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

If his elder brother said he was a useless god, Tang Shan was confident that he could become the supreme god king in the future, after all, the blind god king's "words become law" supernatural power was there for all to see.

But that's what Gu Yue said. Tang Shan felt that the family should just live their lives well from now on, and at most improve the lives of the soul beasts. As for the Supreme God King, that's just something to dream about.

After listening to Tangshan's complaints, Gu Yue felt a little guilty. What she said just now did seem a bit outrageous.

Although she knew she was being unreasonable, Gu Yue still kicked Tang Shan angrily. However, when the kick was still some distance from Tang Shan's calf, the force suddenly weakened, perhaps out of reluctance, and it ended up almost brushing against him.

Chapter 561 Different Developments

“During this period, I have explored countless soul-guided devices and observed tens of thousands of soul-guided arrays. I have a pretty good grasp of the connection between soul-guided arrays and their rules.” Inside the room, Gu Yue’s expression was calm, and her silver eyes were filled with myriad mysteries. Every moment, she was sorting through a large amount of information and then comprehending it.

Tang Shan sat upright, listening attentively to Gu Yue's words, not missing a single detail.

"The so-called transformation of rules into a magic array is not actually difficult. It's just that you need to break down the rules you've comprehended. Don't try to explain the mysteries of a rule directly with a single rune. Instead, break down the mysteries of a rule into several runes, and then combine them into a magic array." Gu Yue instructed Tang Shan, letting him dismantle his own power rules step by step. Tang Shan focused his mind on the task at hand, his fingers unconsciously dancing in the air, sketching out one mysterious rune after another.

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Sweat poured from Tang San's entire body like a faucet being turned on, and the terrifying pressure made his breathing increasingly rapid. However, his inner belief overcame the exhaustion of his body, and he continued to climb upwards step by step.

The pressure was like Mount Tai pressing down on him, and his skin gradually turned red. His capillaries could not withstand such terrible pressure and broke directly. Drops of blood seeped out from his pores, adding a touch of blood to Tang San's blue shirt.

Crossing the light of the sea god was the first test the Shrek Seven Devils faced. However, due to the different levels of the test they received, the number of layers they needed to climb at the end also differed.

Unlike the Tang San in the original story, who had his body tempered by the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Immortal Herb, his physique enhanced by the Eight Spider Lances, and was blessed by Xiao Wu's 100,000-year-old soul bone, it is now extremely difficult for Tang San to climb to the top of Seagod Mountain.

Compared to ordinary soul masters, his only advantage is his second awakened martial soul and his sixth soul ring, a 100,000-year soul ring. Apart from that, his other abilities are of no help to his current situation.

Ning Rongrong was covered in sweat, her clothes soaked, but she didn't care. She cupped her hands in front of her mouth to encourage Tang San, who was struggling to climb the rock, and shouted, "Third Brother, keep going!"

Tang San stumbled as he struggled to climb the rock. Recently, "terrifying" memories involuntarily surfaced in his mind and began to attack his soul, whether pleasant or a nightmare, he didn't know.

I remember it started with just finger provocations. After he hugged Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong would deliberately scratch his palm.

However, as time went on, the situation gradually slipped out of Tang San's control. Or rather, when he was first violated by Ning Rongrong and chose to swallow his anger, the outcome was already predetermined.

It got increasingly outrageous, from his palms to his arms, and then from his arms to his chest. Tang San eventually became numb and selectively forgot what had actually happened during that time.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved, but Tang San knew even better that Xiao Wu was the love of his life, the only one for him. Even though Xiao Wu didn't have a soul at the time, he still committed an unforgivable sin.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing those beautiful memories deep in his mind, but the conditioned reflex of repeated close contact still made Tang San's skin break out in goosebumps, and his heart involuntarily raced.

Each step was difficult to lift, leaving a clear footprint on the steps. Sweat dripped incessantly, and physical strength was draining away at an alarming rate.

Thump!

The torment in his heart and his weak physique eventually caused Tang San to collapse just three steps away from the top. But while his body gave in, his mind and will roared in despair. He forced his eyes open and desperately climbed upwards, not caring about being covered in dust.

What an indomitable will! A blue-haired figure stood calmly atop Mount Poseidon. She had long, ocean-blue hair, and the blood-red robes that represented the High Priestess perfectly showcased her beautiful curves. Her delicate face was virtually flawless, and she looked no more than twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, yet she possessed a vastness and mystery far beyond her appearance.

The person standing on the mountaintop, watching Tang San slowly climb, was none other than Poseidon, the high priestess of Seagod Island. Looking at the successor chosen by the Seagod, her eyes were indifferent, and deep within them lay a cold, murderous intent.

Under normal circumstances, the high priest's responsibility is to protect the place of divine succession, and there are no other requirements. However, if a successor to the divine position appears, the high priest must burn his life to initiate the final examination for the successor's divine status.

Theoretically, most high priests will never encounter this final responsibility, as the succession of divine authority is not so frequent. Even if they do, the high priest will simply accept it gladly, since those chosen to become high priests possess unwavering faith and loyalty to the gods.

Unfortunately, she ran into Poseidon this time. Before the successor of the gods appeared, she had fallen hopelessly in love with a top powerhouse from Douluo Continent, the previous generation Haotian Douluo Tang Chen. However, Tang Chen was a blockhead and did not understand the implied meaning of "whoever becomes a god first, I will be with him". He stubbornly went to invade the City of Slaughter and ended up losing himself in the end.

Getting back to the point, with Tang Chen in her heart and something to worry about, Poseidon naturally didn't want to become a sacrifice on Tang San's path to godhood. Even if she wouldn't kill him, she certainly wouldn't be very kind to Tang San.

Not to mention, the Great White Sharks of the Demon Soul Clan who sent Tang San and his group to Seagod Island told their clan leader, Xiao Bai, about their experiences. Even without embellishment, simply recounting Tang San's actions was enough to make Xiao Bai, the clan leader of the Great White Sharks of the Demon Soul Clan, look down on Tang San. He even went to Poseidon to complain. Now, although the difficulty of the divine trial that Tang San and his group experienced was basically the same as in the original timeline, the hidden difficulty had doubled.

Leaving aside other matters, some divine trials require the cooperation of Seagod Island and its guardian spirit beasts. There is a great deal of room for manipulation in these trials. Although it is said that the Seagod is watching over them, there is actually a certain amount of vertical movement involved.

The difference between going all out and slacking off during a divine test is significant. Even with the limitations of the divine test, there is a considerable difference between whether an attack hits an unimportant part of the body, an important part, or misses.

The powerful and influential figure on Seagod Island harbors a degree of murderous intent, and the island's guardian spirit beasts are somewhat dissatisfied with the current inheritor of the Seagod's power. This has resulted in Tang San and his companions' growth being far slower than in the original timeline, and they haven't even received any assistance from the cities on Seagod Island. The Shrek Seven Devils are truly like strangers from Douluo Continent, receiving no hospitality but rather overt and covert rejection; Tang San, in particular, lacks any prestige befitting an inheritor of the Seagod's power, encountering countless setbacks.

He dug his fingers into the cracks in the steps, exerted force suddenly, and his veins bulged as he barely managed to drag his body up to the last step.

Before he lost consciousness, what came into Tang San's view was a pair of small, exquisite jade feet floating in mid-air.

The next moment, Tang San was completely plunged into boundless darkness, knowing nothing more.

"The first test of the Sea God is complete. You may rest for seven days. The second test will begin in seven days." With a flick of her sleeve, Poseidon's boundless soul power enveloped Tang San and sent him directly to the lowest step. After giving this instruction to the Shrek Seven Devils, she turned and entered the sacred and ancient hall.

The divine test reward was issued, and the invisible energy completely repaired all of Tang San's hidden injuries and also increased his soul power by one level.

The other six people gathered around Tang San and quickly carried him back to the room to clean him up.

Ning Rongrong was the last one to stay and take care of Tang San. Dai Mubai and the others left the room, intending to go out and have some fun.

Looking back at Yu Tianheng, who had returned to his room to rest, and then involuntarily thinking of Ning Rongrong, who was taking care of Tang San, Oscar couldn't help but say sourly, "They ate really well."

"Who told the three of us brothers to be of average talent?" Dai Mubai replied nonchalantly. "Besides, it's really hard to say who eats better."

Ma Hongjun became interested, his small eyes lighting up: "Boss Dai, what do you mean by that? What's your insight?"

Oscar looked at Dai Mubai with curiosity, hoping he would have some extraordinary insights.

"Everyone says they ate well, so I'll ask you one question: did they actually eat anything?" Dai Mubai asked confidently.

“Of course…” Ma Hongjun subconsciously began to answer, but he stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.

Oscar realized what was happening too, his expression extremely strange: "Boss Dai, you mean, the two of them are still..."

"Otherwise what?" Dai Mubai's lips curled up, his voice full of smugness. "I won't say much else, just one question: would those infatuated types do anything reckless?"

“Ah, this…” Speechless. Today, Ma Hongjun and Oscar were bewildered by the truth revealed by Dai Mubai, yet the closed logic and the awkwardness that was subtly revealed in their usual conversations left them speechless.

"Besides, even if they do get to eat it in the future, they'll definitely get tired of it after a while. As for us, we always have something new and different. Do we even need to say who eats better?"

A game-winning shot, a true game-winning shot. Dai Mubai's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely shattering the slight imbalance in Oscar and Ma Hongjun's hearts.

"If I had to say something unexpected, it would be that Ning Rongrong likes Xiao Wu. In that case, her slightly strange behavior before would have a reasonable explanation."

Ma Hongjun and Oscar were oblivious to Dai Mubai's mutterings, as they were about to reach their destination. The beautiful women were within reach, and they could almost smell the wine and women.

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Time never changes according to individual will, at least not in the Douluo Continent.

Before they knew it, a year had passed, and the group from Tangshan had stayed on the Sun and Moon Continent for a year.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth was gathered together and finally swallowed up like a whale sucking in water, revealing a tall and imposing figure.

His face was handsome and upright with a resolute air; no matter which angle you looked at it from, you couldn't see any flaws.

Her pores were so small they were almost invisible, and her fair skin gave her no feminine appearance whatsoever.

His simple short-sleeved shirt perfectly accentuated his strong physique, clearly showing the muscles in his shoulders, back, and chest.

All his imposing aura was subdued, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth returned to normal. However, an invisible sense of oppression emanated from him, as if the entire space could not bear his presence.

Tang Shan originally planned to begin condensing his third soul core a month after condensing his second soul core. However, the method of transforming the rules into a magic array given by Gu Yue led him to a sudden enlightenment. His understanding of the rules of power increased by 15% within a year, and he gained a comprehensive understanding of the soul guidance array.

Tang Shan finally grasped the meaning of the saying, "To become a God King, the rules are as clear as the lines on the palm of your hand." Although he was not a God King at the moment, the Soul Guidance Array he was studying was not about comprehending the rules.

After Tang Shan's understanding of the power rules reached 15%, he found that the magic array runes that he previously had to memorize were now easy to understand and learn. However, after exiting the enlightenment state for a month, Tang Shan became a level 7 Soul Master by crushing the power of the rule-level perspective.

Kong Qi was stunned at the time; he couldn't understand how Tangshan had done it.

Forget about sudden enlightenment. Soul tools are a systematic body of knowledge and theory. Although they cannot compare with the science of Tangshan's previous life, they still require a lot of knowledge to achieve anything.

An epiphany, at best, is a review of one's past; how could it possibly lead to a sudden increase in learning ability through soul tools? That makes no sense at all.

Tang Shan had no time to pay attention to Kong Qi's near-collapse. After briefly summarizing the gains from this epiphany, he immediately began to condense his third soul core.

After all, a sufficiently powerful fist is the only source of confidence for an individual to be above all else; all other power and subordinates are mere illusions, easily taken away by others.

Although the third soul core is theoretically the most difficult to condense, it has the best condensation location in the lower dantian and is a pure soul power core without the participation of other energy. The difficulty of enhancement and the favorable conditions are mutually exclusive, and it is basically not much different from when Tang Shan condensed the first soul core. Everything went smoothly and he achieved a stable success.

At this point, the three soul cores were stable in Tang Shan's upper, middle, and lower dantian. His soul power, combined with the rules, could directly unleash the combat power of a quasi-god peak. If he did not deliberately restrain himself, the spatial ripples would be constantly stirred by his every move.

In terms of quality, the soul power of a quasi-god peak is not much different from that of a priest. If there is any difference, it is that there is no fusion of the power of rules. It is like painting a dragon and missing the last point.

Once this weakness is addressed, it will be a revolutionary change, a leap in the level of life, and a surge in power.

A near-pure golden soul power flowed through Tang Shan's meridians, and the further advancement of his soul power increased his physical potential once again. Every cell in his body contained boundless potential, waiting for Tang Shan to explore it.

Qi and blood do not circulate through the meridians, but rather flow freely throughout the body in Tangshan. Even without entering a state of cultivation, a great deal of potential is being tapped at every moment, becoming the source of physical growth.

hum!

An invisible rhythm spread outwards from Tang Shan's body. The three soul cores gathered together, and the transformation brought about by the condensation of soul cores by blood, soul power, and spiritual power, as Gu Yue had mentioned earlier, was now officially beginning.

P.S.: Sorry, this chapter is late.

Chapter 562 Changes in the Three Core Elements, Six Trials of the Two Gods

Blood, soul power, and spiritual power are the basic energies that constitute the human body in Douluo Continent. Now that the three soul cores of Tangshan have gathered together, and there is no spatial energy mixed in, a special change is quietly taking place among the three.

The first thing to change was not the earliest condensed spiritual core. The pure soul power core, located in the lower dantian and only recently condensed, emitted faint suction forces that spread throughout Tang Shan's entire body.

The faint strands of soul power broke free from the blood and qi soul core and the spirit soul core, flowing like rivers into the sea, heading straight for the soul core in the lower dantian.

The Qi and Blood Soul Core and the Spirit Soul Core are not to be underestimated either. They follow closely behind the Pure Soul Power Soul Core and also emit a suction force. However, unlike the Soul Power Soul Core, the Spirit Soul Core absorbs the spiritual power that is in the Sea of ​​Spirit and has not been fully integrated into the Soul Core, while the Qi and Blood Soul Core absorbs the Qi and Blood in the limbs and bones.

His soul power was absorbed by the soul core in his lower dantian, while his blood and spirit were also being absorbed by the soul cores in his upper and middle dantian. Tang Shan's body was undergoing a very special change.

Time passed quietly, and half an hour later, after all the soul power in the upper and middle dantian soul cores was completely absorbed by the lower dantian, a sense of fulfillment arose in Tang Shan's heart.

Next, one's vital energy and spiritual power are completely absorbed. When all changes cease, two opposing feelings emerge: emptiness and fullness.

At this moment, the Qi and Blood Soul Core, which has lost its soul power, has absorbed all the Qi and Blood in the body. Since there is no soul power inside the core, it may be more appropriate to call it the Qi and Blood Core.

Similarly, Tangshan, which lost its soul power but absorbed all spiritual power, was renamed the Core of Spirit, while the Soul Core, which absorbed all soul power, retained its original name.

hum!

At the same time, there was a tremor. Spiritual power, soul power, and blood flowed from the three cores. The three forces spread throughout his body. Tang Shan did not undergo a transformation, but his control over the three forces became more and more skillful and subtle.

This is the change that Gu Yue had predicted: Qi and blood, soul power, and spiritual power are now completely independent, and the overall mobilization effect has doubled.

Tang Shan seemed to be deep in thought. Although it wasn't a dramatic transformation, he was quite satisfied with his mastery of the three forces. One should know how to be content.

My soul power has reached its limit, but my spiritual power, nourished by the reverse of my soul power, has not yet hit a bottleneck. I still have a long way to go before I can bear the engraving of rules.

Now, I only need to pay attention to physical cultivation, which is good. I can use the remaining time to study soul tools and start learning forging. Once I have a complete grasp of the level nine soul tool array, I can study the design and structure of the battle armor and prepare for its birth.

It's a pity that forging was a big problem, and in the end we still had to ask Gu Yue for help. Sure enough, all scientific bottlenecks are due to material limitations.

With his mind racing, Tang Shan slowly opened his eyes. His blood, soul power, and spiritual power were completely concentrated in the three cores, with no power leaking out. His eyes were clear, and apart from that, there were no other unusual phenomena. The strange feeling of his body pressing against the space had also disappeared. Tang Shan stood up, his posture upright.

"You've broken through! Your cultivation level should have surpassed mine by now, right?" Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared in front of Tang Shan and said with a rather complicated expression.

In just over ten years, Tang Shan has grown from an ordinary low-level Soul Master to someone whose combat power and true cultivation surpass his own. Even though he has witnessed almost every step of Tang Shan's growth, Golden Crocodile Douluo still feels a sense of disorientation, as if he has just woken up from a dream.

"That's all thanks to Grandpa Golden Crocodile and Xue'er's nurturing. Without your guidance, there would be no Tangshan today." Tangshan was also very emotional, his voice filled with gratitude.

Even though Tang Shan believed that his imagination from his previous life was enough to stand at the pinnacle of the continent, without the support of the Spirit Hall, he could not have grown so quickly, let alone obtained the bug-like spirit technique, Heaven and Earth, which could be called a second cheat.

After all, that was a herd of diamond-encrusted beasts. Given Su Haichao's strength at the time, hunting even one soul beast among such a top-tier herd would have been virtually impossible. Moreover, if he hadn't taken that route, he might not even have possessed such extraordinary abilities.

The Spirit Hall laid the foundation for his early cultivation, while Gu Yue paved the way for his future growth. Tang Shan could say that without the two, he might have eventually become a god, but most likely he would have accepted the inheritance of the godhood rather than creating his own godhood as he is now preparing.

Golden Crocodile Douluo grinned. Tang Shan was grateful to the Spirit Hall. How could the Spirit Hall not feel fortunate? To have encountered such a genius was simply a blessing from the gods.

Sometimes, Golden Crocodile Douluo thought that it was all just a dream, that their Spirit Hall had never encountered Tang Shan, and that the situation on the entire continent was developing in another direction.

Unfortunately, dreams are false, and what is before our eyes is real. No matter who ultimately unifies the continent, the Spirit Hall will surely prosper for ten thousand years again.

After a brief exchange, Golden Crocodile Douluo didn't linger. Tang Shan then turned to his female confidantes and gave them a big hug.

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With a soft, fragrant body in his arms, Gu Yue's face was flushed pink after a fierce battle, and his eyes were full of tenderness.

Nestled in Tang Shan's arms, the girl raised her sparkling eyes and asked her man with some curiosity, "Why did you take me away? You even tricked them into thinking you had some cultivation questions for me to answer. With this great opportunity to break through your limits today, you could have easily had a chance to sleep with me."

The abundant life force flowed into his limbs and bones. Although it could no longer improve his body, the feeling of vitality within him still made Tang Shan feel exceptionally comfortable.

With her eyes slightly closed and her arms gently embracing the love of her life, Tang Shan softly replied, "There's no need. Taking advantage of someone's misfortune is unacceptable. Besides, there are still opportunities in the future, and it would be unfair to them to act so hastily."

Gu Yue pursed her lips and gently nudged Tang Shan's chin: "If you delay any longer, be careful that a second Bibi Dong doesn't come after you."

Tang Shan smiled wryly, opened his eyes and tapped Gu Yue's forehead in annoyance: "You still remember that incident? You really hold a grudge."

Gu Yue snorted: "Hmph, if I hadn't kidnapped you in time, who knows what would have happened later. After all, given your condition at the time, your soul power was greatly depleted. Heaven knows whether you were conscious or confused after you were removed from the amplified soul skill."

Tang Shan suddenly felt a little guilty. After all, just as Gu Yue said, the state of exerting all his strength at that time could not be sustained. If Gu Yue did not take him away in time, it was hard to say what would happen next.

After all, at the time, I had no idea that I was surrounded by "a pack of wolves," and if I were to fall into their clutches, who knows what might happen.

"Don't worry, there won't be a second Bibi Dong. Putting everything else aside, I've basically taken control of all my subconscious now. Any medicine or energy that affects the body won't work anymore unless I do it willingly."

Tang Shan was confident in this. His indestructible mental state had given him unfathomable control over his body. Even if he ate the pills like candy, his body would not change unless he wanted to.

"Besides, weren't you the one who took the first bite in the end? And the location didn't change either," Tang Shan chuckled, leaning close to Gu Yue's ear and teasingly said.