Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 647 - 647 0419 Destroying the Royal Court (15)_2

Chapter 647: Chapter 0419: Destroying the Royal Court (15)_2 Chapter 647: Chapter 0419: Destroying the Royal Court (15)_2 This trump card was indeed exceptional. Without much effort, Deng Chuanliang caught up with the first target, the South Palace King of the Chi Di tribe.

This once high-spirited South Palace King was now rather disheveled. He didn’t even have the courage to glance back, focusing solely on his escape. In his desperation to survive, he had used all the treasures he had saved up. As a Gold Core expert, he had been to Wanjie City before, where he had spent a great deal of wealth to purchase a high-ranking Wind Thunder Talisman. With it attached to his body now, he was incredibly fast, resembling a bolt of lightning. Of course, compared to hurricane-like winds and fierce lightning, the South Palace King’s speed surely fell short, but it was definitely swift.

Deng Chuanliang noticed that the distance he had lessened between himself and the South Palace King began stretching out again after the latter used the Wind Thunder Talisman. Although the distance didn’t increase rapidly, given enough time, he could potentially lose sight of the South Palace King, which would render his pursuit a joke.

Deng Chuanliang gritted his teeth in silence, casting another Spirit Rune. All at once, the magic tool beneath his feet began burning at a drastically faster rate, boosting his speed. The widening gap began to narrow once more. This time, the South Palace King had no other tricks left, and could only watch as Deng Chuanliang caught him.

A malicious smile crossed Deng Chuanliang’s face as he unsheathed his weapon and swung it towards the South Palace King.

Having used all his cards while besieging Gao Jinmei earlier, the South Palace King had no effective means to counter Deng Chuanliang’s onslaught. He didn’t even have time to dodge when Deng Chuanliang’s sword sliced through him, splitting him into two and ending his life prematurely.

Deng Chuanliang casually collected the South Palace King’s corpse to hand over to Qi Tian later. Changing his direction, he went to pursue another Chi Di Gold Core expert. When he caught up, he surprisingly found that this Gold Core expert hadn’t managed to flee and was bound by Lu Jingfei.

Lu Jingfei had only just killed a few Wolf Guards who were besieging him and hadn’t had the chance to catch his breath when he saw the Gold Core expert flying over. His desire to perform meritorious deeds was overwhelming, not caring about the power disparity and flew over to block the Gold Core expert’s path.

The Gold Core expert was eager to escape and didn’t have the intention to fight to the death with Lu Jingfei hence he didn’t use his full strength. However, Lu Jingfei was different. To obstruct his adversary, he went all out, even risking severe injuries to himself to hold back the Gold Core expert. After his desperate attempts, he finally restrained him long enough for Deng Chuanliang to catch up after killing the South Palace King.

The Chi Di Gold Core expert had a look of desperation on his face. His eyes, like a trapped wolf, angrily glared at Deng Chuanliang. “Let me go. If you dare corner me, I will self-detonate. By then, I may not survive, but you may not fare any better.”

Deng Chuanliang halted immediately as the self-detonation of a Gold Core expert was no laughing matter. He had once witnessed a Gold Core expert self-explode. It had blown an enormous crater with hundreds of meters in diameter into the ground, which was utterly terrifying.

“Sir, please, don’t be hasty,” Deng Chuanliang and the Gold Core expert both used the common language of cultivators. Even if someone did not know this language, it wouldn’t matter. At their cultivation level, they could communicate with their Divine Sense, and understanding each other’s intentions without speaking. “We can talk this through.”

“Talk? How? Would it be about waiting for you to kill me? Let me go. This is my final warning, or else I’ll explode and drag you all down with me.”

“That is impossible,” Deng Chuanliang resolutely refused.

“Why? If it’s because you’re afraid I’ll return for revenge, I can swear that I will not oppose you for the rest of my life. I won’t take a single step onto Great Zhao’s land. I can even go and live tens of thousands of miles away.” The Gold Core expert from the Chi Di tribe proposed his terms, hoping that Deng Chuanliang would spare his life.

Again, Deng Chuanliang shook his head, saying, “If oaths were useful, there wouldn’t be so many betrayals in the Cultivation World. How about this, allow me to offer you a way out. Your main aim is to survive, right? Why not pledge your loyalty like me, to my master? Our master is Qi Tian, an individual of immense power. The fact that he single-handedly pacified your Chi Di Cultivation World is testament enough. As the saying goes, fine birds choose a good tree to nest in. You are a Gold Core expert, after all. If you pledge loyalty to our master, he should accept you and let you serve by his side. At that time, you could have a promising future. If you perform great deeds for our master in the future, he might even grant your freedom when he’s delighted.”

Upon noticing that this Chi Di Gold Core cultivator didn’t wish to die, Deng Chuanliang realised this was a golden opportunity and started to use his eloquent words to persuade him.

The Chi Di Gold Core cultivator hesitated, asking unsurely, “If I truly decide to switch alliances, can Qi Tian truly spare me and accept my loyalty?”

Deng Chuanliang quickly nodded and said, “My Family Master is eagerly looking for Gold Core cultivators, he will surely accept you.”

The Chi Di Gold Core cultivator contemplated for a while before finally saying, “Alright, I accept your suggestion, willing to serve Qi Tian as my master. Please, lead me to meet Qi Tian.”

“Good, please follow me. Lu, you come too.” Deng Chuanliang beckoned Lu Jingfei.

Deng Chuanliang and Lu Jingfei escorted the Chi Di Gold Core cultivator towards the Royal Court, one of them in front and the other behind him.

Before they could reach the Royal Court, Deng Chuanliang and Lu Jingfei saw Gao Jinmei flying over with the corpses of the Right Virtuous King and another Chi Di Gold Core cultivator.

“Congratulations, sir, on successfully completing the task our master assigned you,” Deng Chuanliang hurriedly saluted Gao Jinmei.

Lu Jingfei and the Chi Di Gold Core cultivator both looked at Gao Jinmei with awe. She was fierce, having quickly killed the Right Virtuous King and his followers. Their strength was far out of their reach.

Gao Jinmei gave Deng Chuanliang a slight nod in return, then looked at the Chi Di Gold Core cultivator being restrained by them, asking, “What’s going on here?”

Deng Chuanliang laughed, saying, “After being persuaded by me, this fellow decided to defect and serve our master. Just like us, he will be loyal to our Master.”

Deng Chuanliang spoke with great satisfaction. In his view, a living Gold Core cultivator serving Qi Tian would be far more valuable than a dead one.

Gao Jinmei frowned slightly, bluntly saying, “Deng Chuanliang, aren’t you being a little too bold? How much do you know about this Gold Core cultivator? Do you even know his name? How much do you know about his background? You bring someone with such a dubious background straight to our master without properly interrogating him first. Don’t you value your life at all?”

“That’s… I…” Deng Chuanliang wanted to defend himself but Gao Jinmei didn’t give him a chance to interrupt, continuing, “Listen to me. Someone with such a dubious background, especially one who was our enemy just now, you are taking him to our master without any preventative measures. Aren’t you afraid he might lash out if he gets to our master? Even if he does not harm our master, as he is with you and Lu Jingfei, aren’t you scared he might take one of you hostage? Or what if he decides to self-destruct, how sure are you that you won’t die, or won’t get severely injured, or won’t get hurt at all?”

Upon hearing this, Deng Chuanliang drew in a cold breath. Honestly, he hadn’t thought about these risks that Gao Jinmei mentioned. Compared to Gao Jinmei, he himself had seriously underestimated the situation.