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

That's right, everything I did was absolutely for the future of the Star Dou Great Forest, not because I wanted to eat it myself.

Even if I accidentally ate a little bit at the end, it was just incidental, nothing more.

P.S.: Tomorrow we'll search for a soul beast. After the breakthrough, the protagonist's strength will experience a comprehensive leap, and the prerequisites for a second awakening will be fully met.

A little something about the extra chapters

Ahem, things are mostly settled. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to resume three updates a day of 9000 words tomorrow. Also, I've seen the inquiries from readers in the comments and notes about extra chapters. Here's a brief explanation from the author.

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Chapter 100 The Vision of the Serpent Spear Douluo, Body Soul Fusion Progress 99% (Please subscribe and continue reading)

Time slips away quietly; three days have passed in the blink of an eye as the sun rises and the moon sets.

For the past three days, Tang Shan has neither eaten nor drunk anything, and he has been completely absorbed in meditation, like an ancient Buddha in deep meditation.

The soul power within his body circulated ceaselessly, frantically absorbing the primordial energy of heaven and earth, refining it into his own cultivation, and gradually solidifying his foundation.

With a long, drawn-out breath, the fluctuations of soul power slowly subsided, the circulation of energy gradually ceased, and consciousness withdrew from the deep understanding of will.

Tang Shan suddenly opened his eyes, as if boundless power was surging within them. An extremely concentrated will uncontrollably emanated from them, giving people a sense of absolute abundance and the power to overturn rivers and seas.

Looking at the environment inside the tent, memories from before flooded back.

"I'm in a deep meditative state. I never expected to gain so much after comprehending the will."

Tang Shan took a deep breath, and strands of pure spiritual energy flowed into his body through his pores and nose. He stood up. Although he felt a little thirsty, he could still move around normally without much trouble.

After all, he had only been in deep meditation for three days, not for as long as Su Yuntao had before, and his body was basically maintained by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"How was the harvest?"

Stepping out of the tent, one sees the Serpent Spear Douluo standing by the lake, holding a serpent spear in his hand, his feet firmly planted in the Three-Body Stance, his body like a drawn bow, his hand like an arrow released from a bowstring, his whole being seemingly fused with the serpent spear in his hand.

He slowly thrust the spear forward, his body rising and falling rhythmically with the slight sway of the spear tip, waves of energy emanating from his body, clearly indicating that his progress in stance training was extremely rapid.

Upon hearing the question, Tang Shan replied, "I have made great progress. My cultivation of martial spirit has taken another step forward, my physical fitness has been significantly enhanced, and my soul power has become more refined and pure."

"Alright, you just finished meditating. Fortunately, it wasn't for long. With some rest, you should be fully recovered by the afternoon. Then we'll head in the direction the diamond mammoth fled."

The Serpent Spear Douluo's voice transmission rang in Tang Shan's ears.

"Okay, senior."

Tang Shan nodded in agreement. He originally wanted to ask how many days he had been meditating deeply, but seeing that the Serpent Spear Douluo was focused on practicing internal martial arts and was even using telepathy to prevent his aura from leaking out, he decided that it wouldn't be too late to ask after the other party finished his practice.

He lit a campfire again, heated the water, and then put in some of the dry rations he had brought with him. He ate and drank by himself, slowly adjusting his physical condition.

hum!

A deep, resonant sound suddenly rang out, and the Serpent Spear Douluo's hands, holding the spear, trembled violently before thrusting forward, his muscles pulsating rhythmically.

This thrust was as fast as lightning. The spear, like a serpent's head emerging and its venomous tongue flicking out, drew a strange arc in the void and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Then it suddenly reappeared at a tricky angle, as if it had crossed the distance of space.

Sitting to the side, Tang Shan's eyes flashed, and he instantly saw through the trick of the Serpent Spear Douluo's spear.

"Congratulations on your mastery of Ming Jin, senior."

With his eyes slightly closed, Serpent Spear Douluo felt the unique sensation of the spear he had just thrust out. Relying on the superior effect of his willpower, he almost instantly understood the impact and changes that Ming Jin had on his combat. It could increase the power of his attacks by 10%, and the loss of power during attacks was less than before. If controlled precisely, the disturbance to the air caused by the attacks would be further reduced, making it even more difficult for opponents to defend against.

Upon hearing Tang Shan's congratulations, Serpent Spear Douluo revealed a complex smile: "This is all thanks to your teacher, Master. He created this special cultivation method, and I am merely following the path he pioneered."

A fleeting moment of embarrassment crossed Tang Shan's face; after all, the Serpent Spear Douluo praising the master was tantamount to praising him.

The Serpent Spear Douluo did not notice Tang Shan's extremely brief change in expression, but continued to silently comprehend the profound mystery of Ming Jin.

As he said, it was precisely because of his successful cultivation that he understood the extraordinary nature of the master even more. You know, Tang Shan didn't know, didn't he himself not know his own strength?

He was a powerful expert at the Title Douluo level, yet after practicing this internal martial art, his attack power increased by 10% and his power flowed more smoothly. This was simply a miracle.

……

The Serpent Spear Douluo underestimated Tang Shan's physical recovery ability, or perhaps he didn't truly understand the special nature of his original martial soul.

When Tang Shan emerged from his deep meditation, a sense of unseen connection told him that he was 99% close to achieving his first stage cultivation goal for his physical body and martial soul—that is, to truly merge his physical body and martial soul and become completely inseparable. As for the final 1%, he estimated that the day he absorbed his second spirit ring would be the day he completed the first stage of cultivation.

Even though it's still 1% short, Tangshan's body has gradually begun to become inhuman, possessing terrifying recovery and wound self-healing abilities.

It was just the weakness from not eating for three days. By noon that day, Tangshan had already recovered to about 70-80%. So, after lunch, the two of them resumed their search for the diamond mammoth.

Once inside the forest, the Serpent Spear Douluo, who had witnessed Tang Shan's ability to handle the situation, no longer stood idly by. Instead, a surge of powerful soul energy erupted from his body, enveloping Tang Shan completely. He carried Tang Shan swiftly through the dense Star Dou Great Forest. Whenever they encountered soul beasts that were oblivious to the danger and came looking for trouble, he would slap them away with a burst of soul energy and then use his spear intent to deter them from continuing to charge forward.

The Star Dou Great Forest truly lives up to its reputation as the largest gathering place for soul beasts outside of the ocean in Douluo Continent. Along the way, Tang Shan has witnessed the diversity of soul beasts: three thousand-year-old twin cyclopes, five thousand-year-old jade scale snakes, three hundred-year-old dark gold bears, ten thousand-year-old Thousand-Pound Ants...

Most of the spirit beasts with a bit of sense and perception would give way to Serpent Spear Douluo. The only one that was a bit stubborn, the Dark Gold Bear, was currently lying in Serpent Spear Douluo's storage spirit tool, and would most likely become their dinner.

Gaga!

The familiar sound made Tang Shan frown subconsciously; it sounded like the cry of an ape-like spirit beast.

The Serpent Spear Douluo unleashed his powerful spiritual energy, sweeping across the distance. Soon, a flash of enlightenment appeared in his eyes.

"I see."

"Senior, have you discovered anything?"

Hearing the words that Serpent Spear Douluo blurted out, Tang Shan asked, clearly the other party must have discovered something to say that.

“I’ve found the diamond mammoths and I have a general idea of ​​why they migrated.”

Then, Serpent Spear Douluo told Tang Shan about the results of his mental energy probing.

It turned out that there was a herd of diamond mammoths not far away. The leader of the herd was the 4900-year-old pure strength attribute soul beast that the two had been searching for. At this moment, the beast was not injured, but its body was obviously swaying. Considering the presence of several different kinds of familiar monkeys jumping up and down in the trees, the answer seemed self-evident.

Clearly, the monkey troop that Tangshan encountered when he was comprehending the will had some unknown conflict with these diamond mammoths. In the end, the monkey troop, mainly composed of multibrained monkeys, was victorious. The diamond mammoths were forced to migrate, and the herd leader suffered a severe mental blow.

"No wonder I said that the mental attack of the Multi-Brain Monkey, a top-level soul beast, doesn't seem to be particularly strong. This makes sense."

Tang Shan understood somewhat. He had some doubts before. Even though his own martial soul had a spiritual attribute, which greatly benefited the growth of spiritual power during cultivation, it was impossible for the multi-brained monkey's spiritual attack to only cause him a little dizziness.

After all, it should be noted that even the Blue Silver Emperor is only one of the top-tier soul beasts, but its vitality is enough to regenerate severed limbs. However, the mental scream of the Multi-Brain Monkey, which is also a top-tier soul beast, did not have much effect. Now there is obviously a good explanation for this.

The other party clearly focused most of their mental energy on the diamond mammoth, and when they returned to collect their spoils, they encountered Tang Shan and the Serpent Spear Douluo, which ultimately became an opportunity for Tang Shan to consolidate his will.

As for the ape-like spirit beasts still hopping around in the tree, they are most likely left behind by the Multibrained Monkey to keep an eye on the Diamond Mammoth herd. They haven't received news of their leader's sacrifice yet, otherwise, given the apes' erratic nature, they would probably have scattered long ago.

It must be admitted that although the Multibrain Monkey suppressed some of the innate abilities of ape-like soul beasts, the boost it provided to their intelligence far exceeded the suppressed innate abilities. Moreover, innate abilities can be restored as the intelligence of those soul beasts gradually increases, rather than disappearing completely.

"Senior, what should we do?"

Tang Shan looked at the thigh beside him.

“I’ll take down that diamond mammoth in a bit. You hide in the tree to avoid being spotted by the other diamond mammoths. Once we catch him, we’ll retreat a bit further away, and then you can kill and absorb him.”

"Okay, senior, I'll do as you say."

Tang Shan's eyes lit up, and he agreed. Then, without hesitation, he found a big tree, climbed up it, and concealed his aura to avoid causing any trouble for the Serpent Spear Douluo.

Tang Shan was very willing to accept the other party's suggestion, since there were plenty of opportunities to hone one's skills, and there was no need to use the soul beasts he had absorbed for training and adventure.

Sometimes he just didn't understand those Shrek people from the first and second Dota 2 eras. They would find a target and have the students team up to kill it, calling it a challenge for them and a way to improve their teamwork.

No, can absorbing spirit rings be done so casually? Especially after Tang Shan followed Serpent Spear Douluo into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt spirit beasts and obtain spirit rings, he became increasingly confused about their methods.

Finding a suitable soul beast is not easy, yet you just let your painstakingly trained students fight with soul beasts.

Even if you're watching over them and there's no danger, what if that soul beast has some strange escape method and runs away? Wouldn't you be worried then?

Tang Shan still approves of the Serpent Spear Douluo's method of hunting soul beasts. He can use soul beasts to practice in ordinary times, and when he encounters a soul beast that he really needs, he will strive to kill it with one blow.

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Chapter 101 The Star Dou Great Forest Through the Eyes of Different Soul Beasts, Killing the Diamond Mammoth (Please subscribe and continue reading)

This is an orchard, where huge breadfruits hang from the treetops, emitting a rich aroma.

A group of enormous diamond mammoths roamed through the orchard. Their bodies were covered with thick, short, gray-black fur, with bulging, firm muscles beneath their skin. Their limbs were as thick as ancient cypress trees, and the ground tingled slightly when their feet landed.

A pair of curved tusks, over ten feet long, with sharp ends, gleamed with a cold metallic luster in the sunlight.

Its long, thick nose resembles a battering ram, its surface covered with tough wrinkles. When it hangs down to the ground, it lightly sweeps away fallen leaves, showing both agility and hidden immense power.

What's most astonishing is the stratum corneum covering their entire bodies. It's not a smooth sheet, but rather composed of countless sharply angled rhomboid diamond crystals, refracting a dazzling brilliance, like wearing heavy armor inlaid with gemstones. Beneath its magnificence lies a terrifying and impenetrable defense.

The largest mammoth in the herd was a male mammoth nearly five meters tall. However, it was breathing heavily and clearly weakened, lying face down on the ground with its large eyes closed, looking listless.

Occasionally, a member of the tribe would bring it a breadfruit, and its long nose would simply push the breadfruit back, without any further reaction.

Serpent Spear Douluo's gaze was fixed on the five-meter-tall giant elephant surrounded by a group of diamond mammoths, recalling information about this type of soul beast in his mind.

The Diamond Mammoth's size undergoes a dramatic change after reaching a thousand years of cultivation: at one thousand years, it stands one meter tall, increasing by one meter for every additional thousand years of cultivation; upon reaching ten thousand years of cultivation, it can reach ten meters; after ten thousand years, its height increases by two meters for every ten thousand years of cultivation; and if it becomes a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, its height can reach thirty meters. Keep in mind, this is only its height, not even considering the Diamond Mammoth's massive physique. If a hundred-thousand-year-old Diamond Mammoth truly existed, it would likely be no different from a mobile fortress.

"It's about five meters tall, just this head."

After confirming once again that there was no problem with the target in front of him, Serpent Spear Douluo narrowed his eyes slightly, preparing to make a move.

Meanwhile, in another canopy

"My lady, it seems they're going to hunt soul beasts. Should we stop them?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion peeked out from the black-haired girl's arms, looking at the Serpent Spear Douluo's poised figure in the distance with some dissatisfaction.

"It's alright, it's just a diamond mammoth, not a primitive mammoth, there's nothing to worry about."

"It's perfect timing; I haven't yet witnessed how humanity achieved such breakthroughs. This is a good opportunity to see it for myself."

A pair of fair little feet fiddled with the leaves on the branches, their clear and ethereal voices filled with nonchalance.

As someone who inherited the Dragon God's astonishing "wisdom," she wasn't that foolish. This Soul Master system was clearly designed by the God Realm specifically to target Soul Beasts. If she wanted to go back and execute those traitors, she would definitely need to have a deep understanding of them. Through this Soul Master system, she might be able to glean some clues about those traitors.

I, the Silver Dragon King, am very clever.