The Egg-Laying Hen Phoenix

Yu Xiaogang felt that the preventative measures were quite effective, so he took out various exercise equipment from his Storage Soul Tool, all of which he had replicated from Earth's fitness equipment.

However, a few minor modifications were made to make this batch of fitness equipment more suitable for Soul Master in the Douluo Continent, since Yu Xiaogang now has more and more disciples to take on.

While Yu Xiaogang was adjusting the fitness equipment, Tang San and his group of little kids arrived at the Training Field, chatting and laughing. Just then, Ma Hongjun finished running ten laps and was almost exhausted.

However, after some exercise, the chubby boy looked much better. Yu Xiaogang was pleased and thought highly of Ma Hongjun, at least he completed the tasks assigned to him on time without slacking off.

"Very good, Hongjun. You persevered on your first try, and that Evil Fire has subsided. You should continue to work hard. If you want to get rid of this fat body, you should exercise every day. I stopped letting you Medicinal Bath at the beginning. Hongjun, your body is already full of life energy, so I won't add fuel to the fire."

Ma Hongjun took the salt and sugar water that Yu Xiaogang had prepared and gulped it down in one go. He wiped the sweat from his chubby face and said to Yu Xiaogang, "Martial Uncle, I feel like my body isn't so tense after running. I feel like I can run another ten laps."

Ma Hongjun, a little curious, pinched his sore thigh muscles. Now he felt warm all over. This was the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul leaking its life essence and starting to actively repair Ma Hongjun's body. This was better than any Medicinal Bath! Seeing how quickly Ma Hongjun recovered, Yu Xiaogang confirmed his guess. Rather than listening to Flender's nonsense and letting Ma Hongjun indulge in brothels and waste his life essence, it was better to listen to him and rationally squeeze out his body's potential, using his life essence for recovery and strengthening.

Seeing that Tang San and his group had arrived, Yu Xiaogang decided to deal with Ma Hongjun's matter first and said to him, "Alright, Hongjun, stop studying there. Now, activate your Martial Soul and then fully circulate your Qi and Blood to refine your body. Let your Martial Uncle see the changes in your Martial Soul."

Tang San and his companions also stopped to watch Ma Hongjun release his Martial Soul, after all, his Martial Soul was the legendary phoenix! They were definitely curious to see what it looked like.

The four pretty girls, Tang San and his companions, stared at Ma Hongjun with probing eyes, making him feel quite embarrassed. Tang San was practically a girl herself! Ma Hongjun knew that his Martial Soul was currently in a rather strange state and he was embarrassed to be seen by others. However, considering that the people present were all family and that they would be cultivating and living together in the future, he gritted his teeth and made a decision to go all out. But before activating his Martial Soul, he said to Tang San and the other three, "Don't laugh at me when you see my Martial Soul! After all, my Martial Soul is still in a period of side effects."

Oscar, who had almost finished cultivating the Longevity Technique Foundation Establishment Chapter, woke up and heard Ma Hongjun about to release his Martial Soul. He then remembered the appearance of Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul Awakening yesterday, which resembled a fat chicken or a phoenix.

Oscar turned his head away, trying hard to suppress his laughter, otherwise Ma Hongjun would definitely cause him trouble. However, Oscar's trembling shoulders betrayed him.

Upon seeing this, Ma Hongjun was immediately enraged. Just as he was about to reprimand Oscar, he noticed Tang San and the others staring at him with their beautiful, curious eyes. This made Ma Hongjun back down. Anyway, it's nothing. Let everyone laugh if they want!

"Hey! Evil Fire Phoenix! Possessed me!"

As the broken bowls and jars fell, Ma Hongjun, his round body tucked into a crouch. Instantly, illusory purplish-red flames erupted from his body, and a fiery red phoenix—or perhaps the Martial Soul of a fat hen—appeared behind Ma Hongjun.

"Pfft! Hahaha! Fatty, your Martial Soul is really a phoenix? But it looks a bit like an old hen laying eggs to me. Sorry, I just couldn't help it, hahaha!"

Ning Rongrong had originally wanted to explore how majestic and domineering Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Martial Soul would be, but she didn't expect that Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul would look exactly like his body, almost like a ball. She really doubted whether those short wings could fly.

A bird that can't fly and can only walk on the ground doesn't resemble a phoenix at all; it looks more like an old hen with a phoenix's head. The other children tried hard to suppress their laughter, but Ning Rongrong laughed the loudest and most freely. Yu Xiaogang also had a smile in his eyes and a slight upturn of his lips; he couldn't help himself every time he saw Ma Hongjun's chubby Phoenix Martial Soul!

Hearing Ning Rongrong's unrestrained laughter, Ma Hongjun felt utterly ashamed. He was extremely self-conscious about his current Martial Soul form and anxiously tried to explain:

"Hmph! My Martial Soul is Fire Attribute phoenix! This current form is only temporary! Once I resolve the side effects of my Martial Soul, I will transform into a true phoenix! A divine beast Phoenix Martial Soul!"

Yu Xiaogang saw that Ning Rongrong's Little Devil Girl personality was now exposed and there was nothing he could do. However, he quite liked Ning Rongrong's frankness in showing her innermost thoughts. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so likable just because she often played pranks. Yu Xiaogang pressed his hand down slightly to quiet everyone present and said, "Alright, everyone, please be quiet! Hongjun's Phoenix Martial Soul hasn't fully evolved yet. He's only temporarily troubled by the Evil Fire that turned out of the Martial Soul's remnants. Hongjun, as long as you persist in exercising your body and cultivating your Qi and Blood Body Tempering Technique every day, you will soon exhaust the life essence overflowing from your Martial Soul."

Ma Hongjun's eyes were full of hope and expectation. He nodded heavily to Yu Xiaogang and continued running laps. Today, he planned to run until he couldn't run anymore, as long as he could.

Tang San hesitated for a moment, then finally asked his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, "Teacher, isn't running like this too much harmful to Fatty's body? And he's too heavy now; his knees won't be able to take it. Even with Medicinal Bath to repair them, they'll still have lasting problems, right?"

Yu Xiaogang smiled and explained to Tang San, who seemed to have doubts about his methods of training Ma Hongjun:

"I'm pleased that you asked a question, San-ge. It seems you've been reading the books I edited very carefully. However, San-ge Ma Hongjun's situation is special. His Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul has been converting his body to absorb energy into life essence. But the incompletely evolved Phoenix Martial Soul cannot absorb this life essence well. Only by eliminating the Martial Soul can we cause Ma Hongjun's current state."

Tang San quickly grasped Teacher Yu Xiaogang's explanation, his clever little brain working its magic. He crossed his arms and exclaimed with sudden realization, "So, Teacher, you plan to have Fatty quickly deplete his excess life essence through high-intensity training and cultivating the Qi and Blood Body Tempering Technique? That makes sense. After all, life essence is practically a panacea. Fatty can deplete his life essence while engaging in vigorous exercise to recover his body, achieving the best of both worlds. You truly deserve to be called a teacher; you came up with this idea."

Suddenly, Tang San's eyes lit up with anticipation as he eagerly urged, "I don't know what Tang San was thinking, but he said..."

"Isn't Teacher Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul a phoenix? I remember there's an Immortal Herb Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower, a kind of immortal herb, in your Ice Fire Yin Yang Well's herb garden. Isn't it very helpful for Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul? Maybe it can even directly promote the evolution of Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul!"

Yu Xiaogang's face darkened, feeling that Tang San, that little brat, was messing with his herb garden again. Ever since Tang San and Yang Wudi had their eyes on his herb garden because of their shared interest in poisons, Tang San had even encouraged his daughter, Yu Linglong, to plunder the herb garden, picking stems, leaves, and petals of Immortal Herb to study poisons.

It wasn't that Yu Xiaogang was reluctant to part with the immortal Immortal Herb; it was mainly because the Immortal Herb had only just grown and hadn't yet been cultivated into offspring. He couldn't afford to let Tang San and the others take advantage of it like this! Besides, he hadn't even fully understood the principles behind the immortal Immortal Herb yet!