Ma Hongjun at His Wit's End

Ma Hongjun at His Wit's End

Ma Hongjun was momentarily stunned when someone decided to meddle. Turning his head, he saw Xiao Wu walking over with fury written all over her face. Her exquisite features made his eyes light up.

"What a pretty girl. What, do you want to take her place as my girlfriend? Sure, no problem. I agree."

Hearing that, Xiao Wu's face immediately darkened.

Yin Hao frowned as well, his gaze toward Ma Hongjun turning dangerous. Then he let out a cold laugh and stepped forward.

"To think there'd be a scene of forcibly taking civilian girls in broad daylight. Little fatty, you've got some nerve..."

There were two things Ma Hongjun hated most in his life. One was being called fat, and the other was having his martial soul called a weed chicken.

It was one thing when Dai Mubai called him fatty—after all, he couldn't beat him. But this pretty-boy in front of him dared to call him fat too.

"Pretty-boy, your grandpa doesn't have time to bother with you today. If you know what's good for you, send the little girl beside you over to me, then get lost. If you don't know what's good for you, hehe... I'll show you just how formidable I, Evil Fire Phoenix Ma Hongjun, am!"

"Hehe... then let me see."

Yin Hao did not waste words. Never mind what kind of person this fatty was—just for flirting with his girlfriend, Yin Hao would not let him off easily. Besides, he had disliked the guy from the start.

Ma Hongjun was still disdainful upon hearing Yin Hao's words. Over all these years, among people his age, he had feared no one but Dai Mubai. He had even less regard for this pretty-boy before him.

"How do you want to see—ah..."

Before he could finish, Yin Hao flashed in front of him and kicked him flying several meters away.

Ma Hongjun was still dazed. He simply had not seen how Yin Hao, who had been several meters away, had suddenly appeared before him. But that did nothing to stop his anger.

"Pretty-boy! You've successfully enraged me!"

"Phoenix Avatar!"

Purplish-red light surged from Ma Hongjun's body. The short hair on his head suddenly grew longer and gathered toward the center, forming a Mohawk. Wings did not appear, but the instant that purplish-red light emerged from his body, it released intense heat. Two yellow soul rings rose from beneath his feet at the same time. Long plumes extended from his thick, bare arms, and his hands transformed into claws.

Seeing him like that, Xiao Wu could not hold back any longer. She turned to Ning Rongrong and said, "Rongrong, look at him. A phoenix? Isn't he just a weed chicken? Hahaha..."

Ning Rongrong laughed too.

"More than that—he's a fat weed chicken."

"Ah! Who are you calling a weed chicken?!"

Ma Hongjun was completely furious. He could accept being called fat, but calling his martial soul a weed chicken was intolerable.

The first soul ring on his body lit up, and a stream of purplish-red flame burst from his mouth, swiftly shooting toward Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, who were still laughing.

"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"

Ning Rongrong's face changed drastically. She stood rooted to the spot, unsure what to do, but Xiao Wu did not seem worried at all. Her Hao Gege was right beside her, so what was there to panic about?

Sure enough, just as Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line neared the two of them, a Blue Silver Grass Ice Wall instantly rose up and blocked the flames.

At first, Ma Hongjun had been dismissive when he saw Yin Hao summon Blue Silver Grass to intercept his flames. Using grass to block fire? What a joke!

But before he could laugh, the flames that struck the Blue Silver Grass did not even make a ripple before they were extinguished, while the Blue Silver Grass Ice Wall remained completely unharmed.

Ma Hongjun was no fool. A bad feeling immediately rose in his heart, but it was already too late.

Four Blue Silver Grass Ice Spikes erupted from the ground, piercing straight through the clothes on his limbs and pinning him to a tree.

Ma Hongjun panicked. Just as he was about to beg for mercy, Yin Hao punched him in the face.

"Forcefully taking civilian girls, huh..."

Ma Hongjun glared furiously at Yin Hao, but before he could speak, another punch landed on the other side of his face.

"You wanted me to send her over to you, huh..."

Two punches in a row landed on Ma Hongjun's face, and the burning pain instantly jolted his brain.

Behind them, Xiao Wu was still egging Yin Hao on.

"Hao Gege, well done! Who told this little fatty to do bad things beside our Shrek Academy? He deserves it!"

Ning Rongrong had also recovered from her fright and joined Xiao Wu in egging him on.

"Right, right, right! As students of the academy, we should protect the villagers' safety. Scum of the Soul Master world like him should be taught a harsh lesson."

Yin Hao nodded and slapped Ma Hongjun's chubby face again.

Originally, Ma Hongjun's eyes had lit up when he heard Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's words. They were also students of Shrek Academy, so they must have enrolled yesterday.

"Wait..."

He had just wanted to say that he was also a student of Shrek Academy and that this was all a misunderstanding, but the moment he got out a single word—"wait"—Yin Hao interrupted him with another slap.

Slap!

"Wait for what? Wait for you to forcibly take civilian girls?"

Ma Hongjun hurriedly shook his head. He was practically about to cry.

"No..."

Slap!

"What do you mean, it wasn't? Didn't you just try to abduct an innocent girl by force?"

"I..."

Slap!

"What do you mean, 'I'? You forcibly abducted a girl, and you think you're in the right?"

As Yin Hao beat him, Xiao Wu applauded from the side.

"Hao Ge, well done! This is exactly how people like him should be treated!"

Ning Rongrong nodded in agreement as well.

Ma Hongjun felt that if he did not explain himself soon, this fair-faced, black-hearted pretty boy in front of him was going to beat him to death.

"I'm from Shrek..."

Slap!

"So you know you're shit! You're not even as good as shit!"

Ma Hongjun was practically on the verge of tears. Why would they not even let him speak?

But he did not dare explain any further. He feared that the moment he opened his mouth, he would get hit again. He could only look pleadingly at Cui Hua Guniang, who had long since been frightened silly nearby.

Receiving Ma Hongjun's pleading gaze, Cui Hua Guniang snapped back to her senses and hurried forward to stop Yin Hao.

"Stop hitting him. Actually, Hongjun is a good person. We're just not suited for each other, so I could only break up with him. You can leave now. I'll explain things to him myself."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu became even angrier.

"Cui Hua Guniang, are you afraid this pathetic chicken will retaliate against you later? Don't worry. We're here. We're students of Shrek Academy nearby. If he ever bullies you again, just come find us."

Ma Hongjun was completely dumbfounded. Why was this impossible to explain? He hurriedly said, "I didn't..."

Slap!

"Shut your mouth!"

The moment he spoke, Yin Hao slapped him again. Ma Hongjun's already swollen face puffed up several more sizes, wider than it was tall, making him look like a giant pig head.

Bright red slap marks covered both sides of his face, leaving patches of red and white.

Just then, a voice came from behind them.

"A Hao, Xiao Wu, Rongrong? What are you doing here?"