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

Before Tang Shan could react, he was pulled in front of Matthew.

"Who are you trying to fool with this act of ignorance? Tell me, what are you after this girl?"

Tang Shan chuckled, "Grandpa Matthew, don't you think Sisi is a good match for my older brother?"

Matthew was speechless after hearing this.

"You have no manners! You're only three years old and you're already arranging dates for your older brother. Alright, go read your book. I have a ton of things to take care of here."

Tang Shan didn't leave immediately. Instead, he moved a small stool over and watched the other person handle the matter while shamelessly asking, "Grandpa, how's the situation on the mainland lately?"

Upon hearing the question, Matthew didn't even look up. "What else can I say? The Tian Dou and Xing Luo clash frequently, and the Hao Tian Twin Stars shine brightly on the continent. I really don't understand why a little brat like you cares about the situation on the continent. By the way, the Spirit Hall has determined the successor to the next Pope, who is the Spirit Saintess. I think her name is Bibi Dong."

Upon hearing this, Tang Shan's pupils contracted slightly. He stood up and waved his hand, "Grandpa, then I won't bother you any longer. I'll just wander around."

"Tangshan, slow down. If you get hurt, I won't be able to explain it to the Palace Master."

Tang Shan gave a "yes" gesture and headed towards the library of the Spirit Hall in Notting City without looking back.

Bibi Dong, the unmarried woman from the Spirit Hall, must mean that a certain "angel inheritor, love-struck, and Heavenly Dou Crown Prince" has already been born. I wonder who is older between us.

After learning that his father was the master of the Spirit Hall, Tang Shan often asked him to collect information about the mainland, ostensibly to broaden his horizons.

Previously, he couldn't determine the approximate timeline, but now, although he still can't pinpoint it precisely, narrowing it down to a certain extent is no longer a problem.

The Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall existed before, but the specifics of inheriting the position of Pope and spreading the word across the continent are another matter. Presumably, it was only after Bibi Dong gave birth to the Pope's bloodline that she gained such qualifications.

Love Continent, truly a love continent.

Recalling the melodramatic love story behind the final three gods and one sword sheath, Tang Shan couldn't help but shake his head. Being love-struck is no good; if all else fails, following one's physical desires is better than being love-struck.

He went to the library and found the research on spirit rings that he hadn't finished reading last time, and began to read it carefully.

A Soul Master can gain one Soul Skill by absorbing a Soul Ring; if it is a 100,000-year Soul Ring, they can gain two Soul Skills.

The quality of the acquired soul skills depends on the quality of the martial soul, as well as the age and quality of the soul beast. The soul master's desire for soul skills can also have a slight impact.

Seeing this, Tang Shan frowned. He didn't quite agree with this point. Putting aside everything else, the first three spirit rings of the Star Luo White Tiger Dai family's martial soul configuration were a strong rebuttal to this argument. Each spirit beast could not have only one ability. However, every time the Dai family members hunted their exclusive spirit beast, they could obtain the three spirit skills: White Tiger Vajra Transformation, White Tiger Protective Barrier, and White Tiger Blazing Light Wave. Obviously, the teachings of their ancestors had a subtle influence on the Dai family's spirit masters.

Leaving aside the Dai family, even the series of soul power amplification skills of the Sun Moon Empire's soul masters during the second era of Dou Di Zhuan were a strong rebuttal to this view. If the Dai family's talent might be considered, then it's impossible for all the future soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire to come from the same family.

This shows that the Soul Master's consciousness plays an important role in the formation of Soul Rings, but further experiments are needed. We should have an answer to the specific situation when the older brother and the others return.

……

The dense forest blocked out the sunlight, and dappled light peeked through the gaps in the leaves, scattering across the ground in a beautiful display.

Wearing full armor, Su Haichao led the way, keeping a watchful eye on everything and being alert to any dangers in the woods. Su Yuntao followed beside him, wearing a smaller set of leather armor. No matter whether a danger appeared from the front or the side, Su Haichao could react immediately.

"Father, how many years is the lifespan of our soul beasts this time?"

Upon hearing Su Yuntao's question, Su Haichao answered without hesitation, clearly having been prepared beforehand.

"Before entering the Soul Hunting Forest, I tested your physical fitness with soul power pressure. You can withstand level 18 pressure, so a soul beast of about 600 years old would be suitable for you. But just in case, finding a 600-year-old soul beast would be enough for you to absorb."

Before she could finish speaking, the rustling noises from the bushes alerted Su Haichao.

"Lone Wolf Syndrome! Yun Tao, you climb the tree first."

As he spoke, Su Haichao underwent a dramatic change: his body swelled up considerably, and his leather armor, if not specially prepared, would probably have been blown apart.

His pupils turned a ghostly green, exuding a ferocious aura, and sharp claws extended from his ten fingers, gleaming with a chilling light;

Two yellow and one purple soul rings—three shimmering rings—demonstrated Su Haichao's cultivation level, clearly indicating that he was a powerful Soul Master.

Upon hearing the instructions, Su Yuntao didn't hesitate to activate his martial spirit and quickly climbed up the nearby tree. His movements were swift and efficient, clearly demonstrating that his year of grueling training had paid off.

Awoo! Awoo! Woo!

The howls of wolves rose and fell, and shadowy wolf figures appeared and disappeared in the bushes, clearly indicating that they were surrounded by a pack of wolves.

Seeing this, Su Haichao was not surprised but delighted. It was truly an auspicious start. He hadn't expected to encounter a pack of wolf-like soul beasts as soon as he arrived at the Soul Hunting Forest. Perhaps there was a soul beast among them that was suitable for Yun Tao.

With a long howl, gray wolves pounced out of the bushes.

Gray-haired wolves are ten-year-old soul beasts. If they reach a hundred years of cultivation, they will grow an extra tuft of white hair on their heads, and for every additional hundred years of cultivation, they will grow an extra tuft of white hair.

With his keen eyesight, Su Haichao confirmed their identities the moment the gray wolves pounced. After a quick scan, he found no hundred-year-old soul beasts and thus did not know the exact cultivation level of the wolf king hiding behind the scenes.

As his thoughts raced, Su Haichao in reality didn't hesitate either, and the first spirit ring beneath his feet suddenly flashed.

Awoo!

First Soul Skill: Wolf Howl: Reduces all enemy attributes by 10% and increases own attributes by 20%.

An invisible force empowered him, and his already swollen body grew even stronger.

Facing the oncoming wolf's bite, Su Haichao dodged the attack with a quick movement, and with a sharp swipe of the wolf's claws, blood spurted from the gray wolf's neck.

He reached forward with his right hand to block the wolf's claws that were grabbing at his chest, while his other hand pierced directly through the chest of the gray wolf in front of him.

He casually tossed the wolf carcass aside, and seeing the hesitant wolf pack, Su Haichao shouted, "Come on!"

With lightning speed, he slew his enemy. Su Yuntao, watching from the tree, was filled with excitement. If he didn't still have some sense of reason, he would have loved to go down and fight alongside his father.

Chapter 4 Theory and Practice: The Greatest Treasure of the Douluo System

Whoosh! The wind-driven claws, accompanied by a startling sound of tearing through the air, attacked Su Haichao's throat.

Crouch down, charge.

The powerful body charged towards the oncoming gray wolf, the flesh colliding with the wolf's body, producing a dull thud.

boom!

The gray wolf's body was sent flying by the impact, whimpering weakly as it slid through the air, and the sound of bones breaking could be faintly heard coming from inside its body.

boom!

Its body crashed to the ground, and streaks of dark red blood flowed from its mouth.

The loss of a life did not deter the wolves; instead, it made them even more frenzied.

Three gray wolves attacked Su Haichao from the front, left, and right, targeting his chest, throat, and back respectively.

Su Yuntao, watching this thrilling scene from the tree, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for his father.

Faced with overwhelming killing intent, Su Haichao remained calm and composed. His second soul ring flashed, and the wolf claws on his hands instantly grew longer, waving continuously in the air.

Instantly, streaks of energy titanium claws shot out from his hands, attacking the gray wolves in three directions.

Second Soul Skill: Claw Shadow: Mobilizes soul power and bursts forth from the claws on the hand to form an energy attack that can detach from the body to unleash its power.

Pfft!

Amidst the flying blood and flesh, the claw shadows of the energy titanium easily pierced through the soul beasts' defenses, leaving huge openings in their bodies.

"Dad! Be careful!"

A hazy blood mist enveloped the environment around Su Haichao. If it weren't for the fact that the opponent hadn't made any attempt to conceal his identity and Su Yuntao had the advantage of being on higher ground, they might not have been able to detect the sudden burst of killing intent.

A gray wolf with five tufts of white hair on its head had quietly crept up nearby, taking advantage of Su Haichao's exhausted old strength and lack of new strength to reveal its fangs. However, Squid was attacking from behind and did not notice the smile that had appeared on the corner of its target's mouth at some point.

The purple soul ring, representing a thousand years, suddenly shone brightly, and a powerful aura erupted from Su Haichao's body.

Third Soul Skill Amplification: Effect: Increases all attributes by 30%.

Simple skills, extraordinary results.

With the enhancement of Soul Skill, Su Haichao exhibits a kind of numerical beauty.

Sensing the chilling killing intent behind him, he remained calm and unhurriedly turned his body, letting the sharp claws graze past his waist.

Turn around and sweep across.

The muscles in his waist exploded, like a spring ready to be released. His left foot landed, and the powerful force caused his entire body to twist rapidly.

A thin layer of hair covered his muscular right leg, which suddenly swept across the pursuing attacker.

Bang! Crack!

The gray wolf, kicked away, slammed violently into a large tree. As it fell from above, a series of branches shattered, leaves fluttered everywhere, and even the thickest part of the trunk showed cracks, demonstrating the immense force of the sudden burst of power.

Before the gray wolf could even display its gentle breeze, it was struck and rendered speechless.

Five tufts of white hair, and a small tuft of white hair that hadn't fully formed, just right for Yun Tao.

Thanks to his own eye health exercises and his even greater cultivation, Su Haichao quickly memorized the key features of the gray wolf, even with just a fleeting glance.

Seeing that the other person had just stood up and then collapsed again, with weakness in their hind legs, it was highly likely that their spine had been damaged, leading to paralysis of the lower body.

Su Haichao dared not delay for a moment. If the wolf couldn't withstand the attack and died, he might not be so lucky as to find such a suitable soul beast again.

As he quickly approached the gray wolf, he remained vigilant, constantly alert to his surroundings to prevent further attacks from other spirit beasts.

Clearly, he had worried too much. After the other gray wolves saw their leader nearly kicked to death by the terrifying upright ape in front of them, they dared not linger and scattered to save their own lives.

After confirming that there were no enemies nearby and that the wolf was indeed nearing its end, Su Haichao waved his hand.

"Yun Tao, come down. This wolf has five tufts of white hair on its head, and another tuft is almost fully formed, which means it is nearly six hundred years old. It is very suitable for you in every way. Come down quickly, kill it, and absorb its soul ring."

Su Yuntao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his father was safe and sound. Hearing Su Haichao's words, he quickly climbed down from the tree.

In a flash of light, Su Haichao took a dagger from the storage soul guide bracelet on his wrist and handed it to Su Yuntao.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yuntao was about to make his move when he stopped.

"What's wrong? Can't bear it?"

Seeing that his son did not continue to act, Su Haichao couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. His son didn't seem like the kind of person who was indecisive.

"No."

Su Yuntao shook his head. "I just remembered the instructions my little brother gave me when he was explaining soul rings and soul skills to me."

In classical Chinese, Su Haichao raised an eyebrow and said, "You mean the theory that a Soul Master's consciousness influences the effects of the Soul Skills they create?"

Su Yuntao nodded. "Father, what do you think?"

"You can give it a try. As Shanzi said, even if you get an attack skill as your first soul ring, it certainly won't be very powerful later on. Instead of that, you might as well get a soul skill that increases percentage. You can wait until you absorb the thousand-year soul ring to get the attack skill. You can also use this soul ring absorption to verify whether the theory is correct. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

Indeed, this was part of Tang Shan's plan for Su Yuntao's future. Regardless of whether those advanced soul masters knew about the theory that consciousness influences soul rings, and the truth of the theory could not be determined for the time being, he still gave Su Yuntao this suggestion.

Although it may seem like Su Yuntao was being used as a guinea pig, this experiment is different from the experiment conducted by a certain Master Gangzi.

Even if his experiment fails, and he obtains a random soul skill, there is no doubt that wolf-type soul beasts are the most suitable for Su Yuntao's martial soul. It can be said that his experiment is entirely beneficial.

However, Gangzi was different. He directly let the Blue Silver Grass of Life Play absorb the toxins of the animal type. Tang Shan could only say: I don't understand, but I am greatly shocked.