A Bite of Douluo Continent

The beef is tender and springy, bursting with delicious juices with just a gentle bite.

These beef balls are made with exceptionally high-quality ingredients, almost entirely from beef, with only a small amount of starch used as a binder to make the meat more tender.

I've never seen such delicious food in Shrek City.

As he ate, Qi Han suddenly froze in his tracks.

He finished the remaining beef balls in a few bites, placed the bowl and wooden fork in front of the uncle's stall, and said, "Uncle, I have something to do, I'll be leaving now."

"Alright, young man, take care!" the uncle said with a smile, and then began making beef balls for the other diners.

After putting down the bowl, Qi Han looked around and quickly walked towards a secluded alleyway.

"Uh..." After taking a couple of steps, Qi Han saw a couple making out in front of him. He gave an awkward smile, turned around and left. "You two continue."

Gan!

Finding another alleyway and walking along it to its deserted end, Qi Han finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ruyi, you can release it now."

Qi Han's eyes were full of anticipation, wondering what his blood-red unicorn would transform into.

That said, although he only waited for a little over an hour, more than a month had passed in the training space.

Will it not recognize itself?

"Hiss!"

After a clear, melodious neigh, a magnificent steed appeared before Qi Han in the next instant.

Qi Han stared wide-eyed at it, unable to help but show an expression of amazement.

In just over an hour, the blood-red unicorn had become much more robust than before, standing a full three meters tall when it raised its head.

The previous blood-red unicorn king, which had reverted to its ancestral form, was already quite robust, but it still paled in comparison to the one before them.

There was no sense of bulging muscles, but the large, chunky muscles on this blood-red unicorn were like blocks of marble, as if they were the most beautiful sculptures of the Creator, giving people a sense of power from head to toe.

The blood-red unicorn has a pair of dark red wings on its back. The wings are featherless, unlike the Pegasus in Qi Han's previous fantasy. These are fleshy wings that look strong and powerful. The wings are wide, but still appear long compared to its length of about twelve meters when spread out.

With such a massive body, it would be impossible to fly without wingspans of over ten meters.

The blood-red unicorn's body surface no longer had any blood-red patterns; instead, it was covered with patches of blood-red scales.

The scales looked as smooth as a mirror, evenly attached to the body and neck of the blood-red unicorn. The scales of the blood-red unicorn were quite hard, and even if Qi Han exerted a little force, he could not deform them in the slightest.

The unicorn's beautiful horn on its forehead did not grow longer; instead, it shortened slightly and lost its previous sharpness, but its crystal-clear texture remained undiminished.

Qi Han's earlier worry that the other party wouldn't recognize him didn't happen. After seeing him, the blood-red unicorn showed no hostility whatsoever. Instead, it affectionately lowered its head and rubbed against him.

"Ruyi? Is it still a hundred-year-old soul beast?" Qi Han couldn't help but ask, feeling that it was so magnificent that it didn't seem to be a hundred-year-old beast at all.

"Because I infused it with a lot of life energy, its transformation was very thorough, and its strength level has changed from the hundred-year level to the thousand-year level. So now it is a thousand-year soul beast."

A thousand years?

Qi Han stroked the mane on the back of the blood-red unicorn's neck, then suddenly his face fell. "Ruyi, if I carry it out of the alley like this, I'm afraid I won't even be able to leave Nanyin City."

“That’s not a problem.” Ruyi smiled gently. “This is its complete form. Because it has undergone a transformation, it can conceal its form.”

"Oh?" Qi Han gently stroked the blood-red unicorn's body. "Big guy, can you shrink a little?"

Seemingly understanding Qi Han's words, the blood-red unicorn hissed and, with a surge of soul power, its body slowly shrank, from over three meters in size to about two meters tall.

A pair of long, fleshy wings slowly retracted, eventually transforming into two blood-red wing-shaped patterns imprinted on the back of the blood-red unicorn. The scales on its body also slowly disappeared, but the blood-red grid-like patterns no longer appeared.

Apart from the two blood-red stripes on its back, the rest of its body is the original dark red of the Blood Red Unicorn.

Looking at it this way, it is almost identical to other blood-red unicorns except for its horn. Even if it walks on the road, it will not attract onlookers or covetous eyes.

"You'll be with me from now on!" Qi Han looked at the shrunken, yet still powerfully muscular, crimson unicorn and grew increasingly fond of it. "I'll prepare the best food for you every day!"

"Pah, that was clearly prepared by me," Ruyi muttered in dissatisfaction.

Clearing his throat lightly, selectively ignoring Ruyi's complaints, Qi Han stared intently at the magnificent steed before him.

"Meow?"

What's going on? I feel like I'm about to fall out of favor.

Gulu, perched on Qi Han's shoulder, tilted its head, a puzzled look on its face.

"Hissing sound."

The crimson unicorn hissed softly, its large black eyes flashing with intelligence. It nodded in a human-like manner, acknowledging Qi Han's invitation.

"That's great!" Qi Han was overjoyed, but then his face showed some hesitation.

"Shall I give you a name?"

Let me think…

Gulu was named by Qi Han because it would make a "gurgling" sound when it was comfortable.

that…

Qi Han's eyes lit up. "How about I call you Xi Lu?"

"I knew it." In the system space, Ruyi couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Hiss." As if understanding Qi Han's words, the blood-red unicorn shook its head violently, and the mane on the back of its neck instantly billowed like waves.

Before Qi Han could react, the blood-red unicorn lowered its head again, its horn, as red as a crystal, gently touching Qi Han's forehead. At the same time, a boy's voice suddenly appeared in Qi Han's mind.

"I don't want to be called Xilu!"

Huh?

Qi Han blinked. "You... can talk?"

He remembered that only beings at the level of 100,000 years could speak, right?

Even Ruyi was somewhat surprised, as she had not noticed that the little unicorn possessed such an ability.

The crimson unicorn gently tapped Qi Han's forehead with its horn again. "I don't know either. After the transformation, I felt like I could communicate with any creature, but I needed to touch its head with my horn."

I see. It seems to be a special talent similar to telepathy.

Qi Han vaguely remembered that some soul beasts, even those less than 100,000 years old, could communicate with humans because they possessed similar innate abilities.

This makes communication much easier.

"So what name would you like to have?" Qi Han smiled gently. Since they could communicate, the matter of the name could be discussed.

"I'd like to be called Zhuiyun, is that okay?"

“Chasing Clouds…” Qi Han smiled and stroked the mane of the blood-red unicorn. “Of course, from now on, you will be called Chasing Clouds.”

"Meow!"

Gulu looked at Zhuiyun with some wariness.

Is this big guy trying to steal my human?

Zhuiyun moved its head, letting the unicorn touch Gulu's forehead.

"Meow?"

A look of confusion appeared on Gulu's face.

Is that big guy also a cat?

Otherwise, how can you talk to me?

Chapter 335 The Far Northern Snowfield, Here I Come!

Even after Zhuiyun happily let Qi Han ride on its back, Gulu still couldn't figure out whether this friendly big guy who let it lie on its head was actually a cat.

After its transformation, Zhuiyun not only greatly improved its strength, but its intelligence was also completely different from before. Now, its wisdom is no less than Gulu's, and even without using its innate ability of telepathy, it can easily understand Qi Han's meaning.

Under Qi Han's instructions, Zhuiyun, having returned to its initial form, carried him out of the alley and slowly headed towards the city gate.

With people coming and going on the streets, galloping on horseback is a very dangerous thing, while flying over would be too shocking. This is a helpless situation.

At this moment, Zhuiyun's form was not much different from that of a normal blood-red unicorn. Only by careful observation could one discover its extraordinary nature compared to ordinary blood-red unicorns. Therefore, it did not cause much of a stir along the way. Only some passersby looked on with envy. After all, blood-red unicorns were quite expensive, and being able to ride one proved that Qi Han's family was wealthy.

Leaving the city gate, looking at the endless flat wilderness and the orderly crisscrossing dirt roads before him, Qi Han's face showed a hint of excitement, "Zhuiyun, full speed ahead!"

He wanted to see just how fast the clouds could go.

"Hiss!"

With a neigh, Zhuiyun began to run.

In just a moment, Qi Han was almost thrown off by the inertia. Fortunately, he already had level 40 soul power, and his reaction speed and strength were beyond the normal range. He reacted in time, squeezed his legs tightly around Zhuiyun's abdomen, stabilized his body, and took the panicked and meowing Gulu into his arms.

As the surrounding scenery rushed past, Qi Han's face showed a hint of surprise.

So fast!

A normal Crimson Unicorn is about 40-50% faster than a Crimson Steed, but the Chasing Cloud in front of us, when running at full speed, is almost twice as fast as a century-old Crimson Unicorn, which is almost three times the speed of a Crimson Steed.

It's still noon. If we keep up with the speed of the clouds, we might be able to reach the far northern snowfield today.

but…

Qi Han listened to the thumping sound of Zhuiyun's four hooves hitting the ground, and a look of worry appeared on his face.

Although he didn't know much about horses, he had heard of horseshoes.

Will running like this wear out its hooves?

"Ruyi, would you like a pair of horseshoes custom-made for Zhuiyun?"

“Yes, but there’s no need.” Ruyi’s voice carried a strange tone. “Look at its four hooves.”

Qi Han lowered his head and took a closer look, immediately noticing the difference.

On the four hooves of the Chasing Cloud, there was a bright metallic luster, and faintly, there were waves of soul power rippling out.

Just then, Zhuiyun stepped onto a somewhat sharp rock.

To Qi Han's astonishment, the somewhat sharp stone was instantly crushed into dust by Zhuiyun's hooves, while Zhuiyun's hooves remained unharmed.