Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  In an instant, almost everyone left the royal mausoleum.

  The remaining few rushed into the tunnel opposite them because they had panicked while Ninja King chased after them.

  Happy frowned. He moved in front of Ninja King and blocked his path. With Ninja King's speed, it would be as easy as breathing for him to catch up to and kill those people in the tunnel.

  "Hmph." Lu Mingyue's eyes lit up. "I was waiting for you to be a kindhearted idiot."

  He crossed his arms over his c.h.e.s.t before he flinging them out. With it, a few embroidery needles shot out with crystalline threads.

  Happy instantly let out a bark of laughter. Then, his expression became stern. "Thinking about using Ninja King against me? I'll make you lose so much that you'll admit that I'm superior to you today!"

  He spread his qi, and it served as a radar that reflected everything within a circular area of one hundred and sixty-four feet to his brain in an incredibly clear manner.

  Four embroidery needles flew forward, and Ninja King came charging at him with a punch and a kick.

  Happy moved two feet, shifted his Noble Sword in front of his c.h.e.s.t, and exerted force.

  Lu Mingyue cried out in surprise and cut off the connection with his threads. Then, he saw Happy use the force that he had prepared to attack him to exchange a violent blow with Ninja King.

  Happy and Ninja King did not take a step back for each other. They fought on equal footing!

  "You're just asking for death!"

  When Lu Mingyue saw that Happy had decided to be so arrogant, a hint of anger born out of humiliation flashed in his eyes. His attacks became even more frequent, denser, and more violent.

  'He's belittling me! He's blatantly looking down on me!'

  Shick! Shick!

  More embroidery needles were thrown at Happy with the sound of air being pierced. Lu Mingyue's expression was savage. He continued adjusting the attack trajectory and position of his embroidery needles in an attempt to interfere with Happy's attack rhythm.

  But Happy had also become smarter. Every single time Lu Mingyue's attack were about to hit him, he would switch positions with Ninja King so that Ninja King would withstand some of the damage. No matter how fast Lu Mingyue was with his hands, he could not make adjustments at the last moment. Quite a few rounds of attacks ended up with him helping Happy attack Ninja King, and Happy even seized the chance to draw closer to him.

  Not only did Lu Mingyue not pose any form of threat to Happy, he helped Happy attack Ninja King while having to constantly ensure his own safety. It was as if he was treading on thin ice, and he felt incredibly gloomy.

  Even though he used Soft Palm Strikes and Shadowless Needles, Happy's experience from his previous life was not for show.

  If he closed his eyes, his perception of his surroundings became stronger, and his other senses became even more s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e. As long as Lu Mingyue did not activate Sunflower Aura to interfere with him at full force, his attacks would hold absolutely no threat to him.

  Even though Lu Mingyue gradually noticed the problem and wanted to use Sunflower Aura a few times, he had his own pride as the successor of Sunflower Manual and Dongfang Dubai's disciple as well.

  He was not the main character in Happy's fight against Ninja King. If he could not even affect a person's fight from the side and had to use his full strength for that, it would be embarrassing and not fitting for his status. Even he would not be able to accept it.

  Besides, as time passed, Lu Mingyue gradually understood something.

  Happy clearly had the ability to fight head-on against Ninja King. By being on equal grounds with him on brute force, Happy indirectly proved that his abilities had improved to greater heights.

  Lu Mingyue admitted that he could not handle a Moksha Realm boss!

  As Happy exchanged blows with Ninja King, Lu Mingyue's raging emotions gradually calmed, and he regained his composure.

  Even though he felt incredibly indignant, Happy's abilities were on display before him. Even if he fought at full strength together with Ninja King, he might not be able to kill Happy.

  When he thought about it carefully, Lu Mingyue did not attack again.

  He stopped and hung in the hall quietly so that he could watch the fiery battle between Happy and Ninja King with sparkling eyes.

  A few minutes passed.

  "Oh well."

  Lu Mingyue sighed and flew over the hall lightly to leave it. He exited the royal mausoleum through the side hall.

  The few people who had fled into the tunnel ran back and were stunned dumb when they saw the scene before them. Their mouths hung open.

  "It'll take a long time to kill Ninja King. I suggest that you leave this place."

  Happy's voice did not sound threatening at all.

  Happy and Ninja King were instantly the only ones left.

  The fierce fight continued.

  *****

  Lu Mingyue met quite a few people's cold stares and mocking looks outside the royal mausoleum. He rose from the ground calmly, and with a few jumps, quickly left...

  *****

  At the same time, Class One Hall's Dream Clouds received a letter from Lu Mingyue.

  [I'm quitting the plan you mentioned.]

  Dream Clouds' expression changed. She stopped training, and soon, another messenger pigeon arrived. It was from Towering Palace's master. The contents of the letter were about the same as those of Lu Mingyue's. She mentioned that she wanted to think about it further.

  Dream Clouds found herself speechless.

  Chapter 365 - Kind Tycoon's Suggestion

  The news of Happy clearing the royal mausoleum alone quickly spread through the game!

  Some people said that Happy had obtained nearly one hundred masterpieces during his trip. Others claimed that Happy did not just take loot from the ninjas, but also General Puppets, Ninja King's clone, Ninja King, and even Old Swordsman. Nation Protecting Divine Sword and the heirloom seal was probably all part of his collection as well.

  There was also people saying that Ninja King and Old Swordsman might drop demon vessels and even ultimate techniques.

  Anyway, all sorts of rumors pushed Happy to the middle of a thunderstorm again, and many of the people challenging the royal mausoleum became uneasy.

  After all, the rewards from the royal mausoleum were incredibly great! With just one round, a person could get extraordinary rewards from normal ninjas! Besides, Happy seemed to have been able to deal with even Ninja King and Old Swordsman, so who would actually believe that he would easily give up on the resources from the royal mausoleum?

  If anyone else were in his place, they would definitely stay inside and refuse to leave. They would definitely occupy the resources in the royal mausoleum with a firm hand.

  And it was the same case for Happy!

  The rewards he gained in one day were incredibly astonishing.

  In his previous life, no one had been able to occupy most of the resources in the royal mausoleum by themselves. Happy, however, had killed Ninja King and the General Puppets. He had also snatched the heirloom seal from Old Swordsman's hands.

  When he left the royal mausoleum, he totalled up his rewards. He had forty-three middle-grade equipment, fourteen middle-grade weapons, thirty-two high-grade equipment, twenty-six high-grade weapons, one hundred and forty sets of Soaring Eagle Swords, one Nation Protecting Divine Sword, one Golden Boots, and seven high-tier martial art manuals. Among them were two for Shadowless Knife, one Shadow Sword Technique, one Dual Saber Art, two Great Yan Dynasty Saber Techniques, and one Stormy Shadowless Kick.

  Last time, Ninja King had only dropped a damaged Golden Armor when Old Swordsman attacked and killed him, but this time, Happy obtained the real Golden Armor.

  [Defense 800, reduces internal damage by 20%, retains posture unless instant damage to user surpasses user's personal defense or 1,000 points. Actions will not be interrupted. Increase dodge rate by 20%. Increase Body Movement by 10. Gat
her all five parts and overall defense increases by 200. Provides additional 30% damage if user retains posture. Increases an additional 10 Body Movement.]

  Aside from Golden Armor, Happy had one pair of Golden Boots, one Stormy Shadowless Kick manual, which was mentioned above, two Vajra Stones, and one Golden Glove, which was a grade one masterpiece.

  Such loot could be described as sumptuous.

  Happy headed to a nearby city after his trip. The moment he found a commission shop and was prepared to trade the items with Phoenix Dances, however, Kind Tycoon sent a messenger pigeon.

  Kind Tycoon's words made it clear that he was very eager.

  [Brother Happy, you finally came out of the royal mausoleum. How are your rewards?]

  [Normal.]

  Happy's answer caused a certain merchant in Beijing to stand stunned for a few seconds in front of his counter.

  [Hehe, Happy, you truly know how to joke. How can your rewards be normal when you cleared the royal mausoleum alone?]

  Happy was no longer in a hurry to get the third-echelon Clear Abyss since Ninja King was much easier to deal with than Stone King. He could kill him in less than thirty minutes. While he might have an easier time if he had Clear Abyss, it would not help him fight against Old Swordsman. Old Swordsman's damage was not something Ninja King could compare to.

  Perhaps Kind Tycoon had noticed the change in Happy's tone, for he replied swiftly.

  [Hehe, you must be joking. I wrote a letter to buy your masterpieces this time.]

  [I know. I haven't got one hundred of them yet. I'm going to challenge the place again tomorrow. Once I have enough, I'll contact you.]

  [No, what I mean is that we can make the trade today. One grade one masterpiece is comparable to ten high-grade masterpieces. I believe that you should have Nation Protecting Divine Sword and Golden Armor Set parts as well. If you got Golden Armor, it would be the best. I will pay you 1,800,000 taels of silver for each grade two weapon, and each weapon of the lower grade will be 700,000 each. For that grade one Nation Protecting Divine Sword, I'll pay you 4,000,000, and as for Golden Armor, you can set the price.] Kind Tycoon swiftly voiced his thoughts.

  There was a list of figures packed densely together on the letter. Judging by the looks of it, Kind Tycoon had already set his mind on getting the Golden Armor Set from Happy's hands.

  Happy was quiet for a long time.

  Even though he wanted to deny the fact that he killed Ninja King, when he thought about how he planned to head to the royal mausoleum the next day as well, he knew that there was no harm in him admitting to it. He could not hide the truth forever.

  [Tycoon, let's just maintain our previous deal. At the very latest by tomorrow at this hour, I will trade you one hundred high-grade masterpieces. I won't sell the Golden Armor Set or Nation Protecting Divine Sword.]

  [Hmm… then can you tell me Golden Armor Set's attributes?]

  [There's no problem with that.]

  Happy answered without hesitation, but he did not show it off in the commission shop like what Kind Tycoon had done. Instead, he used words to describe Golden Armor Set's attributes in a letter and sent a messenger pigeon over.

  After nearly half a minute, Tycoon replied. [Now I want Golden Armor even more. Are you sure you don't want to trade it with me? I can trade it with my third-echelon Clear Abyss. Think about it.]

  It had to be said that Tycoon's suggestion tempted Happy.

  Even though he was the only person who had Golden Armor right then and third-echelon weapons were not something that Tycoon had in possession alone, the cost to refine the third-echelon Clear Abyss far surpassed Golden Armor Set's value.

  Also, most people were still in Mystical Realm, which meant that there were plenty of people whose abilities were on part with each other. One third-echelon weapon could allow Happy's advantage to be a step ahead of the others.

  He thought about it, but then still tactfully rejected Kind Tycoon's suggestion.

  Happy had never had something as luxurious as Golden Armor Set in his previous life. As of right then, since the heavens had decided to give him such a good chance, there was simply no way he could let it slide.

  A third-echelon Clear Abyss was a grade two masterpiece. A few months later, it would become a weapon of little value. While it had a high echelon, its quality was not high.

  A fourth-echelon Golden Armor was worth cities!

  And a full fourth-echelon Golden Armor Set was priceless!

  Happy had a good opportunity, and he had a strong urge to gather the full Golden Armor Set, even though he knew just how hard it would be.

  Despite that, he still wanted to try.

  [Ah, what a pity. If I had Golden Armor, I'm confident I could raise it to the third echelon. Tsk tsk, think about it. It'll have an increase of 150% in its attributes! 2,000 defense! Golden Armor would become such a domineering equipment!]

  Happy's heart trembled.

  [How?]

  Kind Tycoon replied in a very mysterious manner. [Hehe, it's a secret.]

  Happy could say nothing to that.

  [When you decide to trade, I'll tell you.]

  Chapter 366 - Butterfly Effect, Change

  Happy farmed the royal mausoleum for a few days.

  Even though he had a lot of competitors, he still managed to fulfill his promise with Kind Tycoon on the second day. He traded one hundred high-grade masterpieces with him and received 130,000,000 taels of silver.

  Immediately, Kind Tycoon mentioned that he was willing to sell his third-echelon Clear Abyss for thirty million taels of silver. Happy could not refuse such a kind offer because the prime cost alone was definitely worth more than that.

  Happy knew that Kind Tycoon wanted to form a closer relationship between them by making him remember a debt. After accepting the offer, he sighed in his heart. 'Kind Tycoon is indeed a merchant who is willing to give up on his capital.'

  If Happy had a third-echelon Clear Abyss, it would be much easier for him to clear the royal mausoleum.

  Once the sword with purple, red, and blue lights appeared in his hands, it was as if Happy had obtained a divine vessel. When he used Seven Stars Sword Styles and activated Wind Spirit Spin, he could easily leave behind a terrifying sword mark that was two feet deep in the sturdy Ghost Face Wall. Not a single person dared to stand in a circular area of thirty-two feet around him, and that included players on the Dragon Rank and Phoenix Rank. All of them could only stare and sigh powerlessly.

  The hall in the second level of the royal mausoleum was basically a place solely for Happy.

  His sword glare moved about freely, and no one dared to get close to him in fear of causing him to misunderstand them and be displeased. It had to be known that once people reached their level, they might be full of confidence, but they were even more afraid of dying. If they died once, it would be enough for them to fall out of the ranking board and perhaps even become part of the inferior players.

  While Happy was clearing the royal mausoleum and gathering up his wealth in a frenzy, he also paid attention to some of the changes in the game. Aside from him quietly falling out of the top 100 on the Dragon Rank, the first and second on Dragon Rank—One Emperor and Zhou Yu—had stirred up the trend of reaching Life and Death Realm.

  The night before, One Emperor reached Life and Death Realm by pushing three Mystical Realm high-tier martial arts to Grandmaster Realm. The next day's afternoon, Zhou Yu also reached Life and Death Realm right after him. He was very close behind One Emperor.

  'Zhou Yu?'

  Happy did have some memories regarding Zhou Yu, but they were not clear.

  He remembered that Zhou Yu did not have a lot of face at that time, but when the players talked about One Emperor, the two empresses, three kings, seven dukes, and thirteen aces, some people would frequently also mention Zhou Yu. However, by then, he had already vanished from the game.

  Could it be that since he was reborn, he had affected Zhou Yu's progress in some intangible for
m? That just like Silver Fox, he decided to continue staying in the game…

  Happy naturally did not know that because of him, the pay-to-view battle replay system had been launched ahead of its time, One Emperor had reached Life and Death Realm beforehand, and Zhou Yu had also made a different decision in a different environment.

  While paying attention to Happy, Zhou Yu also had great curiosity and a sense of competitiveness toward the mysterious great player known as One Emperor, who was always ahead of him.

  Zhou Yu became serious!

  Due to Phantasmal Shadow's provocation, Dream Clouds and Wind Void gradually lowered the amount of time they spent outside of the game. They handed the matter of managing their sects to their right-hand men while they poured all their heart and soul into training and reaching Life and Death Realm.

  *****

  "Life and Death Realm has arrived more than a month ahead of when I imagined it would arrive."

  When Happy left the game, he sat in front of his desk and rubbed at his temples while browsing through the internet. He felt as if someone had decided to stuff glue into his brain, and now his thoughts were all stuck together.

  There were many things in his new life that were different from his previous life.

  Forget about the changes on South China Martial Arts Ranking Board…

  With the Three Lonely Wolves and Xu Xin maintaining the website, there were now more than two hundred thousand registered members. Many of the students in Hunan had applied to join the website, and the powerful players on the Power Ranking Board were as numerous as the stars in the sky. Besides, they had also organized a few small events with the official developers, which caused their fame to spread far and wide.

  Once Beautiful Robes Faction went through the battle of Wengcheng, not only did they manage to retrieve Wengcheng, their fame also increased greatly. They even managed to increase their territory to a few cities.