Gaining a Ma Hongjun Fanboy

Inside the Shrek Academy dormitory.

Ma Hongjun was grieving over his breakup with his belongings, as well as the successive betrayals of his dorm brothers.

Under the double blow, he finally could not hold it in any longer and lay over his legs, quietly sobbing.

Creak!

Knock, knock, knock!

"Excuse me, does Ma Hongjun live in this dorm?" Yang Feng scratched his head, smiling as he surveyed the room.

The door to Ma Hongjun's dorm was gently pushed open.

Hearing someone enter, Ma Hongjun hurriedly wiped away his tears and forced down his emotions as he looked to see what was happening.

The moment Ma Hongjun saw Yang Feng, he sensed that Yang Feng's strength was far from ordinary.

"A new classmate finally came. That damned Dai Mubai and Oscar were introduced to Spirit Hall by some guy named Tang San." Ma Hongjun could not help complaining to Yang Feng.

"That damned Tang San left me all alone in the dorm. What's your name, newcomer?"

Yang Feng smiled and said, "I graduated from Nuoding Academy in Holy Soul Village. My name is Yang Feng."

"You mean you're Yu Xiaogang's disciple?"

Ma Hongjun completely emerged from his sadness, his face full of envy. In an instant, he became Yang Feng's fanboy and was willing to be Yang Feng's little follower.

However, Ma Hongjun's reaction caught Yang Feng somewhat off guard.

Yang Feng had never expected Ma Hongjun to react so strongly.

He had originally planned to spend some time getting accustomed to each other.

But seeing Ma Hongjun like this, there was clearly no need to worry about that anymore.

"By the way, Brother Yang, I heard you have a Mutated Martial Soul too. Our Martial Soul types are the same."

"That means we're on the same path, right?"

"Since we'll be living in the same dorm, we'll be sworn brothers from now on."

"If anything happens in the future, just let me know. I'll definitely be the first to show up and help."

At that moment, Ma Hongjun took the lead in revealing his Martial Soul, the Evil Fire Phoenix.

Around Ma Hongjun's body, the temperature of the purplish-red evil flames surged instantly. Fiery wings unfurled, crimson scale patterns tore through his skin and crawled over his arms, while a phoenix phantom roared behind him. The scorching heat distorted the surrounding air.

His Martial Soul had undergone a beneficial mutation from an ordinary poultry Martial Soul, making it a top-tier assault-type Beast Martial Soul.

It possessed extremely powerful fire-attribute explosive force.

"Could this Martial Soul be the mutated Evil Fire Phoenix?"

Hearing Yang Feng's words, Ma Hongjun asked,

"You have such deep insight into my mutated Evil Fire Phoenix?"

"I haven't even introduced it yet. How did you know?"

Yang Feng thought for a moment before slowly replying,

"I merely read in ancient books that Martial Souls can mutate."

"Having seen it with my own eyes today, it truly lives up to its reputation!"

Ma Hongjun also wanted to learn what kind of Mutated Martial Soul Yang Feng, Yu Xiaogang's disciple, possessed.

What sort of Martial Soul could make Yu Xiaogang, known as the "Master," accept Yang Feng as his disciple?

What Ma Hongjun did not know was that it was not Yang Feng who had begged Yu Xiaogang to become his teacher. Rather, Yu Xiaogang had followed Yang Feng around, begging Yang Feng to accept him as his teacher.

"Your Martial Soul must be extraordinary to make the Master become your teacher!"

"I want to see what your Martial Soul is like too."

Ma Hongjun looked eagerly at Yang Feng, waiting for him to use his Martial Soul.

Yang Feng saw that Ma Hongjun merely wanted to see his Martial Soul.

So Yang Feng extended his right hand and began summoning the same Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul that Xiao Wu possessed.

This Martial Soul had been copied from Xiao Wu's Martial Soul at a one-to-one ratio through the Imitation Martial Soul Mirror. From its appearance alone, there was no way to perceive the mystery of Yang Feng's Martial Soul.

That alone gave the Imitation Martial Soul Mirror excellent concealment.

The instant Ma Hongjun saw Yang Feng's Martial Soul, his eyes widened like walnuts, his face filled with shock.

"What? Your Martial Soul is a Soft Bone Rabbit?"

"It's actually a Beast Martial Soul, but it doesn't seem to have any special mutation traits!"

"It feels no different from an ordinary Beast Martial Soul!"

The moment those words left Ma Hongjun's mouth, he immediately realized his mistake.

"Yang Feng, I didn't mean that. I just couldn't see how strong you really are!"

"Please don't take offense!"

For the time being, Yang Feng had no intention of telling more people that his Martial Soul could copy the Martial Souls of others.

The fewer people who knew, the more leverage and hidden cards Yang Feng would possess.

Seeing Yang Feng remain silent for a long time, Ma Hongjun decided to change the subject.

"Yang Feng, do you know Tang San?"

Yang Feng answered,

"He grew up with me in Holy Soul Village. When we awakened our Martial Souls, he tested as having Twin Martial Souls and was recruited into Spirit Hall."

"As for his character, from what I know, he is skilled at hypocrisy. He often exploits the trust others place in him, sacrificing them to preserve his own interests."

"Right now, he still hasn't fully revealed his true fangs!"

Yang Feng spoke with a serious expression and sincere eyes.

"When I see someone who poaches people like that, I'll definitely teach him a proper lesson!"

"And those two traitors from Shrek Academy who got expelled."

"They were probably deceived by Tang San, but if that's true, then they brought it upon themselves."

Yang Feng saw no heartbreak in Ma Hongjun's eyes, only a determination to take revenge on Tang San at any moment.

Now, Yang Feng had effectively brought Ma Hongjun into his camp. Bringing in Zhu Zhuqing later should not be too difficult.

The most difficult one would be Ning Rongrong, the spoiled young lady of a noble family.

With such an overbearing personality, only Oscar from the original story could endure staying by her side.

But Oscar had already joined Spirit Hall, so whether Ning Rongrong could join Yang Feng's lineup remained uncertain.

For now, he had no absolute confidence.

Yang Feng planned to improve the strength of his Martial Soul first, then use the system's Destiny Diary to write Ning Rongrong an exclusive diary.

He would guide her into joining his camp. That way, even if Tang San gained Spirit Hall's support and brought Dai Mubai and Oscar with him, he might not necessarily be able to completely crush Yang Feng's lineup.

Inside Spirit Hall.

With Spirit Hall's help, Tang San's Soul Power had also broken through to level 28.

After Su Yuntao brought Tang San to Spirit Hall, he had always been treated as a key cultivation target.

Tang San's tuition, the substantial monthly Gold Soul Coin allowance, the high-class dormitory and exclusive meals provided to him—all of those expenses were paid by Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall regularly issued Tang San high-grade Immortal Herbs and body-tempering medicinal materials to accelerate the progress of his Soul Power breakthroughs.

He was to live together with Dai Mubai and Oscar, who had joined Spirit Hall.