Of course, this is also thanks to Xiang Yu's help. If it were a lousy host, he would have been dead long ago.
"The god of wine is absolutely right." Thinking this, Xiang Yu stomped his feet on the ground and leaped upwards.
hoo~~
The black horse flew over happily, caught Xiang Yu in one go, and did several big loops in the air. It had missed him very much after not seeing him for several days.
Xiang Yu stroked the mane of his black horse, then took out a blood-red crystal. "Black horse, do you want to become a dragon? This is a crystal of the heart and blood of a dragon that I just obtained. Eating it may give you the bloodline of a dragon, but it may also put your life in danger."
Tu Lulu~
The black horse snorted and then nodded repeatedly, its mouth watering, its desire to devour the crystallized blood essence was extremely strong.
To be honest, Hao Jiu didn't want Xiang Yu to risk swallowing the crystallization of the dragon's bloodline. Success would be great, but failure would cost a lot of energy even if he survived, resulting in a huge loss.
Instead of using this energy, we should think of other ways to enhance Xiang Yu's strength, which would be risk-free.
Of course, the Dragon's Blood Crystal is also a valuable item, and it's impossible to waste it. The Black Steed urgently needs to improve its strength, and using this crystal has a much higher success rate than using humans.
There is some connection between the two species, dragon and horse. Not only is there a mythical creature called dragon horse, but the third prince of the West Sea Dragon Palace in Journey to the West also transformed into a white dragon horse.
As a legendary steed, Wuzhui might have some dragon blood, or perhaps it was a dragon reincarnation.
In short, the black horse is more suitable than Xiang Yu to absorb this crystallized essence of the dragon's blood, and its chances of success are much higher.
Right here on Yunlong Mountain, Xiang Yu found a secluded spot and presented his masterpiece to Wuzhui.
The black horse swallowed it whole, and its body instantly turned red. Its blood vessels ruptured and blood gushed out. It was unexpected that the crystallized essence of the dragon's heart was so domineering that even the physique of the celestial horse could not withstand it.
However, Xiang Yu was prepared and quickly stuffed the healing medicine into the mouth of Wuzhui.
After unlocking the dimensional lock, Hao Jiu immediately bought five hundred healing pills, intending to stockpile them as a way to sell them without worry.
Therefore, the reason Xiang Yu was willing to let Wuzhui absorb this crystal of his heart's blood was because he had healing medicine as a backup. As long as it didn't explode and die directly, he was confident he could be saved. At worst, he would only lose a dragon crystal and a few healing medicines.
Hao Jiuxin had a feeling that if the black horse was a Ferghana horse before, then after such a domineering blood transfusion, it could be called a dragon-blood horse.
Finally, the black horse stopped bleeding, but it started running wildly up the mountain like a madman.
Screech...
Bang!
Click!
The black horse crashed into a tree, but it wasn't injured at all; instead, it broke the tree.
"God of Wine, is Wuzhui alright?" Xiang Yu asked worriedly, chasing after him and stuffing another healing pill into his mouth.
"I think it's just excess energy. Haven't you heard of the term 'dragon-horse spirit'? Why don't you go and help Xiang Yu?" Hao Jiu felt that it must have been a success. Wu Zhui wasn't usually this stubborn.
Boom boom boom...
Gravel flew everywhere!
"How can we help?" Xiang Yu couldn't help but worry when he saw his black horse, Wuzhui, crashing into a rock.
"Didn't she want to ram her head against something hard? Then satisfy her with something even harder. Hmm, the Overlord's Halberd would be good." Hao Jiu felt something was off after saying that.
"Alright!" Without another word, Xiang Yu took a lunge stance, gripped the Overlord Halberd horizontally with both hands, and raised it forward. "Black Steed! Come!"
Screech...
Chapter 312 Transformation into a Dragon
With a neigh, the black horse charged towards Xiang Yu, and then...
Boom!
He crashed headfirst into the shaft of the Overlord's Divine Halberd!
Xiang Yu immediately felt a tremendous force strike him, as if he were clashing with the tail of a dragon in its half-dragon form. He barely managed to stop, carving two deep trenches several meters long into the ground.
The black horse shook its slightly dizzy head and charged forward again, with a spirit that seemed determined not to give up.
Boom boom boom...
Xiang Yu seemed to understand something, and directly used the Overlord Divine Halberd to release some domineering energy to bombard the black horse. The result was a flash of blue light and the sound of metal colliding.
Clang clang clang...
Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu's eyes widened suddenly. Just a moment ago, they were certain that they saw the same dragon scales as those on the black horse that had been attacked!
"Just as I thought!" Xiang Yu was overjoyed and unleashed a barrage of domineering wind blades to attack the areas of the black horse that were not covered by green scales.
Hao Jiu now understands that the black horse must have obtained some of the dragon's abilities from the dragon's blood crystal, but these abilities need some stimulation to be activated.
Clang clang clang...
The more intense, all-around, and multi-angle massage finally covered the entire body of the black horse with scales, and even its four hooves changed, probably because they were made of a material similar to dragon claws. Even the horseshoes that had been nailed on before were pushed out.
In fact, there was no need for horseshoes anymore. There was no road that could wear down the black horse's hooves. In fact, it became a powerful weapon, teaching opponents a lesson with a series of kicks.
Clang clang clang...
This time, it was the black horse that took the initiative to attack Xiang Yu, or rather, the Overlord's Divine Halberd, with its four hooves kicking the blade of the Overlord's Divine Halberd, sparks flying.
Of course, Xiang Yu didn't let Wuzhui horse go all out to confront the Overlord's Divine Halberd head-on. After all, as long as the power is sufficient, the Divine Halberd can even pierce through the teeth of a dragon, and Wuzhui horse, in its half-dragon form, naturally cannot win.
"Hahaha... Excellent!" Xiang Yu planted the Overlord Divine Halberd on the ground. Now, the black horse has greatly improved in both attack and defense, and can even fight back against the attack of the half-dragon in its friendly state.
However, compared to the dragon scale defense, the attack seems a bit weak. The horse has no claws or sharp teeth. If you have to say, the attack from its four hooves is more like a hammer. The same force concentrated on one point will naturally be stronger.
hoo~~~
Just then, the black horse neighed and once again rammed its forehead into the blade of the Overlord's Divine Halberd.
puff!
It's probably because I didn't control my strength well, and it went in!
Hao Jiu's lips twitched violently. The black horse had gotten too cocky!
Xiang Yu didn't know what to say, so he quickly took out another healing pill and tried to give it to his horse, Wuzhui.
However, tears welled up in the corners of Wuzhui's eyes, and it neighed again.
At the same time, a single horn slowly grew from the spot on the black horse's forehead where it had just been injured!
At first glance, it looks a bit like the dragon horns of a friend, both being sharp, extremely sharp spikes.
In fact, this is what the horns of a dragon look like. Only as it evolves further will the horns fork.
Thus, the black horse finally completed its magnificent transformation, and then, exhausted, its single horn and dragon scales gradually faded away.
"God of Wine, give Wuzhui some more fodder." Xiang Yu could tell that Wuzhui was exhausted.
“No problem, but…” Hao Jiu changed the subject, “I plan to bind another shadow system to Wuzhui. Once she learns how to use it, she can heal herself and eat immortal herbs even when she’s not by Xiang Yu’s side. The white snake can be the host of the ferocious beast system, so Wuzhui should be even less of a problem.”
Xiang Yu's eyes lit up, "Excellent!"
Hao Jiu acted immediately, sending over a Shadow System. "Wu Zhui, you absolutely must choose 'agree' later. From now on, you'll have to rely on yourself. I'll lend you 500 energy points first, but don't waste them."
Clearly, the black horse was smarter than they had imagined; after a moment, the binding was successful!
Immediately afterwards, Hao Jiu's 500 energy points in the system shop instantly decreased by 200 points. He bought a set of Immortal Herbs and Heavenly River Water, and the black horse also regained its vitality.
"I think Xiang Yu should teach Wuzhui the domineering cultivation method when he has nothing to do. What if he learns it?" Hao Jiu was overjoyed. He originally thought that improving Wuzhui's strength would cost a lot of money, but he only spent a few healing pills and even saved money on the cultivation method.
"The God of Wine is right." Xiang Yu naturally didn't know Hao Jiu's thoughts. If the black horse could really cultivate the domineering aura, it would even have a means of ranged attack, and its defensive power would also be raised to another level.
"Since we're already teaching how to cultivate domineering aura, let's just teach all six forms at once. If you can learn them, great; if not, it doesn't matter," Hao Jiu added.
"Hmm." Xiang Yu originally planned to teach the Six Styles to his trusted confidants after returning to the Chu-Han plane. Even if he only learned the simplest Iron Block Defense, it would greatly improve his strength. If the black horse could learn to shave, that would be even better.
"Wuzhui, watch my movements carefully. This move is called 'Shave'..." Xiang Yu was also a man of action. He taught without hesitation, and took advantage of the journey to the portal to practice.
Since the black horse can fly, there's no need to practice Moonwalk. However, the ability to instantly change direction and move by shaving is an extremely useful skill, and it would be even better if you could learn it.
As a result, the black horse stopped flying properly, kicking its legs every now and then, making the journey home much bumpier.
"Hey Wuzhui, can you not be so impatient? This isn't something you can learn overnight," Hao Jiu thought to himself, noting that the horse was quite persistent.
However.
With a whoosh, the black horse instantly moved sideways more than ten zhang away!
hoo~~
The black horse neighed happily, and then began to shave endlessly, both front and back, left and right, and even up and down, almost like bungee jumping.
"..." Hao Jiu.
Not long after, Xiang Yu rode his black horse to the mountain peak where the space-time portal array plate had been placed, where Ju Wuba and his clone Xiang Yu were already waiting.
Xiang Yu's clone directly entered the Emperor's Sword, while Ju Wuba stood there blankly, his eyes somewhat vacant, not saying a word, and showing no reaction when he saw Xiang Yu arrive.
Because Ju Wuba was forcibly controlled and went berserk by the ferocious beast system during the battle with Xiang Yu's clone in the forest that night, and was later possessed by Xiang Yu's clone for too long, he became like this and probably won't be able to return to normal for a while.
Of course, this also depends on whether Haojiushe is willing to invest. Moreover, it's good that Ju Wuba is acting like a fool for the time being, since he doesn't have the ability to control beasts and can only act as Xiang Yu's clone.
In reality, Ju Wuba's beast-controlling ability is not much stronger than that of a circus animal trainer. It is all controlled by the Beast System hidden behind the scenes, which is why those wild beasts seem to have become sentient.
Now that Hao Jiu thinks about it, it's possible that the eagle he and Xiang Yu encountered when they first arrived in this world was an informant of the Beast System, as it seems to be able to see it everywhere.
However, none of that matters anymore. The affairs of this plane have come to an end, and it's time to go home!
Chapter 313 Fangs
The Chu-Han Contention, north of Yanmen Pass.
Waaah... Waaah...
As the horns blared, countless Xiongnu cavalrymen appeared on the horizon.
"Four hundred thousand Xiongnu cavalry, Modu has truly brought out his entire force." Ji Bu narrowed his eyes.
"Hmph! This scoundrel has some nerve, daring to attack our Great Chu Empire. I'll go and meet him later, and see just how capable he really is," Zhongli Mei said angrily.
“Modu is just overconfident. We can take this opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Xiongnu once and for all. However, it is said that Modu is also a man of unparalleled bravery, and extremely ruthless in killing his father and relatives. The Xiongnu army was able to advance all the way to Yanmen Pass, so their strength should not be underestimated. General Zhong, you should be careful and not let your efforts be in vain,” Zhang Liang said with a smile.