Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

When they saw someone cultivating under the pressure of the sea god's light, they all seemed to be deep in thought.

Their previous concept of the Path of the Sea God was simply climbing, and they could use any auxiliary means, whether it was auxiliary soul skills or domains.

But the arrival of that little guy opened the door to a new world for them, and they realized how rigid their previous thinking had been. The Light of the Sea God alone could have so many ways to play, and could even make people become gods, turning it into a true path to godhood.

If the Path of the Sea God is developed properly, it will surely cultivate countless top-tier experts.

After cultivating for an hour, as dawn broke in the east, Tian Hao used his divine sense to resist the light of the sea god and quickly climbed to the top of the sea god's mountain. Poseidon had already arrived at the usual spot and was sitting quietly waiting.

Although Poseidon tried to appear calm, Tian Hao could still tell that he was not at peace inside; he must have seen it yesterday.

"There's no need to change into this kind of clothing. The old long skirt was fine enough, and it can cover your legs, block the opponent's view, and increase the surprise of your leg attacks."

After the sun rose, Tian Hao finally looked at Poseidon, who had changed into a leather jacket.

Clearly, this aunt took today's training very seriously, having specially changed into clothes suitable for close combat. However, the clothing's bindings were only for the weak; true masters didn't need to care about that, as even restrictions could be turned into advantages.

"I'll go and change it back."

Poseidon gave a nonchalant reply and got up to return to the Temple of Poseidon.

Although she had changed into this outfit specifically for cultivation, she wasn't used to the leather and always felt uncomfortable wearing it. It would be better to change back now.

"No rush, let's go to the sea to cultivate first."

He reached out and grasped her slender wrist, then leaped together onto the sea to continue yesterday's training.

Having already experienced it once, Poseidon said nothing and followed him into the sea to cultivate. She used his soul power to further transform her ice attribute, while simultaneously expanding her ocean domain to assist him in his cultivation.

After cultivating for three or four hours, Poseidon returned to the Temple of Poseidon and went inside to change his clothes.

Tian Hao waited outside the Temple of Poseidon until Poseidon changed back into her original bright red dress and came out. Only then did he take her slender hand and walk down the mountain.

Poseidon tried to pull back, but found that someone was holding on very tightly, so she had to give up.

And so, leading Poseidon down the path of the sea god, they arrived at the beach ahead. All of this was seen by a great white shark hidden in the inner sea, which was quite incredible.

"The Sea God's original martial soul was the Sea God Trident, a melee-type weapon martial soul. This is not part of the Sea God martial soul. The Sea God martial soul was only developed by you to control the water attribute and the sea."

You may be invincible on the high seas, but your combat strength will be greatly reduced once you are on land, especially in close combat.

Although you have ways to deal with this situation using your soul skills, it's too passive. As descendants of the Sea God, your close combat ability may not be strong, but it cannot be a weakness, otherwise you will easily be targeted.

If someone has a well-prepared strategy against you, your melee skills alone are far from enough.

Next, we'll start training with the most basic spear techniques. You previously wielded the Sea God Spear, so you have a certain foundation. You can skip this step and start directly with actual combat, refining your spear techniques through real battles. You can also learn my spear techniques in combat and add them to your existing spear technique system..."

After speaking for a while, Tian Hao manifested the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Spear, while Poseidon held the sacrificial scepter, which Tian Hao now named the Sea God Spear.

Actually, this thing used to be called the Scepter of the Sea God. It was the exclusive possession of the Sea God's representative and a weapon used by high priests throughout history to compensate for their lack of close combat skills. It was powerful enough to fight against any martial spirit in the world.

However, the high priests of each generation focused their cultivation on developing the Sea God Martial Soul, especially in the ocean domain, and devoted themselves to becoming mages. They only practiced close combat techniques in a simple way, so as not to make them a weakness, and they were only used as auxiliary techniques.

"Be careful."

Just a heads-up, Tian Hao, having assumed a horse stance and wielding the Dinghai Divine Spear, launched a thrusting attack.

Although he practices swordsmanship, spears and swords have many similarities, so with some modifications, they can still be used.

Not to mention, he had also reviewed the memories of the patriarch of the Broken Clan and many other powerful members of the clan, so his skill in using spear techniques would definitely not be lacking.

Poseidon also wielded the Sea God Spear seriously to counter, knowing that she was not strong in this area. That brat was qualified to be her teacher in this regard, and even the Sea Spear Douluo was not as good as him.

It's not just a matter of strength; the key difference is that others can create their own soul skills and fully utilize their advantages, while Sea Spear Douluo is still focused on developing his own soul skills, putting him at a much higher level.

"Ta-da..."

The two spears clashed rapidly, both fighting at breakneck speed. In the blink of an eye, they exchanged over a hundred blows, but Tian Hao's brows gradually furrowed, clearly dissatisfied with Poseidon's fighting style.

Finally, he swung his spear down with a mighty crash. Poseidon raised her spear to meet the blow, but the immense weight slammed both her legs into the sand.

"Do you understand?"

After re-isolating the weight of the Sea-Stabilizing Spear with the sealing will, Tian Hao stopped attacking and asked Poseidon a question.

Just now, he didn't unleash the true power of his muscles and bones, but rather revealed some of the weight of the Sea-Stabilizing Spear, instantly raising it to the level of 100,000 jin.

"Shouldn't we fight you head-on?"

As he rose from the sand, Poseidon thought back and vaguely understood what someone meant.

"Women are weak not only because their bone and muscle structure is slightly different from ours, but more importantly, it is impossible for you to cultivate a body as strong as ours."

This means you can't take the path of brute force. You've been fighting me head-on, which is definitely wrong.

The essence of combat is to use your strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses, but you just did the opposite.

As a woman, you should prioritize agility and dexterity. Moreover, your strong mental fortitude is an advantage that you can use to better observe your opponent's weaknesses and then exploit them.

I have a unique swordsmanship philosophy here, which can be modified into spear techniques. Have Brother Hailong and the others come over so I can demonstrate it for you.

Finally, Tian Hao gestured to call for reinforcements, as he needed the cooperation of his older brothers to better execute the gun technique.

Without hesitation, Poseidon used her powerful mental strength to summon Hailong and the others to come over. She was also very interested in the special sword technique that someone had mentioned.

Soon, Hailong and his companions flew over, and even the Sea Witch, who had just woken up, dragged her tired body along.

"Fourth Brother, could you please come and lend a hand? I have a special swordsmanship philosophy that I'd like to demonstrate to everyone."

Tian Hao gestured to Seahorse Douluo, suggesting that it would be most appropriate to start with him.

That knock-off sword technique is a melee-type, and it can only be effective in close combat. Therefore, the opponent in this battle must also be a melee-type, and only Hailong Haima and Haima meet this requirement.

"Did you learn swordsmanship from the Illusionary Sound Academy?"

As he walked out, Haima asked, expressing his curiosity and anticipation about the swordsmanship that Lao Ba had mentioned.

He knew that this little eighth brother had been secretly learning from others at the Illusionary Sound Academy for many years and had even obtained a fragment of the Holy Spirit Sword Technique and the Seven Transformations of Shocking Emotion. This sea witch had already transmitted these techniques to them using her spiritual power, and they had been studying them for some time and had made considerable progress.

"It's not really swordsmanship; it's a swordsmanship concept developed specifically for women by the Illusionary Sound Academy. Its core lies in targeting the opponent's weaknesses."

Nodding and saying a few words, Tian Hao then took a stance with the Dinghai Divine Spear, while Hai Ma also spread his legs, clenched his fists, and stared intently at Xiao Lao Ba opposite him.

Without a word or any warning, the two attacked simultaneously. One threw a punch, leaving a fist imprint, while the other thrust his spear straight forward.

However, Tian Hao did not thrust at the incoming fist mark, but instead dodged to the side. The tip of his spear circled halfway and thrust at the seahorse's left knee, which was the most vulnerable spot for the seahorse in its current posture and would disrupt its subsequent offensive.

This attack caught Haima off guard, forcing him to take a half-step back and throw another punch. Tian Hao thrust his spear forward again, this time aiming for Haima's waist and abdomen, which was also the most difficult part to defend in his current posture. Even if he punched the spear shaft, a hole would be pierced in his body first.

Left with no other choice, it retreated half a step again. This repeated retreat made it increasingly difficult for the seahorse to fight, and it even had to activate its martial spirit, greatly enhancing its physical strength, speed, and other abilities.

Even so, he was still constrained by that strange fighting style. Although he was no longer forced to retreat continuously, he had to change his offensive tactics one after another, causing the soul power flowing in his body to change constantly, making him increasingly uncomfortable.

This is like a car traveling at high speed being suddenly braked and turned around again and again; even the best car can't withstand that.

Poseidon and his companions watched intently from the sidelines, some of them deep in thought, having grasped the core concept behind this style of play.

Little Eight's attacks all targeted the Seahorse's weak points, the areas where it was least likely to retreat and defend. Even if it didn't retreat, it would be very passive to defend. It was indeed a very clever close-combat tactic.

After ten minutes of this exchange, the seahorse felt increasingly uncomfortable, as if it had become a puppet being manipulated, and finally it was struck in the chest.

After making that tap, both of them retreated simultaneously, while the seahorse seemed to be deep in thought.

"This sword technique is not only about finding and attacking the opponent's weaknesses to defeat the enemy with minimal force, but more importantly, it is about mental calculation ability."

You all know how to play chess, or you know those little games, right? They really test your mental arithmetic skills. Whoever can calculate more will have the last laugh.

Just now, I used my mental calculation ability to guide Fourth Brother into my fighting rhythm, expanding my advantage, weakening his advantage, and finally creating a big enough opening to strike and win...

Without any intention of hiding anything, Tian Hao explained this fighting style in detail.

In reality, it's just a concept tinkered with based on the Yi Sword Technique from the Legend of the Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty and the Dugu Nine Swords from The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It's not even a systematic sword technique, just a concept.

The swordsmanship theory made everyone's eyes light up, especially Poseidon and Haiwang, who were skilled in mental power. This swordsmanship was perfect for them.

"Little Eight, let your big brother play with you."

The starfish got interested and leaped forward to try out this gun technique, and then tragedy struck.

"Can't you be a little more accommodating?"

Looking at his chest, which had been pierced by the spear tip in the first round, Haixing felt very resentful. Couldn't they have shown him some respect?

"Giving my all is the greatest respect I can show you, Sixth Brother."

Tian Hao laughed, and Hai Xing didn't take it to heart, walking back dejectedly.

Sea Ghost Douluo silently stepped forward, but he didn't last more than a few rounds. The next Sea Demon Douluo was the same. They were all control-type Soul Masters. Although they had trained their close combat abilities to prevent them from becoming a weakness, it was only to prevent them from becoming a weakness, not a strength.

In the eyes of ordinary opponents, this close combat ability is already quite good, but this Little Eight is a ruthless person who has suppressed the Light Feather Douluo with close combat. For them to go up there is just asking for trouble.

"I'll do it!"

Sea Dragon and Sea Spear exchanged glances. Sea Dragon stepped forward first, making Sea Spear the grand finale, striving to let Sea Spear see more through his own actions.

Tian Hao was even more serious and focused on Shanghai Dragon, a melee-type Soul Master with a strong offensive style, and dared not be careless in the slightest.

The two stared at each other for a long time before rushing forward to attack simultaneously. Hailong only used his Martial Soul Possession and did not use his Soul Skills to engage in close combat.

Tian Hao thrust his Sea-Stabilizing Divine Spear swiftly, focusing primarily on bursts of speed. He made contact and then retreated immediately, never engaging the sea dragon head-on, and never even making a single contact.

However, Hailong was not comparable to Haima and the others, especially in pure close combat. Even with Tian Hao's spear skills, he could hardly force Hailong back an inch, but he also did not allow Hailong to advance even half a step.

The two stood there, constantly exchanging blows, but never actually met.

The techniques of fist fighting, kicking, and spear fighting are constantly changing, often switching abruptly halfway through, leaving the audience bewildered.

However, as close-combat experts, Sea Spear and Seahorse Douluo watched with increasing seriousness and focus, able to discern the subtleties within.

Although it was just a simple physical combat exchange without the use of soul skills, it still revealed amazing skill and calculation in the details.

"This combat philosophy is good, but it's not enough. The strongest power of a Soul Master will always be Soul Skills."

After fighting for a full half hour without a clear winner, Sea Dragon Douluo seized an opportunity to leap back and let out a long breath before speaking seriously.

That kind of spear technique is indeed quite good, but that's all it is. It can give you an advantage in close combat, but ultimately, what matters to a Soul Master is the power of their Soul Skills.

"Humans have weaknesses, but do soul skills also have weaknesses?"

Tian Hao asked a question, which startled Hailong, who then became even more serious.

Without a word, nine spirit rings appeared beneath his feet. The sixth spirit ring flashed as Hailong threw a punch, and a blue water dragon shot out.

Everyone stared intently, trying to see if the spear technique could break the soul skill.

If even soul skills can be countered, its significance becomes entirely different.

Tian Hao also stared intently at the water dragon, his divine sense instantly extending to discern its internal structure, and even his eyes flashed with a barely perceptible light.