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

Even if the Spirit Hall possessed more advanced meditation techniques, Tang Shan didn't hold out much hope for them.

Tangshan said, "I don't understand why they start by working on the Ren and Du meridians instead of the twelve regular meridians that are most closely connected to the body. I am very shocked."

In Tangshan's view, it's not that the eight extraordinary meridians, including the Ren and Du meridians, cannot be cultivated, but rather that one should at least wait until one has achieved a certain level of cultivation before cultivating them, rather than aiming for the eight extraordinary meridians from the very beginning.

According to Tangshan's understanding, the twelve regular meridians are the foundation, while the eight extraordinary meridians are more like amplifiers. If your foundation is weak, no matter how big the amplifier is, even if it has some effect, it will only be a case of diminishing returns.

Chapter 13 Martial Soul Characteristics: A Flash of Inspiration During Initial Training

Through my first training session, I gained a basic understanding of the cultivation of martial spirits in Douluo Continent.

Martial spirit can be seen as a byproduct that is interdependent with the human body, and at the same time, it is also the key to unlocking the path of cultivation.

Before my first attempt at cultivation, I always had some doubts. Whether it was because I hadn't awakened my martial soul or because of my own shortcomings, no matter how I tried before, I could never sense the soul power between heaven and earth.

After awakening my martial soul, this doubt completely disappeared. It was clear that my own cultivation was not a big problem; the problem was simply that my martial soul had not awakened.

The soul power in the world is like being in an encrypted channel, which can only be unlocked by obtaining the key of the martial soul.

No, it should be that the martial soul combined with innate soul power is the real "key".

This situation feels quite similar to the cultivation stories in typical cultivation novels.

Cultivating immortality requires spiritual roots, while cultivating in the Douluo Continent requires martial souls combined with innate soul power; they don't seem to be that different.

Thinking about it carefully, the environment of Douluo Continent is already quite good. At least there are no demonic cultivators who constantly talk about "mortal blood and food".

No matter how harsh the social environment is, at least the social essence of Douluo Continent is still a combination of slavery and feudalism, and it still has a certain order. Most cultivation novels feel that their true social essence has been "fast-forwarded" to the law of the jungle and survival of the fittest.

Getting back to the point, social issues are not my concern for Douluo Continent right now; my primary focus is on my own cultivation.

Yesterday's thoughts were still somewhat obvious; whether Father could actually use the spatial pressure of teleportation to train his body still needs further investigation...

Tang Shan shook his hand, put down his pen, looked at the summary of his recent gains, nodded with satisfaction, and then without hesitation lit a fire tinderbox to burn his "diary".

Upon exiting the door, Su Haichao had already gone to the Spirit Hall, leaving only Su Yuntao and his brother at home.

Seeing his younger brother come out, Su Yuntao stood up from the dining table. "Little brother, are you going to start exercising?"

Tang Shan's lips twitched slightly. "Big brother, I haven't had breakfast yet. And why aren't you going to the Spirit Hall to help Dad? What are you doing squatting at home?"

"I'm going to help the children in the villages below awaken their martial spirits in a few days. I'm quite free right now. Besides, what kind of help would my dad need me to do?"

Tang Shan shook his head and sat down at the dining table.

"I'll start training later, you can watch if you want, but don't let your guard down, brother."

"Don't worry, I'm completing the training very easily now."

Su Yuntao patted his chest, his face full of disdain.

Upon hearing this, Tang Shan couldn't help but frown.

It seems that the training methods of my previous life are no longer of much help to my elder brother. Now that I have awakened my physical martial soul, I wonder if I can continue to research and develop one or two more body training methods through my keen perception of my body.

After quickly finishing breakfast, Tang Shan rested for a bit and then went out, followed by Su Yuntao.

He didn't start training immediately, after all, sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood. Yesterday he only tried to cultivate and hadn't seriously experienced the specific effects of his martial soul.

Follow your body's instincts to activate your martial spirit. This instinct is something you have with your martial spirit after it awakens, like extended limbs that are easily controlled.

A series of cracking sounds came from his body, accompanied by subtle fluctuations in soul power. Tang Shan felt an unprecedented surge of power throughout his body.

He had grown ten centimeters taller, and the faint outline of his muscles was emerging. The six-year-old boy gave off a fierce feeling.

Tang Shan glanced at the training equipment piled up to the side, narrowed his eyes, walked forward, and grabbed a huge dumbbell.

As the muscles of the upper and lower arms contracted, bursts of abundant power erupted from them, while the five fingers gripped the dumbbell tightly like iron clamps.

"Get up!"

With a loud shout, he lifted a ten-kilogram dumbbell with a muscle contraction and performed a standard bicep curl.

As Tang Shan carefully felt the contraction of his muscles and bones, he couldn't help but frown as he put the dumbbells down again.

Although Tang Shan believed that his perception and control of his body far surpassed that of most Soul Masters compared to others, and that he could also sense whether the force exerted between these movements was coordinated, he was still somewhat dissatisfied.

Leaving aside the other martial souls, as a body-based soul master, having 100% control over one's own body should be the foundation, but right now he hasn't even reached the most basic level.

It seems that I should have a direction for the goal of my first soul ring's soul skill.

And this amplification of power suggests that my martial soul is also a physical martial soul with an attached attribute, and that attribute should be power.

Carefully sensing the subtle changes within his body, Tang Shan did not deactivate his Martial Soul.

Compared to weapon spirit masters and beast spirit masters, body spirit spirit masters have another significant advantage.

That is because the martial soul is itself, activating the martial soul has very little loss of soul power. As long as soul skills are not used, there is basically no problem with activating it for a long time.

Seeing Tang Shan activate his martial soul by simply picking up a dumbbell to practice for a moment and then putting it down; sometimes pondering, sometimes frowning, Su Yuntao was already used to it.

Su Yuntao had seen his younger brother start researching martial souls again many times over the past six years.

After a while, seeing that her younger brother had come to his senses, Su Yuntao quickly said, "Younger brother, let's begin."

Tangshan nodded in agreement, but no matter how much he thought about it, nothing beats the real experience of doing it himself.

"Little brother, what do you suggest we train first?"

"Let's start with push-ups."

As he spoke, Tang Shan had already placed his hands on the ground, ready to go.

"Young man, have you forgotten something?"

Su Yuntao couldn't help but remind him, her face showing both joy at having caught Tang Shan's mistake and concern.

Support yourself with your hands, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, with your back and legs straight in a straight line.

Next, contract and fold your arm muscles, slowly bend your body down until it is less than an inch off the ground, hold this position for a while, and then slowly push yourself back up.

Tang Shan replied to Su Yuntao's message after completing a standard push-up.

"Big brother, don't underestimate the power of your physical spirit. Warm-up exercises are unnecessary for me. When the spirit is activated, my body will naturally reach its peak condition."

After saying that, he completed another standard push-up.

"What! A spirit soul with this kind of effect?"

Su Yuntao never expected that her warm-up exercises before each training session were simply a matter of activating her martial soul, as far as a martial soul master was concerned.

You should know that when Su Yuntao first started training, he hadn't developed the habit of warming up. It was only after he trained so hard that he cramped up, and that excruciating pain made him remember the necessity of warming up.

Having a strong will is one thing, but deliberately making things difficult for yourself without warming up is another.

Tang Shan, still in the state of activating his martial spirit, continued to sit and do push-ups at a leisurely pace. His speed was not fast, but his form was very standard and precise, like a textbook example.

The strength attribute should be an inherent attribute of my martial soul, and its amplification of physical attributes is indeed quite good.

Also, with my martial spirit activated, I feel that my physical fitness improves much faster than I did with my previous training.

This should be the combined effect of the physical martial spirit and innate soul power.

"Ninety-nine, one hundred..."

Large beads of sweat slid down Tang Shan's forehead. Having already withdrawn from the state of martial spirit enhancement, Tang Shan struggled to complete his hundredth push-up before slowly sitting cross-legged on the ground.

"Young man, isn't the workload a bit too heavy?"

With a serious expression, Su Yuntao quickly handed over a bottle of salt water.

Tangshan opened the bottle, took a small sip, and then slowly drank it several times.

call!

Tangshan shook his head, feeling that his strength had recovered somewhat.

"No, now that I've awakened my physical martial soul, my understanding of my body is much better. In terms of mastery over the body, even you, my older brother, who has been training for several years, might not be as proficient as me."

Tangshan's reasons barely convinced Su Yuntao, but he was still a little worried.

“Little brother, didn’t you wait until I absorbed my first soul ring before letting me undergo high-intensity training? Why are you putting me through such intense training right after my martial soul awakened? This way, it’s sure to not affect my development.”

Upon hearing the question, Tang Shan nodded, then shook his head.

"Brother, your idea is good, but it's not practical for me. My martial soul is my physical body. In a sense, when my martial soul awakens, my body already possesses certain properties of the martial soul."

How is a Martial Soul enhanced? It's through Soul Power and Soul Rings. Leaving aside the beneficial effects of absorbing Soul Rings on our bodies, simply relying on the inherent characteristics bestowed upon me by my Martial Soul, as long as I don't recklessly train to the point of death, even the most intense training won't affect my growth and development.

While explaining to Su Yuntao, Tang Shan suddenly had a flash of inspiration. All the descriptions of the main body martial soul, the second awakening and the third awakening of the martial soul, as well as the flawless golden body from Dou Er and Dou San, kept replaying in his mind.

He took a deep breath and didn't rush to continue thinking, but instead firmly memorized all these inspirations.

"Brother, don't worry, I won't do anything reckless. Help me up first, and when we get back, heat up some whale glue for me."

Seeing his younger brother's confidence, Su Yuntao finally believed that such a high-intensity fracture in Tangshan would not cause irreversible damage or impact on his body, and quickly stepped forward to lift him up.

As they walked back, Su Yuntao said irritably, "Why are you being so stubborn? I'd rather carry you back myself, it would be so much easier and more efficient."

Feeling aches and pains all over his body, Tang Shan had no choice but to let his older brother do as he pleased.

Back home, thanks to the terrifying regenerative power of his martial spirit, Tang Shan was able to move around without much trouble.

After confirming that Tangshan had developed a certain level of self-care ability, Su Yuntao took a piece of whale glue and went into the kitchen.

Tang Shan entered the bathroom, first wiping away the sweat with a towel, then turning on the tap and letting the cold water wash over his body.

Injuries are inevitable when anyone exercises, especially those tiny capillaries, which are extremely fragile;

Or, to put it another way, training itself is a process of over-recovery after destruction.

Rinsing with cool water in Tangshan can quickly coagulate the tiny blood clots caused by ruptured capillaries, allowing them to be reabsorbed by the body and not affect the next day's workout.

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Chapter 14 Speculations on the Second Awakening of Martial Souls, and the Direction of Future Cultivation

As soon as Tangshan stepped out of the bathroom, the strong aroma of fish in the room caught his attention.

On the pristine white plate, the softened whale gelatin, now heated, emitted an enticing aroma.

Tangshan sat down at the table, picked up a fork, and decisively put the whale jelly into his mouth.

The rich aroma explodes on the taste buds, filling the entire mouth.

It's viscous and elastic, living up to its name as whale glue.

As it was swallowed, a warm current surged from the stomach and spread to the limbs and bones.

The muscles that were sore from the intense training seemed to have been nourished, feeling warm and soothing, and the pain was noticeably reduced.

"Young man, what about the effects of the medicine later?"

Previously, Yun Tao was only concerned about whether the high-intensity training would harm Tang Shan's body. It wasn't until she saw Tang Shan swallow whale collagen that she remembered the side effects of this medicine and couldn't help but frown.

"It's alright, I'll try to suppress it by practicing."

Tang Shan had already made preparations, so instead of returning to his room, he simply sat cross-legged on the spot, focusing his mind on his martial spirit and beginning to cultivate by drawing upon the omnipresent soul power in the world.

However, not long after he began to cultivate, a surge of scalding energy erupted from his abdomen and ran rampant throughout his body.

Any injuries left by training vanished quickly under the onslaught of this energy.

The flesh and bones of Tangshan greedily extracted energy from whale glue to strengthen themselves.

Physical fitness began to increase at an extremely noticeable rate.

Power surged within his body, and his speed increased.

As for the so-called "evil fire," sorry, you don't even have enough energy to heal minor injuries, let alone extra energy to turn into evil fire.

The soul power was quickly drawn in and gathered in the body, where it was refined and transformed through the meridians into the soul power that Tang Shan himself possessed.

Tang Shan, who was born with full soul power, had already reached a bottleneck. His soul power level could no longer increase, but the quality of his soul power was still slowly improving, gradually turning towards mist.

Time passed second by second. As time went by, the aura that had been boiling over in Tang Shan's body due to swallowing whale jelly gradually calmed down. Su Yuntao, who was carefully protecting him from the side, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Watching Tangshan cultivate today, his emotions went through a lot of ups and downs. Fortunately, what seemed dangerous turned out to be just his overthinking.

Another hour passed, and Tangshan, having fully exerted the medicinal effects of the whale gelatin, stood up again.

"Little brother, have you grown taller again?"

Su Yuntao had incredibly sharp eyesight; he was the first to notice the changes in Tang Shan's body as soon as Tang Shan stood up.

Tang Shan clenched his fist and carefully felt the abundant vitality inside his body, then nodded.

"My martial soul is my physical body, and its connection with my body is extremely close. When I awakened my martial soul before, I grew taller. Now, I have also consumed whale collagen, a rare and precious material that enhances physical fitness, so growing taller is normal."