Chapter 281 Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult.
After leaving the ashes-covered White Tiger Duke's mansion, Wang Xiaofei followed the aura to a forest.
This forest wasn't on the Douluo Continent, but on the Sun Moon Continent, and it seemed quite well-preserved.
Beneath the Demon Forest, numerous figures seemed to be moving, and judging from their appearance and attributes, they were all likely evil soul masters, each emanating an aura of malevolence. Surprisingly, a palace had appeared beneath the Demon Forest. The palace was enormous, containing several auras relatively powerful for a human soul, including several level 99 soul masters, and even a god.
Wang Xiaofei found this strange. Normally, according to the rules of the Douluo Continent, gods shouldn't be able to be born there, or rather, gods wouldn't stay on the Douluo Continent for very long.
But this place had clearly been cultivated for a very long time. When Wang Xiaofei saw the proof of the god, he couldn't help but laugh, even thinking it was the biggest joke in the world.
Inside the main hall of the Holy Spirit Cult, many people were seated, with the one at the head being the very god. This god seemed to lack a divine position, possessing a powerful fire-attribute aura, as well as an extremely strong evil aura. To everyone's surprise, this person was none other than Ma Hongjun, a student from Shrek Academy ten thousand years ago.
He had actually become a god, and the leader of an evil soul master organization at that! Judging from his aura, he seemed to have been a god for a long time, yet he didn't appear to possess a divine position. Could this be the legendary level 100 true god without a divine position? Like the Demon Queen in the original story, he had broken through to godhood through a special method.
When Wang Xiaofei appeared, everyone present seemed greatly shocked, never expecting that an outsider could intrude into such a secluded place.
Looking at the figure, Wang Xiaofei said calmly, "I didn't expect to run into an acquaintance after ten thousand years. This is quite interesting."
Ma Hongjun's expression changed instantly upon seeing Wang Xiaofei. Others might not know Wang Xiaofei's strength, but Ma Hongjun certainly did. After all, he had lived through Wang Xiaofei's era and even witnessed Wang Xiaofei, Chen Sheng, and the Godslayer. Back then, on the battlefield of Star Luo City, Wang Xiaofei shattered the divine positions of Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong on the spot and even defeated the Asura God Tang San. His strength was exceptionally terrifying.
Ma Hongjun seemed to stutter a little: "Wang Xiaofei, what are you doing here?"
Wang Xiaofei asked, somewhat puzzled: "This is Douluo Star, my place. Why are you so surprised by my appearance?"
Ma Hongjun swallowed hard: "This is the Demon Forest of the Sun Moon Continent, not the Douluo Federation. I haven't caused any trouble in the Douluo Federation."
Wang Xiaofei smiled slightly: "Ma Hongjun, we're all old acquaintances, don't be so afraid of me. I have a few questions I'd like to ask you. Could you answer them for me?"
Ma Hongjun then forced himself to calm down: "Just ask me whatever you want. If I know the answer, I'll tell you."
Wang Xiaofei nodded: "That's more like it. It's better to clarify things. Otherwise, if conflicts arise, everyone will be in trouble."
"By the way, Ma Hongjun, how did you become a god? Judging from your appearance, you probably don't have a divine position. You're probably the only person in tens of thousands of years to become a god without a divine position."
Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun fell silent, seemingly frightened.
Wang Xiaofei continued, "Logically, I should know everything about Douluo Star. And judging from your aura, did you use the legendary Blood Refining Array to become a god?"
Ma Hongjun's eyes widened immediately. "How do you know about the Blood Refining Array? It shouldn't have appeared on Douluo Continent."
Wang Xiaofei ignored Ma Hongjun's question and continued, "Logically, the Blood Refining Array shouldn't exist on Douluo Star. It should only be rumored in the God Realm. You've never been to the God Realm. Could it be that Tang Shan taught you the Blood Refining Array?"
"But how could Tang San, as the enforcer of the God Realm, the mighty Asura God King, teach a mortal the Blood Refining Formation? And this person just happens to be you, Ma Hongjun."
Ma Hongjun hurriedly said, "I don't know what you're talking about. I discovered the Blood Refining Formation in an ancient land."
But Wang Xiaofei seemed completely unmoved: "Tang San teaching you the Blood Refining Formation is like helping you reach level 100 and become a god. Moreover, Tang San destroyed the Slaughter City, and now most of the evil soul masters in the world are basically from your Holy Spirit Cult. It seems that all of this was premeditated by Tang San. Was it done to target the Douluo Federation?"
At this moment, Ma Hongjun was very surprised. What Wang Xiaofei said was basically true. He had almost guessed the whole story.
Wang Xiaofei continued, "I want to ask you another question. How did the Douluo Federation become such a mess? Dai Mubai, Oscar, Tang Chen, and Tang Xiao all became gods. Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong probably went to the God Realm with Dai Mubai and Oscar. How come you're the only one left on Douluo Star?"
Ma Hongjun's expression changed again, and he finally spoke with a hint of sadness, "I know you've always looked down on me. We both have the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, and my innate soul power is one level higher than yours, but your achievements are far greater and more dazzling. Everyone knows it's you when they talk about the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. Why am I always the worst, whether among the Shrek Seven Devils or in other areas?" "To everyone in the world."
Wang Xiaofei looked at the somewhat melancholy chubby boy before him, sighed softly, and then spoke: "I remember I taught Dean Flander how to control the evil fire within you. Even if you had come to Blazing Fire Academy and consulted Dean Huo Tianchen, you could have escaped your suffering. All of this was your own choice."
Master Ma Hongjun was furious and shouted, "Choice? Did I have a choice? Although Dean Flander is my master, he cares more about Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong. When I suffered from the evil fire, no one helped me. Even the other six members of Shrek Academy were only concerned with their own love affairs. Who could understand my pain?"
"Is this why you founded the Holy Spirit Cult and allowed evil soul masters to run rampant across the world?"
Ma Hongjun seemed even more agitated. "What do these evil soul masters have to do with me? They're all less talented than you, just ordinary people. They just want to become stronger. They won't be bullied by you highly talented people."
Wang Xiaofei looked seriously at the seemingly crazed Ma Hongjun. "I remember everyone in my Douluo Federation is equal. How could we discriminate against those soul masters with lower talent? Even if you can't become a god, with your strength back then, you should have lived a very comfortable life."
(End of Chapter)