CHAPTER 164: 124 I NEED YOU TO HELP ME...

Little Fen Yang looked at the black mist woman standing dumbly inside the tower and couldn’t help but smile: "Hello there?"

The black mist woman stood silently in place, motionless.

Little Fen Yang muttered softly: "So aloof~ and doesn’t even speak."

The tower was silent; the black mist woman was like a mannequin in a mall, without the slightest reaction.

Little Fen Yang blinked, suddenly realizing: "Oh, that’s right! You’re a tower, it’s normal for you not to talk."

The black mist woman: "..."

The small figure of Little Fen Yang stood at the entrance of the tall tower, looked up at the woman inside the tower, and introduced herself: "I am the Burning Sun Golden Crow!"

The black mist woman: "..."

"Don’t recognize me?" Little Fen Yang’s face dropped, pouting, "You don’t even know our Golden Crow Race, I thought you were knowledgeable... eh? Don’t go!"

"Pff~"

Inside the tower, the silhouette of the black mist woman quietly shattered.

Little Fen Yang stood at the doorway for a long time, pondering for a while, and suddenly asked, "You’re too weak, how about I infuse you with some demon breath?"

"Buzz."

The massive Shadow Gu Tower trembled slightly.

"Alright!" Little Fen Yang placed her small hands on the doorframe, her large orange-red eyes suddenly brightened, and intense fire demon breath permeated, pouring into the tower vigorously.

After a while, Little Fen Yang finally let go of her small hands and stepped back two paces.

She looked up at the blazing red ancient tower, somewhat worried: "I hope I didn’t burn you away?"

Whoosh!

In front of the Shadow Gu Tower’s entrance, a red mist figure appeared quietly.

Her appearance was still that of the black mist woman, but this moment, her body that should have been shrouded in black mist was instead filled with fiery red demon breath.

Supporting herself with the "Red Umbrella," she slowly crouched down, extending a fiery red hand.

"From now on, we are teammates!" Little Fen Yang showed a pure smile on her face, extending a small hand, "Du Yu was my first choice, but you have good taste too~"

Meanwhile, in the military camp.

Du Yu was arranged to stay in a separate tent, likely to spend the night there.

Lin Shiwei was arranged in the neighboring tent, while Master Qing hurried off to the central tent for a meeting.

Just thinking about it seemed terrifying, high-intensity combat for nearly 9 hours, followed by an all-night meeting?

Evidently, Yang Qingqing gained a lot of intelligence information inside the Shadow Gu Tower; although cameras recorded the whole process, she was there in person, needing to report the situation immediately.

Du Yu lay on the military cot with Xiaoyan in his arms and heaved a deep sigh.

Actually, he felt that Yang Qingqing and the soldiers didn’t need to be so exhausted.

After all, he was now the owner of the Shadow Gu Tower, and once the tower recuperated for a while and both parties could communicate, the specific history of the Shadow Gu Tower would surface.

However, the Demon Spirit Squad and Yang Qingqing couldn’t just wait foolishly; they still had to fulfill their primary duties.

Working overtime to edit recordings, integrate information, extract key points, and conduct assessments...

Du Yu absentmindedly rubbed Xiaoyan’s tail with his fingers, lost in thought, when suddenly a charming voice echoed in his mind.

"Du Yu, Du Yu~"

"Hmm?"

Little Fen Yang sounded a bit excited: "Sister Ta is really nice."

"You went to visit the Shadow Gu Tower?"

"Yes~ hee hee, Sister Ta is still very weak now, so I didn’t disturb her much."

Du Yu’s expression turned slightly weird, communicating mentally: "The black mist woman is an illusion created by the Shadow Gu Tower based on the original owner’s appearance; the tower itself has no gender."

"Mm-hmm." Little Fen Yang acknowledged, not intending to change how she addressed her, "Sister Ta is amazing, she found a path to dual cultivate Spiritual Qi and demon breath. Once she recovers, we can use magical treasures!"

Du Yu was delighted: "Tell me more in detail?"

Little Fen Yang: "Spiritual Qi is naturally the foundation of everything, but in order to return to the world, she gave up some of her functions and changed her nature.

She transformed from a Spiritual Artifact into... well, how to say it, into a combination of a Spiritual Artifact and a Demon Soldier.

Very courageous and really creative. Sister Ta is so smart, this is the first time I’ve seen a situation like this!"

Du Yu nodded silently, as the times have indeed changed.

In the face of the ever-progressing wheels of history, if you don’t want to be completely eliminated, you inevitably have to change.

Four big words: Survival of the fittest.

Little Fen Yang: "As long as there is Spiritual Qi as a foundation to ensure the existence of the tower, we can use demon breath to activate her abilities!"

"What abilities?"

"She temporarily told me two, which we have both seen. One is to trap enemies inside the tower, using the Illusion Realm to confuse, imprison, and destroy them.

However, this method consumes a lot of energy, and to tell a story, Sister Ta has already exhausted everything.

You need to know, before you met today, Sister Ta had no intention of surviving.

It wasn’t until you said goodbye to her and that farewell speech that she temporarily changed her mind, deciding to hold on... uh, to continue living."

Du Yu: "..."

Little Fen Yang: "You need to understand Sister Ta’s state, silly Du Yu~ Don’t despise her, provoke her, or hurt her feelings!

She is no longer the towering Shadow Gu Tower we once knew, and it will take her a long time to recuperate.

If you forcefully activate the primary function, betting all the demon breath within you in addition to Sister Ta’s current state, you should be able to trap a demon tamer of the same level."

"Mm, I’ll definitely pay attention!" Du Yu seemed not to hear the latter words, only agreeing to Little Fen Yang’s earlier reminders.

He just felt fortunate. Thanks to Little Fen Yang’s reminder, he consciously went through a change of mindset.

Spiritual Artifacts have emotions of their own, much like a Demon Pet.

In this world, there are countless Demon Tamers abandoned by their Demon Pets!

Demon Pets can leave their Demon Tamers to find new Human Race partners or return to a leisurely life in nature.

But the Shadow Gu Tower is certainly not in such a mood. Its painful experiences have left it riddled with scars. The Shadow Gu Tower even has the heart to die, so disappointed with the Human Race...

If Du Yu treats the Shadow Gu Tower badly, it might shatter on the spot, directly vanishing from the world.

But Du Yu is the only desire retained by the Shadow Gu Tower in this world. This sliver of thought must not be broken!

There is a saying: ’As long as the green hills remain, there’ll never be a shortage of firewood to burn!’

As long as the Shadow Gu Tower chooses to survive, there is hope for everything!

Time?

Du Yu pressed his lips together, thinking, I, the Prince, am still young, and time is the least of my worries!

If I can carry this fallen Divine Artifact and accompany it back to the peak, wouldn’t that be a blessing for the world?

Little Fen Yang: "The second function is even more powerful."

"What function?"

Little Fen Yang: "You’ve seen it, haven’t you? The Shadow Gu Tower in the hands of the Red-robed People absorbed so many souls from the Black-robed People..."

Du Yu’s breath slightly paused: !!!

"Heehee~" Little Fen Yang let out a sly laugh, "I’m kidding you, Sister Ta didn’t absorb people’s souls, but the Spiritual Po cultivated by the Spirit Masters.

Demon Tamers at the Fourth Level·Great Demon Tamer stage can cultivate a Demon Soul.

Likewise, Spirit Masters at the Fourth Level can also cultivate their own Spiritual Po."

Du Yu: "This..."

Compared to absorbing the souls of ordinary people, isn’t absorbing the Spiritual Po of Spirit Masters even more terrifying?

After all, Du Yu has no intention of oppressing common folk. Besides, why would you idlely go stealing people’s souls?

That’s the job of Ghost Messengers in the Underworld.

Being a ’prince’ as well, why would Prince Du do free work for King Yama?

Little Fen Yang mumbled: "Actually, saying Sister Ta can absorb the souls of people... is also somewhat correct.

Those Spirit Masters who cultivated Spiritual Po have their souls mixed in too. It’s all absorbed into the tower in one go."

Du Yu digested this astonishing information, speaking after a while: "So, after absorbing the Spiritual Po?

Like in the stories, like the Red Mist Woman, to interrogate enemies about what they knew in life?"

Little Fen Yang: "It’s possible. But the greatest use of absorbing Spiritual Po is still to refine it, nourishing your own Spiritual Po."

"Whoa..."

Du Yu scratched his head. This method seemed truly cruel and it sounded just like the way of a villain?

Hmm... it actually is insidious and ruthless, very fitting for my style!

Wait!

Du Yu suddenly realized a very serious problem!

Nowadays, the profession of Spirit Masters is nearing extinction, where can one find powerful Spirit Masters who have cultivated a Spiritual Po?

I have a Horse-Cutting Saber!

Looking worldwide, damn... there are no horses!

Du Yu felt helpless, responding in his mind: "This function is indeed powerful, but it doesn’t fit the era we’re in."

Little Fen Yang puffed her small mouth: "No wonder you’re a silly Du Yu~ I told you before, Sister Ta transformed its form in the world through Demon Breath!"

Du Yu’s eyes brightened: "You mean, the Shadow Gu Tower can also absorb Demon Souls?"

Little Fen Yang: "It can! I wanted to visit the tower, but Sister Ta blocked the door, never letting me in until I realized later..."

For a moment, Du Yu’s expression was quite remarkable.

Not only can it refine the Demon Souls cultivated by Demon Tamers, but the Shadow Gu Tower can also refine the Demon Souls cultivated by Demon Beasts!?

For no reason, Du Yu suddenly thought of a meme:

Demon, I want you to aid my cultivation.JPG

Little Fen Yang murmured: "We’ve always been playing at the door.

Sister Ta might be in a bad state, afraid of losing control. When she recovers in the future, I should be able to enter the tower to play."

Du Yu thought for a moment, then advised: "You better not go in, just play at the door from now on."

Little Fen Yang: "It’s okay. Aunt Qingqing also has a Demon Soul, and she was inside the tower for so long without her soul being refined.

So under normal circumstances, Sister Ta can control it... By the way, speaking of Aunt Qingqing, there’s something I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

Little Fen Yang: "The Shadow Gu Tower wants to give Aunt Qingqing a gift."

Du Yu: "A gift? The Shadow Gu Tower already gave its last Spiritual Qi to Master Qing."

Little Fen Yang: "That was a rule set by Sister Ta herself. It’s a reward for people who successfully reach the top, bringing buried stories back to light.

This gift that Sister Ta is sending now is to thank Aunt Qingqing for keeping her promise and escorting her weak self to your presence, ensuring both of you successfully signed the contract."

"I see." Du Yu nodded secretly, "Then what is the gift, how do we give it to Master Qing?"

Little Fen Yang: "Do you remember the bell bracelet that the Red Mist Woman wore on her wrist in the story?"

"Huh?"