Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 507 - 3 I Just Want Fairness

Chapter 507: Chapter 3 I Just Want Fairness

What does it feel like to fight across levels?

After dealing with seven or eight puppets, Lin Ning had a profound understanding: the opponent could make countless mistakes, while a single mistake from her could immediately plunge her into a fatal situation.

The ones responsible for luring the enemies were her and Zhao Yuanzhen, attracting the nearby Sword Control puppets from two different directions.

This task was not simple because the puppets could launch sword attacks, and they wouldn’t come closer if you weren’t far enough away; they would just manipulate the Flying Swords to attack you.

If they were too far, however, it was easy to move out of the enemy’s perception range. Once they lost their target, the puppets would turn around and go back to their usual business… So, not only did she need to be cautious of defense and evasion, but she also had to control the distance between her and the enemy to steadily draw them in.

Initially, Lin Ning lured one puppet at a time, bringing them to her team’s side to be killed. Gradually gaining confidence, she increased the number of puppets she lured at a time to 2, 3, and eventually 4.

Under the assault of four sword-bearing puppets, even with her Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step, she was somewhat overwhelmed and barely managed to lead them close to her formation.

Su Yunjin and Chen Lingyun immediately took over. The latter used Five Ghosts to entangle the puppets while the former executed the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art, using a flood to gather the controlled puppets together, followed by blasts from Xie Ruoxi’s Thunder Method.

Xie Ruoxi’s accuracy with her Thunder Method was still poor, but luckily, with two support teammates helping her control the situation, if one shot missed, several more would do the job.

Seeing all four puppets dealt with, Lin Ning also breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear Su Yunjin’s voice transmission inviting her,

“Ningning, come rest for a bit.”

“I’m fine,” Lin Ning instinctively said, showing off her resilience, “I still have True Yuan left.”

“It’s not about True Yuan,” Su Yunjin said with a smile, “Facing so many puppets on your own, the mental pressure must be great, right?”

Lin Ning thought that was true. She could roughly estimate how much True Yuan she had left by simply feeling it, but it was not easy to notice when the mental pressure became too tense.

In case she made a mistake and fell into danger, the secondary worry was delaying the team’s rhythm as they might need to rescue her.

She decided to stay with her team temporarily and took an Elixir Medicine to replenish her not very depleted True Yuan.

Then she saw Yan Yu lazily sitting on the grass nearby, leisurely watching the girls fighting hard.

“Hey,” Lin Ning called out.

“Hey what?” Yan Yu lazily replied, “Call me by my position when we’re working!”

“Captain!” Lin Ning said indignantly, “We are all fighting hard, and you’re just loafing around here alone!”

“Great,” Yan Yu stood up pretentiously, “Since Ningning can’t handle it, let me take over your job then.”

“Wait!” Lin Ning quickly grabbed his hand, “I didn’t say I couldn’t handle it! I just meant don’t slack off; at least join us in the fight.”

“Get one thing clear,” Yan Yu said, “If I step in, then there wouldn’t be any work for you. Are you more proficient in the Cloud Bagua Step than me, or is your judgment on the battlefield sharper than mine?”

Lin Ning was at a loss for words and angrily retorted,

“Can’t you just contribute to the team without competing with me?”

“I’m afraid you might break down because you’re not as skilled,” Yan Yu pointed forward, “Look at Sister Zhao.”

Following his gesture, Lin Ning saw Zhao Yuanzhen managing to bring back seven or eight puppets while fighting and retreating effortlessly.

“No way!” she exclaimed in shock, “Really?!”

“See,” Yan Yu crossing his arms, said, “As for luring enemies, you’re currently second best; if I join in, you’d drop to third.”

But Lin Ning was completely uninterested in his comment, just staring dumbfounded at Zhao Yuanzhen and soon realizing something was amiss.

The True Yuan level of these Sword-bearing Puppets was comparable to a cultivator at the Hua Fu Stage. Ample True Yuan enhanced the speed, strength, and flexibility of the Flying Swords.

If Lin Ning were to duel the puppets with swords, their Flying Swords might stabilize after knocking back half a meter; her Green Bamboo Sword however, would be sent flying back seven or eight meters and fail to return, making it impossible for her to fight… That’s why she completely gave up on blocking and relied solely on the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step for dodging and evading.

But Zhao Yuanzhen had no such concerns. The Yin Wind Sword blocked what needed to be blocked and intercepted what needed to be intercepted. She even had spare time to wield the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer, smashing the targeted puppet into splinters.

This was the strength of an enchantress in her prime!

Although Lin Ning was completely baffled by this, Yan Yu knew very well: Empress Yuanzhen’s strength was originally at the Hua Mansion stage.

Initially, when Mei Yingxue chased her to the Earth plane, her True Yuan was completely exhausted. Coupled with the environmental limit on the concentration of spiritual energy, she was forced to suppress her power, which caused her to be unable to recover her original cultivation realm for a long time, to the extent that she even got thrashed by herself during practice.

Now that the level limit had finally increased, it was only natural for her to recover her full cultivation. If Mei Yingxue were not counted, at this moment, Zhao Yuanzhen was the first Hua Mansion stage cultivator in the entire Lu Country!

As a fellow Hua Mansion stage cultivator, what could these puppets bring against her, and how could they possibly defeat her?

Meanwhile, Lin Ning still looked disconsolate, feeling as if “everyone was diligently studying, yet the grades of a close friend had suddenly blasted past mine.” She murmured,

“Impossible, how did she suddenly become so powerful?”

“There is nothing impossible,” Yan Yu said indifferently, “You reap what you sow. She is now more powerful than you because she has put in more sweat where you can’t see.”

After all, Empress Yuanzhen had cultivated for who knows how many years in another world before traveling here. How could she possibly lose to you, someone who just stepped into cultivation less than a year ago?

“Are you saying you secretly gave Sister Zhao extra training?” Lin Ning suddenly sharpened her gaze.

“Er, no.” Yan Yu hurriedly denied, laughing, “How could I possibly give her extra training? Hahaha, as the team leader, what I value most is fairness and treating everyone equally…”

Before he could finish his evasive response, Lin Ning interrupted him suspiciously,

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“I remember one night, I entered your room for some reason, and I saw Sister Zhao there, too.”

“That was because…”

“I haven’t finished yet!” Lin Ning forcefully said, “You later explained that you two were ‘dual cultivating,’ which means both of you were doing breathing exercises together, right?”

“…Yes.” Yan Yu vaguely remembered that indeed, such an incident had occurred.

“So.” Lin Ning quickly concluded, “It’s because you and Sister Zhao were dual cultivating, that’s why her strength has risen so quickly.”

Yan Yu: ……….

Ah, dual cultivation actually meant Empress Yuanzhen was clinging to me to get stronger?

Seeing Yan Yu stunned into silence, Lin Ning immediately stepped up to him and coldly laughed,

“Treating everyone equally, huh? Not favoring one over another, huh?”

“…Cough, Ningning.” Yan Yu coughed slightly and said, “The thing is actually like this…”

“I want to dual cultivate too!” Lin Ning demanded decisively.

“Don’t be hasty.” Yan Yu spoke soothingly, “The reason Sister Zhao grew stronger is actually…”

“Captain.” Lin Ning narrowed her eyes slightly, “You wouldn’t want Yun Jin to find out about your dual cultivation with Sister Zhao, right? Given Yun Jin’s temperament, I can’t guarantee how big of a temper she might throw.”

Yan Yu: !!!

Lin, my dear, can you take it down a notch? Even if you threaten me with Yun Jin, uh, well, um…

In his mind, he pictured Yun Jin standing before him with a smile, her expression tender and amiable, yet her aura growing heavier and heavier—double gravity, triple gravity, tenfold gravity! It was as if an unemotional vast black hole wanted to devour all his emotions.

No, I don’t want that! Yun Jin, stay away, stay away!

“After 10 PM tonight.” Yan Yu covered his face in agony and said as if he was being tormented, “Come alone. If anyone finds out, it’s off.”

“Hmph.” Seeing his reluctantly compromised expression, Lin Ning turned and walked away, muttering, “I don’t really care about dual cultivation! It’s just that you favor Sister Zhao, and I can’t stand it. I just want fairness, that’s all!”