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

The Asura God was somewhat speechless. He looked at the Angel God beside him, signaling for the other to speak.

"That's because I wanted to test her further. The younger generation of the Angel Family is naturally my successor." The Angel God paused noticeably. She really hadn't expected that someone would choose a successor from among her descendants.

"The Angelic Family, what does that have to do with you, a spinster of ten thousand years? The blood of the gods was bestowed upon the distant lineage back then, and they weren't really your descendants." The Rakshasa God's mouth was like a knife, which greatly angered the Angel God. Holy flames burned in his pupils, as if he was about to draw his sword again.

P.S.: There's one more chapter, but it'll be later.

Chapter 487 Divine Test

"Alright." The Asura God had a headache. Logically speaking, the Angel God's descendant should belong to the Angel God, but the Rakshasa God's reasoning was impeccable. Since Qian Renxue did not have a divine inheritance at the time, there was no problem with her bestowing the inheritance upon the other party.

"Since it's a family, are there any other suitable successors within the family?" The Asura God hesitated for a moment before asking the Angel God. His meaning was clear: if all else fails, find someone else.

"No, currently the Angel Family only has the successor I chose and her grandfather, who is also my High Priest," the Angel God replied honestly, showing that she had no intention of giving up on Qian Renxue.

"Angel, what's there to argue about? Your junior is almost a demonic soul master. Is he even a match for your divine position?" Rakshasa God said sarcastically.

“I am an angel god, not a god of light or a god of justice. Fallen angels are still angels.” The angel god’s rebuttal left the Rakshasa god speechless. What a fine argument: fallen angels are still angels.

"Shura, what's going on? Why do I feel like you interfered with Douluo Continent again?" The God of Destruction hadn't even finished dealing with the dispute between the two gods when the God of Destruction came knocking on the door again.

The Asura God had a sudden inspiration and quickly sent a message to the God of Destruction through his divine sense: "Destruction, there's a problem in Tangshan. Can you come and resolve it?" Well, Qian Renxue and Tangshan have a close connection, so Qian Renxue's affairs are Tangshan's affairs. Therefore, it's not wrong for Tangshan to have an accident.

Crackling sounds!

A surge of purplish-black destructive power appeared, and the God of Destruction quietly materialized before the somewhat astonished gazes of the gods.

No, it's just two first-level gods fighting, how could it attract the attention of two god-kings?

"Destruction, I have other matters to attend to. I'll leave this to you. Ask Light about the details." Having finally found a chance to leave work early, how could the God of Asura let it go? Upon seeing the God of Destruction arrive, he immediately broke through the air and left, as if he had shaken off some trouble.

The God of Destruction was somewhat bewildered, but fortunately, he lived up to his reputation as a workaholic in the divine realm. Faced with the Asura God's attempt to shift the blame, he not only accepted it naturally but also immediately began to continue pushing forward.

After learning the whole story from the God of Light, his eyes shone as he looked at Qian Renxue, who was somewhere between evil and holiness.

"You two are quite good." The God of Destruction praised the Angel God and the Rakshasa God, leaving the two gods, who were on the verge of conflict, somewhat bewildered.

Seeing their doubts, the God of Destruction made a direct ruling: "Let's not talk about who is the successor. For now, let her bear two divine positions. Since her soul power can possess both holiness and evil, it's not impossible for her to possess divine positions as well. If she can truly combine the characteristics of two divine positions or even fuse them together, she might just become the next God-King."

The Angel God and the Rakshasa God were both dumbfounded. The God of Destruction's decision caught them off guard. They wanted to refuse, but when they saw the God of Destruction's excited expression and the boiling destructive lightning on his body, they finally chose to keep quiet.

The matter was swiftly resolved by the God of Destruction, and the group of first-level gods naturally departed. However, the God of Destruction's assessment of Qian Renxue remained in their hearts: the next God-King? The last person to make such an assessment was Rong Nianbing, the God of Emotions, but now she had already stood at the pinnacle of first-level gods.

Poseidon didn't think about Qian Renxue; he focused most of his attention on the soul that the Asura God had brought from other lower planes.

"Tang San? His relationship with the Heaven Dou Empire doesn't seem very good, which means he basically has no chance of coming into contact with the Vast Ocean Universe Cover I left behind." Recalling Rakshasa God's actions, Poseidon made up his mind: If all else fails, I'll forcibly bestow the inheritance. Shura's judgment will definitely not be wrong. I'll take the spot then, and Shura won't have anything to say.

……

As her consciousness gradually returned, she saw a huge dome before her. She managed to sit up and look around, recognizing where she was.

hum!

A tremor originating from the soul, two voices simultaneously resounded in Qian Renxue's mind: "The Nine Trials of Angels and Rakshasa have begun. Complete the divine trials and you can inherit the divine positions of Rakshasa and Angel."

Before Qian Renxue could react, two light screens appeared before her eyes.

Rakshasa's First Trial: Use the Soul Skill "Corruption" to corrupt ten Soul Masters. Reward: One divinely bestowed Soul Ring, increasing the age of all Soul Rings by five hundred years.

The Angel's First Test: Purify ten evil souls. Reward: One divinely bestowed Soul Ring, increasing the age of all Soul Rings by five hundred years.

Qian Renxue?! She had a premonition that her divine trial might go awry after her fall, but she never expected that the original angelic divine trial would turn into a dual divine trial of angel and rakshasa, and what the contents of the angelic divine trial would be...

It wasn't that Qian Renxue was overthinking things; the main issue was that this divine test really seemed to be a well-coordinated effort between two deities. They could find ten ordinary soul masters at random, corrupt them in the beginning, and then directly convert their divine soul power to purify them. It was a perfect coordination.

Could it be that her ancestors weren't as sacred and righteous as she imagined? The moment this thought crossed her mind, Qian Renxue felt a pang of fear, but her thoughts still wandered: Why did I fall so easily into depravity? It's highly possible that some ancestors also had fallen angels like me, only to be hidden or even secretly executed. This would provide a plausible explanation for her father's beastly behavior. As the saying goes, yin begets yang, and yang begets yin; who knows how wicked her ancestors might have been behind the scenes, given how majestic their divine image appeared?

Whoosh, whoosh!

The angel assured her that she absolutely did not intentionally eavesdrop on her junior's thoughts. After all, he was the future successor, and she needed to see how he performed after undergoing divine testing.

But she never expected that the younger generation's own problems would be shifted onto her, their ancestor. You didn't mention a word about your mother, who was favored by Rakshasa, did you?!

"Hahaha!" The angel god was furious, while the Rakshasa god was overjoyed. His divine sense expanded, flooding into the Angel Temple, and his mocking and sarcastic words echoed repeatedly, even being edited: "The ancestral statue is so majestic, who knows how evil it is in private; the ancestral statue is so majestic, who knows how filthy it is in private; the ancestral statue is so majestic, who knows how despicable it is in private..."

"Rakshasa!" A furious roar was followed by a burst of golden light that engulfed the Angel Temple.

……

Splash!

The waterfall plunges from the cliff with tremendous force, like ten thousand horses galloping. As it falls into the pool below, the water splashes and submerges the smooth boulders, also wetting the surrounding grass.

The one-armed Tang Hao slowly descended with Tang San. He pointed to the wide waterfall and the giant rocks in the pool and calmly said, "This is where you will train with the Clear Sky Hammer. Once you have mastered the Clear Sky Hammer to my satisfaction, I will take you to awaken the Blue Silver Grass for the second time."

Tang San already knew about the entanglement between his mother and father, and he was also looking forward to the second awakening of the Blue Silver Grass. However, first of all, he needed to completely master his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.

Standing by the pool, watching Tang San being repeatedly knocked down by the waterfall, Tang Hao's eyes showed no pity, only indifference: "With your second awakening and mastery of the Clear Sky Hammer, whether you live or die in the City of Slaughter will be beyond my control. If you survive, I will keep you, hoping you will avenge Ah Yin; if you don't survive, then I will have no choice but to go find that little rabbit and do my part for the sect in the end."

The immense water pressure ravaged his body, ravaging his flesh and bones. His body slammed heavily against the water's surface, causing his internal organs to shudder. Tang San felt nauseous from the shock.

Without hesitation or stopping, he climbed the rocks again and again, wielding the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, trying to control the Haotian Hammer in his hands.

A faint blue light emerged from the surging water, silently permeating Tang San's body, nourishing his limbs and bones, and silently healing the hidden injuries he had sustained during training.

A faint trident pattern flashed across Tang San's forehead, and he felt his mind becoming clearer, his mastery of the Clear Sky Hammer rapidly improving.

"The Sea God? Good, saves me the trouble of finding another godhood. I never expected that a casual move I made would actually come in handy." The Asura God of the God Realm nodded in satisfaction. He had already given up on letting Tang San inherit the Asura God's position. He had been somewhat troubled before about how to make up for Tang San's transmigration. Now that Poseidon had taken the place, he had an easier time.

"Shura, you can't leave. You've discovered potential god-kings twice; you're of great use to the divine realm."

"Destruction is my decision. You don't need to persuade me anymore. Tangshan and Qian Renxue are just coincidences."

“Shura, that’s no coincidence. You’ve encountered a God-King prospect that might only appear once every tens of thousands of years in the lower planes and once every few hundred years in the God Realm. You must have something special about you.”

"How could that be? Then I could say that Tang Shan has the potential to become a supreme god-king, and his elder brother Su Yuntao also has the potential to become a god-king. Do you think that's possible?"

……

Heaven Dou City remained as prosperous as ever. The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had ended, but its aftershocks continued unabated, spreading throughout the entire continent.

"Did you hear that? They're all praising you, Your Majesty the Uncrowned Douluo." Gu Yue, with her long silver hair naturally draped over her arm, whispered in her man's ear.

The lovely girl's breath brushed against his ear. Tang Shan turned to look at Gu Yue and chuckled as he retorted, "You're not bad either. In Dragon Town Martial Soul City, many people suspect that you are a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form."

Whether it was the battle against Haotian Douluo at the end of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, or the axe-splitting of the Papal Palace ten days later, Tang Shan's reputation was pushed to the peak of the Douluo Continent.

From then on, no one regarded him as a prodigy or genius; he was a strongman, a powerful figure standing at the pinnacle of Douluo. Although his cultivation level remained that of a Soul Saint, his overall strength reached the level of a Titled Douluo, leading many Soul Masters to call him the Uncrowned Title.

To be honest, Tangshan was very dissatisfied with this nickname, feeling that it was forced and exaggerated. However, it's impossible to please everyone, and he couldn't change it. In the end, he could only comfort himself by saying that it was at least better than "Mang Jinggang" or "Leidao Kuangseng".

While Tang Shan transformed into a thousand-meter giant and cleaved the Papal Palace with an axe, the astonishing feat of Gu Yue's dragon roar overwhelming the entire Wuhun City could not be concealed.

In the past, Tangshan's dazzling presence always made people subconsciously overlook Gu Yue's existence, even though her achievements were no less than Tangshan's.

Chapter 488 Planning the Eighth Soul Skill

That dragon's roar made all the soul masters in Wuhun City submit, and it also made Gu Yue stand shoulder to shoulder with Tang Shan.

Back at the Crown Prince's residence, Tang Shan raised an eyebrow, sensing something amiss. "Tang Shan, the young master is still in the Hall of Offerings. The current Xue Qinghe is a Soul Saint from our Spirit Hall in disguise."

The voice transmission from the Porcupine Douluo rang in Tang Shan's ears at just the right moment, resolving the doubts in his heart.

Since it wasn't Qian Renxue, Tang Shan didn't need to make a special trip to meet her. He simply took Gu Yue and headed towards his own courtyard.

"Tongue Spear, how long has it been? Did you ever imagine Tangshan would come to this?" As the peaceful aura disappeared from his senses, the Porcupine Douluo asked the Serpent Spear Douluo beside him with a complicated tone.

As Xue Qinghe's public bodyguards, they would naturally accompany him back to the Heaven Dou Empire. However, Xue Qinghe is no longer Qian Renxue, so they would not continue to focus on protecting him.

"I had thought about it, but I didn't expect him to grow up so fast. How many years has it been?" Serpent Spear Douluo was also very impressed. "Moreover, defeating Haotian Douluo with the body of a Soul Saint is simply terrifying."

As for Tang Shan's feat of splitting the Papal Palace with an axe, they selectively ignored it. It was best for these lower-ranking figures not to casually judge the power struggles within the Spirit Hall's core leadership.

……

The heavy stone door opened, and Hu Liena strode in. Today, with the permission of the worshippers, she was able to meet her teacher.

This was a small stone chamber, only twenty or thirty square meters in size. Huge iron chains extended from inside the stone walls, firmly sealing Bibi Dong. A special magic array was engraved on the iron chains, completely suppressing her vast soul power.

"Nana, you've come." Bibi Dong looked up as if sensing something, and a gentle smile appeared on her face as she looked at her disciple who was full of worry.

"Teacher, how are you?" Hu Liena asked, quickening her pace to the edge of the chains.

"It's alright, I'm eating and drinking well, and everything's fine except for not being able to move around freely," Bibi Dong replied with a light laugh, turning her body slightly. "Don't worry, my injuries have been healed."

"Teacher, can you go out?" Hu Liena sat down cross-legged, grasped Bibi Dong's hand, and asked with concern.

"Impossible. Neither the Hall of Worship nor Qian Renxue will allow me to leave. Nana, I'm sorry, I may not be able to pass on the position of Pope to you." Gently stroking her disciple's cheek, Bibi Dong's eyes were filled with guilt and regret.

"Teacher, I've never cared about the position of Pope or Saintess. I just want you to be well." Tears welled up in her eyes. Hu Liena wanted to accuse the Hall of Offerings or Qian Renxue of their indifference, but when the words reached her lips, she couldn't utter a single one.

She was by no means an unreasonable person; she knew that her teacher was at the heart of this turmoil, and that the choice made by the temple was perfectly justifiable.

As for Qian Renxue, Hu Liena felt more guilt. The warmth she felt from her teacher should have belonged to Sister Xue, and her teacher had almost taken away Sister Xue's beloved. How could she blame the other party?

"Nana, you have no hope of winning the title of Saintess. You shouldn't go to this city of slaughter." Bibi Dong gently patted Hu Liena's back and comforted her in a soft voice.

"No, teacher, I must go to the City of Slaughter." Hu Liena looked up suddenly, her eyes filled with determination and resolve. "I can obtain the God of Slaughter Domain there, which will increase my strength. If I can't become the Pope, then I will become a future worshipper, and then I will give you your freedom."

“Nana…” Bibi Dong choked up a little. She wanted to say that the Spirit Hall was not so simple, and she wanted to tell them that even if she became an honored guest, they might not be able to let her go. But faced with her disciple’s filial piety, she finally nodded.

"Nana, remember this: before you head to the City of Slaughter, come and see your teacher. Your teacher will grant you the protection of the God of Slaughter."

……

"How should I construct my eighth spirit ring, or rather, Gu Yue, do you have a suitable spirit skill effect?" Tang Shan sat cross-legged on the grass, feeling the sunlight streaming down, and lazily asked the girl beside him.

“It would be best to develop a perception-based skill. The effect of conceptual power is somewhat beyond my expectations.” Gu Yue explained unhurriedly, “The concept that the Golden Dragon King mastered back then was destruction. Although his concept of power had already taken shape, it was basically used in conjunction with the concept of destruction. In addition, we were basically unable to communicate during the war in the God Realm, which resulted in me not having a deep enough understanding of the characteristics of the concept of power.”

"Wait a minute." Tang Shan interrupted Gu Yue's explanation with some curiosity, "The Golden Dragon King's concept is destruction, so shouldn't your concept be creation? Why is it elements?"

"Because the concept of creation was not cultivated by the Dragon God himself, but was taken from the Phoenix God King, his mastery of it was not complete enough. This also resulted in me having the concept of elements when I was born, while the power of creation was only pushed to the level of a conceptual prototype."

Tangshan suddenly realized, and combined with the aid information, he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild: "If the Dragon God has completely mastered the concept of creation, just like the concept of destruction, I wonder if the Dragon God Catastrophe will occur."

"Alright, let's continue talking about your cultivation." Gu Yuebai kicked Tang Shan with her white foot, and only after seeing his gaze refocus did she speak slowly and deliberately, "Force can touch all laws, which means that no matter how abstract a thing is, as long as it exists, you can touch it and even break it, including fate, rules, and of course, the bottleneck of your cultivation realm."

Having cultivated in Tangshan for so long, his comprehension is naturally quite good. Gu Yue has already explained this much; if he still doesn't understand, then what's the difference between him and the Sea God who is still cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Technique in the Five Parts?

According to Gu Yue, the power to touch all things, including some abstract existences, is the most important thing now, not to continue to strengthen this conceptual power, but to be able to discover those abstract existences.

If abstract bottlenecks can be touched and even broken, then what about the bottlenecks leading to the supreme god-king or even cosmic calamities? This isn't just Tang Shan's wild speculation; it's just that the future he vaguely saw was truly captivating.

"Alright, we have plenty of time. We can figure it out slowly. It doesn't matter if it's just a little while." Gu Yue snuggled into Tang Shan's arms, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

Some may ask, wasn't Tang Shan originally a Soul Saint below level 75? How did he suddenly become a near-Soul Douluo at level 80?

It can only be said that dual cultivation is truly extraordinary. Coupled with the origin of the gods, even if it is not complete, it is still quite strong, which caused Tang Shan's soul power cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds. His newly broken spiritual power not only stabilized, but also made great strides forward.