Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Happy's heart froze.

  He quickly turned around to protect himself.

  The black flying sword crashed against Recondite Steel Heavy Sword with a loud clang.

  "Urk!"

  Happy's body shuddered. Even though Recondite Steel Heavy Sword contained an extraordinary ability in resisting shock and had a very high block rate, this indomitable sword will still made him retreat by more than thirty feet in a rather pathetic manner.

  "What an amazing sword technique!"

  "You're pretty good as well. You're the first person in the Chinese server who forced me to use my tenth slash."

  "It's an honor."

  Even though Happy knew that he might not have been in such a pathetic state if he had activated his true origin aura just now, he did not know whether the Prophet was paying attention to this place, and he was not willing to immediately reveal his trump card. Besides, One Emperor had not used his eleventh and twelfth slash just yet.

  "Now, I believe in what Wandering Know-it-all told me just now." But what caught Happy by surprise was that once One Emperor forced him away, he summoned his black longsword back to him and sheathed his sword. He smiled and walked over. It was clear that he no longer intended to fight.

  "Your tenth slash is already incredibly strong, so your next two slashses must be even more frightening." Happy intentionally released a huge breath.

  One Emperor just stared at Happy with a profound gaze before he smiled. "Your strength has already exceeded my expectations, and even I'm not certain whether I can use my next two slashes to win against you. Besides, my twelfth slash is currently reserved for an enemy, Evil Emperor. When we have enough time and a chance, let's fight again."

  "That's a promise!" Happy knew that he had already been acknowledged by One Emperor, and he also knew that One Emperor was also worried about revealing his strength, which was why he took the initiative to stop fighting. So he immediately nodded with a smile. "That's right. Our current opponent is Evil Emperor. Once this matter comes to an end, let me fight against your other sword slashes!"

  "Now, I suddenly feel that there is still hope for the Chinese server!" After he said this, One Emperor said nothing else. He took his sword and left, brushing his shoulder against Happy's when he did. Then, he left the sect prison.

  Happy was stunned silent.

  He carefully went over One Emperor's last sentence before he turned around slowly and stared at One Emperor as he left through the entrance of the prison. He scowled while his thoughts ran. Could it be that One Emperor had actually thought that there was already no hope for the Chinese server before this?

  "...That shouldn't be the case, right?"

  Happy shook his head and put the human skin mask on his face again before he walked into the depths of the prison, where the cell for the Myth Realm criminals were.

  *****

  At Wind Assault Tower's headquarters were Phantasmal Shadow and a group of Wind Assault Tower's higher ups. They gathered together with a solemn atmosphere. Many of them were incredibly silent, and they did not say anything even after a long time had passed. Their expressions were dark, and their morale low.

  Even Phantasmal Shadow was in the same situation. She stared ahead with a grave expression, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

  "We can't continue like this."

  The speaker was an elite at Wind Assault Tower's Elder Hall. He was a person who was ranked among the top one hundred on Dragon Rank.

  "Tower master, up to this date, we have been surrounded by Class One Hall and locked in the city for several days. Our members don't even dare leave the city gate, and they can't train. Some of them snuck out of the city during night, but they were all killed and sent back. If we don't do something and this continues, Wind Assault Tower might fall before Evil Emperor even comes to the Chinese server!"

  "That's right." Someone sighed gravely. "If I were Dream Clouds, I'd know that the situation right now is completely beneficial to me, and I will absolutely not allow Evil Emperor to come and save me. If this drags on, Wind Assault Tower is finished. Our resource points outside will definitely be divided by Class One Hall and those sects in Beijing!"

  When she heard this, Phantasmal Shadow scowled even more.

  "Tower master, we might as well fight with everything we have against them."

  The name, Elder Hall might sound as if the members there were all very level headed people, in truth, they were just a group of extraordinary, passionate youths gathered together. When they heard this, many of them clenched their fists and stood up to show their stance.

  "That's right!"

  "Instead of nursing our grievances every day, it's better to fight to our heart's content against Class One Hall! Let's engage in a life and death fight with them!"

  Right now, there were plenty of rumors circulating in Beijing saying that Wind Assault Tower had offended Class One Hall this time, and they had also turned enemies against all the sects in Beijing. Their days were coming to an end, and right now, many people in the branches had left.

  Part of it was because of the rumors and because they saw no hope in the situation.

  The other part was because Wind Assault Tower had done nothing. They just kept being cowards, and the people who left felt incredibly aggrieved.

  However, there were still many Wind Assault Tower members who were calm and paid attention to the whole situation.

  "How are we supposed to fight against them…?"

  "Right now, there are more than ten sects in Beijing who have sided with Class One Hall, and the number of people they have is three to four times our size. That's the same for the number of top-class elites they have. Even if we use our lives to cover for that number, we can't protect our capital! At that time, we would just be benefiting Class One Hall, and we'll just be increasing the speed for our destruction."

  "Everyone, calm down!"

  "That's right. The tower master and Wandering Know-it-all must definitely have a way out for the situation."

  But even though the group comforted their own men, they did not sound confident, because Wind Assault Tower was indeed facing a danger they had never faced before. Even if they had One Emperor helping them by the side, they still did not see the light for them to turn the tides.

  Evil Emperor had not even truly arrived at the Chinese server yet!

  Silence fell.

  Just when the group of people became dispirited and became quiet again, a figure suddenly walked in slowly from outside the hall with a straight back and a dazzling light.

  Everyone in the group responded!

  "One Emperor!"

  "One Emperor!"

  Phantasmal Shadow had been sitting at the seat of honor in the room all this while without saying a single thing. Her expression finally changed, and she got up from her seat to go up to One Emperor, who walked in with steady footsteps. She forced herself to smile.

  "You're here."

  "Ah, everyone is here."

  "I heard from my subordinates that you're here, but you went straight to the sect prison, which is why I didn't bother you. One Emperor, did you come here with a plan this time?'

  This period of time had caused Phantasmal Shadow to feel a little exhausted mentally and physically. When she saw One Emperor, she felt as if she had found a pillar of strength that could support her, and to whom she could depend on.

  When they heard Phantasmal Shadow's question, the group of Wind Assault Tower higher ups in the hall had fervent looks on their faces as they looked over.

  Right now, what they wanted to hear the most was the possibility of a change for the better.

  However, Class One Hall and more than ten Beijing sects had locked down the city tightly. They had even enforced martial law here. Wind Assault Tower simply could not find any way to break out of the situation.

  The only person who could bring them good news and allow them to vent their frustrations was One Emperor when he brought with him his plans for reve
nge.

  One Emperor's gaze landed on Phantasmal Shadow's blurry face for a few seconds.

  "I don't have a plan. My main goal for coming here this time is to meet that person."

  Silence.

  They were not concerned by the person One Emperor wanted to see.

  Only Phantasmal Shadow stared into One Emperor's eyes. For some reason, she felt that One Emperor was in a very relaxed state. In fact, the sharp aura on him did not seem to have been reduced, but had grown stronger!

  "Did you see him?" Phantasmal Shadow demanded.

  One Emperor smiled and nodded. "He exceeded my expectations."

  "The situation is good?" Phantasmal Shadow's eyes lit up.

  One Emperor's smile did not fade away. He said, "Yeah. It's really good."

  The group of Wind Assault Tower higher ups were finally able to sense joy between the two based on their mysterious conversation. They could not help but have their curiosity sparked, and they were not a little interested in the person these two spoke of.

  "Tower master, who are you talking about?"

  While they knew that the important person who went into their sect prison was someone Phantasmal Shadow had personally arranged to be there, they still did not know who exactly he was.

  However, since One Emperor had been lured over and One Emperor as well as Phantasmal Shadow paid so much attention to him, that person might not be some normal person.

  "A hope for us." Phantasmal Shadow did not immediately answer them, because when Happy entered Wind Assault Tower's headquarters, he already told her that he did not wish for the news of his arrival to be known by anyone aside from One Emperor, Wandering Know-it-all, and Phantasmal Shadow.

  Phantasmal Shadow could still keep his presence here a secret.

  One Emperor's answer allowed Phantasmal Shadow to recover by a huge degree from his dejection.

  If Happy could have his strength acknowledged so firmly by One Emperor, it meant that what Happy previously stated was not fake.

  However, this was a battle that concerned Wind Assault Tower's survival as well as the lifeline of the Chinese server. One person's strength was usually not enough to determine who would be the victor of a war.

  After her initial joy, Phantasmal Shadow regained her rationality, and she instinctively sent a private message to One Emperor.

  "I know that Happy is very strong. How certain are you of holding Evil Emperor back if you and Happy work together against him? Or should I say, how long can both of you hold him back?"

  Phantasmal Shadow's plan right from the start was to have One Emperor and Happy work together to fight against Evil Emperor before she had all the forces in the Chinese server fight against Class One Hall and her allies.

  If One Emperor and Happy did not fall too quickly, perhaps the Chinese server would still have a chance of survival. After all, Wind Assault Tower still had a lot of Illusion Life and Death Pills left in their storage.

  As long as both of them could last for a while and hold Evil Emperor back to guarantee Wind Assault Tower would not face a destructive charge, the Chinese server would definitely be able to gradually send help over.

  One Emperor said nothing. When he heard this, his gaze remained for a few seconds on Phantasmal Shadow's face. Then, he replied earnestly but gravely, "I'm not certain either. I cannot give detailed information, because we don't know just how strong Evil Emperor has become."

  "Is that so?" Phantasmal Shadow was slightly disappointed. She originally thought that when One Emperor mentioned Happy so happily, it meant that he could provide a huge help to him, and she thought that they could turn the tides.

  "You don't have to worry." One Emperor could naturally tell just what Phantasmal Shadow was worried about, and without batting an eyelid, he sent her a private message, "We can't make a judgment right now because we don't know how strong Evil Emperor has become, and because I don't know Happy's limits."

  "Huh?" Phantasmal Shadow looked up in surprise and stared at One Emperor in disbelief. "Didn't I fight him?"

  "We did fight, but I didn't manage to gauge his full strength."

  One Emperor's brief answer caused Phantasmal Shadow's heart to tremble violently!

  Chapter 1034 - Full Winds in Wide Skies

  After One Emperor left, Happy quickly cast out many of the thoughts in his head. Time was pressing, and he really did not have the time to care about any other emotions in him. To fight against Evil Emperor when he came to the Chinese server and Class One Hall, whose strength had increased to an unimaginable degree, he had to seize every moment he had to increase his strength.

  He shut himself in a prison cell and sat down cross-legged resolutely. Then, he brought out the stone plate from his Universe Bag. By now, the quest item had already passed the protection time for quest items.

  'The divine monk from Dafo Temple seems to be comparable to Punishment Mount's Mad Monk when it comes to qi realms. The ultimate martial art contained in this stone plate shouldn't be something simple, or else, it wouldn't have attracted Evil King Shi Zhixuan as well as Kind Boathouse.'

  Happy flipped over the stone plate repeatedly to size it up and observe whether there was any mechanism hidden inside. He also carefully ran his finger across it to sense the material and uniqueness in the stone plate.

  He had been running around with the stone plate for a full day, and now, he finally had time to carefully observe the stone plate in his hand.

  When he held it in his hand, it was heavy. The pattern on it did not seem to be carved onto the stone plate with a normal method, because Happy had seen that male player try to destroy this stone plate with everything he had, but the pattern on the stone plate was still complete, and no sign of ruin could be seen on it.

  'What material was used to make it?' Happy was slightly shocked.

  Even though there were plenty of items that were difficult to destroy in the game, such as Wild Silk Handkerchief, this was still the first time he saw a stone plate made with such a unique material.

  The puzzlement in his heart grew.

  Dafo Temple had been destroyed for many years, and it was only natural that he could not uncover many of the secrets inside.

  'I'll understand the ultimate technique inside before anything else.'

  Happy soon ignored everything else and focused his full attention on studying the patterns on both sides of the stone plate.

  The stone plate was only about the size of two palms, and the patterns were very clear. On the surface was a picture of a scenery, and it depicted a willows tree swaying in the wind. There were no words on it. On the back was a lake.

  There were no words as well.

  Happy did not receive any system notification.

  Happy's expression turned slightly stiff, and a bad feeling started growing in his heart.

  'Could it be… that if I only have one of these, it's completely useless?'

  He had been searching for a long time, but he could not find any clues or mechanisms on the stone plate.

  There was not even a single word on it, and neither did he receive any system notification.

  The worst was that the system notification he previously received told him that he had to understand what was drawn on the stone plate before he could learn the ultimate technique inside. Happy gritted his teeth and stared at the stone plate for half an hour, but he did not get any information from it.

  'I refuse to believe in this nonsense.

  'Since Shi Feixuan and Evil King left with their stone plates, it's impossible that there is no secret in my stone plate.'

  He continued observing it.

  A strong refusal to admit defeat surged up in Happy's heart. His gaze burned as he continued staring at the picture of the willows swaying in the wind.

  Another hour passed.

  Happy sighed in resignation and flipped over the stone plate. He had already remembered all the patterns contained in the picture of the willows swaying in the wind, but he still gained nothing.<
br />
  'Is it the lake behind this stone plate…'

  Happy's gaze landed on the circles of ripples on the surface of the lake.

  For some unknown reason, when he looked at the lively lake carved at the back, Happy suddenly remembered the Moon in Well he learned from Kuo Zhong in the other world.

  Inspiration flashed in his mind.

  Could it be that there was no meaning behind the picture, and it was really telling him information about how he should have his state of mind to be?

  Moon in Well required his heart to be as calm as the water reflecting the moon.

  Happy was delighted, he felt that he had seized on a series of thoughts.

  He stared at the ripples on the lake, and Happy gradually relaxed, calmed down, and slowly closed his eyes to remember his state of the mind after he understood Moon in Well.

  As he breathed, peace descended in his heart without his knowledge.

  The Myth Realm criminal nearby who had been staring at Happy held his breath.

  He could sense that Happy's perception was slowly widening, and a calmness that tolerated everything spread out from him.

  No one knew how long had passed, but when Happy opened his eyes, a gasp filled with shock and delight rose in the prison.

  "Huh?"

  When he opened his eyes and had his eyes land on the stone plate, Happy gained a strange feeling.

  At that moment, the surface of the lake on the stone plate seemed to have started creating layers of ripples, and they spread out slowly, as if they had become alive.

  Happy s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath in disbelief, but he did not dare readily destroy his current state of mind. He focused his attention and carefully observed the stone plate.

  A strange chance had indeed happened to the stone plate in his hands.

  The lake on the stone plate became alive.

  Wind, water, and ripples on the lake. Happy could clearly sense all the changes on the lake.