novelraw Chapter 893 - 886: Sneak Attack
Chapter 893 - 886: Sneak Attack
Qi Kua actually felt a bit uneasy in his heart.
When he reached the fifth step of the Great Dao, his accumulation was already sufficient, and he even found a semi-top-grade Dao vein in the Myriad Dao Mountains.
In theory, he could prove the sixth step at any time.
To his frustration, no matter how hard he tried, his comprehension of the sixth step of the Great Dao was just slightly lacking.
However, if he were to force himself to step into the sixth step, he could succeed by leveraging this semi-top-grade Dao vein.
Whether it was in the Tian Meng Clan or the Human Tribe.
Many people did it that way.
But Qi Kua never did it; not only that, he rather despised those who did it that way.
He knew very well that on the newly evolved great universe, the Heaven and Earth Rules were relatively weak.
Not only weak, but also quite illusory.
Even if you comprehend the seventh step, after proving the seventh step, you find it's still far from what you imagined the seventh step to be.
Many people can't understand the reason while being in it; Qi Kua, as a survivor of the former great universe, understood very clearly what was going on.
This kind of Great Dao, even if it's proven, is much weaker than cultivators of the same level before the calamity.
That is a kind of understanding and control degree of the Heaven and Earth Rules.
Qi Kua wanted to prove a top-tier Great Dao; how could he settle for less?
So he was not in a hurry to break through the sixth step; at least not until he comprehended the Dao Principles of the Great Dao he desired.
The Dao vein he obtained, Qi Kua was reluctant to extract, instead setting up Concealing and Spirit Binding Restrictions here.
When he one day comprehends the sixth step of the Great Dao that truly belongs to him, he will come here to break through the sixth step of the Great Dao.
Even Qi Kua himself hadn't expected that the sixth step he had not been able to comprehend would become clear when he sensed the Divine Ability Rhythm left by Ding Huan's blade.
Qi Kua was very clear in his heart that he should not rely on the Divine Ability Rhythm of Ding Huan's blade to break through the sixth step.
If he did, he would never be able to match Ding Huan in the same rank in the future.
Yet Qi Kua was even more aware that if he missed this opportunity, he might never prove such a powerful sixth step again.
After only hesitating for half a day, Qi Kua decisively decided to rely on Ding Huan's blade's Divine Ability Rhythm to prove the sixth step.
Opportunities may only come once; if he missed it today, what about the future?
That Human Clan Cultivator, no matter how strong, should not have stepped into the fourth step yet.
As long as his realm was far beyond the other's, there was no fear of being intercepted and killed by Ding Huan.
Even though Qi Kua had made up his mind, he still arranged heavy protections at the place where he secluded himself for proving the Dao, and furthermore used his most formidable Defense Treasure, the Xuan Zhou Umbrella.
The Xuan Zhou Umbrella's level was actually not very high; it was just an Innate Treasure.
However, this Innate Treasure had a feature—it could merge with his Dao Rhythm to protect the space he was in.
If one is not extremely knowledgeable about the Space Law, it's difficult to detect.
Even if someone detected his Xuan Zhou Umbrella and wanted to rip through its defenses to carry out a stealth attack, it would alert him.
Qi Kua was so cautious because he understood why that Human Clan Cultivator left those Dao Rhythm traces on him.
It was definitely not to assist him in proving the sixth step, but the other had set his sights on him.
Therefore, Qi Kua decided that the moment he stepped into the sixth step of the Great Dao, he would immediately return to the Tian Meng Clan.
The Dao vein he obtained in the Myriad Dao Mountains was sufficient for his cultivation; there was no need to stay here to get targeted by that terrifying Human Clan Cultivator.
At this moment, Ling Zhuzhen was hiding outside the Protecting Array where Qi Kua was in seclusion.
He had already sensed all the Protecting Array and warning restrictions Qi Kua had set up.
These did not matter; he could tear through those arrays and restrictions in the shortest time and then carry out a sneak attack.
Ling Zhuzhen understood very well that he only had one chance.
Though the Breaking Domain Banner in his hand wasn't the best stealth attack treasure, it was extremely suitable for this occasion.
The Breaking Domain Banner had a built-in restriction-breaking effect, and his understanding of the Heaven and Earth Restrictions far surpassed this one he wanted to sneak attack.
Therefore, Ling Zhuzhen was 90% sure he could severely injure this Tian Meng Clan cultivator, or even deliver a fatal blow.
As long as he could injure the other, even if he couldn't hold him down all at once, the purpose of the sneak attack would be achieved.
He believed Ding Huan would absolutely not do nothing.
With his understanding of Ding Huan, Qi Kua would not escape this time.
Qi Kua was currently comprehending and perfecting his sixth step of the Great Dao, and truly did not notice Ling Zhuzhen lurking by his side.
He was not like Ding Huan, who was sensitive to the slightest law fluctuation around him.
Ling Zhuzhen dared not gather offensive momentum through the Breaking Domain Banner; he knew that as long as his treasure gathered momentum, it would definitely be detected by the other.
So after making preparations, the Breaking Domain Banner was merely wrapped in Ling Zhuzhen's entire elemental power and blasted out, without any reservation.
Even if Ling Zhuzhen had not gathered energy, his full-force attack with the Breaking Domain Banner still made Qi Kua sense it immediately.
The intense killing intent was like icy-cold water pouring down from his head.
Without thinking, Qi Kua furiously rushed out.
Before going into seclusion, he had long anticipated being sneak attacked, so his preparation work was extremely thorough.
Thus, upon being ambushed, the first thing he did was to flee according to his plan.
Boom!
Crack!
The Protecting Array and protective restrictions set by Qi Kua were ripped apart like an eggshell under the sneak attack of Ling Zhuzhen's Breaking Domain Banner.
The Breaking Domain Banner rolled up a violent killing aura and bombarded the Xuanzhou Umbrella, causing one crack after another to appear in space.
The Xuanzhou Umbrella was blown away, and the Killing Dao Rhythm exploded.
Qi Kua only suffered a slight backlash from the magical treasure being blown away, resulting in a minor injury.
However, these had no influence on Qi Kua; he had already rushed out of the cave mansion.
From Ling Zhuzhen's ambush, he could feel that Ling Zhuzhen's strength was not weak, even if it was slightly inferior, it wouldn't be much different.
But no matter what, he had to break through the opponent's ambush range first.
Without understanding the situation, who knows what other methods the opponent might have?
After breaking through the murderous space locking his cave mansion, Qi Kua's heart slightly relaxed.
He was very cautious, so he decided to distance himself a bit further...
At this moment, a deadly killing aura suddenly poured over his entire body.
Not good, this was the real ambush; the previous attack was fake.
Qi Kua frantically burned his essence blood, forcibly teleporting his body out of the space he was in.
An arrow carrying boundless murderous intent passed through the place where he had just been standing.
Qi Kua shuddered, feeling that this arrow could shatter stars and turn everything into dust.
Luckily, he had been prepared and dodged in time.
The law within the space emitted sounds of breaking.
The spatial cracks merged together, quickly forming a black hole where he had previously stood.
Qi Kua coldly shivered; if he hadn't frantically moved away earlier, he would be seriously injured now...
Still, something wasn't right. Why did that first arrow give him the feeling that it wasn't really meant to kill him but rather to make him evade?
Almost as soon as Qi Kua thought of this, the aura of death filled his heart and mind, and he suddenly felt his Taoist Rhythm locked.
Did the opponent have a second arrow?
Even when Qi Kua burned his own lifespan, he only managed to avoid the death lock.
"Puff!"
A burst of bloody light exploded, and Qi Kua watched helplessly as the Moonfall Arrow tore through his waist, shredding all his Dao Rhythms and even locking away his vitality.
Qi Kua fully understood what was happening now; the person attacking was the same Human Clan Cultivator who had previously left a Divine Ability Rhythm on him.
Indeed, the opponent was waiting for this moment, yet he couldn't resist using the Divine Ability Rhythm left by the opponent to verify his sixth-step Taoism.
Qi Kua's regret was as vast as the Three Rivers and Five Seas.
He clearly understood why the second arrow could seriously injure him.
The first reason was that the opponent's first arrow merely forced him to the position where the second arrow would strike; that was the real killing location.
More importantly, the sixth-step Taoism he had verified had nowhere to hide under the opponent's Taoist Divine Power.
He had used the opponent's Divine Ability Rhythm to verify his Dao.
The opponent knew his Taoism too well, so they knew his foundation clearly.
Perhaps if he could survive this period and completely perfect his sixth-step Taoism, this would not have happened.
Unfortunately, the opponent did not allow him to perfect his sixth-step Taoism and still chose to hide here to ambush him.
No, even if his physical body is lost today, he must escape.
Qi Kua thought of this and even began to burn his own Taoism.
In just an instant, his body merged with the surrounding space, gradually fading.
Almost at the moment his body was about to disappear on the spot, a terrifying killing aura locked onto all his vitality.
Qi Kua's whole body chilled, shivering violently.
He knew he was locked by the opponent's third arrow, locking his Tao and vitality, even the space he was in under the opponent's third arrow.
Now, if he dared to leave, he would face God Soul Annihilation, and that was no joke.
Qi Kua's figure became clear again; he did not dare to turn around but knew someone behind him had locked the space and his vitality with an arrow.
"This fellow Daoist, I am unaware of any grudges between us. As long as fellow Daoist shows mercy, I, Qi Kua, am willing to offer my utmost sincerity, including all my harvests in the Wan Dao Mountain Range."
Qi Kua's tone was calm; he had no thought of stabilizing Ding Huan and then escaping.
Now his Tao Space was under the opponent's control, and his vitality was locked by the opponent's long arrow; he simply couldn't escape.
He didn't even think that by offering things, Ding Huan would actually let him go.
After saying these words, he decided to abandon his physical body.
He still had an innate divine ability, which was the primordial soul transfer.
The prerequisite for this divine skill's use was the collapse of the physical body and its escape, essentially abandoning his own body.
Qi Kua was ready; as soon as Ding Huan took action, he would use Ding Huan's methods to destroy his own physical body and then have his primordial soul escape.
His primordial soul transfer was not a simple escape, but it could tear apart the plane with the help of the opponent's Killing Divine Ability and the destruction of his physical body to flee.
No matter how powerful this Human Clan Cultivator was, they couldn't possibly break the plane with bare hands to chase him.