Ma Hongjun remained calm. Within the Ice Crystal Phoenix, he could clearly sense Shui Bing'er's aura.
Every deity's inheritance is unique, their methods differing.
The selection of successors also varies,
with no unified standard.
Like Ma Hongjun, who chose a soul from another world and a body from this world—a fusion-type successor—
the Martial God is truly extraordinary .
Successors require self-modification, and this modification is cross-world.
Ma Hongjun didn't know what Shui Bing'er had experienced within the Ice Crystal Phoenix, nor could he interfere.
Therefore, after surveying the area, he sat cross-legged and began meditating.
This place also had a barrier.
Above the courtyard, although the sky was clearly visible, Ma Hongjun's detection revealed a barrier similar to a fire domain.
From here, one could witness the sunrise and sunset.
Three days later, the Ice Crystal Phoenix finally stirred.
Its icy blue phoenix eyes suddenly opened, fixed on Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun immediately awoke from his meditative state. A powerful will descended, enveloping him and rendering him powerless to resist.
Within those phoenix eyes, Ma Hongjun sensed a trace of anger—
the anger of a god.
"The wielder of the Martial God Spear, the successor of the Martial God~~~"
The voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens, yet it resounded clearly in Ma Hongjun's mind.
Her voice was filled with anger, so the echo made Ma Hongjun's head buzz and throb with pain.
For a moment, Ma Hongjun didn't know why the Phoenix God had suddenly attacked.
However, thankfully, the Phoenix God didn't seem to intend to kill; it appeared she was merely punishing Ma Hongjun.
"Hmph, Martial God, truly worthy of being a dashing god-king, choosing successors in the same vein."
The Phoenix God's will descended, her majestic voice carrying a hint of resentment.
However, her tone suddenly shifted, now filled with a strong threat.
"Martial God's successor, if you dare betray my successor, I will surely break your golden spear!"
These words echoed repeatedly in Ma Hongjun's mind, even spreading throughout his body, sending a chill down his spine.
This was a real threat. If Ma Hongjun dared to betray Shui Bing'er, the Phoenix God truly could fulfill her words.
How could this be?
Why was the Phoenix God so concerned about the successor's love?
And why was her reaction so intense?
Think of the Fire God; the Fire God should logically be the most hot-tempered deity.
But judging from the situation in the Fire Domain, the Fire God's arrangement seemed to be intentionally bringing him and Huo Wu together.
Strange deity!
Ma Hongjun dared not fathom the god's thoughts, but he truly had no intention of betraying Shui Bing'er.
All along, Ma Hongjun's reason for constantly striving to become stronger was to possess the strength to match his harem of three palaces and six courtyards.
"Hongjun will certainly not betray Bing'er!"
Ma Hongjun replied respectfully and honestly.
However, the Phoenix God ignored Ma Hongjun, but that powerful will slowly receded.
"Crack!"
A crack appeared in the enormous ice crystal phoenix statue. Slowly, more and more cracks appeared.
With a whoosh,
the entire ice crystal phoenix statue shattered completely.
At the center where Shui Bing'er had appeared
, a ball of icy blue light flew into Ma Hongjun's body the instant it shattered,
merging into his dragon soul .
"Thank you, Phoenix God!"
Suddenly, a weathered voice echoed from within the dragon soul.
There was no response in the air. The Phoenix God's will had returned to the heavens.
"The dragon soul actually spoke!"
Ma Hongjun was incredibly surprised. He had always known that the dragon soul possessed a spirit, but he didn't know why it couldn't manifest like Tianmeng.
The dragon soul automatically emerged from Ma Hongjun's body. At this moment, an additional soul ring appeared on his dragon soul martial soul.
Besides the previous platinum and red soul rings,
there was now a blue-gold soul ring.
However, Ma Hongjun didn't feel the power of this soul ring; it seemed that the soul ring hadn't affected his body.
But he could feel the power of the dragon soul; the dragon soul's power seemed to have been activated.
It was a very strange feeling.
If the previous dragon soul was like a stagnant pool of water, now, with the addition of the blue-gold soul ring, the dragon soul was like living water, alive and flowing.
Observing the Dragon Soul again, as before, it remained transparent, but the golden light had dimmed, replaced by a blue glow.
Within the Dragon Soul, besides Tianmeng at the heart, Xiao Zi at the claws, and the Vermilion Bird King and his wife in the eyes,
there was another :
a miniature golden dragon soul enveloped in blue within the dragon's head.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had merged into the Dragon Soul's heart, providing it with energy and awakening
it to become Ma Hongjun's martial soul. Now, the power gathered by the Phoenix God seemed to have reunited its soul, allowing it to fully return!
"Do you have many questions?"
The Dragon Soul's aged voice echoed in Ma Hongjun's mind.
Ma Hongjun didn't speak, but nodded vigorously, looking at the petite and agile blue-gold dragon spirit within the Dragon Soul. The dragon spirit's small eyes sparkled, looking at him brightly!
Ma Hongjun had too many questions, but didn't know where to begin.
The Dragon Soul seemed to sense Ma Hongjun's doubts and began to slowly unravel them for him.
"My memories are chaotic; I can't recall many things.
However, the general outline is clear.
I am not a being from Douluo Continent, nor the spirit of the Martial God Spear.
I should come from the Five Elements Continent, a world of a higher level than Douluo Continent.
My true form is a five-clawed golden dragon. A great war of gods once took place on the Five Elements Continent, and in that war, my physical body was shattered.
The Martial God saved me, placing my soul within the Martial God Spear.
Later, the Martial God was also injured, and the Martial God Spear was knocked to another world—the world you are in.
My soul suffered severe..." "Creation requires a slow absorption of energy to recover.
I don't know how many years have passed.
The Martial God Spear sensed the Martial God's call, and under the Martial God's guidance, I brought your soul to the Douluo Continent.
To make you the inheritor of the Martial God.
And I was responsible for guiding you, meaning I am the Martial God's messenger.
Just now, the Phoenix God's will descended, using the ice seed within the Ice Crystal Phoenix to gather my soul back.
Now, I am a new being.
The Ice Soul Dragon Soul!
And still your Martial Soul."
The Dragon Soul's voice was ancient and heavy, carrying a sense of vicissitude. All of this, in just a few words, represented countless millennia of experience.
These experiences were the years the Dragon Soul had spent floating and sinking, in a daze.
The seemingly cute Dragon Spirit at this moment would never have imagined that it was a being that had traversed multiple worlds and countless eras. The
Dragon Soul finished its general account.
Ma Hongjun fell into deep thought. All of this perfectly explained his transmigration.
It turned out that the Martial God was behind it all.
But why did the Martial God choose him? What did he need him to do? What mission did he need to complete?
The Ice Soul Dragon Soul—this was a completely new Martial Soul, and it was also an independent entity.
After speaking, Ice Soul Dragon Soul looked at Shui Bing'er in the air!
...
Ma Hongjun also turned his gaze to Shui Bing'er.
Even after the ice crystals shattered, Shui Bing'er remained floating in the air, her eyes closed, her long, ice-blue hair cascading to her waist.
Originally short-haired, it had grown to waist length in the blink of an eye. Her
flowing ice-blue hair shimmered with starlight, enveloped in ethereal aura.
She crossed her arms in front of her chest, and her ice wings unfurled.
The ice wings were more solid than before, almost tangible, their feathers sharp as ice, gleaming with azure starlight.
A pair of smooth, jade-like feet glided bare in the air.
Pure and immaculate, a goddess among women!
Her holiness inspired no sense of desecration.
How could one possibly betray such a Shui Bing'er?
Love was boundless, boundless indeed.
Unless Ma Hongjun became an idiot.
The Phoenix God was overthinking it; how could a Martial God choose an idiot as his successor?
Moreover, even an idiot wouldn't let go of such a Bing'er.
Shui Bing'er had just received the Phoenix God's inheritance and should currently be processing the power within her body.
Her beautiful eyes opened, and her pupils had turned a deep blue.
She looked at Ma Hongjun, her gaze radiant!
Looking into those gentle blue eyes,
Ma Hongjun felt his entire world light up! (