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

Poseidon paused slightly, gazing towards the Douluo Continent, her voice filled with melancholy: "Yes, Xiaobai, why don't you tell me why he couldn't understand what I was saying back then?"

Xiao Bai didn't answer Poseidon's question, but instead looked at the area where Tang San and the others were training their bodies on the tides: "Lord Poseidon, the successor of the Sea God has appeared. At that time, you will have to burn your life to open the divine inheritance for him."

"Xiaobai, what do you mean?" Xiaobai couldn't see Poseidon's expression, but he could feel a terrifying aura emanating from behind him. The soaring killing intent shattered the clouds in the sky, and the sea surface within a radius of hundreds of miles was forcefully suppressed and calmed.

Feeling the terrifying mental energy locked onto him, Xiaobai's human form trembled slightly, but a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.

"Are you questioning my faith in the Sea God? To initiate the divine trial for the successor of the gods is the inherent responsibility of the High Priest of the Sea God!" Without turning around, Poseidon's voice was icy cold. With each word she uttered, the pressure emanating from Xiaobai increased. By the time she finished speaking, Xiaobai was already kneeling on the sea, her face pale, and a trickle of blood was even flowing from the corner of her mouth.

Facing the overwhelming pressure that threatened to break his back, Xiao Bai showed no fear in his eyes, and spoke with difficulty: "I...I am equally loyal to Lord Sea God. I will never betray you!"

As the pressure on his body eased, the suppressed sea began to rise and fall again. Poseidon had vanished without a trace, leaving only a sentence echoing on the sea: "This is the first and the last time, Little White. Remember, you are the guardian beast of Seagod Island!"

With bright eyes, Little White faced the vast ocean and responded loudly, "Yes!" The next moment, she transformed back into a fish and swam towards the habitat of the Great White Shark Shoal.

Xiao Bai did indeed believe in the Sea God, but she wasn't stupid. The Demon Soul Great White Shark clan had already clashed with the Sea God's successor. If she were alone, her choice might be to lead her clansmen who had made mistakes to apologize to the future Sea God, regardless of how he would punish them, as long as the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan could be given a way out.

But the appearance of the Sea God's successor affected not only the Great White Shark of the Demon Soul, but also the High Priest of the Sea God, Poseidon.

As a 100,000-year-old soul beast, Xiaobai had personally experienced the incident where Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Poseidon were on Seagod Island, and was very clear about Tang Chen's position in Poseidon's heart.

The shark's massive jaws snapped open, revealing its snow-white, sharp teeth: "Boy, don't blame me. Who told you to hurt our Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, and with such a bad attitude? I had no choice but to do this."

Xiao Bai remained loyal to the Sea God, showing him great strength, but she never believed in the mercy of gods. She didn't want Tang San to turn around and settle scores with their Demon Soul Great White Shark clan after becoming a god; resistance was the only option.

"Lord Sea God, please forgive my rudeness and offense, but I feel that he is not suitable to succeed to the position of Sea God." As Xiaobai swam, he prayed silently to the Sea God of the divine realm, but received no response.

Poseidon was naturally unaware that her subordinates in the lower realm had developed rebellious intentions. She was currently watching Tang San's Tidal Body Training, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

Step by step, she slowly climbed Mount Poseidon, her eyes slightly closed and her lips trembling, as if in prayer. She did not communicate the sea god's mark on her forehead, which seemed to indicate a certain attitude.

Chapter 566 Artificial Soul Bone!

In the blink of an eye, another month has passed. This month, Tang Shan has been completely immersed in the forging of metal, and piece after piece of forged metal has taken shape in his hands.

From common metals to rare metals, Tangshan's progress is clear and perceptible. The pore-making process went from initial shock to numbness, and finally to simply letting things take their course.

Today, all the rare metals in Kongqi Forging Studio have been forged in Tangshan, and his mastery of forging has reached its limit.

After greeting Kong Qi, who was engrossed in studying energy rules and attempting to combine them into an energy array, Tang Shan pushed open the door and left the other's laboratory.

As you ascend the square staircase, push open the outer door, and fresh air fills your lungs, instantly lifting your spirits.

We are currently deep within the Moon Kingdom's royal palace, a place normally accessible only to the Moon Kingdom's top soul instructors. Approaching without permission will immediately trigger an attack from the guards.

Fortunately, Tang Shan could come and go freely without any restrictions. After glancing at the soldiers standing quietly on both sides like statues, Tang Shan did not linger. With a casual tear, he created a passageway.

The feeling of tearing through space was wonderful. After reaching a certain level of cultivation, Tang Shan felt that the space in front of him was like a thin sheet of paper, which could be easily torn apart by activating his soul power. His own soul power was a necessary factor in maintaining the stability of the spatial passage. After determining the landing point, he established a connection through his soul power and stepped into it. The next moment, he would arrive at his destination.

The vast soul power suppressed the spatial turbulence. Tang Shan stepped in, and the spatial passage slowly closed.

The soldiers on both sides relaxed their tense bodies. There was no other way; the spatial passage was a shortcut for Tang Shan, but for them, it was a road to hell.

If even a small amount of spatial turbulence leaks out, it will bring them annihilation. It would be good if blood and flesh were torn apart; if things went any worse, not even the corpses could be found.

……

Gu Yue had previously instructed Tang Shan on how to travel through space, and Tang Shan had tried it many times in his spare time, so he had mastered it quite well.

It is worth mentioning that one cannot travel through space without integrating spatial power into the soul core. The integration of spatial power into the soul core only guarantees the stability of the spatial passage and the distance traveled. There is only one condition that determines whether one can travel through space: whether one has enough strength to tear through space.

What greeted his eyes was pitch blackness, deep and boundless, seemingly capable of swallowing everything. Tang Shan strolled leisurely through the spatial passage, looking around, wondering what connection this place had with the universe itself.

Before Tang Shan could think further, this spatial traversal came to an end. Guided by his soul power, he tore forward and a simple, understated yet exquisite courtyard came into view.

As soon as Tang Shan stepped out of the spatial passage, he sensed something was wrong. The vast天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) formed an illusory funnel, and the end of the funnel was inside the courtyard.

Grandpa Golden Crocodile has broken through? That shouldn't be the case. Even if he condensed his third soul core, he shouldn't be able to cause such a commotion. Tang Shan raised an eyelid and swept his mental energy across the area, immediately discovering the source of the terrifying fluctuations.

Mental observation revealed that in the center of the courtyard, the girl was compressing and shaping a ball of light in her hand, while around her stood a group of figures, their figures clustered together.

These powerful figures standing at the pinnacle of the continent all gaped, their eyes filled with disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.

Without further hesitation, Tangshan tore through space once more and stepped into the core area of ​​the fluctuations, whereupon a clearer energy fluctuation was perceived.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, what is Gu Yue doing?" Tang Shan walked a few steps to Golden Crocodile Douluo's side and asked in a low voice, his brows unconsciously furrowing, his heart full of worry.

"Your Majesty said you have come up with a method for autonomously condensing soul bones, and you are currently testing it." Golden Crocodile Douluo's tone was complicated as he looked at Tang Shan, not knowing what to say.

What merit does this kid possess to have a deity dedicate themselves to him? Recalling Gu Yue's attitude towards Zhu Zhuyun, Dugu Yan, and Qian Renxue, Jin Crocodile Douluo could only sigh, "Such is fate."

Jin Crocodile Douluo believed that without Gu Yue's existence, it would be impossible to maintain the superficial balance between Zhu Zhuyun, Dugu Yan, and Qian Renxue.

They are all "ordinary people," with similar appearances, and their cultivation speed and strength are no match for Tang Shan's. So why are you able to become so powerful?

Perhaps, a battle of wits was supposed to unfold, but instead they encountered an opponent whose appearance and temperament were slightly better than theirs, whose strength far surpassed theirs, and whose strength was comparable to Tang Shan's.

If they were really that bullying, Tangshan might have been kidnapped by Gu Yue all by herself.

As his thoughts wandered, a chill suddenly ran through Golden Crocodile Douluo's heart: Could Gu Yue's dazzling appearance also be intentional, just to maintain a superficial balance of power and not make things difficult for Tang Shan? If that were the case, then her scheming was far too deep.

Gu Yuesi, who was busy gathering soul bones for Tangshan, was completely unaware that her reputation had been damaged.

She didn't have that much scheming. She just didn't understand at first and didn't care. Later, when she realized it, she found herself too deeply involved and couldn't bear to regret it or hurt anyone.

Tang Shan looked at Gu Yue, his gaze softening: Whoever you are, thank you for bringing me to Douluo Continent, thank you for letting me meet her.

The ball of light in Gu Yue's hand writhed slightly, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth surged even more, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, pouring towards the dazzling ball of light.

"I had some doubts before. Logically speaking, soul bones are formed from the soul cores of soul beasts. Why can't artificially formed soul core prototypes be absorbed by the human body? I only recently realized that the most likely cause of the problem is the soul beast itself."

For a Soul Master, the Soul Core of a Soul Beast is a Soul Bone, but for a Soul Beast, its own Soul Core is just a Soul Core and cannot be transformed into a Soul Bone. Gu Yue's clear voice rang in Tang Shan's ears, and Tang Shan listened intently, not wanting to miss a single word.

"Similarly, if the soul core is made with the soul master's own soul power, no matter how much it is condensed, it cannot become an artificial soul bone. What if it is condensed with pure heaven and earth energy? Could we use this to create an artificial soul bone?"

The light emitted by the orb gradually diminished, and its shape began to distort, slowly transforming into the form of an arm.

"Gu Yue, you succeeded!" Tang Shan sent a mental message, his emotions quite complex.

Gu Yue didn't notice Tang Shan's unusual mood. She looked at the left arm bone that was about to condense with satisfaction and replied naturally through telepathy, "That's natural. Don't look at who I am. I am the Lord of Soul Beasts, the half-body of the Dragon God, and the successor..." She subconsciously continued, but when she mentioned a certain abstract identity, the girl swallowed the rest of her words.

It can only be said that Gu Yue could not inherit even a fraction of the Dragon God's "astounding wisdom." There was no way around it; it was simply too abstract and inconceivable.

“This self-formed soul bone can directly increase its lifespan by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Do you want to absorb it? If not, I will dissipate this spiritual energy.” Gu Yue forcibly changed the subject, blinking her bright silver eyes as she looked at Tang Shan.

"Okay." Tang Shan agreed readily, without the slightest hesitation or doubt. He trusted Gu Yue.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, I'm going to absorb this soul bone formed from the primordial energy of heaven and earth later." Since he had made up his mind, there was no point in hiding it, Tang Shan said to the Golden Crocodile Douluo beside him.

Golden Crocodile Douluo was somewhat surprised: "Have you thought this through? With your strength, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King we encountered could easily become your soul bone. Why bother trying this artificial soul bone?"

Tang Shan knew that Golden Crocodile Douluo meant well. After all, soul bones, in a sense, are related to the future of a soul master. Even without considering the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, with the resources of the Spirit Hall, providing him with a complete set of 100,000-year soul bones would be no problem at all.

However, for Tangshan at this time, the significance of artificial soul bones was not so simple.

It represents not only the possibility of unlimited growth, but also whether the relationship between humans and soul beasts can be changed.

Tangshan is unsure whether the future can withstand the temporal turbulence. If it cannot, the God Realm will be swept away sooner or later. Before that happens, the relationship between soul beasts and humans must be changed, otherwise how can it be worthy of Gu Yue's selfless dedication?

The benefits one can obtain from a soul beast are nothing more than soul rings and soul bones. As for the soul beast's physical body, there are plenty of ways to compensate for that, so it's not important at all.

A Soul Master needs a Soul Ring to break through his cultivation level, and Soul Bones are rare treasures. Even if he were to forcibly intervene when he becomes a god in the future, it would be difficult to dispel the greed in everyone's hearts.

Unless soul rings and soul bones originate from soul beasts, it is possible to change the destined antagonism between soul beasts and humans; if soul rings and soul bones from other sources can have effects far exceeding those from soul beasts, it is possible to truly change the relationship between the two races.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, don't forget, Gu Yue is a deity. Since a deity can bestow a soul ring, why can't he bestow a soul bone?" Tang Shan's words became the final blow. Golden Crocodile Douluo hesitated, but ultimately said nothing.

In reality, Tang Shan wouldn't act rashly. Don't forget, his third soul skill, Amethyst Origin, has a powerful regenerative effect. If anything goes wrong with the artificial soul bone, he can simply cut off that arm and have it grow back.

Of course, this was mainly to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances. Tangshan still had great faith in Gu Yue's skills, after all, his past cultivation level was undeniable.

The ball of light shifted slightly, and before the last rays of light dissipated, something thicker than an average person's arm, surrounded by rich spiritual energy, and resembling the bone of a human left arm, appeared in Gu Yue's hand.

With her mental strength barely maintaining the stability of her soul bone, Gu Yue teleported to Tang Shan's side. Tang Shan was prepared and immediately sat cross-legged, raising his condition to its peak.

"The fusion of this artificial soul bone should be painless, but the energy is exceptionally abundant. In terms of age, it should be comparable to a typical soul bone that is three or four hundred thousand years old. However, it does not contain any soul skills, which you will need to inscribe yourself." Gu Yue instructed Tang Shan on the key points of absorbing the soul bone, and Tang Shan listened carefully.

"Start absorbing it. Don't worry, I'm here. I'll make sure you're alright." Gu Yue blinked and handed the artificial soul bone in her hand to Tang Shan.

Tang Shan raised his hand, his left palm touching it, but he didn't feel the solidity of touching a physical object. With a slight pull of his quasi-god level soul power, the artificial left arm bone, which appeared as light, turned into a stream of light and flowed into his left arm.

As the soul bone absorption began, Tang Shan's quasi-divine soul power accelerated, rapidly refining the vast天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) surging into his left arm bone. As he refined it, Tang Shan soon noticed something different.

Theoretically speaking, after the primordial energy of heaven and earth is refined into soul power, it will naturally become part of Tang Shan's soul power and enter his soul power cycle.

However, after the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the soul bone was refined into soul power, things changed. After the soul power was compressed and purified, it did reach the same quasi-god level as Tang Shan's original soul power. However, this newly generated soul power did not merge into Tang Shan's soul power. Instead, it returned to the area where the soul bone was located and modified the corresponding part of the body.

Tangshan Soul Power seems to be a processing plant, which trains the external spiritual energy of heaven and earth into its own soul power and then transfers it into the original soul bone.

It seems that soul bones and soul rings are similar, both possessing certain rules, or rather, the formation of soul bones is also influenced by the rules of heaven and earth.

As thoughts raced through his mind, Tang Shan felt the soul power gradually transforming his body while trying to comprehend the mysteries of artificial soul bones.

However, the soul power has not yet shown any remarkable effect on the body modification. After all, Tang Shan's inherent potential is already extraordinary. What he lacks now is not potential, but time to tap into it.

Time passed quietly, and as the sun set and the moon rose above the branches, the artificial soul bone was finally successfully absorbed by Tang Shan.

The amount of soul power within his body has increased to a new level, getting closer and closer to the limit of soul power that Tangshan can accommodate.

When Tang Shan's soul power truly reaches the limit that his physical body can bear, that is the true peak of his soul power. Although no transformation will occur, it also means that he has cultivated his soul power to the fullest extent.

The soul power absorbed in the future can only replenish what is consumed, and it is impossible to increase the soul power in the slightest.

Opening his eyes, no unusual phenomena appeared. After all, for Tang Shan at this time, a soul bone with energy reaching the level of a ferocious beast could not bring him much improvement. At present, the only things that could bring him a huge boost were the rule-based soul skills and the battle armor he was preparing to make.

Gu Yue sat curiously in front of him, while the other Title Douluos from the Spirit Hall also remained, eagerly awaiting Tang Shan's completion of his training.

There's no way around it, artificial soul bones, the infinite possibilities, are just too tempting. If I weren't so unfamiliar with Gu Yue, I would have made one myself.

As for the uncertainty of artificial soul bones, what does that matter? Regardless of the close relationship between Tangshan and Guyue, and how low the failure rate of artificial soul bones created by Guyue is, the potential future of artificial soul bones alone makes it worth the gamble.

After all, there are now two paths to cultivate a Title Douluo. If the path of opening up a Martial Soul is not feasible, then the other path of condensing a Soul Core is perfectly acceptable.

To condense a soul core, a strong physique is a necessary prerequisite, and an infinitely growing soul bone can greatly enhance the physique. Not all titled Douluo come from the Hall of Worship; their physiques have not undergone the nurturing of purer soul power, and they simply cannot withstand the enormous burden that the soul core brings to their physical bodies.

The drawback that condensing a soul core requires a certain level of physical strength was only discovered after arriving at the Sun Moon Continent. After all, apart from Tang Shan and his entourage, only the Spirit Hall's enshrined figures knew about the soul core condensation method.

Ahem, sorry, I need to take a day off.

P.S.: Okay, I posted the author's note too early. I overestimated my abilities. As the title says, I'll take a day off to sort out the ending and will update tomorrow.

Something unexpected happened.

I'll take three more days off, and then finish it all in one go. I'm really sorry, but please allow me to wrap it up slowly. Don't worry, it won't be rushed; there aren't many chapters. You can also read it all at once after the book is finished.

Regarding the ending

Today, the young author was fully recovered and ready to work hard, but after writing two thousand words, he realized that something was wrong.

I thought there was a lot of plot to write later, including the protagonist's cultivation and the birth of the fighting armor, but in the end I found that it didn't mean much to the invincible protagonist, and it felt like padding the word count.

After careful consideration, the author decided to change the ending plot structure, making the protagonist's cultivation secondary and focusing on the future encounters of our Sea God as the main plot. Of course, the protagonist's ascension to godhood and entry into the divine realm will definitely happen.

One can only sigh that the platinum theories of these great masters are invincible. The plot and characters are the secrets to enlightenment, while the cultivation system is merely an aid.

Because the protagonist is already too powerful, there are no more conflicts or contradictions for him at this point, and his ability to grow stronger is no longer relevant.

Finally, I will write 2,000 words every day from now on, and slowly bring it to a close.

Lastly, thank you to all the readers and supporters of this book.

Lastly, despite its many flaws, the author can confidently say that while the protagonist's strength becomes excessive later on, at least the author never suppressed the protagonist's growth in power from beginning to end; it was all as expected.

Chapter 567 Development

The various elders of the Spirit Hall and Tang Shan need no further explanation. One's physique has been nurtured by spirit power over a long period of time, while the other is a spirit in itself, so naturally there is no difficulty in bearing it with a physical body.

Upon arriving at the Sun Moon Continent, Tang Shan condensed his soul core. Salas, Huyan Zhen, and the two Douluo Chrysanthemum and Ghost were all confidants of the Spirit Hall, so they naturally had the opportunity to learn about the existence of the soul core.

Compared to the cultivation method that requires exceptional comprehension and unlocks the upper limit of a martial soul through personal enlightenment, these titled Douluo prefer to improve their cultivation by condensing a soul core.

Things progressed relatively smoothly, and the first soul core was easily condensed. However, the second soul core required a strong physique to support it, which became an obstacle to their cultivation progress.

Soul bones can significantly improve physical attributes. A soul bone with unlimited growth potential is equivalent to a continuous improvement in physical attributes. How could they not be tempted?

It should be noted that although external soul bones can also grow indefinitely, most of them are not in the core parts of the human body. Unless their lifespan is raised to a very high level, their improvement on physical strength is actually quite limited.

His unique soul power surged within his soul bones, causing his body to transform. Tang Shan carefully sensed it for a moment before standing up again and giving the girl who was watching him a big hug: "Gu Yue, thank you."

Two blushes instantly rose on Gu Yue's cheeks, after all, there were still quite a few people around.

"Take some time to adjust. I'll help you condense the remaining soul bones later." The girl hurriedly left these words, and the next moment, she used spatial teleportation to disappear without a trace.

In the end, only Tangshan was left to deal with the impatient inquiry from Yixing Xizengfu Sanjun.

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"Your Majesty, the continuous wars have depleted the nation's resources. Should we take a break for a while and wait until we have a good grasp of the territories we currently occupy before launching another attack?"