Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 612 - 612 0402 The Barefoot Male Cultivator Wants to

Chapter 612: Chapter 0402: The Barefoot Male Cultivator Wants to Escape Chapter 612: Chapter 0402: The Barefoot Male Cultivator Wants to Escape Chapter 0402 The Barefooted Man Is Trying to Escape

Qi Tian’s simple statement was a direct challenge to the barefooted man, who glared fiercely but remained rational. His strength still overwhelmed Qi Tian’s, and as long as he employed his tactics properly, he should be able to defeat Qi Tian today. Who cared if he no longer had the Zombie Demonic Beast to assist him? What difference did it make if Qi Tian had brought hundreds of Locust Thief Bees? He could wipe out a swarm with a single slap, kill a flock with ten, and exterminate these hundreds of Locust Thief Bees within minutes.

“Qi Tian, I originally intended to give you a chance to maintain your Divine Sense while serving under me, allowing you to think like a normal person. But I find that you don’t value this generous opportunity. You resist me, your future master, so much, it’s simply outrageous. Therefore, I’ve decided to impose the severest punishment on you. I will strip you of your Divine Sense and rationality, and make you my slave, like a cattle or sheep, doomed in darkness forever,” The barefooted man, like a god, pronounced his verdict on Qi Tian.

Qi Tian sneered mockingly, saying: “You still haven’t awakened from your dream. I’ll have to beat you awake.”

With that, Qi Tian was already charging toward the barefooted man atop his crane statue. His mighty momentum wrapped around his fists, descending like a meteor straight to the barefooted man.

The barefooted man smirked coldly, slamming out his fist in response. Boundless black light enveloped his fist, generated from the Corpse Qi he had accumulated by slaughtering countless cultivators and looting numerous graves. It was also his trump card in defeating enemies.

The two engaged swiftly, their fists meeting in another cataclysmic clash that echoed through the air. Just like their previous clash, the barefooted man came out superior to Qi Tian.

Unable to withstand it, Qi Tian was thrown back, but this time a cloud of darkness flew out from his sleeve, darting directly at the nearby barefooted man.

Locust Thief Bees!

The barefooted man cried out in surprise. “Damn it! How can it be the Locust Thief Bees again? Qi Tian, did you raid the nest of the Locust Thief Bees, otherwise where did you get so many of them?”

Before he could finish, the Locust Thief Bees had already swarmed all around him. Almost reflexively, the barefooted man activated his Protective Barrier, with abundant Corpse Qi originating from his body surrounding him.

These Locust Thief Bees devour everything for energy, very much like the Heavenly Dao Engine. Most intelligent beings, especially cultivators with advanced cultivation levels, steer clear of Corpse Qi. For these bees, however, it must have been a feast. They swarmed over, latching onto the barefooted man’s Protective Barrier, their mouthparts piercing into the Corpse Qi and sucking it at once.

Each Locust Thief Bee was the size of an adult’s thumb, and each had the strength equivalent to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Hundreds of bees together sucking Corpse Qi did not only drain it quickly, but even the sucking sound was chilling to the bones, especially for the barefooted man who realized they were draining his hard-earned Corpse Qi. His heart ached immensely.

“Bastards, I’ll annihilate you,” the barefooted man vowed furiously.

“Before you deal with them, take my punch first.” At this point, Qi Tian had adjusted his posture and re-entered an attacking stance.

The barefooted man now had to make a decision. Although his cultivation level and strength exceeded Qi Tian’s, the difference was limited. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have allowed the fight to drag out so long without subduing Qi Tian. He couldn’t counter Qi Tian’s attack while simultaneously killing off these Locust Thief Bees before Qi Tian’s attack landed.

In other words, he could either eliminate the Locust Thief Bees but only use about half his strength against Qi Tian’s Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist, or prepare to fully counter Qi Tian’s attack while letting the bees drain his Corpse Qi temporarily.

The barefooted man chose the latter. He believed that if he could counter Qi Tian completely first, and then knock him away, he would have time to kill off these besieging Locust Thief Bees.

The barefooted man once again summoned a large amount of Corpse Qi to condense around his fist to meet Qi Tian’s attack.

As before, Qi Tian was unable to withstand this punch and was flung away again. However, once again, another swarm of bees flew out of his sleeves and pounced on the barefooted man.

This scene almost made the barefooted man curse out loud. Qi Tian was intolerable – with so many Locust Thief Bees at his disposal, could he even conduct a fair fight?

The newly arrived Locust Thief Bees and the first wave had a gap between them. The barefooted man had the confidence to kill off most of the first wave, but he wouldn’t have time to manage the second wave of bees at the same time. However, he couldn’t let both waves land on him simultaneously. The thought of almost three hundred Foundation Establishment Stage Locust Thief Bees draining his Corpse Qi simultaneously made him shudder. He might be powerful but couldn’t withstand so many bees draining his Corpse Qi. Corpse Qi was the foundation of his power after all, and without it, he would be left with an empty shell, unable to resist even one of Qi Tian’s punches.