Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

"I've been looking for you all day in these mountains, you'd better make it up to me."

Ah Yin's gaze remained fixed on Di Hong, ready to strike at any moment; she didn't even dare to get close to him.

Di Hong waved his hand: "Alright, alright, go do your thing and stop staring at me. You can't beat me anyway."

"No matter how strong the Blue Silver Emperor is, it is still a plant-type martial soul. I can burn it to ashes with a single fire."

"I'll get down to business after we finish eating."

Chapter 138. Scaring

Chapter 138 Scare

While Di Hong was eating, Tang Hao's voice came from outside.

"A-Yin, I'm back."

"Today's harvest was quite fruitful."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Upon hearing Tang Hao's voice, A Yin's heart clenched. Di Hong, however, acted as if he hadn't heard him and continued eating his meal.

Tang Hao, who received no response from outside, became puzzled. Logically speaking, his voice was loud enough, so there was no way Ah Yin couldn't hear him. Then he sensed two fluctuations of energy, one from Ah Yin and the other very familiar but very faint.

Tang Hao quickly dropped his captured prey, released his martial spirit, and rushed into the courtyard.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that familiar figure.

"You scared me! I thought you were from the Spirit Hall."

Ah Yin walked to his side, her face full of worry.

Tang Hao quickly comforted her.

"Don't worry, we are one of our own."

Then, he looked at Di Hong, who was eating, and asked, "How did you find this place?"

"Of course someone sent me a message, and then I searched for a whole day in these mountains." Di Hong put down his chopsticks and patted his belly with satisfaction.

"My sister-in-law is a good cook."

"Sister-in-law?" A Yin was stunned. Her mind was a bit confused, but she was certain that Di Hong and Tang Hao's relationship was unusual.

Seeing Ah Yin's expression, Tang Hao immediately asked, "Didn't you introduce her to Ah Yin?"

Di Hong glanced at him and shook his head.

"No."

"I'm truly impressed." Tang Hao shook his head, then introduced Di Hong to A Yin.

"Ah Yin, let me introduce you. This is Di Hong, whom I mentioned to you before. He is my brother-in-law."

"You are Di Hong, the youngest Title Douluo on the continent."

Ah Yin looked at Di Hong in surprise. During her previous training, she had often heard Tang Xiao and Tang Hao mention Di Hong, and today she actually met him in person.

"If there isn't another Title Douluo on the mainland younger than me named Di Hong, then it should be me," Di Hong said with a smile.

Tang Hao immediately became dissatisfied upon seeing the leftover food on the table.

"You ate all the food that Ah Yin made for me?"

Di Hong shrugged and said, "I've been looking for you for a month, and I've spent a whole day wandering around in these deep mountains and forests. You're not happy about just having a meal with me?"

Tang Hao walked over, sat down, and asked, "What do you want?"

"Why would I need to find you? Of course, it's to arrest you and the person next to you," Di Hong said bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao and Ah Yin immediately became alert.

"Did the elders send you, or did my eldest brother send you?"

"Of course it's the elders. They sent me to arrest you two and take you back. You'll be imprisoned, and then Ah Yin will be handed over to the Spirit Hall."

"I won't go with you." Tang Hao stood up and shielded Ah Yin behind him.

"If you want to take Ah Yin away, then you'll have to step over my dead body."

Di Hong clicked his tongue, looking quite helpless.

"So we really have to fight?"

Then he stood up, his aura spreading outwards, and nine spirit rings—two yellow, one purple, three black, and three red—rose from beneath his feet.

"Three 100,000-year spirit rings!" Upon seeing Di Hong's spirit ring configuration, A Yin covered her mouth in shock. The best configuration for a spirit master is two yellow, two purple, and five black. There are only a handful of titled Douluo with 100,000-year spirit rings on the entire continent; you can't even count them on one hand.

As it turned out, Di Hong in front of them actually had three 100,000-year soul rings.

Tang Hao had told her about Di Hong's spirit ring configuration, and she didn't feel anything at the time, but after seeing it with her own eyes, she was truly shocked.

Di Hong's body surged with soul power, causing the temperature in the entire courtyard to rise suddenly. The heat was intense, and Tang Hao was almost soaked in sweat. He also released his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, preparing to fight Di Hong.

Even though Di Hong was a Title Douluo and there was an eleven-level difference in soul power between them, he could not back down in order to protect Ah Yin.

Suddenly, Di Hong withdrew his spirit ring, and the surrounding temperature instantly returned to normal, which puzzled Tang Hao.

"Never mind." Di Hong waved his hand.

"I'm not going to fight you. It's no fun bullying a Soul Douluo like you."

"You're not going to arrest me?" Tang Hao asked.

Di Hong nodded: "I won't catch you anymore, I was just kidding."

"How are you going to explain this to the elders?" After all, Di Hong was sent by the elders of Haotian Sect. How could he explain this to them if he just went back like this?

"I told you I couldn't find you, how else could I explain it?" Di Hong said indifferently.

"You should take her and hide well. The Spirit Hall hasn't given up looking for you."

"I know, that's why Ah Yin and I have been hiding to avoid the Spirit Hall finding us." Tang Hao's expression was somber. He clearly knew that his impulsive act had brought trouble to the sect, but he did not regret it.

He would do the same thing again if he had to protect Ah Yin.

Ah Yin sat next to him, holding Tang Hao's hand and comforting him.

With Ah Yin's comfort, Tang Hao felt much better. He then asked some more questions, especially about the situation within the Haotian Sect.

Di Hong answered each question in turn. When Tang Hao mentioned his father, his expression turned sorrowful and his body trembled slightly. The fact that he, as his son, could not go back to see his father one last time after his death had always been a thorn in his heart.

He also knew that his father's death was largely related to him.

It was his actions that provoked Tang Wei, leading to his death.

Unable to return to the Haotian Sect to pay respects to his father, he could only kowtow a few times in the direction of the Haotian Sect.

Di Hong then told him about the current situation of the sect.

After a long silence, Tang Hao finally spoke.

"It is I who have implicated the sect."

Di Hong didn't say anything.

"My brother must be in a very difficult position."

Di Hong nodded.

"Although the Haotian Sect has joined forces with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan, this is only temporary."

"Currently, among the forces affiliated with the Haotian Sect, apart from the four clans that belong solely to it, the other forces are all restless and want to break away from the Haotian Sect."

"But the overall situation is still under control. The current situation is that you should not be found by the Spirit Hall, and you should not become enemies with the Spirit Hall again."

"No one will protect you then."

"You can stay away for a few more years, and after this matter has been gradually forgotten, we will bring you back."

"Alright, Ah Yin and I will live here for now. If the Spirit Hall comes looking for us, we'll just run away again." Tang Hao didn't care about hiding anymore. As long as he could protect Ah Yin, he was willing to endure any hardship.

After staying for a while, Di Hong left, giving a Vermilion Bird feather to A Yin before he left.

"These feathers can conceal your soul beast aura. Although it has reached maturity, it is not yet fully mature. The sacred aura emanating from these Vermilion Bird feathers can completely conceal your soul beast aura."

"Thank you." Ah Yin accepted the feather and thanked her.

Di Hong waved his hand.

"Let's go, you guys be careful."

After saying that, he spread his Vermilion Bird wings and leaped out of the dense forest into the air, then flew away into the distance. After leaving, he did not return directly to the Haotian Sect, but instead circled around before flying towards Tiandou City.

He came quickly and left quickly; within a few days, he returned to Tiandou City.

The preliminary rounds of the Elite Tournament have now concluded, and the qualifying rounds are nearing their end.

Chapter 139. The Fall of Chen Jianjun