Gu Yanying asked, "What's wrong with it?"
Yan Xixin said, "I believe that I have some insight into the fights between cultivators. Li Qingshan's performance is extraordinary, far surpassing a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator's cultivation. Even I wouldn't be able to hold on against Li Qingshan's attacks!"
"And then?"
Yan Xixin carefully considered his words. "His moves are exquisite beyond compare. His usage of spells and artifacts is even more ingenious. This subordinate also sighs at his inferiority." Pausing for a moment, he continued, "If it wasn't for that, he would have been defeated long ago. The Fire Spirit's strength lies in its explosive damage, while the Water Spirit's strength lies in its durability recovery. Fighting head-on like this is very disadvantageous for him."
It was like a battle between two armies. Even if the tactics were excellent, if the overall strategy was wrong, it would be very difficult to win.
Gu Yanying nodded. "His temperament is indeed a little unyielding."
Yan Xixin opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he closed it again. He gazed at the Dragon Arena worriedly and wondered inside, He primarily cultivates the water element, so why is he so unyielding? Or should I say, with such an unyielding temperament, how could he understand the true essence of water? "
The attributes of a cultivator's five elements were closely related to their temperament. Generally, those with talent in the fire attribute tended to have a fiery temper, and after years of cultivation and accumulation of spiritual energy, these characteristics would become even more obvious.
Yan Xixin had met some water attribute cultivators who had a relatively gentle temperament. He had never seen someone as unyielding as Li Qingshan, so he was very puzzled.
Little did he know that basically all of Li Qingshan's water element talent came from the Spirit Turtle Transformation. It would already be impressive if the spirit turtle could suppress the ox demon and tiger demon, so how could it influence Li Qingshan's personality?
Zhu Lie's heart was filled with indignation. The more he fought, the fiercer he became. His trident spat out raging flames as he madly swung it at Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan did not hesitate to attack back, and gradually realized that something was wrong. No matter how domineering his "Ocean Wielding" was, his opponent's moves would definitely be fiercer and more violent than his.
There had always been a difference in their realms of cultivation, and he possessed powerful control over water, while fire devourers were professionals at playing with fire. The two offset each other, and the difference was not great. Flames were obviously better at attacking than flowing water.
The spiritual energy in his dantian's sea of energy was rapidly being consumed. There was less than thirty percent left, and that was with the help of the jade pendant, which could speed up the recovery of his spiritual energy. Although the Water Spirit's recovery speed was relatively fast, it was not many times faster. The longer the battle dragged on, the more this advantage would manifest. If this went on … If he did not use the Demon Suppression Statuary, it would be difficult for him to obtain victory.
During the battle, Li Qingshan was thinking about the problem that had been troubling him for a long time, and that was how to fuse water and fire!
Red and blue, one burning and rising, seemed to want to burn the sky. One flow descends. It was as if he was falling into an abyss. They displayed completely different characteristics. They constantly intersected and surged, and there was no possibility of them fusing together.
Water and fire were merciless. If it were regular water and fire, then so be it, but the water of the spirit turtle and the fire of the phoenix that he wanted to fuse with were the purest powers in the world, so how was he supposed to fuse them?
He was a little upset. He felt that he had been mistaken all this while.
His mind was in a mess. His movements slowed down. Zhu Lie grasped the opportunity and swung down with his trident. Li Qingshan was only able to raise his arm to block before falling down, landing in the lake. With a thump, he kicked up a pillar of water and sank straight to the bottom of the lake. Right now, his entire body was filled with spiritual energy. Only ten percent remained.
Si Bao raised her cup. "Yanying, looks like the outcome has been decided."
Anxiety appeared on Han Qiongzhi's face. Yan Xixin was even more nervous. He had risked his life to create such a great situation. If he lost, then all his efforts would be for naught. This Li Qingshan had some talent, but he was not necessarily worth commander Gu's attention!
Si Bao looked at Gu Yanying as if she was saying, look at the person you've chosen. He's not as powerful as you say he is! However, she also understood extremely well that any Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Ruyi commandery would probably lose if they faced the violent and vicious Zhu Lie.
Gu Yanying lowered her head and fiddled around with her cup. "If he wants to win, how can he lose?" It was just a simple sentence, but it showed his absolute trust. Han Qiongzhi's body trembled as she thought to herself, Can I trust him this much?
Her trust towards Li Qingshan stemmed from feelings, but true trust came from understanding. Gu Yanying's understanding of Li Qingshan completely surpassed Han Qiongzhi's.
The strongest water daemon of the Ruyi commandery, the North Moon, would lose to an otherfolk who had not even undergone the second heavenly tribulation. What a joke! Even if he could not win with his human cultivation, he only needed to use his daemon abilities slightly, and he could immediately turn the tables.
Zhu Lie followed closely behind Li Qingshan, diving straight down.
The firelight illuminated the surface of the lake, and waves of heat rushed over rapidly. The trident parted the lake water, directly striking towards Li Qingshan's chest.
Li Qingshan shook his head and tossed all the distracting thoughts out of his head. No matter what, let's win this battle first! If I lose to a minor figure like him, that'll be far too embarrassing!
He exhaled gently and held back his urge to strike. Suddenly, two streams of water shot out from his shoes, and he charged forwards.
"Don't you even think about escaping!" Zhu Lie bellowed out furiously and sprayed out. A streak of fire pierced the lake water, burning towards Li Qingshan.
Waves surged beneath Li Qingshan's feet as he used the Wave Treading Form. He suddenly accelerated and leapt to one side. The fire brushed past him, but it was not enough to burn through his protective spiritual qi. And, in the water, its power would still be slightly affected at the end of the day.
Huge waves rose up on the surface of the lake. The two of them chased and fled at the bottom of the lake. Li Qingshan used the Wave Treading Form to constantly change directions. Zhu Lie was vicious, but he was unable to do anything to him immediately. He cursed aloud in anger.
"You human coward! I saw that you still had some courage just now, but I didn't think that you'd become a coward so quickly!"
"If I were to use my true strength, I'd be able to blast you into pieces with a single punch!"
Li Qingshan thought to himself. Although he was displeased to hear this, he did not plan on breaking the rules he had set at the very beginning and using the Demon Suppression Statuary and the Traitorous Demon Sword. If he wanted to win, he could only use the terrain to stall for time and recover his spiritual qi.
The more intense the battle, the clearer his thoughts became. As he fled, he flicked his ten fingers randomly and shot out water arrows. Zhu Lie became even more furious and pursued him relentlessly.
As Li Qingshan swam around, the jade pendant at his waist flashed with spiritual light. The spiritual qi in his body was slowly but steadily recovering.
All this time, although he had used water spiritual qi as his foundation to cultivate, he had mostly relied on the claws and teeth of the Tiger Demon and the divine abilities of the Ox Demon to defeat his enemies.
Even as a human, he had relied on his powerful physique to use Ocean Wielding and the Heavy Water Sword to forcefully defeat his enemies. This was the first time he had used purely water spiritual qi to fight.
At first, he felt extremely aggrieved. This was not his preferred style of battle. He still preferred to fight fiercely and attack with his fists, but for the sake of victory, he could only endure.
Although Zhu Lie's flames were fierce and violent, they could not last for long and gradually dimmed. Meanwhile, Li Qingshan's spiritual qi had already recovered to fifty percent. The scales of victory were beginning to tilt in his favor. If he took the initiative to attack now and fought attack with attack like Just Now, it would definitely be Zhu Lie who would be the first to collapse.
However, Li Qingshan was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, he had a thoughtful expression, vaguely understanding the root of the problem. Suddenly, he thought of a saying.
"The highest virtue is like water. Water benefits all things but does not fight. It deals with the evils of others and is similar to the way."
The highest virtue is like water, but I am vicious and domineering. Water wants to "not fight", but I am filled with fighting spirit.
The way of the water element is about conquering strength with softness, keeping a low profile and enduring patiently, letting fate take its course. However, I advance valiantly, wanting to do whatever I want. Even if I temporarily endure and retreat, it's only because I'm forced by the situation. As soon as I have the opportunity, I have to do everything I can.
The entire time, my temperament and water's temperament have been the complete opposite.
I have an unyielding temperament. Even when I practise a water element cultivation method, I pursue the destructive Arts of the Boundless Ocean. Although I possess the god-like talent of the spirit turtle, and I control large swathes of water in the Ruyi commandery, I've never truly mastered the way of the utmost softness of water.
It's no wonder that I've reached a bottleneck after reaching the fourth layer of the Spirit Turtle Transformation. I've always wanted to merge water and fire, but I haven't even mastered the single word "water"!
Li Qingshan sighed inside, but his spirits were roused. He had finally found an answer to the question that had been plaguing him all this time!
His expression suddenly became calm and serene, and the movements of his body also became gentle, like a fish swimming in a lake.
He no longer purposefully used any techniques either. As he retreated, he swung his hands freely, drawing circles freely. The water wrapped around Zhu Lie like ribbons.
Zhu Lie swung his trident, easily ripping it apart, but the ribbons of water wrapped around him endlessly.
Zhu Lie wanted to catch up to Li Qingshan in a battle to the death, but under the entanglement of the ribbons of water, he was unable to approach Li Qingshan any further. The flames on him grew even weaker, and even his roars became rather hoarse!
Gu Yanying struck her palm gently with her jade folding fan and smiled. "The outcome has been determined."
Si Qing frowned. Losing this battle had completely exceeded his expectations. He stared at Li Qingshan. Such control over water was not something a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator could possess.
A while later, Li Qingshan had already gained the upper hand. Zhu Lie struggled to hold on, but even his fighting spirit was mostly worn away. He would not abide by the iron rules of the arena, nor did he have any thoughts of admitting defeat. All he wanted was to die in battle here so that he would not be humiliated by Si Qing again.
At this moment, Li Qingshan only needed a few punches and kicks to emerge victorious. However, he resisted the urge. Since he already understood where the problem lay, he had to think of a way to resolve it.
Since their personalities were incompatible, he would start from their personalities and change his way of doing things. He swore to himself, "From today onwards, I'll be like a tortoise. Oh no, I'll be like a spirit turtle. Sigh, it's about the same anyway!"
Based on his usual personality, he would have rushed up a long time ago and cut Zhu Lie into pieces, digging out his heart and lungs to vent his anger.
But now, he took deep breaths continuously and murmured to himself.
"Li Qingshan, take it slow. There's no rush. There's still plenty of time. Even though this mutant's mouth isn't too clean, he's still a pitiful person who was oppressed by that bastard Si Qing. Why must I kill him? Take a closer look. Isn't he rather handsome as well? "
Zhu Lie's face was ferocious. "If you want to kill me, then kill me! Don't you dare humiliate me!"
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