"Bang!"

The Spark Splash from Xiaoyan's mouth was intercepted midway by the flexible Flower Vine, which lashed out viciously and shattered it.

In an instant, sparks flew everywhere, and waves of heat churned.

"Whoosh~" Little You Ying immediately shut her eyes tightly, and a Wind and Fire Vortex swept open a few meters in front of Du Yu, for fear that the explosion of Spark Splash would affect her master.

"Keep their Demon Pet occupied!" Lin Shihang commanded, grabbing the Rose Double Spirit on his shoulder and throwing it forward to the right.

"Mmm." The Rose Double Spirit landed steadily on the grass. Unseen by the others, it had already taken root upon touching down.

The Rose Spirit tribe roots itself to the ground not only to stand more stably but also to absorb some of the surrounding plant's power!

Its twin stem-arms swiftly raised up, and the flexible Flower Vine shot out again, heading straight for Du Yu's direction.

"Stay with it, stay with it!" Lin Shihang was in high spirits, sword in hand ready for close combat. The Ghost Firefly Fire hovering behind his head didn't seem to have existed in this world for long, still looking a bit dazed.

It obviously couldn't keep up with its master's pace. Only after hearing the command did it speed up and fly forward.

"Go, blow up that flower!" Du Yu immediately noticed the state of the other party's Ghost Firefly Fire. While he said it out loud, his Spirit Contract relayed the precise command.

"Eee!" Xiaoyan instantly leaped, vaulting towards the grassy ground diagonally below.

Little You Ying chased after Sister Xiaoyan's silhouette, quickly flying out as well.

But as it happened, the Rose Double Spirit's Flower Vine also turned with clear intent, its tip like a sharp spike, stabbing straight at Xiaoyan's position.

"Eee~" Xiaoyan let out a melodious Fox Cry, looking cool and at ease. The instant she landed, she bounced lightly, displaying the Fire Fox Race's agility to perfection.

"Pa! Pa! Pa!" The Rose Flower Vine stabbed and whipped, frantically attacking Xiaoyan.

Yet under the tragic beauty of the moonlight, the Little Fire Fox's figure darted like a phantom, continually dodging!

She jumped left and right, condensing a Fireball in front of her face, swiftly closing in on the Rose Double Spirit at the same time!

Trying to lash me?

You must not know what kind of special training my master and I have been through!

"Eee!" Xiaoyan drifted sideways to dodge, then suddenly stopped, supporting herself on the ground with her big twin tails, rustling up clouds of grass clippings.

A Fireball shot out with a burst.

The Rose Double Spirit's eyes widened instantly. It didn't try to dodge, but rapidly withdrew its Flower Vine, assembling a circular Flower Vine Shield a few meters in front of itself.

"Bang!" A loud boom!

Sparks flew everywhere!

The tightly packed Flower Vine Shield was instantly blasted into shreds, and the Rose Double Spirit cried out in pain, "Wooo~~~"

Little You Ying lost her temper too, giving off a 'strike while the iron is hot' vibe, glowing all over like a barrel of dynamite, rushing straight for the Rose Spirit.

Truly a desperado!

Over here, Xiaoyan and You Ying were ruthlessly destroying flowers, while over there, Du Yu was frantically rapid-firing.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Each Fire Arrow came at incredible speed!

Lin Shihang tensed his spirit. Fortunately, with the moon above making everything around quite dim, Du Yu's Fire Arrows were extraordinarily bright and easy to spot.

"Ghostly Firefly Spin! Trap him!" Lin Shihang commanded.

"Whoosh!" The Ghost Firefly Fire wore a looking-like-it-didn't-get-it expression, clenching its eyes tightly shut.

"Tss!" In a flash, an arrow pierced straight through Lin Shihang's Ghost Firefly Fire. The fiery red Fire Arrow raced away, leaving a long black fire line.

The Ghost Firefly Fire's eyes shot open, and it wailed, bursting into tears. Rammed straight through its fireball body, it froze in place.

"Nice going, Lin Shihang—bringing a hatchling onto the battlefield?"

Lin Shihang sidestepped, already seeing red: "Battle as substitute training! With your tiny skills, what can you even do to it?"

He slashed down with his sword, hacking down a Fire Arrow, and with the momentum, flicked another aside, striding ahead, taunting, "Is this it? That's it?"

Though his tiger's mouth tingled, it didn't stop him from going all-in on mocking!

Last time in the newbie assessment, Lin Shihang cut down Du Yu's arrows in panic. But now, his deflecting moves were deft and practiced.

Guess he's showing off before an audience.

Chances are, Lin Shihang brooded over his defeat, training hard in secret—those smooth down-slashes and up-flicks of arrowheads, likely drilled specifically for defending against arrow attacks!

Seems like Lin Shihang has been looking forward to this encounter for a long time, with Du Yu constantly as his imagined rival.

And of course, an increase in Power Level means improving physical abilities, naturally boosting Lin Shihang's speed and reflexes.

But Du Yu didn't think the guy had already advanced to Demon Tamer Journeyman—just by the clumsy way this brat ran, he was nothing like a real Journeyman.

Sure, you're rich, and you have resources. You can power-level your Demon Pet up to Earth Level in no time, I can accept that!

But no matter how many resources you stack on yourself, you'll never surpass my Little Fen Yang.

I only advanced to Demon Tamer Journeyman today, so what makes you think you could beat me?

Listening to Lin Shihang's taunts, Du Yu almost burst out laughing in anger. He really should have brought his Demon Soldier Qing Peak here to duel this brat up close!

"Swish!" Du Yu suddenly stopped in his tracks, released the bowstring with a flick of his fingers—a Fire Arrow shot straight at Lin Shihang's face.

Lin Shihang halted his advance, jerked his head aside, and boomed, "Fireworks Dance!"

On the distant battlefield, the Rose Double Spirit's flower bud head suddenly bloomed, and from its two flower buds, petals of rose soared out!

The swirl of petals spun rapidly, rising high into the air, each one catching fire.

Du Yu glanced quickly at the scene nearby.

The flaming rose petals finished assembling, now spinning like a cluster of blazing blades, shooting straight toward Du Yu!

"Eee!" Xiaoyan couldn't hold back a furious Fox Cry. Not only had she failed to blast apart the rose, but failed to restrain the opponent at all—instead, Rose Double Spirit now had a chance to attack her master?

A sizable Fireball was spat out again.

This time, Rose Double Spirit still didn't dodge. The Flower Vine Shield widened abruptly, forming a curved wall in front of it!

Whoosh~

The ordinary green Flower Vine Wall actually erupted in roaring flames!

Unyielding Silver: Rose Fire Vine!

The Rose Spirit, dual-elemental in Fire and Wood, has attribute advantages that ordinary Demon Pets lack—exactly why the Lin Family has used Rose Spirits for generations.

"Boom boom boom!" Xiaoyan's full-power attack exploded against the already flame-engulfed Fire Vine Wall...

"Whoosh~" Suddenly, a sound came from behind Rose Double Spirit.

One of the Rose Double Spirit's flowers whirled around—only to see, who knows when, a pitch-black Fireball had gathered behind it, growing brighter and brighter... Bang!

Little You Ying—your personal living bomb,

The prankster's bomb, demolitionist's bomb!

On the Demon Pet battlefield, the thick stench of rotten eggs filled the air, while on the human field, those spinning rose petals kept on coming.

Du Yu dashed forward—'Fireworks Dance' was a proper Silver-level Demon Skill; he had no plans to take it head-on.

Not far behind came Lin Shihang's jeering voice: "Didn't run when I told you to—so now you wanna flee?"

Evading the onslaught, Du Yu abruptly spun and drew his bow.

"Swish!"

A sudden blast of intense light shone toward him. Du Yu instinctively shut his eyes. As his fingers released the bowstring, a Fire Arrow leapt out, but he didn't hear it strike any target.

From afar, a girl's anxious voice called out: "Stop! You guys, stop! Don't fight anymore!"

That blinding flashlight, though, wasn't from the girl, but a middle-aged man playing dirty tricks. He'd followed Lin Shihang all this time, always at a decent distance.

"Enough!" The man waved the flashlight at Du Yu, flashing it again and again. "The Little Night Mongoose pack has them surrounded!"

The Nether Leaf Small Pearl Cluster used to be the Little Night Mongoose tribe's territory, which Lin Shihang's team had seized.

Back at the forest edge, the Night Mongoose tribe had cursed out Du Yu precisely because he's a Human. They hadn't hunted him because their group had just been attacked, and didn't want another fight.

But now, regrouped and ready, they saw a golden opportunity—these Human are tearing into each other, a prime moment for the hunt!

"Lackey!" Du Yu cursed, blinded by the beam, ignoring everything else and started running forward again.

Lin Shihang, on the other hand, was secretly thrilled. With his back to the flashlight, he was unaffected.

Taking advantage of Du Yu's split-second distraction, Lin Shihang seized the moment, dove forward with a leap, and stabbed out with his sword.

"Dodge now!" Little Fen Yang shouted in alarm, issuing a Divine-level command.

"Swish!" The longsword sliced the air with a ripping sound—it looked like he'd activated Demon Sword Array!

Du Yu didn't need Little Fen Yang's reminder. A chill ran down his spine, and he darted sideways. Instantly, the longsword with a bluish blade arc grazed right past him.

"Damn it!" Lin Shihang ground his teeth—so close, so damn close!

About to fall, Lin Shihang rolled forward and tried to stand, but behind him came a loud "twang!"

It was the sound of a bowstring vibrating!

Lin Shihang's pupils shrank violently!

In the midst of rolling, he kicked out desperately to dodge. Still, he was a moment too late.

"Ding!" A Fire Arrow struck Lin Shihang's shoulder.

"Clatter—" a crackling sound as Lin Shihang's Demon Breath Battle Robe shattered!

But that Fire Arrow was relentless—not only smashing the Battle Robe, but slamming deep into his shoulder blade!

"Ahh!" Lin Shihang let out a terrible scream, dropping headfirst to the ground.

"No!!!" The middle-aged man's face changed drastically!

He swept the flashlight over Du Yu's fleeing figure and over Lin Shihang, writhing and wailing on the ground.

Even as the man shouted to stop, Du Yu strode forward, stomped hard on Lin Shihang's shoulder, making him lie flat on his back.

"Stop! Stop right now!" The middle-aged man stormed over, racing like the wind.

In his sight, the Demon Soldier Silver Fire in Du Yu's hand suddenly swung down!

"Pa!" A crisp smack!

The bow arm landed viciously on Lin Shihang's face, a deep blood-red streak instantly surfacing.

"Ahh!" Lin Shihang clutched his face, burning pain searing through. "You're a Demon Tamer Journeyman! You're actually—agh..."

Du Yu kicked away the hand covering his face and swung the bow arm again!

So what if I'm a Demon Tamer Journeyman? You look down on us Journeymen?

"Pa!"

"Aaaah!" The bow arm whipped his face with a crisp snap, Lin Shihang howled in misery, so shrill that Zhang Qiming in the distance was left wide-eyed!

This, this...

Zhang Qiming had heard that Du Yu was taken in by Yang Qingqing. For that, Lin Shihang had been grumbling bitterly, complaining for ages to his ear.

Looks like Squad Leader Du really inherited from Master Qing? At least the style is just the same!

Back in the rookie assessment, Yang Qingqing also slapped Lin Shihang straight, turning him honest and silent.

"Pa!"

"Ah..."

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