Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 92 Accepting Disciples Yunzhu, Yunteng, and Yao Zi, Rewarded with Sunflower Acupuncture Point Technique and Green Snake Right Arm Bone

"I ask you, when you were in a 1v1 against Rongrong, did you ever think about what your advantages were?"

Su Ran looked at Yao Zi, Mu Yunzhu, and Mu Yunteng, the three plant-type girls, and asked.

"When facing a Soul Master who is proficient in both support and defense, our advantage is naturally that we have more control abilities, right?"

Mu Yunteng's face darkened, and she sighed:

"But we've already discussed this advantage ourselves. Her fist technique is incredibly powerful, with a range of a full meter. Her fist is like a hard and fierce weapon spirit, the nemesis of our plant-type weapon spirits, capable of breaking our restraints."

Even if we temporarily control her, we can't break her golden bell and cause her any effective damage. In the end, we'll still be the ones who lose.

After Mu Yunteng finished speaking, Yao Zi and Mu Yunzhu nodded, their expressions helpless and sorrowful. Indeed, just as Mu Yunteng said, they had no way to deal with Ning Rongrong.

"Because you've already gone in the wrong direction. Your advantage isn't actually control, but defense."

After Su Ran finished speaking, Yao Zi, Mu Yunzhu, and the others looked on in astonishment:
"Defense? But Teacher Su, we are control-type Soul Masters. Control is our specialty, not defense. We definitely can't beat Ning Rongrong's Golden Bell Shield in terms of defense."

"This is what it means to fall into the trap of fixed thinking."

Su Ran smiled and said, "Who says that the advantage of a control-type Soul Master can't be defense? Before Rongrong showed her Golden Bell Shield in the promotion competition, didn't everyone think that support-type Soul Masters didn't have the strength for one-on-one combat?"

"Professor Su, could you please explain why our advantage is defense?"

Thinking of Ning Rongrong, that perverted girl, Yao Zi and Mu Yunzhu understood everything. This teacher from Taoyuan Academy had a truly unique teaching philosophy. They had never heard anyone say that their advantage was defense.

Plant-based martial souls don't really have strong defensive capabilities.

"Rongrong's greatest advantage is defense, not offense. With your current strength, if you launch an attack on Rongrong, your soul power will definitely be consumed faster than Rongrong's, and you will definitely be defeated in the end."

"But if you switch from offense to defense, even if defense isn't your strongest suit, it will at least allow you to avoid Rongrong's greatest strength."

As Su Ran spoke, Mu Yunteng couldn't help but say:
"I tried to defend during the first match, but I couldn't stop her attacks at all."

"That's because you weren't fully focused on defense. As a battle spirit master, your instinct is to prepare for the next attack even when you're defending. So you only blocked one of Rongrong's attacks, but you didn't continue to defend or dodge. Instead, after defending, you chose to confront Rongrong head-on."

"Moreover, I was there during the competition. From my observation, your vines are quite resilient. You didn't make good use of this characteristic of your martial spirit. If the flexibility of the vines is used well, it can dissipate most of the heavy force, so that even if you face Rongrong's inch force, you won't be defeated instantly."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunteng was stunned. What Teacher Su said was true; she had indeed defended, but her defense was also to find an opportunity to attack. This Teacher Su had actually figured out her martial soul characteristics so quickly. That was too fast.

"So, Professor Su, you mean we can't have any offensive intentions, but should focus on dodging and defending, avoiding a direct confrontation with Ning Rongrong?"

Yao Zi seemed to have realized something, and the way she looked at Su Ran slowly changed.

Su Ran nodded: "Yes, all your soul power should be used for defense and evasion. Rongrong's movement speed is not fast. You only need to use your martial soul to release a small amount of plant obstacles to restrict her and hold her back. Even if she breaks free, it will at least create an opportunity for you to widen the distance again."

Rongrong's fist aura hasn't reached its full potential yet; she can only unleash its immense power at close range. Moreover, the soul power consumption of her inch-force attack is greater than that of condensing two Golden Bells. If Rongrong dares to attack multiple times, she can at most defeat two or three of your battle soul masters before her soul power is nearly exhausted, leaving her no chance to defeat all seven at once.

"If Ning Rongrong doesn't choose to attack, then none of us can hurt each other, and in the end she can only end up with a draw against one of our Soul Masters."

Mu Yunzhu answered quickly.

Upon hearing this, Yao Zi and Mu Zhuyun showed expressions of sudden realization.

"In this way, we might not only defeat Ning Rongrong, but we might even gain a tournament point!"

Su Ran stared intently at the three girls from the Plant Academy, giving them a strange look:
“Then you’re overthinking it. This tactic can only allow your team to defeat Rongrong with minimal losses, but it can’t defeat my other students.” “Because I have five more students who are stronger than Rongrong.”

Su Ran spoke calmly, then revealed something that caused the three girls in front of her to change their expressions drastically.

"Five...five?! Are all five of them this powerful?!"

Upon hearing Su Ran say those words so casually, Yao Zi, Mu Yunzhu, and Mu Yunteng turned pale.

Five more students from Peach Blossom Academy could wipe out their entire Plant Academy?!
Is it true?
How is this possible!
Has our plant science department become a scrap?
晕~
……

"I have answered your questions."

"I see that you also have a thirst for knowledge and your aptitude is quite good. If you are willing to become my disciples and study at my Peach Blossom Academy, your future achievements will not be much worse than Rongrong and the others."

If you don't want to, just go back the way you came. If you meet in the finals, just play normally; there's no need to feel pressured.

Under the bright starlight, Su Ran, dressed in a peach-white robe, spoke calmly as the night breeze gently blew, lifting the hem of his robe and strands of his hair.

Watching Su Ran's retreating figure, Yao Zi, Mu Yunzhu, and Mu Yunteng were slightly lost in thought until a cold wind swept across their faces, startling them awake.
"Teacher Su, you are indeed a very good teacher. You taught the first Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Battle Soul Master in history, and you even gave us face on the field. Your understanding and arrangement of Soul Master tactics are also unique. We are naturally happy to learn from you. However, the Soul Master Competition is currently underway. If we become your students, should we... compete as students of the Plant Academy or Peach Blossom Academy?"

"We've studied at the Botanical Academy for so long; if we were to drop out and leave now, it would be neither kind nor just..."

The three Soul Sect girls from the Plant Academy expressed their concerns, saying that they were torn between their future prospects and their consciences, making it a difficult choice.

Unexpectedly, Su Ran smiled nonchalantly and said calmly:

"Fighting for any academy doesn't affect your apprenticeship. As long as you haven't performed the three kneelings and nine kowtows, any teacher you've formally apprenticed to is acceptable."

"Even if you become my disciples, you will still compete in this Soul Master Competition as students of the Plant Academy. Even if you are drawn to face my personal team in the finals, just give it your all and don't need to feel any psychological pressure."

"Of course, if you want to consider it after the match, that's fine with you."

"Seeking knowledge and becoming a disciple, taking on apprentices and teaching, all depend on fate. If there is no fate, no amount of money will be enough to accept you. If you hadn't come here today to seek knowledge, we might not have had this teacher-student relationship."

puff~
Su Ran's figure was like a peach fairy under the moon, with a few peach petals occasionally drifting down around her.

Behind them, three plant-themed girls knelt down with a thud and kowtowed.
"Student Yao Zi greets teacher!"

"Student Mu Yunzhu greets teacher!"

"Student Mu Yunteng greets teacher!"

【ding~】

[Recruiting a Plant-type Soul Master as an apprentice—Yao Zi, Martial Soul: Crimson Flame Thorns, Soul Power Level 44, Martial Soul has good potential for development, suitable for whip-type ultimate techniques, Innate Aptitude Rating: A]

[Recruiting a Plant-type Soul Master – Mu Yunzhu, Martial Soul: Green Bamboo, Soul Power: Level 41, Excellent Martial Soul Development Potential, Suitable for Sword Techniques, Aptitude Rating: A]

[Accepting a Plant-type Soul Master as an Apprentice - Twilight Cloud Vine, Martial Soul: Green Vine, Soul Power: Level 41, Excellent Martial Soul Development Potential, Suitable for Whip-type and Acupoint-type Ultimate Techniques, Control-type Development, Aptitude Rating: A]

[Total reward: Host's Soul Power 0.5 level (directly increased after passing the Peach Immortal's Mortal Tribulation and obtaining the ninth Soul Ring), all Soul Rings' age increased by 15%, basic ultimate skills rewarded: Seven Star Sword Technique, White Python Whip Technique, Vermilion Bird Whip Technique, Sunflower Acupoint Strike... Triggering achievement [Three Disciples Approaching], additional reward: Ten-thousand-year Soul Bone - Green Snake Right Arm Bone.]

(End of this chapter)