Douluo Continent: Peerless God General, starting by deceiving Qian Renxue

Chapter 97 Dian Wei's Vajra Body

Meanwhile, Nan Feihuang, Lan Xue, and the others finally returned to the Kingdom of Gulei.

This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest left them with lingering fear.

Fortunately, it ended without any serious harm.

After bidding farewell to his father and mother, Nan Feihuang returned to his Eastern Palace.

The people there must be very worried about him; he must go back as soon as possible to let them know he is safe.

When Lü Lingqi saw Nan Feihuang, she ran towards him quickly and threw herself into his arms.

After hearing about Nan Feihuang's situation from Nan Feiling, who had returned, she was also living in fear every day. Now, seeing her beloved return, she completely lost the heroic and decisive demeanor she had as a female general. Instead, she became like an ordinary girl, only wanting to hide in her beloved's arms to seek a sense of security.

"My lord!" Dian Wei stammered, looking at Nan Feihuang, hesitant to speak.

Nan Feihuang was holding Lü Lingqi, gently stroking her short, silver-white hair to comfort her. Seeing Dian Wei like this, he couldn't help but ask, "Erlai, what's wrong with you? Just say what's on your mind. This stammering isn't like you."

He also noticed that Dian Wei's hands were completely red, with many areas of skin worn raw.

"Hey, how did you hurt your hand?"

"It's all because of you, my lord," Xun Yu explained for him. "Dian Wei believes that he was the one absorbing the soul ring, which prevented you from leaving in time because you were worried about him. As a result, you were captured by the soul beast. These past few days, this guy has been frantically beating himself, or punching steel to hurt himself, in order to vent his resentment."

"I am not a good guard. I caused my lord to be in danger. I am willing to die for it. Please punish me, my lord." Dian Wei knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Nan Feihuang immediately helped him up. "E'lai, why are you like this? What happened that day, I can't blame anyone but you. We should admit our mistakes, but if it wasn't our fault, we shouldn't take the blame upon ourselves. Get up!"

"Yes, sir!" Dian Wei stood up upon receiving the order. "My lord, I will strive to cultivate diligently from now on, and one day I will never let you fall into such a crisis again."

His greatest characteristic is his honesty. Even though Nan Feihuang said that the crisis that day was not his fault, he still felt that he was responsible for failing to protect the people properly.

That's why he's been cultivating like a madman these past few days.

Seeing this, Nan Feihuang did not pursue the matter further. Dian Wei's increased efforts in cultivation to protect himself were not necessarily a bad thing, as long as it was done in moderation and he did not harm his body due to over-cultivation.

"Erlai, after absorbing the soul ring, what level are you? And what is your third soul skill?" Nan Feihuang asked.

"Reporting to my lord, this humble general has reached level thirty-seven," Dian Wei said.

When he took the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, he was level 30. Of course, the immortal herb could not only raise him by one level. Only after obtaining the soul ring did he release all his soul power in one go.

Having already reached such a high level, given Dian Wei's cultivation speed, he will likely advance to the Soul Master level in about another year.

"As for my soul skill, since it was absorbed from the Vajra Scaled Beast, it is a defensive soul skill called Vajra Body. For five seconds, I am completely immune to all attacks. After that, for every ten levels I increase, the invincibility time increases by one second, and during this time my attack power doubles."

"Very good!" Nan Feihuang was quite satisfied with this soul skill, a weakened version of his Berserker Golden Body.

The effect is roughly the same as Xiao Wu's invincible golden body, both of which grant immunity to attacks, except that Xiao Wu's immunity lasts for three seconds, while his lasts for five seconds.

The only slight change is in another ability: Xiao Wu's invincible golden body doubles her strength, while Dian Wei's doubles his attack power.

These two are completely different things, just like Ning Rongrong's first skill is strength and her fifth skill is attack, or the difference between the strength clan and the destruction clan.

This is probably related to their martial souls. Xiao Wu's martial soul is a rabbit, and her attacks rely entirely on leg techniques, so she needs strength as her foundation.

As for Dian Wei's double halberds, naturally the higher the attack power, the greater the power.

Both of their soul skills are extremely well-suited to them.

However, there is one point in which Dian Wei is far superior to Xiao Wu: Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body is equivalent to the fourth soul skill of a five-thousand-year soul ring, while Dian Wei's is only the third soul skill of a two-thousand-year soul ring.

The fact that Dian Wei's soul skill is slightly more powerful despite the significant difference in the age of his soul rings can only mean that the quality of Dian Wei's martial soul is far superior to that of Xiao Wu's Soft Bone Rabbit.

"Erlai, work hard in your cultivation. I hope that when I come back next time, you will have become a Soul Master." Nan Feihuang patted Dian Wei on the shoulder and laughed.

"My lord, are you leaving?" Dian Wei asked.

Nan Feihuang nodded. "Yes, the New Year holiday is almost over, and I have to go back to Tiandou Royal Academy. Don't forget that my exchange student life is not over yet, and Dugu Bo's poison has not been completely cured. I can't give up halfway."

Upon hearing this, Dian Wei didn't say anything, but Lü Lingqi anxiously clung to Nan Feihuang's clothes. She had been living in fear for so many days, and it was only with great difficulty that she saw her beloved return, but now he was leaving so soon. How could she accept this?

"Lingqi, don't worry about me. I want to leave now so that one day I can be with you, my sister, my father and mother, and E'lai and Wenruo, and we will never be separated." Nan Feihuang gently comforted Lü Lingqi.

Unlike his attitude towards Qian Renxue, Nan Feihuang, while not entirely indifferent to her, mostly maintained a superficial and evasive attitude towards her.

As for Lü Lingqi, every word he spoke came from the bottom of his heart.

"Mmm!" Lu Lingqi, nestled in Nan Feihuang's arms, nodded gently.

Although she was acting like a young girl at this moment, she was ultimately a female general and would not remain a young girl forever.

After today, she will probably enter into an even more terrifying period of ascetic training, just like Dian Wei. She can understand that the temporary separation is for the sake of never being separated again.

"My lord, since we still have some time today, please tell me everything that happened to you in the Star Dou Great Forest. Although Princess Fei Ling told me, she didn't tell me everything. Moreover, she knows nothing about what happened after you were captured. I feel that there is still a big doubt in this incident. I need to confirm a guess in my mind, so I need more information," Xun Yu said.

"Alright, Wenruo, here's what happened." Nan Feihuang didn't hide anything from Xun Yu. In fact, he knew what Xun Yu was referring to, because he had also realized it.

Nan Feihuang spoke frankly, even informing him of the existence of Red Hare. Upon learning that Nan Feihuang had gained such a strong backer and a reserve soul ring, Xun Yu was naturally very happy for his lord. Lü Lingqi was even more excited, as Red Hare had actually come. She had once ridden on Red Hare's back.

However, more concerned about something else than being happy for his lord, Xun Yu turned his head and looked at the Douluo Continent map in Nan Feihuang's room. A flash of inspiration struck him, and he immediately started brainstorming with his eyes closed.

(End of this chapter)