I Have a Golden Crow

"Most of it’s in the car." The girl reached into her trench coat pocket and took out a finger tiger scorched black like charcoal.

Du Yu casually took it. "What Grade is it? What kind of Array?"

Lin Shiwei: "Eternal Diamond, Output Array."

Sixth Level·Eternal Diamond, that made it an Emperor Grade Demon Soldier!

Du Yu carefully examined the "Black Charcoal" finger tiger, not sure what Demonic Plant it was made from. Set into it was a Flame Mark, clearly a Fire Array.

Lin Shiwei said softly, "I only asked for a single array effect."

"Oh?" Du Yu handed the charred finger tiger back. "Why wou—"

He stopped before he finished.

Whether it was Du Yu’s Tribulation Arrow, which had already reached Becoming a Saint, or the Fire Age Axe that was on the verge of Becoming a Saint, both only had one Demon Soldier Array.

Chances were, that was where the girl had gotten her inspiration from.

Or rather, she’d been following in Du Yu’s footsteps all along.

Thinking about it, the charcoal finger tiger had been Emperor Grade from the moment it was born; of course it had room to go even further!

At the very least, it had more hope than the thousands upon thousands of Demon Soldiers in the world.

After all, this was the ultimate exam reward from the Book House. Be it the finger tiger’s material or the Demon Weapon Master who forged it, both had to be top-notch in this world!

"When the finger tiger strikes a target, it triggers a blasting effect." Lin Shiwei said softly.

She extended her long, slender four fingers through the four holes of the scorched finger tiger and lightly clenched her fist.

Du Yu thought for a moment. "Little Tai Sui’s Demon Skill· Tai Sui Flame?"

Lin Shiwei gave a slight nod. "More or less."

Du Yu laughed. "One-Punch Shiwei, huh?"

"What?"

Du Yu’s smile turned a bit sly as he murmured, "If I take this punch, I might die."

The girl already had the Ancient Spiritual Artifact· Purple Gold Dragon Pattern Bracelet, whose true effect used the Fourth Level as a watershed.

The lower the Spirit Level of the being, the greater the Power boost it received; conversely, the higher the Spirit Level, the smaller the boost.

Back when Lin Shiwei was at the Great Demon Tamer Stage, with the bracelet’s blessing, her Power could leap a whole major Stage!

Right now she was at Demon Taming General·Initial Stage. The bracelet might not boost her strength all the way up to Emperor Level, but pushing her Power to Demon Taming General·Peak Stage was more than doable.

There really weren’t that many living beings in this world who could withstand her attacks.

Du Yu, for one, absolutely didn’t dare take one head-on!

With one punch from Lin Shiwei, Du Yu, his Demon Breath Battle Robe, and his flesh body could all be blown to pieces.

Now the girl was even more like a tiger with wings, having gotten an Emperor Grade finger tiger that specialized in explosive output.

If that wasn’t "One-Punch Shiwei," what was it~

"Heh." Lin Shiwei smiled and shook her head. "I’m still far from it."

Seeing her reaction, Du Yu was instead puzzled. "What’s wrong with you?"

Lin Shiwei was undoubtedly a confident girl, even one who ought to be arrogant and domineering.

So this...?

Lin Shiwei glanced at Du Yu with a hint of helplessness.

With her strength, she could indeed solve the vast majority of problems in this world, but unfortunately Du Yu’s enemies were terrifyingly strong.

Fortunately, Du Yu’s own strength was rocketing upward as well.

He was about to obtain his third Supreme. With the protection of such mighty beings, Du Yu should be able to turn any danger into safety.

Thinking of this, Lin Shiwei felt both immensely relieved and a little dejected.

It was a jumble of mixed feelings.

All this time, Du Yu had always used "I lack a Fierce Warrior at my side" as the reason to keep helping her grow stronger.

But looking back now, that excuse didn’t really hold up.

He had just used that as a pretext to keep taking care of her and helping her.

"Leaders, Mr. Du, we’ve arrived." Ahead, Wang Zongying’s voice came as he pushed open the door to the indoor training hall.

Du Yu looked over and saw, not far away in a flowerpot, a tiny sapling planted inside.

It was about 35–40 centimeters tall, pitch-black all over, with a trunk that grew slanted and crooked, badly twisted.

There were a few tiny branches on it, but no leaves hanging from them, not even leaf buds.

A Demon Lamp Tree!

This type of Demonic Plant was extremely rare, and its existence was anything but ordinary.

A Demon Lamp Tree would never grow leaves. The more it grew, the more withered and shriveled it looked.

And the "Demon Plant Fruit" it bore looked like one quaint little night lamp after another.

The night lamps came in all shapes: vase-shaped, lantern-with-handle-shaped, four-sided or eight-sided lantern-shaped, and so on.

Within each night lamp, strands of pure Demon Soul would gestate.

Such a bizarre Demonic Plant, blending both xuanhuan and dark fantasy vibes, was truly breathtaking.

"Come, Xiaodu." Beichen Ye noticed where Du Yu was looking and immediately led him over. "This Demon Lamp Tree is Mortal Level. Once it advances to Heavenly Level, it can start producing Demon Plant Fruit."

"Mm." Du Yu reached out and gently tapped one of the tiny black twigs.

The Demon Lamp Tree didn’t move at all, like a dead thing.

Beichen Ye reminded him, "In theory, the fruit from a Heavenly Level·Demon Lamp Tree can already be used.

But if you want the Demon Lamp Tree to develop properly, it’s best to wait until it advances to Spirit Level and truly matures before picking the Demon Lamps."

"Got it!" Du Yu nodded repeatedly, already having decided where the Demon Lamp Tree should go.

With that color and that eerie twisted shape, it was perfect for the Black Fire Sheep Servant clan!

As it happened, the Black Fire Sheep Servants entrenched at Black Sheep Ridge still didn’t have a Demonic Plant of their own. Only the head butler, Jia Rong Grass, stood by them.

Letting those absolutely obedient Black Fire Sheep Servants be the Demon Lamp Tree’s caretakers and bodyguards, protecting it as it grew—there couldn’t be a better fit!

"Check your ring." Beichen Ye took the Red Team box from his subordinate and opened it toward Du Yu.