Hu Liena: The Dispute Between Control System and Assault System

Xu Yuan covered his chest and took half a step back, staring straight at Hu Liena in front of him.

With the faint light emitted by the scattered glowing crystals on the ground, they could barely make out their surroundings.

"I was about to ask what you were trying to do."

Hu Liena was a little annoyed. "Why did you run into me from behind?"

She could not be blamed for being angry. Their contact just now had been far too intimate.

Although Xu Yuan was still young, barely over a meter tall, and looked utterly harmless, children on Douluo Continent generally matured early.

"How was that my fault?"

Xu Yuan certainly could not take the main blame for this, so he immediately retorted.

"We were traveling, and it's so dark here. You suddenly stopped without warning. How could I not run into you?"

The accompanying Red-Clad Bishops and Archbishop exchanged glances, then each gave a quiet cough without saying anything.

Hu Liena suddenly seemed to realize something. Her pretty face reddened slightly, and her tone immediately weakened.

"Right... how could you not run into me..."

How strange.

Frowning slightly, Xu Yuan took half a step closer under the faint surrounding light and leaned toward Hu Liena, looking at her inexplicably flushed face.

"No, are you okay? Why is your face red?"

They were standing extremely close now. Hu Liena could even feel Xu Yuan's breath. She awkwardly turned away and quickly walked several steps ahead.

"I thought of something happy, so I'm feeling refreshed. Is that not allowed?

You're always so reckless. It's only because it's your senior sister. If it had been another girl, she'd have broken all four of your limbs, understand?"

Xu Yuan: "..."

Could she at least be reasonable?

She had stopped without warning first, which was why they had collided. Wasn't that her problem?

Of course, Xu Yuan did not dare say that aloud.

After all, she had already given him an out. If he still fussed over who bore the greater responsibility, then the problem would be his.

After what had just happened, everyone noticed an issue as well.

Traveling through the darkness was not a problem at all for the accompanying Red-Clad Bishops and Archbishop.

But it was rather difficult for Xu Yuan and Hu Liena. Most of the time, they could only make out vague outlines.

So everyone quickly discussed it and decided to light torches.

Soon, more than ten torches burned amid the forest, illuminating an area several dozen meters around them.

That made it easier to see and continue on their way.

It just attracted spirit beasts more easily.

The torchlight was like a lighthouse erected in the forest, guiding those spirit beasts toward them.

After they had gone only a little over a hundred meters, the group encountered three spirit beast attacks.

Fortunately, they were currently in the outer region of Star Dou Forest, so every spirit beast they encountered was extremely weak.

The Archbishop clearing the way at the front casually struck, easily sending them flying.

Then they howled and fled into the distance.

This was the benefit of having a powerful backer.

The group continued forward.

Watching the graceful figure walking ahead of him, Xu Yuan quickened his pace and caught up, walking beside her.

"By the way, Nana... Sis, what kind of skill do you want for your Third Spirit Ring?

Have you thought about it already?"

"Of course. I thought about it long ago."

Hu Liena lifted her chin slightly. It seemed she had already forgotten what had happened earlier as she said proudly,

"Once a Soul Master reaches two rings, they need to consider their future path. I want to follow the Control System, so I'm planning to obtain a control-type skill."

Control System...

Xu Yuan fell silent for a moment. According to Douluo Continent's original course of history, Hu Liena seemed to have chosen the Control System as well. That had not changed.

Xu Yuan had originally thought that his arrival had already altered history. With the butterfly's wings fluttering, many things should have become vastly different from before.

But now it seemed... perhaps not?

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that he had not spoken for a long time, Hu Liena glanced at him. "Is the Control System not good?"

Good my ass!

With a Demon Fox Martial Soul and its innate talent for bewitching all living beings, choosing the Control System was not merely bad—it was terribly bad!

But he could not say that outright.

Xu Yuan gave a light cough and patiently guided her. "Why not follow the Assault System?"

Hu Liena waved her hand and shook her head like a rattle. "If I can follow the Control System, why would I choose the Assault System?"

"But you're a Beast Spirit Soul Master!"

Xu Yuan tried to persuade her. "Don't force yourself into a circle where you don't belong. It's not that you can't follow the Control System, but I think the Assault System would suit you better."

The words fell.

Hu Liena pursed her lips, clearly unconvinced.

Just as she was about to argue, a sinister, hoarse voice suddenly sounded behind them.

"What brat Xu says is right!"

!!!?

That voice joining the conversation without warning startled them both badly.

Xu Yuan in particular was terrified. The voice had sounded right behind him, and the sudden chill made every hair on his body stand on end.

He turned around in alarm and discovered that the speaker was none other than Gui Mei, who had vanished after they entered the forest.

Who knew when he had reappeared among the group?

Xu Yuan raised a hand and patted his chest a few times, still looking shaken as he rolled his eyes.

"Elder Gui, next time before you speak, could you make some kind of noise first? Don't you know people can scare people to death?"

Looking at Gui Mei, who stood behind Xu Yuan completely wrapped in a black robe, Hu Liena wore a puzzled expression.

"Grandpa Gui, what did you just say? That Xiaoyuan was right?"

Gui Mei looked warmly at Hu Liena and smiled.

"Since ancient times, Soul Masters with Beast Spirits have either followed the Assault System, the Agility System, the Defense System, or the Support System. Very few choose the Control System. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Hu Liena asked.

"Because it isn't suitable."

Gui Mei shook his head. "Some Beast Spirits do possess a certain degree of control ability, such as your Demon Fox, but their control effects are ultimately inferior to those of Tool Spirits.

If you insist on following the Control System, your attack power will be inferior to that of Assault System Soul Masters, while your control ability will likewise fall short of Control System Soul Masters with Tool Spirits. That would put you at a disadvantage."

Xu Yuan was rather surprised as he glanced at Gui Mei. The old man knew his stuff.

He could not help taking over the conversation.

"Compared to the drawbacks of the Control System, if you follow the Assault System, not only will your attack power be top-tier, but your defense and recovery abilities will also be top-tier.

At the same time, when fighting enemies, you can use the Demon Fox's innate charm to disrupt their minds, forcing them to reveal openings and quickly defeating them.

It's countless times better than following the Control System!"

Hu Liena blinked twice.

"Is that really how it is?"

Of course it was!

This was actually something Xu Yuan had found especially frustrating when he had read the Book.

Hu Liena and Dugu Yan both possessed top-tier Beast Spirits, yet they abandoned their own advantages and instead developed toward their weaknesses...

He had no idea how Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo had agreed to let them follow the Control System.

If they had followed the Assault System, with those two incredible Martial Souls, wouldn't anyone who came against them be dead?