Although Li Ang was a Titled Douluo, before obtaining the Battle Qi Transformation Horse skill, he could not fly.
It could not be helped. That was simply how Douluo Dalu worked. Unless a Soul Master's martial soul was a flying-type martial soul, or they possessed certain Soul Skills that allowed flight, even powerful Titled Douluos could only remain airborne briefly. Long-term flight was still impossible. (That really was the setting in Douluo I. In Douluo II, it was changed so that Soul Sages above level seventy could fly on their own. But this novel is a Douluo I fanfic, so let's follow Douluo I's setting. Though, looking at it this way, it really does seem pretty underwhelming!)
In a sense, on Douluo Dalu, it was entirely possible for a one-ring Soul Master to provoke a Titled Douluo and still escape unscathed—as long as your horse was faster than the Titled Douluo's horse!
Of course, playing it that way was still extremely dangerous. First, before causing trouble, you had to make sure that the Titled Douluo you provoked had neither flying skills nor any long-range attack skills. Then, you had to make sure your horse really was faster than the Titled Douluo.
As long as you could meet those two conditions and seize the right moment, there was no need to panic even after provoking a Titled Douluo. Just run. He would not be able to catch you anyway!
Alright, that was all just a joke!
Still, despite being a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse, Li Ang truly did not possess any flying skills. His martial soul was the Black Beast; just from the name, it was obvious that it definitely could not fly.
Thus, before obtaining the Battle Qi Transformation Horse skill, Li Ang usually relied on his own two legs when