150: Chapter 150 Crimson Flame Dragon Horse

This mount has speed, load capacity, and can even fly, burrow, or move in silent stealth...

It's simply perfect!

As a lord, riding such a flashy treasure steed out would provide both prestige and practical benefits!

He stroked the cool, smooth dragon scales of the Dragon-Blood Steed with fondness.

The treasure steed also lowered its head affectionately, rubbing its scaled cheek against his palm, letting out a joyful snort that puffed out two wisps of sulfur-scented hot air.

"However..."

Lin Tian tilted his head, carefully examining his "new toy."

A greedy thought popped up again.

"Excellence Grade... it seems a bit mismatched with my Epic Legion?

Lin Yin is Mythic, Lin Feng and Lin Yan are Legendary, and Commander Lin Yu and Lin Yan are both Epic...

As the boss, if my mount is only Excellence Grade, wouldn't that be a bit lacking in prestige?"

He rubbed his hands together, his gaze turning toward those Fire Element Crystals emitting scorching fluctuations in his storage space.

The Black Dragon belonged to the fire element, and this Dragon-Blood Steed had also mutated with some fire attributes. If he added the purest Fire Element Essence...

"How about... I add some more fire to it? An Epic Grade one would be a proper match!"

He took out a Fire Crystal.

The moment the crystal appeared, the surrounding temperature rose noticeably.

"Final step, Fusion!"

The energy of the Fire Crystal was channeled out, turning into a crimson, scorching stream of light that injected into the body of the Dragon-Blood Steed.

Boom!

This time, there was no painful neighing, only a supremely comfortable, high-pitched dragon roar that sounded as if some vital passage had been cleared!

Crimson light erupted from within the treasure steed, instantly enveloping its entire body!

Within the light, its form underwent another subtle yet startling transformation.

The originally pitch-black dragon scales were now tinged at the edges with flowing, dark red patterns resembling cooled lava, which would flicker with fire under specific light.

Beneath its four powerful dragon hooves, four Stable clusters of high-temperature crimson flames ignited out of thin air.

Yet the ground it trod upon showed no scorch marks, as if the fire were a part of its own body.

Those massive dragon wings, the skeleton at the tips, and the edges of the extended membranes also began to flow with crimson energy veins resembling magma.

With a gentle flap, they stirred up scorching air currents.

Even the tip of its strong tail "ignited" with a never-extinguishing cluster of crimson energy flow, like a fiery mane!

When the crimson light fully merged, a mythical mount seemingly born from fire and thunder stood proudly before the altar!

Treading on flames, wings dyed in flowing fire, and with burning golden eyes, its entire body radiated a heart-palpitating, scorching dragon might and the majestic pressure unique to Epic troops!

[Fusion Successful! Dragon-Blood Steed → Crimson Flame Dragon Horse]

[Quality]: High Excellence → Mid Epic

[New Skill]:

Meteor Trample: Stimulates the dragon fire energy within the body to soar into the sky, transforming into a crimson meteor before diving at high speed toward the target area with a destructive posture. Upon landing, it triggers a circular flame shockwave, dealing massive physical damage, a powerful knock-up effect, and continuous high-intensity fire burning to enemies within range. Power and range increase with the growth of the Crimson Flame Dragon Horse's strength.

"Crimson Flame Dragon Horse! Mid Epic! Meteor Trample. Justice from the heavens, cleansing the earth with fire!"

After reading the skill description, Lin Tian slapped his thigh in excitement.

"It's done! This is the mount I wanted! It can run, fly, and fight. In critical moments, it can even be used as a human... no, a dragon meat bomb! Too cool!"

He walked forward with a laugh and vigorously hugged the slender, powerful neck of the Crimson Flame Dragon Horse.

The Dragon-Horse also lowered its head, affectionately nuzzling his cheek, the flames on its four hooves flickering gently without harming him in the slightest.

"From now on, you'll be called 'Chi Yan'! Follow me, and together we'll make a name for ourselves in this Eternal Continent!"

Lin Tian declared loudly, bestowing a name upon his first mount—and the "ancestor" and template for his future Dragon-Horse Cavalry Legion.

Chi Yan seemed to understand, letting out a clear, high-pitched cry that pierced the clouds—a mixture of dragon might and horse neighing—that echoed over Lintian City as the twilight deepened.

This experiment was a resounding success!

It not only proved the feasibility of fusing high-level materials with basic mounts but also opened a door for him toward "Aerial Cavalry" and "Super Mounts."

Looking at the extraordinarily majestic Chi Yan, Lin Tian had countless bold ideas for the composition of his future legion.

Building a decent home for the newly acquired "Chi Yan" was the top priority.

Lin Tian stood before the new map he had just demarcated with a fifty-kilometer radius, quickly calculating the territory planning in his mind.

The layout of Lintian City was now quite clear:

The Inner City, within a five-kilometer radius, was the core, most heavily defended area where functional buildings like altars, the Lords Mansion, high-level warehouses, and the Epic Barracks were clustered;

Further out, up to the original outer wall at a ten-kilometer radius, was the area inhabited by the earliest group of refugees with relatively complete livelihood facilities, serving as the Mid City;

And the newly expanded, vast, yet-to-be-developed land from ten to fifty kilometers was naturally the Outer City.

"Cavalry units need open space to run, and Stables have a strong smell; placing them in the outermost area is just right."

Lin Tian made up his mind and selected a large, flat area in the Outer City near a meadow with abundant water sources.

He built the Stables that had come as a set, and a large-scale, fully equipped facility was immediately put into construction.

He intended to do it all in one go, building a giant Stable capable of accommodating two hundred thousand warhorses.

"Since I still have enough Soul Crystals and plenty of Black Dragon materials, I might as well... go all in!"

Watching the Stables begin to build automatically, Lin Tian felt a surge of heroic pride and returned once more to the militia recruitment altar.

"Recruit, Dayuan Steed, two hundred thousand!"

The moment the command was issued, the altar seemed to vibrate with a "buzz," as if processing an excessively large request.

Immediately following, a breathtakingly spectacular scene appeared.

Centering on the altar, on the open ground within a radius of several miles, one after another, group after group of majestic black-brown warhorses emerged out of thin air like a magic trick!

The sound of neighing and hooves trampling the ground merged into an ocean. As far as the eye could see, there were bobbing horse heads and high-raised tails, like a forest of warhorses generated in an instant!

The aura of life and wildness brought by two hundred thousand warhorses appearing simultaneously made one's scalp tingle.

"Good! This is the momentum I want!"

Lin Tian laughed loudly, his chest surging with heroic sentiment.

He didn't delay any longer, immediately calling up the mountain of materials like Black Dragon blood, Black Dragon essence blood, and Black Dragon wings to begin batch Fusion operations.

Although it wasn't as meticulous as when fusing Chi Yan, with his talent...

...batch upgrading two hundred thousand ordinary warhorses into High Excellence Dragon-Blood Steeds was still achievable.

For a time, all the Dayuan horses brought to the Outer City were enveloped in various colors of Fusion light.