Huohe

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Fallen noble heritage

Huohe belongs to the Basik Family, a lineage capable of producing Divine Beast Warriors. His bloodline concentration was tested in childhood and fell below the standard required for transformation. His inability to become a Divine Beast Warrior—and thereby restore his family’s former glory—remained a lasting regret 27.

His early ambitions were to restore the family’s viscount title and recover its lost Blood Slaughter Battle Blade. He also hoped to return to the family territory after reaching the sixth level, inherit his title, marry, and continue the Basik bloodline 12 15.

Mountain Range expedition

Huohe and Xifaman led reinforcements from the Feng Lai Kingdom during the Radiant Church’s struggle with the Shadow Alliance over a level-nine magical beast cub. Their force was surrounded by Wind Wolves before Shiheng’s squad arrived to help. After the combined force killed the sixth-level Wind Wolf King, Huohe thanked Shiheng and explained the larger conflict 7.

He subsequently joined a seven-person special operations squad assigned to secure a three-hundred-li stretch of the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts’ outskirts, protect the military camp, and watch for Shadow Alliance spies. Huohe helped organize the party’s supplies, scouting, and camp arrangements before its clearing operations began 8 9.

The squad developed close coordination through repeated battles, defeating the Eastern Swamp’s Man Snakes, the Red-Blue Bee swarm, Wind Wolf Canyon’s pack, and the sixth-level Black Bear King. Huohe frequently fought at the front and directed the group’s movements 10 11 13 14 16 17.

Swift Raptor attack and reunion

Immediately after the Black Bear King’s defeat, a seventh-level Swift Raptor attacked the exhausted party. Huohe shielded Nalan Ruoshui from its tail with his own body. His inherited toughness kept the blow from killing him outright, but he was left severely wounded and unable to fight 17.

After recovering most of their strength, Huohe and the remaining companions searched for the missing Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman. They killed a sixth-level Shadow Leopard, then were overwhelmed by a Black Iron Demon Bear and two Red-Patterned Tigers. Huohe was badly injured again before Shiheng and Xiaoman returned and helped defeat the beasts 25 26.

Back at camp, Shiheng offered to teach the companions his Berserk Secret Method. Huohe was especially moved because it offered a route beyond the limitations of his weak bloodline. He and Kelan Kai were the only two learners in the group to master it during the ensuing training period 27 28.

Earl of the Feng Lai Kingdom

When the squad returned to military command, Huohe concealed Shiheng’s victory over the Swift Raptor. Instead, he reported that the party had killed three Shadow Alliance warriors after their attempt to lure the beast toward the camp backfired, presenting their heads as evidence 29.

The squad’s magical beast cores and credited military accomplishments earned substantial rewards. Huohe received an earldom and three towns around Wu Mountain Town, surpassing his original ambition of inheriting the family’s viscount title. Xifaman chose to accompany him as his right hand, while Huohe promised continued assistance to Shiheng, who remained in the army 31.

Sanctuary in Wu Mountain Town

Huohe later fulfilled his promise to help Xifaman avenge his family, assisting in the destruction of the Azure Wolf Mountain bandits. The bandits had a seventh-level warrior among them, making Huohe’s help crucial to Xifaman’s survival and success 12 41.

Afterward, the two found Shiheng unconscious beside a river and immediately carried him toward Feng Lai City for treatment. On the way, they encountered Nalan Ruoshui fleeing with her injured sister, Nalan Xue, after attackers massacred their household. Judging Feng Lai City unsafe, Huohe redirected everyone to the Basik Family’s old residence in Wu Mountain Town 41 42.

He sheltered the sisters under their new names, Lindana and Lindajin, despite wanted notices offering a princely title and ten million gold coins for their capture. He also protected the secret of Shiheng’s discovered level-eight magic crystal vein, guarded the residence, and monitored developments in the ensuing conflict. The Radiant Church rewarded Huohe and Xifaman for rescuing Shiheng 43 44.

Marriage

After Shiheng’s three and a half years of secluded cultivation, Huohe married Lindana on the same day that Xifaman married Lindajin. To mark the occasion, Huohe announced a year’s tax relief for the three towns under his rule 45.

When Shiheng entered an enlightenment during the wedding celebrations, Huohe personally led the clan’s elites in guarding him. They kept guests and townspeople away throughout the three-day breakthrough 45.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and strongly built, with a narrow waist, broad back, and straight bearing 7 9 15.
• Demeanor: Composed and aristocratic, retaining the reserved manner of a fallen noble 12 15.

Personality

Huohe is calm, courteous, and dependable. Nalan Ruoshui admires his ability to remain composed in danger and stand at the front to protect others, as well as his lack of noble arrogance. His restraint also makes him hesitant to confess his affection, even when their companions recognize it 15.

Restoring the Basik Family is his strongest personal fixation. His determination to preserve its legacy becomes the emotional foundation of his Berserk technique. After receiving his earldom, he regards the territory as both an achievement and a responsibility, particularly because Wu Mountain Town is his family’s ancestral home 28 31.

His loyalty is practical and costly: he risks his life searching for missing companions, helps Xifaman pursue revenge, and conceals the Nalan sisters despite the enormous reward offered for them. He is also cautious enough to abandon an unsafe route and conceal sensitive information from military authorities 25 29 41 42 43.

Abilities & Skills

Divine Beast Bloodline

Huohe inherits an initially faint divine beast bloodline from the Basik Family 27 28.

• Gives him strength and reflexes beyond ordinary warriors of the same level, even before its later awakening 11.
• Provides the bodily toughness that lets him barely survive the Swift Raptor’s otherwise lethal tail strike 17.
• Initially falls below the concentration needed to transform into a Divine Beast Warrior 27.
• Awakens in part through the Berserk Secret Method and contributes to his advancement into the late sixth level 28.

Berserk Secret Method

Taught by Shiheng, this method releases latent power through intense emotion. Huohe learns to activate it through his desire to restore his family’s prosperity 27 28.

• Raises his combat strength from late sixth level to mid-seventh level 28.
• Allows him to channel a trace of his inherited divine beast power 28.
• Requires demanding mental control and comprehension; among the companions studying it during this period, only Huohe and Kelan Kai succeed 28.

Swordsmanship and Close Combat

Huohe fights with a heavy iron sword or refined-iron longsword and can also deliver powerful unarmed strikes 10 11 25.

• Meets a fifth-level Bloodthirsty War Boar head-on with heavy sword attacks 10.
• Shatters two Red Blood Crocodile fangs with a backhand punch to its lower jaw 11.
• Engages two fifth-level Man Snakes simultaneously, though prolonged combat exhausts him 11.
• Exploits an exposed weak point to stab the sixth-level Shadow Leopard’s belly during a coordinated attack 25.

Leadership and Tactical Judgment

Huohe regularly coordinates the expedition party and takes responsibility for its safety 9 11 26.

• Prioritizes food, water, shelter, and reconnaissance before beginning the clearing mission 9.
• Recognizes when exhaustion makes withdrawal necessary 11.
• Assigns magical support and frontline roles against the Black Iron Demon Bear and Red-Patterned Tigers 26.
• Redirects the injured group to secluded Wu Mountain Town rather than risk entering an unstable Feng Lai City 42.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavy iron sword / refined-iron longsword — His documented melee weapon during the mountain expedition; its blade is notched by the fighting before the Shadow Leopard encounter 10 25.
• Earl’s insignia — Received with his noble title and territorial grant 31.
• Basik Family’s old residence — His base in Wu Mountain Town, used to shelter Shiheng and conceal the Nalan sisters under guard 42 43 44.

Relationships

• Nalan Ruoshui / Lindana — Wife and former expedition companion. Their initially unspoken attraction deepens after he shields her from the Swift Raptor; he later shelters her after her family’s destruction 15 17 42 45.
• Shiheng — Close friend, fellow soldier, and teacher of the Berserk Secret Method. Each saves the other during different crises; Huohe later protects his recovery and enlightenment 7 26 28 41 45.
• Xifaman — Longtime comrade and chosen right hand in his territory. Huohe helps him avenge his family, and the two later marry the Nalan sisters on the same day 7 31 41 45.
• Kelan Kai — Fellow frontline warrior and the other successful learner of Shiheng’s Berserk method. Kelan Kai attempts to shield the fallen Huohe from the Black Iron Demon Bear 26 28.
• Kelin Xiaoman — Expedition companion whose healing supports Huohe during the Red-Blue Bee battle. He later joins the search for her and Shiheng 14 25.
• Nalan Xue / Lindajin — Nalan Ruoshui’s sister and later Xifaman’s wife. Huohe helps carry her to safety and conceals her at his residence 42 43 45.

Notable Quotes

“Count me in when you go.”
— Offering to help Xifaman avenge his father 12.

“Silly boy, what matters is that you’re back. As long as you two are safe, it was all worth it.”
— Reassuring Shiheng after the search party’s ordeal 26.

Trivia

• Shiheng recognizes Huohe as the original protagonist’s father. Chapter 7’s title explicitly pairs Huohe Basike with Hogg Baruch, and the narration acknowledges the changed names 7.
• His mid-seventh-level Berserk strength is explicitly described as a height his original-world counterpart never reached 28.