Heavenly Dao Engine
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Amid the escalating cheers from the audience, the Deer Beast violently resisted. Bouncing and bucking, it tried to dislodge Qi Tian from its back. Its fur was incredibly smooth and its body was streamlined, making it challenging to find any point to leverage. Nevertheless, Qi Tian firmly gripped the beast’s antlers with both hands the whole time, as though they grew right from the Deer Beast itself. No matter how the beast bucked and leapt, it was unable to throw Qi Tian off.

From the look of the standoff, it seemed like Qi Tian had the upper hand. Yet everyone knew that the Deer Beast had not yet unleashed its full fury. As the rider on its back, Qi Tian had to deeply feel its rage. Several times, he tried to muster his strength and throw several punches at the Deer Beast’s head, but every time he was about to do so, the beast managed to throw him off-balance with its bucking, making him miss his target or rendering him unable to gather his strength.

Qi Tian knew that the situation couldn’t continue like this; neither getting worn down by the Deer Beast nor taking it head-on would benefit him. As he was pondering what tactic to use next, he suddenly felt a heat building up where his hands were gripping the antlers, while simultaneously, exclamations rose from the audience outside the ring.

“Look, look! The Deer Beast has set itself on fire!”

Qi Tian focused his gaze and indeed, small flames had started to flicker on the antlers. The antlers slowly turned red hot, like searing iron, and its body started to heat up.

“Damn it,” Qi Tian mutters. He had seen the Deer Beast in fights with other cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage before, but nothing like this ever happened. He had thought the beast was merely physically strong, but he had not anticipated it to be a fire elemental creature.

Not daring to ride the Deer Beast any longer, Qi Tian leapt into the air, jumping off its back. The instant he left the Deer Beast’s back, it burst into flames. Its whole body was engulfed in an intense blaze, its eyes glowing a fierce red with flames flowing.

With a roar, the Deer Beast, taking advantage of Qi Tian’s momentary inability to gain traction mid-air, rushed towards Qi Tian with extraordinary speed.

Hovering in the air, Qi Tian seemed unperturbed by the oncoming assault. He concentrated his strength and threw a punch.

It was the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist, and Qi Tian had incorporated the Fire Fist into it.

Immediately, an image of a ferocious tiger emerged from Qi Tian’s punch, enveloped in raging flames, and collided fiercely with the Deer Beast.

With a loud explosion and a spurting of flames, Qi Tian landed safely while the Deer Beast was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the pit’s wall.

The Deer Beast managed to get up and shook its head. Its flaming body became even hotter and more ferocious. It glared menacingly at Qi Tian, reared upright, and charged at Qi Tian like an arrow released from a bow.

Qi Tian responded with another Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist. Like before, he sent the Deer Beast flying again. But this time was different; the Beast’s flames had noticeably dimmed. The Beast was not as strong as it had been earlier.

The Deer Beast stared at Qi Tian, a hint of fear creeping into its eyes.

Qi Tian stood firm in the pit, watching the Deer Beast a dozen meters away with a calm gaze. He raised his fist high, preparing to deliver another punch and finish the Deer Beast off.

Just at that moment, the Deer Beast did something that no one could have anticipated. The flames enveloping it completely disappeared and it knelt on the ground, bobbing its head towards Qi Tian while emitting mournful cries, as if begging for mercy.

No one had expected this scenario—not the audience, not Qi Tian. Even the owners of the venue and the owners of the Deer Beast were stunned. Many people, some who had lived for decades, had never seen such a spectacle. They never imagined they would witness a beast at the Foundation Establishment Stage begging a cultivator for mercy.

Qi Tian had his fist raised, ready to strike. But he was now unsure whether to follow through. If they were in the wilderness, Qi Tian wouldn’t have hesitated—even if the beast begged for mercy, he would still kill it. This was a man-eating beast, after all. But this was not the wild, the Deer Beast had an owner, and Chengzhang was watching. If under these circumstances, Qi Tian insisted on killing the Deer Beast, he wouldn’t be able to continue making spirit stones here.

“Kill, kill, kill!”

Someone in the crowd yelled. They knew very well that the Deer Beast had an owner. However, they loved violent and bloody scenes. Seeing Qi Tian force the Deer Beast to surrender with his punches was a novelty, but it wasn’t as thrilling as him smashing the Deer Beast’s head off with a single punch.

Furthermore, most people in the crowd had bet on the Deer Beast. Its surrender caused their bets to be invalidated. How could they swallow their anger so easily? Naturally, they wanted Qi Tian to teach the Deer Beast a harsh lesson. Killing it would be the best outcome. Not to mention, Qi Tian was the chief culprit causing their bets to fail if he carried out the sentence and upset the venue owners, it was a sight they would be happy to see.