r18novel Chapter 40 Yan Shaozhe, what does he know?
Chapter 40 Yan Shaozhe, what does he know?
After the somewhat baffling battle, the students of Class 9 were led back to the classroom by Mu Jin.
Seeing the trainees return to their seats, Mu Jin coughed a few times, trying to bring the atmosphere back on track:
"Alright, winning and losing are common occurrences, and sparring is an indispensable part of a Soul Master's growth."
I hope that all of you, as classmates, won't be too concerned about the results. Instead, you should identify your shortcomings and work on them. Only in this way can you continuously improve and become stronger.
Mu Jin's gaze swept over Wu Feng, who was still leaning limply on Ning Tian's shoulder.
As is customary, she should have commented on the fight just now, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.
But the fight ended so strangely that even she, the referee and teacher, didn't fully understand what happened. Now she can only vaguely offer a few words of comfort and let the matter drop.
"Alright! Now, this will be your first lesson at Shrek Academy."
Mu Jin turned around and erased the words "Class Monitor" from the blackboard, writing "Attack and Defense" instead.
"Huo Yuhao, as the vice class monitor, let me test you. What is your understanding of the offensive and defensive systems of Soul Masters?"
Just as the classroom quieted down and everyone waited for Huo Yuhao's answer, two people stood silently at the half-closed back door of Class 9.
One of them was exceptionally muscular, with bronze skin and broad shoulders and back. His face was wrinkle-free, but he had a head of white hair as sharp as steel needles, which added to his weathered appearance.
"Lin'er, don't be so impatient." Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, was currently wearing a bitter face, and whispered to the heroic woman beside him, his tone full of helplessness.
"The students will be initially assigned to classes after the freshman assessment. Even if you see some promising talents now, Yan Shaozhe will not easily let them come to our Soul Guidance Department."
The woman he called "Lin'er" was tall, about 1.7 meters, with fair skin and neat short blue hair tied up with a simple military cap.
The well-tailored dark blue military-style long dress she wore made her look even more heroic and outstanding.
Xian Lin'er glanced sideways at Qian Duoduo beside her, her eyes filled with undisguised disappointment, and her tone turned colder:
"Qian Duoduo, you're such a timid and cowardly person, that's why you can't do anything! Huo Yuhao is an extremely rare spirit attribute soul master, what does Yan Shaozhe know?"
Seemingly remembering something, Xian Lin'er's tone became even more dissatisfied.
"Even this first lesson for the new students, letting these little guys get in touch with soul tools and develop a good impression of them, took a lot of effort to get approved at the Sea God Pavilion meeting. And you, on the other hand, couldn't help at all."
Hearing Xian Lin'er's blunt reprimand, Qian Duoduo became even more embarrassed and dared not say another word.
Inside the classroom, Huo Yuhao stood up.
He now has a completely different perspective on this issue compared to his previous life.
In his previous life, in order to finally bring down Tang San, his most crucial step was to take control of the God Realm's central hub during the chaos that ensued.
It was precisely because of that brief encounter that he had the opportunity to learn about the development of Douluo Continent more than seven thousand years later, as well as Tang San's so-called grand plan of ten thousand years.
Unfortunately, he only caught a few glimpses at the time and could only roughly understand the soul tool system that later flourished on the mainland and was known as "Battle Armor".
Compared to the Ice Extreme War God Armor he and Xuan Ziwen developed, it is vastly different, even allowing ordinary Title Douluo to possess terrifying combat power comparable to Limit Douluo simply by using a four-word battle armor.
Thus, as his thoughts raced, Huo Yuhao spoke in a deep voice:
"Teacher Mu, I believe that with the increasing development of soul tools, the traditional boundaries between soul masters in terms of offense and defense have become extremely blurred."
Even a support-type food-type Soul Master, if he possesses a powerful enough offensive Soul Tool, can unleash attack power comparable to that of a power-attack type Battle Soul Master under certain circumstances.
Similarly, a speed-based agility-type Soul Master, if equipped with a Soul Tool with sufficient defensive capabilities, can also assume some of the responsibilities of a defensive Soul Master when necessary, protecting themselves or their teammates.
In short, as long as a Soul Master has sufficient Soul Power, they can use various Soul Tools with different functions to greatly compensate for the shortcomings of their Martial Soul type, making their combat style more flexible and versatile.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's clear and logical analysis, Ning Tian's beautiful eyes sparkled. However, considering that he was Master Lingbing's disciple, it wasn't surprising that he knew about soul tools.
As a support-type Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, she also understands the importance of Soul Tools to her.
Although she herself has never tried to make soul tools, she has come into contact with and used quite a few different kinds of soul tools in her daily life.
Even now, she carries several high-quality level-three soul tools for both attack and defense in her personal storage device.
Huo Yuhao paused, then changed the subject and continued:
"However, although soul tools can blur the lines between offense and defense among soul masters to some extent, and can also bridge the quality gap between ordinary and advanced martial souls, they cannot fundamentally change this problem at present."
"For example, a powerful beast-type martial soul master with strong physical attributes can withstand the enormous reaction force when a soul-guided cannon is fired with their powerful body, and can even forcibly use a high-level soul-guided cannon that is higher than their own cultivation level limit."
However, attempting the same operation with a support-type Soul Master whose physical strength is relatively weak would often be tantamount to suicide.
The soul tool technology of this era is far from being able to completely bridge the huge gap between different types of martial souls.
The mainstream combat style on the continent still revolves around the characteristics of the martial spirit itself and the soul skills mastered by the soul master.
Kong Deming's natal soul tool is too unique, and there are no such soul tools at all in the subsequent development of the era.
Seven thousand years later, in the Douluo Continent, due to the extinction of the Battle Armor and most Soul Beasts, Soul Masters' cultivation direction became more focused on improving pure Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
Thinking about the extinction of soul beasts, Huo Yuhao never imagined that the Soul Spirit Contract method, invented by his teacher Electrolux and promoted by himself, would actually accelerate the extinction of soul beasts to some extent.
This was all because he acted like a fool and went to the realm of gods without caring about anything.
"So, according to the vice class monitor, soul tools aren't very useful for those truly powerful soul masters?" a male student in the back row of the classroom asked.
Upon hearing the male student's question, Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, who were standing outside the door listening, both turned somewhat grim.
This is because it reflects the true thoughts of most teachers and students in the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy.
The existing soul tools are indeed difficult to threaten the lives of those Super Douluo or even Limit Douluo who stand at the top of the continent.