Xu Nuo's Invincible Golden Body, Gangzi's World-Shocking Wisdom: Getting Something for Nothing!

The inner region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Beside a small azure lake, clear as a mirror.

Bright sunlight streamed down from the sky, casting shimmering ripples across the water.

On the rocky shore of the lake,

Xu Nuo sat cross-legged beside the Golden Dragon Turtle's corpse, his eyes tightly shut. His incomparably magnificent Wishing Magic Lamp Martial Soul floated before him, golden light flowing over its entire surface.

A yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring circled Xu Nuo, pulsing continuously.

Nearby, Golden Crocodile Douluo freely unleashed the Soul Power pressure of a Titled Douluo, intimidating the surrounding Soul Beasts and protecting Xu Nuo.

Under the transformation of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit origin stored inside the Wishing Divine Lamp,

the Hundred-Year Soul Ring from the Golden Dragon Turtle had finally been transformed, and the Soul Skill within it had been replaced with Invincible Golden Body.

However, because it had been transformed from the Golden Dragon Turtle's Soul Ring,

this Invincible Golden Body was somewhat different from the Invincible Golden Body skill included in Xiao Wu's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit origin.

Besides granting three seconds of invincible defense against anything below the divine level,

it also doubled all aspects of physical ability and tripled defense for half an hour.

Holy crap!

After learning the details of his first Soul Skill, Xu Nuo couldn't help scratching his head with his little hand and clicking his tongue inwardly.

Three seconds of invincible defense against anything below the divine level.

That alone was already a heaven-defying divine skill for saving his life.

And the additional effect of doubling all aspects of his physical ability and tripling his defense for half an hour

was even more outrageous than the effects of many thousand-year Soul Skills!

He remembered that Dai Mubai's thousand-year third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, only increased attack, defense, and strength by one hundred percent each.

Could this be a miracle brought about by the combination of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit origin, the powerful quality of the Wishing Magic Lamp Martial Soul, and the Golden Dragon Turtle's Soul Ring?

Xu Nuo couldn't help wondering to himself.

However, after absorbing the Soul Ring,

Xu Nuo still felt somewhat regretful and disappointed.

The Golden Dragon Turtle's bloodline could be considered top-tier, yet it hadn't given him an External Soul Bone.

What a pity!

As he lamented inwardly, Xu Nuo slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing that Xu Nuo was awake, Golden Crocodile Douluo laughed heartily and strode over, asking,

"Xiao Nuo, have you finished absorbing your First Soul Ring?"

"How's the Soul Skill? What type is it?"

Xu Nuo smiled and stood up.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, my Wishing Magic Lamp Martial Soul's first Soul Skill is a support-type Soul Skill."

"It can grant a target three seconds of absolute defense, plus double all aspects of their physical ability and triple their defense for half an hour afterward!"

"What?!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo was stunned. His eyes flew wide, and his voice rose several notches despite himself.

"Three seconds of invincible defense? And it doubles all aspects of physical ability and triples defense for half an hour?!"

"Are you telling the truth?!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo wasn't particularly surprised that Xu Nuo's Soul Skill was a support skill.

After all, the Wishing Magic Lamp Martial Soul had no offensive ability, so the support path was indeed the best fit.

But even for a top-tier Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power, this first Soul Skill's effect was far too overpowered!

As soon as he finished speaking, Golden Crocodile Douluo seemed to remember something and hurriedly asked in excitement,

"Right! Xiao Nuo!"

"This absolute defense you mentioned-is it truly absolute? Can it even block a Titled Douluo's strongest Soul Skill?"

Xu Nuo smiled confidently and said,

"According to the information from the Soul Ring, this absolute defense should only be breakable by a divine-level attack."

"Against anything below the divine level, it's absolute defense!"

"Only a divine-level attack can break it!"

"This..."

Golden Crocodile Douluo sucked in a sharp breath. It took him a long moment to recover, and then he slapped Xu Nuo hard on the shoulder and said excitedly,

"Haha! Good!"

"As expected of a powerful Fate Attribute Martial Soul that can grant wishes. Its first Soul Skill really is powerful!"

"Xiao Nuo, your future achievements will absolutely know no bounds!"

"Come on, Xiao Nuo! Let's head back right now!"

Learning that Xu Nuo's first Soul Skill had an effect that simply defied all reason,

Golden Crocodile Douluo was in high spirits. Laughing heartily, he first bent down and put the massive Golden Dragon Turtle's corpse on the ground directly into his Storage Soul Tool.

This Golden Dragon Turtle was nothing like poisonous Soul Beasts such as the Mandala Snake.

It had dragon blood in its body, and as a turtle-type Soul Beast, it would be highly nourishing to eat.

It offered considerable benefits to a Soul Master's physique and Soul Power cultivation.

They couldn't let it go to waste.

Then Golden Crocodile Douluo rose into the air with Xu Nuo and flew swiftly toward Nuoding City.

In just half a day,

Golden Crocodile Douluo brought Xu Nuo back to the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City.

By then, it was nearing evening.

After returning to the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch, Xu Nuo first registered there as an official Soul Master.

But when his cultivation was tested, Xu Nuo's Soul Power Level wasn't that of a Soul Master who had just broken through to level eleven. He was a level-thirteen Soul Master!

This was because the Golden Dragon Turtle Soul Ring Xu Nuo had absorbed was nearly five hundred years old, far exceeding the age of the Hundred-Year Soul Rings ordinary Soul Masters absorbed.

On top of that, Xu Nuo had been gradually absorbing the immense medicinal power stripped from Yu Xiaogang's body during this time.

This medicinal power had not only strengthened Xu Nuo's body but also considerably increased the Soul Power within him.

These two factors combined had allowed Xu Nuo to break straight through to level thirteen.

When Golden Crocodile Douluo learned that Xu Nuo had broken straight through to become a level-thirteen Soul Master, he burst into laughter again and repeatedly praised Xu Nuo's extraordinary talent.

While searching for a suitable target for his First Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xu Nuo had spent several days sleeping under the open sky and eating in the wind.

Now that he had finally returned, Xu Nuo didn't immediately go to Nuoding Academy.

Instead, he first enjoyed a hearty dinner at the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch, then took a comfortable hot bath.

Afterward, he lay down on a soft bed and slept until daybreak.

Early the next morning.

Xu Nuo got up full of vigor, ate breakfast at an unhurried pace, and only then leisurely made his way to Nuoding Academy.

The first-year classroom at Nuoding Academy was on the first floor of the teaching building.

By the time Xu Nuo arrived, quite a few students were already there.

As soon as Xu Nuo stepped into the classroom, many people turned to look at him.

Tang San was among them.

When Tang San, who was sitting in the middle, saw that Xu Nuo had returned, he clenched both hands, and a flash of intense hatred passed through his eyes.

Xu Nuo actually came back in one piece. Heaven truly has no eyes!

As Tang San saw it, he had given Xu Nuo the Sleeve Arrow he had painstakingly crafted in exchange for a chance to make a wish.

Yet Xu Nuo had used his Martial Soul to scheme against him, causing him to absorb the Soul Ring of a ten-year Stink Bug!

This was repaying kindness with enmity!

For this grudge and hatred, he already had a path to death!

But since he was still at Nuoding Academy, Tang San could only force down the hatred in his heart.

Of course, more importantly, Xu Nuo was still useful.

Earlier, after concealing some information and telling his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, why he had absorbed the Soul Ring of that ten-year Stink Bug,

his teacher, who possessed world-shocking wisdom, had proposed an idea.

Since Xu Nuo's Wishing Divine Lamp really could grant wishes,

and it was only that the person making the wish might have to pay a price,

then if he could find a way to have someone else make the wish in his place and bear the price, wouldn't he get his wish for nothing?

This line of thought made Tang San's eyes light up, and he began quietly planning.

Could he find a way in the future to get someone else to make a wish for him, using Xu Nuo's wish-granting ability to replace his first Soul Skill from the ten-year Stink Bug?

After all, the ten-year Stink Bug's Soul Ring was utter trash.

The effect of its Soul Skill was something Tang San couldn't even bring himself to speak of.

If there were a way to replace it, he would be willing to pay any price!