Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 537 - 33 Home Court Switch

Chapter 537: Chapter 33 Home Court Switch

As time passed, Zhao Yuanzhen’s symptoms of emotional control disorder gradually subsided—meaning the cute and tearful little enchantress would soon revert back to her original, impatient, vicious, and sly self, the Great Demoness.

Although Yan Yu felt somewhat reluctant, considering that the little enchantress was unfit for battle, he could only hope for her quick recovery.

Ye Jun’s recovery pace was also nearly there, her spirit significantly stabilized, and occasionally, she could even manage a smile.

But Yan Yu didn’t know why, he always felt as if she had become much more distant from him. Although they still chatted occasionally, after a little while, she would find an excuse to leave, seemingly unwilling to stay with him.

Could it be that Lord Master had drawn another pie in the sky for her, promising some generous treatment?

Well, it wasn’t wrong for Liu Longtao to do such a thing, after all, at this stage, the Dragon Soar Team was still highly dependent on the Xuan Guang Ruler. Old Liu, as the team captain, of course, wouldn’t mistreat his brothers and sisters. The day Ye Jun no longer held value to the team, she would no longer be Old Liu’s sibling, and would voluntarily apply to leave the team. At that time, I would welcome her into… no, win her over to join my team.

I, Yan Yu, am different from Old Liu; I never solely measure a person by their value to the team!

Just as he thought this, Liu Longtao’s call suddenly came through.

“She’s not yet fully recovered,” Yan Yu answered the phone and said bluntly, “When she’s completely recovered, she’ll tell you herself.”

“I wasn’t asking about Ye Jun; she can stay as long as she wants with you!” Liu Longtao couldn’t help laughing and crying, “You know about the Northern Border, right?”

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“What’s happened at the Northern Border?” Yan Yu asked with a frown, “Is there trouble with the witches again?”

“Not the Amur Witch’s Group.” Liu Longtao replied, “It’s the Rakshasa side that has seen the rise of a new hero named ‘Great Emperor’ Peter.”

Lord Master’s tone sounded like he was talking about a new hero in “Honor of Kings,” but Yan Yu knew he was just feigning calm. If it was just a minor character, he wouldn’t have bothered to make a special call, so Yan Yu humorously asked:

“Is he any good?”

“He didn’t stand out before, and the intelligence on him is scarce,” Liu Longtao answered, “This guy comes from civilian Transcendents and seems to have found some relic; his power surged suddenly, and now the Rakshasa officials have publicly announced their intentions to recruit him.”

This is the unpredictability of civilian Transcendents. You have national resources, I have once-in-a-lifetime adventures; you train hard for over thirty years, the Elixir Medicine constantly supporting your internal development to achieve minor success, and I accidentally fall off a cliff only to meet a hermit who imparts to me a lifetime’s worth of ‘The Faceless One’s’ skills… Though the chance of encountering such adventures is slim, when multiplied by the huge population, there will still be an endless stream of strong civilians emerging, and no country can deal with it.

“And then?” Yan Yu asked.

“Then, this guy came around to Asia to look for Transcendent powers and killed over forty leaders within a week,” Liu Longtao said gravely.

Transcendent forces have always operated on the principle of survival of the fittest; the leader may not be the smartest, but they are definitely the strongest in the gang. This Peter’s ability to decisively crush so many leaders implies that his combat power has definitely created a gap from the average level of world-class Transcendents and is beginning to approach Liu Longtao’s tier —no wonder Lord Master would specifically call about it.

“But getting rid of the leaders is useless,” Yan Yu casually remarked, “It just leaves the top spot of the gang open. You kill someone today, and you don’t even have to wait till tomorrow; someone will soon fill in the slot, and it doesn’t help them to regain territory in the slightest.”

“He’s probably just doing it to establish dominance,” Liu Longtao paused, “Old Yan, you understand, right?”

“What do I understand… Anna?” Yan Yu was suddenly startled.

“Although he’s moving from west to east, and the Amur Witches will be the last on his list,” Liu Longtao chuckled, “However, The Faceless One Anastasia is quite worried about this and has specifically sent a diplomatic communiqué, hoping that Lu Country can provide support.”

Upon hearing this, Yan Yu fell into deep contemplation.

Just like the other Transcendent forces entrenched in the north of Asia, killing the Amur Witch’s Group’s leader would be futile; those below wouldn’t scatter because of this, they would just vie for the position after you left… unless you can eliminate everyone, which is clearly impossible.

But if Anna were to be defeated and killed in her battle with Peter, it would mean that the connection between the Witch’s Group and Lu Country would be significantly weakened. What the Privy Council is probably considering is Anna’s Lu Country background, and what Anastasia is worried about is most likely the fact that Anna and I have a good relationship.

Should the Witch’s Group lose Anna and bring in a new witch who doesn’t know me, I wouldn’t treat her as I do Anna. After all, she would be a stranger, and from then on, everything would be strictly business.

“I understand,” Yan Yu replied. “The Privy Council sent you to test my will, didn’t they?”

“After all, this is a delicate time, everyone is fully committed to advancing to the Hua Mansion Stage,” Liu Longtao said frankly. “If you don’t want to delay your cultivation progress, those higher up can understand, and we can simply send someone else.”

“Send someone else? Will they be able to win?” asked Yan Yu.

“That I don’t know,” admitted Liu Longtao. “Moreover, with Peter’s eastern campaign, it’s hard to say when he’ll arrive in Amur, it could be several days’ wait over there.”

Yan Yu continued to ponder: In my past life, Emperor Peter and Eclipse Anna were fairly matched, with no clear winner. If Peter had been stronger, Anna wouldn’t have had the chance to unify the whole of Siberia; but if Anna had been stronger, she wouldn’t have settled for the title of Queen of the Northern Border, but would have directly ascended to the throne of the Rakshasa Empress and become Anna the Second.

In the long run, Anna was probably the stronger, with Peter mainly adopting a defensive stance in Europe to prevent Anna from crossing the Ural Mountains. Continuing this line of reasoning, it’s very likely that in the past, when Peter went on his eastern expedition to Amur, he was so badly defeated by Anna that he lost all confidence and thus chose to hunker down within his borders.

However, the circumstances of my past life cannot confirm the current situation. After all, fate has changed, maybe Anna didn’t encounter some fortuitous adventure she might have had because she knew me, and her strength decreased accordingly?

“Forget it, I’ll go,” Yan Yu quickly decided.

“Heh,” Liu Longtao mused. “The ancients had a saying: heroes find it hard to overcome the allure of a beautiful woman…”

“Shut up!” Yan Yu said righteously. “If Anna falls in battle, the Amur Witch’s Group will certainly face a power vacuum and internal tumult, leading directly to instability on our northern border. For the country and the people, I must make this journey. Don’t measure me by your filthy thoughts! Goodbye!”

After hanging up the phone, Yan Yu quickly gathered everyone and announced the news.

“Heading to the Northern Border?” asked Lin Ning. “What about your cultivation? The concentration of Spiritual Energy in the Northern Border… can’t compare to the Mysterious Realm, right?”

“It has to be put on hold,” Yan Yu stated solemnly. “So, I’ll be the only one going on this trip. You all stay here and continue to cultivate, striving to reach the Hua Mansion Stage as soon as possible.”

“Can we come find you after reaching the Hua Mansion Stage?” Su Yunjin’s eyes lit up; she felt she was not far from reaching the Great Perfection of the Marrow Cleansing Stage.

“You can apply with Li Weiguo,” said Yan Yu. “But the limit of the Spiritual Energy concentration here hasn’t been reached just by advancing to the Hua Mansion Stage. I suggest it would be better for you to continue cultivating at that time.”

“Alright,” Su Yunjin sighed, disappointedly.

Ye Jun remained silent, coldly observing with a sigh in her heart. The girls of the Zhenhai Team… clearly have feelings for Yan Yu.

Sigh, originally, I thought I was fortunate enough to meet someone I was comfortable with, and I wanted to see if it was possible to develop further. Who would expect that the queue of women interested in him has already begun to form? Truly, high-quality men are in demand everywhere.

“Ye Jun, if you’ve recovered, you can go back to the Dragon Soar Team on your own. I’m not sure when I’ll return, so there’s no need to inform me,” Yan Yu conveyed to her privately.

“What if I want to stay and play for a few more days after I’ve recovered?” Ye Jun asked with a smile.

“Sure, you can talk to Lord Master about it,” said Yan Yu. “You’re welcome to stay here as long as you like.”

“If I stay too long, won’t I be perceived as a rival by your girlfriends?” Ye Jun joked.

“Ah?”