Facing
three opponents head-on,
Ma Hongjun needed to find a way to suppress them. Otherwise, if anyone managed to get past him, his two support characters would be gone.
Eating Xiao Yuanyuan's small bread increased his speed, and with Ning Rongrong's 30% speed boost, Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Play with a Hundred Birds became even faster and more agile.
Therefore, Ma Hongjun activated his third spirit ring first.
For group control and area-of-effect damage, a water gun was still necessary.
The blue dark patterns on the Dragon Soul Spear lit up, forming droplets of water.
"Swish swish swish!"
A barrage of raindrops shot directly at the three, this was poisonous water.
Seeing the dense, rapidly approaching water droplets, the three could only defend.
"Old Goose, Tianya, get in the shield!" Bu Le shouted loudly.
When Ma Hongjun displayed his super spirit ring configuration of yellow, purple, purple, and black, the three changed their casual demeanor and became serious.
Because of their sleazy nature, the three had caused a lot of trouble, fighting was commonplace, so they had plenty of fighting experience, and their teamwork was strong and tacit.
Bu Le's Heavenly Net Double Shield provided control, E Kao launched a frontal assault, and Tian Ya, due to his slender and agile physique, developed into an assassin, specializing in agility-based attacks.
The three huddled together, Bu Le's pink double shield enveloping them.
When water droplets hit, they were absorbed by the shield.
"Water-absorbing, damn it!"
Ma Hongjun cursed inwardly. With Bu Le's Heavenly Net Double Shield, his third soul skill was somewhat countered.
That thing was essentially cotton, and cotton absorbs water.
"Hmph!"
Ma Hongjun snorted coldly.
Feng Xi Bai Niao stepped forward, continuing to use his third soul skill, continuously swinging his spear around the pink mass.
Patches of water mist descended.
"Turning into water vapor, let's see how you absorb it!"
Blue water mist spread, suppressing the pink within.
"We can't see, what do we do?" Bu Le warned.
"It's alright, I'm here!"
E Kao's martial soul was inherently water-attribute, so the water mist couldn't obscure his vision.
After Ekao finished speaking, his fourth spirit ring lit up. His bulky body moved, shielding Bule and Tianya behind him. Two somewhat deformed, white-feathered wings flapped out.
"Thousand Feather Assault!"
The two arms, now wings, slammed together, and countless white feathers surged forth, transforming into a white feather tornado that swooped down on Ma Hongjun. Each feather was like a sharp blade, shimmering with a faint metallic luster.
"Hundred Birds Ringing Phoenix!"
"Clang clang clang clang clang..."
The Dragon Soul Spear danced in a circular formation, blocking the Thousand Feather Assault.
When Ekao's attack ended, although it didn't cause any damage to Ma Hongjun, it bought time for the other two.
Bule and Tianya recovered from their blindness and treated Ma Hongjun with even greater caution.
Immediately, Bule's Heavenly Net Shield expanded in the air, and a pink aura enveloped Ma Hongjun.
The Heavenly Net Shield was only Bule's first spirit skill, but it was a very practical control skill.
Logically, he should dodge. With his current enhanced speed, Ma Hongjun could easily escape the range of the Heavenly Net Double Shield.
However, Ma Hongjun couldn't retreat to the side at this moment because there were two female assistants behind him. If he dodged, he would be attacked by all three.
He thrust out his silver spear repeatedly, but...
"Soft, damn it!"
Ma Hongjun cursed again. This was truly using softness to overcome hardness. The Dragon Soul Spear pierced the double shield, but it was like piercing cotton. It would neutralize the attack with the force of his attack.
No matter where he was, this shield was indeed as annoying as ever.
The Dragon Soul Spear was ineffective, and Bu Le's double shield successfully enveloped him, turning Ma Hongjun's world pink.
"Ugh~"
To Ma Hongjun's surprise, Bu Le's Heavenly Net Double Shield actually had a strong fragrance.
Just thinking about Bu Le's lewd appearance and smelling this scent made Ma Hongjun feel nauseous. Coupled with his claustrophobia, Ma Hongjun couldn't stand it anymore.
Originally, with Bu Le's strength, the Heavenly Net Shield was merely his first soul skill. Ma Hongjun, relying solely on his soul power, could break free of the pink restraints in just a few seconds.
However, he couldn't bear it any longer. Ma Hongjun's right hand emitted a dark golden light, and five sharp claws instantly extended from his five fingers.
He wanted to experience the power of the Terror Claws.
"Tear!"
A crisp ripping sound rang out as five beams of light shone through the pink halo.
"Ah!"
Bu Le screamed in agony. His martial soul and body were one; if his martial soul was damaged, his body would also be injured.
The instant Ma Hongjun broke through the Golden Luo Double Shield, Tianya wielded a broken blade glowing with green light and slashed down, his fifth spirit ring gleaming simultaneously.
"Sky-Piercing Blade!"
Ma Hongjun swung his right hand again, five sharp claws enlarging in the air, their dark golden claw shadows completely enveloping Tianya.
"Bang!"
Fortunately, it was his fifth spirit skill, and with the advantage of his spirit power, Tianya wasn't too badly injured and wasn't instantly killed by the claw, but his broken blade lost its luster.
The Terror Claw, as a ten-thousand-year spirit bone, was inherently strong, and with Ning Rongrong's 30% power amplification, its power became even more monstrous.
Ma Hongjun also re-evaluated his Terror Claw; he had underestimated its power. Just these two casual attacks had damaged the martial spirits of two people; its power was unimaginable.
It seemed this move could be used as a trump card, like a hidden weapon.
The Dragon Soul Spear is a mid-range attack, while the Terror Claw is a close-range trump card. When someone thinks they're about to be hit by the Dragon Soul Spear, the sudden extension of its claws delivers a satisfying blow—a desperate counterattack.
Goose Kao attacked again, still using his fourth soul skill, Thousand Feather Assault.
However, it was useless now. With Bu Le and Tian Ya's martial souls injured, they were essentially incapacitated. With just Goose Kao, Ma Hongjun didn't even need to use his soul skills. After
a series of clanging sounds, Ma Hongjun's spear pressed against Goose Kao's long neck.
These three guys, although Soul Masters and Soul Kings, were still too weak, even weaker than Ma Hongjun's third soul skill.
Without ten-thousand-year soul skills, the gap between them was too great; Ma Hongjun hadn't even used his fourth soul skill.
However, with the Terror Claw, the power displayed by this external soul bone was in no way inferior to his fourth soul skill.
Due to absorbing the ten-thousand-year soul ring and ten-thousand-year soul bone, Ma Hongjun's current soul power was level forty-three.
The higher the level, the harder it is to cultivate. Absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring now doesn't provide the same increase as absorbing a thousand-year one, but the fundamental improvement in ability is many times greater.
Seeing the other two lying on the ground, Ma Hongjun swept his spear, knocking E Kao to the ground as well.
The three now lay on the ground, looking at Ma Hongjun with some fear.
To be honest, given their character and actions, even if Ma Hongjun killed them here, no one would come to their defense.
Instead, many would celebrate.
"You three, how do you want to die?"
Ma Hongjun said leisurely.
Despair filled their eyes. They looked at each other, then struggled to crawl together, huddling together.
Although they were usually incredibly cheeky, they were called the "Three Scoundrels" because of their deep bond.
They had faced Ma Hongjun's gun together and drifted through countless grassy gullies together.
They were true buddies.
Now, they would die together.
"Tianya, Lao'e, in the next life, let's be brothers again."
"The three of us will never be separated."
"Kid, give us a quick death!"
Ma Hongjun looked at the three swordsmen, their true feelings revealed in the face of death, and felt a pang of emotion.
Although these three were a bit sleazy, they were still loyal and true to their nature.
"Oh, so eager to die? Aren't you going to beg for mercy?"
Ma Hongjun was somewhat surprised that the three sleazy men didn't beg for mercy, and he looked at them with new respect. "Beg for mercy, and you'll let us go?" Ma Hongjun teased, "How would you know if you don't beg? Maybe I'll let you go if I'm in a good mood. We don't have any major grudges between us." The three exchanged glances, then separated, quickly turning over and kneeling before Ma Hongjun. "Young Master, please let us go!" (End of Chapter)