Having It Both Ways
At least noble children can rely on family resources, but he's different; he's fed entirely by the plane of existence and doesn't even need to rely on his family.
Honestly, having opportunities is a good thing, and being lucky is also a skill; just admit it openly and that's all.
It seems hypocritical to insist on creating a persona of "relying entirely on one's own efforts."
Who doesn't work hard? Every student at the Shrek Academy works hard, but who has his luck?
Effort determines the lower limit, opportunity determines the upper limit. His upper limit has already been raised to the sky; effort is just to prevent him from falling. There's really no need to keep talking about it every day to make it seem like he's having a hard time.
What I hate most is people who get a perfect hand from the start but keep complaining about how tough things are.
How can ordinary Soul Master who truly face difficulties bear this?
Tang Ya sighed with deep emotion after reading this diary entry.
She was just a young girl who carried the entire sect on her shoulders; only she knew how much hardship she had endured.
She had seen many Soul Master worked hard but lacked opportunity, spending their entire lives trapped in low-level positions, achieving nothing.
"Lin Ye's words, though a bit direct, are not without merit."
Tang Ya's tone carried a hint of emotion. "Only we know how difficult it is for true low-level Soul Master. For a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, they have to risk their lives to enter the Soul Beast Forest, and to increase their Soul Power by one level, they have to cultivate diligently for several years."
"Yuhao's childhood was indeed unfortunate, but after he met Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, his life couldn't be smoother."
With a constant stream of top-tier resources and guidance from influential figures, his efforts were not as important as he claimed in the face of these opportunities.
Many people only see his current success and praise his hard work and inspiration, but they ignore the opportunities he has received that most people wouldn't even dare to dream of.
"If given the same resources as an ordinary Soul Master, he might not be any worse."
"However, on the other hand, luck is also a part of strength."
Being noticed by so many big shots is a testament to his ability, but constantly talking about his hard work and background is a bit much.
Tang Ya smiled, thinking that although Lin Ye was not a native of the Douluo Continent, he saw things more clearly than others.
Everyone else fawns over Huo Yuhao, but he's the only one who dares to criticize him so bluntly, and every single one of his comments hits the nail on the head.
"It's interesting, actually. Lin Ye himself is someone who has encountered extraordinary opportunities, yet he's the one who dislikes this kind of thing the most. It's probably because his system rewards are clear and straightforward, and he doesn't need those hard-working personas."
Finally, let's talk about Huo Yuhao's omnipotence, which is simply outrageous.
For a normal Soul Master, it's already quite remarkable to master one direction to its fullest extent.
Power Attack System should focus on attack training, Support System should focus on support training, and Control System should focus on control training.
"Don't bite off more than you can chew"—this is a consensus in the Soul Master World.
But Huo Yuhao is different; he excels in all aspects and reaches the top in every single one.
In terms of Martial Soul, it boasts Ultimate Ice attack, mental control, and Necromantic Magic summoning—all three are maxed out.
In melee combat, there's the Ice Empress's Pincer; in ranged attacks, there's the Ice Spike Ice Storm; in control, there's the Mental Shock and Mental Interference; and in summoning, there are undead creatures. It excels in offense, defense, support, and control.
He is exceptionally gifted in the field of Soul Tool.
A traditional Soul Master from Shrek, after studying Soul Tool in the Sun Moon Empire for only a short time, surpassed genius students who had studied for over a decade.
He can make level 5 Soul Tool without hesitation, and he can even create high-level things like All-Terrain Detection Soul Guidance Device and Fixed-Installation Soul Guidance Cannon. Even the soul tool Grandmaster of the Sun Moon Empire praised him as a genius.
The Sun Moon Empire spent countless years researching Soul Tool, yet he, a self-taught individual, caught up with and even surpassed them in just a few years.
So, he not only uses cheat codes for Soul Master, but he also uses speed-up cheat codes for learning skills, right?
He can identify herbs, prepare ingredients, and even train and communicate with animals... It seems there's nothing he can't do.
In any field, you can pick it up after just a little exposure, and become Grandmaster in just a few days, as if you have a cheat code that grants you mastery of all professions.
What's most infuriating is that he can cultivate his Soul Power, research Soul Tool, and handle all sorts of matters at the same time, without neglecting any of them, and he does everything to the best of his ability.
An ordinary person might not be able to do one thing well even if they focus on it, but he does several things well at the same time, and each one is done at a top level.
This isn't genius; this is a bug where all attributes are unlocked.
To put it bluntly, everything about him is a cheat code given to him by the other dimension.
His Martial Soul is cheating, his Spirit Power is cheating, his Soul Tool talent is cheating, and even his learning ability is cheating.
The entire Douluo Plane gave him every possible buff, just to make him grow up quickly and take on the so-called mission.
However, even though he's cheated a lot, I'm not much worse off. We're all cheaters anyway, so no one should criticize anyone else.
I just can't stand his self-reliant attitude and his womanizing ways.
As he wrote this, Lin Ye stretched out a big yawn.
I've written several pages, and finally I've said everything I wanted to complain about.
Star Dou Forest, Lake of Life.
After reading the last part of the diary, a profound meaning flashed in Gu Yuena's eyes.
"Omnipotence is merely a superficial manifestation of multiple inherited traditions."
Gu Yuena said softly, her tone calm and even. "The Ultimate Ice is inherited from the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, the source of Spirit Power comes from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Necromantic Magic originates from the Holy Necromancer, and the Soul Tool talent is due to her Spirit Power far exceeding that of ordinary people, so learning it is naturally twice as effective with half the effort."
"He is essentially a vessel, bearing the power and legacy of many powerful individuals, which is why he appears omniscient and omnipotent. Only when he completely integrates all the legacies and inherits the God of Emotions will he truly complete his transformation."
"Lin Ye is quite interesting. One is a chosen inheritor of this plane, and the other is a variable that appeared out of nowhere. The two live in the same era, and they are bound to clash in the future."
Gu Yuena gazed in the direction of Shrek City, her eyes gleaming.
She suddenly felt a strong sense of anticipation, looking forward to the day when the two boys would truly face off.
Will predetermined fate prevail, or will unexpected changes disrupt the established order?
Having discussed Huo Yuhao's absurdly overpowered life as the "favored son" of this world, let's continue with the topic of "strength and opportunity."
Since we've come to the point of discussing the Titled Douluo, the highest threshold for Soul Master, let's start from ten thousand years ago, when the Douluo Continent was still in its early days, when the Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires were rivals. Let's look at the five youngest Titled Douluo in recorded history.
It's interesting that later official history portrayed Tang San as an unprecedented genius, and elevated the Shrek Seven Monsters to the status of the continent's number one group of geniuses.
If you really pull out the records from back then and put them together, it's clear who truly relied on talent and hard work, and who was fed by resources and divine intervention.
Ten thousand years from now, many people might believe that the Shrek Seven Monsters —the seven ancestors of the first generation of Shrek Academy members who achieved godhood—were the most talented people back then. However, this is not actually the case.