Xie Yue Couldn't See Straight

However, the battle is over, and no matter how unwilling Sun Chuantao is, he can only accept reality.

After listening to Zhou You's words, Xie Yue nodded slightly, his thoughts being the same as Zhou You's.

Sun Chuantao does indeed share many similarities with him, not only in tactical positioning but also in leadership.

Zhou You chuckled, "You're talking about leadership skills?" That's quite a way of putting on a show.

Upon hearing this, Xie Yue blushed slightly, then became somewhat embarrassed and angry. "What, you doubt my leadership abilities?"

"A leader is one whose word is law; do you qualify?"

"Certainly!"

"Of course not! You can only boss your sister around."

"And what about Yan?"

"Why don't we give it a try and see if he listens to you or me?"

Yan has a new wolf alpha? You only found out today?

"..." Xie Yue made him feel choked up, and he said angrily, "Did you come here to annoy me?"

"I'm here to bring you to your senses," Zhou You said, curling his lip.

"If I'm not mistaken, you want to marginalize Sun Chuantao, right?"

"Is there a problem?" Xie Yue was heavily influenced by Hu Liena, and as the team leader, he naturally wanted to have all the power in his own hands.

He could tolerate not being able to command Zhou You, since Zhou You was powerful, but he didn't have the same tolerance for Sun Chuantao.

Xie Yue felt too ashamed to give orders to people he couldn't defeat.

However, he couldn't allow Sun Chuantao to form a second faction within the team! He had to be the one to make the decisions.

Essentially, Xie Yue, like Yan, believed in the principle of "might makes right." Otherwise, why would he have taken the initiative to ask Zhou You to take on the position of "captain"?

He was just not as naked as Yan.

But Zhou You felt that this was still too direct.

He shook his head. "I advise you not to do that. You just saw it yourself; Sun Chuantao still holds a very high position in their hearts."

Xie Yue raised his head and sneered, "So what? From now on, they will only listen to me!"

"I admire your confidence," Zhou You said expressionlessly, "But you should understand that the competition is seven against seven. If the team isn't united, it won't be able to perform to its full potential."

"Fighting alone is just another way of going it alone; that makes teaming up pointless."

At that moment, he suddenly remembered the scene in the original story where the Golden Generation fought against the Shrek Seven Devils.

In the finals, the average level of the seven Shrek Seven Devils was far inferior to that of the Spirit Hall, represented by the Golden Generation, resulting in a performance that was truly astonishing.

Considering this is a real world, and ignoring the author's overarching influence, the only explanation is that the Spirit Hall team was not united, and some members were only going through the motions.

After all, in the original work, apart from the three members of the Golden Generation, the other teammates were hardly mentioned. Out of a team of seven, four of them were practically invisible, which suggests they were just slacking off.

Zhou You decided to bring him to his senses.

"Xie Yue, you should have seen it just now. Compared to the rest of us, the four of them actually have a higher level of teamwork. Although they are still a bit inexperienced, they have indeed demonstrated the coordination that a team should have."

His next words were rather blunt. "Compared to them, the few of us were practically fighting our own battles, with absolutely no team spirit whatsoever."

"This victory was entirely won through your and Yan's individual strength. There's no point in forming a team like this; it's more like just filling up the numbers."

Xie Yue could see this too. To be honest, apart from him and Hu Liena, who had some understanding because they were siblings, he didn't communicate with anyone else during the battle.

But he still stubbornly insisted, "I think this is enough."

Zhou You smiled and said, "If you think that's enough, then why don't you just let me go?"

Xie Yue stared at him. "What do you mean?"

"Lie down properly, I'll take you flying."

This statement directly made Xie Yue appear warm and ruthless.

But Zhou You wasn't exaggerating. With his current rate of Soul Power growth, his level would definitely be higher than Xie Yue's during the competition.

As for their opponents in the finals, the Shrek Seven Devils, Zhou You knew their abilities and weaknesses like the back of his hand.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass is afraid of fire, and Tang Sect Hidden Weapons's Heaven- and Earth-Harmonizing Umbrella; Ma Hongjun is lustful and is easily Charm; Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing are of average strength and pose no threat except for their Martial Soul Fusion Skill; Oscar and Ning Rongrong are both pure support characters and their combat power is almost negligible.

As for Xiao Wu? It's hard to say whether she'll still be one of the Shrek Seven Monsters in the future.

Ah Rou is still alive, but Xiao Wu's fate has already changed. Who knows if she will choose to Human Form Transformation a human again?

Even if she really Human Form Transformation, Zhou You can simply write her a letter telling her to stay away from the Shrek Academy and the Soul Master Tournament, and that's it.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, the Shrek Seven Devils aren't difficult to defeat at all. It's amazing that they can fit two support characters into a seven-person team.

If it's a medium or large Soul Master team, then this configuration shouldn't be a problem.

Oscar's role is closer to that of a healer, while Ning Rongrong is the true support. Large teams can spare two Battle Soul Masters to protect them.

However, it's too extravagant to cram two non-combat personnel into a squad of only seven.

Anyone with a brain, upon learning of the opposing team's lineup, would undoubtedly try to gank the two supports first.

To protect them, the opposing side had to send two people to closely follow them, which reduced their already limited fighting force by two.

The remaining three will inevitably face the predicament of being outnumbered by the enemy. Even if the enemy sends one support and one guard, it will still be a five-on-three situation.

With a superior Soul Power Level, how could they possibly lose?

To be honest, Zhou You had rehearsed the scenario countless times in private, and no matter how he thought about it, he felt that the Golden Generation in the original novel shouldn't have lost, but they did lose anyway.

Therefore, it can only be as Zhou You guessed: four members of the Golden Generation were just slacking off and didn't play seriously at all, so it was actually a three-on-seven situation for them.

In this way, even if the opposing team only has three players who can actually fight, they can still put up a fight against the Golden Generation. After all, Oscar's Soul Skill allows his teammates to fly, giving them an air superiority that the Golden Generation does not possess.

Seeing Xie Yue's face flushed and neck thick with anger, Zhou You smiled and said, "What? You don't believe me?"

"I don't believe it!" Xie Yue's tone was cold and hard.

"Then let's give it a try."

Xie Yue paused for a moment. "Try what?"

"Let's see if I can take you all on by myself, let's see if you have the ability to unite these people as one."

He imitated Xie Yue by raising his chin and striking a disdainful pose.

I'm going to beat you all to a pulp!

Damn, this guy is too arrogant!

Even with Xie Yue's stoic expression, he couldn't help but break down at this moment.

Are you serious?

"Certainly."

Xie Yue's eyes turned cold. "You really don't take us seriously at all."

Zhou You knew that saying this might be a bit hurtful, but joining the other side's team was already a bit like playing house, and he thought Xie Yue would be more clear-headed, but it turned out that he was still a bit clueless.

Dude, do you really think that's all I'm good at, just because I go easy on you sometimes?

He's being a bit immature.