Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 400 - 400 0291 The Presence of a Hegemonic Entity

Chapter 400: Chapter 0291: The Presence of a Hegemonic Entity Chapter 400: Chapter 0291: The Presence of a Hegemonic Entity Chapter 0291: Dominator Level Existence

Although Qi Tian used his Heavenly Dao Engine to kill the bugs outside of his Dantian, he still maintained an expression of pain, similar to everyone else. He did not want to attract the attention of Ape King Sun Xiaotian. If the Ape King noticed his abnormality and used other methods against him, it wasn’t certain that the Heavenly Dao Engine could easily neutralize them as it had done this time.

The night passed without a word, and the second day arrived in the blink of an eye.

Ape King Sun Xiaotian emerged from his tent, followed closely by the bearded man. They confronted Qi Tian and his group. Despite the angry stares from the crowd, Ape King Sun Xiaotian turned a blind eye.

The bearded man cared even less. He declared loudly, “Everyone, you are now all serving for the Ape King. We hope you will follow the orders and not disappoint the Ape King’s trust in you. The Ape King rewards and punishes clearly. If you’ve made significant contributions, he will certainly reward you and it is possible that you may regain your freedom.”

Inspired by this hope, the cultivators whose Dantian had been invaded by a small bug began to envision a purpose for their struggles, regardless of whether Ape King Sun Xiaotian would follow through on his promise in the future or not.

Ape King Sun Xiaotian said, “Now, you all must obey my orders. I will lead you to attack one of my enemies. The one who performs best in this battle will be granted freedom.”

“Enemy?” The crowd was taken aback. They hadn’t heard that Ape King Sun Xiaotian was at odds with anyone. If someone was considered an enemy by Ape King Sun Xiaotian in the Yi Lian Mountain area, it could only mean the powerful forces also seeking the fragments of the meteorite. Was Ape King Sun Xiaotian declaring war on these major forces?

Regardless of their speculations, when it was time to act, no one dared hesitate. They all left the camp under the lead of Ape King Sun Xiaotian, heading straight for another large force’s camp.

This camp was carefully chosen by Ape King Sun Xiaotian. It had only one Half-step Golden Core, and the rest were cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Ape King Sun Xiaotian was the only one present at the Golden Core stage, accompanied by a mere Qi Cultivator, the bearded man, who was far from being of much help in this battle. While Ape King Sun Xiaotian was confident enough to deal with the Half-step Golden Core, dealing with an additional dozen or so Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators was a stretch. So, he came up with the idea of abducting people to enhance his forces. This was not his first time employing such a method, and he often resorted to it when manpower was tight. He would often raid nearby cultivators to drive them forward and use them for his purpose, and this time was no exception.

Ape King Sun Xiaotian was revered among Chi Di cultivators. Moreover, all the cultivators had been infected by his parasitic bugs. Who dare not fight their hardest? Even without Ape King Sun Xiaotian himself driving them on, as soon as the bearded man pointed in a direction, the crowd rushed towards the camp ahead.

The major forces in the Yi Lian Mountain maintained a delicate balance. Despite occasional conflicts, no one had previously attacked a camp in broad daylight. The camp was utterly unprepared. They were alerted when Ape King Sun Xiaotian’s forces were approaching, but they never imagined that without a warning, they’d be charged upon. They were caught off guard and two fellow companions were severely injured in the beginning, while another was struck in the heart and died on the spot.

The Half-step Golden Core in the camp was furious and lunged at the cultivator responsible for the killing.

Ape King Sun Xiaotian snorted coldly and stepped forward to meet him.

Ape King Sun Xiaotian, who has long been renowned as an invincible Half-step Golden Core, quickly overpowered the other Half-step Golden Core fighter. The opponent was so restrained that he didn’t even have the strength to retaliate, and his defense was crumbling. He was on the brink of defeat at Ape King Sun Xiaotian’s hands.

Seeing Ape King Sun Xiaotian’s aggressive fighting style and his intent to kill, the Half-step Golden Core questioned in panic, “Sun Xiaotian, are you trying to start a war with our clan?”

While attacking, Ape King Sun Xiaotian coldly retorted, “What if I do? Am I somehow supposed to be afraid of you?”

The Half-step Golden Core was left speechless. Other major forces would dare not respond to such a provocative challenge so casually. But Ape King Sun Xiaotian dared because of three main reasons. Firstly, the group the Half-step Golden Core belonged to didn’t have a full Golden Core powerhouse, so offending them was within his capacity. Secondly, Sun Xiaotian’s strength was formidable and his claim of being invincible within the Half-step Golden Core level was not an empty boast. Lastly, although Ape King Sun Xiaotian had a big reputation, he was rootless. He was a lone ranger with no friends or disciples, and didn’t even have a fixed residence.

This kind of powerful person who also has no baggage is a threat that the majority of cultivators do not wish to provoke. Killing such a person is extremely difficult. It’s more likely that if you anger such a person, the covert revenge could potentially bring down a force that lacks a Golden Core-level powerhouse.