His Skills. To truly understand each person's strength, he had to experience it firsthand.
In the past, Grandmaster's Luo Sanpao Martial Soul was certainly no match for the little monsters like Ma Hongjun, nor could it withstand the skills of these Soul Masters and Soul Sects.
Now, Grandmaster's Golden Dragon Martial Soul was a beast Martial Soul even more powerful than the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus.
Aside from his older age, he was no different from these little monsters.
"To gain a clear understanding of your Martial Souls, I will spar with each of you. The rest of you will observe. From now on, you will all be teammates. You need to understand each of your teammates' Soul Skills and Martial Soul Characteristics to prepare for future teamwork,"
Grandmaster said spiritedly. He had already begun planning for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament a year later.
With such a group of little monsters, they were bound to rise to prominence in the tournament; his goal was the championship.
In fact, without Ma Hongjun's transmigration, they would have been champions anyway; now, it might just have made the process easier and less difficult.
As the transmigrated Ma Hongjun, experiencing the thrilling rise of Shrek Academy alongside his own soul was an incredibly exciting experience.
The Soul Master Tournament was like the professional League of Legends in his previous life—the rise of each team, the journey of each player, the qualifiers, the knockout stages, and the finals. Watching his favorite team fight their way through the competition, finally holding the trophy and bathed in glory.
In his haste to transmigrate in his previous life, he didn't even know which team had won the championship.
If he had the chance to travel back in the future, it would probably be countless seasons by then.
Competitions, especially world-class tournaments, evoke an indescribable excitement and emotion in both players and spectators.
Every breakthrough and advancement by players and teams brings endless joy and spiritual satisfaction.
Now, he was fortunate enough to be a part of it, about to embark on this path of honor. The feeling was completely different from that of a spectator—excitement, heart-pounding excitement, anticipation, and motivation.
The heart of a champion is in everyone's grasp.
The path to victory is also a pursuit.
The road ahead is long; let's take it one step at a time.
One year remained before the special training for the tournament officially began.
The master was their professional coach.
Now, he was assessing everyone's abilities one by one.
"Hongjun, you go first.
Show me all your soul skills."
Ma Hongjun summoned the Dragon Soul Spear, and the master also summoned a golden dragon with three soul rings: yellow, yellow, and purple.
This battle wasn't about winning or losing, but about the master understanding everyone's martial soul development and the effects of their existing soul skills.
Therefore, Ma Hongjun didn't use a powerful attack method, but instead used his soul skills one by one.
After all, if he used his full strength, the master probably wouldn't last long against him and would be defeated.
"Be careful, Master!"
Ma Hongjun lit up his first soul ring.
"Extreme Shadow Flying Dragon Spear!"
The master also used his first soul skill, Dragon's Roar.
The dark golden spear tip shot out rapidly, and the golden dragon swung its claws to block it.
"Clang!"
Sensing the master's power, Ma Hongjun found that the golden dragon was much stronger than the white tiger, whether in terms of defense or strength, its foundation was much higher.
"Second soul skill, Explosion!"
The spear tip continued to thrust out, and the power of the spear explosion repelled the master's golden dragon claws.
"Third Soul Power, Water Gun!"
Water droplets shot out, striking the golden dragon's scales. This soul skill posed little threat to the golden dragon.
After all, it was a soul skill from a water dragon, and using it against a true dragon would naturally be countered.
The water gun wasn't as domineering as other soul skills; its focus wasn't actually on attack. It imbued the gun with flexibility, and Ma Hongjun had recently discovered that the water gun had a purifying effect on poison.
Along with the dragon scales on his body, when poisoned, he could transfer the toxins to the dragon scales and the water gun using the third soul skill, the powerful water attribute purifying the poison completely.
"Master, you'd better unleash your third soul skill, otherwise you might not be able to withstand my fourth soul skill."
The master's expression was solemn as he lit up his third soul ring.
He dared not be careless. He had already experienced the first three soul skills of the Dragon Soul Spear and was deeply impressed by its powerful attack. He knew that Ma Hongjun's fourth soul skill came from a ten-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and it was likely to enhance attack power and penetration.
"Third Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Claw!"
Ma Hongjun's outermost black soul ring lit up, and the dark gold stripes on the Dragon Soul Spear also glowed.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Golden Spear!"
The Golden Dragon Claw and the dark gold spearhead collided again, but this time there was no clanging sound.
The dark gold light pierced directly into the gold.
"Ah!"
Ma Hongjun quickly withdrew his power, deactivated his fourth soul skill, and retracted the Dragon Soul Spear.
"Master!"
"Teacher!"
Tang San and Ma Hongjun rushed over to help Grandmaster. By then, Grandmaster had already withdrawn his spirit, and a gun-muzzle-shaped wound appeared on his right palm.
If Ma Hongjun hadn't stopped in time, it might have pierced Grandmaster's palm, or even crippled his hand.
"It's alright, thankfully Hongjun stopped in time.
I underestimated the attack power and penetrating power of the Silver Spear. It truly lives up to its reputation as a spirit skill from a ten-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
I think your Golden Spear's enhancements are in attack power and penetrating power!"
At this moment, Oscar and Xiao Yuanyuan were already making hot dogs.
"That's right, Grandmaster, the Golden Spear spirit skill has doubled the attack power and doubled the penetrating power."
The Dragon Soul Spear's attack power was already extremely strong, and now that it has doubled, its power is unimaginable. Moreover, the Golden Spear also grants a defensive boost, but the Dragon Soul Spear's defensive effect has always been abnormally strong; no one has ever been able to damage the Dragon Soul Spear spirit.
Whether it's the blue dark pattern of the third spirit skill or the current dark gold stripes, both provide a defensive boost to the Dragon Soul Spear.
The master was already quite formidable to block the Dragon Soul Spear in its normal state; with the Golden Spear skill added, even the Golden Dragon Claw couldn't withstand it.
The Dragon Soul Spear's attack would penetrate the outer golden scales and directly affect the body.
That's the power of armor penetration.
Now, if facing someone like Ye Zhi Qiu, who has a tortoise shell, it would be useless for him to retreat under Ma Hong Jun's Golden Spear.
Ma Hong Jun hadn't yet used his other strengths; his strongest attack was the combo of the Forty-Three Forms of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear in his Golden Spear state.
After eating the hot dog, the master's condition improved considerably; the fused food had enhanced its healing effects.
After eating the hot dog, the master sat down to the side and said calmly,
"Hong Jun, you injured me. Now you'll test their strength for me. I think they should be able to use their full strength without any reservations when facing you."
Ma Hong Jun: "..."
It feels like you deliberately let me injure you.
The master looked at Xiang Chengxian's group and called out their names.
"Xiang Chengxian, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Yuanyuan, the four of you come at me together."
"What?
You want me to take on four at once!" "What, you can't beat them?"
"No, I've never fought four at once before."
"We have to try, let's begin!"
This was the first time the four of them had worked together, and facing Ma Hongjun, they all felt inexplicably flustered.
"I'll engage him head-on, Zhuqing, adapt to the situation, Rongrong and Yuanyuan, pay attention to your positions."
Xiang Chengxian, being older, quickly made simple arrangements.
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Yuanyuan were the first to activate their soul rings.
"Seven Treasures Spin Out with Glazed Glass,
First, Strength,
Second, Speed."
Four streams of light landed on Xiang Chengxian and Zhu Zhuqing respectively.
Ning Rongrong's support perfectly complemented the two; the increase in strength and speed allowed Xiang Chengxian's basic strength to almost match Ma Hongjun's, and also gave Zhu Zhuqing strength comparable to a Soul Master.
"I have a small bread roll,"
"I have a soft bread roll,"
Xiao Yuanyuan also offered two bread rolls, a small bread roll to increase speed and a soft bread roll to reduce the soul power consumption of soul skills, which further enhanced their strength.
With the double speed boost, Xiang Chengxian also became agile, and Zhu Zhuqing's agility-based advantage was amplified infinitely.
Xiang Chengxian was the first to activate his third soul ring.
"Black Tiger Demon God Transformation!"
A ball of black flame shot towards Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun's second soul ring activated.
"Explode!"
The two collided, and the energy surged outwards. Xiang Chengxian had already charged over, truly like a tigress. Combat between beast martial souls is basically close-quarters melee, and her black tiger paw slammed down. After all , they were
on the same side, so he couldn't use a spear thrust. Now, the basic attack power of the Dragon Soul Spear had greatly increased, since the martial soul would also be enhanced when absorbing soul rings. Even without using the Golden Spear Soul Skill, it was not something an ordinary person could block.
Ma Hongjun blocked with his spear, shaking off the tiger paw.
Immediately afterwards, a black shadow swept over from above Xiang Chengxian.
"Netherworld Hundred Claws!"
Zhu Zhuqing's timing was perfect. At this moment, Ma Hongjun, because he was using a horizontal spear, was very close to Xiang Chengxian. At this distance, he couldn't possibly dodge Zhu Zhuqing's attack.
With the double speed boost, plus Zhu Zhuqing's own speed, she was fast enough to match the speed of a normal Soul Master.
Ma Hongjun quickly met the attack with his right hand.
Dark golden light covered his right hand.
Sharp cat claws gripped the back of his hand.
"Clang clang clang...!"
The Netherworld Hundred Claws attack was very powerful, capable of unleashing hundreds of attacks in the same spot within a short period.
Ma Hongjun didn't use his Dark Gold Terror Claws, but the defensive capabilities of his right hand, after fusing with his soul bone, had reached an incredibly powerful level.
"Little kitty, your claws aren't sharp enough."
Ma Hongjun opened his right hand and grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's hand.
Completely ignoring her sharp little claws, Ma Hongjun's large hand completely gripped her arm.
Because Zhu Zhuqing was currently in her Martial Soul Possession state, her hands were furry.
They felt soft and fluffy in his hand.
Ma Hongjun, with the tail of his Dragon Soul Spear pointing outwards, knocked Xiang Chengxian aside and grabbed Zhu Zhuqing in mid-air, pulling her back.
Zhu Zhuqing, propelled by the momentum, was carried into Ma Hongjun's arms.
Her head, with its two cat ears standing upright, slammed into Ma Hongjun's chest.
"Meow!"
Zhu Zhuqing, in her Martial Soul state, let out a meow.
In this state, she was an alluring catwoman.
She had lost the advantage of being an agile attack-type Soul Master; held captive by Ma Hongjun's arm, her speed was completely restricted.
Her other hand grabbed again, still using her second soul skill, Netherworld Hundred Claws.
At this moment, Ma Hongjun's right hand, possessing a soul bone, controlled one of her hands, while his other hand held a gun. If any part of his body were grabbed by her, unless he used his Flood Dragon Scale Armor, he would definitely suffer several claw wounds. Ma Hongjun's body was strong, but his pure physical defense wasn't as strong as a soul master in beast spirit form.
This time, Zhu Zhuqing was grabbing his face, and Ma Hongjun didn't want to use his Flood Dragon Scale Armor, after all, she was just a little cat at the Great Soul Master level.
So,
Dragon Soul Spear.
The Dragon Soul Spear in his left hand suddenly disappeared, appearing in front of Ma Hongjun, the shaft blocking Zhu Zhuqing's attack.
Zhu Zhuqing's palm pressed against Ma Hongjun's spear shaft, her outstretched claws still centimeters away from Ma Hongjun's face.
Under the Netherworld Hundred Claws skill, the four fingers that were scratching back and forth could only circle around the spear shaft.
The entire attack process resembled
sharpening a spear.