Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 263 - 263 0222 Considering Another Possibility

Chapter 263: Chapter 0222: Considering Another Possibility Chapter 263: Chapter 0222: Considering Another Possibility With a loud bang, he shattered the Fire Cloud Palm. Countless sparks shot out, blinding Qi Tian’s eyes.

A glint flashed in Zhang Guangyao’s eyes as he aimed numerous palms at Qi Tian in rapid succession. This time, he used all his might, pushing his speed to the limit. Almost in the blink of an eye, seven Fire Cloud Palms followed one after another, slapping towards Qi Tian.

Such high density Fire Cloud Palms even caused Luo Xia and Cui Ziqiao in the audience to change their expressions slightly. They couldn’t figure out how to break this move unscathed if they were in Qi Tian’s position.

Qi Tian’s reaction was quicker than anyone else’s. Instead of resisting the flying Fire Cloud Palms, he activated the Strider Cricket Skills, accelerating his speed and easily avoiding the seven Fire Cloud Palms. “Too bad, Brother Zhang Guangyao, your Fire Cloud Palm is still a bit undercooked; it cannot autonomously guide itself. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for me to dodge.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guangyao almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. This way of belittling people, was it amusing? “Qi Tian, stop hiding behind words. If you’ve got the guts, fight me fair and square.”

“Okay, then please taste my Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist.” Qi Tian’s face turned serious, and he swung out several punches in succession.

His mastery of the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist was profound. Every punch he threw was carefully selected, focusing not on speed, but on the style of multiple punches in one move. Under his control, his attack split into three waves, each wave containing multiple punch shadows. They metamorphosed into tigers, wolves, leopards, stags, each animal surrounded by flames, appearing like fire attribute spirits.

Zhang Guangyao didn’t expect Qi Tian to throw such a move, and instantly became flustered, barely parrying with awkward movements. He failed to block a few punches and was solidly hit by them.

Zhang Guangyao wore decent armor, and coupled with Qi Tian holding back and not using his full strength, the fiery punches landed on Zhang Guangyao without causing any substantial damage. Although he looked somewhat embarrassed, he was not seriously injured.

Despite this outcome, Zhang Guangyao didn’t feel thankful, but was instead somewhat angry. There were nearly a hundred onlookers, some of which were at the Half-step Foundation stage. His awkward appearance would inevitably lead to their contempt in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhang Guangyao felt like he was being burned alive. He couldn’t stand to endure such humiliation. He roared, and the armor on his body suddenly caught fire. At a glance, he appeared to have transformed into a burning man.

“Crap, what does Zhang Guangyao intend to do?” Luo Xia stood up abruptly. He intended to stop Zhang Guangyao. He had previously told them to remember they were fellow disciples. But now, Zhang Guangyao had unleashed this attack. Was he treating Qi Tian as a mortal enemy?

“Luo, what are you doing?” Cui Ziqiao grabbed Luo Xia, saying, “Didn’t they agree to have a real combat exercise? What does ‘real combat’ mean? Is taking turns punching like children playing house real combat? In my opinion, it’s only now that there’s some taste of a real combat. Don’t go interrupt them; I’m telling you, I’m the first one to disapprove if you do.”

Although Luo Xia was the head of Sky Eagle Hall, his ranking was far below Cui Ziqiao’s in Golden Roc Hall. Furthermore, Cui Ziqiao was more advanced in his cultivation realm. He dared not disrespect Cui Ziqiao and could only explain, “Zhang Guangyao is using his ultimate technique which should not be used unless facing a bitter enemy. It’s not only unnecessary but might potentially injure Qi Tian.”

“How do you know it’s unnecessary for Zhang Guangyao to do this? If you truly believe so, I guarantee you wouldn’t survive three days at the frontier. The Chi Di people can use all sorts of schemes. Can Qi Tian manage without getting used to it first?” Cui Ziqiao argued with righteous indignation, nearly convincing Luo Xia if not for the latter knowing a bit about Cui Ziqiao’s character.

The debate between Luo Xia and Cui Ziqiao completely nullified the possibility of stopping Zhang Guangyao from using his ultimate weapon.

At this moment, Zhang Guangyao was like a man of fire, standing amidst the flames. Under the flicker of the fire, his smile took on a gruesome form. “Qi Tian, brace yourself for the wrath of the Fire God today, see this palm.”

As Zhang Guangyao slapped the flames, sparks erupted, instantly transforming into one Fire Cloud Palm after another, eagerly advancing towards Qi Tian.

If Zhang Guangyao’s initial Fire Cloud Palm attack seemed strenuous and inefficient, this issue was now completely nonexistent.

With each strike, Zhang Guangyao unleashed numerous Fire Cloud Palms using his secret technique. The interval between each wave of attacks became so negligible that if one didn’t carefully discern, it was easy to mistake consecutive waves as a single wave.

It was then that Qi Tian realized that he had underestimated Zhang Guangyao. With just this technique alone, Zhang Guangyao was not someone Pan Yulin could contend with. However, amidst his astonishment, Qi Tian’s curiosity was piqued – he wanted to know how Zhang Guangyao achieved this. The notion that he managed this solely through the runes on his armor was impossible. There must be some secrets here that Qi Tian was unaware of.

As Qi Tian pondered what the secret might be, he nimbly evaded the incoming waves of Fire Cloud Palms.

As Qi Tian always promptly dodged the strikes, the Fire Cloud Palms never touched him, only landing on the ground, each impact accompanied by a deep rumble and a shroud of dust.

“You can’t touch me, can’t touch me.” As Qi Tian dodged, he began to taunt in order to incite Zhang Guangyao, curious to see if the latter had other tricks up his sleeve.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Guangyao was easily provoked. After only a few provocations from Qi Tian, his face visibly darkened. Gritting his teeth, he spat a mouthful of blood onto the flames surrounding him. Suddenly, the flames took on a faint tint of blood red.

Zhang Guangyao then slapped the flames again. This time, instead of small sparks emerging, a large palm flew out from the flames and headed straight for Qi Tian.

Qi Tian activated his Strider Cricket Skills to deftly evade. If it were earlier, the Fire Cloud Palms would have dropped to the ground, churning up clouds of dust. The ground, due to certain circumstances, rarely left any tracks. However, this time, there wasn’t even a speck of dust. Zhang Guangyao’s Fire Cloud Palm not only refrained from hitting the ground but also turned a corner behind Qi Tian and continued to hunt him down.

In essence, the Fire Cloud Palm appeared as if it had artificial intelligence, persistently pursuing Qi Tian. That was remarkable.

Qi Tian truly didn’t expect Zhang Guangyao to have this ability. As he evaded the Fire Cloud Palm, he stole a glance back at Zhang Guangyao. He found Zhang Guangyao appeared to be in a trance. Even with the flames still raging around him, he seemed to have completely disregarded it, his eyes locked onto the Fire Cloud Palm trailing behind Qi Tian.

Observing this, Qi Tian had a sudden thought. Could the origin of the Fire Cloud Palm’s artificial intelligence lie within Zhang Guangyao?