Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1351 - 1351 0770 Zombie Parasite

Chapter 1351: Chapter 0770: Zombie Parasite Chapter 1351: Chapter 0770: Zombie Parasite Chapter 0770: The Parasitic Living Dead

Seeing those ghostly faces, the tomb owner was extremely pleased, believing he could control them without much cost. Once he achieved this, he would no longer need to escape from the Saint’s Tomb. He could direct all the ghostly faces to counterattack Qi Tian, and there would be absolutely no problem in detaining Qi Tian. His observations of Qi Tian assured him that Qi Tian carried a substantial amount of cultivation resources. By seizing these resources, he could restore his cultivation level and strength to their peak states in a short time. Then he could step out of the Saint’s Tomb and take control over the entire Imperial Family Secret Territory, ultimately obtaining all of its cultivation resources, which would further enhance his strength. After that, he could leave the Imperial Family Secret Territory and return to his original world, where he might even advance further and fulfill his unachieved aspirations from the past.

This string of beautiful prospects was waiting for the tomb owner, and just the thought of them filled him with delight. Without the slightest hesitation, he began to manipulate the spirit rune—intent on controlling the ghostly faces with restrictions he had previously placed within them.

However, to the tomb owner’s surprise, when he cast the spirit rune, the ghostly faces showed no intention of stopping and continued to chase him without any change in their expressions.

The tomb owner was taken aback. The restrictions he had set on the ghostly faces were his unique skill; unless someone had a higher level of cultivation than his and a deep understanding of the restrictions, it was practically impossible to untie them. So what was going on now? Why weren’t his restrictions working? Could it be that time had eroded the accuracy of his memory, rendering the spirit rune ineffective and leading to the current situation?

In a panic, the tomb owner quickly switched to another spirit rune. His movements were lightning-fast, and in an instant, he had made the switch and cast the new rune. Yet, the result remained the same—he couldn’t control the ghostly faces, and the spirit rune from his memory didn’t resonate with the restrictions on them at all.

The tomb owner’s face was aghast. He didn’t understand why this was happening. Since he couldn’t control the ghostly faces, all his plans were about to fall through. If it were just that, though he’d be somewhat unwilling to accept it, he could live with the loss after some distress. The problem was that in his attempt to control the ghostly faces, he had slowed down his escape, so that by the time he realized the spirit rune was ineffective, he had not yet managed to escape the Saint’s Tomb. By then, the ghostly faces had already reached the hole at the top of the tomb, blocking his only escape route, leaving him no chance to flee.

At this moment, all the Transporting Whirlwinds converged, entangling the tomb owner’s limbs and dragging him down with the greatest force, while the ghostly faces blocking the hole divided into two groups. One group continued to stay by the hole, while the other, with the momentum of Mount Tai, launched an attack from above against the tomb owner.

Not one of the ghostly faces had forgotten the tomb owner. They vividly remembered how they had suffered at the tomb owner’s hands, going from spirited cultivators to their current ghostly form. The agony they endured was beyond words. Their hatred for the tomb owner ran deep to the bone, something they could never forget in this lifetime. They had never had the chance to settle scores with the tomb owner, but now it was different. Qi Tian had already erased the tomb owner’s restrictions from their bodies. They no longer needed to fear the tomb owner or worry about him using restrictions to punish them. They could now voice their grievances and seek revenge, even if their strength was still significantly inferior to the tomb owner’s, they finally had the opportunity to exact revenge.

With his limbs restrained, the tomb owner watched as the ghostly faces charged at him. Even though he knew he needed to conserve his mana and avoid unnecessary expenditure, without any alternative, he had to use his mana to break free from the Transporting Whirlwind’s constraint.

With no other choice, the tomb owner expended a bit of his mana and added a touch more strength to break free from the Transporting Whirlwind. Afterwards, he used a little more mana to cast several magic formulas, which were enough to send the incoming ghostly faces flying away. The tomb owner’s power was clear from this; it was only because his mana was insufficient that he appeared constrained at every turn. If he could recover more of his mana, then despite the numerous allies Qi Tian had brought, none would be enough to trouble the tomb owner significantly.

Qi Tian became acutely aware of the vast gap between himself and the tomb owner. He dared not squander any more time, for if he allowed the situation to drag on, the tomb owner might find an opportunity, and then subduing the tomb owner would not be so simple.

Qi Tian immediately summoned back all the Transporting Whirlwinds, then directed them into the storeroom to move larger stones and hurl them at the tomb owner.