"Whip technique!" Ancient Wind's face filled with excitement. "That's interesting."
Happy and Momo looked at each other, and a rather solemn look appeared in their eyes.
After all, with Wudang Sect's way of operations, they would not easily drive a person to their death, especially when there were people watching. They would absolutely not kill their enemies. Besides, Eagle King had shown mercy when he fought against six of the Seven Heroes of Wudang Sect. Hence, there was a high possibility that Wudang Sect would return the favor and not injure their opponent.
However, Phantasmal Shadow's appearance managed to earn some time for White-browed Eagle King to treat his injuries. This meant that she would leave a good impression within the Ming Cult elites and Zhang Wuji's heart. From then onwards, she would definitely have endless opportunities in Ming Cult.
This alone made the days before Phantasmal Shadow soared above others to be just around the corner.
'As expected of the Shadow Empress.'
While Happy watched the duo move so quickly that they caused sand to fly as they dueled, he could only sigh in his heart.
Ever since Dream Clouds, Blood Robes, Barren Murderer, Lin Xiao, Red Dust, Wind Void, and All-powerful Medicinal Stone appeared, the other empress of the two empresses had finally showed up as well, and she did so at Light Summit, while she was at the center of attention by standing at Ming Cult's side and entering the storyline!
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
The two people beside Happy recognized Phantasmal Shadow's lightness skill when she used it inside the battlefield. It was Phantasmal Body Movement Skill, and it was clear that she had already understood the true essence of the skill, which allowed her to move like a phantom. While fighting against Song Qingshu, she moved as if she was flying. She never stopped for even a moment.
Her whip shadow sliced through the air. It varied in degrees of speed and strength, and she did not give Song Qingshu the chance to get close to her. Every single time, she could bring out the advantage of her whip as a long-range weapon. She perfectly used the extreme explosive strength at the tip of her whip and its astonishingly fast speed to attack.
Song Qingshu practiced the legitimate Wudang Sect sword technique. His defense and offense followed the sect's teachings perfectly. Due to his dignity, he did not want to fall into a disadvantage either, which was why he often had to spontaneously parry Phantasmal Shadow's whip. At the same time he deflected her strike, he would attack quickly.
On the surface, Song Qingshu's defense was perfect. As he chased after Phantasmal Shadow, he suppressed her completely.
"Song Qingshu seems to have reached Moksha Realm. He's pretty good," Ancient Wind could not help but lament. "This is the first time I see a player make a whip look as if it's alive, and she's still suppressed by Song Qingshu. Tsk, tsk, as expected, Phantasmal Shadow won't be able to win."
"That's not right," Momo suddenly said with a somber expression. "Phantasmal Shadow will win."
"Yeah." Happy cast her a glance, approving of Momo's judgment.
Ancient Wind was instantly speechless. He cast the duo a surprised glance, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the battlefield again before he quickly lowered his voice and sought for guidance.
Happy was not stingy in giving his opinion. He explained it in a low voice.
"Whip techniques are not the same as sword techniques and palm techniques. Whip is a flexible weapon, and because it doesn't have a fixed shape, it's very hard to control. Very few people can use it well, but in truth, its damage doesn't lose out to sword techniques and saber techniques.
"Besides, it doesn't have a set pattern when it comes to defense, and the user can be flexible in the execution of techniques. There's a lot of space for the user to create their own techniques. Phantasmal Shadow has clearly understood the essence behind whip techniques."
"Can you speak in layman terms?" Ancient Wind felt that his brain had turned into mush by listening to Happy.
Happy sighed. "Look closely. Who's the one suffering whenever they exchange blows?"
When Ancient Wind heard that, he focused on the battlefield for a while. Phantasmal Shadow moved like the wind, and every time she attacked, her whip shadow moved like a dragon. She attacked the spots that Song Qingshu would definitely defend, forcing Song Qingshu to parry her attacks.
But Song Qingshu did not manage to block most of her attacks with his sword glare. Deep ravines were left behind on the ground.
Ancient Wind felt as if he had understood, but he still felt that he could not quite wrap his head around it.
Momo could not hold back any longer and said, "In actuality, every time he blocks successfully, the qi attached to her weapon invades Song Qingshu's body. Song Qingshu might seem as if he's fine right now, but once the fight continues for a while longer, the acc.u.mulated internal injuries will act up, and he will die."
Ancient Wind became even more puzzled. "But Song Qingshu does use offensive attacks to fight back. How is he suffering any loss?"
Happy smiled faintly. "This is the benefit of flexible weapons."
"Huh?"
"I mean, at the moment the whip causes damage, Phantasmal Shadow has already damaged him internally, but Song Qingshu won't be able to reflect damage to Phantasmal Shadow through her flexible weapon, because flexible weapons have no form and won't withstand force. Even if some qi is returned to her, Phantasmal Shadow can use the force of the attack to negate the damage."
"That so?"
Ancient Wind came to an understanding, and he felt as if he had received a valuable lesson. Zhou Zhiruo and Mistress Annihilation also heard Happy's words, and Mistress Annihilation nodded slowly.
"Young Swordsman Qingshu, please come back!"
Mistress Annihilation stood up.
Song Qingshu might have felt reluctant to admit defeat, but he knew that he would be in an even worse state if he continued dragging out the fight, which was why he decided to use the opportunity to return to Wudang Sect with a huff. When he looked over to Emei Sect's side, there was a bit of shame in his gaze.
"Lass, judging by your whip technique, you shouldn't be from Ming Cult, yes?"
"I am a disciple of Ancient Tomb Sect."
"What a joke! If you're not from Ming Cult, then don't b.u.t.t in!"
Mistress Annihilation's tone changed, and she looked toward the abbot from Shaolin Temple.
"Master Kongwen, we decided to attack this evil cult because we respect your reputation and status in the world of martial artists. We appointed you unanimously as the person who will give the command to attack Light Summit, so say something."
"What else is there to say? We will not leave a single person alive from this evil cult today. We must get rid of this evil completely, or else, when it returns in the future, it will definitely bring harm to the world of martial artists again," He Taichong of Kunlun Sect said.
"Wait!"
Zhang Wuji, whom Happy, Momo, and Ancient Wind, had been paying attention to for a long time, finally pushed away Xiao Zhao and walked out from among the crowd of the six great system-allocated sects.
Chapter 418 - Zhang Wuji is Injured
With that one call to wait, Happy and the others instantly feel their hearts surge!
A boy dressed in handwoven cloth walked out from the crowd formed by the six great system-allocated sects. He was a powerful martial artist in his generation who possessed two divine skills—Nine Yang Divine Skill and Heaven and Earth Great Shift.
However, the six great system-allocated sects did not care about this boy who had dirt covering his face, even if he spoke logically and talked about kindness and morality. His words did make the teachers of the six great system-allocated sects speechless though.
Based on the original plot, He Taichong would use one strike to test Zhang Wuji's skills, and he would summon his junior brother to execute Dual Rites Sword Technique and Sword Control Art from Kunlun Sect together with him.
Sand and stones danced in the battlefield, and sword aura rushed into the air. Fierce sword glares and dense sword w.h.i.n.es instantly surrounded Zhang Wuji.
"As expected of a teacher from the six great system-allocated sects."
Happy might regard the teacher of Kunlun Sect in contempt, but he had to admit that Kunlun Sect's sword techniques had indeed reached transcendence.
When two people used Dual Rites Sword Technique, even the gods and demons would avoid them.
However, He Taichong and his junior brother went up against Zhang Wuji, who had just reached the tenth realm of Nine Yang Divine Skill, broken through dozens of gateways in his body, and inherited Heaven and Earth Great Shift.
Boom!
The sword shadows and sword qi that flew back and forth twisted.
When the duo realized what was going on, they could no longer control their longswords. Their sword qi and sword glares formed a manmade tornado. As Zhang Wuji let out a clear shout, their attack was reflected back into their bodies because of Heaven and Earth Great Shift. The teacher of Kunlun Sect was defeated by a nameless nobody who went by Ceng A'niu [1].
The six great system-allocated sects were shocked!
After the battle, Zhang Wuji returned behind White-browed Eagle King and helped him treat his wounds.
In just a moment, White-browed Eagle King opened his eyes. "Thank you, boy."
Upon hearing that the man's strength had returned through his voice, Zhang Wuji removed his palm and stopped executing his skills. He looked at his grandfather's back with an admiring gaze and did not say anything for a long time.
"Dream Clouds and Blood Robes are finally here."
At that moment, Momo noticed that quite a number of people had rushed out of the sea of fire and arrived at the front row of the camp belonging to the six great system-allocated sects. However, Dream Clouds and the others were at Mount Hua Sect, and they were a distance away from Happy.
The group was slightly puzzled by what was happening before their eyes.
They did not know who was the woman in black standing behind the battlefield. They just paid attention to the development and progress of the situation in the middle.
Happy cast a glance in the direction of Mount Hua Sect before looking away.
Song Yuanqiao said that everyone in Ming Cult ranked beneath Yang Xiao had lost and that Ming Cult should keep their promise, and White-browed Eagle King immediately retorted. "But I have not lost, not once! Could it be that the six great sects want to go against their promise? Do you intend to fight against us with numbers and destroy Ming Cult?!"
He spoke impassionately, and he sounded righteous as well as awe-inspiring.
With one sentence, he forced the six great system-allocated sects who walked down the path of righteousness to go up against him once more.
The five elders of Kongtong Sect were not pleased with Shaolin Temple's stubborn manner of doing things. Five of them went up against Eagle King in one go, but Zhang Wuji was the one who fought again. After exchanging dozens of blows, he defeated all five elders of Kongtong Sect in one go!
Kongtong Sect lost.
Zhou Zhiruo revealed a knowing smile while in the crowd.
Happy was stunned when he saw that, but he felt at ease once he came to a realization: a few days ago, Zhang Wuji saved Wu Jingcao, who was one of the elites from Sharp Gold Banner, and met Emei Sect. Zhou Zhiruo should already know about Zhang Wuji's true identity.
Once the five elders from Kongtong Sect lost, the disciples from the six great system-allocated sects dared not interrupt the fight and go up against Zhang Wuji.
Master Kongwen, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, went up!
The six great system-allocated sects were shocked!
When even the abbot had lost to Zhang Wuji, who else could hope to be his opponent from the six sects?
When the tables were about to be turned, the teacher from Mount Hua Sect, Xian Yutong, went into the battlefield.
An idea took shape in Happy's mind at that moment. 'I have a chance now!'
When Xian Yutong went into the battlefield, he executed Death by Noon Needle at the acupressure point at the center of his sternum. Then, he began to laugh madly.
If someone had one of their vital acupressure points struck with Death by Noon Needle, they would not be able to live past six hours!
Dream Clouds reacted the fastest at that moment. She called out a word of warning ahead of the others. "Teacher Xian, be careful! That boy only has a superficial wound, he's fine!"
"Nonsense."
To Dream Clouds' surprise, however, Xian Yutong was too confident in himself. When he heard it being said that he had missed, a hint of anger appeared on his face.
"It's a pity that the people from Class One Hall stole our chance." Momo's face was full of regret.
At that moment, any diversion from the main plot might be a hidden quest which would allow them to gain the favor of the teachers from the six great system-allocated sects.
Happy only cast a glance at Xian Yutong who was injured on the ground before smiling. "It's fine. As long as the plot doesn't change, the player won't have any reward. Class One Hall underestimate this quest if they think that they can change things with one sentence."
"What do you mean?" Ancient Wind's eyes lit up.
Happy lowered his voice. "If they personally came out to protect Xian Yutong from his disaster, they might have ended up highly valued by Xian Yutong, but since they only spoke, they did not change the end result, and they won't get any reward. The system isn't so retarded as to reward players for speaking ahead of others and changing things just like that."
Momo and Ancient Wind looked in Dream Clouds' direction. As expected, they saw that Blood Robes' expression was not very pleasant, and realization dawned on their faces.
However, saving Xian Yutong from Zhang Wuji's hands was too risky. Neither Class One Hall's Dream Clouds nor Blood Robes would want to do something like that.
Once Mount Hua Sect lost, only Wudang Sect and Emei Sect were left!
"It's Emei Sect's turn."
Even though the six great system-allocated sects had been unreasonable in the novel, they had been provoked by Cheng Kun, and they could be considered as one of the victims. Even if the three of them regarded Emei Sect's Mistress Annihilation with contempt, since they chose Emei Sect, it meant that they stood by her side and had to protect her and Emei Sect's reputation.
"If that's the case, I will come forth in place of Emei Sect!"
Since Song Yuanqiao of Wudang Sect had forced their hand, Mistress Annihilation walked out from the six great system-allocated sects, and everyone's gazes instantly gathered on the Heavenly Sword in her hands.
But unfortunately, even if Emei Sect's Mistress Annihilation had outstanding abilities and a divine weapon that made it difficult for anyone to affect her with sword force, it was a pity that she still could not stand up against Zhang Wuji.
They exchanged less than one hundred blows before with one palm strike through the air Zhang Wuji delivered a blow so powerful that Mistress Annihilation's divine weapon fell out of her hands.
Emei Sect's Ding Minjun, Bei Jinyi, and Zhou Zhiruo's expressions changed drastically. They jumped up at the same time with the goal to take hold of the treasure that protected Emei Sect—Heavenly Sword!
However, someone else had already charged out of Emei Sect's camp before them.
Zhang Wuji's momentum did not stop.
When he saw that four people had charged out of Emei Sect, he executed extraordinary kick techniques and kicked Ding Minjun and Bei Jinyi back to Emei Sect's camp first. Because of it, Happy caught Mistress Annihilation and managed to prevent her from appearing like a pathetic mess once she crashed into the ground. Then, he tapped against the ground and jumped into the air like a flash of light to save the two girls.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Happy."
"Thank you, Sir Happy."
Even though he did not manag
e to get Heavenly Sword, he left behind a good impression in Ding Minjun and Bei Jinyi's hearts.
Happy's expression did not change. He turned around and looked up at the sky. Zhang Wuji had recognized Zhou Zhiruo when she held Heavenly Sword, and he did indeed show mercy. There was even a reminiscing and excited expression on his face.
Dream Clouds and Blood Robes scowled in the crowd. They did not expect that they would not be able to save Mount Hua Sect's Xian Yutong, but Happy would get to successfully insert himself into the plot.
However, he might not gain any benefits if he went toe-to-toe with Zhang Wuji.
Chapter 419 - Zhou Yu Appears
More heroes from all over the game entered the valley, but they could not quite understand what was going on anymore. Once two people who looked like players inserted themselves into the plot, the people who showed up late could no longer understand what was happening, and they could only quietly observe the progression of events.
After Ding Minjun's reminder, the expression of Mistress Annihilation changed, and she called out loudly, "Zhiruo, kill him with one slash!"
Zhou Zhiruo remained still while holding Heavenly Sword. With a pale face, she looked hesitantly at Zhang Wuji, who was still young and had an honest look on his face, then at her mistress, who spoke brusquely and harshly. She felt incredibly uncertain of what she should do.
Zhang Wuji showed her mercy, and it made her incredibly uneasy. She was worried that her mistress would mistake that as a sign that there was a private relationship between them and that the martial artists would treat her as a traitor of Emei Sect.
"Why are you still waiting?! Hurry up! Kill him!"
Zhou Zhiruo thrust forward, and Zhang Wuji was struck on the left side of his c.h.e.s.t.
The teachers of the six system-allocated sects and even the abbot had not managed to win against him, but he was stabbed by a weak woman with average martial art skills.
The expressions of people from the six great system-allocated sects and Ming Cult changed.
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