Houtu did not actually know that Yang Huai had long since obtained the Acquired Fire.
Yan Ju was the Human Emperor.
With the Human Emperor's power as a sacrifice, it was only natural for him to obtain the Acquired Fire.
Beyond that, there was the light of the myriad stars, the light of pure yang.
The fire of yin and yang.
The fire of chaos.
And other divine flames had long gathered deep within his Primordial Fire. His Primordial Fire had already reached the level of a supreme source spirit; it lacked only a single step to break through that sliver of heavenly chasm and return to the rank of the supreme fire spirit.
The only thing lacking was perhaps the merit and destiny needed to clear the Ancient Earth Core.
As for leaving a wisp of Primordial Fire within the demon infant, it was purely to take precautions before disaster struck.
If the demon infant became his enemy in the future, it would become no small weakness within the demon infant.
Houtu Earth Sovereign Deity understood this as well. She suddenly smiled.
"Brother Zhurong, I think this little fellow's aptitude is rather good. Why not take him into your sect and teach him properly?"
Yang Huai's heart twitched slightly.
This demon infant was indeed exceptionally gifted.
But that depended on who he was.
He was the future Earth's Lord of War, the war god of the human race, a being born to embody war and punishment.
Of course, if that were all, it would not have been impossible for Yang Huai to accept him as a disciple.
The problem was that he was destined to become the Earth Sovereign Palace's pawn against the Mystic Sect.
Yang Huai did not want to be bound to Da You.
He immediately refused.