Stone Body

"Brother Lang Lei was so fierce just now..." As soon as she returned to the room, Griseo spoke up. "Just like how Uncle Qianjie is when he encounters enemies, facing me head-on or something..."

"That was an enemy, you know~" Lang Lei smiled. "But just a coward. He won't amount to much."

Lang Lei did not think much of Dai Mubai and the others.

After all, Lang Lei was already preparing to seize the Immortal Herb opportunity at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. If possible, he even planned to clean out the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in one go.

As for Dugu Bo...

Lang Lei was still a reasonable man. He had plenty of ways to make the other party willingly hand over the place without resorting to violence. None of that was a problem.

And without the Immortal Herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Shrek Seven Devils...

Tang San might still have hope of becoming a god. After all, he was technically a protagonist. But it would definitely be extremely difficult—at least ten times harder than before, if not more.

As for Xiao Wu... if things developed normally, she might not even survive the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Tournament. If she still had any sense, she should not appear at the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Tournament, where experts gathered from everywhere.

But if she chose to leave Tang San, the protagonist, then she would merely be an ordinary hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit in human form with slightly better luck. Her racial talent was only average. Given the Divine Realm's attitude toward soul beasts, no matter how gifted she was, she could forget about becoming a god without some backdoor connection.

Oscar might do fairly well on the continent in the future. After all, he was an extremely rare Food System spirit master with Innate Full Soul Power, and his talent was worthy of recognition. But becoming a god... anything was possible in dreams. Still, aside from being a little sleazy, he was fairly normal in other respects. At the very least, compared to the other male members of the Shrek Seven Devils, he was very normal.

Ma Hongjun was even worse. He had a flawed Mutated Martial Soul, was not born with Innate Full Soul Power, and his will was not particularly firm. Without the help of Immortal Herbs, even becoming a Titled Douluo would be difficult for him. In the Peerless Tang Sect, there was a spirit master named Ma Xiaotao whose Martial Soul was the same as Ma Hongjun's, yet both her talent and mind surpassed his. Didn't she still fail to become a god?

Ning Rongrong had even less of a chance. With the flaw in her Martial Soul unresolved, her level could not even surpass level 79. Her personality had also been spoiled rotten. Becoming a god? Impossible.

As for Dai Mubai, Lang Lei had no comment. He only had the advantage of being slightly older; otherwise, he might not even compare to Ma Hongjun. Lang Lei had already crippled him before, so he likely would find it hard to achieve anything in the future.

But even if he had to do it again, Lang Lei would still make the same choice. If they tried any more tricks on him in the future, he would not mind dealing with them directly.

Zhu Zhuqing could be considered one of the only two normal people among the original Shrek Seven Devils. She had an excellent mind, though her talent was slightly lacking. Now that Dai Mubai had fallen so low, unless something unexpected happened, she would most likely die young due to the Star Luo Empire's brutal system of competition.

Of course, if she could cultivate to Soul Douluo before then, or find a backer above Soul Douluo, she might be allowed to live.

All in all, Lang Lei was not worried at all that the Shrek Seven Devils would affect his future plans. Even if they did, he could crush their intentions in the cradle.

"Aunt Mobius said that when facing enemies, you can't be soft-hearted." Griseo nodded thoughtfully.

"That's right. Griseo remembered well." Lang Lei smiled and patted Griseo's head. "Big Brother is going to cultivate for a while now. Griseo can do something she likes first~ If you want to paint, remember not to get paint in your hair."

"Okay, Griseo will remember."

Griseo nodded and took out some Griseo and Lang Lei's Fond Memories (paint) that Lang Lei had placed in the room's drawer beforehand.

It should be enough for quite some time. Even if his estimate was wrong, Lang Lei still had an unlimited supply of paint in his system storage...

"System, use the Earth Dragon Dust Passive Grant Card."

"Ding. Random selection in progress. Please wait."

"Obtained: Stone Body Passive Skill Grant Card (Purple)."

"Granting in progress..."

A warm current began flowing from Lang Lei's heart to his limbs and bones, while his First Martial Soul, Earth Dragon Dust, automatically emerged.

Talent Passive: Stone Body

Description: A physique as hard as stone. Perhaps you could try smashing your head with a pebble and see whether you or the pebble hurts more.

Effect: When attacked, defense increases by 120% immediately, and pain is reduced by 50%. After three seconds, the defense increase effect disappears and defense is temporarily reduced by 20%. At the same time, final damage is reduced by 50%, energy damage is additionally reduced by 20%, and attack power increases by 20%.

After activation, Soul Power consumes 0.3% per second. The state disappears after leaving combat or when Soul Power is insufficient.

Note: Without activating the First Martial Soul, Earth Dragon Dust, the buff effects are reduced by 30%, while consumption is lowered to 0.01% per second.

My God, was I developing in the direction of a tank? After seeing the effects of the Stone Body talent passive, Lang Lei fell into deep thought.

The Soul Power his Down-to-Earth talent restored every second was already more than that. Theoretically speaking, whether or not he activated his First Martial Soul, Stone Body could remain active indefinitely.

Lang Lei clenched his fist. He did not have any enemies at the moment, so it was not easy to test the effects of Stone Body. But that was fine. Before long, he would be able to test his physique properly.

"Brother Lang Lei, are you done?" Griseo had been watching Lang Lei on the bed the entire time. The moment Lang Lei opened his eyes, Griseo turned to look at him.

"Of course I am, Little Griseo. Do you want me to paint with you?" In a good mood, Lang Lei got off the bed and walked over.

"Brother Lang Lei's color... has become yellower..." Griseo blinked and suddenly said.

Lang Lei froze in place. He should not have had any improper thoughts, right?

"It feels very heavy and reliable..." Just as Lang Lei was stunned, Griseo finished the rest of her sentence.

The corner of Lang Lei's mouth twitched, and he breathed a sigh of relief. "Little Griseo, next time you have to finish what you're saying all at once, okay~"

"Oh, okay." Griseo nodded. "But Brother Lang Lei is so strange... Whenever this color is mentioned, the uncles and aunties of the Flame-Chaser react the same way."

"Little Griseo is still too young. You can't ask about that~" Lang Lei patted Griseo's shoulder.

"I'm not little anymore!" Griseo puffed out her cheeks.

"Haha, okay. Griseo grew up a long time ago~"

"How strange. Isn't yellow the color of the sun and the earth?" Griseo became even more confused. "What exactly is strange about it...?"

Lang Lei felt ashamed. He was the one whose thoughts were too impure. He deserved punishment!

"Don't overthink it. Come paint. I'll keep you company."

"Okay!"

Griseo immediately answered with a smile and sat in Lang Lei's arms.