Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 1010 - 49: Crossing Tribulation Expert

Chapter 1010 -49: Crossing Tribulation Expert

At the tribulation site, Xie Ruoxi looked at the calamity cloud in the sky, her face showing no sign of tension or fear.

Even though the captain is not by my side, I have already been filled with his courage!

Crossing tribulation!

In the rear base, everyone watched the live footage captured by the drones, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed and happy.

The most important thing in crossing tribulation is endurance, and Xie Ruoxi is the one person you don’t have to worry about running out of energy. Her True Yuan is so abundant that even Liu Longtao is convinced. It’s hard to imagine her running out of True Yuan.

“Hey, Yu.” Li Zhaojiang came over and put his arm around Yan Yu’s shoulder, “Why is it that all those forming their core are from your team? Once Xie Ruoxi crosses the tribulation, three out of Lu Country’s five Golden Core True Men will be from your team. Did you use some cheap tricks like a beauty trap, huh?”

He glanced over to Chen Lingyun’s side, then was promptly elbowed in the stomach by Yan Yu, immediately doubling over with an “ouch”.

“Why are you talking nonsense again?” Yan Yu laughed and said, “Zhao Yuanzhen and Xie Ruoxi can cross the tribulation because their talent is excellent; I was the first to cross the tribulation because none of you were confident, waiting for someone else to test the waters. Speaking of which, how come none of the Qing’an Team members have crossed the tribulation? When are you planning to do it?”

“Hehe.” Li Zhaojiang didn’t say anything.

Actually, his talent wasn’t particularly exceptional, just barely reaching the threshold for a magic cultivator. Then why become a magic cultivator?

Because if he didn’t, the Qing’an Team wouldn’t have a magic cultivator.

Before forming the Golden Core, a cultivator’s individual combat power is limited, unable to manage attack, defense, and control simultaneously. So, teams of different professions are needed to ensure overall combat effectiveness. Even Ye Jun had to compromise, and there was no reason for Li Zhaojiang to be an exception.

Yan Yu fully understood this and rendered Li Zhaojiang speechless with a single sentence.

“At this stage, the more Golden Core cultivators, the better,” Li Minghu said with a smile, “We simply don’t have enough people.”

“Exactly.” Everyone echoed.

Zhou Hongyu was still in the hospital, Liu Longtao was handling domestic affairs, Zhao Yuanzhen was stationed at Wudang Mountain base to protect everyone, and currently, only Yan Yu had the ability to go abroad on missions.

If Chongying’s Orochi appeared, should we go and fight it? Absolutely. If the Sun True Dullness Sword appeared, should we go and find it? It’s also a must.

What if they both appeared at the same time? There’s no choice. Clearly, there aren’t enough Golden Core True Men at the moment.

Far from enough.

“What’s Old Liu been up to lately?” Yan Yu turned and asked Yang Linhui, “He’s been gone for several days trying to conquer a mysterious realm. He should be back by now, right?”

“He’s been going non-stop.” Yang Linhui replied, “There have been continuous leaks of demons from mysterious realms, and they’re all Golden Core-level realms. The Military Manor cultivators can’t handle them and have to call him to put out fires all over the place. He even called this morning, asking who the next person at the base to cross tribulation is. He’s probably hoping someone can help share the workload.”

“Well, he’ll have to wait a bit.” Yan Yu waved his hand, “Even if Ruoxi forms her core, she won’t be sent on missions alone. Her personality just isn’t suited for it.”

“Huh?” Yang Linhui asked in surprise, “Isn’t it said that Golden Core True Men automatically detach from their teams?”

“Is it? I haven’t heard of that.” Yan Yu immediately asked, “Are you mistaken?”

Realizing he misspoke, Yang Linhui quickly changed his words, “Oh, nothing, I was wrong.”

From Foundation Establishment Realm to Golden Core Realm, there’s a significant leap in combat ability, eliminating the need to rely on team cooperation. But the Privy Council has yet to officially announce this, probably waiting for it to become a fait accompli before putting it on paper.

The cultivators present, except for team captain and vice-captain level members, probably aren’t aware of this yet, so they couldn’t casually mention it.

Both fell silent and just watched the tribulation scene.

The tribulation thunder began to fall in clusters, with golden light surging, looking dazzlingly brilliant. But no cultivator doubted the terrifying destructive power hidden beneath this splendid appearance.

Xie Ruoxi didn’t slack off either, first swallowing an elixir medicine, then starting to fire Thunder Method into the sky.

Thunder Method and tribulation thunder had many similarities: both began as small clusters and possessed extreme power. Activated by the formation under her feet, the cluster of thunder light quickly transformed into countless star-like points, sweeping into the sky like a barrage, directly destroying nearly half of the first wave of tribulation thunder.

Yan Yu squinted, thinking she acted too early.

Although experimental data clearly indicated that 600 meters was the optimal shooting height, it was evident that Xie Ruoxi lacked the ability to estimate the height of tribulation thunder by visual observation. Her distance perception was quite poor.

“Is she okay?” Su Yunjin asked from the side, having also noticed that Xie Ruoxi acted a bit early.

“It’s alright.” Yan Yu said sternly, “She’ll surely adjust technically; believe in Ruoxi’s wisdom.”

“That makes people even more worried.” Lin Ning directly retorted.

“What’s there to worry about?” Zhao Yuanzhen stepped forward, defending her friend’s reputation, “Worst case, if one Thunder Method shot misses a lot of tribulation thunder, you just fire another shot. Ruoxi has plenty of True Yuan.”

“But you can’t squander True Yuan like that.” Lin Ning was somewhat exasperated. Her fighting style was personally taught by Yan Yu, thus she was in the habit of maximizing every action’s effect—simply put, she had a bit of perfectionism. Watching Ruoxi cast spells so freely was somewhat frustrating.

“This time, I have to side with Sister Zhao.” Yan Yu suddenly said, “Ruoxi can’t perform excessively technical tactics.”

“Exactly.” Zhao Yuanzhen became more smug.

Lin Ning fell silent, thinking, isn’t this essentially calling Ruoxi stupid? Fine, no matter how we discuss it here, it won’t influence Ruoxi who’s crossing tribulation. Winning or losing this argument is meaningless.

So far, Xie Ruoxi’s tribulation seemed to be going smoothly. Wave after wave of tribulation thunder fell, thunder waves ascended one after another, with the falling speed and breaking efficiency maintaining a balance. Xie Ruoxi showed no sign of running out of True Yuan.

If it were other cultivators casting spells continuously for ten to twenty minutes, they’d need to stop and perform Breathing Exercises or use a small Xuan Guang Ruler to refine the medicine in their bodies and recover a bit of True Yuan.

The best at this was Yan Yu. Activating her sword array and recovering True Yuan was perfectly interwoven with the tribulation’s situation, making flexible adjustments whenever possible. Every possible moment to rest was wisely used.

But looking at Xie Ruoxi, she’s been continuously casting spells since the beginning, barely taking a break. Thunder Method shot after shot, tribulation supplies untouched, as if her True Yuan was endless.

“How’s she doing this?” Zhang Huaide asked in surprise, “The consumption of a single Thunder Method shot isn’t low. Does she have a magic treasure that restores True Yuan without activation?”

“Nope.” Yan Yu frowned.

“Simple.” Chen Lingyun smiled, “Didn’t she take a True Yuan restoration pill before?”

“Refining the medicine’s power conflicts with casting Taoism methods, right?” Li Zhaojiang asked curiously, “Can she maintain two breathing routes simultaneously in her body? Are her meridians dual-setted?”

“Impossible.” After a moment of silence, Li Minghu suddenly said, “Could it be? Firing a Thunder Method, then refining the medicine, and when the tribulation thunder gets close enough, firing another Thunder Method…”

“Still not right.” Zhang Huaide said, “By your logic, she only has 1-2 seconds to refine medicine each time. How efficient can True Yuan recovery be? Not enough to sustain her Thunder Method casting so far.”

Everyone fell into deep thought.

“Just because you guys can’t do it, doesn’t mean Ruoxi can’t.” Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly said coldly.

This awakened everyone, feeling an instant epiphany: Xie Ruoxi’s cultivation talent is heavenly-defying. It’s not just her massive True Yuan, but also the robust quality. Even in daily Breathing Exercises, the spiritual energy she absorbs in one Circulating the Heavens is more than Chen Lingyun absorbs in three to five Circulating the Heavens cycles. It’s the same for medicine refining efficiency.

“No wonder we seldom see Ruoxi take elixirs!” Lin Ning also suddenly realized, “If the True Yuan consumption is low, she might not need any elixirs. Just meditate in place for a while, and the True Yuan fully recovers!”

“What’s left to question then!” Li Zhaojiang immediately said, “Is this tribulation costing her energy, or is she exhausting the tribulation! If the tribulation ends and she hasn’t even finished her elixir, that would be legendary.”

“Alright, shut up.” Li Minghu immediately interrupted him, “Smoothly managing the tribulation is a good thing, isn’t it? Don’t forget, you also have to cross tribulation.”

“Indeed, indeed.” Li Zhaojiang quickly said, “If Xie Ruoxi really passes the tribulation so easily and forms her core, I’ll build an altar at home, offer incense every day and pray for her help for my own tribulation!”

“You should stop.” The Zhenhai Team girls couldn’t help but laugh.

Seeing Ruoxi’s smooth tribulation, everyone relaxed. Zhao Yuanzhen even went outside to bring back snacks for everyone so they could chat while eating, making it less like witnessing a life-death tribulation and more like watching a movie.

“I’m back!” Liu Longtao suddenly pushed open the door, hurriedly shouting, “Where’s Old Yan?”

“What’s the matter?” Yan Yu stood up and said, “Our team’s Ruoxi is still crossing the tribulation, wait if it’s not urgent.”

“It’s urgent! Wouldn’t I come to you if it wasn’t?” Liu Longtao was insistent, signaling Yan Yu to follow him out, “What’s so interesting about watching Xie Ruoxi’s tribulation? With her cultivation talent, there’s no suspense!”

They walked into the hallway, where Lord Master lowered his voice and said:

“Latest intel, a large population in the Kansai region of Chongying has disappeared!”

“Really?” Yan Yu was startled.

The Kansai region is leagues above the previous Four Countries region in terms of scale. Population-wise, the former’s permanent residents are over six times more. Any incident here would be of unprecedented severity.

Using Kansai as Orochi’s ritual site, is Yin Yang Bureau insane, creating a destructive demon?

“It’s true.” Liu Longtao said seriously, “Many villages and towns, small cities, their populations vanished overnight. The survivors are terrified, fleeing towards the capital, Eizaka. The local militia has set up a blockade, due to Eizaka’s limited capacity, preventing them from entering.”

“What’s the higher-ups’ stance?” Yan Yu asked.

“It doesn’t matter what they say, we can’t drag this out any longer!” Liu Longtao anxiously said, “Even with a few more Golden Core cultivators, how would we contend if Orochi, after undergoing a blood sacrifice with so many people, emerges overpowering? Use Golden Core cultivators to fill the gap?”

“Let’s head to Pingjing immediately and appeal to the Privy Council!”

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