Douluo: Martial Soul Mysterious Tortoise, Counterattack Armor Critical Strike at the Start

So his appearance was still fairly decent.

Mariel began teaching everyone a theory class.

It was mainly for Huang Wei.

After all, the others had all risen from the beginner classes and were already thoroughly familiar with this Martial Soul knowledge.

Huang Wei, meanwhile, was very interested in this world's knowledge and listened with great focus.

After one lesson, Mariel planned to have them take part in Mimic Training.

They should have gone long ago at this time and should have already completed a session by now.

However, they had not gone because of Huang Wei, the transfer student.

When they heard they could finally go, the students who had been waiting impatiently immediately started moving.

Huang Wei walked over to Hu Liena and proactively reached out his little hand to hold hers.

A smooth, comfortable sensation immediately passed through him.

Hu Liena did not think much of it. After all, she treated Huang Wei as her little brother, and he was also her Junior Brother—one of their own.

He was seven years younger than her, and she was not such a beast that she would have any other thoughts about him.

But just because she did not think that way did not mean Huang Wei did not.

Huang Wei was holding her hand with the mindset of getting a free feel.

The sight made the other students grit their teeth in irritation, but they could not lose their tempers.

Xie Yue did not care much, since she was his sister.

But Yan was different.

He had been pursuing Hu Liena for so long, acting like a devoted lapdog, yet he had never even held Nana's little hand. Now, some other guy was holding it.

Yan kept frantically comforting himself. Don't get mad, don't get mad. That brat is only six years old. How could he possibly think about those things? I'm just overthinking it. Yeah, I'm just overthinking it. So what if his defense is ridiculously strong? He's still just a six-year-old brat. He can't possibly steal Nana from me.

Challenge the Limits

Soon, everyone arrived at the Mimic Training Grounds.

This was the largest Mimic Training Grounds in Martial Soul Academy.

It covered an unimaginably vast area. It would not be an exaggeration to call it the largest on the entire Douluo Continent.

At that moment, students from many classes had already gathered there.

All of them were led by their instructors toward the designated Mimic Training rooms assigned to their classes.

As Hu Liena's group passed by, they drew everyone's attention.

It could not be helped. As the Golden Generation, they were exceptionally eye-catching, with both talent and looks.

But when they saw the little boy Hu Liena was holding by the hand—

Their gazes immediately turned unfriendly.

In Martial Soul Academy, aside from the beginner, intermediate, and advanced grade classes, there was also an Elite Class above them all.

Only those over eighteen who had reached the Soul Ancestor level could enter that class.

Of course, age was not absolute. As long as one reached Soul Ancestor level or above early enough, one would qualify.

Hu Liena's group was already Soul Elders at level thirty-five at the age of twelve.

It would not take them long to enter.

Their talent and age also destined them to become the Golden Generation.

Moreover, the Soul Power in all three of their bodies had accumulated to a peak. With just a little more pressure, they could directly break through to level thirty-six.

This was also related to the resources provided for cultivation.

No matter how talented someone was, if they were buried away without cultivation resources, growing stronger would still be extremely difficult.

Soon, under Instructor Mariel's lead, they entered the room. This Mimic Training room was enormous and contained seven pods.

Seven people could train at once. The academy provided it free of charge for the designated class.

Class members could also train in other rooms, but they would need to pay the corresponding amount of Gold Soul Coins.

Hu Liena's group went elsewhere, leaving this place for some of the less well-off students in the class.

Naturally, the three of them did not lack money.

"Weiwei, I plan to test where the limit of your defense lies. Are you interested in finding out?"

Mariel stepped forward first and looked at Huang Wei.

Huang Wei nodded. "I'm curious too."

"The rest of you may disperse," Mariel said as she looked at the others.

After her order was given, aside from Hu Liena's group, only ten people remained.

Though these ten had talent, they came from poor families. Naturally, they saved money wherever they could.

"I'm also curious about Junior Brother's defensive limit, so I'm staying to watch. You can go cultivate first."

Hu Liena looked at Yan and Xie Yue.

"No, we're curious too." Their answer was exactly the same as Hu Liena's.

The others entered the pods.

Huang Wei also entered one of the pods and lay down according to Instructor Mariel's instructions.

It was extremely comfortable to lie down in it. It had to be said that the technology of Douluo Star completely surpassed every kind of technology from his previous life.

Mariel pressed the green button, and the pod door closed.

A helmet-like device directly covered Huang Wei's head.

Very soon, he entered a space formed from grids.

It was enormous.

This was a type of mental space.

Soul Masters could cut loose within it. Even if they were injured or died, as long as they disconnected and came out, their real bodies would be fine. However, the degree of injury would determine how much they were drained.

Just then, a sweet and seductive voice rang out in the space.

"You easily withstood Wu Hu's strongest attack as a level thirty-two Soul Elder earlier, so I'll simulate a three-thousand-five-hundred-year Explosive Ape to test you. It has strength close to that of a Soul Ancestor."

The speaker was Mariel.

Huang Wei said, "Alright, Teacher. Go ahead."

As long as it was below the Soul King level, his defense could withstand it with ease.

The next moment, a massive Explosive Ape appeared before him. This creature's attack power was even more ferocious than Wu Hu's Fire Monkey.

After all, Soul Beasts of the same age could still differ in combat power because of their bloodlines.

Terrifying flames burned all over the Explosive Ape's body. A long red crest rose from the top of its head, and flames also emerged from within it.

The ape's fur was not red, but white.

The Explosive Ape roared and launched an attack at Huang Wei.

Defense.

Huang Wei summoned the Martial Soul Mysterious Tortoise and activated Martial Soul Possession. His First Soul Ring emerged.

Tortoise Shell covered his entire body.

At the same time, a string of data appeared before Huang Wei's eyes.

Counterattack Rate: 100%

Critical Hit Rate: 50%

Soul Power Cultivation Boost: 5%

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Information about the Explosive Ape before him also appeared.

He simply waited quietly.

The Explosive Ape threw a punch.

It immediately let out a scream. Its arm snapped, its body tore apart, and it collapsed to the ground.

It transformed into particles and disappeared.

Huang Wei remained unmoved, and the energy within his body had not diminished at all.

He did not feel a thing.

"So terrifying?!"

"Even a three-thousand-five-hundred-year Soul Beast close to Soul Ancestor level can't break through his defense!"

Everyone outside, watching the screen before them, sucked in cold breaths in shock.

Mariel was no exception.

The screen before them had seven displays, each corresponding to a different pod.

But now, Huang Wei alone occupied it.

"Then I'll raise it directly to five thousand years and give it a try," Mariel said through gritted teeth.

A five-thousand-year Soul Beast was equivalent to a level forty-nine Soul Ancestor.

Even a Soul King could not necessarily defeat it.

It was still an Explosive Ape.

Among the current simulation targets, the Explosive Ape had the strongest explosive power.

Huang Wei said, "Instructor, you can try a group attack."

"Alright." Mariel nodded.

Even if someone died in the simulation, their real body outside would merely be overly drained. There would be no danger to their life.

That was also why many instructors felt at ease letting students challenge higher-level opponents.

A group of five-thousand-year Explosive Apes continuously launched fierce attacks at Huang Wei.

Huang Wei simply hid beneath the Tortoise Shell.

As he listened to the endless booms and bangs, his ears went numb.

But at that moment, the energy inside his body began to fluctuate downward bit by bit.

"Huh, it's affecting me this quickly?"

Feeling the energy within him decrease, then looking at the Explosive Apes before him that kept dying in suicide attacks, Huang Wei asked the system in confusion.

And as the Explosive Apes continued their group assault—

The energy in his body fell faster and faster.

Before long, Huang Wei felt as though it was nearly depleted.

But in the next second, all the Explosive Apes attacking in groups died.

Everything only applied to single targets, not groups.

At that moment, he understood.

As long as it was a single target below the Soul King level, no matter how it attacked him, it could not harm him, and the energy in his body would not decrease.

But if it was a group attack like this, then he would not be invincible, and his energy would decrease.

Although those creatures would also die from the counterattack damage of Thorn Armor and Electric Blade, they still posed a threat to him.