Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1364 - 1364 0776 Greedy and Arrogant_2

Chapter 1364: Chapter 0776 Greedy and Arrogant_2 Chapter 1364: Chapter 0776 Greedy and Arrogant_2 The prince only needed to see Qi Tian’s youthful face to mistake him for a low-level disciple from the Imperial Master Mansion. He said, “Have all the people of your Imperial Master Mansion died off? How could they let a little brat like you come out?”

Qi Tian responded with a slight smile and delivered a powerful slap directly to the prince’s face. That single slap knocked the arrogant prince unconscious. That was Qi Tian holding back; otherwise, his slap could have exploded the prince’s head.

“Speak to me with some respect,” Qi Tian said indifferently, wiping his hand on his clothing after slapping the prince. “Doesn’t anyone here have better manners? If so, come out and talk to me.”

The princes and princesses, along with the cultivators they brought, watched in horror. The prince Qi Tian had just slapped unconscious was considered one of the strongest and highest-ranked among them in terms of cultivation. How could Qi Tian, who looked so young and harmless, have such a strong slap? Would anyone else who approached him end up knocked out with a single slap?

These royal offspring weren’t blind to recognize when someone was not to be trifled with. After realizing Qi Tian was dangerous, they still chose to confront him, but some hid in the crowd and shouted, “Boy, don’t think you can be so arrogant just because you can throw a punch. Do you know what your Imperial Master Mansion has done? They even dared to steal magical artifacts painstakingly gathered by the princes and princesses, truly having the gall of bears and leopards. Now, if you recognize the situation you’re in and don’t want to stray further down the wrong path or incur the heavy punishment of the royal family, then hand over all the storage bags you carry, and all the magical artifacts. Let the princes and princesses thoroughly inspect them to see if there are any stolen artifacts.”

At first, Qi Tian didn’t understand why the princes and princesses had come here, but after hearing this, he immediately grasped the situation. They had noticed the quality of the artifacts he distributed to his fellow disciples after snatching them and felt they hadn’t taken enough. Thus, they came here to label his comrades as thieves, blatantly intending to steal his artifacts.

This behavior deeply lowered Qi Tian’s opinion of Emperor Tian Rui yet another notch. The princes and princesses were all taught by Emperor Tian Rui, whose indulgence toward them was evident, and he clearly looked down upon the Imperial Master Mansion. While there may have been some wariness within the Great Zhao Nation, once in the Imperial Family Secret Territory, Emperor Tian Rui seemed ready to sacrifice the Imperial Master Mansion entirely.

Qi Tian said coldly, “It’s easy to find a pretext to accuse someone. You surely don’t have any evidence, and I can’t be bothered to ask for any. You want to search me, do you? Go ahead then.”

Qi Tian raised his arms, ready to welcome anyone who dared to approach. The princes and princesses exchanged looks, none brave enough to step forward. They hadn’t forgotten the scene where Qi Tian knocked out one of their brothers with a single slap and weren’t eager to risk themselves in the same way.

The reluctance of the princes and princesses didn’t mean others didn’t dare. There were plenty eager to curry favor with the royals. A cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage stepped forward and reached out to snatch the storage bag hanging from Qi Tian’s waist.

The instant that person reached out, Qi Tian, just as before, sent a slap flying his way.

Even though the Foundation Establishment cultivator was on guard, he looked ridiculous trying to defend himself against Qi Tian’s swift action. Qi Tian’s slap landed squarely on his face.

What followed was terrifying. The head of the Foundation Establishment cultivator was cleanly decapitated by Qi Tian’s slap, falling to the ground and rolling away.

Qi Tian did not crush the head of the Foundation Establishment cultivator, as that would have been too bloody and unsanitary. Instead, he simply altered his technique slightly and cleanly sliced off the cultivator’s head.

After killing the cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage, Qi Tian’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. He looked indifferently at the screaming princes and princesses and said, “Who else?”

The princes and princesses were terrified. Qi Tian was just too violent, and what’s more, he seemed extremely powerful. He had knocked out one of their brothers with a single slap and with another, obliterated the head of a powerful follower. These were feats beyond their capabilities.

Despite their fear, the princes and princesses didn’t think Qi Tian would really harm them. At most, they thought he’d knock them unconscious like he did their brother—surely he wouldn’t dare to kill them, right?

One princess stepped forward, her inherently domineering nature flaring up as she pointed at Qi Tian and said, “If you dare, then kill us. If you don’t kill us today, just wait until our father, the Emperor, returns. He will make you pay dearly.”

In Southern City, such words were lethal, like a trump card. Of the thousands of cultivators there, who wasn’t afraid of Emperor Tian Rui’s name? Usually, by just uttering such threats, they could scare anyone witless. However, the princess hadn’t expected that even after she played her trump card, Qi Tian showed no sign of fear.

Qi Tian said, “Don’t think you’re the only ones who can intimidate others with someone’s name, I can do that too. Stand firm and wait patiently for a while, it won’t be long before you probably won’t have the strength to stand at all.”

“Young man, what do you mean?” The princess wasn’t easily frightened and didn’t take Qi Tian’s threat seriously at all.

In their eyes, Emperor Tian Rui was the ultimate backer in the whole world. In the Great Zhao Nation, no matter how big a mess they made or how much trouble they caused, no one dared to trouble them. At most, when faced with problems, they just needed to reveal their identity, and the victims could only accept their bad luck.

Even though Emperor Tian Rui, when bringing them into the Imperial Family Secret Territory, had earnestly warned them to curb their arrogant and overbearing personalities, to behave humbly, they had obediently listened. In North Capital, they were as well-behaved as could be, not daring to cause any trouble for Emperor Rui.

But where were they now? Southern City, the city their father had established by his own hands. Here, their father was heaven, and what were they? They were the bloodline of Emperor Rui, beneath only one person, but above tens of thousands. Did they need to fear Qi Tian?

Qi Tian didn’t want to argue with the princess. He said, “Wait patiently for a while; the answer will be revealed soon.”

The princes and princesses didn’t know what Qi Tian was hinting at. More importantly, if they were to confront him head-on, none of them had the ability to defeat Qi Tian. Failed to take down Qi Tian, their only option was to remain in a stalemate.

However, these princes and princesses were no pushovers. Just as Qi Tian had guessed, they had realized the superb quality of the magical tools they had snatched from the disciples of Imperial Master Mansion. They wanted more. Driven by greed and their own arrogance, even though they knew Qi Tian was not to be trifled with, they decided not to back down. Far from retreating, they were considering how they could overpower Qi Tian.

The cultivation world was never short of clever individuals. Since they couldn’t defeat Qi Tian on their own, someone immediately started resorting to other tactics.