Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

The so-called training for cultivators mainly involves increasing the proficiency in their own attack methods.

If a magic cultivator often uses a certain type or even category of Taoism Method, the consumption of True Yuan gradually decreases, and the speed and power of their spells can increase; the same applies to Assistant Officers, the more they use a Magic Treasure to refine, the more smoothly and flexibly it operates.

The Envoy belongs to a profession that does not put much emphasis on training, as they typically use low-rank servant envoys at the initial stage and seek to replace them with higher-rank ones once their cultivation improves...

such as the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu and Ox-Head and Horse-Face, which are high-rank servant envoys worth using continuously in theory, but are so rare that even Chen Lingyun, with her background, couldn't obtain them, so most Envoy cultivators don't need to consider this and simply proceed with replacements.

If one were to say which profession requires the most training, it would undoubtedly be the Sword Immortal— even among the extraordinary professions around the world, Sword Immortals are the ones most reliant on operation and technique.

Yan Yu supervised the training in the training grounds, mostly watching over Lin Ning and Su Yunjin, and making sure Xie Ruoxi wasn't slacking off; as for Zhao Yuanzhen, he didn't need managing, and Chen Lingyun was hopeless, so these two were temporarily left to their own devices without mention.

Xie Ruoxi trained in the Thunder Method, consuming an enormous amount of materials for targets.

The usual high-strength alloy targets used for ordinary Taoism Methods would leave an imprint, but her Thunder Method would blast them to smithereens, so much so that the new targets now delivered to the school were simply pressed into slabs without any shape processing— as Qi Changping said, "After being blasted, you can't tell anyway."

The sparring between Lin Ning and Su Yunjin was even more technically rich.

Since the former needed to practice the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step and the latter's Sword Control Technique had not yet reached a level that could challenge the opponent, they simply also employed the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art, following the example of Lord Master to enhance the sparring pressure with a dual magic sword attack.
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Yan Yu leisurely observed from the sidelines, only to see that Yunjin's dual magic sword attack was nothing special, with too strong spells and too weak swordsmanship, but Lin Ning's Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step was not yet at the stage of mastering the skill, showing a very poor performance.

The two girls laughed and bantered, with attacks and returns, unexpectedly creating a cute rivalry as they pecked at each other like bumbling chickens.

After being hit by yet another water bullet from Lang Feiyun, Lin Ning was completely drenched at this point, looking extremely bedraggled.

"How about we take a break?" Su Yunjin said, clapping her hands, "Go to the changing room, put on a waterproof raincoat, rest a bit, then continue training?"

"Mm-hmm," Lin Ning nodded but did not head to the changing room, instead walking toward Yan Yu.

Su Yunjin's gaze suddenly sharpened.

There, Ningning walked up to the team leader, took a deep breath as if making a difficult decision, and finally resolved herself, coquettishly saying:

"Team leader! No matter how much I practice, I can't get it right; could you give me some guidance?"

Though her tone was quite coquettish and fawning, her stiff expression made it seem less like whining and more like a splutter.

Yan Yu was immediately startled: Is Lin behaving weirdly? Why does she sound like Tang Xiaolian!

Seeing Yan Yu stunned and speechless, Lin Ning's expression changed several times as if she was about to lose her temper, but she quickly restrained herself and continued:

"Repeatedly failing in practice, even I can feel discouraged and disheartened; can't you manage me a bit, captain?"

Yan Yu: .........

What do you want me to manage, exactly?

Seeing the nervous look in Lin Ning's eyes, Yan Yu suddenly realized:

She was inspired to compete with Yunjin for the captain's favor after seeing me comforting and encouraging Yunjin earlier!

Alas, though it is natural for a good team leader to be adored by their team members, it's rather unseemly if they start to get jealous of each other.

I should comfort Ningning first to focus her mind on the right things.

Yan Yu then gently said:

"Ningning, you are already walking the steps quite proficiently, and I can see you've put in a lot of effort. The reason you feel that you 'can't practice well' is simply because Yunjin's Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art is particularly good at hindering and trapping opponents, which poses a slightly high difficulty for you."

"You don't need to make any adjustments right now, just keep training at this pace, and you'll find that attacks you didn't think you could dodge will gradually become avoidable."

"Mm-hmm, I understand," Lin Ning was uplifted.

Sure enough! As long as I also act a bit charming, the captain's tone and attitude will soften!

In fact, Yan Yu's advice hadn't changed at all. Initially, it was "Is this the best you can do? You need more practice," and later it was "Keep training, and you will become stronger," which basically meant the same thing.

But for Lin Ning, the initial advice felt like "You're not good enough, you need more training," whereas the later was "You're doing great, keep training"; the perception was worlds apart.

Since the captain is clearly more responsive to gentleness rather than harshness, if I use gentle words more often in the future, perhaps it will prevent him from being harsh to me, right~

She was secretly delighted when Su Yunjin came up beside Yan Yu and said,

"I heard everything the captain said just now."

"Since Ningning only needs to keep practicing her steps to dodge my Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art, how should I improve my training so she can't dodge it?"

Yan Yu: ?

Are you asking me to spear my own shield?

Seeing Yan Yu standing there dumbfounded, Su Yunjin softened her tone:

"Ningning wants to improve, and so do I. Besides, what if we encounter an enemy with higher mobility in the future, someone faster and more agile than Ningning, and my Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art can't catch up? Captain, you wouldn't want me to make errors in this area and delay the whole team's tactical execution, right?"

Yan Yu, at a loss for words, could only give guidance:

"Yun Jin, don't sell yourself short. Your Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art is still very powerful. If we really encounter an enemy with particularly strong mobility, we need to work on restricting their movement. Don't rush to defeat the enemy in one stroke; think about where they will dodge when you attack, and how to force them into a position where they have nowhere to hide...

High-level matches are like this; you can't expect to finish the opponent instantly."

"But didn't you instantly kill Xiandao Jingyin before?" Su Yunjin asked, puzzled.

Yan Yu: .........

Do you even know how to speak? I could instantly kill her because I am awesome. Are you as awesome as me?

"Xiandao Jingyin was caught off-guard; that can't be considered a standard case for analysis," Yan Yu instructed Su Yunjin, "You have a strong overall view; this is your strength. The Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art is perfect for leveraging your strengths. As long as you keep striving tirelessly in this area, these won't become issues for you."

"Hmm, I understand now, captain." Su Yunjin walked away, fully satisfied.

Lin Ning came over again.

"Captain." She continued in the awkward clip tone she had used before, "I overheard your conversation with Yun Jin just now."

Yan Yu couldn't help but laugh: So you guys have been eavesdropping on each other, huh?

Glancing at Su Yunjin, who seemed to be standing far away lost in thought, he saw that she was indeed listening in this direction!

"I just have a question," Lin Ning continued coquettishly, "If I encounter an opponent like Yun Jin, who uses control spells to gradually limit my movement space, what should I do then?"

"I'll teach you," Yan Yu said cheerfully, "First, stop using that clipped tone when speaking."

"Ah?" Lin Ning was stunned.

"Then, you all need to train hard," Yan Yu continued, "Improving your strength has many benefits, not limited to defeating your enemies, impressing me, and not having to worry about the particularly stupid sounding 'what if she gets stronger, what do I do?'"

"Lin, my affection isn't something that can increase just by acting cute or asking a question, huh? Show me your real performance."

Lin Ning was silent for a moment, her face reddening visibly.

"Yan Yu..." she said in a low voice.

"What's up?" Yan Yu asked.

"I am not trying to increase your affection!" Lin Ning suddenly tore off the facade of a small, demure girl, exclaiming, "I just want fair treatment! Why should it be soft speech for them and constant pushing for me?"

"Because it's interesting to see you get flustered like this," Yan Yu laughed.

Lin Ning's breath caught in her throat.

Then she lowered her head and silently retreated five or six steps.

Then she suddenly exerted force toward Yan Yu, sprinting and leaping.

A flying kick!