I Have a Golden Crow-Chapter 523 - 377 Beautiful Demon Fox VS Heaven-roaring Dog?

Chapter 523: 377 Beautiful Demon Fox VS Heaven-roaring Dog?

Question: What does it feel like to get a perfect score in all seven subjects?

Tai Sui God says: Honestly, nothing special, I even felt like the test papers were too damn easy~

The next morning, at 9:00 AM on the 30th, Du Yu brought along Little Tai Sui and kicked off his glorious rank climb.

Time to rank up, bros!

As Tai Sui God finished the last endurance test and got off the treadmill, a round of cheers erupted in the indoor training center.

"Haha, amazing!"

"Worthy of being the Great Xia National Treasure, stronger than even the Heterochromatic Fire Foxes of the same batch."

"Unprecedented, man, totally broke the records..."

Chen Lingxi eyed the score sheet handed over by a colleague, the more she looked the more shook she got: "Are we sure our scoring system is right?"

"Absolutely. The evaluation standards are official—straight from Bamboo Grove."

"And just last quarter, this Chi Bear was only Celestial Level·Minor Achievement Stage, then it only ranked fifth.

Our scoring system never changed, it’s just that Chi Bear got too damn good, too fast."

"Mm." Chen Lingxi nodded with difficulty, not wanting to believe it, but she couldn’t deny reality anymore.

Constitution: 120. Endurance: 120. Power: 120.

Demon Power: 120. Agility: 120. Intelligence: 120.

Power Level: 100!

If you take out ’Power Level’, which is kind of a fluff subject, then Little Tai Sui’s ability can be summed up in five words:

Hexagon Warrior!

Little Tai Sui could totally yell out: "Who! Else! Wants! Some!"

My only weak spot is that 100-point maximum!

Except for ’Power Level,’ the other six subjects, Little Tai Sui maxed out the extra 20 points for all of them.

Chen Lingxi said, "This Chi Bear looks like Celestial Level·Peak on the surface, but actually, it already has Spirit Level strength.

It should be competing for the Spirit List now, and graded by Spirit List standards."

From a distance came Du Yu’s voice: "Relax, Sister Chen, after we finish testing today, we’ll ascend to Spirit Level tomorrow."

Little Tai Sui clenched his little bear paw, face super serious: "Ying!"

Chen Lingxi: ???

"Hahahahahaha!" Nearby, Wang Zongying couldn’t stop laughing, "So you’re hanging out on the Celestial List for another three months before you rank up?"

"Hehe." Du Yu scratched his head with a grin. Brother Wang...still too naive!

Does this Prince care about rankings?

I’m here for the 100,000 cash prize!

Once you hit the Spirit List, the scoring standards jump up hard—even Prince Yan might not make top ten, and Tai Sui, well, it’s even less certain.

This quarter, let Prince Yan blaze a trail on Spirit List, while Little Tai Sui can keep flexing in "Newbie Village"~

Chen Lingxi snapped back to herself and smiled, shaking her head: "The max score’s only supposed to be 700, and you guys got 820. Damn, you..."

Little Tai Sui really is scarier than Prince Yan was back in his day.

When Prince Yan was at Celestial Level·Peak Stage, he hadn’t unlocked his Ancient Bloodline yet—so his score had never exploded like this.

But Little Tai Sui’s a different beast, his bloodline’s been awakened a long while.

One thing Chen Lingxi judged right: Little Tai Sui may be Celestial Level·Peak, but he shouldn’t be queuing up on the Celestial List—he should be charging at the Spirit List.

Du Yu put a hand on Tai Sui’s head and gave it a good rub: "Now, no one’s going to beat us anymore."

Sure, the scores only last a quarter and will refresh next season, but this batch of scores for Little Tai Sui will always have a place in the record books.

Chen Lingxi was thoroughly convinced: "Yeah, there really won’t be. Theoretically, the other demon pets could only tie your Chi Bear at best."

But that’s only in theory!

Who knows how long it’ll be before Ancient Pine Tower gets another 820-point demon pet. Could be the Year of the Monkey for all we know.

"Come here, Tai Sui, rest up, I’ll give you a treat when we get home!" Du Yu couldn’t be more happy, hugging Little Tai Sui’s furry head and planting a big kiss.

"Ying~" Little Tai Sui dissolved into a burst of Demon Breath, merging back into Du Yu’s body.

It totally looked like Prince Du just smooched a panda into pieces...

Wang Zongying grinned at Du Yu: "Any more Celestial-level Demon Pets to test?"

"Nope, time for the Spirit-levels." Du Yu raised his hands, and in front of his forehead, a fiery red fox dropped down.

Wang Zongying: "Spirit-level Demon Pet evaluations are different, mostly focused on real combat."

"Oh?" Du Yu tilted his head, letting Xiaoyan nuzzle all over his face, "Brother Wang, you want to bring out your Blade Armor Earth Rhinoceros?"

Wang Zongying: "..."

Du Yu blinked. Why so silent?

Wang Zongying said quietly: "My Earth Rhinoceros isn’t up for your Fire Fox."

Du Yu: "My Xiaoyan is only Spirit Level·Minor Achievement Stage, it should work."

Wang Zongying quickly waved it off: "Don’t even joke with me, I know how fierce your Fire Fox is."

Du Yu couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed.

I thought we could have some fun with Niuniu again...

While Du Yu was low-key sad, Wang Zongying and Chen Lingxi were already saying goodbye to the other staffers one by one.

Soon, the two took Du Yu out of the indoor training center, leaving behind a room full of staff still gushing in admiration.

Du Yu wanted to recall Prince Yan, but Xiaoyan just clung to his arms and refused to leave.

Riding high, Du Yu simply scooped her up and walked out the front doors.

Instantly, all the Demon Tamers waiting outside lit up, their eyes glued to the heterochromatic demon pet in Du Yu’s arms.

"Du Yu?"

Hearing the surprised voice, Du Yu turned—hey, isn’t this Mr. Handsome himself, An Ran?

"What a coincidence, you coming for the end-of-month sprint too?" Du Yu grinned. Ever since the last provincial exam, the two had pretty much buried the hatchet.

An Ran motioned toward his Four-tailed Fire Fox: "So you broke the first-place record again this time, huh?"

First place, absolutely solid.

Anyone who looks at the Ancient Pine Tower Celestial List always sees that heterochromatic Fire Fox way up top, lording over all.

"She hasn’t taken the test yet." Du Yu pinched Xiaoyan’s big tail. "Spirit-level tests aren’t held here, the staff are taking me elsewhere."

"Oh, that so." An Ran wasn’t sure if he should be happy or just bummed out.

First place is finally gone!

So long as the Fire Fox sits on the throne, everyone else can only bow down and call her queen.

Now the fox is gone, everyone else in the corridor might move up a spot or two in the rankings.

As for why he felt bummed...

His ex-teammate is already at Great Demon Tamer level, about to rank for the Spirit List.

And An Ran himself is still just a regular Demon Tamer, stuck battling it out on the Celestial List.

The gap is... getting bigger and bigger, huh.

"Good luck, see you around." Du Yu patted An Ran’s shoulder and left with the two staffers.

The crowd watched Du Yu walk away, and the corridor buzzed with chatter.

"Finally, the guy hogging the rankings is gone—maybe I can break top 50 now!"

"Right? And isn’t his Ghostly Firefly Doll going for the Spirit List too?"

"True true, and that Chi Bear! No idea where that thing came from! I only found out from the Four Provinces Tournament footage that the fifth place Chi Bear is Du Yu’s too!"

"One guy, three pets in the top ten?"

"Well, now there’s room for three more, finally no more seeing that Heterochromatic Fire Fox."

"Yeah, the fox always scores 700-something, it’s such a confidence destroyer! Doesn’t leave us a shred of hope..."

"Wait a sec, if Du Yu’s not testing here, what was he doing inside for so long?"

Hearing the chatter, An Ran’s expression got weird.

He knows Du Yu’s style way too well!

Du Yu just said, the Fire Fox isn’t taking the test here, which means...

"Crap!" An Ran slapped himself on the forehead, finally catching on.

So, there’s still other Du Yu demon pets on the Celestial List, right?

Did I just get bamboozled by this guy telling the plain truth—again?

I swear, is this kid triple-dipping my ranking or what?

"Ding~"

As the elevator doors opened, Du Yu strode in quickly.

I wonder what reaction this crowd in the corridor will have when the leaderboard updates tomorrow...

"Where are we headed?" Du Yu asked.

Chen Lingxi pressed B1 and explained: "Spirit-level demon pet assessments have their own dedicated arena and pro staff."

Wang Zongying: "You’re the first-ever Paper Crane Disciple in all Great Xia to go for the Spirit List. Director Bei Chen has to personally test you."

"Uh." Du Yu was startled for a sec—he’d actually met the director at Ancient Pine Tower City Bookstore Headquarters once before.

Back then, when Shu Qinghe led a team for a meeting, Director Bei Chen was with them the entire time.

This guy’s a Demon Taming General, just 38 years old, yet already running the headquarters—a real powerhouse, his skills are off the charts.

But honestly, what Du Yu really remembered was that "Bei Chen" surname.

Ignorant as Du Yu was, he’d never heard that last name in his previous life, and at first he even called the guy "Director Bei" as a joke...

When the elevator arrived at B1, Du Yu’s eyes suddenly sharpened.

This place is wild!

The huge training ground, big as a soccer field, floor blanketed in green leaves—no clue what kind of Demonic Plant that is.

A giant electronic screen hung in the middle of the west tree wall.

With Du Yu holding Xiaoyan and striding into the arena,

The Little Fire Fox’s portrait immediately appeared on screen, though not her real face—just a regular orange Fire Fox pic.

Underneath, a bar chart popped up, with seven stats: "Power Level" and the other six major attributes.

As Du Yu watched, the Power Level bar was already climbing fast.

Electronic scan?

Like scanning stuff in a mobile encyclopedia?

Du Yu hurried to follow the two staffers, watching the big screen as he went.

Mortal Level—Earth Level—Celestial Level—Spirit Level...

The Power Level stat finally locked in at Spirit Level·Minor Achievement Stage.

Judging by the instrument’s paper numbers, the rating was dead on.

"Director."

"Director, Du Yu’s here."

Following his colleagues’ voices, Du Yu snapped to attention and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him.

Bei Chen Ye looked well-educated and mild-mannered, dressed sharp in a business suit. He was a director, yet to Du Yu he felt more like a school administrator...

"Hello, Director Bei Chen, sorry for the trouble." Du Yu reached out for a handshake.

"We meet again, Xiaodu." Bei Chen Ye smiled, shaking hands too, "We’re all colleagues here—no need to be so polite. Just call me Brother Ye."

Du Yu: "Er, Brother Ye then?"

"Hehe." Bei Chen Ye nodded. "If you’re ready, we can start the test anytime."

"It’s a live battle, right?" Du Yu confirmed.

"Yup." Bei Chen Ye swept a hand behind his back, then gestured to the side.

In a flash, dense Demon Breath rolled out.

A tall, slender white dog with extra-long limbs rapidly formed.

Real deal Xi Gou!

Wind-type Demon Beast—Wind Glutton Dog.

Right away, the big screen on the west wall showed a new bar chart.

The Wind Glutton Dog’s portrait popped up, and its Power Level bar shot up like crazy.

Mortal, Earth, Celestial, Spirit, General...

Almost maxed out the meter. Du Yu couldn’t help but grin awkwardly.

Demon General·Peak Stage!

This is gonna be good—Ancient Demon Fox versus Heaven-roaring Dog!?

Bei Chen Ye reminded: "Go all out, don’t worry about damaging the arena."

As he said it, he stomped on the leaf-covered ground.

Du Yu: "This is so much easier. One fight and you know everything. Why not use this assessment style on the Celestial List, too?"

Bei Chen Ye chuckled, "Celestial List demon pets aren’t worth all that fuss."

Du Yu: "..."

Alrighty then, so my Little Tai Sui just doesn’t deserve it~

"Woof!" Wind Glutton Dog suddenly barked and bared its teeth at Prince Yan.

"Ying~" Who could’ve predicted, Prince Yan didn’t get pissed—instead, she acted all scared and cute.

She nuzzled her furry head in the crook of Du Yu’s neck, rubbing left and right for comfort.

Wind Glutton Dog: ???

Hey, weren’t you here to fight?

What kinda Spirit-level Divine Beast snuggles her owner and plays cute? What is this nonsense!?

Just then, the bar chart on the screen—Prince Yan’s Intelligence stat started shooting up...