Five Elements Connecting to the Divine

Seeing Zhang Lingyu and Xia He looking at each other so affectionately, the three souls erupted with resentment and charged at him like mad.

Zhang Lingyu immediately realized he was still in a fight and instinctively used his ability: "Northern Abyss!"

Black, oil-like lightning fluid surged from his palms, instantly covering half the arena. The three soul bodies wailed and shrieked!

The situation instantly reversed, but the sounds coming from all around were not praises, but rather doubts and rejection.

"What is this disgusting stuff? It's sticky and oppressive!"

"Is that really a Thunder Technique?"

"I heard the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain's Thunder Technique is bright and clear, it definitely shouldn't be this dark and murky!"

"It's too bizarre!"

Listening to these voices, Zhang Lingyu surprisingly found he didn't feel much resistance: "Only when you lose something do you learn to cherish it. Is this the state of not being swayed by external things, nor by personal sorrow?"

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Sudden applause startled Zhang Lingyu from his contemplation. He saw Shen Ye clapping his hands and smiling, "It seems Daoist Priest's Inner Demon is gone. Congratulations!"

Zhang Lingyu was startled and asked incredulously, "Could it be that you already knew about my situation?"

Shen Ye nodded, "Only by comprehending the Five Elements and yin and yang, and knowing the future and past, can one become the Ziwei High Priest. Although I am still some distance from that realm, there are few things in the world that can escape my eyes!"

Zhang Lingyu listened, feeling a sense of awe he couldn't quite articulate. He blinked and asked again, "Then why did you still..."

"If my opponent is too weak, how can I show my strength? How can I build momentum?" Shen Ye thought to himself, but he said aloud, "A victory should be open and honorable. Winning unfairly isn't interesting!"

Zhang Lingyu couldn't help but be impressed. He sighed, "In terms of ability and breadth of mind, I am far inferior to you, layperson!"

Shen Ye chuckled, "Daoist Priest, don't worry about it. Let's continue this match!"

Zhang Lingyu said solemnly, "I should have conceded this fight, but it concerns the honor of my sect, so I must offend you!"

As his voice fell, the lightning fluid that had been slowly flowing on the ground suddenly erupted, surging towards the opponent like a tidal wave.

The sea of lightning raged, corroding everything in its path!

The people on stage retreated frantically, fearing even a speck of the lightning fluid would touch them.

Although they disliked this dark, murky lightning, the power of the lightning fluid was evident to all; it could even corrode and obliterate souls!

Shen Ye, however, neither dodged nor retreated. With a wave of his right hand, as if a spiritual rain had fallen, the weeds on the ground grew wildly, then mutated into gnarled, powerful vines, blocking the surging sea of lightning on the other side.

Bind - Bathe Spirit!

What he excelled at were not top-tier laws like space-time, light and darkness, or life and death, but rather the relatively common Five Elements Law, which is almost the foundation of all worlds.

As the inheritor of Shennong's Essence Blood, he was particularly skilled in the fire and wood paths.

At the junction of the two "oceans," the vines continuously destroyed and regenerated. The wood ocean contained an incredibly powerful life force, causing the vines to regenerate faster than they were destroyed. In just a few seconds, they even began to suppress the sea of lightning.

"What incredible wood-element spellwork!" Seeing his sea of lightning suppressed by the wood ocean, Zhang Lingyu couldn't help but marvel inwardly, "Sure enough, I knew he was definitely more than just summoning and swordsmanship!"

Wandering Earthworm Thunder! Knowing that the sea of lightning couldn't break through the barrier, Zhang Lingyu decisively changed his strategy, breaking the sea of lightning into countless wandering earthworms that squeezed through the gaps in the vines.

Form - Flowing Light!

Golden light shone, forming a protective shield that blocked all the lightning. No matter how tricky the lightning earthworms were, they still couldn't break through the shield.

"It's blocked again. As expected, I still need to engage in close combat!" Zhang Lingyu exhaled a breath of Turbid Qi, transforming into lightning and darting through the gaps in the wood ocean. In the blink of an eye, he reached the golden shield. Using his arm as a spear, he thrust it fiercely into the light shield.

With a roar, the light shield swayed slightly, and a gap appeared on its surface.

"It's effective!" Zhang Lingyu was overjoyed and was about to continue when a sharp spike suddenly protruded from the flat ground, aiming for his buttocks.

Zhang Lingyu felt a chill down his spine. He quickly dodged, leaping to the side.

Shen Ye pressed his advantage relentlessly. Countless earth spikes emerged from the surrounding ground, interlocking like teeth, working with the sky-high vine sea to attack his opponent.

Not only that, as Zhang Lingyu dodged, the gap in the broken light shield gradually re-fused, restoring itself to its original state.

Noticing this anomaly, Zhang Lingyu thought, "Must I break through the light shield in one go? But the problem is, I need at least three consecutive attacks to reach the limit, and others won't just stand there and let me attack. It seems I can only risk injury for injury!"

Just as he was thinking about how to exchange injuries at the lowest cost, his body suddenly went limp, and he almost fell to the ground.

Several more earth spikes protruded from the flat ground, stabbing towards where he almost fell.

Sensing the danger, Zhang Lingyu gritted his teeth and forced his hips up, finally managing to narrowly avoid a critical blow to his buttocks.

"No, the dust scattered after those vines were consumed by the lightning sea is poisonous!" Zhang Lingyu said with a serious expression, pressing his waist to stop the bleeding.

"Heh, True Person Lingyu seems to have discovered the problem." Shen Ye chuckled lightly. "Since that's the case, let's end this battle here!"

Burn - Annihilation!

Several fireballs landed in the wood ocean, instantly transforming into a raging sea of flames that surged and engulfed the entire arena, even the thick, murky lightning!

Even though they had retreated to the edge of the spectator stands, the audience could feel the incredibly scorching flames, as if they were melting space itself. Even the air they breathed into their lungs gave them a charred, burning sensation!

"What fierce flames!" Hong Bin, known as Little Fire God, looked at Shen Ye with intense eyes. "I never expected such a master of flames to appear at this Grand Heavenly Offering Ritual!"

Zhuge Qing, who was nearby, turned his head, "Little Fire God, is your fire stronger, or his?"

Little Fire God answered without hesitation, "Of course his is stronger. Didn't you notice? True Person Lingyu's dark lightning almost crumbled on contact with his flames. That fire has almost reached the extreme in the profound meaning of 'Burn.' It can be said that there's nothing it can't burn!"

Zhuge Qing nodded, "Fire that can even burn lightning is indeed terrifying!"

The sea of flames gradually receded, leaving Zhang Lingyu collapsed on the ground, charred like charcoal, his life hanging by a thread.

Seeing this, True Person Rongshan, serving as the referee, quickly announced the result before rushing over. "Lingyu, Lingyu!"

At that moment, a stream of water enveloped Zhang Lingyu, washing away the ash. The rapidly fading aura around him finally stabilized.

Rongshan let out a sigh of relief and turned to Shen Ye, who had intervened, to thank him. "Thank you, sir!"

Shen Ye gently shook his head. "After all, it was my attack that injured him."

In the stands, Zhang Chulan's heart grew heavier as he watched Shen Ye stabilize Zhang Lingyu's injuries with a single water-element spell. He's proficient in all Five Elements spells, almost to the point of Five Elements Connecting to the Divine. Is this his true strength?

Thanks to the pitiful Glass-Hearted Bookworm for the 3000 tip.