Douluo Continent: Rebirth of Ma Hongjun, Phoenix of Ultimate Light

Chapter 54 Oscar's Target for His Third Spirit Ring! Ultimate Speed

Silent all night.

The next morning, before dawn, the area in front of Shrek Academy was bustling with activity.

All five teachers—Flander, Zao Wou-Ki, Shao Xin, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin—were present.

Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai, the three students, were all ready to go.

There were seven people, one more than when we went to the Star Dou Great Forest last time.

The extra one is Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai stood in the line wearing a brand-new Shrek Academy uniform, with a dark blue stand-up collar, double-breasted brass buttons, and gleaming brass buttons at his waist. The badge on his collar shimmered in the morning light.

This school uniform was just made the day before yesterday. The tailor measured his size and worked overnight to finish it, delivering it to the college before he left.

After putting it on, Dai Mubai stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself for a long time.

Flander walked over from the front of the line and looked them up and down.

"Set off."

Ma Hongjun stood in the middle of the group, looking at the road leading to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Last year, when he first took this path, he was a level 20 Great Soul Master. This year, when he took this path again, he was already a level 30 Soul Venerable.

One year, level 10.

Not too fast, not too slow.

But this time was different. This time, Dai Mubai joined the team, and the three of them hunted for their third soul ring together, advancing to the Soul Master realm.

Oscar walked beside Ma Hongjun, carrying a bulging bag on his back.

The bundle contained dry food and drinking water prepared by Teacher Shao Xin.

"Hongjun, what kind of spirit beast do you think we'll find this time?"

"have no idea."

What do you want for your third spirit ring?

Ma Hongjun thought for a moment.

"Light element, birds."

"Still the Light faction?"

"Light type. Light type spirit beasts have the most obvious effect in suppressing and purifying evil fire. From the first spirit ring to the second spirit ring and then to the third spirit ring, they must maintain the same attribute and origin. Only in this way can the spirit continue to evolve along this path."

Dai Mubai, who was walking beside him and listening to this conversation, interjected, "Can your martial soul really transform into a phoenix of light?"

"able."

Ma Hongjun's voice was not loud, but it was firm, as if he were stating a fact that had already happened.

Flander walked at the front of the group and heard the three children's conversation clearly.

He didn't turn around, nor did he say anything.

But he slowed his pace a bit so that the children behind him could keep up more easily.

The morning light shone on the road leading to the Starry Sky Forest.

The shadows of the seven people were stretched long, cast among the soil and weeds, swaying gently in the breeze.

The third spirit ring, they've arrived.

It takes two days for a carriage to travel from Shrek Academy to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The official road was bumpy, the wheels rolled over gravel and mud, and the carriage swayed and rocked.

Flanders rented a large carriage, and seven people squeezed inside, shoulder to shoulder and knee to knee.

Zhao Wuji's burly body took up the space of one and a half people, squeezing Li Yusong and Lu Qibin against the carriage wall.

Flander sat on the outermost side, leaning against the car door, his eyes half-closed as if he were asleep.

But whenever the carriage jolted violently, he would unconsciously tense his shoulders, displaying a level of alertness akin to that of a Soul Saint, a state he wouldn't fully relax even when dozing off.

Ma Hongjun leaned against the car window, watching the fields and villages rushing past outside.

This is the third time he has walked this road.

The first time was when he went to hunt for his first spirit ring. At that time, he had just awakened and was not even level 20 yet. He was full of anticipation and trepidation for everything.

The second time was when I accompanied Oscar to hunt for his second spirit ring. That time it was more like a hike, easy and enjoyable, and we unexpectedly gained an external spirit bone.

This is the third time he has gone to hunt for his third spirit ring.

The threshold for reaching level 30 Soul Master.

A thousand-year-old soul beast.

Ma Hongjun withdrew his gaze and looked at Flander sitting opposite him.

"Teacher, I'd like to take this opportunity on the way to talk about Xiao Ao and Mu Bai's choice of their third spirit rings."

Flanders opened his eyes and glanced at him, neither saying yes nor no, but simply sitting up slightly.

This subtle action is tacit consent.

Flanders is the kind of person who will directly say he disagrees when he disagrees, and will agree when he doesn't object, without needing to say anything extra.

Ma Hongjun cleared his throat.

"Let's start with Oscar. His first spirit ring was a recovery type, and his second spirit ring leaned towards attack and defense. Now, for his third spirit ring, I think he should pursue speed, and extreme speed at that, preferably flight."

Oscar's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He had long been fed up with being unable to outrun others, and every time he was outmaneuvered by Ma Hongjun during combat training, he would have a mental breakdown.

"What kind of spirit beast? The fast kind?" he asked eagerly.

"Sharp-tailed swift".

The carriage fell silent for a moment when the name was uttered.

Zhao Wuji was the first to react, his eyes widening in shock: "The Swift? The fastest flying spirit beast, the undisputed king of speed on the continent? The Swift whose attack power is negligible?"

"Yes, that's the one."

The swift that Ma Hongjun mentioned is a small flying spirit beast.

An adult swift has a wingspan of no more than two feet, weighs less than ten kilograms, and is the fastest among all spirit beasts.

When the swift with a thousand years of cultivation flies at full speed, even a speed-type soul master of the same level cannot catch up with its shadow.

"This kind of soul beast is indeed weak in attack power, but what Oscar needs is not attack power, but speed and flight ability. His second soul skill, Power Sausage, has already solved the problems of attack and defense. What he lacks now is mobility. The Swift's soul ring can give him extreme flight speed. If you catch up to him, you can't hit him, and if you hit him, he can't withstand it. This is a true all-round soul master."

Ma Hongjun paused, then added, "As for the age, it's around 3,500 years, no lower. Xiao Ao's physical endurance far exceeds that of ordinary Soul Masters, and the Power Sausage is constantly tempering his physique in battle. He can withstand a 3,500-year-old Swift."

Lu Qibin pushed up his glasses, a hint of surprise in his eyes behind the lenses.

It wasn't because of the types of soul beasts Ma Hongjun proposed, but because of his logic in analyzing the problem.

He wasn't just making things up on a whim; he started with Oscar's existing spirit ring configuration, identified the weaknesses, and then addressed them specifically, with a clear plan for each step.

Flander didn't immediately respond, but asked, "While the swift's attack power is weak, its speed is indeed extremely fast. If Oscar wants to fly with it, he'll first have to be able to catch up with it."

Ma Hongjun smiled.

"That's why we need your help, teacher."

"And besides, if this sausage were put at an auction house, it would definitely sell out!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

A sausage that can grant people the ability to fly, and at an extremely high speed.

It will definitely be very popular.

Flander's eyes lit up immediately when money was mentioned.

Almost no Soul Master doesn't want to fly, because the mobility is too great.

If you can't win a fight, you can run away; no one can catch you in the sky.

Moreover, the swift is extremely fast, and even ordinary flying soul masters may not be able to catch up with it.

Being able to defeat them and then chase them down to kill them is the most psychologically damaging and disgusting thing you can do to an enemy.

"Great, the swift is good, I'll choose it."

Flanders said those five words.

Oscar clenched his fists, wishing he could fly to the Star Dou Great Forest right now.

Ma Hongjun turned his gaze to Dai Mubai.