Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1094 - 1094 0642 Encirclement and Separation_2

Chapter 1094: Chapter 0642: Encirclement and Separation_2 Chapter 1094: Chapter 0642: Encirclement and Separation_2 Huoyang Emperor rushed over with his men, trying every means to lure Li Xiangyun away from Emperor Bahuang’s side, but no matter what they attempted, they could never succeed. Instead, during the process, Li Xiangyun found opportunities to kill several of his people, almost distressing Huoyang Emperor to death.

Qi Tian constantly roamed on the outside, looking for the right opportunity to make his move, but he hadn’t found one yet. He realized that no matter what, he must separate Emperor Bahuang and Li Xiangyun first. If he couldn’t achieve this, attempting to directly target Emperor Bahuang would become extremely difficult, almost impossible to succeed.

Qi Tian’s gaze fell on Li Xiangyu. Compared to Emperor Bahuang, Li Xiangyun was much easier to deal with. Qi Tian thought for a moment and immediately sent a message to Huoyang Emperor, asking him once again to try to provoke Li Xiangyun into taking action.

While observing from the sidelines, Qi Tian had noticed that Li Xiangyun had a certain trait; he was exceptionally ruthless. To be specific, he would not let go of any chance to kill an enemy. Sometimes, he would take huge risks to make a move. Earlier, when he killed the subordinates of Huoyang Emperor, the very first time was such a situation. It was extremely dangerous, and he almost fell into Huoyang Emperor’s trap, almost getting separated from Emperor Bahuang. Despite this, Li Xiangyun didn’t change his style. After finding another opportunity, he was just as determined to strike without the slightest hesitation.

Of course, this might not be a trait of Li Xiangyun’s, but rather due to the immense pressure he was currently facing, as the number of people besieging them was too great. Perhaps he was intent on seizing any chance to kill, to alleviate the pressure he and Emperor Bahuang were under.

For whatever reason, Qi Tian saw this as an opportunity.

Huoyang Emperor was not Qi Tian’s Immortal Slave; he was not obliged to obey Qi Tian’s orders, but Huoyang Emperor was very afraid of Qi Tian and also wanted to please him. So when Qi Tian sent him the message, although he was somewhat reluctant, fearing his subordinates would once again die at the hands of Li Xiangyun, he hesitated for only a moment before gritting his teeth and issuing the order, commanding his subordinates to move out again and lure Li Xiangyun into action.

Just as Qi Tian anticipated, when Huoyang Emperor’s subordinates attacked, Li Xiangyun found flaws in their actions once again. Without any doubt, Li Xiangyun swung his weapon to attack, aiming to kill Huoyang Emperor’s subordinates.

Qi Tian was waiting for just such an opportunity. He flipped his wrist and two Wolf Teeth Knives instantly launched, piercing through the void, shooting straight at Li Xiangyun.

These were two blades above the Half-step Nascent Soul level, with which Qi Tian was confident in inflicting severe damage on Li Xiangyun. Qi Tian had no worries about his attack inadvertently hurting the Gold Core Realm cultivators encircling Li Xiangyun. He had chosen the optimum time and angle for his move, fairly certain it would not harm allies. Then again, even if there was an unforeseen accident on the battlefield, Qi Tian had a backup plan ready.

As the two Wolf Teeth Knives were thrown, Qi Tian had stealthily released the Transporting Whirlwind, following close behind the knives. In the event of an accident, the Transporting Whirlwind would engulf the knives, forcing them to change their trajectory, ensuring that they fulfilled their lethal purpose.

As it turned out, the timing Qi Tian chose to attack was exceedingly accurate; no accident occurred, and the two Wolf Teeth Knives reached Li Xiangyun in an extremely short amount of time.

Li Xiangyun’s soul nearly fled from his body; he could feel the palpable danger that the two Wolf Teeth Knives posed to him. It wasn’t a casual threat; it was a real, present danger. One misstep could cost him his life.

Li Xiangyun had originally planned to seize the opportunity to attack and, after killing Huoyang Emperor’s subordinates, quickly retreat to stand beside Emperor Bahuang once again. But now, as the two Wolf Teeth Knives attacked simultaneously, it became impossible for Li Xiangyun to kill Huoyang Emperor’s subordinates, or to retreat. At this moment, whatever choice he made would not be a good one.

At this moment, Li Xiangyun followed her true nature; she did not attempt to kill Huoyang Emperor’s subordinates, nor did she choose to retreat. At this point, if she still wanted to kill Huoyang Emperor’s subordinates, those two Wolf Teeth Knives were bound to stab into her body. If she chose to retreat, a gap would appear on the battlefield, and the Wolf Teeth Knives could very likely bypass her and head straight for Emperor Bahuang nearby—a situation she absolutely could not accept.

Li Xiangyun chose to staunchly resist the two Wolf Teeth Knives head-on. The best method at that time would, in fact, be to deflect the knives, but this was easier said than done. It’s like facing gunshots; everyone knows that if you can deflect the bullets, then there would be no danger, but the problem is that deflecting bullets is a feat only possible in fantastical dramas. The Wolf Teeth Knives presented the same issue—too swift, with such immense lethality, that with her abilities, she was incapable of deflecting both knives at the same time.

Li Xiangyun could only cope with one of them; as for the other, she had to leave it to fate.

Swinging the weapon in her hands, Li Xiangyun aimed at one of the Wolf Teeth Knives, concentrating all her attention on capturing its trajectory. Once she had locked onto the target, she dared not allow her focus to waver in the slightest, instead swinging the weapon toward that one Wolf Teeth Knife trying to deflect it.

Li Xiangyun indeed possessed real skill; her weapon struck the middle of the Wolf Teeth Knife without deviation, knocking it away.

However, just as she deflected that knife, the other Wolf Teeth Knife flew toward her and resolutely stabbed into her body. The Half-step Nascent Soul level Wolf Teeth Knife collided head-on with the armor of the same level she wore. As Qi Tian had expected, both the knife and the armor were destroyed. Although the armor did not break, the runes on it dimmed completely, no longer able to provide Half-step Nascent Soul level defense, let alone anything above that level.

In the time it took Li Xiangyun to react, Huoyang Emperor, with his subordinates, promptly seized the opportunity, bravely pushing forwards. They moved between Li Xiangyun and Emperor Bahuang, successfully separating them, ensuring that they could no longer fight side by side and had to face the battle individually.

Huoyang Emperor sighed in relief. He had seen very clearly that Li Xiangyun had lost her protection above the Half-step Nascent Soul level, which meant that without that layer of defense, her prowess immediately dropped a level.

Huoyang Emperor excitedly shouted, “Make sure to hold Li Xiangyun back! Whoever can capture Li Xiangyun, when we return, I will reward them with a Half-step Nascent Soul level magical weapon.”

Only a few of Huoyang Emperor’s subordinates possessed a Half-step Nascent Soul level magical weapon, and they had not even heard of anything above that level; such matters were, for the time being, still a secret to them.

They all believed that the reason Li Xiangyun and Emperor Bahuang were so formidable was solely due to the Half-step Nascent Soul level magical weapons. Now that Huoyang Emperor had offered such level weapons as a reward, his subordinates’ morale soared. They shouted excitedly and, throwing caution to the wind, they lunged at Li Xiangyun.

Li Xiangyun now had only one weapon above the Half-step Nascent Soul level left on her, and even this weapon had taken some damage when deflecting the Wolf Teeth Knife just before. Although it hadn’t dropped to Half-step Nascent Soul level, its power had diminished noticeably.

The decrease in the weapon’s power, along with the separation from Emperor Bahuang, delivered a significant blow to Li Xiangyun’s morale.