"Quick!"
"Hurry up and come out!"
When they saw that the Fire Qilin was drawing closer to Happy, they became incredibly nervous.
However…
'What a pity!'
Happy sighed.
If he had not been unable to control his strength in time and provoked the Fire Qilin, he might have actually had a chance to extract some Fire Qilin Blood or a Fire Qilin Scale.
A small error could lead to a gigantic mistake.
"Go!"
Once Happy rushed out of the tunnel, he rushed unhesitatingly into the ice world next door that exuded a terrifying chill.
Happy shuddered on the spot when he switched from an extremely hot environment to an extremely cold one!
However, after he circulated his Nine Yang Divine Skill once, a warm sensation instantly filled his body, and he was not at all affected by the outside world.
Boom!
The Fire Qilin's flames slammed against the entrance. They instantly became weaker and extinguished, which revealed the Fire Qilin's majestic and huge body. Clearly, it was affected by the difference in temperature. It quickly retracted its claws warily while howling repeatedly as it watched with indignation as Happy and his group rushed into the world it did not dare to enter.
Chapter 619 - The Real Sky Demon Sect
"Thank you…"
At the instant they rushed into the tunnel, Phantasmal Shadow wanted to thank Happy, but she did not expect that a surge of cold air would rush into her lungs. Her pretty face turned pale, and she subconsciously shuddered. Her qi froze on the spot because of the cold that invaded her body, and it even went straight to her Dantian region. If her qi had not been circulating continuously, she might have been frozen on the spot.
'It's too cold!'
The others were also so cold that they curled up on themselves. They kept on circulating their qi to fight against the chill, and they simply had no time or energy to talk. They fought against the cold around them with pale lips and chattering teeth so that their blood would not freeze.
Happy was in a better condition. With Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting him, he was safe.
The others had a layer of clear white ice quickly form on their bodies, and white vapor could even be seen coming out of their hair.
Some of the Wind Assault Tower elites who had weaker qi were in a really bad condition. Once their qi was no longer enough, their movements stiffened, and even their feet were covered in ice. They had to use up a lot of strength to move. The requirements for qi by then were even greater, but they could not even use their weapons, or else, even their hands would freeze.
When Happy saw that, he quietly circulated Nine Yang Divine Skill!
Boom!
His qi rushed into his Dantian region, and it started boiling like boiling water. Layers of red light and heat that could be seen with a n.a.k.e.d eye swiftly appeared around him.
Phantasmal Shadow and her group watched Happy in surprised delight as he shone like a furnace. It was as if they just discovered a heater in winter, and they subconsciously surrounded him.
His qi came to him in waves!
Happy was still urging his qi to swim outward, and the heat gradually gathered from his body to his arms, then slowly spread outward. The fire red light became clearer and brighter.
The heat around it also increased.
The ice at his feet melted away to leave behind a footprint!
The ice on the people around him also melted away, and they gradually regained their qi circulation speed and their mobility.
"Let's go."
Happy did not say anything else. He left behind two simple words and walked in front.
Phantasmal Shadow and the others might not be from Mu Clan, but they unanimously followed behind him. They trailed in the warm region he created and entered the depths of the ice tunnel.
Phantasmal Shadow looked around before she broke the silence in the party as if she came to a realization. "This shouldn't be natural. It must be a structure Sky Demon Sect intentionally created to fight against the Fire Qilin…"
"True."
Momo cast Phantasmal Shadow a glance and nodded.
The floor was smooth, and the chill piercing to the bones. Even though the group had Nine Yang Divine Skill opening the path for them, it was still difficult for them to move forward. They were very slow.
"There was an evil cult great elder and the Fire Qilin in the other tunnel, so there's no way to guess what is over here," Momo said indifferently. She sounded as if she was just calling the others' attention to it, but in truth, she was reminding Happy not to waste too much qi.
Even though they seemed like they were currently together with Wind Assault Tower, there was still a high chance that they would run into danger. It would not be good if they had many burdens with them.
"There'll definitely be danger." Happy understood the underlying meaning behind Momo's gaze, and he answered heartily without batting an eye. "But unless we run into Myth Realm elites in such a horrible environment, no one would be able to bring out their full strength. Don't worry. We just need to continue moving forward. If we really run into any danger, we should be able to handle it."
"True." Wu Kuo nodded in agreement.
Phantasmal Shadow and the others followed beside Happy and did not say anything. Once they were safe, they remembered the matter of running into the Fire Qilin in the tunnel, along with their dead friend, and they felt really gloomy.
Even though they had gained a lot in their trip to Sky Demon Sect, it would not mean much if they sacrificed something in turn and did not have any of their own die. However, one of them had died, and the rewards they gained previously instantly became insignificant.
However, their sadness only lasted for a moment.
When the temperature around them turned warm, Phantasmal Shadow comforted her group softly, and they gradually left the gloominess that shrouded them previously. Their fighting spirit returned.
"Huh?"
Momo suddenly frowned and stopped moving while scouting ahead. She listened for a while and gave a quick report to the group behind her.
"I seem to hear water. We should be there now."
Once the group traveled for a while, they noticed that the puddles of water on the ground in the tunnel ahead of them seem to be increasing in number. The sounds of running water also turned from vague to loud rumbles.
"I think it's a waterfall."
Phantasmal Shadow frowned, and puzzlement appeared on her face. They were in the heart of a mountain, so how could there be a waterfall before them?
She did not expect that once she took a turn, the area in front of her would become clear and wide. There was a white water curtain roaring loudly and continuously ahead of them. The fog that was created due to the water vapor rising up from the splashes, along with the rumbles, made the place incredibly majestic and astonishing.
"I'll go scout ahead."
Wu Kuo grabbed his weapon. The place had room temperature, so he was no longer afraid.
Happy drew his Nation Protecting Divine Sword from his Universe Bag and strode toward the waterfall. "Since we're here, we might as well make the best of it. We already survived the Fire Qilin, so what else should we be afraid of?"
Once he said that, he charged forward like a flying arrow and shot through the rumbling waterfall.
Whoosh!
The large and loud waterfall fell on him heavily, but it did not make him fall to his feet. All of it was pushed to the side by his Golden Bell Cocoon, and in a flash, he shot through the water curtain.
His body became light!
The area ahead of him became brighter and more spacious very suddenly.
Happy saw a faint green lake that was incredibly clear.
Thud, thud!
On the other side of the lake was a majestic and stylish training ground. More than one hundred young evil cult disciples sparred against each other in pairs while they sweated bulle
ts. Their weapons roared, and light as well as shadows intersected with each other nonstop. It was as if they did not notice that an unfamiliar figure had appeared on the bank of the lake 328 feet away.
Happy did not bother the evil cult disciples who were at the training ground. He just stood in place with his sword while his gaze swept past the group of evil cult disciples at the training ground and landed on a row of magnificent golden palaces in the distance.
There was a huge golden bell above one of them.
Happy knew that the evil cult disciples would only snap out of the daze they were in after forgetting themselves in their sparring when the golden bell rang. At that time, he would have to face not only the disciples in the training ground, but multiple evil cult elders who were nearby.
While Happy was reminiscing about the battles he experienced in his previous life in Sky Demon Sect, whooshing sounds rose repeatedly behind him. Robes fluttered in the air, and Momo landed behind him. She was followed by Phantasmal Shadow, Wu Kuo, and the others.
"Huh? Three palaces and three halls?"
Phantasmal Shadow quickly noticed the harmony and quietness of the place. She looked around and instantly became solemn. "By the looks of it, there are quite a number of people and elders from the evil cult here! If we alert all of them, it will become difficult to handle the situation for the seven of us here."
With just one sentence, she exposed the danger lurking in the valley.
Chapter 620 - Destroying Things One by One
In truth, from the moment Phantasmal Shadow met Happy, she felt a sense of pressure from this humble, extremely powerful, and quiet Mu Clan's mastermind, which was something she rarely experienced.
She had only ever felt it before One Emperor and Dream Clouds.
But the pressure she felt from them was slightly different.
She admired and envied One Emperor purely because of his strength, but when it came to Dream Clouds, which she acknowledged and who impressed her with her power and methods, she also regarded her with slight disdain!
But when it came to Happy, as her understanding toward him increased, Phantasmal Shadow kept feeling that he was continuously perfecting himself and getting stronger.
In the beginning, he killed other players and wandered about the game like a rash hothead, but later on, he secured his position as the top-ranked player on Famous People Rank, and this fame gave him the name of a great hero. After that, Mu Clan appeared, and he was gradually enveloped by a grand ambition, which reminded Phantasmal Shadow of herself.
Then, when he fought against Class One Hall with his strength and wits, the charm and calmness of a m.a.t.u.r.e man appeared around this young man who was slightly younger than her. But now…
He was growing at a speed so unimaginable that she could not get it out of her mind!
Even though she was still confident that she could rise to power, the difficulty of reaching Happy, who had used his own strength to slowly gain people's acknowledgement and fight his way to his current spot, was so high that she could no longer describe her emotions toward him as simple admiration.
It was especially so when she met Happy this time.
With Nine Yang Divine Skill, he was like an unfathomable sea, making her sigh with a myriad of emotions while a faint hint of respect took root in her.
Hence, she had the urge to display her strengths while she journeyed with him.
She did not want Happy to treat her like a normal person. The d.e.s.i.r.e of having Happy admire her filled her mind.
During their way there, Phantasmal Shadow carefully observed the situation around her. She focused and analyzed all the hidden information around her with all her power.
She quickly figured out many things from the arrangement from the three palaces and halls in Sky Demon Sect as well as the sparring session between the multiple evil cult disciples in the training ground.
"This might be the real Sky Demon Sect. No, this is certainly the real Sky Demon Secret Cave!"
While Phantasmal Shadow observed the area around her, she quickly analyzed the situation in an orderly fashion.
"The clothes of the Sky Demon Sect disciples are differentiated into six colors: purple, white, blue, black, gold, and green.
"Only those with a high status can enter and stay in the palaces. Three palaces and three halls… If my guess is correct, Sky Demon Sect has at least six elites who are elders guarding this place.
"This means that we will need to face more than one hundred Moksha Realm elites and six Inaction Realm martial artists!"
Their expressions were very calm. They did not seem to be surprised by the difficulty of Sky Demon Secret Cave. However, they were still shocked by how certain Phantasmal Shadow sounded and how she could decipher so much information within such a short time.
There had been three Inaction Realm martial artists in the place that contained Song Yuanqiao, so it was not that surprising for there to be six Inaction Realm martial artists guarding Sky Demon Secret Cave. It was, in fact, very natural for there to be such a number.
Phantasmal Shadow's clear and solemn voice continued to ring in Happy and the others' ears.
"There is a golden bell on top of the palace right in front of the others. I wonder if you noticed it." Phantasmal Shadow's eyes shone, and she said with a solemn tone, "That golden bell definitely isn't a bell that will ring to call people for their meals. I saw this when I was in Amazing Items Tower.
"It's a golden bell whose bell tolls can spread through a very high distance, and it can even penetrate secret chambers! The large sects only use it when they run into emergencies, and they will usually place it at a high place to serve as a warning.
"I'll say this boldly. I believe that the evil cult elders are conducting isolated training in secret chambers while the evil cult disciples spar against each other every day. Even if we slaughter our way over, those elders will not be alerted. But if someone takes the initiative to ring the bell, we will have to face the attacks from at least six Inaction Realm martial artists."
Wu Kuo and the others treated Phantasmal Shadow like a god and trusted her fully, but they looked at Happy nervously. "There's only seven of us here, so it's completely impossible for us to fight against six Inaction Realm martial artists at the same time…"
"We can't win this fight!"
"That might not necessarily be true."
Phantasmal Shadow quickly spoke up to interrupt Wu Kuo and the others. "If we can guard that golden bell, perhaps we can buy time to destroy those elders one by one."
"Destroy them one by one?" A cold look appeared on Momo's face. "You want us to kill more than one hundred Moksha Realm evil cult disciples in this valley before we kill six Inaction Realm martial artists one by one? Are you saying that they will give us the chance?"
"I observed the situation just now. The distance between the three palaces and halls is rather great. There is no one outside the palace either, because all the evil cult disciples are at the training ground. There's only one golden bell as well. I'll say that we have the chance!"
Phantasmal Shadow did not seem to have prepared a second veil. She displayed her matchless beauty generously before the others, and she had her face turned to Happy. There was a resolution and firmness in her eyes that did not suit her face.
"If you think so, you can lead your party to guard the golden bell. Momo and I will handle the evil cult disciples at the training ground."
"Alright!"
When Phantasmal Shadow faced Happy's noncommittally calm gaze, she agreed without hesitation. Then, she added. "If someone attacks the golden bell, will Wind Assault Tower have the right to get a part of Sky Demon Secret Cave's treasures?"
"Heh…" Happy smiled and nodded before he said, "Sure… but that will depend on how much you want."
His words made Wu Kuo and the others delighted, but Phantasmal Shadow clearly did not expect that Happy would answer this way.
She had thought that Happy would be skeptical o
f her judgment or regard it in disdain and she would have to rely on the situation to take a gamble later on to obtain more leverage when it came to the distribution of resources.
But based on Happy's tone, it seemed like he was very certain that the golden bell would be hit.
Phantasmal Shadow then fell into contemplation.
She subconsciously lowered the allotment she originally set in her heart by a large degree and said, "How about one-third of it?"
The people from Wind Assault Tower did not speak.
But Momo was displeased!
Just like how Wu Kuo and the others regarded Phantasmal Shadow highly, Momo trusted in Happy's judgment. She noticed that Happy had been staring at the golden bell for a long time, and she naturally knew just how important it was. However, she scoffed at Phantasmal Shadow's request.
"Hmph, you seem to have forgotten that if we didn't attack, you wouldn't have been able to escape from the Fire Qilin. Once you're out of danger, you forget who helped you, huh? You're immediately demanding us to give you one-third of the resources in Sky Demon Secret Cave? Happy, let's not work with these people. I can guard the golden bell myself!"
When she reached the later half of her rant, she did not even look at Phantasmal Shadow and her people's reaction.
The faces of Wu Kuo and the others grew red, but they were caught in a situation where it was difficult for them to say anything.
Phantasmal Shadow felt incredibly aggrieved. Logically speaking, even though the four's strength could not compare to that of Mu Clan, they were only asking for one-third of the loot, so she made this offer while thinking about how Mu Clan had helped them. But when Momo mentioned the earlier encounter, she did feel a little horrible.
Chapter 621 - Protect the Golden Bell
"Alright, we'll do as you say, Tower Master Shadow. You'll have one-third of the loot."
Happy cast Momo a glance. He faced Phantasmal Shadow's delicate and extremely beautiful face with a pleasant expression. He admired her beauty for a while before he schooled his expression and explained, "Honestly, we have a disadvantage in numbers in this.
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