Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1334 - 1334 0761 The Ultimate Move_2

Chapter 1334: Chapter 0761: The Ultimate Move_2 Chapter 1334: Chapter 0761: The Ultimate Move_2 “If you had revealed this status earlier, letting us know you had such means, then we would have all obediently come running to you, bowing our heads in allegiance, at your beck and call. Instead, you chose to employ such tactics. Isn’t this akin to killing someone and not even bothering to compensate for the life?”

The cultivators who had decided to heed Qi Tian’s warning didn’t need further discussion. Those who had been hesitating, waiting to see how the situation unfolded before deciding their next move, quickly abandoned the idea of rushing in again. They even began to covertly size up Zhao Deyi and Emperor Longqing, wondering if Qi Tian rallied them, whether they would need to turn against Longqing Palace.

But before these cultivators could see Qi Tian take the next step, Zhao Deyi’s face turned particularly ferocious. Like the others, he did not anticipate that Qi Tian would resort to such despicable means, suddenly producing so many Nascent Soul Stage combatants. Wasn’t this practically toying with his life? Zhao Deyi, naturally unwilling to face defeat, was the first Nascent Soul Master from the Imperial Family Secret Territory and also Emperor Longqing’s second prince. Whether by his status or lineage, his nobility was unparalleled. Qi Tian was just an ordinary Gold Core Stage cultivator, a disciple from the Great Zhao Nation’s National Master Manor. The gap between them was like that between heaven and earth. The thought of Zhao Deyi bowing down to Qi Tian was ridiculous.

“Qi Tian, you’re forcing my hand,”

Zhao Deyi reached out into the void and with that gesture, a clump of dark clouds appeared in his hand, which he then threw in the direction of the nine Ghost Faces. After making this move, Zhao Deyi turned tail and fled, moving many times faster than a startled rabbit. As he ran, he sent a mental message to Emperor Longqing, urging him to run as well, as fast and as far as he could.

Although Emperor Longqing didn’t know the nature of what Zhao Deyi had thrown, anything treated with such caution by his son was certainly no ordinary item and must be extremely lethal.

He couldn’t care less about anything else, not even his most trusted subordinates. Using every method he could think of to boost his speed, he desperately increased his pace and fled. The wittier subordinates also began to run, but many were a beat too slow and failed to keep up.

If this was the reaction of Emperor Longqing’s subordinates, it was even worse for those cultivators who were merely spectators. They had no clue what Zhao Deyi had thrown, nor did they understand why he fled right after doing so.

Was this because Zhao Deyi knew he couldn’t defeat Qi Tian and wanted to escape first? Or was there another reason?

Others might have been at a loss about what had happened, but Qi Tian understood perfectly. He had observed clearly just a moment ago. After Zhao Deyi’s tribulation had ended, the Tribulation Clouds hadn’t dispersed but instead were taken into Zhao Deyi’s possession. Throughout their fight, Zhao Deyi had never revealed the Tribulation Clouds. Now, in a fit of rage, the technique he deployed was likely his ultimate move. And the only thing that could be called an ultimate move was probably the Tribulation Clouds.

In fact, Qi Tian had already used the sensing feature of the Heavenly Dao Engine on the Spirit Qi to inspect the dark cloud thrown by Zhao Deyi and instantly confirmed that it was indeed the Tribulation Clouds that had fallen into Zhao Deyi’s hands.

The power of the Tribulation Clouds was already extremely great. Any cultivator standing beneath them would receive their special attention. But that was not what truly made them frightening. What made cultivators become scared when they talked about them was that the Tribulation Clouds represented the will of heaven and earth, capable of summoning boundless power to relentlessly pursue the one undergoing tribulation. The duration and intensity of such pursuit were something only those facing the tribulation could appreciate.

Zhao Deyi was determined to kill Qi Tian, and when other methods failed, he resorted to using the power of heaven and earth. However, his primary target this time was not Qi Tian, but rather the ghost faces Qi Tian had released.

By leveraging the Heavenly Tribulation, all the ghost faces might be eradicated. On one hand, the Heavenly Tribulation itself contained unpredictable powers, and on the other, it was typically extremely firm and positive, while the Ghost Eye was of Yin Evil nature. The Heavenly Tribulation was particularly effective against them, and with this increase and decrease in force, it might indeed be possible to completely destroy all the ghost faces.

If he could achieve this, then Qi Tian would essentially become a toothless tiger. At that time, with Zhao Deyi’s Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, he would have a not-so-small chance of killing Qi Tian. Moreover, once the Tribulation Clouds spread, it was very likely that Qi Tian’s location would also be covered, forcing Qi Tian to face the tribulation. With his small figure, it would be wishful thinking to survive under the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation Clouds, wouldn’t it?

Of course, when using such an ultimate tactic, it was inevitable that those cultivators who were watching would be affected. Relying on their strength, the likelihood of them surviving under the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation was exceedingly slim. In other words, most of them would die, but Zhao Deyi didn’t consider them at all.

On one hand, they didn’t have much to do with Zhao Deyi, and on the other, he had just ordered these people to help him deal with Qi Tian, yet they hadn’t moved at all. They didn’t listen to his orders, so their deaths didn’t concern him in the slightest, nor would he feel any remorse.

Qi Tian watched Emperor Longqing and his son flee in panic. His heart was calm. If he wanted, he could escape the range of the Tribulation Clouds just like Zhao Deyi before they fully unleashed, which posed no difficulty for him. After all, before Zhao Deyi had launched the Tribulation Clouds, Qi Tian had already accurately predicted what Zhao Deyi was planning to do. All he needed was to use his extreme speed to avoid being harmed by the Tribulation Clouds, which would have been easy.

However, such an action had both pros and cons for Qi Tian. The pro was only one: avoiding the damage from the Tribulation Clouds. The cons, however, were numerous. To start with, the nine Ghost Eyes would definitely bear the brunt of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation. Although the strength of the Ghost Eyes was quite high, the force of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation was somewhat insufficient in magnitude to deal with them, but in terms of power level, it was absolutely restraining for the Ghost Eyes. In the end, all nine were sure to be injured, and even if they wouldn’t die, heavy damage was inevitable.

Secondly, Qi Tian had to consider the possibility that Zhao Deyi could use the Tribulation Clouds as a trump card either just this once, or repeatedly. If it was the former, then the threat existed only once. But if the latter was true, and the Tribulation Clouds could return to Zhao Deyi after dealing with the nine Ghost Eyes, then Zhao Deyi could use this tactic again whenever he felt threatened. What would Qi Tian do then? Just dodge forever? If so, Qi Tian would never have an opportunity for a head-on confrontation with Zhao Deyi, let alone any chance of eliminating him.

Another point was about the cultivators of Xidu. Their lives didn’t matter much to Qi Tian, but if they died because of him under the Tribulation Clouds, he would feel somewhat uneasy. If possible, Qi Tian still hoped to save them.