The moment Black Wind saw this thing, a familiar feeling surged in its heart.

"Boss, I want to eat it!"

"What kind of feeling do you get when you see this thing?"

"What kind of feeling? It's like... this was naturally meant to be my food, just like cats eat fish, horses eat grass, dogs eat shit. It's the natural order of things."

Chen Yi understood.

It seemed the speculation from the simulation was correct. Black Wind, that is, the Dragon-Scale Horse race, were natural enemies of the Dragon-Man tribe!

However, how exactly Black Wind countered the Dragon-Man tribe, Chen Yi wasn't clear yet.

From the memories inherited from the simulation, it didn't seem to counter them much either.

But this might be related to Black Wind's bloodline not being fully awakened.

Chen Yi gave the three Dragon-Man Pearls to Black Wind to eat.

Not long after, Chen Yi discovered that three black scales had actually grown on the back of Black Wind's neck!

They were called black, but were actually a profound dark color, like the feathers of a crow—a dazzling, iridescent black.

Seeing this, Chen Yi boldly speculated that awakening Black Wind's bloodline was actually very simple—eat Dragon-Man tribe members!

"Boss, I feel like my body has changed a bit."

"Yes, you've grown dragon scales."

"Dragon scales?"

"You're a Dragon-Scale Horse, of course these are dragon scales."

"Me, a Dragon-Scale Horse?"

"Uh... that somehow sounds like an insult. Anyway, remember, you are a Dragon-Scale Horse, the natural enemy of the Dragon-Man tribe!"

Black Wind seemed thoughtful.

Afterwards, Black Wind ran a lap inside the Cauldron Realm. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Its speed had increased significantly. The sense of power throughout its body, its agility, flexibility, and even the black flames that sprang from its hooves while running had all strengthened considerably.

"It seems it really is awakened by eating Dragon-Man tribe members. No wonder they're natural enemies."

This was even better. Destroying Dragon-Man tribe strongholds, killing some Dragon-Man tribe members, and conveniently leveling up Black Wind.

Killing multiple birds with one stone!

...

Half a month later.

Southern Borderlands, Great Shi Kingdom, Chen Yi's third stop for destroying Dragon-Man tribe strongholds.

Moreover, Chen Yi had calculated the timing.

The memories inherited from the fourth simulation mentioned the time and place of the Demon Essence Pill's first appearance, which was also the Great Shi Kingdom, and precisely this year.

This was investigated by the Sword Lord.

So, Chen Yi could also solve the Demon Essence Pill problem on the side, preventing a war of attrition between the humans of the Five Regions and the demon tribes of the Great Wastes, which would create conditions for the Dragon-Man tribe invasion.

Chen Yi was no stranger to this Great Shi Kingdom.

In the second simulation, he was exiled to military service, serving as a Military Advisor under the command of General Sun Cheng'en of the Zhennan Border Army in Suzhou.

The border army's main opponent in the war at that time was this very Great Shi Kingdom.

A small, separatist regime in the Southern Borderlands, facing the unified central authority of the Central Plains, was actually winning victory after victory.

Even though the Great Qian Dynasty showed signs of a dynasty's end.

The greater credit belonged to the Great Shi Kingdom's Barbarian Elephant Corps being excessively overpowered.

Central Plains infantry facing the Barbarian Elephant Corps were completely slaughtered.

Even elite cavalry couldn't charge through the six-to-seven-meter-tall Barbarian Elephant Beasts.

Previously, Chen Yi truly thought the Great Shi was some local powerhouse, capable of shaking the central authority to some degree.

Now, standing above the battlefield where the Suzhou border army and the Great Shi's Barbarian Elephant Corps were fighting, Chen Yi understood everything.

These Barbarian Elephants all carried the faint, lingering aura of the Dragon-Man tribe!

"So it was the Dragon-Man tribe who created this Barbarian Elephant Corps."

Right at that moment, Chen Yi saw Sun Cheng'en surrounded by a group of Barbarian Elephants, in grave danger.

"General Sun is a rare loyal and capable general. He deserves to be saved, but I'm currently at the Martial King Realm. It's not really appropriate for me to intervene, is it..."

Within the Five Regions, the Li Imperial Clan had deep, hidden strength and established an unspoken agreement for the world.

Experts at the Martial King Realm and above could not directly intervene on the front lines of war.

They could command from the rear, but were absolutely forbidden from entering the battlefield to kill.

As long as the Li Imperial Clan stood, all heroes of the world had to abide by this, otherwise they would face imperial suppression.

Chen Yi didn't want to attract unnecessary trouble for himself.

Then, a sudden inspiration struck.

Wouldn't it work if he just temporarily removed the "Half-Emperor for a Thousand Ages" trait!

Wouldn't reverting to the Spirit Condensation realm allow him to lend a hand?

With the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in one hand and the Demon Refining Pot in the other, two Immortal Artifacts in hand, Chen Yi wasn't likely to fail on a battlefield of this level.

Sun Cheng'en had been fighting fiercely for several days now. His stamina was nearing its limit, his entire body covered in blood and grime—some his own, some the enemy's.

The imperial court ordered him to suppress the rebellious Great Shi Kingdom in the Southern Borderlands.

But after penetrating deep into Great Shi territory, they encountered difficulties.

Logistical supply was difficult, reinforcements were hard to come by, yet the enemy had suddenly become many times stronger.

The Great Shi Kingdom's Elephant Corps was famously renowned throughout the Five Regions.

Therefore, the Suzhou border army had long developed a mature set of tactics to deal with the Elephant Corps.

But this set of tactics was useless this time.

Because the Elephant Corps had become the Barbarian Elephant Corps!

They still looked like they were riding elephants, but these elephants were just too big—they were basically Exotic Beasts!

Exotic Beasts were much harder to tame than ordinary animals. When did the Great Shi Kingdom become so proficient in beast taming?

Sun Cheng'en had no time to ponder these questions now.

Over a dozen massive Barbarian Elephants surrounded the exhausted him. Long, sharp lances thrust at him from all directions, creating a perilous situation.

As the commanding general, Sun Cheng'en had a battalion of personal guards on the battlefield, specifically responsible for his safety.

The fact that Sun Cheng'en now had to face enemy blades and spears directly meant his personal guard battalion had all sacrificed themselves.

"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet!"

The Great Shi general besieging Sun Cheng'en laughed maniacally.

"Sun Cheng'en! You won't live to see reinforcements! Your martial cultivation realm is indeed higher than ours, but this is a battlefield! People tire, blades dull! Let's see how long you can hold out!"

At this critical moment, Sun Cheng'en was astonished to discover that the Barbarian Elephant soldiers attacking him, both man and beast, were levitating into the air!

Holy shit!

These Exotic Beast elephants could fly?

Looking closer, it wasn't that.

The Barbarian Elephants' four legs flailed wildly, seemingly terrified. The soldiers on their backs clung desperately to the elephants' huge ears, afraid of falling from the sky.

Sun Cheng'en focused his gaze. This scene of massive Barbarian Elephants rising into the air was playing out repeatedly across the battlefield.

Following these levitating elephants to the far end, he saw a young man with tied-back hair, dressed in white robes, a jade belt around his waist, walking forward calmly.

"This is..."

Chen Yi's *Stellar River Divine Art* had already reached the realm of Perfection.

What did this mean?

This was a Heaven-Grade cultivation art!

How many people couldn't learn a Heaven-Grade art even if given one.

Chen Yi had freaking reached Perfection with it!

Even among the Shen Family's geniuses, few could train the *Stellar River Divine Art* to Perfection.

The influence of a technique's realm on its effects must never be underestimated.

The power of the *Stellar River Divine Art* in Chen Yi's hands was far stronger than in the hands of an ordinary Shen Family member.

Therefore, Chen Yi could effortlessly control the gravity around him, letting these six-to-seven-meter-tall Barbarian Elephants enjoy the feeling of being birds.

Those enemy soldiers who charged at him couldn't withstand even a casual move from Chen Yi.

He didn't need a killing move like *Shattering Star Ripple Finger*.

The High-Grade and Mid-Grade martial arts he had learned before, after reaching the realms of Perfection and even Transcendent Mastery, were similarly astonishing in power and had low consumption.

Thus, Chen Yi walked calmly through the vast army, arriving before Sun Cheng'en.

"General Sun, lead your troops to break out and return to Central Plains territory. The Great Shi Kingdom has external assistance. If you remain deep in enemy territory, you risk total annihilation."

Sun Cheng'en held his sword and clasped his fists in salute. The blade of his sword was full of nicks.

"Thank you, young hero, for your righteous assistance..." Sun Cheng'en looked around, then asked, "May I ask if the young hero is a disciple of the Shen Family, undergoing training in the Five Regions?"

Chen Yi smiled without answering.

Sun Cheng'en understood implicitly and thanked him again.

"For saving my life, Sun has no way to repay you. In the future, if there is any way Sun can be of use, I am at your command!"