Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 483 - 79 I Will Come Back
Chapter 483: Chapter 79 I Will Come Back
Yan Yu swiftly passed through the corridor when he suddenly noticed a flying insect darting above his head.
To anyone else, it might have been mistaken for a wild bug, but with Yan Yu’s rich past life experience, he quickly recognized it as the “flying fireflies” cultivated by envoy cultivators.
Each flying firefly acts as a relay for Divine Sense, allowing the Envoy’s Divine Sense to spread to areas it could not reach otherwise, thereby easily achieving extensive reconnaissance—a simplified version of the Envoy’s skill “Eye Perception that Reaches the Heavens”.
Yan Yu smiled faintly at the flying insect, while on the other side, Tang Xiaolian’s face turned pale with shock:
“I’ve been discovered by Captain Yan!”
“How did he notice?” Zhang Huaide furrowed his brows and asked.
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“He smiled at my bug.” Tang Xiaolian said.
“That doesn’t necessarily mean he discovered it,” Qin Meng speculated. “If he had really realized that it was your insect, he would have definitely slapped it dead with his hand.”
“Never mind that,” Zhang Huaide calmly said. “Continue with the encirclement plan.”
The Shifting Technique has its speed limits, and with Yan Yu’s exquisite mastery of the technique, his movement speed would undoubtedly be as close to that limit as possible. Therefore, the probability of the others catching up to him directly was extremely low.
They needed to cut him off instead.
Zhou Hongyu, Hou Qing, and Meng Qingxi kept a relentless pursuit right behind Yan Yu, chasing wherever he fled to; meanwhile, Zhang Huaide led Qin Meng and Tang Xiaolian, utilizing the flying fireflies’ ability to scout the surrounding terrain, attempting to circle around and block Yan Yu’s path from the side.
The time window was a mere three minutes. Considering the time they had already spent meeting up with Captain Zhou and the possibility that Zhenhai Team’s backup transmission would land them near Yan Yu, the actual usable time was even shorter.
They must quickly surround and defeat Captain Yan!
Having left the western cave area, Yan Yu faced the relentless pursuit behind him and arrived at the Great Hero Treasure Hall area to the south.
If the north side was where these monks practiced in solitary, then the south side was where the monks gathered for daily scriptures and collective recitations.
Considering the heretical nature of the Subjugation of Demons Zen, this place was likely filled with numerous Heart Demons, and even the Mysterious Realm’s ‘Goalkeeper’ was most probably located here.
The moment Yan Yu stepped into the Great Hero Treasure Hall, he saw on his left and right, four Vajra statues standing tall.
In the very center was another great Buddha, but it was not Maitreya, Amitabha, or the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha who normally presides; instead, it was another Buddha with a ghostly face, fierce fangs, and a gentle expression.
Without a word, Yan Yu directly commanded his Huang Tingjian, smashing the ghostly Buddha into pieces.
A stream of black smoke wafted out, instantly transforming into Chen Lingyun’s delicate and sweet appearance, her eyes rippling with laughter, looking over with a teasing and joyous smile.
Yan Yu only sneered silently, focusing his mind and clearing his heart, indeed finding that an Illusion Technique was attempting to stir his emotions.
Unlike the restriction at Mirror Lake Divine Palace, a demon did not need any words or dark history to provoke a cultivator’s emotions; it only needed to trigger its innate spell to take effect.
The moment it took on the form of Chen Lingyun, an uncontrollable assortment of strong emotions swept over Yan Yu. These were not related to the present life’s Chen Lingyun; rather, they were memories of many moments with his past girlfriend in his previous life, flashing before his eyes like a kaleidoscope, trying to destabilize his mind.
But Yan Yu quickly suppressed these emotions, because facing a Heart Demon, one must not let emotions take over. Any emotions that arise are its sustenance, its weapon, and the cultivator’s weakness and critical point!
His fingers flexed slightly, and the Liang Yi sword shot out like lightning, striking at the Heart Demon.
This demon had no small Cultivation, much stronger than the “Joy Demon” that could inhabit the heart — it had certainly reached the “Illusion Demon” level. It even managed to change its shape from a distance and provoke emotions; it probably was the ‘Goalkeeper’ of this Mysterious Realm.
Yan Yu battled it briefly, with the Liang Yi sword and Huang Tingjian repeatedly piercing and severing it, infuriating the demon as it cried out in Chen Lingyun’s guise. Its expression was full of sorrow and tears, the kind that would make most men in the world unable to resist feeling sympathy and tenderness.
However, the most coincidental point was that Yan Yu simply wasn’t among them.
Regardless of whether it was the demon in disguise or not, even if the real Chen Lingyun stood before him, he could still go through with it, ruthlessly tormenting her and even taking pleasure in it!
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While the two of them were engaged in a back-and-forth struggle, the Huofeng Team finally arrived from two sides, leaping through the side doors into the hall.
Having fought Yan Yu for a while, the demon had realized that this man was impervious to reason or emotion. Not only could he maintain his Dao Heart and suppress his feelings, but his skillful Sword Control Technique also kept it from getting close.
Now that another intruder had burst in, why would it still insist on being entangled with Yan Yu? Swiftly transforming its body, it turned into a kind-hearted looking old lady and charged towards Zhou Hongyu as if flying.
Zhou Hongyu’s face turned pale as she looked at the illusion demon that had taken on the appearance of her deceased grandmother. In the throes of emotional turmoil, she even forgot to counterattack to defend herself.
Fortunately, she was not alone. Hou Qing quickly launched the Flying Sword to forcefully repel the old lady who was attempting to get close; Meng Qingxi played the Kongtong Seal, which spun in the air for a moment before smashing down on the old lady’s crown, directly causing her brains to burst open.
Zhou Hongyu’s body trembled again and her expression turned ashen as the memory of her grandmother’s death involuntarily surfaced in her mind: being pushed into the emergency room wearing an oxygen mask, and as the door slammed shut, there was a permanent divide between the living and the dead.
“You’re being so silly,” Yan Yu’s voice transmission suddenly rang in her ear, “That’s just a transformation of the demon.”
Zhou Hongyu snapped back to reality, and responded in a flustered voice transmission:
“I know!”
“Then what are you daydreaming about?” Yan Yu sneered, “This creature is a spiritual lifeform, naturally hard to kill, and it can heal itself by absorbing emotions. I slashed at it three times and stabbed it four, and just one emotional fluctuation from you replenished all its health!”
Zhou Hongyu felt a surge of nameless anger as Yan Yu chastised her, only to hear him continue:
“Getting angry won’t help either!”
Looking again at the demon that Hou Qing was fending off with the Flying Sword, it had been sealed within this mysterious realm for who knows how many years, and was already at its last breath, its magic power exhausted.
However, Zhou Hongyu’s fear and then anger had given it her spillover emotions to devour. Suddenly, it was like the demon had swallowed two huge tonic pills, its body swelling in size by half and once more transforming into Zhou Hongyu’s image, it headed towards Qin Meng to attack.
The moment Qin Meng saw the demon changing its form, he didn’t dare hesitate and hastily activated the Dragon Elephant Nirvana Divine Skill. His bones and muscles crackled and expanded as he prepared to charge and confront the foe. However, he heard Yan Yu’s voice transmission shouting:
“Don’t let it touch you!”
This voice transmission wasn’t just for Qin Meng; it was for all the Huofeng Team members present, because the mechanism of the Heart Demon was too tricky. If he didn’t remind everyone, there could truly be casualties in this competition.
Qin Meng immediately stood still, unsure of what to do, but Zhang Huaide made a decision: his hands quickly formed sword techniques, and the Flying Sword swiftly moved to stand in front of Qin Meng, forcing the demon that looked like Zhou Hongyu to retreat.
Yan Yu might just be a “competitor” they had to face in the competition, but the demon was the real mortal enemy between cultivators. Losing to Yan Yu would be a blow to their pride, but being killed by this creature would most likely be a loss of life. The difference in seriousness between the two required no second thought.
“First, we take down the goalkeeper.” Zhang Huaide said gravely.
“Let’s listen to him,” Zhou Hongyu nodded in agreement.
“Alright!” Everyone immediately agreed.
“Remember this,” Yan Yu swiftly transmitted to everyone, “This thing is called a Heart Demon. It can cast spells from afar to stir your emotions, and it grows stronger by devouring those emotions.”
“When you battle it, you can’t let yourself feel happiness, anger, sorrow, or joy! Any emotional fluctuation is like healing it. In the end, you’ll never be able to kill it!”
“So, don’t get close to it either?” Zhang Huaide, collaborating with Hou Qing, trapped the demon with their swords and asked for confirmation.
“Correct,” Yan Yu continued to transmit, “The Heart Demon can invade your Sea of Consciousness by mere physical contact. If your will is insufficient or your Dao Heart wavers, it will devour your soul and you will die on the spot!”
“No one should let it touch them,” Zhang Huaide commanded again, then continued asking, “Anything else we should know, Captain Yan?”
“That’s all,” Yan Yu answered, “As long as your emotions are stable and you keep your distance, this demon is actually not hard to deal with. Attack it repeatedly with any means to deplete its health, and that’ll be enough.”
“Understood,” Zhang Huaide nodded and said, “Hou Qing and I can handle this goalkeeper. Everyone else, continue to seek guidance from Captain Yan.”
“Eh?”
“Haven’t you forgotten we’re still in a competition?” Zhou Hongyu asked coolly, once again revealing a strikingly high-spirited and beautiful smile, her eyes seemingly ablaze with fire.
Maybe it was the influence of having been eroded by the demon of joy, this usually expressionless icy girl was now smiling more frequently.
“Damn you for repaying kindness with ingratitude!” Yan Yu quickly employed the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step to dodge Qin Meng’s attempt to charge at him, turned tail, and fled through the side door of the side hall, shouting, “Just wait, I’ll be back!”
