Chapter 98: Subduing the Seven Women of Tianshui

"Hello, handsome, what do you want with us?" Shui Yue'er rushed up first, and after entering the private room, she looked Ma Hongjun up and down without restraint and asked curiously.

Phoenix Academy is famous, but Ma Hongjun, this Principal, had not shown himself in public, instead pulling the strings from behind the scenes; he did not even appear for this competition, so it was normal that everyone did not recognize him.

In Shui Yue'er's eyes, Ma Hongjun was so noble and handsome.

It made even her, a woman, feel envious and inferior.

Just as Shui Yue'er's voice fell, the door behind her was pushed open, and the other six members of the Tianshui Team walked in one after another.

"Yue'er, don't be unruly, leave here with me."

"This young master, my younger sister has a rather flighty personality; I am sorry for disturbing you."

Shui Bing'er spoke, then offered an apologetic look to Ma Hongjun.

However, the moment they saw Ma Hongjun up close, their little hearts were all racing.

In this world, how could there possibly be such a handsome and noble man!

"It's fine, I was the one who asked you to come up; sit down, I have something to discuss with you."

Ma Hongjun said with a smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the women became serious.

It seemed this person had come with a purpose, and had viewed them as targets from the very beginning.

Slap! The next second, the door behind them closed.

The women sat down one after another, wanting to see what the matter was.

"We don't seem to know each other?" Shui Bing'er said.

"Actually, we have some connection, just today."

Ma Hongjun laughed.

"What do you mean?" The women were puzzled.

"The Phoenix Team that defeated you belongs to me."

"Let me introduce myself, I am Phoenix Academy Principal Ma Hongjun."

"You can address me as Principal Ma."

"Or Principal."

Ma Hongjun laughed.

"What!?"

"You are that mysterious Principal of Phoenix Academy!?"

The women were shocked; they had not expected the other party to be so young, and to meet him today of all days!

Rumor had it that the Phoenix Academy Principal was a monster whose Spirit Rings were all Ten Thousand Year.

They had heard of it, but had previously thought it impossible.

After all, they had never witnessed it.

But today, they were fortunate enough to see him.

"Then I wonder what business Principal Ma has with us?"

The women were a bit awkward; they had just been instantly defeated by the other party's team, and now the person behind it had come out to meet them—it was hard not to have certain thoughts in their hearts.

"I want to invite you, or rather, Tianshui Academy, to merge into my Phoenix Academy."

"I can bring about a mutation in your martial souls, and a good one at that—all of them will be Phoenixes! Becoming a Title Douluo in the future will be a matter of course; you should consider it."

Ma Hongjun went straight to the point without beating around the bush.

"So he's here to recruit us!"

The women were startled internally, but they were also tempted.

Martial Soul Mutation.

Title Douluo!

There was no one who did not want to possess such strength!

"This is a major matter; we cannot make the decision," Shui Bing'er said after a moment of hesitation.

"That is natural; we will go to your Tianshui Academy and have a chat with your Principal in person."

"Meeting you now is just to let you have some mental preparation."

Ma Hongjun laughed.

"Principal Ma, why is it that my martial soul is also a Phoenix, yet it differs so greatly from yours?" Shui Bing'er asked.

"That is because your Phoenix does not originate from my lineage, nor is it at the God-level; the Phoenixes from my lineage are all God-level Spirits, and the same applies to the mutations—your Ice Phoenix is merely top-tier."

Ma Hongjun said as such.

There was one more point he did not say out loud.

That was: your Ice Phoenix is native, while mine comes from a higher-plane world; even as a bloodline descendant, it is definitely far stronger than yours. "What!? God-level Spirit!?"

The women were shocked.

"How about it? I will talk to your Principal at the academy, but what are your own thoughts? Do you want to join my Phoenix Academy individually? I guarantee you will soar to great heights!"

"After joining, you will be disciples of the Phoenix Academy Inner Court."

"And I can allow you to participate in the Preliminary Competition under the name of Phoenix Academy Second Team."

"Fine, we agree!"

Upon hearing this, the seven women nodded decisively.

"Haha, very good!"

"You will not regret it!"

Ma Hongjun laughed.

With a wave of his hand, a powerful energy fluctuation enveloped the room.

He summoned a pure-blooded Phoenix and performed the Bloodline Binding on the seven women.

Hum! As seven rays of light descended, the martial souls on the seven people began to undergo changes.

The sounds of Phoenix cries rang out one after another; all of them had become Phoenixes.

Shui Bing'er's original Ice Phoenix seemed to have the chains hidden deep within its genes unlocked; it became massive, still themed around the Ice Phoenix, but more Divine Saint, noble, and powerful than before! The ice crystals on its body also revealed a sharper, colder glint!

Terrifyingly so! Among the seven, her Ice Phoenix martial soul had reached the level of a high-grade God-level, second only to Dugu Bo's God-level Peak quality.

Their cultivation also soared, condensing into Soul Kings.

The original Soul Ancestors became Soul Kings directly, and the original Soul Elders became Soul Ancestors directly! This is truly something to be happy and congratulatory about.

"Congratulations, you are now truly disciples of my Phoenix Academy. You can go to Phoenix Academy to report; just reveal your martial souls to enter, and they will make arrangements for you there."

"I will head to Tianshui Academy now to have a chat with your Principal."

Ma Hongjun said.

"Understood, Principal!"

The seven women recovered from their excitement and nodded.

Afterward, both sides split into two directions and left via Phoenix Transformation.

Tianshui City, Tianshui Academy.

"I keep feeling uneasy."

Inside the office, the female Principal sat with her legs crossed, reviewing the latest documents; this was something she had to do every day, and it was a task she could handle with ease.

However, just at this moment, she saw a red light appear before her eyes, causing her expression to change slightly. The moment she looked up, she saw the figure of a man appear.

"Who are you!?"

The female Principal was greatly alarmed and immediately revealed her martial soul; a phantom image resembling a blue Qilin appeared.

It was precisely her martial soul, the Ice Qilin Beast.

This was not a true Qilin, but a member of the beast clan possessing the Ice Qilin bloodline.

Compared to a true Ice Qilin, there was still a very large gap.

At the same time, the most standard eight Spirit Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—appeared.

The female Principal before him was remarkably an Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo powerhouse.

Judging from her aura, she was at least level eighty-one.

This was a breakthrough she had made half a year ago, and she had made no progress since then.

After reaching Spirit Douluo, she felt more and more that her progress was strenuous.

This was also a sign that her talent was nearing its limit.

In other words, level eighty-two or level eighty-three Spirit Douluo was the limit for this martial soul of hers, and she would be unable to reach Title Douluo in her lifetime.

Moreover, breaking through those two minor realms would not be too easy for her.

"I have come to disturb you; please forgive my intrusion."

"Nice to meet you, I am the Principal of Phoenix Academy, Ma Hongjun."

The red-haired handsome man said softly.

"Principal of Phoenix Academy?"

"I didn't expect you to be so young. You broke in without my permission—is this your character?"

The female Principal frowned and mocked.

(End of this chapter)