Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 795 - 42 Going for Reinforcements

Chapter 795: Chapter 42 Going for Reinforcements

Chapter 795 -42 Going for Reinforcements

Xu Jin’s impression of the Zhenhai Team was initially influenced by societal rumors calling them the “Harem Team.”

Aside from the captain, the entire team was female, all young and beautiful girls, which made it hard not to let one’s imagination run wild.

But speaking of solid proof, there really was none—especially considering that Yan Yu had remained single to this day, without being romantically linked to anyone, which seemed to prove he likely had no other intentions towards the girls on his team.

Thus, new rumors circulated that perhaps Yan Yu was actually into men, like the strange love triangle between him, Liu Longtao, and Li Zhaojiang… Now, through his own eyes, Xu Jin could clearly see there was nothing special between Yan Yu and Li Zhaojiang; he obviously had more interest in the deputy team leader, Li Minghu.

As for Li Zhaojiang, he was merely the toy they teased when things got ambiguous.

Xu Jin held a great deal of admiration and respect for Sister Li Minghu. Mature and composed, intelligent and sensible, she was clearly raised in a well-mannered family. She was responsible for planning the training schedule, designing team tactics, refining collaboration, and even handled reporting and communication with high-level officers of Annan Army, making Li Zhaojiang, although the captain, seem like a child who had yet to grow up by comparison.

Or rather, considering the actual age, Li Zhaojiang was simply displaying the norm for college-aged men, the same for other male members of the team—only Li Minghu seemed too mature for her age, conveying the semblance of a seasoned female professional who had weathered the social storms.

With such a complex personality, it was indeed hard for her to find a partner because if her peers could not surpass her maturity, they would appear overly naive and immature in her eyes—fortunately, there was Captain Yan. Whether in terms of strength, skill, status, or maturity, he completely outmatched Li Minghu, so Xu Jin naturally came to a conclusion:

No one was more suitable for Li Minghu than Captain Yan.

Under this premise, Li Zhaojiang’s complaints about his sister’s choices seemed even more foolish and juvenile… Captain, have you ever thought about who else there is for your sister besides Captain Yan? Which current cultivator could possibly match her?

If you truly cared about your sister, you should be shipping their CP with me!

The group returned near the Swordsmanship Competition Venue, and just as Li Zhaojiang was about to proceed, he was stopped by Li Minghu.

They hid behind the entrance, and their Divine Sense cautiously reached out ahead, discovering that the Gatekeeper Taoist was engaged in battle with three ascetics.

In the forefront was a Vishnu Ascetic, holding a Golden Light Dharma Wheel in each hand, attempting to counter the Gatekeeper Taoist’s Two-Handed Sword Control Technique. However, the disparity in Cultivation Level was too vast, the thrown Dharma Wheels couldn’t withstand the ferocious assault of the red and blue swords, and the defense line was retreating step by step.

Whenever a Flying Sword broke through the Dharma Wheel’s defense, ready to kill, the Saketi Ascetic behind would press her hands together, and from the auspicious red mark between her eyebrows, she would shoot a red beam. Any Flying Sword touched by the light would slow down momentarily, allowing the Vishnu Ascetic a chance to escape demise.

To the side, there was also a Shiva Scripture Ascetic, releasing a torrent of sulfurous poison fire that transformed into a flock of crows in the air, targeting the Gatekeeper Taoist. The latter, unfazed, manipulated his Sword technique, controlling the Azure Flying Sword in a technique that swept the battlefield, easily shattering the Fire Crows.

Anyone with a clear sight could see these three ascetics were no match for the Gatekeeper Taoist; they were merely surviving up to now by coordinating and causing distractions. If they made a single mistake, they would all be wiped out instantly.

At this moment, another entrance in the distance suddenly saw a silent grey shadow shoot in!

This was the ghastly curse from a Southern Border curse master, who ensnared a living soul and refined it into Corpse Oil, creating a deeply malevolent Curse Technique that moved stealthily and swiftly, and it entered the body of the Saketi Ascetic in an instant.

Her gaze immediately became vacant, and she turned to direct the red light from between her eyebrows at the Vishnu Ascetic, evidently her mind now ensnared by the curse master’s ghost curse!

The Vishnu Ascetic had utterly no warning that his teammate would turn on him, getting hit squarely by the red light, freezing as if petrified, and then the red Flying Sword pierced through his chest, killing him instantly!

“Alien scum!” The Gatekeeper Taoist, rather than alarmed, sneered in anger, “Let’s see how long you can hide in your rat holes!”

With the Vishnu Ascetic gone from the frontline, the remaining two practitioners stood no chance against the red and blue swords, promptly dealt with by the Gatekeeper Taoist.

At this point, the venue was deserted, and the form of the Gatekeeper Taoist also vanished, leaving behind only the myriad shadowy entrances—it was clear that it was not just Lu Country practitioners lurking, but other Transcendents from foreign nations were also watching from behind each passageway.

Without dealing with the Gatekeeper Taoist, there was no way to proceed.

But attempting to take care of the Gatekeeper Taoist could very well result in being ambushed by others, with the fate of those three ascetics serving as a stark example.

The situation seemed to have reached a stalemate, with anyone making the first move guaranteeing they’d become a target. So, everyone surrounding the area was waiting, hoping someone else would make a move and take the risk for them.

Li Minghu’s Divine Sense swept the venue again, noting there were eight entrances, leading to eight different paths. She and Yan Yu had come from one of them, so that could be dismissed; the one they currently stood in had been thoroughly scouted by Ah Jiang and Xu Jin and did not lead to the Zhenmei Sword Sect’s location.