The Abilities of Gods, the Soul Core Plan
Although it's unknown when Tang San began his planning, it's highly likely that it started after the end of the Douluo II era.
Its "grand plan" spans a timeline of nearly 20,000 years, and it is by no means easy to control precisely, not to mention that there is a difference in the flow of time between the Divine Realm and the human realm, with one day in heaven being equal to one year on earth.
With such a huge disparity, if Tang San had precise control over every single second, he wouldn't have needed to engage in any political struggles with the God of Destruction, nor would he have needed to scheme against Huo Yuhao and Rong Nianbing. He could have simply swept through the Divine Realm with his own strength.
After all, to be able to accurately control the situation under such a drastic difference in the flow of time requires either an incredibly powerful computing ability or truly astonishing wisdom, capable of predicting the rise and fall of dynasties over millennia.
Judging from Tang San's strength and wisdom as depicted in the original novel, he clearly does not belong to either of these categories. Yet, the so-called grand plan for ten thousand years still proceeds smoothly, making the truth quite obvious.
He must possess a certain ability to foresee the future, enabling him to lay the groundwork in advance and then intervene when the corresponding milestones are reached.
It is precisely because of this that he was able to maintain precise control over the Douluo Continent and ensure the smooth progress of his grand plan even when the Divine Realm was swept away by the spatial-temporal turbulence.
Getting back to the main point, since Tang San in the original story possessed this special ability, it's not surprising that Gu Yue also has it now.
At this moment, Tang Shan seriously doubted whether he had caused great harm to the Soul Beasts in the future. Gu Yue received a premonition from the unseen world.
Feeling guilty, she came knocking on his door, wanting to nip him in the bud.
Although somewhat flustered, Tang Shan remained outwardly calm. He thought carefully for a moment, then shook his head. "I've never heard of such a person. Besides, even if they possess External Soul Bone, they probably wouldn't willingly reveal it, right? After all, although it's impossible to obtain another one after perfect fusion, there will always be people who take the risk, gambling on the possibility of not achieving perfect fusion."
Gu Yue frowned, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that what Tang Shan said was indeed true. She couldn't help but show regret. "Okay, thank you."
Seeing that Gu Yue didn't ask any further questions, Tang Shan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and managed to get away with it.
However, Tang Shan was also puzzled as to how he had managed to provoke Soul Beast. Logically speaking, he wasn't the kind of person who would casually Slaughter Soul Beasts, and he shouldn't have actively provoked Gu Yue knowing of her existence. It was truly perplexing.
As for whether Gu Yue was looking for someone other than himself, Tang Shan hadn't even considered that—what a joke! Multiple External Soul Bones, and Trash Martial Soul at that; surely no one else could have that ability, right? Moreover, the other party's purpose was very clear; they were asking about the school, which meant that the other party had most likely already narrowed down the search area. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy was only so big; how could Tang Shan not know whether there were any geniuses there? How could there possibly be anyone with the same configuration as him?
"Tang Shan, Teacher Qin Ming needs to speak with you."
Xu Siyue, dressed in a white Heaven Micro Grade teacher's uniform, walked from afar. Her robust figure stretched the uniform taut, as if it would burst at any moment.
Tang Shan was taken aback and stopped walking, as did Gu Yue, who was beside him.
"Teacher Qin Ming is looking for me?" Tang Shan, somewhat puzzled.
Xu Siyue nodded, then glanced at Gu Yue and Dugu Yan beside Tang Shan, Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling holding hands behind them, and Xie Fei alone at the back. A satisfied smile appeared on her face, "It's good that you're all here. Teacher Qin Ming asked me to call you all. Since you're all together, it saves trouble. Let's go. Not only is Teacher Qin Ming here, but the other three members of the Education Committee are also waiting for you."
The group, who had initially been somewhat curious, changed their expressions upon hearing that the three Soul Douluo instructors were also waiting for them, and subconsciously quickened their pace.
"What do the three education commissioners want with us?" Tang Shan remained unhurried, but with each step he took, his body covered five or six meters with the force of his movements, making him appear relaxed and at ease as he followed the jogging group.
"I'm not sure either, but it must be something serious. I saw Heaven Dou Grade being called over," Xu Siyue said, shaking her head.
Gu Yue completely ignored Xu Siyue's words and didn't take the three education committee members to heart. Her clear eyes were full of inquiry as she watched Tang Shan's steps. He clearly didn't use any Soul Power, nor did he show any obvious exertion in his arms and legs. How could he take a step five or six meters away and walk so calmly?
Unable to suppress her curiosity, Gu Yue secretly imitated Tang Shan by tiptoeing and lightly touching the ground. However, her foot slipped and she slid a short distance before coming to a stop.
She quickly enveloped herself in a Wind Element and hurried after the departing crowd.
"How did you do that?" Gu Yue, who had caught up again, looked up at Tang Shan with her little face full of curiosity and asked.
"That's Self-Created Soul Skill by Teacher Tang Shan himself; it can't be taught to others casually." Before Tang Shan could speak, Dugu Yan on his other side had already answered for him.
"It's nothing, are you curious?" Tang Shan smiled at Dugu Yan, then turned to Gu Yue and asked in return.
Gu Yue nodded.
"Do you want to learn?" Tang Shan continued to ask.
"Yes, I do!" Gu Yue's answer was equally straightforward.
"Then I'll teach you!"
"Hurrah."
With just a simple conversation, Internal Martial Arts gained another learner.
"Tang Shan, I want to learn too." Seeing that Dugu Yan Tang Shan agreed to teach Gu Yue so easily, Dugu Yan felt a surge of crisis in her heart. Her usually cold eyes became more urgent. She wrapped her soft hand around Tang Shan's right arm like a snake and shook it gently. Her cold voice was softened with a touch of coquettish softness. The pleading sound made one's bones melt.
Tang Shan was somewhat speechless, his voice clearly tinged with helplessness. "You said you wouldn't learn before when I offered to teach you, so why the change of heart this time?"
Dugu Yan's ears turned slightly red. She couldn't very well say that physical contact was inevitable during instruction, and that she was afraid Gu Yue might have some ulterior motives, so she asked to learn together out of caution.
One can only say that the people in the Douluo Continent are incredibly precocious.
"Alright then. From now on, when you're at school, I'll teach you Internal Martial Arts for morning practice every day."
Tang Shan finally agreed to Dugu Yan's request. After all, teaching one person was the same as teaching two, so he might as well treat it as a way to organize his understanding of Internal Martial Arts.
"Is there anything you'd like to learn?" Gu Yue was clearly delighted to be able to learn this special cultivation method from Tang Shan. After walking with the group for a while, she lightly jumped up to Tang Shan and asked.
Facing Tang Shan's questioning gaze, she spoke softly yet with an air of pride, "I have many elders in my family, and quite a few of them can Self-Created Soul Skills. If you want to learn, I can have them teach you."
Si Ping felt that his words were disrespectful to his elders, sounding like he was giving orders. Gu Yue stopped mid-sentence.
The word "please" was changed to "please".
Tang Shan raised an eyebrow; Gu Yue's "elders" must be those Ferocious Beasts.
But what kind of Self-Created Soul Skills could those Ferocious Beasts learn? Besides, he already had the Heaven-Opening Seal, which was the best Self-Created Soul Skill before he comprehended the Douluo rules.
Even after comprehending the rules, the Heaven-Opening Seal only needs to be attached to the rules. His current combination of Soul Power, Qi and Blood, and Mental Power is already perfect, so there is no need to make any further adjustments.
Suddenly, Tang Shan's mind raced. Perhaps most of the Self-Created Soul Skills among the Ferocious Beasts were not worth learning. Even Di Tian's Dragon God Claw was specifically created to counter the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King's physique, and it was highly unlikely that he could use it in his human form. But there was one thing he could definitely learn, and that was the technique of condensing Soul Cores.
The cultivation path of Titled Douluo is divided into two parts: one is to delve into the Martial Soul Origin and continuously expand the upper limit of the Martial Soul's growth; the other is to condense the Soul Core and use the qualitative change of the Soul Core to drive the breakthrough of cultivation.
According to Tang Shan's speculation, these two paths are not mutually exclusive; in fact, they can be practiced simultaneously, but the order in which they are practiced is crucial.
If one chooses to embark on the path of Martial Soul, then the improvement of cultivation will be based on one's own understanding and comprehension of martial Martial Soul. The speed of breakthrough depends entirely on the depth of one's understanding of Martial Soul, and one will inevitably encounter bottlenecks and constraints along the way.
However, this path also has significant advantages. As long as one refines the Martial Soul Origin to a certain level, and then goes back to condense the Soul Core, not only will the process be twice as efficient, but also, with a profound understanding of Martial Soul and Soul Power, one will have a great chance to continuously condense Soul Cores.
However, if one chooses to break through by condensing Soul Core directly, it will be difficult to find a way to develop a Martial Soul later. The immense Soul Power generated after condensing Soul Core will directly obscure one's perception of the Martial Soul Origin and will further hinder the in-depth development and refinement of the Martial Soul.
Tang Shan's plan was to first push the path of developing Martial Soul to its limit, thoroughly comprehend the Martial Soul Origin, and then begin to condense Soul Core. At that time, with his ultimate understanding of the essence of Martial Soul and the operation of Soul Power, he would most likely be able to deduce the method of condensing Soul Core on his own, and then his cultivation would be expected to truly reach the Limit of human strength.
However, the deduction of the Soul Core is ultimately a matter full of unknowns. For example, Dugu Bo's Core Bead is still inside his body, and normally...
He studied it many times in his spare time, but he just couldn't find any relationship or similarity between it and the Soul Core.
Now that Gu Yue says he can have a group of Ferocious Beasts teach him to Self-Created Soul Skills, he can ask them to guide him in condensing his Soul Core, without having to go through the Ferocious Beast of re-deducing the techniques.
Thinking of this, Tang Shan looked at Gu Yue: "We might really have to trouble your elders then."
Gu Yue nodded, patting his chest without hesitation to assure her, "Of course, no problem. Just tell me what you want to learn."
Behind him, Xie Fei walked a few steps closer to Yu Tianheng and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yu, which one do you think is the boss's type?"
As he spoke, he gestured towards Tang Shan, Gu Yue, and Dugu Yan in front of him.
Yu Tianheng glanced at the somewhat sly Xie Fei and asked teasingly, "What do you think about me relaying what you just said to the boss?"