"Brother Sen, it's already the qualifying rounds, are we still going to make me the main attacker?"
Ma Hongjun was a little embarrassed at this point. Although his strength hadn't been greatly depleted these past few days, he knew his own limitations and wasn't about to try and show off his skills in front of an expert.
Rosen smiled and said, "You'll still be the main attacker in the qualifying rounds. If you fail, Oscar will take over, and if Oscar fails, Zhu Zhuqing and the others will take over."
"But the opponents in the qualifying rounds are all very strong! I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of! With us here, do you think we'd just watch you get beaten to death? Go all out and fight! That way, the enemy won't know our exact strength, while we'll know theirs perfectly!"
Xiao Wu understood Rosen's tactics very well, because this was the only way to know your enemy and yourself and you will never be defeated!
Oscar laughed and said, "Fatty, don't worry. With Brother Sen backing you up, what are you afraid of?"
"That's right! With Brother Sen here, who cares about the enemy! As long as we fight them to the death, that's all that matters!"
Ma Hongjun immediately gained confidence and didn't care who the enemy was. He just wanted to fight first!
Shrek Academy's first match in the qualifying rounds was against Blazing Fire Academy, whose students were all proficient in fire-attribute elemental soul power attacks! Ma Hongjun didn't have an advantage in this aspect.
"Fatty over there, you were lucky in the previous matches, which made you the star, but now it's the qualifying rounds. There are no more chickens and dogs. Let's see how you win now!"
Appearing opposite Ma Hongjun was a beautiful girl. She was wearing a red dress, very pretty, and very popular at Blazing Fire Academy. She was also a representative figure of this competition.
Looking at the beautiful and charming girl, Ma Hongjun immediately became overjoyed and said, "Beautiful lady, be my girlfriend! I might consider letting you win!"
"Heh, what a boast! I, Huo Wu, have never lost! If you can beat me, then I'll consider being your girlfriend! Fatty, dare to challenge me?"
Huo Wu looked down on Ma Hongjun, especially his cultivation level. In her eyes, Ma Hongjun was just a sleazy-looking fat guy.
Hearing Huo Wu's words, Ma Hongjun instantly perked up and said smugly, "You said it! So many people are watching! Don't go back on your word!"
"Don't worry, I, Huo Wu, keep my word, provided you win first!"
Huo Wu's strength far surpassed Ma Hongjun's. She was a level 54 Control-type Battle Soul King, nineteen years old, and nearly 1.8 meters tall! She was also the daughter of the Dean of Blazing Fire Academy! A true beauty and rich girl!
Although Ma Hongjun was fourteen levels below her, he was willing to risk ten years of his life for such a girlfriend!
Moreover, Ma Hongjun's martial soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix. Although it's a fire-attribute martial soul, it gives him a significant advantage against ordinary fire-attribute enemies!
The moment they clashed, Huo Wu was instantly surprised. She discovered that although Ma Hongjun was only a level 40 Soul Master, his combat abilities were already very close to the Soul King level!
Furthermore, Ma Hongjun consumed very little soul power and had a strong recovery ability. Although he was at a disadvantage from beginning to end, he didn't lose. On the contrary, the moment he relaxed even slightly, his opponent would immediately launch a counterattack!
If it were an ordinary level 40 Soul Master, they would probably be exhausted by now!
But Ma Hongjun seemed tireless, greatly depleting Huo Wu's soul power!
Huo Wu knew she couldn't afford to waste any more time; she had to deal with this troublesome guy immediately! Otherwise, it would be difficult to defeat the other Shrek Academy opponents in the end!
However, some things really can't be rushed. Huo Wu's fire-attribute attacks didn't do much damage to Ma Hongjun; ordinary attacks were useless!
It wasn't until Huo Wu used her fifth soul skill, Flame Meteor, that Ma Hongjun was blasted away!
"Hmph! You're courting death! But it's quite impressive that you've lasted this long! If it were anyone else, they would have died several times over!"
Although Huo Wu didn't like Ma Hongjun, she still acknowledged his strength. If Ma Hongjun were at the same level as her, she knew she would definitely not be his match!
However, Huo Wu underestimated Ma Hongjun's obsession with women, especially women!
The Phoenix Martial Soul, which had been blasted to pieces, suddenly burst into flames, and a new Martial Soul was generated within the flames! And it was even more powerful than the previous one!
"Phoenix Nirvana!"
This was the soul skill Ma Hongjun gained after absorbing his fourth soul ring under Rosen's guidance!
At first, Ma Hongjun didn't understand why Rosen insisted he absorb a plant-type spirit ring, as he saw it as having no offensive effect whatsoever, a complete waste of his genius fourth spirit ring!
However, Rosen told Ma Hongjun that what he needed most wasn't brute force, but rather to keep his flame burning!
The best way to maintain this was to absorb a plant-type spirit ring! Because wood fuels fire, plant-type spirit rings inherently increase the power of fire-attribute martial souls!
Therefore, the fourth spirit ring Ma Hongjun absorbed was from a ten-thousand-year-old withered wood beast.
This ten-thousand-year-old withered wood beast was a plant-type spirit beast, perpetually rooted in cliffs, with little offensive power; its only advantage was its longevity, making it the weakest among ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts!
But its greatest benefit was providing ample spirit power, and absorbing it carried little risk!
Otherwise, it would have been unrealistic for Ma Hongjun to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring at level forty, unless he had the protagonist's halo like Tang San!
After absorbing the ten-thousand-year-old withered wood beast's spirit ring, Ma Hongjun not only gained abundant and vigorous spirit power, but also acquired incredibly powerful spirit skills! After his martial soul collapsed, it could immediately spring back to life! It was essentially a second life for his martial soul!
Ma Hongjun possessed a Phoenix martial soul, so calling his soul skill "Spring Blossoms from a Dead Tree" was somewhat inappropriate. Therefore, he consulted Rosen.
Rosen named Ma Hongjun's fourth soul skill "Phoenix Nirvana!" This made Ma Hongjun extremely happy!
Seeing that Ma Hongjun not only hadn't collapsed but had become vigorous and his martial soul strength even greater, Huo Wu couldn't help but feel tense. Her own soul power was almost depleted; if she continued fighting, even if she won against Ma Hongjun, she wouldn't be able to challenge the others from Shrek Academy!
A level 54 Soul King only managing to defeat a level 40 Soul Master was simply too shameful! So Huo Wu gritted her teeth; she had to deal with this troublesome Ma Hongjun immediately!
Without hesitation, Huo Wu unleashed her fifth soul skill, Flaming Meteor, condensing eight meteors to attack Ma Hongjun from all directions, giving him no chance to breathe!
However, although these fiery explosions were incredibly powerful, they were all directly absorbed by Ma Hongjun's martial spirit!
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