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

As the fist passed, the three-foot-long vampire bats exploded in mid-air, their dark red blood scattering in the wind. With the arrival of the fist shadow, the vampire bats had no power to resist, and their flesh shattered wherever they passed.

Dark red blood turned into specks of blood rain, falling with the wind. The swarm of vampire bats, which had already lost dozens of their companions at the beginning, showed no fear. On the contrary, they became even more frenzied and craving because of the smell of blood.

Hundreds of bats transformed into a giant sphere, surrounding Tangshan, and after a brief moment of hovering in the air, launched another attack.

Tang Shan, whose body was beginning to fall, showed no intention of retreating in the face of the swarming vampire bats. He stretched his upper arm to its limit, raised his palm, and then struck out.

His palms multiplied from two to four, then from four to eight, until they were countless, completely enveloping his body. All the bats that attacked him were like moths to a flame; however, as soon as they got close, their bodies exploded, and they fell into the surging lava.

Tang Shan's robust body slammed onto the bridge, and he stopped instantly. Looking up at the swarm of bats that were hesitant to move forward, a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Vampire bats truly lived up to their reputation as a race capable of surviving in Hell Road. The murderous aura and ruthlessness in their blood were extremely strong. After only a moment's hesitation, they swooped down again, letting out sharp howls as if calling for something.

"Well done!" Tang Shan shouted loudly, his soul power surging within him, his spiritual power spreading from his spiritual sea, his hands forming a seal and pushing upwards, the two energies perfectly merging with his blood and qi in his palms.

Heaven-Opening Seal, unleash!

The power did not coalesce into one, but rather aimed to attack the widest possible range. Even so, the three fused, violent energies resembled a giant seal, soaring into the sky and crashing down on the vampire bat swarm with overwhelming force.

boom!

Blood mist exploded and blood rained down. Even the most fearless vampire bats could not withstand Tangshan's devastation. For the first time, they felt fear and did not launch any more attacks. Instead, they hovered silently above Tangshan, as if waiting for something.

squeak!

A piercing shriek suddenly rang out, and a dark golden stream of light shot out from the cliff face. Wide bat wings suddenly spread out, casting shadows from the sky and blotting out the sun.

This is a huge bat, its entire body is dark gold, and it has three enormous heads on its neck with sharp fangs protruding outwards, radiating a terrifying cold light.

Its wingspan is several meters long when fully extended, and the powerful air currents surge as the bat's wings flap.

The claws beneath it were dull yet exceptionally sharp; with a casual swing, they shattered the air.

The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King. Tang Shan raised an eyebrow. Facing the opponent of the protagonist from the original work, he became slightly more vigilant. His enormous palm slowly opened, and his soul power and blood energy fused on it, amplifying his physical attributes.

The three heads of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King swayed around for a moment before finally locking onto Tang Shan, who stood on the narrow road, their eyes flashing with ferocity.

squeak!

With a sharp screech, the numerous vampire bats, as if receiving a royal decree, became excited again and rushed towards Tang Shan without regard for anything else. The dark gold three-headed bat king followed closely behind, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Tang Shan.

Tang Shan remained unfazed, unleashing another burst of power as he soared into the sky. His strength surged like a tidal wave within him, maximizing his defenses, and he crashed headlong into the swarm of bats.

Tang Shan's physical strength was immense; combined with the acceleration of his leap, he forcefully carved a bloody path through the air. Before the other vampire bats could even react to what was happening, he was already close to the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King.

With a stomp of his toe on an unfortunate vampire bat, Tang Shan, relying on the lightness effect of his soul power and his exquisite control of strength, continued his charge upwards while crushing the bat, sending it to meet its companions in hell.

The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King never expected that Tang Shan would appear in front of it in such an outrageous way. Before it could react further, the fist the size of a casserole dish rapidly enlarged in the pupil of one of the heads.

boom!

He leaned back abruptly, his massive body swaying violently as a powerful and ever-changing force surged through his skull, causing unparalleled damage to his flesh and blood.

Pfft!

Its dull, lifeless eyeballs shattered, its head swayed for a moment, and then it completely lost its life; the ever-changing force had turned its brain into mush.

As his body plummeted downwards, Tang Shan tapped his toes repeatedly, shattering numerous vampire bats while using their corpses to briefly hover in the air before unleashing another burst of power.

As its name suggests, the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King has three heads. Although Tang Shan destroyed one of its heads, he only seriously injured it, not killed it.

The Heaven-Opening Seal!

He leaped into the air, his hand seals pushing forward and pressing down. An invisible aura spread from Tang Shan's hands, causing the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, which was preparing to flee, to freeze for an extremely brief moment before Tang Shan's attack reached its back.

With a muffled thud, the bones inside the body emitted a series of mournful cries. Just like its entrance, the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King plummeted into the surging lava like a stream of dark gold light.

The bat's wings, several meters long, flapped desperately, trying to take flight again, but the shattered bones inside its body wouldn't allow it.

Whoosh!

Lava splashed everywhere, creating waves, and the dark gold three-headed bat king let out a shrill scream, but it was still swallowed up little by little by the viscous lava.

As Tang Shan killed the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King with a single blow, he performed a backflip, drawing a huge parabola before landing safely on Hell Road. He glanced at the vampire bats that had scattered in all directions, then his body shrank back to normal.

Even the most reckless vampire bats know how to assess the situation. With many of their kind and their leader already dead, charging forward wouldn't be recklessness, it would be utter folly. Since they can't harm the life before them, they'd better stay away to avoid losing their own lives.

"Teacher, are you alright?" Zhu Zhuyun's voice sounded with some concern. She blinked her big, dark eyes and looked Tang Shan over all over.

"It's nothing, just a waste of energy," Tang Shan replied, taking out some food from his storage soul tool to replenish the energy and blood he had just consumed.

Qian Renxue withdrew her seemingly indifferent gaze and became alert to her surroundings again, protecting Tang Shan.

Hu Liena couldn't help but recall the back-and-forth battle just now, feeling somewhat shocked. That ferocious aura, that leisurely stroll, had given her a tremendous shock. She couldn't even imagine what Tang Shan's true strength was, or how much energy he still possessed that hadn't been unleashed.

"We've rested enough, let's continue." Tang Shan called out and took the lead, continuing forward. Zhu Zhuyun followed closely behind, Hu Liena rubbed her slightly dizzy head and quickly quickened her pace to catch up, while Qian Renxue flew at a leisurely pace, keeping a watchful eye on her surroundings while refining the surging fire energy to maintain the energy required to activate her martial soul for an extended period.

The lava lake gradually closed the distance to the suspended hell road, the temperature slowly but steadily increased, large beads of sweat flowed continuously, and the fire in her body gathered into fire poison, scorching Hu Liena's will.

A warm palm touched her vest, and divine soul power circulated through her meridians, clearing away the fire poison. Hu Liena's mind was shaken.

"Thank you, Sister Xue." Her voice was hoarse, yet carried a hint of allure. Hu Liena looked at Qian Renxue behind her with sparkling eyes, filled with gratitude.

"It's alright, watch your step." Qian Renxue said calmly, not taking this small matter to heart at all. She could purify Zhu Zhuyun's evil energy, let alone a mere fire poison.

However, the further she went, the worse her purification effect became. If the rate at which the fire poison entered exceeded her purification rate, then Hu Liena's consciousness would eventually be swallowed up by the surging heat wave.

The air grew increasingly distorted, and the scenery before us became more and more bizarre. Looking towards the distant road, it twisted and turned, revealing a somewhat eerie quality.

This doesn't mean there's anything unusual about Hell Road, but rather that the sheer high temperature distorts the air, causing the scenery ahead to appear somewhat deformed.

A few beads of sweat appeared on Zhu Zhuyun's forehead, sliding down her fair face and disappearing into the deep ravine along her neck.

Splash!

The lava surged like undulating waves, rippling outwards. A dark red figure appeared and disappeared, revealing only a glimpse of its true form before vanishing back into the golden-red lava.

"It seems we'll be in trouble again soon." Tang Shan frowned slightly, his gaze darkening as he looked at the ripples spreading out as they moved forward.

The brilliant golden flames gradually died down, replaced by a seductive darkness. The deep luster dyed the brilliant golden hair the same color, and the aura of a holy angel gradually disappeared, replaced by a depravity that represented evil.

Qian Renxue sensed that her next opponent might not be so simple, and she was ready to make her move.

Splash!

The sound of molten lava breaking and churning came again. Dark red scales enveloped a powerful and slender serpentine body, which danced in the lava, and miniature lava vortexes quietly formed.

"Accelerate!" Tang Shan shouted, his toes touching the ground instantly, and with a burst of power, he leaped more than twenty meters.

Zhu Zhuyun, who had been on high alert, instantly became a shadow and stayed close behind Tang Shan the moment she received the warning.

With her martial spirit infused, Hu Liena's enormous fox tail swayed, and her speed was remarkable. However, the pent-up fire poison within her body erupted momentarily as she accelerated. Even though she suppressed it with her mental and soul power the next moment, her unbalanced body inevitably fell off the narrow path.

Even the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King couldn't withstand the high temperature, so how could a control-type Soul Master possibly endure it? If no one came to her rescue, the consequences of Hu Liena falling into the lava below were unimaginable.

Whoosh!

At the critical moment, Qian Renxue, who was flying behind, played a supporting role. Her body, which was originally flying forward, suddenly flapped its wings, and as her black wings spread out, she made a sharp turn, and her hands naturally supported Hu Liena's waist.

"Sister Xue!" The somewhat familiar scent made Hu Liena instantly recognize her rescuer. Before she could speak, the reason why Tang Shan had urged everyone to speed up was fully revealed.

Whoosh!

Columns of lava erupted from the lake beneath their feet, completely engulfing the area where they had been standing. The intense heat and scorching waves were so intense that if Tang Shan hadn't been so perceptive, the consequences of being drenched in lava would have been unimaginable.

The dark red phantom, accompanied by a sonic boom, hurled towards Qian Renxue and Hu Liena, who were flying in the air, but unfortunately only managed to hit one of the phantoms.

With her corrupted soul power covering her two pairs of wings, Qian Renxue's speed increased even further. In a few flashes, she arrived beside Tang Shan.

Setting Hu Liena down again, Qian Renxue frowned and looked at Tang Shan ahead: "What do you mean?"

Tang Shan understood the meaning in the angel's eyes and said with a light laugh, "Then let's deal with this beast together."

The dark red phantom crashed into the lava lake, stirring up waves of heat. As the phantom disappeared into the lava, it revealed its true form—a thick, tough, dark red snake tail covered in dense scales.

The lava lake returned to silence, with only the sounds of breathing and bursting bubbles clearly audible. If it weren't for the vivid memories of the surging lava columns and the sweeping serpent tail, one might doubt whether any life existed within it.

Boom!

The ear-piercing sonic boom rang out again. This time, the dark red phantom's target was not Tang Shan and the others, but the seemingly narrow path. Its giant tail slammed into it, producing a loud bang.

P.S.: Feeling down, still only 4000 words.

Chapter 511 The Outbreak of Corruption!

The dark red snake tail quickly coiled around the narrow path, and the muscles beneath the red scales suddenly contracted. With a loud splash, the massive body was dragged out of the lava lake.

With a waist as thick as a water bucket, golden-red lava flowed down, and ten enormous heads slowly rose up, coiling together on the narrow path, flames faintly visible between the opening and closing of their snake-like snouts.

Tang Shan's eyelids twitched. Weren't these ten Fiery Sun Serpents a bit too big? As thick as a water bucket, tens of meters long, and with heads as thick as his waist, were they really something that the Sea God's Haotian Hammer combined with the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique could take down? Were you kidding me? With such an exaggeratedly large size, breaking through their defenses would probably be extremely difficult.

hiss!

With each flicker of its enormous tongue, a faint red light surged within its ten pairs of eyes. The snake's body coiled and rubbed against the narrow path, producing a distinct friction sound.

"Your Highness, I will confront it head-on. You can act according to the situation from the side." Tang Shan said to Qian Renxue behind him, and quickly entered battle mode. As his body expanded, his spiritual domain spiritual power also enveloped the entire body of the exaggerated ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent in front of him.

With a light touch of his toes on the ground, his body shot out like a sword released from a bow, leaving a trail of afterimages behind him. In just a breath, Tang Shan was in front of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent.

His blood and qi were boiling, and the surging heat seemed to condense into billowing smoke overhead. He clasped his hands together, forming a fist, and fiercely pressed down on a snake head that had just reacted and was about to open its mouth to retaliate.

The three energies of blood, soul, and spirit suddenly converged in Tang Shan's palm, pressing down and creating a huge roar.

Boom!

The massive snake head that had just been raised was slammed down onto the narrow path, its dark red scales shattered and scattered, and some of its flesh was twisted and damaged.

The pitch-black evil soul power condensed into a black demonic sword that devoured light. Its two pairs of wings flapped violently, and Qian Renxue transformed into a streak of black sword light, accelerating and bursting forward as Tang Shan's seal pressed down.

Pfft!

The sharp, highly corrosive black sword light pierced directly into his brain. As blood blossomed, Tang Shan and Qian Renxue jointly severed one of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent's massive heads.

hiss!

Along with the agonizing screams came nine crisscrossing pillars of fire. The terrifying heat and molten lava formed a cage, attempting to trap Tang Shan and Qian Renxue inside.

Fortunately, the two were prepared and retreated immediately after their attack. The thickest beam of fire barely grazed past them.

"This is a bit troublesome." With her wings spread, she slowly circled in the high sky, black energy swirling around her, adding a touch of eerie beauty to her appearance.

"It's alright, I still have trump cards to use. If I really can't beat them, I'll use them." Tang Shan remained calm, facing the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent, which was at least comparable to a tens of thousands of years old soul beast. He felt no worry whatsoever. If he really couldn't win, he still had the mark given to him by the Asura God. When he activated his soul skill, even if the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent was equivalent to a hundred thousand years old soul beast, let alone a soul beast that was at most comparable to a tens of thousands of years old soul beast, it wouldn't be enough for him to fight.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate for a moment. The first to lose patience was the Ten-Headed Fiery Serpent. The head that Tang Shan had destroyed brought it intense pain, and it wanted revenge.

The remaining nine heads lunged forward almost simultaneously, their snouts wide open, their snow-white fangs gleaming even brighter, radiating a chilling aura.

Qian Renxue was the first to make a move. Her pitch-black demonic sword unleashed streaks of crescent-shaped black sword light, each about ten feet long. The sword light struck the body of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, instantly eroding its scales and leaving behind hideous wounds.