Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1470 - 1470 0843 Forcefully Collecting

Chapter 1470: Chapter 0843: Forcefully Collecting Chapter 1470: Chapter 0843: Forcefully Collecting Chapter 0843: A Forced Integration

Xu Xinge fled for his life with all his might, but he could still feel Huo Yunbiao drawing ever closer. The flames swirling around Huo Yunbiao made Xu Xinge dizzy and disoriented.

If things continued this way, it wouldn’t be long before Xu Xinge became food for Huo Yunbiao. In order to avoid this fate, Xu Xinge gritted his teeth, threw his flying sword towards Huo Yunbiao, hardened his heart, and pinched the spirit rune to detonate the sword.

This flying sword was especially dear to Xu Xinge and was imbued with a sliver of his spiritual power. The explosion of the sword instantly dispersed that portion of his spiritual power. Xu Xinge spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered in midair, nearly falling to the mortal realm.

Xu Xinge struggled to stabilize his form in the air and glanced back, noticing that the self-destruction of his flying sword had indeed inflicted some damage on Huo Yunbiao. Not only was Huo Yunbiao covered in soot and dust, but its wings also bore heavy scars. Overall, however, the damage Huo Yunbiao sustained was not as severe as Xu Xinge had hoped.

Xu Xinge was horrified. The self-destruction of his flying sword was one of the strongest moves he could use at this stage, and even this had not caused any fundamental damage to Huo Yunbiao. Without a way to stop Huo Yunbiao, he hurriedly increased his speed of escape. He needed to widen the gap between them as much as possible. Only then could he buy enough time to take out a Teleportation Talisman and crush it.

Huo Yunbiao, unaware that Xu Xinge had resolved to flee, was naturally unwilling to let go of its prey, which had landed almost directly in its mouth. Moreover, since Xu Xinge had used his flying sword to self-destruct and injure it, it was even less likely to let Xu Xinge out of its sight. Though the self-destruction of the flying sword had made Huo Yunbiao wary, fearing Xu Xinge might have other similar tricks up his sleeve, it didn’t pursue him too closely. Instead, it opened its jaws wide, and a fireball quickly formed and shot out, speeding like a cannonball toward Xu Xinge.

Xu Xinge, though not exactly at the end of his tether, wasn’t far from it. His body heavily injured and his spirit damaged, he wanted to increase his speed but couldn’t. All he could do was change his direction of flight, darting through the air like a headless fly, hoping to dodge the menacing fireball.

But the fireball seemed to have eyes. Despite Xu Xinge’s evasive maneuvers, it followed closely behind and struck him fiercely.

Xu Xinge screamed miserably and could no longer hold himself up. He fell from the sky, his body engulfed in flames, wailing in agony on the ground until he was soon silenced, leaving it uncertain whether he was dead or merely at his last gasp.

Huo Yunbiao roared and, flapping its wings, flew towards Xu Xinge. It did not mind eating cooked food; even if it was half-cooked, it would suffice.

Qi Tian had watched this battle from start to finish. He never expected that Xu Xinge’s direction of flight would bring him so close to his hiding spot. Seeing Huo Yunbiao draw near, a bold idea suddenly surfaced in Qi Tian’s mind—he wanted to subdue this Huo Yunbiao, especially since he was currently lacking a mount. Taming Huo Yunbiao would fill the void left by Hu Niu’s departure.

Just a few minutes before, Qi Tian would never have thought of this, but now the opportunity was right in front of him. If he missed this chance, he might never encounter such a suitable environment again in his lifetime.

Qi Tian decided to take a risk. He clutched the Teleportation Talisman in his hand, ready to crush it and flee from the secret realm should his risky plan fail. Then, he quickly set up some preparations around Xu Xinge, although the distance between them limited his options. He hoped that this setup would allow him to gain the upper hand in taming Huo Yunbiao, a task fraught with difficulty.

Just as Qi Tian finished preparing, Huo Yunbiao flew over. The winged tiger was very cautious; after arriving above Xu Xinge, it did not immediately descend but hovered in midair, swinging its big head around, its sharp eyes taking in everything nearby. Its nostrils flared continuously, trying to detect any unusual scents in the vicinity.

Qi Tian hid very well and thoroughly concealed his presence, but even so, he held his breath, freezing completely, not even blinking, lest he give away the faintest signal that Huo Yunbiao could detect. If that happened, Qi Tian could forget about taming Huo Yunbiao.

After investigating for a while and detecting nothing unusual, Huo Yunbiao finally relaxed. It folded its wings and slowly landed on the ground next to Xu Xinge. It first sniffed Xu Xinge’s body; half of Xu Xinge’s body was charred by the flames, emitting an enticing aroma of cooked meat.