Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1365 - 1365 0777 More Ruthless Than Anyone

Chapter 1365: Chapter 0777: More Ruthless Than Anyone Chapter 1365: Chapter 0777: More Ruthless Than Anyone Chapter 0777: Ruthless Beyond Compare

Emperor Tian Rui’s princes and princesses subconsciously dismissed the possibility that Qi Tian might be a Gold Core Realm expert. In their view, Qi Tian was too young to have achieved such a profound level of cultivation. At most, he had better talent, and that was why he could stand out among the cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage at such a young age. Apart from that, there was nothing about him that warranted their attention. Once they had made this assessment, they couldn’t possibly feel any fear towards Qi Tian. They were single-mindedly considering how to take Qi Tian down—preferably killing him and then snatching away all the cultivation resources he controlled, especially the magical weapons. That way, they could own good magical weapons and would no longer be looked down upon by their peers in the Imperial Family Secret Territory of the same cultivation stage.

Without even waiting for the princes’ and princesses’ instruction, as soon as they realized that Qi Tian was not easy to deal with, someone immediately began arranging an array, planning to use the power of the array to deal with Qi Tian.

The array was no ordinary one, but one specially imparted by Emperor Tian Rui to assist them against extremely formidable opponents. By deploying such an array, they could ensure their own safety and inflict serious damage on their opponent. According to Emperor Tian Rui, there would be no rival at the Foundation Establishment Stage for this array, and even if it were up against a cultivator who had just ascended to the Gold Core Stage, it would still enable them to hold their own for two or three exchanges without any issue.

The ones arranging the array hid behind the crowd, with more than a hundred people blocking Qi Tian’s line of sight. Even if he were to deliberately observe, he might not notice them. However, these people seemed to have forgotten that cultivators could use Divine Sense to observe their surroundings. In such a crowded setting, Divine Sense was far more useful than the eyes. Moreover, they didn’t know that Qi Tian possessed abilities far superior to Divine Sense, so using the crowd to conceal their actions and hoping that Qi Tian wouldn’t notice their schemes was nothing short of delusional.

Qi Tian had long noticed the movements of the few Array Masters hiding behind the crowd. He could clearly capture every subtle action they took. Watching them arrange the array, Qi Tian just shook his head. These Array Masters were too inexperienced and their foundational skills insufficiently solid. It seemed they either neglected practice or were not well-versed in the art. For such Array Masters to be valued by the princes and princesses was a cause for concern for Qi Tian. With competition so fierce in the Imperial Family Secret Territory, any slight inferiority could be fatal. And yet, when recruiting allies, these princes and princesses didn’t consider finding truly capable individuals. Instead, they surrounded themselves with such useless figures. Wasn’t this seeking death?

Qi Tian didn’t expose these Array Masters. Despite the array not being fully set up, he could already deduce what kind of array they intended to deploy and the extent of its power. Let alone just one array, even if ten or eight were stacked together, they wouldn’t be able to harm him.

Just then, a Message Paper Crane flew towards Qi Tian. He caught it in his hand and discovered that it was from Emperor Jianwu, saying he had received Qi Tian’s notice and was rushing over at top speed. It would only take a minute or two more for him to arrive at Southern City.

No sooner had Qi Tian finished reading this message than several more Message Paper Cranes flew towards him. The content was similar, all from various princes sending him their messages.

After Qi Tian read these messages, his face remained expressionless, and he said nothing. However, the princes and princesses started to have their suspicions. Typically, a single Message Paper Crane could resolve all issues of communication. The fact that seven or eight Message Paper Cranes flew towards the same person, like in Qi Tian’s case, was something that required careful consideration. Not to mention the content of the messages, the number of people sending messages to Qi Tian alone was substantial. If each Message Paper Crane corresponded to only one person, then that meant there were seven or eight people exchanging messages with Qi Tian. But were these people just acting independently? Didn’t they have friends? If they did have friends, wouldn’t they call on them to rush over upon receiving Qi Tian’s messages? How many would that be—seventy or eighty, or seven or eight hundred?

Contemplating the worst case, the mood of the princes and princesses soured abruptly. If Qi Tian managed to summon several hundred reinforcements and confront them, they might not have the upper hand. This time when Emperor Tian Rui took them into the Imperial Family Secret Territory, more than a thousand cultivators accompanied him. When Emperor Tian Rui left, he kept them in Southern City and took away the most elite portion of that group. Among those who remained, there were still more than a thousand, but they were mostly the less capable ones. If they had to face the several hundred cultivators summoned by Qi Tian, could they expect to emerge victorious in battle?

Considering this possibility, a wave of malice welled up in the hearts of the princes and princesses. They suppressed the fear of Qi Tian in their minds, deciding to act first and take down Qi Tian before his reinforcements could arrive. They aimed to seize Qi Tian’s Storage Bag and rob him of his magical weapons, to establish a fait accompli.