Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1554 - 1554 904 Returning Favors

Chapter 1554: Chapter 904: Returning Favors Chapter 1554: Chapter 904: Returning Favors Chapter 0904: Debts of Gratitude Must Be Paid

With Qi Tian stepping on him, Ru Sen appeared crushed beneath his feet—a scene that instantly caught the eyes of everyone present. It was as if a heavy bomb had exploded, leaving everyone stunned and disbelieving what they were seeing.

Ru Sen was the direct descendant of the Li family patriarch and had cultivated to the Great Perfection Gold Core Realm at a young age. His fame had spread all around the world; even many Nascent Soul Masters were aware of Ru Sen’s existence and praised his strength endlessly. Yet this highly praised descendant of the Li family, who had only just engaged with Qi Tian for a short time, had initially avoided a direct confrontation, opting to flee instead. Now, he was sprawled in the dirt, trampled under Qi Tian’s foot, completely shattering everyone’s perceptions.

Ru Sen was enveloped by a deep fear. Qi Tian had just mercilessly crushed the skull of a Nascent Soul Master. If Qi Tian could kill even a Nascent Soul Master, then he would certainly dare to kill him.

“Qi Tian, if you have the guts, kill me now. If I even frown, I’m no hero.”

Qi Tian slightly increased the pressure, and the Yonghe Stick pressed down on Ru Sen’s head, causing it not to resist against the Yonghe Stick but slowly bow down under the pressure until his face was tightly pressed against the ground.

Qi Tian gave a cold smile and said, “You call this bravery? It’s simply a joke.”

From the onset of his confrontation with Qi Tian, Ru Sen had initially acted arrogantly. Later, as Qi Tian displayed his strength, Ru Sen showed immense panic. Many felt he did not live up to his reputation. However, just then, the panic-stricken Ru Sen suddenly flashed a mischievously wicked smile, his eyes gleaming unusually brightly, shooting directly at Qi Tian who was very close to him.

This was Ru Sen using a spiritual attack, a move he had been preparing for some time. Realizing his strength was inferior to Qi Tian’s, he had thought to use a spiritual force to overwhelm Qi Tian, replicating the earlier miracle when merely a glance had forced a retreat from a female cultivator at the peak of the Gold Core Realm.

This time Ru Sen had built up his momentum, channeling his spiritual power to the extreme without any reservation. He even activated a spiritual power-enhancing magical instrument on his body, an extremely precious item given to him by his ancestor for protection, the only one he possessed, and it was disposable.

If it had been anyone else, Ru Sen’s attack might have achieved the effect he desired. Unfortunately, he was facing Qi Tian. Over the past days, Qi Tian had faced countless dangers and could almost be said to have climbed out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Qi Tian had long adopted a practice of giving his all against any opponent, no matter the circumstances, especially since Ru Sen had already demonstrated his capability in spiritual power. While others might forget this due to Ru Sen’s appearance of distress, Qi Tian would not.

When Ru Sen launched his spiritual attack from his eyes, Qi Tian caught on instantly. Although Qi Tian wanted to use the Transporting Whirlwind to grab this burst of spiritual power emanating from Ru Sen and drag it into the storage chamber of the Heavenly Dao Engine to fuel it, the presence of many onlookers made this risky, as it could arouse suspicion. Instead, Qi Tian opted for a simpler approach: sidestepping the incoming spiritual attack just before it could hit him.

Using the Heavenly Dao Engine’s ability to sense Spirit Qi, Qi Tian could accurately detect the direction and intensity of Ru Sen’s spiritual attack. While it might be difficult for others to evade, for Qi Tian, it was not a challenge at all.

Thus, Li Rusen exhausted more than ninety percent of his spiritual power in an attack, achieving no results at all. His spirit immediately became extremely weak, and his entire being sagged down. He had hoped to turn the tables with a spiritual attack, but it ended up like this.

Qi Tian moved one end of the Yonghe Stick to Li Rusen’s throat and said coldly, “I really underestimated you, to launch such an intense spiritual attack. Unfortunately, you fell just short of injuring me. I’m a fair person. You hit me, and I surely will hit you back. Are you ready? My counterattack is coming immediately.”

Li Rusen closed his eyes. At this moment, he was still incredibly afraid, but his dignity as a member of the Li family prevented him from begging Qi Tian for mercy, especially since pleading might not even be useful.

Just as Qi Tian was about to deliver a fatal blow, Lu Songsheng quickly sent him a telepathic message saying, “Great Elder, please spare him. You must not kill Li Rusen.”

Before Lu Songsheng’s words had finished, Zheng Wengen instantly shouted, “Sir, please do not kill Mr. Li. We can talk it over.”

“Yes, yes, yes, Sir, please don’t take it out on our young master. Whatever your conditions may be, just state them. As long as we can manage it, there will be no problems at all, as long as you can turn hostility into a peaceful resolution with our young master, everything is negotiable.”

Qi Tian remembered that Lu Songsheng and Zheng Wengen had rushed to help him when he was in need, and he owed them a favor. He smiled faintly and asked, “Really, you would agree to anything? If I plan to form a team and have Li Rusen serve as my junior, with all the opportunities he obtains in the Holy Land competition going to me, you would agree to that too?”

The Nascent Soul Master quickly agreed, saying, “No problem. If you feel that this condition is still not satisfactory, you can propose other conditions.”

Zheng Wengen said, “Sir, look how sincere the Li family is, recognizing how excessive they have been and willing to make such a large concession. Why don’t you also step back a bit? One step back leads to a broader horizon.”

Qi Tian laughed, retracted the Yonghe Stick from Li Rusen’s throat, and moved his foot off Li Rusen’s body, saying, “You want to serve as my juniors, but I’m not interested in that. Li Rusen, listen closely. If you don’t want me to kill you, just honestly repair the Teleportation Array and lift the blockade on Relay City. That’s all, I’m not interested in other conditions.”

The Nascent Soul Master couldn’t believe his ears and quickly stated, “Sir, you don’t need to be so polite with us. Whatever your demands, just put them forward; we aren’t just making a show of goodwill. We really do want to make friends with you.”

Qi Tian said, “I’m not interested in making friends with you. My patience is limited. I want to see you complete my two conditions within the time it takes to brew a pot of tea. If even one condition is unfinished after that time, don’t blame me for turning hostile and disowning you.”