Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 424 - 424 0303 Really Too Naive

Chapter 424: Chapter 0303: Really Too Naive Chapter 424: Chapter 0303: Really Too Naive Chapter 0303: Too Naïve

The Spirit Qi on the Confinement Cover is a solid entity; normal methods can hardly affect it. However, Qi Tian’s Heavenly Dao Engine is anything but ordinary. Imagine the Spirit Qi on the Confinement Cover as a block of ice. For an ordinary person to try and absorb it like water would be impossible. But, if it were left to a machine, it could easily absorb the block of ice.

The Heavenly Dao Engine operates under the same principle. It has evolved and upgraded continually, gaining the ability to peel off and absorb the Spirit Qi coalesced into higher forms and levels. Besides, in terms of rank, this Confinement Cover is by no means very high. It can naturally trap something of the Half-step Golden Core strength without any problem. But against a cultivator of the Golden Core Stage, it might just be broken.

As Qi Tian pressed his hand onto the Confinement Cover, massive amounts of Spirit Qi rushed toward his palm like a river finding a breach in the dam. If the Spirit Qi on the Confinement Cover were not considerable, and widely distributed, with decent liquidity between each area, this quick absorption could have torn a big hole in the Confinement Cover.

While Qi Tian was busy absorbing the Spirit Qi, unbeknownst to him, during the time he was chasing the Double-headed Eagle Leader, the captain of the flying sail ship had dispatched an elite team. They had a large number of members, each fighting with all their life, making it to Wanjie City even earlier than Qi Tian. As had been expected, they also encountered a Half-step Golden Core that could pass through the Confinement Cover, blocking their way. However, after a fierce battle, this elite team managed to injure the blocker, forcing him to retreat from the Confinement Cover.

Despite their efforts, the elites were unable to break through the Confinement Cover. After discussing, they decided to launch a collective attack against the Confinement Cover. The opposing forces observing them knew the capability of the Confinement Cover all too well. Unless someone could launch an attack beyond the Half-step Golden Core strength, there was virtually no chance to shake the Cover.

Nobody would have thought that Qi Tian started to absorb the Spirit Qi from the Confinement Cover just as the elites were discussing their actions. By the time they had finished their discussion, Qi Tian had nearly drained all the energy of the Confinement Cover. If it had a measure of thickness, by now, it was only a very thin layer left, with the vast majority of its energy drained by Qi Tian.

At this point, the combined attack of the elite team hit the Confinement Cover, and like shattering glass, it broke into pieces due to its significantly reduced energy.

The opposing cultivators outside the Confinement Cover were stunned. They initially looked forward to the elites’ struggle and further ridicule them. However, they did not expect the Confinement Cover to be so fragile and break at the first contact.

Even the elite soldiers were surprised that the previously formidable Confinement Cover shattered so easily. But they were not shocked into inaction. During their original discussions, they had considered this scenario, so although momentarily stunned, they quickly responded. One of them immediately sent a Message Paper Crane, calling for reinforcements from Wanjie Commerce. Then, maintaining their formation, they continued their assault, moving towards Wanjie City for help.

By the time the opposing cultivators reacted to intercept the Message Paper Crane, it was already unrealistic. These cranes were not ordinary, they flew extremely fast, almost impossible to intercept, especially after missing the chance to act first. Though they were frustrated by their adversaries, there was no advantage with them, and stubborn resistance would result in heavy losses.

Within moments, they weighed the pros and cons. The Half-step Golden Core in the lead signaled for a retreat. They encountered enough resistance this time that the Golden Core Stage was not deployed. Partly because the cost of deploying a Golden Core Stage cultivator was too high. Competing against the business-oriented Wanjie City in attrition was not a realistic option. Also, the Restriction Array they brought was formidable, and they thought they were invincible. Surprisingly, there was a melee fight at the last moment, and they were inadequately prepared. Even if they had anticipated this, the possibility of deploying the Golden Core Stage was very slight, they might just have prepared more Half-step Golden Core cultivators.

When the Confinement Cover shattered, Qi Tian noticed. Although he wondered why the Cover broke before he absorbed all the energy, this did not hinder his understanding of the situation: now that the Confinement Cover was gone, the radio silence of the flying sail ship would be broken, and the reinforcements from Wanjie Commerce would arrive shortly.

By then, regardless of whether Wanjie Commerce dispatches even more Half-step Golden Core, or Golden Core Stage, or even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, the demonic birds besieging the flying sail ship would certainly pose no threat. Whether the demonic birds were scared off, or killed by the reinforcements, didn’t matter to Qi Tian anymore.