CHAPTER 462: 331 THE PLACE WHERE DREAMS BEGIN

"The place where dreams begin."

Ten minutes later, Du Yu stood at the entrance of the Bottomless Pit, silently murmuring in his heart.

Back then, both he and the weak Li Mengnan donned the black cloak symbolizing leadership on the third underground level here, breaking through the siege with difficulty, and gaining fame.

Thinking back carefully, the title of the First Paper Crane Disciple of the Ancient Pine Tower originated from this place.

The hardships and obstacles back then seem trivial now in retrospect.

The current self is already a Great Demon Tamer, a god in the eyes of ordinary people.

As for the so-called "god" status, it was time to put it to the test.

Du Yu, carrying the Orange Juice Bow, walked down the stairs towards the Underground Gate.

"Crack!" As the heavy stone gate slowly opened, a chill greeted him.

The oppressive midsummer night was left behind by Du Yu, also blocked by the slowly closing stone gate.

Du Yu turned on his headlamp, observing his surroundings as he walked forward with ease.

A faint gray mist filled the air, receding quickly as Du Yu advanced, as if avoiding the plague.

Reaching the familiar location, Du Yu paused slightly.

Sure enough, a delighted voice from Little Fen Yang came to his mind: "Demon Fire Demon Fire~ Du Yu and my Little Demon Fire~"

Du Yu felt slightly reassured, communicating in his mind: "Good, it’s still here."

Since Little Fen Yang sensed a Demon Fire here, nearly a year had passed until today.

Still, no one has discovered its existence.

A year may feel long to Du Yu.

But for this Demon Fire, it might mean nothing at all. Who knows how many years it has existed here.

Decades?

Or even centuries?

Du Yu took out an internal map of the squad from his pocket and, combined with his previous memories, arrived at the stone wall on the right side of the entrance.

More than half a year ago, Master Qing had taken Du Yu to a real battlefield, using this secret path.

Just now, after Wang Dabao requested permission from the higher-ups, he also provided Du Yu with such a special map.

Actually, the military wanted to assign two soldiers to Du Yu, but he firmly refused.

Perhaps because of the strong prowess of the Demon General Level·Desolate Silver Lynx, coupled with Du Yu’s special status, the Demon Spirit Squad did not insist further.

Speaking of which, soldiers at the Demon Taming Stage can enter the battlefield for real combat under the leadership of a powerful officer.

Let alone someone like Du Yu, a Great Demon Tamer?

"Dong~ Dong dong~ Dong dong dong~"

With knock signals of the 1-2-3 type, the secret door immediately recessed and finally formed a vestibule partition.

Du Yu stepped in, and the downward path was winding, dark, and long.

Du Yu immediately summoned Little You Ying to accompany him along the journey. In no time, the dark path brightened significantly.

The greenish-yellow flames also made the environment more eerie...

"When you’re outside of me, don’t absorb Demon Breath." Du Yu raised his hand and patted the little butt of the Divine Ghost Firefly.

"Hmm." The Divine Ghost Firefly floated forward slowly, its greenish-yellow eyes glancing around.

But with the terrain so repetitive, the Divine Ghost Firefly soon lost interest and quietly nestled into Du Yu’s embrace.

Perhaps due to the long journey, Du Yu found himself somewhat entranced by the runic blocks on the Divine Ghost Firefly’s body.

It was covered with the words "Du Yu’s Ghost Firefly."

Perhaps...

Du Yu suggested, "How about we write Sister Xiaoyan, Sister Xiaobai, Little Brother Tai Sui, and Sister Baojun on it too?"

"Hmm?" The Divine Ghost Firefly curiously tilted its head upward.

Who knows what it was thinking.

Normally, when people look up, they turn their heads and then look up.

The Divine Ghost Firefly directly tilted its head back, looking at Du Yu’s upside-down face.

"Okay." The Divine Ghost Firefly seemed intrigued as well.

"Hehe." Watching the obedient demeanor of the Divine Ghost Firefly, Du Yu smiled and gently kissed its forehead.

As long as it doesn’t become the Ancient Ghost Firefly, the temperature is tolerable.

Actually, Du Yu most wanted to inscribe "Burning Sun Golden Crow," but... hmm, safety first.

These inscriptions are external; as long as we hold them in our hearts, it’s enough~

Du Yu, holding the Divine Ghost Firefly, passed through countless secret gates, arriving at the first stop—Bottomless Ten Floors.

And when he emerged with Little You Ying, the pet had additional runic blocks reading "Yan Ruyu and Bai Yujing" in six different characters.

Du Yu vigilantly scanned the surroundings, then walked towards a nearby wall.

Once again, the knock signals of the 1-2-3 type were used, and the stone gate recessed once more.

From the 10th to the 15th floor.

New inscriptions of "Tai Sui God Divine Desolate Silver Lynx" appeared on the Divine Ghost Firefly’s body.

The numerous runic blocks were arranged in a disordered fashion, making it impossible to read the original names in any conventional order.

Even upon careful observation, outsiders would have difficulty deciphering it.

This was clearly Du Yu’s intention.

Little You Ying looked even cooler and more romantic.

All the pets Du Yu cared about were hidden within its body.

From the 15th to the 20th floor.

Along the way, Du Yu entered the Mountain Realm, carefully admonished Lord Baojun, and then brought her out.

"Meow." The eyes of the Desolate Silver Lynx glinted fiercely as she surveyed the dark passage.

The tunnel being only five meters wide, made her feel a bit constrained, even needing to be careful when turning around.

What made her secretly vigilant was the repeated warnings from her master about the "cold air."

The concept of Youhan Qi was largely unfamiliar to the Desolate Silver Lynx.

She grew up in Thousand Blade Mountain, where there are no Twin Trees, and Thousand Blade Mountain was naturally not a target of the Youhan Tree.

"Be sure not to absorb the Demon Breath." Du Yu looked up at the huge cat.

"Got it." The Desolate Silver Lynx seemed a bit impatient, striding forward, pushing Du Yu aside several steps.

"You big cat, you don’t know what’s good for you," Du Yu muttered softly.

"Snap!" The silver tail suddenly wrapped around Du Yu, shaking him left and right.

"Eh?" Du Yu only felt a dizzying spin!

The width of the dark passage is only 5 meters, but that’s enough.

The silver tail flailed about wildly, causing Du Yu’s body to sway up and down, left and right...

It was clear that the Desolate Silver Lynx was indeed playing.

After all, Du Yu wasn’t smashed into the wall, and the silver tail wasn’t using its "hanging" skill.

But discussing playtime by ignoring the power gap, isn’t this just pure mischief?

"You’re trying to play me to death!" Du Yu shouted in displeasure.

"Mm! Mm! Mm!" Compared to Du Yu, Little You Ying was genuinely happy!

Being held in Du Yu’s arms, it too was being tossed around by the long tail, feeling particularly thrilled~.

Du Yu commanded, "Put me down, quickly!"

The silver tail of the Desolate Silver Lynx finally stopped, but it didn’t let go, and quietly moved forward instead.

Little Fen Yang: "Hehe~"

Du Yu: "..."

Little Fen Yang: "The Silver Cat really likes Du Yu, huh? It’s a very good Demon Pet~"

Du Yu rolled his eyes in exasperation.

Are you sure this is affection and not the perverse pleasure of a feline?

Besides, her official name is Desolate Silver Lynx, and I specially gave her two nicknames, one as Baojun, the other as Foolish Monarch.

How come you’ve followed Li Mengnan in calling her "Silver Cat"?

"Mr. Du?"

Soon, a soldier’s inquiry came from ahead.

Since identifying himself as a member of the Great Xia Bookstore·Twenty-Ninth Bureau, Student Du also became Mr. Du.

Du Yu patted the silver tail of the Desolate Silver Lynx: "Take me over there, be good."

"Meow." In front of outsiders, the Desolate Silver Lynx still gave face to its owner, delivering Du Yu right up close.

"Hello there." Du Yu greeted them uh, noticing the slightly unnatural expressions of the two soldiers.

The soldiers stationed here naturally wield great power and are well-informed.

Even so, the pressure the Demon General·Desolate Silver Lynx exerts on the Human Race is still not to be underestimated.

After once again verifying Du Yu’s identity without error, the soldier spoke: "Today’s passcode is ’Elite’ and ’Valiant’, please remember it.

In the Bottomless Battlefield, if troops ask to verify your identity, please respond promptly."

"Alright, thank you." Du Yu nodded, as the stone gate behind the soldiers slowly opened, a "branch corridor" came into Du Yu’s view.

The branches entangled and intertwined, tightly bound.

As Du Yu walked inside, a dense coldness once again receded behind him.

"Return safely," said the soldier as the stone gate slowly closed.

"Where is this place?" The Desolate Silver Lynx stepped forward, examining the surrounding branches and leaves, her long tail gently placed on Du Yu’s shoulder.

"The Bottomless Pit, our enemy." Du Yu led the Desolate Silver Lynx towards the tunnel’s exit.

He continued, "The demon beasts here are eroded by the cold, we collectively call them Cold Beasts.

The Cold Beasts are devoid of reason, knowing only slaughter and destruction. Our Human Race has been guarding here to prevent them from breaking out and causing havoc in the world."

Upon hearing this, the Desolate Silver Lynx instead became interested: "It sounds like a good hunting ground."

"No, the Cold Beasts are Celestial Treasure Race creatures, much like Little You Ying, almost devoid of flesh and blood." Du Yu reached the tunnel’s mouth and looked down.

A layer of pale red appeared in his eyes, capturing everything: "The Demon Crystals in the brains of Cold Beasts are also eroded by cold air.

If you inhale too much, you’ll also lose your reason.

Baojun, this is a life-and-death battlefield, not a pleasant place."

"Hmm." The Desolate Silver Lynx stepped forward slowly, her paws on either side of Du Yu, her massive body enveloping him as she looked down.

She indeed possessed night vision but couldn’t see through the mist.

Everything below was unknown to her, but to Du Yu...

In the pale red background, the trees below intertwined chaotically.

The Divine Tree and Youhan Tree were entangled together, one trying to break free and invade the world.

One held the invader firmly imprisoned, struggling to maintain and protect the peaceful and harmonious world of civilization.

Or perhaps, the Twin Trees do not care about the human world’s peaceful reign.

That’s merely a one-sided purpose imposed by humans on the Twin Trees.

In truth, the Twin Trees are merely trying to save themselves.

"Let’s go, Baojun." Du Yu retracted his Ghost Firefly for the moment, and then leapt onto the back of the Desolate Silver Lynx.

He shifted forward, wrapping his arms around the giant cat’s head.

At this moment, Du Yu’s Demon Soul was conveying not only his thoughts but also the images in his mind.

The Desolate Silver Lynx looked down at the gray mist below, with a sense of seeing it all at a glance.

As a cat-like creature with extreme suspicion, she trusted Du Yu in ways that others could hardly imagine.

She leaped forward, plunging into the vast gray mist.

As she passed, the gray mist swiftly dispersed, forming quite a brilliant scene.

"Tap."

The Desolate Silver Lynx landed lightly on a thick trunk, the angle precise and flawless.

Commander Du Yu certainly has impressive abilities!

He was not only directing the big cat’s movements but also acting as Baojun’s eyes.

Du Yu slowly stood up, kneeling on the giant cat’s head, holding onto her sharp ears, cautiously looking down.

After observing for a while, Du Yu wrapped the beast’s skull tightly again, and the Desolate Silver Lynx received the command to leap down once more.

"Getting close~ a lot closer now." Little Fen Yang grew more excited, his chatter increasing.

In contrast, the roars and battle cries of the Cold Beasts grew ever clearer.

"Don’t worry, Little Fen Yang, I’ll get it for you."

"Mm, okay~"