The Hunted Sacred Heavenly Horse—Was It Protecting Its Child?!

Moonlight filtered through the gaps between the branches and fell upon the ground,

barely providing a little illumination.

More than a dozen Howling Moon Wolves, their fur silver-white and crescent moons growing from their heads, formed a circle,

surrounding a Sacred Heavenly Horse whose entire body was milky white, horse-like in appearance but with a single horn on its head,

leaving it no avenue of retreat.

Beneath the Sacred Heavenly Horse,

there was a young beast still covered in mucus, its eyes not even open yet.

Clearly, the Sacred Heavenly Horse had just given birth, only to encounter these ravenous predators.

"Awoo~"

A loud wolf howl suddenly rang out,

and the wolves encircling the horned Spirit Beast parted to open a path.

A Howling Moon Wolf nearly five meters long, twice the size of the other wolves around it, stepped through the moonlight and slowly appeared before the Sacred Heavenly Horse.

Unlike the other Howling Moon Wolves, the mark on its forehead was not a crescent moon, but one approaching a half moon.

"Neigh!"

A pale golden glow rose from the Sacred Heavenly Horse's body.

Its front hooves stamped restlessly, and it had clearly entered an attacking stance.

"Awoo~"

The Howling Moon Wolf King raised its head and howled at the sky,

as though issuing some kind of command.

The next second,

the Howling Moon Wolves surrounding the Sacred Heavenly Horse made the same motion as the Howling Moon Wolf King.

Wolf howls rose and fell in succession.

At the same time, silver light emerged from every Howling Moon Wolf's body, including the Howling Moon Wolf King.

However, compared to the other Howling Moon Wolves, the silver light around the Howling Moon Wolf King was far brighter, like a full moon hanging in the sky.

Suddenly,

a Howling Moon Wolf pacing behind the Sacred Heavenly Horse bent its hind legs and turned into a streak of silver light as it charged at the Sacred Heavenly Horse, its Bloody Big Mouth already open.

A foul stench wafted from between its interlocking fangs.

The Sacred Heavenly Horse did not turn around. It merely raised its powerful hind hoof and kicked the Howling Moon Wolf that had attempted a sneak attack.

"Whimper!"

With a pained cry, the Howling Moon Wolf smashed through several trees before collapsing to the ground, unable to rise. Foul-smelling blood gushed frantically from its nostrils, and it soon stopped moving.

Before long, specks of purple light emerged from its body and ultimately formed a pale purple Spirit Ring above its corpse.

The death of their companion did not instill fear in the Howling Moon Wolves. Instead, it aroused their bloodlust as predators.

"Awoo!"

Another wolf howl came from the Howling Moon Wolf King. This time, four or five Howling Moon Wolves charged toward the Sacred Heavenly Horse from different directions, their Soul Power surging over their bodies as their speed steadily increased.

In the blink of an eye, they crossed more than ten meters and appeared beside the Sacred Heavenly Horse.

"Neigh!"

The golden glow around the Sacred Heavenly Horse became dazzling in an instant.

A Hexagram Magic Array lit up beneath its hooves, and the Howling Moon Wolves swept by that golden light were completely frozen in place.

No matter how they struggled, it was useless. In the end, they could only cry out miserably as the Sacred Heavenly Horse kicked their heads apart, leaving them as cold corpses on the ground.

The Howling Moon Wolf King seemed unconcerned by the deaths of those wolves. After letting out a howl toward the sky,

several more Howling Moon Wolves rushed from the pack and fearlessly charged at the Sacred Heavenly Horse.

Their fate was naturally easy to imagine. Once the golden light faded, several more wolf corpses lay in pools of blood.

Judging from the current situation, the scales of victory seemed to be tipping toward the Sacred Heavenly Horse. Yet it grew increasingly restless, its hooves striking the ground faster and faster.

Following another howl from the Howling Moon Wolf King, the Howling Moon Wolves launched another round of suicidal attacks.

But this time, the Sacred Heavenly Horse was injured! The Hexagram Magic Array beneath it was no longer bright, and its binding power had weakened drastically.

One Howling Moon Wolf broke free of its restraints and used teeth as sharp as curved blades to viciously tear a chunk of flesh from the horse's back!

"Neigh!"

The Sacred Heavenly Horse let out a mournful cry and violently kicked that Howling Moon Wolf to death.

But because of its violent movement, the gushing blood instantly dyed its milky white fur red!

Even so, it remained beside the young Sacred Heavenly Horse, allowing the spurting blood to stain the ground beneath its feet.

Seeing the Sacred Heavenly Horse wounded, the Howling Moon Wolf King grew even more excited and let out another wolf howl.

The remaining Howling Moon Wolves charged once more!

Blinding silver light completely enveloped the Howling Moon Wolves' front paws. Their hooked claws sprang out and viciously raked toward the Sacred Heavenly Horse's white body!

This time, the Hexagram Magic Array had already become dim and lusterless.

It bound those Howling Moon Wolves for only an instant before they broke free.

Amid repeated cries of pain, several vicious claw marks had appeared across the Sacred Heavenly Horse's body. By the time it endured the agony and killed the remaining Howling Moon Wolves,

blood had dyed its entire body red, turning it from a majestic white horse into a horse of blood.

Its severe injuries, coupled with excessive blood loss, had made it difficult for the Sacred Heavenly Horse to support its own body.

Its limbs began to tremble slightly, but it still stared fixedly at the Howling Moon Wolf King in the distance, which had never attacked. There was not the slightest hint of relaxation in its clear eyes.

"Oh! I was wondering what it was. So the Howling Moon Wolves were hunting."

"Tsk, tsk. Just looking at all these gleaming Spirit Rings on the ground tells you how brutal the battle was."

A group of four appeared on a protruding rock halfway up a cliff. Looking at the wolf corpses scattered across the ground and the purple Spirit Rings above them, Dugu Bo clicked his tongue in amazement.

"What a pity. This Sacred Heavenly Horse is a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast. Although its attributes are suitable, its age is simply too high. It is no longer suitable as Xue'er's Spirit Ring."

With only one glance, Qian Daoliu could tell that this Sacred Heavenly Horse was already a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast, and a trace of regret appeared on his face.

"Strange! Truly strange!"

"How could a Ten Thousand Year Sacred Heavenly Horse be injured so badly by a pack of Thousand Year Howling Moon Wolves?"

"Even if that Howling Moon Wolf King is about to break through to the Ten Thousand Year level, it is still not a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast. How did they manage this?"

"Besides, if this Sacred Heavenly Horse could not defeat them, couldn't it have run? With its speed, this pack of Howling Moon Wolves might not have been able to catch up."

Dugu Bo also noticed the Sacred Heavenly Horse's age, and a trace of confusion appeared on his somewhat stiff face.

"Poison Douluo, there seems to be something behind that Sacred Heavenly Horse. Is it a Howling Moon Wolf?"

Lin Du seemed to have seen something, but the Sacred Heavenly Horse's massive body concealed it, so he could not see clearly.

Dugu Bo glanced behind the Sacred Heavenly Horse. Once he saw what it was, he could not help crying out in surprise.

"That is... What a cunning pack of beasts. I was wondering why this Sacred Heavenly Horse didn't flee when it couldn't win. There's a newborn Sacred Heavenly Horse behind it. It's protecting its child!"

The moment his words fell,

a petite figure suddenly leaped down from the rock. Six white wings fluttered as she sped toward the Howling Moon Wolf King below!

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