People began speculating.
Yi Yun and Chu Xiaoran’s strengths were stronger than a vast majority of them. It was normal for them not to understand certain aspects of the battle.
But amongst these speculations, someone disagreed.
The person who disagreed was a veteran cultivator, who was ranked in the top 1000 of the Earth roll.
“It is none of those…” The person shook his head, “It’s stamina! Chu Xiaoran had injected all of her Yuan Qi into her final attack. It was her killing blow and her only attack. By not defeating her opponent, she lost! The attack’s power may have been very strong, and it had great understanding of the laws contained within it, but… as a Purple Blood realm warrior, she had used the Aspect Totem that Yuan foundation realm warriors use. This had already caused a great strain on her Yuan Qi consumption. Not only that, she also formed the ice forest array, which further increased her strength, but it also used more of her Yuan Qi.”
“After using those techniques, it was already a miracle that Chu Xiaoran could attack twice. But that was her limit. Chu Xiaoran must have learned this move recently, so there would be many limitations to using it…” Hearing the person’s explanation, people were dumbfounded.
Stamina! So that was it!
It made sense. That type of terrifying attack was definitely not one that someone could use again and again.
“But… Yi Yun should also have been greatly drained! Chu Xiaoran spent so much of her stamina, so there’s no reason why Yi Yun should have that much more left…”
“Actually, there is a reason.” The person looked at Yi Yun and, after some thought, he explained, “From the beginning of the match, Yi Yun had been dodging most of the time. Thus, his energy consumption was far less than Chu Xiaoran’s. Furthermore, Yi Yun did not use any moves that greatly increased his battle power, so he would have more Yuan Qi than Chu Xiaoran. Chu Xiaoran must have seen through this and felt that she could no longer win if it dragged on, so she admitted defeat…”
Hearing this person’s explanation, everyone felt enlightened.
It was stamina that allowed Yi Yun to win!
He may have lost the final clash, but he had won in terms of stamina!
After all, stamina was a part of one’s strength. But compared to the understanding of laws and concepts, as well as the cultivation techniques one learned, stamina was secondary.
This was because, as a warrior’s cultivation level became higher, their Yuan Qi would grow thicker, which would naturally increase their stamina.
As for cultivation levels, those were just a matter of time for the elites present.
But the understanding of laws and concepts, as well as the cultivation techniques one learned, they were all different. This was a person’s foundation. They determined a person’s martial arts attainment in the future.
The degree of a person’s talent was comprehensively determined by these factors!
The talent Chu Xiaoran had with laws and totems, was the reason why many found her terrifying.
“Chu Xiaoran, having just learned this move, was at a disadvantage for not having it well-honed. In the future, when Chu Xiaoran ranks up, solidifying her foundations and improving her understanding of the laws, the result will be completely different when she then battles Yi Yun again…” Someone said.
“It is possible. But Yi Yun is also not bad himself. Although he does not have much in the understandings of laws, and cannot form an Aspect Before Yuan, his saber is still really terrifying! Just with that saber, he could slash through anything!”