Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

"You should secretly tell Xiao Ao about it later, but don't make it too obvious in front of Tang San; that guy is very suspicious."

After glancing at Dai Mubai, who also looked furious, Ning Rongrong decided to reveal the truth.

Over the past few years, my father has been secretly pondering and guessing some things, and Tang San is the key, which is why he sent me to Shrek Academy.

If you want to gain an opportunity from Tang San, it's not enough to do it alone; it's best to form a team, and the team we have now is perfect.

This way, the pie can be expanded together, and the plans of myself and my father will be more secure.

"god?"

Ma Hongjun was shocked, while Dai Mubai seemed to be deep in thought.

“Brother Dai, you come from the royal family, so you have a wide circle of contacts and you must have seen a lot of scheming. In the future, give Oscar and Fourth Brother some pointers. Their future opportunities depend on you.”

Ning Rongrong gave Dai Mubai a special reminder: although she revealed this secret today to maintain the team and to better facilitate her and her father's plans, she had still revealed it after all.

As the third prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Mubai is definitely not a problem and won't give himself away, but Oscar and Ma Hongjun don't have that ability. If they want to perform perfectly, they'll need Dai Mubai to guide and motivate them.

"Thank you, Sixth Sister. I know what to do."

Nodding gratefully, Dai Mubai naturally understood Ning Rongrong's meaning. She must have had ulterior motives for saying this, but she was also genuinely looking out for them, after all, it was an opportunity to become a god.

"Boss Dai, I'll listen to you."

Although Ma Hongjun still didn't understand, he trusted Dai Mubai a lot, after all, their relationship over the past three years had been really strong.

"Fatty, you're impulsive. Even if you have opinions about Tang San and Xiao Wu, don't say them out loud, and definitely don't talk to me about them in private, lest you expose them."

"From now on, we can discuss topics with Tang San and Xiao Wu through the mental link established by Sixth Sister..."

Dai Mubai whispered instructions to Ma Hongjun, while walking towards the extinguished fire circle and placing the unconscious Flander next to Xiao Ao.

"Why is there a big blue scorpion over there?"

Ma Hongjun suddenly saw the Earth King still struggling and asked in confusion.

What happened after I left?

How come there's another big scorpion?

And it's even bigger than that pink lady's, so it looks like it's not to be trifled with.

"You're back just in time. Go and kill that giant scorpion. Remember, don't get close; it's a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast."

While checking Flander's physical condition, Dai Mubai casually said something, signaling Ma Hongjun to kill the giant scorpion.

"A ten-thousand-year-old soul beast? I've never killed a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast before."

Ma Hongjun was excited and hurriedly ran over. Then, he possessed the Phoenix, activated his second and third soul skills, and enhanced his first soul skill, unleashing a pillar of fire that shot towards the Earth King.

At the same time, Ning Rongrong also added auxiliary soul skills to Ma Hongjun, greatly enhancing the power of his soul skills.

Although carrying the teacher back had exhausted Ma Hongjun, his soul power was not significantly depleted. In fact, he had even recovered a lot of his soul power along the way with the help of the recovery sausages he had prepared in advance. Now he was ready to deal with the Earth King.

What none of them saw was that a figure appeared beside the Earth King, concealing himself by distorting light, perfectly hiding his own soul power aura, and even avoiding Ning Rongrong's mental perception.

"I must continue this opportunity for you."

Tian Hao glanced at Ma Hongjun, who was spewing fire pillars, and chuckled evilly. He placed his palm on the Earth King's body, guiding the Earth King to devour and absorb Ma Hongjun's phoenix flames, accelerating its own transformation, mainly transforming its huge pincers and scorpion tail.

Ma Hongjun is a key piece he uses to attract the god of desire, but he is currently a bit weak, so it's time to help him get a power-up.

Although the Phoenix Flame was powerful, it also consumed a lot of energy. In less than three minutes, Ma Hongjun's soul power was exhausted, but the Earth King was still alive.

Ma Hongjun didn't think much of it. After all, it was a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. He hadn't attacked its weak point, so it was normal that it hadn't died. He could just keep attacking it.

He sat down cross-legged on the spot, ate a large recovery sausage, and then meditated to accelerate the recovery of his soul power.

With the help of the recovery sausage and meditation, his soul power was fully restored in just four hours.

At the same time, what he didn't see was that someone behind him had their hand on his back to assist him in his cultivation breakthrough, helping his level 39 soul power break through to level 40.

When Ma Hongjun set off from Shrek Academy, his soul power was only level 38. After the battle with Canghui Academy, he broke through to level 39, and now he has reached level 40.

"I've broken through?"

Sensing the breakthrough in his soul power, Ma Hongjun was stunned, and then overjoyed.

You know, he only recently broke through to level 39, I didn't expect him to break through to level 40 so quickly.

"Once you've broken through, hurry up and kill that giant scorpion. It's been burning for so long and you still haven't burned it to death. How dare you call yourself a Soul Master?"

Dai Mubai, who was guarding him from the side, pursed his lips and gestured for him to get up and get to work.

This is Sunset Forest after all, so he couldn't just watch Ma Hongjun meditate and cultivate without anyone guarding him. That's why he came over to help him guard him. He just didn't expect that the kid would actually break through.

Although combat is the best way for a Soul Master to break through, this is too fast. It hasn't even been a few days since the last breakthrough to level 39.

However, upon closer reflection, it's understandable that Ma Hongjun could cultivate so quickly, since he's the only student at Shrek Academy with a simulated training ground, and it's the top-tier kind at that.

There is a small volcano dozens of miles away from Shrek Academy, where the fire element is extremely abundant. Ma Hongjun's martial soul is a fire phoenix, which is extremely compatible with that place, so his soul power level can catch up with Oscar, who is two years older.

Their recent breakthroughs can be considered a result of years of hard work and dedication.

"What can I do? Two of my three soul skills are support skills, and my only attack soul skill is from my first soul ring."

Frustrated, Ma Hongjun vented his frustration, feeling helpless about his own situation.

His phoenix flames are very strong, they are top-tier flames, far stronger than fire-attribute soul masters of the same level, but his soul ring configuration is terrible.

Only his first spirit ring is an offensive skill; the second and third spirit rings are merely auxiliary, unable to unleash his full offensive potential.

"Stop complaining, this time I'll find you a powerful fourth spirit ring."

Patting Ma Hongjun on the shoulder, Dai Mubai walked towards the extinguished circle of fire, preparing to meditate there to speed up the recovery of his soul power.

They no longer have any recovery sausages in reserve and must rely on meditation to restore their soul power.

Upon hearing about the fourth spirit ring, Ma Hongjun became excited again. He once again used his martial spirit to enhance his first spirit skill with his second and third spirit skills, spraying a pillar of fire at the still struggling Earth King.

Ning Rongrong also used her amplification soul skill on Ma Hongjun, while keeping a close eye on Oscar.

Oscar's condition was deteriorating, and like Flander, he was bleeding from all seven orifices, with blood slowly seeping from his skin. Clearly, his body was on the verge of collapse.

However, they were all helpless in this situation, because the refinement of the soul ring could only be done by oneself, and others could not help, otherwise they would only make things worse.

At least, conventional methods won't help.

"Boss Dai, come quick! Something's wrong with this giant scorpion. It's devouring my Phoenix Flame!"

A moment later, Ma Hongjun's exclamation came, attracting the attention of Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong.

"Sister Jiu'er."

After greeting Ao Jiu'er and signaling to keep an eye on Oscar, Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai, who had stopped meditating, walked towards the giant scorpion.

"Could it have the innate ability to devour flames?"

After a careful examination, especially focusing on the scorpion's tail and pincers, Dai Mubai guessed that this giant scorpion might have the talent to devour flames. After all, it was a fire-attribute soul beast, so it wasn't surprising that it had such an ability.

"It can devour, but it doesn't seem to be able to refine Fourth Brother's phoenix flames. Moreover, they are all gathered on the pincers and tail. Perhaps this way they can form a soul bone."

Fourth Brother, continue burning it with phoenix flames, let it devour you, and see if you can get a soul bone.

Ning Rongrong had a sudden inspiration and came up with a bold idea, signaling Ma Hongjun to continue applying the Phoenix Flame.

After looking at the mess around him, especially the trees that Flander had shredded with his soul skill, he had another idea.

"Boss Dai, go to the edge and clear out a barrier."

Fourth Brother, use the Phoenix Flame to ignite these pieces of wood and the corpses of those pink-clad women, creating a suitable simulated environment to accelerate your soul power recovery.

"I'll go clean it up!"

Nodding, Dai Mubai activated his martial spirit and walked to the edge of the area, sweeping the broken wood towards this side to clear a barrier.

He was originally a power-type offensive Soul Master, and since these trees had been shredded by Flander's Soul Skill, they weren't very large and easy to clear.

Ma Hongjun excitedly used his Phoenix Wings Soaring technique to fly low, scattering phoenix flames that quickly turned the area into a sea of ​​fire.

In particular, the burning of the pink-clad women's corpses could even cause the phoenix flames to expand and grow stronger.

It is important to know that the Phoenix Flame is a composite attribute created by fusing fire and life attributes, and life force is the best fuel for the Phoenix Flame.

Although those pink ladies were dead, their life force still remained in their remains, and now, ignited by the phoenix flames, they became the best fuel.

With the support of this sea of ​​fire, Ma Hongjun not only recovered his soul power faster, but also further enhanced the power of his soul skills.

Not long after, Oscar finally finished refining the spirit ring with great difficulty, and with the help of the spirit ring's refining effect on his body, his injuries improved considerably.

Are you guys going to have a barbecue?

Weakly leaning against the iron box, Oscar looked at the sea of ​​fire and the astonishing heat outside and couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

"how do you feel?"

Ao Jiu'er, who had been standing by the side, asked with concern.

"Not bad, still half alive."

Oscar wiped the blood from his face, gave a gloomy, ugly smile, and in his heart cursed Tang San mercilessly.

When that surging soul power rushed into his body, he realized he had made a mistake. That soul ring was definitely not at the four-thousand-year level; it far exceeded his own capacity.

This was a near-death experience, but even though we made it through, it was still very difficult.

If it were just that the soul skill he finally obtained was bad, he wouldn't blame Tang San, since he was the one who ultimately decided what he wanted. But the fact that the soul ring's age limit exceeded the limit was definitely Tang San's fault; he almost got himself killed.

"Hurry up and make sausages to consume the soul power in your body; that will make you feel better."

Ning Rongrong reminded them that although the soul ring had been refined, the soul power had not yet been perfectly integrated and would require a long time to integrate.

Given Oscar's current physical condition, having so much soul power within him would only be a burden.

Oscar understood this as well. With Ao Jiu'er's help, he climbed out of the iron box and collapsed on the ground, chanting soul incantations. Meanwhile, the giant recovery sausage he created was immediately thrown by Dai Mubai into the sea of ​​fire to accelerate the recovery of Ma Hongjun's soul power.

He was also very interested in Ning Rongrong's previous speculations and ideas, and wanted to see if the giant scorpion could produce a soul bone.

The Phoenix Flame's burning power was terrifying, and with its full force covering such a wide area, everything around it was burned to ashes in just one hour.

All the phoenix flames were guided by Ma Hongjun and injected into the body of the Earth King, making its pincers and scorpion tail even more fiery red, and even burning with flames on the outer layer.

However, despite all the effort, they failed to create a soul bone and also killed the Earth King, while a strange soul ring appeared.

There's no problem with the spirit ring being a black, ten-thousand-year spirit ring, but a layer of flame is burning on the spirit ring, which is Ma Hongjun's phoenix flame, and it resonates with Ma Hongjun's spirit power and martial spirit.

The group was a bit bewildered by the strange spirit ring; they had never seen anything like it before, and had never even heard of it.