The last was a tall young man, a full head taller than Nie Yun. He exuded a chilling, keep-your-distance aura. Prince Duobo and the others all kept some distance from him, whether out of fear or because they found him difficult to get along with.
"His name is One-Horn. He's quite famous too—the renowned battle maniac of Yunzhou City!" Prince Ru Xia said.
"Battle maniac? One-Horn?" Nie Yun froze. "Do humans have names like that?"
"He really isn't human. He is a descendant of the Chaos Vault Beast, the mount of the Red Sandalwood Emperor. He is a naturally gifted variant, with astonishing defensive power! By nature, he loves fighting and enjoys battling others. It is fine if you do not provoke him, but provoke him even slightly—just give him one extra glance on the road—and he will challenge you to a duel... The key is that his defense is incredibly formidable. Your hands could hurt from hitting him, and he would still be completely fine... On top of that, he has an ancestral divine beast backing him. That is why, whenever people like us see him, we avoid him from as far away as possible!"
Prince Ru Xia gave a bitter smile.
"Chaos Vault Beast?"
Nie Yun nodded.
Divine beasts differed from humans. Their bloodline inheritances were far more terrifying, and divine beasts had long lifespans. Compared with him, even the descendants of the Red Sandalwood Emperor probably fell short by countless generations.
The fewer generations apart they were, the purer their bloodline.
One-Horn's ancestor had been able to serve as the mount of the Red Sandalwood Emperor, so his strength was surely not to be underestimated. Naturally, his descendants were powerful as well.
"How strong is he?"
Invincible defense did not necessarily mean equally formidable combat strength. If