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

Chapter 615 I am the boss's lackey
Number Two simply couldn't believe Yan Yu's judgment.

She could feel the tremendous heat from the sea of ​​fire around her, it was fierce, violent, and cruel... She was afraid that if her arms were burned for a moment, she would get a series of blisters.

Yan Yu's spiritual sense also swept towards the sea of ​​fire, but he did not find anything suspicious. But judging from his experience in the martial arts world, these flames must be illusions without lethality.

The reason is very simple: if the sea of fire is No. 1's spell or magic weapon, then at this time you just need to force it to close to both sides and burn yourself and No. 2 to death. Why waste so much words?
So Number One must be lying. These flames were generated by the secret realm's restrictions and were not controlled by his thoughts.

At the same time, if it was a real flame, then as long as he and No. 2 jumped into the flame, they would be teleported away the moment they were burned to death - the test-type secret realm would not kill people.

Eliminating the two wrong answers, these seas of fire can only be non-lethal illusions generated by the secret realm, and No. 1 and No. 3 had broken the illusion in advance through some means, so they suddenly disappeared in this sea of fire.

Yan Yu's guess was correct. The opponent had indeed escaped from the illusion of this level ahead of time, hiding on the periphery, watching the two people standing still in the center, ready to attack at any time.

"Do it now?" asked Number Three.

"We'll have to wait and see." Number One said in a deep voice, "Before they become desperate and do something desperate."

Those whose perceptions are clouded by illusions are like the blind and deaf, yet even the blind and deaf can harm others. If cornered, they can bombard the surroundings with large-scale spells or fire their flying swords indiscriminately. Even if they can't see or hear, there's still a chance they'll hit—so the safest approach is to wait until the opponent lets down their guard, then kill them with a single strike.

The two were waiting silently when they heard Yan Yu say to No. 2:
"They must be lying in ambush around here, ready to launch a surprise attack while we are confused by the illusion."

The two sneered contemptuously. Even if you guessed it right, so what? It's you who are trapped in this illusion, not us.

"Then why haven't they taken action yet?" Number Two asked suspiciously.

"Because they're scared." Yan Yu laughed, "They're afraid that I'll kill them instantly, so they have to wait until there's absolutely no chance of failure before they dare to act."

The two men fell silent. Yan Yu's guess was correct; they were indeed waiting for the right moment to strike. But are we afraid of you? You idiot, figure out who the prey is now, okay? Try to kill one of us instantly?

"I think you're crazy!" Number Two kept looking around and said anxiously, "If you can kill them instantly, then do it quickly!"

"No rush." Yan Yu said, "My cultivation level is higher than theirs, so I have to give them the opportunity to take the initiative, so as not to become bullying the weak, which would be a loss of my dignity."

Number Two: ………………

Number One: ……………

Number Three: ………………

Although the three people were in different situations, their speechless mood at this moment was surprisingly consistent.

"Damn it, I can't stand it anymore." Number Three couldn't help but roll up his sleeves, ready to strike Yan Yu with his sword, "You're bullying the weak, huh? I want to see him chop off both of his arms. How can he still bully the weak?"

"Don't worry, this is provocation." Number One, growing increasingly suspicious, quickly stopped his companion. "I suspect this guy has some self-defense method, deliberately provoking you to attack, and then using the direction of the attack to determine your location!"

Number Three calmed down after hearing this, only to hear Number Two in the distance unable to hold back his words again, complaining about Yan Yu:

"Brother, can you please stop pretending? We're on the same page now. It's no use pretending in front of me! Go kill those two in an instant, and then I'll believe you're truly awesome!"

Although she complained, she had already started to form spells in her sleeves, believing Yan Yu's judgment that "the surroundings were an illusion." If there was any movement in any direction around her, she would immediately shoot out her flying needle magic weapon to kill the attacker face to face.

Yan Yu was completely defenseless, looking up with his hands behind his back, and said slowly:

"Why are you so anxious? They are the ones who should be anxious."

"I'm so anxious!" Number Three outside cursed.

Number One was speechless, having no idea whether Number Six was really hiding some secret or was simply being arrogant... Reason told him that he should still be wary of the former, but emotion urged him to act quickly. This guy was a complete idiot.

"Why are they in such a hurry?" Number Two was also speechless and asked Yan Yu.

"It's very simple." Yan Yu said calmly, "They want to seize the treasure, but they are afraid that they can't kill me, so they are naturally anxious. I have extremely strong strength. If you stand on my side, there is naturally no need to worry."

"Alright, alright." Number Two rolled his eyes in surrender. "Then Master, what do you think we should do now?"

"Wait until they make a move," Yan Yu said, "and then I'll kill them instantly."

"What if they don't take action?" asked Number Two.

"Then they are cowards." Yan Yu said, "They are weaklings with no roots. I suggest you just slit your throat with a sword and be reincarnated as a woman in your next life."

"Damn it!" Number One immediately started to make sword gestures and shouted, "I can't stand this bitch anymore! Attack!"

Number Three also immediately flew up his sword, and the two of them attacked Yan Yu from a distance. One aimed at the head, and the other stabbed him in the chest. They were about to give him four holes with two swords and kill him on the spot!
"Good timing!" Yan Yu suddenly shouted, and the Huangting Sword flew out from behind him. With just a half-circle sweep, it knocked away the two flying swords that attacked him. He then took the Fenyun Bagua Step and immediately rushed into the surrounding sea of fire.

The flames licked his body, but he didn't feel any pain at all, only the hot wind and the burning smell remained.

When the three flying swords collided, Number Two beside him also saw clearly: they did not cause any disturbance to the surrounding flames when they flew, but passed straight through... It was indeed an illusion!

She immediately shot out the flying needle magic weapon, aiming at the direction of one of the flying swords.

However, this was not the first time that Number One and Number Three had done this. They deliberately flew their swords in an arc before attacking Yan Yu, in order to prevent the opponent from judging their positions through the flight trajectory. As a result, Number Two's flying needle magic weapon completely missed the target and only created a cloud of dust on the blue bricks on the ground.

Yan Yu rushed into the sea of fire. Looking around, he saw flames everywhere and the crackling sound of burning firewood in his ears. When he scanned with his spiritual sense, he saw only a sea of flames and no human figure.

But he didn't care about anything else and just rushed towards the flying sword.

When Number Three saw the other party rushing towards him, he thought that he had also seen through the illusion and escaped. He was so scared that he quickly moved the flying sword back in front of him and prepared to defend himself closely.

Then, Yan Yu approached him like lightning, and the Huangting Sword struck him head-on, like a mountain falling down on his head. Number Three quickly controlled his sword to block, but the sword emitted an overwhelming and terrifying force that was difficult to resist, and his flying sword was instantly thrown away.

He was about to quickly retreat to dodge, but Yan Yu had already executed the White Crane Spreads Wings sword technique, and the Huangting Sword followed up with a half-moon sweep. Number Three felt a pain in his waist, and his body also flew up.

Waist cut.

Yan Yu sensed the force exerted on the Huangting Sword and immediately knew he had struck the enemy. His left-hand sword technique also changed rapidly, and the Yin-Yang Micro-Dust sword energy instantly pierced out, as if someone had drawn a line in the air with a pencil, striking the distant Flying Sword Number One.

Number One also reacted quickly. He quickly guessed that Yan Yu had not seen through the illusion, but was deliberately forcing Number Three to withdraw his sword to defend, and then follow the flying sword to locate him... Therefore, he quickly moved out of the field and retreated, while controlling the flying sword to shoot in the opposite direction.

But Yan Yu was so experienced in swordsmanship that how could he not distinguish between "withdrawing the sword to defend" and "feinting to contain"? With just one glance at the sword's trajectory, he immediately knew that the opponent was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and the Liangyi Microdust sword energy immediately shot in the opposite direction.

Number One only felt a chill around him, and the sword energy shot past three inches away from his ear. He was so frightened that he almost subconsciously turned the flying sword back to defend himself - he forced himself to suppress the fear in his heart and did not change his moves, but saw the line of sword energy suddenly disappear, and reappear the next second!

This time, it was even further away from him, about two or three meters away. Before Number One could even breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the line of sword energy disappear again and suddenly pierce his right shoulder!
He clenched his teeth hard to prevent himself from screaming and being discovered, but his vision suddenly spun... The Liang Yi Micro Dust Sword had teleported to his shoulder and then cut off his neck.

In the sea of fire at the center of the arena, even knowing everything around him was an illusion, Number Two still didn't dare move without permission. He simply used his flying needle magic weapon to aimlessly attack everywhere, hoping to make the opponent afraid to attack. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly felt a slap in the face.

She was so frightened that she almost jumped up. When she looked carefully, the sea of fire around her had completely disappeared.

Yan Yu stood in front of her, nodded and said:
"So it relies on pain to break through... That's right. The more afraid of pain one is, the less likely they are to enter the sea of fire, and thus, they won't be able to see through this illusion."

Number Two then noticed that the scarf he used to cover his face had fallen to the ground. He quickly picked it up and put it back on. He only heard Yan Yu laugh and say:
"No need to hide it, I've already seen it."

Number Two didn't answer. He wrapped the scarf in circles, leaving only his eyes exposed, and then looked at the two bodies lying in the distance.

Number Three was cut in half by the Huangting Sword, and his body was broken into two pieces. The scene was extremely bloody; Number One had his head chopped off, but there was still an expression of disbelief on his face. He couldn't believe that he would be killed in return.

"Let's see." Yan Yu laughed beside him, "Is it an instant kill?"

Number Two opened his mouth absentmindedly, surveying the battlefield for a long moment before blurting out a single word:
"Big guy!"

"What for?" Yan Yu asked.

"Boss, take me with you!" Number Two finally suppressed his shock and adopted a flattering, sweet tone, "Are you still in need of a lackey?"

"You want to be my dog?" Yan Yu pondered for a moment, "Okay."

If you want to be a bed warmer, you're out of luck. Your looks and figure aren't up to my standards. But a dog should be obedient, clever, and loyal. Judging by your previous performance, you're okay... OK!
Number Two was speechless again, thinking that "running dog" is just an adjective, not that I really want to be your dog!

However, seeing two bodies still lying on the ground in the distance, Girl Number Two felt a little apprehensive. The boss's killing prowess was clear to see. If I changed my mind right then and there, would he, in a rage, chop off my head or cut off my waist?

"Let me ask you," Yan Yu asked, "the entrance to this secret realm is located in the Wutai Mountain Scenic Area. Aren't there many mortal tourists who have been sucked in? Where did all these people go?"

"I know that," Girl Number Two breathed a sigh of relief. As long as I don't bark like a dog, anything else will do. She answered honestly, "I heard that if you walk clockwise or counterclockwise along the outer wall of the temple, you'll eventually find a large camp. The monks from the military academy have gathered mortals there for protection, and they've urged everyone to spread the word and seek refuge there."

"I see." Yan Yu nodded with satisfaction.

Very good, you don’t have to worry about the mortal side.

"Boss." Girl No. 2 secretly observed his expression, but unfortunately Yan Yu was also wearing sunglasses and a mask, so she couldn't tell anything. "You're not planning to rob someone, are you?"

"Robbery?" Yan Yu was puzzled.

"Some rats gathered a large group and stormed the military camp, intending to kill people and steal treasures," Number Two said. "But they happened to run into Tang Xiaolian from the Fire Phoenix Team. She just released a cloud of insects and killed most of them... She also had a golden insect that was not afraid of any flying swords or spells. It flapped its wings and pounced on anyone, leaving a bloody hole in their body. There was no stopping it, absolutely no way."

"Of course they can't be stopped." Yan Yu said, "They're at the Huafu level, and you're all at the Xisui level and the Qi Refining level. Are you going to fight them with your heads? Besides, the thing insect masters fear most is numbers."

"Indeed, indeed." Seeing that the boss had no intention of robbing, Number Two immediately chimed in, saying in a flattering tone, "This secret realm is unattended, and there are always some people who are blinded by greed. Attacking the monks from the military mansion is tantamount to rebellion! These people are really reckless."

"What about Chen Lingyun and Tang Xiaolian?" Yan Yu continued to ask, "What's the news about these two people? Do you know where they are?"

Number Two fell silent again. No way? Boss, are you planning to cause trouble for those two?

The monks of the battle team... they are much more powerful than the monks of the military palace! Please don't overestimate your abilities!
"It is said that the two of them have been trying to conquer this secret realm." Number Two said in a firm tone.

In fact, she didn't know where Chen Lingyun and Tang Xiaolian were, but she was afraid that the boss would say, "Then let's go to the military camp and wait. I want to see what these two girls are capable of." Then she would be beaten up by the two team monks... So she quickly pretended to be confident.

"Is that so?" Yan Yu said, stroking his chin. "If we continue to break through the levels, we won't be able to meet each other! It seems that the only way to find them is to break through this secret realm."

Number Two: ………………

Although the boss's tone was nonchalant, compared to "attacking the military monks' camp" and "challenging the monks from the team", she would rather continue to accompany the boss to challenge the level. Maybe they can really pass it.

The two of them took a short breath, and then they heard Yan Yu ask again:
"Oh, and since you want to be my dog, how should I call you hello? Xiao Hei, Da Huang? Zhao Cai, A Wang?"

"Boss, just call me Luo Luo." Number Two said immediately.

"Luo Luo? This doesn't sound like a dog's name." Yan Yu commented casually.

Number Two's eyes began to blur. She wanted to travel back in time and strangle the self who had offered to be the boss's "running dog."

"Forget it." Yan Yu didn't dwell too much on the name and continued, "Show me your flying needle magic weapon."

Miss Luo Luo hesitated for a moment, then took out a syringe and handed it over with both hands - the magic weapon could not change hands after recognizing its owner, so she was not afraid that the big man would brazenly snatch the treasure. If he wanted to kill her, he would have killed her long ago.

"How do I use this thing?" Yan Yu turned the syringe around.

"Use your true energy to activate the flying needles inside, and they will be launched." Luo Luo answered truthfully, "You lock onto the target with your mind."

"I saw the speed of this flying needle before, and it seems that it is not as fast as an ordinary flying sword." Yan Yu said.

"I can't compare to him." Luo Luo said, "Maybe it's because my cultivation is too low. I just finished my marrow cleansing not long ago."

"It hasn't been long since you cleansed your marrow, and you dare to enter the secret realm of the Huafu level?" Yan Yu raised an eyebrow and asked her, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Wealth and honor are sought in danger, sir," Luo Luo said. "No venture, no gain. If I had only sought stability, I'd probably still be lingering at the Qi Refining Stage. No, maybe I haven't practiced at all."

"It's not easy for you either." Yan Yu returned the syringe to her. "You have such rubbish, yet you come out to make a living. You must be very lucky."

The corners of Luo Luo's mouth hidden under the scarf twitched wildly. She thought to herself, it's true that my strength is rubbish compared to yours, but do you really have to say it out loud?
"Let's go." Yan Yu said listlessly, "I wonder how many more levels there are. It's so boring, let's finish it quickly."

"With your strength, a secret realm test of this difficulty will definitely be a piece of cake." Luo Luo immediately flattered him.

"It's hard to say." Yan Yu said casually, "Let's try it first."

"You're being modest, sir." Luo Luo said with a cautious smile, "Anyway, I don't think this secret realm will be difficult for you."

"Of course I can't handle it alone, but you're here." Yan Yu glanced at her sideways.

Luo Luo almost blurted out "Then I'll leave?", but the temptation of conquering the secret realm was right there. She raised the drumstick of retreat in her heart but couldn't beat it anymore. After a long while, she said with difficulty:
"Boss, if you tell me to go east later, I definitely won't go west. If I hold you back, you don't need to criticize me. I'll just lie down on the ground and get out."

Well, although his strength is poor, his attitude is still good, so let's take him along.

Yan Yu pondered for a moment, nodded and said:
"Come on, you go and clear the way."

(End of this chapter)