Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1459 - 1459 0832 Waiting for the Bite

Chapter 1459: Chapter 0832: Waiting for the Bite Chapter 1459: Chapter 0832: Waiting for the Bite Chapter 0832: Waiting for the Prey

Qi Tian once again felt the neck of the Nascent Soul Master and asked, “Sir, are you ready to die for your path?”

The Nascent Soul Master, who had been trembling nonstop, suddenly found the courage from somewhere to stop his body from shaking. He raised his head, his eyes filled with defiance, and shouted, “If you have the guts, kill me. If I say a soft word to you, I am not my father’s son. Come on, kill me.”

Qi Tian smiled and nodded, saying, “Since that’s the case, I shall fulfill your wish.”

Before his words had faded, a cold light flashed in Qi Tian’s hand, swiftly crossing the Nascent Soul Master’s neck. Instantly, a head the size of a fist flew out.

The other Nascent Soul Masters saw this scene and could not help but shudder uncontrollably.

Qi Tian kicked the beheaded Nascent Soul Master’s body to the ground and turned his gaze to another Nascent Soul Master, saying, “You are very impressive, very tough, right? Encouraging him to stand against me through a secret message at a time like this, you did well. Now, please answer the same question, Sir, are you ready to die for your path?”

The man narrowed his eyes, confirming what Qi Tian had said. He had indeed been the one to send the secret message to the decapitated Nascent Soul Master, telling him not to bow to Qi Tian as there was a top-tier power backing him, so what was there to be afraid of? But he never expected that Qi Tian would deviate from the norm and truly decapitate a Nascent Soul Master with a powerful backing right before everyone’s eyes.

After this incident, the situation took an unwanted turn for all the Nascent Soul Masters captured by Qi Tian; their relationship with Qi Tian became extremely delicate and beyond any chance of mitigation.

Originally, they had been captured by Qi Tian, suffered under his control, and had their Storage Bags taken, creating deep enmity. But at that time, Qi Tian did not show any intention to kill them. If they did not engage in any fierce resistance, there was still a possibility that Qi Tian might release them. But now, after Qi Tian had killed a Nascent Soul Master, the likelihood of him releasing them had become slim to none. Surely Qi Tian would fear them leaving the secret realm and revealing his identity as the murderer to the powerful backers of the slain Nascent Soul Master. There was only one obvious way to prevent this possibility: to silence them permanently.

All the Nascent Soul Masters, including Li Xinshuang, became extremely agitated. They had appeared calm before because they were confident Qi Tian was not likely to kill them, and they had a considerable chance of leaving the secret realm alive. But now, no one dared to be so sure anymore. They all had to face a brutal truth that Qi Tian could kill them at any moment.

The Nascent Soul Master questioned by Qi Tian stayed silent, refusing to answer Qi Tian’s question, as if only by doing so could he prevent Qi Tian from attacking abruptly.

Qi Tian shook his head and said, “Sir, if you do not speak, I’ll take it as your consent. It seems you are a person firmly in pursuit of the Tao, and I have always held such people in great esteem. To express my admiration, I shall personally send you on your way.”

A cold light began to twinkle once more in Qi Tian’s hand. It was a flying sword, one of excellent quality that could penetrate the defenses of a Nascent Soul Master. Although Qi Tian had just used it to chop off a Nascent Soul person’s head, the blade was as bright as new, unstained by even a speck of blood.

Watching as Qi Tian raised the flying sword high, ready to strike down in the next instant, the Nascent Soul Master dared not delay any longer and hastily said, “Sir, please show mercy. If you spare my life, I am willing to become your slave or maidservant, swear to follow unto death, and never betray you.”

Before he could finish speaking, the flying sword fell, chopping into the Nascent Soul Master’s neck, and blood sprayed out. However, at that moment, Qi Tian stopped, withdrew the flying sword from his neck, and said, “Since that’s the case, I’ll give you a chance. Open your Purple Mansion. I must leave my mark on your Nascent Soul.”

The Nascent Soul Master felt as if his neck was nearly severed, his blood gushing from the wound and already covering his whole body. When his blood dried up, he would surely die. He didn’t dare waste a moment of time and hurriedly complied with Qi Tian’s demand to open his Purple Mansion, revealing his Nascent Soul.

Qi Tian quickly left his mark on the Nascent Soul and casually had the Nascent Soul spit a mouthful of core blood for him before he left the Purple Mansion and took out a healing pill to throw to him.

The Nascent Soul Master hurriedly swallowed the pill and instantly felt the wound on his neck rapidly heal. Fresh blood was continuously gushing forth from his bone marrow. He let out a long sigh of relief, knowing he wouldn’t die.

Qi Tian then looked at the other Nascent Soul Masters and said, “Sirs, now it’s your turn to answer my questions. Are you ready to die for your cause?”

These Nascent Soul Masters had been completely intimidated by Qi Tian’s thunderous methods, with not a trace of resistance left in their hearts. They bowed their proud heads to Qi Tian one after another, and according to his demands, opened their Purple Mansions, displaying their vulnerable Nascent Souls.

Qi Tian sequentially left his mark on their Nascent Souls, and uniformly collected a mouthful of core blood from each of them. Thus, out of the nine Nascent Soul Masters that Qi Tian had captured, except for one unlucky one who had his head chopped off by Qi Tian, the rest had all become Qi Tian’s Immortal Slaves. Of course, these were not the Immortal Slaves of the Gold Core Stage but those of the Nascent Soul Stage, with one of the latter worth a hundred and eighty of the former.

Qi Tian immediately began making arrangements, certainly not forgetting about Song He. Song He was the biggest threat to him, and meticulous preparations were imperative to trap him.

The arrangements Qi Tian made were extensive, yet all the core elements of these arrangements were based on the military power of the Nascent Soul Stage, all of whom were firmly under Qi Tian’s control. Under Qi Tian’s command, they executed his orders with utmost efficiency and speed.

Finally, in not much time at all, Qi Tian had all his arrangements in place. He then ordered all the Nascent Soul Masters to stand down for the time being, either to hide or to make ready, and quietly wait for Song He’s arrival.

Would Song He come?

Qi Tian judged that it was very likely he would, although it was not an absolute certainty. Qi Tian truly had no confidence in this. He wondered, if Song He did not come, how should he go about finding him?