The Phoenix, also known as the Seven-Colored Bird.
Pure Phoenix flame should be a vibrant red, emitting seven-colored flowing light, named Seven-Colored Divine Fire.
Similarly, the Soul Power of a Fire Phoenix Martial Soul possessor should also be this color.
However, as the owner of the Phoenix Martial Soul, Ma Hongjun's Soul Power is purplish-red, so dark it's almost black, with barely any red visible.
Purplish-red Soul Power; red represents Phoenix flame, while purple represents Evil Fire.
Since Ma Hongjun's Soul Power barely shows any red, it's evident how low the purity of his Phoenix flame is.
"The color ratio is probably more than one to nine, with Phoenix flame being one and Evil Fire being nine."
"It's no wonder that in the original work, Ma Hongjun turned into a Prostitute Phoenix. Phoenix flame with such low purity can't be resolved by one or two Spirit Rings from Spirit Beasts with Phoenix bloodline."
Seeing is believing. Even though he was mentally prepared, Lin Rong was still shocked by the intensity of Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire.
"But I remember that high-intensity training can also consume Evil Fire."
For now, before obtaining the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, this is the only way to consume the Evil Fire.
No matter what, he couldn't let Ma Hongjun turn into a Prostitute Phoenix again.
Therefore, he needed to create a tailor-made, high-intensity training plan for Ma Hongjun, ensuring that Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire would be consumed during the training.
In the manor.
As time passed.
The violent Soul Power fluctuations around Ma Hongjun gradually calmed down, and the purplish-red Soul Power surrounding him visibly faded quite a bit.
Although purple still dominated the majority.
Compared to before, when one had to look closely to see the faint trace of red in his Soul Power, now the red portion of his Soul Power was clearly visible at a glance.
Ma Hongjun had just finished absorbing the Spirit Ring and hadn't fully absorbed the Phoenix bloodline contained within the Five-Colored Pheasant.
Once Ma Hongjun fully absorbed the Phoenix bloodline from the Five-Colored Pheasant, the purity of his Phoenix flame could be further refined.
On the ground, as the Spirit Ring absorption was completed, Ma Hongjun himself underwent significant changes.
Not only did his height increase by a few inches, but his physique also became much leaner.
He had been a slightly chubby kid, but now only a bit of baby fat remained on his face.
However, absorbing a Spirit Ring doesn't cause weight loss, so there was only one explanation: Evil Fire causes weight gain.
Ma Hongjun had only been cultivating for a little over two months since awakening his Martial Soul, so the Evil Fire produced wasn't much. It was all consumed during the Spirit Ring absorption process, and his physique naturally returned to normal.
"Come on, let's test your Soul Power level."
The moment Ma Hongjun opened his eyes, he saw a yellow crystal ball thrown towards him, landing precisely in his hand.
Looking at the crystal ball in his hand, Ma Hongjun infused it with his Soul Power.
As Soul Power was injected, the crystal ball lit up with a faint yellow halo.
"Level twelve peak, just shy of level thirteen. Not bad!"
Lin Rong casually praised him.
After Ma Hongjun broke through level ten Soul Power, he had continued to cultivate for another month. Combined with the Five-Colored Pheasant's four hundred and twenty-one years of cultivation, this Soul Power level was quite normal.
"Tell me, what is your first Spirit Ability?"
As he asked this, Lin Rong couldn't help but wonder if Ma Hongjun's first Spirit Ability would still be Phoenix Fire Line this time.
Ma Hongjun froze for a moment upon hearing the question, then reacted.
"My first Spirit Ability is called Phoenix Descent. During its duration, the Phoenix flame forms a defense to protect myself, its strength growing with the Phoenix flame.
"At the same time, it increases Phoenix flame strength by fifty percent and speed by fifty percent. For every additional Spirit Ring, the effect increases by an extra five percent."
As he spoke, Ma Hongjun released his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul for possession.
Unlike the mohawk hairstyle in the original work, Ma Hongjun now sported flowing purplish-red long hair after the Fire Phoenix possession, though wings still did not appear.
"First Spirit Ability, Phoenix Descent!"
As the words fell, a phantom of a Fire Phoenix appeared above Ma Hongjun's head. The vibrant red Phoenix flame subtly showed hints of seven-colored flowing light.
Immediately after, the Fire Phoenix phantom merged with Ma Hongjun, and a pair of illusory Phoenix fire wings appeared behind him.
"Whoa, I can fly! I can fly!"
Ma Hongjun instinctively controlled the Fire Phoenix wings, staggering as he flew upwards.
"Sigh, flying is an innate ability of the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, yet he needs a Spirit Ability to fly. What's there to be happy about?"
Although Lin Rong grumbled like this, he was quite satisfied with Ma Hongjun's first Spirit Ability.
The Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was indeed meant to be cultivated as a cannon-type mage.
Ma Hongjun's current first Spirit Ability, Phoenix Descent, not only provided the defense of the Phoenix flame but also covered the most crucial aspects for a cannon-type mage: output and kiting ability.
And in the original work, look at what a mess Flender made of Ma Hongjun's cultivation.
His first Spirit Ability, Phoenix Fire Line, was a single-target skill with a short range.
The fourth spirit ability, Phoenix Howling Heaven Strike, has the Phoenix, king of birds, attacking from below the ground, upwards.
What made Lin Rong most speechless was that the sixth spirit ability, Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike, obtained from a divine bestowed spirit ring, which was supposed to be the most compatible spirit ability for a spirit master, was actually an enhanced version of the fourth spirit ability.
Now that Ma Hongjun was under Lin Rong's tutelage, to ensure the sharpness of this blade in his hand, he absolutely could not let Ma Hongjun walk the same path as in the original story.
Above the manor, Ma Hongjun had already progressed from his previous stumbles to being able to fly relatively smoothly.
This also emboldened Ma Hongjun, and he kept flying higher, forgetting that he was maintaining the Phoenix Descent state and his soul power was continuously being consumed.
Soon, over five minutes passed.
Ma Hongjun's peak level twelve soul power was completely depleted.
In an instant, the Phoenix Descent state vanished, and the pair of fire phoenix wings on Ma Hongjun's back disappeared with it.
"Ah~"
Accompanied by a scream, Ma Hongjun was in freefall through the air.
On the ground.
The guards, who were prepared, released their martial souls and applied various enhancement skills to themselves. This prevented the immense impact from breaking their arms, and they steadily caught the falling Ma Hongjun.
This was only because Ma Hongjun hadn't flown high enough.
If he had been at the height of Qian Renxue in the later stages of the original story, even the level ninety-eight Golden Crocodile, who had unleashed his martial soul true body, would have been smashed into a pulp. Here in Lin Rong's humble Duke's manor, no one could catch him falling from such a height.
"Sigh!"
Lin Rong looked at Ma Hongjun, who was still visibly shaken, and shook his head helplessly. He gave instructions:
"Take him down and comfort him well. He's the possessor of the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, don't let him develop a fear of heights."
"Also, take that Five-Colored Pheasant down to the kitchen and have them cook it and send it to Ma Hongjun's courtyard."
Lin Rong had already checked the Five-Colored Pheasant when Ma Hongjun was absorbing the spirit ring, and it hadn't dropped a spirit bone.
While the Five-Colored Pheasant had only recently died and its meat was still fresh, it was best to make it into a delicacy for Ma Hongjun to eat, making the most of it.
He couldn't let it sit for too long, or the meat would spoil.
"Almost forgot, don't discard the Five-Colored Pheasant's feathers either. Use these feathers to make a specimen of the Five-Colored Pheasant and use it for decoration in the manor. It can be considered some solace to its departed spirit."
After saying that, Lin Rong looked at the darkening sky, stretched, and walked towards the direction of the manor's hot springs.
During the few days spent in the Sunset Forest, he had only managed to wash up with plain water each day.
Now that he was back at the Duke's manor, he wanted to soak in the hot springs and relax to his heart's content.
As mentioned before, this book only uses the settings from Douluo Dalu I. The ability to fly upon reaching the Soul Saint realm is a setting from Douluo Dalu II.
In Douluo Dalu I, aside from inherent flight abilities of a martial soul, only possessing a flying spirit ability could allow one to fly.
The battle at Jialing Pass was the most accurate depiction of this.
Most of the Titled Douluo did not possess flight abilities, and this included the level ninety-eight Sky Crocodile.
Furthermore, Douluo Dalu I does have the concept of "minutes."
The original story also had a chapter title called "A One-Minute Decisive Victory."
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