Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 310 - 310 0246 The Nightmarish Scene is to Repeat

Chapter 310: Chapter 0246: The Nightmarish Scene is to Repeat Itself Again Chapter 310: Chapter 0246: The Nightmarish Scene is to Repeat Itself Again Chapter 0246: The Nightmare is Repeating

Driven by the desperate Chi Di cultivator, hundreds of ghost horses accelerated their attack pace, similar to animals that had consumed a stimulant. Xu Honglei and Wang Peng, who were already struggling, were now at an even greater disadvantage. The two lead ghost horses at the Foundation Establishment Stage had infiltrated their defense circle, emitting eerie mists that entwined around their souls and began to pull them out bit by bit.

The Qi Cultivation Stage ghost horses were not idle either. They harassed Xu Honglei and Wang Peng like a swarm of bees while waiting for an opportunity to charge and impact the souls that were being pulled by the Foundation Establishment Stage ghost horses. Occasionally, they would take a bite, causing great pain even if they couldn’t truly damage their souls.

Qi Tian had noticed the situation on this end. His face grim, since the predicament of Xu Honglei and Wang Peng was directly related to him. If their souls were damaged because of him, it would tarnish his reputation as a leader.

Qi Tian landed on the ground, released Hu Niu, climbed onto her back, and charged at the Chi Di cultivator.

Having lost two companions, the Chi Di cultivator was entirely exposed. When he saw Qi Tian give up flying and attack on the ground, he sighed with relief. He was worried about an aerial attack from Qi Tian. As for ground-based attacks, he wasn’t particularly concerned.

The Chi Di cultivator initiated a set of spirit runes. Half of the several hundred of Qi Cultivation Stage ghost horses attacking Xu Honglei and Wang Peng split off, converged into a black flood, and charged at Qi Tian.

Qi Tian was only a level-one Foundation Establishment cultivator. Being good in the air did not mean he was equally strong on the ground. From the Chi Di cultivator’s view, deploying these Qi Cultivation Stage ghost horses should be enough to block Qi Tian. With a delay of three to five minutes, the Foundation Establishment Stage ghost horses could pull out the souls of Xu Honglei or Wang Peng.

Ensuring his strategy was implemented, the Chi Di cultivator focused on the Foundation Establishment Stage ghost horses. He personally had to direct these high-rank ghost horses to extract the souls from Xu Honglei and Wang Peng successfully.

With his direction, the effectiveness of the Foundation Establishment Stage ghost horses improved significantly. Xu Honglei and Wang Peng were crying out in agony, unable to bear the pain as their souls were being pulled by the ghost horses. Although they fought hard, it was to no avail as they had too few means to deal with the ghost horses.

Unless something unexpected happened, Xu Honglei and Wang Peng were bound to fall into the hands of these ghost horses. Not only would their souls be consumed by these ghost horses, but they also risked losing their physical bodies.

However, at this moment, the Chi Di cultivator sensed something wrong. He turned back suddenly and was horrified to see Qi Tian less than three meters away from him. He blurted out, “How is this possible? How did you…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Qi Tian had closed in on him. A heavy hit landed on the Chi Di cultivator’s head with the Red Hoop Stick, and his head burst open just like a watermelon. He died instantly.

Qi Tian waved his hand, having dealt with the Chi Di cultivator, then charged toward the Soul Banner.

With the Chi Di cultivator dead, not only the Soul Banner became an ownerless object, but the ghost horses it had released also lost their control. The ghost horses stopped their attack on Xu Honglei and Wang Peng and rushed toward the Soul Banner before disappearing into it.

Qi Tian initially planned to use the Soul Banner as fuel for the Heavenly Dao Engine. However, he changed his mind considering the two Foundation Establishment Stage ghost horses’ souls inside the Banner, which could prove to be a substantial force.

Easily, Qi Tian put away the Soul Banner. He then rode Hu Niu to Xu Honglei and Wang Peng, who were currently closed-eyed, sitting in a meditative position, recuperating their severely wounded psyches.

Qi Tian sighed, having not expected the Chi Di to dispatch three Foundation Establishment cultivators for this ambush. Seeing Xu Honglei and Wang Peng in their present state, he knew he had to bear some responsibility.

Qi Tian then glanced at the scout and quickly found out that although Xu Honglei and Wang Peng had been battling fiercely with the Chi Di cultivator, the scout was completely unharmed apart from fainting from fear. The scout’s soul was too weak, and as a commoner, neither the Chi Di cultivator nor the ghost horses were interested in him. Perhaps after the battle, the Chi Di cultivator would have killed the scout, but before the end of the battle, the scout was actually the safest.