Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1237 - 1237 0714 Increase in Mental Power

Chapter 1237: Chapter 0714: Increase in Mental Power Chapter 1237: Chapter 0714: Increase in Mental Power Chapter 0714 Spiritual Power Enhancement

At this moment, Qi Tian had to make a reluctant yet ruthless decision, which was to let the Transporting Whirlwind do its best to entangle one of the ghost faces while ignoring the other, allowing it to charge towards Emperor Jianwu and the others.

The ghost face that was let go immediately pounced into the midst of Emperor Jianwu and his group like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, instantly unleashing carnage. It transformed into a towering figure, opened its bloody maw, and bit towards Emperor Jianwu and his allies. A single bite could capture a Gold Core Realm powerhouse in its mouth. Without chewing, it swallowed the cultivator whole, just like a bird eats a worm, before opening its mouth again to swallow the next Gold Core Realm expert.

Its speed was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had swallowed three to four Gold Core Realm experts. At this rate, it wouldn’t take long to completely devour all of Emperor Jianwu’s group.

However, the ghost face’s actions did not satisfy the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. Its task was to execute a slaughter, not to eat people. Although consuming them was a form of killing, the efficiency was simply too slow.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider let out a series of dissatisfied shrieks, trying to make the ghost face change its way of killing, to only kill and not eat. But this time, the ghost face did not immediately carry out the command of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. Devouring Gold Core Realm powerhouses for the ghost face was like a drunkard encountering an exquisite liquor, utterly unable to resist its temptation. The flesh and souls of Gold Core Realm experts were greatly nourishing to it. Having been trapped in the Saint’s Tomb for hundreds to thousands of years, they had gone far too long without tasting the flesh of living beings, and now that they had the chance, how could they easily let it pass?

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider shrieked repeatedly, but the ghost face turned a deaf ear, simply burying itself in consuming the Gold Core Realm strong, even when the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider emphasized the importance of complying with its wishes again and again. Left with no choice, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider had to use the control authority granted to it by the Saint’s Tomb’s master to launch a direct attack on the ghost face.

A Restriction Array had been set upon the ghost face by the master of the Saint’s Tomb, and aside from the tomb’s master, only one other entity could activate it—the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. Moreover, the activation method was very special; it required the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider to emit a particular shriek. Without this, no one could start the Restriction Array on the ghost face. The master of the Saint’s Tomb had made such arrangements to prevent anyone from understanding the weaknesses of the ghost face and taking control of it.

The Restriction Array on the ghost face was activated instantly. As the ghost face was gleefully devouring Gold Core Realm experts, it suddenly felt as if someone had gripped its heart, a heart-piercing pain exploded from within, instantly spreading throughout its body. The ghost face let out a series of agonized screams, writhing and rolling on the ground in pain, unable to continue consuming the Gold Core Realm experts.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider coldly issued an order, demanding that the ghost face immediately carry out its command without any discount.

Only then did the ghost face get up from the ground, reluctantly preparing to indulge in the slaughter of Emperor Jianwu and his group as demanded by the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider. But by that time, it was already too late. It seemed like only a brief period had passed, not even half a minute, but for beings of their caliber, even a mere twenty seconds was enough to change many things.

Firstly, Qi Tian repeated his old trick: he used the Transporting Whirlwind to drag the ghost face he had under control to him. This process took a bit more time as the ghost face struggled fiercely, and by the time he placed it into the storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine, about twenty seconds had passed.

Then, without wasting any time, Qi Tian activated all but two Transporting Whirlwinds, which were left as a protective measure. The rest were mobilized with the utmost speed. In just two to three seconds, they made a rough sweep through the entire Inner Underground Palace, tearing and smashing any reachable energy filaments, leaving none behind.

After completing these tasks, Qi Tian left those two Transporting Whirlwinds next to the subdued ghost face to protect it from any energy filaments that the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider might spit out again. With the remaining Transporting Whirlwinds, he rushed towards Emperor Jianwu and his group at the highest speed.

Before Qi Tian reached the side of Emperor Jianwu and his group, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider had already finished disciplining the ghost face. With nowhere to vent its full belly of resentment and rage, the ghost face made Emperor Jianwu and his companions the living targets on which to vent its fury.

With a howl, the ghost face expelled a plume of black smoke from its mouth, blanketing the sky and descending upon Emperor Jianwu and his group.

Qi Tian inwardly cursed, “Not good.” He sensed a chilling murderous intent from the black smoke, one that obliterated vitality. If one were to come into contact with such a substance, certainly nothing good would come of it.

In fact, just as Qi Tian had speculated, the black smoke emitted by the ghost face—though not as malicious as the Millennium Corpse Water—functioned similarly as a lethal weapon. For cultivators, they were both nearly impossible to resist, with almost certain death upon contact.