Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 469 Pre-match Intelligence Analysis

As the competition date approaches, public opinion about this competition is gradually increasing.

The Monk Athletic League used to have about one or two live broadcasts per week, but most of them were matches between Class C teams. Occasionally, there would be a Class B match, and the number of viewers would be much higher than the regular matches.

There are currently only eight Class A teams, and since their primary responsibility is to deal with foreign forces, opportunities for mutual confrontation are rare. Even without promotion, many people have already rushed to the pre-booked livestream room to watch. In just a few days, the number of reservations has exceeded 80 million.

Discussion threads on major forums were endless, filled with predictions and boasts of their strength. Overall, more people were optimistic about the Zhenhai team, but everyone also believed that the Fire Phoenix team was only slightly weaker and not to the point of being crushed by the opponent, so the match itself still held considerable suspense and excitement.

Rather than the public's concern about "who's stronger," the monks were more concerned about the new competition format. With the expansion of team capacity from five to six and the introduction of the front and back formations, tactical maneuverability increased significantly. Therefore, everyone was eager for the Zhenhai and Fire Phoenix teams to help scout the front. After all, Chen Lingyun and Zhang Huaide were both known for their tactical prowess, and perhaps they could pull off a textbook example.

This secret place is located in the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Gongbu Prefecture. It has been strictly sealed and guarded by the Pingxi Army. No tourists or media are allowed to enter.

The day before the competition started, Yan Yu and others took a special plane from Jinling Prefecture to Milin Airport in Gongbu Prefecture.

The team will rest for one night in Gongbu Prefecture and then participate in tomorrow's press conference. The official competition day will be the morning of the day after tomorrow, and the Pingxi Army will be responsible for pick-up and drop-off.

In the cabin, deputy captain Chen Lingyun, as usual, began to explain the opponent information and tactics used in this competition.

"There are two banned moves in this competition: Ruoxi's Thunder Method and Zhou Hongyu's Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire," she said with a smile. "Because being hit by them is likely to kill you, there's no way to save you, so they're not allowed to be used against competing teams."

"Not allowing Ruoxi to use thunder magic is no different from tying her hands and feet?" Zhao Yuanzhen protested.

"Rules are rules," Yan Yu said. "There are no restrictions on using it on the gatekeepers and other monsters inside the secret realm, except for humans. Besides, don't we still have the Tianyuan Sword?"

Xie Ruoxi smiled awkwardly. Her swordsmanship was even worse than Yun Jin Ling Yun's, primarily due to her lack of accuracy. While not to the point of hitting anything, it was still clumsy enough that Yan Yu couldn't bear to watch.

Although I have been practicing my accuracy hard during this period, I can't say that I have made much progress. I just hope I don't hold the team back.

"Zhou Hongyu's Great Light Fire has been used in four forms so far, namely the Flame Spear, the Falling Star, the Phoenix Sword, and the Burning Mountains and Boiling Seas." Chen Lingyun continued.

"This name..." Su Yunjin hesitated.

"Very familiar, right?" Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "It's the same approach of breaking down the entire Taoist technique into multiple moves that consume less zhenyuan, and each move has its own name. I asked Yang Linhui and Li Zhaojiang, and the Taoist texts they obtained were not like that. So the designers of 'Great Bright Light Flame' and 'Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Technique' are either the same person, or they are familiar with each other, such as fellow disciples or sisters."

She turned on the projector again and projected Zhou Hongyu's past live broadcast video onto the screen, scrolling to a specific progress bar for everyone to watch:

"Flame Gun, shoots out a spear-shaped flame from its mouth, which explodes upon hitting the target."

"Starfall spews a large ball of flame into the air, which also explodes upon impact. It's slower than the Flame Lance, traveling in a parabolic trajectory, but its power and range are significantly greater, and the flames linger for a while, perhaps a minute or two."

"Phoenix Sword: Breath flames from the mouth and sweep across the body, with a range of about three meters in front of the body. It is important to note that the launch is very fast, without the flight trajectory of the Flame Lance or the Starfall, leaving the opponent with very little time to react."

Everyone watched the video carefully. The Flame Lance took about a second to strike its target, the Starfall took two to three seconds, and the Phoenix Sword took less than half a second to unleash. Zhou Hongyu on the screen simply shook his head, and flames immediately erupted in a fan-shaped area directly ahead, instantly igniting the approaching Tianzhu Transcendent.

The time was so short that no one was sure they could react.

Fortunately, the attack range of the Phoenix Sword is only three meters in front of Zhou Hongyu. As long as she doesn't get close to him, there shouldn't be any big problems.

Su Yunjin, a person with a keen mind, couldn't help but cast her gaze towards Yan Yu, her mind reminiscing about the previous match between the two teams. She remembered that time when the captain and Zhou Hongyu fought until her true energy was exhausted, even resorting to close combat, and finally sealed her dantian with a moistening spell.

This week's team... Could it be that he learned this trick to threaten the captain just to avoid being humiliated again?
After thinking about it carefully, I feel that it is unlikely. I guess it is better to prevent anyone from getting close to me.

"Having spoken of Zhou Hongyu, let's focus on Qin Meng," Chen Lingyun continued. "It's said that after cultivating his 'Dragon Elephant Nirvana Divine Art' to the Marrow Cleansing Stage, even ordinary flying sword attacks will have a hard time penetrating his defenses with just a little activation."

"Are they more powerful than the warriors we dealt with last time in the secret realm of the Li Palace?" Su Yunjin asked in surprise.

She still remembered that those warriors were attacked from three sides by herself, Liu Longtao and Yang Linhui, and were bombarded by floods, fire dragons and snowstorms in turn. Even fragile warriors like Onmyoji were almost wiped out immediately, but many warriors were able to flee in panic despite the spells, which shows how strong their bodies were.

But warriors need the help of armor and treasures, while Qin Meng in the video can withstand the flying sword without wearing any protective gear. His defense is even better than that of a warrior.

"The flying sword can't break the defense?" Lin Ning also became excited, "Then how to fight?"

Apart from sword-wielding skills, I don't have any other means of attack!

"Don't be afraid." Yan Yu reminded him, "For his Dragon Elephant Nirvana Divine Art to work, it consumes his true energy. Attacking him won't hurt him, but the cost will be a sudden increase in his true energy consumption."

"Use mana consumption instead of health loss, right?" Xie Ruoxi reacted quickly.

"That's about right." Before Chen Lingyun finished speaking, she heard Zhao Yuanzhen complain:
"Then we shouldn't ban Ruoxi's thunder technique. Otherwise, wouldn't it be easy to deal with Qin Meng?"

"Haha, he probably can't withstand the thunder magic." Chen Lingyun said lightly, "Zhang Huaide, I think he hasn't made much progress in swordsmanship, otherwise he wouldn't have recruited Hou Qing to strengthen the team. We mainly need to be wary of his tactics, he himself shouldn't pose any threat."

"Tang Xiaolian, an insect-using cultivator. There are so many different kinds of Gu insects, it's pointless to explain them one by one. I don't think you can remember them all, so just follow my instructions. Her trump card is the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu, but she probably won't be able to use it this time, so don't worry."

"Why can't you play?" Lin Ning asked.

"Because our captain told her..." Before Chen Lingyun could finish her words, Yan Yu immediately coughed, interrupting her rumor-mongering and adding fuel to the fire. "Let's talk about Hou Qing and Meng Qingxi."

"Meng Qingxi is an assistant officer. He recently acquired a new magic weapon called the 'Kongtong Seal,'" Chen Lingyun explained. "Judging from the live video, when activated, it strikes down and smashes people, similar to Sister Zhao's White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer."

"Of course, there are definitely more effects than just this," Yan Yu said.

The Bone Heart Locking Hammer has tracking and armor-piercing effects. Once it is launched, it automatically flies towards the enemy's crown without any command. At the same time, the impact force is very penetrating, and even a warrior with a full armor and a strong body cannot withstand it.

The Kongtong Seal in Meng Qingxi's hand probably has some special effects besides physical attacks. Unfortunately, those who faced the Fire Phoenix Team in the past were all foreign transcendents, and they were all killed by them. The dead cannot speak.

"We'll test it out during the battle." Chen Lingyun flipped it over lightly and continued, "As for Hou Qing, although he hasn't participated in actual combat since joining the team, I have a video of him practicing swordsmanship while in school."

"What do you mean?" Yan Yu asked. He had never heard of Hou Qing's name in his previous life, and he had no idea how powerful he was.

Lin Ning pricked up her ears nearby, wondering how much stronger Hou Qing was than she was... Ugh! What kind of unit of measurement is this for combat power?! It's all the Captain's fault, what nonsense!

"Very floating." Chen Lingyun used a rather rare word.

(End of this chapter)