The Five Elements

Chen Cong truly lived up to his reputation as a first-rate scholar. He reacted immediately. "The Five Elements? You just said Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow was a wood-element Yin-Yang Art. Are there others?"

Chen Xiaojun replied, "Yes. Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow is a Yin-Yang Art of wood, one of the Five Elements-metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Of course there are others."

"But Xiao Yi only remembers Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow."

Chen Cong asked, "Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth? What are the Five Elements?"

Chen Xiaojun was a little puzzled. "Does our continent not have the concept of the Five Elements?"

Chen Cong shook his head, his starry eyes gleaming. "No. Only the Yang Family, with their Seven Extremes Bow, has something similar. They possess the attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, which they call the Five Spirits. They discovered certain connections among these five attributes and have some fusion skills."

Likewise, the continent had the five attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, but lacked a comprehensive, systematic concept like the Five Elements, encompassing their workings, symbolism, and transformations.

"Ah!" Chen Xiaojun was somewhat taken aback. He rubbed his chin and thought, Aside from the Seven Extremes Bow, there really aren't any other Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent that possess all five attributes. It's no surprise they haven't discovered this. Even if they had, they wouldn't have explored it in depth.

Seeing the thirst for knowledge on Chen Cong's face, Chen Xiaojun began explaining in a measured, flowing voice. "The Five Elements, also called the Five Elements Theory, are a fundamental way of understanding the world."

"The meaning of the Five Elements encompasses five basic dynamics in the evolution of yin and yang: metal represents gathering and contraction,