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

In classical Chinese, Su Yuntao didn't mention the matter of martial soul awakening again, but instead changed the subject.

“Little brother, when will your sixth theory of martial spirit be released? I’ve seen many high-ranking members of the Spirit Hall asking Father about it, and this time Bishop Salas even personally came.”

"No rush, no rush. It should be something that happened after my martial soul awakened, and it should be related to the quality of my martial soul."

"Martial Soul quality?"

Su Yuntao was somewhat surprised and suspicious.

Tang Shan didn't say much, but instead teased, "Brother, three years have passed, how come you still haven't broken through to level 20?"

In classical Chinese, Su Yuntao replied irritably, "I've been training and cultivating all this time, and I've been working hard enough. But my basic talent is what it is. Reaching the peak of level eighteen is already the limit of my aptitude after absorbing a soul ring to improve it."

Seemingly remembering something, Su Yuntao's anger intensified.

"And that Sisi from the Spirit Hall, she's always hanging around me, affecting my cultivation."

Hearing this, Tang Shan turned his head and looked at his elder brother with a strange expression. After confirming that the other man's expression was genuine and that they were not in Versailles, he felt even more puzzled.

“You should know that youth is the prime of life. She is so young too. Why doesn’t she think about cultivating herself properly? What is she doing wandering around me all day?”

Oh no! I've turned my older brother into a cultivation fanatic.

Tang Shan silently mourned for Si Si. Was this a case of fortunes turning around? In other parallel worlds, you might have been able to control Brother Tao, but in this world, things were completely reversed.

"Alright, little brother, let's head back. Father should be able to hunt souls back in a few days."

Su Yuntao got up and dusted himself off. Tang Shan also stood up and followed his older brother down the mountain.

Wisps of smoke rose from the village not far away, accompanied by the sounds of children playing and roosters crowing.

After taking a deep look at the village, Tang Shan and Su Yuntao embarked on their journey back to Nottingham.

That is Holy Soul Village, the place where the story begins. If nothing changes, the gears of fate will start turning from this small village, eventually affecting the entire continent.

Unfortunately, everything has changed, and it remains to be seen whether that "God-King" will appear following the course of history.

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The dense forest blocked out the sun, with only sparse light filtering through the tiny gaps.

A giant wolf, nearly three meters long and entirely white, has lost its life.

A deep purple soul ring was then placed on Su Haichao's body, and powerful soul energy fluctuations emanated from him, indicating that he was about to successfully break through.

Salas stood with his hands behind his back, observing Su Haichao with great interest.

"His talent is decent; he has a chance to reach the Soul Saint level in his lifetime."

As a platinum bishop of Heaven Dou City, even if Su Haichao had the potential to become a Soul Saint, he would never personally send Salas to lead Su Haichao to hunt for Soul Rings. After all, potential is one thing, but whether it can be fully realized is another matter entirely, unless...

Su Haichao is a peak Soul Emperor, only one Soul Ring away from becoming a Soul Saint.

"How lucky! It's all thanks to His Highness's favor towards that theoretical master hidden behind the scenes."

Salas stroked his chin. He had personally brought Su Haichao to hunt souls on the orders of the "Heavenly Fighting Prince" to completely sever ties with the mysterious master in case anything happened to Su Haichao.

The Spirit Hall did send people to secretly follow, but even when Salas himself took action, they still couldn't find any trace of that powerful figure. In the end, the higher-ups unanimously concluded that the powerful figure was at least a Title Douluo, or even a stronger Super Douluo, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to leave no trace at all.

In the end, the Spirit Hall simply gave up on pursuing the Grandmaster's true identity. After all, given the Grandmaster's true strength, it was impossible that they hadn't noticed their previous tracking. If they were to send even stronger people to pursue him, they might completely alienate him. Even if they couldn't recruit him, obtaining his theories would already be a huge gain.

Naturally, some people suspected that the master might actually be Su Haichao himself, but this was immediately denied by the titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall.

Putting aside the benefits that anonymously publishing theories would bring to Su Haichao, who is a member of the Spirit Hall, the depth of the theories alone makes it impossible for a Soul Master to have researched them.

According to one of the titled elders of the Spirit Hall, "Don't be fooled by how simple these theories seem. After reading them, we might feel that they are nothing special. But ask yourselves, before these theories came out, who had these understandings?"

To put it bluntly, we have taken the achievements of this senior for free. This senior must have a very profound level of cultivation. It was only after a long period of understanding cultivation that he was able to extract these concise and insightful points of cultivation from his profound cultivation experience.

I even suspect that this senior must have encountered some misfortune and is very likely nearing the end of his life. Otherwise, if he wanted to publish these theories, he could have easily demonstrated his talent by joining any sect or academy, let alone the Spirit Hall. Why would he need to publish his research findings on the mainland through the Spirit Hall?

This speculation was quickly endorsed by many title holders, and the image of an elderly, frail, yet deeply concerned about the development of Soul Masters naturally came to mind.

At this moment, a certain "master" with "profound cultivation and advanced age" is joyfully welcoming his father's return.

"Father, how was the spirit ring hunt this time?"

Back home, before Su Haichao could even sit down properly, Tang Shan eagerly crowded around him.

This time, during the Soul Hunt, Tang Shan once again had Su Haichao conduct a Soul Ring experiment, and this time his idea was even bolder. He set Su Haichao's target as a Domain Soul Skill.

Upon hearing Tang Shan's question, Su Haichao looked at him with a hint of comfort on his face, "Shanzi, it's okay to make a mistake this time. It's normal for theoretical research to fail."

Hearing Su Haichao's words of comfort, Tang Shan naturally understood the outcome of this experiment, but he was not discouraged.

"Father, don't worry, I'm not disappointed. Thinking about it, it makes sense. Domain-type soul skills are so special and rare, they certainly can't be obtained so easily. I just don't know if it's because the soul ring itself isn't old enough or if there are other requirements to obtain a domain-type soul skill."

"However, Father, this time you randomly obtained a soul skill. What is its effect?"

Upon hearing Tang Shan's question, a hint of smugness appeared on Su Haichao's face.

"Although I obtained a random soul skill this time, the effect was quite good. Bishop Salas helped me hunt down a White Sky Wolf that was nearly five thousand years old. The soul skill I gained after absorbing the soul ring was teleportation."

Tang Shan's eyes lit up as he read in classical Chinese: "Are there any restrictions? What about the consumption?"

"The distance you can move depends on how much soul power you use. There is no limit to the number of times you can teleport. Also, when you teleport, your body has to bear some of the pressure from the spatial movement."

"Good, good, this skill is indeed extremely effective."

Tangshan's eyes shone brightly; the seemingly simple effect contained immense potential.

Putting aside everything else, simply using more soul power and teleporting further will definitely exceed the value of an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul ring, and may even greatly exceed it.

It's important to know that a Soul Master's Soul Power level can be increased. This means that the higher the cultivation level, the farther the teleportation distance. If one reaches the cultivation level of a Title Douluo, perhaps the Soul Skill at that time should not be called Teleportation, but rather Teleportation.

The actual effect of its soul skill feels not much different from that of the external soul bone that grows with the soul master.

The only limitation is probably the influence of physical fitness, but Tangshan has come up with another idea regarding the so-called spatial pressure.

Spatial pressure is applied to every part of the body and intensifies with the distance of teleportation; isn't this a naturally designed method for body training?

Tang Shan's wild imagination left Su Haichao dumbfounded as he realized he had overestimated the gains he had made after this breakthrough. It was like Qin Shi Huang touching an electric wire – he was completely overwhelmed with success.

"Father, in the next few days, when you're resting and handling your work, try to use your teleportation soul skill as much as possible, and try to feel the upper limit of the spatial pressure your body can withstand, so that you won't be caught off guard in case of an emergency."

As he spoke, Tangshan shook his head regretfully.

It's a pity, Father, that you absorbed the ten-thousand-year soul ring later.

It requires a considerable amount of mental strength; otherwise, with your superior physique alone, you might have been able to achieve a fifth-level ring after 30,000 years.

"Hey Shanzi, do you think it's possible to get a similar soul skill when your older brother breaks through?"

Tang Shan touched his chin, and finally shook his head.

"Father, I estimate that your soul skill is so special because it was purely by chance that the soul ring was able to unleash its full potential. It was only because the opponent's origin and your martial soul are very similar that it had such an effect."

If one were to actively interfere with the soul ring and soul skill through consciousness, it would be highly unlikely to obtain such a heaven-defying soul skill.

You essentially got the most suitable soul skill through random selection, while acquiring a soul skill through conscious intervention is equivalent to sacrificing some of the soul skill's potential to achieve the desired effect.

Is that so?

Su Haichao felt a little regretful, because if both of his sons could obtain this special soul skill, he would basically not have to worry about their safety in the future.

"Alright, Father, whether it's a random soul skill or a self-selected soul skill, it will ultimately depend on my elder brother's own choice. One is gambling on luck, and the other is a safety net."

I didn't expect the random soul skill to have such an effect. It seems I've been somewhat dismissive of the traditional methods of soul master cultivation, which is unacceptable.

Seeing his son start to ponder again, Su Haichao gave Tang Shan a light tap on the head in annoyance.

"Why think so much? Get some rest today, and we'll awaken your martial spirit tomorrow."

Tangshan then realized that tomorrow was the day to decide his fate, so he should rest early today.

He suddenly remembered something and looked at Su Haichao, who was getting up to go to the Spirit Hall for work.

"Father, how about letting my eldest brother awaken my martial spirit tomorrow...?"

"It's all right."

Su Haichao turned around, somewhat surprised, but since awakening a martial soul didn't require much skill, he simply agreed.

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Chapter 12: Problems with the Body Martial Soul and Cultivation Techniques

As dawn broke, soft rays of light bathed the entire continent, awakening people from their slumber.

The people of Douluo Continent had already begun their day's work.

Inside the Awakening Room of the Spirit Hall, which is specifically used for awakening spirits, three figures—two large and one small—had been standing there for some time.

"Father, why can we only awaken our martial spirit after we turn six?"

Tang Shan watched as his father personally set up the Martial Soul Awakening Formation while asking questions out of curiosity.

"It's unclear. Even tracing back through history, the specific reasons remain unclear. Some people have tried to awaken their martial spirit before the age of six, but all of them failed, and some even suffered irreversible damage to their bodies."

While sketching a six-pointed star array, Su Haichao answered Tang Shan's question.

"In short, the rule of awakening a martial soul at the age of six was originally issued by the Spirit Hall, and there have been virtually no cases of failure among those who awakened their martial soul after the age of six. So this rule has been followed to this day."

As the words fell, the final stroke was completely completed.

Looking at the six-pointed star array in front of him, Tang Shan was curious, wondering if this array was related to the soul tools of the neighboring continent.

"Little brother, come here, let your big brother awaken your martial soul."

Su Yuntao rubbed his hands together, his face full of anticipation. Although Su Haichao had taught him how to awaken a martial soul before because he wanted Su Yuntao to take over the responsibility of the Spirit Hall, this was his first time practicing it in practice. And the person he was awakening was his own younger brother. How could he not be nervous and excited?

"Yun Tao, relax. Even if you fail, it won't have much of an impact. If you succeed in awakening this time, you will be the only Soul Master to awaken your Martial Soul in the villages under Notting City this year."

Su Yuntao took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. Tang Shan was already standing in the six-pointed star formation.

Taking the six jet-black stones from his father and placing them on the six points of the six-pointed star, Su Yuntao shouted in a deep voice, "Lone Wolf Possession!"

Claws gleaming with a cold light sprang from Shi Gen's fingers, his pupils turned a ghostly green, his muscles bulged, and a powerful aura erupted, spreading outwards. A bright yellow soul ring appeared from his feet, slowly rising a distance before rhythmically moving up and down.

Facing the drastically changed Su Yuntao, Tang Shan remained unfazed. He had witnessed his elder brother's spirit possession many times before and was not affected by the fierce aura emanating from the lone wolf.

"Young man, carefully feel your body and draw out that awakened power."

As he spoke, streams of soul power were poured into the awakening array beneath Su Yuntao's feet, and specks of golden light flowed into Tang Shan's body.

A warm current! Tangshan was the first to feel a warm current.

A warm current started from the soles of my feet and quickly spread throughout my body.