Chapter 151: Roaming Across Ten Thousand Miles Unhindered

The heavily injured mechanical warhorse suddenly shook its head violently, its alien spirit core instinctively resisting the deep penetration of the Qilin Spirit-Controlling Seal.

An alien spirit was still a kind of spirit, a fact Gao Wu had already verified during his testing within the mystic realm.

That the mechanical warhorse resisted the Spirit-Controlling Seal came entirely within Gao Wu's expectations. His Yin God urged the Qilin divine manifestation once more, chanting incantations to reinforce the seal. Within the mechanical warhorse, the alien spirit vibrated intensely, emitting a rich, brilliant spiritual glow of life.

No matter what kind of living creature it was, it would instinctively resist any form of binding. Trees and plants were like this, and sentient beings even more so.

The mechanical warhorse did not understand what the Spirit-Controlling Seal was, but it could sense the restraint the seal placed upon it, and even in its poor condition, it struggled and resisted with all its might.

Finding that the mechanical warhorse still had the strength to thrash about, Gao Wu considered the matter and used his Yin God to instigate the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Spell, dealing the mechanical warhorse a heavy blow.

Calculated by rank, the mechanical warhorse was equivalent to a tier-five alien spirit, far more powerful than the one that had entangled little Song, and its source power tier was comparable to a martial arts grandmaster.

Having driven all three divine incantations to the realm of perfection, Gao Wu could directly trigger the spells using solely his Yin God. This also gave his Yin God a means to interact with the outside world, breaking the limitation of having to rely exclusively on the Heavenly Fate Sword for external interaction.

It was only because the mechanical warhorse was severely wounded and unable to activate its source power field that it proved incapable of resisting the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Spell.

The Vermilion Bird Divine Light Spell inherently possessed the might to refine divine souls internally and temper all things externally. Pitted against the utterly defenseless mechanical warhorse, the erupted quadruple Vermilion Bird Divine Light pierced straight into the alien spirit's central core, transforming into blazing Lihuo divine light that turned the interior of the mechanical warhorse completely crimson.

The Lihuo divine light, which targeted the divine soul directly, caused the mechanical warhorse to emit agonizing, frantic screams.

It was not a true horse; it merely wore the external guise of a mechanical warhorse, its essence remaining that of a powerful alien spirit. All of its miserable shrieks were released through source power vibrations before being converted into sound.

The violent shockwaves of source power blasted the surrounding tree branches, broken leaves, and gravel into countless fine debris.

Song Mingyue, several hundred meters away, sensed the drastic upheaval and instantly grew vigilant. Though the distance between them was vast, to the mechanical warhorse, it was only a matter of a second or two's journey.

If she and Gao Wu were actually discovered by the mechanical warhorse, the situation would become unpredictable.

Gao Wu reassured Song Mingyue, "It's fine."

Song Mingyue looked at Gao Wu with some perplexity. She didn't speak, but her gaze expressed her thoughts clearly: "Did you cause this?"

She understood Gao Wu all too well. Even though Instructor Lu had given instructions, Gao Wu would never listen. Furthermore, his mental power was extremely peculiar, and it was entirely normal for him to stir up some commotion in the past.

"It's nothing, I'm just trying to subdue this thing."

Gao Wu had nothing to keep secret from little Song. Besides, if he truly subdued the mechanical warhorse, it was not something that could be hidden anyway.

He cared not a whit what others thought. Using mental power to subdue an alien spirit—wasn't that a perfectly normal thing to do!

If you people couldn't do it, that was your problem; what on earth did it have to do with him!

Martial arts grandmasters and martial arts masters would at most be astonished; they were hardly going to arrest him and subject him to harsh interrogation.

Throughout the history of martial arts development, there had been a vast, vast number of irreproducible miracles. The overwhelming majority of those miracles remained without answers even to this day.

Humanity had studied source power for a century, yet merely grasped the methods of cultivation while failing to comprehend its essence.

As for questions concerning space, demon gods, and the like, they were practically entirely ignorant.

According to existing technological theories, everyone's genes harbored secrets, and during the development of source power, no one knew what kind of special talents might be unlocked.

Even if one could replicate genes, it was impossible to replicate their talents. The more profound one's martial arts cultivation, the better one understood this principle.

Therefore, there was no need to deliberately conceal the special powers transformed by divine incantations.

Song Mingyue said nothing more. She would not hold Gao Wu back, and could only raise her vigilance to the highest degree to guard against accidents.

The central spirituality of the mechanical warhorse had already been severely damaged by Lu Yuan's spear intent, and it was only because of its special alien spirit life form that it had managed to hold on until now.

The Vermilion Bird Divine Light Spell converted into Lihuo divine light, which specialized in refining divine souls and possessed an extreme restraining effect on the spirituality of alien spirits. No matter how the mechanical warhorse's alien spirit struggled, it found it difficult to break free from the burning of the Lihuo divine light.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gao Wu's Yin God once again stimulated the Qilin Spirit-Controlling Seal.

Guided by the Lihuo divine light, six Spirit-Controlling Seals were directly imprinted onto the spiritual core of the alien spirit.

From this point on, the mechanical warhorse lost all ability to resist, forced to let the Qilin Spirit-Controlling Seal sink deeply into its spiritual center.

Still uneasy, Gao Wu had his Yin God recite the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation in silence, forcefully adding four more Qilin Spirit-Controlling Seals to the mechanical warhorse. Sensing no further resistance whatsoever, he finally brought the process to a close.

Even a realm-of-perfection Qilin Spirit-Controlling Seal required a full two minutes of chanting to complete.

By this time, the mechanical warhorse was on its last breath. Sensing something was wrong, Gao Wu immediately triggered the Azure Dragon Divine Breath Spell.

The sixth-layer divine incantation descended, stimulating the dormant vitality hidden within the alien spirit and unexpectedly restoring the majority of its aura.

Splendid though the Azure Dragon Divine Breath Spell was, applying it in this manner served largely to stimulate the body's latent potential. Fortunately, the alien spirit possessed a unique and remarkably durable life form, managing to withstand such a direct and forceful stimulation.

Through the Spirit-Controlling Seal, Gao Wu established a stable mental connection with the mechanical warhorse, and he tried commanding it using his Yin God.

"Stand up, kneel..." A succession of commands all received prompt responses from the mechanical warhorse, making it far more obedient than that giant tiger.

Confirming that there were no issues with the mechanical warhorse, Gao Wu beckoned it to come before him.

Seeing the mechanical warhorse trotting over, Song Mingyue instantly tensed her nerves. A single charge from a tier-five alien spirit could turn her and Gao Wu into a pulp of minced meat—this was no laughing matter!

The mechanical warhorse stood quietly before the two of them, its crimson eyes displaying an expression of profound calmness and docility.

Its shoulder height reached well over 1.9 meters, its body length four meters, and its entire frame was forged from black metal. Its head, torso, and legs all featured internal mechanical structures, perfectly matching the anatomical proportions of a horse in its outward appearance.

The body forged of metal and iron gave it an exceptionally rugged appearance, while the dashing curves of its physique possessed a beauty imbued with dynamic power.

Gao Wu had always felt that ferocious beasts and alien races were ugly, including that knight, but this mechanical warhorse alone fused the toughness of machinery with the spiritual beauty of a horse, striking his fancy immensely.

He stepped forward and patted the mechanical warhorse's neck, which was caved in by more than half—that single spear strike from Lu Yuan had nearly snapped the warhorse's neck, and it looked somewhat unsightly now.

"It's fine, I've tamed this thing," Gao Wu said triumphantly, issuing a command to the mechanical warhorse: "Kneel."

The mechanical warhorse certainly could not understand the Alliance language, but it could comprehend the mental commands transmitted by the Spirit-Controlling Seal.

Very obediently, it folded its front legs, and its upper body instantly dropped by half.

Perhaps to make riding more convenient, there was a mechanical saddle on the horse's back. Without ceremony, Gao Wu stepped on the stirrup and mounted the saddle.

Gao Wu reached out a hand to Song Mingyue, who was still standing in a daze: "Come on up..."

Though Song Mingyue placed exceptional trust in Gao Wu, she could not help hesitating at this moment. Could this thing really be ridden?

Still, she took Gao Wu's hand and climbed onto the horse. The saddle was designed for a single person, and sitting behind him was actually quite uncomfortable.

In truth, the horse's back was wide and round, and coupled with the metal exterior, anyone else would have found it impossible to stay seated.

"Hold onto my waist." Riding the dashing yet demonic mechanical warhorse, Gao Wu felt a surge of grand ambition and instantly wanted to take little Song out for a joyride.

Song Mingyue did not refuse. Not only did she hold onto Gao Wu's waist, but she gripped him exceptionally tightly. This thing moved at three hundred meters per second, reaching speeds of up to a thousand kilometers per hour—faster than a civil airliner.

If she were to accidentally fall from the sky halfway, her level of cultivation would still result in her death...

Gao Wu couldn't help chuckling. Little Song truly was little Song, even though he had known that all along. Still, this was rather nice.

Excessive size lacked elegance!

Whether person or object, once too large, elegance became impossible.

"Get ready, let's take a spin first..."

Gao Wu didn't dare act too recklessly either. Though this contraption could fly, it evidently couldn't fly very high. The altitude was probably around one or two hundred meters, yet even this height felt somewhat terrifying.

Flying in the sky with nothing to lean on, the thrill was incomparable to riding in an airplane.

Gao Wu remained quite cautious, steering the mechanical warhorse to trot and stroll across the tree canopy. The mechanical warhorse wasn't just putting on an appearance; it was genuinely running.

It was presumably supported by source power, which allowed it to defy gravity. Yet with every single step it took, the branches beneath its hooves were inevitably blasted into fine powder.

Judging by the mechanical warhorse's build, this creature weighed at least four to five thousand kilograms. For such a massive lump of matter to gallop at high speed through the air was truly miraculous.

One could only say that the might of demon gods was unfathomable to create creatures capable of defying common sense in such a manner.

Riding the mechanical warhorse, Gao Wu bounded up and down through the forest, having the time of his life. This thing was indeed immense fun, capable of changing directions up, down, left, and right at will, moving at breakneck speed and virtually ignoring any obstacles. It felt utterly fantastic.
Overflowing with grand spirits, he chanted:

"A frame of iron bones is forged, the wind makes the four hooves light. With such galloping might, one may roam the myriad miles at will."

He even asked Song Mingyue, "How is my poetry?"

Song Mingyue replied in all earnestness, "Isn't this just Du Fu's poem with a few words changed by you?"

"Hahaha, why are you being so serious..." Gao Wu laughed to cover up his slight embarrassment, not expecting that little Song actually enjoyed reading books after all...

To mask his awkwardness, Gao Wu simply accelerated the iron horse's speed and gained a certain altitude.

Flying in the sky with nothing to rely on save for the iron horse beneath his hips, this sense of insecurity was a thousand times more thrilling than riding in an airplane.

Moreover, the iron horse was not an aircraft, but leaped and galloped like a living horse, accompanied by a certain amount of bobbing and turbulence that only heightened the excitement.

Gao Wu, galloping and soaring wildly across the skies astride the iron horse, could not help letting out a long howl. Aside from the excitement, there was an unspeakable sense of release and exhilaration.

One had to admit, the sensory impact brought by this extreme speed was quite unique, seeming to awaken some instinct deep within human genes and leaving one intoxicated.

Though his Yin God driving a sword could barely reach such high speeds within the mystic realm, flying as a Yin God could never evoke this kind of physical impact.

Song Mingyue held onto Gao Wu even tighter. Yet gradually, she too began to grow fond of this thrilling sensation of soaring freely through the heavens, a faint excitement stirring within her heart as she almost joined Gao Wu in shouting and hollering...

Sensing the subtle emotional shift in Song Mingyue, Gao Wu suddenly understood why punks liked riding modified motorcycles, or why even electric scooter riders would pop wheelies—it truly was an exceptional tool for courting.

Suffice it to say that tension stimulated human emotions, and even Song Mingyue was no exception.

After riding for a short while, Gao Wu brought the horse to a halt. Through the Spirit-Controlling Seal, he could sense that the mechanical warhorse was tired—a profound wave of exhaustion and fatigue.

And rightly so! Having just been heavily battered by Lu Yuan, refined by the Lihuo divine light, and locked down by the Spirit-Controlling Seal, the fact that the mechanical warhorse was even able to run at all was already remarkable!

Gao Wu circled the mechanical iron horse a few times, but he still couldn't figure out its exact operating mechanism. It likely possessed a combination of mechanical structures, while its energy and conscious center was the alien spirit.

It operated source power through the alien spirit to drive itself, thus resulting in this mechanical warhorse.

With no other choice, he applied two more rounds of the Azure Dragon Divine Breath Spell to the mechanical warhorse. Dead or alive, he'd just keep riding it for now...

Flying back along the way, Lu Yuan caught sight from afar of Gao Wu and Song Mingyue floating above the tree canopy astride the mechanical warhorse. Even a person as composed as Lu Yuan froze for a moment, nearly believing he had fallen victim to some kind of illusion that was playing tricks on his senses.

"Instructor Lu." Gao Wu smiled, waved in greeting, and rode the horse right up to him.

Silently invoking the Heavenly Dragon divine manifestation, Lu Yuan confirmed that his spiritual world was sound, his bodily source power circulated normally, and his form and spirit were unified without anomaly. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

If he were to be inadvertently bewitched by a demon god, it would spell severe trouble.

He carefully scrutinized Gao Wu and Song Mingyue once more. Both of their auras were steady and natural, their mental states stable, and no abnormalities were detected.

"How did you manage this?" Lu Yuan stopped in front of Gao Wu and asked with genuine curiosity.

"I used mental power to control the alien spirit; I don't quite know how it worked out either. It mainly helped that Instructor Lu severely damaged its spirituality, making it simpler to control..." Gao Wu offered a vague explanation.

Lu Yuan did not press the matter further. Had Gao Wu truly become a demon god's follower, he wouldn't be riding around on a mechanical warhorse with such fanfare.

One could only conclude that Gao Wu possessed truly extraordinary talents, capable of achieving what others could not.

"Master." Song Mingyue greeted him from behind; sitting atop the horse, she had no way of making a formal bow.

Seeing that his disciple was in good spirits, Lu Yuan nodded slightly in acknowledgment and said, "It isn't safe here either; follow me back."

He paused to emphasize: "The demon god followers have airdropped quite a few ferocious beasts into that region, along with a large number of alien beings. Fortunately, their ranks aren't high; if you remain careful, you should be able to handle them."

The most formidable targets this time had been the twelve mechanical knights, all of whom had been successively slain by the various martial arts grandmasters. Only a few mechanical knights had escaped, which was why Lu Yuan had given chase.

Primarily, those mechanical knights were too powerful; if they had broken through into the crowds of freshmen undergoing this trial, an untold number of new students would have perished. It was imperative to eradicate them completely.

The remaining alien beings and ferocious beasts were all below tier three, alongside several demon god followers lurking among them to kill and burn, darting about the vast expanse of the area. Their threat level remained significant, however.

Seeing Gao Wu mounted on the mechanical warhorse, Lu Yuan figured that this conveyance would allow Gao Wu to ignore terrain and travel at extreme speeds, making him well-suited for providing support.

Moreover, the fact that Gao Wu could even subdue a mechanical warhorse demonstrated a capability that was far from ordinary. His trust in Gao Wu increased by several notches.

With a solemn expression, Gao Wu declared, "Slaying demons and eliminating evils is the unshakable duty of our generation!"

Lu Yuan nodded, deeply appreciative of Gao Wu's proactive attitude. Many martial artists lacked precisely this kind of awareness; no matter how high their martial arts skills climbed, if they possessed no use for their race, they would merely prove to be a disaster instead!

Switching to a respectful tone, Gao Wu asked, "Instructor Lu, what does this horse eat?"

"Uh..." Even the martial arts grandmaster Lu Yuan found himself at a loss. How on earth was he supposed to know what this iron beast ate?!

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