Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  "Ding!

  "Understood Ten Thousand Sword Styles, the sword technique Ximen Chuixue created on his own."

  Happy had a thought in his mind. He quickly cast a glance at this Ten Thousand Sword Styles!

  [It is a sword technique Ximen Chuixue figured during the time he took care of his medicinal herbs every day. Its damage can be controlled and adjusted at will. It allows you to turn your qi into sword qi, and with one wave of qi, you can deliver ten thousand waves of sword qi. The damage is minimal, and it is difficult to injure anyone with it. If you turn one wave of qi into one thousand waves of sword qi, the qi momentum will be visible, and the sword qi will travel freely. If you turn one wave of qi into one hundred waves of sword qi, the damage will be split up between the one hundred waves of sword qi, and you can kill someone with it. If you turn one wave of qi into ten waves of sword qi, wherever the sword force travels, nothing can block it. When all ten thousand waves of sword qi become one, if there is a demon around, this divine sword shall vanquish it!]

  'This is good…'

  Happy was incredibly excited in his heart.

  He did not expect that the martial art Ximen Chuixue thoughtlessly developed would be so ingenious and amazing. Even though it seemed like just a simple and easy technique when he executed it, what was contained within was a unique sword technique that stood above all other sword techniques in the world!

  This was especially so for the final skill, where he had to fuse all ten thousand waves of sword qi into one. That could kill all demons wherever the divine sword qi was, and it was perhaps the damage Ximen Chuixue dealt when he attacked at full force. He could use up his qi based entirely on his will, and his damage could vary between strong and weak. The strongest damage was definitely not something that Three Dragons Sword Qi could compare to.

  'I earned big this time!'

  Ximen Chuixue clearly did not know that the skill he demonstrated carelessly had been learnt by the boy who acted humbly and cautiously in front of him. He rearranged his medicinal rack, then turned around to face Happy with a calm face while Happy was trying his hardest to force down his happiness. "I might not be the one who stole Sword of Heavenly Lake Plate, but since that person decided to put the blame on me, I can't stand by and do nothing about it."

  He stopped talking for a while, and Ximen Chuixue looked skyward before he said, "But since I've been staying alone at Beijing for a long time, I don't quite understand what is going on in the outside world. I don't want to be involved in the conflicts in the world of martial artists, but since you're determined in chasing after the thief, you can go to a good friend of mine. He knows many of the things in the world of martial artists well. If you can get his help, I believe that you will be able to find the whereabouts for Sword of Heavenly Faction Plate soon."

  "Your good friend… Could it be…" A person's figure flashed in Happy's mind.

  Ximen Chuixue said, "It's Lu Xiaofeng. In this world, he is the only friend I trust. He's the best constable in the world, and he solved many unbelievable cases. He also captured a lot of powerful martial artists. We've still been in contact over the past few years."

  "I see, so it's Senior Lu Xiaofeng, who is also known as Perception Finger. How may I find him?"

  Even though Happy met Lu Xiaofeng in the past, Lu Xiaofeng was an NPC who will never stay in just one place. He will run around everywhere in the world at irregular intervals, and he was very elusive.

  "I don't know about that. Recently, he has been running around all over the place for certain cases. He can't be found standing still in one spot." Ximen Chuixue shook his head slowly and brought out a plate from his bosom before he handed it to Happy. "Take this with you and go to Six Doors to try and get some information. They should know where Lu Xiaofeng is."

  Happy said nothing, but he accepted it readily.

  The system notification came.

  "Ding!

  "Received Ximen Chuixue's assignment. You are to continue searching for the whereabouts of Sword of Heavenly Lake Plate and clear Ximen Chuixue of suspicion. Please head to Six Doors and get information about Lu Xiaofeng's whereabouts. Once you find Lu Xiaofeng, search for Sword of Heavenly Lake Plate as well as the thief who stole it!"

  "If that is the case, I will take my leave."

  "Go." Ximen Chuixue did not say much. He nodded and watched Happy leave.

  "Young Hero, you should have learned from today's battle that aside from drawing the sword, you still have many things to learn."

  "I understand."

  "Good, from today onwards, practice this." When he finished speaking, a dazzling light cut through the air from the courtyard and shot to the sky!

  When the sword glare vanished, Ximen Chuixue had already disappeared, leaving behind only Responsible Hero, who stood on his spot with a dazed look. After a long time passed, crazed delight appeared on his face.

  "Yes, master!"

  *****

  When Happy came out of Ximen Chuixue's abode, he soon noticed that there were plenty of people standing outside the door. Not only were there people from various sects who came to watch because they heard about what happened, there were also solo players whose eyes were filled with amazement. However, standing right in front of the crowd was Barren Murderer, who had already been revived at a Guanlin Temple, along with Drifting Sword, the sect master of White Robe Sect, and a person whom Happy once fought against at Yangzhou Port.

  At the moment the door opened with a creak, these two people's gazes landed on Happy's uncovered face. Their eyes burned brightly.

  A voice filled with graveness and hostility rose in the alley.

  "Happy, you're here!" Animosity was written all over Barren Murderer's face, while Drifting Sword was filled with fighting spirit more than hostility, along with some bits of bafflement. He seemed to feel as if the figure of the person in front of him was rather similar to the person who fought against him Yangzhou Port.

  Happy chose to use indifference to face their burning gazes. He turned around in an uncaring fashion, and with his back turned against the crowd, he slowly shut the door before he said, "Vice Hall Master Barren, looks like the lesson you learned last time while I was in Beijing was not great enough. What is it now? Do you intend to surround and attack me in Beijing again? I'll be willing to keep you company."

  Immediately, Happy's words caused all Class One Hall elites to be completely on guard.

  The group of people had their expressions change at the same time, and it was the same case for Barren Murderer.

  "When it comes to courage, there is indeed no one who can compare to you. You actually had the guts to come to Beijing alone? Do you really think that Class One Hall will not dare attack you?"

  "Do you?" Happy chuckled softly and walked into the crowd nonchalantly until he arrived in front of Barren Murderer.

  When he walked into the enemy crowd alone, the group of people in the alley had their expressions change, and they retreated repeatedly.

  The only people who did not retreat were Barren Murderer and Drifting Sword!

  The people around them sensibly moved back by a large margin and emptied a large space for the trio.

  Happy stared at Barren Murderer in a flippant manner, and Barren Murderer was livid.

  He was equipped fully in four-echelon demon vessels, and his skin instantly turned black. His presence was extraordinary, and layers of profound qi surrounded him. That should be the effects of Heaven and Earth Great Shift.

  Drifting Sword's battle preparations were much simpler.

  He stood in front of Happy with his sword, and his gaze was filled with puzzlement and solemnity.

  He could sense a familiar presence from Happy, and at the same time, he also sensed an unprecedented threat and pressure from him.

  "I'm in a hurry, so will you two attack me together?" Happy's words made their expressions change at the same time.

  Chapter 789 - Shifting Stars VS Heaven and Earth Great Shift

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p; "I came here this time for the purpose of challenging you. It's different from Class One Hall's goal!" Drifting Sword felt that he had been humiliated and underestimated, and he stated in anger.

  Happy remained unmoved.

  Before he came to Beijing, he had already learned from Wandering Know-it-all that White Robe Sect had formed an alliance with Class One Hall. This time, when he came over, he saw Barren Murderer and Drifting Sword move together twice, and the signs of them working together was incredibly clear.

  Barren Murderer knew that Happy was a very difficult person to deal with, but this time, he came here because he wanted to decide who was stronger between him and Happy, and he wanted to see the effects of Heaven and Earth Great Shift as well as the effects of Undying King of Abyss Art. When he heard this, he naturally flew into a rage.

  "Happy, don't be too arrogant." Barren Murderer stared at Happy with a dark expression.

  Even though he was very confident that he can kill Happy here if he worked together with Drifting Sword, it was a pity that if he fought together with Drifting Sword, it will not cause too much of an effect on Happy. In fact, it will not affect Happy's rank on Dragon Rank. There was not much meaning to it.

  Only when he managed to hold back Happy and fight against him for a long time alone will he be able to bring about an effect and allow Class One Hall to build up their morale.

  He did not expect that before he finished speaking, Happy would rudely interrupt him. "Practicing two peerless ultimate techniques doesn't mean that you have become very powerful. The defense in Undying King of Abyss Art is already very good, but Heaven and Earth Great Shift is a product derived from Shifting Stars. If you have Blood Robes or Dream Clouds practice it, I might be slightly troubled, but if you're the one practicing it, it just means that you've become a turtle shell that is rather hard and cunning. Your damage is still severely lacking. To me, you don't possess any form of threat, and I can completely ignore you." His words were very logical and harsh. The martial artists around the area turned their faces away and held back their laughter when they heard these words.

  "It's impossible. I mean, look at Zhang Wuji, he's already so powerful—"

  "Yang Xiao could already counter the Five Wanderers and Wei Yixiao when he was only at the second realm for the technique. Happy's definitely spewing nonsense—"

  "But Zhang Wuji seems to only use Heaven and Earth Great Shift when he's in a group fight, and it's the same for Yang Xiao!"

  "This is…"

  The players around the area kept talking.

  Some people believed in Happy's words, some did not, and some believed him with a grain of salt.

  But only Happy, who had three years of experience of the game in his previous life and those who were very familiar with Jin Yong's Wuxia novels knew that Heaven and Earth Great Shift's greatest effect was not in its attack, but shifting the attacks of the user's enemies. It was indeed very similar to Shifting Stars, and the only change in it was that Heaven and Earth Great Shift could allow its user to shift his or her acupressure points to protect themselves.

  But Shifting Stars could not only shift the positions of attacks, it can also negate damage. It did not require an insane amount of qi before it could reach a higher level, unlike Heaven and Earth Great Shift.

  At that moment, Barren Murderer's face had already turned a dark shade of anger because of Happy's mocking words.

  "Alright!" Barren Murderer was so angry that he started laughing. "Since you insist that we fight against you together, I'll do as you wish!"

  Drifting Sword scowled, but he pushed down the disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e in his heart and nodded. They both extended an invitation for a duel against Happy at the same time.

  Two golden yellow flags were erected in the alley with a mighty presence!

  When the two worked together, not only did it not weaken the imposing aura from Drifting Sword and Barren Murderer, but had managed to further stimulate their d.e.s.i.r.e to win.

  If they fought against Happy one on one, they did not have the confidence to win, but if they lost, they suffered no setbacks.

  But if they lost while they worked together, the situation will be different.

  Not only will Drifting Sword's fame plummet to the ground, the imposing presence Barren Murderer had set up for himself some time ago will be shattered instantly as well.

  Barren Murderer and Drifting Sword looked at each other before they immediately activated all their qi realms. The former was surrounded by a thick wave of black smoke, and he gave off a very aggressive presence. The latter took a step back and landed behind Barren Murderer. His gaze focused, and he was like a hunting leopard that will attack at any moment. He was filled with explosive power and gave off a very threatening air.

  The three fighters were not far away from each other. In fact, they were very close!

  When Happy was approached by Barren Murderer and Drifting Sword, there was still a calm and faint smile on his face. His hand was never on his sword hilt. His blue robes fluttered loudly in the wind. Compared to Barren Murderer and Drifting Sword's cautious and solemn expressions, which made them look as if they were facing a great enemy, his calm mannerisms already made him appear superior to them, and he naturally formed the air of a grandmaster about himself!

  "Attack!"

  Barren Murderer grabbed a blood red saber and shouted coldly before he pounced on Happy like a phantom.

  Drifting Sword tried to gain an upper hand and defeat Happy even though he attacked a little slower than Barren Murderer. A sharp sword glare shot out from between Barren Murderer's arm and ribs, and the angle was very crafty and ruthless. It went straight for Happy's heart!

  Their teamwork was as natural as breathing!

  Even Happy could not help but praise them in his heart.

  As expected of Barren Murderer, he was indeed a famous professional player who was born to play games. His defenses was something that a normal person will find hard to break. He charged in front to provide cover for Drifting Sword and create a chance for him to attack.

  Drifting Sword did not let Barren Murderer down either. In fact, he did better what they expected. He moved to Barren Murderer's side, and if he advanced, he could attack, but if he retreated, he could avoid all attacks. His sword technique was bizarre, and it was difficult to guess its trajectory.

  If he circ.u.mnavigated Barren Murderer to attack Drifting Sword, not only will he reveal his own weaknesses, it will be very difficult for him to succeed as well. If he attacked Barren Murderer directly, he will have to pay quite the great price. Their teamwork of one person attacking and the other defending was already an ingenious cooperation.

  Even Responsible Hero leaned against the wall when he heard the ruckus outside. He stared at Happy's back through a small gap, wanting to know how he will handle the situation.

  Happy might have won against Responsible Hero, but when it came to his attacks, he did not have a sword attack that was as sharp and indomitable as Responsible Hero's sword draw!

  He curled his lips slightly and spread his arms. An invisible vortex spread out from his body.

  'Oh no!'

  Drifting Sword and Barren Murderer immediately noticed that the situation was bad for them. Their attacks left their original trajectory. Drifting Sword's sword glare started moving diagonally upwards and went straight for Barren Murderer's throat, while Barren Murderer's poisonous palm-generated wind went for Drifting Sword's head.

  Their ingenious cooperation instantly started falling apart.

  'Shifting Stars!'

  Barren Murderer was shocked, but he quickly circulated Heaven and Earth Great Shift with the intention of negating Happy's attack.

  But a notification from the system arrived at that time.

  His Heaven and Earth Great Shift was not powerful enough, and it could not fight against Shifting Stars.

  This news alarmed him so much that his face turned pale.

  Fortunately, Drifting Sword reacted in tim
e. He used the momentum to avoid Barren Murderer's palm strike, but his sword glare left behind a distinct white gash on Barren Murderer's body.

  With Barren Murderer's defense, this bit of damage will not affect him.

  The danger had been momentarily resolved, but they were still in a very bad situation.

  Right when Happy took action, he instantly trapped them in a life and death situation. Naturally, he will not readily give up on such a good opportunity.

  He smiled coldly, and Noble Sword came out of its sheath.

  Clang!

  While Barren Murderer froze up, a dazzling sword force charged forth with the power to mow down all resistances, and it struck Barren Murderer head on.

  Barren Murderer did not have to react to it at all. The sword force and small silver dragon struck his c.h.e.s.t one after another, and they left behind a clear sword gash on his four-echelon demonic armor. Barren Murderer grunted, and a trail of blood trickled out of the corners of his mouth.

  Before he had the time to catch his breath, sword glares that filled the air locked down the area around Barren Murderer!

  Happy did not use the chance to attack Drifting Sword, but attacked Barren Murderer head on, even though his defense had reached a frightening degree. He attacked with his full strength using Universe's Lightning Destruction Style!

  Happy wanted to destroy Barren Murderer face to face and crush all that Barren Murderer took pride in.

  Barren Murderer was in great trouble now!

  Chapter 790 - “As You Wish”

  The first person to notice that Happy was targeting Barren Murderer was Drifting Sword. Happy's abrupt sword force tore through the air fiercely and drew a long arc. At the moment it came out of its sheath, Drifting Sword even felt terror strike him, as if he was about to be torn apart.

  Even though Happy did not have the skill in true martial art elites, the way he chained his attacks was too fast, and that one thing alone already caused Drifting Sword to feel chills creep up his body, with a sense of danger that made him think that he could not fight against this attack at all.