Chapter 1287 - 1387: Leave It to Fate

At this moment, Ye Tianfan felt very helpless.

Not only because Ye Tianfan needed to fight this unknown Elder, but also because Ye Tianfan realized that if he wanted to fight this unknown Elder, he would need to exert his full strength.

For Ye Tianfan could clearly sense the strength this unknown Elder was using was remarkably high; if he did not respond properly, he might just end up defeated here.

Although Ye Tianfan knew this Elder certainly wouldn't kill him, after all, this was just a spar, and besides, this Elder's strength exceeded his by far.

However, for Ye Tianfan, this was also a test, and if he could withstand this trial, Ye Tianfan believed he might move forward further.

Nevertheless, Ye Tianfan was not too concerned about whether he could pass the test because he believed that as long as he gave it his all, fighting this Elder without injuring either party, he would improve.

Moreover, the most important thing was that although Ye Tianfan felt that this unknown Elder was much stronger, if he unleashed his full force, he could engage in combat with this unknown Elder, and maybe even battle more.

After all, although Ye Tianfan's strength wasn't particularly strong, being only in the Thousand Source Realm, if Ye Tianfan unleashed his full power, he could even contend with an Elder at the Hundred Convergence Realm.

After all, Ye Tianfan's strength mainly relied on explosive force, even if Ye Tianfan recklessly unleashed this power, he could fight someone at the peak of the Hundred Convergence Realm.

Of course, should that happen, the aftermath would almost destroy Ye Tianfan, so unless he was fighting for his life, he would not use such explosive power.

Because if such explosive power is not controlled well, not only could it harm himself, but might not even completely take down the enemy.

So Ye Tianfan generally avoids using such destructive force in situations when not fighting for his life.

After all, if Ye Tianfan unleashes his power once, he would need a long time to rest, because every burst would harm his meridians. Although it wouldn't cause permanent damage, it would hurt for a while; after all, the speed of spiritual power flow in the meridians is fixed. The stronger the meridians, the faster the flow of spiritual power. Of course, correspondingly, the strength would be greater, because meridians are the foundation of measuring power.

And Ye Tianfan could enhance the flow of spiritual power beyond his current strength, but the drawback is that his meridians would ache for a few days.

Moreover, if he wants his meridians not to hurt, Ye Tianfan must limit the explosive power to short bursts, not prolonged ones.

Even for short bursts, Ye Tianfan's meridians would still hurt for several hours.

Furthermore, if Ye Tianfan wants his meridians to fully recover, he must avoid combat during the recovery days, because if a battle occurs during those days, it would further damage his meridians, possibly leading to more severe injuries, and eventually, the damage could become permanent.

So although Ye Tianfan has a strong ability for explosive power, sometimes he avoids unnecessary bursts if possible.

No matter how much Ye Tianfan's strength increases, if he wants to explode his spiritual power, the force of the explosion would definitely exceed his meridians' current capacity, causing some degree of meridian damage after any power burst.

As long as it's an explosion, it means using spiritual power unmatched by self-strength, thereby inevitably creating a burden on the meridians, and if that burden is excessive, it turns into damage.

So while Ye Tianfan favors fighting, he is still somewhat satisfied with this type of sparring.

After all, what Ye Tianfan desires is the kind that can fully engage the enemy, not mere sparring.

For sparring, Ye Tianfan cannot imagine having the feeling of risking life, for Ye Tianfan believes that sense of risking life is capable of truly enhancing one's strength. Of course, such enhancement comes with considerable danger.

After all, improving one's strength is not easy, unless you engage in real strength battles, otherwise, there's no way to effectively enhance your own strength. Just relying on ordinary battles is useless for strength enhancement.

Of course, in a lower strength stage, such sparring battles are somewhat effective, but once strength is elevated, further sparring battles will hardly enhance strength.

Had strength enhancement been easy, everyone would have advanced by now, without waiting till now, inch by inch risking life for improvement.

The higher the strength, the more deserving of risky adventures it requires; otherwise, there's no way to enhance strength, hence why many fail to effectively and swiftly enhance their fighting power, enhance strength, because enhancing strength necessarily involves risks coming forth.

Sometimes, you might not be able to improve efficiently, even after surviving the risks, for you might even suffer foundational damage post-risk, leading to a downturn in strength.

That's why, although many have taken risks and put their lives at stake, they still can't enhance powers effectively. This isn't due to not trying hard but rather because of fate.

Luck is, after all, a form of strength. If after the adventure, strength enhancement is gained, it indicates good fortune, the adventure was worthwhile; but if post-adventure, there's no enhancement, possibly even decline, it proves extraordinarily bad luck, as generally, life-risking adventures offer at least a small boost if not substantial gain overall.

However, if no gain is achieved and strength even drops, it is a clear sign of extremely bad luck, indicating you shouldn't risk life for adventure to boost strength, as it might not only fail to enhance but could possibly result in demise.

The most suitable training method for those with poor luck is to cultivate slowly, step by step, because besides this method, there's no other way.

After all, what's more important, fate or cultivation? That depends on oneself, if you find slow cultivation too tardy and wish for quick combat, then all you can do is resign to fate.