Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 354 - 354 0268 Encounter with Huang Liuyan Again

Chapter 354: Chapter 0268: Encounter with Huang Liuyan Again Chapter 354: Chapter 0268: Encounter with Huang Liuyan Again Chapter 0268: Meeting Huang Liuyan Again

With a loud bang, Qi Tian’s fist fiercely struck the rune. It was his all-out strike. With his current strength, even if it were a colossal stone weighing a thousand pounds, it would shatter into pieces after such a punch. However, to Qi Tian’s disappointment, the rune did not move, but it could not be said that there were no changes. The rune that was struck by Qi Tian’s fist became somewhat different than the others and began to glow faintly.

This might work.

Qi Tian’s eyes lit up, he activated the Heavenly Dao Engine and initiated the Power Doubling Mode. Then he concentrated all his strength and aimed another punch at the glowing rune.

This punch resulted in a more muffled sound than before, and it startled Qi Tian himself.

Suddenly, the rune, which had endured two punches, became brighter than before. Not only was it glowing, the runes next to it also started to light up one by one.

Soon, like pulling a light cord, all the runes lit up one after another, and the seal, which had been calm and still, began to shine brightly.

Was the seal about to retract all the runes connected to it?

As soon as this thought occurred to Qi Tian, he saw more runes bursting out of the seal, spraying towards the sky, forming a thick Rune Array Network that completely covered the overhead space, blocking the connection between the cave floor and the above.

Looking at the Rune Array Network that was tens of times denser than before, Qi Tian felt a chill run up his spine. Just now, only a few rune chains connected by the seal had left him helpless at the bottom of the cave. Now, this meticulous Rune Array Network had been created. Was he being trapped to death?

Qi Tian defied this belief. He did not believe that all the rune chains sprayed out by the seal were unshakeable. He looked upwards, took out a Human Grade Low-Grade Spirit Treasure Level spear, using it like a javelin aimed at the Rune Array Network in the sky and threw it.

Just as the spear was about to touch the Rune Array Network, the Array suddenly shone brilliant gold. The Spirit Treasure spear hit the golden light and fell from the air without any resistance, landing heavily on the ground. Upon inspection, this valuable Spirit Treasure spear had been damaged. The head of the spear was bent, and the stick was broken, rendering it useless.

Qi Tian took a deep breath of cold air. This was a Human Grade Low-Grade Spirit Treasure, capable of easily piercing a steel plate an inch thick. Even a two or three-inch-thick steel plate would struggle to render this Spirit Treasure spear this damaged.

Although Qi Tian’s physical strength was stronger than that of an average Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, he had not yet reached the level of a Human Grade Low-Grade Spirit Treasure. In other words, if he dared to dash upwards recklessly, ending up with a bloodied head would be the least of his consequences.

Qi Tian was somewhat desperate. Was he destined to be trapped in this dead-end from now on? Originally, he had hoped that someone would pass by above so he could call out for help, but now with the Rune Array Network covering the above, no one could come down, nor could he ascend, completely eliminating the possibility of being rescued.

Qi Tian slumped onto the ground, holding his head in his hands, struggling to think of a way to escape. The first option that came to his mind was the Heavenly Dao Engine. Although he had tried to absorb runes with the Heavenly Dao Engine before and failed, he was only at the second layer of the Foundation Establishment stage then. Now, he was already at the fourth layer, almost breaking through to the fifth layer. Given his current strength, would the Heavenly Dao Engine’s ability to absorb power be strong enough to make the originally immovable runes slightly weaker in front of the Heavenly Dao Engine?

As soon as this idea hit Qi Tian, he jumped up and started trying. He walked back to the cave wall and aimed at a rune, releasing the Transporting Whirlwind towards it.

The moment the Transporting Whirlwind touched the rune, the rune actually began to wobble. Seeing hope, Qi Tian quickly concentrated his mind and increased the rolling force of the Transporting Whirlwind.

However, at that moment, all the runes lit up again. The rune that had originally been slightly movable became stable again and regained its immovable facade.

Qi Tian did not give up hope and tried several times. He tried not only on the same rune but also on a few other runes. Every time, if the Rune Array Network was not lit up, the Heavenly Dao Engine could make one of the runes wobble and possibly be swept away by the Transporting Whirlwind. But every time this happened, the entire Rune Array Network would light up, and the rolling force of the Transporting Whirlwind seemed to be shared by hundreds of runes, which could no longer be budged.

After several attempts, Qi Tian had to accept this reality. Unless he could make the Heavenly Dao Engine possess the power to shake all the runes, he would never be able to destroy these runes with the Engine, nor could he absorb the energy on the runes.

Qi Tian had to admire the person who could set up such a Rune Array, certainly a master of the Rune Array, manipulating runes to an artistic level, and even the Heavenly Dao Engine, a golden finger fueled by energy, could not do anything to this Rune Array.

After sighing, Qi Tian had to wrack his brains again for another method. He carried a lot of necessities on him. Whether it was water or Grain Avoidance Pills, he had plenty. Some of them were his own preparations, but most were obtained from various harvests. It would be no exaggeration to say that, based on his current accumulation, even if he were trapped in this cave for ten or twice as many years, he would survive easily. But what about after ten or twenty years? If at that time, he still could not break this Rune Array, then he would just have to wait for death.