Fire Phoenix realized that this might be Huo Wu's opportunity, so she hurriedly said, "For Huo Wu's third soul ring, I plan to choose an extremely long-range output soul skill for her: Blazing Sun. Therefore, the chosen soul beast is the Blazing Lion that lives in the inner region of this Infinite Desert."
"The Blazing Lion is different from other lion-type soul beasts that live in the grasslands. This one only exists in extremely hot deserts. Its fur is always burning with flames. In addition to using its claws, fangs, and sharp beak to attack like ordinary lion-type soul beasts, it can also condense a ball of flames and explode it. Its power is extremely strong."
Tang San described the Blazing Lion. "And the Blazing Sun skill is to condense flames and continuously increase the temperature of the flames, turning them into a fireball similar to the sun."
"That's right."
Fire Phoenix nodded. "Huo Wu's first soul skill is Defying Flame Ring, which is a defensive and control soul skill. It can bounce enemies away and burn them. Her second soul skill, Flame Ascension, is an all-round soul skill that can increase all of her attributes by one time, but it only lasts for ten minutes. After ten minutes, her soul power will be exhausted, and she will be weak for a whole day. Therefore, Huo Wu doesn't use this soul skill casually."
"Based on the above situation, I want to choose an attack skill with stronger power for Huo Wu's third soul ring."
Defense, control, and attack. Choosing an attack skill for the third soul ring—was this still considered long-range output?
Although it was possible to condense soul power and transform it into fireballs, it wasn't ideal to lack a single true ranged skill.
Tang San thought for a moment and said, "Sister Huo Wu, can you release your martial soul and let me take a look at it?"
After all, Tang San had no idea what her martial soul looked like.
As for the details in the original work, the transmigrated Tang San didn't seem to have retained any specific memories.
After all, who memorizes an entire novel?
It was like trying to memorize every page of a middle school textbook.
So, he needed to see it with his own eyes.
Still, he had a guess. It likely wasn't a pure fire element. Otherwise, it wouldn't be called a shadow.
"Alright, but we have to have a fight later."
Huo Wu knew how strong Tang San was, but she was still arrogant and wanted to compete with him. Otherwise, she wouldn't be truly convinced.
"Sure."
Tang San agreed.
Huo Wu released her martial soul. A phantom shadow appeared behind her. It was close to human form, and flames burned around it. If one didn't look carefully, it was hard to see.
"May I ask, what is your family's inherited martial soul? Or to put it more directly—what are your parents' martial souls?" Tang San asked.
"My father's martial soul is the Fire Dragon, and my mother's is the Fire Cloud." Huo Wu didn't hide anything. "My brother inherited my father's martial soul, the Fire Dragon, while mine is a mutation of the Fire Cloud."
"Has anyone else had a martial soul like yours before?" Tang San asked again.
"This..."
Huo Wu looked at Fire Phoenix.
"No. This name was given by us because it looks like a human shadow and has fire elements." Fire Phoenix shook her head, a trace of worry in her eyes. "Is there something wrong with this martial soul?"
"Generally speaking, martial souls can also affect a person's personality. If the martial soul is of the fire attribute, the soul master's personality will usually be more violent. Only when they get older does their temper tend to calm."
Tang San explained, "However, if the martial soul is not a pure fire element—that is, if it doesn't appear in a physical form—it usually doesn't affect the personality much."
"Sister Huo Wu's martial soul is not physical, so logically speaking, her temper should be gentler. But from what I've observed so far, that doesn't seem to be the case."
Fire Phoenix nodded thoughtfully. Tang San was telling the truth. Huo Wu's temper was indeed volatile.
Though she had become more polite as she grew up... could there be something else affecting her?
A problem with the mutation?
"Is there something wrong with my martial soul? Tell me clearly!"
Huo Wu's tone was sharp.
"Hmph!"
Guang Ling didn't care if Huo Wu's martial soul affected her personality. She dared to yell at her teacher—she must be a bad woman.
Tang San patted Guang Ling, signaling her to calm down.
Then he turned to Fire Phoenix and Huo Wu.
"I once read about a similar case in the book Heterogeneous Martial Souls."
"There was a soul master from three hundred years ago. His martial soul looked like a shadow too, but it was ice-type. Later, he discovered that the true attribute of his martial soul was actually water."
"Water and ice are just different forms of the same element under different temperatures. In elemental classification, they are related—but still categorized differently."
"When he obtained his fifth soul ring, he absorbed a soul ring from a water-attribute source beast. His martial soul revealed its true form."
"It turned out to be a martial soul as beautiful as an elf."
Huo Wu frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Your martial soul might not just be a shadow. It may not have revealed its true nature yet. You need to find the true hidden attribute of your martial soul—and then find a soul ring that matches it to unlock its complete form."
Tang San looked at the burning shadow behind Huo Wu.
"In my opinion, this type of martial soul is even rarer than pure elemental martial souls. It could even be compared to the Angel lineage of the Spirit Hall."
"Angel martial souls are humanoid and represent a person's inner self. This kind of human-shaped shadow martial soul with elemental energy may also reflect your true self."
"You should try to awaken your true nature."
Huo Wu's breathing became rapid.
Her martial soul… comparable to the Angel Lineage?
Fire Phoenix couldn't help but ask, "Then, what is the true attribute of Huo Wu's martial soul?"
"What attribute is related to fire?" Tang San asked.
"Light."
Fire Phoenix immediately answered. "Could it be… that the true attribute of the shadow is light?"
"We need to test it."
Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass and said to Huo Wu, "Control your shadow martial soul to approach my Blue Silver Grass."
Huo Wu did as she was told.
As the shadow neared the Blue Silver Grass, Tang San felt a shift in its rhythm—and became certain.
His martial soul still retained the natural plant characteristics of real Blue Silver Grass.
It loved light.
And right now, it was happy.
Martial souls had their own subtle spirit.
Meanwhile, Huo Wu frowned slightly.
Her martial soul had also given her a strange sensation.
As if… it had been touched.
"What's wrong, Huo Wu?"
Fire Phoenix noticed her granddaughter's strange expression—and the faint peace in her eyes.
She asked curiously, "Grandma, is there a connection between the two martial souls? Could there be a martial soul fusion skill?"
Huo Wu looked at Tang San strangely.
Could it be that this shadow and I will be married in the future? Hmm… He must be handsome when he grows up. And he's a martial soul theory master… But he has to be stronger than me.
"Martial soul fusion skill?!"
Fire Phoenix was stunned.
Didn't that mean Tang San and Huo Wu were a match made in heaven?
And their age difference wasn't that big.
Only six years.