Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

"That Crimson Flame Dragon is quite powerful, much stronger than that Fire Phoenix from before," Tang Xiao reminded him.

"That's exactly what I want—it's not weak. If it's weak, I won't use it as my ninth spirit ring," Di Hong said.

Tang Xiao did not persuade Di Hong to hunt other soul beasts.

Hunting spirit beasts to obtain the ninth spirit ring cannot be done alone; one must find others. Therefore, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, these two laborers, cannot be let go. He then approached Ning Fengzhi, who naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

The fact that an honorary elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has reached the level of a Title Douluo is undoubtedly a great thing for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The Haotian Sect naturally had to send people to help, and this time Tang Wei was prepared to send four elders.

The news of Di Hong having a son quickly spread throughout Tian Dou City, and various forces and dignitaries in Tian Dou City sent congratulatory gifts.

Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye also presented generous congratulatory gifts. Taking this opportunity, Xue Ye directly promoted Di Hong to the rank of Duke.

Now, Emperor Hong is no longer the Marquis of Zhuque, but the Grand Duke of Zhuque.

The Duke of Dihong held a much higher status than ordinary dukes, roughly equivalent to the Grand Duke of the Imperial Affiliated Duchy, hence he was called the Grand Duke of Zhuque.

Afterwards, Di Hong held a grand banquet in his mansion, inviting everyone he could from Tian Dou City. Di Yang also attended this time. At the banquet, Tang Yuehua, who was holding a child, undoubtedly became the focus of attention, and everyone's eyes were on the child in Tang Yuehua's arms.

Many people had the idea of ​​getting engaged to Di Yuan in advance, but Tang Yuehua politely refused them all.

A week after the banquet, Di Hong set off to obtain a soul ring.

The team that set off to hunt soul beasts this time included eight Soul Douluos: five from the Clear Sky Sect, two from Di Yuan and Di Qing, plus Di Hong, who was level 90, Tang Hao, who was level 79, Ning Fengzhi, the number one support-type Soul Master on the continent, and a Soul Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Hunting down the Crimson Flame Flood Dragon was a piece of cake.

Chapter 124. The Conferment of Titles upon Martial Soul City

Chapter 124 The Conferment of Titles upon Wuhun City

Obtaining the ninth spirit ring is much easier than obtaining the eighth spirit ring, and a large number of people were mobilized this time.

With Ning Fengzhi's assistance, they easily defeated the 100,000-year-old soul beast, the Crimson Flame Flood Dragon.

After absorbing the 100,000-year-old Crimson Flame Flood Dragon Soul Ring, Di Hong officially became a Title Douluo, and also the youngest Title Douluo on the entire continent. At the age of twenty-six, he was a Title Douluo who could shock everyone.

Di Hong's soul power level has now reached level ninety-three, and the Crimson Flame Flood Dragon has completed the last soul bone for him, a torso bone.

Now, Di Hong has all six soul bones. The only shortcoming is that he doesn't have an external soul bone, which is his only regret. After all, he always feels like something is missing without an external soul bone. However, he doesn't want a bicycle anymore.

Having six soul bones is already very good.

There are probably only one or two, or even none, Soul Masters across the entire continent who possess six Soul Bones.

After hunting down the spirit beasts, Tang Xiao and Tang Hao left the group to continue their travels. Only four years of their ten-year journey have passed, and there are still six years to go.

Upon returning to Tiandou City, Di Hong still chose to go to the palace to see Xue Ye as soon as possible, and Ning Fengzhi accompanied him this time.

Ning Fengzhi was overjoyed. Di Hong's breakthrough to Title Douluo meant that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's strength had reached a new level. Although he was only an honorary elder, it was enough.

In the imperial study room.

Looking at Di Hong at this moment, Xue Ye felt both happy and complicated.

The good news is that Di Hong has become a Title Douluo, which means that the Heaven Dou Empire has a Title Douluo-level powerhouse.

Honestly, he wished he could immediately appoint Di Hong as the Guardian Douluo, but another thought in his heart told him that he could not do so.

"Good, good, good, this is wonderful! My Heaven Dou Empire finally has a Title Douluo-level powerhouse, and he is the youngest Title Douluo on the continent." Although Xue Ye's heart was filled with complex emotions, he could not show it.

And he was genuinely happy.

After all these years, Di Hong has never done anything to betray the Empire. He doesn't even want to get involved in the Empire's affairs. Every time he leaves Tian Dou City, he has to tell him. Even though he is now the commander of the Empire's Soul Master Corps, he is still very cautious and even acts like he's lying down.

Of course, lying down doesn't mean he doesn't care. After all, many soul masters in the soul master group came because of his reputation, so he will give guidance when necessary and help those he can, since those who are accomplished come first.

Although he had broken through to the Title Douluo level, Di Hong was not complacent, because he knew very well that each breakthrough after the Title Douluo level was extremely difficult, especially breaking through to level ninety-nine, which was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Although he has great talent, becoming a level 99 Peerless Douluo is not something that can be achieved in just one or two years. Many people spend their entire lives and still can't reach level 96. Chen Xin also paid a considerable price to break through to level 97.

Level 95 is the watershed for the Title Douluo level.

There is probably only one titled Douluo at level 98 in the entire Douluo Continent, namely Golden Crocodile Douluo. There are only two at level 99, Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen. Among them, Qian Daoliu reached this level by relying on the blessing of the Angel God.

Of the three peerless Douluo, only Tang Chen achieved his status through his own efforts, while the other two relied on the blessings of the gods. Of course, this does not mean that their talents were lacking, but without the gods, they would probably have had to put in tremendous effort to become peerless Douluo.

So he still needs to keep working hard.

Proving one's divine status is not something that can be achieved by simply lying down.

"Have you decided on your title yet?" Xueye asked.

On the way back, Ning Fengzhi asked him if he had thought of his own title. After a Soul Master reaches the Title Douluo level, he will give himself a title.

"Of course." Di Hong stood up and cupped his hands in greeting to Xue Ye.

"Your Majesty, my martial spirit is Vermilion Bird, so my title is naturally Vermilion Bird as well."

"Vermilion Bird Douluo." Xue Ye nodded with a smile.

After leaving the palace, he and Ning Fengzhi walked on the road.

Ning Fengzhi held a cane in his hand, his pace neither fast nor slow.

"Now that you are a Title Douluo, the Spirit Hall will have to think twice before making a move against you."

With Di Hong's current strength, ordinary Title Douluos are no match for him. If the Spirit Hall wants to kill Di Hong, they should either send out stronger Title Douluos or send several Title Douluos to besiege him.

However, he felt that since the Spirit Hall hadn't taken any action against Di Hong for so many years, it probably wouldn't in the future either.

After all, eliminating Di Hong would have been most appropriate before he reached the level of a Title Douluo.

"I'm in Heaven Dou City. If they want to kill me, then come on." Di Hong no longer cared. Unless the Spirit Hall sent out its elders, or even Qian Daoliu himself, they couldn't kill him at all.

Moreover, this is Heaven Dou City. If the Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall were to surround and kill him within Heaven Dou City, wouldn't that be a blatant slap in Xue Ye's face? His 100,000 Imperial Guards and 50,000 Royal Knights are not to be trifled with.

If all else fails, he still has a million lions.

"It's best to be careful," Ning Fengzhi said.

"Don't worry, Brother Ning." Di Hong naturally had to be careful with the Spirit Hall.

People return home.

Tang Yuehua carried Di Yuan as they approached.

Ning Fengzhi looked at the baby and couldn't help but sigh.

"If I had a daughter, I would definitely arrange a marriage between her and your son. Unfortunately, I only have a son and no daughter."

He was speaking from the heart. Di Hong has now fully proven his worth. As a Title Douluo, any force in the entire Douluo Continent would want to win him over, including the Spirit Hall. Moreover, if he could form a marriage alliance with Di Hong, it would better solidify the relationship between the two.

However, he had no daughter.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a long time. In the afternoon, Di Hong escorted Ning Fengzhi back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. After all, he was the sect master of one of the three upper sects. Without a titled Douluo protecting him, he always felt unsafe. Although Soul Douluo was very strong, he was not strong enough.

With Di Hong around, he could feel much more at ease.

The news of Di Hong breaking through to become a Title Douluo quickly spread throughout the entire continent, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

The Spirit Hall also sent word, asking Di Hong to go to Spirit City to officially confer titles upon him.

Conferring titles is a step that Title Douluos must take, but of course, not all Title Douluos will be conferred titles by the Spirit Hall.

After consulting with Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye, Di Hong chose to go to Wuhun City. He wasn't too worried about his own safety, since he was invited by the Wuhun Hall to be conferred titles. If he were killed there, how could the Wuhun Hall maintain its standing in the Douluo Continent?

Before going to the Spirit Hall, Di Hong first visited his father-in-law Tang Wei, and left Tang Yuehua and Di Yuan at the Clear Sky Sect before setting off alone.

Chapter 125 Entering the Douluo Palace

Chapter 125 Entering the Douluo Palace

Outside Wuhun City, a carriage slowly approached. The soul masters on the city wall immediately noticed the carriage, and upon seeing the Vermilion Bird flag on it, they immediately went to report.

It was no secret that Emperor Hong came to Wuhun City to receive his title, and the Wuhun Hall did not hide it either. Both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Wuhun Hall publicized Emperor Hong's conferment of his title with great fanfare.

The Heaven Dou Empire's propaganda was purely for self-promotion, to show other forces that they also possessed Soul Masters at the Title Douluo level, especially to show the Star Luo Empire that the Spirit Hall's propaganda was entirely to reassure Di Hong that they had sent him not to kill him.

Tell him to come to Wuhun City without worrying about his safety.

The carriage stopped.

The gates of Wuhun City slowly opened.

Then a cardinal came out.

Di Hong stepped down from the carriage, and the cardinal bowed respectfully.

"Cardinal Salas of the Spirit Hall greets Your Majesty."

"Salas?" Di Hong was somewhat surprised. He thought Salas was already a Platinum Bishop, but he didn't expect that he was only a lower-ranking Cardinal. Salas was not the current Platinum Bishop of Tiandou City. He estimated that he would have to wait a few more years.

“Yes.” Salas nodded.

"Did the Pope send you?"

Salas nodded and said, "His Holiness the Pope has sent his subordinates to greet His Holiness."