Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1278 - 1278 0734 Showing Off Violence_2

Chapter 1278: Chapter 0734: Showing Off Violence_2 Chapter 1278: Chapter 0734: Showing Off Violence_2 Manager Chen roared once more and said, “Qi Tian, I have already swatted away all those annoying flies around you. Now, I’d like to see what you can do?”

As Manager Chen spoke, he resumed his previously slowed-down speed.

Qi Tian seized the opportune moment just before and retreated as fast as he could, increasing the distance between him and Manager Chen considerably. He didn’t respond to Manager Chen’s provocation but simply waved his hand towards Manager Chen, and the Liuli Sand on his shoulder started moving rapidly.

In an instant, the Liuli Sand and the surrounding yellow sand particles transformed into a basin-sized sand wheel, spinning at high speed in the air and charging towards Manager Chen’s face.

Manager Chen felt an unprecedented threat from this sand wheel that he had never seen before. The combined power of the nine ghost faces was not something that Liuli Sand could match, but their power was too dispersed to condense together. However, the Liuli Sand was different; it was inherently a whole, and now it was imbued with high velocity, allowing the yellow sands with strength at the level of Nascent Soul Stage and just below to unleash power far surpassing the ghost faces within a short time. This power could now pose a threat to Manager Chen’s safety to a certain extent.

Manager Chen had to treat it cautiously. He slowed down his previously accelerated speed and reached for his waist, pulling out a blood-drenched rib and swinging it towards the sand wheel.

How could the Liuli Sand let Manager Chen hit it? It quickly dodged, skillfully avoiding the flying rib, and then pounced towards Manager Chen’s face once more.

At this time, Manager Chen had no time for other actions and instinctively raised his other arm, reaching out to grab the Liuli Sand.

With a “Bang,” the sand wheel transformed from Liuli Sand collided with Manager Chen’s palm. As Manager Chen’s fingers closed, he grasped the sand wheel in his hand.

The sand wheel spun wildly, and the yellow sands exerted a potent cutting force, shaving off all the decayed flesh, blood vessels, and fascia on Manager Chen’s palm. Blood from his hand spurted out, spraying around the world.

Manager Chen roared repeatedly, trying to gain control of the sand wheel, but it was his first encounter with such a thing. Moreover, the sand wheel utilized its advantage to the fullest, so for a while, despite his superior cultivation level, he had no idea how to handle the Liuli Sand.

Qi Tian’s eyes gleamed; he had not expected the sand wheel, transformed from Liuli Sand and utilized in combat, would be so effective. It seemed Manager Chen was now entangled with Liuli Sand; this was an opportunity.

Qi Tian was never the kind to sit around awaiting doom. He first retrieved a healing pill, placing it under his tongue, then steeled his heart, pulled out the Yonghe Stick, leaped up with a tap of the toe, and swung the stick at Manager Chen’s head.

Now, under the extreme conditions, with the Heavenly Dao Engine’s amplifying mode, Qi Tian could exert his strength to the level of Half-step Nascent Soul. With such formidable power, if he hit Manager Chen’s head, it should be enough to cause fatal damage right there and then.

Manager Chen had not expected Qi Tian to dare to launch an offensive at this moment. His entire focus was on dealing with the Liuli Sand, leaving his own defense severely lacking and thereby allowing Qi Tian to exploit the gap.

After a strong gust of wind had passed, Qi Tian solidly struck Manager Chen’s head with the Yonghe Stick, immediately the flesh covering Manager Chen’s skull was sent flying. The Yonghe Stick heavily collided with Manager Chen’s skull, emitting a sound akin to metal striking stone.

Manager Chen suffered a severe concussion, but the scene Qi Tian had anticipated, where Manager Chen’s brain would burst open, did not happen. After advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage, the enhancement of his physical body far exceeded Qi Tian’s expectations.

Enraged, Manager Chen considered Qi Tian to be no more than an ant unworthy of his attention, yet to be wounded by such a being was unacceptable to him. That strike had almost completely stripped the flesh from his skull, leaving nothing but a pale, blood-veined bony head. Manager Chen found this incredibly hard to accept. With flesh, he could deceive himself into thinking he was still human, but now even that self-deception was impossible – he was nothing more than a living corpse.

In a fury, Manager Chen disregarded everything else. He grabbed the glaze sand with both hands and, with a forceful swing, threw it outwards, crashing into the wall of the Outer Palaces. The glaze sand created a hole in the wall and flew outside to the surroundings of the Saint’s Tomb.

Following suit, Manager Chen swung his arm as if swatting a fly, sending Qi Tian who was holding the Yonghe Stick flying. The force behind that palm, fueled by his anger, was unimaginably powerful.

Qi Tian’s physical strength had always been significantly higher than that of cultivators at the same level, but at that moment, he felt as if he had been struck by a train and was sent hurtling through the air.

During the process, he could hear the constant crack and snap of his own bones breaking until he hit the ground and spurted out a mouthful of fresh blood. He lay collapsed on the ground, feeling as though his bones were shattered and he couldn’t even stand.

Manager Chen, looking at Qi Tian’s pitiful state, felt his frustration substantially alleviated. With his eyes, which hung above his skeleton head, he stared at Qi Tian. He swung his arms and slowly walked towards Qi Tian, intending to fulfill his promise and let Qi Tian truly understand the taste of a fate worse than death.

Qi Tian didn’t wallow in self-pity. The moment he hit the ground, he immediately began self-healing. He frantically activated the Heavenly Dao Engine, converting its fuel into pure Spirit Force to enter his meridians and repair them, compensating for his depletion. At the same time, he swallowed the medicinal pill he had previously pressed under his tongue.

These measures were extremely timely, but to see any effect, they still required time – and not a short amount. In the time it would take, Manager Chen could easily walk over and crush Qi Tian like an insect several times over.

Manager Chen, as if toying with a little monkey, stared at Qi Tian and said, “You will soon fall into my hands. Then, I will let you know what it means to neither live nor die. If you don’t want to endure this torment, then detonate your Nascent Soul. With a bang, you’ll blow yourself to pieces, scattering flesh and bone, and you’ll be free from suffering. Maybe, with the power of your self-explosion, you might even hurt me.”

Manager Chen prodded Qi Tian with his words, certain that Qi Tian wouldn’t be willing to self-detonate. Having cultivated to such a level at a young age, he must be proud and ambitious – how could he give up his life so easily? Manager Chen wanted to use this method to stimulate and humiliate Qi Tian, making him experience utter despair and isolation.

Just then, the grinding wheel that Manager Chen had earlier sent flying pierced through the Saint’s Tomb again with a bang, continuing its flight towards Manager Chen’s face.

Having gotten a sense of the grinding wheel’s movement pattern from the previous battle, Manager Chen didn’t wait for it to reach his face before he struck out with his hand, perfectly hitting the side of the wheel, sending it flying out and once again piercing a hole in the Outer Palaces of the Saint’s Tomb. The grinding wheel flew out and back into the surroundings of the Saint’s Tomb. This time, Manager Chen had put extra force behind it, and it would be a long time before the grinding wheel could fly back.

Manager Chen looked at Qi Tian and let out a cacophony of laughter…