Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

While they were pondering how to respond, Di Hong returned.

As soon as he entered the tent, Xueye asked impatiently.

"How is the situation in the city?"

Di Hong shook his head: "This is very bad. Xue Yu has now completely occupied Tian Dou City, even the imperial palace. He has also taken all the officials and nobles' families into the palace."

"Furthermore, the main roads in the city were heavily guarded, and the defenses of each city gate were also very tight."

"What a shameless scoundrel! If he had the guts, he should have confronted me head-on. Instead, he resorted to this kidnapping scheme." Xueye was furious, but even more so, she felt helpless.

"Does Sect Leader Ning have a solution?" Xue Ye could only place her hopes on Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi did not answer Xue Ye directly, but looked at Di Hong.

"Anything else besides this?"

Di Hong said, "I also found the Crown Princess. She is safe for now, but only temporarily. She only has a few dozen people protecting her, but the Crown Princess is still gathering the remaining resistance forces in the city."

Although Tiandou City was occupied and the imperial palace was captured, quite a few soldiers still managed to evacuate from the palace. Although not many, together with other resistance forces, they could easily muster a thousand men.

Ning Fengzhi looked at the sand table and quickly came up with a solution.

"There is a way."

"What method?" Xueye looked at him.

Ning Fengzhi pointed to the sand table.

"My method is simple: inside and outside cooperation. Since Xue Yu secretly led people back to Tian Dou City and captured the city by working from the inside and outside, we can also use the strategy of inside and outside cooperation to retake Tian Dou City."

He then looked at Di Hong.

"I'll have to trouble you again, my brother, to return to Tiandou City and find the Crown Princess so we can join forces to attack the South Gate."

"Will this work?" Xueye asked worriedly. After all, there weren't many people in the city, and Di Hong had also said that the city was heavily defended, so taking it would not be an easy task.

Ning Fengzhi reminded him, "Has Your Highness forgotten that Xueyu still has 30,000 Imperial Guards on their way here?"

After Ning Fengzhi's reminder, Xue Ye realized that he had been too anxious and had forgotten that Xue Yu still had 30,000 Imperial Guards who had not yet entered the city. These people had not yet arrived in Tian Dou City, and the fighting strength of the garrison in Tian Dou City was far inferior to theirs, which gave him a lot of room to maneuver.

Chapter 74 Attack on the South Gate

Chapter 74 Attack on the South Gate

Having received a new mission, Di Hong secretly sneaked back to Tian Dou City. As for the 30,000 Imperial Guards, Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye were naturally left to deal with them.

All he needs to do is cooperate with the two to seize the South Gate, and of course, he also needs to find a way to protect the families inside the palace.

After sneaking back into Tiandou City, he found the Crown Princess and told her about Ning Fengzhi's plan.

After hearing the plan, the Crown Princess frowned slightly.

“We have less than a thousand men. The South Gate is the furthest city gate from us, and there are rebels everywhere outside. It will be extremely difficult to reach the South Gate and take it.”

The strongest here is Di Hong, but Di Hong only has a soul power level of 70. The rebel army has several Soul Saints. As a key defensive city gate, it is impossible for it not to have Soul Saint-level Soul Masters stationed there.

Once stalled, Xue Yu can mobilize more troops to reinforce Nanmen, and then send out powerful Soul Masters, or even Soul Douluo-level Soul Masters.

Di Hong shook his head: "There's no other way, we have to do this. Crown Princess, please rest assured, with me here, taking over the South Gate will not be a problem."

"However, it is easy to take it, but difficult to hold it."

"We must hold out until His Highness the Crown Prince and his entourage arrive."

The Crown Princess thought for a moment and then picked up the long sword beside her.

"Alright, in that case, let's attack the south gate and take it."

"You're going too?" Di Hong was stunned. This Crown Princess Xue Ye was too reckless. She was willing to risk her life for this, and her soul power level was not high. She was only a Soul Venerable.

"As the Crown Princess, I naturally have to set an example. If I don't go, who will?"

After all, she was born in the Kingdom of Barak and grew up in a martial vassal kingdom. Naturally, she was deeply influenced by it and had a martial spirit in her bones. Don't underestimate her just because she is a woman. In the past, she also dreamed of becoming a female general.

My biggest idol is those dashing and heroic generals.

However, she was arranged to marry Xueye, so this dream could not be realized.

But now that she has the opportunity, she naturally cannot give it up.

Di Hong clasped his hands in a salute, his eyes filled with admiration.

Although she was a woman, her courage was no less than that of any man.

After some mobilization, she led nearly a thousand soldiers out and charged toward the south gate.

Not long after they went out, they ran into the army that Xue Yu had sent to annihilate them.

The opponent was only stunned for a moment before launching an attack. As soon as they started charging, a Vermilion Bird formation appeared beneath their feet.

Then, pillars of fire shot into the sky, wiping out all the soldiers.

To save time, Di Hong immediately used his sixth soul skill, [Fire Separation Array].

After eliminating these soldiers, he spread his Vermilion Bird wings and flew at the forefront. Along the way, there were many rebel soldiers and soul masters who tried to stop him, but Di Hong dealt with them all. The soul power levels of the soul masters who tried to stop him were not high; most of them were at the level of Great Soul Master or Soul Venerable.

Therefore, they were very easy to deal with. However, as more and more rebels and soul masters surrounded them, Di Hong gradually began to struggle.

This time, the rebels brought two Soul Kings and several Soul Venerables, along with nearly a thousand soldiers. Without hesitation, the Crown Princess led her soldiers to meet them, and Emperor Hong also fought alongside the two Soul Kings and Soul Venerables.

At this moment, Di Hong was surrounded in the air.

Because his soul power level was higher than that of all the soul masters present, no one dared to make any rash moves.

His gaze swept over these people.

Despite the pressure, Dihong is not afraid.

His fourth black spirit ring lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Vermilion Bird Roar!"

A massive phantom of the Vermilion Bird appeared, and its sharp roar reached the ears of all the Soul Masters and soldiers present. This was a group mental attack Soul Skill, and even the soldiers on their own side were affected to some extent, feeling dizzy and lightheaded.

Conversely, the enemy soldiers' heads were spinning.

The rebels' soul masters tried to circulate their soul power to defend themselves, but their defenses were not very effective against mental attacks.

Perhaps because they had consumed a lot of soul power beforehand, the two Soul Kings were less affected.

So after a short while, he immediately revealed his spirit rings and unleashed his martial spirit to attack Di Hong.

The two possessed beast-type martial souls, the Xuan Shui Crocodile and the weapon-type martial soul, the Ice Soul Fork, respectively. Neither of them were fire-attribute martial souls, so Di Hong's advantage over fire-attribute martial souls was useless here.

Fifth Soul Skill: Death Strangulation!

"Third Soul Skill: Frost Assault!"

The Soul Master with the Xuan Shui Crocodile Martial Soul activated his fifth Soul Skill, his entire body enveloped in Soul Power as he spun rapidly towards Di Hong, while countless sharp ice shards attacked from all around him.

"Fire protects the body!"

Di Hong quickly activated his first soul skill for defense.

The combined attack of the two Soul Kings did not put too much pressure on him. The main problem was the Soul Master with the Xuan Shui Crocodile Martial Soul. It was like a drill, constantly attacking the flame shield around him from one point, and there was also a water shield on the surface to protect it, constantly resisting the invasion of the fire.

However, this protection did not last long. Di Hong's Li Fire could be said to be inextinguishable, and coupled with his soul power level being higher than the two of them, a Soul King alone could not possibly withstand it.

In no time, the water shield surrounding the Soul King of the Xuan Shui Crocodile Martial Soul was evaporated, and even the incoming ice shards were evaporated upon approaching.

However, his fire shield was breached at the last moment due to the opponent's point-to-area attack.

"Fire Feather!"

Di Hong immediately unleashed his second soul skill, and countless burning feathers appeared out of thin air and fell down.

Feathers landing on soldiers instantly ignited flames on their bodies, while feathers landing on soul masters caused their soul power to burn rapidly.

Di Hong immediately created distance and unleashed his third soul skill again.

His soul skills are mostly area-of-effect attacks; currently, four out of his six soul skills are area-of-effect attacks, one is defensive, and one is restorative.

Faced with this situation, he was able to play a significant role.

The third soul skill was unleashed, and countless fireballs fell from the vortex above.

The soul masters hit by the fireball were instantly engulfed in flames. Combined with the previous second soul skill, which caused both their soul power and physical body to burn, they suffered excruciating pain. They tried to circulate their soul power to resist the flames, but their soul power was almost completely burned away.

It will take a long time to recover.

In this way, Di Hong easily eliminated these Soul Masters.

Subsequently, Emperor Hong and the Crown Princess continued to lead their soldiers to attack the South Gate.

News of the remaining resistance forces in the city attacking the south gate spread quickly. Upon learning this, Xue Yu immediately guessed their intentions. He then mobilized an army of 10,000 men from other places to reinforce the south gate, which was defended by more than 2,000 men, including a Soul Saint.

Add to that the 10,000 men and one Soul Saint he sent, and killing a mere thousand rebels would be a piece of cake.

At this time, Tang Yuehua, a member of the Power Clan, also learned of this news.