When Wind Chimes heard Silver Wolf's words, her eyes immediately went wide. "Happy? Did you just say that he's Happy?"
There was disbelief on her face, and the surprise and delight in her eyes became even more prominent.
Iron Saber and Thick Sword had been following closely behind Happy, and they were just in time to hear Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes' cries of surprise. They shuddered and stared in disbelief at the back of the mysterious person who gave off the presence of a mighty mountain and had unfathomable strength.
"Top ranked on Famous People Rank!"
"No wonder…"
The two looked at each other at a loss.
Happy was no longer worried that Thick Sword and Iron Saber would reveal his identity to the others, even if his identity was exposed at that moment. They were on a quest, and they could not send any letters to others. As long as they could safely leave Ruyang Mansion, even if Class One Hall mobilized all their people to attack, they might not be able to kill him, Silver Wolf, and Wind Chimes.
"I'll hold back A'san. Please save them," he ordered calmly.
"Alright!"
Thick Sword and Iron Saber looked at each other, then quickly bypassed A'san from the left and right to head to the prison cells detaining Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes.
A'san laughed coldly.
"I'm here, and you're still thinking of saving them?"
It might have seemed to have happened over a prolonged period of time, but things actually progressed very quickly.
Happy shot in front of A'san at an even faster speed. His Golden Gloves shone with an intimidating and cold glare when he grabbed A'san's arms at lightning speed.
Double Dragon Capture!
Grab and seize.
He gave a little flick of his wrists, just like how a grandmaster would, and A'san froze as if he had been struck by lightning.
Happy succeeded with just one hit. His Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm instantly released an awe-inspiring dragon roar, and while he had the upper hand, he chased after A'san, who retreated while on the losing side.
Immediately after…
Whoosh!
Fist-generated wind that was accompanied by a sonic boom cut A'san's face, and a few thin trails of blood flowed down his face.
A'san roared in anger and finally forced Happy back. There was anger and surprise on his face. If he did not have extremely good defensive martial arts, he might not have come out from Happy's continuous attacks with just a few scratches on his face.
"Remember this."
When he saw that Thick Sword and Iron Saber had seized the chance to move behind him to fight against the Yuan Dynasty soldiers, Happy relaxed, and he spread the savage and sturdy Golden Gloves slightly as he stared into A'san's eyes. "When your opponent is me, you shouldn't be too careless."
A'san flew into a rage!
Chapter 491 - Understand the Second Move
Thick Sword and Iron Saber had extraordinary abilities. With just a few moves, they killed the Yuan Dynasty soldiers and saved Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes.
However, what troubled them was that the prisoners' acupressure points had been sealed, and they could not use their qi. The two men might not have a problem with breaking through the encirclement with just the two of them, but if they needed to do it with people who had no qi, the difficulty of it would be as great as fighting against Inaction Realm martial artists. They might not be able to leave the royal mansion safely and in perfect health.
Boom!
The four people came out of the prison and looked at Happy and A'san, who fought furiously.
Their expressions changed, and there was shock on their faces.
"ROAR!"
BOOM!
A'san's palm techniques were sharp, and wherever his fingers went, the refined steel bars that were as thick as a baby's arm would let out piercing shrieks and distort. Wherever his feet landed, the sturdy and thick tiles flipped upside down and fell apart.
His momentum was so great that all those who saw him were chilled to the heart. They knew that if they were attacked by an elite of this caliber, even if they did not die, they would lose half their lives.
However, Happy did not just dodge those fierce attacks from Vajra Prajñā Palm. His own attacks were just as fierce. Every single punch landed on A'san's body, and each palm strike stirred up wind. He was basically fighting blow for blow.
Each punch crashed violently against A'san's punches. There was no flourish in the attacks. It was a pure head-on battle.
The two men had thought that Happy would be at a disadvantage in such a fight. But against their expectations, aside from occasionally using Dragon Capture to neutralize A'san's fatal fist-generated wind, Happy was never caught at a disadvantage.
Boom!
He threw a punch from above, and A'san withdrew.
Then, Happy took advantage of the situation and chased after him. Each palm strike was heavier than the last. The dragon-shaped vortex surrounding his arm became thicker and thicker!
The more Happy fought, the stronger his fighting spirit burned.
During the first few hits, he relied on Dragon Capture to seize the upper hand. Then, as his indomitable momentum grew stronger, he gained the ability to fight and resist A'san head-on.
The more he fought, the more fluid his attacks became!
As he breathed, his qi surged and filled his body. It felt like it had an endless stream of energy, and the aura of the entire world had become something that he could use. As he moved back and forth with ease, he caused the entire area to tremble, and his fist-generated wind carried a great might.
"ROAR!"
When he executed his tenth move, his powerful qi forced A'san, whose own qi had already coagulated and turned into a solid presence, take three violent steps backwards. Each step left behind a terrifying footprint on the ground.
There was disbelief on A'san's face.
He could not understand why Happy could release such terrifying attacks like his own when his qi was weak!
When he looked up, he found that Happy's moment had grown even stronger
His attacks were so fast that it made A'san feel a tension in the air, as if it had frozen and it was extremely dangerous to him. He instinctively raised his arms, crossed them, and blocked the attack!
Bang!
A dragon-shaped vortex that was more than two feet thick rammed violently into A'san's arm, and he swiftly noticed that the situation was off.
The attack of the eleventh move seemed to have already reached… Inaction Realm.
Thud!
A huge impact that came with a fist will that he could not resist came at A'san. For the first time ever, his body left the ground, and he crashed violently into the wall behind him.
Bang!
Cracks formed on the wall. When he slid down to the ground, he was finally unable to help himself and coughed up a mouthful of blood on the ground. For the first time, shock appeared in his eyes.
"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm?!"
"Go!"
Happy did not bother with A'san's questions. He shouted an order, and Iron Saber as well as Thick Sword did not dare to slack off. They quickly brought Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes out of the dungeon.
"This is an important ground of the royal mansion. We cannot allow you to come and go as you please!"
A'san's rose up with an astonishing momentum.
It was a pity that the answer to his words was the twelfth attack that came charging at his face. It instantly froze up all the air in the higher portion of the dungeon, and a huge dragon-shaped vortex with a diameter of approximately six feet opened its mouth to release a dragon roar that shook the sky and earth!
A'san widened his eyes…
He crossed his arms again, but he was still sent flying into the wall! The prison trembled violently, and cracks instantly filled up the entire wall. It was a terrifying sight to behold.
With one move, Happy managed to force A'san back, and it bought a lot of time for
the four. He then turned around without hesitation.
Even though Happy had built up his momentum to an astonishing degree, he did not want to stay to kill his enemy. A'san was an Inaction Realm martial artist, and his defensive martial arts were astonishing. It would be difficult for Happy to injure him badly enough to kill him.
If he really stayed, he might end up luring over the people from the royal mansion. At that time, he would not be able to kill A'san, and he would instead cause all five of them to die in the dungeon. The losses would outweigh the gains at that point.
But there was no way A'san would just give up.
He quickly stood up with shattered parts of the wall falling off him, grit his teeth, and chased after Happy frantically. At the same time, he let out a furious roar as a warning.
"GO!"
Happy caught up to Iron Saber and the others at the entrance. Once he gave an order for Iron Saber and Thick Sword to take care of Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes, he took the lead and charged out of the dungeon.
The corpses outside the dungeon had long since been discovered. The area was already filled with Yuan Dynasty soldiers armed with bows and arrows!
"Get lost!"
While the acc.u.mulative effect from Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm was still around, Happy's momentum increased again. He performed the starting stance, and the dust and dirt on the empty spot outside the dungeon was instantly swept up. A crazed, awe-inspiring, and huge dragon shot up, and with a roar, it descended upon Ruyang Mansion fiercely. It seemed like it wanted to rage at the whole world!
"AH!"
The fierce and large dragon charged into the crowd with the might that could destroy everything with ease. Then, with Happy controlling it, it swiftly exploded into countless powerful qi forces that charged forward.
There was no way Yuan Dynasty soldiers could withstand a charge that was almost at the power of an Inaction Realm martial artist. For a period of time, the area outside the dungeon descended into chaos.
"Go!" Happy growled.
Iron Saber and Thick Sword brought the two prisoners out of the dungeon. They charged up the walls at the periphery of the royal mansion without stopping, blocked the arrows, and with a few jumps, fused into the crowd on the streets of Beijing.
"Ding!
"Successfully completed rescue mission!
"Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes have their qi restored. Increased Chivalry Points by 2,000 points. Increased World of Martial Arts Reputation Points by 2,000 points."
A'san chased him out of the dungeon. The acc.u.mulative effect from Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm was still around, and there were more than one hundred Yuan Dynasty soldiers as well as normal Moksha Realm elites around Happy.
It was as if a tiger had entered a herd of sheep.
Happy had never been able to find such a good chance before. Now that he had a sufficient number of opponents and an Inaction Realm martial artist, there was no way he would not be happy. There was also no way he would be willing to give up on such a good opportunity to continue exploring the limits of the acc.u.mulative effects of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm.
The thirteenth move!
"ROAR!"
Right when the crazed dragon roar rose, a large and black dragon vortex pushed at the air and plants of the royal mansion. All beings helped to form a huge dragon tornado, and it swept through a group of Yuan Dynasty soldiers with a fierce and mighty force.
Wherever it went, stones and dirt flew!
The tiles on the roof flew up, and they were swept into the black dragon vortex to serve as hidden weapons.
Countless Yuan Dynasty soldiers cried out in pain when they were sent flying and coughed up blood. A few of them were even killed on the spot!
Even Inaction Realm martial artist A'san had a very carefully hidden shocked expression on his face when he rushed out of the dungeon. He stopped moving and did not immediately approach the tornado.
At that moment, Happy did not pay any attention to A'san!
The moment the black dragon tornado appeared and he closed his eyes to control it, he keenly noticed another very tiny dragon inside the black dragon. One of its ends was connected to the qi in his body, and it was continuously absorbing the qi through his body. The damage of the move came from the workings of the small dragon.
'So… I've come to understand Dragon Hides in Pool, the second attack of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm!'
Chapter 492 - Receive Quest
Dragon Hides in Pool!
It was different from the first move—Surrender at the Sight of the Dragon—Happy had come to understand. It was not for defense, but for absolute offense. Right then, it could already bring forth extraordinary strength. The violent black dragon was like a fearsome creature that had descended into the world, and with a momentum that could destroy everything with ease, he annihilated more than one hundred Yuan Dynasty soldiers as well as injured multiple Moksha Realm fighters.
"ROAR!"
When Happy went up against A'san, his gaze focused, and the black dragon let loose a dragon roar that shook the royal mansion. The sharp tornado went charging at it with a powerful momentum!
The large black dragon had already grown to a tornado that had a diameter of from nine to thirteen feet! Its movement speed and great whirling current created a huge suction force. A'san retreated a few steps before he found that he was already close to the entrance of the dungeon and had lost all possibility of dodging. At that moment, the tornado arrived in front of him.
A'san crossed his arms over his c.h.e.s.t with a face that was stark pale. He pushed his back against the wall to withstand the blow from the black dragon tornado.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A'san received the attack head-on. His clothes looked like they had been cut by thousands of weapons. In an instant, they were ripped to shreds, and countless criss-crossing bloody marks appeared on his skin. But to an Inaction Realm martial artist who had already perfected his defensive martial art, those superficial wounds were not enough to send him to his knees.
Happy knew that more clearly than anyone else, and his lips curled up slightly. He crossed his arms and pushed forward with his palms. The small dragon hidden inside the remaining part of the black dragon moved like a swimming fish. It agilely moved through the tornado and crashed against A'san, who was arduously resisting the attack, at the speed of lightning.
Even when he saw that the black dragon was about to disappear, A'san never relaxed. He suddenly sensed a threatening chill rise from his body, and his muscles swiftly tensed up!
But it was too late.
The small dragon that was hidden inside the tornado shot through A'san's body. At the same time, it shot through the wall behind him.
The place regained its calm.
A'san was forced to cough up a mouthful of blood. He stood leaning against the wall with a pale face. The awe-inspiring presence around him had already been reduced drastically.
The wind stopped howling. The plants outside the dungeon had all been crushed by the shattered rocks that came flying at them. It looked like a tornado had really swept through the area. Half of the rooms around were destroyed, and Yuan Dynasty soldiers could be found lying everywhere! The entire backyard of the royal mansion was devastated, and it was in chaos.
"You didn't die even after this?"
Happy suddenly admired A'san's tenaciousness, which he found to be as great as that of a c.o.c.kroach.
The might of the thirteenth move already reached the damage of Inaction Realm. A normal Yuan Dynasty soldier would lose their life if they were swept a little further into Dragon Hides in Pool. A'san had suffered all of its damage, but he only took some superficial damage. Even the greatest profound secret of Dragon Hides in Pool which had shocked even Happy had not been able to kill him.
After that strike, Happy's momentum fell back to the level of the tenth attack. He had spent nearly half of his qi, and he fell to Mystical Realm.
However, since he had
already come this far, he had to take A'san and leave with him no matter what to see whether he could force him to cough up one of the Buddhists' ultimate technique—Vajra Prajñā Palm.
When he was about to attack, the system gave him a notification.
"Ding!
"Realized that Emei Sect's leader Zhou Zhiruo is trapped in Ruyang Mansion. Please immediately send help and aid Zhou Zhiruo to escape Beijing.
"If you receive the quest, please break free of Ruyang Mansion's elites and shake off the pursuit of the city guards within half an hour with Zhou Zhiruo to leave Beijing!
"If you reject the quest, your relationship with Zhou Zhiruo will turn sour!"
At the moment the system finished, Happy cast a deep glance at A'san.
'What a pity!'
If it were not an escape quest with a time limit set on it, he would have definitely killed A'san before he left, but since he had already attracted the attention of the city guards, he could only endure the pang in his heart and temporarily give up on the injured A'san. If he had a chance in the future, he would attack then.
Happy redirected his gaze to the entrance of the royal mansion.
*****
Happy's appearance quickly made countless guards wary. All sorts of surprised cries rose and fell, and the Yuan Dynasty soldiers surrounded Prince Ruyang. The Divine Arrow Eight Heroes, who originally wanted to fight against Zhou Zhiruo, had to split up to protect Prince Ruyang.
"It's indeed him!"
Langye's reaction was the greatest. When he saw the faint red light from the person, he immediately made the judgment that the person should have received either the quest from Zhang Wuji or Zhou Zhiruo. Hence, Langye and he automatically became enemies.
He immediately s.u.c.k.e.d in a slight breath and subconsciously distanced himself slightly from Prince Ruyang. The fight in Heaven Fragrant Tower had allowed the unfamiliar man to display astonishing abilities, but judging from what Langye saw then, the person had actually held back at that time.
Langye could not fight him with brute strength!
The warning bells in Langye's heart rang loudly. Even though his status in Beijing was incredibly high and no one dared to touch him, anyone who had reached the level of that stranger would not show any respect for the dignity of the tower master of Sky Penetrating Tower.
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