Blazing Fire Academy Is Incredible

A trip to the town chief's house did not take much time. With Huo Tian present, Lin Huo left the town chief one hundred Gold Soul Coins as repayment for the care he had received over the past six years.

A single Gold Soul Coin could cover the expenses of a family of three for several months.

With one hundred Gold Soul Coins, even if the town chief often helped struggling families in town, it would still be enough to last more than a decade.

After an intense bout of pushing and refusing, the town chief considered the considerable expenses required for the two promising Soul Masters in his family.

In the end, unable to overcome Lin Huo's insistence, he accepted the hundred Gold Soul Coins as though he did not deserve them.

When they left the town chief's house again, Lin Huo, who had arrived empty-handed, was now laden with large and small bags.

Standing atop the slope before the town chief's house, Lin Huo cast one lingering glance over the town. He took a deep breath. "Let's go, Uncle Huo Tian. Next time, I'll return as a Soul Master."

As if sensing Lin Huo's melancholy, Huo Tian smiled faintly. "Little Huo, carrying all those bags on the road will be inconvenient. Give them to me. I have a storage Soul Tool, so it'll be much easier."

After traveling through more than a dozen remote villages and towns to awaken Martial Souls, Huo Tian had been approached by people from Spirit Hall.

To prevent any more unexpected incidents, Huo Tian no longer planned to keep searching for new students. He hired a carriage and traveled day and night with Lin Huo, returning to the vicinity of Blazing Fire City in twenty days.

Blazing Fire City was within the Heaven Dou Empire, situated along the southwestern coast of the Douluo Continent.

Perhaps it was close to the equator of Douluo Star, but ever since arriving near Blazing Fire City, Lin Huo had found the weather noticeably hotter.

However, the hotter the environment, the more suitable it was for Soul Masters with fire-attribute Martial Souls to cultivate.

Even the heat around Blazing Fire City made Lin Huo feel comfortable. He was even more eager to see what kind of effects the academy's mimic cultivation grounds would have.

The carriage continued onward, and before long, the walls of Blazing Fire City appeared in Lin Huo's sight.

It had to be said that the labor force of a feudal slave society in another world really was something else. Blazing Fire City was far more grand than any ancient city Lin Huo had seen in his previous life.

The ancient white city walls alone stood more than twenty meters tall, stretching alongside the moat across the plains as far as the eye could see.

"Driver, you know where Blazing Fire Academy is, right? We won't be entering the city this time. Take us straight to Blazing Fire Academy."

"Certainly, Lord Soul Master. It'll take about another half day to reach Blazing Fire Academy."

The moment Huo Tian lowered the curtain and sat back inside the carriage, Lin Huo's voice came from beside him. "Uncle Huo Tian, isn't Blazing Fire Academy inside Blazing Fire City?"

"That's right. Blazing Fire Academy, along with its affiliated Flame Intermediate Academy and Kindling Junior Academy, are all located outside Blazing Fire City."

After rubbing his chin for a moment, Huo Tian continued, "In fact, most high-level Soul Master Academies are built near major cities rather than inside them.

"On one hand, mimic cultivation environments are unsuitable for construction in densely populated cities. On the other hand, land in the wilderness is cheap."

Cheap land... The plain and unadorned reason made the corner of Lin Huo's mouth twitch.

It seemed schools in the Douluo World were no different from those in his previous life. They always built in remote, out-of-the-way places.

Huo Tian opened the carriage window and pointed at the tall mountain in the distance. "Little Huo, do you see that mountain over there? That's the territory of our Blazing Fire Academy."

Lin Huo followed Huo Tian's finger, and his eyes immediately widened.

If he was not mistaken, smoke seemed to be rising from the summit of that mountain. That thing was a volcano, wasn't it?

Half a day later, the carriage arrived at Blazing Fire Academy, and Lin Huo officially confirmed that the academy's mountain was indeed a volcano.

A volcano? What sane person built an academy on top of a volcano? Someone living the good life?

Lin Huo was deeply shocked by Blazing Fire Academy's choice of location, but Huo Tian looked immensely proud.

"How is it? Magnificent, right? Blazing Fire Academy was deliberately built on Blazing Fire Mountain. That's exactly why we have the best fire-attribute mimic cultivation grounds in the entire world!"

"It is indeed magnificent," Lin Huo replied speechlessly.

It really was incredible. They had built the academy on a volcano. Who could compete with them in terms of mimic cultivation environments? If the students were ever unhappy, they could even jump into the lava for a swim.

Lin Huo could not understand the thought process of Blazing Fire Academy's higher-ups, but he was genuinely shaken.

As they walked through Blazing Fire Academy, Lin Huo looked around constantly. Just as Huo Tian had said, even during the break between classes, very few students could be seen on the roads.

Before long, the two arrived at the teaching building and went directly into the principal's office of Kindling Junior Academy.

"Director Huo Tian, why have you returned so early from this trip? Come, come, please take a seat." Upon seeing Huo Tian, the middle-aged man hurriedly stood to greet him, embracing him and pouring tea.

Lin Huo saw that the man clearly had a nameplate identifying him as the principal on his desk. Yet judging from the respect mixed into the principal's enthusiastic demeanor, Huo Tian's status seemed far above his.

"Sigh, don't mention it. I never expected people from Spirit Hall to target me during this trip. I hadn't even visited half the villages yet, but I had no choice but to return early."

Huo Tian casually pulled over a chair and sat down, then pulled another chair over for Lin Huo.

After taking a sip of water to compose himself, Huo Tian became serious. "Principal Huo Lie, how has enrollment through the regular channels been this year?"

The middle-aged man called Principal Huo Lie silently shook his head. "It's still not very optimistic. I haven't checked on Blazing Fire and Flame yet, but only around forty students have come to enroll here so far."

Thinking about the academy grounds he had seen on the way in, Lin Huo felt delighted.

The academy was so huge, yet there were only forty new students. Wouldn't that mean he could directly get a private room later?

What a blessing. At least he would not be assigned to Shrek's dormitories like in Douluo 2, forced to compete fiercely for the toilets with hundreds of students.

"Hmph! Spirit Hall has gone too far! That madwoman Bibi Dong is far more overbearing than Qian Xunji ever was!"

Principal Huo Lie slammed his palm on the desk, his face full of indignation. His words made it easy to hear his resentment and dissatisfaction toward Spirit Hall.

"Principal Huo Lie, calm down. There's a child here. Don't frighten the little one."

Huo Tian reminded Huo Lie, then looked at Lin Huo. Seeing that he remained quietly and calmly seated in his chair, Huo Tian felt even more appreciative of him.

"My mistake, my mistake." Huo Lie apologized, then turned his gaze toward Lin Huo. "Little one, let me see your Martial Soul."

Lin Huo had no reason to refuse Huo Lie and promptly revealed his Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul.

Huo Lie put on a monocle and moved closer to examine Lin Huo carefully. "Hmm, a high-temperature flame burns at the end of its thick tail, a typical characteristic of a fire-attribute Martial Soul.

"Judging by the way the flame burns on its tail, this Martial Soul's fire-attribute intensity should be quite good.

"Its spectral body is covered in fine orange scales. Its limbs are short but extremely sturdy, while its abdomen and torso make up a relatively large proportion of its body.

"Based on its build, its close-combat ability should also be at a fairly high level.

"Combined with the arrangement of teeth in its mouth, this should undoubtedly be a lizard-type beast Martial Soul.

"Since it can use flames, there is even a strong possibility that this Martial Soul possesses a trace of dragon bloodline.

"It is rather unfortunate that its Innate Soul Power is only level five, but it may also be underdeveloped due to malnutrition. With supplements and training later on, it might improve.

"All in all, the true potential of your Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul should not be limited to merely innate level five."

After his examination, Huo Lie gave his assessment of the Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul.

Lin Huo knew his own situation best. Others might not understand Charmander, but how could he not?

The lizard assessment was correct, the dragon bloodline assessment was also correct, and even the point about its potential was more or less right.

Huo Lie's evaluation of the Little Fire Dragon Martial Soul could not have been more accurate.

Compared to him, Gangzi, who had taken one glance at Blue Silver Grass and Innate Soul Power before wildly making up theories, had simply stumbled into incredible luck by fooling Tang San and leading him astray.