Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  "My young friend, did you come to Dafo Temple in search for me?" A voice that was unfathomably mighty and enchanting entered Happy's ears, and he could not help but gasp in his heart.

  'As expected of Shi Zhixuan. I have already mastered Tendon Changing Classic, and my spiritual senses have already increased to this point, but I still can't discover him when he gets close to me so quietly.'

  Shi Zhixuan's voice faded away, and when Happy was prepared to speak, a gentle but cold wind suddenly came blowing from another direction of the Buddha statues.

  Empress Yin's uniquely charming voice rang airily from above the Buddha statues. "Hmph! I already told you, Shi Zhixuan! Even if you don't want to kill and hide away in Dafo Temple in search for peace and relief, these people in the 'righteous' path will not allow you to escape from the crimes you committed in the past for all the people you killed. No matter where you go, they will find you."

  Happy was slightly surprised.

  He was just hoping to look for Shi Zhixuan. He did not expect that the elusive Empress Yin who never stayed at one place would actually coincidentally appear at Dafo Temple.

  He seemed to have, unfortunately, entered a plot-related quest.

  Happy frowned, and he quickly realized that the situation was not right, because he had definitely not triggered this quest.

  He might have just happened to be here and crashed into someone else's quest.

  Perhaps Empress Yin had coincidentally come out of her mountain in search for Shi Zhixuan, and Happy had unfortunately wanted to use Shi Zhixuan to help him understand Marrow Cleansing Classic during that time.

  "Why are you here?"

  The current Shi Zhixuan did not resemble the strongest person who controlled the eight sects in the evil cult at all.

  Happy was a little surprised, and at the same time, he sensed just how amazing Dafo Temple was.

  The Buddhist mantras that filled every corner of the place seemed to have suppressed Evil King's violent and evil side.

  But right after he thought of this, Happy suddenly frowned.

  "We'll talk about our matters later. I'll kill this Shaolin Temple disciple first."

  Empress Yin's voice quickly drew closer to him.

  He activated Wave-like Subtle Steps, and Happy quietly moved five feet away from her.

  Shick!

  A fierce claw-generated wind grazed past the place where he previously was. Three terrifying trenches were left on the floor.

  "Hmm?"

  Empress Yin's faint gasp could be heard in the air. "Wave-like Subtle Steps…? Are you from Leisurely Sect? No. I see, you're that one. The Shaolin Temple secular disciple I ran into at Mantuo Villa."

  Dust stirred at the spot thirty-two feet away from Happy, and Empress Yin appeared. There was faint shock on her face as she stared at the young man who avoided her attack.

  "You destroyed my plan while I was at Mantuo Villa, but I didn't think about settling scores with you. So, why are you here at Dafo Temple?"

  Happy did not show a single hint of panic or unease when he faced the two most brutal and powerful masters of the evil cult. Instead, he calmly flicked off the dust on his clothes, wrapped his fist in his palm, and saluted her. "Faction Master Zhu, I have been rude to you."

  "Hmph. I didn't expect that after just a few months, you would have reached the stage where your qi could appear as if you have never practiced any martial arts. It's no wonder why I didn't immediately recognize your breathing. You didn't reveal even the slightest qi. It's rare indeed that such a young elite like you would have appeared among the current generation of Shaolin Temple disciples."

  "Faction Master Zhu, you praise me too much." Happy smiled faintly. "If you had not spared me at Mantuo Villa and allowed me to learn Wave-like Subtle Steps through sheer luck, I wouldn't dare to be preposterous in front of two leaders of the evil cult either. Speaking of which, I have to thank you."

  "Hmph!" Empress Yin chuckled coldly. "You're young, but you have a sharp tongue. If I hadn't been deceived by you last time, that wench wouldn't have been able to destroy the portrait with the secret address to Langhuan Blessed Ground!"

  As Empress Yin praised him while cold, murderous intent shone in her eyes, Evil King Shi Zhixuan walked out from behind the Buddha statue and observed Happy in surprise, as if he was reevaluating this youngster who had entered the depths of the Buddha statues alone.

  After all, there were only a handful of people who could make Empress Yin suffer a setback.

  "Faction Master Zhu, that's where you're wrong. Madam Wang's act of burning the portrait leading to Langhuan Blessed Ground is for a righteous cause. This is something that even I sincerely admire her for and am grateful to her for."

  "Hmph. You used the name of those Murong Clan elites to escape from your disaster that day. This time, I'd like to see just how you can escape from me!"

  "Faction Master Zhu, this is a quiet ground for Buddhists, and you shouldn't create karma for yourself by killing here. If you really must attack him, please don't do it here—"

  "Shi Zhixuan, you're someone from the sacred ground, but you want to protect these things from those stupid, bald fools? Don't you think it's hilarious? Don't forget, our seniors from the evil cult were the ones who worked together to destroy Dafo Temple."

  Shi Zhixuan said nothing, but he frowned slightly.

  Once she finished speaking, Empress Yin did not bother with waiting for Shi Zhixuan to reply to her. She just leisurely vanished from her spot.

  Almost at the same time Empress Yin attacked, Happy had already formed multiple strange and varied afterimages. He avoided Empress Yin when she swiftly approached him, and he replied humbly, "I am a Shaolin Temple disciple, and I don't want to attack you in a quiet place for Buddhists either. If you truly wish to teach me a lesson and give me some pointers, I'll be willing to fight against you outside the temple."

  When he said this, his voice was already dozens of feet away.

  "Hmph!"

  Empress Yin's body was like an airy fog. She chased after Happy tightly while he used Wave-like Subtle Steps as he moved around like an ever-changing wave. Her voice was cold when she spoke.

  "That is not up for you to decide!"

  In just the span of a breath, some parts of two statues were destroyed by Empress Yin's palm-generated wind. The broken parts rolled onto the ground.

  "That might not be necessarily true!" Happy laughed long and hard before he suddenly turned around to deliver one slash.

  Whoosh!

  The black Recondite Steel Heavy Sword cut through the air and was just in time to come up against Empress Yin's unfathomable figure.

  Bang!

  Martial artists at the peak of Myth Realm would never back down in the face of a player's attack. Their pride would not allow them to retreat from or avoid attacks, especially the first moves.

  Empress Yin's palm-generated wind abruptly started howling like ghosts and wolves. Then, like a huge black ghost's face, it crashed violently against Happy's Recondite Steel Heavy Sword.

  Boom!

  A loud bang rose, and a violent gust of wind formed a hoop-shaped impact that swept out from the spots where the two exchanged blows.

  Dirt flew, and the Buddha statues trembled.

  Both were sent flying by a powerful force.

  When Happy was at Mantu Villa, Happy was already able to withstand Empress Yin's attacks for a while, and right now, he had already mastered Tendon Changing Classic. Not only had his defense increased greatly, he also had 10% damage reduction. Hence, naturally, he had an even easier time fighting against her.

  Thud!

  Happy used a Buddha statue's shoulder to assist him in his jump, and he flew dozens of feet away like an arrow. His actions were relaxed and natural.

  Empress Yin was so angry that she felt like puking blood.

  She had been certain that her attack just now could kill Happy in Dafo Temple, and she did not expect that Happy's strength had already impro
ved to the point that it was actually slightly terrifying now.

  The power contained in Recondite Steel Heavy Sword was incredibly great.

  When that powerful force crashed into her body, even Empress Yin could not instantly dissolve it, and she was unable to avoid stopping in her movements for a while.

  Then, she noticed that Happy had already left her attack range. Empress Yin gritted her teeth. She no longer bothered about the fact that Shi Zhixuan was beside her and just chased after Happy out of Dafo Temple with a dark gaze.

  Chapter 1024 - Empress Yin’s Sword Technique

  Ever since his Tendon Changing Classic reached Grandmaster Realm, Happy's strength improved by leaps and bounds. This time, when he faced Empress Yin, he was filled with confidence that he would not lose.

  However, it was precisely because of this reason that Happy understood something in great gloom. Even Empress Yin, who was at the peak of Myth Realm, would have a hard time making him feel threatened.

  Even if he did not activate true origin aura, with just Tendon Changing Classic's ability to reduce damage by ten percent, he could still fight head on against Zhu Yuyan.

  When it came to defense, if he combined Indestructible Body and Tendon Changing Classic, wore a full set of fourth-echelon demon vessels, along with his astonishing Affinity, he could already withstand Empress Yin's attacks.

  His Wave-like Subtle Steps was profound and peerless, and when it came to his ability to move around, he would not lose to Empress Yin.

  With these two factors, along with Recondite Steel Heavy Sword as well as Great Demonic World Destruction Art, once Happy got out of the Buddha statues, he could already fight on equal grounds with Empress Yin.

  Sky Demon Aura!

  Recondite Steel Heavy Sword!

  Even though when the aura enveloped him, Happy would still slow down a little, he could change his sword momentum in time, and while in a defensive stance, he swung his Recondite Steel Heavy Sword, easily allowing him to block all of Empress Yin's attacks. After all, the block rate for Recondite Steel Heavy Sword was incredibly high.

  "Faction Master Zhu, you don't need to show any mercy to me." Happy mocked Empress Yin while he blocked her attacks.

  "Brat, I'm going to pull out all your teeth!"

  A longsword flashing with cold light was drawn by the illusory and wispy figure. In an instant, it turned into multiple sparks that went flying at Happy from different directions.

  Happy felt a little fearful.

  He could already be considered pretty good to be able to force Empress Yin Zhu Yuyan to use a weapon.

  At the same time he felt smug, Happy also felt great pressure on his shoulders.

  Empress Yin's sword technique was strange and unfathomable. Its speed was also astonishing, and with Sky Demon Aura, it instantly became much more threatening than before.

  Ting! Ting! Ting!

  Happy's Recondite Steel Heavy Sword had always been heavy, so his speed could not compare to Empress Yin. Right now, he was in Sky Demon Aura, making him even slower.

  Empress Yin's act of suddenly switching to a sword technique had caused Happy, who was already used to Empress Yin's fighting style, to panic a little.

  'Fast! She's too fast!'

  Even though Happy spent all his energy into sensing Empress Yin's sword trajectory so that he could use his full strength to block the attacks, he was restrained by the limitations within Recondite Steel Heavy Sword and Great Demonic Sword Art. Even when he tried to fend against her attacks with everything he had, he could not completely fend against Empress Yin's offense, and soon, a few bloody gashes appeared on his body.

  Thud!

  In truth, he had come here this time in search of Shi Zhixuan because he wanted to figure out the profound and unfathomable thing that would only appear between life and death so that he could reach a breakthrough for his Marrow Cleansing Classic, so he had no problems with facing Empress Yin, who was about the same level as Shi Zhixuan. But after his strength increased, he did not feel pressured when he faced Empress Yin, so there was no way he could be immersed in this feeling between life and death.

  But right now, after Empress Yin switched to a sword technique, she became even more brutal and dangerous, and she finally made Happy feel a little nervous.

  'I have to gain an understanding! But where is the understanding between life and death?'

  When the seventeenth wound appeared on his body, Happy continued blocking Empress Yin's violent offense as he sensed the changes in his body.

  But he was only disappointed.

  His Marrow Cleansing Classic was as dark as ever. It was still stuck at Level 1.00 even if he was already drenched in blood and looked incredibly pathetic.

  'Just what am I supposed to do?' Happy's forehead was covered in sweat.

  Empress Yin and Shi Zhixuan were already the most powerful evil cult elites he could think of in the Chinese server. If he could not sense the profound state of being caught between life and death and reach Mad Monk's requirements, there might be no one in the Chinese server who could help him push his Marrow Cleansing Classic to a higher degree.

  'Do I really have to die once?' Happy felt a little helpless.

  Suddenly, Empress Yin's ever-changing and blurry figure suddenly disappeared from around him, and her Sky Demon Aura also vanished.

  "Huh?" When the pressure on him was reduced, Happy felt as if the pressure of ten thousand tonnes was removed, and he could move at ease.

  However, as Empress Yin appeared with her body being in a state that could be clearly seen on a broken wall, and Happy's pupils shrank.

  Once Empress Yin reappeared, she did not say anything.

  Zhu Yuyan's expression was as dark as thunderclouds, and she looked as if lightning was about to crack above her head. Even after such a long time, she had not been able to kill this Shaolin Temple secular disciple, and this was something she could not accept. It made her incredibly furious.

  Her gaze had already turned as cold as ice. She looked down and stared at Happy in a brutal and cold manner.

  "Very well."

  Empress Yin's voice had already become even colder. While she spoke, she gently spread her arms, and the longsword in her hand turned into a black ray of light that caused the air around her to instantly turn dark and much gloomier.

  "It has been a long time since anyone forced me to use my sword…"

  Happy kept quiet.

  "And it has been a long time since anyone forced me to this extent. I have to admit, You have indeed made me change my opinion of you. It would have been wonderful if you were a disciple of the sacred order, but unfortunately, you aren't."

  When she faced such a strong, talented, and outstanding disciple of the righteous path, Empress Yin already had such a strong killing intent rise in her that she wanted to destroy everything, and she could not control it.

  "Heart Demon's Sword!"

  As Empress Yin said those three words slowly, the entire area seemed to have frozen slightly when Empress Yin's qi suddenly became powerful and fierce.

  The black light shot through Happy's body in one go.

  "That's…"

  At the moment he saw Empress Yin's eyes, the black sword light seemed to have fused together with Empress Yin's gaze. It fused with a peerlessly destructive sword will and the might of a Myth Realm martial artist, and Happy had not made it in time to bring his hands up to parry the attack.

  Thud!

  His body was pierced through effortlessly by a fierce, black light.

  Blood poured out from his c.h.e.s.t.

  When she landed, she moved two steps forward swiftly before she immediately stopped.

  The woman with the white veil cast Empress Yin a complicated glance before she saw Happy, who had his c.h.e.s.t pierced through and swaying on his feet. Her eyes became dark for a moment before she released a grave but pleasant sigh. Then, she seemed to have noticed a barely visible shade of paleness on Empress Yin's face. So, in her sh
ock, she turned her head around to cast Happy a few glances, and she could not help but release a shocked cry. "I didn't expect that you would be forced to use Sky Demon Sword Technique even though it has been years since you stopped using weapons."

  "Hmph! You have good judgment, lass." Empress Yin snorted in contempt. "But that boy who is about to die isn't any weaker than you are, and no one knows who taught him his martial arts. He's incredibly hard to deal with, and even I have been forced to use quite a lot of methods in my disposal to attack him."

  "How unfortunate."

  There was no way Shi Feixuan would not be able to tell. The unfamiliar, young martial artist behind her still had Empress Yin's sword will remaining in him after he had his sword pierced through by Empress Yin. His ming also seemed to have been broken, and it was no longer in his control. Regardless of how good he previously was, he was already finished.

  "I didn't expect that you would actually use Sky Demon Sword Technique's Heart Demon's Sword against a junior, even though it uses up a lot of true origin."

  "Your mistress sure spent a lot of time telling you stories. I didn't expect that she would have told you about Heart Demon's Sword as well." Empress Yin's eyes shone warily.

  Shi Feixuan drew her sword out with a reverse grip. "Heart Demon's Sword is the most domineering move in Sky Demon Sword Technique. It will fuse with the user's will, true origin, and sword will, and its power is unparallelled. Even the Sword Classic from Kind Boathouse can only somewhat withstand it after we reach the state of Clear Sword. Empress Yin, this is the ultimate technique you relied on to become famous in the past. There is no way I would not know about it in detail."

  She stopped talking for a moment. Then, Shi Feixuan's tone changed, and she said, "Besides, I also know that once you use Heart Demon's Sword, not only will you up quite a lot of true origin and have a bit of your strength compromised, your will can also be shaken at any moment and be injured. At this moment, it's already difficult for you to bring out even seven-tenths of your usual power."

  "Hmph!"

  There was no way Empress Yin would not understand what Shi Feixuan was trying to imply. When she saw her pointing her longsword at her, she quirked her eyebrow. "Even if I only have half of my strength left, if I want to destroy you, I can do so with the flip of my hand."