Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 696 - 2 Xie Ruoxi Wants to Steal Home_2

“What about me?” she grabbed Yan Yu’s shoulder and forcefully turned him to face her.

“Don’t touch me!” Yan Yu disdainfully brushed off her hand. “Practice more, think more, learn more!”

“Why are you so detailed with Ruoxi but so dismissive with me?” The enchantress finally found a place to vent and started to burst out.

“Nonsense, she’s already using her head, while you’re still here just being jealous!”

“I’m not being jealous, I’m…” Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly had an epiphany. “I’m asking for fairness!”

Yan Yu: ???

What kind of Demonic Sect Zhao Ning are you?

“Anyway, regarding my Red Lotus Bowl, you also need to explain things clearly to me, don’t try to brush me off with just observing and learning!” Zhao Yuanzhen said indignantly, arms crossed.

Even with her arms wrapped around her, the immense hatred in her chest could not be suppressed, forcing Yan Yu to no longer ignore her and gave her some guidance:

“Your problem is similar to Ruoxi’s, you use your ultimate move too frequently, and it fails to achieve results—a pure waste of True Yuan.”

“The Karmic Fire Red Lotus emerges through the activation of the bowl, and each manifestation consumes a fixed amount of True Yuan. If you use it for offense and someone blows it up, it’s gone; if used for defense, the enemy always has to be wary that the Red Lotus might suddenly switch to an offensive mode. Isn’t this a better choice for splitting the enemy’s attention?”

“So, your point is, summon the Red Lotus but don’t attack with it?” Zhao Yuanzhen hesitated.

“I knew you wouldn’t understand what I’m saying,” Yan Yu disparagingly said. “My point is for you to deceive, ambush, and fight without honor! Don’t just recklessly throw Karmic Fire Red Lotus. Such direct tactics are easily read by others. Can’t you learn some cunning tactics from Chen Lingyun?”

“Psh, do I need to learn such schemes from her?” Zhao Yuanzhen perked up.

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I am an enchantress from the Evil Sect! When it comes to scheming against enemies on the battlefield, who’s better than me?

But the kind of scheming Yan Yu talked about wasn’t the duplicitous kind she imagined, just simple psychological wars… Anyway, they didn’t discuss this further because it was time for dinner, and the enchantress was getting hungry again.

They couldn’t go to the school cafeteria, since there were many Yan Yu fans in the Zhendong Army, and seeing him was like fervent fans spotting their idol. Thus, the three of them used Sword Control to fly directly back to the villa.

At home, Lin Ning had already prepared a feast, covering an entire table, causing Zhao Yuanzhen to salivate and quickly grab a piece of vinegar meat and pop it into her mouth.

“Ah! Sister Zhao!” Lin Ning dashed over screaming and shoved her back, “Wash your hands first, go wash!”

“I’m a Cultivator, I’m not afraid of germs!”

“Don’t eat the dust on your hands, though!”

Watching the two chase and play around, Yan Yu lazily yawned but suddenly noticed that Xie Ruoxi seemed to be in a low mood.

“What’s wrong, Ruoxi?”

“Nothing.” Xie Ruoxi shook her head, “I just miss Ling Yun and Yun Jin a bit… It feels somewhat lonely at the dinner table without them.”

Yan Yu fell silent upon hearing this.

Lonely, huh? Of course, six people had become four, the reduction in numbers was obvious.

But there was no helping it, as the strength of the Team Monks increased, this system of joint action would become less and less applicable.

Take Zhao Yuanzhen’s Red Lotus Bowl and Xie Ruoxi’s Thunder Cone for example, both were devastating on their own. So naturally, the leaders would ponder: these two formidable individuals, is there really a need to bundle them together, making them become best buddies, inseparable?

Individual power is limited, hence the need for a team to improve survival rates. But once an individual could harness Divine Skills akin to Fatian Xiangdi, maintaining a team would become unsafe—not externally, but internally.

At this point in his past life, without Yan Yu’s proactive nurturing, Xie Ruoxi had just started doing live streaming in leather attire, and Zhao Yuanzhen was in Nanjiang fighting with Sorcerers over Mysterious Realms; both were not doing very well, let alone the other Cultivators.

Now, one had transformed into the Immortal Venerate echoing with thunder, the other became the Demon Lord with Red Lotus Karma Fire, their strengths incomparably greater than in their past lives. Therefore, from a higher perspective, the overall assessment of the Cultivators’ strengths would be elevated too.

Perhaps the complete dissolution of the team system would considerably precede the timeline of the past life.

While Yan Yu thought this, he suddenly noticed that everyone had stopped eating and was staring at him oddly.

“What’s wrong?” Yan Yu asked, “Is there food on my face?”

“No.” Lin Ning hesitated, “Captain, the expression on your face just now…”

“Sentimental.” Zhao Yuanzhen hit the nail on the head, saying, “It was that ‘The past cannot be advised against, the future cannot be pursued’ kind of sentimental expression.”

“Cut it out.” Yan Yu scoffed immediately, “How could I possibly be sentimental? Your eyes must have been fogged by the steam from the tomato and egg soup.”

“Really!” Lin Ning exclaimed, “Don’t believe it? Ask Ruoxi.”

“I didn’t see it though.” Xie Ruoxi gently smiled, “The Captain has always been that tough cool guy, not prone to laughter, you must have seen it wrong.”

Lin Ning and Zhao Yuanzhen immediately widened their eyes, hardly believing she could say such a thing.

Ruoxi, you’ve betrayed us!

“Exactly, Ruoxi is honest.” Yan Yu burst out laughing, “You two still want to team up to trick me? ‘Three men make a tiger,’ right? That old trick still trying to make a comeback, hilarious.”

“I always speak the truth.” Xie Ruoxi said obediently.

Sorry Ningning, Zhao sis! Taking advantage of the least competition now, I’m going to start wooing the Captain!

Although Yun Jin and Ling Yun were not there, making the dinner table seem a bit lonely, the food still tasted great, and everyone enjoyed the meal.

After a satisfying meal and drink, Lin Ning went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, and Zhao Yuanzhen sat on the living room sofa, picking up a tub of cookies as a post-meal dessert, barely digesting.

Xie Ruoxi’s eyes darted around, making sure neither of them was noticing this side.

That’s the advantage of fewer people. When there are more people, if you try to speak to the Captain, one or two people would exactly notice, but now with only Ningning and Zhao sis here, seizing the timing becomes much easier.

Yan Yu was standing at the staircase looking at his mobile, she quietly walked up to him and whispered:

“Captain, I have a question about cultivation I’d like to ask you…”

“Just say it.” Yan Yu replied.

“No, no.” Xie Ruoxi’s head wobbled like a tambourine, fearing Lin Ning might suddenly come out of the kitchen, or Zhao Yuanzhen might turn around inviting her to join in eating snacks, she quickly grabbed Yan Yu and walked up the stairs.

“My room is quite spacious, let’s talk in my room!”