Huo Wushuang's Temptation

"Boring. I'm done fighting. You win."

Huo Wushuang slumped to the ground listlessly, his eyes vacant as he stared at the sky. He merely waved a hand weakly, admitting defeat.

Being effortlessly defeated by a level-six Soul Warrior far younger and weaker than himself left Huo Wushuang drowning in frustration.

His vigor visibly drained away, and the heavy blow to his mind left a knot in his heart that he could not unravel.

He could not understand it. He truly could not understand how such an absurd Soul Warrior could exist in this world...

Lin Huo paid no attention to the dispirited Huo Wushuang. Instead, he replayed the battle in his mind.

He had won this fight without breaking a sweat, just as effortlessly as when he had beaten up Huo Yun and the others that morning.

The reasons for his victories in both battles were simple.

First, the combination of fourfold Soul Power and fourfold strength allowed him to completely crush the entire Soul Master realm in terms of raw attributes.

Second, the Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul gave him immense fire resistance, making him a natural nemesis to fire-attribute Soul Masters.

Together, these two factors were enough to establish his current standing.

Fire-attribute Soul Masters below the Soul Grandmaster realm were completely unqualified to fight him.

As for non-fire-attribute Soul Masters, they would have to rely on the effects of their soul skills for even a chance to battle him.

In short, all of his current hard power had completely surpassed that of Soul Masters.

Soul Grandmasters, however, possessed an additional and far more powerful soul skill. Without truly fighting one to the death, he could not be certain whether he could win.

A few flickering red glows in the corner of his eye pulled Lin Huo from his thoughts.

When Lin Huo turned to look, several flourishing trees at the edge of the clearing were already crackling as they burned.

It was the soul skill Huo Wushuang had released earlier!

The scorching Dragon Orb's blast of hot air had blown the burning grass roots into the brush, and now the fire had spread to consume the trees, with signs of continuing outward.

Lin Huo swallowed, immediately sensing trouble. Setting fires was one thing.

But putting them out? He truly did not have that ability.

Was he really going to burn down the high-class dormitories on his second day at school? Help, urgent!

Sweating profusely, Lin Huo glanced at Huo Wushuang, who was lying on the ground doing nothing. Seeing him as a lifeline, Lin Huo rushed over, grabbed him by the collar, and hauled him up.

"Hey, stop lying around! The school your family runs is about to burn down. Get up and call someone for help!"

The fire was raging fiercely, and Huo Wushuang had noticed it as well. Yet he remained unhurried. He first gave Lin Huo a surprised look before asking doubtfully,

"As a fire-attribute Soul Master who plays with fire, don't tell me you can't even put out a fire?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Huo Wushuang seemed to think of something. He slapped his forehead and feigned sudden realization. "Oh! I forgot. Kindling Junior Academy doesn't teach that sort of thing."

Huo Wushuang slapped away Lin Huo's hand from his collar, then calmly walked beneath the burning trees and activated Martial Soul Possession.

After a dragon's roar, the flames on the trees actually stopped spreading outward in defiance of common sense. Instead, they gathered around Huo Wushuang.

As though swallowed by a vortex, the blaze shrank smaller and smaller until it finally extinguished in Huo Wushuang's palm.

A fire that had been on the verge of escalating was easily smothered by Huo Wushuang before it could spread further.

It was Lin Huo's first time seeing someone extinguish a spreading blaze all by himself, and the sight gave him quite a shock.

But once he remembered that he was on Douluo Continent, his surprise quickly subsided, leaving only curiosity about Huo Wushuang's method of putting out fires.

Lin Huo quickly walked over to Huo Wushuang's side. Studying Huo Wushuang, whose aura had grown strong again, he asked curiously,

"What did you mean when you said the academy doesn't teach that 'sort of thing'?"

Having been defeated head-on, Huo Wushuang now acknowledged Lin Huo's strength. He put away his arrogant attitude and explained without concealing anything.

"There's nothing too profound taught at Kindling Junior Academy. At most, they teach students how to control the flames they release themselves.

Most fire-attribute Soul Masters across the continent can likewise only control their own flames.

But as fire-attribute Soul Masters, how could we be limited to playing with only our own flames?

In fact, our academy has more advanced methods of Fire Control. Not only can we control naturally occurring flames, but we can also interfere with and control the flames released by enemy Soul Masters to a certain extent."

After hearing Huo Wushuang's detailed explanation, Lin Huo no longer found it strange.

After all, Blazing Fire Academy was the highest institution specializing in fire-attribute research.

After so many years of accumulated knowledge, it would have been strange if it did not possess some impressive methods of manipulating fire.

After gaining the Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul, Lin Huo was destined to develop deeply along the path of fire manipulation.

At this moment, it was impossible for Lin Huo not to be interested in this Fire Control technique.

Considering that Huo Wushuang likely had a purpose in bringing this up, Lin Huo did not beat around the bush and asked directly,

"Brother Wushuang, I'm extremely curious about this ability. If I wanted to learn it, what conditions would I need to meet?"

"Tch..." Huo Wushuang's mouth twitched uncontrollably. Lin Huo had truly annoyed him.

Just moments ago, Lin Huo had been calling him a bastard, yet now that he needed something, he was calling him Brother Wushuang.

Still, Huo Wushuang could understand. After all, no one would treat someone who came looking for trouble with a pleasant attitude.

With an ulterior motive, Huo Wushuang patiently explained, "This Fire Control technique is what the Fire Clan relies on to survive.

If outsiders wish to learn it, they must either display enough talent to enter Blazing Fire Advanced Academy, then wait for the teachers to impart part of it.

Or they can choose to join the Fire Clan. In that case, they can begin cultivating this Fire Control technique earlier. If they make further contributions afterward, they may even receive the complete version."

Huo Wushuang's scheme was practically written all over his face. How could Lin Huo fail to understand the temptation and recruitment hidden in those words?

Although the Fire Clan's inherited Fire Control technique was indeed tempting enough, joining a faction was still too early for him.

Those who rushed in rarely got a good deal. Huo Wushuang's status was not quite high enough either. If he truly wanted to join the Fire Clan, he could wait until someone more influential came to recruit him.

Putting on a helpless expression, Lin Huo said regretfully, "I didn't expect the requirements to learn your family's Fire Control technique to be so strict. In that case, forget it."

With that, Lin Huo turned and headed toward the dormitories. Yet before he had taken more than a few steps, Huo Wushuang hooked an arm over his shoulder from behind.

"Don't go, brother." Huo Wushuang looked anxious. This time, he genuinely wanted to recruit Lin Huo into the Fire Clan.

Regardless of whether Lin Huo's Innate Soul Power was impressive, his unusual physique and Martial Soul alone were impossible to ignore.

As the future head of the Fire Clan, Huo Wushuang naturally wanted to recruit a promising seed like Lin Huo for his family.

He could not say what achievements Lin Huo might attain in the future, but if Lin Huo could leave behind a few descendants and pass those special abilities on within the Fire Clan, it would already be an enormous profit.