Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 262 - 60th Chapter Meh, that’s all there is to it
Good news: This time, the Mysterious Realm Gatekeeper can communicate.
Bad news: The other party has a temper just like Zhou Hongyu’s.
Yan Yu’s gaze swept around; the area was flat with no obstacles to serve as cover, making it clear that the woman in red was undoubtedly a spellcaster.
No cover meant that Taoism Methods could be unleashed in any direction, maximizing their advantage for wide-scale attacks. Continue your adventure with novelbuddy
To counter the other’s advantage, they would need to engage in close combat as much as possible.
But would the opponent have anticipated this and set a trap accordingly?
Yan Yu looked at the Flying Sword in the woman’s palm, its crimson hue as hot as burning iron, brimming with overflowing light and intense heat, even warping the surrounding light as if scorched.
This girl in red might be proficient in Taoism Methods, but her Sword Control Technique was also undoubtedly strong!
"I’ll lay out the tactics now." With Chen Lingyun not present, Yan Yu could only arrange the tactics with Su Yunjin, "I’ll engage her in close combat to tie her down, and you just need to support me from a distance. Prioritize your own safety, prioritize creating space, maintain mobility, and look for opportunities to control her. If you can’t control her, don’t force it."
"Okay." Su Yunjin also realized the urgency and nodded seriously in agreement.
"Why aren’t they attacking yet?" the girl in red sneered coldly, "It’s still not too late to retreat."
"Please enlighten me," Yan Yu bowed slightly.
Since Sword Flight wasn’t allowed here, he had to use the Shifting Technique.
He suddenly activated the Shifting Technique, moving as fast as a rushing horse towards the girl in red. Su Yunjin also acted immediately, moving laterally to expand her field of vision, her hands already forming Taoism gestures.
The girl in red responded coldly, with the crimson Immortal Sword in her palm striking first, turning into a streak of red light!
So fast!
Yan Yu swiftly parried with the Huang Tingjian, inwardly exclaiming in admiration.
One could tell an expert by their first move. The girl in red’s swordplay was fast, urgent, accurate, and ruthless, clearly not just any generic Sword Control Technique, but rather it must be derived from a robust and independent sword technique system!
The swords clashed, sparks flying everywhere. The Huang Tingjian was originally a heavy sword, but in face-to-face combat with that crimson sword light, it was barely gaining an advantage, especially lacking in speed and agility.
On Yan Yu’s side, he continuously executed sword techniques, pushing the Huang Tingjian constantly harder, only to keep the clashing blades four steps away from the girl in red, unable to press any closer.
The crimson sword light grew more fierce and dazzling in the fight, not at all falling short against the heavy sword, and even showing a tendency for counter-attacking. The girl in red suddenly spoke:
"This sword of yours... I recognize it. Why don’t you activate the sword’s prohibition? Oh, afraid that in the Age of Dharma Decline, it’s no longer feasible. With just that little level in swordsmanship, you are far from enough to beat me."
Listening, Yan Yu sneered inwardly. Having lived two lives, he always presented his brilliance to others; how could he ever allow someone to show off in front of him?
Without a change in expression, he continued to form the Sword technique with his right hand while secretly flicking his left hand inside his sleeve, secretly launching the Impact Curse.
As the Huang Tingjian pressed its attack, the girl in red focused on defending, apparently not noticing the sneak attack of the Impact Curse. Suddenly, she sidestepped half a step, showing an astonished look, "Impact Curse? Quite clever, but..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a giant wave appeared out of nowhere, crashing down hard on her!
As he launched the sneak attack with the Impact Curse, Yan Yu simultaneously sent a message to Su Yunjin, who was at a distance, to discreetly cast a Taoism Method on the girl in red’s left side.
As the Impact Curse shot out, and the girl in red dodged ghost-like to the left, seemingly foreseeing his sneak attack, she fell right into Yan Yu’s calculation!
As Su Yunjin executed Li Fan, it was too late for the girl in red to dodge, and the giant wave struck her directly, knocking her down. The Huang Tingjian turned into a sword light and chopped down from above, aiming to split her head in two!
Just as the girl in red was knocked down by the water, she tapped her feet sideways in quick succession, shifting backward just enough to avoid the Huang Tingjian’s chop. She then sprang up from the ground, appearing unharmed but completely soaked like a drenched chicken, her hair tangled and matted. She looked at Su Yunjin with hatred and said:
"Very well, very well. Since you attack me with her Taoism Method, as a mentor, I will teach you what it means to observe hierarchical order and to respect tradition and your teacher!"
She formed a Taoism gesture with her hands, and then suddenly expelled a massive amount of flames from her mouth and nose!
Although it closely resembled Zhou Hongyu’s Great Bright Fire Dao Method, the might and scale were much greater. Endless flames swept towards Su Yunjin like a tidal wave, instantly sealing off all her escape routes and threatening to engulf her completely, burning her to ashes!
On Yan Yu’s side, as he manipulated the Sword technique, the Huang Ting Sword quickly bore down with its crimson sword light, forcing the girl in red to divide her attention and control her sword. Su Yunjin seized the opportunity to use Jiaochong beneath her own feet, creating a water spout that propelled her into the air.
She then landed outside the border of the sea of fire and immediately cast the Shifting Technique upon touching the ground, urgently distancing herself from the still-burning Great Bright Fire.
Maternal aunt? So this girl in red is...
Su Yunjin quickly suppressed any inappropriate thoughts and instead began to cast another Taoism Method, launching Lang Feiyun, sending a barrage of water bullets at the girl in red’s back.
The opponent’s body moved like a specter, evading the Lang Feiyun with several feints and false steps. All of a sudden, she turned around and spewed out flames again. Fortunately, Su Yunjin was prepared this time, and as soon as her adversary looked back, she sprinted at full speed with the Shifting Technique, leaving the pursuing sea of fire far behind her.
Yan Yu saw clearly that the opponent was not merely using the Shifting Technique combined with the Cloud Ascension Technique to sprint and change direction but rather a unique set of evasion techniques.
If Sword Flight was considered a superior version of the Shifting Technique, then evasion techniques would be the superior counterparts to the Cloud Ascension Technique. Like sword techniques, they are monotonous and tedious to cultivate, requiring a great deal of mechanical practice, which is why they are considered a specialty of Sword Immortals.
This girl in red not only possessed the sword techniques and evasion skills of a Sword Immortal but also wielded a powerful Fire Blazing Dao Method. She was a composite of a Sword Immortal and a magic practitioner, completely disregarding the basic principles of combat professions...
However, in the previous life, Mei Yingxue did seem to reveal that during ancient times when Spiritual Energy was extremely abundant, there was no distinction between combat professions. Sword Immortals could play with magical treasures, spellcasters could also command Servant Envoys, and there were even those who focused solely on Qi Refinement without skills in combat.
Only in the later periods when Spiritual Energy became scarce did Cultivators turn inwards, fiercely competing and undermining each other. Then they had to divide the various methods, considering efficiency in killing and conserving True Yuan, selecting the four best-suited combat paths... Which means, this girl in red must come from an earlier time than Mei Yingxue and Zhao Yuanzhen.
While dividing his attention to ponder, he continued to engage in swordsmanship combat with the girl in red. Su Yunjin provided support from afar, sometimes using Lang Feiyun to suppress the opponent’s surroundings, other times attacking with Jiaochong or Li Fan.
But the opponent’s evasion techniques were too abnormal; each time at the very last moment, she would precisely move out of the range of the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art, leaving Su Yunjin feeling frustrated as if she was sparring with the team captain.
Looking again at the battle between the lights of the Huang Ting Sword and the crimson sword, they fought so fiercely that it was hard to tell who had the upper hand. Considering that the Huang Ting Sword was heavier and thus had an advantage in frontal combat, did this mean the girl in red’s swordsmanship was even slightly superior to the captain’s?
As Su Yunjin fretted anxiously, she didn’t dare to message Yan Yu for guidance, fearing it might distract him mid-battle. While hesitating, she suddenly heard Yan Yu’s voice transmit to her:
"Keep the pressure on, don’t stop."
"How should we press on?" Su Yunjin quickly asked.
Yan Yu didn’t answer, which made her worry that she might have asked a stupid question.
Just as she was about to use the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art again, she heard Yan Yu’s response:
"Whatever way."
Whatever way? Su Yunjin was puzzled, but nonetheless, she continued the Taoism Method, directing the water of the heavenly river towards the girl in red.
The girl in red displayed her evasion techniques once more, easily dodging the water cannon assault of the Lang Feiyun while directing the crimson sword light to parry the chopping attack of the Huang Ting Sword. Suddenly, she heard Yan Yu laugh and say:
"I see. Your swordsmanship and Taoism Method must have been taught by the same master; but the way you shift and dodge with such agility, it must have been taught by a different master."
The girl in red hesitated slightly, but her swordsmanship didn’t falter as she replied:
"What of it?"
"The coordination between your swordsmanship and Taoism Method is extremely skilled, capable of simultaneously attacking both me and Yun Jin without missing a beat," Yan Yu said with a relaxed smile, "but the way you integrate your step technique with your swordsmanship and Taoism Method is a complete mess.
What, didn’t the master who taught your step technique teach you how to seamlessly blend all three?"
The girl in red’s expression turned icy as she retorted:
"Bold words! You claim there’s a problem with my technique, so why don’t you break it for me to see?"
As Su Yunjin cast Li Fan once again, the girl in red quickly activated her step technique to instantly evade the huge wave’s crash, but then she heard Yan Yu say:
"Alright."
As soon as the words left his mouth, he surged forward in an instant.
The girl in red was shocked and hurriedly directed her crimson sword light to intercept, but it was precisely met by the Huang Ting Sword.
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In that rapid moment, Yan Yu took the opportunity to break through the defense of the crimson sword light and closed to within two steps of her, activating the Curved Curse to increase his arm strength and landing a powerful Impact Curse punch on her chest, smiling as he said:
"That’s all."
