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

It was an undeniable fact that Zhao Wuji supported them, which shut them up completely, preventing them from uttering a single word.

"Tangshan, if I get the chance, I will not let you off!" Dai Mubai, who had just woken up, slammed his fist on the hard ground in anger. His eyes were bloodshot and he was panting heavily as he roared.

The other six clenched their fists silently, their thoughts surprisingly aligned with Dai Mubai's: Tangshan, we will not let you get away with this!

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"Teacher, you were amazing today!" Zhu Zhuyun smiled and moved closer to Tang Shan, her eyes subtly observing his perfectly coordinated muscles. Her little hands were itching to get a feel for his physique.

"This Shrek teacher is really something else, even getting Teacher Qin Ming to take the lead in admitting defeat. How is that possible?" Dugu Yan didn't hesitate like Zhu Zhuyun. While pulling Tang Shan's arm into her embrace, one hand had already silently climbed up to someone's abs.

Tang Shan paused in his steps, glanced speechlessly at the nonchalant snake woman, and simply took out a top and put it on. Speaking of which, why didn't Gu Yue send him clothes so many times?

"Let go of my hand and let me do it!" Zhu Zhuyun noticed Dugu Yan's little actions and was insanely jealous, but she still had to maintain a smile on her face. She was so frustrated.

"Teacher Qin Ming, are you alright?" After breaking free from the clutches of the "devil's hand," Tang Shan turned to the silent Qin Ming and asked with concern.

The members of the Royal Fighting Team also fell silent, quietly waiting for Qin Ming to speak. Everything they had experienced today had not created any distance between them and Qin Ming. On the contrary, they even felt a sense of pity for him.

Qin Ming's high regard for Shrek Academy is well-known; he often says, "A person who doesn't dare to cause trouble is mediocre." But what he saw today completely shattered all of their illusions.

"Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre" is never about facing difficulties head-on, but rather blatant bullying. The arrogant attitude of Shrek teachers and even the dean, who were initially haughty but later became obsequious, has already explained everything.

Perhaps when Zhao Wuji first arrived at the arena to cause trouble, they might have had some reservations. But when he resolutely stepped onto the stage and turned against his former teacher without hesitation, those little grudges had long since disappeared. Teacher Qin Ming is Teacher Qin Ming, and Shrek Academy is Shrek Academy. He proved with his actions that "those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre" and that he did not "bully the weak" but only "face difficulties head-on."

"I don't know?" Qin Ming's voice was very low. He still couldn't accept that Shrek Academy had become what it is today: bullying the weak, lying all the time, and having such a mean attitude. You know, I used to be one of them!

"Do you think I'm still suitable to be a Heavenly Battle instructor, or to lead the Royal Battle Team?" Qin Ming looked at Tang Shan with his eyes, which had lost their luster, filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"You shouldn't ask me this question. You should ask the students of the Royal Fighting Team, or the three instructors of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy." Tang Shan crossed his arms and led the group towards VIP Box No. 1 without turning his head.

"Suitable!" Without hesitation, all the members of the Royal Fighting Team, including the Zhu sisters and Dugu Yan, answered in unison.

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"So, he took the initiative to apologize to the three education commissioners?" Tang Shan asked, somewhat surprised.

A month has passed since the battle in Soto City. As mentioned before, Soto City was the last stop. After the battle with Shrek Academy, they took a day off as usual, and then the group embarked on their return journey.

Tang Shan didn't follow up on Qin Ming's affairs after that. After returning to Tian Dou City, he began a life of cultivation and playing with dragons and snakes.

As for the meaning of dragons and snakes, those who understand will understand, and there's no need to explain to those who don't.

Today, Xue Qinghe pulled him into the study for a chat, and it was from him that Tang Shan obtained the follow-up information about Qin Ming.

"That's right. After returning to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qin Ming took the initiative to tell the three teaching committee members about the entire process of that Soul Battle." Xue Qinghe's expression rarely showed a hint of admiration. The position of the team leader of the Royal Fighting Team is not as simple as imagined. It is essentially a link that can establish contact with future Imperial Soul Masters in advance. Putting aside the past, just looking at this year's class, not counting Tang Shan and Gu Yue, who are beyond the standard, he has already made acquaintances with the Bilin family, the Crown Prince's Mansion, and many nobles.

When you have enough power, you can indeed ignore almost everything, but when you lack power, interpersonal relationships and social skills play a huge role.

By proactively reporting his measures, he was essentially revealing his weaknesses. He could easily lose his position as the team leader if he wasn't careful. His actions were undeniably bold.

"And then what did the three education commissioners do?" Tang Shan asked curiously. It's human nature to be a gossipmonger, and he was no exception.

"The three education committee members kicked him out of the gate." Xue Qinghe smiled, clearly finding the outcome quite interesting: "At the time, Education Committee Member Meng's voice echoed throughout the entire teaching building. He said, 'Qin Ming, tell me, what wrong have you done? You haven't lost face or anything. You even stood up against the pressure from the Soul Saint. You are not only blameless, but also meritorious. As the team leader, unless you don't want to do it yourself, no one can touch you!' After that, everyone who had any ulterior motives fell silent, and Qin Ming recovered and began to supervise the students' cultivation."

"As expected of Meng Shenji, the Education Committee member, he is truly a man of character." Tang Shan couldn't help but sigh. As for why all those who had ulterior motives fell silent, it goes without saying that the three Education Committee members always acted in unison, with Meng Shenji being the chief. His statement was equivalent to all three of them stating their positions at the same time. With three Soul Douluos standing behind him, unless Dugu Bo suddenly intervened, no one could shake Qin Ming's position in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

While Tangshan was enjoying the gossip, he was unaware that a problem, neither too big nor too small, was about to befall him.

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"Yanyan, come here! Explain to me why someone saw you with that Tang Shan, and said he was surrounded by beauties!"

An aged voice echoed from the gloomy Dugu mansion. Dugu Bo's eyes widened, his pupils turning into vertical slits, his expression ferocious and sinister, utterly terrifying.

Faced with the gaze of a Title Douluo-level powerhouse, anyone else would probably have been terrified and their legs would have gone weak, but this time the opponent was different.

Stealing a glance at her grandfather's discomposure, Dugu Yan turned her head away guiltily, her ears slightly red, trying to force an explanation: "It's nothing, just ordinary friends. It's normal for ordinary friends to hug and cuddle, right?" As she spoke, the girl's voice grew softer and softer, clearly realizing that her excuse was a bit unreliable.

"Just ordinary friends?! Hugging and cuddling?!" Dugu Bo repeated each word slowly and deliberately, gritting his teeth, wishing he could tear the person to pieces.

"That's right, I like him, so what?" Seeing that she was probably "doomed" today, Dugu Yan raised her chin and fearlessly chose to confront him head-on.

Even though he had discovered the affair between the two many years ago, Dugu Bo could comfort himself by saying that they were still young. In addition, Tang Shan had been traveling around the mainland for many years, and the opportunities to meet were becoming fewer and fewer, so he completely let his guard down.

Upon learning of Tang Shan's return, Dugu Bo didn't give it much thought. After so many years apart, how could their relationship possibly rekindle? However, events spiraled completely out of his control. Dugu Bo first received news that someone had gone out with the Royal Fighting Team. He immediately sensed something was amiss, but before he could prepare, he received devastating news from his servants: Tang Shan was seen with two women, traveling with them to the Heavenly Dou Realm!

To be honest, although he disliked Tang Shan intensely, Tang Shan had saved his and his granddaughter's lives, so Dugu Bo could barely accept that the two eventually got together.

However, what Dugu Bo could accept was that Tang Shan only had his granddaughter. He absolutely could not accept that the boy had two women on his left and right. Heaven knows what a huge blow it was to Dugu Bo that his granddaughter was so willing to get close to that boy.

"I know you like that little rascal, but he also has Gu Yue by his side. Can you accept that?" Dugu Bo calmed his agitation and earnestly advised Dugu Yan, hoping that she would come to her senses.

"I know, he told me everything, I don't care." Dugu Yan pursed her lips, showing no sign of backing down.

In reality, how could she not care? But he was too dazzling, like a star, radiating unparalleled brilliance. Even knowing it was like a moth drawn to a flame, she was willing to do it.

Enraged, enraged like never before, Dugu Bo wished he could kill Tang Shan as soon as possible. What kind of bewitching potion had he given his granddaughter that made her so helpless?

“Yanyan, there are countless heroes in the world, more outstanding than him…” Dugu Bo paused for a moment, then changed the subject to “someone similar to him…” He paused again, and finally could only say helplessly, “Perhaps there will be someone more suitable for you.”

Dugu Bo simply couldn't deceive himself. Let alone saying that someone was more outstanding than Tang Shan, it was hard to believe that someone was just as outstanding as Tang Shan. His talent, appearance, and personality combined to form an invisible chasm. From then on, the world's talents were either called Tang Shan or the rest.

"Grandpa," Dugu Yan called softly, her tone filled with regret and melancholy, "After meeting him, what other person could possibly catch my eye?"

Dugu Bo opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a rebuttal. Dugu Yan's reasoning was irrefutable. Having seen the vastness of the sky, how could he compromise himself and do something perfunctory?

"No, I have to go and talk to that kid. He has to give me an explanation!" Dugu Bo became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He stood up and walked towards the door.

"Grandpa, don't do this!" Dugu Yan was anxious and hurriedly stepped forward to try to pull Dugu Bo away, but her coquettishness was ineffective in the face of the titled Douluo who was burning with anger.

"Yan Yan, don't try to persuade me. I have to make that kid explain himself properly. Our Yan Yan is so outstanding, why is he so fickle?" Dugu Bo flicked his sleeve, and a gentle soul force pushed Dugu Yan away. Without further hesitation, his soul force surged, and he soared into the air, heading towards the direction of the Heavenly Dou Crown Prince's Mansion.

When Dugu Yan saw her grandfather disappear in a flash, she helplessly rubbed her forehead. She wasn't worried about Tang Shan at all; she was clearly worried about her grandfather.

She was well aware that the other party had directly killed a 100,000-year-old soul beast and possessed a 100,000-year-old soul ring. If her grandfather went to cause trouble for them, he would most likely get beaten up. Why invite trouble upon himself?

Unfortunately, her grandfather left in a hurry without giving her any time to explain, leaving her only to hope that Tang Shan would show mercy. Recalling Tang Shan's terrifying past record, a look of genuine worry appeared on Dugu Yan's face.

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"Kid, trouble's here. Go and deal with it yourself." Tang Shan was chatting with Xue Qinghe in the study when the Golden Crocodile Douluo's teasing voice suddenly rang out in the room.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, what trouble is this? Who dares to do this?" Before Tang Shan could even speak, Xue Qinghe's brows furrowed, clearly displeased that someone was trying to cause trouble for Tang Shan.

The Golden Crocodile Douluo under the pine tree had a strange expression. He glanced at a certain angel with his spiritual power and said slowly, "It's Dugu Bo. After all, that Tang Shan kid kidnapped someone's granddaughter. It's normal for him to have some complaints."

"Your Highness, I'll go see Senior Dugu first. We can talk about it later." Tang Shan gave an awkward but polite smile, greeted Xue Qinghe, whose body was a little stiff, and hurriedly pushed open the door to leave.

The study fell silent again. After a long while, Xue Qinghe finally came to his senses, recalling his words, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

"Xiaoxue, what are you thinking?" Golden Crocodile Douluo obviously didn't immediately withdraw his spiritual power. Noticing her complicated expression, he asked hesitantly.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, the main problem is that I don't know how to explain my identity to him?" Xue Qinghe's tone was very complicated. Even though he had faced his own heart, it didn't mean everything was fine. Would it be better to be honest? And how should he proceed with his strategy in Tangshan?

Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyelids twitched. Remembering the disguise he had finally managed to uncover, he fell silent. To be honest, the relationship between these two young people was truly chaotic. They were both incredibly good at pretending. He wondered what their expressions would be when their true identities were completely exposed in the future.

Pulling his thoughts back from their tangent, Golden Crocodile Douluo offered a rather reasonable suggestion: "Xiaoxue, why don't you start today by gradually revealing some flaws, letting the other party expose you? With his keen perception and his willingness to cooperate, it shouldn't be a problem for him to discover that you are a woman. Wait until before the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament before confronting him. At that time, you can go directly to Wuhun City to see your grandfather."

Chapter 450 Tang San's "Divine Skill"

Leaving Xue Qinghe's study, Tang Shan walked straight to the main gate without stopping. His expanded spiritual power had allowed him to successfully lock onto the vast aura that was rapidly approaching. Not knowing just how furious Dugu Bo was, Tang Shan felt that it was best to resolve some matters outside the Crown Prince's residence.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Just then, a pleasant female voice rang in Tang Shan's ears. Tang Shan didn't need to guess who the voice belonged to.

He pinpointed the direction from which the voice came and replied helplessly, "Gu Yue, you should stay at the Crown Prince's residence. If you really go with him, I'm afraid Senior Dugu will be even angrier."

"Serves you right, who told you to go around flirting with other women?" Gu Yue, who was having afternoon tea in the courtyard of Tangshan, pouted when she heard someone's reply, clearly a little dissatisfied.

Tang Shan remained silent. He knew that he would be surrounded by beautiful women in the future, so it was only natural that he would be criticized. He quickened his pace and soon arrived at the gate.

Squeak!

The heavy gate opened with a thud, and before the gatekeeper could even report, Tang Shan came face to face with Dugu Bo, whose face was as gloomy as water.

"Greetings, sir." The gatekeeper bowed respectfully to Tang Shan, who nodded in response, his attention focused on Dugu Bo.

"Boy, come out with me." Dugu Bo's voice was sinister, and the pressure around him was extremely low. Anyone could feel his anger at this moment.

"Senior, let's go outside Tian Dou City," Tang Shan suggested as he walked out of the Crown Prince's residence. Some friction was probably unavoidable during this meeting, and given his overly aggressive fighting style, it would be best to find an open area to prevent damage to surrounding buildings and pedestrians.

“Alright.” Dugu Bo glanced at Tang Shan, finding him utterly displeasing, and simply led the way, heading towards the outskirts of the city.

Tang Shan followed closely behind. Facing the terrifying aura that was locked onto him, his expression remained unchanged. He had nothing to complain about regarding Dugu Bo's actions. Anyone would have some objections if their carefully nurtured little cabbage was about to be taken away, as long as it wasn't like a certain sea god directly training a dog.

They traveled in silence through the streets and alleys, and soon left Tiandou City. After leaving the city, they continued walking until they were far from the main road, at which point they gradually slowed down.

"Tangshan, you saved my whole family's lives. I'm happy that you're with Yanyan, but why are you so fickle?"

Turning around, Dugu Bo looked at Tang Shan in front of him and said expressionlessly, his eyes sharp as if he wanted to see through the young man.

Tang Shan remained silent for a moment, racking his brains to explain, but the fact that he was two-timing was undeniable. In the end, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Senior Dugu, I will not abandon either side."

If Dugu Yan hadn't been so proactive before, Tang Shan could have confidently said, "Senior, this is your granddaughter's own choice." But now that he's kissed her, taken advantage of her, and almost completely devoured her except for the final step, Tang Shan wouldn't allow Dugu Yan to escape from his grasp.

"Not abandoning either side, kid, what makes you think you can?" Dugu Bo was so angry that he laughed. He had never seen such a shameless person, who made being a womanizer seem so natural. He was simply a genius!

"With my strength." Tang Shan's answer was very straightforward. And since the Poison Douluo in the original work had a rather unique way of thinking, to prevent the other party from seeking his own death, he promptly added: "Also, senior, don't even think about messing with Gu Yue. She also has a powerful backer. You should also know about the death of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Title Douluo. The person who made the move was her elder."

Dugu Bo's face twitched, and a chill inexplicably rose in his heart. To be honest, he had really thought about getting rid of that girl Gu Yue if he couldn't handle his granddaughter and Tang Shan. Fortunately, it was just a thought, otherwise he probably wouldn't even know how he died.

"Kid, what do you mean? Do you think I would lay a hand on a little girl? Don't try to scare me." Dugu Bo said tentatively, trying to find out Gu Yue's background.

Seeing the subtle change in Dugu Bo's expression, Tang Shan understood what had happened. Good heavens, you really want to make a move against Gu Yue. This shamelessness is no wonder you were the ruthless person in the original work who wanted to drug his granddaughter and the protagonist.

Although he was inwardly complaining, Tang Shan still kindly comforted Dugu Yan, not wanting her grandfather to die inexplicably: "Senior Dugu, I don't need to scare you. You should also know why Gu Yue has a martial soul, and you are also aware of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's collection of dragon-type soul masters. I don't need to say anything more."

Dugu Bo wasn't stupid. Considering the timing of Gu Yue's rise and the fall of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, many answers were self-evident.

His expression changed several times, and his gaze toward Tang Shan became somewhat strange: No, what's wrong with this kid? It's one thing to provoke Yan Yan, but he also has a close relationship with Gu Yue. Isn't he afraid that her elders will slap him to death?

Tangshan: No, of course not. Who told those nominal elders to actually be Gu Yue's subordinates?

Forcing himself to calm the turmoil in his heart, Dugu Bo brought the topic back. He stared at Tang Shan, his voice cold: "Don't try to scare me with that young girl's background. Why should I marry Yan Yan to you? If you don't give me a proper reason today, you might die here."

Killing Tang Shan was of course impossible. Putting aside his status in Xue Qinghe's heart and the unknown Gu Yue, Dugu Yan alone was a huge problem.

She's even willing to share with others, which shows just how important Tangshan is to her granddaughter. If Dugu Bo really killed Tangshan, he's sure his future would be quite "exciting".

While he couldn't really use force, he could certainly gain some verbal advantage. If he could force Tang Shan to give up on Gu Yue, that would be ideal. As for why he didn't force Tang Shan to give up on Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo wasn't stupid. If his granddaughter found out that he was trying to break up the couple, it would be like adding fuel to the fire. In that case, it wouldn't be able to completely sever their connection; it would only have the opposite effect.

"Senior, you may not be able to beat me." Dugu Bo's words were full of murderous intent, but Tang Shan didn't take it to heart at all. What a joke, he could sense whether someone had murderous intent towards him. Although Dugu Bo's attitude towards him was extremely bad, he never had the slightest murderous intent from beginning to end. All he felt was soaring resentment.

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow: "Such arrogance. The gap between a Soul Douluo and a Title Douluo is much bigger than you think. Kid, it's not good for you to be so arrogant."

"Senior, how about we make a bet?" At the crucial moment, Tang Shan still used the divine skill "betting" derived from the great Sea God. It was a skill full of human touch and a way to ease the atmosphere.

"A bet? What are we betting on?" Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed, and his mind immediately started racing: Should he use this bet to keep the little rascal away from Yan Yan?