Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1515 - 1515 0873 The Details

Chapter 1515: Chapter 0873: The Details Chapter 1515: Chapter 0873: The Details Chapter 0873: Details

“Are you trying to teach me how to do my job?” Qi Tian looked expressionlessly at the two Nascent Soul Masters who, anxious and apprehensive, were trying to persuade him not to act.

The two Masters quickly lowered their heads, fearfully saying, “Master, we wouldn’t dare.”

Qi Tian snorted coldly and said, “You all dared to collude with outsiders to ambush me, what wouldn’t you dare to do? Don’t blame me for not making myself clear, now contact Xu Xinge and Wu Jiahui and have them come over. After luring them into a distance I can catch up with, you will use their trust in you to deliver a fatal blow to them, then cooperate with me to ensure we completely retain both of these people.”

Both Masters had already guessed that Qi Tian would command such actions, which was the very reason they had earlier tried to dissuade Qi Tian from moving against the Ink Flood Dragon Association. They didn’t want Qi Tian to drag them into this mess. Although they were not from Wanjie City, the feared reputation of the Ink Flood Dragon Association always lingered in their minds, and they dared not provoke the Association.

“Master, please spare us, we…”

Before they could even utter their plea for mercy, they felt their heads explode with pain once more, even more intense than before, causing them to scream miserably and roll on the ground in agony.

Qi Tian intended to punish them severely this time, to let them know that they had no place to speak at this moment. He was conveying his decision to them, not seeking their advice on what he should do.

The two Nascent Soul Masters screamed until their voices were hoarse, their facial muscles contorted, eyes bloodshot with pain. Such a harrowing sight would likely evoke compassion in others, yet Qi Tian’s heart remained as steadfast as iron, completely unmoved. Compared to their plot to harm him, this painless punishment was hardly worth mentioning.

After a while, using the sensory function of the Heavenly Dao Engine, Qi Tian checked on the two Nascent Soul Masters and found that their Spirit Force fluctuations had become somewhat unstable. Understanding that their punishment was sufficient, he formed a spirit rune with his hands and stopped the Slave Mark from continuing to torment them.

The two Nascent Soul Masters lay on the ground, gasping for breath, feeling as though they had just taken a tour around the brink of the Ghost Gate and barely made it back.

Qi Tian spoke indifferently, “Do you two still have the energy to advise me?”

Where would the two Nascent Soul Masters dare to say anything more? They shook their heads hastily, having realized that although Qi Tian had never summoned them or enslaved them to do anything in the past three years, it didn’t mean that Qi Tian was easy to talk to. If they still thought Qi Tian had only implanted the Slave Mark on them merely as a simple constraint, then they were sorely mistaken.

Qi Tian nodded and said, “Since you’ve both run out of strength, then go and do as I just instructed. If you can assist me in eliminating Xu Xinge and Wu Jiahui, I can make you a promise. You won’t have to do anything for me in the future, and I won’t force any demands on you. However, one thing remains—I will not remove the Slave Mark from your bodies, because what you did today has disappointed me. To prevent you from harboring second thoughts in the future, I have no choice but to use this measure, to let the Slave Mark remain within your sea of consciousness. This is not for the purpose of enslaving you, but to ensure that you remain constantly vigilant, lest you someday again harbor intentions to harm me.”

The two Nascent Soul Masters couldn’t stop cursing inwardly, but they didn’t dare to say anything out loud. Qi Tian’s ruthlessness had left an indelible impression on them, and they dared not haggle with Qi Tian any longer.

“Alright, you two rest up for a bit, then help me set up the scene,” Qi Tian commanded.

The two Nascent Soul Masters hurriedly sat cross-legged, meditating to recover their strength as quickly as possible. Qi Tian was sending them to lure Xu Xinge and Wu Jiahui, two Nascent Soul Masters whose realms and powers were not inferior to their own. Without adjusting their condition to its best, they knew they certainly couldn’t manage it.

It took over half an hour for the two Nascent Soul Masters to restore their condition to about seventy to eighty percent. Not daring to delay any further, they quickly got to their feet, waiting for Qi Tian to give them instructions.

After that, Qi Tian began directing them to arrange the scene. To deceive Xu Xinge and Wu Jiahui and earn their trust, a makeover of the scene was definitely necessary. If they could see from a distance that the site was undamaged, how could they possibly believe that the two of them could defeat Qi Tian?

Once the scene was set, Qi Tian went over their lines with them, to prevent them from revealing anything in their speech and arousing suspicion in Xu Xinge and Wu Jiahui when they met them, which would be bad.

As they rehearsed their lines with Qi Tian, the two Nascent Soul Masters grumbled inwardly, wondering if their young master, who seemed so proficient in such dealings, had often engaged in these activities before. Had they known Qi Tian was like this, they would have never gotten involved in today’s affairs even if it killed them.

After arranging the scene, Qi Tian had the two Nascent Soul Masters feign the appearance of having endured a tough battle before sending them off to find Xu Xinge and Wu Jiahui, figuring out a way to lure the two over.

Qi Tian had thought about taking the initiative and seeking trouble with Xu Xinge and Wu Jiahui, but those two weren’t out in the wild, nor were they in Qishan Town where he had recently stayed; instead, they were in another small city crowded with people and filled with watchful eyes. He couldn’t just wipe out the entire town just to kill Xu Xinge and Wu Jiahui – he wasn’t that insanely cruel.

After sending the two Nascent Soul Masters away, Qi Tian buried himself in a pile of rubble, with half his body pinned under a rock and his head and limbs sticking out. His clothes were torn, and he was spitting blood; he looked quite miserable. He then quietly waited for his prey to take the bait.

And he waited for most of the day. The blood used for his disguise had already dried up, sticking to his body uncomfortably. Some low-level scavenging spirit birds began to circle overhead. One even landed nearby, ready to come over and take a bite at any moment.

Qi Tian certainly had no great compassion to feed himself to the birds. However, the appearance of these scavenging birds served as a reminder for him; the devil is in the detail. He had done a lot of groundwork to set up this trap, and if it were ruined because of these birds’ lack of cooperation, leading the trap to fall through without achieving his aim, it would be much worse than a mere waste of effort – it could alert the Ink Flood Dragon Association.

With his current resources, he had no capacity to confront the Ink Flood Dragon Association openly. He needed to make this trap even more perfect to allow the outcome to develop in the direction he anticipated.