Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

"This..."

"It's kind of tricky."

"Indeed, not easy to deal with..."

After consulting with Yan Yu in detail, the instructors found themselves in a state of powerless exasperation.

It wasn't that Yan Yu was uncooperative or secretive; in fact, this student was quite amenable, almost always ready with an answer.

It's just that the answers were a bit outrageous.

Overall, Yan Yu displayed two very obvious traits in this guidance battle.

First, his spellcasting speed was extremely fast, one second he was casting Spell A, and the next he could interrupt and switch to Spell B.

Second, his tactical awareness was incredibly strong; he could accurately predict Chen Lingyun's intentions every time and employ targeted counter-tactics.

As for Yan Yu's own explanation:

"Because I'm a genius."

This might sound like bragging, but when you think about it, it doesn't seem out of place.

Because Yan Yu had just enrolled not long ago, he hadn't been exposed to cultivation before, and like all the other new students, he started from scratch.

The only explanation is that his insight in this area is truly astonishing, like the peerless genius in martial arts novels who understands any martial art at a glance and learns it instantly...

But this really can't be written in the talent evaluation report!

As for the talent evaluation report, that's for the instructors to worry about. Anyway, Yan Yu, who had completed his report, was now walking leisurely back to the academy with Chen Lingyun.

"Congratulations to you," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, no longer showing any signs of displeasure, "With this, you are undoubtedly the number one among our group of Zhendong Army cultivators, right?"

"What, are you jealous?" Yan Yu glanced at her again.

"In your heart, am I that petty?" Chen Lingyun raised an eyebrow, her expression turning into a half-smile.

"Do you want the truth or a lie?" Yan Yu asked her in return.

"What about the lie?"

"Yes."

"And the truth?"

"Even more so than that."

"Hehe," Chen Lingyun countered, "But you don't mind my nasty character, do you?"

"What now, confessing again?" Yan Yu frowned and asked.

"Nope," Chen Lingyun said, her smile brimming.

"If it's not a confession, then I don't need to answer," Yan Yu snorted.

"That's also an answer," Chen Lingyun's smile grew sweeter, "Although you like me in your heart, you're afraid that admitting it outright would be embarrassing, so you use refusal to respond to cover your true attitude. It's a typical boy's pure thought that's quite easy to understand."

"The level of your narcissism is pretty exaggerated," Yan Yu sighed heavily, "Maybe you should check your brain at a psychiatric hospital?"

"Thank you for your concern, but only those without assets who admire themselves can be called narcissistic," Chen Lingyun corrected him, "For those with assets, it's called self-awareness."

"What assets do you have?" Yan Yu asked contemptuously, "Your height that doesn't reach one meter sixty even with platform shoes?"

"I never expected Yan Yu to be a fan of lolis," Chen Lingyun covered her mouth, feigning surprise, "So you care about the petite stature of girls that much?"

The two of them bantered back and forth leisurely strolling back to the academy. They saw Instructor Han Zaixian organizing the students to practice the Shifting Technique by running laps around the track.

The principle behind the Shifting Technique was that it took effect the instant both feet left the ground while running, immediately accelerating the cultivator's forward speed to its peak, then letting inertia carry the body forward.

From the spectator stands, these cultivators still appeared to be running, only each step miraculously covered a distance of more than ten meters.

"How does it look?" Chen Lingyun stood shoulder to shoulder with Yan Yu, watching the classmates practicing the Shifting Technique, "Are there any standout performances?"

"What do you think constitutes a standout performance?" Yan Yu asked her in return.

"The purpose of using the Shifting Technique is for rapid movement," Chen Lingyun said casually, "so naturally, the faster one runs, the better the performance is considered."

"Wrong, completely wrong," Yan Yu flatly rejected her claim, "How superficial. Can you only see the surface of things, little Ling Yun?"

"The Shifting Technique only works when both feet are off the ground, which means we need to keep moving our legs to maintain a state of being airborne as much as possible. If you're moving so fast that you can't control it, then you won't be able to lift your rear foot before the front foot lands, and inertia will cause your whole body to tumble forward."

"Given a cultivator's ability to control, this extreme speed is probably around 16 to 17 meters per second. After mastering the Shifting Technique, reaching this speed isn't too difficult; controlling the output of True Yuan is sufficient."

"I see," pondered Chen Lingyun, "then what is the standard by which the Shifting Technique is measured?"

"Of course, it's whether you can initiate and terminate it at will," Yan Yu said without a second thought, "The goal of the Shifting Technique isn't simply fast movement, but 'to move quickly when it's necessary to move quickly'."

"Indeed," Chen Lingyun nodded in agreement, "This isn't a track and field competition, using the Shifting Technique is for the purpose of tactical movement, not just to run faster."

"Anyone who can ponder this wouldn't say 'The Shifting Technique is more of a priority than the Earth-Element Sturdiness Curse,'" Yan Yu said disdainfully.

"Hmm, you're right indeed," Chen Lingyun's response was tinged with laughter.

As these two stood leisurely on the sidelines, the students on the field sweating profusely and practicing the Shifting Technique understood the coach Qi Changping's words about 'the supremacy of strength' more deeply.

As exceptional students in this school of cultivators, they could indeed consider themselves a cut above the rest.

"Next, any student with a hint of utilitarianism will probably try to make connections with us," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "Yan Yu, are you ready to take the throne of the top student in the academy?"

"Top student in the academy?" came Zhao Yuanzhen's suspicious voice from nearby.

The Demonic Sect Enchantress, seeing her partner standing side by side with another woman, could no longer restrain herself and, throwing caution and her previous low-profile strategy to the wind, hurried over.

Chen Lingyun, aware of the other's intentions, simply wrapped her arm affectionately around Yan Yu's and cheerfully said:

"Of course, it's my classmate Yan Yu."

Yan Yu immediately shook off her arm and scolded:

"Wretched woman, have some decency! Even if you're dying of thirst for me, you should at least have a sense of shame!"

"What sense of shame?" Chen Lingyun feigned innocence and continued to cling, not willing to let the fun end so easily, "Didn't you just compliment me on looking good?"

"Nonsense! Even if a dwarf looks good, can she be a match for a prince on a white horse?"

Chen Lingyun's eyes widened suddenly, her eyebrows raised, and she gasped, struggling to maintain her smiling face.

Zhao Yuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief, a triumphant look in her eyes as she turned to Chen Lingyun, about to speak, when Yan Yu pointed his finger at her and exclaimed:

"Don't be so pleased with yourself, you're not up to scratch either!"

Students still practicing the Shifting Technique in the distance, upon seeing these two girls confronting one boy, seemed on the verge of World War III erupting. Instantly, those who had claimed to be tired stopped complaining, those who had been running diligently ceased their effort, and all of them flocked to the track closer to watch the drama unfold.

Before the entire crowd had gathered, they saw Yan Yu unleash a verbal bombardment, wildly demolishing the potential strife by blasting it to rubble! They were all left gaping in shock.

Wow, a Sigma male with such a steely resolve could attract female pursuers too?!

Consequently, Chen Lingyun's judgment was mistaken yet again…

Before long, it wasn't the title of "primus inter pares" that spread throughout the academy, but rather the name "Swordsman" that spread like wildfire. When talking about this matter, people were keen to post a meme of a "Shiba Inu wielding a sword" to express their respect and admiration for Yan Yu.

"Women only slow down my sword-drawing speed.jpg"