Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

Emperor Hong's goal on this trip is to acquire two soul rings at once.

Di Yuan had already decided on his first and second spirit rings. For his first spirit ring, he chose a four-hundred-year-old Fire Feather Bird, and for his second spirit ring, he chose an eight-hundred-year-old Fire Feather Bird.

Because there is a flock of Firefeather Birds in the Soul Beast Forest, the oldest of which is a 60,000-year-old Firefeather Bird King.

By noon, they arrived at the habitat of the Firefeather Birds, which was located in the deepest part of the forest. There were no fewer than ten ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts living there.

Looking at the flock of Firefeather Birds not far away, Di Hong was already impatient. As the name suggests, Firefeather Birds have fiery red feathers all over their bodies and a comb on their heads that looks like flames.

Di Yuan quickly focused his attention on two of them.

"Hold on."

After he finished speaking, a black soul ring lit up on his body, and at the same time, he took to the air and transformed into a huge fire phoenix.

The sudden appearance of the Fire Phoenix startled the entire flock of Fire Feather Birds, but before they could react, Di Yuan flapped his wings and swooped down. In that instant, he unleashed his fourth soul skill, [Intimidation].

Although this soul skill may seem somewhat useless, it has a suppressive effect on avian soul masters whose martial soul quality and soul power level are weaker than their own, and the Fire Feather Bird is no exception.

The flock of Firefeather Birds was powerless against Di Yuan, an 82-level Soul Douluo. After grabbing two Firefeather Birds, Di Yuan left with Di Hong.

Just as the Firefeather Bird King was about to react, Di Yuan flew far away.

After arriving at a safe place, Di Yuan put down Di Hong and the two soul beasts, and then deactivated his [Martial Soul True Body] state.

"Alright, while these two Firefeather Birds are unconscious, go and deal with them, then absorb their soul rings."

Di Hong nodded, stepped forward, took out a dagger, and killed the four-hundred-year-old fire-feathered bird first.

After killing the Firefeather Bird, a yellow spirit ring condensed on its corpse.

Di Hong sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the spirit ring. Under his guidance, the spirit ring slowly approached him. The absorption of the spirit ring was not as difficult as he had imagined, nor was it too stressful. He quickly completed the absorption.

After absorbing his first spirit ring, he killed another eight-hundred-year-old Firefeather Bird and then began absorbing his second spirit ring.

He did not choose to risk absorbing two spirit rings at the same time.

The absorption of the second spirit ring was also much smoother, without much pressure.

After absorbing the spirit ring, his spirit power level reached level twenty-two.

After getting up and stretching his body, Di Hong felt very satisfied with the increase in his soul power level.

"This is what power feels like."

"very nice."

Having a powerful father is great; acquiring spirit rings doesn't have to be so troublesome.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person, but in this life, he has become a Soul Master who can cultivate. Although people on the internet called it a fantasy story in his previous life, even if it was a fantasy story, it was still a fantasy story.

"How are you feeling? Do you feel any discomfort?" Di Yuan asked as he walked over.

Di Hong shook his head: "No."

"Alright, show us your soul skill."

Di Yuan took a few steps back.

After a short while, Di Hong released his Vermilion Bird Martial Soul. Di Yuan once again felt the oppressive feeling from the Martial Soul, but the absolute advantage of his Soul Power level allowed him to ignore this oppression.

"Come on," Di Yuan beckoned.

Then a purple spirit ring lit up around him, followed by flames covering his body—this was his third spirit skill, [Flame Protection].

"Second Soul Skill: Fire Feather!"

Di Hong's second soul ring lit up, and flames condensed around him into countless burning crimson feathers, which then flew towards Di Yuan.

The feathers moved incredibly fast, streaking across the air like fiery streaks.

The feather struck Di Yuan, but it was mostly blocked by the flames surrounding him.

"It can burn soul power." Di Yuan clearly felt his soul power being burned, although it was very weak, he could still feel it.

"Not bad." Nodding in satisfaction, Di Yuan waved his hand, his soul power directly shattering the fire feathers.

What is your first soul skill?

Di Hong only displayed his second soul skill, but not his first soul skill.

"Father, my first soul skill is a defensive soul skill."

“It’s called [Fire Protection],” Di Hong replied.

There's no need to demonstrate defensive soul skills. We can't exactly have Di Yuan unleash a soul skill to attack, given the sixty-level difference in soul power.

After that, the father and son left the Soul Beast Forest. Instead of returning directly after leaving the forest, they rested in a small town for one night before setting off the next day.

Two days later, they returned to Silves.

Now that we've obtained the spirit ring, it's time to start cultivating.

Di Hong's martial soul is a top-tier martial soul, and it has an affinity for the fire element. In places where the fire element is abundant, cultivation is much faster than in other places. Furthermore, he also has the characteristic of fire immunity, which means that flames are basically ineffective against him.

No matter how strong a Soul Master's flames are, they probably can't surpass his Vermilion Bird Flame, not even the Phoenix Flame.

It can be said that if he can grow up, he will be the most powerful fire-attribute soul master on the Douluo Continent, without exception.

Furthermore, his Vermilion Bird Flame is the nemesis of all evil spirits, especially against Soul Masters like ghosts and demons. It's like a father meeting his son, a natural restraint.

In the garden.

Di Hong sat there and extended his index finger, a small cluster of flames dancing between his fingers. He flicked it lightly, and the flames flew out and touched a tree not far away. Instantly, the tree burst into flames and burned to ashes in no time.

His Vermilion Bird Flame is extremely difficult to extinguish, or even impossible to extinguish. However, high-level Soul Masters can still withstand it, especially water-attribute Soul Masters. After all, he is only level 22 now. If he reaches the Soul Saint level, or even the Title Douluo level, then his flames will be even more powerful.

By then, even if Poseidon, the Sea God Douluo, were to use the power of the ocean, he would likely find it difficult to extinguish his Li Fire.

Burning the heavens and boiling the seas is not as simple as it sounds.

After acquiring the spirit ring, he became even more proactive in his cultivation. Having experienced the feeling of power, he naturally desired even greater power, something every spirit master would want.

Besides cultivating his soul power, he also studied knowledge and personal combat skills at the same time, especially swordsmanship. Although he did not have a weapon spirit, it did not prevent him from practicing.

Although he had less time to rest, he did not feel any discomfort. On the contrary, he was very satisfied with his cultivation life and felt very fulfilled. Everything else was superficial; only the improvement of his strength was real.

Chapter 6 Absorbing Soul Bones

In order to better enhance Di Hong's strength, Di Yuan specially found a place with extremely rich fire element for him to cultivate in. There is an extinct volcano in the Kingdom of Silves.

Although the volcano hasn't erupted for a long time, the fire element it contains is still strong, and there is also a mineral called fire essence there, but the kingdom has never mined it because it wouldn't be of much use even if it were mined.

Fire essence ore is extremely rare and located deep within volcanoes, making it impossible for ordinary people to mine. Moreover, this type of ore cannot be used to manufacture weapons on a large scale, so the Imperial City did not continue to mine these mines.

However, precisely because of the existence of fire essence ore, the fire element of that volcano is more concentrated than that of ordinary volcanoes. It can be said to be an excellent training ground for soul masters with fire attribute martial souls. Emperor Yuan directly assigned it to the royal family.

That place is now a training ground exclusively for members of the royal family.

After Di Hong awakened his martial soul, it became his personal training ground.

This is the advantage of being born into a good family. You don't have to worry about anything. While others are still struggling, he is already enjoying resources that other soul masters could never enjoy in ten lifetimes.

Inside the volcano was a stone platform where Di Hong sat cross-legged in the center, cultivating.

From above, he looked like a giant Vermilion Bird lying there, with the rich fire element inside the flames surging in like a tide.

After a long while, Di Hong slowly opened his eyes, and the fiery red soul power surging around him returned to his body.

The inside of the volcano was extremely hot, and ordinary people and soul masters could not withstand the intense heat. However, it was a treasure to him.

Because he needs to cultivate here, Di Hong no longer lives in the palace, but instead lives on the outskirts of the volcano.

Here you'll find your own little courtyard. Although this is a volcano, it's surrounded by lush greenery and all sorts of plants. If you don't get close, you'd never guess it's a volcano.

The courtyard is not large and is very simple. Compared to the luxury and solemnity of the palace, there is a sense of returning to nature here. Although living here is far away from the hustle and bustle, it makes people feel peaceful and there are fewer worries.

For someone like him who doesn't experience much pressure, this is undoubtedly a good place.

He also liked it here.

He took out a book about herbs from his study and lay down on a recliner under a tree in the courtyard to read it.

There are many immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, but only a few kinds. He only knows the effects of some of the immortal herbs, and not the rest. So he has been collecting books about herbs. He has brought over almost all the books from the royal family, and he also asked his father, Emperor Yuan, to collect some for him.

Although puzzled, Di Yuan still collected a lot of them and sent them to him.

There was no need to worry about Di Hong's safety in this place. The outermost imperial wall had arranged for 10,000 troops to be stationed here, led by Di Hong's uncle, Shen Yi, the kingdom's number one general, a level 77 Soul Saint.

Besides the army, there are dozens of Soul Masters. Unless a Soul Douluo-level expert comes, it is impossible to break through the outer army and Soul Masters. However, there are only two Soul Douluos in the entire kingdom, namely Di Qing, the second uncle of Di Yuan and Di Hong.

Those nobles couldn't possibly hire a Soul Douluo from somewhere else to kill him, and besides, his relationship with the Crown Prince of the Empire is quite special.

Just as he was learning about medicinal herbs, Emperor Yuan arrived.

"Father." Emperor Hong put down his book, stood up, and bowed.

Di Yuan smiled and nodded, then his gaze fell on the book.

"Don't always read these books. You are a Soul Master, and cultivating your Soul Power is the most important thing."

"Do you want to become a doctor?"

Di Hong didn't offer much explanation. He couldn't very well say that he was learning these things for the sake of rare medicinal herbs, could he? Some things just can't be explained away with a simple explanation.