Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 630 - 630 0411 Destroying the Royal Court (7)

Chapter 630: Chapter 0411: Destroying the Royal Court (7) Chapter 630: Chapter 0411: Destroying the Royal Court (7) Chapter 0411: Wipe Out the Royal Court (Part 7)

When Qi Tian made his comment, he was preying on Jin Jin and Wang Youjun’s lack of understanding of him. The Floating Imprisonment Ox Array might be able to trap others, but to trap him was just wishful thinking. He could easily break the Defensive Barrier using either the Heavenly Dao Engine or the Locust Thief Bees and escape.

The only reason he chose not to do so was because Qi Tian wanted to exhaust the Gold Core experts of the Chi Di Royal Court. The one Emperor and Six Kings of Chi Di Royal Court were usually scattered around, never together. If one was killed, the others might flee. Then, they might become deeply hidden threats to the Cultivation World and Mortal World of the Great Zhao. These threats could be likened to blindfolded, hateful wolves, full of potential danger.

Qi Tian would definitely cut off such threats completely. Hence, he chose to endure for now, using himself as bait to lure the one Emperor and Six Kings of Chi Di into the open. Ideally, he would have all the Gold Core experts of the Chi Di hostile to the Great Zhao coming to him so he could destroy them all in one go, leaving no trouble for the future.

Of course, doing so involved considerable danger. If he wasn’t careful, he could easily place himself in great peril. But to finally put an end to the problem, he still decided to risk himself.

Jin Jin and Wang Youjun had no knowledge of Qi Tian’s inner thoughts or his quick escape method. They both looked as if they had lost their families, their faces ashen. Actually, they should have thought of it. The Royal Court would definitely not stand by while Qi Tian wreaked havoc in Chi Huo City. On the surface, Master Ju seemed to be at the pinnacle of the Chi Di cultivation pyramid. But those with real power over the Chi Di Cultivation World and Mortal World were the Chi Di Royal Court. Qi Tian killing Master Ju seemed a powerful move, but in fact, it didn’t shake the foundation of the Chi Di Cultivation World at all. Now, the power of the Chi Di Royal Court, able to draw nations, was evident. If they could choose again, they might not have surrendered to Qi Tian so quickly. Waiting might have brought a different outcome.

At this point, the East Court King walked up to the edge of the Defensive Barrier, looking at Qi Tian and the others trapped behind the clear barrier. He first trained his eyes on Jin Jin and Wang Youjun. These two were old Gold Core experts. Though the Royal Court hadn’t enfeoffed them and made them National Masters like they had done for Master Ju, their treatment wasn’t much worse. He never thought they would go into battle alongside Master Ju, fight Qi Tian, lose, and then surrender to Qi Tian, becoming his Immortal Slaves without any sense of dignity. They had truly disgraced the Chi Di and put the Royal Court in a difficult position. Thankfully, Jin Jin and Wang Youjun had tied their own hands by setting up the Floating Imprisonment Ox Array, not only trapping Qi Tian but also themselves. Now, even if they wanted to escape, they couldn’t.

The East Court King watched the two of them, a cruel, cold laugh escaping his lips. “You two really are capable,” he said.

Wang Youjun and Jin Jin could only smile awkwardly, unsure of how to respond.

The East Court King continued, “Anyone who betrays the Royal Court will never meet a good end. You won’t be an exception. Just wait, the time for you to be smashed to pieces will come. I hope you won’t regret it when that time comes.”

Obviously, Wang Youjun and Jin Jin didn’t want to die. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have willingly become Qi Tian’s Immortal Slaves when they still had the power to resist.

“East Court King, we had no choice. Maybe you didn’t see the situation just now, but the other cultivators know just how precarious it was. If we didn’t surrender, we might already be dead,” Wang Youjun defended himself.

“Yes. Qi Tian… He’s too powerful, like a humanoid wild beast. Plus, he killed Master Ju and injured Wang Youjun, and I was tied up. If I didn’t surrender, what could I do? Wait to die?” Jin Jin immediately followed with his own defense.

“Yes, East Court King. If you were in our position, what would you do?” Wang Youjun asked once more.

“You two cowards, dare to speak of me? If I were defeated, I would rather explode than surrender. If you still have any shame, end your lives now. Or, redeem yourselves and kill Qi Tian. I might then consider sparing your lives,” the East Court King provoked.

The East Court King’s words aimed for the heart. He wanted to drive a wedge between Qi Tian and Jin Jin, Wang Youjun, and arouse suspicion among them, keeping them from uniting. Whether it was Qi Tian killing Jin Jin and Wang Youjun for his own safety, or Jin Jin and Wang Youjun trying to protect themselves by attacking Qi Tian, he would be happy to see it happen.

Sure enough, as the East Court King predicted, Jin Jin and Wang Youjun were tempted. The two of them were afraid of death. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t have let Qi Tian imprint them with the Slave Mark so readily. Now, Qi Tian seemed to be trapped in the Floating Imprisonment Ox Array. Once the one Emperor and Six Kings of the Chi Di all arrived, it would be Qi Tian’s time to die. They surely didn’t plan to die alongside him, did they?