Meanwhile, in the anime, Ma Hongjun had already unleashed his Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.
Seeing Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul, Xiao Wu quipped, "Are there really phoenixes that fat? No matter how I look at him, he looks like a barnyard chicken!"
As if she had touched his reverse scale, Ma Hongjun flew into a rage. "Who are you calling a barnyard chicken?!"
In the Modern Era, Ye Guyi looked puzzled as she watched this scene and asked,
"Is that really a phoenix? It really does look like a barnyard chicken."
"It was a barnyard chicken to begin with. Its Martial Soul just mutated, but it's still a long way from a phoenix. At most, it went from a barnyard chicken to a turkey."
"If Tang San didn't give him that immortal herb, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, in the future, Ma Hongjun's turkey would never evolve into a phoenix in his lifetime," Jiang Yan said with a laugh.
Now, in the Sky Screen Livestream Room, Ma Hongjun heard that familiar name again and immediately raged.
[Ma Hongjun: What barnyard chicken or turkey? I'm a phoenix, damn it!]
[Ma Hongjun: Even without that immortal herb, I'm still a phoenix!]
[Shui Bing'er: A phoenix? You? It's just a mutated barnyard chicken Martial Soul!]
[Shui Bing'er: Without that immortal herb, you'd be a turkey for life!]
[Ma Hongjun: What did you say? Looks like I'll have to give you a taste of my Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike!]
[Xu Xiaoyan: Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike? Phoenix Laughing Frog?]
[Meng Hongchen: Isn't that still a barnyard chicken?]
[Xie Xie: Barnyard chicken, barnyard chicken.]
Meanwhile, in the anime, Xiao Wu and Tang San had already started fighting Ma Hongjun.
Seeing how pretty Xiao Wu was, Ma Hongjun felt a little reluctant to strike her.
Xiao Wu seized the opening, closing in on Ma Hongjun and activating her first Soul Skill, Waist Bow!
"This is my first Soul Skill, called Waist Bow. It boosts my waist strength by one hundred and nineteen percent."
"In other words, Soul Masters below rank fifty simply can't withstand it."
At this, Qian Renxue voiced her doubts.
"Can a rank-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster like her really one-shot Soul Masters below rank fifty?"
"Of course not. She's just blowing hot air," Jiang Yan countered.
"Still, credit where it's due, all of Xiao Wu's Soul Skills are pretty overpowered. Invincible Golden Body, Nothingness, Teleportation, Waist Bow-if you paired them with the Golden Dragon King Bloodline..."
Just then, Leng Yaozhu raised a question of her own.
"Come to think of it, Shrek Academy should be lodging in this village at this point, right? What happens if their fight burns the village down?"
"What else could happen? The villagers can only swallow it. Given Shrek Academy's character, and Flender's, do you think they'd pay compensation?" Jiang Yan asked in return.
"That's true, I suppose," Leng Yaozhu said.
Having been called out, Flender immediately started cursing in the Sky Screen Livestream Room.
[Flender: What's wrong with me? I was a Soul Saint back then! Since when does a Soul Saint compensate villagers? It's their honor to have our Shrek Academy in their village!]
[Ya Li: Is being a Soul Saint so impressive? Does that let you stand above ordinary people?]
Originally, Ya Li had not wanted to speak, because Flender was Shrek Academy's founder. The moment they argued, they would hit the Sun Moon Federation's trending searches.
But eventually, this Holy Spirit Douluo simply could not hold back. When the epidemic had swept through the Federation back then, she had stayed on the front lines, keeping it under control in various places.
In Ya Li's heart, never mind Soul Saints-even Titled Douluos and Limit Douluos should not stand above ordinary people.
[Flender: Do I need you to teach me how to act? I'm Shrek Academy's founder, and you dare criticize me? Do you not want to stay at Shrek Academy anymore?]
From Jiang Yan's earlier revelations, Flender and the others already knew Ya Li's identity: the deputy master of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion twenty thousand years in the future.
In terms of seniority, Ya Li should have addressed him as her forefather!
But now? Ya Li actually dared to contradict him? How could Flender possibly stand that?!
[Ya Li: ...]
Just as Ya Li hesitated, Yun Ming came to her side and said, "Go ahead and do what you think is right. I'll always stand beside you."
Hearing this, Ya Li nodded firmly. With Yun Ming's support, she immediately began arguing with Flender in the Sky Screen Livestream Room.
[Ya Li: You don't deserve to be Shrek Academy's founder at all. Shrek Academy's reputation started falling apart with you!]
[Flender: What did you say? Expel this traitor from Shrek Academy immediately!]
[Yun Ming: Can't do that.]
[Flender: You! This is utterly outrageous! I'm Shrek Academy's founder, and you actually dare disobey me?]
It was precisely Ya Li's appearance that restored a good deal of Shrek Academy's reputation in the Dragon King era, but...
Shrek Academy in the Peerless Tang Sect era was not so fortunate, especially with Zhou Yi and Yan Shaozhe still speaking up for Flender in the Sky Screen Livestream Room.
[Zhou Yi: A Soul Master who doesn't dare stir up trouble is a mediocrity. Why should we Soul Masters compensate ordinary people?]
[Yan Shaozhe: In this world, strength still reigns supreme!]
In an instant, Zhou Yi, Yan Shaozhe, and Flender received a flood of abuse from ordinary people in the livestream room, while Shrek Academy's reputation in the Peerless era plummeted to nothing.
Within the Sky Screen, Qian Renxue, Ye Guyi, and Leng Yaozhu were also discussing the matter.
Jiang Yan said, "Precisely because they're Soul Masters, the people in this village don't dare resist at all."
"Aren't Soul Masters supposed to protect ordinary people? What gives them the right to do this?" Ye Guyi demanded.
At this moment, Qian Renxue suddenly spoke. "Because that's how this world is. In this world, the weak are meat for the strong, and the strong rule over the weak."
As Spirit Hall's young master and the former crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue had long known the rules of the Douluo Continent by heart.
Hearing this, Jiang Yan pondered for a while before answering, "In the world of the Douluo Continent, that is indeed the case. But not in our present era."
"Oh?" Jiang Yan's words greatly piqued Leng Yaozhu's curiosity.
Although ordinary people's safety already enjoyed considerable protection in her era,
Soul Masters still held a higher social status than ordinary people. That much was clear from Shrek Academy, which never gave the Sun Moon Federation's laws a second thought.
"What you hear may be false; what you see is real. I'll take you out to have a look later," Jiang Yan said.
"In our era, 'even the emperor faces the same punishment as a commoner when he breaks the law' is no longer an empty saying."
"Does such a thing really exist?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Of course," Jiang Yan said with great certainty. "Because this is a new era created by a group of great people."
"A new era? Then I'm really looking forward to it," Leng Yaozhu said with a smile.
"So am I," Qian Renxue said.
Meanwhile, in the Sky Screen Livestream Room, Flender and Ya Li's argument continued. Just then, Flender heard Jiang Yan's words. His eyes filled with disdain, and he immediately sneered.
[Flender: Hmph! Impossible! People simply aren't equal! If I went into the street right now and killed an ordinary person, who would dare come after me?]
The moment Flender said this, countless ordinary people hurled abuse at him once again.
[Qian Daoliu: Do you think my Spirit Hall is just for show?]
Yet there was not a trace of remorse in Flender's eyes. He went so far as to declare arrogantly in the livestream room,
[Flender: A Soul Master's life is worth more than an ordinary person's, no matter the era! I don't believe that in this so-called Modern Era, they'd sacrifice Soul Masters' lives to protect ordinary people!]
Flender's words won the support of the nobles from Spirit Hall's era. They, too, refused to believe anyone would truly be foolish enough to protect ordinary people with their lives.