I Have a Golden Crow-Chapter 494 - 356 Twin Desolate Fool!

Ever since Master Qing got the Rotten Wood Avatar and went to sit in at the Great Xia Capital City—Twenty-Ninth Bureau, communication was no longer a problem.

For that, Yang Qingqing only paid a thousandth of her physical energy—practically negligible.

Li Mengnan stayed in the Sea Realm for a few days before leaving. As September drew near, Dust Spirit Deer·Yiren’s due date was almost here, and the Little Deer was about to be born.

As the owner, she had to go help with the delivery, maybe even stay and help with postpartum care...

As for Du Yu, he stayed in the Sea Realm, diligently cultivating.

Babies are for visiting on the day they’re born~ If you go early, you’ll only stress out the deer mom.

Yiren’s current mood is "strangers keep out, friends don’t bother."

Her motherly instincts have kicked in. She doesn’t care whose face it is, with Xuan Platinum Level demon skills—she’ll use them at will!

According to Li Mengnan, after Lin Shiwei borrowed Bai Lu for a spirit artifact quest and returned home, Yiren just flat-out wouldn’t let Bai Lu back in the nest...

Poor Bai Lu husband wandered round and round the Maple Forest—didn’t dare go in, didn’t want to leave, even whimpering pitifully.

Later, it was only with the help of Great Breeder Su Ming’an that Bai Lu was able to cautiously approach the door.

Hmm... wonder if Yiren is going to let her own master get close when Li Mengnan comes by?

Du Yu didn’t really follow up on anything after that.

Inside the Sea Realm, he was already locked in competition with the Big Cat.

After Prince Du’s persistent coaxing, Lord Baojun finally conceded some respect, and trained demon skills alongside Du Yu.

"Today, we are definitely going to master it!" In the Firethorn Courtyard, Du Yu declared with confidence, looking up at the huge silver cat.

The Big Cat said nothing, just sat quietly on the ground, lowering her head to look at the tiny Human.

Those fierce beastly eyes glinted faintly—who knows what new tricks she was planning now.

These last few days, Du Yu had been played until he had no temper left.

This damned cat—seriously addicted to humans...

Or maybe it’s just her nature—next to the Desolate Silver Lynx, Du Yu was basically a little mouse.

Lord Baojun might not physically torture Du Yu, but she loves trying out every other way of toying with her "prey."

Like yesterday, when she dragged Du Yu into a gravel pit and buried him alive, blocking the hole with a massive paw.

She seemed really curious how Du Yu would burrow his way out...

The Firethorn Tree was stunned!

He’d always thought he was twisted enough—turns out, compared to the Desolate Silver Lynx, his level’s not even close.

Stuck underground, Du Yu wanted that Demon Skill·Mountain Earth Concealment even more.

"Snap~" Du Yu snapped his fingers, bringing the scheming Desolate Silver Lynx back to focus. "Concentrate! Bai Yujing mastered it in a few days—look at you."

"Mrrrow!"—with just that, Desolate Silver Lynx fluffed up in a rage!

"Shh..." Du Yu quickly hushed her. "Master Qing is cultivating in the front yard. Don’t make noise."

"Hmph." The Desolate Silver Lynx turned away, still pissed.

As a Heterochromatic Demon Pet, she stood out in demon power, agility, and intelligence—her talent was top-notch.

For any demon skill, practice came so naturally to the Desolate Silver Lynx, it just took the master a quick hint and she’d get it in a heartbeat.

But forcing Mountain Earth Concealment to have the Fire Attribute—that’s really asking too much of a cat...

Demon Skill·Mountain Earth Concealment has a huge array of uses.

Hide in mountains, disappear underground, walk through walls into houses.

But what’s it got to do with Fire Demon Breath?

Mountain Earth Concealment is pure earth demon skill—just feel the vibrations of stone and earth.

Now adding Fire Element—a pointless addition—and even the King of the Desert herself didn’t know how to earth escape with it.

"Uh." Du Yu stepped forward, his figure slowly lifting off the ground.

Since Desolate Silver Lynx was sitting down, he had to fly up to hug her head.

"Really, you’re already doing great." Du Yu comforted the giant beast.

Cats are naturally jealous, so it really wasn’t fair of Du Yu to bring up Bai Yujing.

As a Demon Tamer, Du Yu needed to treat each pet accordingly.

With Yan Ruyu and Bai Yujing, he could use one to motivate the other—the fox and the deer were healthy competitors.

But not with Desolate Silver Lynx. With this damn cat, you gotta stroke her fur the right way.

Du Yu continued, "Your other demon skills already have Fire Attribute added—even Desert Sandstorm is fiery now.

It’s practically a flaming sandstorm..."

Du Yu joined the praise-club, frantically giving his pet thumbs-ups.

"Hmph." Desolate Silver Lynx snorted, still huffy—but now a bit smug.

Just a little praise and she’s happy—easy to mollify after all?

She gave her head a slight shake, but since Du Yu didn’t fall off, she let him keep hugging her neck.

Du Yu reached up and squeezed her nose: "Then how about we practice Twin Desolate Lynx instead... whoa!"

Du Yu yelped, hanging from Baojun’s neck as his body was suddenly jerked several meters sideways.

In his previous spot, another silver lynx had already appeared.

Steadying himself, Du Yu turned his head: "This demon skill’s the same—we need fire attribute mixed into the earth clone."

"Mrow." Twin Desolate Lynx suddenly opened its mouth, releasing flickering sparks inside.

Du Yu froze: "You... you got it already?"

"Hmph." The Desolate Silver Lynx lifted her head, proud and arrogant.

With that, Du Yu, still hanging around her neck, moved up a bit higher.

Excited, Du Yu called out, "Okay, let me try!"

"Pffft~"

The silver lynx clone quietly shattered, dissolving into thick demon breath that merged into Du Yu’s body.

The nearby Twin Desolate Lynx disappeared as well.

"Looks like wrapping Mountain Earth Concealment with Fire Demon Breath really is tough for you," Du Yu thought to himself.

If all the other demon skills morphed so easily, the issue isn’t with Desolate Silver Lynx but with the skill itself.

Du Yu mumbled under his breath, slowly drifting to the ground.

As a Great Demon Tamer, when teaming up with demon pets to cast demon skills, the Demon Soul had to enter that pet’s Acupoint Home.

That changes drastically after Demon Taming General Level.

Take Yang Qingqing, for example: her contract is high enough quality that she no longer needs her Demon Soul to enter an Acupoint Home for every skill.

Master Qing’s Demon Soul just sits inside her body, and with a super high-grade contract thread, she can even cast multiple demon pets’ skills at once.

"Pop."

Du Yu landed neatly, and inside him, his Demon Soul entered the Zhiyang Acupoint on his back.

Demon Skill·Twin Desolate Lynx, now laced with a hint of fire attribute, was finally accepted by the Zhiyang Acupoint.

With the Acupoint Home’s energy unleashed, drawn by Demon Soul Du Yu, endless earth demon breath blended with fire demon breath and surged out all at once.

Du Yu·Desolate Silver Lynx form·Twin Desolate Lynx!

He sidestepped, glancing to the side.

Dense sand swirled, sparks flying everywhere—a moment later, another Du Yu took shape!

"Got it!" Du Yu’s eyes lit up in delight.

The Prince’s got two bodies now?

Master Qing’s got two as well...

It was meant to be~

"Ha!" Du Yu beamed and walked up to his clone.

Since the Desolate Silver Lynx’s clone is called Twin Desolate Lynx,

then mine can be called... "Twin Desolate Fool"!

The Twin Desolate Fool clone was incredibly lifelike—almost alive.

Even wore gray shorts and a tee, just like the original. Obviously, the clothes were shaped by demon breath too.

"Tsk tsk~" Du Yu couldn’t help but admire it.

What a handsome, imposing Great Demon Tamer!

Demon Taming really does develop one’s aura.

Never thought I looked so dignified in the mirror!

Why is that... Oh—the eyes! 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Du Yu’s standout feature had always been his bright, lively eyes.

But Twin Desolate Fool’s carried a faintly violent glint—looking more ferocious.

So the clone’s whole aura changed! Even more fitting for a valiant Great Demon Tamer.

"Sheesh~" Du Yu licked his lips.

The eyes were his own, but not entirely—Desolate Silver Lynx’s influence was visible!

"This is wild, Baojun. We could charm men and women both." Du Yu muttered, acutely aware he was mentally linked to Twin Desolate Fool.

He focused, and the clone slowly raised its palm.

"Huh?" Du Yu scratched his head in confusion.

Why the lag?

Du Yu tested it again—same result: the clone’s actions were a beat slow.

Not only that, but the mirror-Du Yu’s movements were sluggish overall.

Du Yu, stubborn, kept commanding his clone through all sorts of motions.

A few minutes later, his heart sank.

This had nothing to do with skill. It was just a question of demon skill quality.

A Demon Tamer’s demon skill is several grades lower than the demon pet’s—what a letdown...

No matter how dashing, Twin Desolate Fool was all style, no substance.

At best, he could act as a decoy target to distract enemies.

Good for a fight?

The clone could barely walk!

"Geez..." Du Yu pulled a bitter face, blow after blow.

Twin Desolate Fool was a total "blank slate."

No Acupoint Home inside, not even enough Elemental Demon Soldiers could form.

After all, Twin Desolate Fool was pieced together from fire and earth demon breath—with very little fire element.

If he forced the clone to summon a Demon Soldier Bow, it’d probably collapse entirely...

Still, that was something that could be improved.

All Desolate Silver Lynx needed was more practice.

If she reached Wind Witch Demon standards, every time she cast a demon skill, wind (earth) demon breath and fire demon breath would balance out—so Du Yu’s clone would contain much more fire demon breath.

"Bonk." Du Yu lifted his hand and tapped the clone’s forehead.

Right now, the clone’s only advantage was having a Demon Breath Battle Robe.

Of course, there’s very little fire demon breath in it— the robe’s mostly made of earth demon breath.

If that’s the case...

Based on the demon skill’s casting method, could the clone act as a stand-in?

"Hmm." Du Yu dismissed Twin Desolate Fool and thought in silence.

If the clone had no combat value, it’d have to serve a support role instead.

A few seconds later, Du Yu looked up.

A hypothetical enemy appeared in his mind.

As the enemy attacked, Du Yu took a step back.

Even with him gone, a body—Twin Desolate Fool—still remained in place!

"Yes, that’s it!" Du Yu nodded to himself.

Only, when dust and embers gathered to form a body, the process was still a bit slow—no way to make it seamless.

Maybe if he trained harder, the assembly speed could be improved?

Or... he could just cast Demon Skill·Desert Sandstorm first to obscure vision, and then use the stand-in inside all that cover?

If I learn Demon Skill·Mountain Earth Concealment too, I could earth escape instantly, leaving the clone behind.

That way, no one would have a clue!

While the enemy’s busy killing the fake, relaxing for a second, I could pop out from underground and ambush them!

Yeah~ perfect!

Du Yu nodded slightly, mumbling, "Sneaky, Du Yu, you are really sneaky!"