Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

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-!"

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!"

Chapter 190 The right thing to do should be done by the right person.

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"If that's all there is to it, then so be it. At worst, we can all gang up on him and beat him up."

Yu Feng, standing to the side, picked up the conversation with an extremely resentful tone, and couldn't help but shudder:

"But what's most infuriating is that not only is this guy's fighting ability terrifyingly monstrous, but his dirty tricks in fighting are also more numerous than anyone else's!"

"You think he'll fight you head-on just because he's overwhelmingly strong? Wrong! What he loves most is all sorts of shameless tactical deception, psychological warfare, and even all sorts of underhanded tricks that are impossible to defend against!"

"If you fight him, you will not only suffer extremely brutal physical crushing, but your intelligence and mentality will also be insulted and trampled on in every way!"

"So, if you don't want to be so discouraged by him that you become withdrawn, it's best not to treat him like a human being!"

……

It was evening.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the magnificent arena of Soto City.

After a day of intense, targeted training, Xuan Hao brought Zhu Zhuqing and the others, who had just finished washing up and changed into clean black leather jackets, to this place.

After catching up on sleep throughout the day, Dugu Yan and the others, who had finally regained their energy, were already waiting for them in the VIP lounge of the Great Soul Arena.

After everyone went to the front desk to complete the registration procedures for tonight's Soul Fighting event, the group gathered on the large sofa in the lounge and chatted.

Xiao Wu hugged her signature carrot pillow, her big eyes darting back and forth between Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng not far away.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Wu finally couldn't contain her curiosity and leaned close to Dugu Yan, whispering:

"Sister Yan Yan, there's something I've never been able to figure out."

Xiao Wu pointed at Dugu Yan, then at Yu Tianheng in the distance: "Your soul power level has already broken through level 50, you must be an extremely powerful Soul King, right? But that Yu Tianheng, Zhu Qing said he's only a level 39 Soul Venerable."

"Normally, shouldn't the captain of a team be the strongest person in the team? Why is the captain of the Royal Fighting Team him, and not you?"

Hearing Xiao Wu's question, Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting next to her, also pricked up her ears curiously.

In the general understanding of the Soul Master world, "might makes right" is an ironclad rule, and the position of captain is usually held by whoever has the biggest fist.

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan gently brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and explained with a completely calm expression:

"The reason is actually quite simple. In the past few years, I have spent most of my time with Xuanhao in solitary, closed-door training, and only occasionally return to the academy."

“Tianheng handles all the daily training, personnel selection, and various trivial matters of the Royal Fighting Team. He leads everyone through thick and thin, and knows each person’s personality, martial soul characteristics, strengths and weaknesses like the back of his hand.”

Dugu Yan shrugged and continued, "And me? I'm just a hands-off manager, I haven't been in charge of anything. I don't even have a clear understanding of everyone's abilities. If you were to make me the captain, responsible for command and coordination, it would obviously be extremely unsuitable for me."

"With Tianheng as captain, all I need to do is have a good fight with him when I return to the team, so he clearly knows my current strength ceiling and poison control ability. Then, in team battles, he can precisely place me in the most suitable position and formulate the most perfect tactics, which is enough."

After hearing Dugu Yan's extremely rational explanation, Xiao Wu couldn't help but open her mouth wide in surprise.

"Wow... the atmosphere in your Royal Fighting Team is so harmonious?"

Xiao Wu scratched her rabbit ears, looking puzzled. "Aren't all Soul Masters extremely competitive? Especially someone like the captain, who has both prestige and power, shouldn't everyone be fighting tooth and nail to prove who's the best?"

Upon hearing Xiao Wu's words, which carried a typical stereotype of the Soul Master world, Dugu Yan's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural.

She rolled her eyes at Xuan Hao, who was leisurely sipping tea not far away, then sighed and said in a low voice:

"If this were in the past, or in other Soul Master academies, then it would indeed be just as you said, with everyone fighting tooth and nail for the title of captain."

"However... ever since that bastard Xuan Hao came to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and established the Heaven Dou Self-Improvement Association... the atmosphere and rules of the entire academy have completely changed."

"Or rather, Xuan Hao forcibly set the new rules."

Dugu Yan looked at Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing and said seriously, "In the rules set by Xuan Hao, 'might makes right' and 'face' are all secondary! 'Suitability' is the most important and only standard!"

"Xuanhao always emphasizes one thing—to let the right people do the right things. It's not about whoever has the strongest fist or whoever is ambitious and wants to be an official, that's who gets that position."

"Think about it, if you let someone who is extremely powerful but has a withdrawn personality and doesn't know anything about planning and management be the team captain and give random orders... that's not leading the team, that's just sending everyone to their deaths!"

"Therefore, everyone has their own expertise. We should entrust the extremely mentally taxing task of overall management to someone like Tianheng, who is calm and has a strong sense of the big picture. As for someone like me who only focuses on fighting, I can concentrate all my energy on improving my strength. Making the best use of resources and fulfilling everyone's responsibilities is the atmosphere we have now."

Xiao Wu nodded as if she understood, "It does sound... quite reasonable."

"But, Soul Masters are inherently competitive! If a person in charge can't completely overwhelm his subordinates with his strength, how can he command respect? Will those troublemakers who are stronger than him obediently follow his orders?"

Upon hearing this extremely pointed question, Dugu Yan's expression instantly became very strange, even revealing a hint of sympathy.

She reached out her finger and gently poked Xiao Wu's forehead:

“Little girl, you seem to have misunderstood a very crucial premise.”

"In this system, the person responsible for upholding Tianheng's authority as captain... is not Tianheng himself at all! It's Xuanhao!"

"In other words, at our Heaven Dou Royal Academy, as long as you act in accordance with the 'appropriate' rules set by Xuan Hao, you will be absolutely protected by him, the strongest leader!"

"If someone in the team, relying on their strength, dares to disobey Captain Tianheng's reasonable commands and arrangements..."

"Then it's not Tianheng who's dissatisfied. He's openly slapping Xuanhao in the face, and he's extremely provoking the rules set by Xuanhao!"

"When you disobey Xuanhao's rules, there are only two possible outcomes for you."

"Either you're incredibly powerful and can beat Xuan Hao in public, then you'll be the new boss, and you can set the rules!"

"Either you are extremely intelligent and can articulate an impeccable argument, convincing him face-to-face that your approach is 'more appropriate' than his!"

"Otherwise..."

Dugu Yan hesitated, then said, "You know what I mean."

Upon hearing this, all the women in the lounge couldn't help but shiver.

Although Dugu Yan didn't finish her sentence, everyone already fully understood what she meant.

Xuan Hao has never been a kind-hearted person!

Chapter 191 Disdain for Lying

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Just as the girls were whispering together...

The door to the lounge was pushed open, and Qin Ming, the teacher in charge of the group, walked in from outside.

He glanced at Xuan Hao, who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, and walked over quickly. But everyone noticed that the usually composed Teacher Qin looked a little off, with a clear sense of struggle and seriousness between his brows.

"Xuanhao," Qin Ming said in a low voice as he walked to the sofa, "come out with me for a moment. I want to talk to you about something alone."

Xuan Hao put down his teacup, looked up at Qin Ming, and instantly guessed what was going on.

Qin Ming said last night that he went to visit an elder he hadn't seen for many years. Now he's back with this complicated expression. It's obvious that he must have gone back to Shrek Academy outside the city, and he must have heard some "interesting" remarks there.

"Okay."

Xuan Hao stood up and followed Qin Ming out of the lounge and into an empty private room next door.

After closing the door, Qin Ming didn't waste time beating around the bush and asked directly:

"Xuanhao, tell me the truth... do you have some deep-seated grudge against the people of Shrek Academy?"