Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1287 - 1287 0738 How Many People Will Believe

Chapter 1287: Chapter 0738: How Many People Will Believe? Chapter 1287: Chapter 0738: How Many People Will Believe? Chapter 0738: How Many Would Believe

As Manager Chen hesitated, the thick fog released by the Liuli Sand swiftly spread throughout the Inner Underground Palace. In an extremely short span of time, it enveloped the entire palace, and it was already too late for Manager Chen to make any response.

Manager Chen identified the properties of the fog right away. Even as a cultivator at the Second Level of the Nascent Soul Stage, he couldn’t break through the fog’s blockade. Like everyone else trapped within, he was rendered virtually blind, unable to see with his eyes or use his Divine Sense—almost as if he had been struck completely blind.

Manager Chen hadn’t anticipated that the situation would turn so unfavorable for him this quickly. However, he did not panic in the slightest. This was his home ground. Even if he couldn’t rely on his eyes or Divine Sense to discern his surroundings, he was intimately familiar with every aspect he had set up here. He knew exactly what arrays or mechanisms were placed in every corner—so much so that he wouldn’t make a wrong step even with his eyes closed.

Since things had already turned out this way, Manager Chen decisively cast aside the last vestiges of hesitation in his mind and began to rapidly heal the wounds on his body. It had been two or three days since he was injured, and he had continuously consumed numerous elixirs and utilized many precious natural treasures. His wounds had actually nearly healed, and by focusing now, he might be able to completely recover from his injuries before Qi Tian launched an attack. Of course, regrowing the arm that had been severed was clearly out of the question at this moment. That issue would have to be postponed until a more suitable opportunity arose to address it.

Manager Chen’s reaction, completely indifferent in the face of catastrophe, only served to make Qi Tian increasingly paranoid. Even if Manager Chen was overconfident, he should exhibit some reaction. But now, he seemed as undisturbed as an old monk in meditation, which was most certainly puzzling.

No matter how much Qi Tian racked his brains, he couldn’t deduce why Manager Chen would act this way. All Qi Tian could do was to prepare meticulously and use the sensing function of the Heavenly Dao Engine to lock onto Manager Chen’s Spirit Qi, constantly monitoring his every move to prevent any unexpected tricks.

Before long, Qi Tian had set up multiple layers of defenses. Besides the dense fog filling the entire Inner Underground Palace, there was a defensive line formed by ghost faces and Transporting Whirlwinds in front of him. He also wore battle armor and protective amulets, becoming as armed to the teeth as possible. He had brought out all the power he could muster—if even in this state he fell into a disadvantageous position against Manager Chen, then there would be nothing else he could do.

Utilizing the three-dimensional images provided by the Heavenly Dao Engine, Qi Tian methodically dismantled the arrays and mechanisms inside the Inner Underground Palace, ensuring they wouldn’t aid Manager Chen during their battle.

Manager Chen, firmly positioned within the Inner Underground Palace, was not hindered by the fog that now filled the entire place. Despite being unable to use his Divine Sense to perceive his surroundings or see anything with his eyes, he still had an almost instinctive understanding of most parts of the palace. He had personally laid out the configurations here and, having foreseen the possibility of such a day, had meticulously designed the system. By embedding arrays underground, he ensured that he could maintain control over most situations within the Inner Underground Palace at any given time, preventing himself from being blinded to the facts.

Qi Tian, through the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensing function, had also detected the arrays buried underground. Both parties were now in a very delicate state of equilibrium. As Manager Chen rapidly worked to recover, Qi Tian was equally swift in his acts of destruction. It was a race to see who could reach their goal first. That moment could well mark the start of their collision.

Manager Chen initially remained calm, but it wasn’t long before he noticed that Qi Tian was demolishing things far too efficiently. He could sense more and more mechanisms and arrays being destroyed by Qi Tian in an incredibly short period. It was as if Qi Tian knew the precise vulnerability of each mechanism or array as he didn’t opt for widespread, untargeted destruction but rather for an accurate, time-efficient precise dismantling. Like demolishing a building, while others might indiscriminately bring down the entire structure, Qi Tian pinpointed the load-bearing walls and support pillars and struck them, succeeding every single time.

Such a demolition approach was terrifying. Where others took the time to dismantle one mechanism or array, Qi Tian could dismantle three, five, or even more. If this continued, it wouldn’t take long for all the arrays and traps within the Inner Underground Palace to be ravaged by Qi Tian’s hand, leaving not a single one intact.

Manager Chen could no longer tolerate the situation. If all the mechanisms and arrays were cleared, how could he leverage the power of those devices, even if he knew the Inner Underground Palace inside out? He would simply have to face Qi Tian on his own. In a one-on-one fight, he might not be Qi Tian’s match, as history had already proven.