Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1236 - 1236 0713 The Possibility of Turning Defeat

Chapter 1236: Chapter 0713: The Possibility of Turning Defeat into Victory_2 Chapter 1236: Chapter 0713: The Possibility of Turning Defeat into Victory_2 The Ghost Faces would never make such a mistake.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider, fuming with rage upon witnessing this scene, understood that the Ghost Faces had no choice but to act in such a manner. To free the Ghost Faces from the constraints of the glaze sand in time, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider had no choice but to take matters into its own hands. It dared not run out from the wall but slightly adjusted the angle of its head, shifting its gaze from Qi Tian to the glaze sand. Then, it opened its mouth. Initially intending to use high-frequency shrieking against the glaze sand, it dismissed the idea upon considering the dense fog surrounding the glaze sand, which could block Divine Sense. Instead, it sprayed out a copious amount of energy silk threads, hoping to drag the glaze sand back into the illusion.

The glaze sand had been specifically targeted by the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider before and had developed a shadow in its heart. Seeing the energy silk threads rapidly approaching, the glaze sand almost instinctively started to consolidate its defenses. The dense fog it spat out swiftly retracted, and the sandy gravel that was entangled with the Ghost Faces was also significantly affected. While the movement wasn’t as drastic as the fog’s, it too retreated slightly and shifted from an aggressive offensive to a stance that balanced attack and defense.

Initially, the glaze sand had entangled three Ghost Faces, but now, one of them, seizing upon a flaw exposed due to the glaze sand’s adjustment, broke free from the entanglement, and charged fiercely towards Qi Tian. Shortly after, another Ghost Face managed to free itself from the glaze sand and also pounced towards Qi Tian.

The glaze sand was taken aback. Having let two of the three Ghost Faces escape, if the last one also got away, it would truly have no face to explain itself to Qi Tian. Qi Tian would certainly punish it severely. Not wanting to incur Qi Tian’s harsh punishment, the glaze sand quickly intensified its attack on the last Ghost Face, successfully keeping it entangled and preventing its escape.

The two Ghost Faces that rushed towards Qi Tian were incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, they reached him. Learning from the lesson of the previous Ghost Face that Qi Tian had caught, they didn’t dare to get too close to him. Instead, they paused at a distance from Qi Tian, positioned themselves at the highest point they could reach, and began casting various spells, hoping to annihilate Qi Tian.

It must be admitted that as beings of the Nascent Soul Stage, the spells released by these two Ghost Faces were extremely powerful. If even one struck Qi Tian, he would either be fatally wounded or severely injured.

Unfortunately for them, at this moment, Qi Tian chose a relatively conservative but sufficiently safe method. He summoned the bulk of the Transporting Whirlwind he could muster to successfully form a protective barrier around him. Any spells aimed at him had to first penetrate this barrier before they could possibly hit him.

When the Transporting Whirlwind encountered these spells, it completely disregarded their power and treated them as mere streams of spiritual energy, sweeping them away and sending them to the fuel storage room of the Heavenly Dao Engine to be used as fuel.

Meanwhile, Qi Tian, sheltered behind the protective net formed by the Transporting Whirlwind, advanced cautiously and steadily, swiftly drawing closer to the Ghost Faces still controlled by the illusion.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider, incredibly agitated, kept hopping around and shrieking loudly, ordering the Ghost Faces to act quickly. However, its orders were utterly ineffective, unable to make the Ghost Faces move forward a single step or cause any additional harm to Qi Tian or the glaze sand.

Soon after, Qi Tian arrived by the Ghost Faces’ side and looked at Ghost Face No.1, Ghost Face No.2, Ghost Face No.3, Ghost Face No.4, and Ghost Face No.5, who were still lost in the illusion. Qi Tian felt a surge of frustration. They were all beings at the Nascent Soul Stage, so why couldn’t they break free from the control of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider’s illusions? This was truly a disgrace to the existence at the Nascent Soul Stage.

What Qi Tian didn’t know was that the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider, stationed within the Inner Underground Palace, had a deep understanding of all living beings in the Saint’s Tomb, including all the Ghost Faces. It knew their preferences and weaknesses, making it very easy for the spider to construct targeted illusions based on their likes and flaws. Therefore, the illusions the Ghost Faces encountered were particularly tailored to them, making it much harder for them to escape.

Qi Tian rushed over and immediately directed two Transporting Whirlwinds to the Ghost Faces’ side. He began to tear off the energy threads connected to their foreheads and, like a whirlwind sweeping away remnants, dragged away all the energy threads without leaving a single one behind.

Without the support of external energy, the Ghost Faces’ illusions became weaker and weaker. Their strong wills and spiritual power began to show their effects, and shortly after, one of the Ghost Faces showed signs of awakening. Just a bit more time, and all five Ghost Faces could wake up in turn.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider became increasingly frustrated and desperate. It could not believe that under its direct command, even with an obvious advantage in strength at the beginning, it managed to play such a strong hand so poorly. It was simply unacceptable to the spider. Not willing to accept this outcome, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider planned to go all out in a final attempt to see if there was any possibility of turning the tide of defeat.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider screeched and issued new instructions to the two Ghost Faces that were attacking Qi Tian. It demanded they abandon Qi Tian, to stop wasting their efforts on him, and instead turn to attack the group of Gold Core Realm cultivators in the Inner Underground Palace—those who were weakest and most vulnerable.

The two Ghost Faces changed course with unprecedented speed. Since they couldn’t take down Qi Tian, they didn’t want to waste more time on him. Turning to deal with the group of Gold Core Realm cultivators was not only much easier, but it also came with plenty of benefits. They could take the opportunity to absorb the flesh and blood of those cultivators, devour their souls, Gold Cores, and thereby strengthen themselves, becoming even more powerful.

Qi Tian hadn’t anticipated that the two Ghost Faces would be so ruthless. Putting aside the fact that Emperor Jianwu and the others were currently lost in illusions and had not an ounce of capacity to resist, even without such circumstances, Emperor Jianwu and the others at their peak state would have still had no ability to confront two Nascent Soul Stage Ghost Faces head-on—it would be a suicide mission with no chance of turning the tables.

Under no circumstances could Qi Tian allow this to happen. After all, Emperor Jianwu and the five Princes, including Gao Jinmei, were his Immortal Slaves. As long as his own safety was ensured, Qi Tian didn’t mind rescuing them when they were in danger.

Qi Tian quickly directed most of the Transporting Whirlwinds to rush out, trying to stop the two Ghost Faces that were charging toward Emperor Jianwu and the others. But he soon realized this was simply unrealistic. Even though the Heavenly Dao Engine had upgraded, making the Transporting Whirlwinds stronger, there was a limit to this strength—it wasn’t infinitely powerful. At that moment, the collective force of the Transporting Whirlwinds was only capable of holding back one of the two Ghost Faces. Attempting to stop both was wishful thinking; not even one could be restrained in the end.