Qin Ming's Doubts, Yu Tianheng's Frustration

"Teacher Qin, do I really have the talent to be a team leader?"

After watching the Star Luo Royal Academy Team members board the carriage and leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng clenched his fist, but in the end he let it go helplessly and asked the ordinary-looking, simply dressed young man beside him.

"You are excellent, there is no doubt about that."

Qin Ming comforted Yu Tianheng, but his gaze remained fixed on the departing carriage. He sighed Youyou, "In terms of overall personal strength, you are not much worse than Dai Weisi."

Yu Tianheng was well aware of this.

During those seven days, he also had a private match with Dai Weisi, and they won and lost on each other. Anyone who saw it would say, "A worthy opponent, a match of equals."

However, in team competitions, Yu Tianheng's team would always inexplicably lose to Dai Weisi's team.

This makes him appear to be nothing more than a reckless brute, a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a fine scout with only a head of blood and courage.

And what about Dai Weisi?

Not only is he strong himself, but he also makes his teammates cooperate so well. There is no verbal or physical communication throughout the game. It looks like they are each fighting their own battles, but they are able to achieve near-perfect teamwork.

Even though he was a prince of the Star Luo Empire, and possibly even the future emperor of the Star Luo Empire, it seemed only natural that he possessed such leadership abilities.

But!

Yu Tianheng, after all, came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He was exceptionally talented and the eldest grandson of the current Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan patriarch. He was considered capable of becoming the next patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

That's why he chose to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy — the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's support for the Heaven Dou Empire was one reason, but from Yu Tianheng's personal perspective, the main purpose of joining was to hone his leadership skills.

If he can lead a team composed of non- Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members to achieve good results in the Continental Elite Tournament, it will prove that he has the potential to manage the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!

If he can't even lead a single team, then he can't possibly manage such a large family.

The position of clan leader is not simply one where the strongest person can hold it. It requires resolving conflicts between direct and branch lineage members, planning for the future development of the clan, and keeping a close eye on developments on the continent.

Nowadays!

His confidence suffered an unprecedented blow.

I must make a change!

"Teacher Qin, do you know how the Star Luo Royal Academy Team manages to coordinate so perfectly?" Dugu Yan broke the silence. "Even if they are of one mind, it's impossible for them to fight without communicating at all."

"This is the first time I've ever seen something like this."

Qin Ming remained silent for a while before expressing his thoughts.

"The Education Committee believes that one of them has a hidden Spiritual Attribute in his Martial Soul, which is why they are able to avoid any overt communication."

"But I think they are acting based on their own strengths. In other words, they have already planned their mission before your team fight. For example, Dai Weisi will only target you during the team fight, and no one else will help him, even if Dai Weisi is injured."

Just to complete the task?

Dugu Yan paused for a moment before saying, "Is that really the case? Are they still a team? They're more like a group of soldiers who only know how to obey orders!"

Qin Ming sighed and said, "The Star Luo Empire's army is indeed this harsh, but..."

"But what? Teacher Qin?" Yu Tianheng hurriedly asked, not wanting to miss a single detail, hoping to learn some tricks so that his substitute team could also improve.

"However, the Star Luo Royal Academy should not be this harsh. After all, Soul Master are not the military, and the members of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team do not have the strict discipline of the military. They do not seem to be from the military."

This was one of the things that puzzled Qin Ming.

Soldiers can be Soul Master, but not all Soul Master are soldiers. The members of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team are able to achieve such tacit cooperation, as if there is a hand behind the scenes manipulating them to complete their respective tasks. Moreover, during the execution of the tasks, they do not need to communicate with each other at all, and each person can also cooperate with each other.

Absolutely amazing!

If that were all, then Yu Tianheng and the others could imitate their behavior and perhaps achieve a stalemate with them.

But the truth is:

During these seven days, without informing Yu Tianheng and the others of what he had discovered, Qin Ming arranged corresponding team battle missions based on the characteristics of each of them, but they were still no match for the members of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, only managing to hold out for ten minutes.

Qin Ming knew that there must be something he had overlooked, but no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out the reason.

Essentially, even if Qin Ming could see through the Star Luo Royal Academy Team's tactics, his thinking couldn't escape the existing Soul Grandmaster Soul Master World: Assault System, Agility-Attack System, Defense System, Control System, Healing System, Support System, Food System.

Therefore, the tactics he arranged for Yu Tianheng and others were based on the characteristics of these seven categories, rather than Zhou Qing's system of Tank, Mage, marksmen, supports, assassins, and warriors that Zhong Dingxiu had overheard.

If Zhou Qing were present, he would be able to see the root of the problem.

Those are the seven major systems that define the Soul Master World, primarily for the purpose of warfare—

In an army composed of Soul Master, the Assault System is the main force, the Defense System is the heavy infantry, the Agility-Attack System is mainly responsible for reconnaissance, the Control System controls the overall situation, and the remaining Support System, Healing System, and Food System can all be considered logistics personnel.

However, this kind of allocation is not very suitable in team battles.

After all, fighting and war are two different things.

Team-based combat is characterized by small numbers and short durations. Therefore, it's sufficient for each team member to choose a suitable class based on their strengths and complete the tasks assigned to that class...

"Teacher Qin, please train us!"

Yu Tianheng's plea interrupted Qin Ming's thoughts and pulled him back to reality. "I believe that even the strongest tactics require tacit understanding to achieve that level of coordination. Simply completing individual tasks is definitely not enough to reach that level. Therefore, our team also needs tacit understanding!"

"Congratulations, Tianheng, you've finally cheered up." Qin Ming was pleased and agreed, "Confidence is the most important quality for a Soul Master!"

"Teacher Qin, I have another request. I wonder if you could grant it?"

Yu Tianheng closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, he had completely regained his composure.

"Tell me about it first."

"I want to participate in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!"