Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 595 - 595 0392 Prisoner_2

Chapter 595: Chapter 0392: Prisoner_2 Chapter 595: Chapter 0392: Prisoner_2 This is a secret technique to increase the speed of a Spirit Vessel by sacrificing personal Essence Blood. It causes significant damage to oneself, but at this moment, the woman in the black robe no longer cared about the consequences.

The speed of the Spirit Vessel did increase, but not as much as the woman in the black robe had anticipated. The speed of the Crane Bronze Statue was still increasing, and in just a few breaths of time, it considerably closed the distance with the Spirit Vessel again.

“Deng, it’s your turn.”

Deng Chuanliang had been waiting rather impatiently. Seeing that the distance was close enough, he leaped off the Crane Bronze Statue towards the woman’s Spirit Vessel. Here they were hundreds of meters in the air, nothing below or above them but air, no solid matter to use as leverage except for the Crane Bronze Statue and the Spirit Vessel. Deng Chuanliang’s action was undoubtedly very risky. If he made even a tiny miscalculation or if the woman changed the direction of the Spirit Vessel, he wouldn’t be able to jump on it.

But Deng Chuanliang’s timing was perfectly precise. It was exactly when the woman looked forward and didn’t have time to look back at Qi Tian again. This narrow window of time was exactly what Deng Chuanliang had seized.

With a thud, Deng Chuanliang landed directly on the woman’s Spirit Vessel. Once he landed, his feet were like rooted to the spot, firmly attached to the Spirit Vessel.

The woman sensed something amiss. When she turned back, she saw Deng Chuanliang’s face and her complexion drastically changed. She hadn’t expected him to have the audacity to jump from the back of the Crane Bronze Statue to her Spirit Vessel, choosing to fight her at short range. This reckless action made her heart beat faster.

The woman in the black robe wanted to turn back and fight Deng Chuanliang, but the Spirit Vessel still needed her control. She was alone and could only tend to one thing at a time, suddenly finding herself in a dilemma.

Deng Chuanliang didn’t have such concerns. Once he was stable on the Spirit Vessel, he drew his weapon and attacked the woman in the black robe who was now within reach.

Left with no choice, the woman had to let go of controlling the Spirit Vessel to fight Deng Chuanliang. Although she was in a defensive position because the attack was sudden, she was a genuine Gold Core Third Level, unlike Deng Chuanliang who wasn’t as complete. As a result, she was able to swiftly turn the tables and took the upper hand.

Deng Chuanliang was unwilling to give in. He roared and abandoned his strategy of defending, instead, going full offense. Each attack aimed at the woman’s weak points, every move suggesting mutual destruction. Deng Chuanliang was staking his life to earn a chance of reducing the servant contract time. He didn’t even fear death. To him, as a Gold Core expert, the life of a servant was worse than dying, even if Qi Tian had never mistreated him.

Deng Chuanliang wasn’t afraid to die, but the woman in the black robe was. In no time, she lost her advantage, and the tide of the battle surprisingly turned in favor of Deng Chuanliang.

Qi Tian had been closely observing their fight from nearby. He had been considering whether or not to assist Deng Chuanliang from the sidelines and distract the woman in the black robe to give Deng Chuanliang a better chance. However, after seeing how Deng Chuanliang established an advantageous position through his fearless fighting style, Qi Tian knew that he didn’t need to help Deng Chuanliang by attacking the woman.

However, Qi Tian wasn’t planning to just stand by and do nothing. While Deng Chuanliang was fighting for his life, Qi Tian wasn’t willing to allow him to perish along with the woman. After all, Deng was the first Gold Core Third Level servant under his leadership, and he was hard to come by. His losses would be significant if Deng were to be lost. Moreover, dragging the fight wasn’t necessarily to his advantage. If more companions were to join the woman in the black robe, she could potentially turn the tide of the battle, or at the very least, escape.

Qi Tian observed the now passive woman in the black robe. He noticed the woman was less ruthless than Deng Chuanliang. So, he decided to add fuel to the fire and make her panic even more.

Qi Tian waved his hand, opened his palm, and cast the Transporting Whirlwind towards the Spirit Vessel not too far away.

This spirit vessel also used spirit stones as its power source. Unlike the Crane Bronze Statue that only required a single spirit stone, the spirit vessel required several. Moreover, these spirit stones were placed in different locations, some inside the vessel while some were outside. Qi Tian directly ordered Half-step Golden Core to move those spirit stones placed outside the vessel. These spirit stones were not determinant power sources of the vessel but auxiliary, which perhaps would not affect the overall situation under normal circumstances. However, now, any slight alteration unfavorable to the black-robed woman could thrust her into a deep abyss.

The spirit stones on the spirit vessel were quickly swept away by the Transporting Whirlwind, and the effect was immediate. The spirit vessel instantly began to shake and rotate, slowing down significantly.

The black-robed woman panicked. She was still hoping for the spirit vessel to carry her forwards, this way, she had a chance of meeting Sun Xingbiao. But now, with Deng Chuanliang desperately entangling her, Qi Tian ominously lurking nearby, and even the spirit vessel seeming out of control, her future descended into extreme despair.

“I’ll fight you all!” The black-robed woman screeched. Having held back in the initial fight, she now realized she might die here, so she unleashed all her power without reservations.

Deng Chuanliang’s assault was suppressed by the black-robed woman as he was indeed weaker than her. He was merely persisting on bravado at this point. Otherwise, her storm-like onslaught would have destroyed him.

Qi Tian noticed this change and found that although the black-robed woman’s attacks were fierce, they were somewhat probing and hence had openings.

Well, openings could be dealt with easily.

In silence, Qi Tian took out a Locust Thief Bee and, spotting an opening, flicked it towards the black-robed woman.

The Locust Thief Bee flew close to the black-robed woman, landed on her body, and bit down.

The black-robed woman screamed. Any man, strong as iron, couldn’t bear being stung by a wasp, let alone a Locust Thief Bee which was several times more aggressive and specialized in consuming anything rich in Spirit Qi. Her flesh and blood were all filled with Spirit Qi and were a favored meal for the Locust Thief Bee. How could its bite not be severe?

Distracted by the Locust Thief Bee, the woman’s defence and attack against Deng Chuanliang dropped by at least a notch. Her advantage over Deng Chuanliang wasn’t significant, and with this drop, Deng Chuanliang immediately counterattacked, his blade striking her back, causing her vision to darken. She collapsed onto the spirit vessel.

Deng Chuanliang stepped forward, aiming a blow at her neck. If this stroke connected, the black-robed woman would perish.

Just when he was about to strike, Qi Tian warned Deng Chuanliang, “Deng, don’t kill her, spare her life.”

Of course, Deng Chuanliang couldn’t disobey Qi Tian’s command. He promptly altered the angle of his blade to knock the black-robed woman unconscious with the handle of the knife. He used several treasures given by Qi Tian to bind her securely, then, carrying her, jumped onto the back of the Crane Bronze Statue.

Qi Tian used the Transporting Whirlwind to suck in and secure the spirit vessel.

After capturing the black-robed woman, Qi Tian changed the direction of the Crane Bronze Statue. In no time, they returned above the Marquis Ma Mansion.