Chapter Eighty: Brilliant Contest

  The two people in the first match were from the Wood Spirit Sect and the Fire God Sect, so everyone was still quite looking forward to it, wanting to see which sect's disciple was more powerful.

  As for the two on stage, they were somewhat nervous, after all, as the first battle of the two sects' trial, this trial was representative of the sect's face, and losing would mean having no face to speak of.

  So both of them have made their moves, and even if they reveal their trump cards at the beginning of the trial, it's all worth it. You could say that both sides are full of gunpowder.

  An elder of the Wooden Spirit Sect gave an order, and instantly the two began to launch a fierce attack, intending to probe each other's strength in preparation for their upcoming formal battle.

  The disciple of the Wooden Spirit Sect seems to have a water-wood attribute spiritual root, and as a disciple of the Wooden Spirit Sect, almost all of them are mainly practicing wood-attribute techniques. Therefore, the disciples of the Wooden Spirit Sect seem to be subtly restrained by the fire-attribute technique of that disciple from the Fire God Sect.

  After probing a bit, the disciples of Huo Shen Zong became confident, after all, the two looked like they had similar cultivation levels, and in terms of skills, one was slightly better than the other, so naturally they thought that victory was already in their grasp.

  However, this Mulingzong disciple, although being subtly restrained, did not show any signs of despair or anxiety, apparently having another move left, but Ye Tianfan didn't know what it was, and the elder masters on stage were also guessing.

  Although this Huo Shen Zong disciple felt that victory was within his grasp, he still sought to be steady and cautious, after all, the sect's elder was still watching.

  However, what disappointed the Huo Shen Zong disciple was that despite looking somewhat exhausted from responding to his moves, the Mu Ling Zong disciple still narrowly dodged them.

  "It's been a long time since I've met someone as strong as you. If my fire-attribute technique didn't counter your wood-attribute technique, it might have been a tough fight to call."

  The disciple of Mulingzong retorted: "You're quite strong too, but I won't easily admit defeat."

  The disciple of Huo Shen Zong said: "Very well, now I will use my ultimate move to defeat you. Although I was planning to use it in the final match, it seems that I can only bring it out ahead of time."

  As soon as his voice fell, the surroundings of this Huo Shen Zong disciple suddenly became scorching hot, as if a sun was fiercely baking everyone.

  On the viewing platform, Zong Zhu Mu Feng said to the team leader of the Huo Shen Sect: "I didn't expect that your Huo Shen Sect still has a cultivator of the Huo Shen Secret Art, it's really rare."

  The elder of the Fire God Sect also smiled and said, "Oh, it's nothing, nothing. The Fire God's secret is vast and profound, this disciple has only grasped a bit of its surface, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

  Although it's not worth mentioning, everyone present is an old fox who has cultivated for hundreds of years, so who wouldn't know what this Fire God Sect elder is thinking?

  "Look at my one move, fierce flames surging, if you can withstand this move, I'll admit defeat."

  The fire god sect disciple's ultimate move has arrived, and this wood spirit sect disciple seems to have expected it, not panicking at all. The fire god sect disciple who saw this scene couldn't help but feel a "thud" in his heart, secretly thinking that things are taking a turn for the worse.

  As expected, this Wood Spirit Sect disciple did not use his own wood attribute true yuan this time. Instead, he actually used water attribute true yuan, which caused a burst of exclamations from the people on and off the stage.

  The Fire God Sect elder, unlike before, was somewhat flustered and said: "I really didn't expect that your Wood Spirit Sect actually still has someone who cultivates both water and wood attributes, this is simply unbearable."

  Mufeng was also somewhat surprised at this moment that his fellow Mulingzong disciple actually had both water and wood attributes, it was truly unimaginable.

  It's not as simple as 1+1=2 to cultivate two attributes, but rather the difficulty increases exponentially.

  If you cultivate one attribute, it takes ten years to reach the Golden Elixir stage. If you cultivate two attributes to the Golden Elixir stage, it will take at least thirty years to succeed.

  Moreover, the later one cultivates, the slower the cultivation speed will be. It can be said that without great perseverance, there is no chance of success.

  Of course, the effect of the two properties is not as simple as one plus one equals two. If both attributes are repaired, they can at least compete with people who are one level higher than themselves.

  Although there are such benefits, the difficulty of cultivating two attributes at the same time still makes most people hesitant, and there are one or two reasons for this. The first is lifespan.

  A person's lifespan is limited, and it's no problem for a Golden Elixir period cultivator to live for three to five hundred years. However, for an ordinary dual-attribute cultivator, it's still very difficult to reach the Nascent Soul stage within such a timeframe. As for breaking through to subsequent realms, it's even more extremely difficult.

  The second reason is the difficulty of cultivating dual attributes, as there are often some conflicts between the two attributes, and these conflicts can even lead to the danger of going crazy, these lessons are still fresh in people's minds, making them hesitant to take action.

  As for cultivating three attributes at the same time, Ye Tianfan had never even heard of it. After all, the more spiritual roots one has, the slower their cultivation speed will be. If they cultivate three attributes at once, they can basically give up on becoming an immortal.

  As for someone like Ye Tianfan who cultivates all five attributes at the same time, it's probably only possible in legends.

  Of course, there are still some people who dare to take risks, and the Wood Spirit Sect disciple on stage is obviously one of them.

  However, this Mù Líng Zōng cultivator's luck was relatively good, and he happened to have the water and wood attributes of the spiritual root that were mutually beneficial, rather than having conflicting spiritual root attributes like water and fire. This might be the reason why this Mù Líng Zōng disciple succeeded.

  No matter what the audience thought, the competition between the two on stage was still going on fiercely.

  Seeing the Huo Shen Zong disciple's big move coming to his own side, the Mu Ling Zong disciple was not in a hurry. He poured water attribute true yuan into his own wood attribute true yuan, and instantly a water-wood dual attribute shield blocked in front of the Mu Ling Zong disciple.

  This shield is not only larger in size than a single attribute shield, but also 30% more solid.

  Don't underestimate these three percent, because with these three percent added, the shield of this Muling Sect disciple can be compared to that of a Yuan Ying period cultivator.

  It was only natural that although the Flame God Sect's moves were powerful, they still hadn't reached the level where they could break through a Yuan Ying stage cultivator's shield. As a result, after a wave of heat passed by, the Wood Spirit Sect disciples didn't have any issues, but the Flame God Sect disciples were panting heavily, clearly having exhausted their true energy.

  The disciple of Huo Shen Zong smiled wryly and said, "Alas, I really didn't expect you to be a practitioner of Su Mu Tong Xiu. I truly admire your courage."

  "No matter how difficult it is, I will definitely persist and who knows, maybe this way I can go even further."

  The Huo Shen Zong disciple smiled bitterly, while the Mu Ling Zong elder saw that the Huo Shen Zong disciple had conceded defeat. He hastily announced: "This round is won by the Mu Ling Zong disciple! Next, please have contestants number three and four come on stage to compete."

  After the referee announced the result, both of them stepped down from the arena and yielded the venue to the next contestants.