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

The blond mastiff breathed a sigh of relief when it saw the girl, whose background it couldn't quite discern, stop.

"Seriously, isn't it a bit much for a bunch of ferocious beasts to come hunting me down with a human?"

The golden-haired lion's mental fluctuations silenced Xiong Jun and Bi Ji, who had stopped comprehending the rules. Finally, Xiong Jun spoke up: "Don't you know why your clan has fallen to this state? Killing you today is not excessive at all."

"But you shouldn't have allowed a human to absorb my spirit ring. Isn't that tantamount to betraying the spirit beast race?"

The golden-haired lion muttered to itself, using its mental energy to scan Tang Shan's body, trying to figure out how the other party had chosen his soul skills, while also scanning the three-eyed golden lion with its mental energy, its eyes full of regret.

Perhaps the golden-haired lion-mastiff's gaze was too obvious, for the three-eyed golden lion suddenly jumped back, its golden fur bristling, and its clear voice was full of vigilance: "I feel like you're up to something impolite."

"I just regret that I didn't get to witness the power of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion or the strong protectors who were protecting you."

A hint of contempt flashed across Xiong Jun's fleshy face: "You harbor disrespect for auspicious beasts. Who is the traitor to the soul beasts? Need I say more? Besides..."

He didn't say anything more, but subconsciously glanced at Gu Yue: What a joke! Under the leadership of the Soul Beast Lord, this isn't betrayal, it's innovation.

"However, this human is indeed extraordinary. He has a Titan's left metacarpal bone, a Behemoth's right metacarpal bone, and I'll give him a pair of foot bones as well. With such a configuration, it's unimaginable how far he can go in the future."

Just then, Gu Yue, who had been lost in thought with her eyes down, suddenly looked up, her gaze sharp, but deep within her eyes was an undisguised panic and tension: "You... didn't tell Tang Shan our identities, did you?"

Her pretty face paled slightly, but a murderous intent surged forth like a tsunami. Her eyes and hair instantly turned a shimmering silver light, and a hazy yet majestic silver dragon shadow slowly unfurled behind her, appearing and disappearing. The world instantly changed color, a gale arose, and terrifying elemental power surged and boiled like a tidal wave. The entire world seemed about to be completely submerged by a vast and violent sea of ​​elements, the oppressive force so great that the surrounding space almost solidified.

At that moment, the golden-haired lion mastiff felt the terrifying power that made the world lose its color. Its body trembled violently within the Tangshan spiritual sea, as if it had done something extraordinary...

Chapter 269 Restrictions on Choosing Soul Skills

Recalling that he had exposed almost all the beasts' secrets in the Sea of ​​Spirit, the golden-haired lion felt a little guilty. Facing Gu Yue, who seemed ready to destroy the world at the slightest provocation, he gave the most appropriate answer from the bottom of his heart.

The mental fluctuations were transmitted to Gu Yue and the others, and the emotions in them were very sincere: "What kind of beast do you think I am? Even though I often provoke soul beasts, challenge them everywhere, and cause trouble for no reason, I am still a soul beast after all. Since you can see that a human is accompanied by two or three ferocious beasts, you naturally understand that you must have something on your mind. Knowing that there is a scheme, how could I possibly take the initiative to ruin the plan?"

"As a member of the Soul Beasts, did you really think we couldn't sense the greedy look in your eyes when you looked at the Auspicious Beast?"

Xiong Jun retorted in a buzzing voice.

The golden-haired lion-mastiff's heart skipped a beat, and its mind raced. It only paused slightly before finding an excellent reason.

"I see that the auspicious beast is greedy because it is of great use in attracting powerful opponents, not because I want to betray the soul beast race. I am in such a state now that I can no longer fight. Why would I do something that does not benefit me? Don't worry, I really haven't revealed your identities."

The cold light in Gu Yue's eyes subsided, and the faint, imposing silver dragon phantom behind him slowly merged into his body. The terrifying aura around him gradually disappeared, the violent and turbulent elements gradually calmed down, and the surging energy dissipated layer by layer and returned to calm. The sky returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Alright, I still haven't figured out how this human chooses his spirit rings. Don't worry, with his mental strength, suppressing me would be a piece of cake. I have no chance to resist, nor would I do anything underhanded. Enough said, I'm going back now."

The golden-haired lion mastiff withdrew its mental fluctuations and re-entered the Tangshan spiritual sea.

"Ha! That was close! Luckily I reacted quickly enough, otherwise that little girl might have really pulled me out, and who knows what the consequences would have been?"

Despite being a spiritual entity, the golden-haired lion-mastiff in the Tangshan Sea of ​​Spirituality still felt a cold sweat running down its back. There was no way around it; Gu Yue's demeanor, which seemed to be capable of destroying the world, was truly terrifying.

"Is it a soul beast or not? How could such a terrifyingly powerful being appear among soul beasts?"

Recalling the obscure aura emanating from Gu Yue, the golden-haired lion-mastiff sighed. Why think so much? It'll be gone soon anyway, so who cares if it's a soul beast or not?

As for deceiving Gu Yue and his group, the golden-haired lion mastiff felt no remorse whatsoever. What a joke! You've come to our doorstep, and you won't even let me tell a little lie as revenge? As for the consequences of lying, it died anyway, so it had nothing to do with it.

……

"My lord, this..."

Xiong Jun's voice was clearly hesitant.

Gu Yue naturally understood what the other party meant; it was hard to say whether the golden-haired lion-mastiff's words were credible.

Gu Yue lowered her eyelids slightly, parted her lips slightly, and spoke in a calm voice, though for some reason it carried a slight hoarseness: "Let's see how Tang Shan behaves after he finishes absorbing the knowledge. If he really knows our identities, his instinctive reaction will be impossible to hide."

She didn't mention how to resolve the issue after it was discovered.

Brigitte looked at the black-haired girl in front of her, a hint of heartache flashing in her eyes.

"OK then."

Xiong Jun responded in a deep voice.

Seemingly sensing that Gu Yue wasn't in a particularly good mood, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion gently rubbed against Gu Yue's trouser leg, moving up and down.

A vast and bewildered consciousness detached from the sky above the archipelago, merging back into the vast天地 (heaven and earth)—it had been startled, thinking the Silver Dragon King was about to go mad. If she really went berserk, no one on the entire Douluo Star could stop her, and if she happened to attract the attention of the God Realm, initiating a divine war against it, then it would truly be over. Fortunately, it ended without serious harm. It should go check on the chosen one of its plane, hoping to one day clash with that god-created chosen one of the plane.

……

Tang Shan was naturally unaware of all the events that had transpired in the outside world while he was searching for a soul skill. At this moment, all his attention was focused on selecting a soul skill.

Compared to the Diamond Mammoth and the Golden Behemoth, the Golden Lion Mastiff has far fewer soul skills, perhaps because the former two have many lower-level bloodlines.

"Dominating the domain increases all attributes by 50%, and the power will continue to increase over time. It can also suppress opponents and is immune to bloodline suppression."

Feeling the information flooding into his consciousness, Tang Shan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to give up.

The reason is nothing more than that the effect isn't strong enough. The first 50% increase in all attributes is acceptable, but what about the power increasing over time? Can that increase speed keep up with the influx of the Great Mighty Heaven and Earth's Primordial Energy?

Suppressing opponents is so-so, as for immunity to bloodline suppression...

Thinking about his own soul ring configuration, Tang Shan said, "I don't need that stuff."

The source of the first spirit ring is the Thousand Army Ants; it's hard to say whether it has any bloodline.

The second spirit ring is the Diamond Mammoth, but by tracing back through the selected spirit skills, it's really hard to say what kind of spirit beast the spirit ring's essence actually comes from. After all, the size amplification skill that increases with the increase of spirit power is really not something that the Diamond Mammoth could possess.

The third spirit ring, seemingly originating from the Golden Behemoth, not only eventually became a uniquely colored ten-thousand-year spirit ring, but also successfully traced back to the level of the Amethyst Behemoth.

The current fourth spirit ring is directly derived from the Iron-Headed Golden Lion Mastiff, who dares to attack even auspicious beasts.

Given the absurd origins of the spirit rings and spirit beasts, coupled with the unique nature of his own martial soul and the fact that it is currently the Douluo Continent era, Tang Shan really didn't understand what use this effect of ignoring bloodline pressure would have for him.

[Power Boost: Passive boost increases power by 50% of the Soul Master's level; Active boost increases power by 100% of the Soul Master's level]

This feels good.

Sensing the information in his consciousness, Tang Shan was somewhat tempted, but an unseen warning forced him to abandon his choice of this soul skill.

"Why is it that whenever I think about choosing this soul skill, my body inexplicably feels a sense of dread, as if something extremely bad will happen once I choose it?"

Tang Shan's consciousness wandered through the Soul Skill Space while pondering various possibilities.

"This isn't the first time I've chosen a soul skill. This situation has never happened before, but this time it's unusually obvious. Could it be that my violation was detected by the plane's consciousness?"

Tangshan quickly refuted his own speculation.

"No, I didn't feel this kind of heart-pounding when I was choosing other soul skills. This feeling only comes when I'm preparing to choose a few soul skills. If this is really the work of the plane's consciousness, then this operation is too strange and abstract."

After denying the speculation about dimensional consciousness, Tang Shan ultimately attributed his terrifying experience to those soul skills.

He quickly discovered the problem. Perhaps it was that these soul skills had a very obvious commonality: they all showed signs of extremely excessive power amplification.

What does this mean? It's not letting me continue adding values?

After discovering these commonalities, Tang Shan couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. Could it be that the amplification of Soul Skills in Douluo also has an upper limit? But with my amplification ratio, it should be impossible to reach the upper limit.

Despite the soul power within his body flowing away at a considerable pace after the activation of his first soul skill, Tang Shan pondered for a moment. Recalling the introduction of the soul bone skill Great Power, and combining it with the source of his heart-pounding fear, he formed a vague deduction in his mind.

"Could it be that my physical body can no longer withstand such an exaggerated increase in power?"

While this possibility may sound outrageous, it's not impossible. After all, the only two limitations to the endless ascent of Great Power are the amount of power one can initially control and the limits that the physical body can withstand.

Previously, when he used this soul skill, his power boost hadn't reached its limit before his opponent was defeated, so he hadn't paid attention to this point. Now, by combining the selection of soul skills with the connection to soul bone skills, Tang Shan finally had a certain understanding of the phrase "within the range that the physical body can withstand."

"It's a pity. Most of the golden lion mastiff's soul skills are strength-enhancing, and the rest are too weak. Choosing it feels like a huge loss."

As his consciousness wandered, a large amount of information about soul skills kept flooding into Tang Shan's mind, broadening his horizons while making him increasingly disappointed.

Following the pattern he discovered, Tang Shan delved deeper into the golden-haired lion-dog's core soul skill area. He even encountered a terrifying soul skill with a 10000% increase in power, though the boost lasted only one minute. He was incredibly envious; possessing this soul skill would be like having a trump card, enough to drastically increase his strength in a short time. Unfortunately, his body's frantic alarm constantly reminded him: If you dare to acquire and use it, I'll blow it up the moment I activate it.

As his consciousness deepened, Tang Shan learned of even more terrifying and heaven-defying soul skills. Until the last two core areas, only two soul skills remained in his perception.

Having obtained their information, Tang Shan was somewhat surprised. Among the uniform power-enhancing soul skills, these two soul skills were quite unique, yet their effects perfectly suited the Golden Lion Mastiff's abilities. Or rather, he hadn't expected that they were the source and core of the Golden Lion Mastiff's heaven-defying power.

[Unyielding Fighting Spirit: The fighting spirit surges and never fades. As long as one is in a life-or-death battle, one's will will continuously rise, never retreat, and has no upper limit.]

This is less of a soul skill and more of a talent. As long as you fight, your willpower will increase and won't regress. What is this? A low-quality version of the Great Luo's trait—one proof, eternal proof.

If this is truly a low-quality, shoddy version of the "one certificate for life" certificate, Tangshan believes he would choose it without hesitation. After all, as long as there is improvement, there is no going back, so what more could he ask for?

Unfortunately, this characteristic seems to be specifically targeted at willpower, and not encompasses everything.

Recalling the indomitable nature of the golden lion mastiff, Tang Shan reluctantly abandoned the idea of ​​choosing this soul skill—he had reason to suspect that the entire golden lion mastiff race was very likely affected by this soul skill, and thus played themselves to death.

He didn't want to spend his future days either fighting or preparing to fight; that would be terrifying.

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Chapter 270 Soul Power Liquefies

If the "Unyielding Fighting Spirit" soul skill is the core of the Golden Lion Mastiff race, then another soul skill can be said to be the source of the Golden Lion Mastiff's terrifying strength.

[My will is the power of heaven: willpower is transformed into pure power to empower oneself; the stronger the will, the greater the power.]

The effect of the soul skill is very simple: willpower can be transformed into power to amplify the effect. Combined with the previous soul skill Undying Battle Will, a combination of stepping on the right foot and spiraling into the sky is created.

A strong will transforms into a power boost, which is used to fight stronger enemies. By utilizing the bug that grants a 100% will boost during battle through the "undying fighting spirit" ability, the will is further enhanced, and an even stronger will transforms into an even stronger power boost.

What an outrageous and shameless soul skill! Recalling the battle with Xiong Jun, Tang Shan seriously suspected that the golden lion's power was becoming increasingly overwhelming. It was likely not just because the golden lion might have a soul skill like Bloodlust or Berserk, but also because its power was genuinely increasing at an unbelievable speed.

Goodness, the more they fight, the stronger they get. This doesn't just describe their desperate, explosive state; for the golden-haired lion mastiff, it's a normal occurrence.

Or choose the soul skill that amplifies willpower.

Tang Shan hesitated for a moment. He didn't feel the heart-pounding sensation from this soul skill, which meant that his physical body could withstand the amplification. Of course, it was also possible that the mechanism of amplifying power through willpower was different from the mechanism of amplification through other soul skills, so it wouldn't put a burden on his physical body.

Tangshan couldn't explain the specific reason either, since the soul skill didn't tell him the exact value or method of the amplification.

After a moment's thought, Tang Shan made up his mind: "Fine, this is it. The core soul skill of the golden lion mastiff can't be too weak."

Tang Shan's consciousness tightened slightly as he prepared for the next attempt. He clearly remembered that when he was absorbing his third spirit ring, he had an idea: to try to block the power of the rules that was expelling his consciousness, and to try to acquire one more spirit skill. Could this allow him to achieve the two spirit skills per ring that only a 100,000-year spirit ring could possess ahead of schedule?

Following some unseen connection, Tang Shan's consciousness selected "My will is the power of heaven," and instantly erupted, lunging towards another soul skill in the soul skill space.

However, the moment the consciousness stirred, the power of the rules moved even faster, and an invisible shockwave exploded within the consciousness, instantly expelling Tang Shan away.

hum!

The intense fluctuations in the rules centered on Tangshan's body once again occurred before finally returning to calm.

"My lord, this..."

Biji was somewhat puzzled. In terms of the length of time she had lived a conscious life, she had lived much longer than Gu Yue and had much more life experience, but in terms of cultivation level, she was still a junior.

"Tang Shan should have withdrawn from that state of influencing the rules, a state in which he could actively choose to hunt soul beasts for their soul skills, or even pursue superior bloodlines to obtain the soul skills of their ancestors."

Although Gu Yue did not witness Tang Shan enter the Soul Skill Space to select Soul Skills, she was still able to make a fairly accurate judgment based on her former strength as a top deity.