The so-called Wind Forest Fire Mountain referred to things like "timing, terrain, harmony, and tactics." Factors unrelated to either side's strength yet capable of influencing battle could also be understood as home-field advantage or off-the-board tricks.
When at a disadvantage or backed into a corner, one had to consider whether they had fallen into the opponent's Wind Forest Fire Mountain, then explain and employ every possible means to break free.
This was what was known as "Tea Ceremony"—using the profound principles and techniques called Tea Ceremony to escape a situation of passively taking blows.
Then came Wind Forest Fire Mountain...
Finally, the situation would be dragged into one's own "home-field advantage," thereby securing victory.
This was...
[Wind Forest Fire Mountain, Tea Ceremony, then Wind Forest Fire Mountain.]
For Cong Yu and Origin Darkness: Apophis, Ragnarok's Wind Forest Fire Mountain was the pitch-black barrier that formed the arena.
To deal with it, they needed a special method of escape.
That method was the opening named "possibility" that Origin Darkness: Apophis had torn open... and that was extremely difficult to achieve.
On one hand, Origin Darkness: Apophis lacked the power to open a hole in it... unless a massive amount of Faith Power was expended.
On the other hand, Ragnarok's control over everything around him meant he would not fail to notice such actions.
Unless three conditions were met at once—
First, amid the fierce battle, Cong Yu had to pressure his opponent so intensely that he had no spare attention to divide.
Second, everyone outside had to keep attacking and try to create vibrations to conceal Origin Darkness: Apophis's little movements.
Third, something called the Hydra Brand had to take effect.
Although the Hydra Brand was very ineffective against powerful opponents.
In a situation where the goal was merely to