Chapter 436 - Chapter 436: Chapter 428: High-Level Showdown_1 (2/2)

“Bring a fine horse for Master Qin Niu.”

Bai Xuezhu issued an order.

His personal guards immediately brought a Black Mare Horse to Qin Niu and respectfully handed it over to him.

“These warhorses have all been trained, Master Qin can rest assured in their use.”

Qin Niu had intended to refuse, since his mount was the Green Ox, which was much stronger than these Black Mare Horses.

Thinking that this was Bai Xuezhu’s kindness, he accepted it.

Having the Green Ox follow behind to support in battle would be good.

Charging into the fray was extremely dangerous.

Iron Tiger’s ferocious tiger had been slain by Qin Niu, who had now also switched to a Black Mare Horse.

On the battlefield, the most practical weren’t ferocious beasts, but warhorses.

Because warhorses are easier to breed in large numbers and easier to train as well.

Another point is that with army sizes reaching hundreds of thousands, even if only twenty thousand mounts needed to be fed meat, there’s no gang that could afford it.

The more formidable the beast, the more terrifying its appetite.

A ferocious tiger might need to consume fifty or sixty pounds of meat in one meal. Only army generals or those of high status could afford such creatures.

For every ordinary soldier to have a beast mount is simply unthinkable.

Warhorses mainly eat grass and grains; their maintenance costs are significantly lower than those of beasts.

Hence, warhorses will always be the mainstream on the battlefield.

Wolf Cavalry, elephant troops, and Ferocious Tiger Soldiers have all made appearances, but only on a small scale. There’s never been such an absurd scene as one hundred thousand elephant cavalry.

Qin Niu, riding on the back of the Black Mare Horse, discovered that the horse was not only vigorous and strong but also easily understood his commands.

With a light squeeze of his legs, it immediately ran forward.

To make it speed up, a mere flick of the reins was needed. To stop it, he simply had to pull back on the reins.

Riding it was extremely comfortable.

“Bai Xuezhu, today is the day you die.”

Across from him, a sinister-looking old man with a sharp and long nose, dressed in a black robe, had a hat on his head that was quite distinctive. At first glance, it seemed like a fine hat, but up close it turned out to be made of long wriggling insects.

Raising their heads, they revealed their fine sharp legs and frightening mouthparts, making one’s scalp tingle.

Qin Niu recognized at a glance that those insects resembled centipedes.

A rough estimate suggested that at least two to three hundred centipedes were needed to make such a large hat.

The experts of the Nine Insect Gang were truly disgusting; not only were the centipedes poisonous, but they also emitted a foul smell. For that old man to coil so many centipedes on his head as a hat, it was hard to fathom what he was thinking.

“Seeking death!”

Deputy Gang Leader Bai practiced body-hardening techniques, his defensive strength was astonishing.

In combat, he always charged forward, brave and fierce.

He drew his sword and went straight to kill.

The sinister old man dared not be careless, immediately releasing bugs to attack Bai Xuezhu, wielding a snake-shaped cane as his weapon.

Through the sensing of qi, this disgusting old man was also a strong practitioner in the Spirit Qi Realm.

Qin Niu’s gaze swept over and he saw that there were as many as six strong practitioners in the Spirit Qi Realm concentrated in that area.

On the side of the Black Tiger Gang, they were equally unyielding.

Besides Deputy Gang Leader Bai, there were several other strong practitioners in the Spirit Qi Realm whom Qin Niu did not recognize. These people were generally older in age.

It was likely that after the ordinary soldiers had mostly been killed, these old fellows finally made their move.

“Not good, Gang Leader Bai is in danger!”

Master He Shan’s complexion changed slightly, appearing very anxious.

Qin Niu followed his gaze and saw a woman wearing a cloak and a large black robe standing on the back of a giant spider.

The spider was as large as a water buffalo, its body covered in patterns, somewhat resembling a variety from the garden spider family.