Douluo Continent: Ultimate Sea God Dragon, Inheriting Two Godhoods

"That's all."

Ma Hongjun, utterly dejected, pressed his hand against the solid ice. Right now, his fire rat, which had belonged to him, had been unsealed by his evil fire, and the yellow soul ring floating above it meant it was now a corpse.

But Ma Hongjun, unwilling to give up, reached out again to touch it, only to be met with a "buzz" as the spirit ring quickly repelled him, giving him no chance to make contact.

This means that the Fire Rat was not killed by Ma Hongjun, and therefore he could not absorb the spirit ring.

"Oh, what a pity."

Flanders shook his head regretfully.

After the examination, he discovered that the fire rat had suffered damage to its heart and internal organs due to being frozen in the low temperature ice. In addition, it was frightened to death by the impact of the two powerful forces. The fire rat, which was not very brave to begin with, had scared itself to death.

This is nobody's fault but just bad luck.

"Alright, what kind of appearance is this, lying there like that?"

Flander's tone was feigned disdain, but in reality, he was genuinely embarrassed because there were outsiders watching; he just had a thick skin so no one could tell.

"Please excuse my rudeness, my disciple is from the countryside, this is his first time..." He turned to Ouyang Ling and the other man, then grabbed Ma Hongjun and whispered in his ear, "Alright! How much more humiliating do you want your teacher to be?"

"But teacher..."

Ma Hongjun looked at the fire rat's corpse.

This was supposed to be his first spirit ring... but it's gone!

"Out with the old, in with the new. At most, we'll spend some more time searching and find something better."

Flanders looked helpless.

My disciple has only been out of this small town for less than a year, and he doesn't act like a proper Soul Master at all.

How about we go back and try to practice sometime?

"Oh, I see."

Upon hearing what the teacher said, Ma Hongjun was no longer so frustrated; at most, he felt a little regretful.

Seeing that his disciple was no longer dwelling on the matter, Flander ignored his remaining feelings and turned his gaze to Ouyang Ling and the other person. "Gentlemen, we shall take our leave now." Even if they didn't know each other, the atmosphere had been relatively good just now, so they had to be polite.

Flying Tiger Soul Saint remained silent, only clasping his hands in farewell.

On the other hand, Ouyang Ling, after shifting his gaze from the fire rat's corpse, noticed that Ma Hongjun still seemed a bit emotional. Taking advantage of the comfort from his peer, he deliberately showed Ma Hongjun a hint of relief, "Little Fatty, it's actually better that you didn't get this fire rat soul ring."

Ok?

With this remark,

Flanders, who was about to set off, merely raised an eyebrow.

But just because he was patient didn't mean Ma Hongjun was. Ouyang Ling's single sentence had already piqued his disciple's curiosity.

Why do you say that?

Ma Hongjun turned around, his small, bean-sized eyes revealing a great deal of confusion.

"Of course, it's because of your martial spirit."

Ouyang Ling said with a serious expression, "Your martial soul is a phoenix, and how can a phoenix not be particular? Shouldn't you try to acquire some powerful bird-themed spirit rings?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun was immediately drawn to the information.

That makes perfect sense no matter how you look at it!

Children's thoughts are always fickle. One second they may regret not getting the Fire Rat Soul Ring, and the next they may feel relieved because of the same thing.

"What you said makes a lot of sense!"

Convinced, Ma Hongjun nodded repeatedly, and the way he looked at Ouyang Ling changed at that moment.

He felt that this person, who was probably not much older than him, seemed to know more than his teacher.

Is this what a Soul Master from a big place looks like?

Clearly, Ma Hongjun also made his own judgment based on the clothing of Ouyang Ling and Fei Hu Hun Sheng.

It's pure admiration for someone of my age who is a brilliant intellectual.

"Of course."

Ouyang Ling seemed to get quite pleased with himself after being praised.

"I've been reading a lot of books since I was a child to broaden my mind, and I've seen a lot of things."

"Let me give you an example..."

Ouyang Ling, seemingly smug, felt a strong urge to confide, ignoring the dissuasive look from Flying Tiger Soul Saint. "Little Fatty, you have a mutated martial soul, don't you?"

"Don't call me Little Fatty, I have a name."

Ma Hongjun didn't grasp the main point at first, instead focusing on how he was addressed. But he quickly realized what was happening and his face lit up with surprise.

"How did you know?"

"That's easy."

"From your flames."

"My flames?"

"That's right."

Ouyang Ling nodded, and at that moment he revealed his true intentions: "Your flames are very strange."

"I know that!"

Ma Hongjun looked smug.

"My teacher said my flames are very strong and hard to extinguish! That's one of the benefits of mutation."

"There are benefits, but I also saw something sinister in it."

Flander, who had originally intended to stop Ma Hongjun from revealing all his personal information to a stranger, immediately stopped himself after hearing Ouyang Ling's words, a look of surprise flashing behind his black-rimmed glasses.

How could this kid tell?

This action also caused Flander's Soul Saint, who was on guard because of Flander's actions, to stop.

"Isn't being evil a good thing? As long as it's strong, that's enough."

Ma Hongjun was puzzled.

In his mind, all he wanted was to become a powerful Soul Master, bring glory to his ancestors, and return home in triumph!

"Of course not!"

Ouyang Ling's attitude changed abruptly, startling Ma Hongjun so much that he instinctively took a step back. But before he could react, he heard him continue, "Evil and evil are different. If you don't resolve this evil issue, it will inevitably affect your entire being. Because this evil is evil energy! It's right there in your flames!"

He was certain,

Flanders absolutely failed to notice this.

Because that evil energy is in a dormant state, it is very well hidden. If one does not acquire a soul ring or cultivate, people will probably only mistake it for the strangeness of flames due to their evil nature.

As he said, evil and evil are different, but their manifestations are extremely similar and difficult to distinguish.

"What!?"

As expected, Flander's expression changed drastically.

He took a step forward!

Before they could even get close, "Flying Horn, what do you think you're doing!?" Flying Tiger Soul Saint immediately noticed Flander's abrupt movement and stepped forward to stop him.

"I'm sorry, I acted impulsively."

Flander's eyes flashed with anxiety. "Child, are you sure? You can't just say things like that!"

Since Ma Hongjun's martial soul awakened, he was initially taken in as a personal disciple because of the mutated phoenix martial soul. However, after the two of them had lived together for a year, during this time, this old bachelor truly treated this chubby boy like his own son.

He originally thought that the flames brought about by Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul mutation were just a strange and evil nature that was highly adhesive and difficult to extinguish. Who would have thought that they were evil energy!

If something happens to him...

The thought of a possible future made Flander's already bad expression turn even worse.

Evil energy is generally unknown to ordinary people, but one can eventually learn about it by acquiring more knowledge.

Especially Flander, as one of the Golden Trio, had a master with broad knowledge as his partner when he was training abroad.

So, coincidentally, he knew it himself. And this kind of thing is usually only found in the fallen.

However, because the Spirit Hall had previously been very strict and forceful in its crackdown on the Fallen, they had never actually come into contact with any Fallen during their training outside.

At that moment, Ouyang Ling spoke up: "My family was killed by the Fallen Ones, so I've seen them."

(Ouyang Ling: I consider everyone in the village as family, so this isn't a lie.)

Just one sentence filled Flander with complex emotions.

As a seasoned Soul Saint, he could discern the truth or falsehood in a child's words. Therefore, he felt both sympathy and pain.

Sympathy is for Ouyang Ling.

The pain was directed at Ma Hongjun.

This child has been in contact with the Fallen, and even his whole family was killed by the Fallen. How could he be wrong?

Flanders' last shred of hope was shattered.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

Sensing something was off, Ma Hongjun asked a question, only to be met with three pairs of eyes turning to him simultaneously.

Ouyang Ling: "..."

Flanders: "..."

Flying Tiger Soul Saint: This kid is really unlucky.

As everyone knows, once a martial soul contains evil energy, if it's not addressed or contained in time... then later on, you either have to embrace it and become a fallen one, or you shouldn't cultivate at all. Because once it erupts, if you don't fall, you might as well just wait to die!

"Well--"

Feeling uncomfortable being stared at like that, Ma Hongjun was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to move or remain still.

"Young man."

Franco's tone was low, but his eyes were full of seriousness.

At this moment, he changed his tone to Ouyang Ling, "You must be from a powerful and well-informed place. I wonder if you have any solutions. If you do, I will never refuse to do anything you need me to do in the future."

What if I wanted Shrek's teachers and students?

This idea lingered in Ouyang Ling's mind.

That's right, he's set his sights on Shrek's teachers and students.

The reason for bringing up the topic of "evil fire" in the first place was precisely to attract Ma Hongjun's attention.

of course,

Part of it is because he is kind-hearted.

But to get back to the point, the main reason he set his sights on Shrek Academy was for the five people inside.

The three targets are among the teachers: Flander, Zhao Wuji, and Shao Xin, the food-type soul saint.

The significance of a food-type Soul Saint is self-evident; even the Spirit Hall would have to extend an olive branch to them. Furthermore, Flander and Zhao Wuji, barring unforeseen circumstances, will also break through to the Soul Douluo level. Such two high-level combatants would be highly valued by any faction.

As for the students, Oscar and Ma Hongjun are the only two Shrek Seven Devils who are Soul Masters from commoner backgrounds, and both of them have extremely high talents, making them well worth nurturing.

Even without any extraordinary opportunities, the former can become a Food-type Title Douluo as long as they receive careful training from a powerful force. Especially for a country like the Heaven Dou Empire, a Food-type Title Douluo means that they can supply the army's needs in future wars;

As for the latter, as long as the flaws in the martial soul are resolved, with the quality of the Fire Phoenix martial soul, as long as there are resources, cultivating to the level of Super Douluo is not a problem.

With such a group of talented people, how could he not be envious?

You must understand, he is destined to become the next Emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire. And to develop the Heavenly Dou Empire well, talents and strong individuals like him are absolutely indispensable.

From the moment he chose Qian Renxue, Ouyang Ling had already considered Bibi Dong and most of the Spirit Hall as his biggest imaginary enemies, because that woman had become a madwoman and wanted to destroy the entire Angel Clan and even the entire Spirit Hall.

Such a madman is beyond reason.

However, faced with Flander's request, Ouyang Ling swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and decided to deal with Ma Hongjun's problem first.

He's kind-hearted and can't stand seeing this.