Huo Tian's Intentions

Including Huo Yun, who had passed out with his mouth open and eyes shut, there were only eight troublemakers in total.

The moment Lin Huo opened his mouth, he demanded to fight ten at once, acting as though he did not even consider the rest of them human.

How could a group of hot-blooded youths endure such provocation? They immediately underwent Martial Soul Possession and charged forward.

Among the remaining seven were two Soul Masters, but having already learned the extent of his own strength, Lin Huo clearly did not take this bunch of weaklings seriously.

After a few punches and kicks, the sight of people flying through the air appeared once more, and several more unconscious figures lay on the ground with their mouths open and eyes shut.

The healing-type Soul Master among the teachers silently stepped forward and symbolically cast a healing soul skill.

Afterward, he turned a blind eye and walked aside, too lazy to bother with those foolish boys lying on the ground.

As a healing-type Soul Master, how could he not know what condition they were in?

They had ganged up on the weak in public, using their numbers and strength against a Soul Warrior, yet still lost so badly that they had disgraced themselves completely.

Now, too ashamed to face anyone, they were simply lying there and playing dead.

"Such extraordinary resistance to fire, and such astonishing strength. Dean Huo Lie, what do you make of this?"

At the edge of the training grounds, Huo Tian and Huo Lie stood with their hands behind their backs, having watched the entire incident unfold as they discussed it with interest.

After stroking his beard and pondering for a moment, Huo Lie's eyes flashed sharply.

"Fire resistance is an innate ability possessed by fire-attribute Soul Masters. Both their Soul Power and bodies can withstand a certain degree of high heat.

However, in most cases, that resistance increases along with a Soul Master's strength.

Under normal circumstances, a fire-attribute Soul Master would basically be unable to withstand flames released by someone more than one realm above them.

But Little Huo is clearly different. During that fight just now, he actually withstood Huo Yun's first soul skill head-on.

It would have been one thing if his body had shown no signs of being affected by the heat afterward, but even the corners of his clothes were not scorched in the slightest.

That is enough to show that the Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul grants his Soul Power and body extraordinarily high resistance to flames.

Generally speaking, this phenomenon only appears in fire-attribute Martial Souls of extremely high quality.

The Martial Souls of those two little tyrants, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, possess such an ability as well."

Huo Tian silently nodded, agreeing with Huo Lie's assessment.

Huo Wu's Martial Soul, Fire Shadow, was a peculiar Martial Soul formed from exceptionally pure fire element. Her innate resistance to fire was terrifyingly high; from the moment she awakened, she could withstand the flames of a Grand Soul Master.

Huo Wushuang's Martial Soul, the One-Horned Flame Tyrannosaur, was no less impressive. As a type of subdragon, the Flame Tyrannosaur possessed highly concentrated dragon bloodline, treating ordinary flames as food.

Moreover, the quality of the One-Horned Flame Tyrannosaur Martial Soul was not inferior even to that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

Unfortunately, the Fire Clan did not know the secrets of dragonification, nor were they qualified to pry into the foundation upon which the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect stood.

Although the Fire Clan's upper ranks longed for Huo Wushuang's potential to go even further, they could ultimately do nothing.

"Powerful fire resistance is enough to demonstrate the Martial Soul's immense potential in the fire attribute, but Little Huo's strength far surpasses that of a Soul Master despite him being only a Soul Warrior. Dean Huo Lie, how do you view that?"

Huo Tian once again sought Huo Lie's guidance.

Although Huo Lie was merely a Soul King in his sixties, and his cultivation talent was far inferior to Huo Tian's Soul Emperor cultivation at just over forty,

when it came to the depth of his research into Martial Soul knowledge, Huo Tian knew that he was far beneath Huo Lie, who had immersed himself in this field for years.

"As for his strength..." After thinking seriously for a while, Huo Lie offered Huo Tian one possibility.

"Some Martial Souls on the continent are innately endowed with special abilities. For instance, the Clear Sky Hammer's weight and sturdiness, the Seven Kill Sword's sharpness and killing intent, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's ability to seek treasures.

Stronger still is the Angel Martial Soul inherited by Spirit Hall's Qian Clan. Not only does it possess sacred flames by nature, it also grants Soul Power powerful purification abilities.

By my estimate, Little Huo's extraordinary strength is very likely an innate ability bestowed by his Martial Soul.

The only problem is..."

"Little Huo's Innate Soul Power is the issue, isn't it?" Huo Tian immediately replied.

Huo Lie glanced at Huo Tian and nodded approvingly. "Correct! Normally, Martial Soul quality is closely tied to Innate Soul Power. A powerful Martial Soul should not have merely level-five Innate Soul Power. That is precisely what I cannot understand."

An idea suddenly occurred to Huo Tian. "Hey! Is it possible that the Soul Master himself lacked nutrition while growing up, causing his Martial Soul to develop incompletely?"

"Hmm..." Huo Lie searched through all his knowledge but could not recall any similar case on the continent.

He had been about to give a negative answer, but his instincts as a scholar would not allow him to draw such a rash conclusion.

Especially with a suspected example standing before him, Huo Lie had even less confidence in asserting otherwise.

"It is not impossible, but the odds are rather slim.

Still, I truly cannot explain Little Huo's situation. This is merely an extremely unreliable guess.

As for the truth, every Soul Master has secrets of their own. In any case, I would not advise digging too deeply into this matter.

Director Huo Tian, given how highly you regard Little Huo, I trust you will stop those blind fools in the clan when the time comes?"

A fierce aura surged from Huo Tian. "Naturally. The academy has its rules. If those old fools dare to reach where they should not, I will chop off every last one of their hands!"

Huo Lie suddenly looked at Huo Tian, his eyes gaining a trace of confusion. "Come to think of it, Director Huo Tian, why have you been asking so many questions? What exactly are you planning to do?"

As though recalling something distant, Huo Tian's gaze became profound. "You know that, in pursuit of a certain goal, the clan has always been bringing Soul Masters with fire-attribute Martial Souls into the family to improve our bloodline."

"You mean..." Huo Lie's gaze abruptly fell upon Lin Huo in the training grounds.

"That's right, exactly what you think." Huo Tian spoke slowly, with a hint of concern.

"At first, I simply admired Little Huo's character and wanted to give him an opportunity, so I gave him a place with the academy's Special-Grade Treatment.

But now I have discovered that Little Huo and his Martial Soul possess far greater potential than I had imagined. Thus, I want to bring him into the clan and give him better training.

The child is still young. If we bring him into the clan now and invest more resources, he can grow faster and develop a stronger sense of belonging to the family.

After all, given Little Huo's natural talent from such a young age, if we wait until he has grown up before trying to recruit him, it will likely not be so easy.

But you also know the issue with Little Huo. The limit of level-five Innate Soul Power is right there, and the old fossils in the clan will definitely not agree to this."

Huo Lie stroked his beard and chuckled as he teased Huo Tian. "Director Huo Tian, I am also one of those old fossils in the clan that you speak of."

"Dean Huo Lie, you jest. How could those stubborn old relics who cling to the past possibly be as open-minded as you?" Huo Tian flattered him without even blinking.

Pleased by Huo Tian's respect, Huo Lie cheerfully advised him, "It is good that you know that. But seriously, there is no need to rush this matter at all.

The child is only six years old. There is plenty of time to observe how things develop. If he can produce enough results afterward, would it not be easy to shut those old fossils up?"

"You are right. I was indeed too eager for quick results."

Huo Tian's thoughts gradually shifted away from Lin Huo, and his benevolent smile slowly turned sinister as Huo Wushuang's mischievous figure appeared in his mind.

That little bastard knew perfectly well that Little Huo was under his and Xiao Wu's protection, yet he still dared to cause trouble for Little Huo. He truly had the gall of a bear.

It seemed he had gone too easy on him two nights ago. Today, he absolutely had to drag Xiao Wu along for a proper double beating.