Chapter 20: Serious Zhao Wuji

"All of you, get out of the way!"

"You bastard, are you trying to destroy my Shrek Academy?!"

Upon seeing this terrifying, massive fireball, Zhao Wuji immediately evacuated the people still nearby, then leaped up violently! He intended to lead by example and block this fireball!

Even though the high temperature made him very uncomfortable! "First Soul Skill: Immovable Wisdom King Body!"

"Second Soul Skill: Vajra Palm!"

He used two skills in succession; first, his physical body erupted with intense golden light, a golden light capable of rebounding attacks within three meters of his body.

His hands transformed into giant bear paws, striking toward the incoming fireball! Bang!!!!!!!!!! Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Miss, watch out!"

Two Soul Emperors rushed out, using protective soul skills to block in front of Ning Rongrong.

Tang San utilized Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to retreat rapidly with Xiao Wu.

Zhu Zhuqing utilized Nether Rainbow Transformation Art to escape into the temporarily opened Youming Ciyuan Shijie.

Because of these timely actions, the three parties were not harmed by the aftermath.

Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun flew with his wings, his body shrouded in a Phoenix phantom; it was even more impossible for him to be hurt by his own attack.

"Zhao Wuji is still a man," Ma Hongjun thought to himself after seeing the other party's recent conduct, feeling quite favorable toward Zhao Wuji.

He was considering whether to pull the other party into Phoenix Academy as well, perhaps as a teacher or even a gatekeeper.

However, the image of a giant gorilla turning into a Phoenix felt somewhat comical even to him.

Phoenix Academy was not his harem; naturally, it had both men and women.

"Ah!"

Just at this moment, Zhao Wuji's body flew backward out of the explosion's smoke, his feet sinking into the ground; he was pushed back several meters by an invisible force, sliding out a long trail before stabilizing his figure.

One could see the golden light on his body dissipating; he was covered in dust and dirt, his original clothes burned away, revealing his incredibly strong and developed abdominal muscles, pectoral muscles, and other muscles, as well as tattoos. The iron armor plates on his body were even glowing red from the heat, and he violently shook them off.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle. On his flesh, there were scorched marks that made him feel lingering fear just looking at them.

If his cultivation had not been that of a Spirit Saint, perhaps he would have suffered a disaster at this very moment.

"What terrifying high temperature!"

Zhao Wuji thought to himself, a look of wariness appearing in his eyes as he looked at Ma Hongjun.

"Fight, fight, it would be best if both sides are heavily injured, so I can come out and give him a ruthless blow."

Tang Hao, who was watching from the shadows, did not make a move because he was waiting for a very good opportunity to kill Ma Hongjun, that bastard, in one strike and eliminate future trouble! "Do you still want to fight?"

Ma Hongjun, flying in the sky, frowned and said.

At the same time, inside Shrek Academy, several other teachers also ran out.

"What happened?" a chef holding a ladle asked. Seeing Zhao Wuji's injuries and naked body, he immediately took out sugar beans and reminded him: "Eat this quickly, take care of your body..."

He was in charge of the Shrek Academy kitchen, but he could not be underestimated, because he was also a Soul Emperor-level person, a big shot with a very high rank in this current period.

And his martial soul was a sugar bean; he belonged to the food-type Spirit Masters.

Reminded, Zhao Wuji looked at his own naked body and immediately blushed, taking clothes out from his Soul Guidance Device to put on.

Afterward, he took the sugar beans and ate them.

Dai Mubai had also healed most of his injuries after eating his sugar beans, but because he had been burned internally by flames, he could not fully recover in a short time and needed a relatively long period of recuperation and nursing.

"Dai Mubai was the one injured by him."

Another white-haired old man said.

He stood tall and straight; he was the third Spirit Saint in Shrek Academy!

His strength was also very strong!

"Why don't we attack together and capture him!"

At this moment, his eyes looked at Ma Hongjun, revealing a trace of hostility. "So it was him?"

"No, all of you step back. I can handle him by myself. My cultivation is already ahead of his; if I still need you all to attack together, once word gets out, my Shrek Academy will truly have no face left to show anyone." A trace of anger flashed in Zhao Wuji's eyes, but he insisted on not ganging up on Ma Hongjun.

"Fine."

The crowd retreated helplessly.

"Kid, I admit you are strong, I indeed underestimated you, but you also look down on a Spirit Saint too much! Especially a melee Spirit Saint like me who is in peak condition!"

Zhao Wuji walked forward and looked at Ma Hongjun; the meaning was clear: naturally, he wanted to continue fighting, to regain the face he had just lost! "Also, you are the one who injured our academy's Dai Mubai? The blond-haired youth from just now!" Zhao Wuji questioned coldly.

"That's right, it was me." Ma Hongjun admitted it quite frankly.

"You've got guts!"

"Then, accept the wrath of a Spirit Saint!"

A purple Spirit Ring appeared on Zhao Wuji's body.

"Third Soul Skill: Gravity Increase!! Get down here from up there! Birdman!"

Zhao Wuji roared.

Ma Hongjun, flying in the sky, felt his pupils constrict; he suddenly felt super-strong pressure weighing down on his body, causing him to crash toward the ground like a falling plane.

He immediately utilized the Wutong Tree Domain to mitigate it, because this was an invisible attack; even the Wutong Tree Domain did not directly mitigate it, but required the master's consciousness to lock on.

Regarding this unintelligent aspect, Ma Hongjun expressed that he wanted to complain, hoping it could become more intelligent after he grew in level.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Positioning Tracking!"

Zhao Wuji was getting serious, unleashing soul skills one after another. This was a skill that locked onto a target; he was seen leaping up violently, his entire body becoming like a grenade, rushing toward Ma Hongjun.

At the same time, the Vajra Palm soul skill was also activated.

With the power of the two soul skills superimposed, plus the reinforcement of a Spirit Saint's strength, it had reached a truly terrifying level!

Even Ma Hongjun did not dare to rely purely on his physical body to take the damage head-on.

The Wutong Tree Domain passive had already neutralized forty percent of the gravity for him; he flew up once more and immediately unleashed his second soul skill.

"Second Soul Skill: Phoenix Meteor Shower!"

Flames filled the sky, and fireballs rained down toward Zhao Wuji. Under the amplification of the Wutong Tree Domain and the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra, the power of every single fireball was terrifying! It was enough to directly wipe out a Soul King, and even a Soul Emperor would be no match for it.

Of course, it might not be able to wipe out some Soul Emperors who lean toward defense, but it could still severely injure them.

As for a Spirit Saint, "To think he broke free from my second soul skill so quickly?"

Watching Ma Hongjun fly up once again, Zhao Wuji revealed a look of surprise, but his expression soon changed drastically.

Because the Positioning Tracking soul skill locks onto the target, and his own body was also locked, he was unable to move or change position while in mid-air; this was also a major drawback for him.

The next second, he collided with the meteor shower fireballs one after another.

Boom—! He was quickly submerged in the explosions.

However, a scene Ma Hongjun had not expected occurred. The next second, under the force of the soul skill, the opponent still rushed out from the smoke. It was just that Zhao Wuji was now covered in soot, making it impossible to see the extent of his injuries, but judging by his eyes, he was certainly in great pain.

Facing this terrifying strike, Ma Hongjun immediately mobilized the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra and activated Phoenix Poyang Tong. Zhao Wuji's speed instantly became slower than a turtle's. Just as it was about to land on him, he once again activated the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra to execute the Phoenix Phantom Movement Technique, which was also one of the skills inherent to the cultivation method.

Over the past six years, he had not used it much, because most of the time it was simply unnecessary; flying could resolve many things.

He had also never encountered a situation where he was locked onto by someone.

But this time was different.

Zhao Wuji struck Ma Hongjun, but unfortunately, Ma Hongjun's figure instantly turned into an afterimage.

"What! It's actually an afterimage!?"

Bang—! He missed, and his strike slammed heavily into the ground, kicking up dust.

(End of this chapter)