The fire flickered, and when the boy's figure disappeared, the screams of a girl were heard in the hot spring.
After closing the middle door and the broken door, Ma Hongjun leaned against the wall and took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the peaks and valleys in his mind.
When he finally calmed down a little, the boy couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"What the hell is going on?"
Good news, he found Ning Rongrong and the others before Bu Le and the others did.
Bad news, he was now completely blacklisted by those three girls.
"Forget it, let's get through this difficult moment first."
Ma Hongjun shook his head, suppressed his chaotic thoughts, and looked solemnly at the three people slowly walking toward the end of the corridor.
"Run, why don't you run?"
Tian Ya was carrying a green kitchen knife, a ferocious smile on his wretched face.
One white, two yellow, and one purple soul ring circled around him. The aura of a Soul Elder constantly radiated from his body, putting considerable pressure on Ma Hongjun at all times.
"Where did I run to? Wasn't I punched away by the guy next to you?"
The red-haired boy lazily lifted his body, seemingly indifferent, but in reality, he had already released his full soul power.
"Alright kid, I know exactly how much strength I used in that punch just now."
E Kao frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"We don't want to hurt you. As long as you tell us your purpose, you can leave immediately."
The bad premonition in his heart had reached its peak, especially after seeing the boy's mysterious and noble appearance.
Such a person must be from a prominent background!
"I already said it was just a coincidence. Why? Are you the only ones allowed to admire beautiful women? I like looking at them too. We all paid gold soul coins to enter, didn't we?"
"What, are you eyeing some top-tier goods and won't even let me look?"
Ma Hongjun raised his eyebrows and gave a smile that all men understood.
However, although the boy appeared calm on the surface, he was actually becoming a little impatient in his heart, and he didn't even have time to pay attention to the system's reminders.
Did the three girls inside hear what he said? Why was there no reaction?
He deliberately raised his voice to alert Xiao Wu and the others that something was wrong and get them to go back for help.
These three people were not easy to fool. If he wasn't careful, he wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
"Old Goose, why are you wasting time talking to him? Just grab him, break his arms, pull out a fingernail, and he'll spill everything, won't he?"
Bu Le said a little impatiently.
He was still thinking about the information he bought for one gold soul coin and the entry fee of ten gold and silver coins.
They couldn't go through all this trouble and spend so much money, only to end up not even seeing the faces of those three stunning girls, right?
"You're right."
E Kao nodded, looked deeply at Ma Hongjun, and winked at Tian Ya.
The latter understood, waving the green kitchen knife and rushing over with a strange cry.
"My handsome boy, I will love you dearly!"
So it really came to this?
"I truly just came to see the beauties. Can't people have a little more trust in each other? And..."
The red-haired boy sighed, and under the shocked gazes of the three, a magnificent phoenix shadow hovered upward and cloaked the boy in a layer of brilliant feathers woven from raging fire.
The red flames instantly raised the temperature in the corridor by several degrees, and two yellow soul rings appeared on the boy's body.
The pair of eyes that seemed to be burning with flames finally landed on the stunned Tian Ya.
"You really disgust me."
He spoke softly, and the first soul ring suddenly lit up.
Boom!!
A pillar of fire over half a meter in diameter erupted from the boy's mouth. The scorching temperature distorted the air slightly as it surged toward the stunned Tian Ya!
First Soul Skill: Phoenix Fireline!
"Be careful!!"
E Kao was the first to snap out of his shock. He screamed, and his body instantly transformed into a fat-headed swan. His third soul ring lit up, and a milky-white light flew toward Tian Ya.
But it was obviously too late.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
The flames devoured everything in their path. Tian Ya screamed as his body was blasted backward, rolling and crawling to escape the fire's range, collapsing in front of E Kao in terror.
After just one strike, the front of the Soul Master's body had already turned black and shriveled, and his clothes had melted into his skin due to the extreme heat. His already hideous face now looked even more terrifying.
"The legendary Phoenix Martial Spirit... and such a young Soul Master..."
E Kao's expression darkened as a heavy feeling settled in his heart.
The Phoenix Spirit alone was enough to make them retreat, not to mention such a young Soul Master!
Moreover, judging from how terrifying his temperature was at just the Soul Master level, he clearly wasn't just any Soul Master, but at least a member of some powerful force.
"Old, Old Goose... what do we do?"
Bu Le swallowed nervously, looking at the red-haired boy who seemed like a phoenix descended upon the world.
Of course, they wouldn't normally fear a Soul Master—but this was a Phoenix!!
The pinnacle among beast-type martial spirits!
"Let's get out of here. Go back right now, pack up, and leave Soto City—no, leave the entire Heaven Dou Empire!"
E Kao gritted his teeth, hoisted the trembling Tian Ya on his back, turned around, and prepared to leave.
Ma Hongjun also let out a silent sigh of relief.
It would obviously be best if he could scare them off with this trick. Otherwise, as a Soul Master, he stood no chance against three Soul Elder opponents.
But at that moment, the girl's voice suddenly rang out.
"The Seven Treasures are truly Glazed!"
"The Seven Treasures have names—
First: Power!"
"Second: Speed!"
The radiant multicolored light surged into Ma Hongjun's body, instantly making him feel lighter and filling his arms with strength.
But at that moment, the boy wasn't happy at all. Instead, he stood frozen.
He slowly, in disbelief, turned his head.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood... it turns out you were here to save us."
Ning Rongrong, dressed in white, had a blush on her beautiful face. She looked at the boy awkwardly, eyes filled with both shyness and apology.
Originally, she was furious and wanted to teach Ma Hongjun a lesson. But when she reached the door and heard the boy's words, she instantly understood everything.
Apparently, the three of them were being targeted by someone, and this boy happened to see it and was trying to stop them.
"Rongrong is right. Um, I'm sorry. I..."
Xiao Wu's pretty face also flushed. She pressed her long, straight legs together, lowered her head, placed her hands behind her back, and spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito.
Although they now knew the boy was trying to save them, it was still incredibly embarrassing to be seen like that.
Even her third brother had never seen her body—at most, he had just held her hand.
"M-me too..."
Zhu Zhuqing even wanted to bury her head into her full, round chest. Along with a young girl's shyness and nervousness, she also felt a trace of loss.
But after learning that the boy did it for them, the feeling of loss quickly disappeared, replaced by something she herself couldn't fully understand.
With that feeling, she didn't seem to be quite so disgusted by the boy seeing her body anymore.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Did you use too much soul power? Don't worry, we won't leave you behind!"
Seeing the boy's stunned expression, Ning Rongrong walked up with concern, raised the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in her hand, and puffed her chest proudly.
"My support abilities are really strong!"
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing didn't say anything, but they both stepped forward and stood firmly beside Ma Hongjun.
The meaning was clear.
However, under the gentle gaze of three pairs of beautiful eyes, the boy suddenly let out a painful cry:
"You're all sick!!!"