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

"Teacher has broken through!" Zhu Zhuyun's face blossomed into a beautiful smile, but she did not immediately push open the door and entered. Instead, she looked at Hu Liena.

Tang Shan broke through? This is the City of Slaughter, where there are no soul beasts. It shouldn't be a breakthrough of a major level. But if it's just a minor level, why is the aura emanating from him so terrifying? Although she was extremely curious, Hu Liena didn't dare to ask. She knew that there was an invisible barrier between her and Tang Shan's group of three, and there were some things she shouldn't know.

"Sister Xue, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now." Hu Liena said goodbye, and seeing Qian Renxue nod slightly, she went down to the first floor in a few steps and left.

"Teacher, congratulations on your breakthrough." Seeing that the person who was in the way had left, Zhu Zhuyun could no longer contain her joy and turned to push open the door.

The inner and outer cities of the Killing City are similar; each room's door is the only exit, and when the door is closed, the room is dark.

But as soon as Zhu Zhuyun pushed open the door, she saw a pair of clean eyes in the dimly lit room, pure and clear, without a trace of impurity.

Qian Renxue summoned a ball of holy light, illuminating the room completely and allowing the two women to see Tang Shan inside after his breakthrough.

His eyes were like those of an innocent child, yet also like a deep, boundless ocean; the contradictions within them were like a black hole, drawing people in without them even realizing it.

With a high, straight nose and lips of moderate thickness, paired with a flawless face, she was absolutely stunning.

His plain white robes partially concealed his strong and muscular physique, revealing glimpses of his muscles and making him appear even more muscular.

With his back straight, his invisible aura and the lingering power of his soul blended naturally, giving people a sense of profound stillness and unfathomable depth.

Gudong!

Zhu Zhuyun and Qian Renxue simultaneously swallowed. For some reason, they felt their lips were a little dry, and their heartbeats were involuntarily quickening, perhaps because they had been standing for so long. As for why high-level Soul Masters would have a faster heartbeat after standing for a long time, that's none of your concern.

"Your Highness, Zhu Yun, please come in." Tang Shan had a slight smile on his lips. He was in a great mood after absorbing a 550,000-year-old ferocious beast soul ring. With his current soul power level, it was only a few months away from becoming a Title Douluo.

Zhu Zhuyun quickly walked a few steps and sat down next to Tang Shan. A faint fragrance wafted into her nose, and her delicate body was very close to his, so she could vaguely feel his body temperature.

Qian Renxue's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, but quickly relaxed again. Although she was somewhat displeased with Zhu Zhuyun's close proximity to Tang Shan, the fact that Tang Shan hadn't deliberately avoided her spoke volumes. While her plan had encountered some setbacks, her ultimate goal should have been achieved.

While pondering her options, Qian Renxue did not act rashly. Instead, she closed the door and sat down in front of Tang Shan, maintaining a safe distance, and asked with some curiosity, "What level are you now?"

Tang Shan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His attitude towards Zhu Zhuyun had indeed changed. After all, he had to bear some responsibility for what had happened.

But he still hoped to maintain their previous relationship with Qian Renxue and wish them both well. Tang Shan was prepared for Qian Renxue to make a rash "attack" and was also prepared to clear some space to retreat. Fortunately, the other party ultimately managed to maintain a proper balance.

Upon hearing Qian Renxue's question, Tang Shan did not hide anything and directly stated his soul power level: "Currently at the peak of level 89, it will only be a few months before I reach level 90."

"Teacher, you're almost a Title Douluo? Didn't you just break through to Soul Douluo?" Zhu Zhuyun was somewhat surprised. When did cultivating to Soul Douluo become so easy?

Tang Shan: "This is normal progress. After all, the energy contained in that divinely bestowed soul ring is really abundant, plus the hard training I've done during this period. To be honest, I'm a little disappointed that I've only reached level 89."

In his explanation, Tang Shan selectively ignored the benefits brought by the Ancient Moon Silver Dragon King's essence. After all, some things, even if everyone understands them, don't need to be brought up openly. Going all out at point-blank range is absolutely unacceptable.

Qian Renxue remained silent, but simply took out another divinely bestowed soul ring, as did Zhu Zhuyun. Thus, each of their two small, white hands held a pale golden sphere, simple and unadorned, yet exuding a restrained elegance.

Tang Shan wondered if he was seeing things. Otherwise, why would two divinely bestowed spirit rings appear in front of him? He looked at his rebellious disciple with a face full of question marks: "Zhu Yun, how come you have these too?!"

P.S.: Tang Shan's increased soul power level, considering the difficulty of cultivating the ultimate martial soul, is within normal limits. Next up is the Hell Road.

Chapter 508 Soul Skills and Hundred Victories

Zhu Zhuyun blinked her beautiful big eyes, somewhat puzzled: "Teacher, didn't I tell you that I also got a divine test?" As she finished speaking, the girl suddenly slapped her forehead: "I think I really forgot."

Tangshan?! What do you mean you also obtained a divine test? Does that make sense? I already found it unbelievable enough that Qian Renxue obtained the Rakshasa Divine Test before, and now you're telling me that you have one too!

While internally ranting and raving, Tang Shan's eyelids twitched involuntarily: "Zhu Yun, what kind of divine test did you receive?"

Zhu Zhuyun's ears involuntarily flushed red. Hearing Tang Shan's question, she said somewhat guiltily, "Lust, lust, and the divine test."

Zhu Zhuyun's behavior is not surprising. Without knowing the situation in the divine realm, most people who hear about the test of lust would likely suspect that this is some kind of frivolous deity.

As one of the Seven Deadly Sins, shouldn't they be united and loyal to the God of Destruction? Why have they passed on their divine positions now? Could it be that the reason they decided to unite in the future is because of the appearance of the Sea God? Although he had some doubts, Tang Shan did not think too deeply about it. With his current achievements, if he were to let the Sea God dominate the God Realm in the future, wouldn't he have wasted his life?

"Zhu Yun, Your Highness, you should keep this divinely bestowed soul ring for yourselves and use it for future breakthroughs." Tang Shan raised his hand and pushed the two jade hands back, not intending to accept the two women's kindness.

"It's alright, I still have the Divine Soul Ring reward for the upcoming Divine Trial, one more won't make a difference." Qian Renxue's lips curled up slightly as she pushed the Divine Soul Ring forward again.

Seeing that Zhu Zhuyun seemed to be in a similar situation, Tang Shan's face darkened: "Zhuyun, His Highness has two divine tests. Do you have two divine tests? A divinely bestowed soul ring can grant you the most suitable soul skill that reaches the limits of human endurance. It is extremely precious. Or are your teacher's words no longer valid? Are you going to disobey your teacher's wishes?"

For the first time, Tang Shan displayed the authority unique to a teacher, causing Zhu Zhuyun to shrink back. She wanted to retort, but looking into Tang Shan's sharp eyes, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. However, she retorted in her heart, though she was not entirely convinced: I have wanted to pin you to the ground and teach you a lesson for a long time. This is not the first time I have gone against your wishes.

Seeing that Zhu Zhuyun had stopped causing trouble, Tang Shan turned to look at Qian Renxue, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

Admittedly, Qian Renxue's words somewhat shook Tang Shan's initially resolute heart. His opponent had undergone four divine trials, obtaining a total of four divinely bestowed soul rings. She used one each when breaking through to Soul Saint and Soul Douluo, and Tang Shan used one himself. The last one was likely reserved for her to break through to the next title level.

It would be a lie to say that Tang Shan wasn't tempted by the divinely bestowed spirit ring. Putting everything else aside, the sheer size of the spirit ring foundation inherent in a high-age spirit ring is a massive resource that can be directly converted into a foundation of spirit power.

Choosing to create one's own godhood means it's impossible to obtain a divinely bestowed spirit ring. Accumulating that much spirit power through cultivation would take an unknown amount of time. Originally, Tang Shan didn't intend to continue accepting Qian Renxue's gifts, given the limited number of divinely bestowed spirit rings. However, if what she said about obtaining more spirit rings in later divine trials is true, then he might choose to accept them.

"Your Highness, to be honest, I am indeed still missing one spirit ring. If you can really obtain a divinely bestowed spirit ring later, I will gladly accept this one." Tang Shan's face was solemn as he stared intently into Qian Renxue's eyes. If she showed even the slightest hint of guilt, he would refuse without hesitation.

"Don't worry, the third trial for angels and rakshasa will reward you with a divinely bestowed soul ring, so you don't need to worry." Qian Renxue said without the slightest guilt as she wrapped a few strands of golden hair around her fair fingers.

She didn't lie to Tang Shan; the third trials for the two subsequent godhoods did indeed reward him with divinely bestowed spirit rings. However, even if they hadn't, she would have said it anyway, because neither the two godhoods nor the more distant future were as important as Tang Shan. Her goal was to invest heavily in Tang Shan, making it impossible for him to repay this debt of gratitude. Then, she could use this as leverage to make unreasonable demands, which would be difficult for him to refuse.

Tang Shan's perception was incredibly sharp. Whether Qian Renxue was lying or not, there was no possibility of concealment under his indestructible mental strength and the spiritual power of his domain. After confirming that what she said was true, he hesitated for a moment, but still took the pale golden bead from the girl's hand.

When the hands were pressed together, the owner of the lower palm subtly scratched the palm of the owner of the upper palm. This made Tang Shan's eyelids twitch involuntarily. But as the saying goes, "He who takes a bribe is bound to be grateful," so he figured he might as well let the other party take advantage of him.

Speaking of which, wasn't the original plan to repay favors and investments? Why does it feel like the more I repay, the more I owe? Is this reasonable? Also, how am I supposed to repay those two divinely bestowed soul rings? Should I just give in to her and live up to that saying—I have no way to repay her in this life but to offer myself to her?

Shaking his head to shake off the somewhat dangerous thoughts, Tang Shan briefly discussed future plans with the two women before returning to their rooms to rest.

After staring blankly at the pale golden bead in his hand for a moment, Tang Shan flipped his hand and put it away. Only then did he have the opportunity to comprehend the 100,000-year-old soul skill he had acquired.

Perhaps because he actively erased the core of the soul ring that generated the soul ring, even though the age reached 550,000 years, Tang Shan only obtained one soul skill. Fortunately, the extra soul skill derivation resources during the soul ring evolution were not wasted, and all of them were used on that one unique soul skill.

Simply put, the evolutionary resources of the two soul skills were combined and given to Tang Shanming's engraved soul skill, making its original effect far exceed that of a typical 550,000-year soul skill.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Eye of Power, activate!" Tang Shan shouted in his heart. Eight soul rings appeared automatically, and the blood-red soul ring at the top suddenly flashed, a layer of hazy gray light covering his eyes.

It lacked a majestic aura and an expanded body; it merely exhibited a simple change in its pupils, which seemed completely inconsistent with its terrifying age of 550,000 years.

But the effect of the soul skill was not so simple. The moment the gray light covered his pupils, the world in Tang Shan's eyes underwent a dramatic change.

The wall in front of him seemed to have become a single entity, and he perceived a certain concept of a wall. Tang Shan had a premonition that he could reach out and touch this concept of a wall, and that as long as he shattered this concept, the wall would instantly crumble into dust.

Concept, concept, concept!

Tang Shan observes everything in his field of vision and reveals abstract concepts. Once Tang Shan uses his power to the extreme to shatter these concepts, their physical forms will also be completely destroyed.

Its ultimate power, capable of striking all laws, finally reveals its unique might: anything observed can be touched, and those weak in power perish.

Looking at himself, Tangshan observed similarly abstract concepts, including fortune, bottlenecks, potential, and so on...

Everything can be observed; once observed, it can be touched; and touching is the prerequisite for destruction.

Taking a deep breath, Tang Shan deliberately deactivated the release of his soul skill. In just a few minutes, Tang Shan's soul power had been mostly depleted, demonstrating the strength and intensity of the soul skill's effects.

Calming himself down, he reactivated the viscous soul power within his dantian, allowing it to slowly circulate through his meridians. Strands of energy overflowed into his limbs and bones, silently nourishing every cell in Tang Shan's body. His blood and qi surged, and he began to tap into and absorb the potential that had been restored after his breakthrough in soul ring cultivation. Drops of heat flowed through Tang Shan's body, his physical attributes underwent a transformation, and his strength increased rapidly.

……

The massive fox tail swept away the last two Fallen Ones, splattering blood and sending bones creaking through the air.

Hu Liena stuck out her tongue and licked away the bright red blood from the corner of her mouth, her excitement growing.

The deafening cheers were somewhat distorted as a huge black shadow descended from the sky, bringing immense pressure. Its blood-red pupils scanned Hu Liena from head to toe, a fleeting glint of greed in its eyes, leaving behind only a hint of approval.

"Congratulations, Messenger of Hell, you have achieved a hundred victories. I can grant you the title of God of Slaughter as an exception. Do you accept?" The King of Slaughter's voice was hoarse, and the pressure of his soul power increased slightly.

"No, I will brave the Hell Road, I will obtain the God of Slaughter Domain." Hu Liena refused without hesitation, meeting the King of Slaughter's gaze firmly.

A fleeting shadow of gloom crossed his eyes, and the King of Slaughter calmly advised, "You should think this through. The Road to Hell is fraught with danger, and those who venture there face almost certain death. If something unexpected happens, your elders might be heartbroken."

“My mind is made up, no need to persuade me anymore.” Hu Liena paused, then continued, “However, I will not attempt the Hell Road today; I need to rest for a few days.”

In the past, the King of Slaughter would never have allowed Hu Liena to do this. If she were allowed to pass through Hell Road in full glory, it would create another big problem for the God of Slaughter.

But things are different recently. Two killing gods and a high priest have all set their sights on the City of Slaughter. If he secretly makes any moves, he will most likely be attacked by all three.

Even if the host body that one parasitizes is a Title Douluo who has reached the limit level, there will only be one outcome: death.

Out of fear of the High Priest and the God of Slaughter, and for his own safety, the King of Slaughter hesitated only slightly before readily agreeing to Hu Liena's request.

……

"That's how it is. The King of Slaughter didn't immediately send me to brave the Hell Road. I said I needed to rest for a few days, and he agreed very quickly."

The golden flames illuminated the room as bright as day. Tang Shan and his two companions sat facing Hu Liena, who shared with them her experience of meeting the King of Slaughter after her hundred victories.

Tang Shan nodded thoughtfully, then turned to Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuyun: "Your Highness, Zhuyun, you two should also prepare to participate in the final battle these next few days. I'll be there to support you from behind, so even if the King of Slaughter has ideas, he certainly won't dare to act rashly."

"Okay." The two women said in unison, placing complete trust in Tang Shan without the slightest hesitation.

Even though they didn't know how Tang Shan could rival the King of Slaughter without being able to use his soul skills, they still chose to believe that this man could safely lead them out.

Over the next few days, Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuyun entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and achieved a hundred victories, while Tang Shan sat calmly in the audience, preventing the King of Slaughter from making a desperate move.

Perhaps it was because the combined power of the two killing gods and a high priest was too terrifying that the King of Slaughter granted Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuyun's request to rest before venturing into Hell Road, and did so quite readily. At that moment, Tang Shan, watching from the stands, couldn't help but marvel at the Red-Headed Bat King's caution. "So what if they're two killing gods and a high priest? What's so scary about that?"

If the Blood-Red-Headed Bat King had known what Tang Shan was thinking, he would probably have been so angry that he would have vomited blood: it's one thing to talk about two killing gods and a high priest so lightly, but why don't you take a look at the two heavyweights who are about to achieve a hundred victories?

It wasn't oblivious to the incredibly dense divine aura emanating from them; it was practically as if they were wearing the words "I am a successor of the gods" on their heads. While the Crimson-Headed Bat King might dare to oppose the High Priest or the God of Slaughter, it would never dare to offend these two deities.

It was precisely because it understood the deities that it felt even greater reverence. It knew very well that the reason it hadn't been punished for possessing the Asura's successor wasn't because it hadn't been discovered, but because the Asura God was always carefree and didn't care about such trivial matters. Other deities might not be as indifferent as the Asura God. Heaven knows if it would suddenly unleash divine punishment if it acted rashly.

"Next, it's your turn to reach 100 wins. Nana has already gone to report back. Once you've achieved 100 wins, we'll rest for a day and then head to Hell Road," Qian Renxue said softly to Tang Shan as they walked out of the Hell Slaughter Arena.

Tang Shan nodded and slowly walked into the passage. The noise inside could be faintly heard, but he was not nervous at all. He was already used to this kind of scene.

Stepping onto the stage, Tang Shan followed closely behind the other nine contestants. He didn't look at them, but instead looked around. Finally, his gaze briefly met that of the blood-red eyes on the high platform.

The King of Slaughter's pupils suddenly contracted: What's going on? What am I seeing?

The King of Slaughter felt an intense threat from Tang Shan, an extremely deadly sense of oppression. It was as if a peak God of Slaughter who had activated the God of Slaughter Domain was standing in front of him, and the opponent's soul power had already reached the level of a Title Douluo.

Tang Shan didn't think much of it. After a brief eye contact with the King of Slaughter, he looked away and casually surveyed his opponent in this deathmatch. The ferocious, cruel, and malevolent gazes around him didn't bring him any pressure; on the contrary, they made him feel incredibly relaxed.

boom!

The other nine contestants were the first to make a move. They worked together in perfect unison, releasing their martial spirits and rushing towards Tang Shan. A chilling killing intent instantly enveloped Tang Shan.

Two Soul Douluos, two Soul Saints, and the remaining five were all Soul Emperors. Tang Shan saw through everyone's soul power level at a glance, and his previously nonchalant eyes suddenly became sharp as a blade.

Splash!

His blood and qi surged violently, and his soul power surged intensely. Tang Shan directly activated the two powerful energies within his body, giving them all to enhance himself and pushing his amplification to the limit.

Click!

His bones cracked and popped, his body grew taller and taller, his muscles bulged, his veins tightened, and golden soul power covered his entire body, firmly enveloping Tang Shan.

His physical potential was fully unleashed, and in just a few breaths, Tang Shan's figure grew to over 2.2 meters tall, with thick and strong arms, large palms like palm fans, and ten thick and full fingers.

Organize the plot and take a day off.