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

The rapidly rolling "rubber ball" crashed into his palm, which was as big as a fan. Tang Shan did not take the hit head-on. Instead, his body flowed smoothly to absorb the force, and his palm pressed against the rubber surface, perfectly absorbing the impact of the rebound.

"Get out of here!"

He used the momentum to his advantage, merging the rebound force of Xie Fei with his own strength, and suddenly pushed forward. The "rubber ball" shot into the sky again like a cannonball.

What a powerful force-dissipating technique! These two thousand-year spirit rings are indeed formidable! Xie Fei stretched his body in the air, his rubber body quickly returning to human form, and the second spirit ring under his feet suddenly lit up—the second spirit skill "Rubber Burst" was activated!

His stretched limbs contracted rapidly like rubber being recycled. His nose, which was originally half a foot long, returned to its original shape, and his limbs returned to their short form. However, his muscles tightened instantly, as if he had turned from flexible rubber into a hard rubber hammer!

Whoosh whoosh!

His body hovered high in the air, his short but hard fists and feet like bullets fired from a gun, bursting out continuously at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. Each strike carried the rebound force of rubber after contraction and the impact force of muscle explosion. The sound of the air being cut was sharp and ear-piercing. The overwhelming fists and feet formed an impenetrable attack net, enveloping Tangshan.

"it is good!"

Tang Shan let out a low shout, his palms flying, precisely blocking each "rubber hammer" strike.

Although Xie Fei's punches and kicks were heavy, they still had the resilience of rubber. When they hit the palm, they would deform slightly to dissipate the force, and then rebound and exert force in an instant. However, Tang Shan's blocking seemed slow, but he could always accurately press the point of force of Xie Fei's punches and kicks, and perfectly neutralize that strange elastic force.

Qin Ming, watching Xie Fei's martial soul change from below the arena, had a slightly different expression. He turned to ask Elder Han beside him, "Elder Han, what do you think? The rubber-like properties of this Pikachu martial soul have been developed quite thoroughly."

"The defense was airtight, and Tangshan made every block effortless."

Old Han shook his head. "That little fat boy's rubber body is indeed special. It can stretch, bounce back, and harden. His soul skills and martial soul characteristics are combined very well. It's a pity that he met Tang Shan. Look at Tang Shan, apart from the initial expansion of his arms which was a soul skill, he relied entirely on basic fists and feet to break through this strange rubber attack."

Bang bang bang bang!

The sounds of fists colliding with flesh rang out frequently. Xie Fei used speed to fight speed, and his fists and feet fell like a storm. His rubber-hammer-like fists and feet kept hitting Tang Shan's blocks, but he could not shake him in the slightest.

Tang Shan's steps were as steady as Mount Tai, and his blocking movements were as fluid as flowing water, perfectly suppressing all of Xie Fei's attacks.

This intense battle lasted for three minutes, until Xie Fei's soul power was exhausted, the luster of his rubber body gradually dimmed, and the speed and power of his punches and kicks slowly weakened.

By this time, a large crowd had already gathered around Tang Shan's arena. They had witnessed Xie Fei's intense attacks and Tang Shan's composed response, and discussions were rising and falling.

"This new student is too freakish! That sleazy fat guy's martial spirit can stretch, bounce, and harden, yet we can't even hurt him!"

"The key point is those two purple spirit rings! The first spirit ring in a thousand years? This is unheard of in the spirit master world!"

"And that Yu Tianheng, he's also at the second level of the millennium level. Are all the new students this outrageous today?"

"What exactly is Tangshan's martial spirit? We didn't see any possession or weapons; they just relied on their bare bodies to withstand the attacks?"

……

Leaving aside the discussions below the arena, Xie Fei, his soul power exhausted, collapsed onto the center of the arena with a thud. His rubber body instantly returned to normal, his limbs shrinking to short sections, his round belly heaving against the ground. Ignoring the cold stone slabs, he turned to the side, tilting his head towards Elder Han, his small eyes wide open. "Elder Han~ look! My soul power is completely depleted, my arms and legs are weak, I really can't fight anymore!"

God knows, his proud triple rubber attack of "stretching + rebounding + hardening" was like a tickle to Tang Shan, which made him extremely frustrated!

The fact that he had two thousand-year soul rings was already outrageous, but to break through his exclusive martial soul's characteristics with basic skills? This was practically a public execution of his Mischievous Elephant martial soul! In the end, his soul power was almost exhausted, yet he still couldn't make Tang Shan move an inch. It was embarrassing to even talk about it.

Old Han's lips twitched, barely suppressing a laugh, and he put on a stern face, solemnly declaring: "Xie Fei is guilty."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Fei, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be pitiful, suddenly sprang up as if he had been given a spring. The resilience of his rubber body made him show no signs of fatigue. He even bounced around a couple of times with the elasticity, his face full of fawning smiles. This scene made Old Han's face darken instantly.

Qin Ming glanced at the battle that had just taken place, casually noted down the winner and loser, and then continued to pay attention to the other students.

Xie Fei dashed over to Tang Shan, rubbing his chubby little hands together. His smile was even brighter than during the challenge, and his tone was full of undisguised admiration: "Brother Tang Shan! No, boss! You're too amazing! My Pipi Elephant Martial Soul's three-pronged attack—stretching, rebounding, and hardening—couldn't even make a ripple in your face. Your strength is just too outrageous!"

Tang Shan looked him over with interest and asked curiously, "I beat you, and you're all smiles? Also, why are you suddenly calling me 'boss'?"

"Hehe, you wouldn't understand!" Xie Fei patted his round belly, looking completely matter-of-fact. "My dad taught me from a young age that a wise man submits to circumstances! With your two thousand-year soul rings and your superb fighting skills, you'll definitely be able to walk around the academy with impunity in the future, and it's only a matter of time before you surpass Ning Guang."

Besides, you're a genuine person, and you don't put on airs even after winning, unlike some geniuses who have their noses practically in the sky. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly, so who else should I call "boss"?

He paused, then added, "As for defeat, what's the big deal! My strength is not bad to begin with, I just don't want to waste my energy fighting tough battles. Winning three battles to pass the assessment is a piece of cake, right? But if I can find an easy target, I will definitely pick on it. That's called strategic trade-offs!"

Tang Shan raised an eyebrow: "You can still find an easy target?"

"Absolutely!" Xie Fei patted his chest and assured him, "We're boss and we're both about picking on the weak, we know exactly what to do! Look at that Yu Tianheng, he's probably just using his Martial Soul reputation to intimidate people, his strength is definitely not that great—I understand, you're deliberately keeping a low profile and going incognito, letting him out to attract attention! Don't worry, when I challenge him later, I'll definitely go easy on him and not make him look too bad!"

As he spoke, his eyes lit up, and he caught sight of Yu Tianheng, who had just stepped off another arena. He quickly said, "I can't say anything more, boss! Your little brother Yu Tianheng's challenge is over, I have to hurry up and grab a challenge opportunity, or someone else will snatch the easy target!"

Before he finished speaking, the round, fat man darted off the stage like a gust of wind and ran quickly toward Yu Tianheng.

Tang Shan watched his retreating figure and couldn't help but silently wish him good luck.

However, this fat man's martial soul is indeed quite peculiar. It can stretch, bounce back, and harden instantly. The changes in the shape of his limbs are truly bizarre. The internal structure of his body must have undergone a special mutation of his martial soul, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have such outrageous elasticity and shape transformation.

Even if Tang Shan activated his first soul skill to the extreme of stretching his tendons and bones, he might not be able to achieve such an unconventional physical transformation.

Chapter 143 Ning Guang's Apology, Bonus Chapter for Challenging a Heaven Dou Level Student (1000 Monthly Tickets)

Tang Shan could only wish Xie Fei good luck with his choice; perhaps with his Pipi Elephant Martial Soul, he really would have a chance to defeat Yu Tianheng.

Of course, first he had to withstand the strength of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex's own martial soul, withstand Yu Tianheng's thousand-year soul skill, and withstand the terrifying attack power enhanced by the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique.

It seems the chances of winning aren't very high.

Stepping off the stage, Tang Shan didn't rush into a second challenge. Instead, he observed the battle between the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy students with great interest.

As he watched, he finally understood why the elders of these students had insisted on arranging practical combat lessons—their combat skills were no longer just "rough," but rather that the vast majority of them didn't even have combat skills at all.

The most outrageous thing was that there were also some Tianwei-level students wearing white school uniforms. Their martial spirit competition was really just a stand-and-fight battle. You release a soul skill once, I release a soul skill once. If it weren't for the occasional flash of inspiration and the ability to dodge, I would have almost been turned into a turn-based battle by them.

"I'm sorry, I think I've caused you some trouble."

A familiar voice rang out, and Tang Shan subconsciously turned around, only to find that Ning Guang, who had come up to greet them when they first entered the playground, was now standing beside him.

He looked apologetic, with a slightly embarrassed smile.

Tang Shan blinked: "What trouble?"

Ning Guang was taken aback, thinking that Tang Shan hadn't noticed yet. He pointed to a ring and said, "Your friend is being targeted by some students. My father wanted me to get to know you guys. I didn't think much of it at the time."

Tang Shan glanced over instinctively, his lips twitching into a grin, almost bursting into laughter.

At this moment, rows of female students surrounded the arena, cheering on the contestants inside.

"Fatty, don't run! Slap him in the face!"

"That's right, you have the Pipi Elephant Martial Soul, how can you be afraid of lightning!"

"This pretty boy actually dared to disrespect Senior Ning Guang; he has committed a grave sin!"

……

The two people fighting in the arena at this moment are none other than Xie Fei, Tang Shan's opponent from earlier, and Yu Tianheng, whom Xie Fei once considered an "easy target"—it's just unknown whether Xie Fei still thinks Yu Tianheng is an easy target now.

Xie Fei is devastated!

Today was supposed to be sunny and warm enough to make you squint and doze off, but I was dragged here to this damn practical class.

It was one thing to attend a practical training session, but he finally managed to snag a seemingly easy target, rubbing his hands together excitedly as he went up on stage. But upon closer inspection, good heavens, this wasn't an easy target at all; it was clearly a porcupine covered in thorns! Heaven knows how he felt when he saw the two thousand-year-old soul rings gleaming with an eerie light at the foot of Tangshan Mountain—what a "Holy crap!" he thought!

With her masterful acting skills, she managed to get Han Lao to declare her the victim, thus avoiding a beating and gaining a powerful patron. She even thought she had discovered the hidden "truth" behind it all and found a truly easy target.

Can anyone tell him why this guy's martial soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex?!

Why does this Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Soul Master, who is only a Great Soul Master, already possess a thousand-year-old Soul Ring?!

Why isn't having a thousand-year-old soul ring enough? He also possesses the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, which even top geniuses have to reach the Soul Master level to master!

Xie Fei just wanted to shrug: I'm tired, really tired. Whoever wants this stupid practical course can take it! Destroy it already!

"It's okay, I think he's having a lot of fun."

Tang Shan glanced at Yu Tianheng, whose face was cold and his eyes were deep, but didn't take this little incident to heart.

Of course, the main reason is that Ning Guang's fervent fans didn't affect him. If they had, it's hard to say what he might have done—like sweeping through the upperclassmen and underclassmen, and then activating his second spirit ring and slapping them, they'd probably cry a lot, and cry for a long time.

"I never expected that just a token greeting would cause such a commotion. I should have met with you privately. Your friend probably knows about my influence at school, which is probably why he treated me so badly. I guess I wasn't careful enough."

Looking at Ning Guang, who was filled with self-blame and guilt, Tang Shan wanted to say: No, you're overthinking it. Yu Tianheng is cold to you because you're mediocre and not worth his attention. But in the end, Tang Shan managed to suppress his impulse.

They were so nice, it would be really wrong of me to hurt their feelings.

"Tangshan, how did you cultivate? And how did you achieve the first ring in a thousand years?"

As he continued, Ning Guang subconsciously glanced around at his surroundings and asked in a low voice.

"It's just a matter of training, eating some rare and precious herbs, and taking advantage of the strengths of your own martial soul to absorb them."

Tangshan's answer was quite frank.

Ning Guang was somewhat surprised, so he simply used his soul power to ask, "Didn't you absorb any soul bones? Logically speaking, there should be a limit to physical training."

Soul Bone?

A glint flashed in Tang Shan's eyes. Combining this with Ning Guang's question, he made a judgment and replied telepathically, "That's right, I didn't absorb a soul bone when I absorbed my first soul ring. Could it be that you also managed to absorb a soul ring beyond your age limit? Could it be a second soul ring after a thousand years?"

Tang Shan: I'm telling the truth. I have indeed absorbed a soul bone, but I didn't when I absorbed my first soul ring.

"That's right, I achieved the second ring of the thousand-year cycle after absorbing a soul bone. I hope you won't spread this information."

"That's natural."

"Since you didn't absorb the soul bone, how did you manage to do it? The human body has its limits."

Ning Guang deliberately omitted the words "soul bone" and had normal communication with Tang Shan.

"Don't underestimate the power of the Body Martial Soul. If the Weapon Martial Soul makes it easier to achieve perfect harmony between the user and the weapon, and the Beast Martial Soul's advantage lies in transforming the inherent strengths of the Martial Soul into its own transformation, then the advantage of the Body Martial Soul is the massive amplification of physical attributes."

Ning Guang seemed to be deep in thought, and then asked curiously, "Is every Soul Master with a Body Spirit as strong as you, or are you just an exception? If Soul Masters with Body Spirits are worth cultivating, I can suggest to my father that we try to cultivate them."

"My original martial soul, or rather, my true martial soul, should be considered a rather special type."

Tang Shan pondered for a moment, realizing that revealing some of the secrets of his original martial soul wouldn't have much of an impact on him, so he decided it wouldn't hurt to tell Ning Fengzhi some information.

"First of all, I can tell you that my martial soul is very special among body martial souls, but other body martial soul masters can break through to the Soul Douluo level without much problem as long as they receive proper training."

Tang Shan spoke slowly, his tone calm, yet it was a thunderbolt.

In fact, he wasn't exaggerating. In Tang Shan's view, any Soul Master who can awaken their original Martial Soul a second time, let alone a Soul Douluo, is basically a potential Title Douluo-level talent as long as they don't die prematurely.

The reason why the Body Sect was so powerful during its most prosperous period in the Second Douluo Era was that by the time the Body Sect found Body Soul Masters, most of them had already missed the best time to cultivate. After all, the awakening of Body Martial Souls is random, and after awakening, they cannot appear directly in the Body Sect. Many Body Martial Soul Soul Masters were discovered by chance by members of the Body Sect when they traveled around the continent.

Add to that the brutal and direct method of secondary awakening, which has virtually no skill except in life-or-death crises, and it's already incredibly fortunate that so many Title Douluo with their original martial souls were born in the Douluo II era.

Perhaps in terms of combat skills, Tang Shan believes he is not as good as the Body Sect of the Second Era, but in terms of secondary awakening and potential development, Tang Shan says: Everyone here is trash.

When internal martial arts are cultivated to a certain level, one can develop mysterious crisis perception, superhuman physical abilities such as traversing dozens of meters in a single step, and even the ability to recreate a cycle of sixty years and defy fate. Tang Shan can only say that this is the ancestor of developing potential.

Moreover, it's important to understand that the above-mentioned operations are the result of ordinary people developing their physical potential. Tang Shan is very much looking forward to seeing just how terrifying potential his internal martial arts can unleash when he becomes a Title Douluo in the future.

Getting back to the point, in Tang Shan's view, as long as he can find a Soul Master with the original body and hand them over to him for training as soon as possible, with the exaggerated amplification effect of internal martial arts on the original body's martial soul, it is no joke to say that they are all potential Title Douluo.

"Is the original martial soul really that special?"