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

“I watched your battle with that Soul Emperor. You lack ranged attack methods, which is an extremely fatal flaw. If you don’t have ranged attacks, what will you do if you encounter an opponent who can fly in the future?”

Upon hearing Tang Shan's question, Yu Xiaogang gave what he considered a perfect answer without hesitation. Towards the end, his emotions stabilized, he put his hands behind his back, raised his neck, and exuded arrogance.

"Then tell me, do flying-type Soul Masters mostly engage in ranged attacks or melee combat? If they are melee combat, can I retaliate when they attack me?"

As Tang Shan casually replied, he carefully examined the black hair in his hand. He suddenly felt that arguing with Yu Xiaogang was pointless; Yu Xiaogang couldn't even handle his simple rebuttals. In comparison, Gu Yue's natural hair dyeing function intrigued him more.

Tang Shan hadn't forgotten that his half-girlfriend was actually a silver-haired girl, and the black hair in front of him was just a disguise.

"This……"

Yu Xiaogang hesitated for a moment before finally finding a point to refute: "Then there are also ranged attack soul masters of the flight type and ranged attack soul masters of the agility type. Are you going to ignore such a huge flaw in yourself?"

Seeing that Tang Shan seemed to want to pluck a strand of her hair to examine it, the Silver Dragon King became somewhat agitated. She tossed her head slightly, and her long, black hair smoothly slipped from Tang Shan's grasp.

She turned her head and glared angrily at Tang Shan, then raised her small, white hand and gently slapped away Tang Shan's large hand, the meaning of which was clear: Don't pull my hair.

Tang Shan couldn't miss such an opportunity. He grabbed Gu Yue's soft, boneless white hand in his palm, feeling the warmth of her body seeping through her skin. It was so tender that he couldn't bear to let go.

Surprisingly, the Silver Dragon King did not get angry again. He only twitched his ear tips slightly, and his long eyelashes fell down to cover the emotions in his eyes.

Tang Shan was already incredibly powerful, and he knew that the Silver Dragon King's physique was also extraordinary, but he still held it lightly, as if he were holding a stream of clear water, afraid that it would slip away.

Feeling the soft jade in his hand, Tang Shan spoke calmly: "There are thousands of martial souls in the world, with all sorts of strange abilities. Do you expect me to waste my limited number of soul ring absorption attempts just to make up for my weaknesses? It's like if someone's martial soul releases stench and poison, would I deliberately add a defensive soul skill to it?"

It's unclear whether the word "stink" touched a nerve with Yu Xiaogang, but his already fragile composure, shattered by Tang Shan's repeated rebuttals, finally snapped. "What do you mean!" he roared hoarsely, his duck-like quacking even more pronounced, causing everyone present to frown. Even the Silver Dragon King, whose head was spinning from being gripped by Tang Shan's large hand, was jolted awake by the shout.

boom!

A terrifying will suddenly erupted from Tang Shan, as if the master of power was about to split the heavens and the earth, and recklessly crushed towards Yu Xiaogang.

Boom!

The sea of ​​consciousness trembled violently, Yu Xiaogang's face turned pale and he swayed. If he hadn't been supported by Su Yuan's desk, he might have fallen over.

"I'm giving you a chance to speak, not to listen to you yelling. If you don't know what's good for you, you'd better not hang around in front of me."

Tang Shan spoke calmly, not even glancing at the pale-faced Yu Xiaogang. If the other party kept shouting, it wouldn't just be unreasonable, it would be causing trouble.

He has an easier way to deal with troublemakers: one punch, and they're either knocked unconscious or dead; if one punch isn't enough, he can throw a few more.

call!

Yu Xiaogang's face was pale, and his eyes were filled with barely concealed anger. Tang Shan's oppressive will had clearly not completely intimidated him, but he still managed to lower his voice.

"I also have the ten core competencies of a martial soul, which I have painstakingly developed over the years. They can fully guide a soul master step by step to the pinnacle of the continent."

"The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls? Plant Martial Souls Absorbing Animal Soul Rings?"

Tang Shan's expression was strange. He didn't find any of the flaws in Guan Yuxiaogang's words, but instead directly presented a theory to question it.

Yu Xiaogang broke down for the second time: "You also think this theory is wrong!"

His face turned bright red, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh, and drops of blood dripped onto the ground, expressing his frustration at not being recognized.

While inwardly complaining, Tang Shan didn't mince words on the surface, saying directly, "My teacher, the master, said in his theory that it's not that you can't absorb it, it's just that it's not suitable. The most suitable thing is to try to find something from the same source."

Master, yet another master!

Tang Shan's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely crushing Yu Xiaogang's composure.

The release of a foul-smelling martial spirit, the master, and the absorption of an animal spirit ring by a plant-type martial spirit—these events, linked together, not only caused Yu Xiaogang's mental state to collapse but also brought his emotions to a boiling point.

Tang Shan raised an eyebrow, raised his hands, and naturally covered Gu Yue's little ears. Immediately afterward, a series of hoarse roars echoed throughout the entire teaching building!

"Plant-based martial souls can definitely absorb animal soul rings! And the effect is even better! You are all wrong!"

"My teacher is the real master!"

Tang Shan's voice wasn't loud, yet it easily drowned out Yu Xiaogang's, his immense mental power relentlessly suppressing it. But sometimes, madmen are irrational.

You'll regret this!

With his mind in turmoil and emotions boiling, Yu Xiaogang dragged his injured leg and strode quickly to the door. With a loud bang, he slammed the door shut.

"Dean Su, I'm sorry, the teacher is a little emotional."

Tang San, who had remained silent the whole time, saw Yu Xiaogang leave and quickly apologized before hurriedly opening the door to chase after him.

Silence returned to the principal's office.

"Dean, I'm so sorry to have caused you some trouble."

Tang Shan looked at Su Yuan with some apology.

"It's okay, some people are just like that."

Su Yuan clearly didn't take this farce to heart.

Gu Yue, whose ears were covered, gently moved her head, a strand of hair brushing against Tang Shan's palm. Tang Shan then realized what was happening and quickly released his hands.

Gu Yue raised her head and glared fiercely at Tang Shan, her small face showing a hint of frightened annoyance, and her eyes were moist with a thin layer of mist.

She sniffed lightly, flipped over and jumped nimbly off the windowsill, and stormed out the door.

"Hey, Gu Yue, wait for me, Dean, we're leaving now."

Tang Shan called out and hurriedly chased after him, making sure to gently close the door before leaving.

Su Yuan opened his mouth, originally wanting to ask about Tangshan and the master, but seeing the two young men playfully leaving, he finally smiled and shook his head, looking towards the playground outside.

Why think so much? He's just an ordinary Soul Master; whether he's a grandmaster or not is ultimately irrelevant to him. Anyway, he helped Tang Shan obtain his first Soul Ring, so when Tang Shan stands at the pinnacle of the continent, perhaps he too will be recorded in history.

Chapter 306 The Teacher-Student Relationship Between Yu Xiaogang and Tang San

Tang Shan had just chased after him when he saw the Silver Dragon King, who had been fuming, staring wide-eyed and curiously looking in one direction.

He leaned closer, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong?"

The girl turned around and glared at Tang Shan, her cheeks puffing out slightly. She pointed her slender finger forward, the meaning clear: See for yourself.

Tang Shan looked in the direction Gu Yue was pointing and witnessed the most exciting scene, his mouth instantly agape.

……

Yu Xiaogang was furious, but his mind was a complete mess. His chest heaved violently, and his face turned ashen. After slamming the door, he didn't know what he was going to do. He just staggered straight toward his dormitory, not caring at all that the lacerated wound on his thigh left a trail of blood on the ground.

"Teacher, please slow down."

Just then, Tang San hurriedly caught up and tried to help Yu Xiaogang. However, this act of helping him caused all the anger and pent-up emotions he had suffered at Tangshan to burst forth like a dam breaking.

In particular, Tang Shan's final mockery of his martial soul's ten core competencies, combined with his disciple's final choice to absorb the plant soul ring, caused Yu Xiaogang's emotions to completely erupt!

Snapped!

The crisp, loud slap echoed throughout the corridor. Yu Xiaogang suddenly raised his arm and slapped Tang San hard across the left cheek. Tang Shan and Gu Yue, who were hiding around the corner, witnessed Yu Xiaogang's sudden slap.

Tang San was stunned. He didn't understand why his teacher would beat him for no reason, and with such force and without any mercy, when he hadn't done anything wrong.

Even after slapping his good disciple hard across the face, Yu Xiaogang remained agitated. His eyes were bloodshot and his neck veins bulged as he glared at Tang San, his voice hoarse and hysterical: "Why? Why did you absorb that plant spirit ring? Why? Do you look down on me? Do you also think that master's theory is correct?"

Tang San was stunned and did not answer.

"Speak up!" Yu Xiaogang roared, raising his arm again and slapping him across the face once more.

Tang San, whose mind had become somewhat clearer, tried to dodge, but it was too late. With a crisp sound, a bright red palm print appeared on his right cheek.

Whoosh!Whoosh!

Gasping for breath, Yu Xiaogang's face was flushed, his fists clenched, and he glared at Tang San with a fierce look in his eyes.

Tang Shan, standing around the corner, was puzzled, bewildered, and astonished—in his memory, Yu Xiaogang, though not a good person, wouldn't go so far as to slap Tang San across the face so blatantly, especially since Yu Xiaogang was a good disciple who helped him prove his theory.

Moreover, you're so stubborn, you just slapped Tang San, who comes from an assassin sect, across the face. Aren't you afraid he'll just tell you, "Do you already know how to die?"

The hallway fell silent again. Yu Xiaogang was in a frenzy and didn't say a word. Tang San covered his cheek, lowered his head, and fell into a long silence. No one could see his expression.

Two more minutes passed, and the two remained in a silent standoff. Tang Shan felt that staying any longer would only create awkwardness, so he decided it was best to leave first.

He raised his hand and gently touched Gu Yue's arm. Gu Yue turned her head with some confusion, blinked her big black eyes, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly. She was obviously puzzled and didn't know what Tang Shan wanted to do.

"Shall we go first?" Tang Shan said through telepathy.

Having witnessed the grand spectacle just now, Gu Yue's anger had long since dissipated. She glanced in Tang San's direction again and, seeing that the God-created Child of the Plane and his teacher seemed to have nothing worth watching, she directly used her spatial power to teleport the two of them away.

hum!

With a flash of silver light, the two arrived on the first floor. It was lunchtime, and there were hardly any people in the teaching building. Their teleportation did not attract anyone's attention.

Where do we go now?

Tang Shan looked at the girl beside him.

"Let's go eat." Gu Yue said decisively without hesitation, her destination clearly defined.

"Let's go then." Tang Shan nodded and led Gu Yue toward the gate of Notting Academy.

……

For the next period of time, everything returned to normal, and Tang Shan and Gu Yue's lives returned to their original order, spending their days eating and shopping. Fortunately, Tang Shan was physically strong, and developing his physical potential was a major drain on his energy and blood; otherwise, he really didn't know if he could have kept eating and shopping with Gu Yue all this time.

With a portion of the Silver Dragon King's physical essence, Gu Yue could basically eat as much as she wanted, and all food could be perfectly digested by her. However, perhaps it had become a habit, whenever Tang Shan was full, she would voluntarily stop what she was doing and make sure she ate the same amount as Tang Shan.

Three days later, after visiting Mashuno's Tangshan and Guyue, and packing up briefly, he embarked on a new journey, with the next destination being the Star Luo Empire.

The roads at the border between the Heavenly Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire were extremely dilapidated; a regular carriage would be jolted half to death on them. Fortunately, although the carriage in Tangshan didn't have a particularly large interior space, its shock absorption was quite good, and one could hardly feel any bumps inside.

Tang Shan was no longer sitting in front of the carriage to drive it. He had only driven it out of curiosity, but now that he was bored, he did whatever was convenient for him.

An invisible spiritual force expanded forward in a rectangle, directly projecting the road conditions into Tang Shan's mind. Then, he used his spiritual force to communicate with the spirit of the horse pulling the carriage, causing it to move forward automatically.

"So, did you get anything out of them?"

Gu Yue rested her chin on one hand on the table in front of her, and with the other hand she held a small pastry, which she deftly tossed into her mouth.

Awoo!

Because she didn't control her strength well, and the snack was about to fly past her, Gu Yue opened her small mouth, leaned her body slightly forward, and with a gentle flick of her tongue, successfully captured the food that was trying to escape from the dragon's mouth.

Hearing Gu Yue's question, Tang Shan, who was lying on his back opposite her, sat up and casually replied, "It's alright. I basically understand the ins and outs. This guy is indeed from the Star Luo Empire, and he is also a secret agent directly under the royal family. His ancestors were also part of the royal family, but they gradually declined over time. I also found some information about the Star Luo secret agent bases from his memories."

"So, are we going to take down those strongholds now?"

Gu Yue's eyes lit up, and he asked with great interest.

Tang Shan nodded slightly, his tone tinged with coldness: "It is impolite not to reciprocate. Since they are so hospitable, I don't need to be too polite."

"I'm going to make a move this time too."