"Long ago, we Soul Masters began developing different schools of thought: the purely balanced school, the purely extreme school, and schools with balanced team roles but extreme attributes..."
"Do we have any students from the Star Luo Empire in our class? We should, right?"
Mu Jin looked up and surveyed the classroom. Only after seeing quite a few students raise their hands did he smile and nod. "The martial spirit is generally stronger in the Star Dou Empire. There are plenty of Soul Fighting stages and even gladiatorial arenas."
"I imagine most of our students from the Star Luo Empire have been taken by their parents to watch matches on a Soul Fighting stage, especially team matches."
"In those arenas, you can see all sorts of teams: seven-person Soul Master squads composed entirely of fire or ice attributes, yet with power attack, support, and control Soul Masters all represented."
"You might also see teams whose attributes all differ, but whose lineups consist of seven power attack, seven agility attack, or even seven defense Soul Masters."
"But the most popular approach today is still the purely balanced strategy used by our Shrek Academy."
"Although those lineups work extremely well in many specific situations, the problem is that they can't reliably handle every kind of opponent."
"Yet nowadays, the extreme-lineup schools we just discussed have begun gaining considerable traction in academic circles again, and quite a few schools have resumed researching these approaches. Can any of you tell me why?"
As he spoke, Mu Jin swept his gaze over the students in the classroom.
To be honest, this kind of thinking question was a little beyond students of their age. It might even have been a show of authority Mu Jin had prepared for Class Nine's freshmen.
"Ning Tian, you tell us."