Stepping out of the Demon Pet Center once again, Du Yu looked up at the starry sky and couldn't help but let out a sigh.

With the help of an agent at the Demon Pet Center, Du Yu managed to strike a deal with the other party, though a tinge of unease lingered in his heart.

The Demon Spirit Atlas made it perfectly clear: Ghost Firefly Fire types all had different personalities, most were temperamental. In other words, there was still a small number of Ghost Firefly Fires with decent temperaments.

And the other party had even specially noted that this Ghost Firefly Fire's temperament was good, just a little mischievous.

Just worried it's one of those "the peddler praises their own melons" situations, you know?

But then again, since this Demon Beast was being traded through the Demon Pet Center, it had to have been certified by official personnel. So, judging it this way, maybe the remarks are actually pretty reliable?

From this perspective, Du Yu's 5 Points truly bought him an official guarantee, which was definitely worth it.

"Little Fen Yang, was your previous teammate a Divine Ghost Firefly or a Ghost Firefly?" Du Yu asked mentally.

Du Yu once hit a nerve there, but with the healing therapy of time, Little Fen Yang was revealing more and more, so Du Yu wasn't as hesitant anymore and started cautiously probing again.

In Du Yu's mind, under the guidance of that Great Demon Tamer, the Ghost Firefly Fire must have evolved to its ultimate form.

"Neither~"

"Huh?" Du Yu frowned, puzzled. "You mean the Ghost Firefly Fire is your new teammate and hasn't evolved to a high-tier form yet?"

"No no no, she's an Ancient Ghost Firefly."

Du Yu: ???

Ancient Ghost Firefly?

Du Yu stopped in his tracks, hurriedly took out his phone, opened the Demon Spirit Atlas, and searched the Ghost Firefly Fire's evolutionary chain again.

But under the ultimate forms listed, there was only Divine Ghost Firefly and Ghost Firefly—no sign of any Ancient Ghost Firefly!

Du Yu hesitated, then softly said, "Little Fen Yang, can I ask you something? Don't get mad, okay?"

Little Fen Yang sensed Du Yu's wariness—that awesome feeling of being respected and cared for. Her heart was filled with joy: "Mmm."

"Was your previous Demon Tamer from Great Xia?"

"Yep!"

Du Yu knitted his brows even tighter. Totally at a loss.

If there really was another evolutionary chain, as a top Demon Tamer from Great Xia, the other party would've reported that, right?

Even if this person kept it private and didn't want to report it, with all those admiring gazes, how could their Demon Pet stay hidden so well, never discovered?

Unless…

Du Yu scratched his head. Was Little Fen Yang's ex-Demon Tamer a reclusive expert?

No shackles of identity, no public attention—so you can't guess by normal logic anymore.

Du Yu: "Little Fen Yang, where did your last Demon Tamer work?"

"She was amazing, you know. Used to be a Law Enforcer, caught bad people for a living, but later she quit."

"Why?"

This time, there was no reply at all in his mind.

Du Yu thought and thought, then quietly asked, "Can you tell me her name?"

"Du Yu." Little Fen Yang suddenly called out.

"Huh?"

Little Fen Yang: "Can we make a deal? Don't ask anymore, okay? When you become strong enough, I'll tell you everything I remember, alright?"

Du Yu heaved an internal sigh. Just to make me work even harder at cultivation, Little Fen Yang really put in a lot of effort.

Little Fen Yang: "You're too weak right now, the stories wouldn't help you, might even bring disaster. There's nothing you can do for me right now, I can only help you, okay~"

Du Yu: "..."

Little Fen Yang: "I need to think carefully about what support materials and environmental conditions are needed to guide the Ghost Firefly Fire down the path of the Ancient Ghost Firefly evolution chain.

Aiya~ So annoying, my memory's fuzzy, I've forgotten so much… Oh right, Xiaoyan could actually evolve into an Ancient Fire Fox too! But she's straight-up Pure Fire Faction, so materials aren't as big a deal. I should be able to help her myself."

Du Yu was dumbfounded: "Wait, what did you say?"

Du Yu really cared about Xiaoyan—she was, after all, King Du Zhou's beloved.

Exactly because he knew the Fire Fox Race so well, Du Yu was super clear: Little Fire Fox only had one evolutionary chain!

Every time her Power Level increased, Little Fire Fox would grow another tail.

In popular knowledge, even the world records, the Seven-tailed Fire Fox was the ultimate form of Little Fire Fox: the ceiling—Demon Saint Level.

Even though the Fire Fox Race's talent was generally rated as "quite high," not "exceptional," a select few under the care of a powerful Demon Tamer still managed to reach Seventh Level·Demon Saint Level.

Their strength could be said to shake the heavens and earth, not a bit less than any other Divine Pet.

Little Fen Yang noticed Du Yu's shock and quietly muttered, "The aura from my Ancient Bloodline should help Yan… probably?"

"Why aren't you sure?"

Little Fen Yang: "Because Xiaoyan already beat out the laws of nature and became a Heterochromatic Demon Pet. I can't be sure if Heterochromatic Demon Pets would still be affected by me."

Du Yu asked, "Did your previous Demon Pet team have any Heterochromatic Demon Pets?"

"Nope."

So there's no precedent; no wonder Little Fen Yang can't promise for certain.

Du Yu: "So, what materials do we need to help the Ghost Firefly Fire?"

"Don't rush! Let me think…"

Little Fen Yang was still trying hard to recall, but Du Yu's eyes widened slightly. He suddenly realized: "Ancient Ghost Firefly" isn't a chain everybody knows about!

Ancient Ghost Firefly, Ancient Fire Fox—maybe this 'Ancient' label is something only Little Fen Yang and her previous Demon Tamer use privately for these species?

Could it be that all Fire Element Demon Beasts blessed by Little Fen Yang's Ancient Bloodline, after their final evolution, could be called Ancient Creatures?

Is that like… an atavistic phenomenon?

Any Fire Element Demon Beast from subsequent generations, Little Fen Yang could, with her own power and the aid of Celestial Materials and Earthly Treasures, help them recover the Bloodline of their ancient ancestor?

Wait a minute!

Little Fen Yang had explicitly said she could resurrect through Fire Transformation.

Didn't that mean her origin went way, way back—possibly even to the stuff of myth?

And over all those long years, no matter how other Fire Element creatures evolved or changed, Little Fen Yang always carried the purest Ancient Bloodline, living through cycle after cycle of reincarnation.

So that's why she could help Fire Element Demon Beasts recover their ancestor's bloodline?

Now here's a question: across all these endless years, Little Fen Yang shouldn't have had only one Demon Tamer.

Or, maybe until she met her last Demon Tamer, Little Fen Yang just dwelled outside the world, living the hermit life?

Good grief!

Du Yu had long ago pegged Little Fen Yang's spot on the team as support, but he definitely didn't expect her supporting capabilities to be this OP!

You…

"Admit it, Little Fen Yang! That tree you fought back then, it was the Kunlun Mountain Range's Great Xia Twin Divine Trees!"

Given the level Little Fen Yang's at, what other tree could possibly be her match?

The key is, that tree actually managed to beat Little Fen Yang and her whole team!

Apart from the birthplace of Great Xia Demon Spirit Culture—the Demon Spirit Ancestor·Kunlun Twin Divine Trees, could you name a second option?

Holy crap!

Du Yu's heart raced like mad. I really shouldn't know this! And I definitely can't leak it, or else I'll become Public Enemy No.1 in Great Xia!

I've only been in the Otherworld for barely half a month—I was hoping to goof off and fully experience life here… Wait?

Hang on, maybe I'm not seeing the whole picture.

Du Yu creased his brow. A two-week pre-exam crash course had given him some new options to consider.

Looking across the whole planet: besides the continent where Great Xia sits, there are four more continents, each with their own powerful nations. Every one has its own Demon Spirit culture origin point…

Du Yu had also searched recent news for the Kunlun Mountain Range·Twin Divine Trees—no reports of attacks on the Kunlun Divine Tree lately?

"Du Yu."

"Yeah?"

"You broke our agreement. I'm ignoring you, and won't help you anymore." Little Fen Yang said in a small, sulky voice.

"No, no, no, my bad! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Du Yu hurriedly apologized—no hesitation at all.

A support of that level, any team would worship her like a lucky talisman! Who'd want to piss her off?

After sweet-talking for a while and promising over and over not to let his mind wander, Little Fen Yang finally gave him some response.

After munching on a couple more cream cookies, Du Yu gingerly changed the subject: "By the way, when a new Demon Pet joins our team, where will you live?"

As a Demon Tamer Prentice, Du Yu had only lit up four acupoints so far, and only the Forehead Acupoint and Qi Sea Acupoint counted as homes for Demon Pets. Little Fen Yang claimed the Forehead Acupoint, Xiaoyan was resting in the Sea of Qi, and Du Yu had nowhere left to house a new Demon Pet.

Blame his nerves during his first Demon Pet swap—he totally forgot about this!

Little Fen Yang: "Hmph~ None of your business."

Du Yu: "Uh…"

But actually, there was nothing to worry about. Before Du Yu even unlocked any acupoints, Little Fen Yang was already living inside his body. She didn't need an Acupoint Home—Du Yu himself was her home.

Little Fen Yang's moods changed as quickly as the wind.

After Du Yu ate another cream cookie, she quietly muttered to herself, "I'll just squeeze in with Xiaoyan—she likes me."

"Alright." Du Yu scratched his head. That's a thing?

Ordinary Demon Pets couldn't even fit on the same bed together…

Clearing up his mood, Du Yu looked around. At this time of night, going into the Demon Spirit Realm was clearly not the best idea. He thought for a bit and made his way back to the Demon Pet Center.

The place had constant air-conditioning, the lobby was quiet—and most importantly, it was safe.

Actually, the Demon Pet Center did offer accommodation, but it cost 1 Point. But honestly, that was a pretty good deal—fifty yuan to stay in a four-person room with a private bath and great conditions.

Still, Du Yu obviously didn't plan to waste money. The lobby sofa wasn't comfy enough?

The guards by the door, the guys at the window, the girls at the front desk—everyone could see him at a glance. Free security, really.

With all those eyes on him, Du Yu used his backpack as a pillow and sprawled happily across a lobby sofa.

Sorry, everyone!

You do your night shift; I'll take a nap in your honor~

Du Yu stuffed all the random thoughts aside—lest Little Fen Yang get mad—and devoted himself to cultivation, letting the Little Black Gold Bird keep nurturing his body until he drifted off to sleep.

The girls on night shift at the service desk looked at each other: does this kid have some kind of superhuman social skill?

So many women staring right at you, and you're still able to sleep?

Turns out, Du Yu really could sleep—soundly, too…

From childhood till now, Du Yu had never thought life could be so rich, so hopeful—even his dreams were sweet.

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