Ma Hongjun was furious, practically wanting to kill someone.
Yet he had no choice but to swallow his anger and force every thought in his heart back down.
Ma Hongjun's heart ached terribly, but he could only awkwardly make his way to an open area.
He cautiously raised his head and glanced at Stelle again.
He clenched his fists as though making up his mind, then let out a roar like a lion.
"Phoenix! Possession!"
With that roar, purplish-red light burst forth from Ma Hongjun's body.
The short hair on his head suddenly grew longer and gathered toward the center, forming a mohawk hairstyle.
That hairstyle looked very much like a rooster's comb.
Then Ma Hongjun spread his arms as though a phoenix were taking flight.
Only, his arms did not transform into wings. Instead, long feathers extended from his thick, exposed arms.
At the same time, both hands turned into claws.
Even more ridiculous was Ma Hongjun's round, plump body.
Combined with those arms covered in long purplish-red feathers.
And that upright hair.
No matter how one looked at him, he resembled a fat old hen.
At that moment, everyone on the Douluo Continent, all the Soul Beasts, and even those from Beyond the Sky saw Ma Hongjun's phoenix transformation.
Everyone froze for a moment.
Those who did not know Ma Hongjun had heard him shout "Phoenix Possession," so they all assumed his Martial Soul was a phoenix.
The phoenix was absolutely one of the highest-ranking bloodlines among the Soul Beasts of the Douluo Continent.
As long as a Martial Soul had even the slightest connection to the phoenix bloodline, it would definitely be an exceptionally powerful Martial Soul.
Just look at Shui Bing'er from Skywater Academy. Her Ice Phoenix was so powerful.
Why was Ma Hongjun's entire body