Chapter 3 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When he finally left the room, Wang Che saw his mother playing with the green caterpillar.

“Old Wang, let’s get a leave from work today. We’ll bring Little Che and this one out to relax.”

“Isn’t he supposed to be going out with his friends?”

“I know, but haven’t you heard where they’re planning to go? It’s a soul pet training base! He has a few good friends who all want to purchase some soul pet eggs there. If Little Che follows along, wouldn’t he feel even more dejected? How could he bear it?”

“Eh, I actually forgot about this! Alright…”

The two were conversing when Wang Che walked out.

“No need,” he suddenly interrupted them.

“…” The two of them didn’t know what to say.

Wang Che looked at his parents and said in a calm manner, “I’ll go out later.”

“Little Che, are you alright?” Mother Wang looked at him in bewilderment.

How had he managed to recover from his dejection so quickly?

“I’m fine,” Wang Che replied with a faint smile.

“Then earlier, when eating breakfast, why did you…?” Father Wang suspected that he was hiding his true feelings again, like he did yesterday.

“I had a nightmare last night,” Wang Che explained casually. “It didn’t have anything to do with my soul pet.”

“I see,” Father Wang said while nodding his head. “What kind of nightmare? How bad was it, to have made you look like you lost your soul in the morning?”

Wang Che glanced at his father and paused for a moment before replying,

“In my dream, you revealed your true identity as a Titled Heavenly King in the seven great war zones of the Martial Soul Federation. You told me that you have been hiding in the mortal world to experience life.”

When he heard this, Father Wang was taken aback. After a moment, he exclaimed in both shock and joy, “You had such a nice dream? Why didn’t I get to experience it myself… No wait, this is a good dream! Why did you look like you had a nightmare then?”

Wang Che continued, “Just when I was getting excited, you suddenly claimed that I wasn’t your biological child, that I was picked up from the streets. In my dream, I wasn’t related to you.”

This seemed to leave Father Wang speechless for a moment again before he responded, “That was indeed a scary nightmare. No wonder you looked so dazed.”

Mother Wang nodded in agreement.

After all, the Titled Heavenly Kings were the strongest Contract Soul Masters in this world.

Just their names alone carried glory and strength.

Every Contract Soul Master revered and yearned to reach their level.

If only Wang Che had truly possessed the bloodline of a Heavenly King, then his martial soul wouldn’t have been so weak.

However, since there was no relationship… then…

“Are you bringing this one along?” Mother Wang asked as she poked the green caterpillar’s soft head.

“Of course,” Wang Che looked at it and replied. “It’s my soul pet.”

He squatted down and reached out his hand to the caterpillar.

“Ssss!”

The green caterpillar immediately shrunk its body, afraid of being flicked again.

When it realised that Wang Che wasn’t trying to hurt him, it slowly crawled towards his finger and nudged it with its head, as if testing the waters.

A few seconds later, it wriggled into Wang Che’s palm.

With its curved glass-like eyes moving about, the little caterpillar seemed to be full of joy.

Seeing this, Wang Che sighed to himself as he carefully placed the young pet inside his chest pocket.

He had several different pets in his previous life.

Each one of them had been considered divine beasts in the cultivation world.

Yet, this bug he had as a pet now was so weak…

Wang Che comforted himself, ‘It’s okay, it’s not a problem.’

Right as he walked out of the house, the fresh morning air started to fill his nostrils, making him feel extremely refreshed.

After taking a deep breath, Wang Che looked up at the blue sky and at the tall buildings in the distance.

Even though he lived in an ordinary neighborhood, the environment here wasn’t too bad.

The vicinity was surrounded by a type of plant called Silver Flowers. Apart from looking beautiful, these flowers could also cleanse the foul air and release a refreshing fragrance.

It was the first green plant that most cities chose to grow.

Of course, despite their quirks, Silver Flowers were just special plants, not soul beasts.

On top of that, there were also several Cloud Trees in Wang Che’s neighbourhood.