Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 423 - 423 0302 Thinking Clearly_2

Chapter 423: Chapter 0302: Thinking Clearly_2 Chapter 423: Chapter 0302: Thinking Clearly_2 In Qi Tian’s eyes, the Double-headed Eagle Leader was already dead. It was just a matter of minutes before it would stop breathing. If the flying sailship wasn’t so close by, he would avoid creating a spectacle. If he ramped up the speed mode of the Heavenly Dao Engine to its limit, he could chase down the Double-headed Eagle Leader within a few seconds and effortlessly slay it.

To avoid attracting attention, Qi Tian had to suppress his speed while pursuing. This gave the Double-headed Eagle Leader a fleeting chance to live a bit longer. However, Qi Tian wouldn’t give the Double-headed Eagle Leader too much time. After all, it was just a Demonic Bird with a special bloodline. Around the flying sailship, there were far more Demonic Birds with special bloodlines. He couldn’t neglect them just to kill the Double-headed Eagle Leader. He wouldn’t commit the mistake of neglecting the bigger picture for small gains.

By then, both Qi Tian and the Double-headed Eagle Leader were moving very fast, exceeding three hundred kilometers per hour. In a matter of one or two minutes, they could fly several kilometers away. For Qi Tian, this distance was safe enough. Even if the cultivators on the flying sailship were watching closely, they would struggle to see the details of Qi Tian’s actions.

Qi Tian felt the time was right and suddenly increased his speed again, charging towards the Double-headed Eagle Leader. The Double-headed Eagle Leader let out a terrified cry as all its feathers stood up. One by one, about half of them fell off and fired back as the bird shot forward, increasing its speed once again. It was as if it had suddenly been given a boost of energy.

However, just as the Double-headed Eagle Leader was feeling triumphant, it crashed into something with a boom. It was as if someone had slammed their head into a wall. Instantly, the Double-headed Eagle Leader’s brain burst and it died on the spot, its body spiraling down uncontrollably.

Qi Tian hurried forward to collect the body of the Double-headed Eagle Leader. Then, he slowed down, cautiously flying forward on his flying sword. He reached out his hand, sensing the situation ahead. Soon, his hand touched something – a wall. An invisible wall that was extremely hard to see with the naked eye.

Using the Heavenly Dao Engine to sense it, Qi Tian found that this wall extended in every direction from where he touched. It was like a giant bowl had been inverted over the flying sailship, creating two separate worlds, inside and out.

Qi Tian suddenly understood a lot of things. Why hadn’t the distress signals sent by the flying sailship been transmitted outwards? Why hadn’t Wanjie Commerce sent reinforcements despite Wanjie City not being too far away? The root cause was the existence of this wall.

Qi Tian knew this was no ordinary wall; someone had set up a powerful Array here. After activating it, a portion of the space had been isolated and confined. The force behind this, daring to do such a thing, had to be a major power. Most likely, in Wanjie City, it was a force comparable to Wanjie Commerce or only slightly weaker. It was unlikely to be stronger than Wanjie Commerce, for if it were, it wouldn’t resort to such despicable means.

The trial happened now. Qi Tian had his hand on the Confinement Cover, preparing to allow the Heavenly Dao Engine to absorb the Spirit Qi on the Confinement Cover. Suddenly, he felt something wrong and hurriedly retreated. Immediately after, he saw two spear tips suddenly emerge at the spot where he had just stood. If he hadn’t retreated in time, he would have been impaled.

He then saw ripples appear at the location of the Confinement Cover, and two cultivators with faces covered suddenly appeared in front of him. From their bodies, Qi Tian felt the daunting aura of Half-step Golden Core.

“Another one came for death. Boy, since you’ve discovered the secret, I cannot spare you. Next time, be more careful and don’t let your curiosity get the best of you. Perhaps, you might live a little longer.” A cultivator holding a spear and standing on a flying sword lunges at Qi Tian. Concurrently, another Half-step Golden Core, also holding a long spear, matches the first cultivator’s move; stabbing towards where Qi Tian might dodge.

Both spears are Low Grade heavenly level Spirit Treasure spears, even if one pierces Qi Tian’s body, it could cause irreparable damage. By that time, Qi Tian would be left waiting for death.

However, ever since Qi Tian set foot on the cultivation journey, he had experienced hundreds, if not dozens, of battles, giving him a wealth of experience. In an instant, he sped up his flying sword, not retreating but advancing instead. As the Half-step Golden Core stabbed his spear, Qi Tian swung his Red Hoop Stick hitting the Half-step Golden Core’s head, instantly killing the individual who nearly killed him moments ago.

The other Half-step Golden Core was terrified, he didn’t expect his companion to die so quickly at the hands of Qi Tian. He didn’t attempt to assassinate Qi Tian anymore but instead, turned to run towards the Confinement Cover. As long as he reached outside the Confinement Cover, he could alert more of his companions and then bring them over to kill Qi Tian.

However, there was no way Qi Tian would allow him such an opportunity. He activated the speed mode of the Heavenly Dao Engine to its extreme. Just as the Half-step Golden Core was about to touch the Confinement Cover, Qi Tian caught up with him, swung his Red Hoop Stick and struck.

With a bang, he broke the neck of the Half-step Golden Core who was also instantly killed.

Qi Tian waved his hand to collect the bodies of the two Half-step Golden Cores. He guessed that they must have something on them that would allow them to pass through the Confinement Cover freely. If he could find such a treasure, he could also leave the Confinement Cover and regain his freedom.

However, Qi Tian did not do this. He had suffered a lot within this Confinement Cover and had no intention to let the enemies succeed so easily. Moreover, he planned to go to the secret realm to mine spirit stones. If he left now and returned to Wanjie City to re-register, it was uncertain if he would face the same situation today, and who could guarantee that he wouldn’t? It was only by disrupting their plans, and defeating the shareholders of Wanjie Commerce, that could cause these forces to fear him, allowing him to safely reach the secret realm to mine spirit stones.

Qi Tian had considered this all very carefully. He didn’t necessarily need to take credit for all of this, letting everyone know that he was the one behind it all. All he had to do was disrupt the plans of the enemies, so he could mine in peace.

Qi Tian placed his hand on the Confinement Cover again. This time he let the Heavenly Dao Engine monitor the surrounding Spirit Qi to prevent another ambush.

In the past, faced with today’s situation, Qi Tian couldn’t guarantee that the Heavenly Dao Engine would be able to absorb the Spirit Qi on the Confinement Cover. However, recently he upgraded the Heavenly Dao Engine several times. The absorption power of the Heavenly Dao Engine had become stronger, and he speculated that the Spirit Qi on the Confinement Cover should not be a problem for the Heavenly Dao Engine.

As it turned out, Qi Tian’s approach was absolutely correct. The Spirit Qi on the Confinement Cover was a solid entity, ordinary means were truly ineffective against it.