God of Phoenix Descends to the Mortal Realm

Douluo Continent, Shrek City.

A young man dressed in a red outfit and with short, fiery red hair was walking down the street, his mind filled with mixed emotions. Looking at the ancient city, where everything had changed, he was overwhelmed with feelings.

The Divine Realm has existed for a mere twenty-odd years, while the mortal realm has witnessed ten thousand years.

In fact, the prototype of Shrek City was established before they became gods and left.

Although more than 10,000 years have passed and the city's buildings and facilities have changed a lot, its basic structure and layout remain the same.

Back then, he and Xiangxiang had spent a considerable amount of time here, but the lifespan of mortals is ultimately too short. Moreover, he had to inherit the Phoenix God Position at that time and could not stay in the Douluo Continent for long, nor could he accompany Xiangxiang through the rest of her life.

This is his greatest pain.

That's right, the red-haired youth was none other than Ma Hongjun, who had descended from the Divine Realm.

After hearing the truth from Rong Nianbing and the Goddess of Life, Ma Hongjun felt very agitated, so he went to find Dai Mubai, hoping to chat with Boss Dai to ease his mind.

Unexpectedly, his sudden visit revealed a chilling scene to him, or rather, a person.

A woman Huo Yun'er, an ordinary mortal!

At that moment, Ma Hongjun was completely dumbfounded. Why would there be a mortal in the Divine Realm? And in Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's home no less.

It's important to understand that both Dai Mubai's War God Position and Zhu Zhuqing's Speed God Position are only Second-level Deity. How could they possibly bring a mortal into the Divine Realm?

Faced with Ma Hongjun's gaze, which shifted from surprise and doubt to anger, Dai Mubai finally revealed Huo Yun'er's identity: Huo Yun'er was the mother of the current Douluo's Son of Destiny, and it was Tang San who brought her into the Divine Realm.

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun knew there was no need to listen any further; the anger and coldness in his heart were tearing his body apart.

The so-called brothers, the so-called Shrek Seven Devils, have all become a joke.

Suddenly, he didn't want to stay in the Divine Realm anymore; he just felt disgusted by that place.

Therefore, Ma Hongjun arrived at the Douluo Continent he had not set foot on for many years.

Every brick and tile in Shrek City tells a story of human change, whether it be prosperity, desolation, dim lights, or ordinariness.

But no matter what, all of this is no longer his concern.

Ma Hongjun often wondered if it would have been better if he hadn't Divine Realm and inherited the Phoenix God Position, but instead stayed by his wife's side until they grew old and died.

The Phoenix God Position is actually a Soul Beast God, unlike the Sea God Position established on Douluo Star. It is not possible to directly become a god on Douluo Star.

To inherit the Phoenix God Position, one must go to the Douluo God Realm.

But a day in the Divine Realm is equivalent to a year in the mortal realm. It's obvious that once he goes to inherit the God Position, he will never be able to see his wife again when he returns.

After all, how could one possibly complete the test for inheriting a God Position in less than three to five years?

What might take three to five years in the Divine Realm is equivalent to over a thousand years in the Douluo Continent.

At the time, Ma Hongjun had actually considered giving up, but Bai Chenxiang was absolutely determined to have him inherit the God Position.

Although Bai Chenxiang hoped to grow old with Ma Hongjun, she hoped even more that her husband could become a god, because that meant eternal Life, an opportunity that countless Soul Master dreamed of but could not obtain.

As a wife, how could she let her husband give up such an opportunity?

In the end, Ma Hongjun listened to Bai Chenxiang and became the God of Phoenix.

Therefore, he spent more than twenty years alone in the Divine Realm, while Bai Chenxiang died of old age in the Douluo Continent.

Now, stepping back into Shrek City, Ma Hongjun feels he regrets it.

Why didn't you persevere and spend your life peacefully with your wife in the Douluo Continent?

Given their cultivation level and realm at the time, living for two hundred years would not have been a problem.

Is two hundred years of happiness in the Mortal Realm not worth as much as eternal loneliness in the Divine Realm?

Ultimately, it was because my heart wasn't firm enough back then, and I genuinely longed for the Deity.

There are Deity in this world, but there's no going back.

In a daze, Ma Hongjun walked heavily to the east gate of Shrek City. Shrek Academy was not far ahead.

With Ma Hongjun's keen eyesight, he naturally spotted the magnificent Shrek Academy at a glance.

Unlike the original Shrek, which was like a rural mountain village ten thousand years ago, Shrek today is truly bustling and prosperous.

Ma Hongjun was also filled with emotion.

The moment Ma Hongjun stepped into the Douluo Continent, he knew that Great Emperor were still fighting in the Mingdou Mountain Range, but no army dared to approach Shrek City and Shrek Academy.

Perhaps this is an influence left over from the First Generation Seven Monsters.

Ma Hongjun made a self-deprecating remark.

Unfortunately, people always change, or rather, you can never truly see into someone's heart.

However, no matter how their relationship changed, Ma Hongjun remained deeply attached to the Shrek Academy.

Unlike Dai Mubai and his group of six, who saw Shrek as an academy, Ma Hongjun Shrek as home.

Because Ma Hongjun grew up in Shrek, he was raised by Flender, the first director of Shrek.

Therefore, Ma Hongjun has more complex feelings towards Shrek.

Without much thought, Ma Hongjun, who was standing at the east gate of Shrek City just a moment ago, took a step and arrived at the main gate of the Shrek Academy.

However, Ma Hongjun concealed his presence. He only wanted to see if Shrek, ten thousand years later, still felt familiar, and he didn't want to disturb anyone.

If he were still the spirited and flamboyant young man he once was, he might have swaggered into Shrek and arrogantly declared, "I, Ma Hongjun, the God of Phoenix, am back!"

Unfortunately, he no longer has that mindset or those feelings.

A man's growth often happens in an instant, especially when he suffers a major blow. Moreover, Ma Hongjun had already lost everything. When he became a god, he lost his wife, and after becoming a god, he lost his brothers.

This kind of inner pain and struggle is something that most people cannot understand.

The most absurd thing is that even after discovering his brother's "betrayal," there's nothing he can do except feel angry and frustrated.

Was Tang San wrong?

No, at least for Ma Hongjun, Tang San helping him was a favor, not an obligation. Even if they were brothers, let alone brothers with no blood relation, they wouldn't have an obligation to help him.

What frustrated and angered Ma Hongjun was that his sincere brotherly affection and loyalty seemed like a joke.

Was Dai Mubai wrong?

No, he just hadn't told Ma Hongjun about Huo Yun'er before. Besides, it's not like Dai Mubai has the ability to bring Huo Yun'er into the Divine Realm.

But Ma Hongjun was still very angry because this was a cover-up and deception.

In Ma Hongjun's mind, Boss Dai shouldn't have kept it from him. He didn't believe that Boss Dai wouldn't have thought of Bai Chenxiang when he saw Huo Yun'er.

However, even so, what could Ma Hongjun do?

All he could feel was resentment that his brotherly affection had been wasted.

So he left that damned Divine Realm of gods and returned to this original place to take a look.

However, just as Ma Hongjun stepped through the Shrek Academy gate, a calm voice reached his ears. "The God of Phoenix has arrived, bringing great honor to Shrek Academy!"