"Roar~ Awooo..."
With a high-pitched roar, the Great Explosive Bear, under the immense pressure from Flander, charged towards Ma Hongjun.
However, it didn't know how terrifying a Soul Saint was. Flander flashed forward, delivering a flying side kick, sending the Great Explosive Bear flying aside. But
the Great Explosive Bear completely ignored Flander. It stood up again and charged towards Ma Hongjun like a madman.
Finally, it stood in front of the Little Explosive Bear, glaring at the four of them, letting out a low roar.
Its hind legs were kicking the Little Explosive Bear, its meaning clear.
"You go quickly, I'll hold them off."
The Little Explosive Bear whimpered, but was ultimately kicked into the depths of the forest by the Great Explosive Bear. Then, the Great Explosive Bear let out its final roar towards the depths of the forest.
None of the four stopped it, letting the Great and Little Explosive Bears complete this farewell ceremony.
At this moment, Ma Hongjun's evil fire had not been extinguished. The Great Explosive Bear had also been nearly injured by Flander and had lost a paw, greatly reducing its strength.
Ma Hongjun, his fighting spirit high, unleashed a flourish of his spear and launched an attack on the Great Explosive Bear.
"The little one has been released, so the old one, you stay!"
The Great Explosive Bear had just lost a paw, making its body uncoordinated and less agile.
Ma Hongjun's spear could easily strike it.
However, a thousand-year-old soul beast is still a thousand-year-old soul beast; its defense and strength remained undiminished. Its claws were incredibly hard and sharp, and with a powerful swing, it blocked the Dragon Soul Spear, sending Ma Hongjun and the spear flying.
Even if it didn't move, standing there, relying on its powerful attack and defensive attributes, Ma Hongjun would find it difficult to defeat it.
"Mu Bai, you join us too!"
"Yes, Dean!"
Dai Mu Bai stepped forward in a few strides. First, a 'King' character appeared on his forehead, then his golden hair turned white, his chest muscles swelled, and his limbs became powerful.
"White Tiger, Possess!"
A majestic white tiger suddenly appeared, two yellow spirit rings emerging from its feet.
The first spirit ring lit up.
"White Tiger Protective Shield."
Dai Mubai charged directly at the giant bear, his massive fist striking the bear's face with overwhelming force.
The bear remained unfazed, raising its paw to strike, but Dai Mubai was prepared. He deflected the paw with his hind leg, using the force to instantly send him flying.
In the instant Dai Mubai flew away, Ma Hongjun's first spirit ring had already lit up.
"Extreme Shadow Flying Dragon Spear."
The Dragon Soul Spear followed Dai Mubai closely, thrusting forward. Taking advantage of the moment Dai Mubai blocked the giant bear's vision, the spear activated its spirit skill, arriving precisely as Dai Mubai was thrown back.
It pierced the giant bear's neck with pinpoint accuracy.
Flander and Oscar, watching from the sidelines, exclaimed in admiration.
"The timing was perfect."
"Perfect!"
However, due to the thick bear hide, only the entire spearhead pierced through, and the bear's body was too strong, its neck being much wider than the Dragon Soul Spear's tip. This single thrust wasn't enough to kill.
Ma Hongjun swiftly used the Phoenix Playing with a Hundred Birds technique, detaching his hands from the spear shaft, spinning his body off the ground, gathering his strength in his feet, and kicking the spear's tail. The powerful force propelled the Dragon Soul Spear a further distance.
The Great Exploding Bear was extremely agitated, its body bursting with purple light, and the Dragon Soul Spear was actually forced out of its grasp.
"Inhuman!"
"Terrifying!"
These were the feelings of Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai. Ma Hongjun took several steps, using the Phoenix Playing with a Hundred Birds technique to create distance from the Exploding Bear.
With a flick of his hand, the Dragon Soul Spear returned to his grasp.
Dai Mubai's second soul ring lit up.
"White Tiger Blazing Light Wave."
A strong light emanated from the White Tiger's body. This wasn't invisible light, but tangible light, or rather, power, possessing a strong offensive effect. The light wave spread towards the Exploding Bear, striking its body and even its eyes.
Ma Hongjun raised his spear again, but didn't activate his soul skill.
"Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear!"
The Exploding Bear had already charged forward. Its injuries were already very severe. Normally, soul skills like the White Tiger's Blazing Light Wave would have little effect on it, but now, under its heavy wounds, things were different.
The Blazing Light Wave's attack accelerated the deterioration of its wounds, especially its severed arm and neck.
Taking advantage of the Exploding Bear's sluggishness, Ma Hongjun unleashed
a series of attacks with the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear. Ma Hongjun's figure moved and shifted constantly, coordinating with the Phoenix Playing with a Hundred Birds movement technique. His spear strikes were fluid and seamless, almost circling the Exploding Bear, repeatedly lifting the small mountain of flesh multiple times, demonstrating the terrifying power of the combo.
Finally, on the twentieth strike, the Dragon Soul Spear accurately pierced the Exploding Bear's neck again, this time penetrating not just the spearhead.
The bear's neck was completely pierced, the spear tip protruding from the back of its neck, the silver shaft in front and the azure point behind.
The evil fire on its body finally died down, and Ma Hongjun's true face was fully revealed.
"So young!"
"Boss Dai, even more handsome than you!"
"Big Sausage, will you die if you don't say something?"
...
Ma Hongjun sheathed his Dragon Soul Spear and bowed to Flander in gratitude.
"Senior, thank you for saving me."
Then he smiled slightly at Dai Mubai.
"Thank you for your help."
Dai Mubai didn't speak, but nodded with a smile.
Oscar: "What about me? What about me?"
Ma Hongjun: "You've been watching the show for a while, you must be tired."
"..." Oscar.
"Why are you alone in the forest? Don't you have any elders with you?" Flander asked, his eyes sharp as an eagle's.
Ma Hongjun briefly recounted his encounter with the bear and the devil, clearing up the doubts of the three of them.
"You mean you're still a student at the Musu Junior Soul Master Academy?"
"You're only nine years old."
"You want to absorb this two-thousand-year-old Exploding Bear's soul ring?"
"Pervert."
"Monster."
"You should come to our Shrek Academy."
...
Unable to resist Ma Hongjun's persistence, after a series of unsuccessful attempts to persuade him, Flander and the other two had no choice but to agree to help Ma Hongjun protect him while he absorbed the thousand-year soul ring.
Ma Hongjun adjusted his state, and then, under the shocked gazes of the three, summoned the Dragon Soul Spear, slowly guiding the dazzling purple soul ring onto it.
Having already gained experience from last time, this time the absorption was much more familiar.
However, the power of the thousand-year soul ring was far greater.
If the impact of the hundred-year soul ring's power last time was just a small ditch, then the thousand-year soul ring was a great river.
Absorbing the power of a soul ring takes a long time, but Ma Hongjun's body has developed rapidly in the past three years, and it is the best time for cultivation. In the past three years, his physical strength has increased several times compared to when he absorbed his first soul ring, so the absorption will be much faster.
Sure enough, the three years of accumulation were not wasted. His physical limits far exceeded the devil's expectations, which surprised and delighted Ma Hongjun.
The power of the thousand-year-old spirit ring of the Explosive Bear was completely absorbed without disturbing the Dragon Soul.
As dawn broke and the sun rose again, Ma Hongjun opened his eyes; the thousand-year spirit ring had been fully absorbed. As
soon as Ma Hongjun moved, Flander and Dai Mubai looked over simultaneously.
"How
was it?" "Success?"
Ma Hongjun smiled and nodded, holding the Dragon Soul Spear in his right hand. Two spirit rings appeared, encircling the spear.
One yellow,
one purple.
"He actually succeeded! That's wonderful!"
"He's a monster! Dean, quickly recruit him into our Shrek Academy!
He's a monster among monsters!"
The excited and exclamations woke Oscar, who was sleeping nearby.
"My god, what am I seeing?
Flame Boy, you really succeeded! Yellow, purple, my god, a miracle!"
Ma Hongjun sheathed the Dragon Soul Spear and clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.
"Thank you three for guarding me all night. I, Ma Hongjun, will remember your kindness and repay it in the future. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
He needed to hurry and find the devil, who was probably worried sick, or even thought he was dead and was probably weeping bitterly.
Seeing Ma Hongjun about to leave, Flander and Dai Mubai exchanged
a glance, looking slightly anxious. Flander quickly winked at Oscar.
Oscar immediately understood and took Ma Hongjun's hand, saying,
"Hey, don't rush. Why repay in the future? We'll repay today's kindness today. We helped you obtain a spirit ring, so you should help us hunt for one too.
We came to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt for my second spirit ring. Because you delayed me all night, now you can help us hunt for my second spirit ring, and that will settle our debt."
Ma Hongjun thought for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile, "
Alright!"