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Xue Di raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"
Huo Yuhao explained: “In the past, it was precisely because I was not strong enough that I had to adopt an active attack strategy, striving to find the opponent’s weakness and quickly eliminate the enemy, and defeat the enemy with one blow. Otherwise, if we were to stalemate, I would definitely suffer.”
"But now, because I am stronger, all the strategies and attacks of the opponent are meaningless in my eyes. It is almost the same as surrendering on the spot. The final result is only my victory, so there is no need to take the initiative to attack."
“I think staying still is also a form of confidence.”
It sounds a bit perverse, but if you think about it carefully, the logic behind it can stand up to scrutiny.
This is a counterintuitive logic. When the weak is against the strong, sometimes they cannot just stay in a stalemate and develop silently. On the contrary, the weaker the side, the more they should take the initiative to attack. Otherwise, if they develop together, the weaker side will never be able to develop more than the stronger side.
The best solution is to take the initiative, seize the initiative, and disrupt the arrangements of the powerful party.
A hint of surprise flashed across Xue Di's face. She thought that there was no difference between the opponent's all-out attack and surrendering on the spot. This mentality was more than just madness.
Huo Yuhao recalled the details of his battle with Long Aotian just now. In fact, his fighting style was intentional.
He understood Long Aotian's temper, and he truly believed that his true body was the most powerful. So he did not use soul guides or extreme ice, just to convince Long Aotian.
Huo Yuhao paused, then continued, “In fact, there may be another reason for the change in my fighting style.”
"what?"
“I found that my shortcomings were beginning to emerge.”
"Ah? Yuhao, you still have shortcomings?" Tian Meng asked in surprise.
Huo Yuhao has always behaved like a hexagonal god of war. Whether it is strength, defense, mental strength, or destructive power, he is far superior to his peers in all aspects. His overall strength has long been comparable to that of a Titled Douluo. What shortcomings can he have?
Bingdi frowned and quickly thought of the answer: "Could it be speed?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and admitted: "Yes, it is speed."
To say that Huo Yuhao’s shortcoming is speed is only relative to his other abilities.
If his other attributes were at the Title Douluo level, then his speed would only be that of a Soul Douluo. Stronger than his peers, but not an absolute advantage, at least he was temporarily weaker than most agility attack Soul Douluos.
After such a comparison, the shortcomings in speed emerge.
A long time ago, Huo Yuhao realized his two major shortcomings, one was the lack of long-range attack means, and the other was speed, and he tried to make up for them through corresponding soul guides.
Now, he has the soul skills of Xue Di and Ba Jiao to make up for his long-range attack, but his shortcoming in speed still requires him to rely on propulsion soul guides and flying soul guides.
The propulsion soul guide focuses on speed and lacks flexibility. The higher the level of the propulsion soul guide, the more serious this problem is. The flying board focuses on flexibility and its speed is slightly insufficient. When the two are combined, they cannot inherit the advantages of both at the same time.
Therefore, the speed of short and medium distances has become Huo Yuhao's only shortcoming now. He seems not to want to expose this problem, so he gradually gives up the tactic of actively attacking from the front.
Huo Yuhao himself did not worry about this shortcoming. After all, his shortcoming was already unattainable in the eyes of other soul masters of the same level.
"Speed..." Xue Di narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, "It seems that there is indeed a soul beast in the Far North that excels in speed."
The image of a special soul beast slowly emerged in her mind. It was a ghostly figure in the overwhelming snowstorm. Legend has it that its charge constantly raised ice dust on the snowfield, forming an endless snowstorm.
And its age is just over 100,000 years.
This soul beast... the effect is a bit weird...
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 479 Huo Qiuer's Journey Home
Xue Di smiled and said, "Yuhao, when you finish your work, it's time to go back to the Far North."
Huo Yuhao smiled helplessly and shrugged, saying, "I'm just afraid that there will be endless things to do."
I always feel that what Xue Di said sounds like a standard flag.
Bingdi asked in confusion: "Suppressing a rebellion shouldn't be a problem for those people. Do you have to rush back in person?"
Huo Yuhao's tone suddenly became serious: "I still say the same thing. The army must have its own discipline. I don't want to see the army burning, killing and looting after a great victory. That would be nothing more than a group of bandits with a little more organization."
Bingdi had no choice but to say, "It's up to you."
Huo Yuhao raised his head and glanced at the sky: "It won't be long until dawn. We don't need to go back to the hotel. Let's just walk around Tiandou City."
Suddenly, he froze, frowned, and looked into the distance in one direction with a serious expression.
"Yuhao, what's wrong with that place? There's no danger..." Tianmeng pretended to look for a long time, but didn't find anything unusual in that direction.
Huo Yuhao murmured, “That should be the direction where the Haotian Sect is.”
Haotian Sect, the appearance of this sect's name made the Two Emperors of Ice and Snow and Tian Meng alert at the same time.
Haotian Peak is located within the Tianhun Empire, not too far from Tiandou City.
After standing there for a long time, Huo Yuhao regained his composure and strolled on the streets of Tiandou City again.
He turned his right hand, and the secret of the body that Du Bu Si had temporarily lent him appeared in his palm. He flipped through it and smiled kindly, "Tian Meng, I'll assign you a task."
"Ah? What mission?"
"Copy down the contents of this booklet in the next two days."
"..."
……
If you fly southeast from Tiandou, the capital of the Tianhun Empire, using a flying soul guide, it won’t take too long and you can arrive in a day or two.
If you look down from the sky, you can clearly see a magnificent city located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Tianhun, Douling and Xingluo.
This place is well connected, with caravans and pedestrians constantly coming into the city, and people constantly leaving the city to their destinations. It is a prosperous scene with heavy traffic, and it can be called a golden zone.
This place is Shrek Academy and Shrek City. It does not belong to any country, does not need to pay taxes to any country, has absolute autonomy, and its status is almost no less than Xingluo City or Tiandou City.
"We've arrived at Shrek City."
Huo Qiuer, who was traveling a long distance on a flying board, saw Shrek City from afar and slowly landed far outside the city.
Like other large cities, Shrek City does not welcome those who enter its airspace without permission. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Huo Qiuer entered the city from the west gate of Shrek City.
If she wanted to enter Xingdou from this direction, Shrek City was the only way. Moreover, after a long journey, she also wanted to rest for a while in the city.
This was Huo Qiuer's first time in Shrek City, but Huo Yuhao was very familiar with the city planning here, so she did not get lost.
Her idea of returning to the Star Dou Great Forest was not a spur-of-the-moment idea.
As the emperor's auspicious beast, she can more or less sense some of the luck of soul beasts. Since a few days ago, she has vaguely sensed a sense of uneasiness.
Huo Qiuer had originally escaped secretly, and was worried that Di Tian and other ferocious beasts would take the opportunity to discover her disappearance, so after much thought, she decided to come back.
"I hope it's my illusion." Huo Qiuer muttered lightly and disappeared into the crowd.
……
Shrek Academy, inner courtyard.
"Treasure Appreciation Party?"
Ye Guyi held an exquisite invitation in both hands, looking at it from the front and then from the back.
Xian Lin'er smiled kindly and said proudly, "Yes, it is the treasure appreciation party specially opened by the Jubao Pavilion in Shrek City for the inner courtyard students. There are many good things in it, whether it is soul bones, soul guides, or natural treasures, everything is available."
"Gu Yi, the owner of this Jubao Pavilion is Elder Lin from the Poseidon Pavilion."
She pretended to be mysterious and handed Ye Guyi an exquisite card. The red card was engraved with gorgeous golden patterns.
"With this card, you can take any exhibit from the treasure hunt without any conditions. Note that it means any."
Ye Guyi was stunned for a moment, then asked happily, "Anything is fine?"
"Of course." Xian Lin'er added with a smile, "It's free."
After Ye Guyi took the card, he quickly thanked her: "Thank you, teacher."
"No need to thank me, these are all gifts from the teacher and Shrek Academy." Xian Lin'er whispered, "I'll tell you a secret. At the treasure appreciation party tonight, there is a very old and rare light attribute soul bone."
The implication of this sentence is to remind Ye Guyi to take that soul bone.
Ye Guyi looked at Xian Lin'er and became more and more excited. He didn't know how to express his gratitude.
Xian Lin'er smiled and waved her hand: "Go to the treasure appreciation club with your friends tonight. It's not good to just study and practice every day."
"Good teacher."
Ye Guyi nodded and went to find Tang Men and others happily.
Xian Lin'er looked at Ye Guyi's back and breathed a sigh of relief. The more she looked at Ye Guyi, the more she liked him.
Compared to Huo Yuhao back then, Ye Guyi didn't have so many crooked ideas. On the contrary, she was very simple. Although she was a little reckless at times, her enthusiasm and justice were extremely pure, just like her innate divine attributes.
Xian Lin'er had no children of her own, and after just two or three months of getting along with Ye Guyi, she already regarded Ye Guyi as her own child.
Perhaps this is just her obsession that she has placed all her efforts on, and she must personally train a strong person to inherit her mantle.
As people get older, the enthusiasm of their youth always fades away. Watching the younger generations take over the baton of fate from them seems to be the greatest wish of the aging strong men.
Shrek Academy is not directly connected to the urban area. If you want to enter the city, you have to take a detour from the suburbs to the South Gate or North Gate.
The outskirts of Shrek City were filled with laughter at night.
Now the situation on the mainland has eased, and there is no way to accuse the Sun-Moon Empire of being linked to the evil spirit master. The Holy Spirit Church has long disappeared from the Sun-Moon Empire and has gone into seclusion again, without any movement.
The oppressive atmosphere inside Shrek Academy also began to relax a bit, and the inner courtyard students no longer seemed to have to spend every minute of their free time practicing.
Tonight is the treasure appreciation party specially opened by Jubao Pavilion for the inner court disciples. Only inner court disciples are eligible to participate. The quality of the exhibits is also two levels higher than the ones Huo Yuhao has participated in before.
Ye Guyi and Tang Men and others were walking into the north gate, talking and laughing.
Tang Ya joked, "Gu Yi, do you want to join our Tang Sect?"
The invitation was more like a joke, and even Tang Ya herself hadn't thought about the possibility of successfully recruiting him. What advantages does the current Tang Sect have to attract a genius like Ye Guyi?
"No need, I have already joined the Supervisory Group and have no intention of joining another sect." Ye Guyi said casually while eating snacks, "My mission is to eradicate all evil soul masters on the continent."
Hearing the words "evil soul master", Tang Ya's heart skipped a beat, and she leaned towards Bei Bei beside her with a guilty conscience: "Yes, really, Gu Yi, you are so great."
Beibei didn't notice anything was wrong.
"By the way, what will be happening at this treasure viewing party?" Ye Guyi asked curiously.
Xu Sanshi patted his chest and said, "There are a lot of good things, definitely..."
Ye Guyi didn't hear a lot of what Xu Sanshi said afterwards, because she seemed to see a familiar blue-haired figure from afar on the street.
She was stunned for a moment, then waved to the Tang Sect members and said, "I suddenly remembered that I need to buy some things. You guys go first."