Douluo; Zhongli Adventures in Mortal World with Paimon

When Oscar returned to the Shrek Academy's rest area, it was already half an hour later.

"Little Ao, what's going on with you?"

Seeing Oscar with a mix of worry and faint excitement on his face, Dai Mubai asked curiously.

"It's... it's nothing," Oscar waved his hand and replied.

At this moment, he really didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.

His wish had come true, and he could be with the person he liked. That should be something to smile about.

But now, the burden on his shoulders felt heavy.

For Ning Rongrong, no matter what, he had to secure some influence within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.

Otherwise, the fate of him and Ning Rongrong would...

Well, at least Oscar's fate alone was already pretty good.

Such a thing was something ordinary people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

"Don't forget about your brothers when you make it big!"

Ma Hongjun patted Oscar on the shoulder as he spoke.

Regarding his "darkened" state yesterday, Ma Hongjun was still puzzled. He had gone dark but was punched back to his senses by Liu Erlong!

He had no idea what he had done while "darkened." Everything felt like an instinct at the time. Others had told him what had happened only after he regained clarity.

Hearing this, Oscar's eye twitched slightly.

Make it big?

Becoming Ning Fengzhi's son-in-law could indeed be considered hitting the jackpot.

Unfortunately, no one, not even Ning Fengzhi himself, would acknowledge this marriage.

What the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan valued was only his talent.

With a bitter smile, Oscar nodded and said, "Fatty, when have I ever forgotten you when I had something good going on?"

"Just wait. When I make it, giving you a hundred thousand or eighty thousand will be no problem."

"Yeah, right!"

"Second Brother, you've gotten cocky!"

"Don't forget, my spirit has already evolved. Although it has some side effects, how many people in the entire Douluo Continent can compare to my spirit?"

Ma Hongjun crossed his arms and spoke smugly, completely unaware that every move of his was being observed by certain gods.

"Someone like him inheriting my divine position would be a disgrace to me," a god muttered.

"Forget it, let's observe a bit longer."

With a sigh, the god changed his posture and continued watching.

The fact that Ma Hongjun regained his sanity was naturally due to this god's intervention. Otherwise, Ma Hongjun would have spiraled into madness and faced only death.

As long as the Angel God's legacy remained on the Douluo Continent, evil would find it hard to breed and grow.

This was why any remnants of her needed to be erased...

"Just don't attack your own teammates again!"

The others glared at Ma Hongjun as they spoke.

Yesterday's battle, if not for Ma Hongjun, would have had a low chance of losing to Blazing Academy.

No one expected this guy to attack Dai Mubai first!

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Ma Hongjun scratched his head and said, "I couldn't control myself at the time... but now... hehe..."

With an awkward laugh, Ma Hongjun didn't know what else to say.

Yesterday's events were indeed his fault.

However, he also benefited from the misfortune, as his spirit had evolved.

As long as he didn't commit evil, even though his spirit was now the Dark Phoenix—a symbol of evil and darkness—the Spirit Hall wouldn't do anything to him.

But if he fell into darkness...

The price of such a fall would be death.

Especially as a prodigy, Spirit Hall would not allow someone like him to exist if he turned evil.

"Alright, Hongjun didn't do it on purpose," Liu Erlong interjected.

"His martial spirit evolving should be celebrated, but..."

Liu Erlong paused, her words trailing off.

In times like this, who had the mood to celebrate?

"As long as you can make it to the advancement rounds, perhaps by then, we'll have another Spirit Ancestor in our ranks."

After saying this, Liu Erlong glanced at Ma Hongjun.

With his spirit evolving into the Dark Phoenix, Ma Hongjun's spirit power level had risen by a small margin, and his cultivation speed would now be much faster than before.

This was the power of dark spirits.

Light weakens by threefold, but darkness grows tenfold stronger.

"Teacher Erlong, stop teasing me; you're making me feel embarrassed."

Scratching his head, Ma Hongjun laughed awkwardly.

His martial spirit's evolution had indeed raised his spirit power level by two or three ranks in a very short time.

He did have hope of reaching the Spirit Ancestor level before the advancement rounds began.

"That's great. With another Spirit Ancestor, our chances of victory will increase."

"And Fatty isn't just an ordinary Spirit Ancestor. His spirit is the Dark Phoenix..."

In the rest area next to Shrek Academy, students from other academies were also resting. Hearing the Shrek team's conversation, many of them twitched their eyebrows.

For them, just defeating the Heaven Dou Team's second lineup was already a question mark. And these guys were talking about winning the championship?

"Tang San, Dai Mubai!"

"It's not that I'm looking down on you, but do you guys really think you can win the championship?"

Hu Yanli crossed his arms and glanced toward the spectator seats. There sat a figure who struck fear into him—a presence that would haunt him forever.

That figure, Du Siji, had easily crushed the younger generation of Elephant Armored Clan members without even using a secondary awakening.

Not to mention, those people weren't just a team; they were a group... no, a true team in every sense.

"Hu Yanli, did you get beaten so hard that you finally recognized reality?"

Feng Xiaotian, the captain of the Divine Wind Academy team, also crossed his arms as he addressed Hu Yanli.

"I may not be able to beat him, but I can beat you. Want to try, Feng Xiaotian?"

Hu Yanli said angrily.

"Don't get mad. Our teams will face each other eventually. Let's settle this on the field then."

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, Hu Yanli ignored Feng Xiaotian.

They had devised a special strategy to counter the Divine Wind Academy team. He would see if Feng Xiaotian could keep his smugness then.

Tang San and Dai Mubai were dumbfounded. They had just been about to respond to Hu Yanli when Feng Xiaotian butted in.

After exchanging glances, they decided to avoid unnecessary trouble and remained silent.

The saying "Those who don't stir up trouble are cowards" had brought Shrek Academy to its current state.

"We will prove ourselves!"

Suddenly, an announcement pulled their focus back.

"Will the participants from Skywater Academy and Shrek Academy please enter the arena!"

"Will the participants from Skywater Academy and Shrek Academy please enter the arena!"

...

"It's our turn now. This round is ours to win!"

"The strength of Skywater Academy should not be underestimated. Everyone, stay vigilant."

"Yes!"

Following at the back of the group, Oscar shook his head.

He could see the reality clearly and understood that Hu Yanli's words were not just trash talk but based on facts.

But it was precisely because of this that things were even scarier.

"Let's just treat this as one last hurrah with my brothers."

"If I don't give it my all now, there really won't be another chance."