, First Soul Skill: Golden Body

Although it was an indomitable spirit, the fusion process of the golden koi was remarkably smooth.

As the Golden Koi completed its contract with the Ancient Hunter and became part of his power, the Ancient Hunter's soul power also began to increase wildly, rapidly, and explosively.

After increasing his level by three consecutive levels, Gu Lie's soul power finally stopped.

"It's a perfect fusion! It seems this golden koi is truly devoted to you..." Leng Yaozhu couldn't help but exclaim, her eyes filled with admiration and anticipation. "Come on, try your first soul skill. If it's an offensive skill, use it on me."

"Thank you, teacher, but my first soul skill is a self-amplification skill."

Faced with Leng Yaozhu's concern, Gu Lie smiled and nodded, then entered the Martial Soul Possession state again.

This time, however, not only did his size not change much, but the dragon scales on his body did not cover more area, only his hands and half of his face.

A yellow spirit ring appeared beside Gu Lie, then lit up, emitting a soft glow.

As if in response to the light, golden light also emanated from the ancient hunter's body, making it even more beautiful against the backdrop of its deep blue scales.

"First Soul Skill, Golden Body, grants immunity to all negative status effects for a certain period of time, and also provides a certain boost to all abilities."

"As my strength increases, the duration and magnitude of my immunity will also increase accordingly."

Feeling this new power, Gu Lie smiled and introduced his first soul skill to Leng Yaozhu.

While it might be hard to accept from a Pokémon perspective to get the Saifuro ability from a Shiny Magikarp, it's quite useful for the Soul Master Ancient Hunter.

The effect of being immune to negative status effects is of great significance even in battles between Soul Masters.

This not only provides immunity to conditions such as intimidation, suppression of power, poisoning, paralysis, burns, and freezing in the conventional sense, but also immunity to more abstract forms of aura and bloodline suppression.

Moreover, as the Soul Master grows, the amplification-type Soul Skill, being the first Soul Skill, will never become impractical due to version updates.

Gu Lie's Garchomp Martial Soul can learn many attack skills. According to Douluo Continent, it is an innate ability to create many self-made soul skills and does not rely on the attack skills provided by the soul spirit.

Leng Yaozhu nodded in satisfaction, her smile becoming even gentler.

My personal disciple is not only very talented, but also has a good eye for choosing soul spirits. Why don't I take him to the Ascension Platform today and help him increase the age of his soul spirit...

Just then, Gu Lie's expression changed. He hurriedly interrupted his soul skill and deactivated his martial soul possession state. He instinctively covered his stomach with both hands, as if trying to stop something.

However, the next moment, a sound still came from inside the ancient hunter's stomach.

"Ah, I'm sorry, it was the teacher's oversight."

"The teacher will prepare some food for you first, and then you can have a good rest for a day."

"By the way, are there any foods you can't eat?"

Leng Yaozhu was stunned for a moment, then showed a hint of guilt.

Gu Lie, who came from an orphanage, certainly couldn't compare to the scions of noble families in the Spirit Pagoda in terms of physical fitness.

Even though the awakening of his innate full-strength martial soul has made up for it, Gu Lie has experienced a lot today, and he must be very tired now.

"I like to eat anything the teacher prepares!"

Gu Lie quickly replied, but a little worry still rose in his heart.

According to some patterns in anime and manga, the more successful and powerful a woman is in her career, the worse her cooking skills tend to get...

However, Gu Lie soon realized that he had been overthinking things.

Leng Yaozhu actually cooked for Gu Lie herself, preparing several delicious dishes that were perfect in color, aroma, and taste.

"I never thought that the cooking skills I learned to pursue Yunming would actually come in handy..."

"But a good kid like Gu Lie is indeed worth doing this for."

Seeing Gu Lie enjoying his meal, Leng Yaozhu's gentle smile deepened.

Looking at Gu Lie now, she finds him more and more pleasing to the eye, like a kind mother looking at her promising son.

But her instincts told her that this wasn't entirely true.

Perhaps, there is also an urgent hope that Gu Lie can grow up smoothly and become the man standing beside her.

"Gu Lie said his martial soul is Garchomp, the strongest earth dragon..."

"But the earth dragon is also known as the sub-dragon, it is just a dragon whose bloodline purity is not that high."

"If the earth dragon that Gu Lie mentioned is not a sub-dragon, but an earth dragon in the literal sense, then it makes sense."

"Earth dragon versus heavenly phoenix..."

"Little one, I hope to see the day when you truly deserve that title..."

On the other side, Qian Gu Dong Feng was listening to a report from his confidant.

"Spiritual strength 255, first soul spirit is the indomitable golden koi...?"

Qian Gu Dongfeng revealed a meaningful expression, leaving it unclear what he was thinking.

Although Leng Yaozhu's attitude towards Gu Lie made him, Leng Yaozhu's number one sycophant, somewhat uncomfortable, Qian Gu Dongfeng, as a shrewd Spirit Tower Master, quickly stopped caring about it.

"...Never mind, it's just a dragon spirit. No matter how powerful it is, it's no match for the Panlong Staff."

"However, I still want to remind Zhang Ting to tone it down a bit. If his arrogance causes Leng Yaozhu's attitude towards the Qian Gu family to worsen, then he will be a sinner against the family!"

Qian Gu Dongfeng's pride as a Limit Douluo and his confidence as the owner of the Panlong Staff Martial Soul led him to make this judgment.

For Leng Yaozhu's sake, we shouldn't provoke her lightly. But we also shouldn't take her too seriously.

……

three days later.

Although Gu Lie believed that his body was now healthier than ever before, Leng Yaozhu quickly made him understand what it meant for "Mom thinks you're cold."

Even though Gu Lie had learned the meditation method taught by Leng Yaozhu and started cultivating in the past few days, Leng Yaozhu still made him focus on restoring his body and strictly controlled his cultivation time.

Today, she even brought Gu Lie to the bustling Shrek City shopping street to relax.

Although the purpose was ostensibly to help Gu Lie relax and buy some necessary daily necessities, Leng Yaozhu's lavish spending truly opened Gu Lie's eyes.

"Is this the terrifying wealth possessed by the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda?"

Seeing that he had added nearly a hundred pieces of clothing, Gu Lie couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, and took a big gulp of the premium juice that Leng Yaozhu had bought for him.

But just as he subconsciously raised the glass of juice in his hand, intending to drink it all in one gulp, his eyes caught sight of a white figure mixed with some gray.

Upon closer inspection, it was a little girl. She had silver hair and purple eyes, and her clothes were somewhat tattered. She was hiding between the signs of two adjacent shops, avoiding the flow of people on the street.