Break and Rebuild, Rebirth from Flames!

"Huff~"

Chen Lang emerged from cultivation and let out a long breath of stale air.

After two months of cultivation, boosted threefold by Featherweight 1, Chen Lang's Soul Power had reached level 44.

Tang San had only become a Soul Ancestor at fifteen, while he was only nine.

"As the saying goes, the rich rely on technology, the poor rely on mutation. I just turned on cheats directly—feels damn good." Chen Lang could not help but sigh.

"At this rate, I'll reach level 50, the Soul King realm, within a year. Then I can draw Hextech again."

Chen Lang was still looking forward to it. "It's been a month already. I wonder if Shrek Academy's reconstruction is finished. I'll go take a look today."

Shrek Academy.

The blazing sun hung high overhead, and cicadas chirped incessantly.

The teachers and students of Shrek Academy worked in orderly fashion—some carried bricks, others built walls. From time to time, a light breeze swept past, bringing a refreshing coolness.

A month had passed since Chen Lang acquired Shrek Academy.

Over that month, construction at Shrek Academy had nearly reached its end.

"Huff, Dai Laoda, Lang Ge hasn't come to check on us even once this whole month. Do you think he's forgotten about us?" a dark-skinned fat boy asked the wheat-skinned youth beside him.

"I don't know either. But based on what I know about Lang Ge... don't try to guess what he's doing. Just do your own job properly." Whenever the blond youth recalled the days he had spent with Chen Lang, he could not help but feel admiration.

Who could have imagined that a nine-year-old boy would be a Soul Ancestor with four thousand-year Soul Rings? More importantly, he had directly acquired Shrek Academy and become the youngest Dean in its history.

Even those troublemaking teachers of Shrek Academy showed nothing but respect and admiration whenever Chen Lang was mentioned.

From that moment on, Dai Mubai had secretly made up his mind.

He would be Chen Lang's loyal hound, unwavering and devoted!

"Exactly. Following Lang Ge's method, I can really feel that my physical condition has improved immensely. And every time my body breaks past its limit, soaking in the medicinal bath lets me absorb Soul Rings faster and in greater amounts."

Oscar, his face covered in a thick beard, revealed respect and admiration in his peach-blossom eyes. Then he flexed his bicep and said, "Look at this perfect physique. Every time I look in the mirror after a bath, I can't help wanting to lick myself twice."

"But why haven't I slimmed down yet..."

Ma Hongjun wore a miserable expression, complaining like a resentful wife. "I've even gotten so much darker. Why haven't you guys tanned much?"

"You eat five meals a day, and that'd be fine, but every damn meal you wolf down a pound of rice and five braised pork knuckles. If you could lose weight, that'd be a damn miracle." Dai Mubai could not help rolling his eyes.

"I don't want to, either. But every time I finish working, I'm so exhausted I'm practically collapsing."

Ma Hongjun scratched his head sheepishly. "By the way, why haven't you guys gotten darker?"

"Because we used sunscreen."

Oscar looked at him in surprise. "I thought you were trying to get a tan."

"Tan my ass!"

Ma Hongjun's mouth twitched. "I used to be fair and chubby. Now I'm dark and fat. What the hell is beautiful about that?"

"Holy shit, what black pig demon is this!"

At that moment, Chen Lang arrived at Shrek Academy. Seeing Ma Hongjun hopping around in fury, he could not help speaking up.

"..."

Ma Hongjun cried.

How could Lang Ge's thirty-seven-degree mouth say such cold words?

Black pig demon?

Believe it or not, I'll slit my throat right now and show you!

"Lang Ge, this is Ma Hongjun..."

Seeing Chen Lang arrive, Dai Mubai immediately stepped forward happily.

"Ma Hongjun? I thought we were having Roast Suckling Pig tonight." Chen Lang deliberately teased Ma Hongjun.

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

A world where only Ma Hongjun was hurt had been achieved.

"By the way, Fatty, has the issue with your flames been resolved?" Chen Lang asked with concern.

"Yeah, Fatty. This past month, you don't seem to have gone chasing girls in brothels at all," Oscar said, suddenly realizing it.

"That's true..."

Ma Hongjun's eyes widened as well. "In the past, the evil fire would flare up twice a month, but it hasn't acted up even once this month!"

"I told you that you could do it."

Chen Lang looked encouraging.

In truth, he had already guessed as much.

What man would still think about women after working himself half to death every single day?

Besides, Ma Hongjun was still young. His evil fire would naturally grow stronger as he got older, but at least Chen Lang was now sure he was heading in the right direction.

Still, it was better to guide than suppress. Chen Lang felt that if Ma Hongjun wanted to completely eliminate the hidden danger of his Evil Fire Phoenix, aside from using the Cock's Comb Phoenix Sunflower to purge the evil fire and evolve it into a Fire Phoenix martial spirit—

There was another, better path. But the time was not yet right.

"Lang Ge, you really are the guiding light on my path through life!"

Ma Hongjun asked excitedly, "If this continues, can the evil fire in my body be completely eliminated?"

"Fatty, this is only temporary. What you're doing now is far from enough to completely eliminate the evil fire."

Chen Lang still decided to leave the choice to Ma Hongjun. After all, the second path was one where nine died out of ten. He could not make that decision for anyone else.

He looked at Ma Hongjun. "I have two methods that can completely eliminate your evil fire. The first is one hundred percent safe and has no side effects."

"The second is to break and rebuild—to undergo Rebirth from Flames!"

"Of course, the second method is only my speculation. If it succeeds, your Martial Soul will evolve again. But it is a near-certain death, and success or failure depends on fate."

"The choice is yours. I won't give you any advice."

"..."

Hearing Chen Lang's words, Ma Hongjun's dark face grew unusually solemn and serious as he fell into thought.

The others also consciously refrained from offering any advice.

After a long while, a flash of determination appeared in Ma Hongjun's eyes. As if he had made up his mind, he looked at Chen Lang and said, "Lang Ge, can the second method make me stronger?"

"If it can, I choose the second one!"

"I still remember what you said: Phoenix, oh Phoenix, it will not roost unless it is on a Phoenix Tree. Everyone says it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, but now that I have a chance to become the head of a phoenix, why should I remain the head of a chicken?"

Hearing Ma Hongjun's words, Chen Lang's eyes lit up. He had never expected that the lecherous, sleazy fat man from the original story would possess such awareness.

Sure enough, fine horses were common, but those who recognized them were rare. Those trash teachers at Shrek Academy had simply ruined their students. Otherwise, how could Ma Hongjun have ended up becoming a Rank 2 God and losing the love of his life?

Just like the countless students in his previous life, if they all had equal educational resources, China would surely enter an age of prosperity.