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

Kong Qi, Salas, Hu Yanzhen, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and other weaker Title Douluos breathed a sigh of relief. Although they felt no pressure, their hearts sank uncontrollably when Tang Shan's gaze swept over them, as if they were being watched by some great terror.

Di Tian's brows twitched involuntarily. Tang Shan gave him a deadly feeling, as if he could be easily killed.

While shocked, Golden Crocodile Douluo was also curious: "Kid, what level is your strength at now?"

Tang Shan stood up, glanced around, and said with a light laugh, "Invincible among men!"

Di Tian twitched his lips and glanced at his master beside him. He wanted to refute Tang Shan, but considering their relationship, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue: Forget it, they are in the same bed, why should his subordinate meddle?

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The night was as dark as ink, and the moonlight cascaded down like water, bringing a touch of silvery radiance to the entire Sun and Moon Continent; the blooming exotic flowers were even more beautiful and radiant under the moonlight, adding a touch of haziness and mystery.

Two figures strolled through the garden of the Moon Kingdom's royal palace, chatting casually, creating an exceptionally harmonious and peaceful atmosphere.

"What's going on with the Emperor of that country? Does he still want to resist? Should we have Di Tian kill him?" Gu Yue hugged Tang Shan's right arm, leaning against him, and asked softly.

Tang Shan shook his head: "It's nothing. I'm just a little resentful, but I won't do anything underhanded. If I leave him alone for a while, he'll completely submit."

Compared to the semi-active and semi-passive nature of Emperor Kong Qi of the Moon Kingdom, Xu Tianlong of the Japanese Kingdom was much more frustrated.

The former is like a scholar, and the so-called imperial throne is a tool to assist his research. Now that he has submitted to Tang Shan and his group, he can still do research and basically mobilize the resources of the entire continent. It is easy for him to win back his heart.

The latter is closer to the emperor in the usual sense. Although his mentality was not overly distorted due to his own strength, and he did not become a political being that transcends men and women, his status was still there. It is normal for him to feel some resentment now that he has been overthrown.

"Let's not talk about him anymore. I'm not far from the limit of humanity now. After reaching the limit, I need to prepare to become a god. Gu Yue, can you tell me how to become a god?" Tang Shan turned his head and looked at the beautiful girl beside him, his eyes burning.

Her slender, fair fingers drew circles in Tang Shan's palm. Gu Yue blinked her silver eyes and said, "I thought you were going to wait until you broke through your limits before asking me."

"Sweetie, tell me, I'm really looking forward to it." Tang Shan pulled Gu Yue into his arms and kissed her forehead. "This is your reward, how about it?"

Gu Yue rolled her eyes at the shameless bastard, but a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips. Tang Shan would only show a slightly unserious side in front of him; in front of others, including Zhu Zhuyun, Dugu Yan, and Qian Renxue, he was always calm and composed.

This unique tenderness filled Gu Yue's heart with sweetness, making her increasingly infatuated with the man before her.

"Where to?" Gu Yue raised her hand and pointed directly to the pavilion in the distance. Tang Shan understood and carried the beauty into the pavilion, stepping on the soft grass.

Scumbags or those who have harems often say things like "I feel the same way about everyone." Although I don't know their true thoughts, Tang Shan is certain that he can't do that.

Even though he has many female confidantes and knows that the above statement is the best way to deal with it, Tang Shan will not deceive himself; he does have a preference for a certain person.

Having traveled across the mainland and spent several years together, those moments have become treasures etched deep in my soul.

If he is naive and inexperienced, take her to see the world's wonders; if she is world-weary and weary, take her to ride a carousel.

This statement was never one-way. From the initial ambiguity to the final confession, even Tang Shan himself was unclear about who had the upper hand in the end.

Gu Yue had no idea how many thoughts had flashed through Tang Shan's mind in just a few steps. She turned around, broke free from Tang Shan's embrace, sat opposite him, and said solemnly, "The path to godhood is difficult, every step is an insurmountable chasm, and you must not be careless."

That serious little expression really makes him look like a teacher preparing to give earnest advice. Of course, you have to ignore the blush that spreads from his cheeks to his ears.

"Okay." Tang Shan nodded seriously, his expression solemn. In the original timeline of Douluo Continent, it was basically not shown how ordinary people should become gods. They basically became gods by inheriting godhood, which made Tang Shan very unsure about becoming a god on his own.

Gu Yue tapped the round table in the pavilion with her fingers, pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "First of all, we need to clarify what the difference is between gods and ordinary cultivators."

Gods possess divine bodies, divine power, and divine souls, but these are merely byproducts. What truly distinguishes gods from ordinary cultivators is their comprehension of the rules.

A flash of inspiration struck Tang Shan, and he seemed to understand something, but he didn't rush to ask. He believed that Gu Yue would give him a reasonable explanation.

"The rules of gods and the rules that ordinary cultivators comprehend are both the same and different. The similarity is that there is not much difference between the two in essence. The difference is that they are manifested differently in gods and ordinary cultivators." Gu Yue stopped tapping his fingers on the table and directly stated the biggest difference between gods and cultivators. "For gods, they are no longer comprehending or applying the rules. For them, they are a part of the rules they have comprehended."

Tangshan suddenly realized that, to put it bluntly, the rules can be seen as a core element in transforming the body, and the strength of the rules determines the final transformation effect.

But after a moment's thought, Tang Shan vaguely sensed that something was amiss. He looked at Gu Yue and said, "It shouldn't be that simple. If it were really that easy to become a god on your own, why haven't many Limit Douluo been produced in Douluo Continent?"

Gu Yue nodded: "Of course. In fact, the method to become a god is very simple. You need to comprehend a certain rule to the point of 10%, and then inscribe it on your physical body. As long as you can successfully inscribe it, your body will be transformed into a divine body. Then the soul power in your body will also evolve into divine power, which will come with some rule effects. Then you can use the divine power to transform your soul and achieve a divine soul. In this way, you can become an ordinary priest and automatically have the qualifications to ascend to the divine realm."

Tang Shan's lips twitched. Wasn't it a bit dangerous to directly inscribe the rules onto his body? And why inscribe them directly onto his body?

Tang Shan directly voiced his many questions, and finally, remembering something, he added, "Angels and sea gods both became gods through faith, what is the principle behind this?"

"The reason for engraving the rules on the body is simple: it's the easiest to access and the easiest to engrave. Putting aside everything else, are you sure you can bear the pain of engraving rules directly on your soul? As for engraving rules with soul power, do you think the strength of your soul core is sufficient to withstand the fluctuations of the rules?" Gu Yue's rhetorical question made Tang Shan thoughtful, and the former God King continued to explain, "In fact, no matter where you start engraving, the rules will eventually permeate the whole body, spreading throughout divine power and the soul, without any difference."

As for why the angel gods and sea gods absorb faith, it is because they want to use the power of faith to transform their bodies, increase their affinity with the rules, and reduce the burden on their bodies when inscribing the rules.

The difference between so-called first-level, second-level, and third-level gods and officials is merely the degree of completeness of the rules inscribed on their bodies, which permeate their souls, divine power, and divine bodies.

A first-level deity, with 100% inscribed rules, every gesture and movement is accompanied by the complete set of rules;

A second-level deity, with 70% of the rules inscribed on them, possessing mastery of the vast majority of the rules, and capable of unleashing considerable power;

A level three deity, with 40% of the rules inscribed, can basically display the power of the rules, completely setting them apart from ordinary cultivators.

"The priest, with 10% of the rules inscribed, has only recently broken through. Aside from a long lifespan, there's no significant increase in strength, and he can't yet display the power of the rules. He faces a huge risk of being overthrown by cultivators who want to accumulate power and achieve instant advancement."

Thus, a crystal-clear path to godhood was laid out before Tangshan, and the mysteries of becoming a god through faith were laid bare before him.

Becoming a god through faith is not about actually creating a deity by accumulating faith, but rather about accelerating one's understanding of the corresponding rules through the worship of the deity by all beings, increasing one's physical capacity to bear the corresponding rules, and even directly converting divine power through faith after becoming a god.

It can be said that the Douluo Continent system takes the essence of faith and discards its dross, thus maximizing the use of the power of faith to a certain extent.

After clarifying his thoughts and direction towards godhood, Tang Shan asked Gu Yue, "I am a Martial Soul with a strong physique, but I still have a long way to go before I can directly bear the inscribed rules. Do I need to condense my faith to transform my body?"

Gu Yue shook his head: "It's unnecessary. The method of increasing physical affinity and then inscribing rules is essentially opportunistic. Although it won't have any side effects that affect the foundation or future potential, it will take a lot of time to raise the strength of the physical body again after becoming a god, which is a waste of time."

"With the current body-training methods of internal martial arts, once the body's potential is fully developed, it's basically possible to inscribe the rules."

Tang Shan was somewhat surprised: "Indeed, it seems that internal martial arts don't improve physical fitness that much?"

Gu Yue nodded seriously: "Actually, from your classification of the Limit Douluo level, I vaguely saw the prerequisites for breaking through to godhood."

If we consider all cultivators, whether they are soul beasts or humans, as three parts: physical body, energy, and soul, then to break through the inscription rules at the god level, one of them must reach the quasi-god level. In other words, one must unleash the combat power of a quasi-god level through one of these three parts.

Taking your soul power as an example, without using special soul skills and relying solely on your comprehended rules and soul power to fight, when you first develop your martial soul and reach its limit, your soul power is at the level of just approaching quasi-demigod. After condensing your first soul core, you are at the level of just touching demigod. And so on. When you condense your third soul core, the combat power that your soul power can unleash by combining your comprehended rules will grow from the initial step into quasi-god to the peak of quasi-god.

As Gu Yue explained, the path to godhood became clearer, and the complex cultivation descriptions in the original Douluo Continent novel were sorted out one by one: "In other words, if I condense a third soul core, theoretically I can directly inscribe the power rules on the soul core and soul power, right?" Tang Shan said thoughtfully.

"That's the theory, but I'm not sure about the specifics. After all, all those who became gods on their own in the inherited memories given by the Dragon God either relied on their strong physique or on the increased affinity with the rules through the power of faith. They all engraved the rules on their bodies. There wasn't a single case of them breaking through to godhood by transforming their soul power into divine power." Gu Yue wasn't too sure.

P.S.: This is what the author believes to be a method for achieving godhood independently. Simply put, it involves reaching a quasi-god level in a certain direction of one's essence, energy, and spirit, then inscribing the corresponding rules on that quasi-god level, and finally radiating them throughout the body.

Chapter 559 Contemplating Godhood, Whispers of the Demon

"Don't worry, in the end I will definitely become a god by inscribing the rules on my body. I won't take any risks. After all, no matter where it is inscribed, it will eventually affect the whole body." Tang Shan saw the girl's brows furrow slightly and gently comforted her. "Besides, I can't break through so quickly. After all, I still want to reach the sky in one step. If I don't want to become a god king in one step, I at least want to become a first-level god in one step."

Gu Yue's brows relaxed, and her smile blossomed like a hundred flowers in full bloom, as if a ray of light had appeared in the originally dark pavilion: "Don't worry, with me here, even if there are slight mistakes during your breakthrough, I can pull you back. Don't underestimate the abilities that the former God King possessed."

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In the room arranged by Kong Qi, Gu Yue, nestled in Tang Shan's arms, was breathing evenly, her eyes slightly closed, her long eyelashes fluttering gently, having just fallen asleep.

Holding the soft, fragrant body in his arms, Tang Shan's thoughts wandered as he sorted through the method of becoming a god that Gu Yue had just described.

Since rules are the core of deities, even if a priest has inscribed the rules, is the Spiritual Power God Source Realm and the so-called God-level physical body of the Body Sect real or fake 20,000 years later?

After a brief moment of thought, Tang Shan felt that the word "god" in the two cases was questionable. After all, essence, energy, and spirit share the same origin. If one of them truly reached the level of a god, not to mention whether there would be any incidental effects that would radiate throughout the body, it should at least have a commanding effect. However, the god-level spiritual power possessors in the original trajectory did not demonstrate such an effect; at most, they possessed overwhelming combat power.

Furthermore, the so-called god-level physical body, the Flawless Golden Body, has the effect of reaching the quasi-god level in a short period of time, and after achieving quasi-god status, it can withstand attacks from two or three quasi-gods.

This level of combat power is indeed extraordinary, but it feels quite different from the physical body of a so-called god; at most, it's equivalent to Yun Ming at his peak.

On the contrary, Yun Ming's demigod status and the divine artifact he formed after his death might actually be real. After all, the essence of a martial soul is inherently special. If we also consider his spirit and energy at the time of his fall, as well as the integration of the demigod status, combined with what Gu Yue just said—that the core of a god is rules—everything has a reasonable explanation.

The Martial Soul serves as the template, the Demigod rank as the material, the comprehended rules as the core, and the essence, energy, and spirit as the conditioning—this is the process by which the Heaven-Supporting Divine Spear was born.

Looking back, 20,000 years after the original timeline, why didn't Yun Ming become a god? Combined with Gu Yue's previous explanation of the method to become a god, everything makes more sense.

It is extremely difficult to inscribe the rules. At least one of the physical body, soul power, and mental power must reach the level of a quasi-god, and one must comprehend 10% of a rule.

Leaving aside the dimensional limitations of whether Douluo Continent exists, just looking at Yun Ming's three dimensions is enough to deduce the root cause of his failure.

First of all, the physical body is definitely not up to par. Tang Shan estimates that one must cultivate the secret methods of the body to the point of having a flawless golden body, or like him, have their physical potential increase multiple times and then be fully developed by internal martial arts before they can meet the standard.

Next is the level of soul power. It seems to be the same as Tang Shan's future, both having three soul cores. However, the quality of the soul power used to condense the soul cores at the beginning is different, which determines the vast difference in the later stages.

Tang Shan's soul power was purified by his martial soul after he unlocked the upper limit of his martial soul. Compared with Yun Ming, who was a Soul Emperor or even a Soul King and had already condensed a soul core, the difference in the purity of his soul power is obvious. Even if the other party also has three soul cores, the foundation is different, so how could their final achievements in soul power be the same?

Even considering Yun Ming's exceptional talent and numerous fortuitous encounters, Tang Shan estimated that the Sea God Pavilion Master, who directly confronted the level 12 fixed-position soul-guided cannon, would already be worthy of the name "Supporting the Heavens" if his peak soul power combined with the power of the rules could reach the limit of a demigod.

After all, the boost from the battle armor is undeniable; even a Title Douluo can reach the combat power of a Limit Douluo when wearing it, so the strength of the boost is self-evident.

His physical body was far from adequate, and his soul power was at the limit of a demigod. The only thing Yun Ming could most likely inscribe the rules on was his own soul.

Based on his Divine Source Realm spiritual power and the demigod position he condensed, it can be inferred that he most likely succeeded halfway. As for why he didn't succeed completely, it can only be said that the things within the demigod position were still too complicated.

Look at what he used when he condensed his demigod status—soul power that didn't match his own spiritual power level, and the power of the Golden Ancient Tree.

Leaving aside soul power, since it is part of one's own body, it may have some influence, but the influence will not be too great.

The power of the golden ancient tree that follows is truly something that leaves one speechless.

Within the Golden Tree lies the Sea God's backup plan, the Sea God's mother, Ah Yin, the power of the Golden Tree itself, and the remnants of the spirit and soul of the Sea God's Pavilion Masters from past generations.

By guiding this chaotic and indescribable mixture of energy into his demigod status and shaping it, Tang Shan could only say that it was a miracle that Yun Ming's strength could actually grow through this process.

If Yun Ming had simply used his spiritual power or spiritual power and soul power to create a demigod position and then inscribed the rules he had comprehended into it, he might have been able to achieve a different kind of godhood. However, he insisted on mixing in the energy of the Golden Ancient Tree, which directly led to his hopelessness in becoming a demigod.

His physical body was not up to par, his soul power was far from sufficient, and although his mental power met the standard, he acted recklessly. Yun Ming was unable to become a god, which was both a result of divine repression and his own doing.

Tang Shan gathered his scattered thoughts and prepared to rest: the second soul core was condensed today, so it was time to get a good night's sleep.

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"Rongrong, I'll leave Xiaowu to you." Yu Tianheng said sincerely, looking at Ning Rongrong who had just emerged from her cultivation state.

Ning Rongrong glanced at Tang San, who was cultivating under the light of the sea god, without making a sound, and agreed to Yu Tianheng's request without hesitation.

Yu Tianheng calmed down, took a few steps to the steps leading to the top of the Sea God Mountain, and stepped up without hesitation.

Boom!

A heavy pressure descended from the sky, enveloping his entire body. After a brief moment of adjustment, Yu Tianheng lifted his leg again and stepped onto the second step.

His face flushed and his heart pounded. He did not continue climbing, but instead sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate diligently.

"Brother Dai, have you noticed that the three of them have been acting strangely lately?" Ma Hongjun, who was resting, approached Dai Mubai, looked at Tang San and Yu Tianheng who were meditating cross-legged on the Sea God's steps, and then at Ning Rongrong who was playing with a little rabbit, and asked in a low voice.

Oscar, who was slumped on the ground, rolled over and barely sat up, echoing, "It is indeed a bit strange. Several times when Tianheng was cultivating up there, Xiao San wanted to see Xiao Wu after finishing her cultivation, but Rongrong refused."

Dai Mubai pushed the two away with disgust: "You two stay away from me. You're both covered in sweat and you're all huddled together. The smell is too strong."

The pressure of the Poseidon's Light was the best way to temper one's physique. Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar were naturally unwilling to miss such a treasure trove of training, and they basically made the most of its effects. However, this also left the three of them with their clothes soaked and their smells strong.

Oscar rolled over, creating some distance between them, while Ma Hongjun shifted his position, but his fat took up all the space he could move.

Feeling the air become slightly fresher, Dai Mubai let out a long breath, collected his thoughts, and replied in a low voice, "Something is indeed not right. If Rongrong and Tang San had a grudge, her tone wouldn't have been so gentle when she communicated with Tang San before; if she didn't have any ill feelings towards Tang San, she wouldn't have refused his visit to Xiao Wu."

"Could it be that she likes Tianheng? But that doesn't make sense either. If she liked Tianheng, she would have even less reason to stop Tang San from visiting Xiao Wu." Oscar was a little confused. He followed the thought that had just flashed through his mind, but then felt that something was wrong.