16: Chapter 16: Make him have a child!

Principal Yan Shaozhe pondered for a moment and replied, "Elder Song, the specific reason hasn't been found out yet, but combined with other information, I have some guesses."

"Please look at the next page of the data. According to records from Hill City, the source of the first Spirit Ability of the Lin family, where Lin Yan belongs, has always been a peculiar Spirit Beast — the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf."

"This kind of Spirit Beast feeds on flames, somewhat similar to the legendary Thunder Hell Vine, but the difference is that newborn Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolves have nothing remarkable about them, and can even be said to be feeble."

"However, the special thing about this Spirit Beast is that from birth, it continuously swallows flames to nurture a trace of Origin Beast Fire within its body. Low-age Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolves have low fire strength and no other special abilities, at best considered medium-grade Spirit Beasts."

"Yet once this Spirit Beast grows past ten thousand years, its Origin Beast Fire will undergo a transformation. Relying on the powerful Origin Beast Fire after the transformation, the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf will leap to become a truly top-tier Spirit Beast!"

"Some even speculate that if the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf can achieve a Breakthrough to one hundred thousand years, its Origin Beast Fire will also truly transform into Ultimate Fire!"

"However, just like the Thunder Hell Vine dying by thunder, the fire-swallower will eventually perish by flames — according to records, the moment the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf breaks through to one hundred thousand years and its fire transforms, its feeble Physical Body simply cannot bear the explosive Ultimate Fire, and in the end, it will only burn itself to death."

Everyone present was a Titled Douluo, naturally nobody was a fool, and the moment Principal Yan Shaozhe finished speaking, they instantly understood his meaning.

"You mean? Lin Yan's Ultimate Fire is not innate, but Acquired?"

Vice Dean Qian Duoduo, seated diagonally across from Principal Yan Shaozhe, couldn't help speaking up first. But before Principal Yan Shaozhe could respond, Dean Xian Liner, his nominal "wife" seated next to Vice Dean Qian Duoduo, slammed the table and snorted coldly, "Nonsense!"

"Principal Yan Shaozhe, according to what you said, the Lin family's generations of Spirit abilities all come from the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf, why has there never been a single possessor of Ultimate Fire born among them?"

Hearing Dean Xian Liner's words, Principal Yan Shaozhe frowned slightly, his tone carrying a trace of helplessness, "Liner, you..."

"Shut up! Who allowed you to call me Liner!"

Before Principal Yan Shaozhe could react, Dean Cai Meier, sitting beside him with a trace of mockery in the depths of her eyes, smiled and spoke back first, "Dean Xian Liner, if you don't know how to speak, obediently shut up and stop making trouble here."

Seeing her old rival Dean Cai Meier provoke her to her face, Dean Xian Liner, titled "Martial God", was about to fly into a rage on the spot.

But at this moment, Dean Xian Liner's mother, Elder Song — Song Yunzhi, frowned slightly and spoke with a hint of sternness, "Liner, this is a Sea God Pavilion meeting. If you dare make a ruckus again, get out."

Seeing her mother get angry, Dean Xian Liner glared fiercely at Dean Cai Meier, let out a reluctant cold snort, and ultimately didn't dare to be presumptuous again.

Meanwhile, Vice Dean Qian Duoduo, who had witnessed this scene the entire time, only felt a sharp pain in his heart. It hurt! It hurt too much!

His own wife was fighting for another man right in front of him. Even after decades of tempering, every time he saw this scene, he still couldn't help feeling heartbroken!

Without Dean Xian Liner intentionally finding fault, Principal Yan Shaozhe cleared his throat and continued, "According to the records of the Hill City Lord's Mansion, the Spirit Ability the Lin family has obtained from the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf over the years should be named 'Fire Nourishing'!"

"The effect of this Spirit Ability is that as the Spirit Master's cultivation increases, it permanently raises the strength of the flame Spirit, but it does not involve the fundamental evolution of the Spirit. Similar to the transformation of the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf's Origin Beast Fire, it cannot be inherited by descendants either."

"Therefore, combining the above data, I have made two guesses regarding the Lin family's continuous acquisition of Spirit Beasts possessing beast fire."

"The first guess is that Lin Yan's Spirit was inherently Ultimate Fire, except that after hunting the spirit ring of the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf, he Acquired its ability to swallow flames."

"The second guess is that his Spirit underwent a benign mutation. After obtaining the Fire-Swallowing Demon Wolf spirit ring, through continuously swallowing various beast fires, his Spirit transformed into Ultimate Fire in an Acquired manner."

After listening to Principal Yan Shaozhe's two guesses, Elder Xuan, whose mouth was still stained with chicken leg grease, didn't even think before asking, "Shaozhe, what's the difference between these two situations?"

"There is a difference, of course there is a difference."

Elder Mu En, who had been listening quietly, suddenly flashed a sharp glint in his originally dim eyes. He slowly straightened his body and said calmly, "Principal Yan Shaozhe means that if it is the first situation, then even if Lin Yan's first Spirit Ability allows him to swallow flames to enhance his Spirit, it probably does not involve the fundamental evolution of the Spirit."

"But if it is the second situation, that would be formidable — the value would be immeasurable!"

"If it is the second situation, his Spirit being able to evolve from ordinary flames into Ultimate Fire means that his Spirit must have undergone a fundamental evolution!"

"Because without the fundamental evolution of the Spirit Origin, the foundation would be insufficient, and it would absolutely be unable to support the transformation towards Ultimate Fire."

"Therefore, if it is the second situation, it also means that Lin Yan can continue to swallow flames to transform his Spirit in the future. With the upper limit right there, who knows where it ends!"

"And besides that, there is an even more important point — Legacy!"

Hearing Elder Mu En mention this, even Elder Xuan, who was unlearned and only knew three things in life — sleeping, eating/drinking, and fighting — suddenly understood.

You must know that the so-called Ultimate Attribute was originally defined by humans, referring to those who crossed a critical boundary and reached the relative limit state of the attributes in the world.

It does not mean that "Ultimate" has truly nowhere else to advance and has reached the end.

It's just that in the history of the Douluo Continent, power clearly surpassing the "Ultimate" level has never been born, which is why higher-level classifications did not appear.

Therefore, if Lin Yan's situation is truly like the second guess, able to continuously evolve his Spirit through swallowing flames, then his value is far, far higher than that of an "ordinary" possessor of Ultimate Fire!

At the same time, an even more important point is — Hereditariness!

Ultimate attributes have always been unable to be stably inherited, and their birth has a certain randomness, which can only be met by chance and not sought.

Yet if Lin Yan's Ultimate Fire was transformed acquiredly, doesn't that mean as long as his mutated Spirit can be passed down, his descendants in the future can all follow his path and transform into Ultimate Fire once again?!

For the former, when an Ultimate Fire powerhouse grows up, they can protect Shrek for at most three hundred years.

But for the latter, Ultimate Fire that can be stably born and passed down from generation to generation can protect Shrek for tens of millions of years!

Thinking this through, everyone present felt their hearts burning exceptionally hot, and their eyes were filled with excitement!

Figure out Lin Yan's situation!

Keep him! He must be made to stay in Shrek!

Make him have children! Keep his Spirit Legacy in Shrek!

Just as everyone was completely immersed in infinite yearning for the future, Principal Yan Shaozhe spoke, pouring a bucket of cold water over their heads.

"All pavilion elders and teachers, everyone calm down first and listen to me about something."

"Because of Teacher Zhou Yi's previous actions, Lin Yan might have some misunderstandings about the academy right now. Just a moment ago, he even told me that he wants to drop out!"

"What!!?"