Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

"Flying Sword" Choi Seung-hyun and his companion Zheng Nanzhu, were being pushed by the Asura tribe towards the depths of the valley.

Displeased with the Asura tribe's nasty attitude, Zheng Nanzhu complained:

"They're just a bunch of barbarians, why should big brother swallow his pride? If we just drew our swords and killed them, leaving a few alive to take us to their leader, wouldn't that achieve our goal?"

"But what if their leader blames us for this and even refuses to work with us?" Choi Seung-hyun said with a smile, "Nanzhu, have you considered that possibility?"

"Although these barbarians are crude and uncouth, they excel in encirclement tactics. The flames they spit out form a boundless sea of fire, leaving even the Longcheng Flying General trapped and helpless. If we can use their strength to defeat or even kill Longcheng Flying General, we would capture the greatest victory of this mission."

Due to the live broadcasting camera, he actually didn't finish his sentence, and the deeper meaning behind it was "If I can defeat Yan Yu, who once captured Park Changmin, even if it is by taking advantage of the mechanisms of the Mysterious Realm, it would prove that I am more suited to be the strongest sword deity of Pear Blossom Courtyard than Park Changmin."

Zheng Nanzhu certainly understood the reasoning as well, she just couldn't dispel the resentment in her heart.

Considering that they were broadcasting live to the domestic audience and that Choi Seung-hyun had also gently consoled her, continuing to vent would definitely earn her the label of "petulant," so she suppressed her feelings and moved forward in silence.

Outside, Pear Blossom Courtyard's news studio was hosting several guests who shrewdly critiqued the conversation.

"Zheng Nanzhu is still too impatient. Choi Seung-hyun is indeed mature and composed. Since we need to borrow the power of these Asuras, enduring their rudeness and impoliteness is a necessary step. If we fall out with them now, it will be difficult to handle what comes next."

"Choi Seung-hyun's strategy is correct. Based on Lu Country's previous broadcasts, the battle power of the Asura tribe can even suppress that of Longcheng Flying General. If they can reach an agreement with them, their chances of conquering the Mysterious Realm or eliminating Rikoku Cultivators would greatly increase."

At Pingxi Cultivator Academy, Meng Qingxi, who was playing with his phone, suddenly said:

"Pear Blossom Courtyard's Choi Seung-hyun has cooperated with the Asura tribe. Considering their fighting strength is even stronger than the Heavenly beings, and they are adept at besieging and joint attacks, if they set up an ambush for a sneak attack, Yan's team might face considerable trouble."

"There's no need to worry about that," Zhang Huaide shook his head, "Yan's team has already discovered this."

"Ah?" Meng Qingxi was initially stunned, then looked towards the domestic live broadcast screen. Read exclusive content at My Virtual Library Empire

The director had just switched to Yan Yu's perspective, and he was currently employing Invisibility Technique, quietly following behind the Goryeo swordsman and the Asura tribe.

Yan Yu was descending along the mountain path, and as the altitude decreased, the air became more turbid, and one could vaguely see the river of magma flowing at the bottom of the valley, as well as the dense black smoke filled with the scent of sulfur rising continuously.

Such a harsh living environment was indeed a world apart from the Heavenly Realm above the clouds, no wonder the Asuras living in the Human Realm were constantly thinking of conquering the Heavenly Realm.

In the depths of the sulfur river, the group encountered the Asura King engrossed in harsh cultivation in the midst of the thermal sea.

His legs were firmly crossed, floating in midair, with only one finger extended beneath him touching the ground to support his body.

The heat from the magma made him sweat profusely, yet he remained immobile, with his eyes tightly shut, as if enduring such high-temperature torture was nothing more than an easily manageable triviality for him.

Zheng Nanzhu was dumbstruck, Choi Seung-hyun remained calm, and the live studio erupted in exclamations.

"Oh my," the commentators admired, "In such an extremely harsh high-temperature environment, the Asura King can remain calmly seated and immovable like a mountain. He probably possesses a strength that ordinary Transcendents can hardly match, right? This time, Longcheng Flying General is in for a tough challenge!"

The surrounding Asura followers crowded in, starting to bang on the Asura King with their weapons, shouting:

"Wake up! King! Wake up!"

Despite being hit by numerous weapons, the Asura King was unscathed and merely slowly opened his eyes, asking:

"Has the Heavenly Realm been taken down?"

"Not yet," the Asura crowd responded in a clamor, "We encountered two Human Realm Cultivators, and although they helped us kill the Celestials, they couldn't speak our language and their actions were very suspicious, so we brought them here for you to decide their fate."

"Human Realm Cultivators?" The Asura King opened his eyes and looked towards Choi Seung-hyun and Zheng Nanzhu.

Zheng Nanzhu was clearly nervous, while Choi Seung-hyun maintained a composed demeanor, showing a polite smile to indicate that he harbored no ill intent.

"You look very weak." The Asura King ceased his arduous cultivation and stood up. "Let me take a closer look."

"Be careful, they might harbor ulterior motives!" The surrounding Asuras hurriedly tried to stop him, but the Asura King stood ten meters tall, a giant compared to the ordinary Asuras. How could they possibly stop him?

Soon, the Asura King pushed aside his subordinates and approached Choi Seung-hyun and Zheng Nanzhu.

Both of them: .........

Being scrutinized closely by a ten-meter tall giant was undoubtedly intimidating to the extreme. However, considering the need to enlist their help to defeat Longcheng Flying General of the Lu Country, they had to endure it and forced out dry smiles.

"Your frame is indeed very frail." The Asura King narrowed his eyes and said, "But you carry Flying Swords with you... I remember that the cultivators of the Human Realm do not derive their combat power from physical strength. If that's the case, it's not impossible for you to be of use to me, to deal with the waste of the Heavenly Realm…"

Before his words had ended, a flash of sword light suddenly erupted!

It wasn't Choi Seung-hyun or Zheng Nanzhu who couldn't contain themselves and drew their swords, but Yan Yu behind them who suddenly attacked, launching a stealth assault!

His sword thrust, an attack using Sword Control, was like a white rainbow piercing the sun, swift and urgent, the brilliance of the sword light even outshining the morning sun. The only issue was that the surrounding area was filled with rivers of lava, making it extremely bright and failing to highlight the prominence of Huang Tingjian's sword light.

By the time the Asura King realized what was happening, Yan Yu's sword light was already perilously close, piercing straight into his left eye, large as a lantern!

Blood spurted violently, gushing like a fountain!

The Asura King screamed in agony and reached into the void to grasp a hammer-axe made of flames, then roared as he viciously hammered down in front of him.

The surrounding Asuras also quickly reacted, drawing their weapons and bellowing:

"Human Realm Cultivator sneak attack!"

"Protect the leader!"

"Kill them all!"

Choi Seung-hyun and Zheng Nanzhu, who were also top-notch swordsmen at Pear Blossom Courtyard, reacted instantly to the sudden incident, maneuvering their swords to dodge backward and avoid the attack.

Looking at the Asura King, he was already in hot pursuit of Yan Yu's sword light, showing an attitude that vowed not to rest until his assailant was dead. The rest of the Asuras, now completely enraged, exuded killing intent as they menacingly advanced toward this side.

That sword light... wait, the Longcheng Flying General?

Realizing instantly what had happened, Choi Seung-hyun almost coughed up blood from frustration, and hastily shouted in defense:

"It's not us! That person isn't one of us!"

But he spoke in the Goryeo language, how could these Asuras understand? Hearing his shrill voice and seeing his fierce expression, they only assumed he was fighting back after a failed assassination, and so they became even more furious and spewed sulfuric poison fire in their direction.

Zheng Nanzhu intended to use Sword Control to chase after Yan Yu, but the sea of fire barred her way, leaving her no choice but to turn and shout:

"Choi Seung-hyun! We can't get through, let's fight!"

If we could catch up with the Longcheng Flying General fighting the Asura King now, and help the Asura King defeat Yan Yu, we would surely be able to clinch victory… But these damned savages think we are in league with Longcheng Flying General, mistakenly trying to block and attack us!

These idiots!

With that in mind, Choi Seung-hyun no longer hesitated, choosing to turn hostile:

"Kill!"