Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 1018: Revised: 55 I Want to Become a Woman Worthy of Yan Yu

Chapter 1018: Revised -55 I Want to Become a Woman Worthy of Yan Yu

Ningning is skilled in attack, while Minghu excels in defense.

During the time I wasn’t around, the two of them must have sparred countless times, achieving an extraordinary level of coordination in their swordsmanship.

Yan Yu controlled the Huang Tingjian, attacking Lin Ning with Eagle Strikes the Sky. Before it could reach her, Li Minghu intercepted it with the Sky Flash Sword.

As the swords clashed, the Sky Flash Sword couldn’t match the heavy sword’s force and was sent flying back a great distance in an instant.

Seeing that it was a retreat rather than being knocked away, Yan Yu frowned slightly. Li Minghu quickly performed a sword technique, making the Sky Flash Sword rapidly intercept again, tightly entangling the Huang Tingjian.

A challenge!

The entwining of the two swords was clearly a challenge. Another proud Sword Immortal might have focused on seeing who had the better swordsmanship.

But Yan Yu was so experienced that he immediately recognized Li Minghu’s Feijian stratagem: “Prior wolf faking sleep, meant to lure the enemy.” The Liang Yi Sword shot out, intercepting Lin Ning’s Green Bamboo Sword, and then executed a White Crane Spreads Wings to intercept the Dan Yan Sword sneaking up from behind.

Hmm?

Just as he was about to intercept, the Dan Yan Sword suddenly changed its move, transitioning from White Rainbow Across the Sky to Bai Niao Chao Feng.

Bai Niao Chao Feng, with a drifting sword body, was typically used to bypass defenses. However, the tail of the Dan Yan Sword swung too sharply, transforming from a direct stab into a spinning motion, cleverly bypassing the interception of the Liang Yi Sword.

Yan Yu: ???

What’s with that Feijian? It’s almost like throwing an axe!

He used his left hand to continue controlling the Huang Tingjian in its entanglement with Li Minghu while hurriedly using his right hand to have the Liang Yi Sword perform Cang Song Ying Ke, retreating quickly to intercept the Dan Yan Sword with an Overlord Splitting Mountains technique. The Divine Sense scanned, seeing the Green Bamboo Sword taking the opportunity to block the Huang Tingjian, freeing the Sky Flash Sword.

Li Minghu, now with a free hand, immediately launched a White Rainbow Across the Sky, thrusting the Sky Flash Sword directly towards Yan Yu’s chest.

Despite Yan Yu’s lofty standards, he couldn’t help but praise the seamless coordination of the two girls. With simultaneous sword techniques, the Liang Yi Sword and the Huang Tingjian instantly switched positions, the former intercepting the Sky Flash Sword with Night Battle in All Directions, while the latter sealed off the path of the Dan Yan Sword once more.

Yan Yu dual-wielded his swords, while the two girls launched three swords against him. With the numerical advantage of three against two, their strategy was clear: continuously use three swords to shift positions and tear apart Yan Yu’s dual-sword defense, ultimately creating a decisive opening for a winning strike.

To counter the pressure of three swords, the defensive circles of the Huang Tingjian and Liang Yi Sword began to shrink. Yan Yu steadily performed sword techniques, weaving a seamless and impenetrable defense without any apparent flaws or openings.

“I told you, this isn’t going to work,” Jing Zhongxian transmitted to Lin Ning. “The gap in swordsmanship experience between you two is too vast. Any move you make is completely transparent to him. Trying to drain his spirit is more likely to result in him draining yours.”

“Then what should we do?” Lin Ning asked.

“I’ll teach you a few moves,” Jing Zhongxian said.

The Green Bamboo Sword once again switched places with the Sky Flash Sword, pinning the Huang Tingjian. The Dan Yan Sword accelerated, trying to breach the dual-sword defense. Yan Yu changed his sword technique, driving the Liang Yi Sword to intercept, but the Dan Yan Sword abruptly halted just before the swords clashed.

This sudden stop caused the Liang Yi Sword to miss its mark. Instantly adapting, Yan Yu changed his sword technique, directing the Liang Yi Sword to advance towards Lin Ning instead of retreating.

The next moment, both the Dan Yan Sword and the Liang Yi Sword stopped, their tips pointing at each other’s throats.

“Let’s call it a draw,” Yan Yu smiled. “Ningning’s swordsmanship has indeed improved.”

“What do you mean a draw!” Lin Ning instantly exclaimed. “Why didn’t you use the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step to evade?”

“We agreed to a swordsmanship contest,” Yan Yu calmly waved his hand. “Using step techniques would be a different matter altogether. If I used my Golden Core strength, I could easily defeat you both.”

“But that last sudden stop you did was absolutely brilliant, technically perfect. Was it accidental or a special sword technique?”

“Uh,” Lin Ning hesitated briefly. “Actually, it happened by accident.”

“No wonder,” Yan Yu laughed. “It’s easy to make a Feijian stop suddenly, but timing it perfectly so I can’t change or intercept is nearly impossible. Even I couldn’t do it with such precision. With your swordsmanship at this level, crossing tribulation shouldn’t be an issue.”

“Indeed,” Li Minghu agreed. “I’ve monitored Lin Ning’s progress throughout this period, and it can only be described as ‘spectacular.'”

Lin Ning felt somewhat ashamed. In fact, almost all her “swordsmanship improvements” came from Jing Zhongxian’s guidance.

Initially, Ningning was highly vigilant, trying to discern any trickery or traps hidden in the instructions.

However, every piece of advice from Jing Zhongxian turned out to be spot on. Following her modifications, Ningning’s swordsmanship improved rapidly; ignoring or avoiding them revealed issues and inconsistencies, leading to harsh ridicule from Jing Zhongxian.

As a veteran Problem Solver, Lin Ning’s pursuit of “right and wrong” was almost instinctual. Since Jing Zhongxian provided the correct answers, there was no need to avoid or choose deliberately erroneous options out of distrust.

Thus, unknowingly, she became a devoted disciple of Jing Zhongxian. Though she still instinctively retorted during their exchanges, she habitually trusted her swordsmanship guidance.

Listening to Yan Yu’s words now, Lin Ning suddenly realized that if the Captain knew she was being guided by Jing Zhongxian, he would likely take her to the research base for isolation to sever their connection.

She wasn’t completely confident in Jing Zhongxian but clearly improving her own strength was paramount. After all, she still had her tribulation to face!

She would tell the Captain after Core Formation!

“I think you’re worrying needlessly,” Jing Zhongxian interjected. “Your Captain benefited greatly from another source while harboring the True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent. As a pragmatist, he would turn a blind eye to our communication if he knew you were benefiting from it.”

“Shut up! I know him better than you!” Lin Ning retorted impatiently. “You are of use to me now. Once I’ve crossed my tribulation, I will tell him about you!”

“You and your contradictory nature,” Jing Zhongxian mocked. “You’re afraid he’ll think less of you if your skills are inadequate. Yet you make crossing tribulation your excuse, tsk tsk.”

“Nonsense! You are so annoying! Shut up!”

As Lin Ning bickered with Jing Zhongxian, Yan Yu marveled at Ningning’s rapid improvement in swordsmanship. Still, with Li Minghu witnessing beside him, he didn’t ponder too severely. Instead, he gave an instruction:

“The third batch for crossing tribulation is being scheduled. Since you want to undergo tribulation quickly, I’ll arrange for you to go after Chen Lingyun.”

“Mm-hmm.” Lin Ning also perked up, thinking once she formed her Core, the Captain wouldn’t consider her a burden anymore.

She couldn’t lag too far behind the Captain in strength. If she couldn’t match his pace in growing stronger, how could she stay by his side?

Li Minghu smiled, guessing that Ningning didn’t want to be the only one lagging behind since the other teammates had already formed their Cores.

However, after forming her Core, the team would most likely disband.

A Core Formation cultivator was equivalent to an entire team. If one person could handle tasks alone, there was no necessity to collaborate with others. This meant Ningning wouldn’t be able to remain by Yan Yu’s side in the capacity of a team member anymore.

Curious to see when she would figure that out.

——————

Yan Yu had been at the Wudang Mountain base for several days when he suddenly received a call from Pingjing, urging him to head there immediately.

The Southern Border had just chosen a new Witch King.

This would be the fourth Witch King. The first died in internal strife after failing to invade Lu Country; the second was overthrown by an underling; the third was assassinated by the Lu Country Beheading Squad after starting a war.

Now, the Lu Country had five Golden Core True Men, the highest number worldwide, and the situation was far more favorable than before. The Southern Border experienced two failed invasions and feared retaliation from Lu Country, leading to an absurd decision:

They chose a transcendent of Lu Country descent as the new Witch King.

Hu Minghua, a transcendent of Lu Country residing in the Southern Border, his profession being a Curse Technique Master. His cultivation realm was average, roughly equivalent to a cultivator in the Marrow Cleansing Stage, unable to even match the status of a Sorcerer Lord.

Hu Minghua’s selection as Witch King was solely due to his Lu Country ancestry, as a gesture of allegiance: Look, our new Witch King is from Lu Country, our Southern Border is now ruled by someone from Lu Country, we won’t rebel again, mercy!

Upon taking office, Hu Minghua sought to visit Pingjing for a state visit, making three main points in his address:

First, the two wars from the Southern Border against Lu Country were unjust wars initiated by previous Witch Kings, not representing the peace-seeking, war-fearing Southern Sorcerers.

Second, to prevent future Southern Border aspiring leaders from stirring trouble, Lu Country should deeply intervene, appointing and approving all future Witch Kings, ending the chaotic and brutal competition among sorcerers.

Third, as the Southern Border was divided and ruled by various Sorcerer Lords, they wished for Lu Country’s recognition of their rule. Hu Minghua presented a Petition of the People, with nearly every Sorcerer Lord’s request and signature, expressing their admiration for the Heavenly Dynasty and their wish to become citizens immediately.

Despite the grandiose justifications, it all boiled down to one phrase:

We are Lu Country’s dogs, please don’t kill us, woof woof!

Negotiation always involves bargaining. Even though the Southern Border caved completely, Lu Country, out of habit, sought better terms, notifying the top cultivator to secure the best possible deal.

Unhesitatingly, Yan Yu set out for Pingjing immediately.

Accomplishing this would bring lasting peace to the Southern Border and secure the border’s tranquility for a hundred generations!

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