Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 642 - 642 0417 Destroying the Royal Court (13)

Chapter 642: Chapter 0417: Destroying the Royal Court (13) Chapter 642: Chapter 0417: Destroying the Royal Court (13) Chapter 0417: Annihilation of the Royal Court (Part 13)

How could the Heavenly Khan not understand the consequences of activating the Netherworld Fierce Fire Formation at this moment? Under his intimidating stare that could kill, the Array Masters had to hasten their pace. Even so, their speed still could not satisfy the Heavenly Khan. However unsatisfactory their speed was, it was impossible for him to lay out the array himself since he was not an Array Master. His involvement at this point would not be helpful, it would cause hindrance instead.

“All cultivators of Chi Huo City, listen to me. I command you to stand out immediately to resist the onslaught of Great Zhao cultivators. If you choose to cower, avoiding the battle, the first thing I will do after driving away these foreign cultivators is to exterminate your entire family,” The Heavenly Khan’s authority was unquestionable. As such, he commanded all Chi Di cultivators in Chi Huo City to fulfill their duty to death.

The years of accumulated power granted the Heavenly Khan a knowing respect among the people. In spite of some cultivators fearing Gao Jinmei, they feared the Heavenly Khan more. Given only the choice between the two, many Chi Di cultivators who had been avoiding the battle succumbed to the threats of the Heavenly Khan. They came out from hiding from their familial homes or guilds, either to aid the Right Virtuous King, the Wolf Guards, or head to the Royal Court.

In a short time, over a thousand cultivators emerged from Chi Huo City. Among them were two Gold Core cultivators, both of whom were near the Right Virtuous King. These two Gold Core cultivators had secretly set up an ambush for Gao Jinmei while she was forcing the Right Virtuous King and South Palace King to retreat under her attack.

As soon as Gao Jinmei stepped into their array, the Gold Core cultivators activated it, catching her off guard. Thus, the Right Virtuous King and South Palace King were rescued. Together with their two Gold Core allies, a significant number of Wolf Guards and Personal Guard, and relying on the array, they began contesting Gao Jinmei.

Initially, Gao Jinmei’s spirits were high after killing both the Left and East Court Kings. Suddenly ambushed like this, her momentum was instantly forced to slow. She found herself restrained by the combined efforts of four Gold Core cultivators and several half-step Gold Cores. Not to mention killing anyone, maintaining her own safety proved to be difficult. Her specialization in assassination limited her ability to deal with this type of a drawn-out battle. Once she got caught in the web of this large-scale conflict where she couldn’t run away or hide, her relative lack of balty power became her fatal flaw.

Similarly, the battle between Deng Chuanliang and Bodar Khan had reached a stalemate. As Bodar Khan was now on the brink of exhaustion, he put everything on the line in hopes of extending his lifespan. He realized that the Chi Di side had a slight disadvantage and that if the current situation could not be reversed soon, not only would obtaining Qi Tian’s secret for longevity be unattainable, the Chi Di cultivators may face total annihilation.

All these factors drove Bodar Khan to fight even harder. On the other hand, Deng Chuanliang was somewhat handicapped. It was not that Deng Chuanliang was not willing to go all out, but rather that he and Bodar Khan were evenly matched. If he clashed with Bodar Khan, he might end up in a situation incurring heavy losses. That might mean Deng Chuanliang becoming severely injured – at the lighter end, it could take him months, even years to recover enough to be useful to Qi Tian, and at worst, he could end up permanently crippled. This was not a situation either he or Qi Tian wanted. Qi Tian had already given a clear instruction through the Slave Mark. Killing Bodar Khan was not the priority but instead keeping him engaged so he couldn’t escape or become a force that aids the Heavenly Khan in launching the Netherworld Fierce Fire Formation was the goal.

How could Deng Chuanliang refuse such a requirement? He was now seriously implementing Qi Tian’s order and tirelessly keeping Bodar Khan under control.

As for the three semi-core cultivators, Lu Jingfei and the others had all been blocked by at least one group of Wolf Guards. Following the Heavenly King’s order for all Chi Di cultivators in the city to come and assist, some enemy Chi Di cultivators had joined the guards attempting to hinder them. Their situation was not good – they could only defend and had no strength to counter-attack. If this situation continued for too long, their defeat and escape would not be impossible, or they might even be killed.

At this moment, the situation was still advantageous to the Chi Di people as Qi Tian’s side was somewhat still weaker in comparison.

With the situation somewhat stabilized, Heavenly Khan’s mood improved slightly. Losing his son and brothers could be tolerated; losing countless precious Wolf Guards, like grass underfoot, could be ignored. As long as they persisted and ultimately seized Qi Tian’s secret, killing him afterwards, their losses could be recouped multiple times over.