Firstly, there was the light element that he was most familiar with. Then, he condensed it into the fiery element ball in front of him. Si Yu's infusion of spiritual power gave him ample support, boosting his confidence as he subconsciously went on channeling; everything eventually succeeded of its own accord.
The show wasn't over just yet, soon, another blue sphere was condensed above his palm. The golden, red, and blue spheres were dazzlingly beautiful as they shone against each other.
Si Yu didn't know what to say. It was not a big deal to simultaneously condense three energy spheres of elements, as long as one had enough spiritual power. However, the problem was that the elements he condensed were of different attributes, necessitating various channels of spiritual power. That's why the Magic Temple strongly advocates specializing in one type of element. As different attributes of elements have different characteristics, splitting the focus to understand and use them certainly disperses one's energy and is not as thorough as studying a single attribute.
However, Long Dangdang was now simultaneously condensing three energy balls, meaning he was splitting his attention in three ways. Could it be that the spiritual power she infused in him was that effective? But spiritual power was one thing, and strong affinity with elements and control over spiritual power was another. Visibly, his affinity with all three elements was tremendous, especially water and fire, two diametrically opposed elements, present in him alone.
Moreover, it's still not over!
The next sphere that appeared was earth-colored. The element of earth was stable. It was only after this earth-colored sphere appeared that the four element orbs began to slightly fluctuate. They were no longer as stable as before, revealing a state of insufficient control.
Long Dangdang's brow furrowed, showing a hint of discomfort, and sweat gradually started to appear on his forehead. But his expression remained steady.
Just as Si Yu was about to prevent him from further condensing elements, another light glittered. Yes, the fifth light: a green light representing the wind element.
As this green sphere gradually took shape, the other four energy balls began to shake violently, becoming more unstable, as Long Dangdang furrowed his brows even more.
Si Yu waved her hand, and a blue glow appeared silently next to her. If anything went wrong, she would immediately take action.
However, to her astonishment, a ray of white light shot out of Long Kongkong's chest onto his right hand. The moment the white light enveloped him, the five light orbs under its coverage stabilized immediately, and Long Kongkong's face relaxed considerably.
What was that? Si Yu couldn't work out what that white light was.
At that moment, Long Dangdang opened his eyes, his face revealing shyness and guilt. "I'm sorry, teacher. I couldn't condense all the brightest elements," he said.
Si Yu opened her eyes wide stare at him. He..., could still speak? Speaking even while controlling five elements?
Was he even human? And what was he talking about? There were even brighter elements besides these five? How many elements had approved of him?
Si Yu regretted it, regretted making him the demonstration example. After all, how could anyone top this demonstration?
Knights Academy, 1st Grader Class One. Combat class!
Each student was holding a wooden sword in their hands.
"As knights, combat is one of the most important parts of our training. Regardless of how strong your spiritual power is, if your combat ability isn't strong enough, you cannot truly use your power. This morning, I want you to pair up for the session—one person will charge and the other will defend with a shield. Take turns with each other. I'll go around and guide you."
"Both charging and parrying are crucial skills for knights. No matter what level you reach in training, they play an important role in combat. Your task is to practice continually until you find the best strategy. Let's start."
Wooden swords and shields.
Naturally, Long Kongkong paired up with his deskmate, Xi Feng.
"Head of the class, you wanna go first or should I?" Xi Feng asked cheerfully.
"Either way works. You go first." Although Long Kongkong was lazy, he was still just a teenager. He had surpassed his exceptionally gifted older brother in learning the Slide Step technique the night before, and was still brimming with excitement.
"Well, I'm coming then, watch out." They pulled a distance of twenty meters apart as Wei Huo had taught. With his wooden sword in hand, Xi Feng let out a loud yell and charged towards Long Kongkong.
Long Kongkong held the shield with both hands, and seeing Xi Feng closing in rapidly, he became even more excited.
As Xi Feng neared him, his wooden sword was swung up. This teenager was muscular, half a head taller than Long Kongkong. His body was firm from having trained since childhood, and his cultivation of outer spiritual power had surged past fifteen points. As he swung his wooden sword, it was accompanied by a violent gust of wind, reaching Long Kongkong in an instant.
Long Kongkong remained calm. He had often been in fights since his childhood because of his mischievousness. Coupled with the training enforced by his strict father before school started, his outer spiritual power also exceeded ten points. As he saw Xi Feng's wooden sword approaching, he instinctively slid half a foot to the side, slightly tilting his body.