Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest
Chapter 986: 33 Battle against Hongyu_2

Chapter 986: Chapter 33 Battle against Hongyu_2

It’s unclear how much time has passed, and although Zhou Hongyu hadn’t noticed, her punching speed had gradually slowed down.

Yan Yu keenly sensed her decline and intentionally raised his arm trying to resist and push her away, which of course only provoked a more intense suppression and onslaught from her.

This further exhausted the little remaining strength Zhou Hongyu had.

Finally, Zhou Hongyu realized what was happening and said indignantly:

“Why aren’t you fighting back?”

“Because this is the moment I’ve been waiting for!” Yan Yu suddenly burst forth with energy.

Zhou Hongyu was taken aback, instinctively trying to subdue him once more, but her strength had long been squandered, leaving her powerless to resist. After a brief struggle, she was subdued by Yan Yu.

“Haha, out of strength, aren’t you?” Yan Yu pinched her cheek, chiding, “Haven’t I reminded you? The most important thing is to maintain endurance! Whether crossing tribulation or otherwise.”

“Hmph, I was merely careless for a moment,” Zhou Hongyu stubbornly retorted, then suddenly displayed an evil grin, provocatively saying, “But it doesn’t matter, do you still have the energy?”

“Of course, I do.”

“I don’t believe it.”

“You’ll have to believe it soon enough.”

“Then prove it to me… Mmm!”

As it turned out, Yan Yu was indeed not lying. In terms of precise and calculated endurance, there was hardly any cultivator that could match him.

Zhou Hongyu initially used reverse psychology, but soon her competitive spirit was aroused. She began to mobilize her remaining strength to resist, and eventually, she utterly depleted all her physical energy, sprawled out in a spreadeagle position, barely managing to whimper as a sign she still wasn’t defeated.

Suddenly, she tensed up all over, like a bow stretched to its limit, forcefully embracing Yan Yu in her arms, her fingernails digging deep into his back.

“I love you, Yan Yu,” Zhou Hongyu murmured with a vacant look in her eyes.

“Love my ass!” Yan Yu swore loudly, “Have you forgotten about the serious business? The circulation of the secret technique?!”

His shout was like a thunderclap on a clear day, jolting the dazed Zhou Hongyu back to her senses, as she quickly started to circulate the secret technique.

Circulating the Heavens, the Yin and Yang drawing each other. Yang Qi ascended, Yin Qi descended, stirring up a great amount of True Yuan in the Dantian whirlpool, with the jade-like essence gradually being separated out.

Zhou Hongyu concentrated fully, introspecting her own body. Every thread of jade-like True Yuan she purified was immediately wrapped by her Divine Sense, pulled towards the upper Dantian; the corresponding turbid Qi that was separated out was pressed down to the position of the Lower Dantian, and expelled from the body through the meridians.

Her Golden Core Rank was improving continuously! The longer the secret technique was performed, the more she felt as if she was undergoing a metamorphosis, refreshed and deeply satisfied.

Yan Yu, however, was having a much more miserable time. In order to compensate for the deficiency of True Yang, he had to forcefully extract Essence Qi and spirit as “fuel.” Fortunately, being in the Golden Core Realm, he barely managed to hang on.

The secret technique finally came to an end. Yan Yu pushed Zhou Hongyu to one side and turned to say:

“I’m going to sleep, don’t disturb me.”

Zhou Hongyu was unwilling to comply. At this moment, she was brimming with energy and spirit, itching to determine the winner with Yan Yu, but seeing him drenched in cold sweat and his complexion deathly pale, her enthusiasm was extinguished, and she tenderly kissed him, tucked him in properly.

Then she took out her phone, excitedly sending a message to Tang Xiaolian:

“He’s asleep.”

Tang Xiaolian replied with a question mark.

“I made him fall asleep,” Zhou Hongyu added crucial information.

Tang Xiaolian sent three exclamation marks.

“How does it feel? Any bleeding? Does it hurt a lot?”

“You don’t understand,” Zhou Hongyu typed back proudly, “This is the necessary price to possess him.”

“Let me correct you,” Tang Xiaolian typed in response, “In terms of traditional social ethics, it’s generally considered that in such a case, he possesses you, and you are the one taken advantage of.”

“Whatever.” Zhou Hongyu smiled faintly, typing, “In any case, I enjoyed it.”

Tang Xiaolian sent a row of ellipses, conveying how speechless she was at that moment.

“And the Golden Core Rank?” she continued to ask.

“The secret technique is fine,” Zhou Hongyu replied, “It can indeed improve the grade of True Yuan, and the effect is very apparent. You’ll know once you’ve tried it.”

“Captain Zhou, aren’t you jealous?” Tang Xiaolian tentatively asked.

Zhou Hongyu pondered for a moment and replied:

“Jealous? Actually, a little.”

“But, rather than watching him be snatched away by another woman with my eyes wide open, at least you and I trust each other, right, Little Lian?”

Tang Xiaolian was somewhat touched, typed several sentences but felt they were all inappropriate, eventually deleting them all, leaving only the word “Mmm” before sending it.

“Next time we’ll do it together.” Zhou Hongyu sent another message, “You can take over when I’m resting, make him beg for mercy.”

This time Tang Xiaolian dared not even utter “Mmm,” hastily tossing the phone aside next to her pillow, pretending she hadn’t seen the message.

Zhou Hongyu didn’t mind and just focused on looking at the sleeping Yan Yu beside her, thinking that it would be nice if he could sleep beside her for the rest of his life.

Mmm, too bad he doesn’t want to, and I can’t force him.

I’d better complete the Core Formation soon, so that one day when my strength surpasses his…

Hehe, then it won’t matter whether he’s willing or not.

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Zhao Yuanzhen, Xie Ruoxi, and Chen Lingyun, the three of them were lying on the big bed in Yan Yu’s room, exhaustedly falling into a deep sleep.

Yan Yu was lying on the big bed in Zhou Hongyu’s room, also exhaustedly falling into a deep sleep.

As it turns out, some things are not unreported, just waiting for the right time.

The next morning, Yan Yu was woken up by the sound of the door opening and saw Zhou Hongyu entering with a plastic bag.

“I brought breakfast for you.” She placed the plastic bag on the table in front of the television, asking, “What do you want to eat first? Steamed buns, wontons, fried dough sticks? Or me?”

“That’s so outdated, Captain Zhou!” Tang Xiaolian popped her head out from behind her, saying, “That joke is so old!”

“It’s the thought that counts.” Zhou Hongyu casually waved her hand, “Little Lian, do you want to join us?”

Unable to catch that loaded comment, Tang Xiaolian chuckled awkwardly, then changed the subject:

“Then I’ll start with the fried dough sticks.”

“Mine or his fried dough sticks?” Zhou Hongyu asked with a mischievous grin.

“Enough, don’t make it hard for Little Lian; she gets embarrassed easily.” Seeing Tang Xiaolian struggling and seeming to want to flee, Yan Yu spoke up, smoothing things over for her.

“What’s there to be embarrassed about?” Zhou Hongyu said disdainfully, “She has a 200 TB video…”

“Cough cough!” Tang Xiaolian quickly coughed loudly, interrupting her, “Captain Yan! I heard you were helping Captain Zhou reach the Golden Core Rank last night and used up a lot of True Yuan, right? It must have been tough for you, Captain Yan, let me feed you breakfast!”

“What are you thinking?” Zhou Hongyu elbowed her, “You stay out of this; I’m the one who’ll feed him.”

“Then I’ll just stand by with tea and water.” Tang Xiaolian immediately offered.

She took the initiative to pick up the wontons, placing them on the bedside table and continuously stirred them with a soup spoon to cool them down faster. Zhou Hongyu, on the other hand, brought the steamed buns over and asked:

“Vegetable bun? Meat bun? Spicy oil bun?”

“There’s a spicy oil one?” Yan Yu was surprised, “What’s exactly inside it?”

“Ginger mince beef filling.” Zhou Hongyu took a bite and then showed it to him.

“Then, I’ll take a meat bun.” Yan Yu said.

“That’s not the answer I was looking for.” Zhou Hongyu said, “I thought you would say, ‘I want the one you’ve tasted.'”

“If it were any other time, I might say that.” Yan Yu said seriously, “But I’ve had enough of your saliva last night.”

“Pfft!” Tang Xiaolian burst into laughter, then quickly reacted, pretending to hum to herself the tune of “The Great Beauty of Nanjiang.”

“Don’t get sick of it.” Zhou Hongyu pretended to be angry, “You’re going to eat it many more times in the future.”

“Spare me, please.” Tang Xiaolian couldn’t help but shout out.

“You’d better get used to it.” Zhou Hongyu said sternly, “After all, he’s going to eat what’s yours too.”

Left speechless, Tang Xiaolian simply dove headfirst into the bed, burying her head in the covers.