The shamans had a few basic defensive and offensive skills, all of which required a certain amount of spiritual energy. Unlike summoning portals which Xiao Yue to date found rather complicated, the battling skills were very straightforward and easy to handle. The idea behind each skill was to harness the natural energy to launch an attack or defend against the other party. The natural energy in question came in form of five elements : metal, wood, earth, water, and fire. The five elements stood in certain relationships to each other. An element might be weaker than another element but can be used to suppress another different element.
Metal was stronger than wood, wood stronger than earth, earth stronger than water, water stronger than fire, and fire stronger than metal. By using the right elemental attacks, shamans could gain the upperhand against their enemies.
There were a few rules that shamans must oversee when engaging in battles.
