Chapter 174: Catering to Preferences

Over these past three days, the formidable strength Ning Feiliu has displayed in Team Battle Spirit Fights—and most importantly, not just his individual strength, but his assistance to the entire team—

has been truly astonishing.

After all, once Spirit Masters truly step outside the Great Spirit Arena, they cannot always face one-on-one or two-on-two situations; more often, it is a "team battle" formed by many Spirit Masters against many others.

It is just like in League of Legends, where laning and team fighting are two different modes.

In laning, you only need to focus on mechanics and spacing; it is nothing more than dodging or pulling away from the opponent's key skills, then ensuring your own skill accuracy is higher, and you can defeat the opponent.

But team fighting requires more consideration of coordination with teammates, protecting teammates, or coordinating with teammates to press the attack on the backline.

Your skills do not have to hit the opponent; they can also be used to zone them, forcing them to take your teammates' skills.

Sometimes, when facing the opponent's skills, you cannot dodge; instead, you must fight hard or block them directly to protect the teammates behind you.

These are all pieces of information that must be processed in team battles to efficiently secure victory.

That is why some people are only good at laning but are terrible at team fighting.

Because when they team fight, they either charge in brainlessly, or they do not know how to coordinate with teammates, or even how to protect them.

Then they look back to see their teammates are all dead, and being unable to fight off so many enemies alone, they are surrounded and killed.

In reality, sometimes you can win team fights easily just by protecting the main carry in the backline.

But they choose to charge the opponent's backline themselves, letting their own main carry be killed by the opponent, and then they lose the team fight and still think it is their teammates' fault.

The same logic applies to Spirit Master team battles on the Douluo Continent; some Spirit Masters even ignore their teammates because their individual strength is too great, and they have no idea how to coordinate.

For example, charging too far forward, falling into the opponent's formation, or getting entangled by the opponent.

"Yafei" is clearly an existence with extraordinary strength among Spirit Masters of the same level, and as a genius Spirit Master, it is very possible for him to be arrogant and not understand how to coordinate with teammates.

However, "Yafei's" performance in the team battles over these three days has been very calm; he not only knows very well how to coordinate with teammates but also provides help to the team at critical moments.

If nothing else, the martial arts and combat experience of Jax, who has participated in many large-scale battles, definitely provided Ning Feiliu with a great deal of team battle experience.

Moreover, as a gamer in his past life, Ning Feiliu naturally understands coordination; he is not some reckless brute who only knows how to charge in.

Especially since the three heroes he played best and had the highest proficiency with in League of Legends in his past life were Viego the Ruined King, Lee Sin the Blind Monk, and Yone the Unforgotten—these three heroes can be played in a toxic way, but they can also be flashy.

But in a team fight, you cannot just brainlessly charge in with your ultimate like heroes such as Aatrox or Samira.

In low-level games, these heroes can take on five, but in ranked matches at his own level, you definitely have to rely on your teammates.

Viego relies on the positioning of teammates and the target being focused to pick up souls and reap kills, while Lee Sin must even sacrifice himself at critical moments to perform a kick and initiate the fight.

Yone can be more selfish, split-pushing, looking for solo opportunities, or taking resources to farm, but in most team fights, he should play like a Malphite.

Ning Feiliu's personality is not too toxic; he is the type of player who, even when playing Fiora, might consider building an Iceheart to team fight with his teammates for key resources.

So he is indeed quite good at coordinating with teammates.

And teammates like Yu Tianheng and Yufeng have felt from the bottom of their hearts over these three days...

That being teammates with "Yafei" is truly too comfortable!

In Ning Feiliu's Spirit Fighting battles over these three days, he did more than just step up at critical moments after Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, Yufeng, and others were heavily injured by opponents to provide "Key Crowd Control."

Like when opponents were about to dodge the soul skills of Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, Yufeng, and others, he provided control to ensure their soul skills hit accurately.

Or when the opponent tried to pursue the injured Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, Yufeng, and others, Ning Feiliu would fire a control skill to cover their retreat.

He even did a great job protecting Ye Lingling, the Auxiliary System Soul Master.

And it was not just in terms of control that Ning Feiliu provided plenty; when necessary, he would directly transform into an Assault System Battle Spirit Master to deal with opponents that Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, Yufeng, and others found difficult to handle.

With such an all-around "daddy" leading them, how could they not feel great?

Actually, they are not weak either; Ning Feiliu feels they are quite strong, and he only steps in at critical moments to decide the outcome.

Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, Yufeng, and others are actually not weak; facing Spirit Masters whose soul power levels are far higher than theirs, they can barely manage to fight to a draw.

Otherwise, if Ning Feiliu were like Tang San, he would be exhausted after one team battle; how would he have the soul power and physical strength to participate in one-on-one and two-on-two Spirit Fighting battles?

At this moment, inside a VIP suite at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.

The interior was decorated with extreme luxury; rosewood carved doors, crystal chandeliers, velvet carpets, and white tablecloths spread everywhere, all exuding a magnificent atmosphere.

"Yafei is truly powerful and all-around." Ning Fengzhi watched Ning Feiliu, who was slowly walking off the Douhun Platform below, his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses bright and piercing.

Especially since Ning Feiliu had just perfectly fulfilled his duties as the team's Control System Battle Spirit Master in the team battle, controlling the entire field, while also keeping the team's Auxiliary System Soul Master, Ye Lingling, well-protected.

After all, he is a long-range attack type Spirit Master and does not necessarily need to engage in close-quarters combat with the opponent.

So, while attacking enemies from a distance, he could still protect his own team's Auxiliary System Soul Master at close range.

Such an all-around Battle Spirit Master is simply the dream of every Auxiliary System Soul Master.

If "Yafei" joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and grew up, he would be equivalent to a combination of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

He could attack and also protect Ning Rongrong... this is simply too perfect for their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

As Ning Feiliu continued to show his powerful strength and all-around nature, Ning Fengzhi admired him more and more and wanted him to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

It is just that if only... their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had discovered "Yafei" a step earlier.

Ning Fengzhi was full of regret; this hidden gem "Yafei" had actually been taken as a student by Dugu Bo, and even had a close relationship with Dugu Bo's own granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

This made it very difficult for him now to persuade "Yafei" to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, or even... to foster a relationship between him and Ning Rongrong.

"This young man... that old poison Dugu Bo is a bit too lucky to be able to find such a student." The person accompanying him this time was Bone Douluo, and he was also full of praise for "Yafei" below.

He had also watched the entire battle over the past two days.

"Yafei's" powerful strength, his big-picture view during team battles, and his coordination with teammates all seemed too effortless.

So much so that one could not help but wonder if he was a veteran of a hundred battles, having experienced such team battles countless times, and only appeared so effortless because of his rich experience.

Yet, how old is "Yafei"? Before this, he had only participated in one-on-one and two-on-two Spirit Fighting battles; it was impossible for him to have had any rich experience before this.

The only possibility is... "Yafei" is very smart; he is a peerless genius born for battle, and this is something he learned on his own during combat!

However, they guessed wrong; Ning Feiliu really is a "veteran of a hundred battles"!

Jax's martial arts and combat experience, combined with Sett's fighting techniques, gave Ning Feiliu the experience of a veteran of a hundred battles, and coupled with the big-picture view he gained from playing tens of thousands of games as a gamer, he was naturally experienced.

By integrating these martial arts, combat experience, and fighting techniques during battle and making them his own, he naturally appeared invincible.

Ning Fengzhi heard Bone Douluo's exclamation, then looked behind him and said with a smile, "Ming Rui, you and Yafei have a good relationship... What is Yafei usually like? What does he like?"

Last time, "Yafei" had rejected the invitation Ning Fengzhi had asked Ning Mingrui to extend; although Ning Fengzhi felt some regret, he had not given up entirely.

Such an peerless genius without a sect affiliation was something a sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which was in the greatest need of powerful genius Spirit Masters, would absolutely covet to the point of obsession.

Especially with both Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo having no heirs, finding a genius Spirit Master who could grow into a Title Douluo in the future to cultivate was a matter of urgent priority.

"Yafei" had no sect affiliation; although he had a Title Douluo like Dugu Bo as a teacher, in the absence of a sect force behind him, recruiting him to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was not an absolute impossibility.

Therefore, Ning Fengzhi would not give up so easily, and this time, he was clearly intending to start from "Yafei's" hobbies.

As long as one was human, it was impossible to be without desires, and Ning Fengzhi believed that with the financial resources of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, as long as he knew "Yafei's" hobbies, he would definitely succeed.

Ning Mingrui also vaguely understood the implication behind his father Ning Fengzhi's words. He sighed, thought for a moment about Ning Feiliu's usual hobbies, and said helplessly, "Yafei... other than liking to participate in Spirit Fighting Battles, he probably spends his time studying Pharmacology. He often says he is doing experiments or something... However."

"However what?" Ning Fengzhi asked with a smile.

Ning Mingrui thought about "Ning Feiliu's" past hobbies and said softly, "He quite liked sculpting and engraving, but..."

In his impression, when Ning Feiliu was young, he was very fond of sculpting and engraving, and every day he would take a small knife to sculpt various legendary figures and martial souls.

It was just that after his martial soul awakened, Ning Feiliu seemed to have stopped liking sculpting and engraving a long time ago. Ning Mingrui had thought it was because Ning Feiliu had temporarily given up these hobbies for the sake of diligent cultivation and his studies.

Now it seemed... it was because he had new hobbies like studying medicine and fighting.

"Just?" Ning Fengzhi asked curiously.

"It's nothing, he probably doesn't like sculpting and engraving anymore now," Ning Mingrui shook his head and said.

"I see..." Ning Fengzhi said, suddenly thoughtful.

But he looked at Ning Mingrui, smiled at this moment, and said, "Ming Rui, it seems you and Yafei are very close; you know all these things. Then, have you ever seen his appearance under the mask? Why does he wear a mask to cover his face?"

"He must be very ugly! Otherwise, why would he wear a mask and hide his head and tail," Ning Rongrong, who was to the side, said with a giggle.

"Rongrong, don't be naughty!" Ning Fengzhi shouted helplessly.

Ning Mingrui also looked at Ning Rongrong and sighed, saying, "Actually... well, I have seen Yafei's true face. Actually, there is nothing wrong with Yafei's appearance; in fact, his features are upright and handsome, and his appearance is extraordinary."

"He looks good? If he looks good, why wear a mask to hide his face?" At this time, Ning Rongrong muttered.

"This..." Ning Mingrui was somewhat helpless.

Ning Feiliu wore a mask to hide his appearance, of course, to conceal his identity and prevent Ning Fengzhi and the others from discovering his true identity.

But he certainly couldn't say that, so he had to say, "I really don't know."

"Extraordinary appearance, upright and handsome?" Ning Fengzhi was enlightened and said, "That's true, otherwise that pearl of Mr. Dugu wouldn't have favored Yafei. However, hiding his face... wearing this mask, perhaps it is to prevent his handsome young face from being looked down upon by others?"

It had to be said that Ning Feiliu's Death God Mask indeed appeared very oppressive.

Now hearing Ning Mingrui say that "Yafei's" true face was upright, handsome, and extraordinary, Ning Fengzhi could not help but think of such a possibility.

"But liking Pharmacology..." Ning Fengzhi suddenly thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I remember there are a few rare pharmacology books in the sect's Library that were unearthed from ancient civilization ruins. I will ask Yafei if he has any interest."

Just as mentioned before, the current Douluo Dalu civilization and the ancient Douluo Dalu civilization had a gap in their history.

This resulted in the current Douluo Dalu civilization not inheriting the craftsmanship of Soul Guidance Devices, and this was enough to prove that, apart from Spirit Master cultivation and theory, the ancient Douluo Dalu civilization might have been more developed than the current Douluo Dalu civilization in all aspects.

Therefore, these ancient books might actually be of some use.

And unlike Ning Feiliu's previous life's archaeological work, these ancient books unearthed from ancient civilization ruins were sometimes kept inside Soul Guidance Devices, remaining incorruptible for thousands or ten thousand years, and could still be read.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had found many useful things from some ancient books, for example... the secret method that Ning Fengzhi would later use in the original plot to forcibly stimulate the vitality of the dying Emperor Xue Ye to maintain his life.

"This..." Ning Mingrui was not really sure and said, "Then I will ask."

Ning Fengzhi smiled again and said, "Since that is the case, then I will send people to collect more pharmacology books unearthed from ancient civilization ruins across the Douluo Dalu."

He did not fear the other party having a big appetite; he only feared the other party having no desires.

As long as "Yafei" had hobbies, he could use this opportunity to bring them closer!

Ning Fengzhi really hoped that "Yafei" could join his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; in the future, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have a guarantee!

(End of this chapter)