Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 421 - 421 0300 Who Dares to Challenge It _2

Chapter 421: Chapter 0300 Who Dares to Challenge It? _2 Chapter 421: Chapter 0300 Who Dares to Challenge It? _2 Qi Tian rode his flying sword towards the flock of the demonic birds. However, before he got close, a Half-step Golden Core demonic bird stood in his path. This creature, a double-headed eagle, was covered in the shed blood of cultivators. Its talons were like steel, its wings were like blades, it was quite formidable.

This demonic bird wasn’t specifically targetting Qi Tian. It had been planning to fly elsewhere and trouble another cultivator. It was choosing its foe just like Qi Tian did; this two-headed eagle also had criteria for picking its opponents.

The double-headed eagle screeched, and a miniature tornado quickly flew towards Qi Tian. This tornado was not only incredibly fast but also filled with hundreds of wind blades— you could imagine the consequences if it hit Qi Tian.

Suddenly, another demonic bird rushed over and mindlessly charged into the tornado between Qi Tian and himself. Instantly, the tornado swept up the demonic bird, turning from its normal color to a bloody red while the bird vanished.

The tornado didn’t slow down; it continued swirling towards Qi Tian.

Qi Tian’s face changed slightly. He had never absorbed wind energy before and didn’t know whether his Transporting Whirlwind would be assimilated by the tornado or if it could imprison the tornado like it did with other energies, serve as fuel for the Heavenly Dao Engine.

If this wasn’t a battlefield, Qi Tian would be willing to take a risk and experiment. But now, given the complex situation, he abandoned that idea, started the Heavenly Dao Engine in speed mode, outmaneuvered the incoming tornado, and immediately swooped onto the double-headed eagle.

The double-headed eagle did not expect Qi Tian to evade its attack; it was too late to release another tornado. It screeched once more, all of its blade-like feathers stood straight up, and nearly half of them fell off its body and flew towards Qi Tian like a barrage of arrows.

Qi Tian hadn’t expected the double-headed eagle to have this trick up its sleeve, but he was already prepared. Just like Half-step Golden Core cultivators, the eagle had many techniques and required careful preparation when fighting against it.

An invisible shield emerged in front of Qi Tian’s body. He had killed many Half-step Golden Core beings and seized many things from them. Among them includes a jade amulet that could form a shield. Although it had usage restrictions, it indeed came in handy in critical situations.

As expected, the feathers hit the shield causing a crackling sound, but the shield remained unharmed. Qi Tian’s speed was undiminished thanks to the speed mode of the Heavenly Dao Engine, he swiftly moved forward. By this time, he had gotten close to the double-headed eagle. Since roughly half its feathers had fallen off and new ones hadn’t grown back yet, it was significantly slower and less agile. It didn’t have time to react when the Red Hoop Stick hit its head— brains splattered, and it died instantly.

While this double-headed eagle didn’t have any unique bloodlines, a Half-step Golden Core double-headed eagle was still valuable. Qi Tian grabbed it and threw it into his storage bag.

Without skipping a beat, Qi Tian dashed towards another Half-step Golden Core demonic bird he had targeted—another double-headed eagle. The only difference between this bird and the one he had just killed was their feather colors. This special bloodline double-headed eagle had yellow feathers, while the unspecial one’s feathers were more brown.

Often, the difference between yellow and brown is not significant enough for people to link this double-headed eagle to the special bloodline. However, with so many demonic birds mounting an attack on the flying boat, even if someone did think of this, no one would dare to mess with these demonic birds; only Qi Tian, being an audacious and skilled man, dared to do such an extraordinary act.

This double-headed eagle, born from a special bloodline, was extremely wary and had already noticed Qi Tian, the human, before Qi Tian could even charge at it. The first thing it did was to emit a sharp screech.

The screech was not particularly loud, but it was extremely penetrative, instantly resounding throughout the entire battlefield and reaching the ears of every demonic bird. Immediately, many eagle demonic birds abandoned their opponents and flew towards Qi Tian.

This double-headed eagle that shared a special bloodline held a remarkable position among them. It was the leader of the Eagle Demon Bird Tribe. How could they ignore the call of their leader?

However, this was a battlefield swarming with battling cultivators and demonic birds. It was not easy for these eagle demonic birds to come to the rescue. However, a few eagle demonic birds not far from the Double-headed Eagle Leader did manage to fly over quickly. With sinister glints in their eyes, they swooped towards Qi Tian. Among them was another half-step Golden Core double-headed eagle.

The Double-headed Eagle Leader sensed the danger and stopped playing around with the cultivators it had been leading in a siege. It let out another sharp screech, prompting its subordinates to risk their lives and intensify their attacks. As long as they could kill these cultivators, they would be able to join forces with the half-step Golden Core double-headed eagle and jointly ambush Qi Tian, without worrying about any potential threats from behind.

Qi Tian’s expression slightly changed. These feathered monsters were more troublesome than he had imagined. However, at this point, words were useless. There was only one thing to do, and that was to fight.

In order to avoid being attacked from both sides, Qi Tian activated all his defensive tools and then, without paying any heed to the others, dashed straight towards the half-step Golden Core double-headed eagle.

This double-headed eagle had just witnessed how Qi Tian had slaughtered their kin. It knew not just that Qi Tian had the advantage of speed, but also that he seemed immune to their ultimate life-saving techniques. Like the Double-headed Eagle Leader, it too screeched sharply. The few eagle demonic birds rushing towards Qi Tian immediately opened their mouths, all attacking Qi Tian at once. Some released whirlwinds, others tornadoes, and still, others created blades of wind. Any ordinary person would have been overwhelmed, but Qi Tian, with all his defensive tools activated, completely ignored these attacks. He maintained his speed with the help of the Heavenly Dao Engine, veered away from the half-step Golden Core double-headed eagle’s attack, and pounced at it.

The half-step Golden Core double-headed eagle was taken aback. Almost instinctively, it used its final life-saving move, even shedding nearly half of its feathers in the process. But one could imagine, what would the outcome be?

Qi Tian instantly rushed to its side and swung his Red Hoop Stick, killing this half-step Golden Core double-headed eagle with a single blow.

As for the other rushing eagle demonic birds, Qi Tian simply ignored them. They were all Foundation Establishment Stage demonic birds with no special bloodlines, killing them wouldn’t yield much for Qi Tian. He immediately pounced at the Double-headed Eagle Leader.

The Double-headed Eagle Leader was greatly shocked. In such a short span, it had watched two of its half-step Golden Core subordinates die at the hands of Qi Tian. Qi Tian was ruthless and possessed unmatched strength. Although the Double-headed Eagle Leader was stronger than the two half-step Golden Core-backed subordinates, the difference was not substantial. If Qi Tian were able to charge at it up close, he would certainly kill it.

The Double-headed Eagle Leader made a quick decision and turned to flee. As it ran, it continuously screeched in alarm. If translated to human language, it essentially cried out, “Protect, protect,” and “Help, help”.

Despite the loss of face owing to its calls for help and the severe blow to its prestige within the Eagle Demon Bird Tribe, the Double-headed Eagle Leader didn’t care. Preserving its life was more important at this point. With its remarkable strength, as long as it could escape Qi Tian’s pursuit and return to the Eagle Demon Bird Tribe, it would still be able to rule the roost, thanks to that very strength. Would anyone dare to challenge it then?