Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

"Very well," Anna gloated with success inside, thinking to herself that her instigating skills were absolutely brilliant.

If Yan Yu and Jobby both ended up injured, I would help him kill the opponent and then turn around to capture him, feed him an aphrodisiac so he would become addicted to my body, and then have a few more children with him... The plan is perfect! Flawless!

Yan Yu had no idea what she was plotting, because the title of 'the strongest in this world' was not something he would allow others to covet, so he swiftly took Anna and entered the entrance to the Mysterious Realm.

As the world spun around them, they had entered the Mysterious Realm and arrived at a snowy world of ice and sky.

All around was an endless ocean, and far off, numerous icebergs could faintly be seen. They stood on the rocky shores of a large island, with a continuous snow-covered forest in front of them.

Yan Yu swept the area with his Divine Sense, confirming there were no ambushes, and narrowed his eyes.

Anna tried to fly, but found that her broomstick stayed about three meters above the ground and couldn't lift off, which made her realize that there must be a mechanism to prevent flying here.

"Where to next?" she asked.

Yan Yu didn't answer, just took out the Liangyi Sword again and formed a sword technique with his hands.

The Liangyi Sword quickly pointed in one direction, towards the central mountain range of the island.

"Your tool is quite handy," Anna exclaimed in admiration.

"What does it matter if they went in a few minutes before us?" Yan Yu said contemptuously, "We have the compass in hand; let's see who reaches the nerve center of the Mysterious Realm first!"

"But seriously," Anna added, "I think we should be more wary of that female Transcendent beside Jobby rather than Jobby himself."

"Everyone knows that Jobby prefers to work alone and never teams up with others. Why would that female Transcendent be by his side? And she's Asian... If this Mysterious Realm is related to Lu Country, could it be that this woman is also a descendant of Lu Country with a clue to the Mysterious Realm in her hands? That's why Jobby is willing to act together with her?"

"Wow, when did you become so smart?" Yan Yu said in surprise, "You're starting to think now?"

"I've always been smart, okay? Stop looking down on me," Anna retorted indignantly, "and don't forget, I am the leader of the Witch's Group. Can I hold onto this position without a bit of cunning and vigilance?"

Considering Anna's words might be possible, they quickened their pace and entered the snow-covered forest.

Yan Yu's Divine Sense continued to scan the surroundings. Although he didn't find any enemies, he noticed some strange indications:

Most of the trees around were badly damaged with clear signs of cutting. Judging from the number, there were too many to be the result of a fight involving two or three Sword Immortals.

Hm?

Yan Yu suddenly warned:

"Be careful! Something's coming!"

A line of snow shot out from ahead, reaching them almost instantaneously.

Yan Yu held his breath and focused his gaze, his expression turning severe:

It was the Wind Blade Frost Sword Formation!

That very same formation he had once faced in the Mysterious Realm of Changbai Mountain with the Dragon Soar Team was now an enhanced Hua Fu Stage Plus version. The passing line of snow was dense with Formless Sword Qi, slashing through the wind and snow right at them, covering an area of several miles and leaving no space for shelter.

And by Yan Yu's side, there was no Ye Jun to protect him with the Xuan Guang Ruler.

He quickly formed a sword technique with his hands and instructed Anna:

"Hide behind me."

Before the words were out, the Huang Tingjian landed heavily on the ground, and the Liangyi Sword shot out like a bolt of lightning!

The Hua Fu Stage Wind Blade Frost Sword Formation, with its sheer number of Sword Qi and terrifying power, placed Yan Yu on the front lines, deflecting most of the Sword Qi aimed at them with his Liangyi Sword. The rest had to be blocked by the thick and heavy Huang Tingjian.

The Huang Tingjian, although a heavy broadsword that acted like a shield when thrust into the ground, was unable to withstand the Sword Qi, which came like a torrential downpour, constantly clanging against the blade. For a moment, it seemed like it might be pushed back, so Yan Yu had to activate his Curved Curse, using both hands to firmly hold the giant sword, preventing it from being blown away by the countless Sword Qi.

Anna hid behind him, momentarily shocked by the sharpness and force of the Formation's Sword Qi. She reached into her bag and cast a spell with her right hand, summoning countless flame serpents in an attempt to shatter the endless waves of Sword Qi before them.

The next second, the flame serpents were sliced to pieces and dissipated in the stormy snow!

Fortunately, the Wind Blade Frost Sword Formation was intermittent, coming fast and ending quickly, and it stopped in the blink of an eye.

"Six seconds," Yan Yu stated.

"Only six seconds?" Anna exclaimed in astonishment, "I thought it was almost half a minute!"

"That's how it is for people with no sense of time," Yan Yu criticized sharply, "You should use your phone to time it and see how long until the next wave of attack comes."

"There's another wave?" Anna asked in shock, "Never mind us, Jobby entered earlier than we did, he must be dead by now!"

"If what you said is true, and that woman has a clue about the Mysterious Realm, then she might not necessarily be dead," Yan Yu replied calmly.

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"Supernova" Jobby was a young bald man with a hawkish nose.

He might appear somewhat sinister, but to females who favor Western features, he could seem exotic with his distinctive facial structure—his companion, Zhang Xinlan, felt this way.

Zhang Xinlan was an immigrant from Lu Country, having moved to England with her parents a year ago. The reason for the immigration was simple: her father accidentally entered Cultivation and became an unregistered, illicit cultivator. At that time, Lu Country had not yet launched a policy to integrate civilian cultivators, and her father, well-versed in street literature, feared being caught and sent to a laboratory for dissection studies. Thus, he liquidated his assets and took his wife and daughter out of the country.