Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest
Chapter 975: 27 Enchantress Crossing Tribulation_2

Chapter 975: Chapter 27 Enchantress Crossing Tribulation_2

“Sister Zhao’s accuracy is undoubtedly solid,” Lin Ning explained from the side. “She also reacts very quickly; she’s in good form today.”

Xie Ruoxi felt a bit more at ease, but then she heard Yan Yu continue:

“However, her approach is too simple and crude. She doesn’t consider how to achieve multiple goals with one action, and just attacks upon seeing the Tribulation Thunder. This makes the use of tribulation resources highly inefficient.”

Xie Ruoxi’s heart tightened again, only to hear Chen Lingyun say with a laugh:

“Hasn’t she always been like this? Act first, regardless of consequence.”

“If the number of Tribulation Thunders increases later, this kind of inefficient method could lead to the premature depletion of Flying Swords,” Lin Ning also said, worriedly.

“Hmm?” Su Yunjin suddenly asked, “If the heavenly tribulation tries to counter the cultivator’s methods, does that mean the next wave of Tribulation Thunder will surge in number? After all, calculated endurance is what Sister Zhao is least skilled in, right?”

Yan Yu was silent for a moment before replying:

“Very likely.”

Xie Ruoxi’s complexion changed drastically, and she quickly turned her head to look at Mei Yingxue.

“I will try to notify Zhao Yuanzhen,” said Mei Yingxue, picking up the communicator and giving instructions.

At the tribulation site, due to the presence of a large number of tribulation clouds, communication signals were severely disrupted, making it impossible for the outside world to communicate with the cultivator undergoing the tribulation.

Luckily, Lu Country had voraciously designed a set of codes conveyed through flashing lights for such situations, ensuring that messages could still reach the cultivator at the critical moment.

Zhao Yuanzhen, still addressing the Tribulation Thunder, suddenly saw lights flashing in the distance—that was a drone using a searchlight to shine on her face from afar.

What’s happened? This signal… what does it mean again?

Despite having been forced by Yan Yu to memorize all signal meanings during the pre-tribulation preparations, perhaps due to sudden nervousness, Zhao Yuanzhen blanked and could not recall its meaning.

Fortunately, her luck—or rather, that of the Demonic Sect Enchantress—saved her: just then, the Spectrum Star Disk borrowed from Li Zhikang spontaneously began to spin.

This Magic Treasure, if wielded by a cultivator proficient in secret techniques, could calculate nearly anything with great accuracy. In Zhao Yuanzhen’s hands, it could only serve some preset functions, like estimating the arrival time and quantity of the next wave of Tribulation Thunders.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the star disk, and her pupils nearly contracted sharply.

Eight thousand?

The first wave of Tribulation Thunder she was dealing with was called “Yin Wind God Death Thunder,” a type commonly encountered by those from the Demonic Sect during Core Formation tribulations.

The Tribulation Thunder was pale green, ever-changing in shape, falling straight down like leaves in the wind, silent and traceless even when shattered. But to underestimate its power because of this would be courting death.

The number of the first wave of Tribulation Thunders was two thousand, which was far below the Demonic Sect Enchantress’s psychological estimate, thus she handled them quite comfortably. She never expected the second wave to quadruple in number!

Will the tribulation resources be enough to continue? Calculation is not my strength!

Zhao Yuanzhen grew increasingly anxious. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she remembered what the signal meant:

Stay steady.

Stay steady, meaning “don’t be reckless,” so was my previous approach too aggressive? Oh, I used too many resources!

With this in mind, Zhao Yuanzhen quickly stored away the remaining Ten Thousand Bamboo Swords and took out the Liangyi Micro Dust Sword that Yan Yu had lent her, infusing it with a surge of True Yuan.

Let’s use my husband’s sword first!

Under the activation of the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation, the remaining hundreds of Tribulation Thunders were also rapidly destroyed. The second wave of eight thousand Tribulation Thunders had yet to fall, so she quickly took a Replenishing Qi Pill and started to recuperate her True Yuan with full force.

The Formation beneath her feet also began to operate, drawing in copious amounts of Spiritual Energy from around to enhance Zhao Yuanzhen’s recovery efficiency.

In the command center, everyone watched through the screen as Zhao Yuanzhen sat in meditation and cultivated on the spot. The camera panned to the dense Tribulation Thunders overhead, scaring Xie Ruoxi so much that she quickly hugged Yan Yu’s arm, trembling as she said:

“How come there are so many Tribulation Thunders in the second wave? Sister Zhao won’t be in trouble, will she?”

Seeing this, Su Yunjin and Lin Ning, without needing to communicate telepathically, quickly pulled Xie Ruoxi away from Yan Yu’s side. They then patiently and tenderly reassured her:

“Don’t be afraid, we’ve prepared ample resources for this tribulation. You need to believe in Sister Zhao’s strength.”

They were not wrong in saying this. The upper echelons of Lu Country did not expect Zhao Yuanzhen to have the ability of Yan Yu or Liu Longtao, and hence had arranged for additional staff to produce more Flying Swords and Magic Treasures for her.

Yan Yu had also specially traveled to the ends of the earth to borrow many methods for crossing tribulation… Thinking of this, Xie Ruoxi gradually steadied her spirit and was no longer panicked.

It’s alright! This must have been within the team leader’s expectations long ago!

Looking at Yan Yu’s composed and indifferent profile, Xie Ruoxi felt that her own fears were truly ridiculous, having the feeling of making a fuss over nothing.

“The situation is not good,” Liu Longtao suddenly communicated to Yan Yu through the puppet, “What do you think?”

“Indeed, it’s not good,” Yan Yu sighed, “The second wave alone has eight thousand tribulation thunders, what about the last wave? Will the number break ten thousand?”

“If the number goes up, then certainly the intensity must decrease,” Liu Longtao pondered, “It’s impossible for everything to increase across the board, otherwise, anyone trying to cross the tribulation would be dead.”

“Actually, the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation isn’t quite suitable for dealing with this situation,” Zhang Huaide also joined the communication through the puppet, “If the intensity of the tribulation thunder decreases, then using a wide range of Taoism methods to bombard would be more appropriate, after all, the residual waves of the spell can also break the tribulation thunder.”

“Did you just hear our communication through the puppet?” Liu Longtao was suddenly startled, could someone eavesdrop even on communication through puppets?

“No,” Zhang Huaide candidly said, “It’s just that you two were exchanging glances, obviously communicating about the situation on the field, so I also joined in the fun.”

“A wide range of Taoism methods to bombard…” Yan Yu carefully pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned his head to Mei Yingxue and said:

“I’ll go out for a bit.”

“Don’t go far,” Mei Yingxue instructed him, “You are the stabilizer, you can’t leave casually.”

Yan Yu had no intention of leaving the base; he simply came to the corridor outside the conference room and summoned Puppet Azhen, asking:

“You were personally crafted by Zhao Yuanzhen. You now have a basic Artifact Spirit consciousness, does hers have it?”

“You mean…” The Artifact Spirit communicated its thoughts through the divine sense residing in the puppet with an innocent inquiry, “Sister?”

“Sister?”

“Like me, sister,” Puppet Azhen said.

“Then can you communicate with her?” Yan Yu hurriedly asked.

Puppet Azhen became silent.

Yan Yu waited on the side for a while, finally unable to restrain himself, he asked loudly:

“Can you or can you not?”

“Yes,” Puppet Azhen was scared by his stern tone, and with a sense of grievance said, “I was just communicating.”

“Have her notify Zhao Yuanzhen immediately,” Yan Yu spoke rapidly, “The number of tribulation thunders is increasing incredibly, their intensity is bound to decrease. A wide range of Taoism methods to bombard would be more appropriate!”

“Her puppet is like yours, the interior has been modified using Qianling True Obscure Fire and Xuanming Beiyuan Water, so it is capable of using both water and fire spells! If she has already learned them, tell her to quickly switch to using Taoism methods, and stop randomly slashing with the Sword Array!”

Puppet Azhen fell silent again, clearly using the mysterious sensorium between sister Artifact Spirits to send the message to her ‘sister’.

Zhao Yuanzhen, who had already stopped refining the potency of the Elixir Medicine, got up to prepare for the second wave of tribulation thunder, and suddenly sensed someone speaking beside her ear.

It’s my puppet!

At the scene of crossing the tribulation, there was not a soul within several kilometers, anyone present would have been struck dead by the tribulation thunder. Zhao Yuanzhen nearly instantly realized it was her puppet Ami, concealed in her sleeve and hosting the divine sense, that was speaking.

This puppet had actually developed its own Artifact Spirit!

“…Little sister says,” spoke Puppet Ami, “to use me to unleash spells.”

Spells? Zhao Yuanzhen’s eyes flickered.

The first thought that came to her was whether this Artifact Spirit was deceiving her.

After a second thought, she considered that a newly born Artifact Spirit wouldn’t have that much wisdom, they could barely speak clearly, so it was probably Yan Yu communicating with her puppet through his own puppet.

Like Yan Yu’s, the puppet Ami in Zhao Yuanzhen’s hand, due to containing specific Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, was capable of executing both water and fire Taoism methods.

Although she never learned the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art or the Great Bright Fire, her time spent before crossing over in her sect was not idle. She quickly pinched the formula with her left hand, manipulating the puppet into a pose ready to cast spells.

With her right hand, she took out the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer, tossed it into the air, but chose not to wield it against the tribulation thunder. Instead, she spread out White Bone Demon Fire around her, gathering more and more until it gradually formed the outline of a Flood Dragon.

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