Sunshine Rainbow Little White Horse

Naturally, Downs's thoughts began to wander again:

"What a master! His knowledge is so profound, I could spend a lifetime studying and still not learn it all.

'Knowledge is power!'

This isn't just Master's catchphrase; it's an unbreakable truth in the magical world.

When will I ever possess Master's powerful magical strength, no, 'knowledge' power!"

As he thought this, perhaps from eating a bit too much that day, Downs let out a burp, exhaling a puff of slightly cool air that seemed to billow like smoke.

Wait! Master said mist is a conductor. Could it be that adding a conductor to lightning makes its power even stronger?

Downs suddenly had an epiphany, his eyes widening to their maximum:

"I get it! Master was just pretending to be angry with the envoy, and casually killed a White Dragon he didn't like. He calculated everything, knowing we'd bring back the White Dragon meat, then he pretended to get diarrhea after eating it, and gave most of the meat to me. No wonder I've been feeling my perception of the frost element strengthen so much lately. It was all planned by Master."

Thinking this, two streams of excited tears gushed from Downs's eyes: "Master, he's too good to me! He doesn't say it, but he truly cares about me... Wuwuwuwu..."

Having lost his father at a young age, Downs suddenly felt a long-lost sense of warmth.

"I, I must do something to repay Master's great kindness!" Downs immediately began to ponder: "Is there anything I can do that Master would like?"

Gazing around, the small valley, though it would take a considerable time to reach its ends, was almost entirely visible.

Downs pondered for a while, then simply jumped into the cold pond and swam out to the waterfall again.

"Since Master has already dealt with the White Dragon that used to inhabit this area, there shouldn't be any powerful magical beasts around here anymore, right?"

This was a natural law. If the ruler of a territory is eliminated, there's a brief power vacuum before a new ruler arrives, until this fertile land is claimed by a new apex predator.

Downs's stroll, while seemingly reckless, was actually based on his belief that he was safe.

"With the lone peak as the center, within a five-mile radius, I should be safe. I can handle the small magical beasts myself, and Master can deal with the big ones."

It could only be said that sometimes, ignorance truly is bliss.

Like father, like son. Those surnamed Quijote had a bit too much courage. He sauntered through the small forest that was once the Ice Dragon's hunting ground.

As expected, Downs ran into trouble before he had walked even a kilometer.

"Hmm? What's this...?"

A neighing sound from the sky caught his attention.

Following the sound, Downs saw what looked like a strange rainbow suddenly dive down from the boiling, porridge-like clouds in the grey sky.

A rainbow appearing in a grey sky was like a lighthouse beam in the night, hard to ignore.

Not to mention, there was a large group of evil flying creatures, engulfed in flames, relentlessly pursuing this rainbow.

These 'flying fireballs' flapped their wings, circling, clawing, and pecking at the seven-colored rainbow.

Downs blinked, then looked again, only to realize the rainbow was actually a magnificent little colt.

It had no wings, its coat was a shimmering silver, but the mane behind its neck, its tail, and the hair flying from behind its hooves were all rainbow-colored.

It galloped across the sky, its hooves striking the air at high frequency, using the wind element as stepping stones.

If the pursuing fire bats weren't flying faster, this silver horse would have been the most eye-catching creature in the entire sky.

Its condition was already dire.

It had at least twenty wounds, the most shocking being a terrifying gash over a meter long from its left leg to its abdomen, from which silver blood continuously splattered.

Downs was surprised that this rainbow horse was falling directly towards the forest where he was.

This... is an opportunity!?

Downs felt the magic within him instantly boil, his heart pounding wildly as powerful elements gathered around him.

Subconsciously, all his muscles tensed.

He was ready to ambush!

He'd take down both the flying horse and the fire bats.

Just then, Downs thought of something: "If I use a powerful lightning strike, will it be like when Master killed the White Dragon, scorching half of its head? Lord Ganis and the others said that reduces the dragon's head value by at least half. Although Master doesn't care... but the horsehide can be made into boots. Silver boots with a rainbow mane would look beautiful. If I give Master the intact hide, he'll surely be happy."

With that thought, Downs immediately changed his mind.

He took a deep breath, his magic surging. Although the total amount of magic wasn't exaggerated, after continuous training, his magic could now resonate well with the wind element.

At this critical moment, he thought too much again.

"Master said conductors can increase electrical conductivity, so would adding this... make it even better?" Downs narrowed his eyes and suddenly reached out with his left hand.

A mass of white mist abruptly appeared in mid-air, like clumps of cotton dancing in the wind. Each time the white light flickered, it left behind a cold aura that settled on the fire bats flying behind the rainbow horse.

Then, a much vaster cloud of white ice vapor spread across hundreds of cubic meters of sky.

For anyone else, attempting this would be like playing with fire.

But Downs had a premonition that the magic within him remained in a state of balance.

That subtle feeling of 'one plus one is greater than two' made him feel as if his magical level was rapidly ascending.

As the rainbow horse and the fire bats were both startled by the appearance of Downs, a dazzling flash of light erupted from Downs's right hand.

The glow of [Lightning Chain] became the sole melody in this airspace the next second.

Normally, a [Lightning Chain] of Formal Mage level shouldn't be able to handle a cluster of 15 firebats. Whether it's a magical attack or a natural lightning strike, energy decays.

However, through consuming White Dragon meat, Downs gained Frost Element Affinity, allowing him to learn [Cloud Mist Technique] without a teacher! This is a talent skill of the White Dragon race, mind you!

When the Cloud Mist Technique, which was precisely wrapped around the firebats, was combined with the lightning chain, it formed a brand new combo...

If a transmigrator were here, they would surely exclaim, "Holy crap! That's him!"

Downs didn't realize that his combo just now had an even more brilliant aspect.

The winding lightning chain struck the rainbow horse, and because the horse seemed immune to wind element, the lightning chain reached the firebats without any decay.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle--"

The audible sounds from the firebats, along with terrifying ultrasonic waves, assailed Downs.

As the firebats fell from the sky like rain, Downs, struck by their dying counterattack, also let out a pained groan. He collapsed, instinctively hugging a large tree, unable to stand. His limbs twitched, and he had almost completely lost his strength.

Just then, the rainbow horse unexpectedly flew down, landing in front of Downs. It was only then that Downs realized this horse didn't seem to be an adult yet?

It snorted and actually nudged Downs with its nose.

Downs suddenly gave a wry smile, "Damn it! I was planning to kill you too. But now I can't bring myself to."

The silver foal with a rainbow mane blinked its eyes with extreme intelligence, as if saying, "We're in the same boat!"

Downs touched the blood dripping from his nose and smiled even more wryly. He took off his bracer and placed it in the horse's mouth to hold: "If you can understand me, fly to that lone peak and find my Master. He's the only one who can save us."

The rainbow horse actually understood, but instead of going to report, it desperately bit down on Downs and staggered into the air again, trembling as it flew towards the valley that represented hope.

Meanwhile, Lein, who was busy researching White Dragon meat recipes, was utterly astonished to see the rainbow horse descend from the sky carrying his good disciple. His first reaction was a demonic melody popping into his head:

"You are the the the the... Sunshine Rainbow Little White Horse!"