Ma Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ma Hongjun (马红俊)
Alias(es)	Evil Fire Phoenix; Fatty 1 13
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Seven Devils; Shrek Academy; allied with Tang San and the Tang Sect 1 17 33
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; antagonist in Ning Lin’s trial 1 16 34
Martial Soul	Evil Fire Phoenix, described as a top-tier beast martial soul 24
Cultivation Realm	Soul Saint at his first appearance; no subsequent breakthrough is documented 1
Status	Alive, severely burned and permanently physically crippled. His sanity is destroyed during his punishment, though he later speaks and responds to Tang San; no cure is confirmed 34 36 42
First Appearance	Ning Lin’s recollection of the incident leading to his imprisonment 1

Background / History

Assault and Ning Lin’s Imprisonment

During an eruption of his evil fire, Ma Hongjun attempts to assault a female Soul Master in Heaven Dou City. Ning Lin intervenes, and Ma Hongjun retaliates with Phoenix Fire Line, grievously injuring him. Ning Lin subsequently awakens in custody and concludes that Tang San has fabricated charges to protect Ma Hongjun and silence him 1.

Ma Hongjun later visits Ning Lin in the dungeon to mock his imprisonment and threaten further torture. When he attempts to punch the prisoner, Tang San stops him—not to protect Ning Lin, but to postpone the violence until after conviction. Ma Hongjun welcomes this assurance and praises Tang San’s willingness to bring down a city lord for him 13 14.

Exposure at the Public Trial

When Ning Lin names Ma Hongjun as the actual assailant, public suspicion turns toward him. Despite this, Ma Hongjun privately boasts that the woman has become his “personal maid,” credits Tang San with making her obedient, and describes keeping her in his room. His remarks disgust Dai Mubai and, when overheard, Zhu Zhuqing 16 17 18.

Bibi Dong places the witness under mental control and asks her to recount the events. The woman states that Tang San paid her to frame Ning Lin, after which she was forcibly sent to Ma Hongjun’s residence at Shrek Academy. She describes repeated abuse and torture with Soul Tools, while Tang Sect members threatened her family to prevent disclosure. Ma Hongjun denies the account, but her injuries and terror leave the crowd unconvinced 29 30.

Hostage-Taking and Defeat

During the battle against Bibi Dong, Ma Hongjun fears what will happen if she survives. He seizes the apparently helpless Ning Lin by the throat and demands that Bibi Dong dismiss her Martial Soul Avatars, cripple her soul power, and surrender. The tactic halts her attack but draws condemnation from the crowd, shame from his Shrek companions, and contempt from Tang Hao 33.

Tang San orders him to kill Ning Lin to provoke Bibi Dong into losing control. After initially hesitating, Ma Hongjun obeys and openly dismisses Ning Lin’s innocence as irrelevant. Ning Lin then releases golden and azure Heavenly Flames, breaks his restraints, overwhelms Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire, and reverses the hold. The flames burn Ma Hongjun’s body, meridians, and Martial Soul Origin, leaving him barely conscious 34 35.

Punishment and Retreat

The woman he abused rushes onto the Judgment Platform and crushes his genitals with a stomp, permanently crippling him. Ning Lin then introduces Bone Chilling Flame into his body, reigniting the residual evil fire. The resulting rampage destroys Ma Hongjun’s awareness, leaving him alive but confused, frenzied, and driven by uncontrollable lust 36.

Ma Hongjun later appears pale, much thinner, and emotionally desolate, but able to ask Tang San what will become of him. As the group prepares to leave Heaven Dou City, Tang San promises to seek a cure and directs him to accompany Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for safety 42.

Appearance

• Before his defeat: Extremely obese, with small eyes, thick hands, and a face frequently described as greasy or flushed 1 13 17 30.
• During an evil-fire eruption: Blood-red eyes and a foul aura of flame radiating from his body 1.
• After Ning Lin’s counterattack: Severely charred and reduced to weak, instinctive twitching 34 35.
• Before leaving Heaven Dou City: Pale, noticeably thinner, and lacking his former lively expression 42.

Personality

Ma Hongjun is vindictive toward anyone who obstructs him. He mocks Ning Lin’s integrity, delights in his anticipated execution, and threatens to torture him after conviction. His confidence depends heavily on Tang San’s protection: he quickly replaces his aggression with a fawning smile when Tang San enters the dungeon 13 14.

His treatment of the female Soul Master reveals cruelty beyond the loss of restraint associated with evil-fire eruptions. He boasts about her captivity, while her testimony describes deliberate torture. When publicly exposed, he denies responsibility; when threatened by Bibi Dong’s strength, he resorts to hostage-taking rather than confronting her directly 17 29 30 33.

Abilities & Skills

Evil Fire Phoenix

Ma Hongjun possesses a top-tier beast martial soul associated with powerful but unstable evil fire 1 24.

• Its eruptions cloud his judgment and intensify his lust and aggression 1.
• Hu Liena credits the cockscomb phoenix sunflower, rather than Yu Xiaogang’s teaching, with preventing his evil fire from crippling him 24.
• Yu Xiaogang never truly resolves the martial soul’s evil-fire mutation 25.
• Ning Lin’s golden flame suppresses, devours, and assimilates his Evil Fire at its origin 34.
• Residual evil fire remains after his defeat and can be reignited; Ning Lin exploits this to destroy his sanity 36.

Phoenix Fire Line

A named flame attack used against Ning Lin when he interrupts the assault 1.

• Grievously wounds the then-Soul Emperor Ning Lin despite his attempt to defend himself 1.

Flame-Assisted Movement

Ma Hongjun moves as a dark-red streak of flame when approaching Ning Lin during the battle 33.

• Uses the distraction of the surrounding fight to reach and seize the prisoner 33.

Equipment / Items

• Soul Tools of unspecified types — According to the female Soul Master’s testimony, Ma Hongjun uses them to torture and humiliate her during captivity 29.
• Cockscomb phoenix sunflower — An herb Hu Liena identifies as having prevented his unstable evil fire from crippling him earlier in life 24.

Relationships

• Tang San — Protector and principal ally. Covers up his misconduct, postpones his retaliation until after Ning Lin’s conviction, orders him to kill the hostage, and later promises to find a cure for his injuries 13 29 34 42.
• Ning Lin — Enemy whose intervention exposes his crimes. Ma Hongjun attacks, taunts, and attempts to kill him before being defeated and deliberately punished by him 1 13 34 36.
• Unnamed female Soul Master — Victim of his assault, captivity, and abuse. Her testimony exposes him publicly; she later takes physical revenge on the Judgment Platform 17 29 36.
• Dai Mubai — Shrek companion whom he addresses as “Boss Dai.” Initially shares his excitement over Tang San’s influence, but reacts with disgust to his boasting about the captive woman 14 17.
• Oscar — Shrek companion who initially envies his access to the captive woman, but later feels ashamed of his hostage-taking 17 33.
• Zhu Zhuqing — Shrek companion whose trust is shaken after overhearing his remarks about the woman 18.
• Bibi Dong — Adversary who exposes the witness’s coercion and abuse. Ma Hongjun attempts to force her surrender by threatening Ning Lin 29 33.
• Ning Rongrong — Shrek companion assigned to accompany him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect during the group’s retreat 42.

Notable Quotes

“Brother San’s methods are incredible! Just to vent his brother’s anger, he said he’d take down a city lord, and he did! Ruthless! I like it!” 14

“I order you to dispel your Martial Soul Avatars immediately, cripple your own soul power, and kneel in surrender!” 33

“Who cares whether you were falsely accused?” 34