When Crimson Smoked Dragon fell, Su Kuo had no choice but to leave the saddle. Rather than retreat, however, he held his hammer in one hand and prepared to meet Chen Chuan's assault, hoping to buy Crimson Smoked Dragon a little time to recover.
He knew how tenacious his horse's vitality was. Given just a little time, if he could hold out for a few exchanges, the horse might get back up.
Chen Chuan took a step and instantly appeared before Su Kuo, slashing horizontally. Su Kuo raised his hammer to block. Light collided, but despite his preparations, the force behind the blade was too fierce. Amid the scattering flames of light, the slash sent him flying, followed by a thunderous boom in the air.
Chen Chuan was about to pursue him when Crimson Smoked Dragon, already fallen, suddenly struggled to his feet again. Ignoring the blood gushing from his neck, he drove both hooves toward Chen Chuan's back.
An over-limit horse like this possessed tremendous strength and momentum, enough to be considered a formidable Fighter in his own right. Chen Chuan did not ignore him. Turning sideways, he raised an arm and hooked it around one thick descending hoof. With a grip of his Seizing Force, a large swath of the spiritual light flame on the horse's body instantly went out. He twisted and flung the horse aside, sending him crashing onto his flank.
The horse still tried to struggle. Chen Chuan stepped forward and hammered down a fist. A tremendous explosion rang out as the horse's head sank into the ground, smashing a great crater into it and jolting his massive body upward. Then Chen Chuan raised his saber and plunged it into the horse's head, instantly piercing the remaining spiritual fire and driving his force straight through