I Have a Golden Crow-Chapter 718 - 501 Ashes of Power

The polar night shone bright as day, and Xuena echoed with the thunder of slaughter.

When Du Yu had just come out of the Xuena Central Tower, his surroundings weren't too dire yet.

But the closer he drew to the Ashen Arrow, the denser the battleground became—above, below, and in every direction around him!

Cold Beasts tearing into each other, Cold Beasts clashing with the Human Race.

Amidst these thousands of battle groups, Du Yu clutched the massive Fire Demon Crystal as he sped through the night sky.

"Hiss!" A Blood Wind Bat hissed out a shrieking roar, its pair of scarlet eyes fixing on its prey with venomous malice, wings slamming down with a sharp rush.

"Shit!" Du Yu yelped in surprise, his figure wobbling in the surging tempest of wind.

"Crack!"

In the next instant, a thick bolt of lightning crashed down, striking the Blood Wind Bat's skull dead center.

Du Yu's heart clenched; he jerked his head to the right.

A hundred meters away, a hulking soldier stood with wind swirling round his feet and a five-meter-tall Electric Soul Imprisonment shimmering over him.

He was clearly a Demon Taming General—no one else could wield multiple Demon Pet Skills at once.

"Go!" the male soldier barked in a deep, raspy voice, the timbre of the Imprisoned Race in his throat.

He raised his right fist high, dazzling light of electricity radiating out, drawing the Cold Beasts' attention nearby.

"Thanks!" Du Yu shouted back at the top of his lungs.

Lightning had only just struck down when celestial fire crashed after it!

It scattered down Du Yu's flightpath like a meteor firestorm, blanketing his way ahead.

Looking back, he saw a female soldier, her body shielded by the Flame Soul Imprisonment, give him a subtle nod of her head.

Such a small gesture—was it a greeting?

Du Yu didn't hesitate for even a breath and dove headlong into the meteor firestorm.

Beneath countless gazes, Du Yu slashed out a bizarre arc through drenched fire, heading straight for the Ashen Arrow.

"Hiss..."

"Roar!!!" The male and female soldiers finally drew the fire unto themselves, becoming the mark for the Cold Beast Army.

The two of them instantly fell back, leading hordes of Cold Beasts away.

Their mission was accomplished—no need to linger in the melee, for Du Yu's path ahead was watched over by even more comrades-in-arms.

Truth was, the night sky over the city was packed with battle; wherever Du Yu flew, there were warriors ready to lend a hand.

Just as Jin Hao had said: press on!

All you need to do is keep moving forward!

Du Yu grit his teeth, weaving and twisting, soaring up and down under Little Fen Yang's guidance.

Closer now—a little closer still.

"Whew~"

A slender Wind Beam swept beneath Du Yu, sweeping away a Wind Blade ahead of time.

"Zzz~zzz!"

A massive Electric Soul Imprisonment suddenly appeared ahead and to the left, slamming a burly Wind Trace Steed aside.

"Neighhh~" A Ghostly Horse wailed out in anguish, as Du Yu floated on through the chaos.

Up ahead—that flickering Ashen Arrow.

"Xiaobai!" In his Qi Sea Acupoint, Du Yu's Demon Soul tightly hugged the Deer Head, "Xiaobai, Xiaobai, Xiaobai..."

Bai Yujing, naturally sensing his master's peril, desperately wished to rush out and serve as his steed, but was never permitted.

The beautiful Little Sweet Sister, for once, seemed a little annoyed.

"Nai~~~" As her deer call echoed out, every Demon Breath in the Acupoint Home surged violently.

In a flash, the wind swirling round Du Yu's feet spun even faster.

Sparks bursting within almost dyed the little cyclone into a tiny Fire Tornado.

Du Yu's figure—already racing at breakneck speed—suddenly accelerated once more, charging straight for the scorched arrow feather!

With a muffled "thud!"

Clutching the massive Demon Crystal, Du Yu's figure slammed heavily into the scorched arrow feather.

The flickering Ashen Arrow's flames suddenly extinguished: "Careful."

Du Yu yelled, "Here's the Demon Crystal you wanted!"

Saying so, he rammed the gigantic Demon Crystal into the gap.

"Crack~" Du Yu felt a wave of searing heat surge before him.

Blistering wind blasted over, hurling him back more than ten meters.

Ashen Arrow: "Leave, or I'll hurt you."

"Hiss..."

"Roar!!!" The slaughter all around shook the air, echoes swirling in Du Yu's ears.

Without an instant's hesitation, Du Yu lunged into the night: "Light up this endless night, Ashes! Burn all the Cold Beasts in Burning City!"

The Ashen Arrow watched as Du Yu shot away: "As you wish."

"Whooom!!!" The Ashen Arrow—a hundred meters in length—abruptly erupted into roaring flames.

By now, Du Yu had been hurled dozens of meters away—only to be tossed aside again by the shockwave.

He scrambled midair, twisting, one hand shielding his face.

The searing blast roasted his already fiery eyes with almost unbearable heat.

Peeking through his fingers, Du Yu saw the Ashen Arrow's true form, burned into his memory.

Within the fissured, scorched body of the arrow, dazzling molten lava erupted through the cracks.

Yes,

This is it, this is how it should be!

Wrapped in layer upon layer of flame, at the center of the arrow where no naked eye could see, a Demon Arrow Array suddenly blazed to life!

"Whoosh!" In an instant, the arrowhead unleashed an endless sea of fire onto the ground below.

A roaring waterfall of flame crashed earthward…

Du Yu clenched his fist; to witness the divine might of the Ashen Arrow up close filled his heart with unrestrained ecstasy.

With such a Divine Weapon, destruction will one day sweep the Bottomless Pit!

"Hurry up, hurry up, dumb Du Yu~" In his mind, Little Fen Yang urged him anxiously.

Du Yu: "Huh?"

"Dumb Du Yu, silly Du Yu!" Little Fen Yang muttered, "Aren't you scared of being burned to ash?"

Du Yu: "..."

She was right.

Being able to store the Ashen Arrow inside oneself, and surviving its attacks, are two very different things.

Du Yu didn't hesitate a second, turned tail and ran for his life.

Demon Soldier—it really is mine.

But my own Demon Soldier is… honestly a little too fierce!

Each spark from the Demon Arrow Array, each ember leaping off the arrow shaft, could burn its own master to a crisp…

Du Yu shot up and away, heading at an angle, fleeing the opposite direction from the Cold Beast Army: "Ashes, how many Demon Arrow Arrays do you have?"

Ashes: "One."

That stunned Du Yu: "Just one?"

Ashes: "One."

Du Yu was puzzled. In his understanding, the higher the quality of the Demon Soldier, the more Arrays it should have.

Ashes seemed to sense this and replied, "I have honed this one array to perfection."

Even as he spoke, a mighty roar erupted in the night sky behind!

Beneath the arrowhead, in the raging sea of fire, countless blazing "Flame Dragons" howled down, incinerating every living thing.

Du Yu glanced around—every Cold Beast Army was drawn to the Ashen Arrow; for now, he was safe.

He took the opportunity to study the Ashen Arrow for a while longer.

But then—was the Ashen Arrow turning as well?

"Swish~" The Ashen Arrow's tip swung sharply east, shooting away at exhilarating speed.

Maybe it worried about burning Du Yu, so it picked the opposite direction to charge through.

And the next scene knocked Du Yu's jaw to the ground!

Everywhere the Ashen Arrow passed, a torrent of blazing Flame Dragons howled out.

Like searing rivers of magma, they unfurled with billowing flames, blotting out the sky, flooding down in apocalyptic waves.

In the night sky, on the ground,

Every living creature was swept up in the fire, utterly reduced to ashes.

As for the warriors of the battle zone, they'd long known this was coming, and had already withdrawn from the fray, sheltering in nearby buildings.

Even scarier—Ashen Arrow's control was just superhuman!

Each shining Flame Dragon burned only along the street, never touching a building—this thundering highway of fire spread only over the roads.

"Swish~ swish~"

In the blink of an eye, the Ashen Arrow had crossed the city and returned again.

Wherever it passed, a sea of flame raged in its wake.

What speed is this?

Give it another minute or two and it could sweep across this entire massive city!

While Du Yu pondered, the Ashen Arrow kept racing along.

It was clear as day—the thing meant to set every street in Xuena ablaze!

"Oh my god…" Du Yu shivered, twisting around and fleeing at full speed.

After enduring untold dangers and hardships, he finally burst back into the penthouse restaurant—by then, all of eastern Xuena had become a blazing sea of flame.

"Du Yu!"

"You're finally back!" Seeing Du Yu's dirt-smudged face, everyone rushed up to greet him.

Just as he stepped into the building, a blaze of fire erupted, lighting up the surroundings in all directions.

The crowd gasped as one.

The gigantic Ashen Arrow howled right over the rooftop!

Dazzling liquid-fire Flame Dragons surged down, just brushing the building's flank!

"Hiss..."

"Wooo~ wooo~" The omnipresent Cold Beasts, drawn by the flames, were instantly burned to ashes.

The screams and wails were everywhere.

Even up on the penthouse, everyone could hear the shrieks from outside.

This slaughter efficiency—terrifying!

"Damn…" Du Yu couldn't help but shudder.

After fighting so long in the battle zone, he'd never felt the "life-or-death escape" tension from the Cold Beast Army—

But his own Demon Soldier had taught him that lesson well!

Lin Shihao was just as shaken, cold sweat pouring down his brow.

Long ago, the proctoring teachers had strictly forbidden anyone to leave the building—not that the students understood why, back then.

Now, everyone got it!

"You alright?" Lin Shiwei stepped up and very naturally took Du Yu's arm.

Then she led Du Yu away from the crowd.

"I'm great." The panic in Du Yu's heart was slowly replaced by excitement. "Honestly, I'm absolutely amazing!"

To become the Master of such a Holy Weapon, it's like I'm fucking dreaming!

No words needed—

What a stroke of fortune!

"That's good, then." Lin Shiwei smiled. "There are so many warriors now inside the city."

Du Yu nodded lightly, then quickly described what he'd just gone through. "On the roof of the Central Tower, I ran into the head of this whole battle zone…"

Lin Shiwei simply gazed into Du Yu's eyes, her thoughts unreadable—was she even listening?

"Shiwei, Shiwei?" Du Yu whispered.

"Hmm?" Lin Shiwei snapped to herself, turning to look out the window. "So, the assessment must be over soon, huh?"

"No idea…" Du Yu broke off, looking outside as well.

The Ashen Arrow had already blanketed the city in fire and now hovered over the Bottomless Pit above.

Its unstoppable flames showed no sign of abating.

A raging sea of fire surged down into the mouth of the Bottomless Cave.

Du Yu watched intently. "Ashes, there are still branches of the Spiritual Energy Divine Tree inside the Bottomless Pit, right?"

Ashes: "The Twin Trees have long since grown used to this, and are deeply grateful to me for doing so."

"Ah… I see." Du Yu nodded faintly.

To destroy the Youhan Tree, the Twin Trees—the Spiritual Qi Tree—even sacrificed itself without hesitation.

The clash of civilizations was indeed brutal beyond compare.

As Du Yu pondered, a strange phenomenon burst forth over the flame-drenched Xuena.

The flames throughout the city suddenly shot upward into the night sky—

But the fires had only ever burned along the city streets.

So as the vertical fires rose, they actually sketched out the whole "City Traffic Road Map" of Xuena with thick, glowing lines!

Strange, and exquisitely beautiful!

And as the "road map" rose skyward, flames like homing swallows frantically surged back toward the Ashen Arrow, hanging high above in the night sky!

"Wait—you can even pull the fire back in?"

"No way, seriously?"

"No wonder it's the Holy Grade Demon Soldier defending the battle zone…" The students whispered among themselves, all gawking in awe.

Du Yu was stunned to the core!

This is what it looks like when you take a single Demon Soldier Array and perfect it to the utmost?

Total control, power at will?

Lin Shiwei's beautiful eyes lit bright, unable to resist gripping Du Yu's arm tighter.

Others watched the Ashen Arrow's power, filled with reverence and awe—

But the very one beside Lin Shiwei…

Was the owner of this Holy Grade Ashen Arrow!