After asking, Qian Xunji turned his gaze to Yun Yuan, wanting to see what unique ideas he had.
Yun Yuan, however, was frowning slightly and lost in thought. Clearly, he was hesitating over something.
After a long while.
Yun Yuan finally relaxed his brow. A resolute expression appeared on his face, and his eyes were firmer than ever.
"Teacher, the path my Atlas Spear will take is the pursuit of ultimate attack."
"However, my goal is not to obtain Assault Type soul skills."
Qian Xunji's interest was piqued. His gaze toward Yun Yuan was filled with confusion.
"Not Assault Type soul skills, yet you wish to pursue the path of ultimate attack? Xiao Yuan, you've thoroughly confused your teacher."
Qian Xunji was not the only one confused. Bibi Dong, standing nearby, was equally bewildered and could not understand what Yun Yuan had just said.
Yun Yuan wanted to take the path of ultimate assault, yet he did not need Assault Type soul skills. She could understand those two statements separately, but put together, Bibi Dong was truly dumbfounded.
"Could it be that my Junior Brother got his head caught in a door while he was out these past three days?"
Just as Bibi Dong's thoughts ran wild, Yun Yuan gave his answer.
"Teacher, the Soul Rings I want to obtain must grant me attributes that enhance myself, and the soul skills from every Soul Ring must be able to stack their enhancements. Those are the Soul Rings my Atlas Spear needs to obtain."
After saying this, Yun Yuan looked steadfastly at Qian Xunji. This was the final answer he had reached after three days of thought.
He did not need Assault Type soul skills. What he needed were soul skills that could enhance his own attributes.
After hearing Yun Yuan's answer, Qian Xunji thought frantically, yet he still could not understand his disciple's approach. In the end, he asked Yun Yuan:
"Xiao Yuan, can you explain it to your Teacher?"
"If you cannot convince your Teacher, I will absolutely not allow you to obtain this type of Soul Ring."
As Yun Yuan's Teacher, Qian Xunji had to be responsible for Yun Yuan's path of Soul Master cultivation.
Yun Yuan's current idea was somewhat fanciful. Perhaps his age and experience were still insufficient, leaving him unable to consider everything thoroughly. That was why he, as an experienced Teacher, needed to correct him in time.
In Qian Xunji's view, obtaining Soul Rings that provided enhancement-type soul skills was absolutely less worthwhile than obtaining Soul Rings that provided Assault Type soul skills.
"Teacher, I want enhancement-type soul skills because, in the future, I intend to follow the path of creating my own ultimate techniques."
"In battles between top-tier experts, usually only the soul skills granted by the final two or three Soul Rings can play a role. And the stronger one becomes, the smaller the role soul skills play."
"Take Tang Chen, the Peerless Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect who is said to be invincible on the continent, and compare him to the Great Offering of our Spirit Hall, who is said to be invincible in the skies."
"If Tang Chen did not possess self-created ultimate techniques, Teacher, do you think he would be qualified to stand alongside our Spirit Hall's Great Offering? If relying on soul skills alone, at the same level, I believe our Great Offering could absolutely crush that Peerless Douluo Tang Chen."
Yun Yuan first explained his path to Qian Xunji, then used Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen as an example to persuade his Teacher.
Once a Soul Master reached the realm of a Super Douluo, soul skills were no longer as useful as they had once been.
As one's Soul Power Level rose and reached the Peerless Douluo stage, unless it was an utterly heaven-defying soul skill, every Peerless Douluo relied on their own ultimate techniques in battle.
Tang Wulin, the Dragon Emperor Douluo from Twenty Thousand Years Later, was the same. He possessed countless dazzling and powerful soul skills in his early days, but they would scarcely play much of a role later on.
Only after Tang Wulin created the Dragon Emperor Forbidden Law did his strength undergo a qualitative leap.
In Yun Yuan's view, for Soul Masters below the level of exceptional talent, obtaining Assault Type soul skills was an excellent choice if they wished to pursue the path of ultimate attack.
But once one's talent was strong enough to create one's own ultimate techniques, pursuing the path of ultimate attack required obtaining enhancement-type soul skills.
And Yun Yuan happened to be confident that he could create his own ultimate techniques and forge a path of ultimate attack.
After hearing Yun Yuan's reasoning, Qian Xunji finally realized that his youngest disciple's ideas were so far-sighted.
What Yun Yuan had said was indeed correct. What did Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect rely on to stand alongside his father, Qian Daoliu?
The only thing he relied on was his self-created ultimate technique, the Great Sumeru Hammer. It was also the skill that gave his father the greatest headache.
If Tang Chen did not possess those self-created ultimate techniques, he simply could not have been his father's opponent.
However, the path Yun Yuan wished to take still had one flaw...
Looking at Yun Yuan, Qian Xunji had already agreed to the path he wanted to take, but he needed to give him a reminder.
"Xiao Yuan, your Teacher supports the path you have planned."
"However, there is one drawback to the path you wish to take: before you create an ultimate technique that belongs to you, the effects of your soul skills will be inferior to those of other Assault Type Soul Masters."
"Have you thought this through?"
Yun Yuan had long known about the flaw Qian Xunji mentioned. He still spoke with the same determined gaze as before:
"This disciple understands. On the path of a Soul Master, what this disciple seeks is the long road. Abandoning long-term gains for benefits within easy reach is not what this disciple pursues."
Upon hearing this, Qian Xunji immediately applauded and looked at Yun Yuan with admiration. Good boy, truly worthy of being his disciple.
With Yun Yuan alone in the future, Spirit Hall would be enough to suppress the entire Soul Master World.
Qian Xunji was now utterly certain that as long as Yun Yuan did not fall, Spirit Hall would surely rise to even greater heights under his leadership.
"Since that is the case, wait for your Teacher a while. I will first discuss which Soul Beasts we need to hunt with Elder Yin. It will probably take until noon."
"After you have eaten lunch, we will set out for the Star Dou Great Forest and obtain enhancement-type Soul Rings for you, Xiao Yuan."
Qian Xunji spoke to Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong.
Originally, he had already made thorough preparations over the past few days and recorded every Soul Beast they might hunt.
But today, Yun Yuan's ideas had won him over. Since his disciple possessed such ambition, though this path was difficult, he would still support his disciple.
To maximize the effect of enhancement-type soul skills, every enhancement-type soul skill needed to be able to stack. That was the most important thing.
For that reason, he needed to have a proper discussion with Elder Yin, Spirit Hall's theoretical master. With that man's knowledge, he would surely be able to provide the most suitable Soul Ring choices.
"Alright, Teacher. Senior Sister and I will stay here and practice Meditation Cultivation. Please go discuss it thoroughly with Elder Yin first."
Yun Yuan obediently nodded at Qian Xunji's instructions, then pulled Senior Sister Bibi Dong along to diligently practice Meditation Cultivation there.
Qian Xunji went to find Elder Yin and discuss with this true theoretical master what kind of Soul Beasts they should hunt for Yun Yuan.
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