Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 490: Chapter 86: Holding Ruoxi, Chaotically Slaughtering (Extra Excited Chapter)
 

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The factors that decide the outcome of a battle are many, such as the means of attack, means of defense, movement speed, agility, and the sustainability of True Yuan energy, among others.

However, if one were to pick the “most critical” among them, Yan Yu would choose the sustainability of True Yuan energy without hesitation.

The reason is simple: once the True Yuan is exhausted, no matter how fierce your offensive means or how thorough your defenses, no matter how exaggerated your speed and agility, without the support of True Yuan, all of these capabilities cannot be utilized, and one would become a fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.

In his previous life, what Yan Yu studied the most was how to plan the limited external True Yuan within a finite time to achieve as many tactical objectives as possible—this was also the initial reason he dared to let his teammates withdraw and faced the Demon Monk alone.

But now, with Ningning’s sudden surge in performance, it also gave him a small reminder:

Even a chewed piece of gum or a used napkin can have its unique uses. I have no less than five cultivators by my side! If we could properly coordinate with each other, couldn’t we defeat the boss more effortlessly than just me fighting alone?

With this in mind, Yan Yu, who was accustomed to fighting alone from beginning to end, once again chose to slack off temporarily, leaving more opportunities for the girls to perform.

He had to make room for the younger generation after all! Let’s wait for Ruoxi to recover her True Yuan first.

The Nine Heavens Yin Demon Divine Evil Prayer Beads thrown by Chen Lingyun sealed off a corner of the Buddha’s Light, preventing it from continuing to swirl and fly about.

Lin Ning, who had achieved Sword-Human Unity, immediately propelled the dazzling Green Bamboo Sword Light, circumventing the defense entanglement of another piece of Buddha’s Light and directly attacking the esteemed lamp-bearing monk.

The Demon Monk’s face was now devoid of any trace of a smile. He raised his left hand and formed a Giant Spirit Palm, forcefully pinching at the Green Bamboo Sword Light.

“Hammer,” directed Chen Lingyun.

Zhao Yuanzhen once again threw the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer, which whistled as it smashed towards the Demon Monk’s head.

Since the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer could break through the defense of the Buddha’s Light, the esteemed lamp-bearer had no choice but to withdraw the Giant Spirit Palm and deflected this sinister magic treasure with a backhand.

Lin Ning took advantage of the situation to propel the Sword Light, pursuing rapidly. The opposing monk’s kasaya flew about as he fled, constantly wiping off a large amount of lamp fire and transforming it into numerous beasts to intercept.

However, with Sword-Human Unity and being within the sword itself, plus the nurturing from the Zhenze Sword Box, the Sword Qi was even more vigorous than usual by a third. As soon as the Flame Beasts approached, they were torn apart by the sharp Sword Light on the outside; how could they harm Ningning inside, whose fighting spirit was soaring?

The Demon Monk by this time had understood that Yan Yu and Lin Ning were taking turns achieving Sword-Human Unity and relaying to attack him. With the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer waiting for an opportunity, either helping break through the Buddha’s Light or restraining his own Giant Spirit Palm, if this delay continued, it was certain that his own Intention Body would be worn down by them.

As his mind raced, the numerous Flame Beasts suddenly turned in unison, attacking Su Yunjin who was at a distance.

Su Yunjin, at this time, was using her magic to resist the sky full of lamp fire. If she were to be held back by the Flame Beasts, the situation would instantly turn around. Yan Yu quickly flew on his sword intending to rescue her, but then heard Chen Lingyun’s transmitted message:

“I’ll handle it.”

With her right hand, she waved the Hell-Seeking Banner, summoning Black and White Impermanence, which produced the Soul-hooking Dark Light and the Soul Arresting Chain to intercept the Flame Beasts. Her left hand continuously formed sword techniques, as the Purple Extreme Sword moved back and forth. Although the moves were rather simple, the efficiency of her strikes was actually quite good, bursting one after another of the beasts that neared Yun Jin.

Yan Yu was immediately gobsmacked, but upon closer observation, he had an epiphany.

These Flame Beasts had little spiritual wisdom and did not even know to dodge when attacked. Chen Lingyun’s weakness lies in her reaction speed in combat, and her swordsmanship is no match for a professional Sword Immortal, but against these creatures, it was like shooting at moving targets, which with her meticulous thinking was quite easy.

He had already used the Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire and had also utilized Sword-Human Unity once; his True Yuan was already running low. Seeing his teammates taking turns being durable and reliable, Yan Yu was able to put his mind at ease and continued focusing on refining the medicinal strength to recover his True Yuan.

Seeing his strategy fail, the esteemed lamp-bearer monk switched tactics again. He shook the lamp vigorously with his right hand, causing the number of lamp fires in the sky to increase by another thirty percent, slamming Su Yunjin with tremendous pressure.

Su Yunjin had been maintaining the great spell of Dividing the Tide and had little True Yuan left. With the suddenly increased pressure from above, she was forced to draw out even more True Yuan and exert the Southern Dipper Star River Secret Art, causing her complexion to turn pale.

Yan Yu’s Divine Sense was always attentive to the entire field, and he immediately noticed the anomaly above and urgently transmitted a warning:

“Yun Jin.”

“No worries,” Chen Lingyun responded.

She was well-prepared, having anticipated that the esteemed lamp-bearing monk would turn to attack Su Yunjin once he was at a disadvantage. Now, she simply instructed calmly:

“The hammer.”

Zhao Yuanzhen tossed out the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer again. The Demon Monk indeed quickened his Giant Spirit Palm to block it. Linn Ning, who had merged with her sword, took the opportunity to launch the White Rainbow Across the Sky, aiming fiercely at his chest, but then she heard Chen Lingyun’s voice transmission saying:

“The Cang Song topples.”

The respected lamp bearer with the Giant Spirit Palm blocked the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer and with a swift hand sent it flying away, swiftly retreating to guard his front. If Lin Ning had launched the White Rainbow Across the Sky just now, she would have crashed head-on into the Giant Spirit Palm, unable to break through.

But with Chen Lingyun’s warning, she changed her move to Cang Song Ying Ke in a timely manner. This sword technique has two forms: the orthodox form cuts from below upwards, while the inverted form cuts from above downwards, also known as “Cang Song Upside Down” or “Inverted Cang Song.”

Lin Ning’s sword light rose slightly, then slashed downward. The Demon Monk hurriedly raised his palm to block, his entire attention on the above, unaware that a shadow had suddenly darted into his lower right side.

The Resentful Spirit mother and child!

From the Three Islands Treasure Ship Secret Realm, they had seized this Resentful Spirit from the Dark Sorcerer of the Southern Border. With the Demon Monk’s attention drawn above, they took the opportunity to rush into his right arm, vying for control of the body.

The Demon Monk merely furrowed his brows. He was of half-Heavenly Demon descent, and Heavenly Demons were naturally adept at occupying flesh. How could he fear such a low-level Resentful Spirit capable of possession?

Thus, with just a slight stirring of his intention, he was ready to mobilize the magic power throughout his body, forcefully consuming the Resentful Spirit that had invaded his flesh. His left hand continued to sustain the Divine Skill of the Giant Spirit Palm, acting like a gigantic shield, staunchly resisting the cleaving of Lin Ning’s sword light.

In the span of a moment, the Resentful Spirit mother and child were utterly shattered!

But even in these brief one or two seconds, the lamp bearer, with his right arm occupied by the Resentful Spirit, couldn’t continue to stimulate the Colored Glaze Lamp, resulting in the sky full of lamp fire above his head becoming sparser.

Su Yunjin, whose True Yuan was nearly depleted and was soon to be unable to continue, took advantage of this time when the pressure lessened, finally managing to distract herself to refine the medicine’s potency in her abdomen, fiercely recovering a portion of her True Yuan.

After swallowing the Resentful Spirit mother and child, the lamp bearer looked at Su Yunjin, who had regained some color on her face, and immediately realized what had happened. Enraged and embarrassed, he wildly shook the Colored Glaze Lamp anew, intent on making her spit out all the True Yuan she had just reclaimed!

Yan Yu had already stopped refining the medicine’s power, standing up ready to strike.

His cultivation talent might not be great, but he held a unique advantage in recovering True Yuan. While others like Xie Ruoxi and Su Yunjin needed to refine the potency of medicine for a while to regain sufficient True Yuan, he only needed to regulate his breathing slightly to recover most of it.

This is the strength of me as the captain, quack!

He was about to signal Lin Ning to come back and rest, ready to replace her himself, when suddenly he heard Xie Ruoxi’s voice transmission:

“Captain, it’s ready!”

Looking beautiful yet useless due to depleting her True Yuan, Xie Ruoxi, who had been refining the medicine’s potency from the start, was now finally restored enough True Yuan to unleash eight strikes of the great cavity thunder.

“Come here!” Yan Yu immediately rose with his Sword Control, enveloping Xie Ruoxi with his sword light, then charged straight at the lamp bearer.

Lin Ning did not retreat, and Yan Yu advanced. The double assault of their Sword-Human Unity greatly increased the pressure on the Demon Monk’s defense. He could no longer afford to intensify his focus on Su Yunjin but was forced to continuously wield the Giant Spirit Palm, blocking left and right.

Zhao Yuanzhen threw out the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer again; the Demon Monk deflected it with a slap.

Lin Ning took the opportunity to attack head-on, executing the move White Rainbow Across the Sky. The Demon Monk, already too late to dodge, had to use the Giant Spirit Palm to intercept in front of him, attempting to seize the Green Bamboo Sword Light.

The Huang Tingjian Sword Light circled to his back, and knowing that he was about to be backstabbed, the Demon Monk hurriedly summoned the Buddha’s Light to block behind him, ready to withstand the full-on attack of Sword-Human Unity.

Unexpectedly, Yan Yu’s White Rainbow Across the Sky was just a feint. As he was about to collide with the Buddha’s Light, he suddenly canceled the Sword-Human Unity, revealing himself in mid-air holding Xie Ruoxi, tightly clutching her forearms.

Xie Ruoxi looked resolute, her eyes intently fixed on the Demon Buddha’s back, both hands already forming two strikes of the great cavity thunder.

Facing the Goalkeeper BOSS up close, yet she feared nothing.

Because the me held in the arms of the captain is invincible!