Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

The Firefeather Bird King fell to the ground. It still wanted to resist, but it was too badly injured to even get up.

"Now, Hong'er, kill it quickly."

Soul beasts of this age are prone to self-destruction if not handled carefully, so they must be killed immediately.

Di Hong took out a longsword from his soul tool and swung it out. The longsword pierced the head of the Fire Feather Bird King, killing it. Then he sat down cross-legged and began to absorb soul rings.

After reverting to his Martial Soul True Form state, Di Yuan did not rush to recover his soul power. While Di Hong was absorbing the soul ring, he suddenly saw something.

A faint glow emanated from the corpse of the Firefeather Bird King.

"Soul bone?"

Di Yuan was overjoyed. In the previous few times he had helped Di Yuan hunt soul beasts, no soul bones had been produced. Di Hong only had one soul bone so far, which was a family heirloom. He never expected that this hunt would produce a soul bone.

"As expected of the Firefeather Bird King, it is indeed different from ordinary soul beasts."

The value of the soul bone goes without saying. Although he saw the soul bone, he was in no hurry to take it.

Di Hong was still absorbing the spirit ring. The absorption of the 60,000-year-old Fire Feather Bird King spirit ring still brought him some pressure, but he could still bear it. Compared to becoming stronger, what was this pressure?

If you can't even endure this little bit of hardship, then what's the point of cultivating? Wouldn't it be better to just lie down?

Half an hour later, he finally finished absorbing the soul ring, and the aura around him surged into his body.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the dead Firefeather Bird King, and he also noticed the light.

"What good luck! There's even a soul bone here."

"You should absorb it quickly, lest things get complicated," Di Yuan reminded him.

A 60,000-year-old soul bone is enough to make many people take the risk.

"Hmm." Di Hong nodded, then took out a soul bone, sat cross-legged, and began to absorb it. It was a left arm bone.

Absorbing the soul bone was not so troublesome, and he completed the absorption in no time.

After absorbing the soul bone, his soul power level reached level 63, and with the soul ring, he gained a total of three levels, which made him very satisfied, considering that he was only twelve years old.

"This hunt for soul beasts has been quite fruitful. My soul power level has increased by three levels, and I've even obtained a soul bone." Di Yuan smiled happily. Their luck is rare even in the Douluo Continent.

"Okay, let's go back."

Because this hunt was targeted, it didn't take long. Since it's still bright outside, we can head straight back; there's no need to linger.

On the way back, Di Hong saw many more refugees. These people were even more disheveled than those he had seen before, but he also saw some people dressed in fine clothes. Among them were impoverished nobles and merchants.

However, because the Star Luo Empire had breached their town and looted it, most of their property had been stolen. Now, coming here to seek refuge was their best option, as no one knew how long it would take for the Star Luo army to return after leaving.

"Those who suffer in this world are often the people at the bottom of society."

Emperor Hong was filled with emotion. In his previous life, he lived in a peaceful environment. In this life, he was in the royal family and far away from the border battlefield. It could be said that he had never experienced the cruelty of war in either life.

Upon returning to Silves, it was immediately apparent that something was amiss. Normally, there weren't nearly as many city guards patrolling the city, but today there were many more.

And there were also people from the Spirit Hall.

"How long has it been?"

Di Hong even wondered if he had time-traveled again, leaving one situation only to find himself in another.

"It seems the situation at the border has become extremely serious." Di Yuan was very perceptive. By observing the refugees fleeing the city, he could tell that the situation at the border was probably even worse now, otherwise so many people wouldn't have fled here.

Xingluo's constant provocations clearly aimed to provoke Tiandou into initiating a war.

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It is unlikely that the Heavenly Dou Empire would initiate a war, because it knows it cannot win. Faced with the provocation of the Star Luo Empire, although it retaliated, the force was not great. After expelling the Star Luo army that had entered the country, they retreated.

The carriage was moving normally when suddenly a boy rushed out from in front of it and fell in front of the carriage, his body curled up.

Just as Di Hong thought the other party was trying to scam him, several ragged boys ran out and beat him up.

"Hand over the meat pie right now!"

The boy ignored him, clutching the piece of cake tightly in his arms.

Upon seeing this, the guards driving the carriage quickly got out and chased them away.

"What are you doing? Get out of here!"

Upon seeing someone approaching, the people who had been beating the boy scattered and fled.

Seeing that the boy lying on the ground was still there, the guard stepped forward and gently kicked him.

"Hey, don't lie here blocking the way, move over to the side."

However, the boy remained motionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Hey, are you deaf?"

The guards tried to drag him aside, but Di Hong stopped them.

"Wait a moment."

As Di Hong stepped down from the carriage, the people around him, seeing his luxurious attire, quickly moved away. They couldn't afford to offend these nobles, and his signature red hair already indicated that he was a member of the royal family.

The guards quickly bowed.

Walking up to the boy, Di Hong squatted down and began to examine his body.

After examining the boy, he found that he was covered in injuries, clearly having been beaten a lot.

The reason he didn't fight back was entirely because he was protecting a meat pie in his arms, and he has now passed out.

He stood up, turned and walked towards the carriage. When he reached the guard, he said calmly, "Take him into the carriage."

"Fourth Prince, he's just a commoner. What right does he have to ride in the same carriage as you? Besides, the King is also in the carriage," the guard said cautiously.

After hearing this, Di Hong merely glanced at him coldly before stepping into the carriage.

Before long, the guard carried the boy onto the carriage, but he didn't dare put the boy inside. He just placed him beside him. Seeing this, Di Hong didn't say anything more. He simply covered the boy with a cloak.

"My son is quite kind-hearted," Di Yuan said with a smile, not really caring.

Those around were envious when they saw the boy being taken away. He had been beaten up, yet someone had taken him away. They had clearly heard how the guard addressed the boy.

Prince of the kingdom.

Upon returning to the palace, Di Yang reported the situation to Di Yuan.

Although Di Hong went to obtain the spirit ring not long ago, only one day before returning, many things happened on the border that very day.

“Father, the Star Luo Empire has 400,000 troops stationed on the border, clearly intending to invade.”

"400,000, that's quite a lot."

Emperor Yuan was startled, but quickly regained his composure. Four hundred thousand troops was no small number. The entire army of the Kingdom of Sylves had only about two hundred thousand troops in total. The Star Luo Empire had just made a move equivalent to two Kingdoms of Sylves.

Fortunately, their Kingdom of Silves is not located in a border region. To reach them, they would first have to destroy the Kingdom of Barak.

The Barak Kingdom is the first line of defense against the Star Luo Empire and the gateway to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Otherwise, his status in the empire wouldn't be the highest among the kingdoms. Although these kingdoms are almost like states within a state, the empire still has some control over them, although it has begun to gradually shrink. But the Kingdom of Barak is different.

Apart from paying tribute, he was autonomous in everything else, and his military strength was the strongest among the four kingdoms.

The Kingdom of Silves is not to be trifled with; they can't defeat them militarily, nor can they match them in terms of Soul Masters.

That's why he chose to stand by Xueye's side when she tried to win him over, because she was offered enough.

Giving his son a worthless title and expecting him to take sides? That's wishful thinking. That kind of thing only fools commoners; it's useless against him.

Snow Night promised that the Kingdom of Silves and the Kingdom of Barak would have the same status, which meant that they would also become completely independent kingdoms, which was exactly what he wanted.

However, all of this will have to wait until Xueye becomes emperor.

If he loses the competition, his promise will be null and void.

After the boy was brought back, Di Hong arranged for a support-type Soul Master to treat him, and at the same time sent people to investigate whether his family was still around.

This boy was clearly not from the Kingdom of Silves; he must have fled from the border.

Judging from his clothes, he must come from a good family; the material alone is worth one gold soul coin.

After bringing the boy back, he didn't pay any more attention to him. After returning to his bedroom, he prepared to cultivate.

However, Shen Ning arrived just as he sat down.

Although he is not young, time has not left too many marks on him, but wrinkles can still be seen. After all, lifespan is limited unless one becomes a god.

Especially for a Soul Master like Shen Ning, who is at the Soul Saint level, living to a hundred years old is quite easy, but living for several more decades is not so easy.

Di Yuan and Shen Ning are both in their late seventies and early eighties.

After Shen Ning came in, she sat there and looked at Di Hong.

"Mother, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Of course something's wrong. Besides, I'm your mother. Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"

"No, no," Di Hong shook his head repeatedly.

Shen Ning got straight to the point and had a maid bring over several portraits.