Heavenly Dao Engine

Chapter 1571 - 1571 0920 Just for Self-preservation

?Chapter 1571: Chapter 0920: Just for Self-preservation Chapter 1571: Chapter 0920: Just for Self-preservation Chapter 0920: Solely for Self-Preservation
Huo Yunbiao, once the overlord of the Fiery Cloud Secret Realm, was extremely proud. There were few existences in the world that could make it submit and endure setbacks, and Qi Tian was one of them. Huo Yunbiao could never forget the process by which Qi Tian subdued it in the Fiery Cloud Secret Realm; even if it grew an extra dose of courage, it would not dare to defy Qi Tian’s orders. However, its fear was solely directed at Qi Tian, and it did not take Li Qingping—who it was holding in its mouth—seriously at all, especially after it had witnessed Qi Tian removing all of Li Qingping’s treasures. It felt even more confident that Li Qingping was no longer a threat to it.

Unable to vent the frustration Qi Tian had caused it, Huo Yunbiao turned its head and began to threaten Li Qingping. Biting off Li Qingping’s head was, of course, impossible, but it still let out a deep roar; its throat and the muscles around its skin all trembled.

Li Qingping instantly felt all this; the trembling muscles inside Huo Yunbiao’s mouth slapped against his face, and the beast’s deep roar, like a dawn bell or a dusk drum, caused his ears to ache. Li Qingping felt he was one step closer to death; although he could be certain that Qi Tian could control Huo Yunbiao, he couldn’t be one hundred percent sure that Qi Tian could fully restrain it at all times. It was very common in the Cultivation World for spirit beasts to occasionally disobey their masters for some reason. If Huo Yunbiao really decided to bite down, it was not entirely impossible for it to sever his head, and moreover, he had no way of knowing for certain if Qi Tian truly harbored intentions to kill him.

Releasing a tiger back to the mountains is like nurturing a threat; such simple logic is something Qi Tian surely understands. To exterminate him completely, taking advantage of the situation to have Huo Yunbiao bite off his head would be completely logical. It’s possible that Qi Tian had not acted yet not because he cared about Li Qingping’s life, but because he wanted Li Qingping to experience the terror of impending death over and over again before dying, to instill fear and desperation for mercy.