Douluo Continent: From Internal Martial Arts to the Law of Heaven and Earth

Otherwise, if that domineering soul power were allowed to accumulate and collide freely in his meridians, his body would probably be burst open, just as the Golden Behemoth wished.

Not daring to be negligent in the slightest, Tang Shan's mind stirred, and the speed of the soul power circulating in his body suddenly increased, like a rushing silver river, roaring and shuttling through his limbs and bones.

The terrifying pressure on the meridians also decreased rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As more and more external soul power was refined and absorbed, the bottleneck that had been blocking Tang Shan's cultivation progress shattered like thin paper, and surging soul power flowed through his body, with faint signs of a breakthrough in his cultivation.

However, Tang Shan ignored this. Suddenly, two purple spirit rings appeared on his body. The first spirit ring flickered with light, and a mysterious aura spread out—Self-Control, Activated!

A terrifying sense of perception swept over his entire body like a tidal wave. Soon, he detected an extremely faint, almost nonexistent connection.

Found it! It's the most crucial and subtle spiritual link formed when the spirit ring merges with the spirit master.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Shan channeled most of his will through this invisible connection, leaving only a tiny wisp to maintain the high-speed circulation of his soul power.

……

Outside, Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned slightly, his eyes filled with doubt. He couldn't understand why Tang Shan would suddenly summon his own spirit ring at such a crucial moment in refining it. The next second, he saw Tang Shan's first spirit ring first flicker slightly, then remain bright.

This is……

Golden Crocodile Douluo was completely baffled. Then, his expression grew even more grave—Tang Shan's soul power was being consumed at an alarming rate.

……

Tang Shan had no time to pay attention to Golden Crocodile Douluo's surprise; his entire mind was immersed in the mysterious temple space he had entered for the second time.

Here, there is no top or bottom, no sound or color, no form or shape; only the purest flow of information flows slowly—the Soul Skill Space is open once again!

[War Roar: Let out a furious roar to the sky, intimidating the target and stunning them for up to seven seconds, but at least one second; one second is absolutely guaranteed.]

This was the first piece of information that flooded into Tang Shan's consciousness, and it was also the first soul skill he found in the soul skill space of the Behemoth Soul Ring.

He focused intently on sensing the connection between this soul skill and himself, and quickly assessed the rate at which his soul power was being consumed. His tense mind couldn't help but relax.

It seems that at the current rate of soul power consumption, it is enough to support me in selecting soul skills, without even having to use the portion of soul power that is flowing in from external soul rings.

Without further hesitation, Tang Shan's consciousness began to rapidly traverse and explore this soul skill space.

[Berserk: All attributes increased by 300%, loses consciousness and sanity, and enters a state of madness]

[Invincible Body: Enters a one-minute invincible body state, immune to control skills, and gains three times the original defense]

[Behemoth Sky-Rending Claw: Unleashes a full-power attack from a Bronze Behemoth equivalent to the user's own soul power cultivation. Upon breaking through to Soul Saint, the power of this soul skill is equivalent to a Silver Behemoth of the same cultivation level. Upon breaking through to the Title level, the power is equivalent to a Gold Behemoth of the same level.]

All sorts of soul skill information flooded into Tang Shan's consciousness like a tidal wave, some offensive, some defensive, some strong, some weak.

Following the patterns contained in the soul skill information, Tang Shan quickly located the deepest area of ​​the soul skill space—the location of the Behemoth clan's core soul skill.

[Golden Battle Body: Defense increased by 500%. When encountering a surprise attack, the Golden State is automatically triggered, granting one second of invincibility. If the Golden State is activated, the Soul Skill cooldown is one day.]

[Golden Power: Emits a golden beam of light to attack the opponent, with power equal to twice the user's own soul power level]

One after another, information on incredibly powerful soul skills flooded his consciousness. Even with Tang Shan's resolute will, he couldn't help but feel a little restless. However, when he thought of the immense benefits he gained from the Dharma Body Realm when he chose a soul skill last time, he forcibly suppressed his inner impulse and continued to explore deeper into the realm of soul skills.

One by one, he filtered and discarded the soul skills, and as his exploration deepened, the rate at which his soul power was consumed continued to accelerate.

As expected, the soul skill space contained not the abilities possessed by the golden Behemoth itself, but all the soul skills inherited deep within its bloodline belonging to the Behemoth clan. If an ordinary soul beast could truly master so many heaven-defying skills, it would probably be enough to dominate the entire Douluo Continent with just these abilities.

At that moment, a soul skill message that was enough to make Tang Shan's heart stop suddenly appeared in his consciousness:

[Purple Crystal Origin: Increases strength by 250%, increases spirit by 100%, and increases by 50% for each breakthrough in Soul Master cultivation. It also grants the passive effects of Flesh and Blood Derivation when activating Soul Skills, Blood Rebirth when breaking through to Soul Saint, and Immortality when achieving Title Douluo status.]

Good guy!

Tang Shan's consciousness instantly boiled over. Judging solely from the amplification data, now that he had broken through to the Soul Master realm, this Soul Skill could bring a 400% increase in strength and a 250% increase in spirit. Such terrifying bonuses were simply outrageous!

Moreover, this is not the limit. As his cultivation continues to break through, the amplification rate will continue to increase. If he becomes a Title Douluo in the future, the degree of amplification will surely reach an astonishing level.

Not to mention the passive effects that come with the Soul Skills—the Blood Rebirth when he becomes a Soul Saint is already incredibly powerful, while the Immortality when he becomes a Title Douluo is something that makes Tang Shan extremely excited.

That said, is this really a soul skill that an ordinary amethyst behemoth can awaken?

Never mind all that!

Tang Shan made up his mind almost instantly: this Amethyst Origin was his target!

He suppressed his excitement and, following that special connection, tried to establish a deeper link with this soul skill.

hum-

A terrifying sense of rejection suddenly erupted, sweeping over like a raging sea, threatening to completely expel Tang Shan's consciousness from the Soul Skill Space in an instant. Caught off guard, Tang Shan felt a sharp pain in his consciousness. He gritted his teeth and forced out all his willpower to resist the rejection force, but he only managed to slow down the speed of rejection for a moment.

The next second, that mysterious force mercilessly pushed his consciousness out of the Soul Skill Space.

His consciousness returned to his body, and he tried to calm his somewhat turbulent thoughts. The pause in that special power just now caused a bold idea to rise uncontrollably in Tang Shan's mind: If I could resist that repulsive force, could I simultaneously establish connections with multiple soul skills, thus achieving the effect that only a 100,000-year soul ring could have—one soul ring with two soul skills?

Tang Shan took a deep breath and refocused his attention on his body. After all, the refinement of the spirit ring was not yet complete.

He guided the soul power within his body, circulating it according to the natural cycle, and his restless mind gradually calmed down.

Originally, it was thought that this breakthrough would be over and that things would proceed smoothly, but unexpectedly, one wave subsided only for another to rise.

Just two minutes after he entered a meditative state, two completely different streams of scorching energy rushed into Tang Shan's body like two fire dragons.

Tangshan was speechless: Seriously? Can't you just let me cultivate in peace for a while?

Tang Shan, who was initially irritable because his cultivation had been interrupted, instantly lost his irritation after carefully sensing the essence of the two streams of heat. Instead, he was overjoyed and could not hide his excitement.

The first surge of heat was violent and domineering, carrying the savage aura unique to the Golden Behemoth. As soon as it entered his body, it went straight for his right palm, with a very clear target.

Click! Click! Click!

A series of rapid cracking sounds came from Tang Shan's right palm, and excruciating pain swept through his body like a tidal wave. He could clearly feel every bone and every tendon in his right palm being forcibly shattered and reshaped by this heat, and a tremendous force belonging to Behemoth was slowly growing in his palm.

That's it!

Tang Shan suddenly realized, "I was wondering why such a high-quality soul beast should have a soul bone. It turns out it's an external soul bone, hidden inside the soul ring, which only appears after the soul ring has been refined halfway!"

If the external soul bone on his right palm brought Tang Shan an unexpected surprise, then the second surge of heat completely left him bewildered.

Compared to the former, this heat was much gentler, yet purer, carrying the unique nobility and profound aura of the Amethyst Behemoth. It slowly traveled through Tang Shan's body, attempting to establish connections with his limbs, torso, and head, but it could not find a suitable vessel to attach itself to—simply because this energy originated from the extremely thin Amethyst bloodline within the Golden Behemoth, and the bloodline concentration was insufficient to support the soul bone's attachment to a physical body.

After several unsuccessful attempts, the heat seemed to give up on finding a physical entity to attach to, and simply plunged into the soul power within Tang Shan's dantian, merging with his soul power into one, becoming inseparable.

The fusion of the external soul bone in his right palm is still ongoing, with the reshaping of the bones and the generation of power accompanied by excruciating pain every second.

The heat that merged with the soul power was completely refined almost the instant it entered.

A clear message entered Tang Shan's mind, making him understand the origin of this heat—it was also an external soul bone! A special energy-state external soul bone that inherited the original power of the Amethyst Behemoth!

Why would a golden Behemoth simultaneously possess two external soul bones?

The reasons for this are a long story.

Deep within the bloodline of this golden Behemoth lay an extremely faint trace of amethyst Behemoth bloodline, which was usually useless and merely decorative. However, when Tang Shan's will entered the Soul Skill Space and forcibly extracted and fused with the core Soul Skill, Amethyst Origin, it was as if the Soul Skill had been used as a catalyst to deeply excavate and activate this dormant amethyst bloodline.

The activated amethyst bloodline contained not much energy, barely enough to condense into an external soul bone. However, due to insufficient bloodline concentration and too thin energy, it could not condense into a physical form, nor could it fuse with Tang Shan's body like an ordinary external soul bone.

Ultimately, driven by instinct, this special external soul bone chose a different path, merging into Tang Shan's soul power, becoming an unprecedented soul power-based external soul bone.

The soul skill contained in this external soul bone in its soul power state is quite ordinary; it is called crystallization.

Its effect is that it can consume a special energy that Tang Shan has temporarily named the Power of Amethyst to condense an amethyst-colored substance. The strength of this substance will increase as Tang Shan's soul power increases, and it will automatically recover after being consumed without needing to be deliberately replenished.

At first glance, this soul skill doesn't seem to be very useful.

But Tang Shan thought about it again and burst out laughing – this was practically a skill tailor-made for him!

He had been troubled by a problem: after using the Dharma Body Technique, his body size would increase dramatically, and his clothes could not change accordingly.

With the Crystallization Soul Skill, when using the Dharma Body Heaven and Earth Technique in the future, only a trace of amethyst power will be needed to condense a set of well-fitting amethyst armor.

Regardless of the armor's defensive capabilities, the fact that it could cover his body was enough to satisfy Tang Shan.

P.S.: If eyeballs can be external soul bones, then it makes sense that soul power can also be external soul bones, right? (More to come...)

Chapter 169 The Death of the Death Spider King, Perfect Fusion of External Soul Bones (Bonus Chapter for 800 Average Subscriptions)

Time slips away quietly, the sun rises and the moon sets, and two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The rustling sound of creatures moving could be heard.

It was pitch black, as if it were the embodiment of darkness itself. Wherever it passed, the trees and grass that were already malnourished and withered would completely perish.

The Death Spider King enhances its cultivation by devouring, possessing near-extreme levels of poison and death power that can be considered the nemesis of all living beings.

It has a keen sense of the power of death, and not far ahead, it sensed the aura of a large number of living beings dying.

If it could devour the death energy of that area, it felt it had a chance to become a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

Swish!

Long, slender spider legs darted through the forest, leaving deep holes in the ground from which wisps of smoke rose.

Before me lay a dense thicket of trees, the trees obscuring the view ahead.

It slowly climbed up the twisted branches, peering through the gaps in the branches at the treasure land ahead.

It was a vast, empty land, with fallen trees and tumbling sand and stones, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place there.

In the very center of the open space, a young man sat cross-legged, three purple spirit rings swirling rhythmically around his body.

The third spirit ring at the top is the most peculiar, its entire body is smooth and translucent, with a crystal-like texture, exuding a sense of nobility and mystery.

A soul ring resembling amethyst floated above the youth's body, expanding and contracting with his breath, emitting faint fluctuations of soul power.

Greed and desire shone in the eyes of the Death Spider King's abdomen. It no longer paid attention to the mysteriously dead soul beast beside the young man. The gluttonous feast it once thought it could offer was nothing compared to the deadly attraction emanating from the young man.

The Death Spider King had a premonition that if it devoured the creature sitting there, it could not only break through its limits, but its bloodline might also undergo a leap forward. This was simply an opportunity that had fallen from the sky.

Faced with such a golden opportunity, the Death Spider King was not in a hurry, but patiently watched the young man.

As a soul beast that has survived in the Death Canyon, the Death Spider King's intelligence is not yet comparable to that of an adult human, but it still possesses the wisdom of a child of a few years old, after all, it is among the top-tier soul beasts.

As a hunter, patience is essential; if you act recklessly, you are very likely to lose your life.

Another sunrise and sunset passed, and after confirming that no other creatures appeared except for the young man before him, the Death Spider King could no longer suppress the desire that came from the depths of its bloodline and from its very origin. Its eight spider legs suddenly compressed, and then it pounced towards the young man in the open space not far away.

Soaring through the sky, its pitch-black body reflected no light, like an abyss that devoured light. Its sharp spider legs gleamed with a cold light, and suddenly stabbed towards the youth's neck.

At the same time, a large, black net, carrying a pungent, fishy odor, shot out from its tail and enveloped the youth.

"You're so patient!"

The sudden sound made the Death Spider King tremble instantly, its life instinct, honed over countless years, frantically urging it to run.

However, at this moment, its body was flying high in the sky, and it had no way to hide.