Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

After the Azure-Clad Soul Saint dodged the pillar of fire, a lion's mark appeared on his body.

This is precisely the skill of Emperor Hong's right leg bone: [Location Tracking].

Then he unleashed his third soul skill, [Heavenly Blaze Descent].

Countless fireballs flew toward the Azure-Clad Soul Saint as if they had eyes, forcing him to dodge repeatedly, but to no avail. He was locked on, and the fireballs would relentlessly pursue him until they hit their target.

Just as he was dodging, another vortex of fire with a radius of fifteen meters appeared in front of him.

This vortex of flames is the skill [Flame Vortex] of the right arm bone of the 60,000-year-old Fire Feather Bird King of Emperor Hong.

The suction force of the vortex of flames kept pulling the Azure-Clad Soul Saint towards the center of the vortex. Although he managed to break free in time, he had no time to dodge the fireballs chasing behind him. Several fireballs hit his back, and if it weren't for his soul power resisting, he would probably be seriously injured even if he didn't die.

Just as the remaining fireballs were about to hit him, he leaped up and did a mid-air somersault to dodge them. The fireballs crashed into the city wall and exploded, creating craters in the wall, but did not cause it much damage.

Just when he thought he had dodged it, a sword light flashed, and the Azure-Clad Soul Saint stood still, his face still bearing the expression of someone who had survived a calamity. Clearly, he hadn't reacted yet.

Di Hong stood in front, sword in hand, blood dripping down the blade. The blood droplets evaporated instantly upon hitting the ground due to the high temperature. At this moment, a line of blood appeared on the neck of the Azure-Clad Soul Saint. Di Hong twirled his sword and then sheathed it.

As the longsword was sheathed, the head of the Azure-Clad Soul Saint fell off and rolled to Di Hong's feet.

Upon seeing that the Soul Saint in blue was dead, the rebel soldiers on the battlefield stopped. They panicked immediately when their leader was dead.

Although they were soldiers, they were still ordinary people at heart, and they were powerless to resist a Soul Master.

Di Hong held the head of the blue-robed Soul Saint, his sharp gaze sweeping over the rebels.

"Those who lay down their weapons live; those who resist stubbornly die!"

After he finished speaking, his aura spread out, and the rebel soldiers trembled with fear. No one knew who was the first to put down their weapons, but then two or three followed, and finally all the rebels laid down their weapons.

They were just soldiers, doing whatever their superiors told them to do. Now that their leader was dead, why should they fight to the death? After all, surrendering wasn't surrendering to the empire.

After the South Gate was captured, the Crown Princess Xueye immediately began to organize the surrendered rebels and then set up defenses. Although the rebels had just surrendered, she believed that given the current situation, they would not turn against her again.

At this moment, the reinforcements and soul masters sent by Xue Yu also arrived.

Seeing that the South Gate had been captured so quickly, they immediately prepared to attack and retake it.

However, before they could even launch an attack, Di Hong threw the head of the Azure-Clad Soul Saint in front of them. Upon seeing the head of the Azure-Clad Soul Saint, the rebel soldiers and Soul Masters were stunned, especially the Soul Saint from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School who had been sent by Xue Yu.

He knew this person; his soul power level was higher than his own, and he was also very strong. He never expected that the person's head would be cut off.

Di Hong stood alone in front of them.

He drew his longsword, then tossed it to his side, the fiery red blade embedded diagonally in the ground.

"Those who pass this sword shall die!"

Emperor Hong's aura directly suppressed the rebels, and even the Soul Saint of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School dared not step forward.

Di Hong looked at them and said coldly, "You followed Xue Yu in rebellion, which is already a great act of treason. His Highness the Crown Prince's army to quell the rebellion will arrive soon. When hundreds of thousands of troops enter the city, you will all be reduced to ashes. Don't expect any reinforcements to arrive. Now I'm giving you a chance: those who surrender will live, and those who resist will die."

He felt strange when he said those words, after all, he was planning a rebellion.

A man who wanted to rebel said that the rebels in front of him were utterly treacherous.

It's truly a case of the crow laughing at the pig for being black.

Chapter 77 Reinforcements

Chapter 77 Reinforcements

Upon learning that the South Gate had been captured, Xue Yu in the palace was furious. But this wasn't what angered him most; what truly enraged him was that over ten thousand people had been frightened away by just one person.

"More than 10,000 people were scared away by just one person."

Are you ten thousand pigs?

The Soul Saint from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School remained silent. It was best not to speak in this situation. He hadn't expected that Di Hong's strength was beyond his ability to deal with.

Yin Xuan then advised, "Your Highness, our most urgent task is to retake the South Gate. Otherwise, once the Xueye army enters the city, our situation will be hopeless."

He also regretted following Xue Yu. He didn't expect that Xue Yu was no match for Xue Ye at all. Apart from being highly talented, he was basically useless. Even with the emperor's support, he couldn't defeat Xue Ye. Now, forced into a corner, he rebelled and made a complete mess of it.

It is foreseeable that Xueyu's rebellion is doomed to fail; perhaps he should find a chance to escape.

After calming down, Xue Yu looked at the two Soul Douluos from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Elder Sun, I trouble you to take men to the South Gate and make sure to capture it."

"Alright." A thin, unmoving old man got up and left. The two Soul Douluos of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile who followed Xue Yu in the rebellion were now Xue Yu's greatest reliance. As for the hostages in the palace, even if he killed them all, he would not succeed.

After everyone left, Xueyu sat alone in the empty hall.

The magnificent palace halls only served to highlight his current desolation.

How did he get to this point? Looking back, he didn't want to compete for the throne at first. He just focused on cultivating to become stronger. But later, his father suddenly started to support him and revealed more than once that he wanted him to succeed him.

As his strength grew, he gradually began to think about competing with his elder brother for the position of crown prince. After all, in terms of talent for martial soul cultivation, he far surpassed Xue Ye, but he only had talent in martial soul cultivation.

He was utterly incapable of governing the country, far inferior to Xueye.

Although he had the emperor's support, which allowed him to gradually contend with Xueye, Xueye only needed a few moves to turn the tide and completely crush his power. The ministers who supported him in the country either died or were exiled.

Looking back now, he really regrets it. Should he hate his father?

Perhaps.

But his father did have high hopes for him; it was just that he himself lacked the ability.

But it was indeed his own father who ruined him. He had supported him and then destroyed him, forcing him to take the path of rebellion.

No, he wasn't forced into rebellion; he wanted to rebel on his own. His father gave him the opportunity. If he had calmly led his troops out for training and then calmly returned, nothing would have happened.

He can still pursue his own path and become a Soul Master. Although his chances of becoming a Title Douluo are slim, it doesn't mean there are none.

"Di Hong, why were you born into the royal family of a vassal kingdom?"

"If it weren't for you, how would I have gotten to where I am today?"

“My father will not support me, nor will he let me compete with my elder brother for the throne.”

If Di Hong knew, he would be completely baffled. What had he done?

He didn't do anything, and he really didn't do anything at all. He was mostly focused on cultivation. As for Xue Yu, he didn't even know that such a person existed in the beginning. He hadn't seen such a person in the anime he watched in his previous life.

He even suspected that Xue Yu shouldn't have existed in the first place, but rather that his time travel had created a butterfly effect.

But after thinking about it, I still felt something was wrong. Xueyu was much older than him, so there was no butterfly effect.

After all, he hadn't felt anything had happened so far. The main characters were all fine, and only Xueye had a slight problem, but it wasn't a big deal.

After scaring away the more than 10,000 soldiers, Di Hong found a place to sit down and rest. The Crown Princess was the most enthusiastic about commanding troops, and she had a taste of being a female general, even though she didn't command many soldiers.

After capturing the south gate, he immediately sent a message to Xueye.

At this moment, Xue Ye is leading his army toward Tian Dou City. He has also sent the commander of the Imperial Guard to recruit the 30,000 Imperial Guards. Once the army enters the city, Xue Yu will be no threat, since he only has a few tens of thousands of soldiers by his side after his rebellion.

There are only two powerful Soul Masters from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and a few Soul Saints.

Since Ning Fengzhi supported Xueye, he naturally had to contribute. Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was beset by internal and external troubles, it did not mean that he did not have his own strength. Not all the elders from other clans wanted to seize power; there were still elders who were loyal to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Therefore, he also brought three elders at the Soul Douluo level and several Soul Saints from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. If we add the rebellious Soul Masters, then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can be said to have mobilized half of its strongest members this time.

Once the rebellion is quelled, the problems of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will be easily resolved.

South city gate.

Di Hong sat there wiping the sword in his hand. As a Soul Master with a Beast Martial Soul, he insisted on having a sword. The reason was simple: it looked cool.

Soul Masters who wield swords all look very cool, but of course, their own temperament and appearance must also be on par.

"Look ahead!" a soldier suddenly shouted.

In an instant, all the soldiers at the south gate went on alert, and Di Hong stood up and looked ahead.

A large group of people were rushing towards the south gate. They were dressed in various styles and carried all sorts of weapons. The group included young people, middle-aged people, and even old people who could barely straighten their backs.

"What the hell?"

Di Hong was dumbfounded. How did such a group of people suddenly appear? Had Xue Yu gone so far as to capture an old man to guard the city?

Then he spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

"Yuehua?"

He was stunned when he saw the stunningly beautiful girl wearing women's armor and with her blue hair tied in a ponytail.

He stepped forward and pulled Tang Yuehua out of the crowd.

He walked to the side and asked, "Why did you come here? It's so dangerous here."

Tang Yuehua showed off the sword in her hand.

"Let me help you."

"What's the situation with those people?" Di Hong asked.

Tang Yuehua explained, “They are ministers and nobles who hid in the city and were not captured. The rest are soldiers from the original knight order and the Imperial Guard. I thought that your defenses here must not be enough and it would be difficult to hold out until His Highness the Crown Prince arrives, so I mobilized them to come and reinforce you and help guard the south gate.”

"I can help you too." She said with a hint of pride. Mobilizing these people was no easy task; just gathering them was difficult enough, given that the city was full of rebels.

Looking at those people, Di Hong shook his head helplessly.