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

"Can my grandfather and I go see it?"

Dugu Yan was already filled with curiosity about what the second awakening of the main body martial soul would look like.

“Of course, I reckon not only your grandfather will be there, but also Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.” Tang Shan smiled and continued, “After all, this might be the first time on the mainland that a second awakening of a Martial Soul has occurred, which is related to whether a Martial Soul Master is worth cultivating. In a sense, it can be considered as witnessing history.”

As they spoke, the two had already approached the lakeside.

Dugu Yan subconsciously looked up, then pointed ahead in surprise: "Isn't that His Highness the Crown Prince? Tang Shan, he seems to be waiting for you."

Tang Shan followed her gaze and indeed saw Xue Qinghe standing by the lake, smiling as she looked in their direction.

"Then let's hurry, His Highness the Crown Prince might have something important to discuss."

Tang Shan said something, then slightly changed the force under his feet, simultaneously urging his soul power to attach to his feet, thus increasing his speed.

As he hurried along with his head down, he didn't notice that Xue Qinghe and Dugu Yan's eyes briefly met in the air, and a barely perceptible cold glint flashed in their eyes at the same time.

"By the way, Tangshan, did you cultivate in this lake before?"

As if remembering something, Dugu Yan rested her chin lightly on Tang Shan's shoulder and asked curiously.

"You need to lie still, this position makes it easy to lose your balance."

Tang Shan remained calm, like an emotionless weight-bearing machine, and swiftly adjusted Dugu Yan's body into the most effortless position before beginning his explanation.

"You're talking about the strange phenomenon at the Great Lake a few years ago, right? It was indeed related to me. It's just that the commotion it caused was too big at the time, and in the end, the three education committee members suppressed it. They only said to the outside world that a senior was cultivating at the bottom of the lake."

Don't go around telling everyone about this, or you might cause unnecessary trouble.

Tang Shan said it was troublesome, but since he was willing to tell Dugu Yan about it, it meant that even if the news got out now, it wouldn't have any real impact on him.

"Know it."

Dugu Yan casually responded, but a strange emotion flashed in her eyes.

Whoosh!

Water splashed everywhere, and Tang Shan, barefoot, finally stepped onto the lakeside land. He moved his shoulders, but felt no reaction from behind.

Subconsciously turning around, I saw Dugu Yan staring blankly into space, seemingly lost in thought.

"Stop daydreaming, we've arrived."

Tangshan offered a helpless reminder.

"okay."

Dugu Yan was clearly stunned for a moment, looked around, and then reacted, nimbly jumping off Tang Shan's back.

"Tangshan, how are the preparations going?"

Xue Qinghe came forward with a gentle smile on his face, but he didn't even spare a glance for Dugu Yan, and went straight to Tang Shan to ask.

"My condition is almost adjusted, and I should be able to break through tomorrow."

Tangshan gave a concise answer.

Dugu Yan didn't care about Xue Qinghe's disregard. She simply moved closer to Tang Shan and whispered, "My grandfather and I will go to the Crown Prince's residence to find you tomorrow."

After saying that, she ignored Xue Qinghe's gaze, turned around and left without looking back.

"Is Dugu Bo coming tomorrow too?"

Xue Qinghe frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of displeasure.

“Your Highness, while the power you wield is formidable, the amount you can openly display is ultimately limited. We cannot afford to miss out on high-level combat power like Dugu Bo.”

Tangshan couldn't help but offer a reminder.

He knew perfectly well just how valuable Dugu Bo's credentials were.

In terms of single-target damage, Dugu Bo may not be the top, and he might not even be able to defeat the Douluo with the non-standard soul ring configuration.

But if we're talking about group damage, he's probably comparable to or even surpasses a Limit Douluo!

Other Limit Douluos, no matter how powerful or wide their attack range, ultimately have an effect that is directly proportional to their soul power output.

But Dugu Bo is different. As long as someone dies from his poison, the toxin can automatically replicate and multiply, and its power will increase dramatically.

Tangshan couldn't help but think to himself: This is practically a "special edition" of evil spirit masters!

Other evil spirit masters—I harm others for my own benefit; your death forges my strength and glory; mountains of corpses and seas of blood are all nourishment for my advancement.

Dugu Bo – I harm myself and others, using my body to feed on poison to enhance my innate soul power. When I get ruthless, I can even poison myself to death! My deadly poison can slaughter gorillas and create mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but none of this is of any use to me. In the end, I can't even take back the poison.

The evil spirit master was overjoyed: Where is the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood?!

The Holy Spirit Cult issued a statement overnight: the Azure Scale Serpent Martial Soul is hereby elevated to the Supreme Martial Soul, placing it on par with the Supreme Elder Xuanzi!

Xue Qinghe raised an eyebrow and asked, "Won't they disturb your breakthrough?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, I have already rehearsed the breakthrough process countless times."

Tangshan is not bragging.

Over the past three years, he had several opportunities to break through to the Core Formation stage. Each time, he clearly felt that as long as his will was strengthened by just a little more, he could succeed in breaking through and his Martial Soul could undergo a second awakening.

But each time, he forcibly suppressed the urge to break through. Relying on his self-control over his first soul skill, his ability to regulate his qi and blood and sort out his disordered soul power became stronger and stronger.

Later on, even without using his soul skills, he could easily manage the turbulent Qi and Blood Core.

Seeing that Tang Shan was so determined, Xue Qinghe suppressed her dislike for Dugu Yan and nodded slightly: "Alright, we'll do it your way."

"By the way, when is Grandpa Golden Crocodile coming back?"

Tangshan changed the subject and asked the question that was of most concern to her.

Mentioning Golden Crocodile Douluo, Xue Qinghe smiled, thought for a moment, and said, "He should be able to get back tonight."

Upon hearing this, Tang Shan finally felt relieved, straightened his back instantly, and became incredibly confident.

To be honest, he was a little nervous about having to undergo the second awakening of his martial soul in public tomorrow.

What he was worried about wasn't whether he could successfully awaken, but whether, after awakening, his potential would be so extraordinary that Ning Fengzhi would have wicked thoughts—such as sending a Title Douluo to forcibly "invite" him back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

If Sword Douluo Chenxin were to come, he and Serpent Spear and Porcupine Douluo probably wouldn't even last three moves.

As for the ambush on Ning Fengzhi? Don't be ridiculous. Anyone who actually thinks Ning Fengzhi is powerless to restrain a chicken is out of their mind!

Putting everything else aside, a level 79 soul power is no joke.

It was precisely because of this that he specifically brought Dugu Bo and his grandson to the Crown Prince's residence. Without Golden Crocodile Douluo in charge, he was really unsure of himself.

Now that the Golden Crocodile Douluo is here to keep things in order, Tangshan has stood up straight on the spot.

Even if the situation gets worse, at worst, we can protect Miss Angel in front of us and let Golden Crocodile Douluo take action to capture Ning Fengzhi and the Title Douluo he brought on the spot!

While we're at it, we can also turn the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School upside down, confiscate the Heavenly Dou Treasure Vault, steal the national treasures, and smash the original plot to pieces!

Anyway, he has an angel lady standing behind him, and peak Douluo and limit Douluo supporting him. What in the world is there that he wouldn't dare to do?

In this era where the High Priest of the Sea God is trapped on Sea God Island, Tang Chen is parasitized, and Qian Daoliu is the only limit, the reason why Tang Shan has been following the original story's trajectory is simply to buy himself more time to grow and develop.

P.S.: That's all for today. Thank you for your support.

Chapter 153 Xue Qinghe's Little Thoughts, Angel vs. Golden Crocodile

After having lunch at the Tiandou Royal Academy, Tang Shan boarded Xue Qinghe's carriage and sped off towards Tiandou City.

In the car, Xue Qinghe unconsciously rubbed the jade pendant at his waist with his fingertips, his gaze falling on the shadows of trees passing by outside the window. He glanced at Tang Shan out of the corner of his eye, and after a long silence, he slowly opened his mouth, his tone slightly probing: "You and Dugu Yan have a pretty good relationship."

"It's alright, after all, we eat together every day," Tang Shan replied casually, leaning against the car wall.

Xue Qinghe frowned almost imperceptibly, a fleeting hint of concern flashing in his eyes before he adopted a caring expression and lowered his voice: "But she is from the Dugu family, and her martial soul is inherently poisonous."

"You don't need to worry about that," Tang Shan said confidently. "I had her absorb a non-toxic soul ring not simply to detoxify, but to weaken the toxicity at the source of her martial soul—her family has been absorbing toxic soul rings for generations, and the toxins only accumulate and become stronger, eventually backfiring on them. But with my method, even if her soul power increases and the toxins become stronger, it will definitely not reach the point of endangering her life."

He paused, then explained simply, "Dugu Yan is currently a Great Soul Master. Following her family's tradition, her poison should at least be able to incapacitate a Soul Master of the same level, and might even threaten a Soul Venerable. But right now, the fact that her poison can affect a Great Soul Master is a testament to her exceptional talent. With each additional non-poisonous soul ring she acquires, the toxicity in her martial soul will be diluted—by the time she reaches Soul Venerable, the poison's power will likely be at the peak of a Great Soul Master; at Soul Sect, it might only barely affect a slightly stronger Soul Venerable. As long as the growth of the poison cannot keep up with the progress of her soul power, the family curse will naturally be lifted."

Listening to Tang Shan's earnest analysis of the "detoxification principle," Xue Qinghe's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and he rolled his eyes inwardly: Who cares if your stupid method can detoxify? I'm asking about your relationship!

But he couldn't say it directly, so he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue and added dryly, "That's true, but poison is something that's hard to guard against. If there's a slip-up, it could ruin your future, which wouldn't be worth it. You'd better be careful."

"Your Highness, rest assured, I am absolutely confident in my methods," Tang Shan replied crisply and confidently.

Xue Qinghe felt a tightness in his chest and quickly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this. By the way, my two younger brothers have been getting really close lately, meeting up in private all the time. Do you think we should intervene?"

“There’s no need to rush for now.” Tang Shan’s eyes were sharp. “Holding back is the best option. However, if we have the chance, we need to find out what they’re up to behind the scenes and figure out their true intentions. His Highness is now the Crown Prince and has the right to rule—it’s fine if they’re just making a fuss, but if they really escalate things, it’ll be a slap in His Majesty’s face. At that point, we won’t even need to lift a finger; His Majesty will deal with them on his own.”

However, we cannot let our guard down. We must guard against them resorting to desperate measures or making fatal moves. Therefore, figuring out their true intentions first is the safest approach.

A cold glint flashed in Xue Qinghe's eyes. He unconsciously tightened his grip on the jade pendant, his eyes surging with intense killing intent. However, after carefully considering Tang Shan's words and weighing the pros and cons, he slowly loosened his grip, suppressing the urge to attack immediately.

If Tang Shan knew what she was thinking at that moment, he would definitely be speechless—no, you're so proactive in dealing with your "brothers," so why weren't you this ruthless when dealing with Emperor Xue Ye? Otherwise, what would be the point of Tang San, Xue Beng, and Prince Xue Xin in the future?

……

The dazzling holy light tore through the sky, condensing into a giant sword over a hundred feet long. The blade flowed with a glass-like luster, carrying the power to split mountains and cleave seas. It shattered the clouds in the sky and, with a piercing sound, slashed down fiercely at the giant beast below.

It was a giant golden crocodile that could be called a "moving mountain". It was nearly a thousand feet long, and its huge body was like a majestic golden fortress, lying steadily on the main peak. The mountains below it looked like a pile of rubble.

Its entire body was covered with layers upon layers of thick scales, each scale the size of a round table, with serrated edges that gleamed coldly, and its surface was covered with ancient golden patterns that reflected a dazzling golden light in the sunlight.

The giant crocodile's head was comparable to a small mountain peak, and its narrow, vertical pupils were pure gold, with the ferocity and vicissitudes of an ancient beast surging deep within them.

Every slight sway of its body triggers a violent earthquake, causing swathes of ancient trees to collapse, mountains to crumble, rivers to change course, and the earth to crack with spiderweb-like patterns under its oppressive force.

As the holy sword, radiating divine light, fell, the giant crocodile uttered an ancient yet powerful human voice, "Well done!"

Before the words were even finished, its enormous crocodile paw, comparable to a small hill, suddenly rose up. Terrifying soul power condensed in its palm like a tsunami. Beneath its metallic scales, a surge of powerful blood and qi coursed through it, transforming into faint golden flames that enveloped the crocodile paw. Fearlessly, it crashed head-on into the descending giant sword.

Boom!

A deafening roar shook the entire universe, as if the heavens and earth were about to collapse. At the moment of impact, a terrifying shockwave of energy spread out in a ring, instantly clearing the clouds within hundreds of miles, turning them into a deathly vacuum. The primordial energy of heaven and earth within a radius of a thousand miles violently churned and collided like boiling water, forming countless visible turbulent energy currents.

Even more chilling was that the space at the center of the collision cracked inch by inch like shattered glass, and an invisible, pitch-black void quietly appeared, several meters in diameter. Its edges were covered with fine, spiderweb-like black cracks. Wherever the cracks passed, even light was swallowed up. The surrounding rubble and broken wood were instantly drawn into it and silently annihilated, emitting a terrifying suction force that devoured everything.

Three pairs of dazzling holy wings unfurled behind Qian Daoliu, hovering above the nine heavens. The surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) were invisibly drawn together, converging towards him like rivers flowing into the sea, forming a massive vortex of energy. The holy light surged once more, and the hundred-foot-long giant sword expanded again, its blade flowing with a holy yet sharp light.

His peak level 99 soul power erupted from his body without reservation, sweeping across the surroundings like an endless tsunami.

A terrifying pressure originating from the limits of humanity pressed down, and the entire world seemed to tremble under his might.

Looking down at the giant crocodile with overwhelming fighting spirit, Qian Daoliu's lips curled into an undisguised smile. He thought to himself: What an unexpected surprise! I never expected that the Second Elder's strength would increase so dramatically in the few years he's been in Heaven Dou City. That attack just now had already touched the threshold of ultimate combat power. He even said that he might truly break through within a few years. When that happens, the Spirit Hall will have another Ultimate Douluo. Who will be able to stop him?

His thoughts snapped back to reality, Qian Daoliu's eyes narrowed, and he warned in a deep voice, "Second Elder, be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the holy sword, which had expanded to its limit, suddenly exploded, transforming into billions of miniature golden holy swords, each carrying terrifying cutting power. Like a torrent of golden light, they crashed down on the Golden Crocodile Douluo, as if to completely submerge him in holy light.

The Golden Crocodile Douluo roared to the sky with a deafening roar, the sound waves forming a visible sonic shockwave. Within the mountain range, countless cracks appeared on the peaks amidst the roar, before they collapsed with a thunderous crash.

Its enormous crocodile body suddenly twisted, its massive form resembling a golden mountain range stretching across the heavens and earth. With a flick of its giant tail, the surrounding space distorted, carrying a devastating force that seemed to tear everything apart, sweeping unfurled towards the overwhelming golden torrent.

Boom!

Another earth-shattering collision erupted as the golden torrent was swept by the giant tail, causing countless miniature holy swords to explode into a rain of golden light, dazzling yet carrying deadly energy. On the Golden Crocodile Douluo's giant tail, several thick scales cracked with fine lines during the collision, then shattered with a deafening roar, revealing the tough, steel-like flesh beneath, but it remained unconcerned.

Qian Daoliu's sacred domain instantly expanded, dyeing the sky within a hundred miles a dazzling gold. A rich aura of light surged, like a sacred ocean, purifying all impurities in its path and even coating the earth with a layer of golden radiance. At the same time, Jin Kui Douluo's ferocious beast domain also expanded. The ferocity of the ancient beast raged through the domain like a real storm, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth was drawn in, transforming into a rushing golden river that continuously poured into Jin Kui Douluo's body, comprehensively enhancing its strength, speed, and defense.

One was the King of the Sky, who ruled over light; the other was a prehistoric behemoth that roamed the ancient past. Two terrifying forces, capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, clashed violently in this remote mountain range. Brilliant holy light swept across the land, rivers instantly evaporated, revealing cracked riverbeds, and the ground was scorched black. The Golden Crocodile Douluo's crocodile claws slammed down, and the majestic peaks crumbled like tofu blocks, transforming into deep valleys.

Energy waves propagated outwards layer by layer, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth was frantically absorbed by both sides, forming a large-scale primordial energy vacuum. The surrounding primordial energy surged in like a tide to fill it, forming streaks of white primordial energy, dazzling and brilliant, but they could only become the backdrop for this peak showdown.

No one knows how long the battle lasted, until the sun gradually set and the sky was dyed a brilliant golden hue by the sunset, and the competition finally came to an end.

The Golden Crocodile Douluo's body slowly shrank, transforming from its awe-inspiring giant crocodile form back into its ordinary human form—its skin was as rough as old tree bark, crisscrossed with grooves, and its appearance was ordinary, except for its eyes, which still gleamed with a fierce light.

The holy light wings behind Qian Daoliu fluttered gently, supporting his body as he slowly descended to the ravaged land.

"Second Elder, when your strength just erupted to its peak, you had already touched the level of ultimate combat power!" Qian Daoliu's face was filled with excitement, and his tone was full of genuine joy.

"It was just a temporary outburst, not the real limit, so it's nothing." Golden Crocodile Douluo shook his head, his tone calm. "I originally wanted to use the pressure of this duel to further improve my internal martial arts, but unfortunately, I didn't get my wish."

Having known each other for so many years, Qian Daoliu naturally understood that Golden Crocodile Douluo's breakthrough was closely related to his control over his own qi and blood, as well as his level of internal martial arts cultivation. He asked with concern, "How far are the Second Elders from perfection?"

"Currently, I'm at the peak of Dark Strength. I've already mastered 99% of my Qi and Blood. I'm just one step away from complete perfection. At that time, the probability of me breaking through my limits will be at least 90%," Golden Crocodile Douluo replied in a deep voice.

It's not that he can't try to break through now, but rather that he has a more reliable option. With his current blood and qi activity, he has about a 40-50% chance of forcibly breaking through his limits—in the past, such an opportunity would have been rare and precious, and he would have tried long ago. But this time is different. This time, the opportunity for breakthrough comes from using internal martial arts to completely control the vast blood and qi within his body, comparable to that of a 100,000-year-old soul beast. The more he controls his blood and qi, the more stable the possibility of breakthrough becomes, and the higher the success rate.

According to his speculation, if one could break through to the Transformation Realm and completely control the Qi and blood in the body, the probability of breaking through the limit would reach 80% to 90%.

One side has 40-50%, the other side has 80-90%, and the Spirit Hall doesn't have any urgent matters requiring two ultimate combat powers right now. So, how should they choose? Need I say more?

"No rush, we at the Spirit Hall have plenty of time. You can hone your skills at your own pace," Qian Daoliu said with a smile. "After the sparring session, would you like to return to the Spirit Hall?"

"No." Golden Crocodile Douluo shook his head, his tone tinged with anticipation. "Tang Shan is going to break through to the Core Formation stage tomorrow. I need to hurry back to Tian Dou City to prevent Ning Fengzhi from doing anything irrational."

Moreover, since the Transformation of Intensity is already so profound, I also want to see with my own eyes what mysteries are hidden in the even more advanced Elixir Intensity.