Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Although he mercilessly mocked Chen Lingyun, Yan Yu still took her matters to heart, and sent a message to Old Li specially:

"If any ancient battlefield mysterious realm appears, like in Changping or Chibi for instance, try to help Zhendong Army secure a chance to fight as the visiting team."

Nevertheless, such things are ultimately hit or miss.

In Yan Yu's past life memories, neither the pitfall mysterious realm of Changping nor the sunken ship mysterious realm of Chibi opened in the first year of the Spiritual Energy Resurgence.

It would all come down to that worthless woman, Chen Lingyun's own fortune.

A few more days passed, and finally, news of a new mysterious realm was spread, but it was different from the past.

"The entrance to the mysterious realm hasn't been found yet?" In the principal's office, Yan Yu frowned and asked, "It's such a large entrance, surely it can't be that hard to find."

"Hmm," Li Weiguo said succinctly, "This mysterious realm seems very unstable, and the ghosts inside have escaped, creating significant resistance to the military's search operations."

"Resistance?" Yan Yu pondered, puzzled, "How troublesome can mere ghosts be to deal with?"

"Let's not discuss this topic right now." Seeing him getting poetic, Li Weiguo quickly interrupted, "The issue at hand is that the ghosts leaked out near Shuanggui Mountain, only a river away from the nearby Fengdu County, with even a straight-line distance of less than 1.5 kilometers."

"The military has already sealed off the Yangtze River Second Bridge, but it's said that water ghosts were spotted on the opposite riverbank, so it's necessary to get control of the mysterious realm as soon as possible."

"This time the home team is Pingxi Army's Zhou Hongyu's team, and you will be going as the visiting team to confront them. Chen Lingyun wants to take the Envoy route and lacks ghosts, right? I've secured the opportunity for you, this time you must win, no room for defeat, got it?"

"Haha, look at you," Yan Yu chuckled, "Me losing to Zhou Hongyu? You might as well tie my hands and blindfold me before I fight her."

"Save the boasting for after you've won and returned!" Li Weiguo laughed and cursed, "Now scram!"

Yan Yu leisurely left the principal's office, gathered the girls together, and rushed towards the airport.

Since he hadn't added Zhou Hongyu as a friend, he couldn't directly inquire for information from her, but Chen Lingyun lived up to her title as Princess Jiang Hai, with widespread connections; she still managed to get intel from the other side through some unknown channel.

Once everyone was on the plane, the aircraft took off and was stably cruising, she pulled up the display screen and projector, and began to explain to everyone:

"Zhou Hongyu's team, based on the information we have, plays in a style that can be summed up in one word: reckless."

"Team leader Zhou Hongyu, from Shuzhong Prefecture, Nanjiang Province, follows the path of explosive magic cultivation. At the end of July in the Kunlun Mountains of Xichuan Province, she acquired a secret technique called 'Primordial Sovereign's True Mysterious Great Bright Fire', which is said to have the power to burn mountains and boil seas."

"'Burn mountains and boil seas' is an exaggeration," Yan Yu interrupted, "Su Yunjin's 'Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art' also claims to create vast oceans! Given the current density of Spiritual Energy, it's merely an industrial-grade high-pressure water gun, just a bit more powerful than a fire brigade's hose."

The girls all burst into laughter.

"In short," Chen Lingyun continued with a smile, "Zhou Hongyu's fighting style is characterized by bravery, with an incredibly fast pace. Last week, in a confrontation with Liu Longtao's team, she actually started with a Great Bright Fire, immediately scattering the unprepared Dingbei Army team."

"You don't need to worry," Yan Yu added, "Facing Zhou Hongyu alone would indeed be troublesome, but we are a team. You won't be left to fight alone."

"Next up, Vice-Captain Zhang Huaide," Chen Lingyun paused for a moment, then said, "from Chang'an Prefecture in Xichuan Province, he's following the path of a Sword Immortal. But the focus isn't on him being a Sword Immortal, but rather that he's taken the role of the operational core of this combat team."

"Isn't it always the vice-captain's job to command?" Su Yunjin asked, puzzled.

"That's right, but he is the core," Chen Lingyun explained casually, "Usually, the captain sets the overall strategy and the vice-captain is responsible for working out the details. However, the problem with Zhou Hongyu's team is that the captain... to use someone's words, is just a mace dressed up as a wolf's tooth club."

The girls once again giggled uncontrollably.

"Expecting Zhou Hongyu to interfere with tactics is absolutely impossible, so Zhang Huaide is in charge of formulating, refining, and executing the tactics. Don't think of him as a Sword Immortal, but as the command hub of the enemy," Chen Lingyun said indifferently.

"When necessary, cut it off," Yan Yu made a slashing gesture, "As long as we force Zhang Huaide out, the other side has no substitute for command. Zhou Hongyu is absolutely unreliable in this aspect."

"The third, Qin Meng," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "from Qin State Prefecture in Longyou Province, following the Sword Immortal path, but he chose the less common physical cultivation school. Currently, he's practicing the 'Dragon Elephant Nirvana Divine Skill,' so this guy has two methods of attack: his Flying Sword and his own body.

You can think of him as an enhanced version of Jiang Hong, similarly responsible for tactical assaults, breaking through, and slicing up the enemy's formation."

"Don't mention Jiang Hong," Yan Yu shook his head, "Jiang Hong didn't exert his real strength last time. But speaking of assault specialists, both Zhou Hongyu and Qin Meng are capable of breaking through formations, which is something we need to pay attention to."

Lin Ning listened with extra seriousness because she was also an assault specialist in her team, and, naturally, she cared about the strength of other teams' assault specialists.

"Fourth, Tang Xiaolian," Chen Lingyun continued, "from Sangchuan Prefecture in Nanjiang Province, taking the path of a Cultivator Envoy, using insects."

"Eek!" The girls all showed expressions of disgust.

"Quite fits the regional stereotype, doesn't it?" Chen Lingyun said with a slight smile, "In the battle with the Dingbei Army, Tang Xiaolian used a Gu technique called 'Peach Blossom Miasma,' which takes the form of pink smoke, five meters long and two meters wide, that moves slowly.

Skin contact causes redness and intense itching, and the Gu insects quickly burrow into the body, blocking the meridians, so the wound must be treated with Runescript straight away to extract the Gu insects, or else you'll lose your fighting ability."

"You even got the area of the spell?" Yan Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Chen Lingyun, how reliable is this intelligence? Don't have us go into battle only to find that Tang Xiaolian throws out a 'Peach Blossom Miasma' hundreds of meters across, enveloping us all."

"I have my sources," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "If you're worried, treat it as if it's a few hundred meters. After the fight starts, just retreat a hundred meters, and you won't have to worry."

The girls nearly burst out laughing together.

"Last is Meng Qingxi," Chen Lingyun finally said, "from Ninghai Prefecture in Hehuang Province, likely following the Assistant Officer path, but it's unknown which magical artifact he uses. In his previous battle with the Dingbei Army, he only used the Three Arts and Five Spells."

"So, who won their last fight with the Dingbei Army?" Yan Yu asked.

"The Dingbei Army," Chen Lingyun replied, "Liu Longtao defeated Zhang Huaide early and made him retreat. The Pingxi Army lost their only commander and were defeated by the Dingbei Army one by one, even forcibly exchanging three of their men before they were defeated."

"I see," Yan Yu sighed, "If only we had a recording to watch."

"We will have that from now on," Lou Ping, the leader of the Zhendong Army medical team, came out from the machine compartment and reminded them, "The day before yesterday, the Central Privy Council issued a document stating that, to promote internal technical and tactical discussions, all subsequent Mysterious Realm simulation confrontations will be recorded by our military medical logistics team using drones.

The files will be centrally archived and available for other teams to borrow and review."

"Oh, that's great," Yan Yu said impassively.

Was this whole combat team confrontation being recorded to facilitate teams learning from each other, or for the imperial Privy Council to grasp the strengths of all major teams, or even to study their weaknesses behind the scenes?

It didn't matter. My style is out in the open, there are no secrets. Go ahead and study it at your leisure!