Chapter 317: More Clarification (1/2)
Alex was once again sitting with Wen Cheng. It was a little while before the competition started, so everyone was there.
”Maser, I had some questions regarding yesterday's teaching, as well as some things I want you to clear up for me,” Alex said.
”Sure, ask,” Wen Cheng said.
”You said that Elemental Strength, Qi amount, and Qi density affect the fight between two elemental users right? But that was only if their cultivation base was the same. What about when they don't have the same cultivation base? I had some thoughts regarding this, ” Alex asked.
Wen Cheng smiled and said, ”Let's hear it.”
”Elemental strength never changes regardless of one's cultivation base since it's related to the spiritual roots. The only thing that does is the Qi Density and amount.”
”So here was my confusion. Qi Density increases as one reaches higher realm, but since Qi amount affects a battle as well, can't a lower realm cultivator just pump out more Qi and win against a higher realm cultivator's attack?” he asked.
”Hmm… technically, yes. You are correct. However, there is more than just theory in a fight. A higher realm cultivator doesn't just have a denser Qi, they also have a higher Qi quantity. So, when it comes to pumping out Qi, they won't ever lose.”
”On the case, they don't pump out more Qi to fight than required, there is also the condition of Qi density being much more important to an attack than just Qi amount. So the lower realm cultivator would have to use an abnormal amount of Qi to overpower their opponent's attack,” Wen Cheng said.
”Oh right,” Alex said as he understood more and more.
”So, a person with a 5 elemental root like me doesn't necessarily have bad spiritual roots, right?” Alex asked.
Wen Cheng's face changed a little as he hesitatingly said, ”uhh… I guess? They have an easier time fighting off the different opponents, but you have to remember, the most important aspect of an elemental battle aside from the elements themselves is the Elemental Strength. So those who had lesser elemental roots usually fare better.”
'Yes, but we can offset that with Qi density. And my Qi density is one of the highest, isn't it?' Alex thought. Because of that, Alex now had an advantage against everyone fighting as long as they were around the safe cultivation realm as him. He just needed to know what element to use on the go.
”There is something else you should know,” Wen Cheng suddenly spoke. ”We talked about all of this yet I didn't mention one thing. That is, Not every attack is imbued with elements.”
”An attack is usually either entirely an element, entirely Qi, or mostly in between. It's considered an elemental attack as long as it has the slightest hint of the element in the Qi.”
”Your spiritual root is capable of changing Qi into elements, usually at not a very high amount. But when you use techniques, you can go as far as completely change Qi into a different element.”
”However, at the end of the day, every person is different and every technique is different. You can never guess what attacks they may have or what spiritual roots they may have. So, having a 5 elemental does help one in adapting to every fight.”