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

Although the city gates of Gengxin City were not as crowded as when the two had arrived, they were still bustling with activity.

Ores and metal raw materials from all directions were continuously sent into the city, and the workshops forged them day and night, then transported the finished weapons and armor to various places.

Even without the surge in visitors caused by the appearance of rare raw materials a few days ago, the supply and demand of basic military equipment and daily utensils still attracted a large number of caravans and artisans to gather here.

It is said that Tang Shan did not see the rumored raw materials from the moment he entered the city until he was about to leave, which was quite strange. However, this is not surprising. After all, no matter how good the weapon is, ordinary soldiers can hardly compete with Soul Masters. The physique amplified by Soul Power is already an insurmountable barrier.

Since it has nothing to do with me, why bother to look for it?

"what?"

Just as Tang Shan reached the entrance, his steps faltered slightly, his brows furrowed, and his gaze swept over the two men at the entrance who looked no different from ordinary soldiers, before glancing at a certain direction on the city wall with some surprise.

Chapter 328 Planting Too Many Flags Is Not Good

How did he get here?

Tangshan was somewhat puzzled.

He was very familiar with the sense of crisis emanating from the city wall; it came from the arrogant person he had met once before. However, he was puzzled as to why the other party would be here.

"Should we hide?"

Gu Yue asked softly.

Tang Shan shook his head: "There's no need. We've only met him once, and we haven't had any other interaction. What's there to avoid?"

Gu Yue nodded and followed Tang Shan, queuing up to leave the city.

The horse that had previously followed them had been sold by the two men, as they foresaw the impending battle and the aftermath of which it could not withstand. Having spent a considerable amount of time with the horse, they found it a good home to prevent it from perishing on its journey.

At this moment, Tangshan and Guyue are able to travel light, avoiding any burdens.

Compared to entering the city, leaving the city was much faster, and soon it was the two of them's turn.

Mixed among the ordinary soldiers, the two soldiers who had previously caught Tang Shan's attention had sharp eyes. They scanned them up and down for a moment before letting them pass, clearly not noticing anything unusual about Tang Shan and Gu Yue.

After safely leaving the city, Tang Shan did not relax, because he felt a gaze, almost tangible, descend from the city wall behind him, fixed on his back. The owner of that gaze was none other than Xiao Kuang.

"How so?" Gu Yue turned her head and looked at Tang Shan beside her.

"Let's see what he's trying to do. If he's determined to die, we'll have no choice but to send him on his way."

Tang Shan sighed silently, looked at a low hill that turned in front of him, and pointed forward.

Gu Yue blinked, quickly understanding Tang Shan's meaning. After walking for a while, the two deliberately left the official road and headed straight for the hill.

"Your Highness, is there something wrong with those two? Should I have them arrested?"

Wang Wu had basically become Xiao Kuang's lackey. Noticing where the other's gaze was focused, he asked with some confusion.

"It's nothing, I just saw two acquaintances."

Xiao Kuang stood up abruptly, looking in the direction the two had left, his eyes narrowing slightly. Recalling the fruitless efforts he had made during this period, and the bold idea that had arisen in his mind when he heard Wang Wu report the results of the secret agents' investigation, he made a decision.

"You guys continue with the screening, I'll go say hello to them."

Xiao Kuang gave an order to Wang Wu beside him, and then, under the trembling gaze of the soldiers, walked straight down the stone steps.

Wang Wu frowned, somewhat disgusted by Xiao Kuang's impulsive and haphazard way of doing things. However, the other party was both a member of the royal family and a Soul Saint, making him completely beyond Wang Wu's control.

Forget it, with his Soul Saint strength, he's unlikely to encounter any danger even if he acts on his own. Let him do whatever he wants. Wang Wu stopped thinking about it.

"He's here." Gu Yue swept her spiritual power across the area, sensing the somewhat peculiar aura approaching the two at a considerable speed, and said softly.

"Why bother?" Tang Shan said this to someone, his pace gradually slowing down.

"Please wait, you two." Accompanying the voice was a gust of foul wind, and a figure leaped a few times, arriving in front of Tang Shan and Gu Yue.

"So it's Senior Arrogant. What's your purpose in stopping us?"

Tang Shan's face revealed a perfectly timed hint of wariness as he asked with a serious expression.

Gu Yue's expressions weren't as varied as Tang Shan's, but fortunately, she had a perfect solution—she flashed and hid behind Tang Shan.

……

Amidst the layers of clouds, Zi Ji couldn't help but click her tongue and say, "This human brat is so cunning. He clearly has the strength to crush the Soul Saint in front of him, yet he pretends to be extremely vigilant."

"He has a name, Tang Shan, not 'human boy'." The burly, towering Xiong Jun frowned and corrected Zi Ji's address.

Zi Ji was somewhat surprised: "King Xiong, I didn't expect you to be so polite to a human."

Xiong Jun said with a serious expression, "Who told this kid to be about to become the 'Soul Beast Mistress'?"

Zi Ji curled her lip: "I almost believed your nonsense. If you were really that obedient, Di Tian wouldn't beat you up every now and then."

"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Xiong Jun said firmly, his gaze fixed on the seemingly wary boy. He couldn't very well say that Tang Shan had once gotten him a piece of honey-roasted meat, and the delicious taste, combined with the master's attention, had completely won him over, could he? He, the patriarch of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Clan, also had his pride, you know.

……

The discussion between the two ferocious beasts in the clouds naturally had no effect on the confrontation between the three people in the arena. Upon hearing Tang Shan's question, Xiao Kuang forced a bright smile onto his face, but combined with his usually sinister eyes, it exuded an evil aura no matter how you looked at it.

Faced with Tang Shan's questioning, Xiao Kuang casually laughed and said, "I just caught a glimpse of you two from afar on the city wall, and then I remembered that I haven't yet asked for your esteemed names."

Faced with this utterly absurd reason, Tang Shan gave him a "who are you trying to fool?" look and said in a deep voice, "Just tell us directly what your purpose is in stopping us. If you really want to ask, why couldn't you have asked us on the city wall back then?"

"Sigh!" Xiao Kuang sighed, his voice devoid of any joking tone, but rather quite calm. "I was just worried that you two might have other identities. It's not appropriate to reveal them in public, so I specifically came here to ask."

Tang Shan's heart tightened. Had his true identity been exposed? That shouldn't be the case. Even when he changed his identity and met Lou Gao as a mysterious member of the Spirit Hall, he wasn't showing his real face. Where did things go wrong?

Although surprised, Tang Shan remained outwardly calm, his expression still wary, with just the right amount of doubt: "What do you mean?"

"Do I really have to expose you? You two are distinguished guests from the Spirit Hall, or rather, from Spirit City."

Tangshan?! So that's the disguise. It seems there were no oversights in concealing the true identity. As for the false identity being exposed, that's no big deal at all.

Relieved, Tang Shan feigned surprise: "What do you mean by that, Senior Xiao Kuang? How could I be a member of the Spirit Hall?"

Seeing that Tang Shan's expression didn't seem fake, Xiao Kuang was also a little suspicious: Could it be that he really guessed wrong? The combination of a man and a woman is similar, and they are both geniuses of the Soul Master class. Could it be that the young man and the girl in front of him are really not the Spirit Hall personnel that Miles treats with such respect?

Regardless of right or wrong, arrest him first. Even if it's a mistake, such a Soul Master genius joining their Star Luo Empire's assassin group wouldn't be a waste.

Once the thought was made up, the hesitation in Xiao Kuang's eyes gradually dissipated, leaving only a calm.

He did see some resemblance between himself and his wife in Tang Shan and Gu Yue when they were young, but that did not stop him from taking action against them.

After all these years of diligent training and mastering part of the Star Luo Secret Agent Network, he had already hardened his heart to the point of being as hard as iron, and he could clearly distinguish between public and private matters.

"I don't care whether you're from the Spirit Hall or not, you'd better come with me first."

The arrogant man slowly approached the two of them, an invisible pressure spreading wildly outwards from his body, and rings of soul rings slowly rose from his feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black!

Seven spirit rings pulsed rhythmically, their light thick and tangible, enveloping Xiao Kuang in a chilling aura. Strands of gray-green beast hair sprouted from beneath his skin, covering his arms and cheeks, while a hazy, plague-like aura billowed with each breath, spreading with the wind. A ghastly white, menacing "King" mark slowly appeared on his forehead, its menacing gleam subtly shifting—another tiger-type spirit.

Tang Shan's complex expression gradually subsided, and his previously wary posture relaxed. He asked softly, "What if we insist on refusing?"

Seeing Tang Shan's change in expression, Xiao Kuang smirked, "As expected, I've exposed your identities. If you don't come back with me, then I'll have to take you back by force."

"What, you still want to resist? Even if you lied to me before, at your current age, based on your soul bones and innate full soul power, you're at most a Soul King. A Soul King wanting to resist a Soul Saint? Do you think that's realistic?"

His arrogant body did not become stronger after the martial soul possessed him; instead, it became even thinner, and his dark green eyes gleamed with an eerie light.

"Oh, I overlooked one person, your little girlfriend beside you. Even if she is also a Soul King, she has no chance against me."

Upon hearing the words "little girlfriend," Gu Yue, hiding behind Tang Shan, visibly trembled. Xiao Kuang, however, assumed his intimidation had worked and his voice remained mocking.

"You'd better come back with me obediently. Two Soul Kings won't be of much use. After all, you're not Tang Shan. Challenging someone two levels above you might be commonplace for him, but for you, it's an insurmountable chasm."

"Why bother?"

Tang Shan finally spoke, his expression perfectly calm.

"Arrogant fool, do you even know the saying?"

"what?"

A sense of foreboding inexplicably rose in Xiao Kuang's heart, and he subconsciously asked a question.

"Are you two seniors ready?"

Tang Shan did not answer the other party's question immediately, but looked at Gu Yue behind him.

For some reason, Gu Yue's ear tips were slightly red at this moment. Hearing Tang Shan's question, she was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses and subconsciously said, "My mental energy has been spread out, which can basically guarantee that no one will disturb me during the battle."

Hearing Gu Yue's reply, Xiao Kuang felt a surge of crisis. At that moment, Tang Shan took a step forward, his voice calm and composed.

"Arrogant, let me give you a piece of advice—planting too many flags is a bad thing; it can easily lead to your own downfall."

As soon as he finished speaking, a wave of soul power, which was not particularly strong, suddenly erupted from Tang Shan's body, and a series of soul rings appeared beneath his feet.

Just as Xiao Kuang breathed a sigh of relief because the soul power fluctuation was not strong and doubted that he was overthinking it, his pupils suddenly contracted when he saw the color of the soul ring at Tang Shan's feet.

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Chapter 329 One-Sided Battle (Bonus Chapter for 500 Monthly Tickets)

Purple, purple, purple, black!

Four unusual yet somewhat familiar soul ring configurations came into Xiao Kuang's view, causing him to be greatly shocked.

This unusual soul ring configuration, combined with the other party's previous words, undoubtedly reveals their true identity.

"You are from Tangshan?" Xiao Kuang asked in a terrified voice.

"Yes, that's me."

Tang Shan responded calmly, his internal energy and blood were already circulating, and his soul power began to accelerate as he walked step by step toward his opponent.

Tang Shan's own spirit ring configuration and fighting style were quite obvious. Even if he didn't admit it, his opponent would be able to guess it when the battle officially started. So Tang Shan simply confirmed his opponent's guess.

"I only wanted to catch a small fish, but I didn't expect to catch a big one. Today, I'm afraid my net is about to break." Xiao Kuang chuckled to himself, recalling what Tang Shan had said to Gu Yue earlier. It was clear that besides the two people in front of him, he had a mysterious powerful figure protecting him in secret. It seemed that his fate was sealed today.

Boom!

The newly formed Qi and Blood Pill suddenly erupted, and violent energy surged to all parts of his body, causing Tang Shan's body to swell.

Muscles bulge outwards, expanding layer upon layer, their volume constantly increasing, their outlines becoming clearer. The shoulders and back broaden, the chest thickens, the waist and abdomen tighten, and large, bluish tendons bulge from under the skin, spreading along the bones and muscles, wrapping around the torso and limbs, locking in the outward surging power from within. Tendons and fascia are stretched outwards, their length and strength increasing simultaneously. The arms swell, their diameter approaching that of a normal person's thigh, and the legs become thick and strong, like pillars reaching to the sky.

A terrifying will mixed with boiling blood emanated from Tang Shan, and as he approached the arrogant figure step by step, his aura became increasingly frightening.

"You know what? I wasn't planning on doing anything to you, but why did you come looking for me?"

Tangshan's voice was muffled, deep and resonant like muffled thunder.

"It's my duty, and I have no regrets."