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

In the original novel, she consumed a magical herb when she was a Soul Master, which increased her Soul Power by seven levels. Even though her physical condition and Soul Power are different from those in the original novel, Tang Shan estimates that, combined with the Soul Power increase from absorbing Soul Rings, Zhu Zhuqing should have no problem reaching level 27 or 28 after her breakthrough.

At such a young age, with a soul power level of twenty-seven or twenty-eight, let us congratulate him on the birth of another prodigy on the continent.

As for Zhu Zhuyun, she successfully broke through to the Soul Venerable realm a month after becoming an apprentice. Now, more than a year has passed. Considering the improvement in her cultivation, the effects of the immortal herbs, and the boost from the return of her martial soul, reaching the bottleneck of the Soul Sect should not be too difficult. Even if she is still a little short, it is not too late to hunt souls together after she reaches the bottleneck in her cultivation.

The reason why it is speculated that Zhu Zhuyun is still a little short of the bottleneck is because the medicinal effect of the Blood Cleansing Grass is there. Directly tempering the bloodline and being able to improve the soul power level is already very rare.

Meanwhile, Tang Shan was calculating the cultivation progress of the Zhu sisters, and Zhu Zhuqing, upon hearing his words, nodded earnestly: "Teacher, I understand."

"Go, go see your sister. She'll probably be a little weak these next few days. Take good care of her."

"Then, teacher, I'll take my leave now." Zhu Zhuqing bowed again, and then walked briskly towards Zhu Zhuyun's room.

Watching the girl gracefully depart, Tang Shan withdrew his gaze and slowly walked back to the stone table to sit down. He had been focused on watching the two absorb the medicinal herbs, but now that he was calm, his thoughts naturally turned to his upcoming soul-hunting plan and his own soul skills. A subtle ripple of emotion stirred within him: The Twin Cyclopes... hopefully, they'll grant me the soul skills I desire. And some of the soul skills I've acquired are clearly not talents possessed by hunting soul beasts, such as the Purple Thorn Origin and the Dharma Image Heaven and Earth; they seem more like abilities wielded by the superior bloodlines of these soul beasts. In that case, could I obtain the Titan's soul skills through the Titan Ape? According to my deduction, Great Power should also have a corresponding soul skill. After all, while Great Power seems powerful, its limitations are quite obvious; if the power is not well controlled or the body cannot withstand it, the amplification effect is limited.

"I've already settled her in." A clear and melodious voice rang in his ears, interrupting Tang Shan's thoughts.

Turning around, he saw that Gu Yue, with her silver hair, had returned at some point and was staring intently at him.

Stared at by the girl's sharp gaze, Tang Shan felt inexplicably guilty: "Gu Yue, why are you looking at me like that?"

Gu Yue pursed her lips, turned around and sat directly on Tang Shan's lap, her fair arms wrapping around the young man's neck as she looked into his eyes.

Tang Shan was somewhat bewildered by Gu Yue's intimate gesture, but he still subconsciously put his arm around the girl's slender waist.

"Promise me, I'm your first!" The voice was clear and crisp, yet carried an undeniable firmness.

Tang Shan paused for a moment, and after a long while, he finally reacted: "Gu Yue, I..."

Before Tang Shan could even begin to explain, a slender finger stopped her lips: "I don't want to hear your explanation. Just grant me this request."

"Okay! I promise you." Tang Shan nodded solemnly, but he felt a little wronged—he really had no feelings for Zhu Zhuyun; what happened just now was purely accidental. If he had to say who he still had feelings for, it would be Dugu Yan, after all, they had been together for so many years, and he had made a promise before.

As for Miss Angel, she wasn't even on Tang Shan's radar. Their chance encounter in Wuhun City already spoke volumes; her cold demeanor indicated she didn't want any further involvement based on their past relationship. Besides, Tang Shan genuinely considered Qian Renxue a friend, or rather, an ally. As the saying goes, "I treat you like a brother, but you lust after me?" One shouldn't, or at least not...

Gu Yue was naturally unaware that Tangshan had already engaged in a fierce brainstorming session in a short period of time. Seeing that the other party had seriously agreed, she was very satisfied.

To be honest, did Gu Yue want to monopolize Tang Shan? That was beyond doubt, but she also knew that she couldn't do it. Even if she could forcefully keep him by her side with her formidable strength, she couldn't make him completely devoted to her; instead, it would only strain their relationship.

Rather than that, it would be better to let Tangshan do as he pleases, as long as he is the core player and gets the first kill.

It must be admitted that Gu Yue, who did not have a split personality and was taken by Tang Shan to travel across the mainland, has undergone tremendous changes compared to her future self.

If it were Gu Yue, the main character from 20,000 years in the future, even if she managed to win him over by chance, upon learning that Tang Shan still had feelings for another woman, there would likely only be two possible outcomes:

Either help Tangshan take the first step in cultivating the Sunflower Manual; or make those women disappear from the face of the earth.

As for having three wives and four concubines, what a pipe dream! The probability of that is infinitely close to zero.

……

Meanwhile, Tang Shan promised Gu Yue that she would get the first kill, while Zhu Zhuqing had already returned to Zhu Zhuyun's room.

At this moment, Zhu Zhuyun was wearing a silk openwork long dress, her body's exquisite parts were faintly visible, her skin was slightly pink, and her long black hair was naturally draped over her shoulders, covering the exposed spring scenery.

Squeak!

The soft sound of the wooden door opening and closing did not wake the sleeping girl. Zhu Zhuqing silently entered, closed the door, and then walked with light, cat-like steps to the bedside.

The girl lowered her head, looking at her sleeping sister, and a strange emotion welled up in her heart.

She sat lightly on the edge of the bed, took the sleeping girl's left hand in hers, took a deep breath, lay down on her side, snuggled into her arms, and a sigh full of complex emotions quietly dissipated.

"Sister, why are you my sister? You are so stunning, so dazzling..."

……

There is a considerable distance between Tiandou City and the Star Dou Great Forest, requiring a journey across the Kingdom of Silves to reach them. Traveling by carriage alone would take at least a month. Fortunately, Tang Shan and his group were extraordinary, accompanied by several top-tier experts, making their journey far more efficient.

Biji released a layer of vibrant green light that enveloped Gu Yue and the Zhu sisters. Her wings flapped, leaving a faint emerald trail in the sky.

The Golden Crocodile Douluo's soul power swept out, enveloping Tang Shan's entire body, smashing through all obstacles, and shattering the clouds;

The bear was the most relaxed, with its hands empty and its whole body enveloped in golden light. It led the way, leaving a trail of golden flame in the sky.

Tang Shan truly hadn't expected that simply hunting a spirit ring would require the intervention of three Limit Douluo level experts. What left him speechless was that two of them were ferocious beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest, and their purpose in going to the Star Dou Great Forest was to hunt spirit beasts—it was utterly absurd.

Zhu Zhuyun recovered faster than expected, and was fully recovered by the second day. Tang Shan hadn't even had a chance to ask what changes had occurred in her Martial Soul's ancestral return before he embarked on his journey to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bi Ji led three women, Golden Crocodile Douluo led Tang Shan, and Xiong Jun was responsible for protection to prevent any surprise attacks. The arrangement seemed perfectly reasonable, but Tang Shan's lips twitched as he watched. With this kind of combat power, as long as no god descended, it felt like they could sweep through everything except the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

As the evening glow painted the sky red and the setting sun disappeared below the horizon, they could already see a human town on the outskirts of the Starry Sky Forest.

Xiong Jun landed outside the town first, followed closely by Bi Ji and Golden Crocodile Douluo. They deactivated their soul power shields and put Tang Shan and the others down.

"Tangshan, you'll make the arrangements from here on out. We'll meet at the town gate tomorrow," said Golden Crocodile Douluo. He nodded slightly to the two ferocious beasts, took a step, and vanished without a trace.

Xiong Jun and Bi Ji did not leave immediately, but instead looked at Gu Yue with questioning eyes.

"Go wherever you need to go." Gu Yue's voice was calm, yet carried a faint air of authority.

Without further hesitation, Xiong Jun and Bi Ji took to the air once more and flew towards the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After the auras of the top experts completely disappeared into the sky, only Tang Shan, Gu Yue, Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing remained on the spot, each with extraordinary appearance and refined temperament.

call!

Zhu Zhuyun couldn't help but let out a long sigh, looking at Tang Shan and Gu Yue with a complex expression. She truly hadn't expected that Tang Shan and Gu Yue could alarm three such terrifyingly powerful individuals. According to her deduction, those three were definitely Title Douluos, and extraordinary ones at that. The intense pressure had kept her body tense throughout, only relaxing after the three had left.

Is this truly the strength that the Crown Prince of Tiandou should possess? And what exactly is Gu Yue's identity? Zhu Zhuyun hadn't forgotten that when Tang Shan saved her, Xiong Jun suddenly appeared and handed over the soul bone. At that time, the other party addressed Gu Yue as "Master".

Tang Shan, unaware of Zhu Zhuyun's turbulent emotions, remembered that the purpose of this trip was to obtain a soul ring, and said, "Let's disguise our appearance to avoid trouble."

The three women exchanged glances, then looked at Tang Shan's top-tier appearance, and silently manipulated their facial muscles to make subtle adjustments to their looks.

They were very familiar with this kind of thing. During their year-long travels across the continent, if they wanted to travel discreetly, they would disguise themselves; if they wanted to see the corruption of the Heavenly Dou Empire, they would make no attempt to hide themselves. As a result, many local nobles died at their hands.

What left Tang Shan speechless was that the one who caused the most trouble was not the three women with their outstanding looks and figures, but his face, which had reached the ceiling of human genes.

What made it even more difficult for him was that the vast majority of the nobles who captured him were also men. It can only be said that they were utterly corrupt, had enjoyed too much, had an extremely high threshold for stimulation, and had become mentally twisted.

P.S.: Two updates today, and I'll probably continue with two updates every day. I'll try to reduce filler content and increase the plot.

Chapter 367 Allure

"Zhu Yun, what changes have occurred in your martial soul?" On the way to the town ahead, Tang Shan finally had time to ask Zhu Zhu Yun about the changes after her martial soul reverted to its ancestral form.

Upon hearing Tang Shan's question, Gu Yue and Zhu Zhuqing also turned their curious gazes toward Zhu Zhuyun.

"Strictly speaking, my current martial soul should no longer be considered the Netherworld Cat, and it's even hard to say whether it can be considered a cat-type martial soul."

Zhu Zhuyun's words piqued their interest even more, wondering what kind of changes had occurred in her martial soul that made her describe it in this way.

Recalling the information obtained from the origin of her martial soul, Zhu Zhuyun's face showed a trace of confusion and doubt: "Through instinctive feedback, I learned that this martial soul after reversion is called Enchanting. It should be considered a control and agility-based attack type, with its main abilities being charm, speed, and swift attack power."

Tang Shan fell into deep thought. When it came to alluring charm, the first thing that came to mind was Hu Liena and Xie Yue's spirit fusion skill from the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall. However, the other party's spirit fusion was a fox spirit and a moon blade, which seemed impossible to be related to the Netherworld Cat.

"So it's a seductive enchantress!" Gu Yue's surprised voice interrupted Tang Shan's thoughts. He turned his gaze to the black-haired girl beside him and asked with some surprise, "Gu Yue, do you know about seductive enchantresses?"

To avoid attracting attention, Gu Yue had already reverted to her previous ordinary appearance with black hair. Hearing Tang Shan's question, she nodded slightly: "The Enchanting Beast should also be considered a super soul beast, but compared to the likes of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear or the Titan Giant Ape, it is considerably inferior."

Its most formidable abilities are its charm and mental powers, as well as its rapid increase in age. Its melee combat is weak; even some powerful top-tier soul beasts can only manage a stalemate in close combat. It's roughly equivalent to a gatekeeper among super soul beasts.

With Gu Yue's description, Tang Shan gained a more accurate understanding of this soul beast. Simply put, because it can suppress many top-tier soul beasts, it is classified as a super soul beast. However, it is still far inferior to powerful soul beasts like the Titan Giant Ape or the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.

"There is another rumor that it is the ancestor of alluring soul beasts. All soul beasts with alluring abilities have a trace of its bloodline in their bodies. For example, the alluring abilities of most fox-type soul beasts are said to have come from it."

Gu Yue's supplementary explanation surprised Tang Shan. Normally, a soul beast ancestor should be described by race. For example, the golden lion mastiff can be said to be the ancestor of lion and canine soul beasts. However, Gu Yue said that it was the ancestor of charm-type soul beasts. This statement was really strange. After all, many soul beasts with strong spiritual power have a certain charm ability. Just how wide is the coverage of this bewitching bloodline?

Moreover, the Netherworld Cat doesn't seem to possess any alluring abilities, so how could it possibly have a seductive bloodline?

Tang Shan looked at the Zhu sisters beside him with some suspicion, and after looking them over for a while, he suddenly fell silent.

Tang Shan discovered a problem—the influence of a spirit master on their spirit is enormous. Leaving aside his own spirit, which is based on his physical body, let's look at the characters in the original work: Tang Buddha's appearance and spirit were both ordinary before he awakened the Blue Silver Emperor, but after awakening, he was as dazzling as the Blue Silver Emperor; the angel girl's golden-haired spirit reflected the golden light of the angel's divine power; Hu Liena, even without activating her spirit, had a captivating charm in her words and actions; and the Elephant Armor Sect's physique and spirit were a perfect match.

As for Ma Hongjun, he is an incompletely successful product of martial soul mutation and is not included in the calculation.

Leaving aside those with mutated martial souls, everyone's physique and temperament are basically closely related to their own martial soul. As a result, the Zhu family of Xingluo became an anomaly.

Her martial soul is the Netherworld Cat, and her soul skills follow the most orthodox path of infiltration, ambush, and assassination. It's similar to the development path of an assassin who, if they miss their target, will flee a thousand miles away. Logically speaking, the requirement is to be as inconspicuous as possible. However, looking at the figures of the Zhu family women, they are developing in the completely opposite direction of being inconspicuous. Their figures are not just a matter of being concealed, but would become an obstacle when they burst out with speed. Coupled with the stunning appearances of the Zhu family women, if they were to become assassins, it would be as if the words "I have a problem" were written all over their faces.

However, if we combine this with the fact that the Netherworld Cat has reverted to its ancestral form and become a seductive demon, then everything seems to make sense. Perhaps the Zhu family of Xingluo really does have seductive blood flowing through their veins. As for why a human would have the bloodline of a soul beast, consider the transformation of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, or the love between humans and beasts in the Love Continent.

As for body shape, there are only a few ways to be alluring, and it goes without saying how to properly increase one's charm.

After a moment of distraction, Tang Shan composed himself, his gaze returning to Zhu Zhuyun, and asked, "Zhuyun, has the effect of your soul skill changed?"

Zhu Zhuyun nodded slightly: "The first soul skill, Netherworld Thrust, has become Demonic Thrust. When the soul skill is activated, it increases the user's speed by 500% for a short period of time and by 100% for a long period of time. It will also create two phantoms that have no attack power but can confuse the enemy."

The second soul skill, Phantom Hundred Claws, has a similar attack method to Netherworld Hundred Claws, but it also has the effects of charm and mental impact.

The third soul skill, Netherworld Slash, has been transformed into Enchanting Slash, its effect being to unleash a slash of varying power depending on the amount of soul power output.

"Very good!" Tang Shan's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected that Zhu Zhuyun's spirit evolution alone would bring such a huge change to her spirit skills.

The first soul skill, Eerie Thrust, has both excellent short-term burst damage and long-term amplification effects, not to mention that it can create two phantoms to confuse the enemy.

The second soul skill, Phantom Hundred Claws, comes with charm and mental impact, and is a standard attack skill.

The third soul skill, Enchanting Slash, seems ordinary, but it has an extremely overpowered effect: the power of the soul skill increases with the amount of soul power infused. This means that even if Zhu Zhuyun becomes a Title Douluo in the future, this soul skill will still be useful and may even unleash even more powerful effects.

Zhu Zhuyun was excited for a long time after learning about the effects of soul skills for the first time, but when she thought about hunting her fourth soul ring, she couldn't help but feel a little lost. She quickly asked, "Teacher, how should I choose my future soul beast? Now that my martial soul has completely transformed, the original path is no longer applicable. Please give me some guidance."

"Don't worry, I'll think about it carefully these next few days. But I probably won't trace your bloodline any further. With your current martial soul strength, it's unrealistic to expect it to undergo another transformation." Tang Shan couldn't come up with a solution in the short term, but since his bloodline couldn't be transformed any further, there were only a few directions he could explore. He believed he would be able to figure it out soon.

They walked and talked along the way, and before long, the four of them arrived at the entrance of the town. There were no soldiers checking people, no entrance fee required, and they could come and go as they pleased.

"We need a defensive Soul Master to hunt down a thousand-year-old Soul Beast. A tough, offensive Soul Master is also acceptable. Those interested, come quickly!"

"We need one scout Soul Master, either an agility-type Great Soul Master or a Soul Venerable. Price is negotiable."

"Support-type, are there any support-type characters? We need someone to help us get four rings, and the target soul beasts must be at least three thousand years old..."

As soon as you enter the town, you are greeted by shouts and calls. Even though the sun has set and night has fallen, the place is still bustling with activity.

Looking at this bustling scene, Tang Shan suddenly felt a surge of interest. He turned to the three women beside him and said with a smile, "What do you think, when we travel around the continent later, should we take a detour around the towns surrounding this Star Dou Great Forest?"

“Teacher, I’ll listen to you,” Zhu Zhuyun replied, and Zhu Zhuqing nodded in agreement, clearly agreeing with her sister.

Gu Yue blinked, glanced around for a moment, and seemed to have become interested. She nodded slightly, agreeing with Tangshan's plan.

A sharp dagger silently sliced ​​towards Tang Shan's waist, where there was a small cloth bag containing some loose change, used to pay for street snacks, mostly silver and copper coins.

Tang Shan naturally didn't care about money, but for some ordinary people, a gold soul coin might not be a sign of wealth, but sometimes it could be a disaster. To avoid causing trouble for some shops, he still carried a lot of loose change with him.

Snapped!

Faced with the dagger aimed at his waist, Tang Shan's reaction was simple: he slightly bent his fingers and then flicked them. With a crisp sound, a red mark appeared on his small hand holding the dagger.