Chapter 315: Elemental Theory (1/2)
The two new fighters got onto the stage and stayed on either side of the stage. Once the referee gave the go, the man immediately made a fireball in his hand and threw it towards the other man.
The other man created a veil of a large amount of water that worked as a barrier. The fireball was snuffed out by the water. He then sent a blast of wind towards the other man.
Up on the seating area, Wen Cheng started talking to Alex.
”You know the elemental theory, right?” Wen Cheng asked.
”The elemental theory?” Alex asked in confusion. ”The same one as the one in Alchemy?” he asked.
”Oh right, you know Alchemy, so you must understand it easily. When two people that use elemental abilities instead of physical fight, if their skill and cultivation base is the same, the one that wins will mostly depend on their element of use.”
Alex felt like he could understand what he was saying but was still generally confused.
”Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me explain from the beginning. Remember when I told you about the spiritual roots, and how one is compared to the other?” Wen Cheng asked.
”Yes. The ones with lesser elemental roots are perceived as better,” Alex said.
”Yes, exactly. Perceived as better, not are better. As I explained last time, The lesser the spiritual root, the stronger the effect of the spiritual root becomes. However, the more the spiritual roots, the more elemental affinity one has.”
”So, keeping this in mind, I want you to tell me. Who is stronger of the two, A cultivator with Metal and Water roots, or A cultivator with Wood and Fire roots?” Wen Cheng asked.
This was a very strange question Ning had never encountered before. He tried to think but he wasn't used to elements interacting with one another.
Even during alchemy, he only did what the recipe said, and never truly learned the elements themselves. That was one of the reasons why Ma Rong wanted him to buy disposable cauldrons and learn the interaction between elements alone.
With no choice, he thought back to the first lesson with Ma Rong where she taught him the elements.
'Metal and Water, Fire and Wood,' he thought.
”Um, if they have the same cultivation base then the one with Wood can Weaken water, and Ruin Metal. Even with Fire, he can Ruin Water and, and Control as well as Overwhelm Metal.”
”I think the man with the Fire and Woo— wait, But Metal can Ruin Fire as well and Control as well as Overwhelm Wood, while Water can Control and Overwhelm Fire.”
Ale looked up to Wen Cheng and said, ”I am very confused right now, Master.” It was very hard for him to make sense of what he was learning.
”Don't be. I asked that question especially to make you confused,” Wen Cheng said. ”The reason you are confused is that you know what Elements the two cultivators are using, but you don't know anything else.”
”There are 3 things aside from elements alone that influence a fight between cultivators of the same cultivation base,” Wen Cheng said.