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

Tang San's palm, glowing with a jade-like light, struck Roger's face directly. Roger nimbly shifted his feet, easily dodging the attack, while his black sailor knife, sharp and pointed, sliced ​​directly at Tang San's wrist.

"A mere trick." Tang San scoffed, shifting his footwork to directly cut into Roger's empty left hand. His Xuan Yu Hand was pushed to its limit, striking the blade in Roger's hand from the side.

Roger's expression remained unchanged. His Soul Skill, Blade Domain, granted him unparalleled keen perception within a one-meter radius. With a flick of his right hand, the Sailor Blade slashed horizontally towards Tang San on his left.

Tang San's expression changed, and he quickly took a step back, but Roger relentlessly pursued him, catching the hilt of the knife with his left hand and thrusting it towards Tang San's chest.

Tang San was careless. Relying on his two higher ranks than Roger, he thought he could defeat Roger with pure Tang Sect techniques. However, he did not expect that Roger's soul skills, though not very powerful, were so strange. His prediction of Tang San's future actions and his control over his martial soul had reached another level.

"Spider Web Binding!" Tang San hurriedly released his soul skill, and a blue-gold sphere instantly condensed and shot out. However, before the spider web could be fully unfolded, it was split in two by Roger's sailor knife.

Fortunately, this brief gap gave Tang San a chance to catch his breath. He suddenly knelt down, letting the curved blade of the Sailor's Knife sweep past his head.

boom!

His knees slammed into the ground, and the cold light above his head stung his scalp. However, compared to Roger in front of him, Tang San hated Yu Xiaogang, who had made him absorb this damned third spirit ring, even more: "You damned Yu, what kind of crappy spirit skill did you choose for me? It can't even block someone's normal attack. You deserve to die!"

With Roger's extensive combat experience, theoretically, a downward slash would have been enough to take Tang San's life. However, Tang San's way of dodging his attack was so unique that Roger didn't realize what was happening until Tang San had created some distance again.

Roger wasn't annoyed at missing the opportunity. Instead, he looked at Tang San, who was getting up in a disheveled state, with a mocking expression: "Why bother with such a grand gesture? Do you want to acknowledge me as your father? Don't worry, I'll take good care of you."

Tang San had regained his composure by now, but he buried his resentment towards Yu Xiaogang deep in his heart. He ignored Roger's foul language and continued to retreat to create distance, while also quickly glancing back at the battlefield behind him.

Dai Mubai's side was much more relaxed than Tang San's. With his White Tiger Martial Soul fully unleashed, he moved like a whirlwind, knocking out all the Soul Masters among the pirates wherever he went. Oscar and Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, focused on dealing with the other ordinary pirates. With the boost to their physique from their Soul Master-level Soul Power, they also displayed a bit of overwhelming power.

As for Ma Hongjun, since this was inside the ship's cabin and contained many wooden items, he was afraid that he might burn the entire ship down with a single fire, so he simply became Ning Rongrong and Oscar's bodyguard.

With his companions making rapid advances, Tang San knew he couldn't delay any longer. He looked at Roger in front of him and calmly said, "You're going to lose."

As Tang San turned his head, Roger also noticed the unfavorable situation of his subordinates. Looking at the powerful Dai Mubai, he couldn't help but feel the urge to retreat.

As soon as Tang San finished speaking, he suddenly retreated, his soul power surging out and he had already retreated five meters.

"Trying to run? Too late. You've lost with honor, but I've already used this move." Tang San sighed softly, and his fifth spirit ring, which was pitch black, suddenly flashed. A large blue-gold spear appeared out of thin air, which he grabbed.

Lean back and throw!

Tang San hurled the Blue Silver Overlord Spear like a javelin, its dazzling blue-gold light trailing behind him like a blue lightning bolt, reaching Roger almost instantly.

The Blue Silver Overlord Spear was clearly sensed by the Blade Domain as soon as it entered Roger's body within a meter. However, while the mind could keep up, the body could not. It only shifted slightly by a few inches before the spear tip touched his clothes.

boom!

The moment the Blue Silver Overlord Spear touched Roger, it exploded, and the dense Blue Silver Grass completely bound the pirate captain.

This is the result of Tang San's hard work during this period. Knowing how powerful his opponents were, he focused on improving his strength and thus discovered another wonderful use for his fifth soul skill.

The Blue Silver Overlord Spear is indeed a powerful attacking soul skill, but in essence, it is formed from his martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor. If he does not want to kill the enemy, he can detonate the Blue Silver Overlord Spear at a critical moment, allowing the Blue Silver Emperor that constitutes it to completely entangle the opponent.

This is also one of the reasons why Tang San hated Yu Xiaogang earlier. In Tang San's opinion, the so-called Spider Web Binding, apart from its release speed, is far inferior to the second transformation of his fifth soul skill.

It ruined his original plan to continuously absorb plant spirit beasts, and the accompanying toxins were also useless. Now, the binding effect of the third spirit skill was far inferior to the transformation of the fifth spirit skill, which meant that the third spirit ring was completely useless. How could Tang San not hate it?

boom!

The Blue Silver Emperor wrapped Roger into a giant blue cocoon, with only his head exposed. Roger's expression was ferocious as he exerted force with his entire body. The scar on his face looked like a living centipede crawling across his face.

"You bastard, kid, if you've got the guts, let's have a one-on-one close-quarters fight!" Roger roared as he tried to break free.

Tang San didn't take it seriously. He released the Blue Silver Emperor and dragged Roger over from a distance. Then, he turned around and dragged the pirate captain to the other side of the battlefield.

……

Half an hour later

Everyone on the ship gathered on the deck. Apart from Tang San and his group of five, the rest of them were bound by the Blue Silver Emperor and looked rather grim.

"Tang San, what's next?" Dai Mubai cracked his knuckles, his bones popping, and looked at the pirates, who were angry, fearful, calm, or desperate, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Tang San looked at the dozens of pirates, speaking as if to Dai Mubai, yet also to all the pirates, his voice devoid of any emotion: "Take them away one by one for interrogation. As we discussed earlier, if their answers don't match, continue arresting and questioning until we finally determine who is telling the truth and who is lying." His Killing God Domain instantly activated, a chilling killing intent enveloping all the pirates: "Those who are finally identified as liars, sever their tendons and throw them into the sea."

Tang San's move was undeniably ruthless. The former goes without saying; without knowing whether their companions would reveal the truth, how could pirates, who had not undergone any training, possibly remain loyal? For the sake of a chance of survival that might not even exist, the vast majority would inevitably choose to reveal the truth.

The punishment for liars was even more brutal. They were mostly sea spirit masters, extremely skilled in swimming, but without the aid of their hands and feet, their fate was almost certain to be the same.

As for soul power, it can only maintain safety temporarily. Without a soul core, it can only be restored through meditation. But how can one restore it while struggling in the sea?

Soul power and physical strength only make one's death more desperate; all struggles are futile. However, giving up the struggle is basically impossible, since pirates are incapable of facing death with equanimity.

The tragic end was obvious to all, and the vast majority of pirates had virtually no other choice.

"Tang San, if we tell you the truth, will you let us go?" Roger, the pirate captain and leader, looked at Tang San, who was filled with murderous intent, and barely managed to sit up before asking in a loud voice.

Tang San ignored Roger's generalization. He glanced at the group of pirates all looking at him and said calmly, "I can't guarantee anything. After all, you know perfectly well what will happen to us if we are captured by you." The pirates lowered their heads. "But at least I can guarantee that if you tell the truth, I will at least give you a quick death."

Tang San's clear voice echoed on the deck, and Poseidon, who was observing Tang San from the God Realm, also showed a satisfied smile: "Decisive in killing, but not ruthless and vicious, he has some of my style from back then."

Chapter 547 Deep Sea Demonic Whale

"So, our final destination this time is indeed Poseidon Island, and this route is indeed the route to Poseidon Island?" In a narrow room, Tang San looked at Roger opposite him with a cold expression and asked calmly.

Roger nodded hastily, not daring to hide anything: "I have no reason to lie to you. After all, I'm also afraid of death. If I can live, why wouldn't I?"

Tang San pressed on, "What about the deep-sea overlord you mentioned? Does it really exist, and is this its active period?"

"It's absolutely true. You know, I said that without knowing your strength. Since I was already absolutely certain, why would I lie to you? Besides, the truth of this information won't affect our subsequent actions." If his body hadn't been restrained by the Blue Silver Emperor, Roger probably would have raised his hands and sworn an oath.

"I'll believe you for now, but you know the consequences if there's anything you've concealed or said wrong." Tang San didn't press further, turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.

Watching Tang San leave, Roger could no longer hide the emotions in his eyes. He stared at the closed wooden door with resentment and hatred, his emotions boiling for a long time. Finally, he sighed helplessly, "Forget it, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. It's better to die quickly than to be tortured to death. So be it." He stared blankly at the calm sea by the window.

After leaving the small room, Tang San and the other four met up and went to the captain's cabin to exchange information obtained through interrogation.

Dai Mubai spoke first: "The route is correct, and this is indeed the activity range of that Deep Sea Demon Whale King. However, according to the sailor, that soul beast has not been active in this area recently."

Ning Rongrong wiped the blood off her hands, restoring their fair complexion: "I was a bit dishonest on my end. He started flirting with me, but I taught him a lesson before he answered my questions."

My information was similar; the route led to Poseidon Island, and it was indeed only two or three days' journey away. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King wouldn't be appearing in this area anytime soon.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun then reported their findings. The five of them summarized the information they had gathered, and there were no major issues, only minor discrepancies due to differences in individual descriptions. However, these were minor matters.

"In that case, let's keep going and get them to Seagod Island first." Tang San rested one hand on the table, his eyes flashing coldly. "As for Seagod Island, let's give them a quick death once we get there."

As dawn broke, the anchor was lowered, and the ship began to move forward again. Tang San stood by the ship, gazing at the vast sea, his arms outstretched as he felt the sea breeze, feeling great.

Having dealt with the pirates and gained complete control of the ship, he felt the gloom in his heart lessen somewhat.

The waves rose and fell, lapping against the hull but leaving no trace. The sound of the waves echoed in his ears, and Tang San gradually relaxed, his mental energy slowly spreading, as if he had merged with the entire ocean.

"Tang San, Tang San! Come here quickly, something seems wrong!" A roar pulled Tang San out of his mystical state, and also made Poseidon of the God Realm frown. He was just about to give his successor a proper boost in ocean affinity when he was suddenly interrupted. It was simply a disaster.

"What's going on?" Tang San suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes burning with killing intent. He felt that the state he had just been in was very mysterious and important to him, but unfortunately, he had been disturbed.

In his haste, Roger completely disregarded Tang San's ferocious aura and looked at the distant, layered waves with an extremely grim expression.

Tang San quickly walked to his side and followed the other's gaze. He saw a white line clearly visible where the sea and sky met in the distance, seemingly dividing the sky and water in two.

"What is that thing?" A sense of foreboding rose in Tang San's heart, and he quickly looked at Roger beside him.

"That's the aftershock of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King expelling water as it breathes. In other words, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is in that direction."

Poseidon's expression changed drastically upon seeing the lower realm for a short time. A wisp of divine thought emerged from Tang San's mark, but the next moment, he regretted it.

Poseidon almost forgot that he was the sworn enemy of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. He had once gouged out one of the king's eyes. Now that his divine sense was appearing in the ocean, wouldn't that just cause trouble for his successor?

Poseidon silently withdrew his divine sense, while his divine power surged, preparing to save Tang San at the crucial moment. As for preemptively killing him, sorry, that's not allowed in the God Realm.

The divine realm allows certain intervention in matters concerning their own successors in the lower realms, but the limits are protection and legitimate self-defense; they must never preemptively suppress or retaliate against their own successors.

Completely unaware of the trouble the Sea God he relied on was about to bring him, Tang San grabbed Roger by the throat and lifted him up, his voice icy and filled with chilling killing intent: "Didn't you say that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King wasn't active in this area during this time? Are you trying to drag us down with you?"

Holding Tang San's hands tightly, Roger's face gradually turned blue and purple. He wanted to explain, but he couldn't make a sound.

"Tell me why!" The boiling killing intent dyed Tang San's eyes blood red, and his palm tightened suddenly. If he exerted just a little more force, Tang San would crush Roger's throat.

One of the pirates assisting at the helm cautiously said, "Sir, you're holding our captain by the throat; he might not be able to speak."

A flash of black light, a casual wave of the hand, and the pirate's head that was warning Tang San was smashed directly by the Clear Sky Hammer, red and white fragments scattered all over the ground.

"Did I tell you to speak?" Tang San glanced at the pirate who had completely lost his breath, then casually tossed Roger to the ground.

Ignoring the lives of his subordinates and having no time to harbor resentment towards Tang San's earlier brutality, Roger scrambled to his feet and rushed towards the helm, quickly explaining, "Everything I said before is true. Again, why should I die early? Actually, it's a good thing we discovered it in advance. It was merely a ripple caused by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King taking a breath, spreading in a ring. It might not necessarily swim in our direction. The best way to deal with this kind of anomaly is to move in the opposite direction."

The other pirate didn't need Roger's reminder at all and quickly took over the support role. They were willing to do anything to survive.

Tang San took a deep breath, his mind racing as he dissected Roger's words, analyzing their logic.

After a long pause, Tang San let out a long breath. Roger's words made perfect sense, and he decided to trust him one more time.

Tang San was not afraid of death. A person who was willing to die to prove his integrity had long regarded death as going home. At most, he had some regrets. He regretted not being able to see his biological mother in this life, regretted not being able to avenge Xiao Wu, and regretted not being able to restore the glory of Tang Sect in another world.

However, Tang San absolutely could not allow himself to die now. His sixth spirit ring carried Xiao Wu's soul, and if he died, Xiao Wu would perish with him.

At this moment, the other four Shrek monsters also gathered on the deck, looking solemnly at the rapidly approaching waves in the distance, and the atmosphere dropped to freezing point.

"Third Brother, do you think something bad will happen to us?" Ning Rongrong stared blankly at the rapidly expanding white line.

"Absolutely not." Tang San's voice was firm, whether he was speaking to himself or to Xiao Wu, who was residing in his sixth spirit ring: "I won't die here, we won't die here."

With the sails raised and the winds blowing, the ship's speed increased dramatically. Roger let out a long breath, looked back at the white line behind him, and the next moment, his relieved smile froze completely.

……

The deep sea holds endless mysteries and is also home to countless soul beasts. Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are not uncommon, and even the most unknown ferocious beasts on the Douluo Continent are numerous in the vast ocean.

But even the vast ocean has its true powerhouses, such as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. It once swam across the entire ocean and fought countless ferocious beasts, believing itself to be invincible. However, it encountered Poseidon before he became a god, and suffered its first defeat after becoming a ferocious beast.

Poseidon gouged out one of its eyes, and from then on, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King hated Poseidon to the core. Even if Poseidon became a god in the future, its hatred would not change or waver.

After that, it lived around Poseidon Island, specifically targeting transport ships departing from Poseidon Island, and fighting against the guardians of the sacred pillars and even the high priests of Poseidon throughout the ages, bringing endless trouble to Poseidon Island.

As for the Sea God's guardian beast, the Demon Soul Great White Shark, it would have devoured all those sharks long ago if it weren't for the protection of the Sea God's High Priest.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King thought it would continue like this, but a trip out to hunt for food brought about a change and dealt it a heavy blow.

"Are you sure you don't need to find a ferocious beast to devour? Your bones are badly broken, and there's a dent in your skull?" A blue whale, slightly smaller than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, circled around it, looking at its battered, sapphire-blue body, and asked with concern.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's voice was no longer violent, but instead gentle. Its huge head gently rubbed against the fin of the giant whale beside it: "Don't worry, they are just flesh wounds. They can be healed in two or three years. My body has been partially divineized, and its recovery ability is extremely strong."

The smaller deep-sea whale nodded slightly: "Alright then." After hesitating for a while, she pressed on: "Who injured you? How did you get so badly hurt?"

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King shook his head: "It's best you don't know. He meant me no harm. This beating was entirely my own fault." Seemingly afraid that the demon whale beside him would ask further questions, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King changed the subject: "By the way, where did the Buddha's daughter go? Didn't she go with you?"

“No, she met a really interesting group and went to tease them.” Knowing that her husband was changing the subject, the other deep-sea whale didn’t press the matter further and instead started talking about her own daughter.

Seeing that the topic had been successfully shifted, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King breathed a sigh of relief and casually asked, "How interesting is it? Logically speaking, she should have seen all the wonders of the ocean."

Chapter 548 The Deep-Sea Demon Whales Are Taking Action