Zu An watched as the battle continued. It didn’t matter how stunning and intricate the dark elves’ attacks were—the Solitary Eight remained completely unfazed under their protective layers, completely unaffected by the onslaught.

Those dark elves continued their vicious attacks, yet their defenses seemed to take no damage. On the contrary, the Solitary Eight were free to employ their respective elements to counterattack at will. Soon, the dark elves’ formation fell apart.

Sang Hong said in a serious tone, “Everything has a natural counter—nothing is invincible. For example, if the elemental shields of the Solitary Eight were subject to an attack from an opposing element that countered it, that attack would be much more effective.”

Zu An recalled several lectures on this theory back at the academy. Water counters fire, fire counters metal, metal counters wood, wood counters earth,...