Chapter 252: Start of the Arena
“That young gentleman we saw earlier sure has an interesting set of techniques,” Li Lang commented as he continued to spectate the various duels taking place on the platforms around him. “I can’t believe he has such good mastery of both the water and light attributes to create illusions when he is so young."
Wei Ping and Long Yi ignored him, as they were each deep in thought. They had just asked a passerby from the Bloodwave Conclave about what to expect. While none of their fellow participants knew what was to come, they talked about precedents in the previous few events. They found out the first event was generally a free-for-all, where they would be facing off against challenges instead of each other.
That was why so many people were dueling prior to the event. They realized they may not have the chance to face off against each other, so they wanted to make the best of their opportunity to face off against various cultivators from different regions.
All of this gave the spectators a good show. While the venue continued to be filled, Li Lang was able to witness numerous clever applications of cultivation techniques.
A majority of cultivators only focused on one attribute, but even then, there were numerous variations. He had seen a water element expert specialized in close-quarters combat, enveloping themself in a layer of water that absorbed the impact of enemy attacks. Others who employed the water attribute used powerful Qi arts to overwhelm their foes, while just as many made use of the flexible properties of water to get around defenses.
Li Lang wanted nothing more than to study all their techniques in detail, but alas, this dream was likely never going to come true. As a result, he paid particular attention to those more relevant to him, those who practiced multi-attribute techniques. Being able to observe the synergy and interaction between all the different elements would definitely be a boon to him.
He relished every moment of this time until someone interrupted him. A hand landed on his shoulder and pulled him back.
“Hey, sleepy heads! You guys sure are relaxed about this event if you managed to oversleep this morning.”
Li Lang was the first to turn around, spotting their acquaintance, Sima Xue. Wei Ping and Long Yi reacted a second later. They shrugged at her criticism and directed a pointed look at Li Lang.
“Apologies, a p-particular member of our group, gets side-tracked easily,” Wei Ping commented.