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

Chapter 480: Single Duel

In fact, since all the members of the Zhenhai team gathered, there has not been much suspense in this game.

Although no casualties had been reported, Zhou Hongyu's true energy was running low. Qin Meng had also expended a significant amount of his true energy to protect everyone as they journeyed to join Zhang Huaide.

Looking at the Zhenhai team on the other side, the one with the least true essence is actually the sword immortal Yan Yu...

"No, we can't retreat like this." Zhou Hongyu suddenly said.

"What does Captain Zhou say?" Meng Qingxi asked.

"If we retreat and join up with Huaide, can we win?" Zhou Hongyu asked seriously.

Everyone was speechless.

The inner demon feeds on people's emotions, so it tends to attack those who easily express their emotions. Of the two teams, Zhenhai and Fire Phoenix, Zhou Hongyu, who has difficulty controlling his temper, is undoubtedly the inner demon's first choice.

Zhang Huaide had ordered Captain Zhou to lead his men to hunt down Captain Yan in order to separate her from her inner demon. Otherwise, if she stayed with the inner demon, allowing it to consume her emotions and grow stronger, then the outcome wouldn't be a matter of victory or defeat, but rather a matter of whether or not this secret realm could be opened.

Even if it is a secret realm simulation competition, it must be based on the premise that the secret realm must be conquered, and the priorities must not be reversed.

Although the Monk Athletic League is nominally a "competitive" league, everyone knows their own identities and cannot really regard the outcome of the game as everything.

"Yan Yu!" Zhou Hongyu suddenly turned around and called out, "Let's have a one-on-one duel to decide the outcome. Do you dare?"

"Come on." Before the girls could say anything, Yan Yu had already agreed, "Don't cheat and deny your loss."

"Whoever cheats is a dog." Zhou Hongyu said coldly.

"This is too much of a joke!" Lin Ning couldn't help but complain, "Lingyun, you should also persuade the captain!"

"But I support him." Chen Lingyun said with a smile.

While chasing the Fire Phoenix Team just now, she had already communicated with Yan Yu to roughly understand the situation.

With Chen Lingyun's intelligence, she naturally realized that Zhou Hongyu was completely unsuitable to get close to the goalkeeper at this time, so Zhang Huaide and Hou Qing must be unable to get away.

The situation was now six against four, and Zhou Hongyu and Qin Meng were both low on energy. Therefore, whether it was a group attack or a single fight, the Fire Phoenix Team was basically doomed to lose.

Since they were already sure to win, they might as well give the Pingxi Army a good show. Considering that a single defeat and a collective annihilation would give the public a completely different impression, letting Zhou Hongyu lose the single defeat would save the Pingxi Army's face.

So everyone retreated, leaving only Yan Yu and Zhou Hongyu in the middle of the corridor, ready to fight one-on-one to decide the winner.

In the live broadcast room, the two commentators looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhou Erhe was the first to ask:

"Well... this is a competition after all, and it's happening in public. Isn't it a bit against the rules to decide the winner in a one-on-one duel?"

Xu Dongming has a higher EQ and just smiled:

"Whether this is in compliance with the rules or not, I believe the Monk Competition Alliance will give a reasonable explanation after the game. Let's just watch the game first... Zhou Hongyu makes the first move! Flame Spear!"

Zhou Hongyu doesn't have much true energy left in his body now, so he doesn't plan to play a war of attrition with Yan Yu, and directly throws out three flame spears in a row.

One shot was fired upwards, landing behind him to block his retreat; one was fired low, aimed in front of him to prevent him from a close attack; and another was fired directly at his position - taking advantage of the narrow terrain of the underground palace corridor, the three flame guns formed a large-scale bombardment, leaving Yan Yu with no escape!

But Yan Yu was even faster than her. Zhou Hongyu had just spit out three flames, and before they condensed into spears, he had already performed the Dividing Cloud Eight Diagrams Step and rushed forward fiercely.

When the three flame spears landed on the ground, he left them all behind!

Yan Yu was already approaching him, but Zhou Hongyu did not retreat but advanced, took a step forward, and shook his head violently. The flames formed a huge fan shape and slashed straight towards Yan Yu's chest.

Phoenix Sword!
Yan Yu had already switched from charging forward to retreating quickly before the Phoenix Sword erupted. However, Zhou Hongyu's clever step forward while casting the spell offset most of Yan Yu's backward movement.

Just as the Phoenix Sword was about to cut Yan Yu, another cold light flashed, and it was the Huangting Sword that blocked Yan Yu's way, with the tip of the sword pointing to the ground. The sword body was broad and flat, just like the "sword and shield tactics" that Xie Ruoxi had learned from the Jinghu Temple in the past, to block the flames of the Phoenix Sword for Yan Yu.

Intense heat waves washed over Yan Yu from both sides of the sword, rapidly sweeping across his body. His body was far less petite than Xie Ruoxi's, and the Huangting Sword and Tianyuan Sword were similar in size, so they couldn't have completely blocked the flames for him. However, with a simple sideways movement, reducing the cross-sectional area, he was able to perfectly dodge the attack. Seeing him use his sword to block the fire, Zhou Hongyu, just as the Phoenix Sword had finished, quickly launched another flaming spear in pursuit. Before the flames could burst from his mouth and nose, the Huangting Sword suddenly grew larger!

It was Yan Yu who was hiding behind the sword. At the moment when the Phoenix Sword ended, he started the chanting spell and took a step forward to punch!

The punch hit the Huangting Sword, immediately sending it out at high speed like a cannonball. The sword spine hit Zhou Hongyu's face hard, not only dispersing all the fire essence gathered in her throat, but also breaking her nose.

Zhou Hongyu fell backwards in an instant, and when he tried to get up, two lines of blood were already flowing from his nostrils.

Although she looked utterly miserable, it did not diminish her cool and beautiful appearance. Unfortunately, the beauty's eyes were blazing with anger, her silver teeth were clenched, and she no longer had any good feelings towards Yan Yu. She only said in a hateful voice:
"Shameless!"

If Yan Yu chose to attack with his flying sword, and Huang Tingjian switched from an upside-down defensive stance to an offensive posture, she would definitely be able to react in time... But who knew that Yan Yu would use his flying sword as a cannonball?

"What do you mean by shameless?" Yan Yu laughed heartily. "This is a tactic! Your own brain really can't understand the ingenuity of the tactic. You need to ask Xiao Zhang to explain it to you. Oh, Xiao Zhang is not here, no wonder you can't understand."

Zhou Hongyu knew that he had lost and was in the wrong, so he stood up angrily with the help of Tang Xiaolian. He didn't say a word, but just endured the piercing pain and stared at Yan Yu.

"Are you willing to accept defeat?" Yan Yu asked.

"I give up!" Tang Xiaolian shouted hurriedly, fearing that Zhou Hongyu would say, "I can still fight!" "Hurry up and treat our Captain Zhou!"

"Let me do it." Su Yunjin said, "It's not a serious injury."

In the past, Zhou Hongyu would have most likely refused. After all, she and Su Yunjin were completely unfamiliar with each other, and there was also a medical team from the Pingxi Army outside the venue.

But to Yan Yu's surprise, the girl did not continue to act stubbornly. She just gritted her teeth and let Yun Jin help her straighten her nose bone and stop the nosebleed.

"...How do you usually endure such a person?" Su Yunjin was healing her wounds when he suddenly heard her ask in a faint voice.

"Well, the captain is actually a good person." She replied gently, "You can't judge a person's goodness or badness by how nice he speaks."

Zhou Hongyu fell silent, thinking of how he had helped her expel the inner demon, and was speechless for a moment.

"Okay." Su Yunjin stood up.

"Thank you." Zhou Hongyu nodded.

"There's something wrong with you!" Yan Yu was horrified. "You actually said 'thank you'? You look like Xiao Zhou, but your temper is completely different. Who are you?"

Zhou Hongyu didn't answer, but just glared at him fiercely.

"Captain, please stop talking!" Lin Ning grabbed his arm and said, "We've already won, so please show some grace! Don't cause unnecessary resentment!"

Faced with Yan Yu's attack, the members of the Fire Phoenix Team nearby looked as usual.

Meng Qingxi was used to losing, Qin Meng was more concerned about Zhou Hongyu's injury, and Tang Xiaolian... Normally, when the team encountered any setbacks, this girl would be the most frustrated. But now, she came up to Yan Yu and complained openly:
"That's right, can't you give us some face? We are acquaintances after all!"

"It's because I'm giving you face that I agreed to let you guys decide the outcome in a one-on-one duel, right?" Yan Yu said nonchalantly, "Otherwise, you would have been the one I knocked to the ground along with Xiao Zhou just now!"

"Captain Yan, you're threatening me!" Tang Xiaolian raged. "You're done! When my bug grows up, I'll let it bite you!"

Seeing that this girl was actually flirting with Yan Yu, the girls of Zhenhai Team were all wary of Dasheng.

These two had only just fought in a secret realm together, so how did they become so close? Previously, the captain had only been chatting with her online, so no one could tell. But now, looking at Tang Xiaolian's tone and demeanor, it was clear that she was extremely interested in the captain!

The others were just thinking about it, but Zhao Yuanzhen couldn't hide his thoughts. He immediately glared and said:

"you……"

"Alright!" Yan Yu waved his hand, interrupting the demon girl's attack. "The game is won, let's go deal with the goalkeeper!"

(End of this chapter)