Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Barren Murderer said nothing.

  When he saw Happy reach the entrance of the royal mausoleum, he used a few seconds to calm the surging emotions in his heart while he watching Happy's back with a solemn expression. His gaze was dark, grave, and complicated.

  "The world of martial artists has always been full of violence, it's where the strong prey on the weak…"

  When Happy reached the entrance, he stopped moving. With his back was turned toward the people from the two top sects, he spoke in a calm voice that reached everyone's ears clearly.

  "Chasing after fame and benefits is the nature of man. Since Class One Hall has decided to treat Beautiful Robes Faction and Mu Clan as their rivals, it means that we will go to war sooner or later. You don't need to explain to me why Tang Feng appeared, Vice Hall Master Barren, just as how you will not find it strange when I attack Class One Hall someday."

  The people from Class One Hall grew livid.

  Happy and Class One Hall's fight had progressed to the point where they were like oil and water because of the matters in Baokang and Wengcheng. However, both sides could still be considered to be rather restrained in their movements. But once Happy's words spread out, they might soon bring their hostility to the table.

  Barren Murderer clearly understood the effects of Happy's words to Beautiful Robes Faction and Mu Clan. The look on his face was so dark that it was unmistakable, and his eyes narrowed so much that they were mere slits.

  The Class One Hall members stared at Barren Murderer in unison, and killing intent spread out of their bodies.

  'He's too arrogant!'

  From the moment Class One Hall was built, it was the first time a player actually said such arrogant words in their face while being alone!

  Class One Hall's glory was their everything. Happy's act of looking down on them was something they could not withstand. Once Barren Murderer gave the order, they were confident that they could make Happy die for his words!

  Barren Murderer did not respond to his comrades' gazes.

  Even though the thought to rush forward was also attacking his self-control, rationality told him that Happy was a powerful player who could fight against Ninja King, so there would be no good result whatsoever if they fought a bloody war right there. Instead, he might even be sending some of his brothers to their deaths.

  The people with him were all Class One Hall elites!

  "Vice Hall Master Barren." Happy suddenly turned around, and his gaze landed on Barren Murderer's face, along with his dark eyes. "We can settle matters regarding Tang Feng while inside. This isn't the first time we've come into contact with each other, but this is the first time I've come into contact with one of the three monsters from Class One Hall. I hope… that you won't disappoint me."

  When he said the last few words, his chilly tone became very obvious.

  Happy paused then for a moment, but he did not wait for Barren Murderer to speak. He instead turned to the people from Towering Palace.

  "Since Tang Feng did not manage to hold me back, I believe that Towering Palace should withdraw from this fight. The weapons are blind in the hall of the royal mausoleum. If I end up injuring any of you by accident, I will not be able to forgive myself, and at that time, I will be too ashamed to meet Brother Shangguan."

  It was noon right then!

  Happy did not give a chance for Hai Dongqing or Barren Murderer to reply and just walked into Eight Trigrams Bewitching Treasure.

  Hai Dongqing's smile was frozen on his face, and it looked incredibly hilarious. He glanced at the murderous bunch from Class One Hall, and Barren Murderer, who was so angry that he was fuming. Then, he looked at his own brothers.

  Happy had made his intentions very clear, regardless of whether they were reminders or threats.

  He was waiting for the people from Class One Hall to enter the hall of the royal mausoleum! Whoever went in would receive an attack with the force of a thunderbolt!

  "Vice Hall Master Barren, I'm sorry, I'll be taking my leave."

  Hai Dongqing thought about it, and he decided to allow the people from Class One Hall to preserve some dignity. He waved his hand and brought his people away from the royal mausoleum. As for what Barren Murderer would do, that had nothing to do with him.

  Once Hai Dongqing left with his people, Barren Murderer's gaze when he looked at the royal mausoleum instantly became incredibly dark!

  As a top professional gamer, he knew just what sort of threat Happy posed when he entered the royal mausoleum ahead of them.

  If they engaged in a chaotic battle in the hall where it was already very dangerous, Happy would gain an absolute initiative, because he was alone. Besides, Happy's defenses allowed him to withstand Ninja King's attacks, so he did not need to care about the damage from the splitting throwing knives.

  Barren Murderer could already imagine just what sort of difficulty Class One Hall would face if they entered the royal mausoleum!

  "This Tang Feng…"

  Barren Murderer found himself caught in a predicament.

  Chapter 373 - Walk on the Reincarnation Bridge

  Happy ignored the attacks from the Knife-throwing Ninjas in the hall of the royal mausoleum and just waited for around ten minutes at the entrance!

  When the Living Door of the royal mausoleum closed, there was still not a single person who had entered the royal mausoleum after him. There was only Happy in the cold and deserted hall.

  He instantly smiled.

  Hai Dongqing had a proper understanding of the situation and did not choose to mix himself into the mess. Barren Murderer had also noticed the great killing intent coming from the royal mausoleum, and he chose to avoid it. Because of it, the appearance of the two sects provided Happy with a chance to completely monopolize the royal mausoleum.

  Even though Tang Feng's appearance had left him incredibly displeased, it still indirectly allowed him a great chance to clear the royal mausoleum without being bothered by anything else.

  Although he had taken ownership of most of the resources during the first few times he visited the royal mausoleum, he left many of the side halls alone, as well as the Soldier Puppets. He had missed from ten to twenty masterpieces in them.

  Besides, once he wore Golden Armor Set, his defense had increased drastically, and he even thought about attacking Old Swordsman to snatch the Supreme Emperor Sword Technique in his body.

  It was a supreme-grade sword technique manual at Life and Death Realm.

  *****

  Happy spent more than two hours to kill all the ninjas, Soldier Puppets, and Ninja King. Then, he walked through the royal mausoleum with the heirloom seal and a stern expression.

  Old Swordsman still had his straight back turned toward Happy, and it prevented people from being able to see any signs of old age. His hair was long and white, and he gave off the solitary and arrogant air of someone who stood high above others.

  *****

  Dressed in Golden Armor Set, Happy walked into the tomb slowly. This time, he did not touch the heirloom seal. Instead, he stared at Old Swordman's back.

  Clear Abyss appeared in his hands, and he held it tightly.

  Seven Stars Sword Styles.

  Purple, red, and blue light surrounded the sword, and with the astonishing presence that spread out from Happy's body, they formed an astonishing sword glare which was pointed at Old Swordsman.

  Happy did not know whether it was because he had been triggered or provoked by his confidence or by the cold sword will, but Old Swordsman turned around slowly and spoke in a stiff and numb manner.

  "Interesting."

  'What?'

  Happy was stunned for a moment.

  His experience from his previous life told him that Old Swordsman only ever said one line, and while it was domineering, aloof, proud, and deadly, it was stiff and numb.

  Hence, when he heard Old Swordsman say something else, Happy was instantly stunned. He sized up Old Swordsman when he turned around with a gaze full of
incredulity.

  'Strange.'

  The person was the same as the Old Swordsman he usually saw. His face was cold and stiff, and while he looked as if he were alive, the softness that was unique to real people was missing.

  "What's going on?"

  Happy's eyes shone with a complicated look, but Old Swordsman simply moved forward.

  'Damn it!'

  It looked like a breathtaking light of an unparalleled degree flew out from the sword sheath, like a shooting star had shot through the royal mausoleum, and it was so fast that it was like nothing Happy had ever seen. It was terrifying to behold!

  At the instant Old Swordsman drew his sword, Happy's heart and soul had been completely attracted by that sword sheath, and he instantly fell into a daze, which was why he could not avoid or parry the attack.

  He could only watch as Old Swordsman instantly destroyed his Golden Bell Cocoon and pierced his body.

  A wave of pain swiftly spread through his limbs from his c.h.e.s.t.

  'His sword is so fast…'

  Happy's face was full of shock and disbelief. He lowered his head to look at the hole that had appeared at the left side of the c.h.e.s.t on his Golden Armor, along with the blood that gushed out from it. His mind was blank for a few seconds, then the moment his consciousness was about to disappear, two thoughts appeared in his mind.

  'No way! When did Old Swordsman become so strong?!

  '...What a troll.'

  *****

  Happy's consciousness floated to a monochrome world that had only shades of black and white.

  He saw the government made road outside the city.

  With a solemn expression, a man with the cloth on his back torn to shreds revealed an armor with countless metal holes while staring at the young man who held a sword across from him.

  "You do live up to your name as the first on the Famous People Rank."

  *****

  "I lost."

  Tang Feng had a dejected expression while the group of Tang Sect disciples opened a path after they sighed, admitting Happy's superiority. They allowed Happy to leave while wearing his Golden Armor Set.

  *****

  "Those Tang Sect disciples had received your instructions then."

  Happy slowly walked out of the bamboo forest. He stared at the group of extraordinary men and women standing at the entrance of the royal mausoleum.

  "I'm Hai Dongqing. The wanderers thought highly of me, so they came to call me Loving Sword."

  Hai Dongqing stopped in front of Happy with a face full of smiles.

  "It's truly an honor for me to meet a famous player like Happy today."

  *****

  With his back turned toward Class One Hall and Towering Palace, Happy spoke in an airy voice.

  "Since Tang Feng did not manage to hold me back, I believe that Towering Palace should withdraw from this fight. The weapons are blind in the hall of the royal mausoleum. If I end up injuring any of you by accident, I will not be able to forgive myself, and at that time, I will be too ashamed to meet Brother Shangguan."

  Once he finished speaking, he entered Eight Trigrams Bewitching Matrix.

  *****

  Happy sat in meditative silence in the hall of the royal mausoleum.

  Those ninjas who tried to block his path were all crushed.

  *****

  After her fought against Ninja King, he picked up the loot…

  *****

  Then, he saw Old Swordsman's back…

  "Interesting."

  Old Swordsman turned around slowly. His fingers were powerful, his eyes burned with life, and with a strange posture, he drew his sword!

  W.h.i.n.e!

  A powerful and shocking force from the sword surged at Happy, and it was strong enough to break his defenses.

  At the same time, an invisible sword will shot out like a snake out of the sheath. Then, at an even faster speed and the defense on the sword, it struck first and pierced the Golden Armor.

  Happy was like a statue that had lost its life. He stood for a long time in front of Old Swordsman, his blood falling drop by drop to the ground.

  'This is… Old Swordsman's secret technique?'

  Boom!

  Just when Happy vaguely heard the system's notification, a powerful suction force reached him. The gray world in front of his eyes immediately turned into an indistinct whirlpool. The sight before him changed, and he appeared on a dilapidated wooden bridge with cold wind blowing against him.

  Creeeaaakk.

  The wooden bridge let out creaking sounds under the wind, and it looked as if it was about to collapse at any moment.

  However, the people walking on it did not seem to notice anything. They just walked forward numbly and received a bowl of something from a kind-looking old woman on the bridge.

  Soon, it was Happy's turn.

  "Forget all the troubles you had in your previous life and start anew. Come, boy." The kind-looking old woman handed over a bowl of yellow soup. The soup let out waves of alluring aroma.

  Ding!

  The system's notification arrived.

  "Will you drink the Five-flavored Soup of Forgetfulness, forget everything, and start anew?"

  When he heard the familiar notification, Happy felt dazed. Everything seemed to have returned to his previous life.

  He had passed through Reincarnation Bridge multiple times and met the Lady of Forgetfulness multiple times.

  In the end, once he was killed more than ten times, Happy chose to start again, and from then on, he completely vanished from the world of martial artists.

  When he thought of this, Happy's mind cleared up, and he flung away the Five-flavored Soup of Forgetfulness without hesitation.

  The Lady of Forgetfulness' expression instantly changed!

  "Who let you come here?!"

  A loud voice and a powerful might came charging at Happy from all directions, and its echoes rang nonstop!

  A powerful wave of weakness instantly surged into his heart. Everything around him immediately vanished, and his surroundings changed. Happy stood up in a broken down Guanlin Temple.

  A group of players who had died not too long ago cursed about something, but when they saw a man dressed in Golden Armor Set and holding an eye-catching tri-colored sword walk out with a pale face, all of them cried out in surprise!

  Chapter 374 - World of Martial Arts Shocked

  World of Martial Arts was shocked!

  *****

  [Happy died in the royal mausoleum in a strange manner!]

  [It seems like an unknown and mysterious boss appeared in the royal mausoleum, and Happy was alone in there at that time, so he died!]

  [Is the halo of the most famous player finally going to fade away?]

  All sorts of threads reporting Happy's death filled up the most eye-catching parts of the forum. The view count and replies to each thread were also incredibly high.

  The battle replay of Happy walking out of Guanlin Temple was also placed at the top-most position by the official developers. In just one afternoon, its view count surpassed one hundred million.

  While people talked about Happy's death, they shared all sorts of guesses regarding his future.

  After all, the time he spent on the Famous People Rank was the longest. He had practically become the staple of it! His strength was also obvious to all. Even the most powerful players on the Dragon Rank and Phoenix Rank were suppressed by the fame of Happy's strength.

  It was especially so when Happy had rushed to the royal mausoleum to kill Ninja King by himself!

  They all guessed that Happy's strength and equipment had reached a new height that most players could not hope to compare to. Perhaps the only people who could fight against him were the handful of people who stood at the top of the pyramid, such as Zhou Yu, One Emperor, and successors of ultimate techniques such as Lu Mingyue.

  If he could even kill Ninja King, then Happy's survivability was not of normal standards anymore, especially once he g
ained the even stronger Golden Armor Set. It should be said that when he cleared the royal mausoleum, he should face no dangers whatsoever!

  But he had died in the royal mausoleum…

  Many people could not figure out what had happened.

  If Happy had not obtained Golden Armor Set, they might think that he had accidentally run into Old Swordsman and was killed by him, but it was clear that while Old Swordsman was stronger than Ninja King, it would still be difficult for him to hurt Happy, unless Happy was actually stupid enough to provoke Ninja King and Old Swordsman at the same time.

  But even amateurs would not do something as stupid as that, much less Happy.

  For a period of time, the forum on the official website was filled with discussions!

  The puzzlement in the players' hearts increased day by day.

  *****

  Happy's death had also triggered quite a large number of sects and clans in the game.

  On the second day the news was confirmed, a group of people from Class One Hall appeared outside Beautiful Robes Faction's sphere of influence. Nearly one thousand men headed to Beautiful Robes Faction's headquarters in a mighty wave, and an alarmed atmosphere spread a dozen large cities.

  The Beautiful Robes Faction members in the branches quickly went back to the headquarters, and nearly ten thousand people logged in to defend the headquarters.

  Boom!

  A large battle was about to start. There were signs of a storm everywhere.

  *****

  At the same time, Class One Hall's men could also be found near Shennongjia.

  However, it was the sphere of influence belonging to the alliance of the five sects. The dozens of people from Class One Hall found themselves surrounded by hundreds of people after they entered and swiftly killed. The attackers did not hesitate at all.

  *****

  "So shameless. Class One Hall truly knows how to strike when we're down. Happy just ran into an accident, and they immediately came to Beautiful Robes Faction's territory. Damn them, if it weren't for us having more than one thousand people not being able to fight in this battle, I'd definitely go out to deal with them!"