Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1238 - 1238 0714 Increase in Mental Power_2

Chapter 1238: Chapter 0714: Increase in Mental Power_2 Chapter 1238: Chapter 0714: Increase in Mental Power_2 When the black smoke fell upon the bodies of several Gold Core Realm experts near the Ghost Face, including their exposed skin and faces, it quickly turned black, and their vitality rapidly drained away. Instead of fading after killing these Gold Core Realm experts, the black smoke became even denser; it seemed that the life force of the cultivators added more vigor to it.

Following this trend, there was no need to think further to know that this plume of black smoke was enough to kill everyone, including Emperor Jianwu, and in the end, no one would survive. This is the means of a Nascent Soul Stage existence; when they use their lethal moves, Gold Core Realm cultivators have almost no ability to resist.

Qi Tian’s expression subtly changed, knowing that entering the Saint’s Tomb would cost many lives this time, but he couldn’t accept Emperor Jianwu and the others dying in such a meaningless way right now.

Qi Tian could not just watch more people be killed, so he decided to take a slight risk. He sent out the majority of the Transporting Whirlwinds that were always revolving around him to protect him. They moved ahead of him, toward Emperor Jianwu and the others, attempting to gather the black smoke to prevent further casualties.

The perception of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider was incredibly sharp. Although it couldn’t see the significant reduction in the number of Transporting Whirlwinds surrounding Qi Tian, its keen intuition told it that Qi Tian’s defensive capabilities had been reduced to the extreme.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider sneered secretly, mocking Qi Tian’s foolish compassion. It didn’t miss the advantageous opportunity and immediately aimed at Qi Tian, sending out a high-frequency shriek once again.

This time, the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider used every bit of its strength, employing its trump card. With a resolve of success or death, if it couldn’t finish off Qi Tian this time, it would essentially lose its combat ability and couldn’t pose any more threat to Qi Tian.

By then, only two Transporting Whirlwinds remained around Qi Tian, and as the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider sensed, his defense had indeed dropped to its lowest point, extremely vulnerable.

When the shriek of the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider reached him, Qi Tian quickly mobilized the Transporting Whirlwinds to circle around him, intending to sweep away the piercing sound. However, Qi Tian underestimated the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider’s determination this time, as well as its extreme abilities due to his lack of understanding. The two Transporting Whirlwinds could not intercept the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider’s high-frequency shriek as before, and a significant part of it still penetrated the barrier formed by the whirlwinds and entered his ears.

Qi Tian felt as if someone was driving a spike into his head from both sides of his ears, an indescribably agonizing pain.

Such pain was definitely not something that could be endured easily; if immediate and decisive measures were not taken, Qi Tian would undoubtedly be injured. If handled well, he might only suffer some mental trauma; if not, his brain matter could very likely be crushed, and he would be finished.

Having experienced life and death, Qi Tian’s reaction was not slow. In an incredibly short span of time, he made a rapid and correct response. He quickly gathered his psychic energy and operated the Contemplation Skills, suppressing the foreign energy that the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider’s high-frequency shriek had shot into his sea of consciousness.

If it had been Emperor Jianwu and the others, even if they could react quickly, they would undoubtedly lose in such a contest. But Qi Tian was different. He not only made the right choice, but more crucially, his psychic energy had been tempered once before when he was about to enter the Inner Underground Palace of the Saint’s Tomb. He seized the opportunity of the extreme pressure from the black heart, allowing his psychic energy to leap forward. Now, his psychic energy, both in quantity and quality, was no weaker than that of an ordinary First Level of Nascent Soul Stage cultivator.

With such intensity of psychic energy, he was definitely second to none among the Gold Core Realm experts. Although he still couldn’t directly confront the foreign energy emitted by the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider, one must not forget that before entering Qi Tian’s sea of consciousness, the foreign energy had already been weakened considerably by the Transporting Whirlwinds. With this taken into account, the two forces were essentially at a stalemate.

Both sides were evenly matched, and at this time, it was a contest of willpower and endurance. Whoever possessed the stronger and more resilient will, whoever was more tenacious at this moment, would seize the final victory.

The Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider had used up all of its strength to unleash this wave of foreign energy, rendering it incapable of repeating such a process. In other words, its endurance had dwindled to zero. Although the willpower of the foreign energy was certainly formidable, once separated from the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider, its willpower could only decline over time, unable to maintain a high level for long.

In contrast, Qi Tian’s battlefield was within his own mind, and he was acutely aware of the consequences of failure. He would never allow the Ghost Face Illusion Demon Spider to destroy his sea of consciousness. Being exceptionally resilient by nature, he was now even less likely to concede.

Furthermore, Qi Tian held other advantages: he could replenish his energy whenever he pleased and call upon additional reinforcements for himself.

Of course, with the battleground within Qi Tian’s mind, it was undeniably fraught with peril. A single misstep could severely damage his sea of consciousness, the result of which was unthinkable.

To prevent such a scenario, Qi Tian immediately engaged the foreign energy that had invaded his mind with his own spiritual power. As soon as a balance was reached, he quickly drew from the Heavenly Dao Engine’s storage chamber a fist-sized portion of the highest quality Spirit Milk Ointment. Normally, even a single drop of this ointment was incredibly valuable, but Qi Tian could not concern himself with that at the moment and consumed it as if it were no more than a common delicacy.

Inside Qi Tian’s body, the Spirit Milk Ointment rapidly transformed into a rich yet gentle energy that nourished both his body and soul. With the energy of the Spirit Milk Ointment absorbed, Qi Tian’s injured spiritual power not only swiftly recovered but also began to grow.

On the other hand, the foreign energy could not draw reinforcements from the outside world. Over time, it continued to wane, and as one side declined and the other surged, the initially balanced contenders fell out of equilibrium. Qi Tian’s spiritual power began to rapidly gain a significant upper hand. Whereas the foreign energy had previously managed both offensive and defensive moves against Qi Tian’s spiritual power, it could now only defend, and under Qi Tian’s relentless assault, it began to retreat step by step.

Before long, Qi Tian’s spiritual power had completely eradicated the foreign energy. Not only was his spiritual power unscathed, but in the brief yet perilous close-quarters combat with the foreign energy, it underwent further tempering and achieved another extraordinary increase. Even though the magnitude of the growth was not substantial, the quality of the strength gained was exceptionally high.

Qi Tian sighed deeply in relief, the ordeal had been far too harrowing. He vowed to never go through such an experience again; while the outcome was favorable, the process was too risky and unnecessary.

Qi Tian looked towards the direction of Emperor Jianwu and noticed that the Transporting Whirlwinds he had dispatched had already swept away all the black smoke and were now pursuing the ghost face that was emitting it.

The ghost face fled in desperation, not daring to pause for a moment.

At this time, the ghost faces subdued by Qi Tian began to break free from the illusion’s control one after another. As they regained consciousness, without the slightest hesitation, they quickly joined the battlefield and, moving at their swiftest speed, coordinated with the Transporting Whirlwinds to encircle the desperately fleeing ghost face.