First Meeting with Dai Hao and the Antimatter Legion!

"For example, Senior Chen Zifeng's attacks are powerful, but his defense is lacking. If he equipped Soul Tools that boosted his defense and speed, wouldn't he have a better chance of surviving?"

"You can only keep dealing damage if you're alive, right?" Huo Yuhao said.

Chen Zifeng froze, then frowned.

He had spent years charging at the front of the formation and had escaped death by a hair more times than he could count. No one understood the importance of defense better than he did. Yet the deeply rooted belief that a Soul Master should rely on himself had kept him from ever considering Soul Tools to cover his weaknesses. He had no answer.

"And Senior Xixi—her Martial Soul gives her plenty of speed, but not enough attack power. Couldn't she equip offensive Soul Tools to hit harder? Or... instead of making life difficult for herself by chasing Power Attack Soul Rings, she could carry a set of high-explosive Soul Tool bombs. Break through with her speed, throw them, and pull back. She'd be a pure speed bomber. The enemy couldn't even touch her, but they'd still take the full blast."

Xixi's eyes lit up at once. Her lack of attack power had always troubled her. No matter how hard she tried, she could never match the burst damage of the Power Attack System. It had never occurred to her that she could take a different path.

"And the seniors of the Shrek Inspection Corps risk their lives hunting Evil Soul Masters year after year." Huo Yuhao's voice grew heavier. "If every member had a high-grade Defensive Soul Tool as standard equipment, casualties could drop by at least thirty percent."

The carriage fell completely silent.

Did they not understand his point? They did.

But from their first day at school,