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

"Ahem, Xiong Jun went to the sea to forage for food a while ago and accidentally got injured on an island. Di Tian brought him here for me to treat."

Gu Yue's steps suddenly halted, her gaze sharpening as she looked at Bi Ji: "Who injured Xiong Jun? With his strength, unless Di Tian or the Snow Emperor of the Far North intervened, there's no way he could have been injured. Could it be that the big-eyed creature I mentioned? No, that guy spends all his time in his forest and almost never goes out."

Or perhaps he encountered an extremely powerful being from the human world?

“It’s not human, it’s a soul beast, and it’s not the evil eye that you and the Snow Empress discovered,” Bi Ji replied.

Gu Yue stopped abruptly, turned around and looked at Bi Ji, her tone full of doubt: "Could it be the Deep Sea Demon Whale King from the sea? Impossible, he was tricked by the Sea God and can barely protect himself, how could he provoke the soul beasts of our Star Dou Forest?"

During the time she was learning about human lifestyles, Gu Yue didn't just stay in the Star Dou Great Forest. Instead, she took advantage of her pre-transformation god-level strength to explore Douluo Star.

Although she didn't use god-level power, she still made some significant discoveries.

Chapter 190 The Extinction of the Golden-Haired Mastiff, Gu Yue's Indifference (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

On Douluo Star, including the Douluo Continent where the Star Dou Great Forest where she slept, there are a total of four continents. Two of them are located in remote corners, where the humans living there are still in a primitive stage. At that time, she only glanced at them from afar before turning away.

However, another continent, not far from Douluo Continent but forming its own independent world, led to a significant discovery for Gu Yue.

There are also Soul Masters there, and they also need to hunt Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings to advance. However, the Soul Master system is completely different from that of Douluo Continent. In battle, they do not rely on Soul Rings and Soul Skills, but on Soul Guidance Devices that they have crafted themselves.

Gu Yue knew about soul tools; weren't they mysterious technologies left behind by the prehistoric civilization of Douluo Continent? Why would they appear on this continent?

However, she did not investigate further at the time.

As the ruler of all soul beasts, what she cares about most is the situation of soul beasts, and her focus is always on the Star Dou Great Forest. Other soul beast forests have never been of any interest to her.

This continent is dotted with many habitats of spirit beasts, the most famous of which are the Jingyang Mountains and the Demon Forest. Out of curiosity, Gu Yue visited both places: apart from a few hundred-thousand-year-old spirit beasts lurking deep within, the Jingyang Mountains had no other top-tier combat power; while the Demon Forest greatly exceeded her expectations.

Deep within the forest dwells a soul beast whose age ranks third on the entire Douluo Star—the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler. Its cultivation is second only to the nearly million-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale King, whose power was tampered with by the gods and who, apart from possessing abundant energy, has no other distinguishing features and spends its days in a deep sleep, as well as her capable subordinate, the Beast God Emperor Tian. It even surpasses the Snow Emperor, the ruler of the far north.

Gu Yue originally wanted to show himself and recruit this "big-eyed creature", but then he thought that he still needed to transform and rebuild his cultivation, so he suppressed the idea.

Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm?! Am I not worthy of appearing? Even if I haven't broken the million-year mark yet, I'm still the undisputed second-ranked one, aren't I?

"It's not that demonic whale."

Brigitte's answer was truly unexpected by Gu Yue.

Just then, a gruff voice came from below the steps, tinged with impatience: "Can't you go downstairs to chat? You're blocking the stairwell."

……

Xie Fei was feeling very frustrated. For some reason, he had offended Ning Guang's number one female fan again today, and they got into a fight over a disagreement. As a result, he accidentally damaged school property and was now rushing to the teachers' office floor on the fifth floor of the main teaching building to pay the fine.

It was bad enough that he got into a fight for no reason, but then he had to pay money; and to make matters worse, he was blocked on the stairs by two women—Xie Fei, who had just finished a fight, was already somewhat agitated by women.

"Excuse me, we'll move aside right away."

Jade Swan, Bi Ji, truly lived up to her reputation as the gentlest and kindest being in the Star Dou Great Forest, and was the only soul beast who dared to stand up and stop Di Tian when he launched the beast tide. Even when faced with the impolite words of humans, she showed no displeasure simply because she was in the wrong. Instead, she apologized in a warm and gentle voice. Then, she lightly took Gu Yue's hand, and emerald green soul power shimmered around her. The next second, the two of them had already teleported out of the teaching building.

Xie Fei had long since lost his previous impatience. He subconsciously looked up and gazed around, his eyes filled with shock and fascination.

Just now, Brigitte's smile was like a spring breeze brushing across a lake. The gentleness in her eyes was mixed with a vibrant life force, which made his heart tremble suddenly.

It was an extreme gentleness, as if it could soothe all the hostility in the world, yet it also carried the unique purity of a soul beast, causing him to lose his senses in an instant.

"What a beautiful older sister! Is she the new teacher? I need to check the schedule to see what she'll be teaching."

With that in mind, Xie Fei strode towards the teachers' office on the fifth floor. Since he was going to pay the fine anyway, he might as well ask the teachers what the gentle woman in the light green dress taught. As for the lingering trauma from the fight with the girl earlier, it had long been washed away by Brigitte's healing smile.

Tang Shan was completely unaware of this; he had no idea that one of his classmates was brewing a bold idea at this moment. Gu Yue and Bi Ji had never imagined that Bi Ji, in her normal state, possessed such a captivating allure.

Leaving the teaching building, the afternoon sun shines through the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground. A gentle breeze carries the fragrance of the campus plants.

Gu Yue didn't take the little incident to heart at all. In her eyes, apart from special beings like Tang Shan or powerful individuals at the Title Douluo level, the rest of humans were no different from those mindless low-level soul beasts, and were not worth her time.

"If it wasn't the Demon Whale, then who injured Bear Lord?"

Biji gently released Gu Yue's hand, put her hands behind her back, and slowed her pace to follow half a step behind the girl.

Her gaze remained fixed on the black-haired girl, much like an older sister carefully caring for her younger sister, her eyes filled with an almost imperceptible tenderness, and she even deliberately kept pace with the other girl: "It's a golden-haired lion mastiff that's 20,000 years old."

"Golden-haired lion mastiffs?" Gu Yue's expression instantly turned strange. "Are they those soul beasts that brought themselves to the brink of extinction?"

She had heard of this race before. They were a group of power-attribute soul beasts whose talent and combat strength were abnormally high. Their bloodline purity far exceeded that of super soul beasts. Each one was born with a domineering domain—once this domain was activated, it could suppress the soul beasts within the domain, and its own strength and defense would increase exponentially, making it the strongest among soul beasts of the same level.

Among the limited-edition soul beasts of the same year, unless Di Tian personally takes action and uses the numerical value attached to the Dragon King bloodline or even the Dragon God Claw to suppress it, even the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan, which is known for its strong physique and unparalleled combat power in the soul beast world, can only be crushed or even killed when it encounters the Golden Lion Mastiff.

Yet this race, which held the trump card of destiny, gradually walked to the brink of extinction for all sorts of absurd reasons—in a sense, they themselves pushed their race toward extinction.

Breeding golden lion mastiffs is incredibly difficult; the purer the bloodline, the lower the probability of offspring from a male and female mating, with a purebred cub appearing only once every hundred years. Yet, every golden lion mastiff is inherently warlike.

Even a passing soul beast glancing at them is seen as a provocation, and a single word can spark a life-or-death battle. They know nothing of the word "retreat," and even when facing enemies many times their size, even when severely wounded, they will only roar and charge forward until their last breath.

The vast majority of golden-haired lion mastiffs died in countless pointless and relentless battles; the few who were lucky enough to survive, however, caused their clan to incur countless mortal enemies by constantly stirring up trouble and fighting across the surrounding spirit beast territories. It should be noted that those considered opponents by golden-haired lion mastiffs are at least top-tier spirit beasts, and many of them are even super spirit beasts.

Even with its incredible individual strength and overwhelming dominance, the Golden Lion Mastiff was no match for the combined attack of the entire spirit beast world. Those spirit beast clans that had been provoked only wanted to survive peacefully and never intended to make enemies, but the Golden Lion Mastiff repeatedly pushed its luck. Over time, a tacit understanding developed throughout the spirit beast world: upon encountering the Golden Lion Mastiff, no words were needed—they would all fight and kill it.

Their reproduction is difficult, and their population is already extremely small. Yet, they are all obsessed with "stirring up trouble." From ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts to newly-adult cubs, everyone is a master of provocation, eager to defeat every powerful being in the soul beast world. Given this, if they don't face extinction, then who should?

If the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was hunted down by all the soul beasts on the continent because of its own evil abilities and its cultivation by devouring the soul power and bloodline of other soul beasts, making it a "wicked soul master" who harms others for personal gain, then the Golden Lion Mastiff's downfall was purely self-inflicted. It became a disgraced version of Dugu Bo, doing foolish things that harm others without benefiting itself, ultimately leading itself to extinction.

"That's right, it's a golden-haired lion mastiff that's 20,000 years old."

Brigitte's expression also faltered, and her tone carried a hint of helplessness.

Generally speaking, the extinction of a spirit beast race is the result of a combination of factors: favorable timing, advantageous location, and harmonious human relations. However, the Golden Lion Mastiff is an exception. Their decline had nothing to do with favorable timing or location, but was solely due to the race's "unity in doing what they did" and their self-destructive actions.

"How badly is Xiong Jun injured?" Gu Yue asked.

“It’s not serious,” Bi Ji replied softly. “At the time, Xiong Jun was hunting a 100,000-year-old octopus soul beast on the edge of the island when it ambushed him. Caught off guard, his left paw was suppressed by its domineering domain and then struck by its brute force, causing some fractures. However, Xiong Jun immediately retaliated, using his powerful physique and profound cultivation to break free of the domain and dismember the golden-haired lion-mastiff’s leg on the spot. He then took it back to the Star Dou Great Forest and shared it with the Crimson King and the others.”

In truth, Biji concealed some of the truth. Xiong Jun's injuries were far less severe than claimed; they were merely minor cuts and scrapes. The reason she deliberately exaggerated the severity was simply to provide an excuse for Di Tian to bring Xiong Jun for treatment—she couldn't very well tell the truth that the treatment was just a side benefit, and the real purpose was to visit their lord.

"It's good that the injury isn't serious."

Gu Yue nodded gently, her heart finally at ease. As for Xiong Jun dislocating the leg of the golden lion mastiff or hunting down a hundred-thousand-year-old sea spirit beast, she didn't care at all: one was an enemy of all spirit beasts, and the other was a group of sea spirit beasts who all worshipped the sea god. The only sea spirit beast that resisted was just a pawn in the hands of the gods. What did these spirit beasts have to do with her?

A gentle breeze swept by again, ruffling the stray hairs on Gu Yue's forehead. Bi Ji instinctively raised her hand to brush them aside, then followed gently behind her like a caring older sister: "My lord, what are the plans for the future?"

"I don't have any plans." Gu Yue looked up at the distant teaching building, her eyes calm. "I came out here for two reasons. First, to switch to a different cultivation path and quickly regain my peak strength. Second, to find the Chosen One. Nowadays, the fates of many people in Tian Dou Royal Academy have been affected and altered. The Chosen One must be active in this area. I will wait for him to appear here."

Gu Yue's purpose was clear, and his thinking was extremely precise. After all, this was still the first era of the Battle. Although there were frictions between humans and soul beasts, they were far from being irreconcilable enemies. The hatred between them was probably not as deep as the enmity between the two races within the soul beasts themselves.

Chapter 191 Returning to the Academy, Gu Yue on the Arena Asks for Monthly Tickets

The luxurious carriage slowly came to a stop, the gate quietly opened, and two figures stepped down from the carriage one after the other.

"Thank you so much, Your Highness, for sending us here!"

Dugu Yan smiled and said to Xue Qinghe inside the car.

Inside the carriage, Xue Qinghe gave a forced smile, simply nodding slightly. Then, she turned her gaze to Tang Shan, who was standing beside the carriage, and softened her voice: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me. Senior She will protect you secretly."

Tang Shan nodded gently: "Your Highness, please rest assured."

Xue Qinghe opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but didn't know where to begin. Finally, he took a deep breath and put on his usual gentle smile again: "Then I'll be going now."

"Have a safe journey, Your Highness."

Tangshan responded in a deep voice.

Xue Qinghe didn't speak again, but simply raised his hand and waved. The Porcupine Douluo immediately turned the carriage around, and the wheels started turning, heading towards the direction of Heaven Dou City.

Tang Shan watched Xue Qinghe's car disappear completely from sight before turning around and stepping into the gate of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

"Wait for me!"

Dugu Yan's soft call followed closely behind, and she quickly caught up, walking side by side with Tang Shan.

……

On the other side, inside the carriage, Xue Qinghe had long since lost her gentle demeanor. She leaned against the soft brocade cushions, her eyes slightly closed, but her brows were tightly furrowed, and a faint, imperceptible melancholy lingered around her.

The Porcupine Douluo sat in the front driving the carriage, remaining silent throughout, yet he observed the young master's emotional changes. He roughly understood the reason: Tang Shan had recovered from his illness today and finished instructing the original Soul Master. He had planned to return to the academy alone, but before he could leave, Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan, suddenly came to the Crown Prince's residence.

When he saw Dugu Yan again, the Porcupine Douluo was truly surprised—in just a few days, the girl had undergone a complete transformation. Her former radiance had been replaced by a captivating charm and aloofness, and every move she made exuded a unique allure, leaving a deep impression on him.

The three Douluo of the Spirit Hall had long seen through the young master's feelings for Tang Shan. Even the Serpent Spear Douluo, who initially insisted that "the two were just in a purely cooperative relationship," silently agreed with the Porcupine Douluo's guess after witnessing Xue Qinghe and Tang Shan's daily interactions.

With his beloved right before him, yet suddenly a familiar and now even more stunningly beautiful young woman appeared beside him, how could the young master not be wary? But he had to maintain his identity as the crown prince and couldn't reveal his feelings in the slightest, which was truly frustrating.

What concerned Xue Qinghe even more was that Dugu Yan's visit was to invite Tang Shan to ride in Dugu Bo's carriage to the academy, and her reason was impeccable: "I've been cultivating these past few days and have discovered that the Nine Transformation Flower has many subtle changes to the body. Why don't we travel together and discuss them with you?" As for the specific changes, she didn't elaborate, only insisting that there were changes, which was enough.

How could Xue Qinghe be willing to let someone "steal" her right in front of her? But seeing the obvious interest in Tang Shan's eyes, she knew that if she didn't do something, Dugu Yan might really succeed. After struggling with her conscience for a while, she finally relented and let Dugu Yan get on her carriage.

Recalling Dugu Yan's charming smile when she got off the carriage, Xue Qinghe couldn't help but grit her teeth: If I were to shed this prince's attire and meet you as a woman, I might not lose to you.

The angel had to admit that after consuming the Nine-Transformation Flower, Dugu Yan's appearance was now unparalleled in the world, second only to her own, making her her greatest threat.

This threat was naturally out of fear that Dugu Yan, with her beautiful appearance, would use her charms to seduce Tang Shan, his right-hand man.

Could a magical herb really have such a youthful and radiant effect? ​​A strange light flashed in Xue Qinghe's eyes, and he made up his mind: once he got back, he would immediately consume that Phoenix Sunflower.

……

As soon as Tang Shan and Dugu Yan stepped into the gates of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, they were met with a barrage of strange gazes.

This is understandable, as the two are already outstanding in appearance and easily attract attention; moreover, they are legendary figures in the academy. Dugu Yan moves like a ghost and can easily hide her figure and disappear from everyone's sight with her second soul skill; Tang Shan is even more amazing. Back then, with the cultivation of a second-ring great soul master, he defeated Xu Siyue, who was the number one student at the time and is now a Tianwei-level teacher.

"You...are Dugu Yan?"

An uncertain voice came from behind.

Tang Shan and Dugu Yan subconsciously turned around and saw Ning Guang, dressed in a purple school uniform, standing not far away, his gaze fixed on Dugu Yan, full of hesitation.

"Ning Guang".

Tang Shan recognized the other person at a glance; it was Ning Fengzhi's son, the future witch's older brother.

"Senior Ning Guang." Dugu Yan nodded slightly, her tone still as indifferent as ever.

"You've changed so much!"

Ning Guang quickly stepped forward and approached the two of them, his expression of astonishment deepening.

"By chance, I obtained a rare and precious herb. After undergoing a transformation, I became what I am today." Dugu Yan had anticipated being asked about her appearance and had already prepared her explanation. After all, such an obvious change was impossible to hide, and this excuse wasn't exactly a lie, since the Immortal Herb was indeed a rare and precious herb.

"Tsk tsk, this is going to be interesting." Ning Guang clicked his tongue, his tone tinged with amusement.

Although Dugu Yan was beautiful, she was not yet considered a femme fatale. There were several people in the academy who could rival her.

At that time, her fame was mostly earned through her strength—either the reputation of the Dugu family for their deadly poison, or her elusive second soul skill. In addition, she was always close to Tang Shan, so even if there were admirers in the academy, no one dared to approach her easily.

But things are different now. With her transformed appearance, she has outshone the entire hospital and is likely to spark a wave of interest in her.

"so what."