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

While his thoughts raced, Su Haichao in reality didn't hesitate either, and the first soul ring beneath his feet suddenly flashed.

Awooo!

First Soul Skill: Wolf Howl: Reduces all enemy attributes by 10% and increases own attributes by 20%.

An invisible force empowered him, and his previously swollen body became even stronger.

Facing the oncoming wolf's bite, Su Haichao dodged the attack with a quick movement, and with a sharp swipe of his claws, blood spurted from the gray wolf's neck.

He reached forward with his right hand to block the wolf's claws that were grabbing at his chest, while his other hand pierced directly through the chest of the gray wolf in front of him.

He casually tossed the wolf carcass aside, and seeing the somewhat hesitant wolf pack, Su Haichao shouted, "Come on!"

In the blink of an eye, the rabbit slays its enemy. Su Yuntao, watching from the tree, is filled with excitement. If she didn't still have some sense of reason, she would have loved to go down and fight alongside her father.

Chapter 4 Theory and Practice: The Greatest Treasure of the Douluo System

Whoosh! The wind's claws, accompanied by a startling whooshing sound, attacked Su Haichao's throat.

To crouch, to strike.

The powerful body charged toward the oncoming gray wolf, the collision of flesh and wolf's body producing a dull thud.

boom!

The gray wolf's body was sent flying sideways by the impact, letting out a weak whine as it slid through the air, and the sound of bones breaking could be faintly heard from inside its body.

boom!

Its body crashed to the ground, and streaks of dark red blood flowed from the wolf's mouth.

The loss of a life did not deter Xin Qian again.

Three gray wolves attacked Su Haichao from the front, left, and right, targeting his chest, throat, and back respectively.

Su Yuntao, watching this dangerous scene from the tree, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for her father.

Faced with overwhelming killing intent, Su Haichao remained calm and composed. His second soul ring shimmered, and the wolf claws on his hands instantly grew longer as he continuously swung them through the air.

Instantly, streaks of titanium energy shot out from his hands, attacking the gray wolves in three directions.

Second Soul Skill: Claw Shadow: Mobilizes soul power and explodes from the claws on the hand to form an energy attack that can be separated from the body to exert its power.

Pfft!

Amidst the flying flesh and blood, the titanium energy claws easily broke through the soul beasts' defenses, leaving huge holes in their bodies.

"Dad! Be careful!"

The hazy blood mist enveloped the area, and if it weren't for the opponent's lack of concealment and Su Yuntao's superior position, the sudden burst of murderous intent might not have been noticed.

A gray wolf with five tufts of white fur on its head had already quietly crept up nearby, taking advantage of Su Haichao's exhausted old strength and lack of new strength to reveal its fangs. However, the squid attacked from behind and did not notice the smile that had appeared on its target's lips at some point.

The purple soul ring, representing a thousand years, suddenly shone brightly, and a powerful aura burst forth from Su Haichao's body.

Third Soul Skill Amplification: Effect: All attributes increased by 30%.

Simple skills, extraordinary results.

Su Haichao, empowered by soul skills, displayed a kind of numerical beauty.

Sensing the chilling killing intent behind him, he remained calm and unhurriedly turned his body, letting the sharp claws graz his waist.

Turn around and sweep across.

The muscles in his waist bulged out, like a spring ready to spring, and his left foot landed firmly on the ground, while the powerful force made his whole body twist rapidly.

A thin layer of hair covered the muscular right leg, which suddenly swept across the pursuing attacker.

Bang! Crack!

The gray wolf, kicked away, slammed violently into a large tree, crashing down from above. A series of branches shattered, leaves flew everywhere, and even the thickest trunk showed cracks, demonstrating the immense force of the sudden burst of power.

Before the gray wolf could even display its gentle breeze, it was struck and rendered speechless.

Five tufts of white hair, and a small tuft of white hair that is not fully formed, just right for Yun Tao.

With the help of his own eye health exercises and his even greater cultivation, Su Haichao quickly remembered the key features of the gray wolf even with just a fleeting glance.

Seeing that the other person had just stood up and then collapsed again, with no strength in their hind legs, it was highly likely that their spine had been damaged, leading to paralysis of the lower body.

Su Haichao dared not delay, for if this wolf could not withstand the attack and died, there might be other soul beasts like this one.

As he quickly approached the gray wolf, he remained vigilant, constantly alert to his surroundings to prevent further attacks from other soul beasts.

Clearly, he was overthinking it. The other gray wolves, having witnessed their leader nearly being kicked to death by the terrifying upright ape, dared not linger any longer and had already fled.

After confirming that there were no enemies around and that the wolf was indeed nearing its end, Su Haichao waved his hand.

"Yun Tao, come down. This wolf has five tufts of white hair on its head, and another tuft is almost fully formed. It is said to have an unlimited lifespan of nearly six hundred years. It is very suitable for you in every way. Come down quickly, kill it, and absorb its soul ring."

Seeing that her father was safe and sound, Su Yuntao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly climbed down the tree upon hearing Su Haichao's words.

In a flash of light, Su Haichao took a dagger from the storage soul guide bracelet he carried on his wrist and handed it to Su Yuntao.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yuntao stopped just as she was about to make her move.

"What's wrong? Can't bear it?"

Seeing that his son did not continue, Su Haichao couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. His son didn't seem like the kind of person who was indecisive.

"No."

Su Yuntao shook her head. "I just remembered what my little brother told me when he was explaining soul rings and soul skills."

In classical Chinese, Su Haichao raised an eyebrow. "You mean the theory that a Soul Master's consciousness affects the effect of the Soul Skills they are born from?"

Su Yuntao nodded. "Father, what do you think?"

"You can give it a try. As Shanzi said, even if your first soul ring is an offensive skill, it certainly won't show much power later on. Rather than that, it's better to get a soul skill that increases percentage. You can wait until you absorb the thousand-year soul ring to get the offensive soul skill. You can also use this soul ring absorption to verify whether the theory is correct. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

That's right, this is also part of Tang Shan's plan for Su Yuntao's future. Regardless of whether those advanced soul masters know about the theory that consciousness affects soul rings, and the truth of the theory cannot be determined for the time being, he still made this suggestion to Su Yuntao.

Although it seems like Su Yuntao was being used as a guinea pig, this experiment is different from the experiment conducted by a certain Master Gangzi.

Even if his experiment fails, and even if he obtains a random soul skill, there is no doubt that wolf-type soul beasts are the most suitable soul beasts for Su Yuntao's martial soul. It can be said that his experiment is entirely beneficial and without any harm.

However, Gangzi was different. He directly let the Blue Silver Grass of Life Play absorb the toxin soul ring of the animal type. Tang Shan could only say: I don't understand, but I am greatly shocked.

As for what to do if the amplification skill is not a rule-based amplification.

Tang Shan confidently stated: "Based on my experience reading the Douluo trilogy and some documents I've read in the Spirit Hall's archives, all amplification skills are basically rule-based soul skills."

This is what Tang Shan considers the most valuable and most extraordinary part of the Soul Master cultivation system in Douluo Continent.

Ignoring the fact that a certain Sea God, despite being a God-King, could have all his attributes amplified by 100% by a certain second-level Goddess Nine-Colored Goddess using the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, it's clear how valuable the soul skills in Douluo Continent are.

In Tangshan's words, what kind of attack skill do you need? Amplification skills are the real deal. If one amplification skill isn't enough, how do you deal with having all of them?

Lacking in attack skills? No problem. I'll show you what the beauty of numbers is. Watch me break through magic with brute force!

Despite his antics, Tang Shan's thinking was very clear: regardless of offense, defense, or amplification, only rule-based soul skills have value.

For example, a certain "100,000-year-old rogue rabbit, multiple births in one litter, Asura sword sheath" has the invincible golden body soul skill;

For example, the soul skills of "Rakshasa, Love Brain, and Pope" include Immortality and Eternal Creation.

In Tangshan's view, any soul skill that does not have a rule-based effect is basically worthless, since these can all be seen as a deduction from soul power, physical strength, or mental power, and can only be achieved by researching and creating one's own soul skills.

With a whoosh, a sharp dagger pierced through the wolf's eye, penetrating its brain and striking its vitals.

The gray wolf leader struggled symbolically for a moment, then completely lost its vitality.

Points of yellow light gathered and finally condensed into a bright yellow halo above the wolf corpse, officially a soul ring with an age of nearly six hundred years.

"Yun Tao, adjust your state, calm your mind and spirit."

Seeing Su Yuntao's impatient expression, Su Haichao quickly reminded her.

Su Yuntao didn't speak. First, she closed her eyes and then took several deep breaths. Soon, her excited mood calmed down.

The Martial Soul possessed her, following a mysterious connection, drawing the Soul Ring to float above her head, then rapidly shrinking and descending, trapping Su Yuntao herself inside the Soul Ring.

"Big brother, when you absorb the soul ring, concentrate on absorbing the soul power while strengthening your will. You can also silently recite the amplification of the soul skill in your mind. Then we'll see what kind of soul skill you get in the end."

Recalling his younger brother's instructions, Su Yuntao did not hesitate, his mind resolute: "I must amplify my soul skill, I must amplify my soul skill..."

Su Haichao breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming that his son had absorbed the soul ring without any problems and that his condition was very stable.

It seems that the absorption of soul rings before the ten-thousand-year soul ring is not affected by the soul beast's soul tremor, which is indeed related to the soul master's physical qualities.

Just as Su Haichao was about to rest while protecting the Dharma, he was suddenly drawn to the subtle soul power fluctuations emanating from the nearly six-hundred-year-old gray wolf.

His expression changed slightly. He subtly scanned his surroundings to see if anyone else was there. After confirming that there were no other Soul Masters, he decisively cut off the gray wolf's right foreleg, which was radiating Soul Power, from its shoulder. He was still muttering, "I wonder how this leg will taste. Oh well, I'll cut off another leg and try it out."

As he spoke, Su Haichao cut off the gray wolf's hind leg.

Then, he pretended to be a normal Soul Master protecting the Dharma, keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings.

As time ticked by, Su Haichao found himself covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, as if he were under immense, invisible pressure.

Although his physical condition met the requirements and he could fully withstand the energy in the soul ring, the size of the soul ring itself was what it was. It took nearly an hour before Su Yuntao completely absorbed this soul ring, which was nearly six hundred years old.

As soon as he finished absorbing the energy, Su Yuntao jumped up. With his movement, cracking sounds like pimples popping out came from all over his body, and he also grew much taller.

“Dad, my theory is correct. My first soul ring’s soul skill is an amplification-type soul skill.”

Hearing this, Su Haichao, who secretly breathed a sigh of relief, was also a little curious and waved his hand.

"Alright, let's talk about the effects of the soul skills as we walk back. This soul-hunting operation was relatively fast. Including the round trip back, it shouldn't take more than a week. I'm still a little worried about Shanzi being home alone. Let's hurry back."

Chapter 5 Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power, Deferring Soul Bones

"Okay, I also want to see my little brother soon."

After absorbing the soul ring, Su Yuntao grew much taller. If it weren't for the childish look on his face, he would probably be mistaken for an adult man.

The leather armor he wore gave him a heroic air, and combined with his handsome face, he was quite attractive to girls.

As he quickly caught up with Su Haichao, who had already started walking back, he began to talk incessantly about his breakthrough and gains.

……

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, slid down his cheeks, and sprinkled onto the ground.

A man from Tangshan wandered through the streets and alleys of Nottingham City at a leisurely pace, somewhere between jogging and brisk walking.

Ultimately, it's still the body of a three-year-old child. Other exercises should be combined to avoid affecting development, but brisk walking or jogging are harmless. After all, other children also engage in these activities regularly; he's just adding a little more exercise to make him healthier.

Tang Shan didn't know exactly what factors determined the amount of innate soul power, but he was certain that poor physical condition and malnutrition would definitely result in low innate soul power.

However, this does not mean that good physical qualities necessarily mean one will have innate soul power.

This conjecture about Tangshan originated from that "master" from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family. As the young patriarch of the family, he must have had no shortage of various nutrients and medicinal herbs since childhood, but he still only awakened half a level of innate soul power. So the reason for such a low level of awakened soul power is worth pondering.

Combining his own martial soul fusion skills with those of the other two people, as well as the situation of Bei Bei, the great-grandson of the Sea God Pavilion Master and a certain Limit Douluo in Douluo II, Tang Shan had a vague guess.

Beibei's situation in Dou Er is somewhat similar to that of Yu Xiaogang, except that one awakened his martial soul towards the direction of the Holy Dragon of Light, while the other awakened it towards the direction of the Holy Dragon of Gold.

Whether it was a problem with Yu Xiaogang's own body or a matter of fate, he was able to awaken his martial soul into the Golden Sacred Dragon. However, it was clear that his physical foundation at the time did not support the awakening in one step. As a result, his innate soul power may have been used up to awaken the Golden Sacred Dragon martial soul, and the result was naturally bad. Even if the martial soul was awakened, it was equivalent to an awakening failure, and it also caused his innate soul power to be reduced by half a level.

Unlike Bebe in Douluo Continent II, who was not an eager-to-achieve Holy Dragon of Light, Bebe simply possessed this potential within him and only fully awakened when he encountered a soul that was perfectly compatible with him.

Based on the above information, Tangshan made the following judgments regarding Martial Soul Awakening and Innate Soul Power:

First: The strength of a martial soul is related to the nutrition inherent in the human body to a certain extent. The amount of innate soul power is related to the strength of the martial soul itself. If the martial soul is normally strong and the human body is well-nourished, the innate soul power will be correspondingly good. If the martial soul is too strong, even if the nutrition is abundant, it may draw innate soul power to maintain its own awakening.

Second: Soul power is ultimately a form of energy. It cannot be created out of thin air; there must be a transformation process. Before a martial soul awakens, it cannot absorb the energy of heaven and earth. Therefore, the innate soul power that is transformed can only come from the human body itself. If the nutrition is insufficient, no matter how powerful the martial soul is, it cannot transform enough innate soul power. You can refer to Tang San for this point.

The original text describes how he only felt that he had encountered a bottleneck after cultivating the Xuan Tian Gong for quite some time, which is to say, he had reached the innate full soul power. This shows that the other party was not originally innate full soul power.

Even though he sensed from his physical abilities that his martial spirit was not weak, Tang Shan still decided to do his best.

Tang Shan continued selling step by step, feeling the exhaustion coursing through his body, but his expression remained unchanged.

In his view, anyone from the scientific world who comes to a world that possesses extraordinary power and the ability to live forever will inevitably be unable to suppress their desire for such power in a short period of time. At the same time, their will will be extremely firm during that period of time, and Tangshan is no exception.

Although he didn't know if his future would slacken with the passage of time, he was certain that his current level of determination was probably the highest he had ever been in his two lifetimes combined.

Physical fatigue is nothing; the desire for transcendence and eternity is enough to suppress any physical discomfort.

When the sun was blazing, Tang Shan stopped his workout. His clothes were almost completely soaked with sweat. He went home and took a shower with cool water.

Squeak!

Tang Shan's ears twitched as he was being rinsed. Before he could even wonder if he had misheard, Su Yuntao's shout reached his ears.

"Little brother, we're back."