Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 26 The Body of Rock

"Brother Lang Lei was so fierce just now..." Gretchen said as soon as they returned to the room, "Just like when Uncle Qianjie encounters an enemy, he confronted me head-on..."

"That's the enemy, huh?" Lang Lei chuckled. "But he's just a coward; he'll amount to nothing."

Lang Lei didn't take Dai Mubai and the others very seriously.

After all, Lang Lei was already preparing to take the immortal herb opportunity from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. If possible, he even planned to take the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in one fell swoop.

As for Dugu Bo...

Lang Lei is reasonable; there are countless ways to get the other party to hand over the territory without lifting a finger, and these are not problems.

The Shrek Seven Devils, having lost the immortal herbs within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire...

Tang San may still have a chance to become a god, after all, he is a protagonist, but it will definitely be very difficult, at least ten times more difficult than before.

As for Xiao Wu... if things go normally, she might not even survive the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. If she really had any brains, she shouldn't have appeared in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, where all the top experts gather.

However, if she chooses to leave Tang San, the protagonist, she would just be a slightly luckier, ordinary 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit who has transformed into human form. Her racial talent would be average. Given the God Realm's attitude towards soul beasts, no matter how good her talent is, she wouldn't be able to become a god without connections.

Oscar might do well on the mainland in the future, after all, he's an extremely rare food-type innate full-strength soul master, so his talent is undeniable. But becoming a god... well, that's just a dream. Aside from being a little sleazy, he's otherwise quite normal, at least compared to the other male members of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Ma Hongjun is even worse off. He has a flawed mutated martial soul, isn't born with full soul power, and his will isn't particularly strong. Without the help of immortal herbs, it would be difficult for him to even become a Title Douluo. In Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect, there's a soul master named Ma Xiaotao with the same martial soul as Ma Hongjun, but her talent and intelligence are superior to Ma Hongjun's. Didn't she still fail to become a god?

Ning Rongrong is even less likely to succeed. With her martial soul flaws unresolved, her level can't even exceed 79. Her personality has also been spoiled. Want to become a god? Impossible.

As for Dai Mubai, he wouldn't comment. He's only good because he's a bit older; otherwise, he might not even be as good as Ma Hongjun. He was even crippled by him before, so he'll probably have little chance of achieving anything in the future.

But if given the chance to do it all over again, Lang Lei would still make the same choice. If the other party tries anything funny again, he wouldn't hesitate to take them down directly.

Zhu Zhuqing was arguably one of only two normal people among the original Shrek Seven Devils, possessing exceptional intelligence but slightly inferior talent. Given Dai Mubai's current predicament, if nothing unexpected happens, she will most likely die young due to the Star Luo Empire's brutal competitive system.

Of course, if the other party can cultivate to the level of Soul Douluo or find a backer of Soul Douluo or above before that, they might be spared.

In conclusion, Lang Lei is not worried at all about the Shrek Seven Devils affecting his future plans. Even if they do, he can nip their ideas in the bud.

"Aunt Mebius once said that we must not be soft on our enemies." Gretchen nodded thoughtfully.

"That's right, Gretchen remembers very well." Lang Lei smiled and patted Gretchen's head. "Brother is about to start his training now, Gretchen can do some things she likes first~ If you want to draw, remember not to get paint on your hair."

"Okay, Gretchen got it."

Gretchen nodded and took out some "Gretchen and Langley's Beautiful Memories" (paint) that Langley had put in advance from the drawer in the room.

They shouldn't run out of paint anytime soon, and even if the prediction is wrong, Langlei's system inventory still has an unlimited supply of paint...

"System, use Earth Dragon Dust passive skill to grant card."

"Ding, random selection in progress, please wait."

"Obtained the [Solid Body] passive skill grant card (purple)."

"Being assigned..."

A warm current began to flow from Lang Lei's heart to his limbs and bones, and his first martial soul, Earth Dragon Dust, automatically appeared.

[Talent Passive: Rock Body]

Introduction: With a body as hard as a rock, perhaps you could try hitting your head with a pebble and see who feels more pain, you or the pebble.

Effect: When attacked, defense is increased by 120% immediately and pain is reduced by 50%. After three seconds, the defense increase effect is lost and temporarily reduced by 20%, while final damage is reduced by 50%, energy damage is reduced by an additional 20%, and attack power is increased by 20%.

Once activated, it consumes 0.3% of your soul power per second. The effect disappears when you leave combat or when your soul power is insufficient.

Note: Without activating the first martial soul, Earth Dragon Dust, the buff effect is reduced by 30%, and the consumption is reduced to 0.01% per second.

"My God, am I developing into a tank?" Lang Lei fell into deep thought after reading the effect of the passive talent [Rock Solid Body].

His talent, "Down-to-Earth," restores more than that amount of soul power per second. In general terms, regardless of whether he activates his first martial soul, he can keep his "Rock Solid Body" active indefinitely.

Lang Lei clenched his fist. He didn't have any enemies yet, so it wasn't easy to test the effects of the [Solid Body], but that didn't matter. He would be able to test his physique properly soon.

"Brother Lang Lei, are you done?" Gretchen had been watching Lang Lei's movements on the bed. As soon as Lang Lei opened his eyes, Gretchen turned her head to look at him.

"Of course, little Gretchen, would you like me to draw with you?" Lang Lei was in a good mood and got out of bed to go over.

"Brother Lang Lei's color... is even more yellow now..." Gretchen blinked and suddenly said.

Lang Lei stood there, stunned. He shouldn't have had any bad thoughts, right?

"It feels very solid and reliable..." Lang Lei had just been stunned when Gretsch finished speaking.

Lang Lei's lips twitched, then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Little Gretchen, next time you must finish what you're saying in one go~"

"Oh, okay." Gretchen nodded. "But Brother Lang Lei is so strange... Every time this color is mentioned, the uncles and aunts of the Fire Moth also have this reaction."

"Gresh is still young, you can't ask~" Lang Lei patted Gresh's shoulder.

"I'm not a child anymore!" Gretchen pouted.

"Haha, okay, Gretchen has all grown up now~"

"That's strange. Isn't yellow the color of the sun and the earth?" Gretchen wondered, even more puzzled. "What's so strange about it..."

Lang Lei felt ashamed; he was too impure and deserved to be punished!

"Stop overthinking, let's draw, I'll keep you company."

"good!"

Gretchen immediately replied with a smile and sat down in Langley's lap.

This humble author begs for a reward...

(End of this chapter)