Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1296 - 1296 0742 Seize the Sword and Behead_2

Chapter 1296: Chapter 0742: Seize the Sword and Behead_2 Chapter 1296: Chapter 0742: Seize the Sword and Behead_2 After knocking Manager Chen back with the Transporting Whirlwind, Qi Tian quickly began to deploy troops and make meticulous arrangements. Repeatedly striking Manager Chen did not solve any problems, at most it would only disorient him for a moment. In the end, it was still impossible to kill Manager Chen, which was not the result he desired.

Glass Sand had always been one of Qi Tian’s most powerful weapons, and it was also his primary choice while arranging his troops. This time was no exception. Under Qi Tian’s command, Glass Sand rapidly approached Manager Chen, and the yellow sand swirling around it kept flying out, striking the first of Manager Chen’s three defensive lines, which was shaped like an umbrella and created by the flying swords.

Among the three lines of defense, the first was the most solid and the most troublesome to overcome, so it was essential to break through it. If he used Millennium Corpse Water, there was a great chance it would destroy the flying sword, and such a fine sword, though wielded by the living dead, was still too precious to just waste. If possible, Qi Tian hoped to capture this flying sword for his own use.

At this moment, the collision of sand particles with the flying sword’s defenses was not intended to seize the sword, but to create noise, to confuse Manager Chen’s sight and hearing. After all, at this time, the main source of Manager Chen’s perception of the outside world was the sounds it made. The continuous impact of sand on the flying sword, generating noise, could provide cover for subsequent actions.

Manager Chen had been through countless battles in his life, and how could Qi Tian’s little tricks escape his notice? However, Manager Chen did not expose Qi Tian’s intentions, since at this moment, any matter unrelated to his escape from the Saint’s Tomb was not worthy of his concern. The collisions of sand might produce complex sounds, but these were merely noises that could not stop him from advancing towards his pre-set goal.

Manager Chen was convinced that Qi Tian certainly had more tricks up his sleeve, which undoubtedly needed these chaotic sounds for cover. However, at this point, Manager Chen no longer had the energy to concern himself with anything else. As long as he could escape before the follow-up measures arrived, he would be the victor.

In his desperation to flee, Manager Chen had already exhausted all his strength, but this time, to ensure a successful escape, he decided to tap into his potential. In the Cultivation World, potential often corresponded with one’s future: the greater the potential, the higher the possibilities for the future. Consuming potential was in fact mortgaging his future, diminishing the chances of achievements, which, in the long-term view, was a very uneconomical action. But at the moment, Manager Chen had no other choice.

A black radiance suddenly emanated from Manager Chen’s body, a sign that he was overextending his potential. His strength was already formidable, and his speed unrivaled; Glass Sand’s persistent release of sand particles was unable to halt his progress, and now it was even less likely. In an instant, Manager Chen became faster, with an unstoppable momentum.

Qi Tian acutely realized the urgency of time and commanded the Transporting Whirlwind to strike posthaste. Leveraging the noise from Glass Sand colliding with the flying swords, he concealed the Transporting Whirlwind’s advance, reaching Manager Chen’s proximity in the blink of an eye.

Qi Tian’s target was not Manager Chen, but the flying sword positioned in the outermost layer of defense. Manager Chen had established three layers of defense around himself, with the outermost one being a hemispherical barrier formed by the flying swords, resembling an umbrella, while the inner two were complete spherical barriers, tightly protecting him in the center.

The hemispherical nature of this defensive barrier was dictated by the characteristics of the flying swords; it was not that Manager Chen did not want it to be a complete sphere, but that this was simply unachievable.

Since it was a hemispherical defense, it meant there were gaps to be exploited. Among other things, there was a gap between the first and second layer of defense, and the dense fog released by Glass Sand continuously filled this gap.

The dense fog had a very strong suppressive effect on cultivators’ Divine Sense, and Manager Chen was keenly aware of this. He attempted to use his flying sword to construct a defense circle, which required the use of Divine Sense to control the swords. To prevent the swords from escaping his control, he could only keep them as close to himself as possible. However, no matter how close that distance was, Manager Chen’s released Divine Sense was still significantly weakened by the fog.

If not for the interference of the dense fog, Qi Tian would definitely not consider targeting the flying sword, but now that Manager Chen had presented the opportunity, how could Qi Tian not seize it?

Under his command, Transporting Whirlwind struck rapidly, positioning between the first and second defense circles of Manager Chen, capturing the Divine Sense he had released. Like a whirlwind sweeping up leaves, it fiercely shredded Manager Chen’s Divine Sense.

Divine Sense is a kind of energy that, under normal circumstances, would be very resilient in Manager Chen’s control, something the Transporting Whirlwind couldn’t shake. But now, with the interference of the fog, Manager Chen’s Divine Sense was greatly weakened and could no longer contend with the Transporting Whirlwind. In an instant, the link between the flying sword and Manager Chen was severed by the Transporting Whirlwind’s assault. Without Divine Sense, Manager Chen immediately lost contact with the flying swords, which continued to maintain their protective form out of inertia, even though they no longer responded to Manager Chen’s commands.

The same Transporting Whirlwind that had just shredded the Divine Sense immediately turned around, taking the flying swords with it and flying to the side. The surrounding black fog rapidly filled the gap left by the departing swords. As the flying swords moved farther away from Manager Chen, he completely lost sensation of them.

A sense of panic rose in Manager Chen’s heart, his exposed teeth nearly shattering, but he quickly composed himself and once again tapped into his potential to further increase his already near-peak speed, hastening toward the two holes on the top of the tomb.

Qi Tian, however, wouldn’t give Manager Chen any further opportunities. With the flying swords in hand, Qi Tian no longer had to worry about damage, and he directed a Transporting Whirlwind, that had been lying in wait around the holes and carrying a bottle of Millennium Corpse Water, to block Manager Chen’s inevitable path. Tipping the bottle, he allowed the Millennium Corpse Water to slowly pour out, forming a stream in the air.

In the blink of an eye, Manager Chen flew over and the Millennium Corpse Water flowed directly onto his two protective circles. Instantly, the two defense circles, which might have required a flying sword to penetrate, burst as though sawed open, leaving Manager Chen completely exposed.

Manager Chen was shrewd and quick to react; upon sensing something was amiss, he swiftly dodged to the side, avoiding the Millennium Corpse Water. Otherwise, it would have dissolved him instantly.

But by this time, Manager Chen’s good fortune had run out completely. Liuli Sand had been following closely, and when Manager Chen was exposed, it surged forward rapidly and entangled him. Simultaneously, all the remaining Transporting Whirlwinds, aside from those that had taken the flying swords, charged forward. Together with the Liuli Sand, they besieged Manager Chen, preventing him from advancing an inch.

Manager Chen still wanted to rely on his formidable cultivation level and strength to break through, but Qi Tian was not willing to afford him any chance. Qi Tian had been closing in under the cover of the fog, and as soon as Manager Chen was blocked by the Liuli Sand and Transporting Whirlwind, Qi Tian charged over. He wielded a Nascent Soul Stage flying sword and aimed a vicious swipe at Manager Chen’s neck.

A sword light flashed across Manager Chen’s neck, and instantly, his head was severed from his battered body. The head tumbled through the air, landing far away on the ground with a muffled thud.