Chapter 18: Defeating Li Yusong, Ning Rongrong Takes the Initiative to Invite

Ding ding ding!!

Dang dang dang!!! Bang bang bang pow pow pow!!!

Outside the entrance of Shrek Academy, the figures of Ma Hongjun and Li Yusong were locked in battle.

For Ma Hongjun, this was merely a simple warm-up exercise; aside from Spirit Possession and his Third Soul Skill, he was using only the strength of his physical body and had not unleashed any other soul skills.

Li Yusong, however, had utilized his First Soul Skill, and the speed at which he swung his staff increased instantly, leaving behind streaks of afterimages in the air.

A Soul Emperor fighting normally, as expected, is not so easy to take down.

If Flender had also been fighting him normally yesterday instead of just defending one-sidedly, relying purely on physical strength, it would not have been so easy for even Ma Hongjun to take him down.

What Ma Hongjun saw as nothing out of the ordinary was, in the eyes of Li Yusong and those around them, extremely shocking.

A Soul King was actually able to fight a Soul Emperor to a standstill, and only when the Soul Emperor used a soul skill did he barely manage to gain a slight upper hand.

"This old man's combat experience is richer than mine," Ma Hongjun thought to himself. During the close-quarters combat, he was also learning from Li Yusong's combat experience to fill in his own deficiencies. Gradually, he understood the techniques within more and more, growing stronger with every fight, like a war god who did not easily admit defeat.

"This guy, his close-quarters combat ability was very rusty before, but he's gradually catching up to me! He's using me as a sparring partner to learn!"

Li Yusong's pupils constricted. He soon discovered this point as well, and felt even more that Ma Hongjun's talent was even more terrifying than he had anticipated.

This guy's learning and growth in combat experience were too fast!

His own close-quarters moves seemed to have been seen through; he couldn't hit Ma Hongjun directly at all! "Kid, it was this old man who underestimated you."

"Second Soul Skill: Gathering Force Strike!"

Li Yusong's eyes narrowed slightly. He was a Soul Emperor, after all, and the other party's senior, as well as a teacher at Shrek Academy, representing the face of Shrek Academy. If he lost to the other party, it would be a huge loss of face. He spun his Dragon Pattern Staff, powerful soul power gathering on the head of the staff, and smashed it fiercely toward Ma Hongjun.

Wherever the staff passed, the air erupted with tearing, explosive sounds.

He was not using the power of a Great Soul Master, but the power of a Soul King.

The power of a Second Soul Skill unleashed by a Great Soul Master and a Soul King was completely different! Ma Hongjun stepped back, swung the long spear in his hand, and said indifferently: "Warm-up finished, let me show you something good."

He held the Phoenix Meteor Spear horizontally in front of his chest. As his eyelids opened and closed, a Phoenix mark appeared within his pupils, and a powerful force was quickly drawn from the dantian within his body.

The Phoenix Nirvana Sutra was set into motion, and a terrifying flame began to burn on the long spear. He threw it fiercely toward Li Yusong! "Ree!!!!!"

A giant Phoenix phantom appeared above the long spear, crashing toward Li Yusong's staff along with the spear and the high-temperature flames!

Pow!!!!!!!!! "Ugh!"

With just a single collision, Li Yusong was knocked back more than ten meters, directly smashing through the already dilapidated wall behind him.

However, the long spear did not stop, continuing to shoot toward him.

"So strong..." Terror and disbelief appeared in Li Yusong's pupils.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Dragon Pattern Body Protection!"

Feeling the sense of death coming from before him, his expression changed drastically. He immediately spun the Dragon Pattern Staff in his hand and held it vertically in front of him, while at the same time, a black Spirit Ring appeared.

A dragon phantom appeared on his body, enveloping him.

Pow!!!!!!

After the explosion, smoke rose.

The long spear flew back out from the smoke and, in the eyes of everyone, returned to Ma Hongjun's hand.

Everyone looked over, and as the smoke dissipated, a figure appeared.

The defensive barrier on Li Yusong's body had developed cracks, and then it exploded. His aged face revealed a look of harrowing pallor.

That strike looked very simple; he hadn't expected the power that erupted to be so terrifying! He raised his head to look at Ma Hongjun, who was standing calmly opposite him, and for a moment felt that he was somewhat insignificant.

"You still have a Sixth Soul Skill you haven't used; I'll give you one chance."

"Otherwise, you have already lost."

Ma Hongjun said indifferently.

"No, I haven't lost!"

"I represent the face of Shrek Academy; I absolutely cannot lose!"

Li Yusong's expression was ferocious.

The next second, he took a step, gripped the Dragon Pattern Staff, and smashed it toward Ma Hongjun, the final black Spirit Ring on his body appearing.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Dragon Pattern Power, activate!"

Faintly, the sound of a dragon's cry appeared on his body.

It was as if a shackle had been undone on the Dragon Pattern Staff in his hand.

A black-red long dragon phantom appeared, attaching itself to the Dragon Pattern Staff. His entire level-63 soul power was poured into it; this was the strongest strike of his current state! A fire-red Spirit Ring rose on Ma Hongjun's body.

First Soul Skill: Wutong Tree Flowers Bloom!

A giant fire tree appeared behind him, burning with vigorous flames.

The flames spread, covering the surroundings into a world of fire, granting Ma Hongjun the ability of a Domain!

Within the Domain, all of the enemy's total attribute power was instantly reduced by forty percent; there was no level restriction, even if a god came, it would be the same! At the same time, Ma Hongjun's own total attribute power increased by eighty percent!

The Phoenix Meteor Spear in his hand burned once again with flames even more vigorous than before!

The Phoenix phantom was also much more solid than before.

Holding the long spear, he thrust it out fiercely! The spear thrust like a dragon!!!

"My power has actually been reduced by so much!" Inside the Domain, Li Yusong's expression changed drastically. After feeling his power being ruthlessly reduced by forty percent, he felt terrible all over. The originally powerful Dragon Pattern Power now became similar in strength to his other soul skills. Before he could think much, a towering figure had already arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye, and the Phoenix long spear had once again collided with his staff! Pow!!!!!!! Crack!

After one encounter, without lasting long, the black-red dragon phantom was shattered, the Dragon Pattern Staff snapped into two pieces, and the long spear instantly pierced through Li Yusong's body. He let out a miserable cry, was knocked flying fiercely, smashed through a dilapidated academy wall once again, and slid along the ground, leaving a trail about two or three meters long.

"Teacher Li actually lost?" Dai Mubai was stunned for a moment, unable to accept this cruel reality.

"Teacher!" After reacting, his pupils constricted, and he turned around and ran inside.

"A Soul King, actually defeated a Soul Emperor!"

The pupils of Ning Rongrong and the other two constricted, and they gasped.

"This person seems to be about the same age as me, yet he possesses the ability to fight above his level; he is truly remarkable. I must recruit him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! In the future, he will definitely be a Title Douluo!" Ning Rongrong made up her mind, and so she walked toward Ma Hongjun.

"Clap, clap, clap!!!"

"A brilliant battle!"

The sound of Ning Rongrong clapping and her voice immediately drew the attention of those around her.

"Hello, my name is Ning Rongrong, and I come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I represent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in sincerely inviting you to join us! We will provide you with abundant resources to help you grow into a new Title Douluo!"

A trace of indelible pride flashed through Ning Rongrong's eyes.

(End of chapter)