Chapter 1: Reborn as Ma Hongjun, Awakening the Huaxia Ancient Phoenix

"This is absurd, I actually became Ma Hongjun?"

In Yehuo Village, famous for its developed livestock industry, inside a small wooden hut, a slightly chubby youth blinked his eyes, digesting the memories of the original body, feeling somewhat astonished.

"I am six years old now, and tomorrow is the day I awaken my martial soul. According to the original work, my Evil Fire Phoenix is a very useless martial soul in the early stages, and I even have to go find women..."

"No, I must lose weight, otherwise I can only go to those filthy places to touch filthy women. Every fat person is a potential stock, and the Ma Hongjun in the original work looked very good after losing weight."

The youth Ma Hongjun walked in front of a very old mirror, examining his own figure, and muttered.

Looking closely, from the frame and such, his foundation was still very good.

Moreover, at six years old, he was about 1.5 meters tall, which was passable.

"There are so many beauties in this world, but the one I like most is Zhuqing. If I want to woo her, I have to be enemies with Dai Mubai and the Xingluo Empire."

"Where is my golden finger? Where is the system?"

As a corporate slave in his past life, Ma Hongjun loved watching beautiful girls in anime the most, wishing he could possess one directly.

Zhuqing was the girl he fell in love with at first sight.

It was just a pity there was no chance, but now that he had transmigrated into this world, he could really strive for it.

He also knew that he had no strength or background, and it was impossible to defeat the Xingluo Empire alone, so he urgently needed the power of a cheat.

But unfortunately, after calling out for a long time, neither a golden finger nor a system appeared.

"Don't worry, the golden fingers and systems in many fan-fiction novels only appear during martial soul awakening. Let's wait for tomorrow!"

Ma Hongjun thought to himself.

Bang, bang.

The door was knocked.

Ma Hongjun opened it; it was an old man.

The old man had a very kind smile; he was the village chief of Yehuo Village. He said, "Little Junjun, tomorrow morning is the day for you six-year-olds of this generation to awaken your martial souls. Make sure not to oversleep; you must get up early and not keep the Spirit Master waiting. Someone will come to pick you up and take you to the Awakening Hall then."

"I know, Grandpa Village Chief." Ma Hongjun nodded.

"Hungry, right? Come over here and have dinner."

The old man turned and left after speaking.

Now that he mentioned it, he was indeed hungry.

If there is a free meal, why not eat it?

Arriving at the village chief's house, it wasn't dilapidated; after all, raising livestock did earn some money. He had no parents, and it was the people of this village who pooled money to raise him this big. Although his soul came halfway through, influenced by the original body, he was still quite moved.

'In the future, when I grow up, I will definitely repay you all.' Ma Hongjun silently noted this kindness in his heart.

After eating, he returned home, took a bath, and went to sleep.

Time flew by, and early the next morning, Ma Hongjun got up early and was taken to the Awakening Hall by the villagers.

Walking into the Awakening Hall, many other six-year-olds from Yehuo Village were already waiting there to awaken.

He counted and there were thirty of them.

On the high platform in front, stood a man wearing a monocle.

He coughed dryly and said, "Children, my name is Flender, and I am a level 78 Spirit Saint! My martial soul is the Four-Eyed Owl. I am the guide for your martial soul path. No matter what happens later, do not be afraid."

"Cat Eagle, possess!"

After speaking, the man possessed his martial soul, and seven Spirit Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—appeared. A powerful aura emerged within the hall, causing the thirty children to show expressions of terror one after another.

"He is Flender?"

"The teacher of the original body!"

"Is this a Spirit Saint? So powerful!"

"In my past life, everyone said this place was a fantasy sewer, but when I personally came to this world, I realized that for an ordinary person like me, this fantasy sewer is still a very powerful existence!"

Within the crowd, only Ma Hongjun remained calm.

Flender's gaze swept across the room, finally discovering this outlier.

"Everyone else is afraid, only this little chubby kid isn't. Either there's something wrong with his brain, or he has extraordinary courage! I hope he can awaken a good martial soul!" Flender thought secretly to himself.

"Come, let's awaken the martial souls one by one!"

Soon, the boys and girls went up one by one to awaken their martial souls.

"Blue Silver Grass, useless martial soul."

"Green Grass, useless martial soul."

"Hoe, no soul power, useless martial soul."

Just like that, twenty-nine people had gone, all with useless martial souls.

Even Flender, who was mentally prepared, was not calm at this moment.

A Spirit Master is indeed very rare; everyone has a martial soul, but not a single one had any soul power!

Twenty-nine. All zero soul power. Just as Flender was discouraged, his gaze fell on Ma Hongjun, who was different from the others, and his eyes emitted a slight glimmer of light.

"It's your turn."

Ma Hongjun stepped forward, seven stones floated, the array below lit up, and his whole body was lifted by a magical force, suspended in mid-air.

This feeling was very comfortable and very peculiar. A sharp sound of a flying bird appeared in his mind.

The next second, his entire soul entered a strange world.

Here, the whole world was fire-red.

High in the sky in front, a huge and very beautiful red flying bird appeared! Terrifying flames burned on the red feathers, and the temperature of the flames was extremely high! It seemed capable of burning everything in heaven and earth! "Is this a Phoenix? Is it the Evil Fire Phoenix? But wasn't that a little chick? What kind of Phoenix is this?"

Ma Hongjun's expression was dazed.

"You, who are fated, remember me! I am the Huaxia Ancient Divine Beast Phoenix! Today, you shall inherit my power and continue to extend the bloodline inheritance and mission of my Phoenix Clan!"

Above the sky, a vast and Divine Saint voice resounded.

The next second, this enormous Phoenix merged directly into his body! "Huaxia Ancient Divine Beast Phoenix."

This thought flashed through Ma Hongjun's mind.

Immediately after, his entire consciousness returned to the reality of the outside world.

"This is a Phoenix!?"

Flender's pupils constricted; his face held a look of terror, but also one of wild joy!

The other children also revealed expressions of intense shock, envy, and jealousy as they looked at the situation on Ma Hongjun's body.

On Ma Hongjun's body, a very perfect, Divine Saint, and noble fire-red Phoenix appeared! The Phoenix's feathers displayed a brilliant gold-red, its wings resembled a crane when spread, and its posture was graceful and noble.

Red flames circled the Phoenix's entire body, flickering with light.

Its eyes were deep and wise, exuding a mysterious aura.

The Phoenix's body radiated a holy aura, making people marvel as if it were a deity.

Its cry was melodious and pleasant, causing people to feel awe.

In everyone's minds, the Phoenix is a creature full of magic, symbolizing power and glory.

However, this Phoenix brought them an urge to worship it!

Ma Hongjun, bathed in the Phoenix phantom, also underwent a change in his figure.

His slightly chubby body turned into a tall, burly, and handsome red-haired youth.

Ma Hongjun was 1.7 meters tall, his build was neither fat nor thin, looking burly; every muscle was filled with a powerful sense of strength, and his appearance had also undergone a heaven-shaking change, becoming very handsome! His skin tone was fairer than many women's, and this whiteness did not look sickly, but rather a very luxurious and healthy white; his lips were also a beautiful bright red, and his eyes were a pair of phoenix eyes—he was truly a proper, super-handsome hunk!!

"Holy crap!" Flender widened his eyes and spat out these two words.

"Take him as a disciple! I must take this child as my own disciple!" This crazy thought appeared in his heart.

Phoenix Martial Soul, this is existence among the top tier! There must be a martial soul! It is absolutely impossible for there to be no martial soul!

He never expected that he had picked up a great treasure! The bad mood caused by the previous twenty-nine failures also vanished at this moment.

(End of chapter)