For Dog Hybrid's worry and fear, Xu Ming was not surprised. He merely said, "There is no need to be so frightened. With your Eyes Martial Soul, your eyesight surpasses that of ordinary people. You would also be a great help with Star Gazing."
Dog Hybrid was at a loss.
So Xu Ming changed the subject. "Let me give you a name."
"Really?"
Dog Hybrid was delighted, then came to his senses. "Thank you, Master."
"You thirst for knowledge, yet do not know why. There are doubts in your heart, so let Huo be your surname, and Xing your given name." Xu Ming gave Dog Hybrid the name Huo Xing.
Dog Hybrid thanked him.
However, after thinking for a moment, Xu Ming shook his head. "Huo as in doubt is not very good. It does not sound like a surname. Change it to Huo. You shall be called Huo Xing."
Xu Ming then wrote the two characters "Huo" and "Huo" on paper and said to Dog Hybrid—or rather, Huo Xing, "Two different characters may seem entirely unrelated, yet they are pronounced the same."
"Isn't that amazing?"
"I only learned about it recently too. Besides cultivation, there are such wonderful things in this world. If I had discovered this when I was young, perhaps I could have achieved even more in cultivation."
"If cultivation can be combined with one's own interests, it can unleash greater results... Most Soul Masters in this world do not understand this principle. Even if they do, they may be like me—already this old, with little potential left in their bodies."
Dog Hybrid could not understand, but he knew that on that day, he gained a name: Huo Xing. And his master, Xu Ming, no longer seemed to regard him as merely a servant.
The next day,