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

Upon realizing this, Tang San suddenly paused, looked up and stared intently at Yu Tianheng, sensing that something seemed amiss.

"Yu Xiaogang is my uncle, and he will always be my uncle. After all, he is one of the few relatives I have in this world."

Seemingly sensing Tang San's sharp gaze, Yu Tianheng paused before continuing, "As for some cultivation-related issues, they are beyond my uncle's ability to resolve."

At this moment, Tang San finally understood the meaning behind Yu Tianheng's words. He frowned slightly and said, "Brother Yu, do you disagree with our teacher's theory? Even if the saying 'There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters' is a bit biased, it can't be a definitive conclusion, can it?"

Yu Tianheng didn't speak, but instead took out a stack of documents from his storage soul tool and handed them to Tang San. The meaning was clear: take a look and you'll understand.

Tang Shan's original theory of martial spirit was very easy to understand, not obscure or difficult, but it went straight to the essence and was very easy to comprehend.

Tang San read very slowly but very attentively, and as time went on, his expression became more and more complicated.

"Do you understand now? This is the true theory that points directly to the core of martial spirit cultivation, not your uncle's roundabout and self-contradictory theory."

Yu Tianheng's voice was calm, but it completely shattered Tang San's illusions about Yu Xiaogang.

"Indeed, soul power can be accumulated, but can the cultivation speed be the same for different soul master ranks?"

Tang San remained silent.

"You have twin martial souls. Although I don't know what your second martial soul is, I am certain that your Blue Silver Grass is anything but simple. It may even be the Blue Silver Emperor recorded in the Grandmaster's theory."

My uncle's theory states that the condition for the birth of twin martial souls is that the martial souls are of equal quality. However, when he encountered you, he said you had a martial soul of even higher quality than Blue Silver Grass. This is contradictory. How can this be explained?

Tang San remained silent.

"Tang San, I'm not against my uncle, but I hope you won't waste your talent. Your talent is so outstanding, with innate full soul power and twin martial souls. With your talent, you might be able to catch up with that monster's shadow in your lifetime."

"Thank you, Brother Yu. Do you have any suggestions for absorbing a spirit ring?"

Tang San asked sincerely, clearly having taken Yu Tianheng's advice to heart.

This is not surprising, after all, many principles are simple and easy to understand. The reason why Tang San did not discover this was simply because he did not have enough understanding of martial soul cultivation. Otherwise, with his talent of creating top-notch mechanical hidden weapons without any instruction and mastering top-notch hidden weapon techniques, how could he have been fooled by Yu Xiaogang?

"I don't have any advice. I'm not sure if poison attributes are suitable for you, but it's best not to absorb animal-type spirit rings. You've probably seen the Grandmaster's theory on spirit rings, right? It's an indisputable fact that weapon spirits can absorb animal-type spirit rings. Otherwise, where would spirit masters with spirits like knives, spears, swords, and halberds find weapon-type spirit beasts? I've just narrowed down the scope and changed weapon-type spirits to plant-type spirits."

"Been taught a lesson."

Tang San clasped his hands in a salute to Yu Tianheng, then asked with some curiosity, "Brother Yu, who are you referring to as the monster?"

Upon hearing Tang San's question, Yu Tianheng's expression became somewhat complicated: "That person's surname is also Tang, and his given name is Tang Shan. As for why he's called a monster..."

He patted Tang San on the shoulder.

"You'll have a chance to find out for yourself. I can only tell you that before you've cultivated, seeing him is like a frog in a well seeing the moon in the sky."

After cultivating, he appeared like a grain of sand floating in the clear blue sky.

……

To break through the Dan Jin (internal energy) barrier, one must first comprehend one's own will, then one's physical condition must meet the standards, and one's Qi and blood must be abundant.

Su Yuntao was certainly satisfied with these aspects. Although his own willpower as Wolf King was not as strong as Tang Shan's at the moment, it had reached the level of willpower that was enough to advance two levels after the breakthrough.

His physical abilities have been enhanced by the protagonist's standard baptism—the Ice and Fire Alchemy Body—with a leap forward, and the medicinal power in his body has not yet been fully digested.

As for the strength of one's Qi and blood, although it is not as exaggerated as that of Tangshan, it is more than enough to break through to the Dantian stage.

"Big brother, let's begin."

Su Yuntao, who was sitting cross-legged, had a solemn expression. After hearing Tang Shan's reminder, he closed his eyes and began to try to grasp the elixir.

The initial stage involves gathering and condensing Qi and blood into a cohesive mass. This step primarily tests the practitioner's control over Qi and blood, and is not particularly difficult for internal martial arts practitioners who are capable of attempting to form the Dantian (energy core).

Tang Shan, diverting some of his mental energy to observe Su Yuntao's situation, asked Gu Yue with some curiosity, "Did my older brother say anything to you just now?"

Gu Yue glanced at him lightly, her long eyelashes trembling in a fluster, her delicate earlobes flushing slightly, and her voice soft and gentle with a hint of guilt: "I didn't say anything, did I?"

Tang Shan was somewhat suspicious, feeling that something was definitely going on. Recalling the evil spirit master's maniacal laughter earlier, he seemed to understand something and decisively did not continue to ask questions.

It's best not to rush to expose some things. Firstly, we don't know if the other party is prepared, and secondly, even Tangshan doesn't know if he is prepared.

A terrifying mental force swept outwards, and soon a storage soul tool was found on the waist of the evil soul master who had been beaten into a puddle.

With a swirling motion of his materialized spiritual power, he snatched the soul tool and placed it in Tang Shan's hand.

Seeing that Tang Shan didn't press the matter, Gu Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but a faint sense of disappointment inexplicably rose in her heart. She gently tossed her long, smooth black hair to shake off that slight emotion, tiptoed closer to Tang Shan, and stared curiously at the soul tool with her bright black eyes: "Is this considered our spoils of war?"

"It's not ours, it's mine."

Chapter 288 Tangshan's Sober Self-Awareness

Tangshan played a little joke, which made Gu Yue wrinkle her little nose and puff out her pink cheeks slightly, like a sulking kitten, clearly somewhat dissatisfied.

A slight smile appeared on Tang Shan's lips. He turned to look at Su Yuntao, and after confirming that his qi and blood were flowing smoothly, he shook the cloth bag in his hand, clearly preparing to check the contents.

"How about I drive?"

Gu Yue's beautiful eyes sparkled as she stared intently at the cloth bag, her eyes filled with eager anticipation.

"Wait a minute, let me take care of this first."

Tang Shan did not agree immediately. He had not forgotten where the materials for the evil soul master's corpse explosion technique came from.

Soul power emanated from his hand, activating the storage bag. He probed into it with his spiritual power, and a space of about thirty square meters in size was reflected in Tang Shan's consciousness.

"Hey!"

Tang Shan thought he was mentally prepared, but when he actually saw the scene inside the storage soul tool, he couldn't help but sigh. He seemed to finally understand why the later eras of Douluo Continent had to exterminate evil soul masters, even if they hadn't fallen yet and only had the potential to do so.

What Tang Shan perceived with his spiritual power was a large number of corpses, with dense poison and soul power fluctuations permeating them. They were obviously materials prepared in advance for the Corpse Explosion Technique. Among these skeletons were not only those of soul masters, but also those of ordinary people, adults, and children. It was extremely bloody and brutal.

Anyone who sees such a ferocious and vicious side of an evil spirit master will naturally feel fear and be on guard. Even if they have not yet fallen, they will still be driven to exterminate them.

"Gu Yue, help me make a hole."

Tang Shan's voice was calm, revealing little emotion.

Gu Yue blinked, said nothing, activated her martial soul, and the dense earth element under her control automatically dispersed, and soon, a pit two meters deep and five meters long and wide appeared on the ground.

With his soul power activated, Tang Shan opened the storage soul tool and poured a large number of dark corpses into it. Only after confirming that there were no more body parts in the bag did Tang Shan stop what he was doing.

"It's been covered up, hasn't it?"

Tangshan spoke up.

"So how did he solve it?"

Gu Yue raised her head, turned her gaze to the corpse of the evil soul master, and asked softly.

"Just burn it. It's already dead anyway, keeping it around is bad luck."

Tang Shan replied indifferently.

Dense fire element condensed, and soon, a fireball the size of a basketball appeared in Gu Yue's palm. With a flick of her hand, the fireball shot out, radiating intense heat, and slammed into the evil soul master's body.

boom!

A terrifying heatwave swept over them, instantly engulfing the corpse.

Gu Yue also mobilized the earth element again to bury all the fallen corpses.

"Here you go, see what else is inside."

Tang Shan handed the cloth bag to Gu Yue, his voice tinged with melancholy.

Gu Yue reached out and took it, but didn't look at it immediately. Instead, she walked gently to Tang Shan's side, tilted her head up, and asked with a hint of worry in her eyes, "You don't seem to be in a very good mood?"

"No."

Tang Shan smiled, clasped his hands behind his head, rested his head on his arms, and while observing Su Yuntao's state of holding the elixir, casually replied, "It's just the first time I've truly felt how destructive power an evil soul master can be."

Indeed, after witnessing the destructive power of evil spirit masters, Tang Shan did not feel any sense of responsibility to protect the world, nor did he consider the idea of ​​eradicating evil spirit masters. If he encountered them, he would deal with it; if not, he would simply live his own life.

When he gained enlightenment about his own will in the Star Dou Great Forest, he had an extremely clear understanding of himself. Whether in his past life or this life, he was just an ordinary person with no great courage or heroic spirit.

What I like has never been power or the lofty ambition of dominating the world. What I like is simply the growth of power. It's not a lack of security, but simply the surging and fulfilling feeling of power flowing through my body.

What he had just seen only gave him a clearer and more definite understanding of evil spirit masters.

"Don't you have any thoughts or ideas about wiping out all evil spirit masters in the world?"

Gu Yue swung the cloth bag in her hand, her bright eyes full of inquiry.

“Yes.” Tang Shan paused, then continued, “But these are just my fantasies. Perhaps I will be able to realize them in the future, but that’s not what I really want.”

Gu Yue didn't seem to quite understand Tang Shan's words; her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her delicate face was full of seriousness.

Tang Shan was amused by her serious little expression: "What, don't you understand?"

Gu Yue nodded seriously. She had a feeling that what Tang Shan was talking about was something very profound.

"You can think about what things you can do or not do, and what things you really want to do."

Gu Yue was taken aback for a moment, then after a quick thought, she had the answer in her heart.

What she wanted to do was stay in Tangshan all day, eat delicious food, and sleep whenever she wanted;

As for things that are optional, does reviving soul beasts and leading them to rise again count?

Gu Yue herself was unaware that she possessed the memories inherited from the Dragon God and had witnessed the glory of the Dragon Clan's heyday. She was a part of the Dragon God, and no one had ever asked her to seek revenge against the God Realm, nor had anyone ever told her to lead the Soul Beasts to rise up, but that was exactly what she planned to do.

Honestly, even Gu Yue herself wasn't sure if she wanted to do this.

But she seemed to understand the meaning of Tangshan's words: things that can be done or not done are optional, but things that you want to do must be done.

Once the idea was clear, Gu Yue's gaze towards Tang Shan held a newfound brilliance.

……

Splash!

The faint sound of flowing water caught the attention of Tang Shan and Gu Yue. Tang Shan's eyes were sharp, and his spiritual power enveloped Su Yuntao's entire body, carefully observing the circulation of his qi and blood. At this time, his body temperature had gradually decreased, the only difference being that there were streams of heat emanating from his lower abdomen.

"We are about to reach the most important part: the first time we will embrace the elixir."

Tang Shan's expression also became somewhat solemn. This was the most dangerous step. Although with Su Yuntao's current formidable physical condition, even if the Qi and Blood Pill really went out of control and exploded, he wouldn't be directly blown to pieces and killed alive. However, serious injury would be inevitable. Just in case, he had to take action at the critical moment. If the breakthrough failed, he would help Su Yuntao sort out the condensed Qi and Blood. After all, Su Yuntao was not Gu Yue, who could forcibly guide the Qi and Blood back with his powerful spiritual strength.

hum!

The will erupted from Su Yuntao's body, and then suddenly retreated back into his body, or rather, it would be more accurate to say it contracted.

boom!

An invisible knocking sound echoed in Su Yuntao's heart. The Qi and Blood Pill that was gathered in the Shangqu acupoint suddenly compressed a little, and the pill became more and more refined, and its overall quality began to sublimate.

Press it down!