Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 396: Chapter 92: Xie Ruoxi’s Mount
 

On the way to the Departure Palace, Ai Lu fought fiercely with the Onmyoji while discreetly using his Divine Sense to observe Yan Yu’s swordsmanship.

Though being distracted on a battlefield is a great taboo, his style of swordsmanship is based on calculation; beholding Yan Yu’s godlike techniques was like an artist seeing a masterpiece—he just couldn’t tear his gaze away.

As he watched, he couldn’t help mumbling to himself:

“Ah! Yan Yu’s swordsmanship is truly an art form!”

“This ‘White Rainbow Piercing the Sun’ move, the angle of the sword is the essence of finesse!”

“Eagle Strike Sky Five-hit Combo? I would be over the moon if I could perform a four-hit combo…”

Zhao Yuanzhen, listening by his side, was sick of it and couldn’t help but curse:

“Will you ever stop? Does sucking up with these disgusting flatteries kill the enemies instantly?”

“No,” Ai Lu said confidently, “but Yan Yu’s godlike swordsmanship can.”

Zhao Yuanzhen was left speechless and complained:

“I don’t see what’s so great about him.”

“Hehe,” Ai Lu laughed, “Sister Zhao, you’re not a professional Sword Immortal, right?”

“I’m not, so what?”

“But I am.” Ai Lu stuck out his thumb, poking his own chest proudly.

Zhao Yuanzhen: ………

You’re proud that you can’t beat that thief, and you dare to step on my face to praise him?

She subconsciously reached for the Book of Hatred but then thought better of it; this book was reserved exclusively for the thief, and she couldn’t record someone else’s deeds, or else the memories might get mixed up.

I’ve decided! I’ll put this on the thief’s tab! He’s encouraging his fans to attack me personally!

I’ll remember this grudge, and when I take his place, I’ll arrange for seven, eight, maybe nine of my die-hard fans to be around him every day, solely to mock him!

With these thoughts, an image formed in her mind:

She saw several girls surrounding Yan Yu, all avid fangirls and “data laborers,” who sarcastically praised and trampled on Yan Yu:

“Oh, isn’t this the Longcheng Flying General? How did you fall so low?”

“Longcheng Flying General? Who’s that? I only know of Empress Yuanzhen. Please don’t bring up has-beens for attention, I really would appreciate it!”

“Bloatfish face, you think you can be our Empress’s partner with that level? Could greasy men please hide away and bow their heads in some corner? Coming out and grossing people out really makes me want to vomit.”

Yan Yu was insulted in various ways by these girls, yet he was powerless to rebuke, clenching his fists and holding back tears, biting his tongue, and waiting to go home to please carefully… Wahahaha!

As Zhao Yuanzhen fought, she indulged in her fantasy, and her originally jealous and warped mindset began to beautify with plastic surgery.

Suddenly, she felt a thump on her forehead. Yan Yu had taken a moment amidst the chaos to turn back and give her a forehead flick:

“Stay focused during the fight!”

Zhao Yuanzhen angrily collected her daydreams and redirected her resentment onto the enemies, making her White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer and Yin Wind Sword even more fierce and murderous.

Eventually, the group made it to the steps of the Departure Palace; all they had to do was charge up the stairs and Lord Master would naturally let them through.

“You guys go first,” Yan Yu quickly transmitted his voice, “Ai Lu, as soon as you get up there, enter the Departure Palace, kneel on the cushion, and receive your reward.”

“Okay,” Ai Lu hurriedly asked, “What about you, Yan Yu?”

Yan Yu did not respond immediately, but suddenly turned his head.

A bright light rose again in the square, revealing Xie Ruoxi’s figure emerging from it.

The pretty waste has arrived!

With that, the top ten spots for the Departure Palace were confirmed, no worries from now on!

Just as Yan Yu was about to rush towards Xie Ruoxi, he saw her scanning the surroundings like a startled rabbit. With so many foreign Transcendents around, she was overwhelmed with shock until her gaze finally landed on him. Her expression immediately shifted from fear to joy as she shouted out loud:

“Captain, save me!”

Yan Yu: ………

Suddenly he didn’t want to rescue her anymore, what should he do?

You’re supposed to be a top-level cultivator, for goodness’ sake! When Ai Lu got transported here alone, she knew to attempt Sword Flight to escape right away, and when she found out that it was impossible, she desperately defended herself while waiting for help. How come it’s “Captain, save me” when it comes to you?

Useless people never change, embarrassing!

Although Yan Yu harshly criticized her in his mind, naturally he wouldn’t really leave her to fend for herself—after all, defense and self-preservation tend to require more technical operations, while attacking just involves mindlessly throwing things at the opponent. With Xie Ruoxi currently in her fragile cannon form, her ability to deal damage was completely overpowered, while her ability to defend herself was extremely lacking.

As soon as Xie Ruoxi cried out for help, the nearby superheroes, though they didn’t understand the language of Lu Country, immediately sensed an easy target and swarmed in chaotically.

Then they were viciously struck by the Thunder Method. Whether they tried to block with their swords or attempted to headbutt, they were all blown to bits by the Jade Pivot Thunder and Divine Thunder.

Yan Yu, who was rushing to support her, observed the scene and couldn’t help but feel amazed: Thunder Method, although it has countless weaknesses, such as being difficult to control, consuming a lot of True Yuan, having a small attack range, slow flight speed that’s easy to dodge, and explosions being too close that can easily injure oneself, it also has some very real advantages.

When it hits, the power is truly terrifying!

Taking into account that Xie Ruoxi’s talent is insanely strong, has an abundance of True Yuan, is as timid as a rabbit, has slow reflexes, lacks technical awareness, and isn’t the brightest, Thunder Method seems tailor-made for her—any other swordsmanship or Taoism Method, she really couldn’t handle it.

The Berserkers surged forward, scaring Xie Ruoxi to the point of losing all color in her face. She threw Thunder Methods around in a panic and managed to blast numerous gaps in the nearly complete encirclement. Yan Yu quickly seized the opportunity to slip through them and arrived by Xie Ruoxi’s side, urging,

“Follow me.”

“I-I-I-I-I…” Xie Ruoxi stumbled after him, calling out, “My legs are a bit wobbly!”

“Wobbly legs, just use Thunder Method to blast them!” Yan Yu shouted, “Blow their legs off, and we can run slower, no problem!”

Xie Ruoxi found this reasoning sound and quickly suppressed her panicked emotions, flinging Thunder behind her with both hands.

The Berserkers, who had just been wailing like babies from the Thunder Method, didn’t dare to take it head-on and hurriedly retreated back to their formation to seek help from Stevenson.

Stevenson was craving for them to seek his help. Upon hearing the call, he immediately waved his hand and the long-range battery composed of Wizards, priests, and Clerics swiftly redirected their firepower—starting to saturate Yan Yu and Xie Ruoxi with attacks.

Although these attacks were frequent and dense, they were obviously untrained and without command, leaving plenty of space for maneuvering. Yan Yu performed the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step with ease, dodging them effortlessly.

Xie Ruoxi didn’t have his elegant and smooth evasive skills and could only plant her Heavenly Yuan Sword into the dirt, hiding behind the blade, trembling, and calling out:

“Captain, save me!”

Seeing she couldn’t cope, Yan Yu quickly turned back to her side and scooped her up around the waist.

Xie Ruoxi let out a startled cry! Although she knew it was inappropriate on the battlefield, she still felt a sense of bewildered sweetness and fantasy fulfillment… The captain was giving her a princess carry, hehehe.

“Don’t be dazed.” Yan Yu, holding her as he moved through the barrage of attacks, said with an expressionless face, “Don’t stop the Thunder Method.”

“Oh oh.” Xie Ruoxi tried her best to peek over his shoulder, aiming to lock onto the surrounding enemies.

But as seen from the live-streaming perspective of Yan Yu, they were constantly spinning left, moving right, retreating, and advancing every second. Just watching was enough to make one dizzy and nauseous, let alone aiming at a target.

“Slow down, slow down a bit!” Xie Ruoxi called out helplessly.

“Can’t slow down.” Yan Yu responded, “We’ll get hit.”

“But I can’t aim properly!”

“As if you could aim properly standing still.” Yan Yu scoffed, “Don’t you have a powerful True Yuan? Just blast away randomly!”

Xie Ruoxi had no comeback, and though she mentally protested that her aim wasn’t that bad, she didn’t have the courage to say it out loud. Instead, she closed her eyes and, reaching her hands over Yan Yu’s shoulders, smashed Jade Pivot Thunder and Divine Thunder behind him.

Yan Yu immediately adjusted his path, deliberately exposing his back towards nearby enemies. Sure enough, every single shot hit its mark, killing them all.

As a result, a bizarre notion unexpectedly sprang up in his mind: Could this tactic have any potential for future use? For example, if we encounter enemies with high defense in the future and Sword Control Technique can’t break through, I could just carry this beautiful good-for-nothing, and she would only need to cast Thunder Method straight back. I would handle the aiming and positioning…

No way! Would I become her mount then?

That’s outrageous, does she even deserve it? Absolutely not! I am the strongest in this world, after all!