manifestation. That was merely a condition to learn the Soul Armor Haki.
By affixing soul power to the surface of the user’s body, it would become much stronger and sturdier. In addition, it would increase the user’s strength and defense significantly, while also boosting their speed.
On their first day of training, Wang Che had taught the green caterpillar how to manifest its own soul power.
Over the course of the next few days, it slowly started to learn the Soul Armor Haki.
Just like during training, the colour of the green caterpillar’s body began to change.
The yellow rays of the sun shone down from the transparent ceiling of the gymnasium and landed on the green caterpillar’s hide.
Its entire body glowed with a bright luster.
It was as if a layer of pitch-black armor had been painted on the green caterpillar!
Everyone who had been watching this change was instantly stunned.
What was going on?
What happened?
Why did the green caterpillar’s color change?
Soul skill? What soul skill could this be?
Evolution or mutation?
Myriads of questions popped up in everyone’s minds.
Even Professor Yan from the soul beast research base could not help but fix his eyes intently on the green caterpillar.
He didn’t understand it at all…
“What’s that?”
Upon looking at the green caterpillar, Lin Xi suddenly felt a sense of danger.
Something was wrong, something was very wrong indeed!
At the next moment, the green caterpillar suddenly moved.
Like an inky-black bolt of lightning, it charged straight at the Cloud Cap Snake!
So quick!
After its transformation, its speed was basically the same as the Cloud Cap Snake’s now!
Even though there had been such a huge gap between the two previously!
Not to mention, the Cloud Cap Snake was also an extremely rare soul pet that specialized in speed!
“Be careful!”
Lin Xi immediately shouted.
Meanwhile, the Cloud Cap Snake also looked very shocked. What on earth was going on with this green caterpillar?
How did its speed suddenly increase so much?
Regardless, they didn’t have the time to think.
The Cloud Cap Snake used the Rumbling Tail Strike mercilessly.
“Hiss!”
Its pride as an extremely rare soul pet would not allow the green caterpillar to escape today.
Seeing Lin Xi’s reaction, the Cloud Cap Snake immediately rushed over. Twisting its body like a top, it used a Rumbling Tail Strike to clash with the caterpillar head-on.
Bang!
The air around them exploded like two firecrackers had just collided.
A huge explosion shook up the countless rocks and dust particles in the arena once again.
Countless gazes watched on anxiously.
Swoosh!
One of them was sent flying!
It was the Cloud Cap Snake!
Its body flew backwards as if it had just been struck by a giant dragon.
Meanwhile, the green caterpillar had only retreated a few meters. When it fell to the ground, Wang Che immediately instructed, “Hit the ground with your tail!”
Without hesitation, the green caterpillar leapt and did a somersault in the air before landing on the ground with its tail. Its body compressed like a spring when it came in contact with the broken stage, and after a dramatic pause, its entire body shot upwards again.
Wang Che nodded slightly. Under normal circumstances, it would have been difficult for the green caterpillar to react so quickly.
However, it was a completely different beast now. After activating the Soul Armor Haki, every aspect of its combat ability had received a boost.
As such, it gained quick reflexes and the ability to perform some high difficulty moves.
Meanwhile, the Cloud Cap Snake, which had been sent flying more than ten meters away, finally landed after hitting the ground two or three times in a row, as if it was bouncing.
Without giving it time to react, the green caterpillar in the distance launched an attack again.
This huge reversal of circumstances once again kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
“Cloud Cap Snake, stand up and use Seed Bomb again!”
As she saw the current scene on the battlefield, Lin Xi’s well-trained reflexes allowed her to react immediately.
Judging from the collision just now, it was obvious that the green caterpillar’s strength had already surpassed that of the Cloud Cap Snake’s.
If they were to clash again in their current states, her chances of winning would probably be extremely low.
When they first collided with Rumbling Tail Strikes, the Cloud Cap Snake had still suffered some small amount of damage, despite being much stronger than the green caterpillar back then.
However, the green caterpillar had now become much stronger, the collision this time did not even seem to affect it at all!
Both its offense and defense had gotten more powerful!
This meant that if they were to continue clashing, the Cloud Cap Snake would be the only one sustaining injuries.
On top of that, there was no way for it to use the Rumbling Tail Strike at this moment.
“Spit Thread! Wrap the silk around the Cloud Cap Snake’s head!”
Wang Che continued to give orders with a calm expression on his face.
If this soul pet was not skilled enough, using core soul skills continuously like this would surely have caused problems.
However, this airborne green caterpillar seemed to be just fine as it approached the Cloud Cap Snake.
As soon as Wang Che gave the order, it immediately shot out long threads of white silk at its opponent’s head.
Unable to dodge in time, the wings on the Cloud Cap Snake’s head lit up for a second before they were bound by the adhesive white silk.
Just as Wang che had expected, the speed at which it used Seed Bomb had greatly decreased.
“Hiss! Hiss!” The Cloud Cap Snake let out an uneasy cry.
“Take advantage of the situation and perform one last strike!”
Before Wang Che could even finish his sentence, the green caterpillar had already caught on to what he wanted it to do. Without wasting a second, It immediately unleashed a Rumbling Tail Strike on the Cloud Cap Snake below.
Boom!
The green caterpillar’s tail slashed down like a steel blade as it descended from the sky.
The impact shook the entire stage violently like an earthquake.
As the dust cleared, a crack could be seen on the spot where the green caterpillar had landed earlier.
Their epic battle had even shattered the stage!
Smoke swirled throughout the arena.
After a long time…
The referee’s voice sounded:
“Contestant No. 23 of Zone J, Wang Che, wins!”
Wang Che nodded in a dignified manner.
From observing the last collision, he had noticed that the Cloud Cap Snake would encounter a certain delay when unleashing its Seed Bomb continuously in a short period of time.
Although soul skills were powerful, there were still plenty of chances for their users to be interrupted by their opponents, especially when it took a long time to unleash a particular move.
For the Cloud Cap Snake, the key to producing Seed Bombs lay in the cute pair of wings that looked like flowing clouds on top of its head.
If they were restrained during the casting process of the soul skill, it would interrupt the soul power circulation.
As such, if it wanted to use the same move again, the Cloud Cap Snake would have to circulate its soul power once more, creating a delay.
Of course, Wang Che was aware that this weakness could be removed through repeated training.
After mastering the soul skill, it could be unleashed almost instantaneously.
It would be impossible to interrupt it then.
Fortunately, this move was still quite new to the Cloud Cap Snake. Since it had just learned the soul skill, it obviously had not had the time to train and get rid of this weakness.
“It’s not easy to win.”
Wang Che walked up to the stage and picked up the green caterpillar that had collapsed from exhaustion.
The green caterpillar had only just mastered the Soul Armor Haki as well, so using it naturally consumed a lot of soul power.
If the opponent had somehow accustomed itself to the boosting effects of the Soul Armor Haki, it would have spelled certain defeat for the green caterpillar.
As such, trump cards were ultimate moves that could only be revealed at the most crucial moment, especially when facing an enemy stronger than oneself.
Meanwhile, Lin Xi also walked onto the battle stage to pick up the unconscious Cloud Cap Snake. By now, it had lost all its fighting ability.
The two contestants standing in the smoke looked at each other. Though the competition had already ended, the audience could still feel the intense atmosphere in the arena.
They watched silently, as if still immersed in the few short seconds when the green caterpillar had transformed.
After a while, Lin Xi finally opened her mouth and asked, “What was that soul skill your soul pet used earlier? I’ve never seen it before…”