Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 339 - 339 0260 Earthquake and Landslide_2

Chapter 339: Chapter 0260: Earthquake and Landslide_2 Chapter 339: Chapter 0260: Earthquake and Landslide_2 Soon enough, Cheng Cai informed the host of the arena, who loudly declared to all the spectators that the next match would be a duel to the death. Everyone was allowed to bet and witness the battle between two generations of geniuses to see who was superior.

Recently, Qi Tian had made quite a name for himself in the arena. Many spectators indeed came for him. Once they found out that Qi Tian was going to fight a Foundation Establishment sixth level cultivator in a duel to the death, the arena was immediately overwhelmed with a betting fever.

Almost every spectator hurried to place their bets, wagering on either Qi Tian to win, Li Hongcai to win, or even a draw. Within a short while, the total bets surpassed ten thousand spirit stones — a sum rarely seen in the arena. Chengzhang, watching the growing bets, couldn’t stop grinning. Their concession policy guaranteed they earned money regardless of who won; the question was merely how much.

Since Qi Tian began working at their arena, they had already earned hundreds of spirit stones off him. Today, Qi Tian had brought them an extra a thousand spirit stones as a bonus. Undoubtedly, Qi Tian was their God of Wealth. Yet, alas, after today, there was a good chance that Qi Tian would be disabled by Li Hongcai. Then they would no longer be able to earn money from him. However, it didn’t really matter because when one Qi Tian fell, they could always find a second, a third, and even more Qi Tians.

Li Hongcai was confident about the duel between him and Qi Tian, betting a hundred spirit stones on himself. Qi Tian, on the other hand, remained silent. He used to bet on himself, but this time he gave up that futile action. The money he could win from betting was insignificant. Killing Li Hongcai would earn him the real fortune.

Once all the spectators had finished placing their bets, the host brought out a death agreement in front of everyone. Qi Tian and Li Hongcai were asked to sign their names. With the death agreement in place, irrespective of who killed the other, friends and family of the deceased were not allowed to seek revenge.

After signing the death agreement, Qi Tian and Li Hongcai simultaneously entered the ring. The arena staff initiated a defensive array around the ring to keep the spectators from being affected by the aftermath of the fierce battle.

Qi Tian and Li Hongcai stood facing each other. On Li Hongcai’s face was a sardonic smirk. He said, “Come then, little friend. I will limit my cultivation to match yours. I’ll show you who the true genius is.”

Li Hongcai was cunning. He used “control” instead of “suppress,” showing he wouldn’t actually lower his cultivation level to Qi Tian’s level. Instead, he would adjust his strength as needed. His only goal was to crush Qi Tian, leaving him barely alive, if at all. Just to wring more spirit stones out of Qi Tian, he was willing to abandon all regard for his own dignity.

Qi Tian had already given up any hopes for Li Hongcai. He merely raised his hand to Li Hongcai and calmly said, “My apologies.”

Li Hongcai beckoned Qi Tian with a cocky finger, clearly scornful. He had enough reasons to despise Qi Tian. Although Qi Tian was much younger than him, his cultivation level was a fatal flaw. From any perspective, a sixth level Foundation Establishment cultivator could easily crush a first level one like Qi Tian.

Qi Tian took a deep breath, quickly activated the Heavenly Dao Engine, and then executed the Strider Cricket Skills. His speed instantaneously increased, and he charged towards Li Hongcai.

Li Hongcai was greatly alarmed. He hadn’t expected Qi Tian to be so fast. He tried to dodge hastily but was slightly slow, resulting in a punch landing on his shoulder.

A soft buzz sounded from Li Hongcai’s body. His long gown bore a hole, but under it was a soft armor with runes that lit up, providing him with a sturdy defense.

“Clever boy, I underestimated you.” Li Hongcai glanced at the hole in his robe, then turned back to stare at Qi Tian, his eyes serious like never before.

“Take another punch.” Qi Tian didn’t bother to make small talk with Li Hongcai. He turned around and swiftly raised his fist again, aiming for Li Hongcai.

Li Hongcai shouted, unsheathing his Spirit Saber. Instantly, the runes on it were activated and a blade shadow that was one-and-a-half meters long materialized.

“Strike.”

The shadow of the saber descended from above, cleaving towards Qi Tian.

The Heavenly Dao Engine’s Power Doubling Mode, fully unleashed.

Launching the Thirteenth Movement: Giving to the Jackals and Tigers of the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist.

…

In an instant, a mass of wolves and tigers emerged from Qi Tian’s fist, rushing out like a tidal wave, pouncing on that towering shadow of the saber.

The saber shadow was formidable, cutting down numerous beasts, but it was still weaker compared to the massive horde. Midway through the onslaught, the saber shadow disintegrated, leaving the beast shadows charging irresistibly towards Li Hongcai.

Li Hongcai was stunned because he didn’t hold back with his slash—it contained ninety percent of his power. He had been confident that it could critically wound Qi Tian, at which point Qi Tian would dutifully hand over five thousand spirit stones to him. But plans had gone astray in the very first exchange.

Frantically, Li Hongcai lifted his Spirit Saber, ready to slash a second time, but Qi Tian was already prepared. Before Li Hongcai could launch his second attack, Qi Tian had already chained two more attacks of Giving to the Jackals and Tigers. The punches’ shadows were like torrents, roaring towards Li Hongcai.

Li Hongcai hadn’t expected Qi Tian’s proficiency and high-level mastery of boxing techniques, overpowering his own saber technique. He hadn’t taken Qi Tian seriously enough, and if he held back now, he’d be in serious trouble. In the blink of an eye, he mobilized every bit of his power, and before Qi Tian’s first punch could hit him, he used all his strength to unleash the second sweep of his saber.

The second saber shadow barely left his hand when it fiercely collided with Qi Tian’s first punch. As expected, it directly shattered the punch. Defying expectations, it didn’t break the second punch; instead, the saber shadow fragmented. The partially shattered second punch advanced with a ferocious momentum, aiming at Li Hongcai not far away, with the unscathed third punch following closely behind it.

It was too late for Li Hongcai to launch a third attack; his only option was to activate every Defense Rune on his inner armor, hoping it could withstand Qi Tian’s two punches.

With a resonant thud, the second and the third punches squarely hit Li Hongcai’s body.

At the moment of impact, the beast shadows in the punches shattered one after another, while the defense runes on Li Hongcai shattered. Before the blink of an eye, the victor was determined. Li Hongcai’s runes disintegrated first, leaving the remaining punches to land solidly on him.

Li Hongcai lost his footing and was sent flying by the punches, crashing back-first into the wall of the pit in the center of the arena.

With a series of rumblings, the moment Li Hongcai hit the pit’s wall, the entire battleground shook as if something underground was pushing upwards.

The audience in the battleground was sent into confusion before realizing that it was the power of Qi Tian’s Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist. Once they regained their footing, they all started clapping and cheering in unison. None of them had ever experienced an earth-shaking event like this before in any match. It was simply too thrilling, too formidable.