CHAPTER 55: 048 A TWIN FLOWER

Seeing Du Yu turn and charge, Fan Changhong felt a bit panicked in his heart: "Don’t run this way!"

Under the hood, Du Yu grinned slightly: "Heh."

The Demon Spirit Realm, as a combat paradise, naturally won’t stop conflicts.

Whether it’s battles between Demon Tamers and Demon Beasts, or conflicts among Demon Tamers, the rules allow it. The purpose of this training ground is to grow through fighting.

The difference is, against wild demon beasts, you can kill or be killed. But conflicts among Demon Tamers should stop at victory or defeat.

As long as the battle between both sides is in the open, and not a premeditated ambush or robbery, the soldiers won’t intervene.

"You..." Before Fan Changhong could finish his sentence, he saw a bright green long snake shooting out from the bushes in the distance!

Is it really a Double-leaf Grass Snake!?

"Come back, come back, everyone come back!" Fan Changhong hurriedly retreated, and the two Little Wind Eagles circling above his head immediately followed their master’s command to dive down, crashing into their owner’s forehead.

Such an order clearly showed he didn’t want to fight and didn’t want the Little Wind Eagles to draw the hatred away, after all, bird-type demon beasts are natural enemies with snake-type demon beasts.

"Xiaoyan, cease attack." Du Yu also called Little You Ying back into his body, shouting towards the distant camp while running, "Peak of Mortal Level Double-leaf Grass Snake! The one lost its mind due to cold invasion! Stay far away!"

"Run!"

"Ah... get out, quick, quick, quick!" Instantly, several beginner Demon Tamers in the camp panicked and hurriedly ran away.

This is the Newbie Demon Spirit Realm, and the camp manager Fan Changhong is at most a Peak Level Demon Tamer, if stronger, he wouldn’t be allowed here.

The newbies aren’t foolish; they don’t think the "Battalion Commander" can handle the crazed Double-leaf Grass Snake. Taking advantage of the enemy’s distance, they hurriedly formed a group to escape.

"Damn!" Fan Changhong’s face stiffened, and he stopped retreating, drawing the Demon Soldier Bow once again.

You go play with the Double-leaf Grass Snake yourself! These Paper Crane Disciples, they’re all the same, love to die or not!

What Fan Changhong couldn’t understand was that Du Yu was also firmly staring at him, and the distance between them kept closing, as if Du Yu couldn’t see that he was being targeted.

This made Fan Changhong more certain that these Paper Crane Disciples are just lucky fools. Look at this scene, these Paper Crane Disciples are simply naive, with no battle acumen!

Fan Changhong naturally wouldn’t have thought that Du Yu was genuinely confident in dodging this arrow!

"Hiss!" Behind, the Double-leaf Grass Snake let out a hoarse roar, sending a vicious Double-leaf Flying Saber hurling over.

"Yip!" Without Little Fen Yang’s guidance, Xiaoyan, squatting on Du Yu’s shoulder, let out a cry.

Under the contract, Du Yu hurriedly dodged to the left.

The Double-leaf Flying Saber followed, skirting past Du Yu’s original running path, and headed straight for Fan Changhong in the front.

Just as Fan Changhong was about to shoot an arrow, his expression changed drastically. In desperation, he hurriedly dodged aside. His diving movements were quite graceful and fluid, showing some skills.

Not yet back on his feet, he angrily shouted, "Why the hell are you running this way, don’t lead it to me!"

Under the hood, Du Yu’s mouth corner still held a grin: "Heh."

What?

Wasn’t it you blocking my way earlier?

Du Yu sprinted with all his might, passed by Fan Changhong’s side, then turned again, moving behind Fan Changhong.

The two of them and the snake formed a three-point line.

"Hiss!" The Double-leaf Grass Snake rapidly chased after, suddenly raising its head slightly, the Double-leaf Flying Saber attacked once more.

Fan Changhong didn’t even have time to get up, leapt aside once more in fright, and uncontrollably cursed, "I’m really fed up with you weak-minded..."

"Ding!" A crisp sound rang out!

The Demon Breath Battle Robe on Fan Changhong shook violently!

The hurled Double-leaf Flying Saber missed the man, but a Fire Arrow shot from behind, and firmly embedded in his right shoulder!

Whoosh~

Silver flames instantly spread out, fiercely tearing at Fan Changhong’s Demon Breath Battle Robe.

The anger in Fan Changhong’s heart surged, but he retained a sliver of reason. In such a critical moment, he couldn’t care less about Du Yu, but scrambled to his feet and madly ran towards the Twin Trees.

As he sprinted to seek the protection of the Twin Trees, he slapped at the silver fire spreading over his body.

Du Yu’s voice came from behind, extremely mocking: "Don’t run that way, don’t disturb the Twin Trees!"

The Demon Breath Battle Robe continuously crawled with cracking patterns, and Fan Changhong struggled to replenish the Demon Breath, shouting fiercely, "Just you wait!"

Du Yu quickly caught up: "I can’t wait..."

Before he finished his sentence, a loud "bang" sounded!

The noise was so loud that the earth seemed to tremble slightly.

Du Yu stumbled slightly, quickly turning his head to look back, only to see a shocking scene.

The Twin Trees struck!

If it were a normal demon beast chasing Du Yu, the Twin Trees wouldn’t have gone for the kill. It would have definitely maintained its usual style, separating both combatants temporarily, not allowing any creature to fight on its territory.

But clearly, the Twin Trees recognized the special nature of this Double-leaf Grass Snake, and a branch viciously lashed down.

As if it held a grudge, even the ground bore a deep lash mark!

"Du Yu, Du Yu~"

"Ah." Du Yu gaped dumbly.

"The Double-leaf Grass Snake is dead." Little Fen Yang said softly, seemingly a bit regretful that he couldn’t see the bark of the Twin Trees being stripped.

Du Yu: "..."

This scene is quite shocking. I rolled and crawled, desperately fleeing to this place, only for the Twin Trees to whip the Double-leaf Grass Snake to death with a single blow!

I am really bad!

Peak of Mortal Level VS Spirit Level Peak.

Crossing a whole three major levels, the outcome was long predestined.

Actually, even if the Double-leaf Grass Snake were at the Spirit Level Peak, being at the same level, it could never be a match for the Twin Trees—the difference in species is clear.

One is the Mother of the Demon Spirit Realm, while the other is a Demon Beast reliant on the Demon Spirit Realm for survival...

"Swish!"

The flexible branch raised high, amidst the swirling air currents and grass debris, a snake body twisted slightly, its head already smashed.

As the branch flung aside, the snake corpse and a bloodstained Demon Crystal flew into the air, stuck together.

Du Yu’s heart stirred, and he turned towards the direction where the Demon Crystal was falling.

Just as he tried to catch the Demon Crystal descending from the sky, a branch swiftly moved ahead, deftly wrapping around the small Demon Crystal above Du Yu’s head.

"Eh?" Du Yu hurriedly turned around, following the long branch with his gaze, looking towards the majestic Twin Trees in the distance.

The supple branch slowly retracted, seemingly unwilling to let any creature touch this icy Demon Crystal.

This bloody Demon Crystal indeed differed from normal ones, as the flesh-covered interior housed a dense gray mist, presumably the so-called Cold Qi.

As the branch retracted, a small white flower floated down.

For a moment, Du Yu was dumbfounded.

He watched the flower descending from the sky, resembling a small spinning umbrella falling right into his arms.

In this instant, Du Yu faltered.

He stepped back two paces, not daring to reach out to catch the shimmering little white flower.

The bloodstained snake corpse had fallen to one side, under such a brutal scene, representing the terrifyingly lethal power of the Twin Trees.

Similarly, this also indicated that this was within the Twin Trees’ attack range.

He dared to pick up the Demon Crystal, but not the flower!

Du Yu had seen Demon Tamers attempting to pluck flowers, and they were struck down miserably by the Twin Trees. If not for the Twin Trees’ great mercy, those two young Demon Tamers would have long been whipped to death!

The white flower landed softly on the ground, gently rolling and spinning in place amidst the slight breeze.

Du Yu hesitated for a while. The Twin Trees had already reverted to their original form, and the surrounding area regained its usual tranquility.

Such a scene finally gave him a bit of courage!

"This flower fell on its own, I didn’t pick it." Du Yu shouted aloud, not arbitrarily. With such a spiritual Twin Tree, it should understand human language.

In Du Yu’s mind, even if his actions were indeed offensive, under such verbal premise, this gentle Mother of the Demon Spirit Realm should give him a chance to make amends, right?

Du Yu slowly crouched down, holding the Demon Soldier Silver Fire in one hand, stretching his arm with great effort, circling the little white flower with the bow arm and bowstring, cautiously nudging the flower towards him.

He touched it!

Du Yu was extremely nervous, his heart in his throat. He watched the distant Twin Trees vigilantly, noticing no branches attacking; the other side did not prevent him!

Du Yu was overjoyed and quickly pulled the little white flower towards him, picked it up, and turned to run away.

Just as he turned, he saw, not far from the tree, two soldiers in camouflage uniforms standing there.

The slightly older male soldier smiled and nodded at Du Yu: "Are you an extra student at this year’s Demon Spirit Academy?"

The male soldier’s approving look did not seem fake; it was clear he appreciated Du Yu’s performance. Having guarded this place for many years, he hadn’t seen such a newcomer in a while.

Du Yu quickly approached the two soldiers, nodding repeatedly.

"No need to run, how could the flower fall easily? It must have been a reward from the Twin Trees for you."

Du Yu was startled: "A reward for me?"

The older soldier gazed up at the Twin Trees, his voice carrying a hint of emotion: "The Twin Trees release the purest Demon Breath. It detests the sinister and cunning Youhan Qi.

If a Demon Beast is slightly invaded by the Cold Qi, the Twin Trees can still be a bit lenient, allowing for a bit of an accident to happen, but for one completely invaded by the Cold Qi? That is an unforgivable crime.

Therefore, this flower could only be something the Twin Trees gifted to you, thanking you for helping it lead this vile creature here, thanking you for allowing it to cleanse its home."

Du Yu looked stupidly at the older soldier, never having expected such an answer.

The young female soldier beside him laughed: "You’re very lucky. There are quite a few Demon Beasts invaded by Cold Qi, but not many that are entirely eroded.

Moreover, Demon Beasts filled with Cold Qi grow rapidly. Once they advance to Earth Level, our people would clear them out. This Double-leaf Grass Snake was about to advance soon. Had it been another day or two, you wouldn’t have led it here."

Lucky?

I almost lost my life in Zone 4, running around the tree with a Firefox Hand Cannon, jumping back and forth on the knife’s edge, and being chased here by the Double-leaf Grass Snake the whole way—is this called lucky?

"Hey kid, don’t run!" came the angry shout of Fan Changhong from afar.