I Have a Golden Crow-Chapter 763 - 522 blossoming all the way

"What should I name you two?" Du Yu spoke softly, his hands pinching the tips of two elephant trunks.

So bouncy and soft, it actually feels pretty fun to squeeze~

"Colorful Elephant." From beside him came Li Mengnan's voice.

Du Yu: "..."

You never let me down, Brother Mengnan!

Truly staying true to yourself.

What a suffocating way of coming up with names.

Fu Jianzhou also chuckled, asking, "Then what about the other one?"

"Uh." Li Mengnan tapped her chin with a finger, looking thoughtful.

With everyone watching expectantly, the girl blurted out, "Xiang Caicai?"

Everyone: "..."

Du Yu's expression was odd as he looked at Li Mengnan: "You can even swap the name around like that?"

"Hehe~" Li Mengnan scratched her head, grinning in a goofy way.

Du Yu pinched the soft trunk and said, "I'll be right back."

As his words fell, he had already vanished.

A few minutes later, Du Yu returned carrying a string of deep red fruits.

The people of the Miao Village looked curiously at the fruits in Du Yu's hand, obviously having never seen these types of Demon Plant Fruit before.

And as for the two Colorful Elephants in front of Du Yu, their eyes were glued to the Jia Rong Grass Fruit.

Their trunks reached out toward Du Yu's hand, sniffing non-stop.

Such rich Earth Demon Breath and Fire Demon Breath, it was the first time these two Colorful Elephants had ever smelled it!

This... what kind of high-level Demonic Plant must it be to produce fruit with such strong Demon Breath?

Seeing the Jia Rong Grass Fruit in Du Yu's hand, the other senior brothers and sisters also realized what Du Yu intended to do.

"Give me one, I'll go with you." Lin Shiwei reached down and pressed her hand onto Du Yu's shoulder.

"Oh." Du Yu picked off a tiny grass fruit, handed it to the girl, and said, "Senior Brother, take my sister and Mengnan to have some fun first.

Shiwei and I will go settle the Little Colorful Elephants."

Fu Jianzhou: "Why don't we go together?"

Du Yu stripped down the string of fruits, split them in two, and handed them below the two trunks: "No need, you guys take your time wandering and having fun."

As the two Little Colorful Elephants ate up the Jia Rong Grass Fruit, Du Yu flipped his palm, and in an instant, the two people and two elephants vanished into thin air.

Leaving only the Yu Family members staring at each other.

"Ooo~"

"Ooo~!" Suddenly appearing high in the sky, the Little Colorful Elephants were a bit panicked, flapping their big ears repeatedly.

But with their large size—their bodies were heavy now—flying was out of the question.

Fortunately, the Celestial Ladder built by Jia Rong Grass curled around and secured the Colorful Elephants.

Colorful Elephant and Xiang Caicai finally understood where such a powerful fruit had come from.

"Rumble rumble!" Dark clouds billowed, thunder rumbled one after another.

Lin Shiwei, descending through the air, shouted a command: "No howling, keep it down."

"Ooo~" The Little Colorful Elephants were actually quite obedient.

And under the pressure from Grand General Lin, they didn't dare act up at all.

Don't be fooled by these Little Colorful Elephants' shoulders reaching two meters high and bodies nearly four meters long, such massive forms, but they're still just Earth-level Demon Beasts.

Yeah...this species is a little excessively big, honestly.

Soon, the two people and two elephants landed atop the Peak of All Mountains.

Since Jia Rong Grass was so tall, Du Yu simply stood on Colorful Elephant's big head and pointed east to a mountain: "How about that side?"

Lin Shiwei flew beside Du Yu, gazing into the distance.

Using Jia Rong Grass as the origin, to the west is Lion's Roar Peak.

"Peak of All Mountains" and "Lion's Roar Peak" aren't that far apart, separated only by a narrow ravine.

The closest distance between the two cliffs is just over 20 meters.

But the mountain to the east of the Peak of All Mountains is much farther from here.

If you go east, it's not a cliff—it's actually a path down the mountain.

Lin Shiwei looked a little hesitant, pinching a deep red blade of grass between her fingers: "Should we take some Jia Rong Grass over there?"

Jia Rong Grass: "I can spread over there."

Lin Shiwei frowned slightly: "But then, your area exposed to attacks will be even bigger."

Jia Rong Grass's voice was ancient, but the words made Lin Shiwei's blood stir: "I, the Saint, have never feared the thunder of the heavens."

Lin Shiwei opened her mouth, then finally looked to Du Yu standing atop the elephant beside her.

Du Yu stared into the distance: "I discussed it with Jia Rong Grass earlier. The Great Demon Saint insists on doing it this way."

Jia Rong Grass suddenly said, "If you wish it, Master, everywhere your gaze falls, you may see I, the Saint."

"Boom!" Suddenly, a bolt of thunder split the sky above.

Du Yu immediately looked up, staring at the swirling dark clouds above.

Thick black clouds shrouded this land, as if they would never dissipate.

Lin Shiwei, keenly sensing something, floated to the side and sat sideways atop Xiang Caicai's head.

She gently soothed, "Don't be afraid. You've already eaten Jia Rong Grass Fruit. For the next day, you'll be protected from thunder."

Du Yu muttered, "We really ought to put the dark cloud situation on the agenda."

"Hm?" Lin Shiwei turned to look at Du Yu and saw Du Yu looking skyward, eyes full of determination.

Jia Rong Grass: "Indeed. Now that Qingci has reached Supreme Level, we finally have the right to negotiate with the Dark Clouds."

Du Yu nodded lightly: "Once Celestial Cyan Porcelain completes Dragon Transformation, let's pay a visit to that Ancient Bull."

While they spoke, Du Yu knelt on one knee, stroking the elephant's head: "I will definitely create a good environment for you to grow up in."

"Ooo." Colorful Elephant was especially clever, and with the girl's earlier reminder, even its trumpet was soft.

Du Yu: "For now, you'll grow up under the protection of Ancient Demon Saint Jia Rong Grass.

In the future, once the dark clouds clear and thunder fades, I'll plant all kinds of Demonic Plants in this land,

so you, your future families, and your whole tribe can flourish and grow."

"Ooo~"

"Ooo~~" Light trumpeting sounded in succession.

The Colorful Elephants strolled through the sea of grass leaves, basking in the thick swirling Demon Breath all around.

They already understood in their hearts that they'd grow up in the best environment imaginable.

Jia Rong Grass: "Let's go."

Amid the rolling thunder, the Colorful Elephants strode forward with firm steps.

"Jia Rong." Lin Shiwei sat sideways on the elephant's head, a blade of grass in hand. "The appetite of the Colorful Elephant Race is enormous."

Jia Rong Grass: "The mountains are covered in grass and trees, all of which can be their food.

My fruit and leaves can also be used as supplementary cultivation materials."

Unlike the Yue Mountain Lion Pride or Desert Lynx Group, the Colorful Elephant Race are herbivores.

So, besides eating fruit, the Colorful Elephants will gladly eat the grass and trees of the Mountain Realm.

"Your grass leaves?" Lin Shiwei had spent far too long in this Mountain Realm, forming a bond with Jia Rong Grass.

Ever since entering the mountains, what she worried about most was Jia Rong Grass itself.

Jia Rong Grass: "What you see covering the mountains isn't my main body.

I, the Saint, am only one plant."

Du Yu sat cross-legged, turning to Lin Shiwei atop the elephant: "It's like in the Sea Realm—the relationship between Shatang Tree and the Begonia Forest."

Jia Rong Grass: "Thank you for your concern, Human girl.

For hundreds of years, I've been subjected to countless lightning strikes.

Whether my leaves are shattered by lightning or used to nurture all living beings, to me, it's all the same."

"Mm." Lin Shiwei responded softly, stroking the deep red blade of grass in her hand.

Du Yu: "You two have been together so long, you should be well acquainted by now—why not just call her 'Shiwei'?"

Jia Rong Grass: "Alright."

Du Yu: "I'll bring Celestial Cyan Porcelain over here as soon as possible. The sooner we deal with the dark clouds and thunder, the sooner you'll have some peace."

Jia Rong Grass: "..."

Du Yu sensed something, puzzled: "What is it?"

Jia Rong: "I'm already used to all of this. For hundreds of years, this is how I've endured.

If everything suddenly became peaceful, maybe it'd feel a bit boring."

Du Yu: "..."

Should I praise your indomitable, never-yielding spirit?

Or say you've got a masochistic streak?

Come to think of it, all habits are developed over time.

Jia Rong Grass has been tangled with the dark clouds and thunder for centuries—the so-called 'habit' probably runs bone-deep by now.

"Still, peace is better." Lin Shiwei couldn't help laughing and crying.

She said softly, "Du Yu's Mountain Realm won't always have just these three kinds of beings.

He told me himself, one day this place will become a true Demon Taming World.

Once you settle down, you'll be able to help Du Yu manage this world too."

Jia Rong: "I am looking forward to it."

Du Yu was looking forward to it too and said, "The peak on the west side of the Peak of All Mountains is called Lion's Roar, so the eastern peak...

Let's call it Observing Elephant Roar, how about that?"

"Alright." Jia Rong Grass felt Du Yu's wonderful ambitions.

Or perhaps, calling them "ambition" is more accurate.

What's the number one taboo in the Mountain Realm right now?

Answer: Yelling out loud.

Even if you have a fierce battle here in the Mountain Realm, the Ancient Bull won't necessarily target you for it.

But the Yue Mountain Lion's Demon Skill·Yue Mountain Shake—that kind of overbearing roar is easily seen as provocation.

Strictly speaking, that isn't even a misunderstanding.

Because Demon Skill·Yue Mountain Shake is meant to intimidate all things, to scare the Ancient Bull.

Likewise, the Colorful Elephant Race's Demon Skill·Elephant Sound has nearly the same effect as Yue Mountain Shake.

Du Yu named the Colorful Elephants' home "Observing Elephant Roar," clearly wishing that one day, he'll see the Colorful Elephant Race trumpeting freely in the Mountain Realm.

Lin Shiwei teased, "With such an epic home name, are you really still going to call these two babies things like 'Xiang Caicai' and such?"

Du Yu grinned, about to say something, then suddenly turned his head to look.

Lin Shiwei turned too, and saw something strange unfold.

By now, they had all already left the area blanketed by the Jia Rong Grass thicket at the mountaintop.

But as the Colorful Elephants moved forward, the Jia Rong Grass thickets behind them followed along relentlessly.

Deep red blades of grass broke from the ground, deep red flowers blooming, and strings of Jia Rong Grass Fruit quickly ripened on their stems.

The two little Colorful Elephants seemed to pull red grass leaves, flowers, and fruit in their wake, painting the land deeper and deeper red as they went.

Everywhere they walked, flowers blossomed underfoot.

Du Yu watched full of admiration, thinking the sight was simply breathtaking.

Lin Shiwei clutched the grass leaf in her hand tighter, a gentle emotion moving inside her.

Jia Rong Grass was silent and resolute,

invading this domain step by step, conquering everything in sight.

"Whew~"

Suddenly, waves of fierce Demon Breath swelled around Lin Shiwei's body.

Du Yu was overjoyed—Shiwei's about to break through?

Looking at the time, it was about due.

And a while ago, the girl had gained a lot from Senior Brother Fu's own breakthrough.

With those thoughts in mind, Du Yu turned to look at the girl sitting sideways atop the elephant's head.

But Lin Shiwei showed little reaction.

She just stared silently behind them, watching as the deep red ocean of flowers gradually spread over the world inch by inch.

For a moment, everything quieted down.

All that could be heard above the clouds was the faint rumbling of thunder.

The two people and two elephants didn't travel a great distance, but it still took some effort.

As Jia Rong Grass blanketed another peak, a new base was established.

After Du Yu talked privately with Jia Rong Grass, Jia Rong dug out a cave in the mountainside.

But it wasn't for the Colorful Elephants—it was for Lin Shiwei's breakthrough and advancement.

Once he settled Lin Shiwei, Du Yu immediately returned to the real world and dragged Fu Jianzhou and Li Mengnan back into the Mountain Realm too.

Stop playing, this kind of breakthrough bonus cannot be missed!

Though...uh, Senior Brother doesn't cultivate Fire Attribute.

But coming in to help tidy up the home and look after the babies is good too.

Du Yu wasn't missing the opportunity either.

He sat in the newly excavated and built cave, basking in Grand General Lin's breakthrough blessings.

Du Yu knew himself well—he was still a bit short of reaching Great Demon Tamer·Peak Stage.

But even though he himself was quiet, inside his Forehead Acupoint, the Beautiful Demon Fox did make a stir.

"Prince Du~" a soft, charming voice drifted in.

It carried a unique laziness and a touch of delight.

Xiaoyan is going to break through too…

Spirit Level Peak?

Du Yu's face was full of smiles. He leaned against the wall and let out a big, satisfied sigh.

Sought the Sea of Sorrow overseas, searched for Dragon Village in the shrine.

Mountain Realm, Observing Elephant Roar—flowers blossoming along the way, then looking up to the clouds above.

This trip to Dian Nan ends here. Hmm…feels kinda perfect, doesn't it?