Ma Hongjun came to Su Yu's bedside and called softly, "Yu Ge, Yu Ge, wake up, Yu Ge."
Su Yu showed no reaction. Ma Hongjun scratched his head and revealed a faint smile, then pinched Su Yu's nose with one hand.
Su Yu still did not react. He simply switched from breathing through his nose to breathing through his mouth. Ma Hongjun froze, then immediately covered Su Yu's mouth with his other hand.
A moment later, Ma Hongjun was dumbfounded and cried out, "Holy shit, your nose and mouth are both blocked. How can you still be sleeping, Yu Ge?"
Su Yu still did not react. Ma Hongjun directly began shouting, "Yu Ge! Yu Ge! Yu Ge!"
Even after Ma Hongjun had shouted until he had no strength left, Su Yu remained completely motionless.
"Oh my god, Yu Ge, are you some kind of immortal?" Exhausted, Ma Hongjun dropped onto the floor.
Ma Hongjun rested for a while before starting to shake Su Yu. This time, Su Yu finally reacted. He yawned and looked at Ma Hongjun beside him in confusion. "Fatty, when did you get here?"
"Yu Ge, you finally woke up! Didn't you say you'd help me solve my Martial Soul problem?" Ma Hongjun said excitedly.
At this moment, he was not excited because his Martial Soul problem could be solved, but because Su Yu had finally woken up.
Still half-asleep, Su Yu said, "Just that? It's nothing." As he spoke, Su Yu slapped Ma Hongjun. Ma Hongjun was sent flying straight into the wall. Just as he was about to ask why Su Yu had hit him, he suddenly felt as if his body were being burned from within.
In agony, Ma Hongjun released his Martial Soul. To his shock, he saw that his Evil Fire Phoenix had been set ablaze...
Purple flames scorched the Evil Fire Phoenix, making it cry out in pain. At that moment, Ma Hongjun seemed to have fused with the Evil Fire Phoenix, and he too felt as if he had been set on fire.
Clang—
Aah—
The Evil Fire Phoenix and Ma Hongjun screamed in agony together.
On Shrek Academy's field, everyone heard Ma Hongjun's agonized cries and felt a trace of pity for him.
Ma Hongjun's clothes were already drenched in sweat. Yet as time passed, he began to feel more and more comfortable. The excess flesh on his body vanished completely, and eight distinct abdominal muscles could now clearly be seen on his stomach.
Gradually, the Evil Fire Phoenix suddenly let out a long cry and shot beyond the nine heavens. Seeing this, everyone at Shrek Academy stared at the Evil Fire Phoenix in shock. They felt that it seemed to have become different.
After soaring through the sky for a while, the Evil Fire Phoenix returned. Ma Hongjun stood up, looked at the changes in himself, and said gratefully to Su Yu, "Yu Ge, say no more. From now on, you're my real big brother—an even closer brother than my own."
Su Yu waved a hand. "Go out first. I'll come out after I wash up."
Ma Hongjun nodded, then rushed out. He could not wait to show off his newfound gains to the others.
On the field, Tang San, the other six, and Flender were standing there. When they saw Ma Hongjun approaching, every one of them blurted out the same two words, "Holy shit."
Flender's eyes widened as he looked at Ma Hongjun. "Hongjun, how did you become thinner?"
"Fatty, this is like watching someone transform into a whole new person!" Dai Mubai said in astonishment.
Ma Hongjun brushed a hand through his hair and said with an air of smug superiority, "From now on, please stop calling me Fatty. I'm a handsome guy now too."
Everyone looked at Ma Hongjun speechlessly. Oscar said, "Fatty, you may have gotten thinner, but your loser personality hasn't changed one bit."
Ma Hongjun said without caring, "Whatever. I'm handsome now, and I've gotten stronger too. Oscar, let me tell you, I'm already level thirty."
"What? Hongjun, you're level thirty too? Perfect, then you and Oscar can go obtain Soul Rings together," Flender said after a brief moment of surprise.
Ma Hongjun looked at Oscar. "You're level thirty too? Doesn't matter. My Martial Soul is way better than yours."
"Tch." Oscar looked disdainful.
Flender adjusted his glasses. "By the way, Hongjun, didn't Xiao Yu say he would help you solve your Martial Soul's problem? Has it been resolved?"
Ma Hongjun said excitedly, "Of course it has! When my Yu Ge makes a move, how could there be anything he can't solve? Let me show you my completely transformed Martial Soul."
As he spoke, Ma Hongjun crossed his hands and shouted, "Martial Soul Possession, Holy Flame Phoenix!"
Clang!
A phoenix cry rang out as the brand-new Holy Flame Phoenix possessed Ma Hongjun. Ma Hongjun said proudly, "Dean, I'm not who I used to be. The power of my flames has increased by more than twofold!"
"What? More than twice as strong?" Everyone was utterly shocked.
Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix had already possessed exceptionally powerful flames, making it one of the top-tier beast Martial Souls. Now that his Evil Fire Phoenix had become a Holy Flame Phoenix, its power had increased by more than twofold. Among beast Martial Souls, the Holy Flame Phoenix could already replace the Thunder Tyrannosaurus Rex!
Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, Ma Hongjun threw back his head and laughed smugly.
Just then, Su Yu arrived. Looking at Ma Hongjun laughing so loudly, he asked in confusion, "Fatty, why are you laughing so sleazily?"
Hearing Su Yu's voice, Ma Hongjun immediately rushed to his side and shouted, "Yu Ge, you're here! Yu Ge, look, they were completely stunned by my Martial Soul."
"Isn't it just a little bird? What's so shocking about it?" Su Yu said disdainfully.
Oscar suddenly darted over to Su Yu's side. Smiling ingratiatingly, he said, "Yu Ge, do something for me too. Let me undergo a complete transformation as well."
Su Yu shook his head. "Why would you need a transformation? I only helped Fatty because of his Martial Soul's Evil Fire problem. There's nothing wrong with your Martial Soul."
"Yu Ge, just help me out. Seeing Fatty's smug smile makes me uncomfortable." Oscar looked at Su Yu with sparkling eyes.
Su Yu said speechlessly, "Uh... I really don't know how to transform your Martial Soul, but I can transform your body instead." As he spoke, Su Yu slapped Oscar without any warning.
A strand of Dominion Power entered Oscar's skin. After a while, Su Yu withdrew his hand. Oscar looked utterly bewildered. "Yu Ge, that's it?"
"What else?"
"No, I don't feel like I've changed at all." Oscar looked over his own body.
Su Yu patted Oscar on the shoulder. "Your body is now impervious to blades and spears, immune to all poisons. You can try it yourself."
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