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Its body swayed in a strange rhythm as it moved stealthily. Despite its size, it actually gave off the vibe of a snake. It quickly chased after the giant octopus and bit down on one of its tentacles. Then, the dragon steed tangled with the giant octopus on the seabed, dragging the giant octopus back to land.
The giant octopus refused to let go of the coral reef at the seabed, but the dragon steed let it go of its own accord. The dragon steed ran on the seabed, stomping on the coral reef, and slammed its head into the giant octopus's head. Even the coral reef that the giant octopus was clinging to collapsed.
Not long after, a dragon steed emerged from the surging waves on the shore, dragging a gigantic octopus carcass ashore with its beak.
Looking at its spoils of war, "Harrumph …" The dragon steed suddenly reared up and neighed towards the stormy sky, as though it was making a declaration.
As soon as its hooves touched the ground, it lowered its head and bit into the octopus carcass, filling its stomach.
This dragon steed was naturally Charcoal. Who knew how much hardship it had suffered alone in the past few years. Its sturdy body was covered in crisscrossed scars, both old and new. The latest one was from just now. The front of its chest had been slashed open by the octopus, and fresh blood was dripping out of it.
Letting a dragon steed roam the vast Western Star Sea alone was no less than a Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade against it. There were many predators in the sea to begin with, and Miao Yi had been running all over the place in order to escape. It could be said that Charcoal had suffered greatly.
Just as Miao Yi was escaping the island where Qi Xiuhong had fallen, Charcoal ran into a giant shark. Just like its master, Charcoal almost lost his life in the battle with the giant shark. In the end, Charcoal ran to the island with heavy injuries and hid there for a whole year before he could recover.
Then, he turned around and crossed the vast sea, heading straight for Skyfire Mountain. Along the way, Miao Yi had slaughtered his way through. He fought the sea tribes in the water, fought the beasts on land, and hid from time to time. He ran, stopped, walked, and rested. That was truly an arduous journey.
However, the changes brought about by the dangers he had gone through were also significant. The demonic red glow in its eyes had already faded away. However, he still exuded a fierce aura from head to toe, and the scars on his body seemed to be a supreme glory.
After eating his fill, Charcoal, who had recovered from his berserk state, seemed to feel the effects of his wounds. He jogged alone into the forest a few miles away. He barged into a cave and chased a bear out. He lay on his side in the cave and quietly recovered.
The next day, the wind and rain stopped, and the sun shone brightly. However, Charcoal was in no hurry to leave the cave.
Its recovery ability seemed to be quite amazing. It hid in the cave for a few days until the wound on its chest slowly healed and a new scar was added. Only then did it rush out of the cave. It galloped all the way out of the forest and into the vast grassland.
It seemed to have sensed that Miao Yi wasn't far away from it, as its hooves began to gallop faster and faster.
However, it crashed into a herd of dragon steeds on the plains, and Charcoal came to an emergency stop. He was facing off against the dense mass of dragon steeds by himself.
The leader of the dragon steeds was obviously unhappy that an uninvited guest like Charcoal had trespassed on its territory. It led over ten thousand dragon steeds in a mad charge.
No matter how strong Charcoal was, he didn't dare to clash with so many dragon steeds. He quickly changed his direction and quickly circled around the group of dragon steeds as they chased after him.
The group of dragon steeds were clearly lacking in terms of stamina compared to Charcoal. Charcoal led the dragon steeds behind him as they galloped.
Seeing that they couldn't catch up to him, the dragon steeds gave up on the chase and turned back with the pride of successfully chasing away the intruder.
However, when Charcoal looked back, he wondered why he wasn't chasing anymore? He immediately turned back to chase after him.
The group of dragon steeds was enraged again, and gathered together to charge again. Charcoal quickly turned around to avoid a direct confrontation. He ran away again, and once again led a large group of dragon steeds to gallop.
This time, the chase was a little too far. The large group of dragon steeds only stopped when they reached the border of the grassland.
Unexpectedly, Charcoal stopped as well. He raised his hooves and neighed, then used his butt to dig the soil in front of the group of dragon steeds to show off.
The furious leader of the dragon steeds immediately neighed violently, and once again led a large group of dragon steeds in pursuit. Charcoal immediately broke into a run.
Just like that, he teased them all the way. He led the large group of dragon steeds into the undulating mountain range, then charged into the desert once they exited the mountain range. He wouldn't let the group of dragon steeds leave. As long as the group of dragon steeds had any intention of turning back, he would immediately come back to provoke them.
Thus, the group of ten thousand dragon steeds galloped madly through the desert, and finally broke into the desolate, high-temperature zone where not even a blade of grass grew.
As they advanced, the group of ten thousand dragon steeds finally stopped in their tracks. They seemed to be a little afraid, and no matter how much Charcoal teased them, they didn't dare to advance any further.
Charcoal seemed a little disappointed. He had experienced many hardships along the way, and he knew the dangers of being alone. It wasn't easy for him to meet so many of his kind, so he tried his best to lure them in. His goal was to borrow the strength of the group of dragon steeds in times of danger.
Who knew that they wouldn't leave even after he led them all the way here? Charcoal had no other choice. He couldn't win against so many dragon steeds by himself, so he could only let out a long neigh to the sky and decisively give up on the group of dragon steeds. He turned around and galloped away on his own.
The group of dragon steeds snorted and whispered to each other, as though they were whispering to each other. They didn't disperse for a long time as they watched Charcoal's departing figure. It was as though they couldn't understand why Charcoal would dare to go to such a dangerous place, and were a little stunned by Charcoal's bravery.
As they advanced, the temperature became more and more terrifying. After running for quite a distance, Charcoal, who was sweating profusely, finally stopped. He paced back and forth, not daring to advance any further.
"Harrumph …" But in the end, he still let out a neigh to the sky, and spread his four hooves to charge forward frantically. Under the pressure of extreme danger, his eyes once again emitted a demonic red glow.
The speed of his four hooves grew faster and faster, until he was as fast as a phantom. He galloped alone like a gust of wind, his galloping hooves loud and clear like a lone wolf.
However, when he reached a place where he could see the towering Skyfire Mountain from afar, Charcoal still stopped. In the end, he had no choice but to succumb to the harsh environment. The place in front of him was a place that his abilities couldn't reach. He had really tried his best, and there was no way he could get any closer.
"Harrumph … harrumph …" Restlessly, Charcoal would occasionally let out a long neigh to the sky. He could sense that Miao Yi was right there, but he couldn't get any closer. He could only hope that Miao Yi could hear him. But even after waiting for a long time, there was no response.
Unable to withstand the high temperature and pressure, Charcoal had no choice but to turn around and leave. He really couldn't stay here for too long. Running this far was already the limit of his endurance.
He galloped all the way out of the Scorched Stone Zone, across the desert, over the mountain range, and into the grasslands. Like the wind, he caught up to the group of dragon steeds.
Facing the group of dragon steeds that were staring at him, Charcoal hopped back and forth, constantly neighing and roaring at the leader of the group, issuing a challenge to him.
In order to protect his own dignity, the leader brazenly attacked. Charcoal immediately charged forward.
The moment they collided, Charcoal suddenly dodged to the side, and his strong body suddenly slammed into the leader of the dragon steeds, sending them tumbling to the ground.
No one knew where this bastard had learned this new move from, but he had actually learned a feint and a side charge.
Before the leader of the dragon steeds could even stand up, Charcoal had already charged over and rammed into its side, sending it tumbling again.
In a row, Charcoal knocked the strong leader of the dragon steeds down five times, defeating him with an undeniable and absolute advantage.
In the end, the leader of the dragon steeds no longer got up. Instead, it lowered its head and lightly snorted, admitting defeat.
Charcoal walked up to it, and looked down at the leader of the dragon steeds that had submitted to him. It was now a thing of the past.
"Harrumph …" Charcoal raised his hooves and neighed towards the sky, announcing that from this moment onwards, he would be the new leader of these ten thousand dragon steeds.
The ten thousand dragon steeds seemed to have accepted this outcome. They slowly ran over, snorting as they surrounded Charcoal, and lowered their heads one after another, acknowledging their new leader.
Covered in wounds, Charcoal was the only one among the dragon steeds that stood proudly.
As the wind blew across the plains, Charcoal's mane fluttered in the wind. He turned his head to look in the direction where he could sense Miao Yi's presence, in the direction of Skyfire Mountain. His eyes shone brightly, and he decided to use the strength of the group to wait here...
Two years later, as Miao Yi sat cross-legged on the throne of the Supreme Fire Palace, the silhouette of a one-petaled blue lotus slowly blossomed between his brows.
Miao Yi remained unmoved. Only after he had completely refined the Orb of Will in his mouth did he slowly open his eyes. With a wave of his arms, a surge of transcendence energy surged out, and a strong gust of wind swept through the Supreme Fire Palace. Some of the furnishings were overturned, some toppled, and some shattered.
Miao Yi abruptly stood up and spread out his arms. Clouds of black mist drifted out from his storage bangle and enveloped his body. His armor was back on, and he gripped the Inversed-Scales Spear in his hand. Then, he abruptly leaped up, leaping a few dozen meters away and landing outside the grand hall.
A dragon's roar resounded as Miao Yi brandished the Inversed-Scales Spear in his hand. The speed of his spear strikes was extremely fast, and it seemed like the speed of his strikes had increased as his cultivation increased.
Miao Yi's entire body shone with a blue radiance as he wielded all of his Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts at the same time. His spear strikes resembled a dragon as he, his transcendence energy, and the spear merged into one.
Waves of invisible magic power shot out from the spear, blasting in all directions. It was unknown what kind of crystal clear building material that was neither ice nor jade was, but after receiving such an attack, only a small piece of it was chiseled away.
After a while, he suddenly sheathed his spear and placed it behind his back with one arm. Then, he grabbed the Mystic Yin Mirror and invoked his transcendence energy. Like a waterfall, a torrent of Yin energy shot towards the Inferno Qilin sculpture by the side of the stairs.
Miao Yi continued to use his transcendence energy for a full fifteen minutes before he finally felt the exhaustion of his transcendence energy. He put the Mystic Yin Mirror away. Compared to before, when he could only release one or two bursts of Yin energy in an instant, he was now many times stronger!
"So this is the strength of a Blue Lotus cultivator!" Miao Yi's face was filled with excitement.
He could feel the ease with which he wielded all of his Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts at the same time. It wasn't like before, where he had to bear the burden of carrying the heavy load. It was as effortless as when he wielded the Crystalline Silver Armor. The destructive power of his attacks wasn't something a White Lotus cultivator could compare to. It felt like the difference between heaven and earth.
Miao Yi put away all of his transcendent artifacts and landed on the upturned round plate. He lifted his head to look at the roiling flames above him, then raised the Mystic Yin Mirror in his hand. A violent wave of Yin energy quickly surged forward.
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