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

Even after the marrow cleansing is completed, he will definitely reach level 20. After absorbing the second soul ring, his overall qualities will surely be improved again.

Chapter 44 The Wolf Steals the Corpse Pile, the Evil Soul Master, Poised to Strike

As Tang Shan walked back to the campfire, before he could even sit down completely, a subtle fluctuation of soul power emanated from the carriage next to him.

Su Haichao and Tang Shan exchanged a glance, knowing that Su Yuntao had ended her meditation. The two quickly got up and walked briskly towards the carriage.

"Yun Tao, how are you feeling?" Su Haichao asked quickly, looking at Su Yun Tao whose eyes seemed somewhat vacant.

Su Yuntao looked around in confusion and asked, "How did I end up in the carriage?"

“Brother, you just finished using your self-created soul skill and then fell into a deep meditation. In order not to delay our journey, we have no choice but to lift you onto the carriage.”

Upon hearing Tang Shan's explanation, Su Yuntao finally noticed the wooden board under her buttocks and gently shifted her body.

"Brother, how are you feeling?" Tang Shan asked again.

"I feel comfortable, but also a little weak."

Upon hearing this, Tang Shan breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother, it's certain that you feel comfortable after entering a deep meditative state. As for feeling weak, it's normal to feel a little weak now since you haven't eaten or drunk anything for several days."

"Are you able to move? Do you need help?" Su Haichao asked straightforwardly.

"No need, no need, I'm not that weak." Su Yuntao quickly waved her hand and stood up. Although she swayed a little when she stood up, she quickly recovered after taking a few steps away from the carriage.

The hot water on the campfire bubbled and steamed. Tangshan added some vegetables and seasonings to it, and soon a fragrant aroma filled the open space.

"Yun Tao, how did you gain from this?" After confirming that Su Yun Tao was not in any major physical problems, only a little weak, Su Hai Chao asked him about his gains from this deep meditation.

Before Tangshan told him about the concept of deep meditation, Su Haichao had never heard of it before, which made him even more impressed by his son's extensive knowledge.

"I have basically mastered that set of soul power cultivation techniques, and my soul power level has also increased by one level. I have also gained a lot of new insights into combat in the state of martial soul possession." Listening to Su Yuntao list out his cultivation achievements one by one, Tang Shan, who was sitting to the side, fell silent once again.

Tang Shan had just let his elder brother slowly study the cultivation technique derived from the combination of martial spirit and bloodline, and then Su Yuntao had completely mastered it. What made Tang Shan speechless was that Su Yuntao had just broken through to level 23 not long ago, and in less than ten days, he had broken through to level 24.

Even though it's clear that deep meditation can accelerate cultivation, and the accumulation of soul power at the Great Soul Master stage doesn't require much, such a rapid advancement is still a bit too fast.

"My son Yuntao is worthy of an official title." Su Haichao couldn't help but feel happy for Su Yuntao, his tone full of pride.

Tang Shan's hand trembled involuntarily, and he almost dropped his chopsticks into the pot.

Perhaps neither I nor my older brother are the main characters; we might even be the villains.

Tangshan was still not completely immune to Su Haichao's boastful words. After all, the power of the "mysterious rules" contained within them was truly terrifying. Even though he knew that this was the Douluo Continent, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"Alright, you can eat now." After a while, Tang Shan invited Su Haichao and Su Yuntao to eat. Su Yuntao plopped down next to Tang Shan, a hint of smugness on his face: "Little brother, don't worry, when your big brother becomes successful in the future, he will definitely take care of you."

Tang Shan shoved a freshly heated homemade roujiamo (Chinese meat sandwich) into Su Yuntao's hand with a disgruntled tone: "Eat it quickly, who knows who will take care of whom in the future."

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The carriage continued its journey along the official road. Su Yuntao leaned halfway out of the carriage, his eyes slightly closed, as he carefully recalled the feeling of releasing his self-created soul skill. The next moment, his martial soul possessed him, and all his soul power condensed in his left hand, causing sharp claws to suddenly appear, radiating a chilling light.

The soul power was absorbed by the left arm, circulating along a special path, causing the left arm to further transform into the shape of a wolf's forelimb. In an instant, the arm's phantom image flashed by, and a huge wolf claw phantom slashed across, leaving five deep gray marks on the yellow earth.

"What a powerful self-created soul skill!" Tang Shan watched the whole thing from the sidelines and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration after seeing the entire process of the soul skill being used.

“It’s stronger than my second soul skill.” Su Haichao made a simple comparison and came to this conclusion.

"That's all thanks to the ideas provided by your soul skill, Father." Su Yuntao was delighted, but she didn't get carried away and sensibly praised Su Haichao.

"Screech—" The carriage suddenly braked, but fortunately the shock absorption was quite good, and the three people inside only swayed slightly.

Before the three could even ask, the driver's panicked voice came from the front: "Soul Master, there are many corpses ahead, they look like thieves!" Hearing this, the three exchanged a glance and hurriedly got off the carriage. They saw the old driver standing in front of the carriage, trembling, clearly terrified.

"You should go to the carriage and wait there," Su Haichao said to the coachman.

"Thank you, Soul Master." The coachman was quite clever; knowing he couldn't offer any help from outside, he bowed to the three men in thanks and then scrambled into the carriage.

At this moment, Tang Shan also saw the horrific scene before him. One after another, creatures that resembled both humans and wolves lay on the ground, their skin dry and wrinkled, as if all the moisture in their bodies had been drained. There was not much blood on the ground, and only occasionally could one find some red spots.

Tangshan carefully confirmed that all the half-human, half-wolf creatures had lost their vitality before proceeding to investigate further.

These creatures were covered in gray fur, with large skeletons and sparse fur revealing their raw skin. Their heads were a hybrid of human and wolf heads, giving them a somewhat eerie appearance. Their overall physique possessed both the agility of wolves and the flexibility of humans, but their muscles were withered and shrunken, as if they had been weathered for a long time.

There were quite a few of these corpses, at least a dozen.

"Dad, are all the corpses of wolf thieves like this after they die? It feels a bit strange." Tang Shan turned to Su Haichao and asked.

"I don't know. When I was young, I encountered mostly evil Soul Masters. My mission was to completely eliminate them. In addition, the area around Notting City is relatively peaceful. This is the first time I've encountered thieves."

Tang Shan suddenly remembered something, turned around and walked back to the carriage, and asked the coachman inside in a low voice, "Old man, are you sure those corpses were stolen by wolves?"

“Absolutely right. I’ve encountered a group of thieves before when I drove for other noblemen. Although they weren’t as strange as these, they still looked similar.”

“Something’s strange.” Tang Shan’s keen insight caught the key point in the old stableman’s words.

“Yes, Soul Master.” The stableman nodded, a hint of doubt on his face. “I remember the bandits I encountered before were all muscular, burly, and incredibly fierce. Even in death, they exuded a terrifying aura. I don’t know why these ones I just saw are so withered.”

Tang Shan nodded, ignoring the so-called terrifying aura and fierce description, and extracted the key point of the other party's words: "The thieves you saw before were very muscular, right?" The stableman nodded vigorously to indicate his affirmation.

"This might be a bit troublesome." Tang Shan, who had returned to Su Haichao's side, frowned and subconsciously became more vigilant about his surroundings.

"What's wrong?" Su Haichao was also curious about what Tang Shan had gained from the stable boy.

“I suspect these thieves may have encountered an evil spirit master, otherwise there wouldn’t be so few bloodstains and such shrunken muscles among so many corpses.”

Upon hearing the words "evil spirit master" and considering the scene before him, Su Haichao's expression immediately turned serious. He said in a deep voice, "Get ready to get in the car. Let's see if we can take a detour."

No one understands the dangers of evil spirit masters better than Su Haichao, the head of the Spirit Hall in Notting City. One of the responsibilities of the Spirit Hall in each city is to search for information on suspected evil spirit masters and then immediately report it to the Spirit Hall through specially established communication channels. Subsequently, the Spirit Hall will specially dispatch a judgment team to search for and kill them, striving to eliminate them completely.

If a truly powerful evil soul master is encountered, such as a Soul Saint, a Title Douluo will be dispatched to hunt them down; if a Soul Douluo-level evil soul master is born, two elders from the Hall of Worship will join forces to absolutely crush them and give them no chance to resist.

Of the three of them, one was a Soul Master, one was a Great Soul Master, and one was a Soul Master. They were no match for the threat of the Evil Soul Master. Su Haichao was not blinded by greed and would never think of fighting the Evil Soul Master head-on. At most, he would just inform the local Spirit Hall of the matter after arriving in the next city.

Su Yuntao reacted quickly, turned around and entered the carriage, scooped the groom out, and sat with the groom at the front of the carriage: "Get ready to turn around and leave. I'll be with you in front, don't be afraid."

Tangshan and Su Haichao also boarded the vehicle. Tangshan cautiously observed the surrounding environment from the outside, while Su Haichao adjusted his own state, ready to deal with any crisis at any time.

He is the strongest of the three, and if danger is encountered, he will be the main force, so he must always be in the best condition.

Although the coachman was filled with fear, Su Yuntao beside him gave him a sense of security. Trembling, he picked up the whip, took a deep breath, and slowly drove the carriage around the pile of corpses.

"Help! Someone, please help me!" As his martial soul gradually merged with his body, Tang Shan's five senses became increasingly acute. His ears twitched slightly, and he was the first to hear the cry for help.

By this time, they were quite a distance away from the pile of corpses they had been lying in.

"Big Brother." Tang Shan called out to Su Yuntao. Su Yuntao subconsciously turned around and saw his younger brother's face was cold and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

At this moment, Su Haichao's voice transmission rang in his ear: "Shanzi should have heard the cries for help. This must be the enhancement of the five senses by the main body's martial soul. I just heard it too. Keep an eye on the person calling for help. If we find anything wrong, the three of us will immediately go all out."

The three then communicated their countermeasures via telepathy and prepared to act. Tang Shan got out of the car first, and then his martial spirit possessed him. His body rapidly expanded, but no spirit rings appeared.

In this appearance, Tang Shan is just a burly young man with no signs of beast transformation and no weapon in his hand. Even if someone realizes that he is a Soul Master, they would not doubt that he has already released his Martial Soul.

After all, once the main body martial soul is activated, there is not much difference in appearance. Tang Shan is a full-body main body martial soul, and after activation, apart from being taller and stronger, there is nothing else remarkable about him.

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Chapter 45: A Sudden Outbreak of Murderous Intent, One After Another Leading to Death

In fact, the three of them had considered bypassing the trouble or choosing to stand by and do nothing, but after careful consideration, they realized that it was unlikely.

The carriage was still moving at high speed. If the other party was really an ordinary person or an ordinary soul master, they should have missed their carriage.

Tang Shan's keen senses allowed him to clearly perceive that the cries for help were gradually approaching, indicating that they had most likely been targeted by the other side.

Regardless of whether the other party is an evil spirit master or not, such a relentless pursuit is clearly not a good thing. Rather than acting according to circumstances, it is better to make thorough preparations in advance and "eliminate trouble before it happens".

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call!

The enormous bat wings spread out behind it, as if it wanted to take flight and escape, but the grotesque wounds on them rendered the wings' owner powerless.

Della felt incredibly unlucky. All she did was slaughter a small village for cultivation, but after only a few days of cultivation, the Spirit Hall's adjudication team came knocking on her door.

After a fierce battle, he barely managed to escape. He wanted to recover from his injuries by consuming blood, but he was afraid of making too much noise and alerting the Spirit Hall, so Dela had no choice but to target these bandits.

Fortunately, the blood of the bandits had an unexpectedly good effect, but he never expected that there was a strong one hidden among the bandits. After a fight, he was injured a second time, and his injuries were even more severe than before.

"It's like a persistent ghost."

Feeling the three relentless auras chasing after her, Della stuck out her bright red tongue and carefully licked the corner of her mouth, her eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty light.

"Damn it, why didn't you just become food for me to heal my wounds? Why did you have to resist?"

His figure darted swiftly through the dense, overlapping forest, occasionally fluttering his bat wings to narrowly dodge the trees blocking his way.

His nose twitched slightly, as if he had caught a whiff of an extremely delicious aroma, and a look of ecstatic joy immediately spread across his face.

"The blood smells so fresh, I'm here."

As she spoke, Della suddenly changed direction and headed in the other direction.

As he walked, he deliberately cried out for help: "Help me..."

Swish!

Behind them, three burly wolf bandits covered in wounds stopped where Della had turned, lowered their heads to sniff the air carefully, and then also changed direction, chasing after Della in the direction she had fled.

Further into the forest, a group of people were moving through the trees. They were all dressed in white armor, with a calm and composed demeanor. Their movements were disciplined and orderly, and they cooperated with each other as an inseparable whole.

The sword-shaped insignia on their armor undoubtedly identified them as the Spirit Hall Judgment Team.

The sword-shaped symbol does not represent the Seven Kill Sword usually engraved on the Spirit Hall tokens, but rather the Angelic Holy Sword, the symbol of the Angel Family, the wielders of the Spirit Hall since ancient times.

"Captain, we've found the aura of that evil spirit master."

A team member, also dressed in white armor, nimbly moved among the trees and quickly returned to the team to report.

"Then we must give it our all and not let him get away."

At a command, the ten-member Soul Master team once again moved like a sharp longsword, swiftly cutting through the forest.

"Captain, besides the aura of the evil spirit master, I also detected the aura of some thieves."

The scout stayed close to the captain, reporting the situation in a low voice.

"If we encounter them, we'll kill them on the spot. If we don't, we don't need to pay them any attention. They're not our concern. Our primary target is that evil spirit master."

"Yes, sir."

From a high altitude, one could see that the evil spirit master Dela was the first to flee, followed closely by three bandits, with the Spirit Hall's adjudication team trailing behind.

The adjudication team was the fastest, rapidly closing the distance with the two teams ahead, while the evil spirit master Dela was about to break out of the forest.

……

"They're here."

As Tangshan whispered a reminder, a figure stumbled out of the woods.

It was a middle-aged man with unusually fair skin, a slender build, a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, narrow eyes, and a deathly pale face. Three soul rings—one white, one yellow, and one purple—pulsed slowly around him.

His clothes were tattered and unrecognizable, stained with large patches of blood. Through the gaps in the worn clothes, one could vaguely see gruesome wounds.

Upon seeing the carriage speeding away, the man's face lit up with joy, and he shouted towards the carriage, "Help me! There are bandits chasing me!"

Su Haichao looked displeased, leaned out of the carriage, and coldly shouted, "Get out of my way!"

The middle-aged man's expression suddenly froze; he never expected that his plea for help would receive such a cold response.

"Please have mercy and save me! Just give me a ride, the thieves definitely won't make it!"

The coachman's hands were stiff, and his whole body was tense, clearly indicating that he was extremely nervous.

As the middle-aged man pleaded desperately, his first soul ring flashed beneath his feet, and his bat wings suddenly unfurled, dramatically increasing his speed. At that moment, a cold glint appeared in his eyes: If you won't let me on, then I'll force my way onto the vehicle.

"Where did this Soul Master come from? How can you be so ignorant? Fine, I can only take you for a while."

Su Haichao angrily cursed at the middle-aged man before returning to the carriage.

The cold glint in the middle-aged man's eyes subtly disappeared as he secretly plotted: Since you're so pragmatic, I'll deal with you later.

What he didn't see was that Su Haichao, back in the carriage, exchanged a glance with Tang Shan, who had been jogging alongside the carriage the whole time, and then attacked with all his might as soon as the other got close.

Su Haichao gently tapped the back of the carriage to signal Su Yuntao. At the same time, his own martial soul quietly possessed him, and the third soul ring under his feet flashed, maximizing the amplification effect. As for his first soul skill, Wolf Howl, Su Haichao did not release it in advance in order not to alert the enemy and to better weaken the opponent at the crucial moment.

Su Yuntao, standing in front of the carriage, also activated his martial soul by taking advantage of the blind spots around him. He released two amplified soul skills at the same time, entering the "martial soul fusion" state. The soul power in his body began to gather continuously to his left hand, striving to deliver a fatal blow.

What an alluring scent of blood… Della stared intently at Tang Shan. His martial spirit instincts told him that if he could absorb this young man's blood, not only would his injuries be completely healed, but his cultivation would also be enhanced.

No problem, no rush. As long as I get rid of those three dog-sniffing dogs following me, I can slowly enjoy this delicious food.

As he drew closer to the carriage, Della vaguely sensed that something was amiss, but his thirst for blood and freedom prevented him from thinking much of it, and he continued to chase after the speeding carriage.

Finally, Della caught up with the speeding carriage, the alluring scent of blood swirling around him. But at that moment, he suddenly realized: "Since the owner of this carriage promised to give me a ride, why didn't he stop and wait, but instead continued to speed along?"