Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 968 - 23 Timed Bomb_2

Of course, it’s too early to consider these things right now.

The international situation is not yet stable; it’s not a good time to start a family. Even setting ten thousand steps back, the enchantress hasn’t even crossed her tribulation for Core Formation yet, so it’s still too early to think about these matters.

Having carefully thought it through, Yan Yu picked up the showerhead, turned on the faucet, and immediately drenched Zhao Yuanzhen from head to toe.

"What are you doing!" Zhao Yuanzhen shrieked in shock.

If I weren’t so sore all over, tired and numb, and unable to even lift my feet, I would definitely kick you!

"Just giving you a wash." Yan Yu said with a mischievous smile.

Although the water temperature was just right, being sprayed in the face is quite uncomfortable. Zhao Yuanzhen could only keep turning her head to avoid it while cursing inwardly, vowing to crush him into sugarcane residue once she settles things with Yun Jin Ningning!

"Forget it, I’m done playing with you." Yan Yu suddenly turned off the faucet, tossed the showerhead to the side, and then turned to leave.

Only then did Zhao Yuanzhen notice that the bathwater had been unknowingly prepared.

She curled up her legs in the tub, feeling nothing but warm and extremely comfortable, as if all the soreness and numbness had disappeared.

Hmph, may as well upgrade him from residue to a milkshake.

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Not long after Liu Longtao’s Core Formation, news came from the Chongying Yin Yang Bureau: Shenyuan Simie successfully advanced to the Spirit Void Realm.

The Yin Yang Bureau runs a system of elitism extreme even by Lu Country standards, with resources heavily skewed towards the top echelon. However, due to its limited territory and resources, along with being severely suppressed by Lu Country, its top-level power has always been a notch below that of Lu Country.

Of the Yin Yang Bureau’s The Four Great Demon Kings, when one died, no replacement was made, leaving only Shenyuan Simie, Wei Zong Yilang, and Shuzaki Daigo still standing.

Among them, Shuzaki Daigo spends his days carefree to the disapproval of his superiors; although Wei Zong Yilang is diligent and reliable, his potential is limited due to his age. So, all things considered, only the mad lad of the Shenyuan clan was fit for promotion.

With resources being piled on at any cost, Shenyuan Simie started to "Divine Concealment" shortly before Liu Longtao’s tribulation, then returned to the world the day after Liu’s Core Formation announcing his successful advancement.

Lu Country took this matter very seriously because the challenges of advancing in different supernatural systems are not the same, and the first one to attempt it is the most dangerous since all his information comes from secondary, hard-to-verify records. freewebnσvel.cѳm

With the first Onmyoji successfully advanced and able to pass back all sorts of information from Crossing Tribulation, the Yin Yang Bureau could then make targeted adjustments based on these details.

And the power that a national machine brings into play when mobilized is terrifying. Just look at what Lu Country prepared for Liu Longtao, the second one due for Crossing Tribulation.

When Yan Yu heard this news, he was eating in the canteen, sitting opposite Zhang Huaide.

Comrade Zhou Hongyu of this era did not die a heroic death, hence Comrade Zhang is still the deputy team leader. He is naturally stern and also wears flat glasses. When the angle of light reflection makes it hard to see his eyes behind the lenses, he gives off a very imposing demeanor. This makes people not want to chat with him during leisure time, irrespective of whether he becomes the team leader or not.

Of course, Yan Yu does not buy into all this. After receiving the message from Chen Lingyun, he directly asked Zhang Huaide if he knew about it.

Zhang Huaide shook his head. He doesn’t play with his phone while eating, so even if someone from Pingxi Army knew and informed him, he wouldn’t know right away.

"What do you think, Xiao Zhang?" Yan Yu asked.

After receiving the news on her phone, Chen Lingyun casually added, "What do you think?" If he didn’t respond, it would imply his ignorance; if he did respond but missed the point, though Chen Lingyun wouldn’t say anything, she would definitely have a chuckle in her heart.

Yan Yu was not without his insights, but since Zhang Huaide just happened to share the table, why not borrow his brain?

"It won’t have a big impact on Lu Country," Zhang Huaide replied. "After the first advancement emerges, it will bring about an explosive improvement in top-level combat power, but the Yin Yang Bureau’s plate is smaller than ours, started gaining traction too late, and the sustained power isn’t there, so it won’t cause much of a disturbance."

Yan Yu pondered for a moment, feeling that Comrade Xiao Zhang had made a good point.

Still influenced by his past life, he had subconsciously considered the Chongying Yin Yang Bureau a colossal entity that could contend with the cultivators of Zhendong Army of Lu Country… In reality, during the battle in The Secret Realm of Li Palace, the Yin Yang Bureau suffered a heavy loss of its elite members, even losing Xiandao Jingyin, causing its top combat power to fall behind Lu Country by a significant margin.

In the Era of Spiritual Energy Resurgence, the essence is still a contest of who can roll the biggest snowball. If you fall behind early, you get fewer resources; with fewer resources, your manpower cannot grow, leading to further lag in the competition—it’s a catch-22.

Yan Yu silently edited Zhang Huaide’s analysis into text and sent it to Chen Lingyun.

"Haha, Xiao Zhang still has quite the foresight and insight," Chen Lingyun replied with a smiley face, "The advisory team shares the same view."

Yan Yu immediately swept his Divine Sense around to check for any ghosts invisibly lurking. So she figured it out by herself? That’s not good, not fun at all.

"Where did you run off to again?" Yan Yu sent a message, "When are you coming back?"

"Why, missing me?" Chen Lingyun quickly responded.

"Hehe." Yan Yu too sent back a smiley face.

Other members of the team had already attempted to reach the Golden Core Rank, leaving only Chen Lingyun behind. With her intelligence, she could surely guess that Yan Yu would definitely take the opportunity to bully her thoroughly during their Dual Cultivation, which is why she deliberately hid somewhere strategizing—this was Yan Yu’s speculation.