Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

After spending a day with Di Hong, the two brothers returned to Haotian Sect. Di Hong's increased strength put pressure on them, and they also needed to go back and work hard to improve their own strength.

Moreover, this trip to Poseidon Island also showed them that there are always people more capable than themselves.

Chapter 86. Dugu Bo Arrives

Chapter 86 Dugu Bo Arrives

After Xue Ye ascended the throne, Di Hong was basically no longer involved, although he did fulfill all the promises he made to the Kingdom of Silves.

The Kingdom of Sylves gained greater autonomy and independence.

Although the previous Kingdom of Sylves was no different from an independent kingdom, it was still far inferior to the Kingdom of Barak. Now, with Xueye's ascension to the throne, they have gained independence that they had never had before.

Now, Di Yuan and his team can proceed with the reforms with peace of mind.

Di Hong now spends his days cultivating, but he mainly cultivates not in Tian Dou City, but at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Tang Yuehua is the one who manages the affairs of the Marquis's Mansion.

Although he was a marquis, Di Hong did not hold any official position; he merely enjoyed the privileges of a marquis.

As a marquis, he naturally had his own fiefdom, which wasn't far away, located in the Sunset Forest area, including a portion of the Sunset Forest itself. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye was within the boundaries of his fiefdom.

Logically speaking, Sunset Forest, as a wild forest of soul beasts, should not be used as a fiefdom. However, Xue Ye still agreed to allocate a portion of Sunset Forest to Di Hong as a fiefdom. The reason was simple: he had ascended the throne as emperor, so his relationship with the kingdom would naturally not be as close as before.

After becoming emperor, the vassal kingdoms went from being close allies to becoming major threats. The decline of the Tiandou Empire is now an undeniable fact. He did not want to be a mediocre emperor like his father; he wanted to revitalize the Tiandou Empire.

To restore the Heaven Dou Empire to its former glory and strength, to balance the two great empires once again, and to make the Spirit Hall fear the Heaven Dou Empire as much as it fears the Star Luo Empire.

Of course, as an emperor, his greatest ambition was to unify the Douluo Continent and make the Heaven Dou Empire the only empire on the continent.

Unifying the Douluo Continent wasn't just something Xingluo wanted; he wanted it too.

He couldn't touch the vassal kingdoms, so the only option was to prevent them from rebelling.

The delicate balance must be maintained.

As a prince of the Kingdom of Silves, Di Hong naturally couldn't let him go back. As long as he didn't return to the Kingdom of Silves, he would try his best to meet Di Hong's demands, since he was destined to become a Title Douluo in the future.

Leaving him in Tiandou City will enhance the prestige of the empire.

Besides, he didn't want the entire Sunset Forest, only a portion of it.

Di Hong didn't care about the fiefdom; he didn't need the tax revenue it brought him, so it was useless to him. However, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was extremely important to him and could not be lost. Therefore, using this area as his fiefdom was the most suitable, and it was right under Xue Ye's nose, so he could rest assured.

Because his fiefdom consisted of part of Sunset Forest, the people of Tiandou City called him the Marquis of Sunset. Di Hong did not like this title. Sunset—how could someone who was going to rebel be called Sunset?

So he changed his name to Zhuque Hou. Originally, he wanted to call himself Zhuque Shenhou, but considering that he wanted to keep a low profile, he dropped the word "Shen" (divine).

In fact, Xueye was also very curious as to why Dihong insisted on making Sunset Forest his fiefdom. What treasures might be hidden there? The problem was, if Sunset Forest had any treasures, he couldn't possibly not know about them.

Di Hong replied that he preferred to cultivate in the quiet mountains and forests, so he asked for Sunset Forest as his fiefdom. Xue Ye also expressed his understanding, since the most taboo thing for a Soul Master's cultivation is being disturbed, and he couldn't possibly tell Di Hong not to cultivate.

How wicked he must be!

Inside the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.

Di Hong sat cross-legged on the boulder, cultivating. Red soul power surged around him, and the rich fire element and energy of heaven and earth continuously flowed into his body. After consuming two immortal herbs, this place was now a sacred place for him to cultivate.

After cultivating for a while, the surging soul power returned to his body. Di Hong opened his eyes, stood up, and looked at the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire in front of him.

"How deep is this spring?"

To this day, he has never fully descended to the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, nor does he know how deep it is. Entering the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is basically pitch black, and it gets darker the deeper you go.

If someone had thalassophobia or claustrophobia, they would go crazy.

Moreover, the deeper he went, the greater the pressure of the spring water became, which also increased the consumption of his soul power.

He is not yet able to go deep into the bottom.

If there really are the remains of a god-level dragon king down there, the Fire Dragon King could be a help to him break through to level 100. However, the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire has been formed for ten thousand years, and it is still unclear whether the power of these two dragon kings has completely dissipated.

Looking at the surrounding rare medicinal herbs, I realized that their growth was largely thanks to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

This place allows plants to grow at a speed a thousand times faster; it's practically a holy land for plant-type spirit beasts and herbs.

While he was still at the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, a special guest arrived at the Marquis's Mansion in Tiandou City.

Inside the Marquis's mansion's living room.

Dugu Bo sat there with his eyes closed, and Dugu Xin next to him was also very well-behaved and didn't move. Like his father, he also had a pair of green eyes.

Tang Yuehua arranged for someone to serve them tea.

"Senior Dugu, your timing is unfortunate. Di Hong is not currently in Tiandou City."

Tang Yuehua was somewhat surprised by Dugu Bo's sudden arrival.

Upon hearing that Di Hong was not in Tian Dou City, Dugu Bo opened his eyes, his emerald-like eyes revealing no emotion whatsoever.

"He said he would wait for me in Tiandou City, but when I arrived, he wasn't there."

He had struggled and thought things through before coming to the Heavenly Dou Empire to find Di Hong. To be honest, he was used to freedom and really didn't want to come. What he hated most was being restricted in his freedom. In his opinion, the reason that Di Hong and the people from these kingdoms were recruiting him was simply to do something shady.

But not long ago, his son suffered another attack of the poison, enduring immense pain. This forced him to consider whether he wanted to be free or for his son to be healthy. Dugu Xin's poison was far more potent than his own; he had been infected with it since birth.

It was precisely because of this that his wife died in childbirth when she gave birth to Dugu Xin, a tragedy that haunted him for the rest of his life.

“He usually cultivates in the Sunset Forest and hates being disturbed,” Tang Yuehua said. Although Dugu Bo was aloof and had extraordinary strength, he did not adopt an aggressive attitude or use his power to intimidate Tang Yuehua today.

He was aloof, but not stupid. Tang Yuehua and Di Hong had an unusual relationship, and she was also the daughter of the Haotian Sect.

"Alright, I'll leave now. When he returns, please send someone to the hotel in Tiandou City to let me know."

After saying that, he prepared to leave with Dugu Xin, but Tang Yuehua quickly called him back.

"Senior Dugu is an honored guest, how could Yuehua allow such an honored guest to stay outside?"

“If you don’t mind, senior, you can bring your son to stay at the Marquis’s residence for now. When Di Hong returns, you can see him directly.”

“Okay.” Dugu Bo didn’t stand on ceremony, and Tang Yuehua immediately arranged for the best rooms to be arranged for the father and son so that they could stay.

Tang Yuehua did not mistreat the father and son, arranging the best for them, because she knew that they were very likely to become Di Hong's own people.

Looking at the father and son, Tang Yuehua couldn't help but wonder if she could become one of Di Hong's own people.

Chapter 87 Detoxification Methods

Chapter 87 Detoxification Methods

After staying at the Marquis's mansion for a few days, Dugu Bo became somewhat impatient.

Tang Yuehua treated him very well, without any neglect, but this was not what he wanted. He waited and waited, but Di Hong never returned. Every time he asked Tang Yuehua, her answer was always that she didn't know.

In fact, Tang Yuehua really didn't know either. She didn't even know where Di Hong was. She only knew that he was in Sunset Forest, but no one knew his exact location.

Moreover, quite a few people have come to visit in the past few days. Dugu Bo is aloof and prefers a quiet atmosphere, disliking being disturbed. However, this is someone else's home, so he couldn't say anything and prepared to leave.

Just as he was about to leave, Di Hong returned.

Seeing Di Hong return, Tang Yuehua finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had found her pillar of support.

"You're finally back."

"What's wrong?" Di Hong asked.

Tang Yuehua said, "Senior Dugu has arrived. I've been waiting for you for several days."

"Senior Dugu has arrived?"

Without saying anything more, Di Hong immediately walked deeper into the Marquis's mansion.

As he walked through the garden, he saw a little boy practicing a horse stance. Although he had only seen him once before, he recognized the boy as Dugu Xin, after all, his dark green hair made him easy to spot.

Having held the horse stance for too long, Dugu Xin was covered in sweat, his face contorted in pain, and his legs trembling uncontrollably.

Beside him, Dugu Bo stood with his arms crossed, watching him quietly.

Sensing the presence behind him, Dugu Bo turned around to look.

"You're finally back! I've been waiting for days."

Di Hong smiled apologetically and then cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"I apologize, Senior Dugu. I have been cultivating in the Sunset Forest these past few days and have neglected you. I hope you will forgive me."

Dugu Bo waved his hand dismissively. He'd waited for decades, what did a few more days matter? What a hypocrite! He was already impatient before.

Suddenly, he looked at Di Hong and was startled.

"Your soul power."

He then noticed that Di Hong's soul power level seemed to have increased again, and by a significant margin.

"These past few months have been quite fruitful," Di Hong said modestly, as he had no need to boast in front of others.

"You're such a little monster, no, you're such a little prodigy!" Dugu Bo shook his head in shock. In the past few months, his soul power level had only increased by one level, while Di Hong was already a Soul Saint, even though he had been at level sixty-nine back then.

But in such a short time, he has already reached level 70, which is not just a matter of one or two levels.

"Senior is so complimentary."