After leveling up and mastering Heart of True Spirit, the passive ability that came with the advanced knowledge The Limits of the Mind, Bai Fu could control far more psionic summons.
Even though her Prayer Card bonus cap was still +11, the Spiritual Energy Legion she controlled now could take on several times as many enemies as before.
And with her Prayer Card bonus cap raised to +13, along with several new passives that increased the legion's damage output and recovery, her Spiritual Energy Legion's combat power had soared to more than ten times what it had been!
That was how summoners worked.
Their upper limit in combat depended on how many troops they could field and the quality of those troops.
Of course, while summoners' combat potential far surpassed that of other superpowered beings at the same level, their greatest weakness was their poor defenses. They were even squishier than mages, who were famous for being fragile.
The same was true of "summoner-type" classes such as Psychic Artists, Legion Engineers, and Spirit Envoys.
That wasn't to say superpowered beings in these classes couldn't improve their toughness. The stars were full of training methods that could strengthen the body without demanding too much, and technology could also help to some extent.
The problem was that summoner-type classes had too much to study and build. Most superpowered beings in these classes barely had enough time to do their actual jobs, let alone spare time to strengthen their bodies.
In short, every class had its advantages and disadvantages.
The process of advancing as a superpowered being was one of uncovering more strengths and overcoming more weaknesses.
Combat between superpowered beings often came down to using one's strengths to exploit an enemy's weaknesses.
Even Bai Fu, with her player interface, wasn't without flaws.