Under the leadership of the Netherworld White Tiger, the people of Shrek Academy consecutively kicked the disciples of the Elephant Armor Sect out of the arena.
The Elephant Armor Sect possessed extremely strong defense and tremendous strength, but their agility was low, their attack methods were single, they lacked support-type endurance, and they had no control-type battlefield control. Against such opponents, as long as one found their weaknesses and crushed them, it would be enough.
"The first match of the second round of the preliminaries—Shrek Academy defeats Elephant Armor Academy." As the host's words fell, the defeat of Elephant Armor Academy was officially declared.
"I said it before—underestimating Shrek Academy would come at a price. What an arrogant Elephant Armor Sect." Qian Renyue transmitted her voice through sound, her icy voice exploding in the ears of Salas and Huyan Zhen.
Before Huyan Zhen could turn his head to look at Qian Renyue, she had already left her seat together with Ning Fengzhi and the others. The upcoming matches were no longer worth watching.
Only then did Huyan Zhen realize that the one who had been persuading and warning him all along was not the Platinum Bishop Salas beside him, but the little girl who had always obediently followed Ning Fengzhi.
"Bishop Salas, may I ask who that young lady is?" After everyone around had left, Huyan Zhen asked Salas nervously.
"She is the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. Let us hope nothing happens tonight." Salas sighed, patted Huyan Zhen on the shoulder, and walked out.
Spirit Hall of Heaven Dou City
Qian Renyue sat in the main seat, holding a cup of hot tea in her hands, her eyes unfocused as if she were lost in thought.
Huyan Zhen and Salas stood in front of her, looking at her somewhat nervously.
"Salas, why were you so agitated when you heard Yu Xiaogang's name today?" Qian Renyue did not look at Salas, only at the tea cup in her hands, and asked casually.
Salas glanced at Huyan Zhen and did not dare to speak. He knew everything about what had happened back then, but he did not dare to say it.
"Yu Xiaogang plagiarized the theoretical knowledge of the Spirit Hall and published it under his own name. Such a person who sought fame and reputation was expelled from the Spirit Hall. He colluded with Tang Hao, impersonated an elder of the Spirit Hall, and condoned Shrek Academy to commit fraud in the name of the Spirit Hall. He was detained for a few days, and later redeemed by Yu Tianheng of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family. When this incident happened, Bishop Salas should have been at the Heaven Dou Spirit Hall, right?"
"Yes, Your Highness. This subordinate simply did not react in time. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Salas hurriedly admitted his mistake.
"Keep an eye on Yu Xiaogang. This man is hypocritical and extremely false. He must absolutely not be allowed to damage the reputation of the Spirit Hall, especially the reputation of the Pope. Do you understand?" Qian Renyue looked at Salas coldly and said, "I don't care what you know—keep it buried in your stomach. I don't want to see a second occurrence of today's matter. Do you understand?"
"Yes, this subordinate understands." Salas quickly bowed in acknowledgment.
"Sect Master Huyan, regarding today's match, do you have nothing to say?" Qian Renyue spoke lightly.
"It was this old man's fault. I did not expect Shrek Academy to have a martial soul fusion skill hidden." Huyan Zhen hurriedly admitted his mistake.
"Do you truly believe that your defeat today was only because of Shrek Academy's martial soul fusion skill?" Qian Renyue's voice grew even colder. Her gaze toward Huyan Zhen became unfriendly.
"Please enlighten me, Your Highness." Huyan Zhen realized that although the so-called Holy Maiden in front of him was far weaker than him in cultivation, the pressure she gave off was not inferior to that of the Pope.
"The Spirit Hall has taught all sects the concepts of the Extreme Path and the Balanced Path. Have you read them? Have you studied them?" Qian Renyue heavily placed the tea cup down and stood up, looking down at Huyan Zhen. "Before the match, I repeatedly warned you to be careful of Shrek Academy and not to be careless or underestimate them. And what did you do?"
"This…" Huyan Zhen had nothing to say. After all, he truly had not taken a mere Shrek Academy seriously.
"Sect Master Huyan, the status of the Seven Great Sects is something you fought for yourselves. If you cannot even enter the official competition, do you think that even if the Elephant Armor Sect rises in the sect rankings in the future, how many people will truly be convinced?" Qian Renyue walked down and gently patted Huyan Zhen on the shoulder.
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Clear Sky Sect will both become history. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will firmly sit in the position of the number one sect under heaven. But whether you can sit in the second or third position depends on Sect Master Huyan himself. I have said all that needs to be said. I hope to see the progress of your Elephant Armor Sect as soon as possible. Don't really become a big brute who only knows how to defend and has no brain."
After saying this, Qian Renyue left without looking back, leaving only Salas and Huyan Zhen behind in deep thought.
When Huyan Zhen came back to his senses, Qian Renyue had already reached the doorway. He hurriedly bent down and saluted.
"Many thanks for the Holy Maiden's guidance."
"Bishop, back then our Elephant Armor Sect did not take the Extreme Path and Balanced Path seriously. Please enlighten us, Bishop." Sect Master Huyan understood Qian Renyue's meaning. For the future development of his sect, his attitude toward Salas became extremely respectful, and he hurriedly asked for instruction.
"That was proposed by the revered Pope. The Spirit Hall Academy has already implemented it, and the Four Element Academies have also grasped some understanding of it. Only your Elephant Armor Academy—food has been fed to your mouths, yet you still don't know how to eat it." The Elephant Armor Sect had been guaranteed by Salas, and now that they had lost so miserably, Salas also felt embarrassed. He could only start teaching from now on.
In the world of soul masters, there have always been two major schools of thought that argued endlessly: the Extreme Path and the Balanced Path.
The Extreme Path believes that a soul master's cultivation should follow an extreme route. The more singular and pure the attributes, the better. Only by focusing on a single direction and highlighting that single ability as much as possible can one achieve greater accomplishments in that field and become stronger. The most representative examples are the current Elephant Armor Sect and the four single-attribute sects under the Clear Sky Sect.
The four single-attribute clans can be said to have pushed single attributes to the extreme. Take the Agility Clan as an example: they pursued speed to the utmost, far surpassing ordinary agility-type soul masters. However, they sacrificed attack and defense. Even soul masters with much lower soul power could have a chance to defeat and kill an Agility Clan soul master—provided, of course, that the Agility Clan soul master did not escape.
The Balanced Path, on the other hand, believes that a soul master's abilities should develop in a balanced manner, maintaining equilibrium between offense and defense. Most soul masters in the Star Luo Empire follow the Balanced Path. However, this also causes their explosive power to be inferior, making them more suited for prolonged battles compared to single-attribute soul masters.
What the Spirit Hall taught the Elephant Armor Sect was the concept proposed by Bibi Dong: individual extremity combined with team balance. Over the past few years, the Spirit Hall Academy has consistently implemented this method. Although they did not participate in the Soul Master Tournament every year to prove themselves, one could clearly feel the power of the Spirit Hall Academy.
As Salas explained and taught, Huyan Zhen also came to understand that his sect indeed had many shortcomings, and that the Spirit Hall truly had acted for their benefit.
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