Blue Silver Grass Strategy (Douluo Dalu Fiction)

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From the western border of the Principality, 'Howling Wind Canyon,' to the central 'Wood Plant City,' the straight-line distance is roughly five hundred miles, while the official road stretches to over eight hundred miles.

Along the way, Ling Yi and his companions galloped their horses, passing through towns, forest edges, riverbanks, mountain gorges, and hill ridges...

The Waterwood Principality, in terms of area, ranks at the bottom among the various countries on the Douluo Continent, but apart from deserts and other rare terrains, it has all the necessary environments.

Whenever the horses showed signs of fatigue and needed rest, the four of them would stop to tend to the horses, feeding them and watering them, while also replenishing their own supplies.

As night fell, they had covered nearly seven hundred miles in a day. 'Wood Plant City' was not far away.

In the wild, on a sheltered slope of a hill, the orange glow of a campfire dispelled the surrounding darkness.

The sky was clear with a bright moon, and on the ground, each 'Blue Silver Grass' plant shimmered with a faint blue starlight under the moon's glow, as if the starry sky had fallen to earth.

In recent years, the number of 'Blue Silver Grass' plants in the entire Waterwood Principality had increased exponentially. Apart from cultivated fields and human settlements, 'Blue Silver Grass' could be found everywhere.

Long Yin fed the last piece of bean cake to his brown horse, stroked its neck, and felt the powerful muscles and the hot blood coursing through its veins. Excitedly, he turned to Ling Yi, who was calmly sitting by the campfire, and said:

"Brother Yi, it really works—!

I followed your advice and gradually infused Spiritual Power into this guy while it was running. It's like it had taken a powerful tonic, not only running faster but also with more endurance!"

"Not just that~" Qingqiu Xin patted the gray horse next to her, watching it graze on the 'Blue Silver Grass,' and added, "I can feel that by following Brother Yi's method and guiding the Spiritual Power through the Beast Martial Soul - Xingyi Fist Framework, First Form: Galloping Horse, the physical condition of these horses has significantly improved in just one day!"

"And their appetite has increased too~" Zhang Mufeng, who had also walked over, chimed in.

Behind him, a white horse with brown spots grazed on the 'Blue Silver Grass' and then walked over to the brown and gray horses.

About twenty meters away from the three horses, Ling Yi's black horse with white hooves was enjoying a feast, nibbling on bean cakes placed on stones, grazing on 'Blue Silver Grass' stems, and occasionally plucking fresh leaves from a nearby branch.

"Normal~"

Ling Yi, holding a smooth branch, poked the campfire a few times and said calmly, "When Snow Tread first received my Spiritual Power infusion, its appetite nearly increased tenfold.

Now that you've just mastered the 'Galloping Horse' technique, the small amount of Spiritual Power you control has only just begun to stimulate their potential—"

"Sigh! What a pity—" Long Yin suddenly sighed, feeling regretful.

Qingqiu Xin looked at him in surprise, not understanding what was bothering him.

Zhang Mufeng also looked at Long Yin curiously and asked, "Brother Yin, what are you regretting? Isn't it a good thing that our horses are getting stronger with Spiritual Power?"

Long Yin, hearing this, glanced at Ling Yi, who remained calm, and then looked at Qingqiu Xin and Zhang Mufeng. He nodded toward the four horses grazing nearby and said:

"I'm regretting that these four horses are just ordinary ones, with no Soul Beast bloodline. Otherwise, with Brother Yi's secret method, we might be able to cultivate Soul Beasts!"

"Imagine, if in the future, each of us could ride a Soul Beast horse—hey—!"

As he spoke, a look of ecstasy appeared on Long Yin's face.

Hearing this, Zhang Mufeng and Qingqiu Xin, though they glanced at the daydreaming Long Yin with disdain, couldn't help but show a look of longing.

"Slap—!"

Long Yin suddenly slapped his hand and said seriously, "I'm going to write to my father and ask him to buy me a horse with a Soul Beast bloodline!"

Seeing Long Yin's serious expression, Qingqiu Xin couldn't help but pour cold water on him: "Are you sure your father will buy you a horse with a Soul Beast bloodline instead of slapping you awake?"

Among the four, only he and Long Yin came from similar backgrounds. Using the words of Zhang Fei from the 'Three Kingdoms' era: I have considerable wealth!

As a soul master family with a long lineage, they were a significant force in the two major cities of the Waterwood Principality, possessing considerable social resources. With their family assets, they could easily come up with several hundred thousand gold soul coins.

If they wanted to get some pets with Soul Beast bloodlines, they might be criticized for being frivolous, but if Long Yin was good enough, his father might be willing to spend some money and find a way to get him one.

After all, Soul Beasts like cats and dogs occasionally have their bloodlines mixed with ordinary pets, making them not too rare in human society. Even if it was several generations or even dozens of generations of mixed blood.

However, horses with Soul Beast bloodlines were extremely rare throughout the Douluo Continent!

Soul Beasts are extremely proud creatures. No Soul Beast would allow itself to be captured. If they were severely injured by an enemy and about to be captured, they would choose to self-destruct with their Spiritual Power rather than be taken alive.

While Soul Beasts like cats and dogs might occasionally mate with ordinary pets due to seasonal reasons, Soul Beast horses were much rarer and more difficult to breed.

On the vast Douluo Continent, the most famous horse with Soul Beast bloodline is the 'Heaven Soul Horse' of the Tian Dou Empire's royal cavalry.

The 'Heaven Soul Horse' is a hybrid with some Soul Beast bloodline. While it lacks offensive capabilities, it is extremely fast and can carry heavy loads, with remarkable endurance. It is the best choice for cavalry.

Even with armor covering the horse and a knight in bright armor riding it, the speed of these horses is not affected at all.

When such a cavalry unit charges, its power is incredibly formidable, and even a Soul King or Soul Emperor would not dare to stand in its path.

The royal cavalry is a prestigious force that the Tian Dou Empire's royal family has been dedicated to building, with a total of fifty thousand members, all led by soul masters at the hundred-man level and above.

The enormous cost of maintaining this force brings an equally enormous deterrent effect. At least, the major kingdoms and principalities under the Tian Dou Empire's nominal control dare not act rashly under its threat.

To this day, no one knows how the Tian Dou Empire's royal family cultivates so many 'Heaven Soul Horses.'

However, if any 'Heaven Soul Horse' were to escape, the Tian Dou Empire would conduct a thorough investigation.

At that time, even Long Yin's father, a Soul Patriarch, or even the entire Waterwood Principality, would not be able to withstand the wrath of the Tian Dou Empire.

Qingqiu Xin's words made Long Yin instinctively shrink his neck, but he retorted, "I didn't say I wanted a 'Heaven Soul Horse'...

I don't believe that there are no other Soul Beast horse bloodlines on the Douluo Continent!"

"Of course there are~" Qingqiu Xin nodded and continued, "I heard that the Star Luo Empire's royal family uses horses with Soul Beast bloodlines to pull their carriages, which are different from the Tian Dou Empire's 'Heaven Soul Horses'—

There are also..."

"Fine!" Long Yin got up and sat next to Ling Yi, away from Qingqiu Xin, and grumbled, "I was just being unrealistic—"

Zhang Mufeng smiled and interrupted the bickering between Long Yin and Qingqiu Xin, saying, "Alright, if we follow Brother Yi's method and use Spiritual Power to stimulate the horses' blood and strengthen their bodies, they will definitely be no weaker than those 'Heaven Soul Horses' in the future!"

Long Yin: "Exactly! In my opinion..."

Listening to the enthusiastic discussion of his three companions, Ling Yi did not join in but smiled, his Spiritual Power flowing steadily as he simulated and sensed the 'Blue Silver Grass' around him.

(End of Chapter)