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

Sacrifice is an ability possessed only by intelligent soul beasts, and during the sacrifice process, no non-divine power can interrupt it.

Xiao Wu's body was burning, and transparent flames instantly covered her entire body. Her body began to become ethereal, but specks of blood-red light emerged around her.

This crimson glow represents the primordial energy of her 100,000-year-old soul beast, which is of great benefit to soul masters' cultivation and has extraordinary effects in healing, such as bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh to bones.

Under Xiao Wu's skillful control, the crimson light split into two streams, flowing into the bodies of Tang San and Yu Tianheng beside her. Their injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a few breaths, the originally hideous wounds disappeared completely, leaving only intact skin. Only their torn and blood-stained clothes proved just how serious the injuries they had just suffered.

After their injuries healed, the two quickly regained consciousness, but what they saw before them instantly panicked them—Xiao Wu's body was gradually becoming ethereal, transparent flames were constantly burning her body, and a blood-red glow was appearing around her.

"Xiao Wu, you..." The two were about to ask when they were stopped by a slender, jade-like finger. A faint smile appeared on her face: "Third Brother, Brother Tianheng, this is a sacrifice, it cannot be changed. I am going to die. Please let me finish speaking, okay?"

Tears welled up instantly. Tang San and Yu Tianheng certainly knew about the sacrifice and what it meant.

"Third Brother, it's a pleasure to meet you. The past ten years in the human world have been countless times more exciting than my life in the Star Dou Great Forest. I never imagined there were so many delicious, fun, and beautiful things in the world, and I never imagined that love could be so wonderful."

"But I'm sorry, your Xiao Wu may have to leave first. Promise Xiao Wu that you will live well. If you can, avenge Xiao Wu, okay?" Her voice was soft, her eyes filled with reluctance and attachment, and tears welled up in her eyes, but Xiao Wu held them back.

"Xiao Wu, my Xiao Wu, my love!" Tang San choked up, his vision blurred, and he kept reaching out to grab, but it was all in vain. All he touched was nothingness.

"Third Brother, promise me, okay?" Xiao Wu reached out, wanting to hold Tang San's hand, but her transparent body passed right by her.

"I promise you, I'll agree to anything you ask." Tang San nodded repeatedly, trying to grab at anything, but all he could get his hands on was emptiness.

Xiao Wu smiled, her beauty breathtaking. She turned to look at Yu Tianheng, whose eyes were also blurred with tears. Her transparent body stepped forward, and under Tang San's somewhat astonished gaze, she kissed Yu Tianheng's lips, the touch brief. She bit her lower lip, a hint of shyness in her eyes.

Although Yu Tianheng and Tang San had kissed many times while living in the Star Dou Great Forest, this was the first time they had kissed in front of Tang San.

Although she felt somewhat embarrassed, a strange sense of excitement lingered in her heart.

"Brother Tianheng, thank you for taking care of me these past few days and for your affection, but I already have my third brother and can't accept you anymore. Consider this kiss my way of repaying you."

Tang San listened to Xiao Wu's story with mixed feelings. He vaguely knew that Yu Tianheng had special feelings for Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu's firm and decisive rejection left him with no reason to criticize her.

Forget it, it's just a phantom, not a real person. Why think so much about it? Tang San let out a long breath, his expression returning to calm.

"Brother Tianheng, thank you for taking care of me and for protecting me with your life. If I hadn't met you first, I'm afraid I would have really fallen in love with you. If there is an afterlife, I would really like to be your wife." Xiao Wu's heartfelt words made Tang San's expression twist briefly, while Yu Tianheng was even more moved.

As her body became increasingly transparent, Xiao Wu turned back to Tang San and said with a smile, "Third Brother, don't be jealous. I just have a little crush on Brother Tianheng. You are my true love. Xiao Wu will always be yours. This feeling is like..." The transparent Xiao Wu pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up, "...like Rongrong. We are best friends, best sisters. Brother Tianheng is my male best friend."

"Don't overthink it. Tianheng risked his life to protect me, so it's normal for me to develop some feelings for him. If there really wasn't any emotional change, then I would never have fallen in love with you, Third Brother, right?"

Tang San felt something was off, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized there wasn't much of a problem and nodded subconsciously.

"Alright, Xiao Wu is leaving now. You must all take good care of yourselves and live well to avenge Xiao Wu."

Third Brother, you are Xiao Wu's only lover. I'll give you Xiao Wu's soul and 100,000-year soul ring.

"Brother Tianheng, you shielded Xiaowu from the most fatal attack with your own body, so Xiaowu's soul bones and her sacrificed body are entrusted to you."

After she finished speaking, a great burst of blood-red light appeared, and under Xiao Wu's control, the crimson radiance split into two streams, which flowed into Tang San and Yu Tianheng's bodies respectively.

Tang San's soul power level began to soar. In just a few breaths, his soul power level reached level sixty. A blood-red soul ring appeared out of thin air, and the Blue Silver Grass was summoned. The blood-red soul ring slowly descended and was quickly absorbed by Tang San.

A piece of torso bone condensed in front of Yu Tianheng, then surged into his chest, transforming his entire body. His physical attributes began to rise rapidly, doubling in a very short time.

Xiao Wu's body became increasingly transparent, approaching nothingness. She turned back to look at Tang Hao, who was rushing towards her from afar, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

"Third Brother, Brother Tianheng, I'm seeing you off one last time." The voice echoed in her ears, and Xiao Wu's soul merged into Tang San's 100,000-year soul ring. The next moment, a blinding crimson light shone, and teleportation was activated!

The teleportation activated by combining the essence of a 100,000-year-old soul beast with a sacrifice can no longer be called teleportation; it is more appropriate to call it spatial transfer.

The crimson light completely engulfed Tang San and Yu Tianheng. When the light dissipated, only strong spatial fluctuations remained in the original location.

"Damn it!" Tang Hao, who had just arrived, was grim-faced; the situation had spiraled out of his control.

If Golden Crocodile Douluo hadn't appeared, he could have easily disguised himself as an unknown Title Douluo, putting Tang San and Xiao Wu in a desperate situation and ultimately forcing Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself. But since Golden Crocodile Douluo has appeared, the only thing he can do is join forces with Azure Bull Python to stop Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Although Xiao Wu also sacrificed herself in the end, she sacrificed herself for two people, leaving her soul bone to Yu Tianheng, which almost made Tang Hao furious.

Finally, Xiao Wu even guessed that he might kill them to steal their bones, and teleport them away directly. How despicable, truly despicable!

As Tang Hao swept past the life-doubting Salas, he wanted to smash the damned Soul Douluo to death, but feeling the terrifying aura locking onto him from behind, he abandoned the idea.

Click!

Rows of trees fell one after another, and dust rose in the distance, as if some ferocious beast was rampaging.

Salas, empty-handed, paled in shock. He quickly deactivated his Martial Soul True Body and ran up a tree, hoping the unknown beast wouldn't notice him.

Bang bang bang bang!

The earth trembled, as if some ancient ferocious beast was running wild, and Salas could sense the terrifying aura from afar.

His expression changed slightly. Why did this aura seem somewhat familiar to him?

Before Salas could think any further, the "ancient beast" was already beside him.

The enormous crocodile snout was nearly a hundred feet long. Even from a distance, one could only barely see the crocodile's entire head. What was most terrifying was that the crocodile's right forelimb was gripping a monster with a bull's head and a snake's body, which was also several hundred meters long. However, it did not have the crocodile's majesty; on the contrary, it looked rather pitiful.

Its scales were shattered, its flesh and blood were flying everywhere, and its life force was extremely weak. If it weren't for its strong physique, it would probably have died long ago.

The giant crocodile stopped its galloping pace, surveying its surroundings like a moving mountain. With each opening and closing of its jaws, a powerful, thunderous voice echoed around it: "Salas, what happened? Tell me."

When the golden light faded, the thousand-foot-tall crocodile disappeared, leaving only an old man in a gray robe in its place.

"Second Elder, please forgive me. I failed to capture the 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form." Salas did not try to argue or explain; he immediately admitted his mistake.

"Tell me the details." Golden Crocodile Douluo's face was covered with wrinkles, making his expression unreadable. He glanced at Tang Hao, who was about to disappear into the distance, and then looked down at the Azure Bull Python at his feet. He decided to give up the idea of ​​continuing the pursuit.

Compared to Haotian Douluo, a complete set of 100,000-year spirit rings and spirit bones is far more important. If he continues to drag things out like this, the Azure Bull Python might be worn down to death, which is simply not worth it. As for leaving the Azure Bull Python behind to directly pursue Tang Hao, what if the Azure Bull Python escapes, or they end up dying together? Without other guardians watching over it, Golden Crocodile Douluo is really worried.

Salas, of course, had no idea what Golden Crocodile Douluo was thinking at this moment. Seeing that the Second Elder did not get angry immediately, he felt relieved and told Golden Crocodile Douluo about his previous experience in detail, without any embellishment or exaggeration.

Salas's subordinates were quite experienced, well-versed in the art of speaking to different people in different ways. If he were reporting to the former Pope Bibi Dong, he would certainly embellish the story a bit, but when facing the Golden Crocodile Douluo, who was several times his age, telling the truth was the only solution.

"Sacrifice?" Golden Crocodile Douluo was puzzled. "And sacrificed two people at once."

Salas nodded seriously, while Golden Crocodile Douluo fell into deep thought. After a while, he waved his hand: "Forget it, let's leave it at that. If a soul beast really wants to sacrifice itself, we can't stop it."

"What are you saying? Who made the sacrifice?" The Azure Bull Python, which had just regained consciousness, disregarded its wounded body and suddenly raised its head to ask anxiously.

"Hmph!" Golden Crocodile Douluo sneered, stomping down with his foot and pressing the Azure Bull Python's raised head back down. "Why bother with all that?"

"Human, you're courting death! I'll fight you to the death..." The Azure Bull Python roared furiously, its voice hoarse and strained. Chaotic soul power began to gather on its battered body.

boom!

Without any hesitation, Golden Crocodile Douluo kicked the Azure Bull Python unconscious again, jumped off its head, grabbed one of its horns, and turned to Salas, who was waiting respectfully to the side: "This Azure Bull Python is incredibly powerful, do you want to give it a try?"

It wasn't that Golden Crocodile Douluo was generous; the main reason was that a 100,000-year-old soul beast was really difficult to guard. If they brought it back to Spirit City, there would be nowhere to keep it, and at least one elder would be needed to oversee it, which was really not worth it.

Salas hesitated. If the target were the transformed 100,000-year-old soul beast, he certainly wouldn't refuse, even if it hadn't transformed. After all, a 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit wouldn't be too difficult to absorb. But what lay before him was a Azure Bull Python that could easily fight the Second Elder and possessed dragon blood. The difficulty of absorbing it was unimaginable.

He was just a high-level Soul Master, with only slightly higher innate Soul Power. His talent was mediocre, and he wasn't very confident about absorbing it.

"Second Elder, I want to give it a try." Salas gritted his teeth and made up his mind. A 100,000-year spirit ring—this was something that 99% of the titled Douluo on the Douluo Continent could not possess, yet it was now placed before him. Salas was certain that this was his only chance in this life.

"Good!" A hint of satisfaction appeared in Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes. A 100,000-year soul ring was something that others could only dream of. Now that he had the opportunity to obtain it, what was the point of cultivating and breaking through to the title if he were to back down? He should just stay at the Soul Douluo level.

P.S.: This author is completely drained! Only 4000 words today, 6000 tomorrow! I'm marking this as proof. Also, the Sun Moon Continent arc is coming up soon, and Tang San's side story is basically over.

written request for leave

My mind is blank. I need to rest for a day. There's really no other way.

Chapter 528 Breaking Through the Title!

A massive amount of soul power gathered in Tang Shan's hands, and an invisible vortex quietly formed. The primordial energy of heaven and earth was attracted by the soul power vortex and spontaneously condensed in the rapidly flowing core.

Feeling the increasing burden on his mental energy, Tang Shan slowly reduced the speed of the soul power vortex until it dissipated and disappeared without a trace.

"It's very stable. It can basically guarantee that you will condense your soul core as soon as you break through to the Title Douluo level, and grow your strength to the limit." Gu Yue blinked her bright silver eyes and praised earnestly.

"The soul core is fine, but I don't know what kind of soul skill I should condense for my ninth soul ring." Tang Shan reached out and hugged the silver-haired girl, looking somewhat troubled.

Gu Yue nuzzled Tang Shan's chin and suggested, "Why don't we condense a soul skill that purely amplifies power, and make the effect as extreme as possible, for example, only effective in a single attack?"

Tang Shan seemed to be deep in thought, while Gu Yue gave the reason for condensing this soul skill: "The martial soul system is a rather special cultivation system. If you have enough understanding of the rules, every soul skill has the potential to evolve into a divine skill. What you currently lack is a decisive burst soul skill. Even though your self-created soul skills, the Heaven-Opening Seal and the Primordial Seal, have extremely strong burst effects, they are only the condensation and compression of energy, not pure output."

Admittedly, Tang Shan was indeed tempted. The pure burst of soul skills, combined with the automatic deduction of the 100,000-year soul ring, would have an unimaginable effect.

The pure effect, without any other special effects, makes the final Soul Skill incredibly powerful.

With a goal in mind, Tang Shan no longer hesitated. He began to draw in the air with his mental energy, and the fluctuations of the power rules began to spread in all directions. He applied the effects of the rules to himself, and a sense of power, though not strong, surged within his body.

……

A crimson light burst forth somewhere on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, from which a blue-haired figure tumbled and collapsed to the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face as she murmured, "Xiao Wu, my Xiao Wu!"

In a fleeting moment, his thought process miraculously aligned with his father's. He abruptly raised his head, muttering to himself with a mixture of urgency and a sense of grasping at a glimmer of hope: "That's it, the Sea God's test! The Sea God's test! If I become a god, maybe I can resurrect Xiao Wu. I must go to Sea God Island..."

The same radiance shone in another direction in the Star Dou Great Forest. Yu Tianheng sat there blankly, holding a small white rabbit in his arms, somewhat lost in thought.

Gradually snapping out of his daze, he looked up at the blazing sun in the sky, his arms trembling slightly, and let out a roar with all his might: "My little Wu!" The sound echoed through the dense forest, lingering for a long time.

Looking at Salas, who was covered in blood, Golden Crocodile Douluo remained remarkably calm. Only after sensing that Salas's condition had stabilized did he ponder the 100,000-year-old soul bone in his hand: "Xiaoxue has the Angelic Divine Armor and doesn't need a soul bone. What about that kid Tang Shan?"

With a flick of his wrist, Golden Crocodile Douluo put away the soul bone. He didn't think much of it; he would give it to Tang Shan if Tang Shan needed it, and if not, he would see which other enshrined person needed it.

……

After Qian Renxue ascended to the throne of the Heaven Dou Emperor, she was decisive and ruthless. Faced with her thunderous attack, whether they were nobles or ministers of the Heaven Dou, they all chose to submit. After all, the combat power of three Title Douluo was not to be underestimated. If they really came to their door, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As for the duchies and kingdoms under the Heavenly Dou Empire, they all began to relinquish power without any intention of resistance, after all, Dugu Bo's deterrent power was undeniable.

Some might ask, since Emperor Xueye knew Dugu Bo before, why didn't he use Dugu Bo's fierce power to unify the Heavenly Battle?

The actual answer is quite simple: Dugu Bo was a retainer of the Heavenly Dou Empire at the time, and could be on equal footing with Emperor Xue Ye. At most, he could serve as a deterrent, and it was basically impossible to use him as a subordinate.

And what about Dugu Bo now? Putting aside the sisterly bond between Dugu Yan and Qian Renxue, Dugu Bo simply can't put on airs when facing the Spirit Hall behind Qian Renxue. To the current Heaven Dou Emperor Qian Renxue, Dugu Bo is not a worshipper, but a subordinate.

The rulers of these kingdoms and duchies naturally understood the difference between the two, and given the unusually docile Star Luo Empire recently, submission was their only option.

Recently, the Star Luo Empire has had no choice but to behave itself. Since its only Title Douluo was casually killed, it may seem like it hasn't suffered much loss on the surface, but in reality, its confidence has completely vanished. Facing the Heaven Dou Empire, which now possesses three Title Douluo warriors, the Star Luo Empire would rather the other side give it no attention.

As for the Spirit Hall, which has always maintained the balance between the two empires, it has also remained unusually silent. Faced with the turbulent situation within the Heaven Dou Empire, the Spirit Hall has not made any response.

Thus, apart from the Heavenly Dou Empire, the entire continent fell into a rare period of peace, but it was clear to everyone that this was one of the few moments of tranquility before the storm truly arrived.

……

Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, Imperial Garden

Flowers bloom in profusion, and grasses carpet the ground. The rich fragrance of flowers and the lush greenery complement each other, adding a touch of vibrancy and freshness from nature to this royal garden.

Today is a special day. Tang Shan is preparing to break through to the Title Douluo level. Qian Renxue put down the mountain of memorials and, together with her nominal empress, prepared to watch Tang Shan's breakthrough.

"Isn't this scene a bit exaggerated?" Tang Shan looked at the women beside him, Dugu Bo, Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, and others, feeling somewhat helpless.