Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1540 - 1540 890 Complicated Emotions

Chapter 1540: Chapter 890: Complicated Emotions Chapter 1540: Chapter 890: Complicated Emotions Chapter 0890: Complex Emotions

Under Qi Tian’s command, the Lu Li sand had set the blocking function of the black mist against Divine Sense to be unidirectional. None of the Nascent Soul Masters who rushed into the black mist could break through the barrier it posed to them, yet Huo Yunbiao moved within the mist without any hindrance.

This led to a situation where, when Huo Yunbiao rushed next to a Nascent Soul Master, the Nascent Soul Master hadn’t noticed Huo Yunbiao, but Huo Yunbiao had already opened his giant maw and bit towards them. Just as Huo Yunbiao’s maw was about to make contact with the Nascent Soul Master, the master realized they were in grave danger, but by then it was too late to react.

For a time, the valley resembled a battlefield of carnage. It was filled with one-sided slaughter as Huo Yunbiao took down the Nascent Soul Masters, their screams echoing throughout the valley.

The Nascent Soul Masters who had come this time were rather familiar with each other. The screams of their companions fell upon their ears, making them realize the peril within the valley. Their first reaction was to flee this accursed place. Fortunately, since they had just entered the valley and were familiar with the terrain, they weren’t thrown into a panic where they couldn’t even discern north from south.

However, when they actually started to flee, they realized that even though they hadn’t lost their sense of direction, escaping from the valley was not so simple. Whenever they reached the edge of the area enveloped by the black mist, just as escape seemed a step away, something would always rush over and drag them back fiercely, preventing them from breaking out of the black mist.

In their desperation to escape, these Nascent Soul Masters employed every trick they could, but to little effect. Since they couldn’t see where their enemy was, they could only focus on strengthening their own defenses; however, this played right into Qi Tian’s plans. He had been most concerned that they would realize the danger and escape immediately. As long as their first reaction wasn’t to flee, their chances of escaping would nearly vanish.

Huo Yunbiao killed at a terrifying pace. The black mist created by the Lu Li sand provided the perfect cover, allowing him to approach anyone without being detected and giving them no time to react, so that a single rush and bite from him sufficed to kill a Nascent Soul Master.

The Nascent Soul Masters who had chased after them numbered only a dozen or so, merely a dozen bites for Huo Yunbiao. How much time could that take? It was only the screams of those Nascent Soul Masters killed by Huo Yunbiao before their death that alerted the others and threw them into chaos, igniting a ferocious will to survive. Yet each time, the Transporting Whirlwind and the ghost-faced creatures would rush over, blocking these Nascent Soul Masters from escaping the black mist.

While the two sides were entangled, Huo Yunbiao could always rush over and with just a bite, send another Nascent Soul Master to their doom.

From the first Nascent Soul Master who rushed into the black mist in the valley to the last Nascent Soul Master who was killed by Huo Yunbiao, the entire span of the ordeal took less than three minutes. The whole battle unfolded without much ado, failing to stir the slightest ripple; it was as though those who died were not a dozen Nascent Soul Masters, but mere ants.

Qi Tian left no survivors. He did not need to ask to know precisely what had occurred. After killing all the Nascent Soul Masters, he spent only a short time cleaning the battlefield so thoroughly that not a trace linked to those Nascent Soul Masters was left.

This time, unlike his departure from Haishan City, Qi Tian did not dally or hesitate. He mounted Huo Yunbiao’s back and let him carry him away from the battlefield at top speed for more than five hundred miles before finding a forest where he produced a Teleportation Array Disk that could directly transport him to Wanjie City. He carried several of these disks with him, which he could use anytime as long as he was within a certain distance from Wanjie City. When he left Haishan City, he didn’t use it because he wasn’t too worried about others tracing him back through the vine. His main intention was akin to a fisherman waiting for the fish to bite. The result was almost as he anticipated: the dozen Nascent Soul Masters who came after him gained nothing, instead unwittingly benefited him.

Qi Tian stood on the Teleportation Array Disk, cast a spirit rune, and a white light enveloped him, teleporting him away instantly. The Array Disk on the ground shattered into pieces, and several key parts turned directly into ash. Even if someone were to find this place in the future, it would be tremendously difficult for them to use this Array Disk to find their way to Wanjie City.

Moments later, Qi Tian had already appeared in Wanjie City. He released Huo Yunbiao from the Spirit Beast Bracelet once more and mounted his back.

Seeing this scene, many people bowed their heads and some even knelt before Qi Tian. By now, Qi Tian enjoyed a certain prestige throughout Wanjie City, and many people sought an opportunity to curry favor with him.

Qi Tian paid no mind to these people and simply rode Huo Yunbiao, heading directly back to the National Master Manor. The National Master Manor had already received news of his return and opened its gates to welcome the Great Elder home.

Upon learning of Qi Tian’s return, the Mansion Master, Yi Xuwen, personally came to visit him. Qi Tian had been away for over a month, and Yi Xuwen had been constantly worried. He felt complicated emotions towards Qi Tian; on one hand, he worried for Qi Tian’s safety, and on the other, he feared that Qi Tian might not return, which could prevent him from tagging along with Qi Tian to the grand competition and gaining advantages.

With Qi Tian’s return, Yi Xuwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He engaged in a prolonged conversation with Qi Tian, during which he repeatedly probed whether Qi Tian had any unexpected gains during his venture. He worried that Qi Tian might have advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage, which would disqualify him from participating in the grand competition. Such concerns would not normally apply to anyone else, but given Qi Tian’s exceptional talents, what was impossible for others might not be for him.

Fortunately, after their exchange, Yi Xuwen was able to confirm that Qi Tian was still at the peak of the Gold Core Realm and had not yet broken through the barrier between the Gold Core and Nascent Soul Stages. While this reassured Yi Xuwen, it also brought a slight worry: could Qi Tian, in his current state, achieve a good ranking in the grand competition?