Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1622 - 1622 0955 Rough and Efficient_2

Chapter 1622: Chapter 0955 Rough and Efficient_2 Chapter 1622: Chapter 0955 Rough and Efficient_2 Gao Yuqiu knew there was no possibility of a good outcome. When the opportunity to advance to Nascent Soul Master was involved, even fellow sect members might turn hostile, let alone some unrelated outsiders. At this time, if Yuqiu harbored any thoughts of the other party coming with good intentions to negotiate, he might as well withdraw early from the Holy Land competition and outside, play the role of a Silly and Sweet Girl.

Gao Yuqiu said, “I’m not good at fighting, I can only provide you with assistance. Whether we can hold off these ten people or not will depend entirely on you, Sir.”

Qi Tian didn’t say much. He had already used the Heavenly Dao Engine’s detection function to thoroughly scan Gao Yuqiu. Based on the information fed back by the Heavenly Dao Engine, Yuqiu did indeed possess some quite decent treasures. With these treasures, Yuqiu might be able to unleash considerable combat power in a short period of time, but to expect Yuqiu to engage in prolonged combat was purely wishful thinking. Yuqiu’s strengths lay elsewhere, and before fully exploiting Yuqiu’s remaining value, Qi Tian was willing to do some work.

“Alright, you just follow behind me from now on. Let’s move quickly; we cannot afford any more delays.”

Gao Yuqiu followed behind Qi Tian, heading towards the approaching small squad.

This small squad could not possibly let just Qi Tian and Gao Yuqiu stop them. They had to block Qi Tian, and anyone daring to hinder their goal was their enemy.

Immediately, the small squad split up a few members to charge at Qi Tian and Gao Yuqiu, while the rest continued chasing after Xiu Zhengyu.

The handful of cultivators who split off all wore smirks on their faces, but they kept their hands close to their Storage Bags, ready to strike at any moment. They were far from kind men and devout women; after overcoming countless hardships to enter the secret realm of the Holy Land competition and being bound by the rules outside, they had behaved like obedient babies. But here, it was time to reveal their true natures. Any who dared to obstruct their path to becoming a Nascent Soul Master were enemies, without exception. They were to be killed or hacked down without a moment’s hesitation or a wrinkle of their brows.

The distance between the two parties was closing, now less than a mile apart.

“You stay here and don’t move; leave the rest to me.”

Qi Tian communicated to Gao Yuqiu through a message and, without waiting for any response, pushed his flying sword to increase its speed, holding the Yonghe Stick in hand and charging at the three cultivators.

The three of them were not intimidated by Qi Tian at all; they had resolved to annihilate Qi Tian and his companions on the spot. Seeing Qi Tian accelerate, they did too. Wasn’t it as easy as reaching out and grabbing for three to fight one?

As the distance between the four closed in, all three cultivators’ eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light. This was their first battle after entering the secret realm of the Holy Land competition, and they aimed to draw blood for an auspicious start.

A cold smirk appeared on Qi Tian’s lips, and as the distance between them became very short, his flying sword suddenly broke its limits and accelerated once again.

The ability to speed up even further was the acceleration function of the Heavenly Dao Engine coming into play.

The three cultivators had not anticipated Qi Tian to have this trick up his sleeve at all. Caught completely off guard, Qi Tian blitzed into their midst in the blink of an eye, spinning the Yonghe Stick in his hand, striking thunderously thrice, and directly exploding their heads.

All three cultivators, without exception, were peak Gold Core, but at that moment, they were no different from several large watermelons; their heads burst open and they fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground. One unfortunate soul’s body smashed against a large rock, bursting open on impact, flesh and blood splattered everywhere.

Qi Tian landed, plundering the treasures from the bodies of the three men. Since Gao Yuqiu was watching from above, Qi Tian could only ignore the corpses and did not collect their bodies to use as fuel for the Heavenly Dao Engine.

By the time Qi Tian had returned to the heavens and was flying towards Gao Yuqiu, she was so scared that she subconsciously flew backwards a certain distance, completely terrified by Qi Tian’s deadly efficiency and brutality.

Her Master had told her that Qi Tian was likely to be very powerful, and through contact with him, she knew that Qi Tian was indeed powerful. But she never imagined that Qi Tian could be this formidable. At the same realm of cultivation, he faced three opponents simultaneously, and if you discounted the time taken for flying and closing in on them, the entire battle had only lasted a mere three or four seconds.

If it had been her in combat, she might not have even been ready to fight, but Qi Tian had already finished off three people. Didn’t this mean that if Qi Tian targeted her, he could just as neatly kill her?

Facing a cultivator who could easily kill her at any moment was like a rabbit standing in front of a tiger—rabbits that weren’t scared in such situations were virtually nonexistent.

Qi Tian stopped approaching Gao Yuqiu and said indifferently, “Did I go too far?”

Gao Yuqiu took several deep breaths, forcibly suppressing her fear of Qi Tian, and after mentally bracing herself, she smiled apologetically at him and said, “I’m sorry, Qi Tian, I truly didn’t expect you to be so terrifyingly powerful. If my actions just now offended you, I offer you my sincere apologies. Please believe me, it was just an instinctual reaction, and rationally, I don’t think you are a frightening person but a friend who I can reliably depend on. I am deeply convinced of this and sincerely believe that choosing to be on the same team as you is the best decision I have ever made. I am very much looking forward to our journey ahead and have every confidence that we will get along well.”

“Is that so? It is my honor to have earned such trust from you, Sir,” Qi Tian said, his words not matching his true feelings.

The Heavenly Dao Engine made everything crystal clear. Gao Yuqiu’s words were merely pretty to listen to, for in reality, she was very wary of him. Not to mention anything else, at this very moment, Gao Yuqiu was secretly readying a highly effective defensive magical item in her hand, positioned where she could trigger it at any moment. Furthermore, her feet were filled with True Essence, prepared to channel it into the flying sword beneath her at the first sign of trouble to push the sword’s speed to its limit.

“Sir, that comment truly honored me.”

Gao Yuqiu’s face now bore a forced smile. She felt she had never smiled as brightly as she was at this moment, her face even carrying a hint of flattery. She had to flatter; Qi Tian was terrifying—ferocious like a primeval beast. Without flattery, she feared that Qi Tian would find her smile insincere and might casually knock on her head with that Yonghe Stick; as a mortal person, she wouldn’t survive.

Qi Tian carefully stored the Yonghe Stick away and then said indifferently, “The captain and the others have already engaged in battle with the outsiders. Let’s go take a look.”

Naturally, Gao Yuqiu didn’t dare show any dissent and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

The two of them flew towards Xiu Zhengyu and the others, and just like they had seen, Xiu Zhengyu and his team were already in a melee with the team led by the Heavenly Thief Mouse.

Their battle was not as simple and brutal as Qi Tian’s; instead, they were locked in an intense stand-off. All of them were young talents invited by the Holy Land, with comparable cultivation realms. Although there might be some discrepancies in age, there wasn’t much difference in their combat abilities.

Xiu Zhengyu and his team members were assigned different roles; five of them were responsible for holding off the outsiders who were continually closing in, while Xiu Zhengyu himself took the final chance, attempting to kill the Heavenly Thief Mouse.

Although the outsiders had not managed to successfully extract the Heavenly Thief Mouse, the distance between the mouse and its master had considerably shortened, allowing the master to issue distinct commands and direct the Heavenly Thief Mouse.

With the addition of its master’s support, the Heavenly Thief Mouse became even more difficult to handle. Not long ago, Xiu Zhengyu had several chances to kill the Heavenly Thief Mouse, but now he felt that the possibility of killing it was getting slimmer and slimmer.