Soul Masters' Attack and Defense

If Huo Yuhao had previously won people over with kindness, then this time, he was asserting authority through rules, laying out his principles for his classmates. If, in dealing with others, you only ever tried to be a nice guy, people would merely see you as an easy mark. Everyone would step on you, while the few who truly connected with you would be far fewer.

Kindness alone bred contempt once it ran dry; only by balancing kindness with authority could one earn both respect and affection.

The surrounding students were all stunned by Huo Yuhao's imposing manner and words. For a moment, no one spoke.

Zhou Yi watched Huo Yuhao with flickering eyes, as though she had forgotten that she was still teaching class.

After hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Su Hang was the first to speak. "I'm willing to become Brother Huo's true friend. My family isn't well-off. They already paid too great a price to get me a City Lord Recommendation Letter. If Brother Huo hadn't stood up for me, I would've been expelled on my first day of school. I wouldn't even have known how to explain it to my family. I, Su Hang, am someone who repays kindness. From now on, I'm following Brother Huo. If anyone dares disrespect Brother Huo like Tai Long did, I, Su Hang, will be the first to object!"

"I, Yun Xiaopiao, object too!" The moment Su Hang made his declaration, someone immediately followed suit.

"I, Zhuge Yun..."

"I, Tang Dao..."

As those who had completed their laps after Huo Yuhao's reminder made their declarations, the rest of the class joined in as well.

"I, Xiao Xiao, object too! He'll be my big brother from now on!" Xiao Xiao waved her fists, clearly enjoying the spectacle.

Wang Dong tugged at Huo Yuhao's sleeve and teased in a low voice, "Should I declare my position too? It feels like I'd be a little out of place if I didn't, right, Big Brother~?"

Huo Yuhao shot Wang Dong a glare. Looking at the scene before him, which resembled an oath-taking ceremony for joining a gang, the corner of his eye twitched. Su Hang was really a damn talent—he had turned Huo Yuhao's perfectly reasonable speech into a gang initiation meeting in just a few words!

By then, more than twenty people had declared their support. Seeing that the others were about to continue, Zhou Yi could no longer hold back.

"That's enough!"

"Is he the teacher, or am I the teacher?"

Zhou Yi questioned them with a dark expression, storm clouds gathering on her face as her willow eyebrows shot upward. Her powerful cultivation erupted, making every student present feel as though it had become difficult to breathe.

After a brief pause, Zhou Yi finally spoke again. "Go back to your dorms and change your clothes, then return to the classroom for class. You have fifteen minutes."

With that, Zhou Yi turned and headed straight back to the teaching building.

Although Zhou Yi's authority had taken a severe blow, no student dared openly disregard her words. Everyone sprinted toward the dormitories as though running a hundred-meter dash.

Huo Yuhao pulled Wang Dong along and ran toward the dormitory as well. Although he had led the resistance against Zhou Yi's tyranny, he was not someone who could not distinguish right from wrong. He only opposed the things Zhou Yi had done improperly. In all other respects, since Zhou Yi was a teacher, he would still give her the respect due to one.

"That little old hag hasn't shown any real ability, but she sure has a ton of pointless nonsense!" Wang Dong complained as they ran.

Huo Yuhao found Wang Dong's name for Zhou Yi rather amusing. He glanced at her and said, "What do you mean, little old hag? What kind of name is that for Zhou Yi?"

Wang Dong snorted. "She's obviously only around thirty, yet she wears a human-skin mask to pretend she's an old woman. Even her behavior is like Extinction Master's. Isn't she a little old hag?"

"Alright, go in and change first. I'll change after you're done, so hurry up!" When they reached the dormitory, Wang Dong stopped at the door, her face slightly flushed as she gestured for Huo Yuhao to enter first.

Huo Yuhao gave Wang Dong a half-smiling look. Without making a fuss, he went straight into the dormitory, leaving the door slightly ajar as he changed clothes.

"You really don't need to guard against me. Don't you know what kind of character I have? You can trust me completely. I definitely won't peek while you're changing," Huo Yuhao teased as he changed.

Wang Dong sneered. "Of course I trust your character. I trust that you don't have any character at all."

"Tsk, it seems you really misunderstand me." Huo Yuhao changed quickly and came out to wait for Wang Dong after only a few moments.

The two returned to the classroom with time to spare. The moment the fifteen minutes were up, Zhou Yi entered right on time.

She swept her gaze across the ninety-eight students in the classroom, paying particular attention to Huo Yuhao, before nodding. "We'll begin class now. The test just now was basically satisfactory. However, next time, I hope everyone will refrain from doing things unrelated to class during class time. Huo Yuhao, can you do that?"

Huo Yuhao stood up and met Zhou Yi's eyes directly. "As long as you fulfill your responsibilities as a teacher, I will naturally fulfill my duties as a student."

Zhou Yi said with a cold face, "Of course I will fulfill my responsibilities as a teacher. I also hope that you can fulfill yours as a student! Sit down."

Zhou Yi said no more. She turned around and wrote two large characters on the blackboard: Attack, Defense.

After writing them, Zhou Yi turned back around, her sharp gaze sweeping across every person in the seats.

"I know that most of you are dissatisfied with me. Some of you even united to oppose me. I have no need to explain myself to you. Those with understanding will naturally comprehend my intentions, while fools who cannot understand may remain confused. We'll begin class now."

Huo Yuhao inwardly exclaimed at her audacity. Was Zhou Yi insulting him in a roundabout way? She definitely was! Otherwise, he could not understand why she had said those two sentences.

Was she trying to deepen the students' rebellious mindset? Couldn't she see that the dissatisfaction in their eyes had deepened after she said that?

Still, Huo Yuhao felt that things between him and Zhou Yi had not reached the point where Zhou Yi would insult him as a fool even at the cost of hurting herself. He had even helped her experience happiness properly. Forget thanking him—she was actually insulting him indirectly.

She was really too petty!

"The two words I wrote on the blackboard are today's lesson. Since ancient times, we have divided Soul Masters into Power Attack System, Control System, Defense System, Support System, and so on. Following these classifications, everyone either develops to the extreme in one direction or develops in a balanced manner. There are countless methods of cultivation, each with its own strengths and weaknesses."

"Wang Dong, answer me. Among the various types of Soul Masters, which are better at attacking, and which tend more toward support and defense?"

Zhou Yi called on her directly.

Wang Dong stood and answered without hesitation, "Naturally, Power Attack and Agility Attack System Soul Masters are better at attacking, while Defense and Support System Soul Masters are better at defense and support."

Zhou Yi gave Wang Dong an indifferent glance without offering any evaluation, then called on someone else. "Xiao Xiao, you answer."

Xiao Xiao, seated to Huo Yuhao's right, stood up and considered for a moment. Drawing on her own circumstances, she said, "Abilities such as attack, defense, and support cannot be judged solely by one's system. They depend on the Martial Soul and soul skills. Soul Masters of the Power Attack and Control Systems can also have defensive or supportive functions, while Defense System and even Support System Soul Masters may possess formidable offensive power. The key is still the Martial Soul and the specific soul skills a Soul Master possesses."

Zhou Yi nodded slightly. "Not bad, but not thorough or comprehensive enough. Both of you may sit down. Huo Yuhao, you answer."