Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 374: Chapter 70: Formidable Enemy
 

Yan Yu was sent flying by the Sword Control attack, his heart filled with horror.

Was that white light… Mei Yingxue?

Moreover, it was not Mei Yingxue of this life but the one from the previous lifetime who had fought desperately to save the country, decimating Transcendents and causing rivers of blood to flow, the Golden Core Realm Jinghong Sword Immortal!

However, he had no time to think further because Mei Yingxue’s sword light was coming even faster, and in a flash, it was upon him again.

Baihong Gua Ri!

The very first move of the first chapter written in the Lu Kingdom Sword Immortal’s teaching materials, also the most common and useful sword technique—The straight thrust. Depending on the Sword technique cultivated, the execution could vary.

Lin Ning was cultivating the “Kunlun Imperial Sword Technique Primer,” His Baihong Gua Ri was imposing and forceful, packing a lot more punch than the textbook’s version of the move; but when Mei Yingxue unleashed her strike, its hallmark was extreme speed.

A relentless, ultimate speed!

Yan Yu only had time to position his sword for a defensive block in front of him before Baihong Gua Ri sent him flying again, vanishing from everyone’s sight.

Zhao Yuanzhen and Ye Jun were both dumbfounded, and even the usually composed Chen Lingyun’s eyes revealed a look of disbelief.

You can block that too?

The speed of the three girls’ reactions were simply no match for Mei Yingxue’s sword speed. The Demonic Sect Enchantress served as the best example; overestimating her abilities and attempting to cross swords with Mei Yingxue, her Flying Sword had barely left its sheath, its speed not yet gathered, when it was struck by the Jinghong Sword, sent flying back to break her arm—if not for the Yin Wind Sword deflecting the blow, the Jinghong Sword would have pierced right through her body.

With Zhao Yuanzhen’s lesson in mind, the girls realized that their opponent was entirely out of their league and that they could not defeat her. Just managing to defend themselves required their utmost effort, so Ye Jun activated the Xuan Guang Ruler, covering the trio in a protective shell, taking the hits head-on when they couldn’t react in time.

Due to the limit on spiritual energy, although Mei Yingxue was the previous life’s Golden Core Realm version of the Jinghong Sword Immortal, apart from the swordsmanship experience of a Golden Core level, she did not bring over her True Yuan and Cultivation Realm, otherwise a single strike would have been enough to forcefully breach the defense of the Xuan Guang Ruler and skewer the three girls.

To think that Yan Yu was still able to react defensively under Mei Yingxue’s onslaught genuinely frightened the three girls.

Mei Yingxue seemed to have her attention drawn as well, and disregarding the trio, she focused solely on pursuing Yan Yu.

“What do we do?” Zhao Yuanzhen hesitantly asked.

“First, we find a place to stabilize the injury on your arm,” Chen Lingyun said coolly.

“No way!” Ye Jun immediately objected, “Without the protection of the Xuan Guang Ruler, if Yan is hit once, he’s finished!”

“You going won’t make a difference,” Chen Lingyun replied, “You can’t catch up.”

“I have to try to find out!” Ye Jun argued back no further but turned and soared away with her sword light.

As she flew swiftly after Yan Yu, she soon saw the white light pursuing the Huang Tingjian light, like a hawk chasing a swallow. The Huang Tingjian light didn’t even have the time to dodge and could only adjust its angle to receive the hits on the strongest defensive points.

Seeing this, Ye Jun grew even more anxious and hurried at full speed with her Sword Control.

But she couldn’t catch up…

The Jinghong Sword light was just too fast, capable of attacking three to four times every second. Yan Yu had to dissipate the force each time just to barely block, which meant he was being sent flying at least three times per second, his passive speed even surpassing her full-speed Sword Control.

There was nothing Ye Jun could do but to sigh as she watched the sword light, and then she turned back to where Chen Lingyun was, only to see them fighting with a group of foreign Transcendents.

Enemies again?!

Fortunately, they were just ordinary Transcendents, not the kind they couldn’t handle at all.

Ye Jun’s heart settled somewhat, and she activated the Xuan Guang Ruler, forming two protective light flowers around them. Then she joined the battlefield with her Sword Control.

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Yin Ghost Pass, Golden Chicken Mountain.

Liu Longtao and Xie Ruoxi split up to lure the enemy, planning to draw a large number of chicken ghosts that were following them to one location, then use Taoism Method to wipe them out cleanly.

Thunder Method is a small-scale spell, so logically, this cleanup task could only let Lord Master’s Five Directions Dragon Zixiao Secret Technique take the stage, to exhibit its divine power in front of the national audience through the live broadcast, which would produce a salvaging effect.

Liu Longtao ran around, attracting all the nearby Yin Ghosts. Seeing him alone, they swarmed toward him at once, being led on a chase by Lord Master as if pulling a train.

Back at the designated rendezvous point, Liu Longtao calmly and leisurely made his rounds, leading about twenty Yin Ghosts on a merry chase while wondering how Xie Ruoxi was still not here.

Truth be told, after the battle with the Onmyoji, although he never said it aloud, he had come to recognize Xie Ruoxi’s strength.

This woman’s combat capabilities were there, it’s just that her brain was seriously undercharged. If she were to face someone like Princess Jiang Hai, she would definitely be played in circles unless they happened to meet in a tight spot for a close-quarters fight.

Fortunately, these Yin Ghosts didn’t possess much intelligence, and luring the enemy didn’t require any brains, so he thought there shouldn’t be any problem.

After waiting for a long time, suddenly there was a loud crowing sound from a distance, piercing and shrill, almost shattering the darkness of the night.

Liu Longtao: ?

Before he could dwell on his confusion for long, Xie Ruoxi came back with the Yin Ghost — nearly astonishing Lord Master to a stupor.

All he saw was the Yin Ghost behind her, as tall as a three-story building, with a robust and vast body, flapping wings, swinging claws, and a beak sharp like a sword continually smashing into the ground, trying to peck Xie Ruoxi to death on the spot.

Xie Ruoxi scurried beneath it like an ant being chased by a rooster, hurrying toward this side, and transmitted her voice:

“I lured a big one!”

What have you lured, good heavens! Liu Longtao was too exhausted to criticize, and hurriedly launched Red Dragon Patrols the Heavens, blasting to death all the Yin Ghosts behind him before quickly charging at the giant chicken, fingering the sword technique, firing the Ying Long Sword straight at its throat.

The giant Yin Ghost swung its beak and directly knocked the Ying Long Sword away.

Liu Longtao quickly urged his True Yuan, swiftly stabilizing the Ying Long Sword, and continued his tangle with the giant chicken.

The giant Yin Ghost had a hooked beak like sickles and feathers like steel, impervious to sword and spear. Just simple head swinging and wing flapping could directly knock away the Ying Long Sword.

Liu Longtao wasn’t anxious, patiently controlling the Ying Long Sword in the standoff, secretly searching for the giant chicken’s weak spot, planning to deliver an elegant, killing blow.

Taking advantage of the moment when the giant chicken was handed over to Lord Master, Xie Ruoxi quickly rushed to his side, asking:

“Is the lure over? Can we kill it now?”

“Kill it.” Liu Longtao regretted a bit, he shouldn’t have emphasized following orders with her. This woman’s brain must be made of single-celled neurons, with no flexibility at all. Now she had to ask for instructions on everything. He really couldn’t figure out how Yan Yu usually trained her. It couldn’t possibly be like how a kindergarten teacher treats children, right? “Naptime,” “Time for a meal,” “Don’t eat your hands,” like that?@@novelbin@@

“Ah, finally I can kill.” Xie Ruoxi sighed with relief, rolling up her sleeves, pinching out a Jade Pivot Thunder, and threw it hard at the giant chicken.

The corner of the giant chicken’s eye caught the thunderball, trying to deflect it with a wing, unaware that while its defense was strong, the power of the Jade Pivot Thunder was even more tyrannical, coupled with its specific efficacy against Yin Ghosts. The two clashed like snow meeting the warmth of spring, instantly vaporizing the mass of hard feathers and the soul within, thanks to the lightning.

Without losing momentum, the Jade Pivot Thunder struck the front side of the giant chicken’s neck and exploded thunderously inside it.

The gold mountain collapses, the jade pillar shatters!

The giant chicken’s enormous and terrifying body, under the force of the Jade Pivot Thunder, looked as if made of paper mache and was instantaneously blown into fragments. Countless feathers fluttered down, before slowly transforming into fragmented spirits and dissipating.

Liu Longtao: ……

“Sigh, it really wasn’t challenging at all,” Xie Ruoxi habitually placed her hands behind her back, shook her head and lamented, “It couldn’t even handle one of my moves. With secret realm creatures of this level, is it really necessary to lure them all together before killing them? I think it would be better not to get entangled with them at all, and just focus on traveling. If they want to gather in groups and attack us, just let me wipe them all out in one move. How could the lowly ants by the road impede my progress?”

Liu Longtao: …………

“Eh, something dropped,” Xie Ruoxi said as she picked up a magical artifact from the disintegrating remnants of the giant chicken: It looked like an ancient commanding sword, with dark chicken feathers stuck on it.

She tossed the item to Lord Master, who subconsciously caught it, just to hear Xie Ruoxi add:

“Keep it safe, don’t lose it.”

Bloody hell, she really thinks I’m her flunky, huh? Liu Longtao fumed with rage.