Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 173 Shows Off Some of Its Weapons

After putting away the Acacia Heartbreak Red, Tang San released his martial soul, and five soul rings appeared: one yellow, two purple, one black, and one red.

"As expected, he's a Soul King!"

"Moreover, that red spirit ring is a legendary 100,000-year spirit ring?!"

Ning Fengzhi could sense the energy surging in the red spirit ring. It was definitely not some kind of disguise skill. In fact, there shouldn't be any disguise skill that could make a spirit ring appear to be a 100,000-year level. Therefore, it was absolutely a genuine 100,000-year level spirit ring!

Soul King!

A 100,000-year soul ring!

Is he dreaming?

He thought that a thousand-year-old second-ring and a ten-thousand-year-old fourth-ring were already surprising, even shocking, but he never expected that his fifth spirit ring would directly reach the hundred-thousand-year level...

Is this the weight of a true master of martial spirit theory?

It truly far exceeded ordinary people's expectations!

Then, one red and one blue, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot appeared and sat on Tang San's shoulders, looking at Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.

"Who are these two?" Sword Douluo asked, puzzled.

"They are the two immortal herbs that were sacrificed to give me my fifth soul ring. They are named Octagonal Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Blossom, which further proves the existence of the 100,000-year-old soul beast there."

Tang San was trying to fool Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.

"Valley Master, who are those two people?" The Eight-Cornered Ice Grass detached from Tang San's shoulder and hovered in front of Sword Douluo, looking him up and down. "I can sense a peculiar aura about them, which matches my true form very well."

The Eight-Cornered Ice Grass is similar to aloe vera, with leaves resembling serrated swords, possessing a natural sword aura, but it doesn't know how to use it. Today, upon seeing the Sword Douluo whose body is like a sharp sword, it sensed a trace of familiarity.

"They are my friends, so this is a way for you to meet them ahead of time." Tang San waved his hand, summoning the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass back, which, along with the Fiery Apricot, was then returned to his martial soul.

"Due to certain reasons, after they sacrificed themselves to me, they were able to maintain their human form and manifest themselves. Their strength is no different from when they were still soul beasts, except that they consume my soul power." Tang San briefly introduced the situation of the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot to the two of them, which can be regarded as giving some of his confidence - Look, I have two guardians at the level of 100,000-year soul beasts.

Cooperation itself requires a foundation of strength.

The 100,000-year spirit ring and two spirits capable of unleashing 100,000-year-level power were the foundation of Tang San's confidence in showing the two of them.

Of course, neither the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass nor the Fiery Apricot could unleash their full power at the 100,000-year level, since neither of them were skilled in combat.

However, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo didn't know that!

So they believed it.

Sword Douluo, in particular, could clearly sense the extreme chill emanating from the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass; even if he touched it, he would probably find it difficult to resist.

"Tang San, you really know how to surprise people." Ning Fengzhi took a while to come back to his senses, and exclaimed in amazement, "The continent will be changed because of you."

"I'm just good at research." Tang San smiled and said to Ning Fengzhi, "If Uncle Ning really wants the petals of the Qiluo Tulip, I can talk to Poison Douluo when he returns. But I hope Uncle Ning won't use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to pressure him. After all, I was able to gain Poison Douluo's friendship, and he even called me 'Old Poison,' and he shared that herb garden with me. It wasn't just to cure his spirit poison."

"When Uncle Ning sees Poison Douluo again, he will probably be shocked by his strength."

After condensing his soul core, Dugu Bo's soul power quality improved, and his cultivation speed increased. In order to improve his strength, he naturally made the most of every second.

As for Dugu Yan...

As Yu Tianheng's girlfriend, no one bothered her, thus offending both Dugu Bo and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

Ning Fengzhi took out a gold card containing 100 million gold soul coins as a reward to Tang San for helping Ning Rongrong evolve her martial soul. He then asked, "Little Tang, would you be willing to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

"Although I'm very tempted, it's not possible." Tang San shook his head.

"Why not?"

Ning Fengzhi was puzzled. "If you feel that joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will affect your freedom, then as the sect leader, I can guarantee that you will not be restricted in any way."

"I believe in Uncle Ning's sincerity, but the conflicts between the major powers on the continent have always existed. If I join your sect, I would have to consider the sect's interests both morally and logically." Tang San gave his reasons. "This would limit my thinking, and if I had to join a power, I would choose the one that is more in line with the interests of all the people on the continent."

"Whichever power the masses favor, I will join."

Although, in terms of bloodline, Tang San himself is not a true grassroots figure.

But in terms of experience, he was born in Holy Soul Village, grew up under the same sky as the people there, ate the food grown on the same land, and drank the water from the same river.

He has a clear understanding of his own level.

Although he has now joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he has not been granted a title by the Heaven Dou Empire. Furthermore, in terms of family and sect, the Clear Sky Sect expelled Tang Hao from the sect, causing him to be removed from the sect's hierarchy.

From a class perspective, before Tang Hao returned to his sect to acknowledge his ancestors, he would always be just a commoner Soul Master with slightly greater strength.

Therefore, in terms of status, Tang San is still a commoner Soul Master.

"Such magnanimity is beyond my reach," Ning Fengzhi sighed, declining the invitation. However, he and Tang San confirmed other collaborative projects, such as prioritizing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School if any novel soul tools were invented in the future...

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"Why didn't you mention Rongrong and Tang San's engagement?" After leaving the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Sword Douluo asked. "Before we came, didn't we agree to have Tang San and Rongrong get engaged? Rongrong has a lot of feelings for Tang San, but the two girls around him seem to be interested in him too, and that Huo Wu... that kid is quite a womanizer."

"It's not a problem for a man to have three wives and four concubines," Ning Fengzhi sighed. "The reason I didn't talk about it is because I knew from the first glance I met him that he was a proud man and would not agree to marry into the family."

"Even if he doesn't marry into the family, it doesn't matter, right? With his methods and abilities, apart from the Spirit Hall, no one can do anything to him. In fact, even the current Spirit Hall can hardly do anything to him." Thinking of that 100,000-year-old fifth ring and the chilling aura of the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, Sword Douluo felt a chill run down his spine—

With Tang San's current talent and strength, barring any unforeseen circumstances, becoming a Title Douluo is a certainty, a matter of a single blow. Moreover, his sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth spirit rings will likely be at the level of 100,000 years old.

Those are five spirit rings that are each 100,000 years old!

Not counting the soul bone, five 100,000-year-level soul rings could give Tang at least thirty soul skills.

"It's not just that," Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "Besides being proud, he's also a sensitive person."

"What do you mean?" Sword Douluo didn't understand.

"He's still a virgin," Ning Fengzhi said bluntly. "In other words, even with stunning beauties like Xiao Wu and Guang Ling around, he can still remain unmoved."

Sword Douluo was speechless: "What does this mean? He's only thirteen years old, isn't he?"

"Over the past few hundred years, influenced by the Spirit Hall, the war between the two great empires has ceased, and there has been much exchange. Moreover, the Heaven Dou Empire has gradually become more open due to the influence of the Star Luo Empire's atmosphere... Among ordinary people, quite a few marry and have children between the ages of twelve and fifteen. Soul Masters are even more precocious; by the age of thirteen, unless their families deliberately prevent it or it is due to their personal character, they basically have an understanding of matters between men and women."

Ning Fengzhi looked at Sword Douluo and said, "It's just that you, Uncle Sword, are focused on cultivation and improving your swordsmanship, and you're not very interested in or knowledgeable about matters between men and women."

Sword Douluo raised an eyebrow: "So, Tang San and I are in similar situations, just engrossed in research?"

"No, the person who could create a women's garment like the cheongsam must not be indifferent to women." Ning Fengzhi's eyes gleamed. "But he only appreciated it... If he wasn't a woman dressed as a man, then he must have a great respect for women."

"I think Tang San might be a woman," Sword Douluo guessed. After all, Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had awakened, and his face was exquisite. If he styled his hair, he might really be able to charm everyone.

"Ahem! Uncle Jian, I was just giving an example. I am absolutely certain that Tang San is male." Ning Fengzhi chuckled.

"I was just joking." Sword Douluo excused his slip of the tongue, then changed the subject, "We've successfully applied to the Spirit Hall for those intellectual property rights and patents, which will undoubtedly bring us countless benefits in the future. But will this arouse the Heaven Dou Empire's vigilance towards us?"

The Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Spirit Hall—these three major powers all felt that the other two were in their way.

The Spirit Hall, in particular, although it has not shown any intention to unify the continent, has branches in cities, towns and villages all over the continent, and its influence is at the continent-wide level.

Therefore, neither the royal families of Tian Dou nor Xing Luo were interested in the Spirit Hall.

It's not just the Spirit Hall; any power with such a large scale should be a cause for concern for rulers in any country.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School applied for intellectual property rights and patents from the Spirit Hall, which is equivalent to forming an alliance of interests with the Spirit Hall. Moreover, this unique patent can ensure stable cooperation between the two parties.

This will likely make the Heavenly Dou royal family wary of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Didn't the Heavenly Dou royal family have any suspicion of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School before?" Ning Fengzhi asked in return. "No one in power will trust their subjects one hundred percent. If Heavenly Dou's trust in our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was eighty percent in the past, then now it's seventy percent."

"As long as it's no less than 60%, it doesn't matter."

"Besides, Xue Qinghe is my student and I am his teacher. With that kind of status, the missing 10% can be quickly restored."

For Ning Fengzhi, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's application for intellectual property patent protection from the Spirit Hall is equivalent to a cooperation with the Spirit Hall, which can be a win-win situation.

For the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it's like putting eggs in different baskets.

More choices mean a brighter future.

Although Xue Qinghe is already the crown prince and it seems only a matter of time before he becomes the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, there is still a possibility of unexpected events.

After all, Xue Beng has the support of Prince Xue Xing, and Dugu Bo is a guest advisor of Prince Xue Xing. As long as Xue Beng changes his playboy attitude, it is not impossible for him to compete with Xue Qinghe.

At the very least, if Xue Beng were to rise to power, Dugu Bo, emboldened by Prince Xue Xing's life-saving grace, would likely become a true guest minister or elder of the Heaven Dou Empire, thus supporting the Heaven Dou Empire.

While the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could support the Heaven Dou Empire after Xue Qinghe's rise to power, Ning Fengzhi's true intention was simply to better develop the sect. Unless absolutely necessary, he would never dedicate everything of the sect to the Heaven Dou Empire, and the sect's disciples would never readily obey the Heaven Dou Empire's orders.

"Speaking of Xue Qinghe, what kind of person do you think he is?" Sword Douluo frowned slightly. "Although he seems gentle and refined, I always feel that his mind is too deep and unfathomable."

"Royal struggles have always been like this, there's not much to say. If he's not ruthless, his chances of getting the throne are almost zero. As long as he pretends to love his people like his own children and respect his teachers, that's enough." Ning Fengzhi didn't care about this. "As long as we have a teacher-student relationship, he won't dare to defy the world and deal with me. Moreover, if he really wants to sit on that throne, he absolutely cannot do without the support of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. It's a mutually beneficial process."

Sword Douluo asked, "Then why didn't you choose Xue Beng as your disciple in the first place? There are rumors that his playboy lifestyle is a disguise, and he is actually secretly accumulating power to make trouble for Xue Qinghe."

"In Xingluo, I am the only one who reigns supreme; while Tiandou focuses on balancing the interests of all parties," Ning Fengzhi said. "Whether Xue Beng's image as a playboy is real or not, at least the impression he gives to the people of Tiandou City is that of a playboy. No one would want a playboy to sit on the throne unless they want the Tiandou Empire to fall into chaos... If we take him as a disciple, the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will be talking about it."

"That's true. Even if you want to play the fool, you have to be a tiger yourself. Avalanche gives a really bad impression." Sword Douluo said thoughtfully. "However, I don't really like thinking about these things. I'm much happier practicing my sword."

"Haha, Uncle Jian, you really are something!" Ning Fengzhi laughed, then continued, "Speaking of strength, Tang San said that if we saw Dugu Bo again, we would be shocked by his strength. Do you think Tang San has any way to improve the strength of a Title Douluo?"

"Didn't Tang San say that he shared that herb garden with Dugu Bo? Maybe Dugu Bo also consumed some rare and precious herbs like the leaves and petals of the immortal herbs," Sword Douluo speculated.

"Possibly, but not very likely."

Although Ning Fengzhi had never met Tang San, he judged from the descriptions in Tang San's theories that Tang San was a meticulous person who would not keep secrets unless he deliberately concealed something.

Since he's keeping everyone in suspense, does that mean Tang San could also sell the method for improving the strength of a Title Douluo to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?

But what kind of price will be paid?

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School doesn't have any leverage similar to "Dugu Bo's Medicine Garden"...

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"Why are Yu Tianheng and the others cultivating so fast? Could it be that they've consumed some kind of immortal herb?"

Wang Chen, the captain of the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal, found Yu Tianheng and hoped to have a sparring match. However, he discovered that after Yu Tianheng's martial soul was attached to him, his dragon claws had changed, with nine long golden stripes appearing on each of his two dragon claws.

Moreover, its soul power level is very close to that of a Soul King.

Although the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul is indeed very powerful, the rate at which its soul power increases is extremely abnormal.

Moreover, not only Yu Tianheng, but the soul power of the other members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team also increased by a level.

Aside from the immortal herb, Wang Chen couldn't think of any other possibilities.

"Damn it, Tang San still got the opportunity from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!"

Back in the dormitory of the Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team, Wang Chen's face was gloomy as he pondered whether he should go to Xue Qinghe and risk Qian Renxue lowering her trust in him to tell her about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

After much hesitation, Wang Chen gritted his teeth and decided to go find Xue Qinghe.

Tang San, you can't grow any bigger!

So Wang Chen hurriedly left the second team's dormitory and headed towards the palace in Tiandou City.

"Please inform him that Wang Chen requests an audience."

Outside the Crown Prince's palace, Wang Chen addressed the knights guarding the gate.

"Wait." The knight recognized Wang Chen, but Xue Qinghe had a rule that unless it was Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, or Emperor Xue Ye or Prince Xue Xing, everyone else, even if it was an avalanche, had to wait outside.

A moment later, the knight who had gone in to report came out and said, "Go in, His Highness the Crown Prince has agreed to see you."

Wang Chen didn't thank him. He stepped into the palace courtyard, walked through the ancient wooden corridor, and was about to knock on the door when he saw Xue Qinghe feeding the fish in the courtyard.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Wang Chen hurriedly walked to the edge of the fishpond and bowed respectfully.

"What is it?"

Xue Qinghe placed the fish food in his hand on the stone platform beside him, but his eyes were fixed on the ornamental goldfish scrambling for the food in the pond, and his heart was not stirred at all.

"The members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team One have greatly increased in strength. I suspect they've consumed some rare and precious herbs," Wang Chen said. "Especially Ning Rongrong, whose Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has transformed into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"Martial Soul evolution?" Xue Qinghe's eyes flickered, but his tone remained calm. "Anything capable of evolving a Martial Soul is indeed a rare treasure... Have you found out how they obtained it?"

She thought to herself: My good teacher kept this from me, hoping to surprise everyone by showing off his skills in the competition?

"It was given to me by Tang San." Wang Chen said in a low voice, "As far as I know, he tricked Dugu Bo into giving it to him. Dugu Bo has a medicinal garden in Sunset Forest called the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Most of the herbs in it are immortal-grade, which can evolve martial souls, enhance soul power, and strengthen the foundation of life... I guess Dugu Bo didn't know it before, until he met Tang San, who then discovered it and took it from him."

However, Xue Qinghe's focus was not on the "Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye," but rather—

"Tell me, how did you find out about Dugu Bo's medicinal garden?"

"Based on the timeline, the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team One consumed the so-called celestial herbs last year, but they, or their families, concealed this matter very well. Neither I nor the Spirit Hall could find out. How did you find out?"

"Don't tell me Tang San told you."

It's not entirely wrong to say that "Tang San" told the story, since Wang Chen was simply recounting it based on his memories of the novel from his previous life.

But you can't say that out loud.

"Your Highness, the most important thing now is to inform the Spirit Hall so that we can acquire the immortal herb and strengthen ourselves." Wang Chen remained silent and changed the subject.

"Not going to tell me?" Xue Qinghe chuckled. "I hate it when people keep secrets from me. Besides, you're my subordinate, you eat my food, use my things, wear my clothes, and yet you dare to lie to me? Don't you think that's going a bit too far?"

Sensing the air growing hotter, Wang Chen broke out in a cold sweat—he knew Qian Renxue had a strong desire for control, but he hadn't expected it to be this outrageous.

Shouldn't the focus be on the herbal remedy?

However, he had expected this, and said, "This is a record from an ancient book I found. I made this bold guess based on the current situation of the Heaven Dou Royal Team and Tang San's whereabouts over the past six months."

"Oh? What about the ancient books?" Xue Qinghe asked with interest.

"Didn't store it properly, lost... *cough*!"

Wang Chen was sent flying backward, blood gushing from his mouth, his face turning deathly pale.

"You actually lost such an important ancient book? Why didn't you just lose your martial spirit too?" Xue Qinghe asked coldly. "From now on, every time you hide something from me, you will be struck by me, and each time my strike will be stronger than the last."

"This time, I used level 20 soul power. Next time, it will be level 30, and the time after that, level 40, and so on."

"This is the punishment!"

"Furthermore, if you dare to resist with your soul power, I will use my full strength."

Wang Chen forced himself to kneel on one knee and said, "Your subordinate knows his mistake."

After a moment of silence, Xue Qinghe said, "Keep this a secret. If you dare to tell the Spirit Hall, you won't be alive either."

"Why?" Wang Chen asked, puzzled.

"As my subordinate, what rules should you follow?" Xue Qinghe questioned.

"Obey orders, do not question, do not object, do not modify without authorization..." Wang Chen's body trembled, and as if by conditioned reflex, he poured out the rules he had memorized. His heart sank, knowing that he had crossed the line.

"Looks like you haven't forgotten."

Xue Qinghe sneered, "What I do is none of your business. Just obey my orders. You don't need to try to be clever in front of me."

As for the issue of the herb...

First of all.

Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo, is a titled Douluo who is not easy to deal with.

Although the Porcupine Douluo can counter its poison, he cannot defeat it. Deploying too many Title Douluos would create too much of a commotion and attract the attention of other forces. They won't just stand by and watch the Spirit Hall take action.

If they fail to defeat Dugu Bo, he will escape and retaliate against the Spirit Hall, making it impossible to defend against.

That guy's poison is a deadly weapon—

A city can be massacred!

Secondly, since Dugu Yan is Yu Tianheng's girlfriend, Yu Tianheng has benefited from her, and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan will surely repay him. The families behind the members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team will also support Dugu Bo.

More importantly, the Spirit Hall had no suitable reason to cause trouble for Dugu Bo.

Didn't you see that the Spirit Hall didn't interfere in the personal feud between Chrysanthemum Douluo and Dugu Bo?

Secondly.

Qian Renxue didn't want the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye to fall into that woman's hands.

She came to Tiandou disguised as a prince for two purposes: first, to prove her abilities to that irresponsible woman and make her regret using emotional abuse on her; second, to seize power in Tiandou.

For Qian Renxue, one is more important than the other, since she possesses the qualifications to become a god and doesn't really care much about power in the mortal world.

Her starting point was higher than that of all the Soul Masters on the entire Douluo Star!

In this situation, Qian Renxue would not want Bibi Dong to obtain the immortal herb and use it to cultivate the Golden Generation... unless those Golden Generation members revere her.

It's not too late for her to search for the Yin-Yang Well after she has successfully seized power.

Another point is that the Sunset Forest is quite large, and Wang Chen has no idea where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye is located, not even its general direction.

Given Qian Renxue's current status, she cannot openly contact the Spirit Hall personnel. She has few people available and doesn't have the time or energy to waste exploring the unknown areas of the entire Sunset Forest.

Furthermore, Qianrenxue didn't actually value the effects of those magical herbs much.

The six-winged angel is a god-level martial soul.

Those magical herbs would probably only increase her soul power by one or two levels.

Wouldn't it be easier to explore after becoming a god?

Why rush things?

Besides, what good are the geniuses of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team who have consumed the immortal herbs? In the end, they are still no match for her, who is about to become a god, and they will inevitably have to submit to her in the future.

However, Huo Wu's Sun Goddess Martial Soul is quite interesting. In terms of grade, it is no less than the Angel Martial Soul of the Angel lineage, but it is not as good as her Six-Winged Angel.

However, she also had a slight connection with Huo Wu, which meant that she and Huo Wu could use their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

Sun Goddess, Blue Silver Grass...

The six-winged angel seemed to have a connection with both of them.

That's unusual.

The light of the sun and the light of angels can complement each other.

And Blue Silver Grass and Angel, one a weed on the ground and the other a god in the sky, can actually perform a martial soul fusion?

It's estimated that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass primarily cultivates life force, and most martial souls wouldn't reject this kind of energy. However, some more unique martial souls crave life force.

For example, humanoid martial souls such as the Six-Winged Angel and the Sun Goddess.

A martial soul is also a part of a soul master's life, possessing its own spirituality. In particular, the spirituality of a humanoid martial soul far surpasses that of other martial souls.

This type of martial spirit requires extremely powerful energy to truly manifest in the world.

And life energy is the best kind of energy...

Thinking this through, Xue Qinghe picked up the fish food again and started throwing it into the fishpond. He then said to Wang Chen, "Alright, you can go down now. Your task is to be the captain of the Tian Dou Royal Second Team and lead them into the finals."

"If you don't like Tang San, then defeat him fairly and squarely in the competition. There's no need to deliberately humiliate him in front of me."

"His ability to obtain so-called celestial herbs from Dugu Bo is also due to his skill."

Wang Chen was unwilling and couldn't understand why almost everyone sided with Tang San. He was also a transmigrator and had innate full soul power, so why did Qian Renxue look down on him?

hateful!

That's truly hateful!

What's so great about Tang San?

(End of this chapter)