Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1294 - 1294 0741 Only Manager Chen Himself Remains_2

Chapter 1294: Chapter 0741: Only Manager Chen Himself Remains_2 Chapter 1294: Chapter 0741: Only Manager Chen Himself Remains_2 Within the blink of an eye, the two openings in the tomb’s ceiling were clearly visible, and Manager Chen’s eyes burst with light. He swung his flying sword fiercely towards the top of the tomb.

A sword beam filled with the aura of death flew out from the flying sword, slicing through the void and striking the two openings in the tomb’s ceiling.

After these two openings were shattered by the colored glaze sand, Qi Tian had only hastily repaired them. They couldn’t possibly resist the sword beam of the flying sword, and the repaired spots immediately shattered. The two openings were exposed once again, and they were even slightly larger than at the beginning.

Before Manager Chen could reveal a look of surprise, suddenly, Transporting Whirlwinds appeared above the two openings. The whirlwinds carried bottles filled with Millennium Corpse Water and dumped them directly onto Manager Chen.

Having been contaminated by Millennium Corpse Water twice in a row, Manager Chen’s fear of it had seeped deep into his marrow. Seeing the falling Millennium Corpse Water, he was so frightened that he turned tail and ran, cursing as he fled, “Qi Tian, I curse your eight generations of ancestors.”

Although Manager Chen reacted quickly, he had rushed out of the Saint’s Tomb with such speed that when he turned around, he was already very close to the two openings. So close that, despite turning around at the first sight of the Millennium Corpse Water, his speed was still not faster than the descent of the water, and once again, his body was contaminated by it. In an instant, black smoke emerged from Manager Chen’s body with a hissing sound, and the affected flesh visibly disintegrated at a rapid rate.

This time, it wasn’t just any part of Manager Chen that the Millennium Corpse Water struck; it landed precisely on the backbone of his back. Manager Chen, a ruthless man, gritted his teeth, and with a swing of his flying sword, he fiercely cut down towards his own ribs. With a crack, he chopped off a large portion of his body. The lower half, tainted by the Millennium Corpse Water, fell to the ground and, under its corrosion, turned into a puddle of water in the span of a blink. Meanwhile, the remaining upper half of Manager Chen, using the inertia and his meticulous control over his body, narrowly avoided the spilled Millennium Corpse Water on the ground and landed on a relatively clean spot.

Manager Chen didn’t dare linger on the ground for too long. He was afraid that some Millennium Corpse Water might flow over and submerge him. He didn’t have much of his body left, and if he were contaminated by the water again, it would truly be the end of him.

Manager Chen controlled his remaining body, lifting it about a meter off the ground, and at the same time, he added a protective barrier to prevent any more Millennium Corpse Water from falling and hitting him.

Just in this short moment, Manager Chen suddenly felt the light around him dim. By the time he realized what was happening, the dense fog released by the colored glaze sand had completely enveloped him. Manager Chen inwardly cursed, “Not good,” but it was already too late for any other reaction.

The thick fog not only completely obscured Manager Chen’s vision but also locked away his Divine Sense. In that instant, he became blind, unable to discern anything in his surroundings. His only remaining knowledge was a rough idea of his location in the Outer Palaces, and how far he was from the tomb’s gate and the two openings in the tomb’s ceiling. As for anything else, it no longer mattered whether he had that information or not; it was now utterly meaningless.

Manager Chen knew he was facing the greatest crisis of his life, and if he couldn’t break free in time, he was likely to fall into Qi Tian’s hands. It was already impossible to escape from the entrance of the Inner Underground Palace, so Manager Chen decided to make one last attempt, trying to fly out from the two holes at the top of the tomb. Maybe there was a glimmer of hope.

Manager Chen controlled his body, estimating the rough location of the two holes at the top of the tomb, and then he flew toward them. Worried that more Millennium Corpse Water might pour down, he gritted his teeth and threw out the flying sword in his hand. With a movement of a spirit rune, the flying sword suddenly enlarged, acting as an umbrella above his head, shielding him from the elements.

Qi Tian, hidden in the thick fog, clearly saw every move of Manager Chen through the sensing function of the Heavenly Dao Engine. It was expected that Manager Chen would choose to take a risk at this time. If Qi Tian were in Manager Chen’s shoes, he would also make one last effort.

A cold smile appeared on Qi Tian’s lips. He had no intention of showing mercy and only thought about quickly finishing off Manager Chen. Thus, he ordered the Transporting Whirlwind to mobilize once more, sweeping over like a tempest to Manager Chen’s side.

This time the Transporting Whirlwind didn’t try to pull Manager Chen’s legs; instead, it slammed harshly into his side.

Caught off guard, Manager Chen was hit squarely. He was initially flying straight towards the two holes on the top of the tomb, but the blow from the Transporting Whirlwind knocked him off course. He drifted to the side in the air, but how far and at what angle he had been diverted, Manager Chen had no point of reference in the dense fog. All of a sudden, he was at a loss, unable to judge the location of the two holes on the tomb’s top as accurately as before.

Manager Chen was nearly going mad. Without guessing, he knew that blow must have been Qi Tian’s doing, which had completely snuffed out his last hope of escape from the Saint’s Tomb. Furious and seething with anger, he roared, “Qi Tian! Qi Tian, if you have the guts, come out and fight me face to face for three hundred rounds. If you’re a man, come out and fight, instead of always skulking in the dark like a rat, always resorting to these cunning schemes. Come out, just come out.”

Qi Tian ignored Manager Chen’s provocation. It was extremely dangerous for Manager Chen now and to confront him head-on at this moment would be utmost folly; Qi Tian would not take that risk.

He scrutinized Manager Chen carefully, considering how to end his life. Half of Manager Chen’s body had already been corroded by the Millennium Corpse Water, and now only his head, right arm, and a section of his upper body remained, making him look quite pitiful. However, these were just superficial. In reality, most of Manager Chen’s strength was preserved, which is an advantage of being undead. As long as the heart and head remain intact, the undead won’t die, and some high-level undead don’t even need their hearts; the head alone can survive. When the opportunity arises, the remaining head can merge with someone else’s body to become a new undead and continue wreaking havoc.

Qi Tian wasn’t worried about being unable to destroy Manager Chen, but he was considering how to benefit most from killing him. Qi Tian had initially wanted to snatch the Pill Spirit and pills obtained by Manager Chen, but after the long fight, Manager Chen had already consumed the Pill Spirit and pills. Even if this was to no advantage, Manager Chen did it without hesitation, leaving no opportunity for Qi Tian.

The pills and Pill Spirit could no longer be retrieved, and the only thing of value to Qi Tian now was Manager Chen himself. As a practitioner at the second level of the Nascent Soul Stage, an undead, merely killing him held no value for Qi Tian.