Possessing a treasure, one naturally needs a powerful bodyguard.
Carrying the torso soul bone, Bai Baoshan temporarily stayed by Ma Hongjun's side to protect him.
To avoid any unforeseen complications, Ma Hongjun planned to quickly fuse the soul bone with Ma Ming. Then, he would bring Ma Ming to Heaven Dou City and have him stay at Shrek Academy. "
A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."
Murder and soul bone looting are common occurrences in the soul master world, so Ma Ming, after fusing his soul bone, needed to be well protected.
Ma Ming's soul bone fusion also required Ye Lingling's cooperation, so he needed to go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy
first to find her. Before going to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ma Hongjun returned to the Fairy Clothing Pavilion and found the Shuang'er sisters.
He briefly explained the characteristics of the clothing he designed for Qian Renxue.
Combining Qian Renxue's characteristics, the clothes Ma Hongjun designed for her embodied nobility and elegance, leaning towards the characteristics of Western clothing from his previous life.
Ma Hongjun named the outfit
"Snow Wing Angel Outfit!"
It was entirely white, with wings that could unfold on the back, and the lower half adopted an ancient costume style, leaning towards a neutral aesthetic.
Ma Hongjun instructed that the outfit should be made from the Ding family's finest snow silkworm silk; the production time could be slower, but the quality had to be guaranteed.
After giving these instructions, Ma Hongjun and Bai Baoshan headed to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Ma Hongjun had actually considered bringing Ma Ming to Heaven Dou City so that Ye Lingling could assist with his treatment, thus avoiding the hassle
of others traveling with him. However, considering Ma Ming's incomplete recovery, the long distance from Soto City to Heaven Dou City, and the difficulty Ma Ming would face with his back injury, he hesitated.
Furthermore, after fusing with his soul bone, Ma Ming would inevitably break through to level 30, and Ma Hongjun had already decided on the target soul beast for his third soul ring.
With Bai Baoshan leading the way, they easily met Ye Lingling.
Although Bai Baoshan had resigned, he still retained some authority.
Ye Lingling was training with the team.
Yu Tianheng's Royal Fighting Team was the main team sent by the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy to participate in the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition.
The Royal Fighting Team is currently undergoing special training to prepare for the upcoming Soul Master Competition.
Upon hearing Ma Hongjun's request, Ye Lingling readily agreed.
Actually, she was only helping with a small matter. Aside from Ma Hongjun's promise to help her find her parents, the Ten-Thousand-Year Water Crystal he gave her had greatly helped her, enhancing her water attribute and further improving her support abilities.
However, this was only from Ye Lingling's perspective. From Ma Hongjun's perspective, she had done a huge favor, akin to a second life for his family.
Bai Chenxiang, disguised as a man, didn't want to train and used this opportunity to accompany Ye Lingling under the pretext of protecting her.
However, she was genuinely worried about Ye Lingling, and more importantly, she was uneasy about Ma Hongjun. Ever since Ma Hongjun had seen her naked last time, Bai Chenxiang had developed a phobia of him.
Ma Hongjun's mind wasn't on flirting with girls; helping his father recover was his top priority. Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to the two women.
The four of them activated their martial spirits and traveled for five days, arriving in Soto City from Tiandou City.
They arrived home in the evening, where Ma Ming, Li Hui, and Cuihua were having dinner.
Ma Hongjun always managed to arrive home
just in time for his mother's cooking. The happiest thing was coming home to a meal cooked by his mother. After
dinner
, and a brief introduction, Ma Hongjun took out his soul bone, explained the situation, and began the treatment.
With Ye Lingling's Nine-Hearted Begonia and Bai Baoshan's guidance, Ma Ming began fusing with the soul bone.
Actually, given Ma Ming's current physical condition, fusing with the soul bone was quite risky, as he had been bedridden for so many years, weakening his body considerably.
This is where Ye Lingling's assistance became crucial.
The process had some minor setbacks, but everything went smoothly.
Ma Ming successfully fused with the soul bone, his injuries were completely healed, and his soul power was now at level thirty.
In fact, despite being bedridden all these years, Ma Ming had continued to cultivate, and his soul power had long since reached level 30. It was just that his physical condition prevented him from attaching a soul ring.
He left Ye Lingling and Bai Chenxiang at home to wait.
Ma Hongjun and Bai Baoshan took Ma Ming to the Soul Hunting Forest in Musu Town.
It was time to return the Green Bamboo Sound Serpent that had injured Ma Ming.
Its soul ring would be the price for Ma Ming's years of bedriddenness.
Fortunately, although seven years had passed, the Green Bamboo Sound Serpent was still there, its soul ring still intact.
Now, Ma Hongjun used his first soul skill,
the Extreme Shadow Flying Dragon Spear,
to subdue the thousand-year-old Green Bamboo Sound Serpent. Finally, Ma Ming finished it off.
Originally, the Green Bamboo Sound Serpent's age had exceeded the age limit for a soul master's third soul ring, but because Ma Ming had fused with a soul bone, his physical endurance had greatly increased. Furthermore, the Green Bamboo Sound Serpent was easily absorbed, and it successfully became Ma Ming's third soul ring. All good
and evil eventually come to an end.
Ma Hongjun didn't lament for the Green Bamboo Sound Serpent; this was a world where the strong preyed on the weak, and there was never any fairness.
Therefore, Ma Hongjun constantly cultivated, striving to become strong and not let his fate be controlled by others.
Arriving in Musu Town, he naturally wanted to visit some old acquaintances.
The only ones worth remembering here were his Third Grandfather, Ma Ping, and the devilish coach, Ren Tianye.
He visited Ma Ping first. Time leaves its mark on the elderly, and Ma Ping had aged considerably.
Due to his advanced age, Ma Ping rarely worked at the Spirit Hall anymore; although he still held a position, he was given a respectful title.
The Spirit Hall did a good job in this regard, treating Ma Ping, a "retired worker," well.
Ma Ping could hardly make any further progress on the path of a Soul Master. Now, returning to Ma Family Village, he only wanted to do something for the village one last time, like Old Jack of Holy Soul Village.
Ma Hongjun returned home in glory, leaving one million gold soul coins for Ma Family Village's development.
He promised that anyone from Ma Family Village with the talent of a Soul Master could study at Shrek Academy in Heaven Dou City. He would establish a special foundation at Shrek Academy for the education of all Ma Family Village residents.
Shrek Academy had specific admission standards, and not everyone from Ma Family Village could get in. Ma Hongjun's idea was to use Gold Soul Coins to create special small classes for them, and this was to be handled by Ma Ming, who was about to move to Shrek Academy.
With his hometown matter settled, Ma Hongjun had done what he could to give back.
Returning to Mu Su Junior Soul Master Academy, the devilish Ren Tianye and Teacher Qian Ling were still teaching there.
They were like the grassroots teachers Ma Hongjun had encountered in his previous life—capable, virtuous, simple yet noble.
Now they had a baby.
It was a girl named
Ren Yingying.
This name was undoubtedly impactful to Ma Hongjun; someone who loved reading novels couldn't possibly be unfamiliar with the name Ren Yingying.
Truly the daughter of a devil, even her name was witchy.
Ren Yingying is only two years old now, still very young and innocent, and doesn't yet show any signs of being a witch.
Ma Hongjun originally wanted to invite the devil family to join Shrek Academy, but seeing how happy they are now, he didn't say anything. He didn't want to disrupt their family bliss.
The future of Tiandou City will only become more chaotic, so it's better to let them enjoy this ordinary yet precious warmth here.
Ma Hongjun is also quite envious of them. In fact, many of us pursue our whole lives, only to find that we ultimately want just such a happy and warm home.
Home is our starting point and our destination.