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

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Completely unaware of how many terrifying beings were gathered here, the Titan Ape's anger flared up instantly in the face of Tang Shan's provocation.

"You sharp-tongued human, surrender obediently, and I might grant you a quick death! I am the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest!"

These words silenced Tang Shan. Thinking of the two ferocious beasts behind him, and then looking at the Titan Ape spouting such arrogant words, the displeasure of being ambushed earlier vanished without a trace. Instead, he felt a pang of pity for the gorilla: "Seriously? You don't even know there are ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest? How dare you utter such boastful words? Aren't you afraid of being struck by several claws from behind and forced to commit suicide?"

Di Tian, ​​who was silently watching the show: How did I end up getting caught up in this drama? I have no objection to the Lord saying she is the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, but you say you are the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, are you trying to test the power of my Dragon God Claw?

The previously fierce-looking Xiong Jun was momentarily stunned by the Titan Ape's arrogant words, then instinctively turned his gaze to the tree where Brigitte was hiding. If he wasn't mistaken, that guy should have been here too, so...

Pfft!

Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at Bear Lord beside him with some confusion, wondering why the other party suddenly laughed.

Xiong Jun: I'm a professionally trained bear, and I don't usually laugh unless I really can't help it—brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Is there anything more exciting than a Title Douluo calling himself the Beast God? Xiong Jun says yes, absolutely yes, that is a 100,000-year-old soul beast calling himself the Star Dou Ruler in front of Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest. That's hilarious.

Ignoring the questioning look from Golden Crocodile Douluo, Xiong Jun wished he could run to Bi Ji right now to see what kind of expression Di Tian had.

Speechless, Tang Shan decided to stop wasting words with the Titan Ape and instead focus on testing his own limits. If he delayed any longer, the severely injured Twin Cyclopes might actually die, and he wouldn't have anywhere to find a second one.

hum!

A brilliant silver phantom appeared behind him, then turned into pale gold in the next moment, and crashed straight into Tang Shan's body.

Card wipe!

His body, which had already reached its limit, began to expand again, and Tang Shan's aura surged exponentially, his power skyrocketing.

"Arrogant brat!" the Titan Ape roared, its massive hind legs slamming into the ground, sending dust flying and propelling it hundreds of meters into the air like a cannonball. Its soul power surged like waves, and an earthen-yellow aura enveloped its entire body. The next moment, it crossed its arms and curled up, like a falling meteor carrying the might of a mountain, trailing a trail of earthen-yellow flames and carrying the force to shatter the heavens and earth, crashing down upon Tangshan below.

At this moment, under the influence of the second awakening at the Gold level, Tang Shan's body had swelled to forty meters. Facing the giant ape descending from the sky, his response was simple.

Since it's just a try, I'll give it my all and see what my limits are!

With palms overlapping and hand seals formed, qi, blood, soul power, and spiritual power converged, and the three forces surged wildly between the dantian and meridians, causing the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) to tremble.

hum!

The inner energy was contained and did not spread. Under the firm control of Tangshan's will, the hand seal suddenly flipped, the seal shape collapsed, and directly transformed from a seal into an axe, solidifying into a weapon.

The next moment, Tang Shan firmly held an ancient giant axe in his hand, its entire body covered with ancient patterns, its blade gleaming with a cold light, and swirling with chaotic gray energy.

"Heaven-Opening Seal, activate!"

Tang Shan roared, unleashing a hazy gray axe beam. His blood, soul power, and spiritual energy were almost instantly drained, and his body shrank rapidly, returning to a normal human size almost immediately. Had it not been for his strong will, he would likely have fallen into a coma.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, the emerald light condensed into a thick pillar of light, which poured directly into his body. Clearly, Brigitte had made her move.

Tang Shan paid no attention to his rapidly recovering energy and spirit, his gaze fixed on the axe blade swollen in the wind, eagerly anticipating the power of this strike.

When Tang Shan unleashed the axe beam, it was only ten meters long, but as the distance increased, its size rapidly expanded. Just before colliding with the yellowish-brown meteor in the sky, it had transformed into a hundred-foot-long axe blade, carrying a terrifying power that seemed capable of splitting the heavens and earth.

Boom!

The earthen-yellow light shattered instantly, a deafening roar echoed through the sky, and drops of blood splattered down. Clearly, this attack had inflicted some damage on the Titan Ape.

The enormous figure, though unprotected, still blotted out the sky and was about to crash down upon Tang Shan. Just then, a burly blond man quietly appeared beside Tang Shan.

He was burly and fierce-looking, with immense power hidden in his granite-like muscles. His dark golden pupils stared at the giant ape that was about to land, and a ferocious sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Get out of here!" Xiong Jun's body surged with dark golden beast power, and a huge claw shadow covered with fine scales and exuding the pressure of a ferocious beast condensed out of thin air. It swept out with the domineering power to tear the sky and slammed straight towards the Titan Giant Ape!

Tear!

The Titan Ape, plummeting at breakneck speed, froze for a brief moment before soaring into the air and hurtling towards the distant forest. Blood spurted out, turning into a rain of crimson that blanketed the land of the Starry Sky Forest.

Boom!

In the distance, swathes of trees fell, dust billowed, and then a roar that shook the forest echoed.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the Titan Giant Ape had not returned, Xiong Jun shook his head dismissively and turned to Tang Shan: "Kid, that little monkey helped you knock it away. I hope you can hurry up and grow stronger so that you can turn it into your sixth spirit ring as soon as possible."

Listening to Xiong Jun's instructions, Tang Shan felt something was off. A ferocious beast was telling him to hunt down a 100,000-year-old soul beast as soon as possible to obtain a soul ring; wasn't something amiss?

Although puzzled, Tang Shan remained courteous and bowed slightly to Xiong Jun: "Thank you for your help, Senior Xiong Jun."

Xiong Jun waved his hand: "Alright, hurry up and absorb the soul ring. If we drag this out any longer, this soul beast will probably die."

Chapter 373 Absorbing Soul Rings

At this moment, the twin Cyclops were extremely weak, and the rise and fall of their chests gradually decreased. If it weren't for their strong vitality, they would probably have already breathed their last.

Without further hesitation, Tang Shan raised his palm and struck one of the twin cyclops' heads. The twin cyclops, which was already near death, did not put up any resistance. The brain inside the head was directly shattered by the hidden force that Tang Shan had injected.

Roar!

A weak roar came from the other head. Tang Shan's eyes flashed with surprise. This twin cyclops was indeed extraordinary. One head was dead, but the other head was still alive. He became more and more curious about the soul skills that the other party possessed.

With another blow, the brain in the other head was also attacked, and the twin Cyclopes fell into eternal slumber.

Points of black light began to gather above the massive bodies of the twin cyclops. Tang Shan sat cross-legged, preparing to absorb the soul ring. As for the blood, soul power, and spiritual energy consumed by releasing the Heaven-Opening Seal, they had already been completely restored to full strength with the help of the Emerald Swan, Brigitte.

Through some invisible connection, Tang Shan drew the jet-black spirit ring above his body. The spirit ring pulsed for a moment before suddenly descending.

A surge of violent energy rushed in, and he skillfully mobilized the liquid soul power in his dantian to circulate in his meridians, officially beginning to absorb the soul ring and break through.

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Tear!

With a piercing whooshing sound, dozens of vines intertwined to form a large net, enveloping the two figures who were dodging and weaving.

Crackling sounds!

Black lightning flashed and spread rapidly along the vines, instantly enveloping the entire plant.

"Blue-silver entanglement!"

In the instant the lightning disappeared, the Blue Silver Grass grew wildly, directly entangled with the vine. It barely managed to control itself for less than a breath before the vine shattered the Blue Silver Grass, its body like a long whip, sweeping towards Yu Tianheng and Tang San.

"Tang San, let me handle this." Seeing that the blue silver entanglement had almost no effect, Yu Tianheng's eyelids twitched almost imperceptibly. Suddenly, purple-black lightning erupted, condensing into a huge lightning ball in front of him, and blasted out.

Boom!

The lightning blazed fiercely, and countless arcs of electricity spread rampantly, completely engulfing the entire plant. After a while, the attack ceased, leaving behind only a gigantic vine, completely charred and unrecognizable.

"Thank you for your help, Brother Yu." Tang San stepped forward and sincerely thanked Yu Tianheng.

"It's alright." Yu Tianheng hesitated for a moment, but still didn't express his feelings: Well, let Blue Silver Grass be weak. Anyway, Tang San's talent is twin martial souls. As long as the other martial soul can grow, that's enough.

As for the extraordinary origin of the Blue Silver Grass with its innate full soul power, Yu Tianheng felt it was completely unimportant. Having lived with Tang San for some years, he hadn't noticed anything special about the other's martial soul, let alone the Blue Silver Emperor mentioned in the Grandmaster's theory—he hadn't seen even a trace of it.

Yu Tianheng hopes that Tang San can join him in avenging the person who killed the Title Douluo Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Strength is the most important thing, and the potential of Tang San's twin martial souls is the reason why Yu Tianheng takes such good care of him.

To unleash the true potential of twin martial souls, one must inevitably be sacrificed. In that case, sacrificing the Blue Silver Grass, whose true nature is uncertain (perhaps it's the Blue Silver Emperor), would be the best course of action. After all, the potential of the Blue Silver Emperor is questionable, but the Blue Silver Grass is undoubtedly a useless martial soul. Rather than sacrificing Tang San's hidden martial soul, Yu Tianheng felt sacrificing the Blue Silver Grass was preferable.

With thoughts racing through his mind, Yu Tianheng outwardly began to protect Tang San, watching as the other party completely severed the roots of the plant before sitting down cross-legged to begin absorbing the soul ring.

Looking at the charred plant-type soul beast, Yu Tianheng narrowed his eyes slightly: Poisonous Flower Vine, I wonder what kind of soul skill it can provide.

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Although the Twin Cyclops was only a top-tier soul beast, its cultivation level was considerable, and the energy contained in its soul rings was no less ferocious than that of the Golden Lion Mastiff back then, and it was even larger in size.

Fortunately, Tang Shan's physical abilities hadn't stagnated either. His mastery of internal martial arts, which allowed him to unleash a significant amount of his potential every day, constantly transforming his physical body. The 80,000-year-old spirit ring, aside from consuming a little more time, wouldn't have any other impact on him.

The scorching energy, like magma, raged and surged within Tang Shan's body. Every wisp of violent energy impacted his meridians and bones. He focused his mind, circulating his soul power at a more stable rhythm, layering and repeatedly refining the magma-like energy, gradually grinding away its violent aura before slowly drawing it into his dantian, transforming it into his own pure cultivation. His soul power began to grow rapidly, charging towards the invisible bottleneck.

Click!

The sound of the bottleneck breaking echoed in his mind, and the quality of his soul power improved once again. If the previous soul power was like liquid water, then the soul power that had improved in quality now had a mercury-like quality, becoming increasingly substantial.

Splash!

In the vast sea of ​​spirit, pale golden waters endlessly lapped against the dark border, slowly expanding its overall area. Spiritual power grew along with this expansion, a slow but inexhaustible process.

Boom!

The enormous twin Cyclops spirits appeared out of thin air above the vast sea of ​​spirits, letting out a furious roar that stirred up towering waves.

Tangshan's spiritual form also appeared the next moment, and looking at the spiritual forms of the twin Cyclopes, he showed an extremely bright smile.

The soul shock of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast is both a threat and an opportunity. Those who cannot withstand the soul shock will suffer mental damage or even die directly. Those who can withstand the soul shock and even kill the remnant soul of the soul beast can devour the remnant soul without any side effects and enhance their mental strength.

This kind of opportunity can only be used once each time one breaks through the bottleneck of the major stage of Soul Master, so Tang Shan naturally wouldn't miss it. Seeing the twin cyclops in front of him roar and charge straight at him, Tang Shan shook his head regretfully: "I thought you could speak human language directly in the Sea of ​​Spirit like that golden lion mastiff. It seems I was overthinking it. The value of legendary Soul Beasts is still increasing."

Seeing the twin cyclops charging towards him, Tang Shan's spiritual body remained unmoved, allowing the ferocious giants to rush close. His spiritual power solidified into a tangible pressure, firmly locking onto his opponents. His response was simple: he formed hand seals, his body expanded, and he slammed down with a backhand.

Yuanshiyin, come out!

The Sea of ​​Spirit was Tangshan's own domain, and his spiritual form was much larger than that of the Twin Cyclopes. When his hands pressed down, the opponent had no chance to react at all and was directly shattered by this Primordial Seal.

The brilliant light dissipated, transforming into countless starlight points that scattered across the Sea of ​​Spirit. Amidst the surging waves, the Sea of ​​Spirit seemed to have ingested some powerful tonic, each drop of water absorbing the essence of the remnant soul. The sea level continued to rise, and its boundaries, propelled by an invisible force, expanded outwards, rapidly advancing towards the peak of the Spirit Abyss Realm.

Feeling his spiritual power rapidly increasing, yet still unable to encounter any invisible barriers, Tang Shan sighed silently: The Spirit Realm is indeed not that simple.

With both the physical breakthrough and the mental tempering complete, the circulation of soul power within his body had stabilized, the restless energy had all returned to its proper place, and all his power had been solidified and consolidated. Next came the most crucial step in absorbing the soul ring, and the part he had been most looking forward to—choosing a soul skill!

Tang Shan's consciousness returned to his body, and he immediately released his first soul skill, Self-Control. The next moment, five unusual fluctuations entered his mind.

Let me find the connection between the spirit rings... Wait! Why are there five spirit ring fluctuation sources?

Tang Shan was somewhat bewildered. Logically speaking, he had only absorbed four spirit rings so far, and should have only sensed four sources of energy fluctuations. Why were there five?

Could it be that I can now directly control a spirit ring that hasn't been fully absorbed yet? Then, what would happen if I controlled a spirit ring before my spirit skills were fully determined?

The thought struck Tang Shan, and his heart skipped a beat. He hesitated for only a very brief moment before unhesitatingly applying the effect of his first spirit ring to the unfamiliar spirit ring fluctuations.

A flood of information rushed into Tang Shan's mind, with the names and specific effects of various soul skills appearing one after another. Fortunately, his mental strength was formidable; otherwise, such an impact would have left him stunned for quite some time, if not turned him into an idiot.

As the information overload gradually subsided, Tang Shan discovered that this time entering the Soul Ring Space was completely different from the previous times.

In the previous few times, Tangshan's consciousness entered the soul ring space, like a visiting guest who was completely unfamiliar with the place. In order to know the specific effects of the soul skills, he had to touch them one by one with his consciousness.

This time, Tang Shan seemed to have gained partial access to the Soul Ring Space, making it incredibly convenient to understand the effects of Soul Skills—simply a thought was all it took. Moreover, his mental power could now be used to process the massive amount of information within, further accelerating his search for Soul Skills.

Soon, Tang Shan found the soul skill he wanted from this massive amount of information. However, there were only two soul skills that matched his target:

[Multi-Headed Body: Passive Soul Skill, grants the user the ability to grow additional heads corresponding to their Soul Power rank. Each head possesses a unique attribute and an independent spiritual sea.]

Tang Shan was indeed very tempted when he saw the effect of this soul skill, but only if it was not a passive soul skill.

This was the first time Tang Shan had seen a passive-type soul skill. Its effect was similar to a constant boost, with no active effects and no need to use soul power to maintain it; it was more like a permanent buff. Generally speaking, the boost percentage of this type of soul skill wouldn't be particularly high, and its characteristic was that it was permanent and had no cost.

But this soul skill is different; the amplification is extremely huge. For example, if Tang Shan breaks through to become a five-ring Soul King, he will grow five more heads, each with eyes that can emit rays from the pupils of the Twin Cyclopes, and will also possess an independent spiritual sea.

This means that if Tang Shan chooses this soul skill, his total mental power will directly reach six times the original amount without improving its quality, and he will gain five more ray abilities, with no cost associated with the above-mentioned increase.