Watching the strange black aura gradually emanating from Ma Hongjun, Flender's heart was filled with unease, and he quickly went to his side to comfort him: "Hongjun, don't get too agitated, calm down."
Ma Hongjun's eyes were indeed red, and a black pattern gradually appeared on his face: "Teacher, how can you expect me to calm down?! It wasn't easy for my Spirit to evolve from a pheasant to an Evil Fire Phoenix, and my life was smooth sailing. Now, because of Xiao Tian, I've become an eunuch! Even if my strength becomes stronger, what's the point?"
As he spoke, a terrifying aura emanated from Ma Hongjun, and the Evil Fire PhoenixSpirit behind him also began to mutate.
The originally fiery red wings began to transform into black wings under the erosion of this black aura, and the flames burning on his body also turned dark black. A pressure surpassing his own strength emanated from within him!
"Not good!" Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang Hao beside him and said hurriedly: "Your Excellency Hao Tian!"
Tang Hao didn't hesitate at All. A powerful spirit power pressure directly covered him, trying his best to suppress Ma Hongjun's momentum.
"Grandmaster, what's wrong with him?" Tang Hao could only use his spirit power to suppress him as much as possible at the moment, not daring to exert too much force. What if he got injured and fell into a coma? What about the competition this afternoon?
Moreover, with Ma Hongjun's sudden change, he could feel an extremely intense flame from the Spirit behind him, far exceeding his previous Evil Fire Phoenix flame.
"Looking at this, Hongjun should be corroded by the evil fire accumulated in his body..."
It was Flender who spoke. He could feel his Owl Spirit being suppressed for a moment.
Dai Mubai asked in confusion: "That shouldn't be right, Dean. Fatty's 'that part' is clearly gone, doesn't that mean he's no longer affected by the flaw of evil fire?"
After All, with 'that part' gone, Ma Hongjun should become more pure-hearted and ascetic. And even if evil fire were to be generated, there would be nowhere for it to affect, so it should just leak out, right?
This was his rather shallow understanding, but he overlooked one point: Ma Hongjun's Spirit was the ultimate Yang Fire Phoenix Spirit. With the disappearance of his 'second brother,' normal people would gradually become feminized due to excessive female hormone secretion, turning into Yu Xiaogang's current appearance.
However, Ma Hongjun was an exception. Influenced by his Spirit, his own Yang energy was still very abundant, which was enough to inhibit the secretion of female hormones, allowing him to still speak and act like a normal man, even if he was an eunuch.
But this doesn't mean that Ma Hongjun's evil fire problem has been solved. This is a problem brought to the Spirit Master by the Spirit itself. How could it be solved just because the 'second brother' disappeared?
That would be a bit too simple and crude.
The disappearance of the 'second brother' only lowered Ma Hongjun's own desires, which would inhibit the generation of evil fire to a certain extent. But once the Spirit Master himself receives a major stimulus, the evil fire within him might explode All at once.
Yu Xiaogang frowned and said: "It seems that Hongjun was stimulated too much and couldn't accept it All at once. Now, the evil fire hidden in his body has backfired. Evil fire itself has a certain dark attribute, and now it has been completely detonated by his emotions, causing his Spirit to begin... evolving towards the dark side!"
Evil Fire Phoenix, on the surface, possesses extremely fierce flames, but due to the presence of 'evil,' it actually also possesses a certain dark attribute. However, in Yu Xiaogang's theoretical research, there has never been such a case before.
After All, Ma Hongjun's Spirit itself mutated from a pheasant, and the Evil Fire Phoenix is considered unique on the entire continent.
"What do we do now? This can't go on like this, can it?" Flender looked at Yu Xiaogang, his expression anxious.
Meanwhile, Tang San, looking at Ma Hongjun's appearance, could feel that Ma Hongjun's aura was significantly stronger than before, not only in terms of spirit power but also in terms of flames.
If he were to compare his Evil Fire Phoenix with Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix before, objectively speaking, he would lean more towards the ice attribute energy attached to Shui Bing'er's Ice PhoenixSpirit being stronger.
In that battle against the Heaven Dou Royal Team, the power of the ice attribute was evident to All.
With a single Spirit Fusion Skill, only Xiao Tian was left on the arena, and everyone else could only passively withdraw.
It wasn't that Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and the others couldn't hold on, but if they forced themselves to stay on the field, it would not only distract Xiao Tian but also potentially injure them.
That Spirit Fusion Skill was an energy attack, and Xiao Wu's Paragon Golden Body couldn't defend against it, while Dugu Yan's Bi Lin Snake Venom was completely suppressed.
But now, with the blackened Ma Hongjun, the Dark Phoenix Flame produced by this Dark Fire Phoenix made him feel that this flame might be able to break through the blockade of Shui Bing'er's ice attribute energy, at the same level.
"Fatty!" Tang San looked at Ma Hongjun and said in a deep voice: "Don't let the evil fire devour your reason. Use your greatest will to control this power. If you endure it, your Spirit will undergo a transformation. Don't you want to get revenge on Xiao Tian?"
"If you lose your reason, with your current strength, how will you get revenge? You must maintain your reason, and after the Soul Master Competition ends, improve your strength well. I will help you! Believe me!"
Tang San's words also brought Dai Mubai and Oscar's minds back.
"That's right, Fatty, isn't Little San going to establish Tang Sect later? You also said you wanted to be the Deputy Sect Master, and who says that just because your 'second brother' is gone now, there's no hope of recovery in the future?" Dai Mubai and Oscar said in unison.
Yu Tianheng looked at Ma Hongjun's appearance, hesitated for a moment, and also spoke: "It is said that when the Nine Heart BegoniaSpirit cultivates to the extreme, it can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh and bones. Perhaps Ye Lingling of the Heaven Dou Royal Team can help you, but you need to wait until her strength is a bit higher..."
Suddenly, Ma Hongjun, who had his eyes closed, opened them, glanced at Yu Tianheng, and then said with a pained expression: "I... I will try my best to hold on!"
Dai Mubai and Oscar gave Yu Tianheng a knowing look, saying, 'Well done!'
The two of them had known Ma Hongjun the longest and understood his character best. Yu Tianheng's hint of hope made him temporarily sober up. They also felt a bit helpless.
Tang Hao looked at Dai Mubai and the others with deep eyes. These people were indeed not bad. If Ma Hongjun could ultimately endure, he could take them All with him.
This was the first time he had seen the power displayed by the Dark Fire Phoenix.
Among them, including Yu Xiaogang, the Spirit theories they possessed were incomplete, and they did not know that Ma Hongjun's Spirit was transforming towards the ultimate flame.
In another hotel.
Xiao Wu and the others had just started eating and were about to ask Xiao Tian if he had met Qian Renxue at some point, otherwise how could such a challenge request have come about.
As the people closest to Xiao Tian, they didn't know that Xiao Tian had ever said such a thing. If Qian Renxue really defeated him in the end, would he really join Spirit Hall?
"Brother..."
Just as Xiao Wu was about to speak, she noticed Xiao Tian's expression suddenly harden, his gaze sharp as he looked in a certain direction.
"Xiao Tian, you felt it too?" Chen Xin said.
He and Xiao Tian were both sword cultivators, and their mental force was not weak. Just a moment ago, he felt a somewhat violent aura coming from a distance, but it quickly disappeared.
"Hmm, that direction is the hotel where Shrek Academy is staying. A dark power..." Xiao Tian frowned.
Something must have happened on the Shrek Team's side, but soon, Xiao Tian's brows gradually relaxed, and he smiled, looking at everyone: "Don't worry about it. Whatever happened, we'll know this afternoon anyway."
This was Xiao Tian's confidence in his own strength. No matter what tricks they played, it was impossible for someone to suddenly gain the strength of a Titled Douluo.
The Spirit Hall Team was sure to win the afternoon competition.
And after this interruption, Xiao Wu and the other girls exchanged glances and didn't ask about the previous matter again.
Chen Xin also asked curiously: "Xiao Tian, was what you displayed today your full strength?"
He was quite concerned about this point, as Xiao Tian hadn't directly answered Qian Renxue's question, only saying whether he wanted to hear the truth or a lie.
Moreover, on the way, Xiao Tian had even activated his Blue Silver Domain, covering both of them. With the Domain's isolation, he couldn't hear what Xiao Tian and Qian Renxue said to each other privately.
Perhaps, he knew that Xiao Tian hadn't used his full strength today, but he secretly estimated that even if he hadn't, it should have been seventy or eighty percent, right?
If it were any lower, he would find it a bit terrifying...
Xiao Tian just smiled: "Grandpa Sword, think about it. If Ah Yin, Da Ming, and Er Ming's strengths were converted to Spirit Master levels, they would average around level ninety-five. And I, having fused their three spirit powers, only reached the level of a Titled Douluo. Do you think... is that normal?"
Boom—
At this, Chen Xin and most of the people present finally reacted. Chen Xin looked at Xiao Tian with a solemn expression: "In other words, if the three of them were to gather All their spirit power into you, your own spirit power would very likely break through to ninety-five or higher... No, that's too conservative. With your comprehension of the Sword Dao, those insights above level ninety-five are not a problem for you at All. Then it's very likely to rise to ninety-seven or even ninety-eight..."
Hiss~~
Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and the others, who were originally relatively calm, frankly, also took a sharp intake of breath.
Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Tian with curiosity and said: "Xiao Tian, can spirit ring fusion really play such an important role?"
Xiao Tian nodded: "Yes, theoretically speaking, Grandpa Sword's estimation should be about right. I am confident in my control over my spirit power and won't experience a situation like Huo Wu's inability to control her strength. However, even if my spirit power can temporarily increase to level ninety-seven or ninety-eight through spirit ring fusion, my mental force is currently only close to the Titled Douluo level. The gap between the two is too large, and it won't be enough to support me in displaying level ninety-seven or ninety-eight strength for too long, otherwise, my spiritual sea will collapse."
Dugu Bo sighed: "Even so, it's still extremely terrifying, Little freak... You still have that move, if they were to stack..."
Hiss~~
Dugu Bo's face was solemn, somewhat afraid to think further.
That [All] secret technique was a tenfold amplification of All attributes. Although, according to Xiao Tian, it was extremely difficult to trigger and wouldn't last too long after triggering, if it could stack, wouldn't Xiao Tian instantly possess god-level combat power?
How terrifying!
Although Xiao Tian said that if he reached the limit, his mental force would be far lower than his spirit power level, even if he, as a low-level Titled Douluo, used the secret technique, his strength would be enough to reach god-level. Dugu Bo dared not imagine what specific level it would reach, or rather, he couldn't imagine it.
Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were slightly startled. What was that move Dugu Bo was talking about? Did Xiao Tian still have more powerful moves he hadn't used?
"Father, Grandpa Sword, don't ask any more questions. You'll know Xiao Tian's true strength later, won't you?" Ning Rongrong said with a smile to the two of them.
She could see that both of them were very interested in Xiao Tian's true strength, especially Dugu Bo's expression after saying that sentence, which made them even more curious. But constant questioning could easily cause resentment.
It was only because their relationship with Xiao Tian wasn't bad that Xiao Tian was willing to reveal a little. Asking further would be impolite.
She didn't want her family to be disliked by Xiao Tian; that would put her in a dilemma, wouldn't it?
Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin exchanged helpless glances, only sighing inwardly. Their little princess was clearly bending her elbow outwards; she was already protecting him, but she wasn't even Xiao Tian's 'who'...
Neither of them knew that Xiao Tian and Ning Rongrong had already confirmed their relationship. However, Ning Rongrong was quite thin-skinned. As a third party, she didn't dare to openly engage in overly intimate actions with Xiao Tian when Xiao Wu was present, otherwise, these two shrewd people might have noticed something was amiss long ago.
And secretly, she clearly knew that Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu sometimes went back and forth at night, and she could only blush on the side, thinking wildly alone in her room. But as a young lady from a prominent family, how could she be the first to suggest 'that' to Xiao Tian?
She considered herself not as bold as Xiao Wu, and she was only a support systemSpirit Master. She couldn't possibly run to the male dormitory alone at night; she would definitely be discovered.
So she could only wait for Xiao Tian to come to her, but Xiao Tian sometimes truly had the 'thief's heart but not the thief's guts,' being a little sly but also overly straight-laced, and he never came to see her alone at night. She even once thought that she had lost her charm.
So much so that a few days ago, she couldn't help but whisper those words into Xiao Wu's ear.
And what Ning Rongrong thought was actually half right. Xiao Tian had thought about finding Rongrong many times, but even though they had confirmed their relationship, in reality, compared to Xiao Wu, his relationship with Rongrong wasn't as intimate on the surface. This was why he had been hesitating for so long.
He thought, she's from a major Sect, a young lady from a prominent family. Can they have a relationship before an engagement is set?
At this time, Xiao Tian was limited by some stereotypes from his past life memories. If he was truly going to stay with Ning Rongrong forever, then what difference would it make if it was sooner or later?
And this stereotype, when he inadvertently overheard Ning Rongrong whispering to Xiao Wu, also melted away...
He even felt that sometimes, saying some 'naughty' things to them shouldn't be considered lewd, right?
After All, they liked each other. Was this flirting?
There was nothing he could do. Xiao Tian had little experience in love, and in this regard, he could only learn slowly. When he only had Xiao Wu before, he didn't have to consider so much, but now it was different. He also had to prevent trouble in his 'backyard'...
And now that Ning Rongrong was speaking up for him, he clearly knew her good intentions. In front of everyone, his hand directly held Ning Rongrong's soft little hand, and he even couldn't help but gently caress it twice, placing it beside him, completely disregarding the astonished gazes of Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
"Oh!" Even Ning Rongrong was shocked by Xiao Tian's action. Meeting Xiao Tian's faint smile and seeing her father's and grandfather's speechless expressions, her face instantly turned red!
She hadn't told them that she and Xiao Tian were together. Was Xiao Tian publicly declaring his ownership?
Her other hand unconsciously covered her chest, her heart pounding. Her head lowered slightly like an ostrich, and her other hand subconsciously made a symbolic struggle, then let Xiao Tian hold it.
(End of Chapter)
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