Free Web NovelChapter 651: Chapter 72: Ascending Celestial Mountain
Just now, while Chen Tang was battling fiercely with the Grandmaster on horseback, the Thunder Leopard and Ten Thousand Miles Cloud were also restless, fighting back and forth below.
The Thunder Leopard took every chance to nudge over or bite Ten Thousand Miles Cloud’s tail, having a great time.
This made Ten Thousand Miles Cloud furious, biting back at the Thunder Leopard.
However, the Thunder Leopard’s body was covered in Qilin Armor, making it impossible for Ten Thousand Miles Cloud to hurt it, instead hurting its own teeth in the process.
At this moment, the Thunder Leopard, after playing around wickedly, saw Chen Tang urging it to leave, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.
Having roamed the world for so long, traveling north and south, it was the first time it had encountered such a fiery little mare, exciting it greatly.
With Chen Tang on its back, the Thunder Leopard dashed along the foot of the Celestial Mountain.
Bashish Red Peak, filled with rage, was in no mood to let Chen Tang go, quickly urging Ten Thousand Miles Cloud to catch up.
After being teased by the Thunder Leopard, Ten Thousand Miles Cloud, in a fit of anger, didn’t even need Bashish Red Peak’s urging to gather all its strength and gallop wildly.
The two horses, one in front of the other, quickly disappeared from everyone’s view.
The Prime Minister of Qi shook his head and said, "So, Bashish was worried there was a Grandmaster ambush nearby, which is why he didn’t give his all. Now that he realizes, the Demon Monarch might be in grave danger."
"That is not necessarily the case."
The Heaven Gate Guard said, "The mount under the Demon Monarch is the legendary Celestial Horse, ordinary warhorses can hardly keep up."
"Didn’t you see?"
The Prime Minister of Qi said, "That Bashish’s steed is clearly also a one-in-a-million Divine Steed, whose speed rivals that of the Celestial Horse."
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This point, indeed, the Prime Minister of Qi was correct about.
In terms of pure speed, the Thunder Leopard was just slightly inferior.
The two horses flew along the foot of the Celestial Mountain, but Ten Thousand Miles Cloud couldn’t catch up for a long time, so Bashish Red Peak simply threw down the pair of Golden Hammers in his hands.
By shedding the hundreds of pounds of burden, Ten Thousand Miles Cloud chased at full speed.
Even without weapons, killing a Third Grade Martial Artist was as easy as pie for him.
Before long, Ten Thousand Miles Cloud caught up from behind.
The distance between the two horses was gradually shrinking!
A little while later, Ten Thousand Miles Cloud had already caught up to the Thunder Leopard’s rear.
At full speed, the Thunder Leopard’s tail flew, nearly hovering in the air behind.
When Ten Thousand Miles Cloud caught up, it started biting at the Thunder Leopard’s tail.
Chen Tang grew anxious, looking down at the Thunder Leopard, couldn’t help but be both angry and amused.
With Ten Thousand Miles Cloud already upon them, the Thunder Leopard instead looked mischievous, deliberately shaking its tail, teasing its pursuer by glancing back occasionally.
When Ten Thousand Miles Cloud bit his tail, he appeared to enjoy it.
"Damn it, what are you in heat for at a time like this!"
Chen Tang couldn’t help but curse, "Roar a few times, give it a scare!"
The Thunder Leopard’s true strength lay in its roar, capable of intimidating thousands of horses.
Even the one-in-a-million Divine Steed behind would likely be affected.
Yet, when the Thunder Leopard heard this, it was very reluctant, acting deaf and dumb, still teasing the other.
If it roared and scared that little mare behind him into defecating all over the place, that would be no good.
Such a thing, he couldn’t do.
The Thunder Leopard originally had a lump on its head, and anytime Chen Tang scratched it, it couldn’t help but roar.
Now, it had become a horn.
No matter how much Chen Tang scratched or rubbed, the Thunder Leopard had no reaction at all...
"You beast really are a screw-up!"
Chen Tang was both angry and amused, cursing under his breath, "I’m here running for my life, and you’re flirting!"
Glancing back, Chen Tang couldn’t help but grimace.
Bashish Red Peak was staring intently at him, with a look that could almost swallow him whole!
The two horses were in a chase, flirting and teasing.
But the men on horseback were in a deadly conflict.
Continuing like this, he would eventually be done in by the Thunder Leopard.
Struck by an idea, Chen Tang suddenly looked towards the nearby Celestial Mountain.
Time to bet it all on one last hope.
Suddenly, Chen Tang leapt from the Thunder Leopard, using the Chasing Shadows Body Technique, landing at the mountain’s foot, and madly dashed towards the summit.
At the Tianshan Peak, there existed an Exotic Beast comparable to a Grandmaster of Transformation Realm.
As it stood, only by reaching the Tianshan Peak could he hope to survive.
As for how the Golden-Winged Roc on that peak might handle the two trespassers, it was up to fate.
Chen Tang believed his chances of survival were slightly better.
After all, he had quite an affinity with animals.
And frankly, he did look far more amiable than the grim and brutish man behind him.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Bashish Red Peak coldly snorted, urging Ten Thousand Miles Cloud to follow Chen Tang’s path.
Unexpectedly, Ten Thousand Miles Cloud ignored him, still fixated on chasing the Thunder Leopard.
No matter how much he shouted, it was useless.
"What kind of madness is this beast up to!"
Bashish Red Peak cursed angrily.
If not for this Divine Steed being the favorite of the Mad Lion Tribe’s chief, he would have gladly smacked it dead.
With no choice, he too jumped down from the horse and pursued Chen Tang.
Both of them, one ahead of the other, scrambled towards the peak.
Ordinarily, Bashish Red Peak’s body technique would surpass Chen Tang by a wide margin.
If it were a vast field, he would have caught up with Chen Tang long ago.
But this was the Celestial Mountain.
The higher they climbed, the colder it got, filled with glaciers, covered in snow as far as the eye could see.
Under these conditions, Chen Tang’s Chasing Shadows Body Technique showcased its full potential.
The two of them climbed, not knowing how long they had been climbing.
The foot of the Celestial Mountain was long out of sight.
Surroundings gradually enveloped in white mist, seemingly amongst the palaces of clouds; one misstep, and they’d fall to their doom.
"You’re out of options now!"
Bashish Red Peak’s voice called from behind, "The Celestial Mountain soars into the clouds, and as you get closer to the summit, the air gets thinner. You’re just a Third Grade; you won’t make it to the peak before suffocating!"
This was something the chubby old man had mentioned to Chen Tang before.
In truth, Chen Tang was already feeling it.
The Celestial Mountain was many times higher than the Snow Mountain of the Three Thousand Snow Ridges.
They had climbed for several hours and still couldn’t see the summit.
But Chen Tang definitely felt his breathing becoming difficult.
If he hadn’t cultivated the Kun Breathing Technique, strengthening his lungs, he couldn’t have lasted this long.
At this point, there was no turning back; the only option was to keep climbing to the summit.
The mountain winds howled; the higher they climbed, the stronger the winds.
At the summit, everything was covered in ice, leaving nearly nowhere to stand.
Moreover, some glaciers were very fragile, with deep crevasses beneath.
A little carelessness could send them plummeting down.
Even Bashish Red Peak, a Grandmaster, had to be cautious, navigating the winds as he climbed.
His gaze never left Chen Tang’s back.
"I wonder how long you can last,"
Bashish Red Peak silently sneered.
In his view, even if Chen Tang made it to the Tianshan Peak alive, he wouldn’t last long there.
Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind.
No, something’s wrong!
Bashish Red Peak suddenly remembered a legend about the Celestial Mountain, breaking out in a cold sweat.
