Boom!
A loud bang rose, and a huge hole was suddenly opened in the wall around Sword Crafting Hall. Stones flew everywhere, and a man hidden in a suit of black armor appeared before everyone's eyes.
The flying stones were like sharp hidden weapons. With piercing howls, they shot into the crowd. The Sword Crafting Hall disciples were the first to be struck. They were all hit, and cried out in pain as they fell to the floor while coughing up blood.
"How dare you?! Heaven Shaker Fortress isn't a place for you to invade as you please!"
When the dozens of elders outside Sword Crafting Hall saw that there were quite a number of Sword Crafting Hall disciples who were injured, they turned around and rushed toward the intruder
But before they could even reach the mysterious man in black armor, a terrifying and sharp howl descended from the sky!
The group of people raised their heads to look. A black metallic staff came down violently on their heads with the force of a mountain.
Boom!
The black metallic staff was more than ten feet long. When it released a loud sound upon landing on the floor, the entire floor began cracking inch by inch, and an astonishing qi force exploded from under the stone slabs. The ten or so mighty northern clan elders suffered unspeakable pain from the flying stones. They coughed up blood and staggered backward.
At the same time, three more people descended from the sky.
Thud!
At the instant their feet landed on the ground, the Sword Crafting Hall disciples around them felt as if they had been struck by giants. They could not remain on their feet and fell over.
Happy was among them. He, too, sensed a great power he could not resist pushing against him. His Nine Yang Divine Skill body fortification rapidly dwindled away.
"Huh?"
One of the three who descended from the sky released a barely audible gasp in the chaos, but he soon saw the young man cough up blood and fly outward.
He frowned before he looked away indifferently.
"Stop!"
A loud voice came from within Sword Crafting Hall!
Chapter 668 - Fight over Heaven Crystal
Happy g.r.o.a.n.e.d in his heart!
Elites whom he would usually not see and elites who had never shown their faces in his previous life were appearing very frequently in this life. One ancient divine weapon had actually managed to attract many elites near Myth Realm, and some of them were even already in Myth Realm. Even though they were not like Shi Zhixuan, who had a lot of potential for growth and had already reached the peak of Myth Realm, they were still matchless existences.
The slightest mistake would attract their attention, and it would lead to an untimely death on Happy's part.
Happy took a moment to cast a glance at Ten Thousand Swords' reaction.
'This guy… not only is he not worried that the situation is getting more chaotic, to the point that it's hard for us to get involved in it now, he even looks excited. He's staring at the Four Cloud Range Immortals before Sword Crafting Hall like he's possessed or something!'
But Happy had to say that he understood Ten Thousand Swords.
Sword Sect had given them everything but stripped everything from them as well. That sort of betrayal was something Happy had experienced too, but the four might have had an even deeper experience with it.
Hence, as long as they could take revenge on Sword Sect, even if they were just watching other people make them suffer, it was still incredibly exciting!
The appearance of Four Cloud Range Immortals dashed the hopes of the Sword Sect Master getting Heaven Crystal. The newcomers were extremely powerful, which was happy news for Ten Thousand Swords.
"I was wondering who would be so daring as to invade the northern clan's Heaven Shaker Fortress. I see, so it's the Four Cloud Range Immortals…" Bei Xiao and the two old Dharma protectors strode out of Sword Crafting Hall together.
Whoosh!
Happy learned his lesson from before and was prepared. He mingled in the crowd and used its momentum to retreat more than one hundred feet away.
An empty space with a diameter of dozens of feet was instantly formed.
"I didn't expect that the two old coots of the northern clan would still be around. Your Great Saber Breaker Art is something we admire a lot."
The Four Cloud Range Immortals noticed the two old men whose qi did not lose to theirs standing behind Bei Xiao. They frowned and their voices became much deeper than before.
"Hmph!"
Bei Xiao swept his gaze over the area and took note of the dozens of corpses on the ground along with the disciples around him, who suffered from wounds of varying degrees. His expression immediately soured.
"Some Four Cloud Range Immortals you are. How dare you come and cause trouble in Heaven Shaker Fortress?! Today, I, Bei Xiao, would like to see how you will try to get rid the world of martial artists of Heaven Shaker Fortress' name!"
When he said those last words, he turned into a huge black shadow. The black hammer that was more than six feet long went charging at the Four Cloud Range Immortals with a dull clap of thunder.
The four men no longer looked as relaxed as after seeing the two Dharma protectors from the mighty northern clan. Clearly, they had not expected that the two old men would be around.
Even though they had an advantage in numbers since they were fighting four against three, that advantage was not great. Besides, Heaven Crystal was right under the Sword Sect Master and the old monster of the Nangong Clan's noses!
When Bei Xiao attacked them vigorously, one of the men snorted coldly before he suddenly appeared near the black metallic hammer that had sunk deep into the ground.
Slap!
His palm moved with a loud roar, and with a single slap, the metal staff scooped up the large stones on the floor. Then, it twirled in the air before it landed firmly in the person's hands.
The shattered stones shot toward Bei Xiao at lightning speed!
"Child's play!"
Bei Xiao roared in anger. He swung his hammer in the air, and a boundless force turned the shattered stones that came flying at him into powder.
The air outside Sword Crafting Hall had been drained when the Myth Realm martial artists attacked. Everyone could hear the sounds of their hearts beating loudly as if time had stopped at that moment!
"Hmph!"
The master of the palm which made a loud roar was a man who was not any weaker than Bei Xiao. When he saw that the shattered stones had no effect on Bei Xiao, it was as if the hot-bloodedness of the refusal to lose to another heavy weapons user had been lit in him.
Happy narrowed his eyes. He tapped against the ground and activated his body fortification without any hesitation while airborne.
CLANG!
At the instant his body fortification was activated, the heavy weapons clashed against each other.
The deafening sound of metal clashing against metal rose, and it was as if an earthquake had happened close to the disciples. An astonishing sound wave exploded violently on the floor outside Sword Crafting Hall, and it instantly spread outward.
The violent impact made all the stones on the floor fly up before they were crushed!
The power of that wave was not weaker than the full-powered strike from a Myth Realm martial artist!
The Sword Crafting Hall disciples ten feet away felt their bodies tremble. Their c.h.e.s.ts sank, and they bled simultaneously from their ears, nose, and mouth!
While panicked screams of pain rose, hundreds of people were sent flying away!
Happy might have retreated in time and his distance from the attack was greater, but his body fortification had still shattered.
Bang!
In the chaos, no one noticed that Happy had been sent flying above the Sword Crafting Hall disciples because of the shock. No one had the mood to pay attention to him, because the other three immortals had also taken action. Two of them were intercepted by the old Dharma protectors, but the
last one charged into Sword Crafting Hall.
"Four Cloud Range Immortals…"
The Sword Sect Master and the old monster of the Nangong Clan had naturally been paying attention to what was going on inside. When they saw a person barge in, they snorted coldly at the same time.
Right then, the threat of the Four Cloud Range Immortals was far greater than the threat from each other. Hence, the two men decided to face their enemy together.
The person who entered Sword Crafting Hall was the strongest among the Four Cloud Range Immortals. He had a medium build with balanced muscles and wore a black armor. No emotion could be seen in his eyes behind a helmet. They only revealed a cold and emotionless gaze. But some slight hints of emotion could be seen when he saw Heaven Crystal, which was stuck in the floor.
"I didn't expect that news of Heaven Crystal would leak. What should we do now?" The Sword Sect Master smiled coldly and looked at the old monster of the Nangong Clan next to him.
The old monster cast him a glance without saying a word. Then, his gaze landed on the mysterious man in black armor. "Hmph, Malicious Spirit, Heaven Crystal is over here. If you want it, come and take it?"
"You think I won't dare?"
The Sword Sect Master narrowed his eyes.
The armor Malicious Spirit wore was created from a meteor. Its defense was astonishing, and it was said that normal divine weapons were not able to damage it. Hence, he was not troubled by the threat the Sword Sect Master and the old monster from the Nangong Clan posed.
He took a few more steps forward and extended his arm toward Heaven Crystal!
Chapter 669 - A Chaotic Situation
"Sir, you sure are rude!"
When they saw Malicious Spirit take action, the Sword Sect Master and the old monster from the Nangong Clan attacked at the same time, and Sword Crafting Hall was instantly filled with sword qi.
Malicious Spirit grunted, and Heaven Crystal fell from his hands. He flew backwards in disbelief and stared at Heaven Crystal in shock and bafflement while it continued to release an astonishing sword qi.
"The ancient divine weapon does live up to its name! What a weapon! It's no wonder the paragon asked the four of us to come here and get it."
"The paragon?"
"Hmph, enough with the nonsense. I'm definitely taking that Heaven Crystal!" Malicious Spirit laughed coldly before he suddenly released a long howl. His voice was sharp, and it pierced through the heavens.
Then, while everyone was still in shock, he went to fight the Sword Sect Master and the old monster from the Nangong Clan!
At that moment, a black shadow that covered the sky appeared outside Heaven Shaker Fortress. It was incredibly eye-catching on the snowy ground.
Countless mighty northern clan disciples looked at each other with wide eyes. No one knew what was going on.
A large group of men dressed in armor approached them with fierce expressions, and they cried out in surprise before fleeing into Heaven Shaker Fortress.
Some of those who did not react in time were cut down by numerous weapons, and they dyed the snow beneath them red.
"The evil cult is attacking the fortress!"
"Hurry back into the fortress!"
The numerous black shadows behind them shouted too, and their cries rose and fell.
"Attack!"
"Dye Heaven Shaker Fortress in blood!"
The ghastly murderous intent caused countless northern clan disciples, who had experienced a long period of peace, to feel as if they had descended into hell. They felt their bodies chill in the icy cold world.
Bei Xiao and the other powerful warriors in Heaven Shaker Fortress were fighting fiercely with the Four Cloud Range Immortals.
When they heard the alarm from outside the fortress, the Sword Crafting Hall disciples who had been forced to the walls because of the aura from the fight between the powerful martial artists drew their weapons and charged toward Sword Crafting Hall.
"Let's go!"
"We have to fight against those evil cult bastards!"
Happy and Ten Thousand Swords were in the crowd. They stared at the group of elites from Sword Sect and the Nangong Clan.
"All Sword Sect disciples, hear my orders. Help our friends of the mighty northern clan to fight against the enemies! None are allowed to disobey!"
"The Nangong Clan and the mighty northern clan have been great friends for generations! This time, the disaster of Heaven Fortress Shaker is because of us! All members of the Nangong Clan, act with haste and provide aid!"
The voices of the two Myth Realm martial artists came out of Sword Crafting Hall like thunderclaps. They could be heard clearly in Heaven Shaker Fortress.
"YES!"
The two parties who stood guard near Sword Crafting Hall and the various elites in the fortress shot up like bouncing balls. They quickly jumped on the roofs and rushed outside Heaven Shaker Fortress.
Soon, the forces of the evil cult and those from Sword Sect as well as the Nangong Clan began to fight!
The sounds of weapons clashing could be heard nonstop.
Happy, who had stopped not too far away from Sword Crafting Hall to observe the fight between the elites in Sword Crafting Hall, had an unprecedentedly solemn expression on his face.
There was no longer a person near Sword Crafting Hall.
If he continued staying, he would only make the Myth Realm martial artists suspicious.
Even though the fight between Myth Realm martial artists was something Happy could not join, he did not come to Heaven Shaker Fortress to help the mighty northern clan protect themselves.
Besides, he did not receive any related system notification. It meant that he was to think about it on his own and make a decision.
Happy was instantly troubled.
He wanted to look for Ten Thousand Swords, but he did not know where that person had gone to.
Just when Happy was wondering about what he should do, he suddenly had a thought. He remembered the team he ran into before he entered Heaven Shaker Fortress.
The back gate!
Happy's mind started racing.
Why did Sword Sect set up a group of their own people at the back gate and also send a group of people whose strength was really unnecessary to help their sect in Heaven Shaker Fortress?
With the number of powerful martial artists in Heaven Shaker Fortress, the group of people who had held the caravan hostage was not enough to threaten Heaven Shaker Fortress, and it even gave off a self-defeating air.
Another thought came to Happy's mind, and he gritted his teeth while he made his decision.
Since he could not interfere with the fight for Heaven Crystal, instead of wasting time doing nothing, it would be better for him to go to the back gate to take a look. He might discover something there.
Happy tapped against the ground and jumped on the roof nearby. Once he was certain of the direction to the back gate, he charged over without stopping or turning his head back.
*****
At that moment, the battle in front of Heaven Shaker Fortress was incredibly chaotic. The mighty northern clan disciples, the guards of Heaven Shaker Fortress, and the disciples of Sword Crafting Hall worked together with the elites from Sword Sect and the Nangong Clan to fight against the people who came because of the howl from the Four Cloud Range Immortals. The snowy ground was instantly dyed red.
*****
The deafening cries for murder did not affect Happy's footsteps.
Whoosh!
Happy soon approached the back gate with a few quick jumps on the roofs.
The two guards did not dare expose their sword techniques and skills. They retreated to the back and did not dare fight against the enemy. Their eyes sparkled as they continuously looked around them. They seemed to be searching for a chance to leave the place.
'Are they leaving?'
Happy quickly frowned.
'Heaven Crystal is still in Sword Crafting Hall, and the Sword Sect Master hasn't left, so
why are these two thinking of leaving?'
Happy did not dare to be inattentive. He circulated Nine Yang Divine Skill at full power and quickly spread out his spiritual senses to search a circular area of 164 feet.
As he expected, he discovered the remaining twenty or so Sword Sect disciples in a house nearby.
The group there sized up the situation outside through the cracks between the windows. They looked worried, and there were frowns on their faces. They did not show any intention to provide reinforcements to Heaven Shaker Fortress.
Happy naturally knew that it was not convenient for those people to show up, but they had already put a stop to their operations before they obtained Heaven Crystal. Did that mean that their mission was cancelled or completed?
'Heaven Crystal is still in Heaven Shaker Fortress, so it's unlikely that they cancelled their mission. Could it be… that they completed their mission?'
Nothing had happened inside Heaven Shaker Fortress. Heaven Crystal was still there. Perhaps their mission was not Heaven Crystal, but something else?
Happy immediately held his breath and quietly hid in another house before he fixed his attention on the house nearby to watch what was going on.
Just as he expected, after waiting for a while, quite a number of casualties appeared outside, and the number of people fighting gradually dwindled.
The Inaction Realm leader inside the house lowered his voice and said to the other people in the house, "Since we have helpers with this mission, there is no need for us to continue staying here. Wait for my signal. We will rush out of Heaven Shaker Fortress in a minute!"
Happy's heart trembled. He suddenly felt that he had understood what was the mission of those Sword Sect disciples.
Chapter 670 - Sword Sect Master’s Plan
There were hundreds of men in armor at the back gate. They attacked a group of Sword Crafting Hall disciples with the ferocity of demons in an attempt to charge into Heaven Shaker Fortress.
There might only be a few men in Heaven Shaker Fortress, but they had geographical advantage. While they worked together with the archers up high, they managed to defend the back gate and did not allow the group of people to invade the fortress.
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