Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

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  When Feng Zhi and Little North's battle ended, the players who watched by the side felt as if their view of the world had been expanded. They left the area while talking to each other.

  "I didn't expect that even Little North would be so powerful."

  "Yeah, Feng Zhi can be considered a popular person lately. He managed to reach the seventeenth place on the Dragon Rank and the second place on the Famous People Rank, but he did not even manage to kill Mu Clan's Little North. Mu Clan seems to really have some powerful players."

  "Some? They have a lot now. They had Ancient Wind and Momo handling the challengers earlier, and now, we have Little North joining the mix. Even someone as powerful as Feng Zhi didn't manage to kill him. Whew… If we add Happy and Thunderous Battle among them…

  "At some point in time, Mu Clan gathered a group of top-tier players. Oh, there's also One Circle and Silver Wolf. They already have a very stable position in the game."

  With this sort of strength serving as the garrison in Baokang, the alliance of the five sects would be as steady and solid as a rock!

  Even though Zhou Yu had joined Class One Hall, if they could not destroy Mu Clan in one go, they were bound to be engaged in a battle of numbers against the five sects, and they would end up with their entire army destroyed.

  "I just wonder where Happy has been doing all this time."

  Quite a number of people suddenly remembered his name in the crowd.

  He had vanished without a trace for more than half a month. Why had he not appeared even then?

  "I heard that the people in Class One Hall are going mad right now. The higher ups do not dare to leave Beijing. "

  Various rumors circulated in the streets.

  Chapter 437 - Wind Chimes, Silver Wolf

  There were people who were happy with Happy having disappeared, but there were also some who were worried.

  Since Class One Hall was unable to figure out Happy's whereabouts, they could be said to be full of uncertainty. They were unable to make up their mind about their next move.

  They wanted to use the chance to attack Mu Clan and stop them in their development, but they were worried that Happy was not actually in Eternal Peace Temple but lurking around Beijing. Hence, not only did they not give the orders to mobilize their forces, a few of the higher ups were even held back in Beijing. They did not dare to readily leave it.

  Even though they had dozens of branches, which meant that a group of really powerful players would need to fight hard for more than two hours before they could destroy the foundation of their headquarters, if they were too far away, they would not be able to take care of the headquarters.

  The players in Vast Martial City were the most delighted.

  Happy's disappearance meant that his monopoly of the royal mausoleum was gone. The people who challenged that place quickly increased, and most of them targeted Nation Protecting Divine Sword and Ninja King!

  There was an endless stream of powerful players over there.

  Quite a number of good players rose to fame in the royal mausoleum during that period of time.

  One of them was Ji Feng, who was once a member of Perpetual Joy Sect. He was now in Life and Death Realm, and he had left Perpetual Joy Sect to rely on himself to become stronger. However, there was a rather powerful group gathered around him.

  With his extraordinary commanding skills and those of his group, even though he could not be said to be able to mow down all adversaries, he had still managed to monopolize Ninja King for three days and get two Nation Protecting Divine Swords.

  Within those three days, not only had he managed to get a few Golden Armor parts and two Nation Protecting Divine Swords, he had also managed to defeat a middle-sized group from another sect after they set up an ambush for him. It was the reason why he rose to fame!

  After that, quite a number of sect masters extended an invitation for him to join their sects. They gave impressive conditions, but Ji Feng never agreed to them.

  There were some people who said that Ji Feng actually wanted to join a sect, but he was ambitious and regarded those small sects with contempt. There were only a few that could enter his sights.

  Ji Feng did not spend too much time in the royal mausoleum. Five days later, he brought his group out of the Royal Mausoleum and to Sky Demon Sect and Taichi Sword Sect.

  There were also two men and one girl who rose to fame in the royal mausoleum.

  There was a person who always followed behind Wind Chimes. He moved neither quickly nor slowly, and his eyes sparkled.

  It was precisely because of this person—who had an incomplete silver mask covering his face and who made others feel that he was unfathomable—constantly keeping an eye out for the girl that no one bothered Wind Chimes.

  However, those two never communicated with each other before other people. They did their own things and did not bother with each other.

  It was very strange. Once Wind Chimes spent a lot of effort to bring out her weapon from the sword casket, her presence changed swiftly, and she suddenly transformed from a normal girl into a great martial artist.

  Wherever her longsword pointed, the presence of her qi would be barely discernible, but her sword techniques would sweep through everything as if they were twigs.

  But what left everyone the most puzzled was that every day, the sword technique that the girl practiced was a new one. The styles were completely different, and she transitioned from rusty movements to well-practiced movements very quickly.

  Silver Wolf just trained quietly by her side.

  One thing for certain, however, was that as long as Wind Chimes was around, Silver Wolf would be there too.

  Normally, players who did not speak to each other would not attract a lot of attention.

  All ninjas were dead in less than two minutes, and no one knew the secret behind it.

  On that day, Wind Chimes carried her ridiculously heavy sword casket over again. She then took out her sword and entered the tunnel. Behind her was Silver Wolf, who had already packed up the loot. He looked just like a bodyguard.

  "I think it has been a long time since we met those people." Wind Chimes' voice suddenly rang in the tunnel while there was no one around her. It sounded just like bell chimes. "Now, no one will steal Ninja King from you. Look at that, aren't you amazing?"

  Silver Wolf cast a glance at the girl who was acting like a thief, and he could not help but laugh while he shook his head.

  "It's not me who's amazing, they're wary of this…" When Wind Chimes cast him a puzzled gaze, Silver tapped the "Mu" emblem on his c.h.e.s.t.

  Mu!

  Wind Chimes naturally knew the meaning of that word in World of Martial Arts.

  Even though it was not the strongest sect, it symbolized invincibility!

  While she was in Universe Secrets Manor, she had made readings on Happy's information multiple times, and it could be said that all the martial arts Happy had learned and their current stats, his innate attributes, and his qi points were all in her head. She knew them as well as the back of her hand.

  Yet strangely, over the past few days, even she could not figure out Happy's whereabouts and his specific location. There seemed to be a strange power that had hidden away his information.

  'It's really strange…'

  Ever since her Comprehension reached 100, she had inherited the legacy from Heaven's Secret Valley as well as Six-fingered Demonic Zither, so she had even caught up to her master, Wandering Know-it-all's divination skills, but there was still someone in the game whom she could not read.

  Wind Chimes might have felt gloomy about it, but there was nothing she could do.

  "Ah… I'm so bored. Can we please leave the royal mausoleum after today? There's nothing interesting to do here."

  Silver Wolf could handle Ninja King himself, while Old Swordsman's sword technique was very sharp and fierce, and he was much stronger than Ninja King. There was no one as of then who could go and provoke him.r />
  "If we leave the royal mausoleum, where do you want to go?" Silver Wolf asked.

  "We already have quite a number of Nation Protecting Divine Swords and Golden Armor parts. There's no point in us staying here." Wind Chimes thought about it deeply before she said, "Can we go to Taichi Sword Sect?"

  The valuable and rare grade one masterpieces were nothing to Wind Chimes. Besides, she had never changed her equipment up till then. She wore a white dress, and she seemed to dislike the cold and hard armor.

  Silver Wolf nodded. "I'm fine with it. Wherever you go, I will follow you for this month."

  "This month?"

  Wind Chimes cast Silver Wolf a curious glance before she suddenly brought out a diviner's eight trigrams chart. She sat down on the spot and threw a pair of oracle bones on the chart with a loud thud.

  Once she made a few gestures, she looked up and stared at Silver Wolf with a strange expression. "Ten days later, Zhang Wuji will definitely appear at Eternal Peace Temple. I understand now! Did my master come to an agreement with you lot and agreed to help lock down all news about the secrets surrounding Happy's destiny? And as payment, were you tasked to be in charge of my safety?"

  Silver Wolf was rendered speechless. He did not expect that the girl would not seek help from others when she wanted to know something, but would just toy with the oracle bones.

  But she had indeed made the right guess.

  It was expected of Wandering Know-it-all and Six-fingered Demonic Zither's disciple.

  "Hmph." Wind Chimes suddenly snorted through her nose. "My master really underestimated me. No matter what, I am still Six-fingered Demonic Zither's disciple. Would I even need a bodyguard when I enter the royal mausoleum?"

  Silver Wolf smiled. He could not help but say, "Don't forget that you're not even in Mystical Realm right now. Obviously, you have no problem in taking care of normal mobs, but when you're in front of the truly powerful, those sounds of yours will be nothing.

  "When you're in Life and Death Realm, you will be full of qi, and your damage will increase. Naturally, you will then become one of the top-tier fighters in the game. At that time, your master will no longer need to send someone to protect you."

  When he said those last words, he could not help the fact that his tone voice turned sentimental. In truth, if he had not personally witnessed the swift growth of the girl before him, whose body was weak because of Nine Yin Blocked Pulses, he would not have dared to believe that there would be such a miracle in the game.

  He believed that soon, a powerful fighter with an ultimate technique as great as Lu Mingyue's would rise to prominence in World of Martial Arts.

  Chapter 438 - Flying Dragon Sword Will

  Happy was within Intelligent Heart Temple in Eternal Peace County. He was sitting cross-legged in a training field while he basked in the warm light of the morning sun.

  When he removed the cold and gorgeous Golden Armor Equipment to switch to his normal blue robes and a hero's bandana, he looked dashing and handsome. If it were not for the fact that there was a Golden Gauntlet with three colors fixed to his forearm, he would have looked just like a scholar with a heroic air.

  Happy had just gone through a tough battle. He panted slightly, and his shirt was slightly wet. The small beads of sweat exuded a strange charm under the sunlight.

  He was so focused on his task that he ignored everything else.

  He loosened his hands and let his palms fall flat on his t.h.i.g.hs while he circulated Emei Sect's Nine Yang Skill. Soon, thin and indistinct waves of red aura turned clear and thick. They flowed slowly from everywhere into his body with the slow sound of water flowing.

  It was different from other martial arts.

  Nine Yang Skill was a qi cultivation technique that provided qi of the highest purity and greatest degree. When Happy circulated his qi, an unprecedented heat swiftly blended into his body from his skin. and the blood and true qi in his body quickly increased in temperature.

  His face and every inch of his skin quickly turned red. He looked as if he had been soaked in hot water for a long time.

  It was a must to withstand extraordinary heat when circulating Nine Yang Skill. His Dantian region would heat up, and his qi, which would then be almost spent, would increase by several times its original speed. Soon though, it would fill his Dantian region and his limbs, and the feeling of weakness will instantly vanish!

  Nine Yang Skill's speed of recovery was several times faster than other of qi cultivation techniques.

  But Happy did not immediately stop circulating his qi. Even though his qi had already reached 357 points, after practicing this qi cultivation technique and asking for guidance for twenty days, he came to understand that Nine Yang Skill still had some deficiencies, but it also had some hidden functions aside from recovering qi.

  The deficiency was that while the recovery speed of qi was very fast, before Happy mastered this Divine Skill, Nine Yang Skill used up his qi incredibly quickly. Hence, he needed to use Nine Yang Skill even more diligently. If he did not, it would be a fatal weakness when he fought against others.

  However, if he could withstand the heat from Nine Yang Skill and persist in circulating it for three full circulations, Nine Yang Skill could help him increase 0.2 qi in one day. It would add up to more than seventy qi points in one year, and that was the effect of an incomplete divine skill.

  Happy might have been shocked by this at the start, but he soon accept it. He would definitely circulate his qi using Nine Yang Skill three full times every day.

  Hui Xin sat in front of Happy, and she recovered much faster than he did. She stood up without a sound and remained where she was quietly until Happy stood up as well.

  "Mistress, please."

  Happy showed all the proper etiquette as a sign of respect.

  Hui Xin nodded in secret and brought out her Autumn Water Sword without batting an eyelid. "Young Swordsman, you improve at an astonishing speed. I will have to give my all to help you train."

  Right after she finished speaking, she took a slow step forward.

  Her sword glare shone with a golden light under the sun, and the training field was instantly filled with sword glares!

  That might seem like a normal attack, but she instantly shrouded Happy with her sword momentum. She did not show any mercy nor any intention to just spar.

  Her abilities of a Moksha Realm fighter were revealed completely.

  If there was someone else in the area, when they saw Happy going up against a Moksha Realm NPC without any armor, just a pair of gauntlets and boots that increased speed, they would be so shocked that their jaws would fall.

  But the Emei Sect disciples and Hui Xin had already become used to this sight.

  The sword glares increased in brightness by leaps and bounds, and they were as bright as a piece of jade. They intertwined with each other and swept toward Happy with the force of an avalanche that charged forward with an explosive force. Hui Xin's momentum completely burst forth as Happy retreated. Each of her attacks was stronger than the last, and their speed also became faster and faster.

  Happy held his sword with one hand, and his robes fluttered. With one tap, he traveled thirteen to sixteen feet forward,. His movement speed had clearly become better, and Leader Hui Xin, who was in Moksha Realm, actually had a hard time catching up to him within a short period of time.

  However, no matter what, there was only a limited amount of space in the temple. With one chasing after the other, they soon arrived at the corner of the training field. Hui Xin's Buddha's Heart Sword started shining with such brightness that it looked about to become blinding.

  There was no way for Happy to retreat, and it looked like multiple swords were about to pierce through him.

  The Emei Sect disciples did not see how Happy attacked at all. His Nation Protecting Divine Sword was drawn with a sword w.h.i.n.e that caused the air to tremble. Vaguely, they could see a silver dragon rush at Leader Hui Xin's sword attacks.

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p; Wherever the sword force passed, the dense layer of jade-like light would melt away like snow in spring. It lost its ferocity and sharpness in an instant. The flying dragon crushed Leader Hui Xin's sword force as if it was snapping twigs, and the remaining force crashed into her c.h.e.s.t.

  Thud, thud, thud!

  She covered her c.h.e.s.t and took a few steps back.

  "Amitabha."

  Hui Xin called out the name of Buddha and slowly withdrew her imposing mannerisms. She flipped her hand around and threw her Autumn Water Sword to a young nun outside.

  "That is all," she said with great relief. "Young Swordsman Happy, your Comprehension is indeed astonishing. You have only began practicing this sword technique a little over a month ago, and you have quickly progressed from a beginner to mastery to understanding its spirit. With just one more step, you will be able to become a grandmaster, and that is a stage that many martial artists only dream of reaching. It is a pity that my abilities are weak, and it is already difficult for me to provide any help to you."

  As she spoke, Hui Xin stared at Happy with great comfort in her heart.

  Happy stood where he was with surprise, dumbfoundedness, and happiness on his face.

  He had been training for twenty days, and he already had a very deep understanding of Leader Hui Xin's sword technique.

  Through the sparring sessions, he noticed that there was a very powerful sword will and power contained in Leader Hui Xin's sword technique, but it had never been released fully.

  A bit earlier, he had gotten curious, and he did not go up against her right away. Instead, while he retreated, he continuously lured Leader Hui Xin to release her complete sword will.

  He had to admit, when that sword will came rolling at him like a wave, he realized that there was a d.e.s.i.r.e to help behind the merciful attack, which was executed by Leader Hui Xin since she walked down the path of Buddha.

  When the waves of sword will came charging at Happy, their might increased by several fold. It also forced him to use the profound skill of Flying Dragon Sword Technique to go up against it head-on.