He wiped his pink handkerchief lightly over his red lips.
As the mysterious "man's" feminine actions became more and more natural, his aura also became more astonishing. It was as if as long as he made a feminine gesture freely and casually, he would become stronger.
"Who are you?! How dare you invade Shifting Flower Palace's peach blossom forest?!" demanded a clear, feminine and charming voice.
Two Masked Female Bandits appeared before the mysterious "man's" eyes. They ignored Orange's companion, who even had trouble speaking, and stared at the mysterious "man" who stood in the air with a solemn expression. He appeared like a demon in their eyes.
Once they noticed the flying needles and thread in his hands, the Masked Female Bandits' faces changed.
Clang! Clang!
They drew their swords from the sheaths and pointed them at the mysterious man. Their blades shone with a chilling glow.
"Needle Tide! Sunflower Manual! Who are you to Dongfang Bubai?!"
"What are your intentions for coming to Shifting Flower Palace's peach blossom forest?! Speak!"
The mysterious man did not say anything. When he heard their words, he just smiled coldly and derisively. With a graceful move, he twirled the hair in front of his c.h.e.s.t before turning his gaze to the side. It was clear that he was not at all interested in conversing with the NPCs.
"Extremist! Die!"
The two pink Masked Female Bandits moved at the same time. They left an afterimage where they stood and appeared thirty two feet away. They were so quick and agile that it was shocking to see.
Once they moved, the mysterious man spun and jumped up with a resolute move. He threw his pink handkerchief high into the air and flicked his wrists. He finally got rid of the nameless nobody by the side, and astonishing strength exploded from the gentle threads. They yanked the gigantic Nian backwards and made it fall headfirst in the dust not too far away.
The Masked Female Bandits' expressions changed drastically. They quickly stopped moving and swung their swords.
Cling! Cling!
Amateurs who just entered the world of martial artists would never be able to compare to the perception of martial artists at the later stage of Mystical Realm. Most of the ten flying needles were instantly knocked to the side.
However, there were still a few that shot through the Masked Female Bandits' body fortification techniques and grazed their bodies.
The mysterious man was like a deity. While he had nothing in the air to support him, he let out demonic-sounding giggles that were as soft as a woman's and moved around the Masked Female Bandits. He threw the needles nonstop and left behind fine wounds on their pink-robed bodies.
With his power alone, he managed to toy with the two Masked Female Bandits, which was a clear sign of astonishing strength!
When it seemed like the Masked Female Bandits would soon be unable to escape from the fate of being killed by the mysterious man, his expression suddenly changed. One of the needles changed direction and did not target the two Masked Female Bandits. It traveled in the opposite direction and went into the depths of the peach blossom forest. At the same time, the mysterious man let out a shrill and cold snort.
"Come out!"
His flying needle flew into the forest and instantly fell silent.
The mysterious man's face instantly became very unpleasant. "If you laugh, I'll sew your mouth shut!" His voice was as shrill and feminine as ever.
"What now? I didn't provoke you! I was training by the side, and I only ran over here to take a look when I heard a ruckus. Alright, alright, don't worry, I won't tell anyone. So, big sis, don't kill me to seal my mouth shut, okay?"
The newcomer had a grin on his face and did not look serious. There was no need to even guess that the person was no one else but Little North, who had come with Happy to do some level-grinding in peach blossom forest.
"So noisy!"
The mysterious man's gaze turned fierce. Two flying needles shot out from his sleeves.
Chapter 216 - What Are You Trying To Do, You Pervert!
The mysterious person was a player who had inherited Dongfang Bubai's legacy and his martial art, Sunflower Manual. However, because of his qi realm, he could only use the first two styles along with Needle Tide. Even so, his abilities could already dazzle the players, and they would not be able to fight back.
Needle Tide could kill enemies and be used as a lightness skill. It was a skill that Dongfang Bubai had created himself while he practiced Sunflower Manual.
Ultimate techniques had a large advantage when the users went up against normal high-tier martial arts during the early stages of the game. They could be used in a lot of other areas, which was the charm of ultimate techniques.
However, being in possession of an ultimate technique did not mean that the player was invincible, and this fact was applicable to the early and later stages of the game.
During the early stages of the game, if someone made too many enemies and had no support items or equipment to help them, they would have a very difficult time getting a foothold in the game. For example, if Happy wanted to commit crimes with Dragon Capture, he would not last long because of the amount of qi required to use it.
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When Little North noticed the mysterious man raise his hand in the peach blossom forest, he quickly put away his smile, cursed him in his heart for being crazy, and sent black shadows forward. One of his zombie puppets had been lurking around and was ready for action since a long time ago. It shot out from the peach blossom and was just in time to block the flying needles that came charging toward Little North.
Shick!
The flying needles sank into the zombie's thoroughly black body, which startled Little North so much that his face turned pale.
It had to be known that his zombie puppet had been submerged in Thousand Year Corpse King's medicinal liquid, which he obtained from its shards. Its strength had been continuously increasing, and after they entered Peach Blossom Forest, it had finally reached Mystical Realm. It was so strong that it would not budge when it was struck by heavy blows, and it was already as powerful as the zombies in the mass graves.
Such zombies could not be damaged by normal hidden weapons, which was why Little North had instantly been alarmed when he saw the fierce momentum of the flying needles. They had the damage of high-tier hidden weapons!
'What a close call…'
Little North's heart raced, and he thanked his lucky stars. If he received the attack just then with his Illusory Spirit Body, which he had not mastered yet, he might already have a few holes in his body.
While Little North was busy being shocked, the mysterious man was also stunned.
He did not notice that there was someone hidden in the peach blossom forest. When he sensed how sturdy the savage, terrifying-looking, and dark person was, he scowled and flicked his finger in secret. His flying needle came flying back to him, but the zombie still did not move. It did not look as if it had been injured at all, and the mysterious man instantly became solemn.
Ever since he learned Needle Tide from Sunflower Manual, he had never run into a situation in which his flying needles did not have any effect when they struck his enemies.
'Could it be a puppet without life?'
As expected of a successor of an ultimate technique, the mysterious man's mind moved quickly, and soon, he cast his attention back on Little North, who was the one who controlled the zombie.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
He decided to release the Masked Female Bandit by the side and charge at Little North through the air. He flicked his wrists, and Little North squealed in fright. Around ten flying needles descended from the sky with whooshing sounds. It was a sound that caused a person's skin to crawl.
The needles bypassed the zombie and went straight for Little North.
"Damn it!"
Little North's face turned as white as a sheet.
He had already witnessed the damage of those flying nee
dles. They could easily pierce through the body of a Mystical Realm zombie puppet, so it would be incredibly easy for them to break his body fortification technique.
Boom!
He did not dare to be careless and activated his Illusory Spirit Body.
But that was not all. A grayish-white zombie charged forward from behind him and blocked the disaster, much to the mysterious man's surprise. However, the Blessed Realm zombie was clearly not as tough as the Mystical Realm zombie.
The mysterious man saw what was odd in a moment, and he flicked his fingers.
Whoosh!
Even if Little North activated his Illusory Spirit Body, the realm of his body fortification technique was not high. He was instantly struck so hard by his zombie puppet that he staggered out of his Mystical Realm zombie's puppet protection range.
"Oh, no!"
When he realized that his zombie had been controlled by the enemy, Little North felt a chill in his heart. He looked up and saw two crystalline rays of light charging at him from the airborne mysterious man's hands.
'I'm dead!'
Little North felt a chill down his spine.
"Urk!"
Sharp pain coursed through his veins.
Little North immediately felt that his limbs being pierced. He was in so much pain that he gritted his teeth, unable to move. He looked up and found that the mysterious man was staring at him with a scornful look.
"Your ability is to control zombies? And here I was thinking I just ran into a successor of another ultimate technique. Hmph, by the looks of it, you're nothing."
Ever since he fought against multiple top-tier martial artists in his trip to Fox Cave, he had become very ambitious. There was no way he would show weakness to someone who just belittled him this way. He gritted his teeth and countered.
"Bah! You're a pervert who practices Sunflower Manual; you're nothing as well! You just know a few skills of using embroidery needles GIRLS use, so why are you so proud?! You even pretend to be a woman by blushing and toying with a handkerchief! You're stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Do you actually think you're Dongfang Bubai?!"
The mysterious man was so enraged that he could not form words for a moment. The muscles on his face twitched in a very obvious manner. Clearly, he had been struck at his weakest and most s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e area.
'Girls! Pervert! Blush! Handkerchief!'
Those things were all the taboo among all taboos to him.
Even though they were all compulsory requirements from the stupid system, when he was faced with the choice, he chose to get used to it without any hesitation so that he could get Dongfang Bubai's inheritance.
But the pain and awkwardness of truly carrying out those tasks was not things that he could tell others.
Right then, Little North had directly revealed all his suffering in an impassioned manner, and it made the mysterious man's face instantly turn dark. He flicked his wrist and controlled the Blessed Realm zombie to arrive in front of Little North. The distance between them grew shorter and shorter.
"What are you trying to do?! If you want to kill me, then do it quick!"
Little North might have been together with his puppets day and night, but in truth, they had never been that "close" to each other. When he saw the terrifying face draw closer with its foul stench, he felt his skin crawl as well. He could not help but cry out in fear. "Pervert, what do you want to do?!"
The mysterious man was made even more speechless by Little North's words. Hence, he did not speak. He just used his actions to vent the anger in his heart.
Thud!
The zombie struck Little North's head, and blood spilled.
"Damn you! If you have the guts, then kill me, you sissy!"
"I'm going to sew your mouth shut!"
Countless threads were tugged away from the Blessed Realm zombie's body, and they let out endless whooshing sounds while they swept toward Little North.
Shock and fear finally appeared in Little North's eyes.
'Sew my mouth shut?!'
At that critical moment, a dark blue saber glare rushed over from the side and blocked the space in front of Little North at the perfect moment. The clanging sounds of metal clashing against metal rose nonstop.
A young and yellow-dressed figure entered the clearing.
Before the mysterious man could see the newcomer clearly, the person moved at an incredibly fast speed while spinning the black battle saber in his hand. By doing so, he managed to curl the threads behind the flying needles around the saber.
He spun!
Boom!
Happy slammed the Hundred-battle Saber which was entangled by countless threads violently into the ground.
The mysterious man with the extraordinary presence in the air did not immediately register what had happened until a huge force traveled up the threads. He could not control his body in time and was yanked forward! He immediately became alert and broke free from his threads before he landed on the ground lightly.
When he turned around, two men with extraordinary presences had appeared beside Little North. He scowled, and his expression became solemn.
Chapter 217 - Strong VS Strong
"Whew, thank goodness. I'm so damn lucky." Once he escaped death's door, Little North's face filled with relief. "Boss, Big Brother Thunder, thank goodness you came early. This damn sissy said he wanted to sew my mouth shut," he said to the people beside him.
"How on earth did you provoke him, kid?"
There was an unconcerned smile on Thunderous Battle's face. He sliced the threads binding Little North's limbs with swift and clean actions. It made the mysterious man across him frown.
"Don't phrase your words like that, Big Brother Thunder. I swear on my honor that I just came over to take a look, and this sissy said he wanted to kill me to keep the secret. Heh, so I cursed him a little, and he went all gungho about wanting to give me capital punishment! Who does he think he is?!"
Little North raised his voice to talk about how greatly he was wronged while looking innocent and aggrieved.
Happy put away his saber and stood straight, but his gaze was trained on the mysterious man across from him. He did not dare to be careless. While he listened to Little North's words, he frowned a little and swept a glance at Nian's carcass not too far away. He also cast a glance at the stranger's corpse. Then, his gaze instantly became much sharper.
"You want to kill us to keep your secret? Hmph! We have three people here now. What do you intend to do, sir?"
The mysterious man said nothing. From the moment they appeared, he could tell that the two level-headed and calm people would be difficult to deal with. The threads connected to the flying needles contained qi that was unique to him, and normal weapons were not able to cut them. It was only possible if a person had a high-tier martial art at Grandmaster Realm along with a masterpiece, and also had some degree of strength.
Right then, there were still not many people who had high-tier martial arts in Grandmaster Realm in the game, and he did not think that he would run into three in a remote and deserted forest.
Little North was rash, but even he seemed to have encountered an extraordinarily fortuitous event that allowed him to obtain zombie puppets with incredibly great defense. Judging by how he behaved, the two who arrived after him were stronger than him and definitely not weaker. Even if they faced him while he stood in the air, their expressions did not change, and they did not show any signs of pressure.
They were three powerful players.
However, being good was nothing before ultimate techniques!
Besides, there was still a heavily injured person by their side, so they would need to divide their attention to take care of him, which would make it impossible for them to attack together.
The mysterious man did not say anything, though his gaze darkened. He snorted lightly and swiftly extended his long and fair fingers from the sleeves of his brocade robes, which were the color of flowers. He turned his wrist, and three embro
idery needles that shone with a frightening, chilling glare appeared between his fingers. He brought them to his lips, which gave him a unique charm. Then, he pressed his middle finger and ring finger against his thumb before he flicked his wrist and sent the needles out.
"I'll handle it!"
Thunderous Battle chose to be the one to fight. It was the first time he met such a unique player, and he was thrilled to have a good fight. He was prepared to have a contest of strength with the other person.
The shadow of his sword moved. The clear sounds of metal clashing against metal rose, and the three flying needles were knocked away at the same time.
Thud, thud, thud!
They were nailed into the peach blossom tree nearby, and pink peach blossoms fell from the branch while trembling.
Right after Thunderous Battle attacked, the mysterious man's expression became even more solemn. He did not dare believe that there was actually someone who could accurately predict the trajectory of his flying needles and get a firm grasp of where they would attack!
What he used was equivalent to a high-tier hidden weapons technique. Even if powerful Mystical Realm players could understand the trajectory of the flying needles, they would not be able to react as quickly and with as much skill as Thunderous Battle to block them, especially if they fought against him for the very first time.
The only people who had reacted like that were NPCs! He had never run into human players who could do it!
For some time, the mysterious man and Thunderous Battle just stood in a world filled with pink peach blossoms. They stood across from each other, and their aura continued becoming stronger while their wariness of each other grew. Both of them refused to give in to the other.
Little North sat down cross-legged beside Happy outside the battlefield. He circulated his qi and treated his wounds.
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