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

The three of them were almost out of the Great Soul Arena when the stone tablet they had seen before came into view again.

The old man was still sitting by the stone tablet, with a chubby little boy of about three years old beside him.

The child and the old man were clearly grandfather and grandson, as they were simultaneously eating large chicken legs in perfect unison.

Recalling his previous absurd actions, Tang Shan's lips twitched slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he still stepped forward to stand beside the old man.

"Sir, is this your grandson?"

Upon hearing the question, the old man looked up and recognized the child who had called him "senior" before. Although he was a little confused, he nodded to confirm.

"That's right, this little rascal is my grandson. This kid is no ordinary person. He's always been a big eater since he was little, and now his appetite is almost as big as mine. I bet he'll have soul power after he awakens his martial soul and become the first soul master in our family."

Tangshan was completely speechless. It seems that this old man really is an ordinary person.

However, the old man's grandson did make him pay more attention to him.

Tang Shan, Su Haichao, and Su Yuntao exchanged a glance, gestured for them to wait a moment, and continued talking to the old man.

"Old man, if I may ask, what is your martial spirit?"

"It's just an ordinary cow, nothing to hide."

The old man seemed to sense Tang Shan's attitude, and a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes.

“Young man, do you think my kid really has a chance to become a Soul Master? Look at my appetite now, I eat three big bowls of rice and more than a dozen chicken legs every day. This kid is no less than me, he must be extraordinary.”

"There's a high probability that it is."

Tang Shan, whose suspicions had been largely confirmed, reached out and patted the head of the chubby little boy next to him: "Little friend, what's your name?"

Before the child could speak, the old man beside him answered for him: "This boy is named Xuanji, the 'ji' in 'hunger.' I'm thinking that since he can eat so much, I hope he won't go hungry when he grows up."

The old man was clearly very satisfied with the name he had chosen, and even stroked his beard.

Tang Shan smiled and nodded: "A good name."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the old man, the three of them set off again.

"Shanzi, what's so special about that family?"

After leaving the arena, Su Haichao looked at Tang Shan.

"This family's martial spirit is probably starting to revert to its ancestral form, especially that child; his talent should be quite good in the future."

Tangshan replied.

"Do you guys remember when I was a kid, I was physically gifted? That chubby kid was about the same as me back then, and it was almost certain that he would awaken his soul power later on."

"Should we let him join the Spirit Hall?"

Su Yuntao put forward his own ideas.

"No need."

Tang Shan shook his head.

"The martial spirit hasn't awakened yet, so it's hard to say what the specific situation will be. Besides, there are already many geniuses on the continent, so one more won't make a difference."

This is indeed Tang Shan's true thought. The reason why he pays special attention to the elderly and children is because their martial souls are quite similar to those of Taotie Douluo during the second era of Douluo Continent.

Tang Shan speculated that this family was most likely the ancestors of the future Gluttonous Douluo, after all, they had a bull-type martial soul, the surname Xuan, and a particular fondness for chicken legs, the overlap was too high.

Back at the hotel, after a quick wash, Su Yuntao and Tang Shan sat facing each other.

"Young brother, can I really create my own soul skill?"

When asked about what Tang Shan had said earlier, Su Yuntao still seemed somewhat unsure of himself.

"Of course... it's not that easy."

Tangshan first made a small joke, then seriously stated his thoughts.

"The key to creating a soul skill depends on how you understand it, brother. In my opinion, using soul power to enhance physical attributes can also be considered a self-created soul skill in a certain sense. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's distraction control is also essentially a self-created soul skill."

This novel theory was something Su Yuntao had never heard of before, and he immediately became interested.

"In my eyes, as long as it does not rely on a soul ring and can independently use soul power, internal blood and qi, or spiritual power, it can be barely considered a self-created soul skill. Otherwise, what is the standard for a self-created soul skill?"

Tang Shan's question made Su Yuntao fall into deep thought. Yes, it seems that there is no clear standard for self-created soul skills on the mainland.

Seeing that Su Yuntao was gradually overcoming his lack of confidence in his self-created soul skills, Tang Shan was quite satisfied. He then revealed his deep thoughts on his self-created soul skills during his spare time from researching the use of soul power.

"If we really want to set a standard, we should divide self-created soul skills into four levels."

The ability to mobilize any one of the following—blood, soul power, or spiritual power—is considered the first level.

Being able to mobilize any two of them and combine them perfectly is considered the second level.

The ability to mobilize all three and achieve perfect integration constitutes the third level.

Tangshan stopped there.

Su Yuntao couldn't help but ask, "What about the fourth level?"

"I'll tell you when you reach the third level, brother."

Tangshan kept everyone in suspense, then turned and went back to his bed.

"Based on this classification, do you still think it's difficult to create your own soul skills, brother?"

"What's so difficult about it? I've already mastered the Ming Jin skill, which allows me to mobilize my own Qi and blood to a certain extent. According to that, it should be considered a self-created soul skill."

Seeing Su Yuntao regain his confidence, Tang Shan lay back on the bed with a slight smile on his face.

He thought to himself, recalling the theory he had proposed.

With this division, the cultivation system of the entire Douluo Continent becomes clear.

The core system is cultivating soul power. Every ten levels, one soul ring must be obtained, and the current known upper limit is ninety-nine levels.

Secondly, breaking through to Super Douluo seems to require comprehending the world and achieving harmony between man and nature, a process that cannot be separated from the participation of spiritual power.

Finally, there is physical cultivation, which is a niche activity in Douluo Continent. Before the rise of the Body Sect, basically only those with twin martial souls would pay attention to physical fitness.

It may seem complicated, but in essence it is nothing more than the simultaneous cultivation of essence, energy and spirit with soul power "qi" as the core.

The so-called self-created soul skills are ultimately about the application of these three energies. For example, "Reigning Supreme" and "Three Secrets of Vast Winter" are both combinations of spiritual power and soul power, which can unleash amazing power.

If someone could truly fuse these three energies to create a soul skill, its power would undoubtedly be terrifying.

The future Body Sect has profound attainments in the study of Qi and Blood. It is unknown whether they have created their own soul skills at the third level of their theory.

As for the self-created soul skills at the fourth level, Tang Shan believes that they are essentially the application of rules.

Examples include the Sea God's unpredictable storms and the Haotian Sect's exploding rings.

The former needs no further explanation; it can firmly establish its identity.

Even if the latter is an ordinary hundred-year spirit ring, it would still provide a considerable boost to a regular titled Douluo. This is not in line with the strength that a hundred-year spirit ring should have. Unless it contains some profound mystery at the level of rules, it is difficult to explain.

In the future era of Dragon King Legend, all the Limit Douluo who advanced to Quasi-Gods did so by comprehending the rules and transforming them into their own abilities. This shows that the self-created soul skills of the fourth level do indeed exist.

Thinking of this, another idea came to Tang Shan's mind.

Of the three peerless Douluo in the Douluo Continent, Tang Chen aside for now, the other two are both high priests of gods, possessing the ability to mobilize the power of faith. If they can indirectly control the rules through the power of faith, even without the support of soul cores and battle armor to enhance their basic values, what kind of power can they unleash?

Is he a demigod or a near-god?

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Chapter 33: Cultivating to the Limits in Dou Yi, Future Plans, Learning Forging

Tang San speculated that the titled Douluo of the Douluo era had not yet cultivated a soul core because a certain Poison Douluo was still troubled by his own toxins. If a soul core really existed, Tang San's so-called solution of forcing the toxins into the soul bone would be a joke. What could be more suitable to bear one's own toxins than a soul core condensed from one's own soul power?

In this era without soul cores, how those titled Douluo continued to improve and even cultivate to the level of Limit Douluo is a topic worthy of study.

There's also battle armor.

I wonder if it's possible to forge a prototype of the Battle Armor from the third era. You know, the boost from Battle Armor is practically a bug, basically giving it the ability to fight against normal Soul Masters without Battle Armor even if they are two levels higher.

When Tang Shan thought of battle armor, he thought of the special metal black gold from Star City.

I can go check out the blacksmith's shop tomorrow.

Having made up his mind, he got up and sat cross-legged on the bed. With a clear mind, he mobilized his soul power to circulate through his meridians and began to cultivate.

The transparent soul power originates from the dantian, passes through the lung meridian and large intestine meridian, and then reaches the stomach meridian.

The spiritual power between heaven and earth was drawn by the martial spirit, quickly refined, and settled in the dantian, becoming part of one's cultivation.

The so-called level of innate soul power determines cultivation aptitude, but what aspect of cultivation aptitude does it actually determine?

The later stages of cultivation become increasingly difficult. Even if one has full innate soul power in the early stages, the gap should not be too large in the later stages. However, innate soul power determines the upper limit of cultivation to a certain extent.

A few random thoughts flashed through Tang Shan's mind, but he quickly regained his composure and quietly felt the gradual increase in his soul power.

The next morning, Tang Shan emerged from his meditative state feeling refreshed and invigorated, and despite sitting cross-legged all night, he felt no fatigue whatsoever.

Under the pull of the Qi, Su Yuntao, who was also sitting cross-legged in cultivation, slowly opened his eyes, and the subtle fluctuations of soul power on his body quietly dissipated.

"Big brother, you've broken through to level 23?"

Sensing the unstable aura emanating from the other party, Tang Shan asked in surprise.

Su Yuntao was very happy and nodded: "After absorbing the thousand-year soul ring, I reached the peak of level 22. It is normal for me to break through to level 23 now."

While Tang Shan was happy for Su Yuntao, he also thought about his own current cultivation level.

After all, he absorbed the first soul ring of the millennium, and combined with the soul power he had accumulated over the past year, he has now reached level eighteen. After cultivating for a few more months, breaking through to level twenty should not be a big problem. However, this soul ring hunt may be a bit troublesome.

A thoughtful look flashed in Tang Shan's eyes, hoping for a good outcome after arriving in Tiandou City.

"Let's go to the rooftop to cultivate."

Su Yuntao stood up and made a suggestion, and Tang Shan nodded in agreement. After a quick wash, the two went to the top floor of the hotel.

The rooftop is about 100 square meters in size, and there is no one else besides Tang Shan and Su Yuntao.

The two tacitly separated, each occupying half of the rooftop, and began their own cultivation.

At this moment, the sun had just peeked out from the horizon, emitting a soft halo that was not dazzling.

The lower legs are perpendicular to the ground, the thighs are parallel to the ground, the body rises and falls with a predetermined rhythm, the tailbone lightly touches the ground like a dragonfly skimming the water, and the gaze is directed into the distance, taking in all kinds of scenery.

As the body rises and falls, the soles of the feet move accordingly. When rising, the toes grip the ground, rooting deeply; when falling, the five toes spread out, naturally and harmoniously.