Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

"You're courting death." Just when Zong Yan thought Di Hong had been burned to death, the flames dissipated, and Di Hong stood there unharmed.

"How can it be!"

Zong Yan was shocked to be burned head-on by the flames, and the other party did not resist at all and was completely unharmed.

"I forgot to tell you, senior, that I am Fire Immortal, and fire has no effect on me."

As he spoke, he didn't forget to give a thumbs-up.

"Even you, a Soul Saint, are no good."

After saying that, he flapped his wings and flew away into the distance.

"asshole!"

Enraged by being mocked by a junior whose soul power level was thirteen levels lower than his own, Zong Yan immediately gave chase.

While fleeing, Di Hong maintained a safe distance from Zong Yan and occasionally threw two fireballs at him. Zong Yan tried to retaliate, but his flames had no effect on Di Hong, so he could only rely on his soul power to attack.

The continuous attacks took a heavy toll on him.

"Martial spirit's true form!"

In his rage, Zong Yan unleashed his Martial Soul True Form, transforming into a massive lion with flames burning on its mane, tail, and limbs.

"He's getting desperate." Di Hong glanced back and saw that the other party had gotten desperate so easily. But it was good, though, because releasing his Martial Soul True Body would consume more of his soul power.

If he were to confront Zong Yan head-on, he would be no match for him. Therefore, he could only slowly wear down his opponent and wait until the time for Zong Yan's Martial Soul True Form to expire was up before launching his counterattack.

Zong Yan was well aware of this, so he had to kill Di Hong as soon as possible. Otherwise, once his Martial Soul True Body ended and he entered a period of weakness, he would not be a match for Di Hong, since he was not a Title Douluo.

However, the fact that Di Hong can fly is quite annoying.

"Third Soul Skill: Berserk!"

After releasing his soul skill, Zong Yan's entire body radiated red light, and even his eyes emitted a scarlet glow. Both his speed and strength increased several times in that instant.

"I go!"

Di Hong was startled and quickly sped up.

However, even while escaping, he didn't forget to turn back and unleash his second soul skill.

Second Soul Skill: Fire Feather.

Countless Vermilion Bird feathers burning with flames fell, and although most of them were dodged, some still hit Zongyan.

"Burn your soul power."

Zong Yan immediately stopped, feeling the loss of his soul power. At this moment, the flames on his body were burning his soul power, which he found somewhat unbelievable.

He tried to put out the flames, but no matter how hard he tried, the flames just wouldn't go out.

"Does this junior like these Vermilion Bird feathers, senior?" Di Hong teased, knowing that as long as he dragged things out, the situation would be in his favor.

Zong Yan snorted coldly, and a red light shone from his right leg.

"This is... a soul bone." Di Hong was somewhat astonished. He hadn't expected that Zong Yan would have a soul bone, and it looked to be quite old.

Location tracking.

When the Soul Bone skill was released, a lion mark appeared on Di Hong's body.

"Lock skill?"

Realizing something was wrong, Di Hong began to retreat and create distance.

"it's useless."

Zong Yan raised his hand, and a black soul ring appeared on his body.

Fourth Soul Skill: Fiery Lava.

The surrounding rubble began to gather towards Zong Yan's head, quickly forming a huge rock, which was then engulfed in flames.

Zong Yan pointed to the sky, and the lava boulder crashed down on Di Hong in mid-air.

"Try this one."

What Emperor Hong finds most annoying is being locked on. The previous Soul Bone skill marked him, and then this huge lava rock was used to smash him. If he got hit, he would be crippled even if he didn't die.

"Third Soul Skill: Heavenly Blaze Descent!"

A vortex of flame appeared above Zongyan, and then countless fireballs descended from within it.

Zong Yan immediately used his soul power to defend himself. Seizing the opportunity, Di Hong used his soul power to shatter the incoming lava boulder with a single punch.

At this moment, the area within dozens of meters was already engulfed in flames, and Zong Yan was in the center of the sea of ​​fire, with the Vermilion Bird Flames constantly scorching him.

His soul power was constantly being burned, and he was surrounded by raging flames that he could not extinguish. Above him, Di Hong kept throwing fireballs at him.

Dihong's philosophy is to fully leverage its strengths.

"what!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Zong Yan roared in anger. This was the first time he had ever been so disheveled, while his opponent was merely a level 66 Soul Emperor.

"I must kill you!"

Di Hong shook his head: "Senior, it's time to end this."

Having said that, he folded his wings and landed on the ground.

"Fire Domain!"

A red light emanated, and the domain instantly enveloped Zong Yan. At this moment, he felt as if he were in a world of flames, and the speed at which his soul power was burned accelerated.

"First Soul Skill: Flame Burst!"

He threw a punch, but nothing happened.

"What happened? Why did my soul skill fail?" Zong Yan's pupils constricted, incredulous.

Di Hong stepped forward slowly, explaining as he went.

"Within my Blazing Domain, anyone below the level of a Title Douluo whose soul power does not exceed level 20 of mine will be rendered ineffective by any fire-attribute soul skill."

After explaining, the black spirit ring on his body lit up.

Sixth Soul Skill: Blazing Inferno Formation!

A huge Vermilion Bird magic circle lit up beneath Zong Yan's feet, and then a flame mark appeared on his forehead.

Sensing the fluctuations of soul power beneath his feet, Zong Yan was about to dodge when a pillar of fire erupted from the magic array, instantly engulfing him.

"Goodbye, senior."

As Di Hong clenched his right fist, Zong Yan, enveloped in the pillar of fire, turned to ashes amidst painful screams and resentment, leaving only a red light behind.

Chapter 37 Balance

After the Heavenly Dou Empire fled on the snowy night, the morale of its army gradually collapsed. However, they still fought tenaciously until evening, when they finally could no longer hold on and chose to retreat.

The Star Luo Empire did not choose to pursue. Although the Heavenly Dou Army retreated, their formation remained intact, with each legion taking turns to cover their retreat.

Although they won, the Star Luo Empire suffered heavy losses, especially in terms of Soul Masters. In this battle, they lost half of their Soul Masters, including their only Soul Saint-level Soul Master.

After a day of fighting, it seemed like Xingluo had won, but in reality, they hadn't.

After chasing Xue Ye for a while, Dai Yutian stopped, since Di Yang was still by Xue Ye's side. Although Di Yang's soul power level was not as high as Di Hong's, he was still no match for him.

At this moment, he only regretted that he was not strong enough, otherwise Xueye would have been his for the taking long ago.

After all units withdrew to their camps, Xueye immediately convened a military meeting.

Seeing everyone's dejected appearance, Xueye couldn't help but sigh.

"The fault for this defeat does not lie with any of you, but with me alone. If I had not underestimated the Star Luo Empire, perhaps we would not have failed."

"I was saved by the help of Prince Silvis and the protection of the Crown Prince."

Xueye took all the blame, which relieved the generals and improved their mood considerably, especially the generals of the vassal kingdoms. If the blame had been shifted onto them, they would have had nowhere to turn.

If the empire were to punish them, the kingdom would certainly execute them. After all, it was better to kill a general to appease the empire's anger than to offend it.

The generals' gazes also turned to the brothers Di Hong and Di Yang. These two had saved Xue Ye from danger today, which was a great achievement. If Xue Ye became emperor in the future, these two would certainly be highly valued.

Even if they are princes of the kingdom.

Everyone knows that the Kingdom of Silves supports Snow Night.

Of the three kingdoms that came here, apart from the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom, all supported Xueye. During the battle today, the two other kingdoms fought exceptionally hard, as neither of them wanted Xueye to fail.

Next, Xueye assigned tasks to everyone. Today's battle should be the last one, barring any unforeseen circumstances. There shouldn't be any more large-scale clashes afterward; we just need to wait for the two great empires to negotiate.

In fact, when the Spirit Hall led its army out on the snowy night, it invited the two great empires to Spirit City to negotiate and quell the war.

Judging by the time, the envoys from the two great empires should be arriving soon.

Therefore, continuing the fight would only be detrimental to the Star Luo Empire. Their logistics were extremely difficult as they entered the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire to fight, and the garrison of Yelin City and the Barak Kingdom had been harassing their supply lines.

All they need to do now is hold their ground until the negotiations are over, at which point they can withdraw their troops.

Stepping out of the main tent, Di Hong looked up at the sky. The setting sun cast a blood-red glow, and in the distance, the green mountains undulated like ocean waves. The wind blowing across the plains brought a strong smell of blood; both sides had suffered heavy losses after a day of fierce fighting.