Not Following the Script

The Four Elements Academy has some substance, but only a little.

Just like the Blazing Fire Academy, they only know about elemental opposition, yet they have never considered elemental generation.

It is clearly all fire, yet they have never thought to borrow the momentum of the wind...

They are all like this, let alone other soul masters; they only know how to make generalized choices, and after hunting, the soul skills they obtain are basically left to fate.

"Fine."

Seeing that the other party was still completely confused, Su Yun knew he was casting pearls before swine, so he decided to just give the answer directly.

"I have two suggestions here.

First, you can absorb soul rings that cause debuff effects.

For example, the Earth Demon Bear, the Man Faced Demon Spider, or the Bloodthirsty Mosquito Emperor..."

However, just as Su Yun mentioned these soul beasts, the middle-aged man beside him opened his eyes wide, the mustache on both sides of his mouth trembling with rage, and he said angrily.

"Absurd! Simply absurd!

Among these soul beasts, which one is suitable for him?

A thin rope martial soul should hunt snake-type and vine-type soul beasts; they can make the thin rope tougher, making it harder to break free once the enemy is bound."

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man seemed to regain his confidence.

"The soul beasts you mentioned

are simply misleading the youth!"

Originally, after the middle-aged man finished speaking, he thought most of the people present would stand on his side, but he did not expect everyone to look at him with unfriendly expressions.

"What are you shouting about?"

"Exactly, can't you let Miss Su finish?"

"That's right! If you think it's absurd, that's because your realm is not high enough. Miss Su must have her reasons for using those soul beasts as examples."

"Shut up! Do you want to be beaten to death for talking nonsense?"

Looking at the reactions of the people around him, the middle-aged man was completely dumbfounded.

How could he know that he had already taken the seat of a clown? Sitting opposite him was a young lady from a hidden family.

Her first soul ring was a thousand-year one; why would I listen to a clown like you instead of her?

Tang San, standing to the side, had the same ruthlessness in his eyes as the Silent Sleeve Arrow in his hand; he could barely hold back from firing.

Refuting Yun again! A path to death! A path to death!

Su Yun did not know any of this; he was in a very good mood right now, aside from the increase in friend points.

Seeing the onlookers roasting the guy who challenged him felt pretty good, too.

However, he was still a bit disappointed that the people present could not grasp his reasoning for choosing those soul beasts.

But thinking about it carefully, it was normal.

The development of soul masters in this era was still too backward.

Even Yu Xiaogang, the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan patriarch, who began theoretical research after integrating the data obtained from Martial Soul Hall, finally chose a ten-year Solitary Bamboo for Tang San's first soul ring after much agonizing thought. If it weren't for Tang San's own competence, Blue Silver Entanglement might not even exist.

So, Su Yun let it go.

If even Yu Xiaogang was like this, what more could be expected of others?

Su Yun curled his lips and threw a question at the unconvinced middle-aged man.

"In terms of binding, do you think his thin rope martial soul is more powerful than a vine or iron wire martial soul?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned, not understanding what Su Yun meant, but he still replied.

"Of course it is the vine and iron wire martial souls."

"Mm."

Su Yun nodded slightly, indicating agreement.

"Then, if these two martial souls absorb soul rings of the same age, can a thin rope martial soul be stronger than a vine or iron wire martial soul?"

Facing a question that even a child would know, the middle-aged man did not answer; he felt his intelligence was being insulted, so he retorted.

"What exactly do you mean?"

Su Yun did not answer him, but instead turned his gaze to the people around him.

"I believe everyone has an answer in their hearts.

No!

This is the gap in martial soul quality, which is difficult to make up for later on the same path.

Since you cannot compete in toughness and strength, why not change to a different path?"

As he spoke, soul power surged in Su Yun's hand, and a dagger appeared in his palm.

"Everyone, look!

This is a dagger bought for ten Silver Soul Coins!

In terms of pure sharpness, it certainly cannot compare to a peerless divine weapon, but what if I were to coat it in a poison that kills upon drawing blood?"

Hearing the words "deadly poison," everyone present felt a jolt in their hearts. They seemed to understand Su Yun's meaning, their expressions shifting to ones of sudden realization.

"This... is this another path? It's just an ordinary dagger to begin with, why compare its sharpness to a peerless divine weapon!"

"Exactly! A peerless divine weapon is sharp and can easily break through an opponent's defense to kill in one blow. My ordinary dagger doesn't need to be sharp; as long as it's quenched in deadly poison, even if it just scratches the skin, the opponent will die!"

"Indeed! I have attained enlightenment!!"

"Truly worthy of being... the young lady of a reclusive Spirit Master family!"

In an instant, the entire scene erupted, as if the minds of the crowd had been unlocked.

[Friendship points from Zhang Wu +4]

[Friendship points from Ji Qi +6]

[Friendship points from Lu Renjia +3]

Su Yun watched the constantly popping up friendship point panels, feeling delighted inside.

A casual word of guidance had yielded such a harvest.

One could only say that the Spirit Masters of the Douluo Continent had suffered for too long.

He didn't know if the Spirit Masters of the Douluo Continent were too upright or simply brainless.

Regardless, when cultivating their Martial Spirits, they basically just did whatever came to mind, without a shred of systematic planning.

In the original work, Su Yun felt that the one with the best Spirit Ring configuration was Dai Mubai.

Among his first five Spirit Skills, three were augmentation skills.

White Tiger Protection Barrier, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and White Tiger Demon God Transformation.

Each one could provide powerful attribute boosts.

Just keep training the body, then stack all augmentation skills—isn't stacking stats great?

Why insist on some kind of balance, needing attack, defense, and AOE, turning a pure assault-type Martial Spirit into something neither fish nor fowl?

At this moment, the middle-aged man also regained his senses. He pondered carefully and found that what Su Yun said actually made some sense.

Since one couldn't compete in raw attack, why not find another way?

No! That's wrong!

This is heresy!

Martial Spirit planning shouldn't be like this! The middle-aged man shook his head, casting away these terrifying thoughts, and loudly retorted.

"But those Spirit Beasts you mentioned, I don't see any connection to a thin rope."

The middle-aged man's sudden outburst interrupted Su Yun's joy of harvesting points, and he immediately gave him a cold look.

"That's because you're stupid and can't think of it!

The Man Faced Demon Spider is an evil Spirit Beast with extreme killing intent; its spider web spray carries neurotoxins. Once hit, it can interfere with a Spirit Master's spirit power and even interrupt Spirit Skills.

As long as you absorb it, a Spirit Skill that poisons the enemy upon contact and interrupts their skill casting is surely better than your pathetic binding skill, right?

Next is the Earth Demon Bear, famous for its gravity. Once hunted, if the thin rope gains its ability..."

This time, Su Yun didn't finish, and the young man beside him took over with glowing eyes.

"As long as the enemy is snared by the rope, gravity can be applied to them. If the enemy wants to break free, they must not only fight against the toughness of the rope but also against their own weight, consuming a massive amount of stamina."