Momo answered from the distance, and her voice was clear and indifferent. "Didn't Heartless Iron push that weapon of yours to the third echelon? You have a third-echelon Thousand Year Corpse King's Right Arm and three Life and Death Realm zombie puppets, and you're telling me you're not confident?
"Oh well, I'll suggest to Big Brother Thunder to have you train outside tomorrow so that you won't waste the good resources in the prison."
Her sentence terrified Little North so much that he quickly called Bloody Flying Dragon to run away with him.
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There was a person standing arrogantly in the empty field outside Mu Clan's headquarters with a saber.
The land of sect headquarters were always places for trouble to brew. And every time something happened, it attracted countless onlookers and meddlesome people.
A restless gust of wind swept up the challenger's sleeves. The faint chill caused that man, whose face looked like it was chiselled by a blade, open his eyes. His gaze was like cold lightning when it landed on the faces of the two youngsters who walked out of the headquarters.
"You're not Happy!" The man's voice was like lightning when it filled the hall.
Bloody Flying Dragon and Little North stopped on the stairs.
"What great qi."
Little North frowned slightly and gave Flying Dragon a signal with his eyes to step aside. Then, he brought out his Thousand Year Corpse King's Right Arm and walked slowly to Feng Zhi.
The black light of the arm was so prominent that it looked like it was about to drip down. It exuded an incredibly dense black smoke, and it looked very evil.
Feng Zhi's expression changed. He looked up and saw a black cloud rise above Mu Clan's headquarters.
'There's actually someone so powerful in Mu Clan?!' Some of the ambitious people who had come over looked at Little North with complicated expressions.
Chapter 435 - Little North's Earth Elemental Zombie
Mu Clan was always the center of attention!
Ever since Happy vanished beyond Eternal Peace County, everyone lost track of him, and this affected many people's minds. They began guessing whether Happy had vanished from the eyes of the diviners because he was caught in a quest from the six great system-allocated sects or if he did it intentionally just like how he had hidden away the fact that he had a fourth-echelon Nation Protecting Divine Sword.
Because of that, everyone watched Class One Hall's actions, and Class One Hall did not disappoint them. They sent nameless powerful players one after another to Baokang and had them challenge Happy boldly, but in the end, they were either defeated by Mu Clan's Ancient Wind or were sent back dejectedly by One Circle after they were shocked by how sturdy his defensive martial art was after it reached a certain level. Some of the more powerful ones were also killed mercilessly by Momo with one finger, which resulted in them vanishing from the ranking board.
This time, it was Feng Zhi. He was originally a nameless Life and Death Realm player, but he challenged players nonstop, and he enjoyed great success all along the way. He slaughtered his way up to the high spot of the seventeenth player on the Dragon Rank, and he had become second on the Famous People Rank.
When he "passed by" Baokang, he coincidentally decided to witness Happy's strength, which was why he came to challenge him at Mu Clan's headquarters.
However, what he did not expect was that he would receive the same treatment as the other challengers Mu Clan received. The person who came to meet him was still not Happy.
Feng Zhi was a little angry!
He had noticed the small natural phenomenon triggered by a demon vessels, but he was still displeased.
"Tell Happy to come out."
"Even if there aren't ten million people who want to challenge my bro in the world, there are still at least millions of them. If my boss met all of you, how tired would he be? Do you think you're special?"
When Little North faced a man, he would never lose when it came to verbal battles. He went straight ahead and indirectly implied that the other was a common wh*re.
When Feng Zhi's face turned dark, Little North sighed.
"Since you came from far away, I will force myself to attack and fight against you for a while."
"You sure talk big."
Feng Zhi kicked upward, and his large saber spun in the air between his legs. He snorted coldly, turned around, and kicked outward. His large saber sliced through the air before it spun in the air to form a long arc that had a mighty momentum.
From the tip to the end, the saber was more than thirty feet long. Its qi force was broader than six and a half feet, and it went straight for Little North. The attack's momentum was as great as a thunderclap, and so was its pressure!
The players in the area cried out in surprise.
Feng Zhi had not raised his hand once. He sent his saber flying as if it weighed nothing with his feet and executed such an astonishing killing move.
Little North's expression changed. He activated Illusory Spirit Body and Phantasm Body Movement Skill at the same time to move several dozens of feet away!
Bang!
A crack that was two feet deep and more than thirty feet long appeared at the spot where Little North had been! It was a horrifying scar on the ear, and it caused the people around them to suck in sharp breaths.
The huge saber returned to its owner's hands as if it were alive.
When Feng Zhi looked at Little North's face, which was a little pale, he took a few steps forward, and the arrogance in his voice became greater.
"Send Happy over. You aren't my opponent."
The moment he finished speaking, a cold and determined voice came from Little North.
"Sir, you do indeed have astonishing Arm Strength, and you have a Life and Death Realm martial art at Grandmaster Realm. When you use your full strength, normal people will find it hard to withstand your hits, but did you actually think that you can be invincible with this alone? You're just being ridiculous."
"By the sound of it, you intend to fight against me?"
Feng Zhi smiled arrogantly, and an expectant look appeared on his face.
There were very few people who could retreat at full health from his saber technique in all the time he was challenging people. The young man in front of him was rather extraordinary, and by the looks of it, he did have some abilities.
"I do have that intention."
The moment he finished speaking, Little North left behind an afterimage.
"Very well. I will first defeat you and make you submit to me, then we'll see whether Happy will come out."
Feng Zhi snorted pridefully and cut at the empty ground to his left without any hesitation.
Bang!
The ground trembled. A loud sound rose from behind Feng Zhi's body, and the punch that arrived like a phantom tore viciously at… Feng Zhi's afterimage.
No one who had reached his qi realm was a weakling.
Feng Zhi might have noticed Little North's movement trajectory, but the change right before him and the foul-smelling wind that came at him from behind caused him to feel uneasy, as if he was caught in a life and death situation.
"How shameless!"
Feng Zhi moved back and saw a black-robed person at the spot where he had stood moments ago. There was a large hole next to the newcomer's feet.
A poisonous fog that brought fear to Feng Zhi rose from the black-robed person. He looked very dangerous, and he formed a rapport with Little North coincidentally. If Feng Zhi had been struck just then, he might have already been surrounded by the duo.
"How ignorant," Little North mocked him coldly.
Feng Zhi was instantly stunned.
"Corpse Controller! You're a Corpse Controller!"
Then, he realized that he had accused Little North wrongly, and an awkward look appeared on his face.
Little North snorted and charged forward with his zombie puppet.
Right when Feng Zhi was about to take action, another change occurred.<
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Bang!
The ground beneath Feng Zhi's feet cracked again, and a second zombie appeared behind him.
Feng Zhi was on guard, but unfortunately, something gripped his leg. Another pair of hands had shot out from the ground to seize his foot.
Pain shot up his leg, and Feng Zhi could not help but panic. When he lowered his head to look, he found that there was actually a third zombie.
What surprised him even more was that the slash when he cut at the zombie behind him missed. The zombie puppets were very nimble; their speed was simply astonishing.
After missing, Feng Zhi knew that the situation was bad.
As expected, a needle that could pierce through defenses shot out of the body of the zombie behind him. The creature also struck Feng Zhi's body with its claws. A few dark marks were drawn on his body.
That attack was quickly followed by the second zombie puppet.
"Get lost!"
Feng Zhi took up his saber with both hands and swung viciously at his feet. A powerful force was sent slicing at the ground, and he managed to force away the claws of the zombie in the ground. Shattered stones flew everywhere, and they knocked away the two zombies nearby.
But Little North was not so easy to deal with.
He delivered a palm strike through the air, and he was just in time to attack Feng Zhi's body when the other's attack ended, because he had already become used to Feng Zhi's attacks and strength.
Thousand Year Corpse King's Right Arm increased 20 Affinity and 20 Arm Strength, and once it was refined up to the third echelon, it increased its user's Affinity and Arm Strength by fifty. It also increased 50% of the user's attack speed. With his Life and Death Realm Bone-corroding Palm, Little North's speed was so quick that he looked like he was not human.
When he heard the repeated notifications from the system telling him that he was poisoned, a dark aura surrounded Feng Zhi's face. He could not care about attacking Little North anymore. He just retreated from the battlefield.
Unfortunately, once he was poisoned by Thousand Year Corpse King's arm, his abilities were reduced by 20%, and that was similar to falling by two qi realms. Little North had been waiting for that exact moment!
He surrounded Feng Zhi from three directions with two of his zombie puppets and competed against each other to attack him.
The zombie puppets were as strong as Thousand Year Corpse King, and at that moment, their movement speed did not lose to that of Feng Zhi. They weaved their attacks in the shape of a triangle, while Little North remained hidden behind them. He would only occasionally send a claw strike at Feng Zhi through the air.
Since Little North's attack speed was very fast and he also had the zombie puppets changing positions to distract Feng Zhi's attention, Feng Zhi was surrounded by trouble, especially since his speed was reduced. He was instantly pushed into a corner.
Within a breath, Little North gained complete control of the situation!
Chapter 436 - Six Prideful Chill Techniques
Little North might not be like Happy and have the best fourth-echelon Golden Armor Set, but his equipment was a speed-based equipment that Happy had customized for him. Once he pushed it to the third echelon, his movement and attack speed reached their peak, and Feng Zhi was absolutely not his opponent. Just as Little North mentioned, his great damage was useless if he could not touch his target. All his attacks were in vain.
The damage of Little North's palm technique might not be great, but the corrosive properties of Bone-corroding Palm toward humans, the poisonous effect from Thousand Year Corpse King's Right Arm, and his extremely great maneuverability allowed him to completely control the rhythm of the fight!
Feng Zhi's attacks could not affect Little North in the slightest. Once his attack speed and movement speed were reduced by 20%, a feeling of weakness he had never felt before filled his body.
The damage caused by the ripping effect made Feng Zhi feel the threat of death. His HP was draining at an alarming speed!
Many parts of Feng Zhi's body was torn, and he was angry as well as surprised. Even though he had a lot of HP and a Dew Pills keeping him alive, his wounds did not heal immediately.
Dew Pills also could not cure poison.
He was being forced to retreat repeatedly!
In his anger, he shouted, "Get lost!"
He swung his large sword, and a white layer of ice appeared on the blade. At the same time, the qi circulating around Feng Zhi's body changed, and a bitterly cold power suddenly swept through the area. He flipped his wrist, and the big saber, which now looked like ice, went sweeping fiercely toward Little North and his zombie puppets.
Bang!
The chill within the saber force did not affect Little North's zombie puppets, but the explosive charge did manage to send one of them flying away. Another one was also swiftly forced back by a mellow and full qi force.
"Freezing Force?"
Little North felt his heart tremble, and without a word, he quickly avoided the qi force.
He was not someone without general knowledge. When he saw the powerful and cold qi that rose from Feng Zhi, he immediately thought of Silver Wolf, who managed to freeze him with just a few moves. Once Silver Wolf's Freezing Force reached Grandmaster Realm, he was quite strong, but the power of his Freezing Force was slightly inferior to that of Feng Zhi's attack.
Little North knew that the attack was strong, so he moved back, and Feng Zhi finally managed to gain his footing.
However, that attack had clearly used up quite a lot of Feng Zhi's qi. He panted softly and took three Dew Pills in one go.
When he looked up, he cast a deep glance at Little North.
"Freezing Force? This is Nip Fung's [1] Six Prideful Chill Techniques. You… are the first person to force me to use my ultimate technique." His wounds had yet to recover, and the poison had not disappeared either. Due to it, his voice turned a little hoarse.
"Six Prideful Chill Techniques? I see, so it's an ultimate technique. I sure am honored to see it."
Little North smiled, but he could also tell from Feng Zhi's act of sitting down to rest that the technique just then should have used up a lot of his qi. Feng Zhi could not use it as casually as he pleased.
A thought appeared in Little North's mind, and he pulled out the third zombie puppet that was buried in the ground. After being cultivated for some time, the third zombie puppet had also reached Life and Death Realm.
When Feng Zhi saw the third zombie, his expression turned even more unpleasant.
The zombie puppets' physical bodies were so strong that they were practically at the level of martial artists at the peak of Life and Death Realm. He could not kill them quickly.
What made him even gloomier was that while the damage of Six Prideful Chill Techniques was shocking, he could do nothing toward opponents who were as smart and agile as Little North. Besides, puppets were not affected by the cold. If he continued fighting, the situation would not be good for him.
Just as he expected, Little North controlled the three zombie puppets to close in on him.
They took turns attacking and defending in a triangle formation. Feng Zhi could not shake them off or force them back, and he did not dare use his Six Prideful Chill Techniques easily either. Little North was right behind the zombies, always ready to attack him.
Little North was also wary.
Six Prideful Chill Techniques was definitely an area attack. Its damage was astonishing, which was why he did not dare to get too close and only launched sneak attacks when he was in a safe spot.
Their battle instantly fell into a stalemate due to that.
As they exchanged attacks back and forth, Feng Zhi was whittled down so much by Little North's strategy of playing safe that he no longer had the energy to speak.
Little North admired Feng Zhi quite a lot. If he had not managed to succeed in his ambush at the start and poison his enemy, he would not have been able to fight with so much ease. Feng Zhi was able to last for a lon
g time even while he suffered from an abnormal condition. It was no wonder then why he was able to climb up to the seventeenth place on the Dragon Rank.
"I lost!" Feng Zhi shouted loudly. Once he admitted to his defeated, the battle ended.
Even though he was reluctant to admit defeat, the cooperation between the three zombie puppets presented him with too many problems. He was constantly in a situation where he was surrounded and suppressed. If he continued fighting like that, he would not come to the result he d.e.s.i.r.ed.
When the person before him readily admitted defeat, Little North did not continue to chase after him. He summoned his precious zombies back to his side and let out a deep breath. Controlling three zombie puppets at the same time required a lot of mental strength. He also had to be wary of his enemy's killing technique at the same time, which was why Little North did not have an easy time.
"Wait." When he saw that Little North was about to return to the headquarters with his zombie puppets, Feng Zhi called out to him from behind.
"You're not done yet? You can't even win against me with your strength, and you want to provoke our boss?" Little North turned around impatiently.
Feng Zhi's face flushed red when he heard those words. He felt rather embarrassed, and he stuttered, "Brother Little North, you're indeed very good, but I really want to fight against Happy. Is he really as good as you said?"
"Duh." Little North crossed his arms over his c.h.e.s.t as he felt even more impatient. "Say, why are you so stubborn? I'll be honest with you. My boss taught me my skills and trained me. Yet you can't even win against me, so why should you go to fight my boss? Do you really think that he has a lot of time and is very free? Go back and train. When you can win against me, my boss might actually come out and play with you."
"Then, can we fight again tomorrow?" Feng Zhi's eyes lit up.
He rolled his eyes.
"I can't be bothered with dealing with you in the future."
Once he said that, he turned around and returned to the headquarters. He did not want to waste his time on such a weird and stubborn person. He still had to train.
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