Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest - Chapter 192

Chapter 192: Chapter 91 Training the Shenxing Battle Team_2

Chang Sisi smiled and said,

“Yan Yu, can we each have a turn? The round-robin format allows you to assess our personal strength, while all of us fighting together can demonstrate our tactical coordination.”

“Hmm, that won’t be necessary,” Yan Yu replied, “I can tell how well you coordinate tactically from past videos, I don’t need to comment on that. Mainly, I’m having you all fight together to save time…”

Qiu Ze also felt embarrassed when videos were mentioned.

In the previous preliminary match against the Huofeng Team, they were outright decimated, and their tactical coordination was a complete mess. Did they still need Yan Yu’s advice? Were they even worthy? I don’t want to mention it!

In order to stop his teammates from making more sensational demands, he quickly said,

“Then, let’s go with the round-robin format; I’ll go first.”

Half an hour later, everyone had their turn against Huang Tingjian, and sure enough, they were all defeated, not even managing to make Yan Yu take half a step back.

“Hmm, let’s discuss each of you,” Yan Yu pondered for a moment and then gave his evaluation, “Qiu Ze, you are currently the strongest cultivator in the team, well-rounded in all aspects without any major weaknesses. The main issue is the style of your swordsmanship… You focus too much on evasion, often giving up your chances to attack just to dodge the opponent’s offense.”

“If you were just a regular team member, that wouldn’t be a problem, it might even be considered a strength. But don’t forget, you are the captain; your goal isn’t just to keep yourself from getting hurt, you also need to help the other team members gain a tactical advantage. This requires you to be more aggressive and willing to take risks sometimes.”

“Mhmm,” Qiu Ze nodded without changing his expression. There was no sign of surprise on his face, indicating that he was already aware of this issue.

“Sun Ziyi,” Yan Yu continued to evaluate, “your Formless Sword Qi is very well mastered, with excellent timing and prediction, but you have the same issue as Qiu Ze: you are too fixated on finding flaws. Have you considered what you would do if I never presented you with an opportunity?”

Sun Ziyi fell into thought; indeed, he was pressured throughout the fight by Yan Yu, and he hadn’t been able to release much of his Formless Sword Qi. Now it seemed that it was because he was used to reacting rather than acting, thus giving up the tempo of the battle from the start and never being able to regain control.

“I’ve learned my lesson,” he said solemnly with a nod.

“Zhang Yang,” Yan Yu spoke indifferently, “your Sword Control Technique is not bad, and it’s clear you’ve put in the hard work. However, your main problem is a lack of experience, and your style appears somewhat rigid and dogmatic. You should go and study videos of all the powerful Sword Immortals in Lu Country, take some time to analyze and learn from them, it will be good for you.”

“Can I prioritize learning from your techniques?” Zhang Yang asked excitedly, “Yan Yu! Of all the Sword Immortals in Lu Country, I admire you the most!”

“My Huang Tingjian is a heavy sword, not really suitable for you to study,” Yan Yu laughed, “Try studying Ai Lu from the Dragon Soar Team; his style is more similar to yours.”

“Song Qiao, you have a good grasp of the Fire Blazing Dao Method, and like Zhang Yang, the main issue is a lack of experience.” He paused slightly before suddenly asking, “Do you plan to follow an offensive or control style?”

“What’s the difference between the two?” Song Qiao asked for confirmation.

“The advantage of an offensive style is that it’s impressive, fierce, and strong, easily highlighting your value in the team,” Yan Yu explained, “But the problem with the offensive Fire Blazing Dao Method is that Zhou Hongyu of the Huofeng Team will become an insurmountable mountain for you; you might spend your whole life trying to surpass her and never manage to come out from under her shadow. When people mention ‘the first in the Fire Blazing Dao Method,’ they think of Zhou Hongyu, not you.”

“If you follow a control style, it will be more helpful to the Shenxing Battle Team since both Sun Ziyi and Zhang Yang are already aggressive attackers. The team actually needs more support and control. The cost is that you need not only improve your cultivation realm and your skill with the Taoism Method, but you’ll also need to train your observational skills, strategic thinking, and tactical awareness. Your workload will be greater, but you’ll have fewer chances to stand out.”

“Like senior Su Yunjin?” Song Qiao suddenly asked.

“Yes, like her,” Yan Yu didn’t deny.

“But she made quite a splash in the Three Isles Treasure Ship Secret Realm,” Song Qiao insisted, “She took on the ‘Phoenix’ herself and knocked him right out of the realm.”

“Even so, she didn’t kill the Phoenix, did she? Just think about it for yourself.” Seeing that the other party had a bit of an “I want it all” ambition, Yan Yu didn’t insist too much, but said something meaningful and turned to Chang Sisi, the only female member of the team, “Chang Sisi, since you chose beast companionship, remember one thing: it is there to complement your offense, not for you to complement its offense.”

“I know,” Chang Sisi said with a mournful face, “But sometimes the big lion gets so excited, it just won’t listen to me.”

“Oh, that’s easy.” Yan Yu flicked his finger lightly, and Huang Tingjian immediately fell from the sky, landing in front of the Night Guardian Lion Dog, startling the big dog so much that it leaped back, tail tightly tucked between its legs–it had just been brutally hit by this heavy sword.

Huang Tingjian flew up again, its blade pointing at the opponent from a distance, and Yan Yu shouted:

“Sit down!”

The Night Guardian Lion Dog immediately sat down, its eyes clear and innocent.

“Belly!”

The Night Guardian Lion Dog rolled over on the spot, exposing its belly, its tail still wagging as it stuck out its tongue and panted, trying to please Yan Yu.

“I think it’s quite obedient,” Yan Yu put away Huang Tingjian and said to Chang Sisi.

Chang Sisi:……

“I’ve got it,” she said, dejectedly.

“Let’s leave the analysis at that, everyone keep it up,” Yan Yu concluded, “You guys still have a lot of potential.”

“Thanks, Captain Yan,” everyone said hastily.

They all crowded around to see Yan Yu out of the training field, as attentive as if they were seeing off the Emperor. After exiting, Sun Ziyi said to him:

“Captain Yan, I’ll send you the monitoring software when I get back, you just have to install it then.”

“Mm-hmm,” Yan Yu nodded.

That was the main purpose of his visit, with the secondary one being to get acquainted with the Shenxing Battle Team members; such things, of course, could not be stated outright or it might hurt feelings.

Since he had communicated well with Sun Ziyi, next was to return to the villa and reunite with the girls from the South Sea… Hmm?

Yan Yu took out his phone to take a quick look but found that they hadn’t sent him any messages.

Something was off.

Usually, they were all racing to see who could reach 99+ new messages first, why were they all silent now? Checking the time, they should have arrived back at the villa to meet Xie Ruoxi by now; could they really be keeping their composure?

Humph, an ambush, is it? And they think they can fool me, the strongest in this world?!