Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System

Chapter 528: Chapter 224: Consciousness Communication, Leaving All in the Dust

Inside the Hunting Ground, each person was assigned a large black horse.

Before the examination began, the examiner had everyone familiarize themselves with their mounts to avoid any mistakes during the upcoming charge.

Chu Lingguang trotted the large black horse around the Hunting Ground.

To be honest, he deeply missed his Little Red Horse at that moment.

He had ridden his Little Red Horse all the way from Baiyang County to the Imperial City with the personnel from the Inspectorate. During his nearly five months of training at the Imperial City Academy, he had paid to keep Little Red Horse at a post station, where it was cared for by a groom just like the mounts of Yan Zhen and the others.

It wasn’t until Guo Wei arrived in the Imperial City that he moved Little Red Horse from the post station to Eunuch Liu’s stables. Right now, Little Red Horse and Red Boy were both outside the Hunting Ground, tied to a hitching post together.

The final round of the Imperial Examination’s Martial Arts Examination allowed them to charge through the Hunting Ground on horseback.

Chu Lingguang longed to fight side-by-side with his Little Red Horse, to ride it and charge all the way to the end.

But the Hunting Ground was unpredictable and fraught with danger. With low, intermediate, and high-level Demon Beasts like the Silver Moon Wolf, the Iron-Armored Bull, and the Greedy Tiger present, he worried he wouldn’t be able to protect his Little Red Horse if danger struck.

In contrast, the warhorses provided by the Court were entirely dark, stood nearly three meters tall, and had powerful, muscular limbs. They exuded a potent, vigorous aura. If they encountered danger, these horses had a better chance of fighting their way out.

The large black horse beneath Chu Lingguang had a thick, smooth mane and a masculine, powerful air, but it didn’t seem easy to tame.

It kept starting and stopping, seemingly only allowing Chu Lingguang on its back out of a sense of duty.

Chu Lingguang couldn’t resist stroking the large black horse’s thick mane.

HREEE!

The large black horse reared up, violently shaking its neck. It seemed to strongly object to Chu Lingguang stroking its mane.

"This is a top-quality Han Gao Steed. It has thirty percent Demon Beast blood and was acquired by the Court from the Turkic Kingdom at great cost."

Qin Yu’s voice rang out from the crowd.

He grabbed the reins and yanked them upward. The Han Gao Steed beneath him neighed continuously, throwing its head back and raising its front hooves high before stomping them down hard.

In that instant, a powerful wave of energy emanated from Qin Yu. The Han Gao Steed, which had been resisting just moments before, suddenly became docile.

"No matter how noble its bloodline, as long as it’s an animal, you can use your Combat Power to make it submit. When we charge through the Hunting Ground in a moment, it won’t be so easy to fight our way out if the beast beneath you doesn’t obey."

Qin Yu offered this reminder out of kindness.

"Be still!"

Tuoba Yunhong bellowed.

The whistle of a sword roared within his Dantian. An immense aura surged from his body, pressing down on the large black horse beneath him until it couldn’t lift its head. It swished its tail obediently and gave a soft neigh, submitting to Tuoba Yunhong.

"Impressive, Tuoba."

Pu Shiyi said in admiration.

BAM!

He then yanked his reins as well. The large black horse, which had been moving restlessly, felt the tremor of power from his Dantian and immediately settled down.

"Be good, and I’ll let you show your prowess and be the first to break through."

Meng Xiaochuan said in a low voice.

Then, with a burst of his aura, the large black horse beneath him also quickly submitted.

"Obey!"

"Giddy-up!"

"Quiet, you beast!"

Seeing this, the others all released powerful waves of energy, forcing their large black horses to yield and obey their commands.

"Whoa!"

Chu Lingguang, however, whistled at his horse and fed it all the horse beans he had saved in his pocket for Little Red Horse. But the large black horse just took a mouthful and spat it all out onto the ground.

"Hahaha, Chu Lingguang, I already told you, this is a Han Gao Steed. It’s very noble. It won’t eat common horse beans from the market. If you want to master it, you have to use force to make it submit."

Qin Yu laughed.

"Mm, thank you."

Chu Lingguang nodded, knowing that Qin Yu’s reminder was well-intentioned.

"Stick with me, Xuanyuan Jinkang, and I’ll make sure you become famous in this Hunting Ground."

Xuanyuan Jinkang murmured as he stroked his black horse’s mane. He had also used his aura to intimidate the horse into submission.

Even Yan Zhen chose this method.

Everyone who had made it this far undoubtedly possessed excellent Riding Skill. But to tame a Han Gao Steed with Demon Beast blood in such a short time, they had to resort to certain measures.

Just as Qin Yu had said, intimidation through force was the quickest and most effective way.

No one doubted his method.

Chu Lingguang was no exception, but he was special. He had a second option.

As everyone watched, the large black horse beneath him kept starting and stopping, seemingly ignoring his commands. But Chu Lingguang wasn’t in a hurry. He let the horse walk around as it pleased. Seeing this, Qin Yu, Tuoba Yunhong, and the others were puzzled. ’Could it be that Chu Lingguang feels sorry for the horse? Is he reluctant to use force to intimidate the beast?’

The thought only crossed their minds for a fleeting moment.

Whether Chu Lingguang felt sorry for the horse was his own business. If he ran into trouble during the examination because of it, that would be his own bad luck. For the others, it would just mean one less competitor.

In any case, most of them still saw Chu Lingguang as a threat.

"Qin, you come from a distinguished background. Could you tell us about the characteristics of the Han Gao Steed? After the examination starts, if we get surrounded by Silver Moon Wolves, perhaps it could save our lives," one of the candidates asked with a humble expression.

"Alright. I’m not busy anyway, so there’s no harm in talking about it."

Qin Yu didn’t refuse.

"Qin is truly magnanimous!"

"Qin will surely win the title of Hui Yuan!"

"Qin is mighty!"

The crowd cupped their fists in salute to Qin Yu, their faces filled with awe and admiration.

Everyone knew that in the Hunting Ground charge, the first person to break through would be the Hui Yuan. An ordinary person who understood the Han Gao Steed would never share its characteristics with everyone else.