CHAPTER 465: 334 CINNABAR RED DEMON FLAME

In the early hours of the morning, Du Yu carried two soccer-sized Demon Crystals, returning to the surface.

"Heh..." Just as he stepped out of the stone gate, he took a deep breath.

The oppressive summer night dispelled the cold qi from Du Yu’s body.

The soldiers were already accustomed to Du Yu’s actions and demeanor. Occasionally, when Demon Tamers came here to train, they also looked as disheveled when they came out.

What really caught the attention of the soldiers on guard was the huge cat beneath Du Yu.

Thankfully, the big cat came out with Du Yu on its head.

Otherwise, the East Camp District would have been a scene of carnage.

A Demon Beast of this level, whether or not it was invaded by cold qi, was a huge hidden danger as long as it appeared in the military camp or the city!

The soldiers sized up the silver giant beast, clicked their tongues inwardly, and also noticed that there was a massive Demon Crystal wrapped around the tail of the Desolate Silver Lynx.

"Let’s go, Lord Baojun." Du Yu sat cross-legged on the beast’s skull, giving a soft command.

This sitting posture was already the most proper riding position he could think of.

Felines are inherently unsuited to being mounts.

The elegant muscle lines of their bodies are too active when running, their backs undulate wildly, and it’s impossible for a human to sit steadily.

While Du Yu could overcome this shortcoming, the problem was...

The Desolate Silver Lynx was simply too large!

Du Yu could sit cross-legged, sit sideways, even lie down on her if he wanted.

The only thing he couldn’t do was ride conventionally, with legs apart.

Her back was so wide that if Du Yu wanted to ride her, he’d have to do the splits...

That would be so deathly embarrassing~

How could a dignified Great Demon Tamer show himself splitting his legs?

Hmm...

The pair arrived in front of the bookstore, and Du Yu dismounted and said, "Wait here for a bit, alright."

"Meow." The Desolate Silver Lynx softly responded, slowly lying down, her massive body entirely blocking the bookstore’s exit.

"Ring ring~ ring~"

"Sorry to bother you, Brother Dabao." Du Yu greeted, and behind the counter, Wang Dabao had already stood up to wait.

Through the window, he too saw the giant beast outside.

Therefore, Wang Dabao wasn’t surprised by the massive Demon Crystal Du Yu was holding.

"1 Spirit-level Demon Crystal can be exchanged for 40 Points." Wang Dabao extended his hand to take the fog-enshrouded Demon Crystal.

"Alright." Du Yu nodded. These are all clearly priced, written on the blackboard, unchanged in a thousand years.

Mortal-level Demon Crystal: 0.1 Points.

Earth-level Demon Crystal: 1 Point.

Celestial-level Demon Crystal: 8 Points.

Spirit-level Demon Crystal: 40 Points.

This is the only task at the Bottomless Bookstore, and it can be repeatedly submitted.

Although Du Yu had no objections, Wang Dabao had some reservations in his heart.

After all, the tasks on the blackboard were for Demon Tamers fighting in the first 10 levels.

They were nominally battlefields, but in actuality, the Cold Beasts there were all selected and arranged by the Demon Spirit Squad.

Essentially, the first 10 levels are also training grounds, just wrapped in the guise of a "battlefield."

But Du Yu wasn’t in the first 10 levels.

He went below the 20th level, the true Bottomless Pit!

In other words, Du Yu wasn’t disrupting the soldiers’ well-crafted training grounds, and every powerful Demon Beast he hunted provided tangible benefits to the Demon Spirit Squad.

The Spirit-level Demon Crystals brought back from a real battlefield shouldn’t just be worth 40 Points.

But since Du Yu said nothing, Wang Dabao couldn’t speak up either.

"Ring ring~ ring~" Du Yu pushed the bookstore door open, taking the Demon Crystal wrapped in the big cat’s tail and handing it to Wang Dabao.

"A total of 120 Points."

"Alright." Du Yu lay on the counter, tilting his head to look at the computer screen from the side.

Points, that’s 6000 bucks!

The Great Xia truly offers generous subsidies to Demon Tamers going down to the battlefield.

Counting the previous savings, he now had a total of 168 Points.

Better save it; there are many things in the Demon Taming World that money can’t buy, only Points can exchange for them.

For example, the Golden Leaf, brought out from the Ten Thousand Plants Garden, required Points.

Money wasn’t useful... wait a minute.

I’m a Great Demon Tamer now, so am I not allowed in the Ten Thousand Plants Garden anymore?

But the home of the Demon Fruit Tree Heart is still there...

Oh well, I’ll show my work ID and try to sneak in then.

"I’m leaving now, Brother Dabao." Du Yu waved his hand.

Wang Dabao nodded: "See you next time."

For a Great Demon Tamer to call him "Brother Dabao," Wang Dabao felt quite odd inside.

He slightly turned his head, peering through the window as Du Yu and the silver giant beast departed, his gaze complicated.

He knew he was witnessing the rise of a great power.

No, this child was already a Great Demon Tamer, already risen...

Du Yu wasn’t aware of how impactful his reappearance was on Wang Dabao.

This soldier was clearly also a Demon Tamer, yet in front of Du Yu, he seemed like an ordinary person, filled with admiration and awe.

The pair returned to the parking lot; fortunately, there was no one around, and the Desolate Silver Lynx didn’t cause any commotion.

"You head back to the Mountain Realm first; I’ll come find you shortly." Du Yu looked up at the big cat.

"Why not go together?"

Du Yu soothed the big cat with strokes along her silver fur, "I need to drive the car home first."

The silver beast’s head slowly lowered, blocking out clouds and moonlight.

In the dark, her beastly eyes glowed faintly as she gazed at Du Yu, "I want to go too."

Du Yu tilted his face up, somewhat helpless, "You can’t fit in the car anymore, didn’t you notice? You’re longer and taller than the whole car!

If you don’t return via the Mountain and Sea Bell, you’ll have to run alongside the car. If you’re running through the streets, I’ll get scolded again."

"Dong."

The Desolate Silver Lynx was very upset. With a slight turn, the heavy SUV was shaken.

"Hey, don’t!" Du Yu hurriedly hugged one of her front legs, pulling back hard, "I’ll come to you in a while, be good."

"Hmph." The Desolate Silver Lynx raised her head and ignored Du Yu.

"Good girl." Du Yu took the opportunity to summon the Mountain and Sea Bell.

Even though the big cat was having a bit of a tantrum, Du Yu was still very happy in his heart.

After all, the Desolate Silver Lynx wanted to be with him, which is why she acted this way.

It’s not scary if demon pets have tantrums; the real problem is if they ignore the demon tamer and distance themselves from their master!

"Hoo~"

With the Mountain and Sea Bell finally put away, Du Yu could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Just now at the bottom of the Bottomless Pit, he and the Desolate Silver Lynx had already been to the Mountain Realm.

Confirming that the crisis was resolved, and Du Yu learned about the events from Jia Rong Grass.

Honestly, hearing that the Wind Witch Demon was shattered by a bolt of lightning and its soul struck by another made Du Yu feel a chill of fear in his heart.

At that time, when he and Master Qing were trapped in the Mountain Realm, thank goodness they didn’t attempt to break through the clouds!

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Du Yu placed a hand on the car door, looking at the spot lightly hit by the big cat and confirming there was no damage, before getting into the driver’s seat.

"How’s it going, Little Fen Yang?" Du Yu asked in his mind while driving away from the military camp.

"The demon fire likes me~"

Listening to Little Fen Yang’s charming voice, Du Yu felt slightly relieved.

Throughout this journey, he had confirmed many times that as long as Little Fen Yang was fine, it was all good.

After all, earlier, the demon fire had bewitched a Wind Witch Demon, turning the clueless Cold Beast into its guard.

Therefore, Du Yu was worried that Little Fen Yang might also encounter some mishap.

But now it seemed, there was a world of difference between demon beasts.

This demon fire had a clearly different attitude towards the Fire Attribute Demon Saint·Burning Sun Golden Crow.

As Little Fen Yang said, perhaps all fires in the world truly like her?

While Du Yu felt reassured, he also had a faint sense of accomplishment.

Although the task was somewhat convoluted, he had finally fulfilled his promise to Little Fen Yang!

Du Yu continued to ask, "Can it help you?"

Little Fen Yang: "Yes, the Little Demon Fire is amazing!

It can amplify my fire attribute energy, and my Eye of Burning Sun seems to improve a bit...

Silly Du Yu~ now you’ll benefit too!"

Du Yu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, a pleasant surprise?

However, acquiring the demon fire wasn’t Du Yu’s true purpose.

He hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Can the demon fire help you reshape your physical body?"

"Let’s try~" Little Fen Yang said sweetly, also full of anticipation, "The energy of Cinnabar Red is so much, it’s starting to amplify my demon soul now."

Du Yu asked curiously: "Cinnabar... what?"

"Cinnabar Red!"

This name...

Du Yu’s expression turned peculiar: "Did the demon fire tell you?"

"Uh-huh! Cinnabar Red Demon Flame, seems like this, it’s not too sure itself."

Du Yu: "..."

Little Fen Yang: "It’s been lonely for a long time, doesn’t remember many things. Let me ask it first, don’t disturb me."

"Oh." Du Yu smirked, pressing the accelerator deeper and deeper.

In the outskirts of Ancient Pine Tower City at 3 a.m., the roads were wide open and almost devoid of people, though sanitation workers had started early.

Breakfast shops were already bustling, and Du Yu rubbed his stomach, reversing the car back after driving past a bun shop.

Although the shop wasn’t officially open, just preparing meals, Du Yu still grabbed two entire baskets of meat buns, feeling fully content as he returned to the car.

Later visiting the Mountain Realm, he could let his demon spirit squad have a taste.

The Desert Lynx clan probably never had meat buns in their entire lives?

Well... if Lord Baojun was willing to leave them a bite.

"Du Yu!"

"Hmm?" Du Yu drove into the basement parking lot of Xishu Garden, with a meat bun in his mouth, letting out a nasal sound.

Little Fen Yang: "The Cinnabar Red Demon Flame can not only improve the abilities of fire attribute demon beasts."

"Yes, I saw." Du Yu communicated in his mind, "That Wind Witch Demon used the Tornado Blade and Little Wind Blade, all carrying flame energy."

Little Fen Yang murmured quietly: "Silly Du Yu."

Du Yu: "..."

A new title unlocked for this king?

Little Fen Yang: "Demon skills are just on the surface; the deeper cause is that the Wind Witch Demon was endowed with a fire attribute."

"Screech!"

The tires made a piercing noise against the ground!

The pitch-black SUV suddenly braked on the spot.

Du Yu reacted for a while, finally lifting his hand to stuff the meat bun into his mouth: "Are you saying...

Through the Cinnabar Red Demon Flame, I can add a fire attribute to Bai Yujing or the Desolate Silver Lynx?"

Little Fen Yang mumbled: "Silly Du Yu, you finally got it~"

"Goodness!" Du Yu slowly started the vehicle, digesting this astonishing news, and steadily parked the car in the slot.

He wasn’t overjoyed.

Because he had seen the living state of the Wind Witch Demon, it clearly no longer possessed self-awareness.

Calling it the demon fire guard was putting it lightly.

Its survival state, contrary to normality, was akin to slavery!

And before acquiring the Cinnabar Red Demon Flame, the Desolate Silver Lynx had also been summoned and bewitched by this demon fire.

Du Yu was silent for a moment and solemnly asked, "Then... what is the price?"