I Have a Golden Crow

After hanging up the phone, Du Yu took a few steps forward, one hand on a large tree, quietly observing General Lin in the distance.

The Tiger Po and General Soul’s golden light was so dazzling it almost blinded Du Yu.

So, is this an artifact spirit, or two?

The deeper question is, is this one spiritual artifact or two?

Thinking of this, the joy on Du Yu’s face vanished, and he felt a bit worried inside.

Little Shiwei already has the Black Python Robe and the Dragon Pattern Bracelet; her list of spiritual artifacts can only have room for one more.

Everyone’s energy is limited, and once the number of spiritual artifacts exceeds the limit, it will especially drain spiritual power!

Otherwise, this gallant-looking General Lin might become mentally exhausted and muddle-headed all day long. What cultivation is there to speak of?

Just as Du Yu was secretly observing, the Tiger Po and General Soul fully merged into Lin Shiwei’s body.

At this moment, the girl opened her beautiful eyes.

And Du Yu seemed to see a commanding general, with even a hint of imperial and ministerial aura.

This general was surely a master with power over life and death during his lifetime.

And with such an aura augmenting her, Little Shiwei...

So fierce!

Du Yu secretly observed General Lin, and the girl quickly found the sneaky person behind the tree.

Those beautiful eyes locked onto the half-visible face by the tree.

Du Yu instinctively shrank back behind the tree, hiding once more.

Lin Shiwei rolled her eyes helplessly, striding towards the tree.

Unexpectedly, the sneaky person behind the tree appeared again.

Du Yu’s concern outweighed his fear as he looked at the approaching girl and directly asked, "Is this a spiritual artifact?"

"Hmm?" Lin Shiwei paused to think for a moment and then understood why Du Yu asked.

She immediately nodded, trying to soften her voice: "Yes, it’s a spiritual artifact."

Du Yu frowned slightly: "Then how come there are two artifact spirits, one human, one tiger?"

Lin Shiwei came under the tree and placed one hand on the trunk: "One artifact, two spirits, each independent but unified."

"Huh?" It was the first time Du Yu encountered such a spiritual artifact, and he couldn’t help but be curious.

Lin Shiwei: "Inside this General’s Seal, there was originally only the artifact spirit of the Golden Tiger.

Later, when the Celestial General died, in his dying moments, he merged his spiritual po into this spiritual artifact."

Du Yu nodded silently. He had seen such a situation before, for instance, with Senior Brother Fu’s West Xia’s Flute.

Bai Lan, due to strong obsessions, merged her spirit po into the artifact spirit upon dying, perfectly integrating with the West Xia’s Flute’s spirit, thus becoming what it is today.

If that’s the case, why didn’t the Celestial General merge with the Golden Tiger?

Lin Shiwei observed Du Yu’s expression and, being smart, deduced the question in his heart.

She softly said, "The Celestial General was the master of the Golden Tiger, and the Golden Tiger’s artifact spirit was very guilty about the master’s death.

The Golden Tiger accepted the master’s spirit po but wasn’t willing to fully merge.

Due to the Gilded Bronze Seal’s uniqueness, coupled with the Celestial General’s will and the Golden Tiger’s cooperation, the Celestial General occupied a place within the artifact."

To Du Yu’s ears, such words sounded like a fantasy.

But for some reason, Du Yu was willing to believe every word, every sentence that came from Lin Shiwei.

It wasn’t because of familiarity or other factors that Du Yu chose to believe.

It was because as soon as Little Shiwei spoke, there was an air of authority.

Du Yu leaned against the tree, silently observing the girl: "Why is the Golden Tiger guilty, for not protecting its master?"

Lin Shiwei nodded gently, sighing: "At that time, the Golden Tiger was imprisoning and suppressing the enemy, unable to promptly respond to its master.

In the face of the Youhan Army, in just that brief moment, everything was too late to reverse."

Du Yu’s heart stirred: "Imprisoning and suppressing the enemy?"

Lin Shiwei’s voice was gentle: "Don’t be afraid."

"Huh?" Du Yu instinctively responded, then his eyes focused.

A golden military seal descended from the sky, crashing down, approximately thirty meters in size.

The illusory military seal didn’t cause substantial harm to Du Yu, but it indeed enveloped him.

At the same time, Du Yu felt like he was locked by a pair of eyes.

"Gulp." Du Yu swallowed hard, slowly turning and looking up.

In the sky, a gigantic golden Tiger Po crouched above the golden seal, looking down at the life form within the seal.

Mighty and formidable.

The aura of a king is fully evident!

Simultaneously, the thirty-meter sized illusory military seal solidified slightly.

The large, square seal was like a city, with golden high walls erected on four sides, imprisoning Du Yu.

"This is a prison." From the other side of the tree, a fair hand extended.

Du Yu was stared down by the Tiger Po on the seal, truly weighed down.

Lin Shiwei realized this, so she reached out again, taking Du Yu by the wrist and leading him aside.

What a fate! Du Yu’s expression was somewhat unnatural.

What kind of status do I have? To have the right to walk with a grand general... Damn!

Something’s not right!

The sudden inferiority complex made Du Yu fume with anger, what’s this all about?

There are no inherent distinctions between rulers and officials!

Just do it!

"What’s wrong?" Lin Shiwei’s eyes were filled with concern as she looked at Du Yu beside her.

"It’s nothing." Du Yu scratched his head. The girl’s gentle, worried voice extinguished most of his anger.

"Once the military seal array is formed, it’s very difficult for the life inside the seal to escape." Lin Shiwei explained as she led Du Yu to the golden wall.

Du Yu immediately reached out, pressing his hand against the golden wall.

Indeed, this is a prison.

Lin Shiwei: "The Golden Tiger above can enter the seal and devour the Spiritual Po and Demon Soul of the prisoners.

This is the first function of the Celestial General’s Seal. As for the second function, you have already seen it, which is to draw the living beings into another world."

"Devour the Spiritual Po and Demon Soul?"

"Yes." Lin Shiwei gently nodded, "The Tiger Po ignores the enemy’s physical defense and can directly target the Spiritual Po and Demon Soul of the opponent.

Just like how we extend our Demon Soul, it can directly penetrate the physical body of living beings.

Only, we do it to integrate and communicate, while the Tiger Po does it for hunting."

"Impressive." Du Yu murmured.

Unexpectedly, a general’s seal that can hold all things also has the function of imprisoning and hunting.

The Spiritual Artifacts harboring worlds have all been collected by Du Yu’s team.

Now it seems each one possesses a second function.

Besides collecting all things, Li Mengnan can use the Seven Treasures Staff to strike the ground, making the minds of nearby living beings clear.

Du Yu’s Mountain and Sea Bell can also use its ancient bell to imprison living beings, just with a greater danger factor, which Du Yu has never used.

Moreover, the Mountain and Sea Bell has taken its "original job" to the extreme.

After all, it contains two worlds inside!

A single item can serve double purposes.

As for Master Qing’s Seven-foot Map of the Realm, its second function is to create things out of thin air.

Master Qing can draw and write on the map, creating everything inside the painted world, with flowers blooming under his fingers.

"What a pity." Lin Shiwei softly sighed.

"What?"

Lin Shiwei: "The Celestial General’s enemies are the Youhan Army, facing the Cold Race individuals."

"Oh..." Du Yu immediately understood the girl’s meaning.

The Cold Race, a race purely cultivating the physical body.

Cold Race individuals have no concept of Demon Soul or Spiritual Po!

And the attribute of "ignoring the enemy’s physical defense" instead becomes a drawback, making the Tiger Po unable to cause any harm to the Cold Race’s body.

A natural counter!

The Golden Tiger against the Cold Race is utterly useless... Hmm.

Though one could say so, at the very least, "Golden Wall" can trap the Cold Race within a small land area.

In Lin Shiwei’s palm, a layer of Demon Soul appeared as she picked up Du Yu’s wrist: "The Tiger Po hunts the Demon Soul of the Cold Beast, but the Cold Beasts don’t care because their brains are controlled by the Cold Race.

And the Cold Race... cares even less about the Tiger Po."

Lin Shiwei raised her other hand, and the large golden seal quietly contracted, finally shrinking to the size of a palm and landing in the girl’s hand.

She pressed the gilded bronze seal into the left side of her chest, gently saying: "I promised General Gan to take him home for a look."

"General Gan?"

"The Celestial General’s real name is Gan Qiwai." Lin Shiwei expressed enough respect, carefully stating, "Neat, enlightening, mighty."

After all, Du Yu will often use the General’s Seal in the future, and it’s not appropriate to misstate the General’s name.

Du Yu slowly repeated: "Gan Qiwai..."

This surname is indeed rare.

Lin Shiwei’s expression was slightly complicated as she softly said: "For dying on the battlefield, General Gan didn’t hold much attachment.

According to the General, encased in horse hide, a worthy death."

Du Yu silently nodded, sighing inwardly.

Lin Shiwei: "But along with General Gan, dozens of soldiers died, all of whom he brought from his hometown.

They always accompanied the General in battles, eventually facing the Youhan invasion and perishing in a foreign land.

General Gan’s attachment is to send his comrades back to their homeland."

Before Du Yu could speak, Lin Shiwei suddenly said: "Actually, the Celestial General is not just one person."

"Ah?" Du Yu looked startled.

Lin Shiwei pursed her lips: "Earlier, I only mentioned General Gan Qiwai to explain to you conveniently.

Actually, along with General Gan, there are the Spiritual Po of several dozen soldiers.

But even in death, these soldiers still followed the General’s lead.

So technically speaking, this Artifact Spirit, the Golden Armor Celestial General, is the product of dozens of mingled Spiritual Po."

Du Yu slightly opened his mouth, processing this astonishing news.

He finally realized where those clamoring battle sounds came from when facing the General’s Seal before.

The Celestial General is not one person but a corps!

Within him are countless General Souls!

And when the girl said such words, Du Yu finally understood why this Spiritual Artifact could have two Artifact Spirits within.

Lin Shiwei’s voice was very light: "They all want to go home."

"Return! Take them!" Du Yu did not hesitate, nodding heavily, "Where is their hometown?"

"Let me verify it further." Lin Shiwei wrapped her arms around Du Yu’s, applying a bit more force, seemingly going through intense internal struggles.

"What’s wrong?" This time, concern filled Du Yu’s words.

Lin Shiwei’s smile was somewhat complex: "General Gan said not to rush.

He doesn’t want me to throw away my life for nothing. He says to wait until I’m stronger to take them home."

"Sigh..." Du Yu sighed deeply.

They must return home.

But after escaping the dilemma and facing a decades-long obsession, the General still managed to endure.

Only because he deeply understands the terror of the Youhan Army, he does not wish others to follow his footsteps.

Celestial General, Golden Armor Corps...

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