"Monster, pervert!"
This was the message gleaned from Fire Dance's eyes. Heaven knows what Fire Dance was feeling at that moment.
A thousand alpacas galloped through Fire Dance's mind.
She suddenly felt that Ma Hongjun in front of her was a complete stranger.
Although Fire Dance knew that Ma Hongjun was an extremely monstrous genius during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition,
and had personally experienced his power,
she had previously guessed that Ma Hongjun might have already broken through to the Soul Emperor level, although she thought it was unlikely.
However, she never imagined that Ma Hongjun would be this monstrous.
Red, purple, black!
He could actually increase the age of his existing soul rings—what kind of monstrous ability was this?
So powerful, how could she possibly catch up?
When she received the descent of the Fire God's will and came to receive the Fire God's inheritance, Fire Dance had thought that this was her chance to turn the tables.
She could completely use this opportunity to rise up and trample all the geniuses who had surpassed her under her feet.
Now, seeing the strength that Ma Hongjun displayed, Fire Dance's heart trembled, and she suddenly became much more clear-headed.
He wasn't the only one with divine help!
At this moment, Huo Wu remembered that she had asked Ma Hongjun how he came to be here.
Xiao Chi had answered her.
The successor of the Martial God Spear!
Looking at the multicolored spear in Ma Hongjun's hand, she thought, "Is this
the Martial God Spear? It's
truly divine .
Brilliant and colorful!
It looks like a spear with tattoos!
So domineering! " Huo
Wu was mesmerized.
"Is this the spear of the gods?"
Suddenly, she realized that the Martial God Spear didn't have any fire attribute.
Why would Ma Hongjun be brought here?
It didn't make sense.
This was the place of the Fire God's inheritance;
how could a man without fire receive the Fire God's legacy?
And what kind of god was the Martial God? And why was his successor assigned to the Fire God?
In an instant, countless questions flooded Huo Wu's mind!
"What are you daydreaming about? Do you like my spear?"
Ma Hongjun reminded her.
Huo Wu had been saying she wanted to compete, but as soon as he summoned the Martial God Spear, Huo Wu froze, her eyes fixed on it. She looked
astonished as if she wanted to devour the spear.
"Like...oh...don't like it?"
Huo Wu woke up with a start.
"Are we still going to fight?"
Ma Hongjun urged, wanting Huo Wu to remember the power of his spear so she wouldn't dare challenge him again.
"Hmph, of course we're going to fight! You think you're some kind of Soul Emperor that I'm afraid of you?"
Huo Wu retorted defiantly.
She had made the request, and she would carry it out no matter how difficult.
Huo Wu had always been very dedicated to her cultivation; her personality meant she was a girl who wouldn't easily admit defeat.
Although sometimes her temper was a bit volatile, it was related to her strength, and it was this pursuit of power that gave her such a domineering personality.
Now, she knew she was definitely no match for Ma Hongjun, but Huo Wu wouldn't back down like that.
Even if she couldn't win, she wanted to see the difference between herself and Ma Hongjun.
Orange-red flames covered her fists as Huo Wu swung them and charged towards Ma Hongjun.
Her Fire Shadow Martial Soul was somewhat similar to her Original Body Martial Soul.
Only, this Original Body was a shadow.
But the attack methods were the same, mostly close-quarters combat.
This also made Huo Wu extremely demanding of her martial arts skills. Her martial art was Fire Dance,
a fiery dance that
was both exquisitely beautiful and incredibly powerful.
Years of dance training had given her an exceptionally perfect figure; her body was incredibly resilient,
coordinated, graceful, and full of power!
In addition, she possessed fire-attribute abilities, granting her some control.
A ball of flame beneath her feet made her body light and agile, as if she were walking on air.
In an instant, she flew in front of Ma Hongjun, her two orange-red fists contracting and thrusting.
Her Fire Shadow Martial Soul, pressed tightly against her back, mirrored her pose, seemingly providing her with energy.
A fist shot out, a fiery orange fist soaring into the air, heading straight for Ma Hongjun's face.
This woman, she wants to slap him right off the bat!
Ma Hongjun grinned, the yellow patterns on his Dragon Martial God Spear lighting up.
He thrust the spear at the fiery fist!
Ma Hongjun's soul skills weren't like other soul masters', where later skills became stronger.
Because the Martial God Spear absorbed attribute-based soul skills, Ma Hongjun's soul skills were merely extensions of different abilities, without any special enhancement.
Therefore, what he needed to do was counter his opponent.
The earthen spear met the fiery fist.
The fiery fist instantly shattered.
One fiery fist after another was unleashed, and Huo Wu's body drew ever closer.
Seeing that the fiery fists couldn't harm Ma Hongjun, Huo Wu changed her mind, not continuing to close the distance, but instead activating her fifth soul ring.
"Fire Shadow Phoenix!"
Suddenly, a pair of phoenix wings sprouted from Huo Wu's Fire Shadow Martial Soul, also in the shape of the Fire Shadow.
With a flap of her wings, Huo Wu soared into the air.
At the same time, all her soul rings lit up.
"Fire Dance of the Sun!"
She raised her hands, and an orange-red sphere was forming.
This was a process of gathering power.
The orange-red soul power within Huo Wu surged wildly, all pouring into the fireball her hands held.
This wasn't a soul skill, but a self-created skill that Huo Wu had comprehended herself.
Huo Wu was a very talented soul master.
She could utilize all the power of her soul rings, concentrating it into a single attack, condensing immense power, and then unleashing it.
During the previous Soul Master Competition, she hadn't fully mastered this skill, but now, after spending over three months at the Fire God's Inheritance Grounds, she had completely integrated and mastered it.
The fireball resembled a round sun,
an orange-red sun.
Huo Wu's soul skill was inspired by the sun.
Huo Wu slowly gathered her ultimate attack in the air. Ma Hongjun didn't disturb her. He could have interrupted her at this point, but it would have backfired on her.
This girl was truly audacious, daring to gather power like this; did she think she was helpless in the air?
She didn't know Ma Hongjun could also fly.
"Be careful, don't be unable to withstand it,"
Huo Wu kindly reminded her.
She still didn't know how powerful her "Fire Dance Radiant Sun" move truly was. She
wondered if Ma Hongjun could block it. Since perfecting this move, she hadn't had anyone test its power.
Now, she was worried that Ma Hongjun wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"Haha, go ahead, don't worry, it's just a little sun,"
Ma Hongjun chuckled, gesturing for Huo Wu to hurry up and smash it down. He didn't take this little sun seriously at all.
Huo Wu's face was already pale. This was her strongest attack. Although she hadn't used this move in actual combat yet, she guessed that even a Soul Emperor couldn't withstand it.
A non-defensive Soul Emperor would definitely be either dead or crippled under this attack.
Huo Wu looked at Ma Hongjun's joking face and became increasingly angry. She knew that Ma Hongjun definitely had a way to withstand this attack.
This guy was a monster; he couldn't be treated like an ordinary Soul Emperor.
With a heavy heart, the suns in Huo Wu's hands finally erupted, smashing down from the sky towards Ma Hongjun.
A raging inferno erupted, the scorching heatwave instantly drying out the air.
Ma Hongjun sensed a hint of danger emanating from this massive fireball.
He hadn't fully tested Ma Hongjun's current strength; using multiple techniques simultaneously, he should be able to contend with a Soul Douluo.
However, that would rely heavily on surprise attacks, as no one had expected him to possess so many external soul bones. He
was practically a human hedgehog.
But this wasn't his true physical strength. Without the soul bones, Ma Hongjun could at best fight a Soul Saint to a draw.
Even so, he sensed a dangerous aura from Huo Wu's skill.
This was enough to show that Huo Wu's skill could already threaten a Soul Saint.
It seemed Huo Wu's progress recently had been terrifying.
However, this was only one aspect of the analysis.
Soul Saints possessed the ability to fly, making it impossible for Huo Wu to have the opportunity to charge up and unleash this skill.
Most importantly, they wouldn't be foolish enough to stand still and wait for an attack.
Therefore,
Ma Hongjun summoned the Wind Dragon Wing Bone.
As the large, bright orange fireball hurtled toward him, he flapped his wings and
whooshed away!
"Bang!"
The fireball slammed into the spot where Ma Hongjun had just stood,
exploding with a deafening roar. The mushroom-shaped shockwave rose like a missile strike,
flames scattering in all directions, the scorching heat sending waves crashing across the lake.
When the flames subsided, a huge crater remained in the ground.
Ma Hongjun swallowed hard,
still shaken. "Thank goodness I didn't stand still!"
Without the acceleration from the Wind Dragon Wing Bone, given the distance, the fireball's massive size, and its speed, even Ma Hongjun, with his Phoenix Playing with a Hundred Birds technique, wouldn't have been able to dodge it . The main reason was that Ma Hongjun wasn't foolish enough to confront Huo Wu head-on. He couldn't
afford to be arrogant. Using his Dragon Scale Armor, blocking the fireball shouldn't have been a problem; at most, he'd be injured and look a bit disheveled. But there was no need. He wasn't stupid; why stand still and cooperate with Huo Wu? He didn't want to woo Huo Wu. Besides, even if he wanted to, he wouldn't do it by getting beaten up. He'd conquer her with a gun. Women accustomed to this kind of domineering nature shouldn't be flattered. Otherwise, you'll end up with nothing, just like Feng Xiaotian. This kind of woman needs to be conquered, made to lick your boots! "You..." Huo Wu gasped, pointing at Ma Hongjun, another wave of emotion washing over her. Her powerful attack, which she had been building up for so long, had missed. Ma Hongjun also possessed the ability to fly. In Shrek Academy, wasn't the only one with flying skills the support-type Soul Master, Oscar? Oscar wasn't even here; how did Ma Hongjun manage to fly? Huo Wu was furious. Now that her ultimate attack was used up, her Soul Power was almost depleted, making it impossible for her to fight Ma Hongjun any longer. "Didn't expect that, did you? You're not the only one who can fly!" Ma Hongjun chuckled and flew towards Huo Wu. Huo Wu quickly flapped her wings and flew away. "Don't come any closer! I surrender!" "It's not that simple. You've already unleashed your power, and you surrender just because you can't win? I haven't had my fill yet!" Ma Hongjun ignored her and continued the chase. He was determined to teach Huo Wu a profound lesson today. "Just one shot, no more!" "I surrender!" "No, just one shot. I'm not going to kill you, don't dodge." Huo Wu angrily glanced back. Ma Hongjun was already flying towards her menacingly, his spear pointed at her. He didn't use any soul skills; it seemed he really only wanted to stab her! Looking at the huge, gleaming silver spearhead, Huo Wu couldn't help but feel fear. At this moment, she no longer had enough strength to defend herself. Moreover, with her defense, she couldn't possibly block Ma Hongjun's spear. At this moment, her soul power was extremely weak, and she was powerless to dodge. Ma Hongjun was very fast, giving her no chance. "Xiao Chi!" Huo Wu shouted, pinning her hopes on the Blazing Phoenix. "Xiao Chi can't save you either." Ma Hongjun suddenly accelerated, his Martial God Spear flying out like lightning, aimed at Huo Wu's buttocks. This area had a lot of flesh; if it pierced, the injury wouldn't be serious, but it would be very painful. Ma Hongjun had experience with this! "Whoosh!" The Martial God Spear pierced Huo Wu's body. At that moment, Xiao Chi flew up, intending to take Huo Wu away. However, Ma Hongjun was faster, frantically flapping his wings and grabbing Huo Wu from behind. He also increased the force of the Martial God Spear. "Ah!" Huo Wu finally couldn't bear it any longer, letting out a low groan of pain. "Ma Hongjun, you shameless!" Huo Wu screamed loudly. "Successor of the Martial God Spear, you cannot harm Huo Wu, otherwise this phoenix will subdue you." Xiao Chi's cold voice came, and it had already flown in front of Ma Hongjun and Huo Wu. "No, we're just sparring. I can heal this injury for her later." "Good, the Fire God's inheritance encourages competition. Huo Wu, you must defeat her with your own strength!"
"I..."
Huo Wu was speechless with bitterness. Xiao Chi wasn't her pet mount, but the messenger of the Fire God.
Xiao Chi's stance had always been aligned with the Fire God, and it was impossible for it to favor her, even though she and Xiao Chi had gotten along very well recently.
But now that Ma Hongjun had arrived, his status was actually the same as hers.
"Ma Hongjun, if you're so capable, don't use a gun!"
"A real man uses what he has, I never pretentious!"
"You're shameless!"
"Unless you beg for mercy!"
"I've already admitted defeat."
"I want you to beg for mercy!"
"How?"
"Beg me not to use a gun!"
"Beg...beg me not to use a gun?"
"Okay, I promise you, I won't use a gun!"
...
"You're shameless!"
"I won't use a gun, but I didn't say I wouldn't use slaps!"
"Ma Hongjun, you're insulting me."
"Oh!"
...
"Beg for mercy, call me daddy!"
"Impossible."
"Call me!"
"Ma Hongjun, I never thought you were this kind of person."
"Call me!"
...
Huo Wu lay helplessly on the ground.
The wounds weren't serious, and the injuries weren't severe; she had only exhausted her soul power.
Huo Wu looked utterly ravaged and utterly despondent.
Her years of pride had been shattered beyond recognition by the slaps.
Just now, it
had been incredibly humiliating for her. She almost wanted to die. She had
actually yielded.
No, she hadn't screamed.
Huo Wu couldn't believe she had actually cried out.
"Good girl, I hope you stay this obedient in the future!"
Ma Hongjun looked at Huo Wu with a half-smile.
"Ma Hongjun, I will kill you."
Huo Wu glared at him. If looks could kill, Ma Hongjun would probably be dead hundreds of times over.
In Huo Wu's eyes, Ma Hongjun saw deep hatred.
Ma Hongjun had no doubt that if Huo Wu truly had the strength to defeat him at this moment, she would indeed do it in her shame and anger.
At this moment, Ma Hongjun also sobered up a bit.
Looking at the blood on his palm and Huo Wu's back, which was already stained red,
Ma Hongjun felt a pang of regret!
The feeling of torment, ravage, and conquest just now was indeed very satisfying.
However, such behavior was truly ungentlemanly.
Only then did Ma Hongjun realize that he had been acting as if possessed.
He desperately wanted to conquer Huo Wu, so he put that idea into action.
It was supposed to be just a casual spar, but just now, Ma Hongjun suddenly recalled Huo Wu's domineering personality from the original novel, and a surge of desire to conquer her arose within him.
He completely channeled the immersion he felt from reading the novel.
How could he suddenly become so crazy, so abnormal!
Ma Hongjun scooped up a handful of water from the lake and splashed it on his face.
Yes,
Ma Hongjun suddenly understood.
Suppression!
He had suppressed it for too long, so it was finally being released!
These past few months in the desert, filled with loneliness, solitude, and emptiness…
had generated many negative emotions within Ma Hongjun. Many things were suppressed within him,
unable to be released while he was alone!
You see, in that kind of situation, it's very difficult to control one's thoughts. Spending so much time in the boundless desert,
like being in a dark room,
would cause a person's thoughts to develop many negative and complex emotions. These things, accumulated and suppressed deep within, without release, can drastically change a person's personality.
They can breed inner demons.
His sudden, almost obsessive reaction to Huo Wu was a manifestation of his inner demons.
This also made Ma Hongjun realize that, due to his unique physical condition,
his willpower was actually very weak in certain aspects.
As for Zhu Xiaofan,
when they first entered the desert, Ma Hongjun didn't actually have any strong feelings for her.
She was just pretty, and he'd seen plenty of beautiful women. He
wasn't at the point where he'd turn into a teddy bear at the sight of a pretty girl.
However, as the monotonous desert journey progressed, loneliness crept in,
and the brief encounter with Zhu Xiaofan caused by the sand scorpions became the fuse,
igniting the tinder that had been piling up for so long!
Thinking about it this way, Ma Hongjun should actually be grateful for Zhu Xiaofan's appearance!
Otherwise, without Zhu Xiaofan relieving his worries in the first half of the long desert journey,
the demons in his heart would have accumulated until now,
possibly unknowingly changing Ma Hongjun's personality!
Ma Hongjun thought of the Evil God again!
When the Evil God's will descended, before knowing he was the chosen one of the God of War,
it offered to recruit him as the Evil Child to inherit the Evil God's divine status.
At that time, the Evil God might have already seen the demons in Ma Hongjun's heart.
Ma Hongjun was inherently a person with an evil aura.
From the people chosen by the evil god, it's clear they're all connected to evil!
His selection of Ma Hongjun is naturally no exception. Considering
the mutated Fire Phoenix Martial Soul,
Ma Hongjun is undoubtedly an evil soul master as well.
Having figured this out, Ma Hongjun finally understood why, despite knowing certain things shouldn't be done, he couldn't act rationally.
He used to attribute it to a powerful ability!
Ignoring the fact that it was an invasion of will, designed to corrupt him!
Terrifying!
Beauty is the grave of heroes!
This undeniably powerful ability, along with his altered appearance after transmigrating, had completely drawn him into a world of pleasure.
Ma Hongjun snapped out of it!
His eyes were filled with apology as he looked at Huo Wu!
"I'm sorry, Huo Wu, I lost control just now!"
Huo Wu was stunned; Ma Hongjun's sudden apology caught her off guard.
Why was
he apologizing? It didn't fit Ma Hongjun's previous behavior.
Where was the "father" from just now?!
Did her threat frighten him?
But Ma Hongjun didn't seem like someone who would be afraid of her threats.
Moreover, Huo Wu's words were just spoken in anger; she would likely never have the strength to kill Ma Hongjun in her lifetime.
Furthermore, once her anger subsided, she probably wouldn't have much of the resolve to kill him left.
"Let me help you heal!"
Ma Hongjun continued, feeling a pang of guilt upon seeing Huo Wu's mangled wound from the slap.
"You can heal?"
Huo Wu asked doubtfully.
But the next moment, Ma Hongjun proved her right.
The Martial God Spear reappeared, and Ma Hongjun activated his fifth spirit ring.
Green patterns instantly shone!
Clusters of green light condensed on the spear, and
once again aimed at Huo Wu's wound, Ma Hongjun thrust the spear forward, piercing it!
Huo Wu: "..."