Chapter 171: 189. The Shrek Three Heroes
After what happened, Oscar didn't hate Tang San, and he didn't hate Ning Rongrong either. He only hated his own incompetence for failing to win Ning Rongrong's heart.
After learning that the one Ning Rongrong truly loved was Tang San, Oscar gave up. Tang San was like an insurmountable towering peak standing between him and Ning Rongrong.
No matter how hard he tried, he could never surpass Tang San.
"So what do you plan to do in this life?" Dai Mubai was hearing something this explosive for the first time as well.
"Ning Rongrong? She can go play." Oscar said. "Oscar is going to live for himself now. She comes from a great sect, but I, Oscar, am no worse. Sausage martial soul, innate full soul power— even without Tang San, based on the Food God's assessment requirements, I would still definitely become a god."
"But what about the Resurrection Divine Light between you and Ning Rongrong?" Dai Mubai asked.
"Oh, that? Easy." Oscar said. "The key isn't me and Ning Rongrong; it's the Food God and the Nine-Colored Goddess, and the Asura God behind them."
Dai Mubai said: "That's true. You're right. As men, we should live for ourselves."
Oscar had changed, and Dai Mubai was happy to see it. The devoted atmosphere of the Shrek Seven Devils in the previous life was set by Tang San, then Oscar's devotion to Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun's devotion to Bai Chenxiang. For Dai Mubai to fit into that atmosphere, he was forced to be devoted to Zhu Zhuqing as well.
It tortured Dai Mubai bitterly. As he said, he was not a naturally devoted person, yet he was forced to become one. How could his divine life be comfortable like that?
If Oscar became as playful, and Ma Hongjun followed, Dai Mubai would have the ability to overturn that crooked "devotion" trend from Shrek in the previous life. At the very least, he could stand in opposition to pure-hearted Tang San.
In the future, he could rightfully keep the red flag flying at home while letting a hundred colorful flags flutter outside.
"So, Little Ao, you were a virgin your entire last life."
Hearing that, Oscar felt a wave of shame.
"Come, Big Brother Dai will take you to see the world." Dai Mubai grabbed Oscar and dragged him off to get a room.
"Big Brother Dai, the wine—"
"Take it, come on, come on..."
A year passed, and Flender brought back a disciple from outside: Ma Hongjun.
Unlike Oscar, who was intercepted from Spirit Hall, Ma Hongjun was a phoenix that slipped through the cracks while Flender was awakening martial souls in the countryside, a phoenix among a flock of grass chickens.
Ma Hongjun, mutated martial soul Evil Fire Phoenix, innate soul power level 9!
"Hahahaha, looks like our Shrek's luck has turned. Three little monsters in a row." Zhao Wuji said excitedly.
"Yeah." Flender said. "Little monsters are rare. We're still three short; there's still a long way to go before our goal."
After Ma Hongjun arrived, he began his bitter cultivation life of enduring the evil fire, which made the self-indulgent Oscar and Dai Mubai feel something was off.
So Dai Mubai and Oscar coincidentally walked up behind Ma Hongjun and patted him on the shoulder: "Phoenix God—"
Ma Hongjun jumped in fright. He turned around, looked at Dai Mubai first, and said: "War God—" then looked at Oscar: "Food God—"
"You both got reborn?"
"You got reborn too?"
After confirming that all three of them were reborn, Dai Mubai asked: "Ma Hongjun, didn't expect you to be this diligent."
Ma Hongjun said sadly: "You two know from the previous life—I watched Bai Chenxiang grow old and die on the Douluo Continent, powerless to do anything, even after becoming a god. I lived in regret."
"If I hadn't been so playful back then, if I had completed the Fire God's trials, Bai Chenxiang wouldn't have died of old age on the Douluo Continent." Ma Hongjun said with emotional intensity in his eyes. "Now that heaven has given me a second chance at life, how can I not seize it to make up for the previous life's Bai Chenxiang?"
Hearing his answer, Oscar and Dai Mubai exchanged a look.
If you asked who had the greatest potential among the Seven Devils besides Tang San, the answer was Ma Hongjun. As long as he obtained the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, his martial soul would go from grass chicken to true Phoenix, and an ultimate fire Phoenix at that. After obtaining the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Pill, his martial soul would rise to a level close to the Angel rank.
At that stage, Ma Hongjun's aptitude was fully sufficient to complete the level one god trials. If he passed them, his status would be above the other six. In the previous life, Ma Hongjun unfortunately failed to complete the Fire God's divine trials and could only settle for inheriting a Phoenix God divine position. But this also led to Bai Chenxiang dying of old age on the Douluo Continent.
They sympathized with Ma Hongjun's fate, but they were also good at finding a sense of balance from his misfortune.
War God Dai Mubai's life in the God Realm wasn't actually happy. He was forced to lock his inner tiger of desire in a cage and pretend to be a devoted man. As for Food God Oscar, on the surface he married Ning Rongrong, but his love was never returned, making him a husband in name only. They had indeed found a bit of balance from Ma Hongjun.
But in this new life, Oscar gave up the big tree of Ning Rongrong and chose a whole forest. Dai Mubai indulged to his heart's content before Tang San's arrival, experiencing life. And now you tell me, we're all out playing, and only you are working hard?
What, you really want to abandon your revolutionary brothers and become the Fire God? How can you become the Fire God? Isn't it nice for everyone to be Phoenix Gods together as level two gods? (After becoming gods, Tang San and the others were basically not in the same tier. Facing someone far beyond your own tier, jealousy fades, and only awe and admiration remain. But toward those in your own tier, when one of them starts working hard and preparing to soar, people will feel jealous. Ma Hongjun and Oscar and Dai Mubai belonged to the same tier, but if Ma Hongjun became Fire God, he would no longer be in the same tier.)
At this moment, Oscar and Dai Mubai's mentality was a bit like: afraid their brother would suffer, and also afraid their brother would drive a luxury carriage.
Subconsciously, they developed the idea of tripping Ma Hongjun up a bit.
"Since all three of us have been reborn, how about we grab a drink?" Oscar's eyes flashed as he invited Ma Hongjun.
"I'll pass; I need to cultivate." Ma Hongjun said.
"That's not very brotherly. The three of us are the Shrek Three Heroes. Now that the Three Heroes have gathered, isn't it worth celebrating?" Dai Mubai said.
"This..." Ma Hongjun still looked hesitant.
"Come on, just one day. It won't affect anything. You can cultivate anytime; if you don't cultivate today, you can cultivate tomorrow. You can start working hard tomorrow." Dai Mubai grabbed Ma Hongjun's hand and pulled him out.
Oscar, on the side, also egged Ma Hongjun on. With the two echoing each other, they finally persuaded Ma Hongjun. Dai Mubai paid and invited Ma Hongjun and Oscar to feast at a grand hotel in Soto City.
(END CHAPTER)
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