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

“Telling the teacher won’t do any good. You don’t have much trust in the teacher anymore.” Zhu Zhuyun’s heart skipped a beat, and she almost lost her composure, but she forced herself to remain calm and retorted.

"Hehehe, little kitty, don't worry, I don't plan to tell your teacher." Qian Renxue chuckled softly, raising her hand to gently stroke Zhu Zhuyun's beautiful face. "I'm very curious, when the judgment comes, what choice will she make?"

brush!

Sensing something was off about the person in front of her, Zhu Zhuyun instinctively stood up and retreated rapidly. Qian Renxue still had a faint smile on her face and made no other move.

"Your Highness, please have some self-respect." Zhu Zhuyun felt that something was off about Qian Renxue in front of her, but upon closer inspection, her divine soul power was undeniable.

After hesitating for a moment, she slowly spoke: "Your Highness, our goals are the same, perhaps there is an opportunity for us to cooperate."

Qian Renxue simply smiled and nodded. Zhu Zhuyun dared not linger and immediately left the secret room.

Watching the other person leave, Qian Renxue's lips curled into a strange smile: It is true that sacred soul power can purify evil energy, but what if I am not helping you purify evil energy, but suppressing it instead?

“The accumulation is almost complete, but unfortunately the conditions are too harsh. If it really explodes, it probably won’t be difficult for the people he knows to resolve it.” A dark light, like an abyss, surged in Qian Renxue’s eyes. She tapped her thigh lightly with her fingers and muttered to herself, “Forget it, let’s think of other ways. Let’s just treat this as a spare piece.”

……

"Your older brother is gone?" Back in the courtyard, Gu Yue asked curiously, resting her cheek on her hand.

Tang Shan nodded: "Brother, the luck of this chosen one is too strong. I'm afraid that if we let him stay in the Crown Prince's residence, Qian Renxue's identity will be exposed one day."

“That’s true.” Gu Yue picked up a pastry, savoring it as she casually commented, “Your elder brother has good talent and luck. He’s probably on the path of war or killing. He should have no problem becoming a second-level god in the future. With a little effort, becoming a first-level god isn’t impossible.”

Su Yuntao was, after all, the chosen one of the plane. Although he was hastily selected by the plane's consciousness, unlike Huo Gua in Dou Di Zhuan II who was clearly arranged, and he himself had to compete with Tang San for fortune, becoming a god was still not a big problem.

"The path to becoming a deity is still quite long for us. Let's focus on planning our future cultivation first."

He pulled Gu Yue into his arms, gently rubbing his chin against the top of the girl's head, and inhaling the faint fragrance emanating from her. Tang Shan asked softly, "What do you think I should do about my eighth and ninth spirit rings?"

She shrunk slightly, finding the most comfortable position in Tang Shan's arms. Gu Yue's eyes narrowed slightly, thoroughly enjoying the moment.

"The rules of heaven and earth for the Soul Ring Core will probably not be granted again. I think you can start comprehending the rules now to prepare for the path to godhood. The effects of the rules you comprehend can also be used as Soul Skills."

"What if the effect of the soul skill isn't outstanding?" Tang Shan pondered for a moment before raising his question.

"It's alright. What you've comprehended is the rule, which inherently means that your future soul skills will at least be rule-level soul skills. In addition, you can actively cultivate soul rings, and major leaps in soul ring levels will automatically boost the effects of your soul skills." Gu Yue had clearly thought about this issue long ago, and the method she provided was very comprehensive.

“You also have an unparalleled advantage.” Gu Yue sat up straight, a serious expression appearing on her flawless face. “Your fifth soul skill is multi-threaded thinking. Its effect is to create virtual consciousness with the same computing power as your own. These virtual consciousnesses can also be used to comprehend the rules, and their comprehension speed is in no way inferior to the main consciousness. In other words, with their help, you can comprehend the rules of power to one hundred percent in the shortest amount of time. At that time, you will be fully capable of challenging the God King level!”

P.S.: From now on, there will only be Thousand-Foot Snow, no Snow Clear River.

Chapter 456 Taking Action Against Ning Fengzhi

The opening ceremony of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was held in a specially established competition area in the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena, where a group of geniuses from the Heaven Dou Empire gathered to celebrate the grand event.

A dense crowd surged into the arena, filling the stands, and countless teams gathered in the rest area, waiting for Emperor Xueye to announce the start of the competition.

Tang Shan was not in the team of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy today. Privileges have always been like this. His superior strength and talent are enough to make him disregard certain rules.

Most of the people sitting on the dais today are familiar faces from Tangshan: Emperor Xueye, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chenxin, Platinum Bishop Salas, Hall Master of the Spirit Hall of Tiandou City, Dugu Bo, and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe of Tiandou City.

Tang Shan hadn't planned to come, since being with a group of old men was really boring, but Qian Renxue forcibly dragged him over, so he had no choice but to comply.

"Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Excellencies." Stepping onto the platform, Tang Shan gave a brief greeting to everyone. Strength is the foundation of confidence. Compared to his respectful demeanor in his youth, he now possesses a greater sense of composure and ease when facing these powerful figures.

"Truly worthy of being a pillar of our Heavenly Dou, you are indeed magnificent." Emperor Xueye was not displeased by Tang Shan's somewhat dismissive attitude; on the contrary, his words were full of praise.

Salas's expression was cold and hard, but he still nodded. He was serious about acting; the person in front of him might be a future bigwig of the Spirit Hall, and he had to maintain a proper attitude: he couldn't let others see his connection with the other person, nor could he truly offend him. Speaking of which, perhaps he could visit the man's father again after the opening ceremony; he wondered if the tea he had given him last time had been finished.

snort!

The one with the worst attitude was Dugu Bo. Looking at Gu Yue following Tang Shan, his dissatisfaction was almost written on his face. However, due to the previous agreement, he could only rage helplessly.

"Tang Shan, why don't you sit down next to me?" Ning Fengzhi had a warm smile on his face as he looked at the talented young man, his eyes filled with undisguised regret: Such a genius, if only he were from our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin frowned slightly. With his keen perception, he could vaguely sense a threat from Tang Shan. How could this be? He was only at what level.

Upon realizing this, Chen Xin's expression changed slightly. He couldn't detect Tang Shan's current cultivation level, which meant that the other party's spiritual power was at least no worse than his own!

"Sect Leader Ning, I may sit down next to His Highness." Tang Shan raised an eyebrow and looked Ning Fengzhi up and down, wondering if this Sect Leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was truly unaware of the conflict between him and Ning Rongrong or was pretending not to know.

“Okay.” A strange look flashed in Ning Fengzhi’s eyes. He always felt that Tang Shan had a polite yet distant attitude towards him. This shouldn’t be the case.

The attendant, quite perceptive, brought over three chairs and set them down, where Qian Renxue, Tang Shan, and Gu Yue took their seats in turn.

"Tang Shan, what is your current cultivation level?" Sword Douluo carefully probed but found nothing. Coupled with the unease in his heart, he couldn't help but ask.

Emperor Xueye, along with Dugu Bo, Salas, and others, all turned their curious gazes toward Tang Shan.

"Your Highness, how should we answer?" Tang Shan remained calm, taking the gaze of the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Dou Alliance and the top experts into account. He slowly and deliberately asked Qian Renxue for her opinion via telepathy.

"Your Majesty Chenxin, how can you casually inquire about a Soul Master's cultivation level? Isn't this question a bit ill-considered?" Qian Renxue didn't reply to Tang Shan via telepathy, but instead went straight to Ning Fengzhi, clearly intending to lay her cards on the table, and even dropped the original "teacher" address.

Tang Shan was taken aback at first, then a faint smile appeared on his lips. He had told Qian Renxue about his conflict with the Shrek Seven Devils, and the most troublesome one was Ning Rongrong, since Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue were ultimately teacher and student.

Today, he was bound to meet Ning Fengzhi on the podium. He originally planned to treat her politely, but he did not expect Miss Angel to be so fierce and take the initiative to confront him.

At this moment, the expressions of everyone on the stage changed. Emperor Xueye, who was nominally the father, turned his scrutinizing gaze to Ning Fengzhi; Dugu Bo, who had already sided with the Crown Prince, also looked at Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin; Salas showed a gloating expression on the surface, but secretly activated his soul power in order to prevent any accidents and "kidnap" the Crown Prince of Tiandou as soon as possible.

Qian Renxue's words instantly put Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo in an extremely awkward situation, and the atmosphere on the podium became somewhat stiff.

"Qinghe, you should show due respect to your teachers." Emperor Xueye criticized Qian Renxue in a slow and deliberate manner, but anyone could hear the bias in his words. He neither said that anyone should be respected, nor did he impose any real punishment.

Ning Fengzhi frowned. He hadn't expected that Uncle Jian's casual question would escalate the situation to this extent. The scenes that had just occurred kept replaying in his mind, but after examining them countless times, he still couldn't find a reason why Qian Renxue was targeting him for no apparent reason.

"Your Highness, you should show due respect to your teachers!" Chen Xin's eyes narrowed, and a sharp will suddenly erupted from his body, like an indestructible sword, directly aimed at Qian Renxue.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin was not acting impulsively. Qian Renxue's sudden attack seemed suspicious. Without knowing what was going on, he could not reveal any weakness first. He was the strongest here. As long as he gained the upper hand in terms of momentum, it would be easier to break through any other schemes later.

"Your Majesty Chen Xin, what do you mean by this? Do you intend to harm His Highness the Crown Prince?" As Tang Shan finished speaking, a powerful will suddenly erupted from his body, directly meeting Sword Douluo Chen Xin's sharp sword intent.

Rumble!

Two powerful wills clashed violently. One was like the embodiment of power, domineering, savage, and primal; the other was like a sharp sword, carrying overwhelming killing intent, sharp and menacing.

As mentioned before, Chen Xin's breakthrough in his title relied on both sword intent and sword technique. When he clashed with Tang Shan, who was simply relying on willpower to reach level 98, his sword intent was powerless to resist and was almost instantly defeated.

hum!

Dugu Bo raised his hand and unleashed a vast surge of soul power to protect Emperor Xueye, Qian Renxue, and Gu Yue, preventing them from being injured by the aftershocks of their battle.

uh-huh!

With his will broken, Chen Xin's face turned pale, suffering a backlash that dimmed his bright and clear eyes.

What terrifying willpower! A thought arose in the minds of everyone present almost simultaneously. The result of the clash between Tang Shan's and Sword Douluo's wills was self-evident: the former remained unaffected, while the latter's expression changed slightly.

"Your Highness, Uncle Jian was just speaking unintentionally. Please forgive him if he has offended you." Seeing that he had lost the upper hand in terms of momentum, Ning Fengzhi did not choose to confront him directly. Instead, he lowered his stance and took the opportunity to ask Qian Renxue why she was targeting him. "I wonder if there is some misunderstanding in this matter, Your Highness?"

"That's a question for Miss Ning Rongrong." Qian Renxue's sarcastic tone was undisguised, and anyone could hear the dissatisfaction in it.

Ning Fengzhi's lips twitched. It was his good daughter again! He had been a little confused before, wondering why he hadn't been targeted because he had behaved himself and hadn't done anything to harm Qian Renxue. Now the answer was clear.

Recalling her willful and capricious behavior when he awakened her martial soul, Ning Fengzhi suddenly fell silent: Could it be that his foundation would be ruined by her?

"Your Majesty, it's time to begin the ceremony." Just then, an attendant approached Emperor Xueye and whispered in his ear.

"I understand." Emperor Xueye nodded gently, stood up, glanced at Ning Fengzhi who was deep in thought, and began to preside over the opening ceremony of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

"When the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away; when the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked." This is a virtue that an emperor should possess. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's original role was mainly to maintain imperial power and, incidentally, to deter Dugu Bo and the Star Luo Empire. Now that the future crown prince has Tang Shan and Dugu Bo under his command, the situation is largely settled, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School now appears somewhat conspicuous.

Perhaps it would be possible to gradually reduce the Empire's support for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Emperor Xueye was pondering this as he presided over the opening ceremony, but he quickly put these thoughts out of his mind.

Why think so much? The future emperor is Xue Qinghe, so let him worry about it himself. In a few years, I should abdicate and enjoy a peaceful life.

"Now we will begin the first match, Shrek Academy versus Duntel Academy." After announcing the start of the match, Emperor Xueye returned to his seat. Ning Fengzhi sat upright, looking down at Shrek Academy, and soon saw his daughter in the team.

"Isn't Yu Tianheng's cultivation speed a bit slow?" Looking at the configuration of one yellow and three purple soul rings, Gu Yue couldn't help but complain to Tang Shan.

"It's really a bit outrageous." Tang Shan's expression was a bit strange. To be honest, when he first met Yu Tianheng, his cultivation speed was quite good. But he didn't expect that even with the blessing of a soul bone and the second ring of a thousand years, the other party was still only a Soul Master.

Without the blessing of the immortal herbs, the Shrek Seven Devils are much weaker overall. Unlike the original novel where almost all of them were Soul Masters, only four of the Shrek Seven Devils have reached the Soul Master level in terms of Soul Power: Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.

The other three are still Soul Masters, and they still have a long way to go before reaching the Soul Sect level.

The Shrek Seven Devils are still quite strong, and they defeated their opponents with overwhelming force.

Sunlight shone on the arena, where the young people were full of vigor and confidence. Ning Fengzhi was somewhat dazed, but looking at his daughter in the team, a sense of relief finally rose in his heart.

However, that warmth and relief did not linger in Ning Fengzhi's heart for long. When he sat back down and turned to look at the indifferent young man, all that remained was a bitter smile.

Geniuses—perhaps all seven Shrek Seven Devils were geniuses—but compared to true monsters and prodigies, their achievements were utterly insignificant.

"Your Highness, I will give you an explanation." Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath and solemnly said to Qian Renxue.

It wasn't that Ning Fengzhi was compromising; rather, their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was inherently dependent on an empire for its survival. Having a Title Douluo in charge now was fine, but what about the future?

The Heaven Dou Empire would indeed suffer a huge loss without them, but if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School lost the empire, it would be tantamount to completely losing its foundation. Without vast lands, where would they find potential talents to grow into Title Douluos?

"Sect Master Ning, the situation on the continent is volatile. A slight misstep could lead to utter destruction. Please consider this carefully." The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's amplification effect is quite outstanding. It would be best if it could be used by Qian Renxue. Tang Shan's reminder was only because the other party's overall attitude was quite proper.

"Alright." Ning Fengzhi watched Tang Shan and Gu Yue get up and leave, but still couldn't help asking, "Tang Shan, putting aside the previous conflict, I'm genuinely curious about your current cultivation level. Could you please enlighten me?"

Tang Shan's steps did not falter, and his calm voice reached the ears of everyone on the platform: "Of course, it's not high, but he just broke through to the Soul Saint level."

His words, spoken casually, struck like thunderbolts, reverberating in everyone's hearts. A Soul Saint at the age of twenty-one—whether he would be a successor or not, he was certainly unprecedented. However, none of that mattered.

Tang Shan's talent has never lay in his terrifying cultivation speed, but in his exaggerated combat power. Back then, he was only a fourth-ring Soul Master, yet he could fight against Soul Saints and even Soul Douluos. And now, at the seventh-ring level?

Even though it becomes increasingly difficult for Soul Masters to cultivate in the later stages, and the gap in Soul Power between each level widens, everyone present was almost certain that Tang Shan at this moment definitely possessed combat power at least at the Title level.

To be able to rival a Title Douluo with the Soul Saint title is equivalent to being a Title Powerhouse without a title.

Ning Fengzhi's bitter smile came from the bottom of his heart. He only had a clear understanding of the trouble his daughter had caused when Tang Shan revealed his cultivation level. How was this any different from their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School offending a Title Douluo out of thin air?

Unlike Ning Fengzhi, Emperor Xueye's smile was much brighter at this moment. With Tangshan, how could Tiandou not be strong in the future?

"What a Tangshan!" Salas stood up, gave the crowd a deep look, and turned to leave the platform. He needed to leave quickly, otherwise he might burst out laughing: Heaven Dou Empire, you didn't expect this, did you? In the end, you've still made a profit for our Spirit Hall.

"Your Majesty, I shall take my leave now." Dugu Bo greeted Emperor Xueye, glanced meaningfully at Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, and slowly walked down from the platform.

Dugu Bo truly hadn't expected Ning Fengzhi to have such an exceptional daughter. Recalling the immense pressure he felt when facing Tang Shan, he couldn't help but smile: "Heh, I've suffered a setback, but you won't have it easy either. At most, I'll lose face, but what your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will lose in the future is truly unpredictable."

Emperor Xueye exchanged a few pleasantries with Ning Fengzhi before getting up and leaving. At this moment, only Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin remained on the platform.

"Feng Zhi, this matter..." With no outsiders present, Sword Douluo Chen Xin addressed him by name directly, his words hesitant, clearly unsure how to handle the situation.

"Go back to the sect first. Isn't Rongrong with Shrek Academy? Send someone to call her back!"

Chapter 457 A Divine Opportunity!

"What did you say?" Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi stared at his daughter with disbelief. His hand on the desk tightened involuntarily, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo, who were standing to the side, also changed their expressions drastically, deeply shocked by the news that Ning Rongrong had just brought.

Ning Rongrong pouted, watching the changes in her father's and her two grandfathers' expressions, and fell silent. She had known all along that this would be the outcome, which was why she had concealed the conflict that had occurred in the Star Dou Great Forest and Tangshan.