Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 126 - 0136 Missing the Only Chance
Chapter 126: Chapter 0136: Missing the Only Chance
Chapter 126 -0136: Missing the Only Chance
The Eight Winds Sword Formation was broken, and due to Huang Liuyan’s warning look, the substitute native cultivators slowed their invasion of the seventh area. This allowed Qi Tian and the others to rush into the eighth area within a few seconds before the end of the one-minute time limit.
With the Eight Winds Sword Formation broken, the native cultivators within the eighth area could not form an array anymore and could only fight individually. At this moment, both sides had their advantages and disadvantages.
The native cultivators in the eighth group initially matched Qi Tian and the others in terms of numbers. Also, their cultivation realm was generally higher. However, the breaking of their Eight Winds Sword Formation caused turmoil and some suffered backlash, which weakened their strengths. The more crucial factor was Zhao Qian’s ruthless attack that killed three of them instantly, leaving only five remaining.
The advantage of Qi Tian’s group lay in their morale. Besides, they had to charge through the last area; victory was within their grasp, further bolstering their fighting spirit and indirectly increasing their battle prowess.
However, by comparison, the native cultivators within the eighth area held the upper hand. Even if some had been weakened by the backlash, their original strength was so strong that they were still stronger than Qi Tian’s group on average. This especially applied to the four people other than Qi Tian, Zhao Qian, Huang Liuyan, and Wang Haiyan who were significantly weaker than them.
At this point, Qi Tian, Zhao Qian and Huang Liuyan only needed to move a few steps forward to exit the eighth area and successfully cross the isolation zone, allowing them to safely proceed towards the shelter. Even Wang Haiyan would have a chance to break away from the native cultivators in the eighth area and escape.
The native cultivators in the eighth area also realized this and primarily targeted Qi Tian’s group. Although it would require more effort and sacrifice to stop them, the rewards would be equally rich. For instance, Huang Liuyan’s Hell Cold Star Halberd and Zhao Qian’s Wind-chasing Soul Piercing Spear were worth millions of currency; seizing them would guarantee each of them hundreds of thousands.
The remaining five native cultivators in the eighth area exchanged a look, reached a silent agreement to abandon the Imperial Master Mansion’s disciples, who had little resources and wholly concentrate on Qi Tian, Huang Liuyan, Zhao Qian, and Hu Niu. Particularly Huang Liuyan and Zhao Qian’s middle-grade heavenly level Spirit Military artifacts were too conspicuous. Even they did not possess such good gear. And how could they be willing to accept the fact that Zhao Qian had retaken her Wind-chasing Soul Piercing Spear, which they had just snatched away?
Instantly, the five native cultivators charged towards Qi Tian, Huang Liuyan, Zhao Qian and Hu Niu, completely disregarding Wang Haiyan’s group.
Wang Haiyan and the others were taken aback. They didn’t expect to be completely ignored by the cultivators as if they were non-existent.
“Senior Brother, what should we do now?” One of the disciples from the Imperial Master Mansion glanced at the boundary of the eighth area just steps away. There was no exaggeration in saying that they could exit the eighth area with just a couple of strides and cross the life-threatening barrier zone.
“What should we do? Help them!” Wang Haiyan swiftly swung his Spirit Sword towards the back of one of the native cultivators.
Wang Haiyan thought clearly: he could escape now, but that would mean offending Qi Tian and the others. He couldn’t afford that. If the cultivators failed to kill the three of them, he wouldn’t lead an easy life later. Even if all three were killed by the cultivators, wouldn’t the higher-ups of the Imperial Master Mansion and the King Zhangbei Manor know about his abandonment of them to save himself?
Instead of leaving a big problem for himself later on, he might as well fight now. Even if he runs after the fight, he would at least have an excuse that he was not as skilled and had no choice but to escape.
Seeing that Wang Haiyan had taken action, the other disciples of the Imperial Master Mansion could not just stand by. They had to follow suit and attack the native cultivators. However, their power was too weak, causing nothing more than insignificant damage to the native cultivators.
Seeing murder intent on the faces of the native cultivators, Qi Tian felt a sinking feeling in his heart. He quickly shouted, “Senior Brother Wang, hurry up and lead the others away. Princess, after Senior Brother Wang and the rest retreat, you and Miss should leave as well. I’ll stay behind to cover our retreat.”
Zhao Qian knew that the top priority now was to cross the isolation zone. Whether or not to kill the native cultivators blocking their way was not that important. If they could kill them, they would; if not, it wouldn’t matter much.
“Alright. Qi Tian, be careful. Wang Haiyan, lead your people to retreat.” Zhao Qian immediately yelled.
With the approval of Qi Tian and Zhao Qian, Wang Haiyan and the others no longer stubbornly held on. They hurriedly withdrew their swords and rushed towards the boundary of the eighth area one after another.
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The five indigenous cultivators were all clever. Even though Qi Tian and his group were communicating in the language of Great Zhao, which they didn’t understand, they guessed what Qi Tian and his group were planning as soon as they saw Wang Haiyan and the others starting to retreat.
“This is bad, they’re planning to withdraw in batches. We must stop them. I’ll handle the male, and the four of you, split into two groups, one to deal with the woman with the gun, and the other to deal with the Golden Flur Tiger. The woman with the halberd is too strong, let her go.”
The five indigenous cultivators immediately began to regroup. True to their word, they let Huang Liuyan go, maintaining nothing more than necessary vigilance against her, ensuring she didn’t suddenly attack them while they allowed her to leave.
Huang Liuyan was not the sort who would only consider her own safety. She was about to help Zhao Qian – among the three of them, Zhao Qian was currently the weakest. If she didn’t help, she genuinely worried that Zhao Qian would be in danger.
Qi Tian hurriedly said: “Aunt, go. If you are worried, take Hu Niu with you. I will look after the Princess. I promise you, I won’t let anything happen to the Princess.”
“Alright, Qi Tian, I trust you.” Huang Liuyan didn’t waste any more time. Holding the Hell Cold Star Halberd horizontally, she charged at Hu Niu.
All the indigenous cultivators knew how formidable Huang Liuyan was and dared not face the sharp edge of the Hell Cold Star Halberd. The two cultivators who were attacking Hu Niu had to dodge and weave.
Huang Liuyan leaped onto Hu Niu’s back, saying, “Hu Niu, let’s go.” The Hell Cold Star Halberd in her hand emitted a fearsome cold light, much like a flood dragon ready to surge out of the water.
Hu Niu looked at Qi Tian, and hearing Qi Tian shout, “Hu Niu, go!”, she unleashed a roar, broke into a gallop, and dashed towards the boundary of the eighth section. Huang Liuyan cried out, “Whoever blocks me, dies!”
The combined might of a human and a beast was simply too overbearing. The indigenous cultivators didn’t dare block their path, they could only divert and give way, allowing Huang Liuyan and Hu Niu to easily get beyond the boundary of the eighth section. They nearly broke their noses in fury when they saw the Golden Flur Tiger was so greedy that it didn’t forget to grab their companion’s corpse as they fled. That was their junior brother’s body, not to mention the wealth on him. Were they going to lose all that to Huang Liuyan and her group? If they tried to seize it back, they would have to split their forces, and then they might not even be able to stop Qi Tian and Zhao Qian.
Harshness flashed in the eyes of the five indigenous cultivators. They were like gamblers who had lost everything, surrounded Qi Tian and Zhao Qian in a circle.
Qi Tian didn’t dare give them a chance to strike together. He clearly remembered how formidable the Eight Winds Sword Formation was. He wasn’t sure if the five remaining people could form a similar formation. He said quietly, “Princess, quickly get on my back.”
“What are you trying to do?” Zhao Qian’s face cooled down. At a time like this, was Qi Tian thinking of taking advantage of her?
Qi Tian said desperately: “Princess, hurry up, if you delay any more it will be too late. Trust me, alright?”
Recalling Qi Tian’s various miraculous abilities, Zhao Qian no longer hesitated and climbed onto Qi Tian’s back. Her legs wrapped around Qi Tian’s waist from behind and crossed in front of him. Her left arm wrapped around Qi Tian’s neck while her right hand held the Wind-chasing Soul Piercing Spear firmly.
It looked like the five indigenous cultivators were about to close the circle, apparently planning to use their combined sword formation. Qi Tian’s face changed slightly; he couldn’t afford to give them a chance to strike together. He activated the Galloping Skill of the Wuhang Ring at once. At the same time, the Heavenly Dao Engine was fully activated, switched to double Power Mode. He thrust the Demon-Banishing Stick towards the two indigenous cultivators blocking his way and bellowed, “I’ll fight you to the end!”
Qi Tian’s words were in the language of the Lianying Realm. Hearing this, the two indigenous cultivators almost subconsciously lifted their weapons in defense. It wasn’t because they were too careful or cautious, it was because they had experienced Qi Tian’s power; it was equally stunning. To face Qi Tian directly, they had no choice but to block.
At that moment, Qi Tian’s Galloping Skill was suddenly activated. From stillness to action, Qi Tian had, in an exceptionally short span of time, switched to an alarming speed of 50 meters per second. Just now, if those two indigenous cultivators, who had been blocking Qi Tian’s path, had maintained their attack on Qi Tian, their swords blocking Qi Tian’s path, even a light touch on Qi Tian at such a high speed could have inflicted significant damage on him. However, they had turned from offense to defense, and as a result, they’d missed their only opportunity to harm Qi Tian and Zhao Qian.
