How did one suppress a Way of Existence?
This was a fundamental question that entities across all eras and territories had grappled with when facing opponents whose power seemed insurmountable.
The answer, like most profound truths, was both simple and extraordinarily complex.
One could suppress a Way of Existence through overwhelming superiority in the same domain. Fire could be extinguished by greater Fire. Water could be absorbed by vaster Water. This was the brute force approach, requiring exponentially more power than the opponent possessed.
Or one could suppress a Way through opposing principles. Fire countered by Water. Chaos balanced by Order. Lightning grounded by Earth. This was the strategic approach, requiring deep understanding of fundamental interactions.
