Chapter 86. Ma Hongjun: Even dogs won't join the Spirit Hall.
Ma Hongjun: Spirit Hall, even dogs wouldn't join these two ungrateful bastards. They're even more hateful than the other six Shrek members. Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu all have national or family feuds with the Spirit Hall, or they have class conflicts that conflict with the Spirit Hall. It's not surprising they'd become enemies of the Spirit Hall; it's understandable.
But these two bastards, especially Oscar, confidently claimed they only remembered the Spirit Hall's kindness when they received their monthly tribute.
It would be a miracle if Qianxunji didn't kill these two bastards.
In Grass Chicken Village, the Spirit Hall deacons awakened one by one, only to be increasingly disappointed. The children in Grass Chicken Village mostly awakened spirits related to chickens, and almost none had any spirit power, making them incapable of becoming combat spirit masters.
At dusk, the children had all left, and the Spirit Hall deacons closed the gates and prepared to leave.
At this time, a little fat man rushed to the Spirit Hall deacon breathlessly, and said in an urgent and pleading voice: "Sir Deacon, wait, don't go, I haven't awakened my spirit yet."
"You have missed the time to awaken your spirit, those children have left, and I was just about to close the Spirit Hall, and you..." The Spirit Hall deacon said impatiently.
"Sir Deacon, please awaken my martial soul for me." The little fat man suddenly became anxious. He said, "If you don't awaken my martial soul for me, what if my martial soul has soul power, and it's a genius with an innate soul power higher than five, wouldn't that be your loss? A genius like me, if you invite you to join the Spirit Hall, you will be promoted and get a raise today."
"You kid, face the reality, there are not so many geniuses in the world. You are from this village, I think your Spirit Hall is mostly grass-roots. I will be satisfied if I can have a little bit of soul power and become a soul master." The Spirit Hall deacon rolled his eyes and said, but he did not stop helping Ma Hongjun awaken his martial soul. While helping Ma Hongjun set up the awakening formation, he asked, "Tell uncle why you are late!"
"I'm sorry, Sir Deacon, I just overslept. Please help me awaken my martial soul. I will be very grateful." The little fat man came to the front of the awakening formation with an apologetic look and said.
"Really? You even overslept on something as important as awakening your spirit." The Spirit Hall deacon said irritably, "Alright, alright, it's a good thing you happened to me while I was here, otherwise you'd have to wait until next year for someone to awaken your spirit."
The Spirit Hall held spirit awakenings at a fixed time every year, so no one would miss it. If someone missed it, they'd have to wait until next year.
The fat boy looked like a peasant. Besides counting on the Spirit Hall to help him awaken his spirit on this day every year, he had basically no other choice. This Spirit Hall deacon was also a lowly civilian in the past. He became a spirit master because of his spirit awakening. Seeing this, he would give the child a chance. After all, everyone's spirit represents their future hope. Awakening a year early or a year later can sometimes make a huge difference.
"Thank you so much, Master Soul Master," the little fat man pleaded obsequiously. "Deacon, please hurry up, help me awaken my spirit."
"Okay, okay, there's no need to rush. I'm here to awaken your spirit," the Spirit Hall deacon said.
Soon, the awakening formation activated, and a fiery pheasant appeared before the little fat man. The blazing flames surprised the deacon.
The little fat man's expression was one of relief, then joy.
Finally, my spirit has been awakened. This gives me peace of mind. Half of my life is already won. I can finally escape this hopeless village of pheasants.
The little fat man wasn't surprised at all by his awakened spirit.
"Is this... a turkey spirit?" The deacon was at a loss for words.
"My spirit is a phoenix, not a turkey," the little fat man said angrily.
"So it's the Phoenix Spirit." The Spirit Hall deacon nodded, then immediately realized what was happening and asked in shock, "Wait, you said your spirit is the Phoenix Spirit. Little Fatty, what's your name?"
"Ma Hongjun." Ma Hongjun's previous flattery was gone, and instead, he folded his arms, adopting a cold expression.
"Come, let's test your innate spirit power." The Spirit Hall deacon, not noticing Ma Hongjun's change of attitude, held out a crystal and said.
Ma Hongjun pressed his hand on the crystal, and instantly, a dazzling light shone from within.
"Ninth-level innate spirit power, Phoenix Spirit, oh my god, I'm rich!" the Spirit Hall deacon exclaimed excitedly, oblivious to the disdainful look from Ma Hongjun.
"Tsk, you've never seen the world," Ma Hongjun sighed softly.
"Ma Hongjun, little brother, are you willing to join the Spirit Hall?" The Spirit Hall deacon, after his excitement subsided, quickly grasped Ma Hongjun's hand and asked urgently.
Ma Hongjun immediately pulled his hand away from the Spirit Hall steward's grasp. His face was filled with resistance as he said, "No, I don't want to join the Spirit Hall."
Ma Hongjun had a little secret: he was a reincarnated being. In his previous life, when the Shrek Seven Devils ascended, he should have journeyed to the divine realm, but instead was reborn back to the year of his birth.
Knowing that in this lifetime, he would become a disciple of Flender, join Shrek Academy, become one of the Shrek Seven Devils, overthrow the Spirit Hall, ascend to godhood, and so on, why would Ma Hongjun join a Spirit Hall that was determined to be utterly defunct?
In Ma Hongjun's view, the Spirit Hall's greatest role was to help him awaken his spirit when it was needed. While he was weak, he could earn a small monthly payment, but that was all.
Now that his spirit had been awakened, you were of little use. "I'm a member of the Evil Fire Phoenix Spirit Hall of the Shrek Seven Devils. My wife is Bai Chenxiang, and my brother is Tang San. I'll definitely destroy your Spirit Hall in the future. Why would I join your Spirit Hall? What a joke!"
"Kid, don't you know the benefits of joining the Spirit Hall? Let me tell you." The deacon, clearly unwilling to let such a brilliant talent like Ma Hongjun go, quickly pulled Ma Hongjun aside and lectured him on the benefits of joining.
Ma Hongjun rolled his eyes. "No matter how many benefits you could gain from joining your Spirit Hall, could they compare to staying at Shrek Academy, obtaining the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and eventually achieving divine status?"
Given a new life, Ma Hongjun had no intention of changing his previous life's path. Joining Shrek Academy and following Tang San's footsteps was the best option for him.
At most, it was to redeem the greatest regret of his life. He had the potential to inherit the throne of the Fire God, but because of his past life's playful and lazy nature, Ma Hongjun could only inherit the throne of the Second-Level Phoenix God. He couldn't take Bai Chenxiang with him, and could only watch her grow old in silence.
In this life, Ma Hongjun would diligently cultivate, striving to inherit the Fire God throne and live with Bai Chenxiang forever.
"I said I won't join the Spirit Hall, and I won't. Are you annoying me?" Ma Hongjun said in annoyance, glancing around for any sign of Flanders.
He remembered that in his past life, when the deacon had tricked him into joining the Spirit Hall, Teacher Flanders appeared around the same time and pulled him back from the deacon's clutches.
"Little brother, are you really not going to consider it? Believe me, in the Spirit Hall, your talents will be fully developed," the Spirit Hall deacon patiently tempted.
"Alright, he doesn't even plan to join the Spirit Hall. Are you still trying to force him?" Flender's voice reached the two of them.
Ma Hongjun turned around and saw Flender. He was immediately overwhelmed with emotion. He quickly came up behind Flender and made a face at the Spirit Hall steward.
Then he said to Flender, "Uncle Soul Master, you have to stand up for me. That, that Spirit Hall steward is forcing me to join the Spirit Hall. He wants me to join the Spirit Hall, or else, he'll strangle me to death!"
Flender patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. With me here, no one can force you to join something you don't want to join."
"What are you talking about? You're late, and I even stayed to awaken your spirit. You're not grateful, but you're throwing mud at me. When did I ever force you to join?" The Spirit Hall steward was furious at Ma Hongjun's expression. He had merely invited Ma Hongjun to join the Spirit Hall, so how could that be considered forcing him to join?
"As a Spirit Hall deacon, you're supposed to awaken the spirit of every child. Am I not a child? Why should I thank you, ugh!" Ma Hongjun spat in the Spirit Hall deacon's face, righteously saying.
"You bastard, how dare you spit on me?" The Spirit Hall deacon wiped the saliva from his face, furious, and ready to teach the bastard a lesson.
But the next moment, Flender unleashed his spirit, instantly halting the Spirit Hall deacon's attack.
Yellow, purple, and black—this is the spirit ring configuration of a Soul Emperor.
"You, you're a Soul Emperor," the Spirit Hall deacon exclaimed in shock.
"Since you know this, why don't you get out of here? I'll protect this child. He won't join your Spirit Hall," Flender declared domineeringly.
"Yes, yes, yes." Seeing this, the Spirit Hall deacon gave up on inviting Ma Hongjun to join the Spirit Hall and packed his bags, leaving Caoji Village.
Flanders came to Ma Hongjun, squatted down, put his hands on Ma Hongjun's shoulders, and said, "Kid, my name is Flanders. Don't be afraid. Why don't you join the Spirit Hall?"
Of course Ma Hongjun would not be afraid. After all, this was his beloved Dean Flanders, his teacher in his previous life.
Ma Hongjun said, "Because the Spirit Hall is too overbearing, my Spirit is a Phoenix, and I have innate ninth-level spirit power. Does that mean I must join them? Pah! It's just to help me awaken my Spirit. Even without you, I can still awaken my Spirit. Spirit Hall, even dogs won't join."
Flender, recalling what happened to him, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong, suddenly darkened. "You're right. The Spirit Hall is too overbearing. Even dogs won't join such an organization. You're quite enlightened. By the way, Ma Hongjun, I see you have quite a bit of talent, but you just need a master teacher. Would you like to become my disciple? I promise to train you into a monster."
Ma Hongjun, remembering the history between Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, knelt before Flender on the spot, kowtowed repeatedly.
"Well, if you want to be my disciple, just be my disciple. Why are you kneeling?" Flender said in shock.
"Teacher, once a teacher, always a father. From now on, you will be my father, Ma Hongjun." Ma Hongjun said innocently.
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