I Have a Golden Crow-Chapter 546 - 396 Little Demon Emperor

Celestial Cyan Porcelain: "It’s not a river, but a small lake. A hundred meters underground, there’s another cave."

A small lake?

Du Yu’s mind raced, and he wrapped his arm around the Dragon Horn: "Alright! Find a proper spot to dive down—don’t bring river water inside, don’t contaminate that special water."

"No worries. I’ll block the entrance." Celestial Cyan Porcelain was as domineering as ever, and the group of Little Wandering Dragons faced downward, beginning to dig.

At first, the Little Wandering Dragons simply crashed into the ground wantonly, without any order.

But after just a few seconds, the Little Wandering Dragons formed a "drill" formation, spinning as they charged downward—the tunnel-excavation speed skyrocketed!

The two girls curled atop the Dragon Beards couldn’t help exchanging a glance.

The three-person squad was still just Great Demon Tamers, still stuck at the stage of tailoring their tactics to fit the terrain.

But Du Yu’s Ancient Demon Saint had reached a level where she could do whatever she pleased.

Adapt to the environment?

No, if the environment doesn’t suit me, then I’ll change the environment.

In a blink, the three humans and one pet had already plunged into the massive pit tunnel, the Wandering Dragons still boring the way ahead, and behind them...

"Hiss!"

Du Yu looked upward. Yet another Celestial Cyan Porcelain appeared out of nowhere!

But this one wasn’t flesh and blood, but assembled from water.

Encased in a sphere of water curtain, a watery Celestial Cyan Porcelain floated inside.

Demon Skill· Sea Turtle!

The giant water sphere wedged itself at the tunnel entrance, blocking off the flood of river water from above.

Just how terrifying must her weight-bearing power be? The tunnel’s entrance beneath the surging river—she blocks it, just like that...

"Hah..." Li Mengnan took a deep breath. Finally, with no river swirling around, she could breathe normally again.

Humans are still land creatures—breathing is a habit.

"Rumble!"

The ground trembled and buzzed, the Wandering Dragons digging the tunnel droning on.

Mixed among the noises was Li Mengnan’s worried voice: "Be careful, Qingci. Don’t break through right above the lake."

Celestial Cyan Porcelain: "Hm?"

Ever since the start, Celestial Cyan Porcelain had communicated with Du Yu through Demon Soul Recognition—these messages naturally reached the other two women as well.

Li Mengnan advised: "With all this sand and rubble—best not to sully that lake."

"Mm." Celestial Cyan Porcelain replied softly.

Lin Shiwei gripped the Dragon Beard, asking, "Besides the lake, are there any other living creatures in the cave?"

Celestial Cyan Porcelain fell silent for a while, then responded via Demon Soul, "For some reason, my water droplets can only flow along the lake’s surface—they can’t seep in.

I don’t know if there’s life in the lake."

Even as she answered, the tunnel—barely over a hundred meters underground—had already been bored through!

"Splash—"

Water splattered everywhere, rocks tumbled chaotically.

The three and their pet floated steadily down onto the cave floor, only to feel they’d entered a whole other world.

This underground cavern was brighter than expected, bathed in a purple glow.

Purple light?

Du Yu looked over, heart stirring—could this be the Purple Marsh?

Calling it a "lake" was evidently a stretch—at best, it was a small pond.

The pond was an irregular circle, maybe fifty meters across?

No telling how deep it was though.

The pond water was dark purple, with faint motes of light glimmering within—like dim starlight in the deep night sky.

Intriguingly, the cave roof right above the pond was like a curtain; under the Purple Marsh’s fluorescence, it really sparkled like starlight...

"There really is purple water..." Li Mengnan murmured with wonder.

This mysterious, dark purple pond, with its crystalline gleam, looked far better than grape juice~

"Little Zhong." Du Yu leapt from the Dragon Head, pointing to the distant Purple Marsh, "Does any of this ring a bell?"

"Nope." Mountain and Sea Bell’s reply was blunt and clean, giving Du Yu no small sense of frustration.

While Du Yu and Li Mengnan observed the magical Purple Marsh, Lin Shiwei scoured the area, swiftly acclimating to their surroundings.

What shocked the girl, though, was that this vast cave had no exit!

"Something’s off." Lin Shiwei pressed a hand to the wall, suddenly speaking up.

Li Mengnan: "What is it?"

Lin Shiwei gazed up at the stone wall, "This cave wasn’t naturally formed; there are signs of artificial construction. The walls are very smooth.

Don’t you think this cavern is too round?"

Du Yu frowned slightly. "Maybe it’s a self-defense mechanism of the Purple Marsh."

Celestial Cyan Porcelain moved forward several paces, Dragon Head lowering slowly to peer into the dark purple lakewater.

"Careful, Qingci!"

Just as Du Yu spoke, one of Celestial Cyan Porcelain’s Dragon Beards grazed the water, feeling out something delicate.

Du Yu: "..."

After a few seconds of waiting, Du Yu couldn’t resist asking, "Well? Is the Purple Abyss Water dissolving your Demon Soul Recognition?"

Celestial Cyan Porcelain: "No, it doesn’t have that effect—on the contrary..."

Du Yu: "What?"

Celestial Cyan Porcelain: "I feel quite comfortable. The Purple Marsh kind of nourishes body and mind."

Du Yu: ???

Such a response from Celestial Cyan Porcelain was completely beyond Du Yu’s expectations.

After all, her single drop of Purple Abyss Water had been used to dissolve enemy demon souls, destroy their recognition.

So how come this pool of Purple Marsh was actually nurturing living beings?

Could it be, that Celestial Cyan Porcelain’s one drop of Purple Abyss Water had drained all the "essence" from the Purple Marsh?

The remaining Purple Marsh, having lost its toxicity, was now just pure Celestial Material and Earthly Treasure at its core...

Du Yu wasn’t sure if his guess was right, but as he puzzled over it, his mind suddenly buzzed!

"A living being!"

"There’s something in here!" Little Fen Yang and Celestial Cyan Porcelain’s warnings sounded, one after another.

Du Yu tensed up, immediately shouting, "Heads up—there’s something in the Purple Marsh!"

General Lin swept her arm aside—suddenly a Rose Four Spirit sprang into being at her side.

"Mmm!" x4!

The little fellows used to be just fifty centimeters tall—after ascending to Spirit Level, they’d undergone a metamorphosis, shooting up to two meters.

Now, Du Yu could no longer cradle them and swing them around, greeting each flower head one by one...

The Rose Four Spirits’ torso and limbs were all entangled flower vines and stems, perfectly replicating their master Lin Shiwei’s physical proportions.

Now, its four flower-bud heads were scanning in all directions, utterly watchful.

On the other side, Li Mengnan also summoned Wind Witch.

"Ooo?"

Li Mengnan grabbed Wind Witch’s hood, swept it around herself, and draped it over her shoulders directly.

Wind Witch got the message—the cloth body split and rejoined rapidly!

It transformed once more into a White Cloak, steadfastly guarding its master; the white hood on its back shifted up and softly settled on Li Mengnan’s head.

Just like some damn superhero transformation...

Du Yu swept his palm over his chest, and Tai Sui God manifested by his side.

"Ying!"

Little Tai Sui curiously looked about, instantly distracted by the glow of the Purple Marsh.

"There might be danger. Get ready." Du Yu said softly.

As the three of Yan Organization summoned their Demon Pets, the Purple Marsh began to spiral, forming a tight little vortex.

Celestial Cyan Porcelain’s massive Dragon Head never took its gaze off the water’s surface.

No matter what sort of being was inside, Celestial Cyan Porcelain was surely exerting enormous pressure just by being there!

"Whoosh~"

The purple lake spun faster and faster, its momentum growing by the second.

"Plop!"

All of a sudden—a half-transparent Dragon Carp burst from the water, arrowing straight for Celestial Cyan Porcelain’s Dragon Eye.

Rotten Wood Dragon Fish?

The bestiary says Rotten Wood Dragon Fish are a meek species—not very aggressive... Well.

—Snap!—A crisp crack rang out.

Celestial Cyan Porcelain’s long Dragon Beard lashed out, instantly flinging the Little Dragon Carp aside, shattering its body and annihilating its soul!

And one after another, more Little Dragon Carps charged the surface like a suicide squad!

They were fearless, bursting from the Purple Marsh water one after another.

"Hiss!" Celestial Cyan Porcelain let out a dragon’s roar, an endless horde of Wandering Dragons rampaging through the air.

Fish Dragon Dance VS Wandering Dragon Dance!

Dragon Carps and Wandering Dragons immediately clashed, Purple Marsh water splattering everywhere.

"Pull it out, Qingci!" Du Yu’s heart was breaking!

Now that this stomping pool of Purple Marsh no longer carried any toxicity, but instead slightly nourished the soul—

Every drop was priceless!

To let it spatter on the floor was simply criminal waste.

"Splash!"

Celestial Cyan Porcelain dove headlong into the Purple Marsh, waves leaping several meters high. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Du Yu: "Hollow Bamboo Shoot! Quick, catch all the water!"

"Ying!" Little Tai Sui whipped out its Bamboo Stick, striking the ground with force.

Instantly, bamboo shoots sprang up all around the Purple Marsh, blossoming from flat earth.

The plump, white bamboo shoots spread their arms wide, ready to embrace the falling purple waves.

Li Mengnan immediately caught on. She grabbed her hood, whipped it forward hard: "Catch the water!"

Lin Shiwei pointed straight ahead too.

Behind her, endless Rose Vines spread everywhere, clinging to the ground, racing rapidly toward the lake.

"Ooo~" Wind Witch’s fabric body was wrapped in Demon Breath, flitting back and forth in the air.

The bottom of its White Cloak fused together, but the chest was wide open—it soon pocketed a bellyful of Purple Marsh water.

"Mmm?" Wind Witch Doll now looked like a snowman, the style quite peculiar.

It bulged out its round belly, gazed down at its master, embroidered face full of shifting expressions.

(·o·)?

Master, I brought the water back!

Now what?

"Over here!" Lin Shiwei called out.

Li Mengnan turned her head. Somehow, Wooden Stump had also appeared.

Unfortunately, Wooden Stump was a late addition to the team—now still only Celestial Level·Peak Stage, not yet worthy of being called Heaven Returning Wood.

Branches and leaves atop Wooden Stump’s head quickly interwove into a giant leaf bowl, while another branch beckoned to Wind Witch.

"Ooo~" Wind Witch hurried over.

By the shores of Purple Marsh Lake, the bowls woven from Rose Vine Stems and the chubby Hollow Bamboo Shoots formed several rings, collecting the droplets that splashed down from the air.

Just as things started looking up, the Purple Marsh water suddenly exploded!

"Plop!"

A dragon and a fish burst forth together!

"Hiss!" Celestial Cyan Porcelain bit down hard on a Dragon Carp, her whole body streaming with purple water drops.

The stately dragon’s roar was enough to make one’s blood turn cold.

This wasn’t a demon skill—just Celestial Cyan Porcelain’s roar—but the sheer pressure made all living creatures quake in terror!

The Rotten Wood Dragon Fish hiding in the water finally showed its true form.

Thirty meters long, like a colossal dragon boat.

Had to be a Demon Emperor, right?!

"Boom!"

Celestial Cyan Porcelain crashed down hard, dragon head giving a vicious shake.

She whipped her head aside, Dragon Teeth sunk into the Rotten Wood Dragon Fish, with countless Wandering Dragons flooding from her Dragon’s Mouth, ravaging the dragon fish’s body.

"HISSS!!!"

Back in the day, your ancestor, the Demon Saint, transformed into a dragon and was unmatched.

That’s why I tore out its tendons, peeled its skin, and paved a road beneath my feet.

And you, little Demon Emperor—

Have you grown tired of living?