Winning by Turtling?

Yu Tianlin moved closer to take a look and found that the foot-thick steel plate had been pierced halfway through by the Thunderbolt Dragon Claw, with a small crater blasted into it as well.

That power was truly terrifying!

Yu Jian also walked over and said, "Now you should more or less understand the Thunderbolt Dragon Claw's ranged and close-combat capabilities. Next comes targeted training."

"Before we start training, I need to understand your First Soul Skill first." Yu Jian looked at Yu Tianlin and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep it confidential. I definitely won't leak your First Soul Skill."

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Hearing Yu Jian say that, Yu Tianlin merely looked at him from the corner of his eye without saying a word.

Speaking of which, the reason the news that he had absorbed the wrong Soul Ring had become common knowledge was because Yu Jian had been the first to let it slip. And now he was talking about keeping secrets? Heh...

"Hey, what's with that look?" Yu Jian said, a little annoyed. "Back then, the clan master hadn't issued a gag order, and the other elders came to ask me about it. Of course I could only tell the truth."

"As for now, I doubt the elders would be interested in the skill from a White Soul Ring, and this time the clan master has also required me to keep it confidential, so I won't say anything."

However, Yu Tianlin still shook his head and refused to tell Yu Jian.

"Fine." Seeing that Yu Tianlin's attitude was so firm, Yu Jian settled for the next best thing. "Then just give me a rough introduction to your First Soul Skill."

Yu Tianlin said concisely, "Thunder attribute, single-target, ranged attack."

"As expected." Yu Jian understood and said, "But it's a bit of a pity. It isn't an area attack."

"Although a single-target attack is more powerful than an area attack in terms of force, the age of your Soul Ring is right there. Its power can't possibly compare to the Thunderbolt Dragon Claw, which is also a single-target attack, so under these circumstances, an area attack would have been a little more useful."

"That makes things troublesome. If you pull away and fight at range, your First Soul Skill can't match Thunderbolt Dragon Claw. And once he gets close, that goes without saying."

Yu Tianlin merely looked calmly at Yu Jian and asked, "So? What do I have to do to win?"

"You weren't discouraged by the disadvantages I analyzed. Not bad mentally." After praising Yu Tianlin, Yu Jian revealed a faint smile and gave the answer directly. "Delay. Win through attrition."

Yu Tianlin nodded. "True. My Soul Power Level is a little higher than Xiao Qing's. If we fight a battle of attrition then, I'll have a certain advantage."

"That's not all." Yu Jian continued, "Including the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, all thunder-attribute martial souls share one common strength—terrifying explosive power and fierce attack power. But beneath that strength, there's also a hidden flaw."

Yu Tianlin said thoughtfully, "Cousin-uncle Yu Jian, you mean endurance?"

"That's right, endurance." At this point, Yu Jian's expression grew serious. "Because of their powerful explosive attack ability, Thunder Attribute Soul Masters inevitably consume more soul power than Soul Masters of other attributes. Therefore, Thunder Attribute Soul Masters have poor endurance and sustained attack ability."

"Tianlin, when you fight others in the future, you must pay attention to this. End the battle quickly. Don't let the other side drag it out and wear you down."

Yu Tianlin nodded, indicating that he understood.

Yu Jian continued, "Four months from now, Tian Qing will at least be able to obtain a Soul Ring over three hundred years old, so his Thunderbolt Dragon Claw will also be very powerful. Correspondingly, using that skill will consume quite a lot of his soul power."

"Not to mention he'll only be at level eleven then. With that tiny bit of soul power, how many Thunderbolt Dragon Claws can he use?" Yu Jian held out his hand, five fingers waving in front of Yu Tianlin. "Five times at most. After five times, his soul power will start falling short."

"In contrast, although your First Soul Skill is less powerful, its consumption will also be lower. Add in the advantage you have in soul power, and you'll be able to attack more than twice as many times as him."

Yu Jian had already explained everything clearly, and Yu Tianlin finally understood the method for victory. He summarized, "In the end, I still have to keep my distance from him and fight at range. The ranged Thunderbolt Dragon Claw is only a single-target attack after all, so it isn't especially hard to dodge. As long as I can avoid it a few times, his soul power will be greatly consumed, and then it'll be my turn to counterattack."

"That's right, exactly." Yu Jian agreed with Yu Tianlin's summary and said, "The key to victory or defeat lies in speed and agility. Your speed must be faster than Tian Qing's, so you can maintain a certain distance at all times. Your reactions also need to be more agile, so you can dodge the Thunderbolt Dragon Claw's attack at the critical moment."

"Morning training is not only to improve your physical fitness, but most importantly to train your speed. Correspondingly, the afternoon will be for training your dodging ability."

At this point, Yu Jian took a gray cloth bag out of his Storage Soul Tool.

Yu Jian hefted the gray cloth bag in his hand twice and said, "This is a sandbag. I'll use it to hit you in a moment. What you need to do is dodge."

Uh, throwing sandbags? This feels kind of unreliable...

Sensing Yu Tianlin's thoughts, Yu Jian added, "Don't worry. After using Thunderbolt Dragon Claw for so many years, I understand this skill far too well. I'll make the sandbag have the same speed as Thunderbolt Dragon Claw. As long as you can dodge my sandbags, then when you fight Tian Qing, dodging his Thunderbolt Dragon Claw will be a piece of cake."

"All right, enough nonsense. Start now."

Everything that needed to be said had already been said, so Yu Jian said no more. He took a few steps back, opened up a distance of ten meters, then flipped his hand and hurled the sandbag straight at Yu Tianlin.

Looking at the sandbag coming right at him, Yu Tianlin instinctively wanted to dodge, but the sandbag was extremely fast. Yu Tianlin had no time to move at all and was struck directly by it.

"Ow!"

Yu Tianlin immediately felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. He had not expected that Yu Jian would actually use so much force just to throw a sandbag.

"Your reaction is too slow!" Yu Jian's stern voice rang out. "I only aimed at your shoulder. Logically speaking, you could have dodged it with just a slight sidestep, but you failed!"

"Focus!"

Yu Jian took another sandbag from his Storage Soul Tool and casually tossed it in his hand. A layer of lightning could be seen coiling around the sandbag.

"This time, I'll add the lightning attribute to the sandbag. If you get hit, you'll suffer for it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sandbag flickering with electric light flew from Yu Jian's hand.

While Yu Jian was speaking, Yu Tianlin had already sensed that something was wrong. Without the slightest hesitation, he did an undignified roll, and unexpectedly just happened to dodge the sandbag.

The sandbag smashed into the ground, and the lightning contained within it immediately erupted, making Yu Tianlin's heart pound with fear.

What the fuck! You're serious?!