Bang!
Then, Leader Qi cast his gaze on the dozen or so corpses of the Five Venoms sect members at the foot of the stairs, and a faint epiphany flashed in his mind.
"No wonder…"
*****
The sight of Leader Qi falling down dead was seen by countless players in the area, but very few were able to catch Happy's movements and actions. They only felt that a yellow figure had swept past the area before it swiftly returned to its original spot. Happy was so fast that he seemed to have never moved from his spot.
The sounds of people s.u.c.k.i.n.g in air came from the crowd, and along with it was also the sound of people discussing what had happened.
"How quick!"
"Tsk, tsk, he's not just fast. His movements just now were even more terrifying than Quicksword Xiao Shan's. Xiao Shan only attacks after he appears, but you can't even see Happy attack with his sword. His act of drawing and sheathing his sword seemed to be part of the same movement."
"Didn't he practice saber techniques and palm techniques in the past? Why did he suddenly change to swords now?"
"No wonder we didn't hear anything about him recently. So he went into isolation to practice swords. Whew… what sword technique is that? It's strong!"
"As expected, powerful dragons will not go out of their own territory unprepared. Looks like Happy has indeed come to this place prepared! He came back after he mastered his craft, and the first thing he does is to use Five Venoms, his old enemy, to establish his might. Five Venoms seems to have run into a misfortune."
The people who previously regarded Happy's act of invading the headquarters of Five Venoms alone in disdain became excited. After all, Five Venoms was completely unrelated to them.
Some of the more ambitious ones who were mixed in the crowd had solemn expressions on their faces.
They did not come simply to watch the battle!
Aside from observing and assessing Happy's strength again, they wanted to know why Happy had suddenly decided to appear in that place during that critical time.
Was he really just there to take revenge for his friend, All-powerful Medicinal Stone? But All-powerful Medicinal Stone had not suffered any losses from the attack. Instead, Five Venoms had been the ones who had suffered quite a big loss.
He had appeared at the moment all the sects were prepared to march to Fox Cave and fight against Yao Hua and his wife instead of any other time, which was something that caught many people's attention!
Just as the countless people who were watching from the sidelines and waited for the final fight while harboring various speculations, an enraged shout that was generated with qi rose into the air with a bang from behind the crowd.
"You madman! I didn't go to you, and yet you came here yourself?! Come over here and die!"
The enraged shout came from afar, but the next moment, everyone saw a black shadow move like lightning! A powerful gust of wind was formed, and a ferocious, black claw instantly charged at Happy's back.
Chapter 238 - Proud over All Life’s Poisonous Curse
"Proud over All Life!"
At the moment the sect master of Five Venoms appeared, he instantly caused countless players to cry out in surprise. From the moment Proud over All Life appeared to the moment he attacked, he did everything in one go. His movements and his palm techniques worked together seamlessly, and before his voice faded away, he had already arrived at his target!
Hence, he would not have the despicable reputation of someone who ambushed another from behind attached to him, but he did get to launch the first attack because of the ambush along with the element of surprise. His attack made a few people's eyes light up, and they praised the sect master of Five Venoms. Not only was his calculative nature above others, his abilities were also far ahead of other top-tier fighters. The moment he attacked, he displayed his most brutal killing technique to seize the initiative.
However, Happy did not immediately dodge or do anything to receive the attack when he faced the fierce wind behind him. He did not move and just stared at the Five Venoms sect members before him with a level stare. His eyes remained shut, as if he did not notice the ferocious killing intent behind him!
In a flash, Proud over All Life's palm struck Happy's back.
Even though he knew that Happy's high-tier body fortification technique was very incredible, Proud over All Life felt very indignant when Happy ignored him in such an arrogant manner. He increased the force of his palm quickly and struck Happy's head at full strength.
A ferocious and terrifying poisonous claw tore Happy's body in half from the top to the bottom! Yet there was no resistance whatsoever when Proud over All Life swung his hand down.
'This is bad!'
Proud over All Life's expression changed. When his palm missed, he knew that he had been careless. He reacted quickly, and a silver-gray light swiftly surged out of his Dantian region. It instantly covered his entire body like an invisible armor.
Right when he activated his body fortification technique, Proud over All Life heard his sect members' urgent warning.
"Above you!"
"Sect master, be careful!"
The light above him dimmed, but Proud over All Life did not have time to react further. He looked up, and a sharp glare cut into his face. A sword with twelve objects that looked like evil wolves' eyes cut down on his body fortification without any flourish.
'Thank goodness he didn't activate his qi realm.' A flash of delight and a feeling that he had been lucky flashed in his eyes.
However, right when this thought appeared, a violent and fierce force surged into his body through his body fortification technique, and he felt as if a heavy weight had swiftly been placed on his body!
Bang!
Under countless players' gazes, Proud over All Life's body was sent flying to the ground even though he had seized the initiative to attack first. The cracks and pit that appeared on the ground bore witness to the strength contained in Happy's strike.
"What?!"
The sounds of people s.u.c.k.i.n.g in sharp breaths rose from the crowd.
The players on the roofs had seen everything the best. Happy's dodge and attack were like flowing water. Even though he did not activate his qi realm, his action when he drew his sword and each of the minor actions of his body gave off a confidence and relaxed air that came from the bottom of his heart. His indifference and the calm air of a swordsman were already superior to those of Proud over All Life.
Happy had become much stronger!
"Kill him!"
The Five Venoms sect members were completely enraged. When they saw that their sect master, Proud over All Life, was sent sprawling on the ground and was in a perilous situation, they finally decided to ignore Happy's earlier warning that he would kill all those who descended the stone stairs. They activated their qi realms and body fortification techniques, and with an astonishing presence, they charged down from high above the stone stairs.
"Hmm?"
Happy did not feel surprised even when faced with the hall chiefs, leaders, and chiefs of Five Venoms charging at him. He formed his hand into a claw and grabbed Proud over All Life, who had still not recovered from being sent to the ground. He tightened his grip, then flung him away. Proud over All Life was tossed away like a human cannon by the explosive power that suddenly erupted from Happy's left hand.
"Damn it!"
When they saw that their sect master had been thrown at them like a punching bag, the Five Venoms sect members instantly panicked. Some canceled their attacks, some dodged. The people in the lead, however, did not manage to change their techniques, and their weapons all crashed into Proud over All Life's body.
The most humiliating thing was being injured by one's own people. Proud over All Life crashed into the ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood on the stone stairs. No one knew whether it was because he was injured badly or because he had been enraged.
'How vicious!'
The Five Venoms sect
members instantly acted like bees whose hive had been disturbed! Countless people jumped out from within the headquarters. They tapped against the walls and shot out from high above in an endless stream while shouting madly.
"Don't let him run!"
"Damn it! Attack together! Crush that bastard!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Five Venoms sect members brought out their pots with enraged expressions while staying in the crowd. All sorts of foul-smelling stenches swiftly filled the air along with the venomous creatures that continuously surged out of the pots. The players nearby avoided them in fear, afraid that they would be contaminated by those disgusting creatures.
In the blink of an eye, the area was surrounded by Five Venoms sect members, and Happy was trapped.
More people's expressions changed. They were affected by the momentum of Five Venoms, and they became solemn and wary! Five Venoms had decided to use their full strength, or else, they would definitely not surround and attack a player who came to attack them alone. However, it would set Five Venoms' despicable name of bullying others with numbers in stone.
"Proud over All Life!"
Happy voice rang loud in the area. He did not show any unease because he was in trouble, and his tone only grew colder.
"From the moment you attacked my friend, you should have known that you would end up this way!"
"Enough with the nonsense!"
Once Proud over All Life ate a medicinal pill, blood returned to his pale face. He walked to the front, but the arrogance on his face could no longer be found. In its place was hatred that made it seem that he wanted to gnash his teeth. "Today, if I let you walk out of Five Venoms' headquarters, I, Proud over All Life, will from henceforth. Disappear. From. World. Of. Martial. Arts!"
He enunciated each of his words in his final phrase clearly, and his voice held a grim determination!
Right after he finished speaking, the archers who were in full gear flipped over and appeared on the walls of Five Venoms' headquarters. The sounds of bows being drawn taut rose in a uniform manner. The bows were drawn to resemble a full moon, and the tips of the arrows were directed at Happy, who stood in the crowd.
At the same time, the venomous creatures had already surrounded a circular area of sixty-five feet around Happy. Their foul stench rose into the air.
Hundreds of Five Venoms elites were ready for war, and they had already sealed off all Happy's escape routes!
"Fire!"
Proud over All Life felt a lot of shame that he was forced to do such a thing in front of so many people. When he saw that the encirclement had been fully formed, he gave his order resolutely and without hesitation. A dense shower of arrows tore through the sky at the same time.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The arrows shot through the afterimage Happy left behind on the ground and stabbed into the ground. Their bodies were sturdy, and they let out a dull twang that signaled that they had shot through the ground.
Happy appeared sixteen feet away with his robes still in perfect condition. He stared at Proud over All Life, who stood in front of the crowd. A faint look of derision and mockery appeared on his face.
"You don't even have a single person with high-tier bow techniques, but I guess that's all there is to the people from Five Venoms!"
When he heard that, Proud over All Life was so angry that his face instantly turned red from rage, and he found himself unable to say anything. He gritted his teeth and stared at Happy. In the end, he said two words, "Kill him!"
Even though Proud over All Life knew that a chaotic battle was much more disadvantageous to his side, the words he had said before had made all of Five Venoms like arrows nocked on bows that had to be fired!
Once he gave his order, countless insects rose from the ground and pounced on Happy, who was at the center, from all directions.
'What child's play. But I suppose you won't ever be a refined bunch,' Happy mumbled in his heart. The next moment, an astonishing aura erupted from his body.
Golden Bell Cocoon was activated!
The venomous creatures that came at him from all directions looked to have crashed into a golden train.
Creak!
Their lives were fragile, and they were crushed by the powerful aura.
In the eyes of outsiders, it looked like a golden light had suddenly been drawn in a black void filled with venomous creatures. That golden light swiftly crashed into the crowd formed by Five Venoms.
Proud over All Life was the first to receive the blow, since he stood in the lead!
Chapter 239 - Will Not Stop Until One Side is Dead
Proud over All Life had already engaged Happy once, and he knew Happy's strength best out of all the other Five Venoms sect members around him. He knew that normal venomous insects would have a hard time damaging and going through a high-tier body fortification technique, which was why he had been gathering all the best players in Five Venoms behind him in secret since the beginning. When he saw that Happy was about to rush out of the formation of venomous insects, his group of elites quickly released an aura that did not lose to Happy's!
Boom!
Gate Realm, Blessed Realm, Mystical Realm!
Their aura surged about and instantly rose to an astonishing level! Countless saber glares rushed before Happy to surround and viciously attack the powerful Golden Bell Cocoon.
But unfortunately for them, if they had done this during the attack in Fox Cave when Happy's Golden Bell Cocoon was still at the seventh realm, it would have indeed been very difficult for him to withstand so many high-tier martial arts whose users were at Mystical Realm. However, once he got out of Fox Cave, he had never stopped training Golden Bell Cocoon.
Once he left the peach blossom forest and entered White Tiger Forest, even if he had been focusing on practicing Seven Stars Sword and Phantasm Body Movement Skill for more than half a month, his Golden Bell Cocoon had still improved slowly and reached the tenth realm. Even if he did not activate his qi realm, its defense reached an astonishing nine hundred or so points! It could also decrease 30% head on damage! There was even a certain percentage that it could help dodge attacks.
With Yellow Dragon Set, even Blessed Realm high-tier martial arts at Grandmaster Realm would find it difficult to damage Golden Bell Cocoon. Once Happy activated his qi realm, his defenses would be strengthened by 30%, which meant that he could basically ignore the damage from the elites of Five Venoms.
When the elites from Five Venoms executed their skills on Happy, they quickly noticed that something was wrong!
But it was too late.
Boom!
A violent force that did not lose out to the power of them striking the Golden Bell Cocoon at full strength rebounded at them! Their bodies trembled, their purlicues were torn, and their weapons fell from their hands. They grunted, coughed up blood, and were sent flying away from Five Venoms' stairs.
This scene was completely against Five Venoms' expectations. Even the various Mystical Realm players who had rushed to witness the battle were dumbfounded by the sight. They did not dare to believe their own eyes!
Even though the defense of high-tier body fortifications was incredibly strong, it was impossible to force back and injure players of the same qi realm by just using the force of the rebound.
However, it had truly happened.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort that sent chills down everyone's bones reached their ears. Proud over All Life's face instantly turned from red to bloodless. Happy's figure swiftly grew larger in his pupils!
Proud over All Life might have been a very powerful player, but during their first exchange of blows, he had been defeated in just one blow, and Happy had even sent him sprawling on the ground. It left a traumatic shadow that he could not get rid of in his heart. Besides, he had also witnessed Happy's powerful and unblockable attack just then, so even when he saw that Happy had come in front of him, he still hesitated for a moment.
When powerful players exchange
d blows, being absent-minded for even an instant could result in death!
Once his movements slowed down, Proud over All Life knew that he was finished. His heart filled with despair, and he closed his eyes in preparation for death.
However, even after a few seconds passed, the pain of death did not arrive. Instead, all sorts of pained and surprised screams as well as enraged shouts erupted behind him. Familiar voices rose and fell. The sounds of weapons clashing was heard, and the noise was so chaotic that it was ridiculous.
When Proud over All Life opened his eyes to look, he was first shocked, then he felt his cheeks burn! He clenched his fists, and his body began to tremble!
Happy had not attacked him. Instead, he moved past him and rushed into the crowd above Five Venoms' stairs to slaughter them. The bizarre looking but slightly familiar Silver Wolf Emperor Breaker Sword took away a life every single time Happy attacked. The body fortification techniques of Five Venoms' sect members did not seem to be able to stop the brilliance of that sword.
But that was to be expected!
The damage of Seven Stars Sword at the tenth realm was more than two thousand three hundred points. It was four times higher than Shadowless Stormy Kick, and it was one time higher than Flowering Knights' Song at Grandmaster Realm. Low-tier body fortification techniques were simply not enough to fend against Seven Stars Sword. With one slash, they shattered, and the blade cut into leather armor and then people's bodies.
Happy did all that with great ease
'It's a pity that I still need some time to reach Grandmaster Realm, or else I wouldn't be taking so much time to kill Five Venoms.'
Happy activated Phantasm Body Movement Skill and moved about in the crowd in a methodical fashion. Wherever his eyes fixed themselves on a target, he would swiftly execute a sword technique, and his sword would see blood. As he drifted about elegantly, the last Five Venoms hall chief with a high-tier body fortification technique was sent flying in a very embarrassing manner. He crashed into the headquarters like a kite.
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