The Demonic Sound Lion is a very peculiar lion with an exceptionally large mouth.
As its name suggests, this lion emits strange and demonic sounds.
Having witnessed the Demonic Sound Lion, Ma Hongjun finally believed in the existence of the Lion's Roar Technique.
At this time, three days had passed since Ma Hongjun absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's spirit ring, and their group had finally found a suitable fourth spirit ring for Xiang Chengxian.
This was still the inner circle. Like the Giant Ape Vajra clan when Dai Mubai acquired his third spirit ring, the Demonic Sound Lions lived in a clan.
Two ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Sound Lions were stationed here, but they were easily dealt with by powerful individuals like Long Gong and Flander. Not every spirit beast is as monstrous as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, whose ten thousand years of cultivation allowed it to unleash strength approaching that of a Title Douluo. The
Demonic Sound Lion's attack method was sound waves; their roars had strong penetrating power and were difficult to defend against.
However, in the face of absolute power, everything was in vain. Flander's sonic attack easily repelled the group of spirit beasts.
After some effort, he chose a Demonic Sound Lion with a cultivation level of over five thousand years and transformed it into Xiang Chengxian's fourth spirit ring.
This time, however, his luck wasn't so good; things were uneventful, and no more spirit bones appeared.
Thus, this mission in the Star Dou Great Forest came to an end.
After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Dragon Lord had a private chat with Flander.
After this team-up experience, Dragon Lord had developed a strong interest in Flander's Shrek Academy.
He even considered having Meng Yiran join the academy. Such a group of outstanding little monsters, even the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had joined; if Meng Yiran could join this small team, she would definitely improve.
"From today onwards, Senior Dragon Lord will be a guest elder of our Shrek Academy.
Meng Yiran will study with everyone at our Shrek Academy for three months. During these three months, Meng Yiran will be your classmate."
After their discussion, Flander announced this decision.
This decision surprised even Meng Yiran, as she was currently studying at an advanced academy.
"Grandpa, I want to go back to the academy," Meng Yiran said. Although she verbally refused, she was actually quite looking forward to it.
Grandpa Long comforted her, saying,
"I'll talk to your dean at the Beast Academy. Consider it an exchange program for you at Shrek Academy.
It'll only be three months. After three months, you can return to the academy, and by then it'll be time to prepare for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament."
The matter was happily settled. Shrek Academy could somewhat discern Grandpa Long and the others' intentions.
On one hand, they wanted Meng Yiran to gain experience and grow in this monster academy; on the other hand, they wanted to develop Tang San.
The Dragon and Snake couple also wanted to see what Shrek Academy was like, so they went back with her, hoping to familiarize themselves with the place and pick up their granddaughter later.
On the way, Ning Rongrong asked Tang San about the Zhuge Crossbow.
This was something everyone was interested in, because this powerful hidden weapon didn't require soul power; ordinary people could use it, and it was very powerful.
This couldn't help but tempt Ning Rongrong. Their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School mostly consisted of support-type soul masters; without partners, they were no different from ordinary people. Their self-defense capabilities were very weak. If they had a Zhuge Crossbow by their side, it would be much better.
Hearing Ning Rongrong's request, Tang San readily agreed, planning to equip each member of Shrek Academy with a Zhuge Crossbow upon their return.
As for Ning Rongrong's plan to mass-produce them, that would have to be discussed further upon their return.
They rested in the small town for one night.
They didn't return to Shrek Academy until noon the next day.
Seeing the simplicity of Shrek Academy, the Long family was very surprised. Such an inconspicuous little village had actually nurtured such a group of monsters.
Consider it a chance for Meng Yiran to experience rural life. After settling in, the two elders left the lonely and helpless Meng Yiran and went off to enjoy themselves.
After so many days of commotion, they could finally get a good rest.
The group returned to their dormitory and lay down. Meng Yiran was left to Xiang Chengxian to make arrangements.
As usual, Ma Hongjun went to report his safety to his parents upon returning.
When they arrived at their doorstep, four people were sitting at the dining table in the courtyard. Besides Ma Hongjun's parents and Cuihua from the village, there was also an unfamiliar middle-aged man. The four were eating.
Ma Ming, the father, was sitting in a reclining chair, chatting with the middle-aged man.
This man was of medium build, slightly thin, and looked to be around forty or fifty years old, similar to Flander. He had short black hair parted in a 3/7 ratio, and his appearance was quite ordinary, but he possessed a special aura.
He was like a learned scholar, well-versed in literature.
"Hongjun, you're finally back." Li Hui was the first to see Ma Hongjun; perhaps it was a mother's connection, but they sensed each other's presence.
"You're lucky; you always come back just in time for dinner."
Ma Hongjun entered the courtyard and exchanged glances with the middle-aged man.
Suddenly, Ma Hongjun's Dragon Soul Spear appeared on its own, just like when he met Ning Rongrong last time.
"Could he have a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with this man?" Ma Hongjun thought in surprise.
At this moment, the middle-aged man also stood up, his body flashing with purple light.
This was a sign that his Martial Soul was about to emerge. However, after observing for a long time, Ma Hongjun still couldn't discern what his Martial Soul was.
The middle-aged man stepped out, followed by a creature. It turned out the table had blocked its view.
"Is this a Martial Soul?" Ma Hongjun wondered.
Indeed, it was a creature that looked quite real. It resembled a dog, but its size was more like a pig. It was over 1.5 meters long, with a waistline probably about the same.
It had pale purple fur, two droopy ears, and a pair of deep blue eyes that blinked gently. It looked at Ma Hongjun with some curiosity.
Its fat body wiggled, its plump buttocks swaying from side to side. Its four short, thick legs made its movements incredibly slow.
There was a round bump on its head, its purpose unknown. It rubbed its large head against the middle-aged man's leg from behind.
If Ma Hongjun hadn't been watching the middle-aged man closely, he would never have guessed that this strange creature that suddenly appeared out of nowhere was his Martial Soul; it looked more like his pet.
Seeing this adorable yet bizarre creature, Ma Hongjun had already vaguely guessed the man's identity.
Possessing such a unique martial soul was a one-of-a-kind existence in the Douluo Continent, and his appearance at Shrek Academy meant he was undoubtedly Yu Xiaogang, from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, who had taken Tang San as his disciple and was known as Grandmaster.
Yu Xiaogang was also surprised to see Ma Hongjun. He already knew Ma Hongjun's identity from his parents, but he couldn't understand why the other man had activated his martial soul upon their first meeting.
He knew about martial soul fusion, having fused with Flander and Liu Erlong before.
But he didn't feel that same fusion with Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun was equally puzzled, but his doubts were about to be resolved.
A golden dragon shadow appeared, hovering over the Dragon Soul Spear.
Grandmaster's martial soul was called Luo Sanpao.
After the golden dragon shadow appeared, Luo Sanpao could actually see it, as if it possessed intelligence and its own thoughts.
Upon seeing the golden dragon shadow, Luo Sanpao's entire body emitted a purple light. His previously droopy ears perked up, and his deep blue eyes gazed at the golden dragon shadow with surprise.
Under Ma Hongjun's astonished gaze, the golden dragon shadow soared out and entered Luo Sanpao's body.
A dragon's roar emanated from Luo Sanpao's mouth, audible even to Ma Ming and the others who couldn't see the golden dragon shadow.
"Yin~"
(End of Chapter)