A Generous Offer of Recruitment

How terrifying was the strength of a Soul Douluo?

When a Soul Douluo fully concentrated their senses, no change within a mile could escape their notice.

After sensing the changes in the surrounding environment and thinking it over briefly, Book Elder understood what Lin Huo was doing.

"I never expected your Martial Soul to possess the ability to ingrain itself in the earth and draw nourishment from it."

"It does far more than that." While speaking casually, Lin Huo took out a dagger and sliced open his arm right in front of Book Elder.

It happened so suddenly and unexpectedly that before Book Elder could even react and stop him, Lin Huo's hand was already covered in blood.

"You..." Book Elder frowned, but before he could finish speaking, he witnessed something beyond imagination.

Lin Huo used his other hand to wipe away the blood from the wound. Once his palm had fully passed over it, the formerly bloody wound had completely healed.

Lin Huo's smug voice rang out again. "My Bulbasaur Martial Soul has the ability to ingrain itself in the earth like a plant, draw nourishment from it, and use its vitality to replenish my own life force.

It was precisely after using this Ingrain ability that my Soul Power rose so quickly, leading me to suspect there was an issue with my Innate Soul Power."

"Good! Good! Good!"

He said "good" three times in a row, openly displaying his delighted excitement. The way Book Elder looked at Lin Huo was now filled with fervor.

Whether it was the Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul or the Bulbasaur Martial Soul, the innate abilities possessed by both Martial Souls were absolutely first-rate.

As for the outrageous intensity of the flames naturally possessed by the Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul, he had seen Angel Fire in Spirit Hall, which was similarly absurdly effective.

But Bulbasaur's innate Ingrain ability was something he had never even heard of.

Their Blazing Fire Academy had quite a few exchanges and collaborations with Plant Academy, which specialized in studying plant Martial Souls.

Yet even Plant Academy, an old-established institution with a history measured in millennia,

had never recorded a plant Martial Soul as unbelievable as Bulbasaur.

The ability to ingrain oneself in the earth, absorb vast amounts of nutrients and life force, and use them to replenish oneself.

For Soul Masters with plant Martial Souls, this was normally an ability they could only obtain after reaching the Soul Saint level and gaining their Martial Soul Avatar.

Innately possessing it? Those plant Soul Masters probably would not dare dream of such a wonderful thing.

If Plant Academy heard of a plant Martial Soul as absurd as Bulbasaur, they would likely spare no expense to recruit him for training and research.

But unfortunately, Little Huo was now one of Blazing Fire Academy's people.

As the saying went, those closest to the water got the moon first. With such a promising talent before them, the Fire Clan naturally had to gladly accept him.

Come to think of it, the innate abilities of both the Little Fire Dragon and Bulbasaur Martial Souls were far from ordinary. At this point, he completely believed Little Huo's explanation.

After all, only Innate Full Soul Power could barely be considered worthy of Martial Souls with such heaven-defying quality.

Lin Huo was waiting to see Book Elder's reaction before deciding how to respond next when a bone-shaped object suddenly flew into his hand.

Lowering his head for a closer look, Lin Huo saw that he was holding a black jade gemstone shaped like a right leg bone. Faintly, he could sense Soul Power fluctuations within it that made his heart pound.

The knowledge in his mind kept surfacing, telling him that this black jade gemstone-like object was a brand-new Soul Bone that had never been absorbed by a Soul Master, containing incomparably abundant Soul Power.

The only problem was that his ability to sense Soul Power was too weak, while the Soul Power contained within this new Soul Bone was too immense. He simply could not determine its true age.

However, judging from the status Book Elder had vaguely revealed, he was certain that this Soul Bone's true age would not be low.

His initial calm reflection quickly passed. With such a rare treasure as a Soul Bone in his hands, how could Lin Huo not be excited?

So this was the treasure Book Elder had mentioned earlier? It truly was a treasure!

Holding the Soul Bone in both hands, Lin Huo stood there in a daze, unable to believe that Book Elder had casually given him such a priceless treasure.

On the other side, Book Elder was extremely satisfied by Lin Huo's reaction. Stroking his beard smugly, he smiled.

"This is a brand-new Ten Thousand Year Right Leg Bone, taken from a forty-thousand-year-old Wind-Fire Flying Dragon. Ever since I obtained it ten years ago, I have kept it in my collection.

As long as you are willing to agree to join our Fire Clan, I will give you this Soul Bone as a gift to celebrate your joining the family."

Book Elder's enticing voice sounded beside his ear like a demon's whisper. Lin Huo shuddered and nearly dropped the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

After hurriedly steadying the heavy Soul Bone in his hands, Lin Huo's face was filled with astonishment.

Wait, he was really giving away a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone just like that?

Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones were revered by Soul Masters across Douluo Continent as Blood River Treasures. Every single one could spark fierce battles among countless major factions.

Even within Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, despite being the Pope and possessing the talent of the Golden Generation, had needed the pretext of a tournament championship before it was convenient for her to give out a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone as a reward.

As for Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, those two were even more unfortunate. They had served Bibi Dong faithfully for years, yet could not obtain even a single Soul Bone as a reward.

The preciousness of Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones was evident even within a force like Spirit Hall, the strongest faction on the entire continent.

Yet to recruit him into the Fire Clan, Book Elder had even offered a brand-new Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone as a reward. This showed just how sincere Book Elder was.

Since that was the case, what else was there to say? Had he not already made his decision the moment he revealed his Twin Martial Souls?

At that moment, Lin Huo's resolve completely solidified. He met Book Elder's eyes without hesitation.

"Since you are willing to give me even a priceless Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, Book Elder, how could I possibly have any reason to refuse? Of course I am willing to join the Fire Clan!"

At that point, Lin Huo narrowed his eyes and abruptly changed the subject with a teasing grin. "But Book Elder, joining the Fire Clan does not mean I have to change my surname, does it?"

Lin Huo's mischievous expression made Book Elder smile knowingly. Feeling somewhat playful, he teased him in return.

"If you want to change your surname, that is not impossible. Though Huo Huo sounds rather unpleasant, there would be no problem adding it to the family register."

Being called Huo Huo would be a little too absurd. Adding Xiao in front of it would be more acceptable.

However, Lin Huo curled his lip. He had no intention of changing his name, so he directly refused Book Elder's proposal to add him to the family register.

"Ahem, there is no need to trouble yourself with that, sir. I will just keep calling myself Lin Huo."

"Fine. You can call yourself whatever you like, Little Huo." Book Elder merely said with a kindly smile.

The atmosphere had become thoroughly harmonious, but some matters still had to be clarified. Thus, Lin Huo had no choice but to bring up something serious.