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

Buzz!

The subtle humming sound, combined with the booming resonance of Tangshan's internal organs, resembled a symphony of the flesh, with a touch of the eerie yet seemingly mixed with a sacredness originating from the primal, wild nature of the body.

P.S.: Soul power enhancement increases physical potential, and resonance techniques develop physical potential. From now on, the protagonist will only need to cultivate one technique; there's no need to separately temper different parts of the body.

Chapter 111 Ning Fengzhi's Attention and Discovery

The vibration begins in the skin and ends in the marrow.

After an unknown amount of time, Tangshan began to gradually reduce the frequency of the vibrations in his body. The invisible buzzing and the sounds like the roar of a tiger and the cry of a dragon grew weaker and weaker until they completely fell silent.

As the resonance ceased, the fine beads of sweat that had seeped from his body due to the high temperature evaporated, turning into a wisp of white mist that rose gently. His muscles, which had been as taut as a bowstring, slowly relaxed, but every line appeared even more refined and taut.

On the exposed skin, there is a faint, warm, glass-like sheen, which is the trace left by the bone marrow cleansing and bone regeneration after the bones and fascia have undergone deep resonance.

The surging and boiling blood and qi returned to calm, and the soul power that had been fluctuating and resonating with the blood and qi also returned to the dantian.

call!

Tang Shan let out a long breath and opened his eyes, a trace of fatigue flashing in them.

The resonance method differs from meditation or soul power cultivation. The latter two involve emptying the mind, which can, in a sense, replace rest. However, the resonance method is a technique that activates the skin, flesh, tendons, bones, internal organs, and viscera of the entire body. Through the resonance between them, it further tempers the bone marrow. It does not have the restorative ability of the latter two. On the contrary, this cultivation method itself is an extremely intense consumption of mental and even physical strength.

Mental strength cannot be improved in a short period of time. If you want to increase the time for practicing the resonance method, you still have to focus on mental strength. Unfortunately, I am now at the first level of the battle, not the third level, so I cannot contract with a soul. It is impossible for me to study it on my own. After all, I can at least barely count as having some basic knowledge of internal martial arts, but I really don't understand what contract or magic is.

Currently, Tangshan can only maintain one resonance practice per day. It's not that his body doesn't support more practice, but rather that his mental and emotional strength doesn't support it.

With his martial soul and physical body now completely integrated, Tang Shan felt that the burden of the resonance method on his body was enough for him to train three times a day, let alone just once. Unfortunately, objective conditions did not allow it.

The Dan Jin (energy center) is in harmony with the body's essence, energy, and spirit; I wonder if it can bring some benefit to my spiritual cultivation.

"Is the cultivation complete?"

The Serpent Spear Douluo stood beside Tang Shan, looking him up and down with undisguised astonishment in his eyes.

Tangshan's methods of cultivation were becoming increasingly difficult for him to understand. Perhaps only the second-in-command, Golden Crocodile Douluo, who was more skilled in this art, could grasp some of the intricacies.

"I wonder if I've wasted a lot of time on this training. I'll have to trouble you seniors and Gu Yue to wait for me."

Tang Shan felt a little embarrassed. Although he didn't know exactly how long he had been cultivating, it was highly likely that he had exceeded the originally planned rest time.

"It's alright, I'll just take a rest."

Gu Yue's voice came from beside her. She was holding a huge flower bud in her hand, looking at it curiously. When she heard Tang Shan's words, she casually stuck the flower in the grass and said indifferently.

"Your cultivation is also paving the way for my future, there's nothing to be ashamed of."

Snake Spear Douluo glanced at Tang Shan and Gu Yue: "Since there's nothing else, shall we get ready to hit the road?"

Tang Shan nodded, and Gu Yue silently followed behind him. The three of them quickly headed towards the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

……

"Di Tian, ​​should we teach our master some basic knowledge of the Douluo Continent? Otherwise, it seems like he's easily fooled by humans."

Having shed her awe of the Silver Dragon King, Brigitte looked at the middle-aged man beside her.

Beast God Di Tian also fell into deep thought. Even though his lord possessed extraordinary wisdom, in some aspects, he seemed to be less knowledgeable than the auspicious beast. If he wanted to unleash the full potential of the dragon god's wisdom incarnation, it seemed that he really needed to impart some basic knowledge to his lord.

We cannot allow the misunderstanding of taking one human's food intake as the food intake of all normal humans to occur again.

"Alright, Brigitte, this task is yours. It's about time we showed up."

Di Tian's voice quietly dissipated into the darkness, and the vibrant figure followed him away.

……

"Sect Master, this is the information we found about Tangshan. In fact, you also sent people from Star City to collect this information before."

In a VIP box at the Tiandou City auction house, Ning Fengzhi stood next to a sect spy, presenting him with a thick stack of documents.

"This is information we later investigated further, which also included the living habits and identities of family members in the surrounding areas of Tangshan."

Ning Fengzhi took the data from the other party and asked them to leave before opening it and carefully reading through it.

"So it was him. No wonder the name seemed familiar. He's connected to the Spirit Hall. It seems the Crown Prince is going to make quite a splash this time. Even if the Spirit Hall doesn't value him, he'll still leave a very deep impression on His Majesty by snatching someone away from them."

As she continued reading, Ning Fengzhi let out a soft sound of doubt.

“Salas personally went to Nottingham City. That’s interesting. Could it be that he personally investigated Tang Shan’s talent and decided that it wasn’t worth nurturing? If Tang Shan really makes a name for himself on the mainland in the future, he will probably be punished.”

Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but smile. Salas was an old rival of his. Although he wasn't very strong, as the Hall Master of the Spirit Hall and the Platinum Bishop, he had caused a lot of trouble for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School over the years. If it weren't for the Spirit Hall backing him up, he would have had one of the two Douluo, Sword and Bone, deal with him long ago.

Clearly, Ning Fengzhi misunderstood, mistaking Salas's experience of going to Notting City to help Su Haichao achieve the Soul Master status at Xue Qinghe's behest as a test of Tang Shan's talent.

However, his misunderstanding was understandable. Although Su Haichao was the Hall Master of the Spirit Hall in Notting City, there were countless Hall Masters like him in the entire Heaven Dou Empire. Even in the most urgent matters, it was unlikely that he would bother Salas, who was a Soul Douluo. In Ning Fengzhi's opinion, at that time, the only thing that could affect Salas was probably Tang Shan's level 10 innate full-strength spirit.

"Uncle Jian, what do you think?"

Today, standing beside Ning Fengzhi is Sword Douluo Chenxin, who possesses the martial soul with the strongest offensive power in the world.

He was dressed in a snow-white robe, with a tall and straight figure, an ancient appearance, and skin as delicate as an infant's. His silver hair was neatly combed, and he looked like a sharp sword that had just been drawn.

Upon hearing Ning Fengzhi's question, he slightly opened his half-closed eyes, which, instead of being clouded by old age, were as clear as a baby's, reflecting all the phenomena of the world.

"Tang Shan has already shown his talent and has been with the First Prince for quite some time, making it difficult to win him over. However, his potential is terrifying. According to the information gathered, he swept through two-ring Soul Masters with only a one-ring Soul Master, which shows his extraordinary talent."

Sword Douluo wasn't wrong. In his opinion, there are actually two stages where it's most difficult for a Soul Master to challenge someone of a higher level. One is the stage of high-level Soul Masters above Soul Emperor. At this stage, the difference in Soul Power is already very obvious. Moreover, even the lowest Soul Emperor has to overcome the hurdle of Martial Soul True Body when challenging a Soul Saint. As long as there is a high-level challenge against someone of a higher level, and the opponent who is defeated is not too weak, then that Soul Master who defeats the opponent can definitely be called a monster.

Another stage is when a one-ring Soul Master challenges a two-ring Soul Master. Unlike Soul Masters who have multiple Soul Rings and can coordinate or even combine them, a one-ring Soul Master only has one Soul Skill, which is not enough to unleash much explosive power. The gap between them and a two-ring Soul Master is not small. The other Soul Master can coordinate and unleash two Soul Skills, and can mix them with ordinary attacks. While their routines may not be infinitely varied, they are certainly quite numerous.

As a Soul Master with only one Soul Ring, you either keep releasing Soul Skills or mix in ordinary attacks when releasing Soul Skills. You don't even need to guess; your opponent will figure out your fighting style. If you want to defeat your opponent without a fighting style, lacking Soul Power, and having one less Soul Skill, it can only be said to be extremely difficult.

"Yes, it's a pity. Uncle Gu and I discovered it ahead of time, but we still missed it because of the other party's identity as a member of the Spirit Hall. I didn't expect his brother to be the second ring in a thousand years, and he himself is even more extraordinary, actually achieving the first ring in a thousand years. The two of them are simply the perfect verifiers of the master's theory."

"It's alright. He's still under the command of the Heaven Dou Empire. Originally, it would have been good news for us as long as he didn't join the Spirit Hall. Now that he's joined the First Prince's forces, at least we don't have to worry about him becoming a major threat in the future."

Although Sword Douluo was completely absorbed in swordsmanship, his age gave him a clear understanding of many things.

"That's right, it's ultimately part of the Heavenly Struggle. If I can really take the First Prince as my disciple in the future, then I can take the opportunity to invest in Tangshan. I don't have to say I can win him over, but at least I'll have some goodwill towards us."

Ning Fengzhi's eyes gleamed as he calculated the overall situation of the empire. The actions of the Second Prince of Snow Mountain had served as a wake-up call for him. He absolutely could not allow an uncontrollable prince to ascend the throne, and he would inevitably have to intervene in the matter of who would become the Crown Prince.

Suddenly, Sword Douluo remembered something and looked at Ning Fengzhi: "Fengzhi, are you saying that Tang Shan and his elder brother are the first ring of the millennium and the second ring of the millennium respectively?"

Upon hearing Sword Douluo Chenxin's question, Ning Fengzhi immediately realized the problem. With lightning speed, he quickly flipped back to the documents he had set aside, ignoring the announcements from the outside world that "the auction is about to begin." He answered Sword Douluo's question, "That's right, it's two thousand-year soul rings. How could I have overlooked this important point? Also, the innate full soul power of the main body's martial soul, and the sixth level of the martial soul."

As Ning Fengzhi spoke, a series of flashes of inspiration connected in her mind, and the truth hidden behind the scenes seemed to quietly surface.

"These two people may be related to the master."

Chen Xin voiced Ning Fengzhi's uncertain guess, which made his expression very complicated, sometimes annoyed and sometimes relieved.

Tang Shan may not know exactly how influential a master is, but leaders of powerful forces like Ning Fengzhi are very clear about it. In the eyes of lower-level soul masters and soul master forces with outstanding talents in their families, a master is a golden brand with unparalleled influence.

The idea that "masters rule the world" might be an exaggeration, but if a major power can get a master to join, it's not a big problem to significantly increase the number of lower-level Soul Masters.

Ning Fengzhi regretted that he had missed the opportunity to make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School soar again, but was glad that the two people who were suspected of being related to the Grandmaster did not join the Spirit Hall.

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Chapter 112 The Serpent Spear Douluo's Shock, Gu Yue's Family

The Spirit Hall is currently powerful and ambitious. They already possess a tremendous advantage and prestige due to the subsidies they provide to Spirit Masters. If Grandmaster were to join the Spirit Hall, it would be a revolutionary transformation and amplification of the Spirit Hall's influence in the Spirit Master world. At that time, it is possible that a single call would be answered by hundreds of Spirit Masters.

"Fortunately, the eldest prince was perceptive enough to recruit Tang Shan and Su Yuntao in advance. If they had actually come into contact with the core of the Spirit Hall and the Spirit Hall had noticed their connection with the Grandmaster, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

The auction had already officially begun, but Ning Fengzhi had no interest in the items being auctioned; his face was full of schadenfreude.

"It will be discovered sooner or later."

Sword Douluo also realized the invisible crisis that Tang Shan might bring, and said in a deep voice: "The second ring of the millennium is still manageable. Various forces can cultivate it by spending some money. However, as far as I know, no force has successfully cultivated the first ring of the millennium yet. Once Tang Shan's achievement is exposed, it will inevitably attract the attention of the Spirit Hall. It will only be a matter of time before they discover their connection with the Grandmaster."

Ning Fengzhi's fingers tapped on the armrest of the luxurious chair, her eyes sharp and her gaze piercing.

"We must keep this hidden for as long as possible. We cannot expose it in the short term. We need to buy time for the Crown Prince and try to increase Tang Shan's sense of belonging to the Heavenly Dou Empire. Also, the fact that the Crown Prince has met Tang Shan suggests that he is destined to be with the Crown Prince. It seems that I should propose to His Majesty that I become the Crown Prince's teacher as soon as possible. We cannot wait any longer."

"If Tang Shan's true strength is exposed, it may tempt many old guys in the Spirit Hall. Although I don't know the details of the Hall of Offerings, I may not be able to protect Tang Shan if even one of them makes a move."

Sword Douluo Chenxin stood aside and gave Ning Fengzhi a reminder.

call!

Ning Fengzhi rubbed his forehead, feeling that the current situation was indeed quite tricky.

Finally, he made a decision: "We don't need to worry about those old men in the Spirit Hall's Hall of Worship. They haven't left the house in over a decade. We can only gamble that they don't care about Tangshan, and we can only gamble that even if they know, they won't bully the weak."

Last time, when Tang Hao beat the former Pope to death, they didn't even lift a finger; perhaps it will be the same this time. Regardless of how the Spirit Hall responds after learning the truth, our current goal is to win over the Tang family and the First Prince.

……

As the last rays of the setting sun spilled across the sky like molten gold, bathing the undulating forest in a tragic yet magnificent orange-red hue, the three from Tangshan finally reached the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the air began to thin out, the density of towering ancient trees gradually decreased, and the roars of the soul beasts faded into the distance, replaced by traces of human activity.

Swish!

The dense canopy of trees was parted by Tangshan, leaving a good path for Guyue behind. The sharp barbs grazed his skin without leaving a mark.

"That's about it, we'll be leaving the Star Dou Great Forest soon."

With his exceptional eyesight, Serpent Spear Douluo could vaguely make out a small black dot in the far distance, which was the outline of the town that was supplied by the Star Dou Great Forest.

Gu Yue, who was following behind Tang Shan, paused slightly, then quickly walked a few steps to the side of Snake Spear Douluo: "Senior, my family is almost here."

Snake Spear Douluo nodded slightly, while also feeling a bit curious about the strength of Gu Yue's family and whether they could be recruited under Qian Renxue's command.

Tang Shan, who was following behind, stiffened for a moment, but still managed to regain his composure thanks to his exquisite control over his body.

He told himself that even if he was prepared to fight, he and the Serpent Spear Douluo would be completely powerless to resist. Rather than arousing suspicion by being tense, it would be better to pretend that he knew nothing. He could only hope that the goodwill he had gained over Gu Yue in this short period of time would have some effect.

"How did your family find you? Could it be through some secret method?"

As Snake Spear Douluo curiously asked Gu Yue a question, he quietly spread his spiritual power, waiting for the arrival of Gu Yue's family.

In his view, it was already the best that Gu Yue's family could have a Soul Douluo. With his Title Douluo level strength, he could still put some pressure on the other party. Even if the other party discovered his spiritual power, he could only sense the surrounding environment and did not intend to investigate their background, so it would not cause any conflict.

"There is a secret method that allows me to sense how close or distant they are to me."

Gu Yue explained for a moment, then turned and walked up to Tang Shan: "Wherever you are in the future, I may come to find you in a while."

Hearing Gu Yue's question, Tang Shan breathed a sigh of relief. Since the other party said so, there was a high probability that he could leave safely this time. Although it was comfortable to cling to a powerful figure, there was still a certain degree of danger.

"I will likely remain in Tiandou City for the next few years and will not go out. If you wish to come find me, you can visit the First Prince's residence in Tiandou."

"Okay, I've got it."

A gentle smile slowly bloomed on Gu Yue's serene face. It wasn't as dazzling as fireworks, but as clear as a spring, carrying a purity that cleansed the soul and quietly seeped into people's hearts.

Her long, flowing black hair swayed gently in the breeze, making her appear even more ethereal.

Boom!

Before the Serpent Spear Douluo could react, he felt a slight tremor in his mental power. His face was full of horror. Without hesitation, he grabbed Tang Shan and Gu Yue's shoulders with one hand each and retreated explosively.

There was no chance to release his martial soul and soul rings. When he sensed that terrifying aura, the Serpent Spear Douluo almost poured out all the soul power in his body, dragging the two of them away for hundreds of meters.

"Di Tian, ​​you scared them."

Biji looked helplessly at Di Tian beside her. The lingering aura in the distance proved that Serpent Spear Douluo was quite frightened.

The black-haired middle-aged beast god Di Tian was also a little embarrassed: "I just wanted to intimidate that human titled expert, but it seems I've gone a bit too far. If it really doesn't work, I'll just give him an apology."

As he spoke, his hand transformed into a jet-black dragon claw, reaching into the space in front of him and groping for something.

"Then I'll stop them from running out. Running into the forest would make too much noise."

With a hint of helplessness, Brigitte transformed into a vibrant azure light and chased after the direction in which Serpent Spear Douluo had retreated.

The wind howled, and the scenery around us rushed by, leaving afterimages trailing behind us.

A strong wind blew against Gu Yue and Tang Shan. Because they had to retreat at full speed, the Serpent Spear Douluo was unable to spare any more soul power to protect them. Although the wind pressure did not cause any damage, their hair was definitely disheveled.

In the biting wind, Tang Shan subconsciously looked at Gu Yue. Combining the other party's previous words with the reaction of the Serpent Spear Douluo, if nothing unexpected happened, the only thing that could frighten the other party was probably the ferocious beast subordinate of the Silver Dragon King next to him.

Turning my head, although the scattered black hair obscured most of the other person's expression, the clear innocence in their eyes was still quite evident.

Tang Shan couldn't help but wonder if he had guessed wrong, and that the person who came was not one of her ferocious subordinates, but a powerful human who happened to be passing by and carried evil intentions.

"Sorry, we were being presumptuous just now. We didn't mean any harm."

In a gentle female voice, the emerald-colored light ball caught up with the three of them in the blink of an eye. Before Serpent Spear Douluo could react, incomparably powerful life force poured out from the emerald light ball, instantly taking control of the three of them.

The auspicious beast that Gu Yue had been holding in her arms was about to pounce on the emerald light, but she quickly pulled it back.

Serpent Spear Douluo's expression was serious, his body tense, and he unhesitatingly shielded Tang Shan and the other two behind him.

The emerald-colored light dissipated, revealing a woman full of vitality.