I Have a Golden Crow

”Neigh~!”

Dong Yujun gave a slap to the warhorse beneath him, and as the Blazing Eye Steed galloped forward, a fireball rapidly gathered in front of his face.

Glory Gold·Spark Splash!

The fireball had a diameter of 27 or 28 centimeters; it was clear that this Spark Splash was nearing the peak among Glory Gold quality abilities.

”Hmph.” The Sand General snorted coldly, the sound of sand grinding together thick with disdain.

Only to see the Sand General squeeze his legs around the horse’s belly, the warhorse’s sand hooves trampling the ground, as a layer of fine sand appeared two meters ahead, forming a hemispherical shape.

”A defense shield?” Lin Shihao couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.

The Ancient Wilderness Hammer had actually given the Sand Warhorse a Demon Skill?

With a crisp ”bang,” the fireball exploded, sparks scattering in all directions.

Flames spread across the fine sand defense shield, turning it into a fiery hemisphere—a spectacular sight.

”Neigh!” The Sand Warhorse continued to charge forward, the fine sand shield suddenly splitting apart, carrying layers of flame as it rolled to both sides.

The Sand General charged forward to kill, his aura astonishing!

”Go, Flaming Warhorse!” Dong Yujun gripped the long saber in his hand, shouting angrily.

The Blazing Eye Steed under him suddenly burst forth with a flaming shell, its shape almost identical to the real Blazing Eye Steed.

The blazing warhorse, hooves of fire pounding, charged forward once more!

Glory Gold·Flaming Warhorse!

”Roar!” The Sand General roared, as if fed up with petty intrusions, and violently flung the sand hammer in his right hand.

Boom!

The Demon Skill·Flaming Warhorse was actually smashed to pieces by a single swing of the opponent’s hammer!

Everyone’s expression changed in shock: ”Watch out!”

”Dodge, hurry!”

It turned out the sand hammer, after shattering the Flaming Warhorse, continued to fly forward.

But the teammates’ shouts were far slower than Dong Yujun’s actions.

Blazing Eye Steed leaped high, leaving behind a trail of flames in midair, dodging the sand hammer while heading straight for the Sand General.

At last, the two great generals faced off in close quarters.

”Take my blade!” Dong Yujun swung the long saber in a half-arc, the edge flashing with a dazzling blade arc, fiercely hacking toward the Sand General!

”Thud!”

The Great Saber failed to behead the enemy general, instead colliding heavily with the sand hammer, producing a dull sound.

Dong Yujun only felt his tiger’s mouth go numb; the Demon Soldier Great Sabre nearly slipped from his hand!

”Heh heh~” The Sand General, though obviously mouthless, let out a hoarse laugh.

He held the hammer with his left hand, blocking the blade, while his empty right hand grasped at the air.

The Sand Warhorse beneath him suddenly shed a wisp of sand, which gathered into a hammer in the general’s right hand!

”Damn!” Dong Yujun’s pupils shrank slightly as he hurried to withdraw his blade, but the saber chopping into the sand hammer was engulfed and held fast by the sand.

Dong Yujun struggled, tugging the blade twice, but failed to retrieve his Great Saber!

Lin Shihao was so shocked he lost color, blurting out, ”Abandon your weapon!”

”Neigh!” The Blazing Eye Steed unleashed its power.

By contract, receiving its master’s command, the Blazing Eye Steed stomped its fiery hooves hard!

Glory Gold·Scorching Waves Four Directions!

A wave of fire spread out, scorching heat surging skyward, forcing the enemy general to retreat.

This Demon Skill was quite similar to Du Yu’s Arrow Skill·Frightened Bird, possessing an effect akin to a Fire Resistance Ring.

Under the effect of the Demon Skill, the Sand General and his warhorse were indeed pushed back.

But as he retreated, the warhammer in the Sand General’s right hand had already been flung out!

Dong Yujun: !!!

His already fair complexion turned pale as death!

In this moment, it was as if the entire world’s time slowed down.

Don’t get it wrong, Dong Yujun didn’t have the ”Hunting Moment” skill; this was more like that mystical instant before death, when one’s mind records the scene of their demise in full detail.

The sand hammer grew larger and larger in his vision...

”Ding~”

A crisp sound!

Dong Yujun was frozen on the spot.

The tip of the hammer was less than an inch from his nose—yet it stopped right there.

Because, the arrow tip had arrived before it!

A fire arrow grazed Dong Yujun’s cheek, piercing the sand hammer with precision, actually knocking the heavy weapon aside!

Precise, and perfectly timed!

In the blue team at the rear, the students were dumbfounded, all turning to look to the right.

There, Du Yu was in the stance of drawing and releasing an arrow, the taut bowstring still quivering.

This was what you called, every shot a hit!

This was what you called, splitting a willow at a hundred paces!

There were quite a few students from the former blue array on the team; in those days, they suffered the torment of Red Team’s Du Yu’s archery.

But now, it was different—Du Yu... was one of them!

Liu Juncai couldn’t help but lick his lips, his leader’s mindset laid bare: Yes, exactly! Now, I have Du Yu too!

”Senior, come back quickly!” Lin Shihao shouted loudly.

”Gulp.” Dong Yujun’s throat bobbed as he felt what it truly meant to cheat death.

Without another word, he spurred his horse and fled.

”Woo! Woo! Woo!”

”Roar!” Hundreds of sand soldiers on and off the walls, seeing the enemy general flee in such a sorry state, all bellowed furiously.

Yet, the Sand General did not pursue. He raised his sand hammer high and roared, ”Woo!”

The victorious general, brilliance towering!

”Thanks.” Dong Yujun guided his horse back to the formation, his gaze at Du Yu full of gratitude.

Du Yu nodded back from afar in greeting.

Lin Shihao’s face was grave; so Senior cannot match even a single exchange with the opponent?

Just one brief confrontation had exposed quite a bit about the Ancient Desolate General.

His strength was absolutely not something a Demon Tamer at the Great Success Stage could resist.

Second, the warhorse could assemble a fine sand defense shield; the offensive output from a Glory Gold quality Demon Skill couldn’t trouble the opponent in the least.

Given that, most of the Shaohai Squad shouldn’t face the Ancient Desolate General—or they’d risk death!

Liu Juncai stood beside Lin Shihao, watching the army of Ancient Wilderness City with soaring morale, and quietly said, ”We can’t let them build up any more momentum, otherwise breaking through the gates will become much harder.

The Armored Warriors simulated by the Ancient Desolate Hammer are so realistic that even morale might be factored in.”

Lin Shihao nodded, ready to play his trump card, and shouted, ”Sister Wei!”

Beside Du Yu, Lin Shiwei hefted a Demon Soldier Long Spear and strode forth.

”Hiss...” Unexpectedly, the Ancient Desolate General pointed his sand hammer forward and shook it side to side.

The gesture seemed to be telling Lin Shiwei to get lost?

Lin Shiwei’s eyes narrowed slightly—you’re looking down on me?

”Nai~~~”

The girl leapt nimbly as the Dust Spirit Immortal Deer quietly appeared beneath her.

The graceful, melodious deer call brought a tinge of poignancy to the battlefield, blanketed in yellow sand.

At that, the Ancient Desolate General no longer told the girl to leave.

He obviously sensed that the human girl’s mount was extremely powerful, its aura vast and strong.

”Snort~” The Sand Warhorse snorted, stepping forward with its sandy hooves.

”Shiwei.”

”Hmm?” Lin Shiwei turned the deer’s head, looking down.

At this moment, Bai Lu was already at Spirit Level·Great Success Stage, her shoulders nearing 2.4 meters high.

Such a huge creature, yet so elegant, was a rare sight even in the Demon Taming World.

Du Yu stepped forward and reminded her, ”The enemy general is incredibly strong—don’t go head to head!

Use our advantage, win with speed, seek his weakness—take him down in one strike if possible.”

”Alright.” Lin Shiwei nodded lightly, suddenly noticing something—she wiggled her shoe tip at Du Yu.

Du Yu immediately slung his Orange Juice Bow, squatted to retie her loose shoelace with a quick bow knot.

He patted the toe. ”In battle, speed is everything—the faster, the better!”

”Whoosh~”

A wild wind gusted; Du Yu shielded his face, retreating several steps.

The Dust Spirit Immortal Deer had already leapt into action!

”Roar!” The Ancient Desolate General hefted his twin hammers and swung them up from below with vicious force!

In an instant, two sand snakes burst forth from the thin sand-covered ground!

Everyone was shocked—the Ancient Desolate General had been granted Demon Skills, too?

Clearly, the Ancient Desolate General was taking this seriously now!

The sand snakes, pieced together from a layer of fine sand, shot out from the ground, crossing paths to form an ”X”.

”Nai~” The Dust Spirit Immortal Deer showed no fear.

Bai Lu left swirling afterimages amid the yellow sand; her snow hooves lightly leaped, speeding over the ”X” from above.

Such a move was just what the Ancient Desolate General wanted!

”Hia!” The General squeezed the horse’s belly and charged for the Dust Spirit Deer’s landing point.

Everyone realized then—the Sand Warhorse was fast, too.

Compared to a real Blazing Eye Steed, the Sand Warhorse’s speed matched even the Celestial Peak Blazing Eye Steed!

In an instant, the warhorse was almost at the Dust Spirit Deer’s landing point!

The Ancient Desolate General had a new move!

He gripped both hammers, crashing them together overhead.

”Bang!” Fine sand shuddered—the ground rumbled!

Lin Shiwei clenched her teeth, feeling as if her eardrums would burst.

The sound was only a side effect.

The true killing move from the twin hammers was the explosive shockwave unleashed!

”Rise!” The Snow Deer Female General shouted crisply.

Amid swirling yellow sand, a gale suddenly swept!

The Immortal Shadow of the Snow Deer soared half a meter higher!

Double-jumping in midair?

Actually... forget double-jumping, Bai Lu could probably run through the air if she wanted!

”Huh?” The Ancient Desolate General had been sure he’d calculated the landing, but in the end he was a step behind—the Dust Spirit Deer flashed past overhead.

The Female General on the Deer lowered her head, thrusting the long spear down savagely!

Demon Soldier, named Thunder Shock!

As the Demon Soldier Array flashed to life, the entire spear was shrouded in electricity.

Before the spear even pierced the top of the general’s head, electricity blasted out!

”Crackle~zzt~”

The raging current instantly blasted through the general’s Celestial Skull!

And that wasn’t all.

The long spear followed, descending from above, brutally skewering through the general’s entire body.

Pinning the Ancient Desolate General and his horse right on the spot!

Just now, Dong Yujun couldn’t endure even a single exchange with the general.

But now, the Ancient Desolate General couldn’t survive even one round with Lin Shiwei?

The gap between Demon Tamers at the Peak and Great Success stages—was it really that wide?

In truth, this was not just difference in people—it was the absolute difference between their Demon Pets as mounts.

Lin Shiwei had already shown the general enough respect—she only used the Spirit Level·Great Success Dust Spirit Deer as a mount, rather than letting Bai Lu use her offensive Demon Skills.

”Heh...” A hundred meters away, Li Mengnan gazed on, sighing in awe, her exclamation trembling.

Third Sis, no wonder you once beat my second brother against the wall!

Our Yan Organization really is too strong...

”Beautiful!”

”Holy shit! So damn badass!” Liu Junhu yelled excitedly, almost jumping around.

In contrast, the hundreds of sand soldiers on and off the walls were silent!

”Nai~” Bai Lu landed steadily, sliding gracefully to the side.

The crowd was cheering, voices loud in praise.

Yet Lin Shiwei was unmoved, only looking distantly at Du Yu, raising her brows slightly.

Is this the result you wanted?

Looking at the heroic female general on the battlefield, Du Yu couldn’t help but smile, giving her a thumbs up.

With General Shiwei at my side—I can cut down any Ancient Wilderness foe!

”Clop, clop, clop~”

Lin Shiwei rode Bai Lu back, intending to reclaim her Thunder Shock spear—when suddenly, the Ancient Desolate General moved?

”Snap!” The general plunged a hand into his own body and wrenched it out violently.

Clouds of yellow sand poured out onto the ground.

The general, unconcerned, grasped the Thunder Shock spear and dismounted.

Lin Shiwei was momentarily startled, ready for Bai Lu to unleash a Dust Fog Assault— but what was the general doing?

With a thud, the general half-knelt on the ground.

He lowered his head, holding the spear up with both hands, raising it high overhead.

This seemed to be... a gesture of surrender?