I Have a Golden Crow

In other words, on this wide-open battlefield, Du Yu created a defense array out of thin air!

The eight-sided Yu’s Shield could undoubtedly slow down the Mountain Fire Blade Soul’s assault by a huge margin.

”Taking the initiative... not a bad tactic.”

”But the rune on that Divine Ghost Firefly—isn’t that Great Xia’s square script?” A man, holding a pair of binoculars he just bought at an outdoor shop, scrutinized the battlefield, his voice tinged with surprise.

”Strong control, must’ve trained his Demon Pet well. These Paper Crane Disciples, their Demon Pets are all wilder than the last—they’ve taken over the whole Celestial List.”

”Ha, by the looks of it, they’ll be taking over the Spirit List soon too~”

”Not quite. Don’t think the First Disciple means that’s their average. That’s the First Disciple of four provinces—they’ve even dared to take on the Mountain Fire Saber...”

”The only real threat is above... as expected!”

At those words, Lin Chuan quickly turned to look.

The Mountain Fire Blade Souls had actually gotten smarter—they were flying up to the sky?

How could Lin Chuan know—it wasn’t that the Mountain Fire Blade Souls suddenly had brains, it was the Mountain Fire Saber body itself stirring up trouble.

Atop the mountain, the great saber blazed, flames roaring, crackling in the wind!

Heeding its command, the Mountain Fire Blade Souls shot into the sky and covered the heavens.

Immediately, one blade after another pointed their razor-edges downward, packed densely together.

The sight made Du Yu’s scalp tingle!

Whose ceiling ever had a thousand knives hanging over it?

”What the hell is this?” Du Yu couldn’t help but curse to himself.

All along, the Mountain Fire Blade Souls had been furious, nearly mindless.

Can’t pierce the shield?

Then I’ll just keep stabbing it—till it breaks!

There were even quite a few Mountain Fire Blade Souls who targeted Yu’s Shield as their main target.

In that state, those Blade Souls that squeezed in through the gaps looked like ”Calabash Brothers rushing to save Grandpa” or something.

Suicide!

One after another, they just threw themselves in!

But now—the situation changed dramatically.

The Mountain Fire Blade Souls suddenly became organized and disciplined.

The Blade Souls split into two groups—one still circling around, trying to breach the eight-sided Yu’s Shield.

The other group was hovering above Du Yu’s head, clearly about to drop down and strike vertically from above!

”Hold the shield array tight—close it up, don’t leave any gaps!” Du Yu looked up, making a snap decision.

”Mmmph!” Little You Ying frantically pushed her Demon Skill, the square characters all over her body slowly lighting up.

The massive eight-sided Yu’s Shield kept narrowing, edges slightly overlapping, no longer leaving any deliberate openings for the Blade Souls to attack through.

”Cover me, Tai Sui!” Du Yu barked out the order, focusing on the top, ignoring the few Blade Souls inside the shield array.

”Whoosh~”

In the next moment, wild flames suddenly roared across Du Yu’s face!

With the blazing tongues of fire, a beautifully detailed Fox Face Mask appeared on his face.

The fiery fox mask—both enchanting and dazzling.

Paired with Du Yu’s blazing eyes within, he radiated a strange, seductive kind of beauty.

”Yip!” Little Tai Sui suddenly darted by Du Yu’s side, smacking a Mountain Fire Blade Soul flying with his cudgel.

Worried his Demon Skill: Tai Sui Flame might hurt his master, Little Tai Sui didn’t use it, sparing the Blade Soul for the time being.

”VMMM!!!”

Atop the mountain once more, the Mountain Fire Saber shook violently.

From the heavens, countless Blade Souls slammed down fiercely, like a downpour.

Below, from the seductive fox face mask, those burning eyes seemed even brighter than the fire itself!

”You Ying, boost me up!” Du Yu leaped—when his head was level with the top edge of the eight shields...

”WHOOOSH!!!”

A wave of flames, like a tsunami, surged toward the sky!

Ancient Yan Form: Fox Face Fire Sea!

Seen from the outside...

The tightened eight-sided Yu’s Shield looked exactly like a glowing green flowerpot.

And above that ”flowerpot,” bloomed a huge, stunning flaming flower!

As the sea of Blade Souls rained down furiously—

The searing tidal wave of flames crashed upward!

”Mn!” Little You Ying flew up a bit, letting her master stand right on her head.

In the surging firestorm, one Mountain Fire Blade after another trembled in agony, cracks crawling along their edges, then shattered into nothing...

This clearing speed—was honestly jaw-dropping!

”So the kid’s got a Demon General inside him too?” There was an uproar at the gate.

Among expert conversations, a lot went unsaid.

Just by judging the scale and force of the fire sea, some could tell: that looked like Glory Gold Level.

According to the Human Pet combo rules for Demon Skills—the Demon Pet’s skill must be boosted another two grades.

That’s Fifth Grade: Cold Jade!

So that’s why they said Du Yu must have a Fifth Level: Demon General inside.

”Not necessarily—I remember he’s got a Heterochromatic Fire Fox, whose Demon Skills outclassed anyone of its level.”

”So why not just bring the Fire Fox out directly? That’d be faster, more stable.”

”If the Demon General comes out, the Mountain Fire Saber might really get serious... Shit!”

”VMMM!!!” Atop the mountain, endless Blade Souls swarmed from the Mountain Fire Saber, forming again into a gigantic dragon of blade souls!

With a startling whistling sound, the Sword Dragon Soul burst through the rain curtain, writhing its enormous body.

As the last bits of the dragon’s tail pulled free from the steamy fog, people realized—the dragon was at least thirty meters long!

Even taller and fiercer than the one that shattered the Cold Lake Sword earlier!

The colossal dragon was pieced together entirely from Mountain Fire Blade Souls, each Blade Soul forming a ”scaly plate.”

Just how many Blade Souls does it take, to piece together such a terrifying monster?

Du Yu had lost count. His fox face mask vanished in an instant, and his heart plunged straight into his gut.

Was this the Mountain Fire Saber’s second offensive?

Or was it still part of the first attack, but the enemy had ramped up its power?

Du Yu’s mind raced a mile a minute. He didn’t have time to worry—he leapt straight off Divine Ghost Firefly’s head.

”Tai Sui, biggest-energy Hollow Bamboo Shoot—wrap us up!” he shouted harshly.

”Yip!” Little Tai Sui thumped his staff to the ground.

In the muddy ground, the Hollow Bamboo Shoot bloomed right up!

”In—quick!” Du Yu called his pets, scooping Little You Ying into his arms. ”Drop the rune defense—get ready to use Ghost Firefly Blow!”

As he spoke, Du Yu, through his Contract, was transmitting thoughts to Tai Sui at lightning speed: ”Don’t close the Hollow Bamboo Shoot all the way—leave a gap for You Ying to attack.”

The eight-sided Yu’s Shields shrank rapidly, returning to Divine Ghost Firefly’s side, turning into a Rune Ring.

As the shield array faded, all the Mountain Fire Blade Souls waiting on the outside swarmed in at once.

”Clang!”

”Clang! Clang!” Blades stabbed into the Hollow Bamboo Shoot, only to bounce off one after another.

Tai Sui, following Du Yu’s command, produced the strongest bamboo shoot he could muster.

The difference was clear; back then, the Glory Gold·Hollow Bamboo Shoot was only a meter tall.

But now, the Xuan Platinum·Hollow Bamboo Shoot had shot up to a full two meters!

The Hollow Bamboo Shoot was powerful, but right now, Du Yu felt no joy.

He’d never liked trapping himself in a cage, but fate had other ideas.

Forced by the Mountain Fire Saber, he’d changed formation again and again, and finally had to retreat into the Hollow Bamboo Shoot’s protection.

But Du Yu wasn’t about to just defend—he wasn’t waiting to die.

The point of better defense was always for a better counterattack!

At the tip of the Hollow Bamboo Shoot, a torch-like bud sealed perfectly tight with the bamboo skin.

The scene was pretty comical.

Like the tip of a giant bamboo shoot... had a little flame sprouting on it...

”VMMM!!!”

Under the black clouds, the Sword Dragon Soul churned wildly, as if this whole torrential rain had been summoned by it alone.

The Blade Souls vibrated in a maddening hum; with a flick of its massive body, a forest of blades pointed down, lashing at the Hollow Bamboo Shoot like fangs.

Du Yu shut his eyes, concentrating with all his might on the outside world.

All around the Hollow Bamboo Shoot, the Blade Souls ripping and tearing made it even harder for him to sense what was happening... This is it!

Du Yu ordered, ”Give it everything you’ve got! Ghost Firefly Blow!”

”Mmmph!” Little You Ying’s pair of firefly-green candle eyes blazed with fire.

At the tip of the Hollow Bamboo Shoot, a wide Wind-Fire Pillar shot out with a roar!

”Yes! That’s it!” Du Yu licked his lips.

I don’t care if you’re a dragon or a snake!

If you’re made of Mountain Fire Blade Souls, then you’re a third-level creature. You’re just focusing your firepower on one point.

Fox Face Fire Sea is area damage—it’s not suited for this situation.

But Demon Skill: Ghost Firefly Blow is made for precision strikes!

”VMMM!!!”

The Sword Dragon Soul lashed about, berserk, lunging downward.

But the huge dragon head—was blasted apart by the Wind-Fire Pillar!

”Crashhh!”

In the pouring rain, the dragon’s body, diving down, was scattered and torn apart by the Wind-Fire Pillar.

The monstrous dragon body unraveled inch by inch, blade-scale fragments flying everywhere.

The thirty-meter-long dragon, after howling through the sky, completely vanished!

Broken scales were scattered everywhere, covering the ground.

Only a single white, fat Hollow Bamboo Shoot still stood tall amid the rain curtain...