Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 717 - 10 Better to Stop While Ahead_3

Chapter 717: Chapter 10 Better to Stop While Ahead_3

Chapter 717 -10 Better to Stop While Ahead_3

“Okay, I’ll go first,” Number One said, not continuing the argument, just smiling faintly and stepping onto the wooden stake.

His speed was not fast, but each step was stable, and his luck was not bad either. Each time the crosswind appeared out of nowhere, it just happened to avoid the stake he occupied.

Number One thus reached the opposite shore, while Number Two frowned slightly and then stepped forward.

Her steps were quick and steady, but her luck was not as good as Number One’s, often encountering unexpected crosswinds. Despite this, not only was the girl agile, but she was also daring; several times, when nearly blown off, she leveraged the wind to jump onto a neighboring stake, almost falling into the blade mountain.

She eventually made it through with narrowly escaped dangers, and then it was the turn of Number Three, the silent man.

Though Number Three appeared muscular, his movements were not clumsy but rather exceptionally fast, almost running and jumping, flying across the stake path to the other side.

Then came Number Four, and this little girl, who had pushed back earlier, truly knew herself. Not to mention her stiff and clumsy movements, her courage also fell short, and unfortunately, she was directly hit by a sudden crosswind. With a cry, she fell down and disappeared as a white light.

Now only Yan Yu was left. He took his steps leisurely, lifting his foot onto the stake, chuckling inwardly.

Among the group, Yan Yu was the slowest in crossing, pausing again and again, as if he needed to make sure of each step before taking it.

Yet, his luck this time was extreme; each time the crosswind blew over, it just happened to avoid the stake under his foot.

Having crossed the third challenge so smoothly, Yan Yu gave a slight smile to the three waiting for him and said,

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“Alright, let’s go.”

“Let’s go,” Number One said.

He and Number Three checked the next challenge’s details, only to see Number Two girl pausing for a moment then quietly reminding,

“Be careful.”

Yan Yu raised his eyebrows in surprise, glanced at her, but remained silent.

After choosing their direction, everyone came to the fourth challenge.

In the courtyard of the fourth challenge, countless logs piled up suddenly ignited. The heat waves churned, flames soared, and the temperature rose so high it nearly made breathing difficult.

In the midst of the fiery wooden piles, only a narrow path was left, barely wide enough for one person to pass.

Clearly, the test was meant for the entrants, facing the intense heat and flames at close quarters, to forcefully make their way through.

“We don’t have to go one by one this time,” Number One suggested, “To save time, let’s just pass through in a line.”

Everyone entered the narrow path. Number One led while Number Three stayed at the back, with huge burning piles on both sides, such that if they came a bit closer, their clothes would have caught fire.

The Number Two girl walked in front of Yan Yu, seeming a bit nervous as she vigilantly looked around. From time to time, she turned her head back to check Yan Yu and Number Three’s expressions and movements.

Yan Yu, however, was calm and composed, leisurely walking with his hands behind his back, casually looking around, which secretly annoyed the Number Two girl.

As they reached the middle of the sea of fire, having covered nearly half the distance, Number One suddenly stopped, turned around, and suggested,

“This Mysterious Realm challenge gets harder the further we go, perhaps we should stop while we’re ahead.”

“How do you suggest ‘stopping while we’re ahead’?” Number Two, already tense, snapped immediately, “We haven’t obtained anything, how can we stop?”

“It’s simple,” Number One chuckled, “Number Two, you hand over the Flying Needle Magic Treasure, and Number Six, you give up the Flying Sword Magic Treasure, then Number Three and I will let you leave. You keep your lives, and we take the treasures, that’s called ‘stopping while we’re ahead.'”

Number Two burst out laughing angrily, about to insult them, only to hear Yan Yu say,

“So these trial challenges aren’t random?”

“Correct,” Number One laughed.

“This route, you’ve traveled many times before,” Yan Yu continued, “Choosing to act in this challenge was also pre-planned by you.”

“Exactly,” Number One said, smiling even more smugly.

“The crosswind in the third challenge, this sea of fire, they aren’t actually part of the Mysterious Realm’s tests,” Yan Yu revealed an understanding look, “they are all staged by you.”

“The crosswind was secretly stimulated by his spell, the sea of fire was my arrangement,” Number One straightforwardly revealed, chuckling, “The Mysterious Realm’s mechanism will teleport you out just before it kills you to keep you alive, but we aren’t that kind. If we kill you, then you’re truly dead.”

“Then why didn’t you just attack directly?” Yan Yu also smiled, “Taking the Magic Treasure and the Flying Sword from our corpses would have been just perfect, wouldn’t it?”

“Idiot!” Number Two couldn’t hold back anymore, “Isn’t it much simpler to trick us into handing over our belongings first, and then kill us?”

“Smart girl!” Number One praised, “Now that you’ve figured it out, you can die peacefully.”

Just as his words ended, Number Two’s Flying Needle shot out, but in an instant, Number One and Number Three disappeared… not as white lights transported by the Mysterious Realm, but vanished right on the spot.

Number Two quickly tried to follow, but heard Yan Yu say,

“Don’t rush off.”

“Why shouldn’t we rush?” Number Two couldn’t contain her shouting any longer, “This sea of fire was his setup! What if he activates his spell from outside and burns us all to death?”

“It won’t happen,” Yan Yu said calmly, “The fires around us are all an illusion.”