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

Fortunately, Tang Shan's mental energy had already covered his entire body; otherwise, the two Douluo with keen senses would have discovered the three of them long ago, based solely on the volume of Dugu Yan's surprised voice.

"It should be them." With his hands crossed and the back of his head resting on his palms, Tang Shan nodded, confirming Dugu Yan's observation.

Tang Shan did not comment much on the relationship between Yue Guan and Gui Mei. At least from what he usually saw, the two acted as well-coordinated partners, without any intimate behavior.

In the original timeline, at most Yue Guan was portrayed as overly effeminate, but there was no indication of that. Tang Shan respects other people's choices and will not show any disdain.

At the very least, these two from the Spirit Hall are far better than the future leader of the Tang Sect 20,000 years from now—Please do a reading comprehension exercise on the phrase "Brothers in this life, husband and wife in the next," and what thoughts and feelings does this phrase express?

As the sun rose higher, the Zhu sisters soon arrived at the beach, followed by Golden Crocodile Douluo, Di Tian, ​​Hu Yanzhen, and Salas. When noon approached, Tang Shan and his two companions also appeared, seamlessly blending into the group.

"Di Tian, ​​you go first?" Gu Yue's lips parted slightly, she raised her eyes and glanced at everyone, then pointed to the distant horizon, "Open up a spatial passage in this direction."

"Yes." Di Tian nodded, and a surge of powerful soul energy erupted from the spatial soul core, directly striking the air in front of everyone.

Gu Yue opened the spatial passage leisurely and naturally, without any ripples or disturbances within the silver tunnel; Di Tian's operation was exactly the opposite, his massive soul power was like an out-of-control dump truck, blasting the air in front of him in a savage and domineering manner.

Click!

Everything before him resembled a piece of glass about to shatter, covered with countless dark cracks. As Di Tian's soul power erupted, the "glass" shattered completely, revealing a deep, dark spatial passage.

Salas, Yue Guan, and the others exchanged glances privately, all understanding the meaning in each other's eyes: Why does it seem that this burly middle-aged man's spatial manipulation ability is far inferior to that of Gu Yue before? Is this reasonable?

Yue Guan and Gui Mei thought even further, recalling their speculation at the inn yesterday, and they were greatly shocked: a dragon's roar that suppressed the entire Martial Soul City, what terrifying power that was.

This time, the opening of the spatial passage does not require attention to the landing point; it only needs to continue to extend forward, and it will soon reach the limit distance opened by Di Tian.

Gu Yue observed for a moment, then decisively stepped inside, followed closely by Tang Shan, and the rest of the group entered in turn. Finally, after Di Tian entered, the life-sized, pitch-black passage gradually closed and quickly disappeared completely, as if nothing had happened.

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"Tang San, do we need to be in such a hurry?" Dai Mubai frowned slightly as he looked at Ning Rongrong, who was communicating with the ship owner.

Tang San nodded without hesitation: "We must speed things up. You know how fast our enemies are growing. If we can't become stronger sooner, even if I eventually become a god, some regrets will be hard to undo."

Dai Mubai opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. Originally, he had given up on his feelings for Zhu Zhuqing, after all, the gap between himself and that monster was obvious. But now that Tang San had obtained the Divine Trial, anything was possible.

Recalling the provocative words Tang Shan uttered when they first met, putting aside her own anger and loss of reason, the phrase "very smooth" seemed more like something she deliberately said to him, meaning that nothing might actually have happened between them.

For the sake of his stunning fiancée, improving his skills is indeed urgent; otherwise, "very moist" might turn from an infuriating phrase into a genuine description of his feelings.

Seeing that he had persuaded the leader of Shrek Academy, Tang San breathed a sigh of relief. The reason he was so eager to go to Seagod Island was because he was afraid that Yu Tianheng would cause any more trouble.

After all, the other party also knew about the trip to Seagod Island. If the other party accepted the divine test in advance, even if it was not one of the nine tests representing the inheritance of the divine position, it would still be extremely risky—what if the reward in the other party's divine test was to revive Xiao Wu? There was almost no doubt that Xiao Wu would follow someone after being revived.

Xiao Wu had no way to repay him, so she offered herself to him. The clear voice vaguely appeared in Tang San's mind. In order to prevent the nightmarish fantasy from becoming a reality, he had to reach Seagod Island as soon as possible and eliminate all possibilities.

It wasn't that Tang San was making a mountain out of a molehill, but anything concerning Xiao Wu always made him lose his usual composure and become flustered. He didn't want his Xiao Wu to suffer any harm.

"Third Brother, it's settled. He can send us to Seagod Island for just one thousand gold soul coins." Ning Rongrong's clear voice woke Tang San from his thoughts, and a gentle smile appeared on his face: "Thank you for your trouble, Rongrong."

Ning Rongrong smiled as she looked at Tang San's handsome face, which was tinged with sadness, and waved her hand casually: "Third Brother, I'm overjoyed that you're willing to take me to Seagod Island! Besides, we've been brothers and sisters for so many years, we're all family, there's no need to thank me."

Tang San nodded slightly, glanced at the captain who had agreed to go to sea with him, and asked directly, "When can we set off?"

The captain was muscular, with a hideous scar on his face. His huge pupils swept over Tang San and his companions for a moment, pausing slightly on Ning Rongrong, before revealing a somewhat frightening smile: "Anytime is fine, but I suggest it's best to do it within half a month. Otherwise, after a while, that deep-sea overlord will come out to hunt for food."

Tang San said without hesitation, "Then let's set off now. But could you tell us about the Deep Sea Overlord you mentioned?"

"Of course, no problem," the burly man said, patting his chest. "But we'd better get on the ship as soon as possible. The wind direction is just right now. We can talk as we travel... I mean, we can talk as we go."

Tang San and his companions ignored the burly man's slip of the tongue and walked onto the deck one by one. Then, at the burly man's call, sailors boarded the ship and raised the sails. They were well-proportioned and had clearly undergone some training.

"Let's go!" the burly man shouted, the anchor was pulled up, and the large ship slowly left the dock and sailed into the boundless deep sea.

Chapter 541 The Future Situation of the God Realm

The coastline slowly disappeared from view. Turning to look into the distance, the sky and the sea met, indistinguishable from one another, both expansive and magnificent. The sea breeze made it even more pleasant.

"Rongrong, Tang San has the potential to become a god. I won't force you, but if possible, I hope you can be with him in the future." Ning Fengzhi's words still seemed to echo in her ears. Looking at the handsome yet sorrowful young man, Ning Rongrong admitted that she was moved.

Compared to the original timeline, Ning Rongrong still retains the mischievous nature of a little witch, but as she grows older and matures, she has forcibly controlled this nature.

Originally, she had no interest in any of the Shrek Seven Devils, not even Tang San, who was once the most talented.

After all, the other party was plain-looking, and even if he had twin martial souls, he was not worthy of her attention.

But Tang San is different now. He is exceptionally handsome, and the sadness emanating from his bones is like a magnet, firmly attracting her. In addition, considering that he originally possessed the talent of twin martial souls, Ning Rongrong really couldn't go against her heart and say she didn't like him.

As for Xiao Wu, what does that have to do with her? She's a 100,000-year-old soul beast who can't provide soul rings or soul bones, so she can't attract Tang San for long.

"Third Brother, don't force me. If you don't accept the gentle approach, Rongrong will have to resort to force." Recalling Xiao Wu's possession of Tang's 300,000-year-old soul ring, Ning Rongrong's lips curled into a strange smile, and various medicine names flashed through her mind...

You gaze at the scenery from your window, while people on the bridge watch you from your window. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong is pondering how to capture Tang San, while the sailors assisting the ship's movement also cast greedy glances at the five people on board.

Sailor A: "Who do you think the boss will take a liking to? I think it'll be the one with the peach blossom eyes."

Sailor B: "Are you stupid? Boss already has a woman, why would he be interested in a man?"

Sailor A: "That seems to be the case. So, tell me, can we keep that blue-haired one? Look at her delicate skin, it's better than any woman I've ever seen."

Sailor B: "That's unlikely. You know the boss's habits; he prefers to double-team. I think we might be able to try with the remaining three."

The other sailors' glances were all similar, flashing over Tang San and his companions with greed and longing in their eyes.

Perhaps the sailors' gazes were too blatant, for Tang San, standing at the bow of the ship, frowned and was about to turn around to take a look when the words of the burly man steering the ship caught his attention.

"Young man, you're heading to Poseidon Island, right? Then you'll need to learn something about this so-called ocean overlord." Controlling the ship's rudder and direction, the burly man turned around, revealing a friendly smile. However, this smile, combined with the scars on his face, only gave him a somewhat menacing look.

Tang San's eyes lit up: "What do you mean? Could it be that this Ocean Overlord is related to Seagod Island?"

“It is indeed related to Seagod Island. People say that there are three types of spirit beasts in this sea that are not to be trifled with. In fact, in my opinion, there is only one spirit beast that is not to be trifled with, and that is the super spirit beast Deep Sea Demon Whale, which is the ocean overlord I mentioned.” The burly man pointed to the scar on his face. “See this scar? It is the result of my battle with two of these spirit beasts that I should not mess with when I was young. I severely injured or even killed the Demon Orca and the Demon Soul Great White Shark. Only the Deep Sea Demon Whale makes me fearful.”

Tang San raised an eyebrow: "Why hunt these two kinds of soul beasts? Are they evil soul beasts?" Tang San felt a little uncomfortable. As Xiao Wu's future partner, he needed to make his stance clear now. Except when absorbing soul rings, he would only kill evil soul beasts.

The burly man, who was about to boast about his achievements, was stunned and did not understand the meaning of Tang San's words, but he still subconsciously continued: "That's right, the Demon Orca and the Demon Soul Great White Shark are both evil soul beasts. You can easily tell them by their names. They are either evil or demonic, and neither of them are good things."

"Thank you for your guidance. I was unaware of this before. May I ask how to address the captain?" Tang San's brows relaxed, and he politely bowed to the burly man.

“Just call me Roger, or Captain Roger.” Roger slapped his forehead. “I almost forgot the important thing. Weren’t we talking about the Deep Sea Overlord? The Deep Sea Overlord is a title I have. It’s a deep-sea demon whale king that dwells in the depths of this sea. He’s not exactly evil, but because of his enormous size, he has to eat a lot every time he wakes up.”

"Killing indiscriminately for the sake of survival is not evil. Among soul beasts, it is survival of the fittest." Tang San nodded in agreement, just as he was willing to bear the infamy of stealing the inner sect's secret techniques in order to restore the glory of the Tang Sect, and even if he died in the end, he would not regret it.

Roger's expression was a little strange. He glanced at Tang San and continued, "The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's feeding time is fixed. If you want to go to Seagod Island, you will inevitably have to pass through its activity range. Fortunately, although it has started to feed during this period, the starting point is not in the area we are passing through. The road to Seagod Island is quite safe."

Tang San suddenly realized, then asked with some confusion, "Captain Roger, why did you say that we inevitably have to pass through his territory? Can't we take a detour?"

Roger shook his head: "No, or rather, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King itself has a grudge against that sea god. The area it feeds on is basically a circle around Sea God Island, so it can't go around it at all."

Poseidon Island and the mainland exchange resources periodically, and he specifically targets these resource-gathering ships.

"Was it once a great enemy of the Sea God?" Tang San's expression was solemn, but he also showed some admiration. "To be able to fight against the Sea God, this Deep Sea Demon Whale is not bad."

Roger couldn't understand the young man's thought process at all, but fortunately, it didn't matter, as long as he was handsome.

"The Deep Sea Demon Whale King isn't on this route during this time, so you can rest assured. That's why I urged you to set off as soon as possible." Roger concluded, making Tang San feel even more favorably toward the burly man before him.

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The waves surged and crashed, and the deep sea only now revealed a fraction of its power. Waves tens of feet high crashed onto the surface of the water with a deafening roar. Invisible whirlpools and undercurrents wove a deadly net in the water. If anyone were to fall in carelessly, all that awaited them was an abyss of no return.

Click!

The space cracked like a spider web before shattering with a deafening roar. Eleven figures emerged from the dark passage, just as a massive wave crashed down upon them.

"Suppress!" The Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had just broken through space, uttered a soft shout. His vast soul power surged out and pressed down like a mountain. The next moment, the waves subsided and the sea became calm. The vast area suppressed by the soul power was as still as a mirror.

Tang Shan looked around, glanced at the dim sky, and turned to Gu Yue: "It's getting late, how about we call it a day?"

Half a day had passed since Tang Shan and the others set sail. Gu Yue, Di Tian, ​​and Golden Crocodile Douluo took turns opening spatial passages to travel. With their profound cultivation, each passage could cover an extremely long distance.

Gu Yue nodded, waved his hand in front of him, and layers of spatial ripples spread outwards like water waves. Unlike the complex and chaotic opening of spatial passages, the spatial ripples in front of him represented the entrance to another world.

As everyone entered, Tang Shan took one last look at the distant, undulating ocean before stepping into this demiplane.

A rich life force rushed towards them, and before anyone could react, it surged wildly into the bodies of everyone present, reaching every tiny tissue cell through the flow of qi and blood.

Di Tian walked as usual, while the others seemed to have taken some kind of powerful tonic, feeling their soul power stirring within them.

"Everyone, sit cross-legged and cultivate. Absorb this life force at will." Gu Yue's voice was like heavenly music. Including Golden Crocodile Douluo, all the titled Douluos sat cross-legged and began to frantically circulate their soul power.

Although it's called a demiplane, in reality, its area is probably the size of the entire kingdom under the Heavenly Dou Empire, complete with mountains, rivers, forests, snowfields, volcanoes, and waterfalls.

Previously, Tang Shan and Gu Yue entered the core area of ​​the entire demiplane. Currently, they are in the eastern part of the demiplane. Although it is extremely far from the core, it still has abundant vitality.

The reason why Gu Yue's injuries have not been repaired for so long has never been due to a lack of vitality. As the half-body of the Silver Dragon King who possesses the divine power of creation, vitality has no effect on her and can be easily converted through the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

What truly traumatized her, besides the attacks from the gods during her escape, was her innate defect in origin.

This imperfection comes from the Dragon God. Before the Dragon God fell, he was split in two by the Asura God's sword. It seemed perfect, but in reality, how much control could the Dragon God, who was insane at the time, have over the power within him? The Asura God's sword strike was essentially splitting the Dragon God into two parts, but the split was not perfect and left a significant flaw.

In fact, this can be easily judged from the state of the Golden Dragon King himself. The Dragon God's split was certainly intended to give birth to two normal individuals, not two incomplete ones, but the Golden Dragon King's intelligence was problematic, filled with a strong desire for destruction, and had no rationality whatsoever.

The Golden Dragon King inherited the body of the Dragon God, but his soul, or rather his divine soul, had problems. Therefore, we can infer the Silver Dragon King's problems as well, suggesting that his body might have some hidden dangers.

Tang Shan also confirmed this in his conversation with Gu Yue. Gu Yue's original nature was congenitally defective, mainly affecting her body, similar to the developmental delay of a premature baby. This is why she was able to transform and repair her injuries.

To put it bluntly, transformation is a rule unique to the Douluo Continent. How could it possibly affect the gods? It's not like the Shrek Seven Devils of the future, who ascended to godhood based on the Douluo rules.

The reason Gu Yue can repair her injuries through transformation is because her injuries only need to be healed by going through a similar growth and development process to transformation, rather than the transformation rules being so heaven-defying that they can even affect the injuries of a god-king.

To put it simply, Gu Yue was originally born with developmental deficiencies, but she used the transformation rules of Douluo Continent to redevelop herself, and the various congenital defects she originally had naturally disappeared.

"What were you thinking about just now?" Gu Yue's clear voice woke Tang Shan from his reverie. Tang Shan raised his hand and gently stroked the girl's long hair: "I was thinking that the Asura God is really a good god."

Faced with Gu Yue's somewhat questioning gaze, Tang Shan briefly explained what he had just thought of to her.

Gu Yue sighed softly: "The Asura is one thing, but there are four other God-Kings in the God Realm. Have you thought about what will happen in the future?"

"The Goddess of Life is kind-hearted, so we can try to win her over. As for the two god-kings, Good and Evil, they shouldn't affect the overall situation much. The only troublesome one is the God-King of Destruction. If all else fails, I'll fight him."

Gu Yue was somewhat puzzled: "Why don't we pay attention to the two God-Kings of Good and Evil? Logically speaking, their strength is a level higher than that of Asura, Life, and Destruction, and they should cause us a lot of trouble?"

Tang Shan smiled without saying a word. Indeed, if it were the original good and evil, it would indeed bring trouble to him and Gu Yue in the God Realm and even to the possibility of helping soul beasts become gods in the future. But what if it were the good and evil of the new generation?

As for the return of the old Good and Evil, it's basically impossible. They weren't seen between the Douluo Continent II: The Legend of the Dragon King era. If they had returned earlier, they certainly wouldn't have reclaimed the divine positions of the protagonist and heroine of "The God of Wine," nor would they have simply watched the events of the God Realm Legend unfold. For one thing, the great Sea God was their chosen pillar of the God Realm; how could they allow him to be imprisoned by the God of Destruction?

As for the new Goddess of Goodness, although she didn't know how she escaped the influence of the Dragon God's rules—after all, theoretically, the Earth Core Red Lotus could also be considered non-human—she was actually a victim of the God Realm's rules. If it weren't for the two God Kings' curiosity about love, "The God of Wine" wouldn't have had a second half.

Gu Yue's experience is not exactly the same as the other party's, but there are some similarities. In addition, with the influence of the God of Kindness, the probability of successfully winning him over is extremely high.

As for the god of evil, Tangshan felt that they still had a lot in common.

Does it matter that they are not from the same blue planet?

As for the issue of the transmigrator's identity being exposed, that's not a problem at all. Once you reach the level of a god, you can definitely create transmigrators. The transmigrator's identity will not be a cause of conflict, but rather a source of confidence for mutual alliance.

If Tangshan becomes a God-King, and Gu Yue joins forces with the forces of good and evil, even without recruiting other God-Kings, they can ensure that the power of the God Realm does not slip away to another.