I don't know if Ma Hongjun noticed a seemingly small, but actually very big problem at that time.
When Tang San was weaker than Dai Mubai, he called him Boss Dai, but once Tang San became stronger than Dai Mubai, his way of addressing Dai Mubai changed from Boss Dai to Mubai.
Small things reveal character.
Based on the above, it's clear that Tang San is someone who judges people based on their strength, and his attitude towards outsiders is determined by comparing his own strength with theirs.
At that time, Tang San was already a First Class Divinity and half a God King; his strength was already incomparable to the likes of Ma Hongjun.
Tang San not laying a hand on Ma Hongjun for asking him for a spot in the God Realm was perhaps the greatest respect Tang San could show him.
After all, even Yu Xiaogang, his teacher whom Tang San personally said was 'a teacher for a day, a father for life,' wasn't taken to the God Realm by Tang San. What did Ma Hongjun count for then?
Liu Erlong: "It seems Xiaogang has raised an ungrateful wretch."
Douluo 1 Bibi Dong: "Was it wrong of me to send Tang San to Xiaogang as a disciple in the first place?"
"Never mind."
"I was just using Tang San anyway."
"If Tang San doesn't take Xiaogang to the God Realm, won't I take Xiaogang to the God Realm?"
"Besides, the diary also said that Tang San would become an enemy of Spirit Hall in the future. Just for that, I don't need to find trouble with Tang San."
Haha.
I suddenly thought of a joke about Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
Tang San: "What, Gangzi wants to go to the God Realm?"
Tang San: "Hmph."
Tang San: "Truly presumptuous."
Tang San: "If he dares to go to the God Realm today, tomorrow he'll dare to go to Xiao Wu."
Tang San: "Yu Xiaogang, you are seeking your own death."
Xiao Wu: "."
Douluo Er Xiao Wu: "."
Actually, in the end, it was Ma Hongjun, or rather, the other Six Shrek Seven Devils, who failed to see Tang San's true nature.
However, they can't be blamed for that.
As I said from the beginning, because Tang San was the male protagonist of the Douluo One Era, everything he did went smoothly. There was no need for him to use dark methods to gain an advantage, which allowed him to hide his true personality very well.
But greed blinds reason, and one's true nature cannot be disguised in the face of absolute gain.
So, when Tang San saw the Immortal Herbs in Dugu Bo's medicine garden, he inevitably revealed his true self.
"Greed" and "shamelessness"—these two words, at that moment, seemed to be custom-made for Tang San, perfectly explaining everything.
In fact, Tang San never truly valued the so-called affection of the Shrek Seven Devils, nor did he trust them at all, constantly spouting lies.
At that time, after Tang San picked Dugu Bo's Immortal Herbs, he returned to Shrek Academy, gathered all the Shrek Seven Devils, and gave each of them an Immortal Herb.
This scene seemed to have no problem.
However, Tang San's mistake was that he shouldn't have told the other Six Shrek Seven Devils, including Xiao Wu, that each person could only consume one Immortal Herb in their lifetime while distributing them.
Yet, the truth was that a person could absolutely consume multiple Immortal Herbs in their lifetime. When Tang San was still at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had already consumed one Blazing Apricot Delicate Softness and one Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
Then, when he returned to Shrek Academy, while the other Six Shrek Devils were absorbing their respective Immortal Herbs, he himself absorbed a third Immortal Herb, the Autumn Water Dew.
Haha.
At this point, Tang San didn't say that a person could only consume one Immortal Herb in their lifetime.
Xiao Wu: "He even lied to me."
Oh, right.
What I mentioned earlier, Tang San not avoiding Ning Rongrong's kiss, also happened at this point in time.
The reason was that the Immortal Herb, the Silvery-Softened Tulip, that Ning Rongrong consumed evolved her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, and Ning Rongrong, in her excitement, kissed him.
Unfortunately...
Ning Rongrong didn't know.
Because of this one Immortal Herb, she almost dragged the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School into the abyss of destruction.
Douluo One Ning Rongrong: "What?"
"How could this happen?"
Ning Rongrong's face turned pale with fright.
Douluo Two Ning Rongrong: "Sigh."
In the end, the Sword broke and the Bone shattered, and Fengzhi's hair turned white overnight.
Poor Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, in order to rescue Tang San, who had been killed by Bibi Dong, were directly instantly killed by Bibi Dong with a single move.
Douluo One Ning Rongrong: "No."
"How could this happen, how could this happen?"
"Papa, Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone."
"Wuwu..."
Douluo 1 Bibi Dong: "Why would I kill Tang San?"
"He's Xiaogang's disciple, how could I possibly lay a hand on him?"
"Moreover, isn't he supposed to be an enemy of Spirit Hall?"
"Logically speaking, not only would I not kill him, but I would even help him in secret, right?"
Bibi Dong was very confused about what happened in the future.
Liu Erlong: "Instantly killed Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo with one move?"
"Is Bibi Dong that powerful?"
Liu Erlong expressed doubt.
If you ask me, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo dying like that was indeed a bit unfair.
If it weren't for Ning Rongrong, the two Douluo, Sword and Bone, would never have acted to save Tang San's corpse.
After all, Tang San still had his father, Tang Hao, and his relatives from the Clear Sky Sect. No matter how it was cycled, it wouldn't be the turn of the two Douluo, Sword and Bone, to save him.
All of this was because Ning Rongrong trusted Tang San too much.
Furthermore, Ning Rongrong at that time had already been brainwashed by Tang San; her eyes only saw the Tang Sect. Whenever the Tang Sect encountered trouble, she would proactively step forward and say that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could resolve it, completely disregarding whether doing so would bring danger to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
This ultimately led to the tragedy of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Perhaps, the descendants of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School resent Ning Rongrong.
Douluo Two Ning Tian: "Maybe."
Although Ning Rongrong became a Divinity and transformed the Sect from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, elevating the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's prestige to its highest point in history.
However, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, having lost Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, was left with only prestige. If one were to discuss its influence on the Douluo Continent, it was probably less than one-tenth of what it originally was.
Divinities cannot interfere with matters on the Douluo Continent. Before Ning Rongrong ascended to the God Realm, perhaps others would still show some respect to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, but once Ning Rongrong went to the God Realm, the status of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School can be imagined.
Anyway, as far as I know, by the douluo ii era, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School could only be described as in decline.