Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 609 - 609 0400 Battle (Part 2)

Chapter 609: Chapter 0400: Battle (Part 2) Chapter 609: Chapter 0400: Battle (Part 2) Qi Tian’s eyes were resolute, he didn’t dodge, instead directing the celestial crane statue to charge towards the barefoot man cultivator. The Red Hoop Stick in his hand fell upon the barefoot man cultivator with the momentum of Mount Tai.

The barefoot man cultivator let out a loud roar and just like Qi Tian, he didn’t dodge, swinging his fist to smack the Red Hoop Stick. Descending from the Drought Ancient lineage, his body was practically indestructible, so he didn’t take the Red Hoop Stick seriously.

With a loud ‘bang’, Qi Tian’s Red Hoop Stick, carrying an intense force, collided with the barefoot man cultivator’s fist. Qi Tian’s Red Hoop Stick was directly rebounded, the recoil on his hands was severe. If he insisted on holding on, his palm would definitely be injured, which would complicate matters later on.

Qi Tian loosened his grip, letting the Red Hoop Stick fly off instantly. He became unarmed, this was the first time in a battle that his weapon was sent flying off by an opponent. Previously, he had always overpowered others with his strength.

The barefoot man cultivator, having knocked Qi Tian’s weapon away in a single move, was extremely excited. He beckoned to Qi Tian, bidding him to continue his attack, for he intended to let Qi Tian taste utter despair today. A few days ago, he had made Chen Wenbo experience this despair, successfully coercing him into becoming his Zombie Slave.

Qi Tian did not rush into an attack, he controlled the celestial crane statue to fly around the barefoot man cultivator. Still feeling the aftershocks of the recent impact, he definitely needed to rest for a while. Of course, this was because the barefoot man cultivator didn’t consider him a threat. If the barefoot man cultivator had launched a relentless pursuit from the start, the battle would be difficult for Qi Tian.

Qi Tian’s recovery speed was fast. After a couple of rounds, he recovered and without hesitation, activated the Heavenly Dao Engine to boost both his strength and speed. The gap between him and the barefoot man cultivator was comprehensive, so both speed and strength had to be enhanced proportionally. Solely enhancing strength or speed would leave him vulnerable to be thrashed by the barefoot man cultivator due to the disparity in the other areas.

Increasing both speed and strength simultaneously may appear unfocused, but it was the best tactic at this stage to bridge the difference between him and the barefoot man cultivator.

Qi Tian transformed into a shooting star; his hands formed a fist and he dived towards the barefoot man cultivator.

A cold smirk appeared on the barefoot man cultivator’s face. After his transformation, he was three times taller than Qi Tian, and to his eyes, Qi Tian’s fists seemed as harmless as a baby’s. However, the barefoot man cultivator also readied a punch, countering Qi Tian’s Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist. Once he decided to suppress Qi Tian with strength and make him lose hope, there was no backing down.

‘Bang.’ The fists carrying Qi Tian’s full strength and the barefoot man cultivator’s collided heavily. Qi Tian couldn’t control himself and was pushed back together with the celestial crane statue under his feet. While the barefoot man cultivator stood tall, unmoving in mid-air, his face flushed, indicating that Qi Tian’s Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist had indeed posed a threat to him.

Despite being knocked back, Qi Tian didn’t lose heart, much less took this opportunity to flee. The saying goes; ‘the monk can run, but the temple cannot’. If he didn’t kill the barefoot man cultivator this time but instead ran away, Jin Mei and others from Imperial Master Mansion were bound to face disaster. His long-term plot would be ruined completely. This was something Qi Tian absolutely did not want to happen.

After steadying himself, Qi Tian once again urged the celestial crane statue under his feet to soar at maximum speed, rushing towards the barefoot man cultivator again and unleashing the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist for the second time.

The barefoot man cultivator launched a similar punch.

‘Bang…’

Their fists collided again, and the result was the same as before; Qi Tian was knocked back once more.

After regaining his balance, Qi Tian rushed forward for the third time…

Like this, Qi Tian charged forward once, twice, and thrice again, endlessly. He was like a tireless little monster, attacking the barefoot man with unyielding ferocity time and time again.

The barefoot man was indeed powerful, but his power relative to Qi Tian had not yet reached an overwhelming level. His ability to persist for such a long time, even gaining the upper hand, was entirely based on his strong physical body.

His physique not only gave him a superb ability to withstand attacks, but also a remarkable recovery strength and inherent magical powers.

In the initial clashes with Qi Tian, the barefoot man handled himself with relative ease. As their battle continued, however, he increasingly felt threatened by Qi Tian. Qi Tian’s frequency and strength of attack hadn’t diminished in the slightest over time. Frighteningly, he was still able to maintain a stable output without any delay. Moreover, the barefoot man could sense a resolve to kill him in Qi Tian.

The barefoot man began to harbor a sense of fear. He didn’t believe he could lose to Qi Tian, but knack as it is, caution is the parent of safety. What if he really could not beat Qi Tian? If he kept fist-fighting Qi Tian like a fool now, wouldn’t he be stepping right into Qi Tian’s trap?

Seeing Qi Tian charging at him again, a cold smile appeared at the corner of the barefoot man’s mouth. He opened his mouth wide and suddenly spewed a breath towards Qi Tian. Instantly, a raging heatwave swept towards Qi Tian. This heatwave contained no visible flames, but the temperature was extremely high, enough to liquefy even the strongest steel on contact.

With the emergence of the Drought Ancient, the earth for thousands of miles around would turn aghast. The heatwave could be attributable to this.

Qi Tian didn’t expect the barefoot man to change his technique. However, while battling the barefoot man, he never underestimated him. He had always been using the Heavenly Dao Engine. Apart from providing Qi Tian a boost in power and speed, it also allowed him a peek into the barefoot man’s moves. Harnessing its sensitivity to Spirit Qi, he could discern if the barefoot man was going to use some powerful weapon.

As a result, when the barefoot man was about to spew the heatwave, there must have been an accumulation process. Even though this process was short-lived and barely lasted for a second, it still gave Qi Tian an opportunity to catch it.

As the barefoot man spewed the heatwave, Qi Tian separated his clenched fists and conjured a vortex in his open palm. Multiple Transporting Whirlwinds flew out, sweeping away the heatwave completely, without leaving a trace of heat for the barefoot man.

The barefoot man had originally wanted to watch how the heatwave would roast Qi Tian by drying him up and turning him into ashes. But he never expected Qi Tian to simply change his clenched fist into an open palm and his heatwave to disappear. What kind of technique was that? Could it be some invisibility artifact?

The barefoot man couldn’t see the Transporting Whirlwind, so he could only speculate, quite closely though, to the actual fact.

The barefoot man was unwilling to see his ace card fail and attempted a few more times. But each time, Qi Tian foresaw his moves and neutralized them the same way, without giving the barefoot man any opportunity.

After the realization, the barefoot man changed his strategy again. He stopped spewing the heatwave and returned to the old tactic of trading blows with Qi Tian.

After about a hundred punches back and forth, the barefoot man finally couldn’t handle it anymore. Unable to keep floating in the air, he stepped backward.

Qi Tian was overjoyed and redoubled his efforts in attacking. The barefoot man was having more and more difficulty defending, and Qi Tian’s stamina far exceeded his expectations, stirring a trend of surpassing him.

The eyes of the barefoot man were flashing with ferocity. Being on the back foot was not his style. He desperately wanted to turn the tide. However, it was easier said than done.