Roast Phoenix

While Ma Hongjun was speaking, his second spirit ring also lit up.

With a bang, a large burst of purple flames surged out from his body, covering an area of one meter around him, creating a zone of fiery defense.

The temperature of these purple flames was extremely high, and their power was no weaker than the Phoenix Fire Wire.

"Watch out!" Xiao Wu exclaimed.

Zhu Zhuqing remained composed, her soul power surged outwards, briefly withstanding Ma Hongjun's second soul skill, Bathing Fire Phoenix. She extended her five fingers and left five bloody wounds on Ma Hongjun's back.

Ma Hongjun let out a miserable scream, and the purple flames burning on his body instantly surged. The flames that originally only covered a one-meter radius around him now expanded to two meters.

Zhu Zhuqing was impacted by the sudden surge of flames. At the critical moment, she quickly let her soul power cover her entire body.

Though she hadn't sustained any injuries, the force of the flames still sent her flying.

Following her trajectory, Ma Hongjun's first soul skill, Phoenix Fire Wire, shot towards her.

With no leverage in the air, Zhu Zhuqing twisted her body, but she couldn't evade the attack range of the Phoenix Fire Line.

The soul power she had released earlier had already consumed a significant portion of her energy. Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line dealt continuous high-impact damage. If it hit her, she would be in a very dangerous situation.

Just when Zhu Zhuqing was starting to panic, a figure leaped from the side, carrying her to the other side, swiftly evading Ma Hongjun's attack.

"Zhuqing, are you okay?" Xiao Wu patted Zhu Zhuqing's body a few times, asking with concern.

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head. "I'm fine, thank you."

Ma Hongjun was ablaze with flames, and his small eyes seemed to be spewing fire as well. He looked like a god of fire, striding confidently towards the four girls.

"Because of your interference, my girlfriend ran away. Now you've also injured me. You must compensate me!" Ma Hongjun's gaze, full of aggression, swept over the sensual parts of the four girls. He licked his lips and continued, "You must have one of you become my girlfriend. Of course, I won't refuse if there are more, haha..."

Xiao Wu rebuked, "Ma Hongjun, we are new students from Shrek Academy. Treating us with such arrogance and rudeness, aren't you afraid of facing punishment?"

Ma Hongjun was momentarily stunned. The academy hadn't recruited new students for two consecutive years, and he thought it would be the same this year. He didn't expect to encounter four such beautiful female students.

"It's still your fault. My girlfriend left because of our argument, and now that she's gone, you must compensate me."

As he spoke, Ma Hongjun's gaze remained fixated on the alluring parts of the four girls. Despite his battle-ready state, the influence of the evil fire still affected him.

With the evil fire burning within him, he couldn't suppress that feeling.

Gu Yuena stepped forward, her voice cold. "Since you want compensation, fine, I'll give it to you."

Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up, his gaze firmly locked onto Gu Yuena. Among the four girls, she was the one he desired the most. With her silver hair, purple eyes, and proud figure, she looked like a fairy from a painting, absolutely flawless.

"I didn't expect that even I, Ma Hongjun, could enjoy such a top-tier beauty. Dai Mubai will definitely envy me now." Ma Hongjun's mind quickly flashed with this thought.

Gu Yuena's rosy lips lightly parted, and her pleasant voice echoed, "Phoenix, skilled in fire, aren't you?"

Before she even finished speaking, with a bang, the flames on Ma Hongjun's body surged once more. The area covered by the flames, which had originally been about two meters, suddenly expanded to around five meters.

Gu Yuena was instantly struck by the surging flames. At the last moment, she let her soul power quickly cover her entire body.

Although Ma Hongjun's flames were incredibly powerful, Gu Yuena managed to withstand the impact. The flames returned to covering a radius of about one meter around him. However, the temperature of the flames had clearly increased significantly from before.

The space around Ma Hongjun violently distorted, and the originally purple-red flames began to change.

The shade of purple-red grew deeper, slowly shifting towards black. Finally, the flames completely turned black, and the terrifying high temperature made Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing unable to help but step back.

"Ah— It hurts so much, I'm burning to death..." Ma Hongjun suddenly let out a heart-wrenching scream. His plump body rolled on the ground.

The land he rolled over quickly lost moisture, cracking and bursting open.

Ma Hongjun was engulfed in tremendous fear. He couldn't understand why his flames suddenly became so terrifying.

He had always been an expert in playing with fire, and he had never experienced being burned himself.

Has anyone ever heard of a phoenix burning itself to death with its own flames?

Ma Hongjun was feeling exactly like that at this moment—like he was about to be burned alive.

Xiao Wu looked thoughtfully at Ma Hongjun, then at Gu Yuena in front of her, as if she understood something.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were both stunned, not understanding why such a strange situation was occurring.

Could it be a backlash of soul power, causing harm to oneself?

But these black flames were too terrifying. Could a High-Level Spirit Master's soul power backlash have such power?

Ma Hongjun's screams were as sharp and tragic as the squeals of a pig being slaughtered, piercing through every corner of the village, alarming everyone.

Swoosh...

Sounds of breaking air constantly echoed. The first to arrive were Flender and Zhao Wuji, almost arriving simultaneously.

Figures also quickly appeared in the distance. There were other teachers from Shrek Academy, and Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ao Tian were all rushing over.

On the other side of the village, the villagers also came after hearing the commotion.

As soon as Flender arrived, he saw Ma Hongjun completely engulfed in black flames. The temperature emanating from the flames caused his face to change color.

This temperature of flames could potentially burn Ma Hongjun to death.

Zhao Wuji's appearance was somewhat peculiar; his face was bruised and swollen, as if he'd been beaten up. When he saw Ma Hongjun's condition, he was also greatly surprised and hurriedly said, "I'll go get water."

The flames on Ma Hongjun's body were clearly out of control. It was impossible for Ma Hongjun to extinguish them on his own. The only possibility was to rely on external force to put out the fire.

"No need!" Flender rushed forward, releasing his soul power to block the black flames. He grabbed the struggling Ma Hongjun and swiftly headed towards a pond in the village.

Everyone immediately followed.

"Sister Na'er, should we go take a look too?" Xiao Wu looked at Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena nodded and followed along.

From a distance, Xiao Wu saw Flender throw Ma Hongjun into the pond. Sizzling sounds continued, and a large amount of white mist rose from the surface of the pond, obscuring everyone's vision.

All the people from Shrek Academy and almost all the villagers rushed over, gathering by the side of the pond.

The villagers pointed and discussed anxiously, their faces full of concern.

As they watched the water level by the pond continuously drop and a large number of dead fish floating to the surface, many people started to panic.

Someone cried out in sorrow, "Village Chief, we've raised these fish in the pond for a year. They were about to be sold. Now that they've died, we'll be left with nothing by the end of the year."

The Village Chief approached Flender with a troubled expression on his face.

Flender looked pained and said, "How much have you lost? I'll compensate."

After saying this, he turned around and fixed his gaze on the four girls, his tone becoming somewhat stern as he asked, "What happened?"