Happy did not even think when he looked toward One Emperor.
With One Emperor's strength, there was a high chance for him to get points, and as of then, he only had four points, which meant that he had the same number of points as Vast Heaven and Silver Wolf. If he could get one or two more points, there was a high possibility for him to become the first runner-up of the martial arts tournament.
One Emperor smiled faintly. "There's five points here. Aren't you afraid of me surpassing you?"
Happy smiled and answered, "Nope. As long as I get one point from here, I'll have my title as champion set in stone."
"But I can't kill so many in one go, at most two."
One Emperor smiled before he narrowed his eyes slightly. He cast a glance at Vast Heaven, who occupied a corner on his own, and he arrogantly curled up the corners of his lips. The man's Six Pulses Divine Sword moved freely, and no one dared to get close to him, but it was incredibly difficult for him to take down an Inaction Realm evil cultist. Their skills were even greater than those of the sect leaders of the six great sects, after all.
Blood Robes and Monk with Thick Eyebrows grabbed one evil cultist together.
Blood Robes finally showed how strong he was in Hero's Mountain Villa. His Star S.u.c.k.i.n.g Great Skill was executed at full power, and its might was astonishing. He could already somewhat fight against an Inaction Realm martial artist. Even though it was a little difficult, when he worked with Monk with Thick Eyebrows, they could take care of the enemy.
Another one was in Mu Clan's hands.
Thunderous Battle, Little North, Momo, Ancient Wind, and Feng Zhi worked together with Wind Chimes, whose reputation had now spread far and wide. Not only had they managed to encircle one evil cultist, they even managed to help Lin Xiao and Red Dust encircle one too.
When the elites from the two top-class elites helped each other, it left many of the other great and ambitious players helpless and frustrated.
Even though Chivalry Sect's Lin Xiao and Red Dust appeared to be slightly weaker, Chivalry Sect had spread through the entire world. The area south of Changjiang and most of the central plains were in their control!
Mu Clan was a group of people who controlled Western Region's desert as well as Changjiang River Basin. In fact, even Class One Hall, who were situated to the north, had to be careful and show respect to Mu Clan.
If anyone stamped on either those two sects' tails, they would basically have no place left for them in the game. Even if they were very strong, as long as they were not stronger than Happy, it would be useless.
The other two evil cultists were split between the other great players.
However, since they were fighting for their own gain, their strength was incredibly scattered. Quite a few people failed at trying to gain an advantage but were instead heavily injured by the evil cultists, and they could not get up even after a long time.
However, once One Emperor showed up, the situation instantly changed!
He pointed at one of the cultists with his black sword, and the group of elites avoided him. They instantly gave up on their hopes of gaining points from the evil cultist.
As for the other one, he was targeted by Lu Mingyue, Dream Clouds, and Zhou Yu at the same time once they charged over.
Happy did not join in their fight. With their strength, even if they attacked together, they might not be able to end one evil cult elder's life within a short amount of time.
Mu Clan already had one evil cultist with them. He did not want to become a target of scorn, but he still had to make sure that he gained more than eight points.
"Wind Chimes, Silver Wolf, work together with me. We'll first get rid of this one."
When he joined the group, Thunderous Battle, Little North, and the others looked over with joy and took the initiative to make way for him.
Chapter 562 - Ice Blue Flame Force
Even though Happy had achieved the astounding result of severely injuring Yang Xuyan with one strike, he knew his own strength. When he faced the evil cult elders who were slightly stronger than the sect leaders of the six great sects, he knew that the possibility of him winning alone was zero.
But ever since Wind Chimes entered Life and Death Realm, the strength of her demonic sound had increased, and it could already affect Inaction Realm martial artists. She could use her zither sound to slow down the evil cult elder's movement and attack speed as well as affect their mind, forcing them to split up a part of their power to protect their heart. Her strength had already reached a point where she could slightly suppress Inaction Realm elders, which meant that she was already at the strength of the elders from the six great sects.
Silver Wolf could use his Red Flame Palm to continuously weaken and evaporate his enemy's qi, so his ability at suppressing the enemy was even greater than that of Wind Chimes!
Happy took up the position of the main attacker!
He had already acc.u.mulated experience from fighting against Master Kong Xiang. Before he even reached the evil cult elder, his momentum had started surging. Every time he attacked, he released an intimidating dragon roar.
The evil cult elder might have been so angry that he gritted his teeth in exasperation and wanted to kill Wind Chimes and Silver Wolf immediately, but Happy's appearance immediately attracted most of his attention!
Wind Chimes increased the speed at which she played her zither at the opportune moment. The loud and excited clangs of the zither turned into circles of invisible ripples that all rushed in one direction. Hence, the effect of the zither sounds increased exponentially!
Silver Wolf made sure that he was close to the evil cult elder's body and soon noticed an abnormality!
"Good! We'll take him down in one go!"
Happy reacted very quickly. He instantly noticed that the evil cult elder's movements had slowed down, even though the difference was barely perceptible, which made it clear that Wind Chimes had used some kind of secret technique.
Happy did not hesitate and quickly executed the eighth and ninth punches before Wind Chimes ended her piece.
When the trio worked together, the evil cult elder was instantly taken advantage of by Silver Wolf. He struck the man's temple, attacking both resolutely and ruthlessly. There was no hesitation in his movements!
The evil cult elder was not injured. His head swayed, but he executed a backhand strike to send Silver Wolf flying dozens of feet away. Then, he stood his ground to look at the whole area with a cold gaze. A dangerous presence that caused chills spilled out of his body, and he clenched his teeth in exasperation.
"You're pretty good to have forced me to use my full strength!"
As he spoke, the true qi around him suddenly gathered into a layer of astonishingly cold blue flames, and the martial artists dozens of feet around quickly noticed that the temperature had decreased by a large degree.
In truth, that had not happened solely because of Silver Wolf's palm strike. The evil cult elder had noticed that while the man and woman held him back, he could not bring out his full abilities. Meanwhile, the brat with Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm increased his momentum nonstop, and it had already reached a degree where the elder was forced to pay attention to him.
The evil cult elder knew that if he continued to drag things out, he would be in danger.
That was why he decided to bring out his killing move. He used Ice Blue Flame Force to get rid of the effect from Silver Wolf's Red Flame Palm, but the zither sounds ignored all body fortifications, and they still managed to affect him. Hence, the cold flames around him shuddered. They simply could not gather together to reach their peak.
"Damn you, you wench!"
The evil cult elder snorted coldly and suddenly left behind an afterimage.
Whoosh!
When the evil cult elder moved, Silver Wolf appeared in the path through which he charged toward Wind Chimes at an even faster speed. He released two palm-generated gusts of wind that burned furiously and released great heat in the
air. They struck the evil cult elder so hard that he was forced to show his form.
"Get lost!"
The evil cult elder's angry shout was sonorous and domineering. With an Ice Flame Palm, he used his great qi to hit Silver Wolf so hard that he coughed up blood and flew into a house nearby.
Bang!
Silver Wolf landed in a pile of debris, and Thunderous Battle as well as the others were shocked. They were prepared to go over to check on him, but they did not expect that he would be like a c.o.c.kroach that refused to die. In less than a second, he jumped to his feet despite a layer of ice covering his c.h.e.s.t plate and making him look incredibly pathetic.
However, once he activated Red Flame Palm, the chill no longer posed a problem for him.
The evil cult elder was forced to land on the ground, but he could tell that his palm strike just then had not managed to injure Silver Wolf severely. His gaze darkened, but he locked his sight on Wind Chimes, who was on the roof, once more.
But unfortunately for him, he seemed to have forgotten that he had another opponent!
Boom!
A loud bang filled the street!
A powerful black gust of wind swept through the debris, shattered stones, and beams in a circular area of dozens of feet. Within a short period of time, it formed an incredibly large and black tornado above the evil cult elder. It had the beams as its body, the debris as its claws, and the broken blades as its eyes. With this form, it appeared before the evil cult elder in an incredibly awe-inspiring manner.
The other four evil cult elders and various martial artists in the area were also affected. They held their breaths and stared at the tornado in shock!
"ROAR!"
The moment the large black dragon took form, it went charging toward the evil cult elder below it without hesitation.
The evil cult elder was incredibly arrogant earlier, but when he saw the black dragon wildly charging at him in a brutal manner, he gritted his teeth and stomped on the ground with both feet, which left behind two deep footprints on the ground. The man then gathered Ice Blue Flame Force on his palms, shouted angrily, and raised his palms toward the sky to face the large black dragon!
BOOM!
When a loud bang that sounded like a roar of thunder rose, countless people were struck by a powerful impact from a qi wave and numerous shattered stones and debris that shot toward them. They had to quickly activate their body fortifications to avoid damage.
Before the disturbance even calmed down, loud zither sounds shot up through the chaotic cloud of dust. They mixed with the sounds of violent clashes and fighting.
The people outside the cloud of dust watched with dumbfounded expressions.
Quite a number of players who did not have the ability or the right to fight against the evil cult elders saw everything the clearest!
After Happy exchanged a blow with the evil cult elder, he was unharmed and rushed into the dust and tile filled area where the evil cult elder was together with Silver Wolf.
The people who watched the events unfold knew what it meant.
Fighting against an Inaction Realm martial artist in this sort of situation was incredibly dangerous!
However, the sounds of violent fighting inside the cloud of dust were incredibly methodical, which made it clear that Happy could communicate with Silver Wolf. Neither of them was affected by the dust.
"You're injured worse than I am! Let me!"
"I'm fine! I can still take a few more hits!" Silver Wolf.
"Alright… Be careful!"
Right after Happy finished speaking, a huge golden dragon with four claws showed up in the dust with an astonishing momentum!
"ROAR!"
The evil cult elder opened his mouth to shout angrily, but the moment he did so, he released a groan. Under countless players' gazes, he was sent flying out of the dust-filled area like a cannonball and crashed into a wall of a house. It nearly completely covered him with debris.
"Impossible!"
"Ice Blue Flame Force is a technique from Sky Demon Book. How are you completely fine after you've been hit by my attack?"
Happy and Silver Wolf slowly walked out of the dust cloud. They stopped in front of the evil cult elder side by side.
"Why don't you ask the king of hell that question in a bit?" Silver Wolf asked coldly.
Chapter 563 - Order from Sky Demon Sect
Before Happy walked out of the dust, he had taken two Dew Pills, and together with Golden Essence Nine Yang Skill, he replenished the qi he had used up by executing Dragon Fights in the Wild.
He did not bother to acknowledge the questions from the evil cult elder.
The man was already heavily injured, and Happy did not want to waste time or allow the evil cult elder to stall for time until reinforcements arrived.
"Go and ask the king of hell that question in a bit."
Happy cast a glance at Little North, who nodded.
Happy said nothing. He clenched his fists lightly, and a momentum that was far stronger than what he presented before instantly rose from his body.
Straight left!
A wave of true qi surging in him instantly made his blood boil.
Right hook!
Boom!
Happy sensed that his Dantian region was about to explode!
Uppercut! Hammer fist!
The power that swiftly acc.u.mulated and swelled up was like a volcano that had never erupted even though it had been acc.u.mulating strength for countless years. With a clear, wild, and domineering dragon roar, the weather changed, and a large golden dragon that had been dipped in magma shot out from Happy's palm.
The golden dragon's head was dozens of feet in diameter. It dragged behind it a huge body that was also golden in color, and with a dragon roar as well as momentum that could destroy everything, it crashed violently into the enemy.
The evil cult elder's expression changed drastically!
He had suffered Happy's Dragon Fights in the Wild in the dust-filled area and sustained rather serious injuries. He did not seem to be recovering from them even after he took a medicinal pill. So right then, when he saw the large golden dragon, he knew that it was even more dangerous than the attack Happy executed previously.
Warning bells rang madly in the evil cult elder's head, and he instinctively knew that he could not fight against the attack head-on. If he withstood it, even if he did not die, he would be half-dead. Without another word, he turned around to retreat into the house behind him.
But at that moment…
Bang! Bang!
Four sturdy corpse arms surrounded by poison fog shot out from the ground around his feet. Two were to his left, and two were to his right. All of them then abruptly seized his legs.
The evil cult elder had focused his attention on Happy and the large golden dragon, so there was no way he could detect the abnormality by his feet. He was ambushed, and when he lowered his head to look, his soul left him in fear.
When he looked up again, he could only watch helplessly as the large golden dragon shot through his body with a dragon roar that struck fear in people's hearts—Arrogant Dragon's Regrets!
His body shuddered.
He could not even fight back…
The evil cult elder's body fortification had been torn apart a long time ago in the dust-filled area, and his qi had dropped by a lot. Happy did not even need to see what happened to him when he was struck by Arrogant Dragon's Regrets while he was in that condition.
He sat down cross-legged and watched as the two zombie puppets slowly released the evil cult elder. The man fell to his knees before he fell face flat on the floor without any signs of life left.
The system notification arrived.
"Ding!
"Killed an evil cult elder, obtained one point! As of current, you have eight points!"
Happy exhaled slowly before he looked away. There was a hint of exhaustion in his clear eyes. Executing Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm repeatedly was much more tirin
g compared to fighting against Master Kong Xiang.
Fortunately, he managed to kill the evil cult elder, or else, he really would not have had any other way of holding the man back after executing Arrogant Dragon's Regrets. The stronger an NPC was, the more likely it was that they would run when they could not win a fight, and chasing after them was a very exhausting task.
While Happy was quietly feeling fortunate for killing the first evil cult elder, the other battlefields had yet to end their fights.
Lin Xiao and Red Dust might have Thunderous Battle and the others helping them, but they came to a gradual realization that with their abilities, it was nigh impossible for them to kill an evil cult elder.
Their attacks dealt very limited damage, and it was basically the same as someone in Mystical Realm attacking a Stone King in Moksha Realm. Without an hour or more, it was basically impossible for them to kill the elder.
Only One Emperor's side was in a slightly better condition.
Even though he was alone, there were already a few terrifying wounds on the evil cult elder's body. By the looks of it, his body fortification had already been torn, and the fight would end with just a few more slashes.
'Wait…'
When Happy saw that, he suddenly frowned.
Once he observed the battle carefully, he scowled again.
One Emperor's actions had clearly slowed down, and even though the evil cult elder was injured, he had the advantage. He suppressed One Emperor and chased after him. It had been a long time since One Emperor attacked, and he was purely defending and evading the attacks.
Silver Wolf, who had been paying attention to One Emperor's side as well also noticed it. He frowned and said, "His condition isn't too good… He should have run out of qi."
"Yeah." Happy nodded quietly.
One Emperor's sword technique was a destructive attack that increased damage and attack speed, but it also drained a lot of qi. It was like that the stronger moves used up even more of his qi, which made the burden on the user incredibly great.
"That successor of Six Pulses Divine Sword seems to be very smug." Silver Wolf redirected his gaze and cast a glance at Vast Heaven, who was on the other side. "He's attacking while taking medicinal pills. By the looks of it, he'll be the one who'll kill the second evil cult elder, and if he gets one more point, he'll have five points."
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