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

"Take this soul beast away first. There was quite a commotion just now, and I'm afraid many nocturnal soul beasts are on their way. Let's find another place to break through."

Su Haichao lifted the corpse of the Thousand Ant with one hand, signaling the three to follow, and then headed towards the outer perimeter of the Hunting Soul Forest.

The three of them followed without saying a word.

After marching for about fifteen minutes, confirming that they had left the area of ​​their previous camp, they continued on their way.

"Shanzi, come here."

Su Haichao put the soul beast down, and Tang Shan also walked over and sat down beside it.

Su Yuan's eyes were fixed intently, ready to witness this historic moment. The first ring in a thousand years—if not the last, it was certainly unprecedented.

Su Yuntao was also a little apprehensive. He would most likely have to absorb the thousand-year soul ring himself, so he wanted to see how his younger brother absorbed it first and hopefully provide some experience for reference.

Su Haichao stood to the side without saying a word, his eyes somewhat unfocused, as if he were dreaming back to that deserted alley from several years ago.

"Now that you have a name, then from now on you will be called Tangshan. May your future be as bright and glorious as the 'Twin Stars of Haotian' who have just become famous on the mainland."

"Shanzi, is the height of Haotian Douluo truly your limit?"

The beautiful wishes of the past seem to be gradually coming true, and even surpassing the initial expectations.

A hint of gentleness appeared on Su Haichao's face.

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Chapter 26 The exaggerated effects of the Thousand-Year Soul Skill, Two Hands See God

Activating his martial spirit, as his body rapidly expanded, waves of abundant power surged through his limbs and bones.

Tang Shan, who had swelled up considerably, was not in a hurry. He first entered a state of cultivation to restore his soul power to its best before following his intuition and drawing upon the purple soul ring not far away.

"The key to absorbing a soul ring is to thoroughly refine the energy that flows into your body. If the refinement is not timely, it will at least impact your body and damage your meridians; at worst, it will trigger an energy storm and cause your body to explode and you to die."

Recalling the key points of absorbing soul rings taught by Su Haichao, Tang Shan waited calmly.

The purple soul ring slowly detached from the Thousand-Jun Ant, floated to the top of Tangshan's head, and then quickly descended.

The intense heat surged into the body and began to wreak havoc within.

Fortunately, Tang Shan was prepared. He mobilized pure soul power from his dantian, along with the heat flowing into his body, and circulated it throughout his body.

After a full cycle, some of the heat dissipated, and the soul power grew even stronger.

However, the refining speed was still somewhat slow, and the energy, mostly from the soul ring, was still rampaging through his body.

At this moment, the body's superior physical qualities played their due role, allowing the energy to rage unchecked without causing any damage.

The soul power continued to surge, frantically refining the soul ring energy.

At this time, Tangshan realized the importance of a good exercise manual.

The basic cultivation technique he obtained from the Spirit Hall can only be practiced within two meridians. Even though it can incorporate more spirit rings and spirit power, the refining speed is always limited due to the limited refining path.

If one has a good cultivation technique, one can increase the speed of refining soul power. In this case, even if one's physical condition is not up to standard, one only needs to endure the impact from soul power slightly, and the time to completely absorb external energy is not long.

In other words, even if the improvement is not significant, a good cultivation technique can still allow one to absorb soul rings beyond a certain number of years.

Tang Shan was slightly distracted, but then refocused his attention on his body and continued his cultivation breakthrough.

Fortunately, my physical constitution is strong enough that even though my cultivation technique is much worse, I can still gradually absorb this thousand-year-old soul ring by relying on the energy impact.

With focused thoughts and unwavering will, and while channeling his soul power, only one thought remained in his mind: control of power.

The invisible bottleneck was quietly broken, and the compressed soul power was suddenly released. Although the quality dropped sharply, the level of one's own soul power increased rapidly.

Click!

The flesh and blood are nourished by the soul power, and the body is tempered by the soul power. The invisible martial soul further merges with the body, and the origin of the martial soul is strengthened and increased.

After breaking through the bottleneck, the refining speed increased even further. About an hour later, the thousand-year soul ring was completely absorbed.

……

"Such a stable state."

Su Yuan, who had been observing the breakthrough process from the sidelines, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when he saw Tang Shan easily withstand the energy of the thousand-year soul ring after it was drawn to him with just a slight sway.

Given this level of stability, let alone ants that are over a thousand years old, it's probably not impossible for them to be two thousand years old.

Su Yuntao was also ashamed of himself, wondering if he was so composed when he absorbed his first soul ring.

After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized that he did indeed seem quite composed.

The only difference is that my soul ring is 600 years old, while Tangshan's is over 1,000 years old.

As Tang Shan broke through his bottleneck, a powerful surge of soul power emanated from him. Su Haichao, who was protecting him from the side, twitched his eyelids. Just how many levels had his soul power increased after the breakthrough?

With Tangshan's breakthrough, the soul ring that was radiating purple light gradually dimmed and was completely absorbed.

call!

As Tang Shan slowly withdrew from his cultivation state, a golden light flashed in his eyes.

Tang Shan unconsciously stretched, and amidst a series of cracking sounds from his bones, he felt as if his joints had been coated with lubricant, moving in a coordinated and comfortable manner.

Standing up, a series of cracking sounds came from his legs; with his martial soul activated, he had already reached a height of 1.83 meters.

His skin was rosy and his features were well-defined, giving him a strong, robust, and healthy appearance.

After putting away his martial spirit, Tang Shan discovered that even without the martial spirit attached to him, he was still 1.7 meters tall. From his appearance, he really didn't look much different from a young man.

"How's the absorption?"

Although she already knew the result, Su Haichao still couldn't help but ask.

"I feel better than ever before. My body is full of vitality, and the bottleneck that was hindering the improvement of my soul power has completely disappeared."

As he spoke, Tang Shan tried to throw a punch at random, his muscles and bones roaring and the air exploding.

It seems that Ming Jin is easier to unleash. This feeling may be due to an improvement in one's own martial arts aptitude, or it may be the result of the martial spirit of the body becoming more integrated with the body.

"How is the soul skill?"

Su Yuntao was somewhat curious.

Upon hearing this, Tang Shan smiled with satisfaction.

"The soul skill effect is quite good."

As he spoke, his martial spirit manifested, his body swelled, and the only purple soul ring beneath his feet shimmered.

The next moment, Tangshan's hands swelled rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they were as thick as his thighs.

Dark blue veins bulged on his arms, and a surge of power coursed beneath the bulging muscles.

His five fingers were thick and muscular, resembling carrots, with bluish-black tendons extending to the tips of his fingers.

Clench your fist tightly, and the air explodes in your palm, the airflow raging around your hand.

The hands are several sizes bigger; one hand can easily completely wrap around a person's head.

"I'll test its power."

Tangshan walked up to a tree about the size of a bowl, opened his right hand and grabbed it.

Scratch.

The veins bulged like small snakes, and the power of the entire arm was perfectly transmitted and gathered in the palm, instantly causing cracks to appear on the tree.

He withdrew his arm, found a pine tree that was as thick as one person could hug, and punched it out.

There was no explosion of air, only a faint cracking sound. At this moment, Tang Shan's huge fist was embedded in the tree trunk, with only his wrist still sticking out.

The three people who were silently watching couldn't help but gasp. If such a terrifying punch were to land on them, the consequences would be horrific.

Especially those present had exceptional eyesight; even without experiencing it firsthand, they could vaguely discern that the fist embedded in the tree trunk was not so simple.

"Is this an enhancement to the body? What a terrifying soul skill! Such an outrageous soul skill originates from the original martial soul. Who will have the face to say that the original martial soul is a useless martial soul in the future?"

Su Yuanqing couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Su Haichao and Su Yuntao exchanged a glance and did not refute it, but they were actually very clear that the planning of Tangshan's first soul skill was not an amplification soul skill at all.

Tang Shan looked at Su Yuan and nodded with a smile.

"Uncle Su, you guessed correctly. It is indeed an amplification skill, but it is not limited to amplifying the hands; it can also amplify the entire body."

As he spoke, Tang Shan's hands returned to their original position, while the muscles around his chest and neck rapidly swelled.

"I call this amplification ability muscle amplification. It allows me to amplify the muscles in any part of my body at will. If someone attacks my neck or heart, or other vital areas, I can amplify the nearby muscles, making them much stronger, and thus defend myself."

"Excellent! As expected of a soul skill obtained from a thousand-year soul ring, it has both offensive and defensive capabilities."

Su Yuan was stunned by the powerful effect. No wonder the master wanted to take a Soul Master with a Body Martial Soul as his disciple. Body Martial Souls do have unique advantages.

Stopping the activation of the soul ring and dispelling the martial soul's possession, Tang Shan took out a brand new set of clothes from his storage ring.

After absorbing the soul ring, his height increased dramatically, and since he had just finished testing his soul skills, his old clothes were already torn.

Fortunately, Tangshan had anticipated the changes that might occur after this breakthrough, and had already prepared many sets of larger-sized clothes.

After changing into new clothes, Su Haichao took out a new tent from his storage bracelet. The previous tent had been lost in the battle long ago, and it was still late at night. If he wanted to continue searching for the soul beast, he would have to wait until the next morning.

This time, to avoid attracting other soul beasts, the four of them ate some dry food and returned to their tent to rest.

Su Yuntao was already asleep, while Tang Shan was reflecting on his gains after the breakthrough and was very satisfied.

First Soul Skill: Self-Control: Increases self-control by 20%.

The effects are described as quite ordinary, but their actual effects are outrageous.

The effect of the Soul Skill is "increase by 20%" rather than "boost by 20%", which makes a big difference.

It's important to understand that if the limit of self-control is 100%, then increasing it by 20% is equivalent to directly completing one-fifth of the task. However, if it's an increase of 20%, then it's an improvement based on Tangshan's original level of self-control.

What he showed Su Yuan before was only the tip of the iceberg of the effects of his soul skills.

It only grants 20% body control, which is just enough to cover both hands, but the power it unleashes is already terrifying.

At that time, his hands were equivalent to those of a martial artist in Chinese martial arts novels who could "see the gods and not be damaged." He was familiar with all kinds of techniques and how to exert force. He was a child's play when it came to obvious force, hidden force, and even neutral force. Unfortunately, he was not a true martial artist who could "see the gods" and did not have the full control of a martial artist who could "see the gods." Otherwise, that punch would not have made a faint sound. Instead, the area of ​​the tree would have been directly pulverized by him.

It should be noted that even a master of Dan Jin (a type of internal energy cultivation) can turn iron into mud without making a sound, let alone the truly divine and indestructible state, which is at the pinnacle of human physical development.

The most overpowered aspect of this soul skill is not its use in combat, but its use in cultivation.

With this soul skill, one can gradually gain control over oneself, eventually achieving 100% control.

If I use the soul skill again then, will it still be effective? I have already mastered it completely, but can I control the rest?

Can a soul ring be controlled? If so, can one actively cultivate after controlling it?

This is unknown, but even if it cannot be achieved, the incredible effect of the first soul skill alone is enough to justify Tangshan's hard work over the past year.

The amplification of power by martial spirits has also increased significantly, so it seems that my path of seeking power-attribute spirit beasts was correct.

Feeling the even more surging power within his body when he was possessed by the Martial Soul, Tang Shan looked forward to his future with even greater anticipation.

I wonder if adding soul rings time and time again will eventually raise the power attribute to its maximum level.

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Chapter 27 The Rapidly Advancing National Martial Arts, Joining Forces to Fight the Blood Wolves

The next morning, the gentle sunlight shone on the dense forest, waking the trees from their slumber.

After a quick wash, Tangshan's martial spirit possessed him, and a thousand-year-old soul ring shone around his body, exuding a calm and imposing aura as the light flowed.

He stood on the open grass, his mind seemingly merging with heaven and earth. He casually raised his leg and swung his fist. His seemingly casual movements concealed immense power.

Whoohoo!

The legs and feet brought forth a fierce wind, and the shadows of fists swept through the air; every move contained a power that should not be underestimated.

Unexpectedly, a single soul ring put my martial arts training on the fast track, bringing about a dramatic transformation in my strength, and my subsequent training will surely progress by leaps and bounds.

Tang Shan felt the exquisite control the fists and feet exerted over his body, and couldn't help but marvel.

If creating a fist technique and developing internal strength was considered mastering the "technique," then using soul skills to control the body and cultivate with the force of attacking at a lower dimension is touching the realm of the "method."

With a leap in control over his body, the boxing techniques he created in the past now seem full of errors. Even his usual stances and horse stances contain many subtle mistakes.

These minor deviations may not seem to cause any major problems in the short term, but over time they can inevitably develop into hidden injuries and create future health risks.

Now, thanks to his superb control over his body, Tangshan has corrected all these hidden dangers, and his movements are becoming more and more harmonious and unified.

Crackle!