Douluo Dalu II: I, Huo Yuhao, join Sun Moon

Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 201: Traitor Ma Hongjun

Because Ma Hongjun has a bad character.

Once he achieves his goal of living with Bai Chenxiang in the God Realm, Ma Hongjun will inevitably slack off in his cultivation and immerse himself in a beautiful life every day. How can this be acceptable?

Furthermore, although the Phoenix God is a second-level god, he has the potential to become a first-level god.

This is because the Phoenix God once fought with the Dragon God. Although he ultimately lost and fell, he severely injured the Dragon God in the process.

Although the Godhead left by the Phoenix God is damaged to the level of a second-level god, it still has the potential to be repaired, though the chance is very small.

However, no matter how tiny that chance may be, it still exists, and that's better than remaining stagnant.

Generally speaking, after a god inherits a God position, they cannot break through to a higher realm.

In most cases, the successor of a second-level god can only be a second-level god and cannot cultivate into a first-level god.

However, Ma Hongjun's Phoenix God Position is different.

It used to be a God position at the level of a God King!

Therefore, Tang San is quite optimistic about Ma Hongjun's potential, and he hopes Ma Hongjun can become stronger.

As for Bai Chenxiang's soul, they'll discuss it later. Right now, Ma Hongjun's cultivation is the most important.

Once Ma Hongjun succeeds in his cultivation, he will have an additional general under his command.

At that point, perhaps he could even compete with one of the subordinates of the God of Destruction.

After all, with the status of Phoenix God, even if Ma Hongjun cannot reach the level of a God King, it's not impossible for him to become a first-level god.

In the entire God Realm, there are relatively few first-level gods.

'However, I must find a way to regain control of the God Realm Center.'

Although the four God Kings oversee the center of the God Realm, if the other three can be convinced, the God Realm could expand by consuming the faith power accumulated over the years.

Once expanded, the ability of the God Realm to respond to external threats would be diminished.

"I am reluctant to use up all the faith power. What if it's all drained by the God of Destruction? What should I do then?" Tang San muttered to himself.

"Brother San, I'll leave first," Ma Hongjun forced a smile, feeling there was no point in staying any longer.

"How about staying for dinner? Xiao Wu's cooking has improved recently. I think it's getting better and better," Tang San said with a smile.

Gods don't need to eat, but as gods, they enjoy many pleasures in their long lives.

Ma Hongjun, knowing this was a polite remark, was not in the mood to witness others' happiness. He simply found a reason: "No need, Brother San. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After speaking, he quickly left and flew toward his residence.

Ma Hongjun lay beside a lake formed from magma. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. Why could others live happily with their loved ones while he was alone in the God Realm, missing Bai Chenxiang?

At this moment, a charming voice sounded: "Phoenix God, hehe, do you want to join us? Lord God of Destruction won't be stingy with benefits for gods who surrender to us. As long as you betray Tang San, you'll be one of us."

Suddenly, a captivating woman appeared. She was the Goddess of Lust.

The Goddess of Lust looked at Ma Hongjun with a charming smile, and her divine power surged.

If Ma Hongjun were an ordinary second-level god, he would have been subdued by her power.

But Ma Hongjun was different. He relied on his thoughts of Bai Chenxiang to resist her influence.

Next, he looked at the Goddess of Lust coldly: "I can't betray my brother! He has been so kind to me and has helped me a lot. You want to sow discord between us? I advise you to put away your thoughts!"

The Goddess of Lust smiled: "You say you and Tang San are brothers? With Tang San's character, how could he treat you as a brother?"

Ma Hongjun was stunned, then remembered that Dai Mubai once said Tang San used to call him Boss Dai, but after Tang San became stronger, he called him Mubai.

He also asked Tang San for help, but Tang San only gave him some empty promises and had no real intention of assisting.

Although Tang San's words sounded noble, he had also violated the rules of the God Realm.

Da Ming, Er Ming, and Ah Yin are divine beasts in a sense.

However, the God Realm does not allow soul beasts to become gods.

"Why, Phoenix God, do you have nothing to say?" The Goddess of Lust sighed. "Do you want to revive Bai Chenxiang?"

Since the plan to seize the God Realm Center succeeded, she and the other original sin gods used various means to gather intelligence on Tang San and his allies. This was their only way to increase the chances of turning enemies.

Ma Hongjun was silent for a moment, then said: "Resurrect Xiangxiang? Your method is to retrieve her soul from the Underworld and preserve it? I admit I had that idea before, but I believe I can't do it without brother San's permission."

"If you want to revive Bai Chenxiang, you must follow the rules." She explained, "For example, become a first-level god! That way, you'll have a reason to bring someone into the God Realm, and Bai Chenxiang's soul can naturally enter the realm."

Ma Hongjun said, "Becoming a first-level god? That's too difficult."

"If it were in the past, that wouldn't be easy either. But the Lord of Destruction controls the God Realm Center and can expand the realm."

Once the realm is expanded, new god positions can be created, and the strength of existing gods can be rapidly improved.

As long as you practice diligently, you might even reach the first-level god stage.

It's said that the God Realm Center is under the control of the four great god kings, but currently, it's essentially dominated by the God of Destruction alone.

The other gods are mostly indifferent, have little experience, are unmotivated, and are not interested in managing the God Realm Center.

The Goddess of Life, wife of the God of Destruction, has recently only supported him.

Because some of Tang San's recent actions are unpopular, the power of faith has not yet accumulated enough to expand the realm more effectively. If it had, the God of Destruction would have started the expansion long ago.

"Moreover," she continued, "you may not realize that your Phoenix God position was once a God King-level position—the owner of this throne was a powerful being capable of injuring the Dragon God."

"Even if damaged, it retains great potential. Although it's unlikely to become a God King again, reaching a first-level god is entirely feasible."

"How is that possible?" Ma Hongjun exclaimed in surprise.

The Goddess of Lust said, "It's true. Otherwise, why do you think Tang San asked you to inherit this God Position?"

"The inheritance of the Fire God Position was also related to Tang San.

All seven elemental gods are first-level gods, very important to the realm. Originally, the Fire God was going to pass the position to you because he was tired of life in the God Realm."

"But halfway through, he regretted it and decided not to leave the realm. Telling you that the inheritance was terminated would violate the rules.

So, the Fire God sought help from Tang San. As the God King, Tang San secretly interfered, causing your inheritance to fail, and you could only inherit the Phoenix God.

This prevented you from bringing Bai Chenxiang into the realm, but Tang San gained the friendship of the Fire God.

You can ask the Fire God for confirmation later."

"I believe, with the support of the Lord God of Destruction, you can open the mouth of the Fire God and verify whether what I've said is true or not!"

Hearing this, Ma Hongjun felt the credibility of these claims increase significantly.

He was furious. He didn't expect Tang San to be such a villain. Even if the Phoenix God could be cultivated into a first-level god, how many years would that take?

Just for personal gain, he had been separated from Bai Chenxiang for so many years.

"Alright, I'll join you," Ma Hongjun said. "But before I do, I want to report a god."

"Report a god?"

"Yes, I report Zhou Weiqing. He's Tang San's undercover."

(End of this chapter)