A spirit awakening made Ma Hongjun realize a different side of himself. Gazing at the dancing figure before him, Ma Hongjun roared, "A phoenix can be holy, it can be dark, but it cannot, and should not, be vile." Years later, during the War of the Gods, Ma Hongjun, standing on a phoenix, a sea of fire shrouding him, said to the people before him, "Tang San, Bibi Dong, for the sake of our past friendship, I will only say this once: surrender or die."

Xia Xuan, a fan of Douluo Continent, arrived in the world of Douluo with his memories intact. Fortunately, he lived in the same era as the future Tang God King, meaning the divine lineage hadn't been severed. He awakened his martial soul form independently, and it was a complete form. A sudden realization dawned on Xia Xuan: indeed, the soul is part of the physical body. (He doesn't follow the third brother, developing independently.)