Eternal Saber

Chapter 611 - 32: Reunion

Swish swish swish!

The distance rapidly closing in, several hundred herdsmen threw their lassos toward the Celestial Horse’s neck.

These herdsmen, who have lived for years on the Pingchuan grassland, have mastered the use of lassos to perfection, almost never missing their target.

Moreover, with hundreds of lassos thrown simultaneously, they nearly blocked all the space around the Celestial Horse!

The Celestial Horse seemed to sense the danger, suddenly accelerating, faster than lightning, dashing out afar, instantly leaving the herdsmen behind.

The lassos all missed their target.

After escaping, the Celestial Horse deliberately turned its head back, stood in place, suddenly twisted its body, and kicked up its heels toward the pursuing herdsmen, lifting a large patch of turf.

The herdsmen, in full pursuit, failed to dodge, ate dirt, and couldn’t even open their eyes.

"Damn it!"

"This beast dares to mock us!"

Angry curses echoed across Pingchuan.

The Celestial Horse swaggered for a while, seeing the crowd closing in, it ran off into the distance again.

"Haha!"

Chen Tang couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

This Celestial Horse was wild and unruly, amusingly playing tricks on the herdsmen trying to capture it.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Many feathered arrows flew through the air, aiming for the Celestial Horse.

The Celestial Horse, relying on its speed, constantly changed its pace, sometimes accelerating, sometimes suddenly stopping, weaving between the arrows.

Though it couldn’t evade all the arrows, some shot onto its back, through its mane, yet failed to penetrate, merely sliding off.

After a torrent of arrows, the Celestial Horse only lost some hair, without much harm.

This Celestial Horse indeed had some black scales growing on it, providing impressive defense!

However, these scales didn’t cover its entire body.

Areas like the belly and the four legs were vulnerable spots.

If these herdsmen targeted those areas, this Celestial Horse might find it difficult to escape.

Just then, the leader of the herdsmen, who was commanding in the center, seized the chance, coming alongside the Celestial Horse, and struck at its back with an inner Qi-enhanced palm, displaying the style of a Second Grade Innate expert.

While the Celestial Horse’s Qilin Armor could resist the herdsmen’s arrows, it struggled against Innate True Qi.

The Celestial Horse seemed aware of the danger, quickly turning, swinging its head, and tilted slightly forward, thrusting its horn at the Innate Martial Artist’s palm!

Bang!

The two fiercely collided!

A splatter of blood flew through the air.

The Celestial Horse’s horn pierced the inner power of Innate True Qi, leaving the Innate expert’s palm bleeding.

The injury wasn’t severe, but it hurt, prompting the expert to quickly withdraw his palm.

The Celestial Horse trembled all over, stepping back a few steps, though it endured the strike from the Innate expert, it seemed to be in discomfort.

"Just a beast, ignorant!"

The Innate expert returned to his mount, angrily cursing the Celestial Horse, "I’m sparing your life, fighting empty-handed, but if you, this beast, persist in being obstinate, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

The Celestial Horse not only refused to surrender but continued to provoke, baring sharp teeth and displaying a fierce expression.

"Courting death!"

The Innate expert coldly snorted, drawing a long whip from his waist, and lashed it violently at the Celestial Horse’s head.

The Celestial Horse was highly agile, promptly tilting its head to the side, effortlessly evading.

Though the first strike of the whip missed, it made a crisp sound.

Yet, as if possessing intelligence, the whip suddenly turned, snapping onto the Celestial Horse’s neck!

The Celestial Horse didn’t have enough time to dodge and took the blow directly.

The Qilin Armor on its neck was whipped off in patches, instantly leaving a blood mark!

This strike contained Innate True Qi, solidly delivered.

If it had been any other wild horse, its head might have been smashed from this blow!

Chen Tang frowned slightly.

This was the wonder of inner Qi.

Even when the attack style grows stale and the physical strength runs out, by channeling inner Qi, a surge of force can emerge within, instantly changing the move.

Though this Celestial Horse was a natural anomaly, it didn’t comprehend this variation.

"Roar!"

The Celestial Horse, agonized, suddenly roared loudly, exuding majesty.

The sound was akin to a tiger or leopard, embodying the voice of thunderstorm!

The mount beneath the Innate expert suddenly collapsed to the ground, excreting waste, wailing incessantly.

He intended to press the advantage, but his mount’s sudden collapse took him by surprise, prompting him to leap into the air.

The Celestial Horse used this opportunity to escape distantly, creating an opening.

On the mountain top, Chen Tang heard the roar, his soul trembled, revealing a look of disbelief, both shocked and delighted.

Thunder Leopard?

This sound was so similar to the Thunder Leopard!

However, the appearance of this Celestial Horse differed greatly from the Thunder Leopard.

Chen Tang had been watching for a while, failing to recognize it.

After all, the Thunder Leopard was awkwardly formed, extraordinarily ugly, almost driven out of home.

Until this roar, Chen Tang was suddenly awakened.

Chen Tang hurriedly spurred the Dayuan Horse under him, hoping to descend the mountain to see.

Yet, the Dayuan Horse refused to budge.

"Fine, I’ll let you go."

Chen Tang didn’t want to hassle with it, leaping down swiftly, racing down the mountain valley, simultaneously letting out a long howl!

The Celestial Horse, having taken a whip, realized the danger, dared not act arrogantly, galloped wildly into the distance.

Directly ahead, many herdsmen formed an array, some even erecting large shields at the front, blocking the Celestial Horse’s path.

"Roar!"

The Celestial Horse cried aloud, causing the herdsmen’s mounts ahead all to collapse onto the ground, excreting waste.

Although the herd in the rear was farther away, upon hearing this cry, they too were terrified, bolting off in every direction, trampling many herdsmen, throwing the formation into chaos!

The Celestial Horse accelerated swiftly, turning into a streak of light, leaping over the multitude of herdsmen-uplifted shields, into the rear, constantly squealing, seizing the chaos to dash out!

Even with over ten thousand herdsmen closing in and blocking, it managed to tear a breach open, escaping into the distance.

The herdsmen felt deep resentment, extremely annoyed.

The Innate expert deployed Lightweight Skill, still hoping to chase the Celestial Horse.

Yet could not catch up, the distance between one man and one horse growing longer!

"What a beast!"

This Innate expert, having no alternative, could only stop his pursuit.

This beast’s speed probably equaled a Grandmaster.

If it were a contest of endurance, traversing long distances, over mountains, this Celestial Horse might surpass even a Grandmaster!

For this capture, he prepared a long time, first gathering a group of heat-induced mares, which attracted the Celestial Horse.

Employing over ten thousand tribesmen to encircle and intercept, unexpectedly, it was all in vain.

This beast had suffered a setback, capturing it again might prove nearly impossible.

Just then, a long howl suddenly came from afar on the mountain.

The howl was resounding, like a tolling bell, lofty as clouds, echoing across the sky!

"Hmm?"

He frowned slightly, turning his gaze toward it.

This howl was filled with plenty of vigor, clearly from a master!

Moreover, the person’s howl lasted a long time, without pause in between, indicating a terrifyingly sustained breath!

The Celestial Horse had already broken through the encirclement, fled to the distance, but upon hearing this howl, it suddenly halted, swiftly turning its head and glancing toward it, eyes initially flickered with some doubt.

After listening for a moment, staring at the little black spot descending the mountain, the Celestial Horse’s eyes finally brimmed with a burst of elation!

"Neigh!"

The Celestial Horse shrieked, raising its four hooves, turning back, and wildly ran back toward the foot of the mountain.