Chapter 23 - 019 A Spark of Fire

Chapter 23: 019 A Spark of Fire

The Sea King Yan, caught on the spot, became much more honest.

Under Du Yu’s efforts to change the subject, the three of them started training their Demon Pets together in the rundown teaching building.

Obviously, Demon Pets know better than Demon Tamers how to handle Demon Breath, even if these little ones are still young.

The three Demon Pets also took turns sparring, acting as targets for each other, testing the defense of the Demon Breath Battle Robe, and experiencing the discomfort of Demon Breath invasion.

Seizing the chance to rotate out, Sea King Yan gathered herself and exerted her power again!

She cautiously probed, advancing gradually and infiltrating bit by bit.

Here, cozied up to Li Mengnan, and there, brushed shoulders with Lin Shiyi, giving Du Yu a lesson in public relations!

It was truly a case of universal favor, pleasing everyone.

Before long, the Competition Arena was full of harmonious joy!

At least on the surface, the emotions of the two women were stable, and their smiles were charming, making Du Yu dumbfounded!

Could such options really exist in life?

Come to think of it, Li Mengnan also has a knack for being a scapegoat.

At dinner time, Li Mengnan happily went to buy a bowl of high-level Demon Pet food for Xiaoyan again.

What else can you do?

Just choose to forgive her...

"Ying~" On the dining table, Xiaoyan, enjoying her meal, looked up at Du Yu across the table, with a hint of a smile in her beautiful fox eyes.

Du Yu silently lowered his head and continued to eat his meal heartily.

He had a premonition that if Xiaoyan pouted at Li Mengnan a little more, not just the Demon Pet food, even Du Yu’s food might be taken care of by Li Mengnan...

This was Du Yu’s second day at the training base, fulfilling and interesting.

The only awkward part was after the evening training, when he returned to the dormitory to sleep, he didn’t speak to his roommate Lin Shihang.

In the small dorm room, the two boys seemed like blind men! They couldn’t see the living person in the same room at all.

Anyway, Du Yu didn’t get out of bed all night, and kept cultivating Fire Demon Breath with the Little Fen Yang and Xiaoyan in his body.

Fortunately, the training will be over tomorrow, and he won’t have to see the smug "Third Grandson’s" face anymore...

The following morning.

After breakfast, Du Yu organized the students into a line on the slightly muddy playground.

Gong Cheng was even fiercer today, with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in front of the team: "In two days, you have already mastered everything you should learn in the Demon Tamer stage."

As he spoke, he suddenly turned and walked into the team.

For a moment, the already frightened students shivered even more, fearing Old Demon Gong would erupt into rage, and whack someone with a stick like he did with Du Yu yesterday...

"You have learned the Demon Disciple Contract, activated the Newbie Demon Soldiers.

You’ve trained your Demon Pets to learn the lowest Copper-level Demon Skill, and also learned Demon Breath Release and making Demon Breath Battle Robes."

"Tomorrow is the day when you will take the Demon Spirit Academy exam. On this last day of training, you will have a crucial lesson."

Gong Cheng’s deep voice came from behind the group: "Summon your Demon Pets, then form a circle with a radius of ten meters with me as the center point."

The students exchanged glances, unsure of what Gong Cheng was up to, but immediately got moving.

Gong Cheng glanced around, looking at the adorable pets in the kids’ arms, and slowly uttered a sentence: "The last lesson, take a beating."

The students’ hearts tightened!

It’s coming, it’s finally coming!

Old Demon Gong is finally unable to suppress his violent nature and is going to lay hands on the students!

Gong Cheng’s face twisted with a slight cold smile, the scary scar scrunching up: "I know, you are very resentful towards me. I also understand, there are plenty of Demon Taming professions that don’t require fighting and killing."

As he spoke, Gong Cheng raised his right hand.

A series of fire elements quietly assembled, and with a grasp of the large hand out of thin air, a Fire Stick was pulled out.

Condense Demon Breath Transformation, summon Elemental Demon Soldiers!

Finally, Du Yu saw clearly what the "shadow" that ambushed him yesterday was.

"But who told you to get on my bus?" Gong Cheng twirled the Fire Stick in his hand, "I warned you to take the next school bus.

Now I give you 10 seconds to put on your Demon Breath Battle Robe!"

"Ying?" Xiaoyan in his arms clearly sensed a hint of danger.

"Demon Breath Battle Robe, Xiaoyan, the one we trained with all afternoon yesterday." Du Yu hurriedly explained, quickly releasing layers of Fire Attribute Demon Breath, enveloping his entire body.

After 10 seconds, Gong Cheng raised his right hand, holding the center of the Fire Stick, and swiftly rotated his wrist.

Whoosh~

Along with the stick’s shadow, a circle of visible firelight spread out.

"Crack!"

"Crack, crack..."

In an instant, the sound of Demon Breath Battle Robes shattering came from the students’ bodies! One after another, continuously resounding!

"Ugh." Du Yu frowned slightly, Old Demon Gong’s methods were truly exquisite!

Gong Cheng must have deliberately adjusted the output strength to just shatter the students’ Demon Breath Battle Robes... Wait!

Something’s not right!

Du Yu looked around, noticing the other students had extremely unsightly expressions.

Obviously, the students were enduring the invasive Demon Breath, bearing the shock damage.

Du Yu’s heart skipped a beat, he quickly pretended, frowning even more.

He too received the shock damage, but the Demon Breath invading his body was minimal, no need to look that unpleasant!

Initial Stage, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, Peak, each Small Tier requires a breakthrough effort.

Already at Demon Tamer·Minor Success, Du Yu’s internal Demon Breath was more abundant and purer, naturally making the pieced-together Demon Breath Battle Robe stronger defensively!

And Gong Cheng’s output standard was evidently based on the defensive strength of a Demon Tamer·Initial Stage.

Opportunity!

Must hold on and stand till the end!

Du Yu suppressed his inner joy, he needed the title of Outstanding Student, he very much needed that customized Demon Soldier!

Gong Cheng’s voice came again: "10 seconds later, continue."

"Xiaoyan, are you okay?" Du Yu gently rubbed the small creature in his arms, softly comforting, "Bear the pain for a bit, keep releasing Demon Breath, and absolutely don’t use your body to block."

"Ying~" Xiaoyan let out a soft whine, her golden-brown fox eyes filled with tears, such a pitiful look made Du Yu feel numb.

This...

Faced with such a nation-ruining menace, could you really blame King Zhou?

"Hu~!"

After 10 seconds, another ring of fire spread out.

"Crack! Crack..."

"Uh~"

"It hurts so much." A few complaining voices came, but everyone was too timid to speak loudly.

Gong Cheng: "Just to say, today’s training is likely related to tomorrow’s assessment. In 10 seconds, continue."

Du Yu looked at Xiaoyan, who was once again hit, and felt heartbroken. He turned around, intending to protect her once, giving her more time to adjust her Demon Breath.

Hu!

In an instant, the shadow of a stick slashed down!

It wasn’t a circle but a line of fire, aimed straight at Du Yu’s back.

"Crack!"

The Fire Demon Breath Battle Robe shattered cleanly, and Du Yu grimaced in pain once more.

Gong Cheng wore a dark expression: "You think you’re smart, right?"

Old Demon Gong’s expression was fierce, his words even fiercer, but his actions were precise, delivering the exact same intensity as before.

Du Yu shivered as he turned around, quickly gathering the Demon Breath Battle Robe anew.

Seeing this scene, the other students dared not entertain such ideas.

For other students, the interval between fire rings was 10 seconds, but for Du Yu... it was only 5 seconds!

Hu~

Another ring of flame, another series of sounds of battle robes shattering, and gasps.

"If you can’t hold on, then step out!" Gong Cheng’s tone turned severe, "Adjust yourself on the side and come back for training. Or just go back to your dorm, I never begged you to be here! In 10 seconds, continue!"

"Ying~" Xiaoyan whimpered softly, clearly still not used to this kind of harsh training due to her young age.

During yesterday’s training with the Wind Witch and the Rose Spirit, everyone showed mercy.

Du Yu held Xiaoyan in front of his face, pressing his forehead against her little head: "Hang in there, Xiaoyan, this is a rare opportunity for growth. If you really can’t take it, let me know, and I’ll take you back inside, alright?"

Xiaoyan looked at Du Yu’s bright eyes, feeling wronged, and nudged his forehead.

Others could choose to back down, as Gong Cheng said, not every Demon Taming profession involved combat, but Du Yu couldn’t!

Having already missed one class of this final training session, this time he needed to achieve good results, with no room for retreat.

Hu~

Another ring of fire scattered wide, and this time, some students did step out. Eight of them in total!

At home, they were cherished like treasures by their parents and perhaps couldn’t stand this kind of treatment.

Du Yu quickly gathered his battle robe, wrapping his arms around Xiaoyan, gently kissing her furry little head, protecting her as best as he could.

Gong Cheng saw this but didn’t punish Du Yu further.

Repeatedly pushing their potential, becoming familiar with the taste of being hit, many students found they could regroup the Demon Breath Battle Robe faster, adjusting more quickly.

Gong Cheng observed more carefully, clearly realizing the initial effectiveness of the training.

"Hmph." Old Demon Gong gave a cold snort, "Interval time adjusted to 7 seconds!"

This statement changed the expressions of the newly adjusted kids.

"One day, you’ll thank me." Gong Cheng hefted the fire stick in his hand, raising it high and twirling it to cast another shadow, "Maybe as soon as tomorrow."

Hu~

Du Yu lowered his head, holding Xiaoyan tighter.

Feeling Du Yu’s full effort to protect her, Xiaoyan in his arms watched his nearby face...

"Du Yu, Du Yu." A sudden soft and sticky voice from Little Fen Yang popped into his mind.

"What’s up, Little Fen Yang?"

"Xiaoyan really loves you."

"Huh?"

"She seems to want to... um, let me help her."

Hu~

Du Yu only felt a wave of heat blow towards him, and as the Demon Breath Battle Robe shattered on him, he stumbled back a step.

"Zoning out again? You sure are something, Squad Leader Du." Gong Cheng’s face darkened ominously, "Think the interval of 7 seconds is too long, don’t you? Fine, now adjusted to 5 seconds!"

"Huh?"

"No, Instructor Gong..."

"Give us a break, Teacher Gong."

Complaints filled the air, and Gong Cheng coldly looked at Du Yu: "So, Squad Leader Du, does this suit your liking?"

Pairs of hostile and resentful eyes turned toward Du Yu, even his friends Li Mengnan and Lin Shiyi were no exception.

To say nothing of Wei Feng and Lin Shihang, their eyes seemed to want to execute Du Yu on the spot!

Du Yu was aware, since standing to the end was inevitable, there was no need to become the target of everyone, nor should he risk exposing himself.

Especially since tomorrow’s assessment was of utmost importance, no matter the content, he shouldn’t let his competitors be prepared in advance!

So...

Du Yu shook his head repeatedly: "No, don’t go any faster."

But Gong Cheng pretended to be hard of hearing: "What? You want it faster?"

Du Yu: ???

Ha, I really don’t care, but if you go any faster...

Any faster and you’ll be a jackhammer!

Are you disguising training to practice tricks?

Hu~

Another ring of flames came, Old Demon Gong was spinning around!

"Woo~!" Suddenly, Xiaoyan, who was protected in Du Yu’s arms, threw her head back and let out a fox cry.

Within Du Yu’s arms, on that soft big tail, tufts of fiery red fur slowly spread, continuously staining the surroundings.

Like sparks of fire, poised to fuel a great blaze!