Blazing Fire Academy, Fiery Huo Wu

Murong Ci arrived in Heaven Dou City of the Heaven Dou Empire one month later.

The All-Encompassing Martial Soul possessed an extremely high affinity for surrounding elements, allowing him to absorb heaven and earth energy of various attributes to strengthen himself at will.

During this period, his soul power gradually surged to level twenty-seven, surpassing Ning Rongrong, and he even slowly formed a protective spiritual light of ice and fire that granted him partial immunity to ice and fire attacks, which he could control at will.

This Martial Soul is overpowered!

Moreover, after listening to the system over the past month, he learned that this was only the primary state of the All-Encompassing Martial Soul; it could undergo a second evolution, or even multiple evolutions in the future?

After evolving, his basic attacks and soul skills would also evolve and grow stronger.

However, the bad news was that future system rewards would no longer include soul power upgrades.

Murong Ci could understand this; after all, this was just for rapid leveling and laying a foundation in the early stages.

Furthermore, the system gave him a shocking surprise: when he encountered an insurmountable enemy in the future, the system would "fight on his behalf"!

This meant stimulating his future potential, with a one-month cooldown.

This... Murong Ci didn't know how powerful this "fighting on his behalf" would be.

But...

[I won't fight for you often, I'm lazy, unless you want to play around for the first time, or I will help you when you are on the verge of death.]

Fine, he accepted it, but it was still very strong!

But for now, completing the mission to join the Blazing Fire Academy was the priority.

Murong Ci calculated in his heart that this was the time when various academies on the continent were recruiting. Ning Rongrong had likely already entered Shrek Academy to join Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others.

Moreover, the Five Elements Academies had a greater reputation than the current Shrek.

Therefore, going to the Blazing Fire Academy now was a golden opportunity.

Unlike Shrek Academy, the Five Elements Academies would go out to recruit, releasing recruitment notices within their own spheres of influence, and even having disciples go out in groups of three or five to personally scout for talent.

Murong Ci casually tore off a recruitment advertisement and noticed that half a year after the recruitment, the Five Elements Academies would hold an exchange tournament.

That would be the moment he would spread his wings and make a name for himself.

"Little brother, are you here to sign up?" A rough voice, carrying a fiery, violent intensity, rang out.

Murong Ci looked up and saw a man with broad shoulders and thick eyebrows; he looked like he was suited to be a meat shield... or a backer.

"My name is Huo Wushuang, and I am a recruiting disciple for the Blazing Fire Academy this time. Are you interested in joining?"

"Of course. I am currently homeless, so joining an academy is a good thing."

Upon hearing this, Huo Wushuang frowned, because at this moment, Murong Ci was not releasing even a shred of soul power fluctuation.

Furthermore, saying this made people suspicious—did he even have soul power?

However, he wasn't a petty person, and the doubt only lasted for an instant, because he believed no ordinary person would be stupid enough to sign up at a Soul Master Academy.

Huo Wushuang patted his chest, "Welcome, welcome! Then please follow me, little brother, to undergo the entrance examination. By the way, what is your name, and what is your soul power level?"

"Murong Ci, level twenty-seven."

Murong Ci replied. There were still two years until the Soul Master Tournament. During the tournament, Huo Wu would be level forty-three, and this Huo Wushuang would be level forty-two.

At this age, they were seventeen, and at most, they would be around level thirty-two.

Sure enough, when Huo Wushuang heard this, he was visibly stunned for a moment, then turned his head and asked in disbelief: "How old are you?"

"Twelve."

Murong Ci remained calm, but inside, he was thrilled.

This act of showing off was incredibly satisfying.

Huo Wushuang was equally happy; bringing such talent into the Blazing Fire Academy was a great achievement for him as well.

Thinking of this, he hurried back to the registration office and brought Murong Ci to the chief examiner.

The chief examiner in charge of registration was named Yan Yan, a level fifty-eight assault-type battle soul king.

"Wushuang, the little brother you brought doesn't look very old," Yan Yan said leisurely, appearing kind and approachable.

"Reporting to Teacher Yan, this little brother is named Murong Ci, twelve years old, soul power... level twenty-seven!"

When Yan Yan heard this, his pupils contracted violently, and he stood up with a start.

"Level twenty-seven?! What is your Martial Soul? Release it and let me see!"

Murong Ci closed his eyes, slowly circulating his soul power, and extended his right hand as a mass of gray light gradually condensed in his palm.

"This doesn't look like a fire-attribute Martial Soul..."

Yan Yan and Huo Wushuang spoke with a hint of disappointment, as the hard requirement for joining the Blazing Fire Academy was that the Martial Soul must be fire-attributed.

Murong Ci followed his heart, and the entire gray light transformed into red light, erupting with a scorching and domineering fire attribute.

Yan Yan and Huo Wushuang's eyes lit up instantly.

"This Martial Soul is interesting," Yan Yan remarked. This flame was actually much purer than their own.

And this was only while the boy was at level twenty-seven.

"Although your talent is excellent, it won't do if you cannot fight. How about this: you don't need to do the previous tests. Just have a match against one of our academy's genius disciples. If you perform well, you will be hired immediately and become a core disciple!"

Yan Yan spoke, though in his heart, he had already decided that he must hire him regardless of his performance. Practical combat could be cultivated later, but talent could not.

"Huo Wushuang, go call Wu'er over to spar with Brother Murong."

Huo Wushuang agreed and hurried away.

Before long, Huo Wushuang returned with a tall, red-haired woman in red whose chest was nearly bursting through her bodice.

This woman was Huo Wu.

Murong Ci's eyes went straight; she was truly plump where she should be plump and perky where she should be perky!

Moreover, because the weather was sweltering during the enrollment season, and they all possessed fire attributes, the amount of fabric on these people was minimal.

Huo Wu wore only a navel-baring tight short-sleeved top and shorts, with large patches of snow-white thighs exposed beneath the shorts, further highlighting her hot figure.

"Let's go, let's head to the Soul Fighting Zone to spar and see exactly what your strength is like."

A hot figure, and an even hotter personality!

If one were to conquer a woman like this...

[Take it easy, your heart rate is practically off the charts.]

The system's voice spoke eerily.

Murong Ci coughed twice to cover it up, then followed Huo Wu toward the Soul Fighting Zone.

Blazing Fire Academy truly lives up to its name.

It's damn hot; it's practically the polar opposite of the Extreme North.

"Huo Wu, Level 33 Control System Battle Soul Elder, Martial Soul Fire Shadow, please advise!"

Huo Wu spoke, her voice crisp and direct.

Murong Ci also put away the lewd thoughts in his mind and spoke solemnly.

"Murong Ci, Level 27 Power Attack System Soul Grand Master, Martial Soul Yongzhen, please advise!"

Yongzhen?

Huo Wu frowned slightly; she clearly had never heard of this Martial Soul.

[I suggest using ice attribute to restrain her. Of course, you could also circulate your soul power to forcibly elevate to Extreme Fire for superior suppression.]

[His current strength isn't high; logically, you should be able to take her out in a second.]

I want to play with her.

[Bondage play?]

"..."

As Yan Yan gave the word, the duel officially began.

Soul rings pulsed on both of their bodies.

On one side, yellow-yellow-purple; on the other, yellow-purple.

"A thousand-year soul ring!"

Everyone under the stands was shocked. If being Level 27 at twelve years old was already a genius, then this thousand-year second ring could only be a monster.

Huo Wu was seventeen and Level 33, already the number one genius of Blazing Fire Academy.

And Murong Ci...

Huo Wu put away her minor schemes; she believed she could definitely defeat him. After all, the gap between a Soul Elder and a Soul Grand Master was too vast.

"First Soul Skill, Flame Surround! Third Soul Skill, Resisting Fire Ring!"

Huo Wu shouted, releasing her first and third soul rings to form a protective flame.

Murong Ci directly called upon half of his soul power, silently chanting:

"Crimson Flame Burning Body, Fire Spirit Returning to Heart, Fire, come!"

"First Soul Skill, Blazing Flame Burning Heaven!"

The soaring flames surrounding Huo Wu were actually drawn toward his own, becoming a part of Murong Ci's fire.

Huo Wu was shocked; it was as if her fire couldn't burn in front of Murong Ci.

It was as powerless as a novice facing a master.

Even her Martial Soul couldn't muster a shred of resistance, as if it had developed a sense of awe.

"If you are not fire, seeing me is like a frog in a well gazing at the moon in the sky; if you are fire, seeing me is like a mayfly witnessing the vast blue heavens!"

As soon as Murong Ci finished speaking, he retracted that ball of Extreme Fire.

This act was so damn satisfying! Murong Ci rejoiced in his heart.

[You acted way too cool; how is she supposed to save face now?]

The system's voice rang out, helpless and tinged with a hint of resentment.

"In the original work, she is the type of girl who is competitive and aggressive. Doing this will only stir her desire to win, bringing me closer to her."

Huo Wu collapsed onto the ground, her face etched with unwillingness. It was clear that her fighting spirit had been ignited, a flame burning within her eyes.

"You are strong. I lost."

Huo Wu left behind these words and walked away.

Meanwhile, Yan Yan and Huo Wushuang were left dumbfounded. A Soul Grand Master suppressing a Soul Elder?

Furthermore, the fire he had just displayed filled them with a sense of awe.

This person must join Blazing Fire Academy!

Yan Yan burst into hearty laughter, immediately confirming Murong Ci's status as a core student of Blazing Fire Academy and swiftly arranging a room for him.

[Ding--Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. Soul Power increased by one level. Ice and Fire dual-attribute affinity increased by 18%, upper limit increased by 10%.]

[Ding--Next phase mission released: Increase Soul Power to level thirty within 3 months and hunt a wood-attribute Soul Beast.]

[Ding--Detected favorability of target character Huo Wu toward the host: 35/100, currently in the curiosity stage.]

Murong Ci stumbled in his tracks.

"You can even detect this?!"