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"Bang--!"
With a dull thud echoing through the woods, the two figures separated instantly.
Yu Tianheng landed steadily in place, like a god of thunder and lightning.
The violent blue electric arcs on his body gradually subsided, and his breathing remained steady.
On the other hand, let's look at the other side.
Zhu Zhuqing was forced back more than a dozen steps by the terrifying recoil before she could barely regain her balance.
Her chest heaved violently, her face was pale, and the "Dragon Tiger Transformation" phantom that had been attached to her body had faded. Her arms were trembling slightly because she had just taken a very casual punch from Yu Tianheng.
This sparring match, which was between equals and even involved the use of a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone as a trump card, did not last long.
The result was undeniable: Yu Tianheng won decisively!
"You flatter me." Yu Tianheng put away his martial spirit and nodded slightly to Zhu Zhuqing.
Although he won easily, the contempt he had shown earlier was gone from his eyes; instead, there was a hint of admiration.
Because he knew very well that when Zhu Zhuqing faced his lightning-fast burst of speed, she was able to forcefully twist her body at an extremely dangerous moment, avoiding vital points, and also decisively used her soul bone skill to carry out an effective restraint and counterattack.
If it were any other ordinary level 39 agility-type soul master, they would have been instantly killed by his violent lightning power in that exchange, and wouldn't have lasted this long!
"call..."
Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath, suppressed the surging soul power within her body, and returned the greeting with utmost seriousness:
"I have lost, thank you for your guidance."
She lost, and lost utterly, but there was not a trace of discouragement in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.
Through this extremely brief exchange, she fully understood the chasm-like gap between agility-based attack systems and top-tier power-based attack systems!
When the level difference is small or even completely equal, an agility-type Soul Master is inherently no match for a power-type Soul Master.
The advantage of the agility-based attack system lies in speed and burst damage.
If it can achieve an absolute crushing advantage in speed, it can also use its agile movement to restrain and pull the opponent, looking for the slightest weakness.
But if the opponent is a Soul Master with an abnormally high speed and strength like the "Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex"... then there's really no way to fight!
The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul grants Soul Masters the lightning attribute, bringing not only extremely terrifying destructive power but also an exaggerated burst speed like lightning flashes!
In the brief moment of their exchange, Zhu Zhuqing was horrified to discover that her speed, which she was so proud of, only gave her a very slight advantage over Yu Tianheng!
And what about in terms of strength?
The difference was simply worlds apart!
Even though Zhu Zhuqing activated the extremely rare ten-thousand-year soul bone skill "Dragon Tiger Transformation," which greatly amplified her power, she was still not on the same level as Yu Tianheng, a top-tier beast martial soul with extremely domineering attributes!
To put it bluntly, even if Zhu Zhuqing used her speed advantage to scratch Yu Tianheng, it would only be a "scratching" motion against his terrifying lightning defense.
And what about Yu Tianheng? He only needs to brush against Zhu Zhuqing with utmost casualness, and the violent lightning power and terrifying fist force will be like "scraping the bone" for a fragile agility-based character!
"Do you understand now?"
Xuan Hao walked over, looked at Zhu Zhuqing who was still slightly out of breath, and asked in a calm tone.
"Understood."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded and concluded with great seriousness, "Faced with such an extremely domineering top-tier offensive type, agility-based attackers will only face certain death if they fight head-on.
With my current speed advantage, being able to hold him off for even a moment is already the limit."
"My mind is still relatively clear."
Xuan Hao snapped his fingers with great satisfaction.
"Therefore, I have always emphasized that numbers are just the foundation; the key is how to utilize them."
"Your ten-thousand-year-old soul bone grants you extremely strong explosive power, but your core role will always be that of an extremely deadly assassin!
The essence of an assassin lies not in brute force on the front lines, but in patiently enduring and lying in wait, and then delivering an extremely fatal and thunderous blow at the moment when the enemy is most relaxed and least expectant!"
"Your speed isn't fast enough, not eerie enough!
If you could be so fast that even lightning couldn't catch you, so fast that Yu Tianheng couldn't even see your movements..."
"Even if you just scratch him with a little scraping, before he can react, if you scrape the same extremely vulnerable and vital area a hundred or a thousand times in a row, even a Tyrannosaurus Rex would die a very frustrating death under your claws!"
"I've got it."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded very seriously, firmly engraving Xuan Hao's teachings on the "way of the assassin" into her heart.
However, after digesting these practical experiences, a strong sense of curiosity suddenly flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's clear and cold eyes.
She glanced at Yu Tianheng, then at Xuan Hao, and couldn't help but ask:
"Then... if the soul power levels are exactly the same, Xuan Hao, how big is the gap between you and Yu Tianheng?"
"Cough cough cough—!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng, who had just maintained the demeanor of a master, suddenly coughed in an extremely awkward manner, as if he had choked on his own saliva.
His cold face instantly turned bright red, and he could no longer maintain his composure.
He silently turned away, pretending to look at the sky, his entire being screaming "I refuse to answer."
"Is that even a question? There's absolutely no chance of winning!"
Before Xuan Hao could speak, Yu Feng, who had been unable to contain himself any longer, jumped down from the tree trunk and waved his hand in an exaggerated manner:
"Zhu Qing, let me put it this way.
Just as easily as Tian Heng beats those ordinary power-attack type soul masters of the same level, our Brother Hao beats Tian Heng!"
Yu Feng spread his hands, saying in an extremely straightforward manner, "Of course, it's not that Tianheng isn't strong enough, it's purely because all of us here no longer consider Brother Hao a human being! This guy is a complete freak!"
"That's right! A complete pervert!"
Oslo and the Shi brothers, who were standing to the side, nodded repeatedly in perfect unison, their faces full of agreement with these words.
Oslo leaned closer and added with lingering fear, "Brother Hao is a freak who completely defies the norms of the Soul Master world.
You can't look at him with normal logic and perspective!"
"In our Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, if anyone dares to boast that they want to defeat him, or even just see him as a target to chase... then in the eyes of us brothers, that person just didn't sleep well last night and is still dreaming!"
Zhu Zhuqing was somewhat bewildered.
Although she knew Xuan Hao was very strong, these arrogant top geniuses didn't even have the slightest thought of catching up?
That was too exaggerated!
"Zhu Qing, don't think we're trying to boost the morale of others."
Seeing the incredulous look in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, Yu Tianheng finally turned around, sighed bitterly, and frankly admitted:
"Normal Soul Masters, limited by the characteristics of their Martial Soul, are basically specialized in one area. Whether it is offensive, agile, control, defense, or support, everyone inevitably has their own area of expertise, and also inevitably has fatal weaknesses."
"But Xuan Hao is different." Yu Tianheng's eyes were filled with a deep sense of powerlessness as he looked at Xuan Hao.
"This guy is a complete anomaly! Among those of the same level, his strength is unmatched, his speed is unmatched, and his defense is unmatched!"
"It's no exaggeration to say that Xuan Hao has no weaknesses in any of these three dimensions! He is a true all-rounder with no flaws!"
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