Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 464: Chapter 60 Secret Communication with Ye Jun, You’re Exposed!
 

After breakfast, everyone returned to the living room to watch TV.

Today is the second day of the lunar new year, and the TV was broadcasting the award ceremony that Pingjing had prepared for the Dragon Soar Team and the Flying Dragon Battle Team after their victory in the Menyan Cangsong Secret Realm.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and now the award ceremony for cultivators after their achievements had become quite well-established.

As long as there is a victory abroad, earning an honorary title is a certainty. All titles are uniquely designed and once issued, they become limited editions, never to be reused, implying to the cultivator, “Your contribution is unique.”

The members of the Dragon Soar Team and the Flying Dragon Battle Team received honorary titles called “North Sea Dragon Guards.” Lord Master received an upgraded version called “North Sea Dragon General,” which roughly equated to being the MVP of this campaign, the best of the best.

“Big bro, big bro!” Yan Jing called, “Don’t you have a title of Divine General Dinghai? How does that compare to the North Sea Dragon General that Liu Longtao got?”

“Nonsense, a Divine General is of course more formidable than a Dragon General,” Yan Yu said.

“Big bro is bragging again!” Yan Jing pretended not to believe.

“Your brother isn’t lying,” Chen Lingyun said with a smile, “Actually, you should look at the first two characters rather than the last two. Whether it’s ‘Divine General’ or ‘Dragon General,’ it’s almost the same, but there is a difference between ‘Dinghai’ and ‘North Sea.'”

“If it had been just a victory in the Secret Realm of Li Palace, the title would have been ‘East Sea Divine General,'” Su Yunjin also chimed in, “In reality, not only did we win, but we also caused heavy casualties and disarray to the three-party alliance, and hence ‘East Sea’ was changed to ‘Dinghai.'”

“Big brother is so awesome!” Yan Jing finally understood and said admiringly, “Does that mean our big brother is even more formidable than this Liu Longtao?”

“Definitely,” Zhao Yuanzhen said.

“Then big brother must be the best in the country,” Yan Jing asked curiously, “But who is the second best?”

Speaking of the national runner-up, Lin Ning remembered what Yan Yu had said on the swing before, “My wife must be the second best in the country,” and her cheeks flushed with shyness and embarrassment as she glared at Yan Yu.

“The second-place spot is still undecided,” Yan Yu responded, “Different cultivators in different professions have different training focuses. Some professions excel in solo combat with high success rates in duels, but if you put them in a group battle scenario, their tactical value might not match up to other support professions.”

“Why is your brother the best in the country? Because whether it is in solo combat or team fighting, whether it is combat strength or tactical value, I am ranked first. Apart from me, other cultivators often only excel in one of these areas, so it’s difficult to definitively rank them.”

The ladies also became reflective.

For instance, in the Zhenghai Team, Lin Ning, Zhao Yuanzhen, and Xie Ruoxi are all standard combat roles, which Yan Yu described as “excel in solo combat”; Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin are more tactically oriented, fitting the “more suited for team combat” scenario.

As for Yan Yu, although he tended more toward solo combat, because of his overwhelming strength, he often single-handedly tackled the main forces of the opponents. For example, in the battle of the Secret Realm of Li Palace, he alone held off the superheroes at the main step, “standing alone against thousands, unbreachable,” preventing them from rendezvousing with the Onmyoji, thus his tactical value was far more than what one or two support roles could achieve.

In the Menyan Cangsong Secret Realm battle, the Flying Dragon Battle Team was responsible for attacking the Goalkeeper and refining the Nerve Center, while the Dragon Soar Team took on the task of blocking the pursuers. Liu Longtao used both swordsmanship and Taoism Method to kill enemies and cover his teammate Yang Linhui’s casting, but if assessed purely on tactical value, Yang Linhui who disrupted the entire field and Ye Jun who protected the entire team, their roles might not be inferior to Lord Master.

If Lord Master could manage without Ye Jun’s protection, single-handedly stopping most pursuers and reducing pressure for his teammates, then his tactical value would not be less than Yan Yu’s in the Secret Realm of Li Palace, and the honorary title he would receive would probably be “Dinghai Dragon General” instead of “North Sea Dragon General.”

“I feel that Liu Longtao falls short mainly because of Ye Jun,” Lin Ning suddenly pondered, “Ye Jun’s Xuan Guang Ruler defense can block most attacks. Having such a player on the team allows the others to attack without restraint, but it also means that everyone’s tactical value inevitably shares a large portion with Ye Jun, so Liu Longtao will never reach the heights of our captain because he too relies on Ye Jun’s cover, but the captain does not.”

The other ladies were somewhat embarrassed: Does your statement imply that because our strength doesn’t match up to the captain’s, we can’t effectively collaborate with him, thereby highlighting even more the captain’s brilliant invincibility and unparalleled prowess?

Yan Yu was rendered speechless with a laugh, suddenly chilled:

Wait, is it possible that in a previous life Ye Jun left the Dragon Soar Team without being retained by Lord Master because Lord Master wanted to get rid of her influence?

As long as Ye Jun was in the team, the public would think “Lord Master’s success in combat is all because Ye Jun created a comfortable environment for him to deliver output”?

Thinking this, Yan Yu immediately took out his cellphone and sent a message to Liu Longtao.

[Win Over with Virtue]: Congratulations, congratulations, North Sea Dragon General.

[Young Master Liu]: But Divine General Dinghai, wouldn’t saying that be too modest, considering you have that better title?

[Win Over with Virtue]: Where are you now? Why does your message seem so sour?

[Liu Longtao]: I just finished being awarded a medal, now I’m resting in the lounge, tired. Didn’t you watch the TV?

[Win Over with Virtue]: I did. You know, Liu, I recently heard a theory saying that without Ye Jun, you can’t play anymore, is that true or false?

[Liu Longtao]: What do you think?

[Win Over with Virtue]: I was very skeptical at first, but seeing that you didn’t dare to deny it directly, I started to believe it a bit.

[Liu Longtao]: How could that be true? Just like if someone said that without Chen Lingyun your team’s strategy would collapse, wouldn’t that be nonsense?

[Win Over with Virtue]: Haha, indeed.

[Liu Longtao]: But now that you mention it, I’ve just realized something. Could it be because Ye Jun’s Xuan Guang Ruler was protecting me that they mistakenly thought you were better at handling things on your own than me?

[Win Over with Virtue]: Exactly, exactly, quickly transfer Ye Jun to me, don’t let her influence the valuation of your worth, Mr. Liu Longtao.

[Liu Longtao]: Dream on! The least I could do is let her focus on protecting others and not me anymore, to save her some True Yuan. Am I crazy to prove my abilities by firing a team member?

[Liu Longtao]: Speaking of which, why has Ye Jun been practicing swordsmanship in her free time lately? Did you tell her something again?

[Win Over with Virtue]: I told her, Lord Master is brave but reckless, fond of achievements but lacking in gratitude, hardly looks like a leader, and she should quickly leave you and come to my side.

[Liu Longtao]: Tsk tsk tsk, that’s a rather low move.

[Liu Longtao]: Keep slandering me all you want; I’ll see if Ye Jun falls for your cunning plan.

Yan Yu closed the chat and sighed with relief.

Indeed, Lord Master remained the proud figure from his past life, disdaining the use of “firing the deputy captain” to make himself shine brighter. The larger likelihood was that the higher-ups, based on tactical planning, thought that Dragon Soar Team no longer needed a role specializing in defense.

While Yan Yu was pondering this, suddenly he heard Su Yunjin ask seemingly nonchalantly:

“Captain, are you close with the deputy captain from Dragon Soar Team, Ye Jun? Do you want to bring her over to our team?”

Yan Yu shivered all over, then realized that his typing and the private chat with Lord Master, while hidden from the eyes of others, couldn’t be hidden from their Divine Sense!

They were right there beside him, and even if they didn’t lean over to peek, their Divine Sense could scan and see the messages on the screen!

“No…” Yan Yu barely managed two words before being interrupted by the others.

“Captain, do you think the team needs someone who specializes in defense?” Lin Ning asked anxiously, “Couldn’t we just get Zhao to procure a defensive magic treasure? There’s no need to poach someone, right?”

“I didn’t…”

“It might not necessarily be because we need a defensive role.” Chen Lingyun added fuel to the fire with a smile, “Perhaps he just wants Ye Jun on the team.”

“You’re talking nonsense…”

“Captain, do you like the type that the deputy captain, Ye Jun, represents?” Xie Ruoxi said with a dry laugh, “Hahaha, turns out the captain has a thing for short hair.”

“That’s about enough…”

“No way!” Zhao Yuanzhen said sternly, “I forbid her from joining the team, don’t delude yourself!”

Listening to his son repeatedly try to explain himself only to be interrupted by the other girls, Yan’s mother in the kitchen remained neither sad nor happy, silently washing the dishes.

I don’t care anymore, he can handle it himself.