Ma Hongjun and Zhou Huan, Onlookers

Looking at the devastated valley, Huo Gua and his two companions did not linger for long. They simply buried Xu Tianran's body and left.

After all, Xu Tianran was an emperor, and it wouldn't be appropriate for his body to be left to rot in the wilderness.

As for Kong Deming, he was blown to bits long ago.

However, just as Huo Gua and his two companions left, the space above the valley trembled slightly, and two figures slowly emerged.

Among them, a young man of unremarkable appearance glanced at the burial place of Xu Tianran, shook his head slightly, and said, "Even an emperor, in the end, is nothing but a handful of yellow earth, all for naught."

The other was a sturdy man with short fiery red hair. He stared at the valley that was blown into a sinkhole. He completely ignored the emotion of the ordinary man and said, "I didn't expect that after ten thousand years, humans would develop such a terrifying soul guide. I am short-sighted."

These two people were Zhou Huan and Ma Hongjun.

The two were originally having tea and chatting on Sea God Island when Ma Hongjun suddenly sensed an explosion comparable to the attack of Limit Douluo, and then he came here.

Zhou Huan naturally sensed the explosion of the ten Soul Tool Shell immediately afterward, since it was an explosion that occurred on the Douluo Continent, completely different from the battle between the Demon Empress and the Holy Spirit Demon Emperor in the depths of the North Sea.

However, unlike Ma Hongjun's curiosity, the explosion occurred in the direction of the Mingdou Mountain Range, leading Zhou Huan to speculate that it was most likely caused by the war between the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.

Therefore, Zhou Huan was actually too lazy to come and see.

However, since Ma Hongjun is interested, Zhou Huan can accompany him to see what's going on.

Unexpectedly, it was Huo Gua, Tang Wutong, and He Caitou who were assassinating Xu Tianran.

When Zhou Huan and Ma Hongjun arrived, they saw Huo Gua and Tang Wutong fighting against Kong Deming, while He Caitou was relentlessly pressuring Xu Tianran to his death.

Neither of them had any intention of interfering. Zhou Huan had no interest in killing Xu Tianran, while Ma Hongjun was a complete outsider, especially since he was now the God of Phoenix and could not interfere in human affairs.

So, just after Huo Gua and his two companions successfully killed Xu Tianran and Kong Deming and left, Zhou Huan and Ma Hongjun revealed themselves.

Zhou Huan wasn't actually surprised by Ma Hongjun's shock regarding Soul Tool.

This guy had been a recluse in the Divine Realm for over twenty years. When we tried to subtly probe him about things in the Divine Realm, he knew nothing, let alone what was happening on the Douluo Continent.

Therefore, Zhou Huan said, "Didn't I tell you before? Human wisdom is boundless. Even if we can never match the Deity in terms of individual power, human creativity is something even the Deity cannot ignore. One day, mortals will be able to create tools capable of Godslayer."

In the past, Ma Hongjun would have scoffed at such words, but after witnessing the explosion today, he felt that what Zhou Huan said was not impossible, it just would take a very, very long time.

Ma Hongjun suddenly smiled and said, "Don't forget, you are also a god. The more powerful humanity's weapons become, the lower the status of gods will naturally become."

However, Zhou Huan resolutely shook his head. "No, no, no, I have never considered myself a god. Perhaps I will be a god in the future, but my heart will always be that of a human being, and that will never change. I prefer humans to gods. As for the status of a god that you mentioned, I have never cared about it."

Ma Hongjun looked at Zhou Huan with interest for a few more moments and said, "You're a really strange person."

Zhou Huan and said, "If you had my experience, you would know that God is never superior to man."

Ma Hongjun said no more, but looked in the direction Huo Gua left, his eyes filled with a complex expression, and asked, "Is he the current Son of Destiny of Douluo? And also the person he plotted against?"

Zhou Huan understood that the first "he" Ma Hongjun referred to was naturally Huo Gua, and the second "he" was undoubtedly Tang San.

Zhou Huan nodded and replied, "Yes, Huo Yuhao is the Son of Destiny Douluo Continent, and one of the reasons why your Third Brother caused so much trouble."

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Heh, he's always had a lot of tricks and schemes up his sleeve."

After a pause, Ma Hongjun suddenly added, "But, for a Son of Destiny Douluo Continent, the strongest skill he used in the recent series of battles wasn't a unique Soul Skill from the Douluo Continent, but magic. How interesting. I wonder if you'll be of any use here?"

Zhou Huan pouted and said, "Don't try to pin everything on me. I don't know magic, so what does it have to do with me? Don't slander me all the time."

After hearing this, Ma Hongjun simply chuckled and didn't press the matter further.

Zhou Huan, however, seemed to remember something and continued, "Old Ma, you just saw Tang Wutong too. What do you think of her now?"

Ma Hongjun was slightly taken aback, then looked at Zhou Huan with some confusion and said, "How can you say that? Haven't I been standing and watching the whole time?"

Zhou Huan rolled her eyes speechlessly, thinking to herself, "Do you think you're funny? Such an old joke."

However, Zhou Huan still asked, "I mean, do you think there's any difference between her now and when she was a child?"

Ma Hongjun looked serious and remained silent for a moment before saying, "I guess I've grown up by now."

Zhou Huan: "...???" Do you believe I can smash my fist, the size of a sandbag, into your size 45 face!

Then, Ma Hongjun added, "Didn't I say that after becoming a god, I've never left the Phoenix Territory? I've never seen Tang Wutong when she was a child; in fact, today is the first time I've seen her."

Zhou Huan: "..." Okay, I forgot about that.

However, Zhou Huan couldn't help but complain, "Then you're a really damn unqualified uncle! You didn't even go to see your niece when she was born."

Ma Hongjun glanced at Zhou Huan sideways, said nothing, but gave him a look that made him think.

However, Zhou Huan didn't care at all, and even went so far as to introduce Tang Wutong's current situation to Ma Hongjun, who knew nothing about it.

When Ma Hongjun heard that Tang Wutong's soul was split into two parts so that she could simultaneously obtain the Son of Destiny the Douluo Continent and the destiny of the Star Dou Great Forest, even he was stunned.

After a long silence, Ma Hongjun sneered, "My Third Brother is truly a good father! I thought he was cruel enough to his brothers, but I didn't expect him to be even more cruel to his daughter. I wonder if Xiao Wu knows about this."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huan's eyes lit up, and he earnestly suggested, "Why don't you ask Xiao Wu?"

Ma Hongjun rolled his eyes at Zhou Huan and asked, "Should I talk to Dai Mubai and Oscar as well?"

Zhou Huan hesitated, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? After all, it's their family matter."

Ma Hongjun was speechless. After chuckling, he turned around and returned to Shrek. How could he not understand Zhou Huan's thoughts?

Seeing this, Zhou Huan smiled as well and followed. How could he not understand that Ma Hongjun understood his thoughts?

But what he said was all true; he didn't make anything up out of thin air. Zhou Huan believed that one day, Ma Hongjun would tell the rest of the First Generation Seven Monsters what kind of person Tang San really was.

As the saying goes, "It comes into the night with the wind, nourishing things silently." Many things are never accomplished overnight. Just a few months ago, Zhou Huan never expected to be able to drink tea and chat with Ma Hongjun, and watch Huo Gua and Tang Wutong together in the middle of the night.