Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 594 - 594 0392 Prisoner

Chapter 594: Chapter 0392: Prisoner Chapter 594: Chapter 0392: Prisoner “Chapter 0392: Captive

One crucial reason why Qi Tian could catch up with the woman in the black cloak was due to the burden of the heavy and useless Marquis Ma on her Spirit Vessel. The woman’s Spirit Vessel was a light model, which performed best in terms of speed when she was alone. Now that she had shaken off Marquis Ma, Qi Tian rescued him and placed him on his immortal means. This was quite advantageous for Qi Tian and perceived to be very foolish from the perspective of the woman in the black robe. As a result, she believed she would now be able to shake off Qi Tian without any issues.

The black-robed woman, in full control of her Spirit Vessel, did indeed increase her speed significantly. Triumphantly, she turned her head to mock Qi Tian, only to be dumbstruck by the scene unfolding before her. Although her Spirit Vessel’s speed had increased, Qi Tian’s speed on his bronze crane statue had not decreased. On the contrary, it had managed to keep pace with her Spirit Vessel and even overtake it slightly, rapidly shortening the distance between them.

The change in the woman’s complexion was significant. She had never seen a flying magical tool such as the bronze crane statue whose speed seemed to have no limit. Such a treasure would undoubtedly be fiercely contested for in Wanjie City. She could not fathom how it could have ended up in the hands of a country bumpkin like Qi Tian.

The black-robed woman realized that without any advantage, if she kept escaping in this way, Qi Tian might catch her in no time and not long before Sun Xingbiao could come and lend her support. If Qi Tian and Deng Chuanliang joined forces, she wouldn’t just be at a disadvantage but likely to suffer a great loss, something unacceptable to her.

“Qi Tian, I think we can reach a compromise.” With a quick decision in her mind, the black-robed woman continued flying at top speed while trying to initiate a conversation with Qi Tian.

“What do you want to discuss?” inquired Qi Tian.

“We may have misunderstood each other. I did offend you, but weren’t you unharmed? I am willing to compensate you and apologize, as well as promise never to step foot into Great Zhao territory,” the woman in the black robe proposed her condition.

“How do you intend to compensate?” asked Qi Tian, appearing interested.

The hooded woman suggested: “How about 5,000 middle-grade spirit stones?”

For this mission, Sun Xingbiao had provided her with 50,000 middle-grade spirit stones, of which she spent 30,000 recruiting Array Masters to construct arrays for her, leaving her with a profit of 20,000 middle-grade spirit stones. Compensating Qi Tian with 5,000 middle-grade spirit stones from her own would still leave her a net gain of 15,000, which was quite the deal for her.

“5,000 middle-grade spirit stones? Are you trying to placate a beggar? At least 500,000, or we have nothing to talk about.”

While Qi Tian was negotiating, the bronze crane statue beneath his feet didn’t slow down at all, maintaining its rapid pace. The same was true for the black-robed woman; despite appearing to negotiate with Qi Tian, she didn’t dare to trust him.

“500,000? That’s impossible. Qi Tian, for coming here, I only earned 15,000 middle-grade spirit stones, which I already gave to the Array Masters. I only have 5,000 middle-grade spirit stones left, and I’m willing to give them all to you. This shows my sincerity. I’ll have to figure out how to make up for the loss on my end,” the black-robed woman pleaded.

At this moment, Deng Chuanliang, who had been adjusting his state as per Qi Tian’s orders, opened his eyes and signaled Qi Tian that he was ready to act.

“Good, get ready.” Qi Tian started to move his hands, quickly removing the top-grade spirit stone from the bronze crane statue and replacing it with a fragment of a top-grade spirit stone in a brief moment. The surging Spirit Qi from the top-grade spirit stone poured into the bronze crane statue, making it even more powerful.

“If you truly wish to negotiate compensation, slow down your Spirit Vessel. If we’re closer in distance, we can talk more thoroughly,” said Qi Tian.

Daring not slow down her Spirit Vessel, the woman, who kept it at its peak speed, replied, “Qi Tian, you’ve been chasing me at such high speed, making me feel insecure. Can you slow down first? Then I can slow down too, so we can establish a conducive atmosphere for discussion.”

“Alright, my speed will slow down soon.” As Qi Tian released a spirit rune, the energy from the top-grade spirit stone fragment erupted into the bronze crane statue, which immediately boosted its speed to an unbelievable degree, making it burst forward.

In just a few moments, the bronze crane statue had reached a distance not too far from the woman’s Spirit Vessel. Just as she lowered her guard, assuming that Qi Tian had been tricked into slowing down, she turned back to confirm whether Qi Tian had indeed reduced his speed. To her surprise, she met with the gleaming eyes of Deng Chuanliang, staring at her like a predator eyeing its prey.

The black-robed woman was taken aback. How could Qi Tian’s bronze crane statue have increased its speed so dramatically? At this moment, she realized that Qi Tian’s previous move was merely a strategy to lull her into a false sense of security. She had only relaxed for a split second, which nonetheless allowed Qi Tian to seize the opportunity. Despite her urge to curse out loud, she knew it was too late for anything except escape. She promptly bit her tongue and sprayed a mouthful of Essence Blood onto her Spirit Vessel.