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

Dugu Yan blinked her large purple eyes and decisively lay down on Tang Shan's back, her chest pressed against his spine, clearly feeling his steady and powerful heartbeat.

A natural fragrance wafted from Dugu Yan, and Tang Shan clearly noticed her graceful figure, as if she had no excess weight.

"Hold on tight!"

Tang Shan gave a reminder, lifted his leg and walked towards the distant lake shore, his internal energy surging, feeling the changes in the water flow, supporting his entire body as he walked on the water.

Splash!

To be honest, carrying someone across the water is quite easy, at least for Tangshan.

After all, his own blood and qi were already abundant, and with the addition of his own martial soul and external soul bones, the long-term manipulation of internal energy that might be extremely difficult for others to maintain was simply commonplace for him.

"By the way, Yan Yan, why do you smell so good?"

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Chapter 152 Dugu Bo's destructive power, the confidence of Golden Crocodile Douluo (bonus chapter for 1300 monthly votes)

Feeling the fragrance lingering around his nose, Tang Shan couldn't resist his curiosity and asked a question.

For reasons unknown, Dugu Yan suddenly turned her face and whispered in Tang Shan's ear, her voice carrying a hint of coldness and allure: "This is poisonous incense."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Shan's ears twitched and opened like palm-leaf fans, gently patting the tip of Dugu Yan's nose.

The sudden commotion startled her, and she swayed violently. If Tang Shan hadn't reacted quickly and caught her legs from behind, she would have fallen into the water and become a "drenched snake."

Why are you reacting so strongly?

Tang Shan spoke, somewhat speechless.

How come your ears are so sensitive?

Having finally regained her balance, Dugu Yan patted her chest, her voice filled with surprise.

"This is the essence of internal martial arts when you reach the peak of the Huajin level. I told you I would teach you, but you refused to learn it."

Tangshan gave a casual reply.

"I'm not going to learn it now. Standing meditation is so boring. I'd rather use that time to cultivate my soul power."

Dugu Yan pursed her lips.

"By the way, why aren't you scared at all?"

Dugu Yan recalled that she had originally intended to scare Tang Shan, but instead she was startled by him, and couldn't help but ask him out of curiosity.

"The amount of poison on you is negligible and won't affect me at all."

Tangshan answered with composure and confidence.

With his current physical condition, unless it's a deadly poison like the Azure Scale Serpent King, he wouldn't even bother to look at ordinary poisons.

"Sure enough, the poison has been diluted so much that it has lost all its deterrent effect."

Dugu Yan sighed somewhat discouragedly.

"Don't always think about winning with poison. Your second soul skill is so powerful. Its invisibility ability is unparalleled. Now all you need is a powerful attack soul skill, and your combat system will be in the initial stages."

Tangshan couldn't help but offer a suggestion.

"I never expected that I would end up directly obtaining its innate soul skill instead of just valuing the Faceless Serpent's soul rings."

A smile appeared on Dugu Yan's face.

Although this second soul ring is not a thousand-year-old one, the effect of this soul skill is comparable to top-tier special soul skills such as teleportation and emptiness—it is the Faceless Serpent's signature skill, Faceless Invisibility.

Keep in mind, this is an ability that can even evade the visual and mental detection of a Title Douluo! In the forest, it might be able to be tracked because it leaves traces, but what if it were placed on the battlefield of a Soul Master duel?

With her petite frame and a little care, she's practically a born assassin!

"Enough about me, when are you going to break through?"

Dugu Yan put aside her disappointment at the loss of the poison's deterrent effect and looked at Tang Shan with curiosity.

"Tomorrow, I will attempt to break through to the Core Formation Realm."

Tangshan casually replied.

"Can my grandpa and I go see it?"

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

"Of course you can. I estimate that not only your grandfather will come, but also Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will be there." Tang Shan smiled and continued, "After all, this may be the first time on the continent that a Body Martial Soul has awakened twice. It is related to whether Body Soul Masters are 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 with some 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 may have something important to discuss."

Tang Shan said something, and his strength under his feet changed slightly. At the same time, he activated his soul power to attach to his feet, which increased 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 gently on Tang Shan's shoulder and asked curiously.

"Lie down more steadily, 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 great, and in the end, the three education commissioners suppressed it, only saying 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 get into unnecessary trouble.

Tang Shan complained about the trouble, 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.

Splash!

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 spacing out, we've arrived."

Tangshan offered a helpless reminder.

"okay."

Dugu Yan was clearly stunned for a moment. She looked around before she reacted and nimbly jumped 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.

"I've adjusted my condition quite well, 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."

As soon as she finished speaking, she ignored Xue Qinghe's gaze, turned around, and walked away 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 indeed 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 very well just how valuable Dugu Bo's credentials were.

In terms of single-target damage, Dugu Bo may not be considered top-tier; he might not even be able to defeat a porcupine douluo with an unstandard 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.

Tang Shan 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 poison to enhance my innate soul power. When I get ruthless, I can even poison myself to death! My deadly poison can slaughter all living beings 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 are the mountains of corpses and seas 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 wasn't exaggerating when he said that.

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 willpower was refined a little more, he could succeed in breaking through and his martial soul could also complete its 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 grew stronger and stronger.

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

Seeing Tang Shan's confident tone, Xue Qinghe suppressed her aversion to Dugu Yan and nodded gently: "Alright, let's do it your way."

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

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

Mentioning Golden Crocodile Douluo, Xue Qinghe smiled, thought for a moment, and said, "I 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 front of everyone tomorrow.

What they were worried about wasn't whether he could successfully awaken, but whether, after awakening, his potential would be so extraordinary that it would give Ning Fengzhi the wrong idea—for example, sending a Title Douluo to forcibly "invite" him back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

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

As for ambushing Ning Fengzhi? Don't be ridiculous! Anyone who actually thinks Ning Fengzhi is weak and helpless is out of their mind!