Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

However, they did not surrender directly, after all, their superiors were watching them, and if they surrendered, they would likely be executed.

Xueyu wanted to negotiate, but Xueye directly rejected his proposed conditions.

Now that he has the upper hand, he naturally cannot agree to Xue Yu's unreasonable demands. At this point, he still wants to be emperor; it's simply wishful thinking.

Inside the Prince's Mansion.

Xueye was discussing with her trusted confidants what to do next.

Some suggested besieging the palace without attacking, since food was limited and they would starve to death if they were besieged for a while. Others suggested negotiating with Xue Yu and getting him to surrender, which would reduce the cost.

However, this was clearly not going to work. Even if Xue Yu surrendered, the best outcome he would face would be the abolition of his martial soul and his exile. Xue Ye could not possibly keep him alive any longer.

Ning Fengzhi suggested continuing to try to persuade them to surrender, while also sending people to secretly infiltrate the palace to protect the captured family members. As long as the hostages were safe, they would have no worries.

Xueye adopted Ning Fengzhi's plan and infiltrated the palace. Naturally, Di Hong went as well, but this time he was not alone. Ning Fengzhi sent two direct disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Xueye also sent a royal soul master to accompany him.

Besides the Soul Masters, there were also soldiers from the Knights Order.

Their plan was not only to protect the hostages, but also to open the palace gates from the inside and let the pacification troops in.

As the crown prince, Xueye was very familiar with the palace, and through reconnaissance, they also determined which parts of the palace were poorly guarded and easy to infiltrate.

After entering the palace, Emperor Hong and his entourage made their way to the place where the hostages were being held.

To cooperate with Di Hong and his men, Xue Ye personally led the army to the square in front of the palace gate and made it appear as if they were about to attack.

Xueye's actions immediately attracted most of the rebel defenses, and even Xueyu, clad in armor, came to the palace wall.

Looking at the army below and the snowy night in front of them, his eyes were filled with resentment.

The hostages were being held in a hall in the Imperial Garden of the palace, guarded by hundreds of soldiers and a Soul Saint. After confirming their deployment, Emperor Hong immediately took action.

He flew into the air and unleashed his second soul skill, [Fire Feather].

Feathers burning with flames fell from the sky, instantly forming a wall of fire around the palace. The Soul Masters and Knights soldiers who followed immediately launched an attack. The wall of fire isolated the inside from the outside, making it impossible for the soldiers inside to get out. Some of them tried to take hostages inside the palace, but they were all killed by Di Hong.

After eliminating the rebels and Soul Masters within the fire circle, Di Hong only needed to deal with the Soul Saint.

However, before he could even make a move, the Soul Saint actually ran away.

"What the hell? Are they all so spineless?"

He ran away before he even made a move.

Has he become that amazing?

When the news of the Imperial Garden being seized reached Xue Yu's ears, he was stunned. He kept wondering how the other party had managed to infiltrate the palace.

He quickly figured it out. He knew the palace well, but Xueye knew it even better than him. After all, Xueye's people were in charge of the palace repairs. The hostages were his last resort and he absolutely could not afford to lose them. Just as he was mobilizing his troops to go to the Imperial Garden, Di Hong sent a signal.

Upon receiving the signal, Xueye outside the palace immediately ordered an attack, which attracted Xueyu's attention. He had no choice but to deal with this area first and wait until he defeated Xueye before heading to the Imperial Garden.

Meanwhile, Di Hong was also taking action. After the hostages were safe, he immediately ordered the accompanying Soul Masters and Knights to attack the palace gates. With the help of both inside and outside forces, the pacification army was able to enter. Under the combined attack, the palace gates were quickly breached, and the pacification army easily stormed into the palace.

Some of the rebels surrendered directly, while others tried to resist but were all killed. Xue Yu tried to run away but was caught by the soul masters around him. Although he had good talent, his swan spirit was not very strong in combat.

The 30,000 Imperial Guards he was counting on would not be able to come to Tiandou City.

They were recruited dozens of miles away from Tiandou City and are now heading towards the hunting grounds. They won't be coming back to Tiandou City.

With the rebellion quelled, Xue Ye swaggered into the palace. Now that the emperor was in a coma, he was the de facto ruler of the empire. With the rebellion over, the next step was to restore order to Tian Dou City and appease the people.

Although this rebellion seems like a joke, it has caused widespread panic and needs to be quelled. As for the matter of bestowing rewards, that will have to wait. Firstly, the emperor has not yet woken up, and secondly, it is not the right time yet. We will bestow rewards in a few days.

Moreover, although Xue Yu has been captured, the rebellion is not completely over. The local generals and lords who supported Xue Yu and sent troops to follow him in the rebellion have not yet been captured.

What happened next had nothing to do with Di Hong. Xue Ye began to mobilize troops to arrest people and quell the rebellion, while he stayed by Xue Ye's side to prevent anyone from harming her. Ning Fengzhi also began to deal with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile matter.

This evening.

Di Hong returned to the Earl's mansion.

Upon arriving at the reception room, he sat down immediately.

Leaning back in his chair, he closed his eyes. He hadn't had a proper rest these past few days, staying by Xueye's side the whole time.

Tang Yuehua came to the reception room and poured him a cup of tea.

"Busy working?"

"That's about it," Di Hong said.

"Once the matter in Heaven Dou City is resolved, I should go and obtain my seventh spirit ring."

Tang Yuehua didn't say anything, but came behind him and began to massage him.

Chapter 80: Heading to Obtain the Seventh Soul Ring

Chapter 80 Heading to Obtain the Seventh Soul Ring

In the days that followed, Tiandou City gradually returned to peace. Besides cultivating, Di Hong spent his days searching for suitable 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

A month later, he actually found a suitable 100,000-year-old soul beast. It was a volcano in the northeast of the Heaven Dou Empire, where many fire-attribute soul beasts lived, including a 100,000-year-old Blazing Earth Dragon.

This information was given to him by Ning Fengzhi. The Blazing Earth Dragon is one of the top-tier soul beasts, with formidable strength. Although it is not as powerful as the Azure Bull Python or the Titan Giant Ape, hunting it is not an easy task. Even ordinary Title Douluos may not be able to defeat a 100,000-year-old soul beast, let alone a Soul Saint like Di Hong.

It's impossible for a Soul Saint to hunt down a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast.

However, since Di Hong had decided to hunt down a 100,000-year-old soul beast, he would naturally not give up. So he sent a message back to the kingdom, asking his father to assist him in hunting the soul beast.

Ning Fengzhi naturally wouldn't stand idly by. He dispatched a Soul Master at the Soul Douluo level to help Di Hong hunt soul beasts. At the same time, he himself also went out to help. With him, a support-type soul master, assisting him, the probability of hunting 100,000-year-old soul beasts would increase significantly.

Xueye also sent a royal Soul Douluo to help Di Hong hunt down a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast.

In Xue Ye's view, the stronger Di Hong is, the better it will be for their Heavenly Dou Empire, provided that he does not return to the Kingdom of Silves.

Over the past month, the rebellion has been largely quelled. Xue Yu has had his martial spirit destroyed and has been exiled to the northern frontier, where death awaits him. The emperor has also awakened, but his body has reached its limit. Xue Yu's rebellion has dealt another blow to his mind and body, and he probably won't live past the end of the year.

Now, all the affairs of the empire are handled by Xueye.

After receiving the letter from Di Hong, Di Yuan didn't hesitate to send his second brother, Di Qing, directly. If it weren't for the fact that he was too busy with kingdom affairs to leave, he would have gone himself.

Di Qing's strength is not weak either. Although his soul power level is one level lower than mine, he is now a level 83 Soul Douluo.

With Ning Fengzhi, the Soul Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Soul Douluo sent by the royal family, Di Qing, and himself, Di Hong estimated that this lineup would be enough to hunt down the 100,000-year-old Blazing Earth Dragon. Ning Fengzhi was now a Soul Emperor-level Soul Master and was about to become a Soul Saint.

The boost from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is enough to raise the combat power of the three Soul Douluos to another level.

Everything is ready; now we can set off.

As they were preparing to depart, Tang Yuehua arrived at the Earl's mansion with a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was not particularly strong; in fact, he was rather thin and tall. However, he exuded an aura of confidence and had an arrogant expression on his face.

Di Hong looked at Tang Yuehua with a puzzled expression.

"Who is this senior?"

Tang Yuehua smiled and said, "Aren't you going to hunt soul beasts? This is the Seventh Elder of our Haotian Sect. After I spoke with my father, he specially invited Seventh Uncle to help you hunt soul beasts."

Upon learning that Di Hong was going to hunt down a 100,000-year-old soul beast for retrieval, she returned to the Haotian Sect. Originally, she wanted to find her father, but considering Tang Wei's poor health, she didn't ask him to come and instead went to find an elder.

"The Seventh Elder of the Haotian Sect." Di Hong was surprised.

Then he quickly bowed to the man.

"Di Hong greets Senior."

The Seventh Elder nodded slightly in response. As an elder of the Clear Sky Sect, he had his own pride. Although Di Hong had amazing talent, he was still only a level 70 Soul Master, and he was a junior.

However, there was a hint of approval and satisfaction in his eyes when he looked at Di Hong.

At only fourteen years old, he had already cultivated to level seventy. He had never seen such a genius in his entire life. Even Tang Xiao and Tang Hao of their Haotian Sect were far inferior. Thinking of Tang Hao, he suddenly felt a little angry.

Tang Hao, that brat, has always been disrespectful and willful since he was a child; he really can't stand him.

However, this does not prevent him from acknowledging its merits.

Look at Di Hong. Whether it's his soul power level or his talent, he is far superior to Tang Hao. Yet, he is not disrespectful or arrogant. On the contrary, he treats his elders with courtesy and respect.

"You must be Di Hong. I've always heard Tang Hao and Yuehua talk about you. Seeing you today, I can see you're truly extraordinary."

The Seventh Elder did not hold back his praise for Di Hong.

"Senior is too kind. Compared to you, I, Hong, still have many shortcomings," Di Hong said humbly.

The Seventh Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, the one who will fight Tang San in the future, is currently only a Soul Master at the Soul Douluo level and has not yet broken through to the Title Douluo level. However, as an elder of the Clear Sky Sect and one of the few remaining disciples of his generation, his strength is naturally not to be underestimated.

"Hunting a 100,000-year-old soul beast with only a seventh soul ring, that's quite audacious. Aren't you afraid of bursting yourself out?"

He had never seen anyone with a seventh spirit ring think about hunting a 100,000-year-old spirit beast before. This was quite an eye-opener for him. Even if he failed, Di Hong would still leave a significant mark on the history of spirit masters.

"Since I dare to hunt down a 100,000-year-old soul beast, I naturally have a certain degree of confidence."

His physical strength now far surpasses that of other Soul Masters of the same level, and after consuming two immortal herbs, he has become even more powerful. He is at least 80% confident that he can successfully absorb a 100,000-year Soul Ring.

With the addition of the Seventh Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, their team has grown significantly. With four Soul Douluos, one Soul Saint, and Ning Fengzhi, a support-type Soul Emperor, their success rate in hunting the Blazing Earth Dragon is very high.

After a short rest, the group set off. Tang Yuehua naturally did not go with them; she stayed at the Earl's mansion to look after the house.

Inside the carriage.

Di Hong and Ning Fengzhi sat facing each other.

Ning Fengzhi gives people the feeling that he will never panic no matter what, and being with him will make you feel much more at ease, as if everything is under his control.