I Have a Golden Crow

In terms of variety, the Chi Bear Race has five clans, encompassing the six great attributes of the world.

Because every Chi Bear has a primary attribute—Wood.

As for a Chi Bear’s secondary attribute and which clan it belongs to, you just need to look at the color of its cloak and conical hat.

At this moment, Du Yu was completely focused, commanding Little Tai Sui in battle.

Right beside him, Yang Qingqing was just as engrossed.

Low-level Chi Bear battles surely couldn’t catch Master Qing’s eye, but these Chi Bears, all draped in exquisite bamboo leaf cloaks and bamboo leaf hoods, looked simply stunning!

Yang Qingqing never hesitated to show her love for flowers and demonic plants, and among all the Chi Bears, her gaze finally settled on a Thunder Bamboo Chi Bear.

The Thunder Bamboo Chi Bear’s cloak was actually woven from purple bamboo leaves.

Dreamlike, beautiful.

The deep red of the Fire Bamboo, the light blue of the Water Bamboo, the pale white of the Wind Bamboo, and the earthy brown of the Earth Bamboo were all beautiful too.

But it was that touch of mysterious purple, along with the wisps of purple electric currents wrapping around the cloak, that made Yang Qingqing look again and again.

”Nice!” Du Yu suddenly shouted excitedly, pulling Yang Qingqing back to reality.

She searched for Little Tai Sui’s figure and quickly spotted the little guy gasping for breath at the edge of the battlefield.

There were no more pursuers behind Little Tai Sui.

On the battlefield, filled with bamboo shadows and bamboo shoots everywhere, the pursuers had ended up dragged into other fighting groups.

The Wind Bamboo Chi Bear, pent-up with rage, ended up whacking the Water Bamboo Chi Bear with its bamboo stick instead of Little Tai Sui...

Du Yu’s mind transmitted the message: ”Retreat, fall back a little more!”

Standing high outside the arena, Du Yu was like an eye stuck in the canyon, basically a human-shaped vision point.

The other Chi Bears, deep in the battle group, could only keep track of their front, back, left, and right.

But Little Tai Sui was different—with the Demon Tamer Du Yu, Little Tai Sui had a bird’s-eye view of the whole field!

Under his master’s command, Little Tai Sui knew exactly where to run, and could avoid sneak attacks or ambushes in the chaotic arena.

”Take a breather.” Du Yu squatted down, watching the battle group alertly. ”We’ll sit back and watch the bears fight. Let them go at it first.”

Little Tai Sui: ”Ying!”

Yang Qingqing lowered her head, glancing at the focused young man by her legs, and couldn’t help but smile.

This guy is really shameless.

But Yang Qingqing also made her own assessment. If Little Tai Sui was lucky enough to make the top eight, that’s probably as far as he’d go.

After all, Tai Sui was still at Earth Level, Great Success Stage, unlike those brothers and sisters stuck early at the Peak of Earth Level.

The opponents were older, had longer cultivation experience, more refined battle skills, and better staff techniques.

Although Little Tai Sui had undergone Firethorn Tree’s special training, it wasn’t for long—no mentor could bridge that gap so fast.

More crucially, at his current power tier, Little Tai Sui could barely break through the opponents’ Demon Breath Battle Robes, let alone smash their bamboo leaf cloaks.

Earth-level Chi Bear’s attack methods weren’t super powerful anyway, so...

If her disciple wanted to be shameless, so be it—getting eighth place wouldn’t really mess with the clan rankings anyway.

”Incoming!” Du Yu called out urgently, ”Run, run!”

Yang Qingqing: ”...”

In a rush, Du Yu even shouted out everything he was commanding via their contract.

The battlefield was chaos, and sure enough, an Earth Bamboo Chi Bear was pursuing Tai Sui.

”Ying!” Little Tai Sui had long received his master’s orders and immediately took off on his stubby little legs, running at top speed.

The other Chi Bears were all fighting head-to-head, blades crossing!

But Little Tai Sui... was in a chase scene!

Just keep running, that’s the way!

Run with style, run with flair, run right into the top eight!

”Ying!” As the Earth Bamboo Chi Bear howled, a bamboo shoot burst from the ground in front of Little Tai Sui.

”Ying~” Little Tai Sui handled it with ease, using his Hollow Bamboo staff to pole vault right past!

The Unyielding Silver–quality hollow bamboo shoot grew slowly—far too slow to trip up Little Tai Sui.

After all, Tai Sui was already used to being tripped up by the elusive Firethorn Branch. Dodging bamboo shoots at this speed? Piece of cake.

Leaping over the bamboo tip, Little Tai Sui twisted his little butt and kept running ahead, making the Earth Bamboo Chi Bear grind its teeth in frustration!

Damn it!

Earth-level Chi Bears each had four Demon Skills. For example, Little Tai Sui’s:

Bamboo stick in hand—Hollow Bamboo; bamboo shoot on the ground—Hollow Bamboo Shoot.

Cloak and hood—Bamboo Leaf Armor; energy blast—Tai Sui Flame.

For the first three Demon Skills, different types of Chi Bears had more or less the same effects.

But the last skill differed in how it was unleashed depending on the Chi Bear.

For instance, right now, the Earth Bamboo Chi Bear chasing Little Tai Sui gripped its Earth Bamboo Stick and stabbed it hard into the ground: ”Ying!”

”Crack—”

The ground where the Earth Bamboo Stick struck actually split open!

The ripped-open fissure kept spreading like a giant snake, heading straight for Little Tai Sui’s escape route.

Unyielding Silver: Tai Sui Earth!

Du Yu’s eyes narrowed—the fissure was spreading even faster than Little Tai Sui could run.

”Jump left!” Du Yu seized the moment and transmitted the command.

”Ying~” Little Tai Sui didn’t hesitate, pole-vaulting again with his Hollow Bamboo.

He thought he was just dodging another bamboo shoot— but a fissure zoomed past his side instead...

”Smack!” A Hollow Bamboo Stick struck the Earth Bamboo Chi Bear hard.

Because the Earth Bamboo Chi Bear had to cast in place, it naturally became a target for other opponents on the field.

”Perfect!” Du Yu squatted with satisfaction, then suddenly sensed something.

He looked up, following Master Qing’s fluttering skirt, and just caught her slightly reproachful gaze.

”Heh heh.” Du Yu scratched his head. ”No wonder so many Demon Beast Races don’t like us Humans. We really are sneaky.”

Yang Qingqing: ”...”

So you know!

While Du Yu self-reflected, he suddenly switched tracks: ”Run, run!”

Yang Qingqing gave Du Yu a glare—half angry, half amused—then turned away to watch the match, no longer paying attention to her own disciple.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Too bad Du Yu was too focused and missed out on unlocking that glimpse of Master Qing’s charm...

And so, Du Yu kept his map-hack active, crazily issuing commands to Little Tai Sui.

Little Tai Sui’s whole world seemed to be filled with exclamation marks—danger alerts, warnings to dodge, and escape routes.

Thus, the desperate bear life continued for almost half an hour!

All over the field, giant hollow bamboo shoots trapped Chi Bears that had been eliminated.

Obviously, such huge hollow bamboo shoots weren’t something Earth-level Chi Bears could summon—they were all summoned by the Chi Bear referees.

Once a Chi Bear was deemed unable to fight, a bamboo shoot would shoot up from beneath and wrap the wounded Chi Bear tight.

While sheltering them, it also rapidly healed their wounds—killing a few birds with one stone.

There were fewer and fewer Chi Bears left on the field, and more and more giant bamboo shoots...

”Right, let’s keep it quiet, don’t show yourself,” Du Yu muttered softly.

In the center of the battlefield, several Chi Bears were still displaying their might.

Little Tai Sui, far from the fight, was hiding cautiously behind two giant bamboo shoots, keeping a careful eye on the field.

”Don’t show yourself!” Du Yu was extremely serious. ”I’m watching for you; just keep hidden!”

”Ying~” Little Tai Sui shrank his little head back, pressing his back against the bamboo shoot, feeling the surging Demon Breath behind him. He even had time to recharge his Demon Breath...

Such behavior was truly a page right out of Sixth Brother Du’s playbook!

Another ten minutes later, with a Water Bamboo Chi Bear wrapped up by a hollow bamboo shoot, the few remaining Chi Bears stopped fighting in unison.

Though they were panting and tired, excitement shone on their faces!

They’d finally advanced!

I am the glory of the clan!

”Ying!!!”

”Awoo~~~” All eight remaining Chi Bears let out proud bear roars, waving their bamboo sticks and stirring up the Chi Bear audience across the mountains and valleys.

In an instant, bear roars rang out like crashing waves, echoing through the canyon.

The booming chorus made Du Yu’s heart stir!

At the same time, he realized something was seriously wrong.

These eight Chi Bears thought they’d advanced and were already celebrating!

But before long, they’d notice something off, because the referee definitely wouldn’t end the match yet.

There were still nine Chi Bears left—how could they proceed to the next round?

The audience was all over the mountains and valleys. Little Tai Sui might duck out of the fighters’ sight, but how could he escape the audience’s eyes?

So, Little Tai Sui was destined to get dragged out sooner or later.

And in that scenario, the other eight Chi Bears would probably band together and attack Little Tai Sui!

Du Yu’s expression hardened, his mind spinning.

Beside him, Yang Qingqing glanced at Du Yu with interest and whispered, ”Getting ninth on the Earth List isn’t bad either, right?”

No way!

I’ve slithered my way through a whole round, just to turtle up and get ninth?

Du Yu made a snap decision: ”Come out, Tai Sui! While they’re all celebrating and no one’s paying attention, you celebrate too!”

”Ying?”

”Hurry, hurry, celebrate while sneaking closer to the center of the field,” Du Yu urgently commanded. ”Shake your clothes and hat loose—everyone else’s clothes have been beaten off! If you look this fresh, they’ll know something’s up!”

”Ying!” Little Tai Sui bounced out, waving his Red Bamboo Stick high and joined the celebration crowd.

Yang Qingqing: ???

Little Tai Sui’s actions were clearly following master Du Yu’s orders.

At this moment, Master Qing was stunned.

Are you for real?

The battlefield was now a forest of giant bamboo shoots. Eight Chi Bears were frolicking everywhere, soaking up the cheers of their brethren, and without realizing it, Little Tai Sui slipped right in...

The celebration lasted five or six minutes, and finally, one Chi Bear sensed something was wrong.

Why hasn’t the match ended yet?

”Ying?” The Thunder Bamboo Chi Bear blinked its little eyes curiously, looking around for its opponents.

One, two, three... seven, eight.

Yup, there’s eight of us~

We’re the eight advancing to the next round...wait! I forgot to count myself!

I’m the ninth?

The Thunder Bamboo Chi Bear looked completely bewildered, raising its little paw to scratch its head.

After two or three seconds, the Thunder Bamboo Chi Bear suddenly yanked out a purple Hollow Bamboo and charged at the nearest celebrating Chi Bear: ”Ying!”

”Ying?” The Fire Pillar Chi Bear was puzzled, but its battle instincts kicked in, and it grabbed its Hollow Bamboo Stick to fend off the attacker.

Battle broke out again. In an instant, all the Chi Bears stopped celebrating.

The little guys looked at each other—and quickly realized something was off!

Why is there suddenly an extra Chi Bear?

Unlike the clueless Thunder Bamboo Chi Bear, a Wind Bamboo Chi Bear on the field had clearly spotted the new face—Little Tai Sui!

To Du Yu, these plush toys didn’t look literally identical, but they were close enough.

But to the Chi Bear Race... they could tell each other apart!

”Ying!” The Wind Bamboo Chi Bear pointed straight at Little Tai Sui.

There’s an impostor among us!

”Get him!”

”Him, him, him! Get him!” Several Chi Bears charged at Little Tai Sui at once.

”Ying~” As soon as Little Tai Sui saw the group mad at him, he turned tail and ran!

The desperate chase continued, running nonstop!

See this canyon battlefield?

I’ll just keep spinning in circles!