Since Master Qing had given the order, Du Yu would naturally carry it out with determination.

In the following days, he continued honing his skills in the Mountain Fire Saber – Underground Training Camp.

He had to admit, the last month he'd been busy with the Mountain and Sea Bell mission, so his combat skills had stalled a bit.

But it took less than a day for him to regain the feeling of battling on the field.

The amount of Mountain Fire Blade Souls released into the training grounds grew from one, to three, to five—even to seven!

By the seventh day, Du Yu and his team could take down seven Blade Souls at once, and do it with ease!

"How many Blade Souls this time?" In the southeast corner, a soldier rested his palm on the lever and called out.

"Give... gimme a break, man." Du Yu panted, wiping sweat from his brow.

Honestly, the hardest thing about training here was enduring the high temperatures.

Especially since you had to keep up such intense work in the middle of all this heat—most people just couldn't take it.

"Meow~" By the entrance, the Desolate Silver Lynx was lying limp on the ground, letting out a soft whimper.

She swept her long tail, sending over a big bucket of mineral water that rolled up to Du Yu's feet.

"Thanks." Du Yu bent down to pick up the bucket and couldn't help but laugh at the roasted look of the Desolate Silver Lynx, "Next time I'm not bringing you, I'll leave you home to watch TV."

"Meow." The Desolate Silver Lynx drooped her head, mumbling something no one could understand.

She'd never participated in the training.

After all, to the Desolate Silver Lynx, the Mountain Fire Blade Souls just weren't good enough for her.

A few days back, Du Yu had wanted her to go rest in the Sea Realm—clear skies, white clouds, great weather for a nice nap.

But this big cat was stubborn as a rock!

She insisted on staying by Du Yu's side.

So, with no choice, Du Yu had her hold down the doorway. Well... every corner of the training ground already had guards after all.

With such a ferocious Spirit Level·Peak Stage Demon Beast, even being close would leave most people with their hearts racing and nerves rattled.

"Come on, time to refuel." Du Yu unscrewed the water bucket and called out in a loud voice.

Other than the Ghostly Firefly Doll, who didn't need water due to her special physiology, both Xiaoyan and Little Tai Sui dashed over happily.

"Glug~ glug~ glug~"

Du Yu picked up the bucket and poured water madly into Tai Sui's mouth—this guy was basically a Bottomless Pit.

He was just a stubby Little Fatty, barely a meter tall, but dang, he could really eat!

Xiaoyan was way more elegant—she not only wanted to drink water but also got Du Yu to wash her face.

"I'm about to break through." Just as Du Yu was gently smoothing out her wet fur, Princess Consort Yan's voice sounded from within the Contract.

Her voice was sultry and charming, sending a small shiver through Prince Du's heart.

Xiaoyan: "Master?"

"Ah! It's too hot here, my brain's baked—I'm a bit slow right now." Du Yu plopped down, "You're about to advance to Spirit Level?"

"Mhm, I feel like I've touched some kind of boundary." As she spoke, Xiaoyan suddenly spun like a washing machine, shaking water all over herself.

Du Yu got splattered, but didn't mind: "Then head back to the Acupoint Home. The Shadow Gu Tower can send you Demon Breath and Demon Soul."

Xiaoyan looked up at Du Yu, her eyes full of grievance: "You should know, that's not what I'm missing."

Du Yu: "..."

Indeed, since Du Yu had a Shadow Gu Tower inside, the Demon Beasts in the Acupoint Home never lacked Demon Breath or Demon Soul.

What Demon Pets were missing was a single opportunity.

As for when the breakthrough window would open—well, that was mysterious stuff, not something people could control.

If you really wanted to control it, it's not completely impossible.

If Du Yu could summon Celestial Punishment again, the ferocious Celestial Fire would definitely blast open Xiaoyan's advancement window.

"Well... let's just keep up this momentum!" Du Yu said, "Since you sensed the boundary in battle, we'll keep on fighting."

"Yip~" Xiaoyan leapt into Du Yu's arms, her little paws clutching his shirt as she tilted up and licked his cheek.

"Dirty." Du Yu leaned his face back, pushing the little one down, "Tai Sui, you ready yet!"

"Yip!" Tai Sui grabbed the bamboo stick, pushed up from the ground, and climbed to his feet.

"Good, where's Ghost Firefly?"

"Mmm!" Little You Ying hopped over and stood back to back with Du Yu.

After so much training, Little You Ying's job description was ironclad: defend her master's butt!

"Bro, another batch of Blade Souls, please." Du Yu set Xiaoyan onto his shoulder.

"How many?"

Du Yu picked up the Demon Soldier Orange Juice: "Ten!"

This time, I'm taking on ten!

The soldier immediately yanked the lever, and a skylight suddenly opened at the center of the training-ground ceiling.

A winding tunnel connected the training grounds to the surface.

"Whew~"

"Buzz!" One after another, the Mountain Fire Blade Souls trapped inside the tunnel were finally released, their blade tips darting about as they scouted for any living creature nearby.

As an effect of the Divine Weapon·Mountain Fire Saber's Array, Mountain Fire Blade Souls were designed to chop through all creation from the instant they were forged.

"Yip!" Xiaoyan let out a fox cry. A Fireball gathered in her mouth and the Flame at her tail tip shot out.

The brilliant Fox Tail Flowing Flame swept past like a Laser Beam.

Two of the Mountain Fire Blade Souls were hit instantly and their bodies shattered with a bang!

In the blink of an eye, the Blade Souls were no longer distracted—they scattered rapidly, having locked onto their targets.

"Yip!" Little Tai Sui gripped his bamboo stick. No matter how hot it got, a Bamboo Leaf Cloak shimmered over him.

He charged forward, ten meters ahead of Du Yu, and let loose a bear's roar at the Mountain Fire Blade Souls.

At this moment, Du Yu's team had taken real shape.

Little Tai Sui, sky-high defense and a truckload of health.

He was the vanguard tank of the team!

Little You Ying, the defensive gatekeeper.

She was always guarding the team's core.

Xiaoyan's output was simply terrifying!

Whether perched on Du Yu's shoulder or squatting atop Prince Du's head, she was the core DPS of the team.

And Du Yu, well…

He was basically a walking ladder, boosting Prince Yan's vision from up top.

Put it nicely, Du Yu was also the tactician and team brain.

Yeah...and every now and then, the tactician fired off an arrow or two to remind everyone he existed.

If they brought the Desolate Silver Lynx into the lineup, she'd be their ghostly assassin for sure.

"Ding~"

Arrow tip met blade tip dead on, and the Mountain Fire Blade Soul spiraled out of control, knocked a full three meters away.

The soldiers stationed in the corners should have been used to it by now, but honestly, they just couldn't get over it.

No matter how many times they saw it, they were full of admiration.

He was just THAT accurate!

Du Yu had been training for a whole week, firing off hundreds of arrows, and hadn't missed a shot once!

What did that even mean?

This was like Heaven spoon-feeding you—this kind of accuracy was just FUCKING absurd!

"Yip!" Little Tai Sui took a swinging shot with the Hollow Bamboo, landing on a retreating Blade Soul.

The tip of the bamboo stick glowed brilliantly: Glory Gold Tai Sui Flame!

"Bang!"

The Mountain Fire Blade Soul exploded instantly, blade shattering to pieces.

"Du Yu! Du Yu! Du Yu!" Behind Du Yu, Little You Ying shouted, wildly waving her torch and driving the trailing Blade Souls back again and again.

Glory Gold·Ghost Firefly Blow!

The Wind-Fire Pillar was on a completely different level now.

Last time Du Yu trained here, the Blade Souls could still plow upstream through the Wind-Fire Pillar, inch by inch.

But now, they got blown away with no chance to fight back.

"Yip!" The spark splash in front of Xiaoyan finally gathered up—she couldn't hold back a fox cry.

Hearing the lady's cue, Tai Sui spun his stick in a blur and leapt backwards.

Six Mountain Fire Blade Souls, like dancing butterflies, swirled madly around Tai Sui.

Then Tai Sui suddenly retreated, but the Souls wouldn't quit chasing.

Du Yu behind them drew his bow, Arc Array shining with piercing light!

Only one Orange Juice Arrow sat on the string, but to either side, two more floated in mid-air.

Du Yu sent a message via Contract: "Full backstep!"

"Yip!" Little Tai Sui jumped backward again and again, stamping the ground and pulling off a wicked backflip.

In an instant, a line of Orange Juice Arrows shot toward the Blade Souls.

Only at times like these would soldiers see Du Yu's arrows miss.

But really, the Orange Juice Arrow in his hand—the real one—never missed.

"Ding~ ding~ ding~!"

Three out of five!

The three Blade Souls on both flanks were totally unhindered.

But the three chasing diagonally got driven back by the row of Orange Juice Arrows.

In that opening, the Spark Splash burst forth, straight at three Blade Souls.

"Boom boom boom!"

Sparks flew, shockwaves rolled.

Even the Blade Souls at the sides weren't spared, knocked off balance by the shockwaves.

Little Tai Sui held his stick in one hand, yanked up his cloak collar with the other.

With a Bamboo Leaf Conical Hat on his head and his collar up over his face, he braced himself against the fierce heatwave.

The whole look—like a chubby panda monk?

Little Tai Sui landed with a solid skid, only to be stopped by a firm stomp from Du Yu on his back.

"Yip!" Little Tai Sui let out a mighty roar, stuck out his big belly, and charged forward at a happy little waddle.

Glory Gold·Chi Bear Charge!

Brave Xiongxiong, unafraid of heatwaves!

The bamboo stick in his bear paw spun like a wheel, sweeping left and right nonstop.

Blast after blast thundered out, and the staggered Blade Souls got blown apart by the Tai Sui Flame.

"Du Yu! Du Yu! Du Yu!"

Du Yu: "..."

Honestly, Little You Ying really was the perfect cheerleader Divine Pet.

Fighting and cheering at once—who could resist that~

"Yip!" Du Yu felt his shoulder lighten and whipped his head around.

He saw Little You Ying drive back a Blade Soul from behind and then get ready to spit fire to the right.

"Ghost Firefly, hold up!"

"Hmm?" Little You Ying looked confused, but then opened her mouth wide—"Wah!"

Up above, Xiaoyan spun through the air, striking a beautiful pose. Her three long tails swept side by side like a giant flyswatter!

Glory Gold·Continuous Fire Tail!

"Crack!"

Poor Mountain Fire Blade Soul, smashed from tip to hilt. That was just BRUTAL~

"Du Yu!" Little You Ying screeched. Only one Blade Soul remained on the field. She didn't need to defend the team core anymore.

Little You Ying blew out a Wind-Fire Pillar, instantly pinning the last Blade Soul that tried to escape.

She pushed it the whole twenty meters, ramming it all the way to the wall!

Du Yu: "..."

Listening to that ongoing crackling, Du Yu figured he ought to take back what he'd just said.

This Blade Soul—died even worse than the last one.

After all, a quick death beats a slow one.

Prince Yan's tail strike put a swift end to it~

No pain, no misery.

But as for Little You Ying...

This was like death by a thousand paper cuts, huh??

"Yip~" Xiaoyan landed gracefully, suddenly shutting her fox eyes and shivering just slightly.

Du Yu held his breath for a moment.

With that energy surge—Prince Yan was finally about to break through?

"Ooooh~ Xiaoyan, you rock!" Little Fen Yang cheered, "Stupid Du Yu! Quick, get her into the Acupoint Home!

This is the best moment—I'll keep helping her awaken her Ancient Bloodline! Don't let this chance slip by!"

"Ah!" In three big strides, Du Yu dove headfirst and rammed straight into Prince Yan...

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