CHAPTER 463: 332 BOTTOMLESS PIT HEAVEN

The big cat landed lightly once again, its giant paw padded with flesh falling onto the slanting giant tree soaring towards the sky, making barely any sound at all.

"Wait a moment, there’s a Cold Beast over there. I’ll pick another route." Du Yu knelt atop the big cat’s head, grabbing her pointed ear, carefully observing the environment below.

The Divine Tree and the Youhan Tree were intertwined, fighting for their lives.

The complex battlefield created by the two trees was truly jaw-dropping.

Even though Du Yu could see through the mist, he still felt a headache coming on.

There were footholds everywhere.

The problem was, Cold Beasts were scattered throughout; nowhere was truly safe.

The Desolate Silver Lynx clearly sensed her master’s anxiety.

Her husky, magnetic voice sounded again, deep and domineering: "With me here."

"Hmm?"

Desolate Silver Lynx: "If we encounter a Cold Beast, just kill it."

Du Yu kneaded the big cat’s ear: "Let’s avoid the Cold Beasts when we can. If we fall any deeper, my Spiritual Qi won’t be able to dispel the cold anymore.

Your Demon Breath—once spent, it’s gone."

Du Yu’s Spiritual Qi was still somewhat effective before the 20th layer.

But the deeper man and lynx dropped, the denser the cold became—so overwhelming even his Spiritual Qi’s dispersing effect was greatly reduced.

"There." Du Yu projected another image for the Desolate Silver Lynx.

The Desolate Silver Lynx swiftly dropped several dozen meters, landing on a thick, intricately woven branch.

"Meow!" As soon as the Desolate Silver Lynx steadied herself, she turned her head to the side.

Her suddenly perked-up pointed ear even flicked Du Yu’s palm off!

Du Yu was startled, whipping his head around.

"Zzz~zzz!"

Five or six meters away, came a crackle of electricity—it was as if a cloud was forming?

Out of all the options, Du Yu had still picked a landing spot occupied by a Cold Beast.

This is...

Flashing Cloud?

At this moment, Du Yu regretted it deeply.

The Celestial Treasure Race’s Flashing Cloud is an extremely rare and precious Electric-element Demon Beast.

Although the Flashing Cloud is, at its core, a Demon Beast, its way of existing is more akin to a magical treasure.

The Flashing Cloud has no eyes or mouth—it’s just a pure thundercloud.

It gets its name from its ability to emit dazzling electric arcs and booming thunderous roars.

The electric arcs aren’t just blinding—they can even momentarily blind an opponent!

The thunder isn’t just deafening—it shakes one’s soul, carrying a strong deterrent effect.

For this reason, the Flashing Cloud is like a mystical magical treasure born of heaven and earth, and it is naturally the dream Demon Pet of every Thunder Element Demon Tamer.

What a pity, what a shame...

Du Yu’s first encounter with the rare Flashing Cloud, and it turns out to be a Cold Beast.

It was supposed to be a black thundercloud, but its coloration was now nearly indistinguishable from the gray mist.

If not for the crackling electric sound, Du Yu might not have even noticed its presence.

"Meow!" Lord Baojun doesn’t care who you are.

Why are you making noise?

Tired of living?

Because Desolate Silver Lynx was still carrying Du Yu, she didn’t attack herself, but sent forth her lynx avatar.

Dense Earth Demon Breath surged forward, instantly transforming into a massive silver beast diving for the Flashing Cloud.

Cold Jade Earth-Splitting Palm!

"Crack!"

The savage Earth-Splitting Palm struck the thundercloud, instantly shredding its Demon Breath Battle Robe.

Then, the mammoth beast passed straight through the Flashing Cloud.

"Hmm?" Baojun let out a questioning hum, and a surge of anger rose within her heart!

In the image Du Yu sent her, the Flashing Cloud just slapped apart re-formed instantly?

"Pa!"

The Twin Desolate Lynx didn’t even turn her head—her long silver tail lashed out fiercely.

Cold Jade·Gallows Tail!

"Puff~"

The Flashing Cloud was whipped apart again, only to re-condense into a cloud moments later.

"Meow!" The Desolate Silver Lynx was disgruntled.

Correspondingly, her avatar—the Twin Desolate Lynx—was angered, too.

The Twin Desolate Lynx’s face filled with swirling Earth Demon Breath, swiftly condensing a large sand-earth sphere, spinning at high speed.

Cold Jade Earth Cannon Heavy Strike!

The Twin Desolate Lynx didn’t shoot out the Earth Cannon, but instead thrust her beast skull forward, stuffing the sand-earth sphere into the thundercloud.

The rapidly spinning sand-earth sphere sucked the thundercloud right in!

The Flashing Cloud was shredded completely!

The Earth Cannon Heavy Strike had yet to fully disperse when the Twin Desolate Lynx suddenly lunged forward and bit down.

From the look of it, her control of demon skills was exquisite—the sand-earth sphere didn’t explode from the bite, but quickly dissipated.

A Demon Crystal filled with cold Qi was thus held in the Twin Desolate Lynx’s mouth.

"Hmph." The Desolate Silver Lynx snorted coldly, raising her head in arrogance.

With that, kneeling Du Yu was also lifted up with her.....

"Meow." The Twin Desolate Lynx trotted back, lifted her head, and nudged at Du Yu atop the real body’s head.

"Do not let the Twin Desolate Lynx disperse—don’t waste Demon Breath. She can scout the path ahead for us." Du Yu spoke, reaching his hand into the big cat’s mouth and retrieving a Demon Crystal.

The Demon Crystal was actually the size of a soccer ball. Clearly, this was a Spirit-level Demon Crystal!

Such a heavy and irregular crystal was obviously not hidden in the cloud, otherwise the big cat wouldn’t have been able to pass straight through it just now.

The laws of nature are truly wondrous—when the cloud dies, the Demon Crystal naturally coalesces and appears.

"Goodness~" Du Yu couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.

From when the Flashing Cloud appeared to its death, the entire process took only three to five seconds.

Under the Desolate Silver Lynx’s three consecutive attacks, the Spirit-level Divine Beast never even had a chance to resist!

The gap in stage is just terrifying—sheer overwhelming strength.

"Let’s go." Du Yu patted the big cat’s head.

He didn’t stash the Demon Crystal in the Mountain and Sea Bell, opting instead to carry it on him.

Using the Mountain and Sea Bell here would certainly suck in a lot of Cold Qi as well—he didn’t want Youhan Qi polluting his Mountain and Sea Realm.

With the Twin Desolate Lynx joining the team, Du Yu’s descent accelerated significantly.

One man and one lynx leisurely waited above, letting the Twin Desolate Lynx scout ahead and clear obstacles before the main duo jumped down.

The Cold Beasts corrupted by the cold were very ferocious, very violent, unfearing of pain, and their strength significantly enhanced.

But ultimately, most of them lingered at Spirit Level or below.

There might be General-level Cold Beasts, but Du Yu hadn’t encountered any yet.

As for Demon Emperors or Demon Saints...those were beyond reach.

You should know, most Demon Beasts in the world are graded as having "fairly high" Potential Value.

Meaning, even if a Demon Beast perfectly realizes its potential, it can mostly only hover around the General Level.

And so-called "perfectly realizing potential" requires a Demon Tamer to guide and assist from the side.

The greatest magical treasure of a Demon Tamer is actually the Acupoint Home everyone possesses—only there is the true holy land for nurturing Demon Pets.

Supplemented by cultivation products such as various Demon Plant Fruits, and meticulous care, only then can a Demon Pet reach its maximum strength.

As for Cold Beasts inside the Bottomless...

Their focus is on slaughter, not cultivation.

In other words, their power increases are merely byproducts of endless slaying on their journey.

Wanting a Cold Beast to perfectly realize its potential... that’s not easy.

Maybe at the very bottom of the Bottomless Pit, in the chaotic battlefield loved most by the Cold Beasts, there could really be Demon Generals, or even a Demon Emperor.

But a mere 500 meters deep is nowhere near the bottom of the Bottomless Pit.

As for why Du Yu ignored the idea of Demon Saints present—well...come on.

That’s a Demon Saint!

Not some cabbage you pick up!

To date, the well-traveled Du Yu, who’s been to places normal people wouldn’t reach in several lifetimes, has only seen a handful of Demon Saints?

And the places where Demon Saints appear are strikingly similar!

Whether it’s the Thunderous Bull or the Sea-devouring Dragon Turtle—they’re all inside the world of the Mountain and Sea Bell.

Plus Demon Saint·Heaven Returning Wood—it’s also inside the Jade Gourd.

Mountain and Sea Bell, Jade Gourd—these are Ancient Spiritual Artifacts that have spanned thousands of years, reemerging in modern society.

It seems only such places allow the appearance of a Demon Saint?

Though Little Fen Yang is still young, it’s only because she can revive over and over from Fire Transformation that she can claim the title of Demon Saint.

The birth of Little Fen Yang also clearly traces back to the Ancient Times.

For wild Demon Saints, centuries or millennia seem to be the standard?

Only human-raised Demon Pets grow at astonishing speeds.

Take, for instance, the Great Xia Seven Saints·Cheng Feng’s Demon Pet—Flame Soul Imprisonment. That is clearly Demon Saint power.

So Du Yu really couldn’t believe a wild Demon Saint would exist down below.

If Heaven truly is that cruel, if there’s really something five hundred meters down the Bottomless Pit...

Then this king will just open the Mountain and Sea Bell and nap in the Shatang Mansion~

On second thought, tossing a powerful foe into the Mountain Realm and letting them play with the Ancient Niuniu, pulling a classic Blame-the-East maneuver, seems pretty nice too?

"We’re here, we’re here! Yoohoo~ Up ahead, straight ahead!" Little Fen Yang was overjoyed, cheering in Du Yu’s mind.

"Straight ahead?" Du Yu looked: a dozen meters ahead, the path was blocked.

The so-called path was, of course, the natural passageway formed by the fierce battle between Divine Tree and Youhan Tree.

"Yep! Straight ahead, no more than sixty or seventy meters!" Little Fen Yang’s voice brimmed with anticipation.

In Du Yu’s mind, he couldn’t help but picture her rubbing her little hands in excitement again.

"Alright." Du Yu urged the lynx forward, stopping at the end of a giant tree, surveying the distance.

Very soon, he sensed something off about the environment!

Whether tens of meters above or below his feet, endlessly intertwined branches and leaves filled the view.

Clearly, the further down they went, the fiercer the struggle between the Divine Tree and Youhan Tree became.

But the battlefield was above and below—directly in front of Du Yu, it was utterly empty!

He could see right to the pit wall of the Bottomless Pit.

It seemed as if both the Divine Tree and the Youhan Tree were intentionally avoiding this area?

"You mean, the Demon Fire is behind the wall? Inside?" Du Yu raised an eyebrow.

"That’s right! Definitely!"

Du Yu narrowed his eyes, peering through layer upon layer of mist: "Looks like there’s a crevice. Very narrow."

Little Fen Yang: "Let’s go!"

"Mm." Du Yu patted the lynx beneath him, "Can you jump across?"

"Hmph." Baojun snorted coldly, apparently a bit disgruntled.

Du Yu bent down, hugging the big cat’s head: "Let’s have the avatar scout first; make a light landing, don’t alert any creatures."

Behind them, the Twin Desolate Lynx sprinted forward and leapt!

The silver lightning pierced through layers of gray mist in a flash, disappearing almost instantly.

The Twin Desolate Lynx plunged straight into the hard stone wall, vanishing without a trace.

That move looked just like plunging into water, but without so much as a splash.

Cold Jade·Mountain Earth Concealment!

"How is it, feel anything?"

"Very hot, very dangerous." Desolate Silver Lynx’s whole body tensed, the fur on edge, "Something’s in there!"

Du Yu: "Right, it’s Demon Fire."

"No, besides the flames, there’s another living creature."

Du Yu quickly said, "Zangzang, hide well. Don’t let yourself be discovered."

"Mm."

Du Yu’s expression grew serious—there was a Demon Beast guarding the Demon Fire?

Could it be a Cold Beast?

With how savage Cold Beasts are, could they really settle down and guard a region?