Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1417 - 1417 0803 Public Coercion

Chapter 1417: Chapter 0803 Public Coercion Chapter 1417: Chapter 0803 Public Coercion Chapter 0803: Public Coercion

The speaker remained unseen, but everyone knew that only someone extraordinary would dare to speak out in such a situation. Let’s not forget that there are several Nascent Soul Masters in Tribulation City; ordinary people wouldn’t have the courage to raise their voices in front of Nascent Soul Masters.

As the shouting ended, the cultivators who had been hiding out of fear of the Heavenly Tribulation had to face a very realistic question: if they continued to hide, could they bear the consequences of being struck by a Nascent Soul Master. The answer to this question was exceedingly clear—they knew that just one Nascent Soul Master would be enough to give them a hard time.

With no other options, those hidden cultivators had to abandon their thoughts of returning and, once again, following the original agreement, they came out in the agreed order, one by one, to the location of the tribulation. They released their suppressed cultivation, thereby drawing the Heavenly Tribulation towards them.

These people had lost their faith. They faced the tribulation under duress, lacking in self-confidence. As they faced the onslaught of the Heavenly Tribulation, they were somewhat restrained, making it very difficult for them to endure for long. They fell one after another under the Heavenly Tribulation, turned to char, completely erased from the mortal world by the Heavenly Tribulation.

This tragedy repeated time and again, making the atmosphere in Tribulation City increasingly oppressive. At this point, over ninety percent of the cultivators gathered in Tribulation City were at the Gold Core Stage. They all dreamed of someday becoming Nascent Soul Masters themselves, filled with longing and expectations for the future. However, watching one predecessor after another fall to the Heavenly Tribulation, their confidence was being destroyed bit by bit, leaving them nearly soulless and despondent.

Their path forward was so perilous that hope seemed out of sight. When they finally managed to cultivate to the peak of the Gold Core Realm, could they resist the Heavenly Tribulation?

This was the heartfelt self-inquiry of every person there, yet hardly anyone dared give themselves a definite answer. They were all scared and fearful.

The tribulation continued, and the number of cultivators choosing to face the Heavenly Tribulation in Tribulation City today seemed considerable. By this time, more than ten people had attempted, yet, up to the present moment, not a single one had succeeded.

The few Nascent Soul Masters staying in the same room showed no expression, but if anyone knew of their relationship with those facing the tribulation, they would understand that their hearts were not as calm as they appeared. A portion of those who came to face the tribulation had inseparable ties to them, either from the same family or the same sect. They gathered here for mutual restraint and balance, to prevent interfering with their juniors’ tribulation, thereby increasing the chance of their juniors’ success.

However, this mutual restraint did not seem to ease the tribulation for their juniors much, as one after another failed, causing a loss of face for these Nascent Soul Masters.

The descendants of the other Nascent Soul Masters had completed their tribulations, and together they turned their gazes to the last Nascent Soul Master. Among those waiting to face the tribulation, there was one with a very close relationship to this Nascent Soul Master. They all hoped for the failure of everyone else, yet such despicable thoughts could only be contemplated in their hearts, and could not be voiced aloud.

That Nascent Soul Master was also expressionless, his demeanor calm; however, only he knew his own state. He was starting to feel restless, his palms were sweating, but he still had to keep up the pretense of composure, not allowing others to see his inner turmoil. He could only comfort himself, having given all the advice and help he could to the other party beforehand. All he could do now was hope for divine assistance, that his disciple could impressively weather the Heavenly Tribulation. That way, they could make a big impression in front of the tens of thousands of cultivators in Tribulation City, greatly enhancing the influence of their sect.

Qi Tian was perched on a treetop, continually using the Heavenly Dao Engine’s capability to sense Spirit Qi to lock onto everything within Tribulation City. At first, his main focus was on those facing the tribulation, hoping to learn something useful from them or at least to summarize the lessons of their failures. But Qi Tian quickly realized there was not much to learn from these unsuccessful people. The various methods, arrays, and magical tools they used in the face of tribulation were often inferior to the same types of treasures Qi Tian had in his possession.

Qi Tian sometimes felt an illusion that if he could rush under the Heavenly Tribulation at that moment, he might be able to easily surpass it. However, this was nothing more than a fleeting thought; his cultivation level was not yet sufficient to attract a Nascent Soul Stage Heavenly Tribulation.

Likewise, Qi Tian shifted his attention to those Nascent Soul Masters. He did not recognize any of them, having no idea who they were or where they came from. Using the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensing capability, he recorded the fluctuations of their Spirit Force, the magical tools they carried. This was not only to remember who they were, but also to prepare for possible future conflicts.