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

Suddenly struck by this heavy blow, Ma Xiao's secretly gathered attack instantly became chaotic. The fireball immediately expanded and exploded, and a violent shockwave of flames swept across the area, engulfing the firebird and the giant behind it in the blink of an eye.

call!

The enormous figure plummeted rapidly, the firebird and the giant tangling and tumbling wildly in the sky. The air trembled as the two behemoths collided, and the overwhelming flames completely enveloped the purple-gold giant, scorching its armor with a sizzling sound. The giant, however, neither defended nor resisted, neither dodged nor evaded, but swung its arms like giant pillars, slamming them hard into the firebird. Each blow caused the firebird's massive energy body to crack rapidly, with dense cracks spreading wildly like a spider web, and the flames continuously dissipating.

With silver light flashing continuously, Gu Yue, covered in silver scales and holding an elemental staff, teleported while watching the "human-bird battle" in the air, somewhat bewildered: Wasn't it said that I would be the one to rely on next? Why do I feel like I'm still a support?

Seeing that the two enormous objects were about to crash down, and given the height of their fall, they would likely cause considerable damage, Gu Yue waved her elemental staff. A yellow halo appeared precisely on the ground where the man and bird were about to land, and a special anti-gravity field shot into the sky.

Tang Shan felt a sudden lightness on his body, but the firebird, which had been tightly controlled, continued its downward momentum. With a loud bang, a huge crater was smashed out amidst the rising dust, and the martial soul true form formed from energy was shattered.

A powerful shockwave spread outwards from the point of impact, sending debris flying and causing the earth to tremble slightly. Fine cracks rapidly spread from this point.

call!

A massive whirlwind appeared out of nowhere, quickly forming a miniature tornado that swept up the dust and smoke. A colossal figure emerged from it, clad in somewhat tattered purple-gold armor, standing eighteen meters tall – it was Tang Shan.

"How is it?" Controlling the small tornado to move away, Gu Yue teleported to Tang Shan's shoulder in a few moments. Soon, her gaze fell on a chubby middle-aged man that Tang Shan was carrying.

Tang Shan casually tossed the middle-aged man's body into the pit and couldn't help but shake his head.

"He committed suicide. I just don't understand. Such a lecherous man, who doesn't seem like a loyal person, ended up taking poison after his Martial Soul True Body shattered. He even actively guided the poison into his heart meridian through his soul power. It's really hard to comprehend."

"Could it be that he is truly loyal to the Star Luo Empire? After all, didn't you say that you could sense obvious malice in him?" Gu Yue speculated.

Tang Shan sighed helplessly, "I never thought there were actually such people in real life. But since they're dead, I guess we can at least say they've achieved their goal; one didn't intend to take action but ended up coming to us, and the other committed suicide. How come all the Soul Saints of the Star Luo Empire are so special?"

Chapter 336 Gaffe

"Which kind of person?" Gu Yue asked, scanning with her mental energy and finding the storage soul tool on Ma Xiao's body. She summoned it into her hand, probed it with her mental energy, and her brows immediately furrowed.

"Although I indulge in drinking, gambling, and whoring, and am not a good person, I am extremely loyal to the empire," Tang Shan replied.

"Maybe he really is that kind of person." Gu Yue frowned and directly stuffed the storage soul tool, which was shaped like a pendant, into Tang Shan's hand.

Tang Shan was very curious about what was inside this Soul Saint storage device named Ma Xiao that made Gu Yue so disgusted with it.

Upon seeing the contents, Tang Shan frowned in disgust—the first thing that came to mind was a variety of women's clothes, many of which were stained. Tang Shan didn't dare to think about what those things were.

Beside these layers of clothes were sheets stained with blood. There wasn't much blood, about the size of a palm, and all the blood had dried and turned brown. There were also some yellowish-white stains mixed in with the blood.

Tangshan?! He felt his mental energy was being polluted, so he hurriedly ran to the edge of the large pit he had just created and dumped all the "filth" into it.

This time, without Tangshan's call, Gu Yue was already prepared, having condensed a huge fireball with a diameter of one meter and smashed it into the pit.

boom!

The flames roared and instantly engulfed Ma Xiao's corpse and his "filth".

Seeing that all those outrageous items had been cleared away, Tang Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the pendant in his hand, he hesitated, unsure whether he should continue looking.

Suddenly, Tang Shan frowned and looked south. He could clearly sense that the most obvious source of malice, located within the Star Luo Empire, was rapidly heading in that direction.

"Gu Yue, we're about to leave. A large number of powerful experts from Xingluo are gathering here," Tang Shan said softly.

The other party should be unable to track him, otherwise they would have already found a way to surround him. They must have noticed the death of this Soul Saint named Ma Xiao.

"Okay." Gu Yue replied crisply, and with a wave of her hand, she summoned a spatial passage.

Tang Shan glanced at the girl, automatically ignoring the strange situation that she opened the spatial passage without activating her martial soul or displaying her soul rings. After all, it was best not to expose certain things before either side was ready.

Tang Shan wasn't sure if Gu Yue was testing him or simply had forgotten, but he leaned more towards the latter, not for any other reason than his trust in the Dragon God's "astounding wisdom."

……

The Star Luo Imperial Palace is located in the very center of Star Luo City. Rather than being a building with a vast area, it would be more appropriate to describe it as a city within a city.

The palace walls are built of dark blue giant rocks, towering and heavy, with sharp, blade-like eaves. They have no elaborate carvings, and the sunlight can hardly add any warmth.

The building is majestic but not luxurious, exuding a coldness and austerity that comes from the bone. This may be related to the Dai family's succession law. Successive emperors of the Star Luo Dynasty lived here, engraving that coldness in their bones onto the building.

The Star Luo Grand Hall is where the current Star Luo Emperor, Dai Lingtian, often handles state affairs.

Behind the large desk, Dai Lingtian sat upright. He was tall and strong, with straight shoulders and back like a sword spine. His face had cold and hard lines, and his brows were filled with the composure of someone who had been in power for many years. He had an aura of authority that came from being in a high position for a long time.

His tiger-like eyes were like still water, eerily calm, as if nothing could stir a ripple in his heart.

Bang bang bang!

A soft knock sounded at the door. Dai Lingtian stopped what he was doing and said authoritatively, "Come in!"

The door was gently pushed open, and an old eunuch who looked to be about seventy or eighty years old walked into the hall and bowed: "Your Majesty, news has just come from the Zhu family that the two sisters, Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun, have escaped."

"Zhu Qinggao has finally decided to tell me. He only said it now because he thought I didn't know?" Dai Lingtian's voice remained calm, so indifferent that there was not a trace of anger in it.

The old eunuch remained bowed, and only after Dai Lingtian finished speaking did he continue his report: "Your Majesty, the Fourth Imperial Attendant just reported urgently that the Soul Saint Ma Xiao has died."

"Hmm!" It was just a slightly dissatisfied tone, but the temperature in the room seemed to drop a few degrees, and an invisible pressure spread, making people feel as if they were carrying an invisible mountain on their backs.

"Another Soul Saint has died. This must be the second one, right? Is Tang Shan really that powerful, or have the experts of Xingluo been too complacent for too long and their strength has declined significantly?" Dai Lingtian's voice deepened, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

The old eunuch remained prostrate on the ground, silent and offering no response.

Dai Lingtian seemed accustomed to the silence of his subjects. He tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, not immediately responding to the two matters just mentioned, but instead changing the subject and asking, "How is the Third Prince?"

The old eunuch answered calmly, "The Third Prince has officially entered the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire and is currently heading towards the Barak Kingdom."

"Understood. Once he finds a safe haven, have him withdrawn. Since he chose to run away, he will have to bear the consequences himself." Dai Lingtian's eyes flickered for a very brief moment before quickly returning to their previous calm state.

"Has Zhu Qinggao found those two Zhu family girls?" Dai Lingtian leaned forward slightly, his oppressive aura increasing dramatically, revealing a hint of imperial majesty.

"Not yet, he is still personally tracking it down," the old eunuch reported.

"Go tell the Zhu family that if they can't win her back, they should find someone else. Also, prepare a list of eligible women for me so that Weis can choose. They can't even catch two little girls; they're really useless."

Dai Lingtian stood up, his figure tall and imposing, his every step exuding an aura of authority. The hem of his robe swept across the ground without making a sound. He slowly walked past the old eunuch lying on the ground, pushed open the door, and walked straight out. Only his last words lingered: "As for Tang Shan, I'll go see if I can get the Grand Elder to take action. Such a prodigy must not be allowed to grow up."

……

Here lies a vast blue lake, surrounded by lush green grass. The tender grass sways gently in the breeze, and the lake's surface shimmers, reflecting the clear sky and drifting clouds.

"Gu Yue, where are we?" Tang Shan looked around for a moment, somewhat puzzled.

Gu Yue blinked her big eyes, her little face full of innocence: "You just said that the Star Luo experts were approaching, so I just randomly set a teleportation point. I don't know exactly where it is."

As soon as the words were spoken, space tore open again, and a pair of large hands covered with black dragon scales opened the spatial passage. On the other side of the passage was a vast forest, and a middle-aged man with black hair and a black robe, and an exceptionally handsome appearance, appeared before the two of them. His forehead was streaked with golden hair, and his face was cold and dignified.

Upon seeing Gu Yue opposite him, the middle-aged man's furrowed brows instantly relaxed. He nodded slightly, then pulled the towering Xiong Jun to the side.

"Di Tian, ​​I'll go. Zi Ji has been following the Lord for too long and must be exhausted. Let her rest in the Star Dou Great Forest for a while."

Upon hearing the gentle voice beside him, Di Tian's previously expressionless face softened slightly, and he nodded gently.

Then Tangshan saw Biji, looking much better, and Xiong Jun walk out of the space passage together, while a "big cat" with golden fur also ran quickly towards the space passage.

However, a certain beast god possessed exceptional professional skills and timed it perfectly, closing the spatial passage the instant the two ferocious beasts stepped out. Meanwhile, a certain imperial auspicious beast, in its haste, forgot the instructions of a certain soul beast lord, and a single sentence it blurted out traveled through the final crack in the spatial passage to the ears of those present.

"My lady, wait for me!"

The air froze instantly, and the scene became awkward for a moment. Fortunately, Bi Ji was the first to react. She grabbed Xiong Jun, who was unsure whether to kill Tang Shan or remain silent, and lifted him into the air. She smiled and said to Gu Yue and Tang Shan, who were left behind, "We have something to do, so we'll take our leave first."

Tangshan?!

He turned his head helplessly and met the eyes of the girl beside him; both of them fell silent at the same time.

"Give me some time, and I'll give you a proper explanation then, okay?" The black-haired girl subconsciously turned her head away, her voice trembling slightly with panic.

Tang Shan was helpless. He had only intended to temporarily distance himself from the Star Luo experts, but he didn't expect Gu Yue to accidentally teleport too far and lose his two bodyguards.

Fortunately, after Di Tian re-located the two, he sent the bodyguards back. However, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion caused trouble again, calling out "Sister, Master" and leaving Tang Shan speechless.

This caused his original plan to slowly boil the silver dragon down until she confessed herself to fall apart, and he immediately fast-forwarded to the final step of exposing her identity.

Fortunately, Tang Shan's mind worked quickly enough. After all, Gu Yue had quite a few flaws to begin with, and usually had to play dumb, which required extraordinary reaction ability. His thoughts raced, and he quickly came up with the most appropriate response.

Tang Shan grasped the girl's small hand, his fingertips lightly touching her slightly cool skin, and said gently, "You can tell me whenever you want, or you can not tell me at all."

"Really?" The girl turned her head abruptly, her eyes slightly red, with surprise and unease flickering in her teary eyes.

Tang Shan looked at the slightly reddened corners of her eyes and his heart trembled slightly—the moist redness in the girl's eyes was more moving than any love words in the world. He had never felt so truly how important he was to her.

"Of course it's true." Forcing himself to calm down, Tang Shan didn't give Gu Yue time to dwell on those things anymore. He grabbed the girl and said, "Let's go, let's start again. There's still so much delicious food we haven't eaten yet."

Watching the young man lead her hand through the jungle, the turbulent sea of ​​her heart gradually calmed down, and a bright smile appeared on the girl's lips. Her dark eyes were fixed only on the young man before her...

For the next period of time, everything returned to normal. The shout of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion seemed to have never happened. Tang Shan and Gu Yue's relationship not only did not become estranged, but became more and more tacit. They traveled through the major cities of the Star Luo Empire, specifically looking for Soul Saints who were hostile to them. In less than half a month, two more Soul Saints fell to their combined forces.

Chapter 337 The Great Battle Is Imminent

boom!

The fist slammed with tremendous force into a large tree beside him, as thick as a person's embrace.

Card wipe!

With a series of cracking sounds, cracks appeared on the thick tree trunk, and it finally fell completely, crashing to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

The three figures didn't dare to breathe, quietly waiting for the old man's anger to subside.

Dai Jie took a deep breath, barely calming the surging anger in his heart. His eyes were gloomy as he asked in a deep voice, "What do we do now? Tang Shan has killed two more Soul Saints of the Empire. Counting Xiao Kuang and Ma Xiao from before, four Soul Saints of the Empire have fallen at his hands. And now we are still wandering around like fools. So far, we haven't even touched a shadow of him."

The other two Soul Saints remained silent; to be honest, they didn't know what to do either.

Xu Mou, who came from the Star Crown Sect, was silent for a while before offering a suggestion: "Fourth Elder, why don't you temporarily recall those Soul Saints who have been scattered? Otherwise, it will only give Tang Shan more opportunities to deal with them one by one."

"If we recall them, how can we continue searching for Tangshan?" Dai Jie frowned, clearly dissatisfied with Xu Mou's suggestion.

Xu Mou gave a bitter smile: "Four elders, we can only temporarily withdraw our manpower. It can now be basically determined that Tang Shan has a certain sense of danger. He has never made a move when two Soul Saints are together, even when there is only one Dark One. Obviously, one Soul Saint is the limit that he can handle."

As for how to find him, we'll have to figure that out later. It would be best to report our difficulties to His Majesty, as the situation is indeed quite unusual.

Dai Jie fell silent. He naturally understood the other meaning behind Xu Mou's words. Reporting to His Majesty was just a pretext. The other party's meaning was clear—since Tangshan was really not a suitable place, it was better to cut losses in time than to continue wasting resources and manpower.

To be honest, Dai Jie didn't want it to end so hastily. As a member of the Star Luo royal family, he couldn't just stand by and watch Tang Shan wreak havoc within the Star Luo Empire, but he really couldn't do anything about it.

"Alright, I'll order someone to recall Soul Saint right away. We'll also prepare to return to Star Luo City to report to His Majesty and see what our next steps should be." Dai Jie finally gave the order with no other choice. There was nothing he could do; Tang Shan wasn't someone he could find just by being angry. If he couldn't find him, he simply couldn't find him.

"Yes!" The three Soul Saints, including Xu Mou, answered in unison.

With no need to continue the pursuit of Tang Shan, the return journey was relatively easier. However, Xu Mou remained troubled by a lingering question: Ma Xiao was a flying-type Soul Saint. Logically speaking, no matter how powerful Tang Shan was, it was highly unlikely that he possessed the ability to fly. Even if he could fly briefly due to his Soul Bone or some special Soul Skill, it was impossible for him to catch up with Ma Xiao, a Soul Saint whose Martial Soul was a Firebird. Yet, he ultimately died. Why was that?

Xu Mou pondered for a long time, but still couldn't find a reasonable explanation. After all, the flight speed of a flying-type Soul Saint was definitely not something that a power-attack-type Soul Master like Tang Shan could achieve.

……

A powerful, all-encompassing will, like that of a creator, subsided. The Qi and Blood Pill, originally condensed like a star, expanded and transformed into warm Qi and Blood, flowing to the limbs and bones.

Tang Shan sensed the gradually receding will emanating from Gu Yue and narrowed his eyes slightly: a will akin to creation, could it be related to the godhood of creation?