The ultimate move Qingmu obtained from the soul bone is called Earth Power. Its effect is to release earth power under the opponent's feet and has a chance to reduce the enemy's defense.
Compared to earthquakes, the power of the earth is slightly weaker, but it also avoids the problem of accidentally injuring teammates.
More importantly, Earth Power is a special attack move, and Venusaur's special attack is higher than its physical attack. Therefore, in Qingmu's hands, Earth Power is even more powerful than Earthquake.
"The power of the earth, huh? That's a pretty good move."
Qing Mu smiled.
At its current level, Venusaur is already strong enough; what it needs to improve now is itself.
His four soul skills are Grassland, Ultimate Absorption, Sunny Day, and Guard. Only Ultimate Absorption has some offensive capabilities; the other three are support skills.
Although Parasitic Seed can compensate for some of the damage, both Ultimate Absorption and Parasitic Seed have limited attack range and are not instantaneous. If the enemy is alert, they can easily dodge them.
Unlike other martial souls, the Earth Power is not only very fast to activate, but also has strong penetrating power. It is effective against fire, lightning, metal, rock, and poison martial souls, and its consumption is not high. It is an extremely powerful skill for filling gaps in your skill set.
This is undoubtedly a huge boost for Qingmu, who lacks offensive options. Even without Venusaur's help, Qingmu is not afraid of facing Soul Masters of the same level.
Then, Qingmu stood up and looked at the somewhat tired Venusaur in front of him, saying, "Venusaur, you've had a hard time these past few days."
"Now you should rest for a bit. After you've rested, we'll challenge the other spirit beasts in this forest."
"Da na!"
Upon hearing this, Venusaur nodded, then moved the rock blocking the cave entrance and began to take a nap.
For several days, he had been focused on protecting Qingmu. Their battle was bound to be fierce, and he definitely needed to rest and get back to his best condition.
The next day, in the core area of the Azure Forest.
"The Power of the Earth!"
Qing Mu's right foot glowed with an earthy yellow light. With a slight exertion, a special wave of energy exploded from beneath the nearly ten-thousand-year-old soul beast opposite him, instantly injuring it severely.
Looking at the effects of this strike using the power of the earth, and the soul power returned after defeating the opponent, Qing Mu nodded in satisfaction.
"Indeed, the power of this earth energy is even stronger than I expected. It should be comparable to a soul skill of 40,000 to 50,000 years."
Wood-attribute soul beasts have a certain resistance to ground attacks, but even so, a soul beast that is nearly ten thousand years old could not withstand his attack with the power of the earth.
Judging from the power of his earth-based attack, it was even stronger than the fifth soul skill of many Soul Kings and not weaker than the sixth soul ring of some Soul Emperors.
For Qing Mu, who is only level 44 at the moment, this is undoubtedly a very strong attack. Even a Soul King would not dare to take a direct hit from Qing Mu's Earth Power.
Afterwards, Qingmu casually tossed a grassy area to the spirit beast, and then left with Venusaur.
With his current strength and that of Venusaur, fighting spirit beasts under 10,000 years old is too inefficient; they need to fight spirit beasts over 10,000 years old.
Because they were in the core area, they quickly found a soul beast that met their requirements.
"A 15,000-year-old Demon Thorn Vine, it's perfect for testing the new moves Venusaur has learned."
Looking at the black thorn vine in front of him, Qing Mu said calmly.
For Venusaur now, a 10,000- or 5,000-year-old spirit beast is just the right time to test new moves—not too weak, not too strong.
If it's a soul beast that's 20,000 or 30,000 years old, then they need to be more serious; if it's a soul beast that's 40,000 years old, then they need to deal with it with all their might.
As for spirit beasts that are over 50,000 years old, forget about them. Spirit beasts that are over 50,000 years old already have the combat power of a Soul Douluo, and even ordinary Soul Douluos might not be able to defeat them. Qing Mu and Venusaur are not that strong yet.
Fortunately, in this Azure Spirit Forest, soul beasts over 50,000 years old are not common. Each one is a hegemon-level existence with its own territory and generally does not move easily.
After all, not every forest is like the Star Dou Great Forest, where 100,000-year-old soul beasts roam freely in the outer areas.
Immediately, Qingmu switched into battle mode and telepathically said to Venusaur, "Venusaur, use that move you just learned!"
"Da na!"
Venusaur nodded, and then a large number of pink petals emerged from his back, falling around him like snowflakes.
This is the move Petalfall that Venusaur learns during its evolution.
"Falling Petals" is a powerful area-of-effect attack that covers a considerable area, making it a pretty good move among Grass-type attacks.
However, Venusaur is not lacking in damage these days. What Qingmu really values about this move is its versatility.
Compared to the Vine Whip and Flying Leaf Blade, Falling Petals offers more subtle control, allowing it to perform actions that other special moves cannot.
Under Venusaur's control, the pink petal shoes, carrying a drifting, ethereal quality, attacked the nearby Demon Thorn Vine. Although it was the first time she had used it, she appeared quite skilled.
The attacked Inkthorn Vine reacted instantly, with a dozen vines coalescing into a sphere to protect its body, while another part of the vines burrowed underground, attempting to ambush Qingmu and Venusaur.
"snort!"
Seeing this, Qing Mu snorted coldly, then moved her right foot slightly, and an energy wave immediately spread out from Qing Mu's sole, colliding with the vines underground.
"Boom!"
As an explosion came from underground, the vines that had been blown halfway up the ground burst forth and clashed with the pink petals controlled by Venusaur.
The falling pink petals had no sharp edge or terrifying power, yet the vines, as hard as iron, were instantly severed like tofu upon contact with them, offering no resistance whatsoever.
Sensing this, the Demon Thorn Vine trembled slightly, for what it had just witnessed indicated that the opponent's strength far surpassed its own.
But since it was a matter of life and death, it could not give up. So it chose to go all in, and in an instant, countless thorny vines rushed towards Qingmu and Ivysaur.
Its thorns contain potent poison; if the opponent has no resistance to poison, a single stab could potentially reverse the current situation.
However, its resistance was doomed to failure. Not to mention that both Venusaur and Qingmu were virtually immune to all poisons, its attack was unlikely to hit Qingmu or Venusaur.