Dragon-Scaled Horse

[Your battle with the Dragonman Earth Venerable began.]

[The Nine Provinces Cauldron was still banned right from the start.]

[The Earth Venerable raised her demonic claw and pressed down forcefully. A massive dragon claw appeared out of thin air, delivering a fierce strike that slammed the Nine Provinces Cauldron deep underground.]

[Although the "Alien Race's Sugar Daddy" trait boosted your vitality a hundredfold, it didn't enhance your perception by a hundred times.]

[When this Earth Venerable burst forth with speed, you couldn't see her movements at all.]

[Let alone using the Trait Slingshot to shoot her.]

[She should be at the Martial Saint Realm.]

[The disparity in cultivation realms was too great. Even with a body full of traits and treasures, you couldn't bridge this gap.]

[Moreover, there were differences even among Martial Saints.]

[It wasn't that you hadn't seen a Martial Saint of the Dragonman Race before.]

[Huo Feihuo, who guarded the soul of the Qilin's Dao Protector in the Demon Realm, was also a Martial Saint.]

[But you felt that even ten Huo Feihuos couldn't defeat this Earth Venerable.]

[Therefore, even if the Nine Provinces Cauldron hadn't been smashed underground by her, hiding in the small world inside the cauldron wouldn't have helped.]

[If Huo Feihuo could destroy the small world from the outside, let alone the Earth Venerable.]

[Seeing you fight with all your might, refusing to give up even when covered in wounds, the Earth Venerable wasn't in a hurry to kill you. Like a cat catching a mouse, she decided to toy with you before going for the kill.]

["Knowing you will die, do you still refuse to beg for mercy? I killed over a dozen Martial Kings in the Shen family. Even experts like them embarrassingly begged for their lives before dying. Is there really someone in this world who isn't afraid of death?"]

["Ugly freak! There are plenty of people you haven't seen! I'm just that awesome! What are you going to do about it!"]

[It seemed the word "ugly freak" struck a nerve. The Earth Venerable's expression instantly turned cold as she snapped one of your arms.]

["Beg for mercy! I can let you be a dog by my side and lick my feet!"]

["Pfft! Ugly freak! Who'd want to lick those pitch-black, filthy feet of yours!"]

[The Earth Venerable broke one of your legs.]

["Beg! I will make you my slave! When the Human Realm is conquered, you can be above all the other human slaves!"]

["Pfft! The human race will never be slaves! I'd rather die than be a slave!"]

[The Earth Venerable struck again, breaking your other leg.]

[At this point, you could no longer use martial arts to stay airborne. Your broken body crashed to the ground, your chest still heaving violently.]

["Still not begging?! Are you truly not afraid of death?"]

["Hahaha! Big brother told me that after death, one returns to the Eternal Heaven. What is there to fear about death!!"]

[The Earth Venerable's eyes showed complex emotions.]

[She had seemingly never met a human like you before.]

[Just as she was about to deliver the fatal blow.]

[A black shadow rushed over.]

[The sound of galloping hooves echoed.]

[It was Black Wind!]

[Black Wind picked you up by his mouth, forcefully tossed you onto his back, and then, with black flames beneath his hooves, galloped wildly toward the north!]

["Black Wind, it's no use. You can't outrun her..."]

["Don't worry, Boss! Black Wind will definitely get you out safely!"]

[You felt that at this moment, Black Wind was much faster than before.]

[The surrounding scenery blurred.]

[But how could he possibly outrun a Martial Saint flying through the air?]

["This is..."]

[Unexpectedly, after catching up, the Earth Venerable didn't immediately kill you or Black Wind. Instead, she looked at Black Wind's figure with a puzzled expression.]

[Soon after, her confusion turned into surprise, and even a hint of dread.]

["A Dragon Scale Horse?!"]

[Hmm?]

[You were confused. Why was this dignified Earth Venerable cursing?]

[In the next moment, the Earth Venerable raised her sharp demonic claws and reached toward Black Wind.]

["Soul-Snatching Piercers!"]

[Countless sharp black needles rained down toward Black Wind like a blanket.]

[As if having eyes on the back of his head, Black Wind nimbly dodged them while galloping.]

[Black Wind seemed to have grown stronger. Was there a chance to escape today?]

[With only one functional arm left, you tightly gripped the saddle on Black Wind's back.]

[The Earth Venerable's dread toward Black Wind became increasingly obvious.]

[She didn't dare to swoop down and intercept head-on, opting to launch long-range attacks from the sky.]

["What's wrong with her..."]

[As you fled, you noticed Black Wind's speed slowing down.]

[Turning your head, you saw that Black Wind's hindquarters were a mangled mess of flesh and blood, exposing stark white bones!]

["Black Wind! Stop, don't run anymore..."]

["No... Boss... the enemy... is still chasing..."]

["Your Boss orders you to stop!"]

[Black Wind didn't listen.]

[But his oil had run dry and his lamp was fading.]

[With a heavy thud, Black Wind collapsed to the ground.]

["Boss... run..."]

[Dragging your broken body, you used your last functional hand to stroke Black Wind's head.]

["Black Wind, you've already proven to the world that you are a loyal horse. You aren't a harmful demon, nor are you a wicked monster. You are just a horse, a loyal horse!"]

[Hearing these words, Black Wind closed his eyes in peace.]

[The moment Black Wind died, the Earth Venerable's terrifying oppressive aura instantly enveloped your entire body.]

["To think there was a Dragon Scale Horse in the Human Realm. I don't know when it ran over here, but fortunately, its bloodline hadn't awakened at all. Nothing more than that."]

[Lying on the ground, you struggled to prop up your body with one hand, forcing yourself into a sitting position.]

["So, this horse is your natural predator, right?"]

[All things in the world mutually generate and overcome each other.]

[This is the Dao.]

[You deduced this from the Earth Venerable's recent behavior and the fact that Black Wind had once eaten a demonic seed of the Dragonman Race.]

[The Earth Venerable laughed loudly.]

["Hahaha! You've got it backward! We are their natural predators! Where in the world do you see natural predators being wiped out by their prey?"]

[You understood.]

[This Earth Venerable was just acting tough.]

[Because the Dragonman Race feared the Dragon Scale Horses, they drove them to extinction.]

[Black Wind might have been the sole survivor.]

[Just because a predator can't defeat its prey doesn't mean the food chain relationship is reversed.]

[Tigers used to eat humans, but later, humans held the truth in their hands.]

[You managed to secure another piece of intelligence. You earned it.]

["Ugly freak, you know what? The Human Realm will win..."]

[The Earth Venerable was amused by your words.]

["The Star Realm has fallen, and the Holy Land has lost. The Demon Race smugly charged into the Star Realm, only to become turtles in our jar. What does the Human Realm have to turn the tables? The disunited Five Regions? You can't even handle the Demon Spirits; you aren't worthy of my and my clansmen's personal intervention!"]

[The corners of your mouth curled up. On your bloodstained face, there seemed to be a higher-dimensional gaze looking down.]

["You can win countless times, but I only need to win once!"]

[With your last hand, you used all your strength to slam the earth.]

[One palm strike shattered the crust into countless fissures.]

[Burning up this broken body, you fearlessly charged at the enemy!]

["Bang!!"]

[You died heroically in the Realm War against the Dragonman Race!]

[Where will the destiny of the Human Realm lead?]

[To know what happens next, please watch the next simulation!]

[Simulation Evaluation:]

[Danger abounds in the Star and Demon Realms, yet materialism settles the universe. The battle at Cuiwei spreads your fame across the Five Regions; who in the world does not know your name!]