Zhou Yi: How Did He Explain It Better Than I Could?

Huo Yuhao inwardly thought, Just as expected. Isn't Zhou Yi calling on people based on who opposed her? Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao just happened to be the ones who took the lead in supporting me.

As he pondered, Huo Yuhao rose to his feet and answered without hesitation. "To answer this question comprehensively and thoroughly, we need to look at it from several angles. First is cultivation. Those with higher cultivation are naturally superior to those with lower cultivation in every respect. In terms of attack power, an auxiliary-system Titled Douluo can surpass the vast majority of power attack-system Soul Emperors and Soul Saints with nothing more than simple, brute-force Soul Power bombardment. Their defense is naturally the strongest as well. Even when it comes to support abilities, who says directly killing all your enemies for you doesn't count as support? There's no better support than that."

Scattered laughter broke out among the students, but everyone agreed with the point.

Cultivation was the foundation of everything. No matter how weak a Soul Master might be, once they became a Titled Douluo, even the weakest Titled Douluo was beyond comparison to those in any other realm.

Zhou Yi's sharp gaze swept across the entire class. After suppressing the laughter, she said, "You're right. For a Soul Master, cultivation is the foundation of everything. Continue."

"Then there are martial souls and soul skills. There's a popular saying on the Douluo Continent: there are no worthless martial souls, only worthless Soul Masters. It sounds inspiring, but the truth is that it's completely wrong."

Some people disagreed with Huo Yuhao. The saying that there were no worthless martial souls, only worthless Soul Masters, along with the deeds of the Sea God, had always encouraged them.

"Powerful martial souls are superior to weaker martial souls in every aspect. Take the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, a power attack-system martial soul. In terms of defense, what ordinary defense-system martial soul can compare to it? Or take the Black Tortoise, a defense-system martial soul. Even the attack power of most power attack-system martial souls is difficult to match, isn't it? These are gaps created by martial souls themselves. Powerful martial souls are more well-rounded in both offense and defense. It could be said that they surpass ordinary martial souls across the board."

Some defense-system Soul Masters fell silent, because their martial souls truly could not match the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's defense. Some power attack-system Soul Masters also fell silent, because their attack power was not even comparable to that of the Dark Turtle, let alone the Black Tortoise.

"Furthermore, there is the difference in soul rings. Soul Masters are a profession that relies heavily on soul skills. The age of a soul ring and the species of the soul beast can both affect a Soul Master's soul skills, thereby influencing whether their offense and defense lean in a particular direction. A 100,000-Year Soul Ring is stronger than an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul ring. That is beyond question. Obtaining an exceptional soul ring could very possibly transform a Soul Master's offense and defense."

Upon hearing this, hope ignited in some people's hearts. They dreamed of obtaining a good soul ring and changing their fate against the heavens.

Huo Yuhao paused. Only after seeing that Zhou Yi had no reaction and that the students were completely silent did he continue.

"Finally, the tools used by Soul Masters are also an important factor affecting their offense and defense. Specially made armor can defend against attacks from low-ring Soul Masters, while the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons, which rose to prominence ten thousand years ago, can allow ordinary people to injure Soul Ancestors and Soul Kings. Since the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent four thousand years ago, the rise of Soul Engineers has further blurred the boundaries between a Soul Master's offense and defense. With the appropriate Soul Tools, an auxiliary-system Soul Master can completely arm themselves into a Soul Tool Turret. Likewise, a defense-system Soul Master can wield close-combat Soul Tools and fight others to the death. If they possess a Rank 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, even a One-Ring Soul Master could perish together with an unprepared Titled Douluo."

"So, that is my view. Whether a Soul Master leans more toward attack, defense, or support is determined by many factors working together. What we should do most is strive to become stronger. Whether it is cultivation, physical fitness, or spiritual power, these are the foundations of a Soul Master. Only with these foundations can we pursue greater offense or defense."

Huo Yuhao's lengthy speech left the classroom deathly silent. Before this, they had only thought Huo Yuhao was somewhat stronger than them, had better physical fitness, and was helpful and willing to take responsibility. But now that they looked again, even his knowledge surpassed theirs.

Some marveled at Huo Yuhao's insight, while others found something to gain from his words.

Zhao Xuan was one of them. He possessed a power attack-system martial soul, but it was not powerful. He had always encouraged himself with the saying that there were no worthless martial souls, only worthless Soul Masters. Yet facts did not lie—he always lost whenever he sparred with others. After hearing Huo Yuhao's earlier judgment of martial souls, a knot had formed in his heart. Why was the world so unfair? Why were some people's martial souls naturally so powerful?

But in the end, he grasped the key point—cultivation, physical fitness, and spiritual power were the foundations of a Soul Master!

Since he could not defeat others at the same realm, then he would simply cultivate more than they did. Once his realm was higher, he would surely be able to beat them, right? And there was physical fitness. That could only be improved through training. It was impossible for someone's physical fitness to be inherently ahead of everyone else's, right? Since everyone started from roughly the same place, if he trained more, surely there would be something he could surpass others in, right? It was nothing more than hard work!

Zhao Xuan was filled with fighting spirit.

After listening to Huo Yuhao, Zhou Yi's gaze toward him became profound. She had not expected his explanation to be even more comprehensive and thorough than the one she had prepared.

She had originally intended to discuss the blurring of offense and defense, as well as the importance of Soul Tools. Yet after comparing them, she realized that what she had prepared was not as comprehensive as Huo Yuhao's explanation.

Maybe he should be the teacher instead!

Zhou Yi felt that she truly could not keep being this teacher. The students trusted Huo Yuhao more than they trusted her, and she had even needed Huo Yuhao to help teach the lesson. What was she supposed to do as a teacher? What could she do?

Zhou Yi could only continue along Huo Yuhao's line of thought.

"I didn't expect you to possess such insight. You see things very clearly!"

"What Huo Yuhao said is correct. At any time, the foundation of a Soul Master is still themselves. Only one's own strength is the foundation of everything. Even with the exact same Soul Tool, a stronger Soul Master can produce effects far greater than a weaker one. Of course, I'm not saying this so that you ignore Soul Tools. If two Soul Masters of equal strength fight, and one is equipped with Soul Tools while the other is not, the one with Soul Tools will have a far greater chance of winning."

"In my class, I do not require you to know how to make Soul Tools, but you must understand Soul Tools and know how to use them."

Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement after hearing Zhou Yi's words. It had to be said that although Zhou Yi was not much of a person and had a bad temper, there were still things worth learning from in terms of her strength and ideas.

In the broader environment of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department suppressing the Soul Tool Department, Zhou Yi was still willing to teach her students to view Soul Tools correctly and plant a seed for them to accept Soul Tools. At least she showed a little of what a teacher should be like.

Perhaps Zhou Yi had her own selfish motives, but there was no doubt that what she was doing was genuinely beneficial to the students.

"That concludes today's lesson. Over the next three months, the main focus of my training for you will be physical fitness. I don't care who you are, what background you have, or how gifted you may be. If you cannot pass my assessment after three months, then get out of my class like those two people before you."

"That's all for this morning's lesson. I suggest that you eat well at noon. Physical training begins this afternoon."

After saying this, Zhou Yi turned and left without the slightest delay. Unlike in the Original Work, she did not call Huo Yuhao out to question him.

In truth, Zhou Yi was quite curious about Huo Yuhao. Although she undoubtedly considered him a thorn in her side, he was also undoubtedly an outstanding student. His physical fitness was clearly exceptional, as could be seen from the running exercise, and some of his insights had even made her feel enlightened.

She also wanted to know what Huo Yuhao's martial soul was and how he had managed to make her lose the ability to resist in an instant. But whenever she recalled that feeling, one that far surpassed Fan Yu's, Zhou Yi grew fearful. In the end, she did not call Huo Yuhao to her office for questioning.

After Zhou Yi left, the classroom remained quiet for some time. Everyone seemed lost in thought, reflecting on the words of Huo Yuhao and Zhou Yi. After all, this concerned their future cultivation, so every one of them took it seriously.