Chapter 531: Li Haoran's Strength

The Transmission Elder, who had long ago cultivated the Heavenly Eye, finally understood the principle of Lu Yang's Water Separation spell when he performed it for the second time.

"So, you're decomposing water into 'light qi' and 'active qi' gases," the Elder exclaimed. "Generally, this phenomenon only occurs when water is struck by lightning spells. I never imagined you could achieve the same effect with a common spell. Truly remarkable!"

In the cultivation world, where spells capable of transmuting matter at the atomic level—like turning stone into gold—could be cast at will, atomic composition and classification had long been thoroughly understood. The Transmission Elder, for instance, could casually pick up any stone and transform it into radioactive material.

Cultivators at the First-Grade Golden Core stage or those who had reached the perfected Nascent Soul stage had all cultivated to a state of flawlessness and impermeability, making them impervious to radioactive substances.

Immediately, the Transmission Elder's expression turned strange. Stroking his fading white beard, he recalled the most crucial question: "But the spell I taught you was meant to separate water and grant immunity to water-elemental spell attacks, wasn't it? How did it turn out like this?"

Lu Yang earnestly replied, "Exactly! This *is* the Water Separation spell. You see, it can separate water into two types of gases, and it also grants immunity to water-elemental spell attacks."

The Transmission Elder pondered for a long time. He kept feeling something was off, but couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.

Both in name and effect, it was exactly the same as the Water Separation spell.

This was indeed the Water Separation spell.

"Congratulations, congratulations! You've mastered all the Five Elements spells this time!" his good friend Meng Jingzhou exclaimed, clapping enthusiastically. Meng Jingzhou, whose spell talent couldn't compare to Lu Yang's, had tried to learn the Water Separation spell for half a day but failed, so he simply gave up.

The Transmission Elder hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

"Since you have learned the Five Elements spells," he said, "then according to the Five Elements theory, you can perform powerful combination spells. The Five Elements generate each other, endlessly regenerating."

The Transmission Elder then fell silent again. He had been responsible for teaching the Five Elements Sect disciples for a millennium, and having seen every type of Five Elements spell, he could usually guide them on how to combine spells based on the types they mastered.

But with Lu Yang...

To be honest, he had never seen any of the Five Elements spells Lu Yang had mastered.

"The Five Elements spells are proof of your profound devotion to spells," he continued. "It would be beneath me, an outsider, to dictate or guide your cultivation, as cultivation emphasizes one's true self and inner core. So, after class, you can practice how to combine the Five Elements spells on your own."

"Now, for a pop quiz," he announced. "No cheating."

The Transmission Elder turned to retrieve the pop quiz papers from the podium, leaving a trail of disturbed dust in his wake.

Just now, while the Transmission Elder wasn't paying attention, Lu Yang used his Golden Bird True Flame to spit out a burst of fire, incinerating the quiz.

Even though the five of them were experienced and often acted, they couldn't hold back their smiles at that moment.

The Transmission Elder, with a dark expression, announced the end of class.

"Junior Brother Li, are you truly challenging me?" Lu Yang asked, looking at Li Haoran with a half-smile. He hadn't expected Li Haoran to challenge him directly.

"Yes, Senior Brother Lu," Li Haoran said with a smile playing on his lips, "didn't you say you've mastered the Five Elements combination spells? I'd like to test them out!" This wasn't a hasty decision on his part; Lu Yang's power was evident to all, but Li Haoran wasn't making a baseless challenge.

He possessed half of Qin Haoran's memories, which included many powerful spells.

He didn't need to painstakingly decipher how to use these spells like others; he could use them immediately.

This was the confidence that fueled his challenge to Lu Yang.

"Alright!" Lu Yang exclaimed, an excited smile spreading across his face. "I've just mastered the Five Elements combinations and haven't had a chance to try them out. I accept your challenge!" He was eager to begin.

He first asked Immortal Fairy to expand her immortal consciousness and observe their surroundings, ensuring that the Transmission Elder and others wouldn't see him use Five Elements spells, especially the Metal-elemental ones.

"Fight, fight!" cheered Meng Jingzhou, never one to miss out on excitement. He also wanted to see what devious tricks Lu Yang, that rascal, would come up with this time.

Tao Yaoye and Mang Gu also stood nearby. Mang Gu had acquired a sheep from the cafeteria and was using his corpse-driving technique to make the sheep's carcass "dance" over the Samadhi True Fire. The three of them occasionally tore off a piece of fragrant, roasted lamb from the carcass.

It must be said, with Lu Yang's Samadhi True Fire helping this time, they didn't even need to sprinkle barbecue seasoning. The taste was a notch higher than when they ate it at the Corpse-Driving Sect.

Eating and watching a fight—what a wonderful life.

Before the fight began, Lu Yang kindly reminded him, "Let's be clear: don't use curse spells or anything like that on me. They're useless against me, and you might just suffer a backlash."

Although he didn't know why Senior Brother Lu was immune to curse spells, Li Haoran knew that Lu Yang wouldn't lie about this.

This meant one less tactic for him.

Qin Haoran could transfer debts from himself to Petrified Bone, so he must have been proficient in karma-related spells.

Just one less tactic, no big deal.

The air grew tense as the two took their stances.

Li Haoran made the first move. His hands rapidly formed seals, and purple divine lightning crackled and converged in his palms.

"Palm Lightning!" he shouted.

The purple divine lightning shot out, ionizing the air, like a thunder dragon baring its fangs and claws, lunging at Lu Yang.

Lu Yang seemed to have anticipated this. He shifted his steps, changing his position just before the thunder dragon pounced. The thunder dragon struck empty air and slammed into the ground, leaving a scorched patch.

"Borrow Wind!"

A fierce wind howled, whipping up sand and stones, creating a dust cloud that obscured vision. The dust also had the effect of blocking divine sense, but Lu Yang's divine sense was far beyond ordinary. He activated his divine sense, and although the observable distance was limited, he could still see three different forms of attack hidden within the dust cloud.

"Golden Bird True Flame," Lu Yang murmured.

Two golden birds circled around Lu Yang, forming a fiery whirlwind. The three attacks struck the fiery whirlwind and vanished without even altering the wind's direction.

"Junior Brother Li, mere minor spells won't be enough," Lu Yang said, his voice clear. The fiery whirlwind dispersed the dust, and Lu Yang laughed heartily.

Li Haoran calmly replied, "I know that single attacks have little effect on Senior Brother Lu. But what if there are more attacks?"

"Palm Lightning!"

Four streams of Palm Lightning erupted simultaneously. Lu Yang's expression grew serious as he controlled the two golden birds, transforming them into two streaks of light that collided with the four streams of Palm Lightning. Thunder and fire roared.

"Senior Brother Lu, how was that?" Li Haoran asked.

Li Haoran smiled, his four arms waving as attacks began to converge in his palms once more.

"Four arms?" Lu Yang was momentarily stunned.

Lu Yang had been obscured by the dust moments before, so he hadn't seen how Li Haoran managed it, but Meng Jingzhou and the other two had seen it clearly from the sidelines.

While Lu Yang was dealing with the attacks, Li Haoran had torn off two of his own arms; the flesh was torn, but the bones remained attached.

Then he used a Rebirth Golden Core to reattach the two arms, while two more arms simultaneously grew from his armpits.

Thus, he now possessed four arms.

Li Haoran knew very well that Lu Yang couldn't be dealt with using ordinary spells.

If one or two ordinary spells weren't enough, then what about four arms casting four different spells!

If the four-armed form didn't put too much strain on his body, Li Haoran would have wished for six arms to fight Lu Yang.

Although he couldn't achieve the three-headed, six-armed form, achieving a similar effect through other means was also acceptable.