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

Next came the second and third awakenings of the Body Sect, and the forging of the flawless golden body into a god-level physical body during the Battle of the Three Kingdoms period.

First, there was the awakening of "Huo Gua". The opponent underwent a second awakening after consuming the "Looking Through Autumn Water Dew". After obtaining the original body inheritance of the sect master, Du Bu Si, he was forced to undergo a golden awakening under the pressure of fighting the sea princess.

During the Douluo Continent III era, the "Son of the Sea God" also underwent a second awakening under the pressure of medicinal herbs and other constraints.

Therefore, it can be inferred that there are likely two main methods for awakening a martial spirit: one can be used alone, or the other can be used together.

One possibility is obtaining a rare and precious material, which, after use, may increase the source of one's martial spirit, naturally leading to a second awakening.

Secondly, by enduring life-or-death crises or immense pressure, one can forcibly unleash their potential and thus awaken their martial spirit a second time.

One point is worth discussing: during the Douluo Continent III era, the Body Sect was already able to enable non-Body Martial Soul Masters with extremely high Qi and Blood Talent to undergo a second awakening. The seemingly difficult conditions were indeed not simple.

However, if it were truly possible for all non-body spirit masters of the Body Sect to undergo a second awakening based on their blood and qi, then the Body Sect should only have two possible outcomes.

They either embraced a tolerant attitude to attract talented individuals and reached their peak, or they were completely divided up by various powerful forces because they had a method to awaken martial spirits a second time.

Although Qi and Blood may seem difficult to cultivate, investing in rare and precious herbs can always have some effect. Using some medicinal herbs to exchange for a second awakening opportunity is something that the leaders of those major forces should be able to calculate.

Since the Body Sect during the Dragon King Legend period did not reach its peak, nor did it completely disappear from history, but rather lingered on, there is obviously a reason for this.

The second awakening is obviously not so simple when applied to ordinary Soul Masters.

My previous unintentional remark that my physical body possesses certain characteristics of a martial spirit gave me a general idea.

The spirit body remains the spirit body, and the physical body remains the physical body;

Currently, my original martial spirit and my physical body are ultimately two different entities.

Life-or-death crises squeeze the potential of the physical body. Even though the connection between the physical body and the original martial soul is very close, the change of a second awakening still feels a bit outrageous.

Unless by then there is no distinction between the physical body and the spirit, and the potential of the physical body is the potential of the spirit, and the potential of the physical body is squeezed out, the potential of the spirit will naturally be squeezed out as well.

With this conjecture, many questions seem to have a reasonable explanation.

Before the second awakening of the main body's martial soul, there should be a transitional stage. During this cultivation stage, the martial soul will gradually merge with the corresponding main body. After that, the martial soul is the main body, and the main body is the martial soul.

Only after this stage is completed can one attempt a second awakening.

Huo Yuhao may seem to have skipped this step, but he's actually cheating.

With the spiritual origin, the million-year soul ring, and the transformation by the life-gold metal, the stage of his physical body and martial soul fusion has probably long been paved by the endless stream of opportunities.

The reason why no major forces tried to seize the secret of the Body Sect's second awakening of non-Body Soul Masters during the Douluo Continent III era was not because they were stupid, but because it was too useless.

The method of secondary awakening has remained largely unchanged for thousands of years, still involving squeezing out potential and then stimulating the martial soul.

However, because the main body's martial soul is closely connected to the body and even inseparable from it, it is relatively easy to squeeze out its potential.

For a non-original spirit master to awaken a second time, there is of course no problem, and the operation is the same. However, whether it is a weapon spirit or a beast spirit, the connection between the spirit and the body is simply incomparable to that of the original spirit. The potential squeezed out by the physical body is transferred to the spirit, and most of it is probably lost in the process. To squeeze out more potential, a strong physique and blood are necessary. Everything is the best arrangement.

The reason why a sect like the Body Sect, which was facing a talent shortage, was able to research a method for cultivating a god-level physical body gradually became more reasonable.

They are not researching a true god-level physical body, but rather how to elevate one's own martial soul to the god-level.

When a martial spirit reaches the god level, the martial spirit becomes the physical body, and the physical body naturally reaches the god level.

That makes sense, absolutely makes sense.

Tangshan had a sudden realization.

Everything makes sense now. Otherwise, it would be a bit unreasonable that your Body Sect, which cultivates the most difficult physical body to the god level, doesn't have a clear method for cultivating the main spiritual power and the spiritual power that flourished during the third era of Dou Di Zhuan.

It turns out that it wasn't that the physical body reached a god-like level, but rather that the martial spirit and the physical body were in harmony, leading to the improvement of the physical body.

Burning the paper containing the earth-shattering secret casually provides Tang Shan with a clear direction for his future cultivation of his martial spirit, if not a smooth one.

In the days to come, I will try my best to train while my Martial Soul is active, to see if the Soul Power needed to maintain my Martial Soul is gradually decreasing.

If so, then my guess is correct; the martial spirit is indeed gradually merging with the physical body. If not, then the theory is wrong, and we may need to study it from another direction.

As for acquiring spirit rings, I will definitely try my best to find strength-type spirit beasts, and hopefully I can get the spirit skills I want in the future.

PS: Thank you all for your recommendation votes, I am extremely grateful. This chapter is probably the longest one in a short period of time that deals with the protagonist's martial soul and martial soul theory. Later, the protagonist will begin to put martial soul theory into practice, gradually interact with characters from the original work, and truly set foot on the Douluo Continent. Any further theoretical plot points will only be interspersed throughout.

Chapter 15: The "Master's" Visit, A Collection of Abstract Words and Deeds

In the Spirit Hall of Nottingham, Matthew lay back on a recliner, chatting idly with his subordinates.

"Palace Master Su is so lucky. The child she adopted awakened his martial spirit a few days ago. Guess what the result was?"

Master Matthew's white beard was adorned with tiny wisps of hair, and his face showed envy.

The subordinate Spirit Hall deacons offered appropriate support.

"Please tell me your story."

Matthew, quite pleased with the other person's supportive performance, said smugly.

"He possesses innate full soul power. But..."

Before he could finish his boasting, he was interrupted by an unexpected work assignment.

"Is anyone here? I'm here to collect my Soul Master subsidy."

Matthew was clearly annoyed by the interruption, but he managed to suppress his anger thanks to his high professional ethics.

"Bring me your Soul Master certificate. I want to see the date you collected it last time."

The Spirit Hall has its own rules: to receive the Spirit Master subsidy, one must bring the Spirit Master certificate from the previous receipt of Gold Spirit Coins. Otherwise, given the difficult information exchange situation in Douluo Continent, some Spirit Masters could easily collect their subsidy at one Spirit Hall in one city and then go to other Spirit Halls to take advantage of the system.

Matthew raised his head and, upon seeing the other person's face clearly, his eyebrows twitched slightly.

"It's this guy. Rumor has it he's connected to the Holy Maiden." His tone softened after recognizing the other person.

"Give me the receipt."

Standing in front of the counter was a middle-aged man who looked to be no more than forty years old. His worn-out robe complemented his decadent and listless demeanor perfectly.

His face was somewhat sallow, and his eyes were very dim, as if he had suffered some major blow.

He took a crumpled piece of paper from his belt and handed it to Matthew.

It took the old man a lot of effort to find the information he wanted from the crumpled paper.

He shook his head helplessly and gave instructions to his subordinates.

"Go and get him ten gold soul coins."

Matthew turned around, wrote a new voucher on the paper, and handed it back to the dejected middle-aged man in front of him, saying, "Here you go."

"Ok."

This was the middle-aged man's second time speaking; his voice was hoarse and monotone, like that of decaying wood.

A short while later, the bag containing ten gold soul coins was in the middle-aged man's hands. He didn't even say thank you and left without looking back.

As he turned around, a faint light shone in his eyes.

With innate full soul power, he is the perfect candidate to be my disciple.

Watching the man leave, and recalling the name "Yu Xiaogang" registered on the receipt, Matthew couldn't help but purse his lips.

Seeing the change in the old man's expression, the steward next to him immediately asked him what was wrong.

"Master Matthew, was there something wrong with that person just now?"

"No problem, it's just that I was asked by my superiors to take care of someone through connections."

By the way, don't call me Master. I don't deserve such a title. There is only one Master on the entire continent.

"Forget about this nepotism case, let's talk about the little kid from the Palace Master's family. Although he has full soul power, it's a pity his martial soul is his physical body, so his potential for development isn't great."

"It's hard to say. No matter how weak a body-type martial soul is, at least one with innate full soul power can definitely cultivate to the level of a Soul Saint, and there's a good chance of becoming a Soul Douluo. So the future is still promising."

"Makes sense."

Matthew stroked his beard and grinned.

"Fortunately, I have a good relationship with that kid. I just don't know if I'll live to see him truly grow up and become one of the strongest people on the continent."

……

The congested muscles emitted wisps of heat, and a variety of sensations—aches, numbness, swelling, and pain—constantly flooded Tang Shan's mind.

Supporting his entire body with one hand, he slowly descended.

The clearly defined muscle contours on a child who had just turned six seemed so out of place.

"Fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-three..."

Drops of sweat gathered into streams, flowing from Tangshan's skin and dripping onto the ground.

The clothes were already soaked through, and there was no doubt that with just a little effort, water could be easily squeezed out of them.

As Tang Shan slowly stood up after completing the last one-handed push-up, he couldn't help but exhale.

Is it bitter?

It was bitter, but also very enjoyable.

Feeling one's own strength gradually increase gives one an unparalleled sense of accomplishment.

Looking at Su Yuntao standing next to him in a horse stance, Tang Shan stepped forward and carefully observed the other's movements.

"Brother Tao, how's it going? Is the effect obvious?"

Su Yuntao was already drenched in sweat, and upon hearing Tang Shan's question, he managed to utter two words with difficulty.

"very good!"

After assessing Su Yuntao's condition, about five more minutes passed before Tang Shan stepped forward, supporting him as he said, "Alright, that's enough for today's training."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuntao's entire body went limp instantly. If Tang Shan hadn't been prepared, he might have already collapsed to the ground.

“Little brother… why didn’t you let me train like this before…”

Seeing his older brother struggling to ask questions before he could even catch his breath, Tang Shan pointed to himself.

"That's because I awakened my original martial soul, and through a deeper understanding of my body, I was able to develop this training method."

Indeed, this is true. Although Tangshan's research only resulted in a simple horse stance, there is much to discuss about it.

A correct horse stance can stabilize the lower body and strengthen the body. However, if you do it incorrectly, forget about strengthening your body; you'll be lucky if you don't waste your energy and blood. Not to mention, an incorrect horse stance can cause unparalleled damage to the knees.

In his previous life, Tang Shan was just an ordinary person. He had no idea what the correct horse stance was. He had only learned how to do the horse stance when he was in school, from his physical education teacher.

However, whether the posture is correct is another matter. You have to know that people have different physiques and body proportions. What is correct for one person may be wrong for another.