If he could move together with Zhou Zhiruo, he would enter her quest line. However, not only would he need to take care of Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun later, he would also have to handle the cunning and ruthless Zhao Min. If he took the wrong step, he would be doomed eternally.
As expected, once Zhang Wuji heard Zhou Zhiruo's words, he immediately invited Happy to leave together with them.
"If that's the case, it'd be best for me to show my respect by obeying."
Happy was neither humble nor arrogant. He walked behind Xie Xun and Zhang Wuji together with Zhou Zhiruo and headed to the depths of Spirit Snake Island.
Once the four left, another group of people walked out one after another from the depths of the bamboo forest.
There was surprise and bewilderment on their faces while they looked at each other at a loss.
"Who's that?"
"NPC?"
"NPC, my foot! That person is Happy…"
"No wonder."
"I didn't expect that he would be here as well."
When they heard that the person who snatched Heavenly Sword and displayed his might was Happy, everyone in the area instantly fell silent.
"Let's go."
"We have no hope anymore."
Many players instantly became dejected and dispirited.
Even an idiot would be able to tell at that point that Happy had already received Zhou Zhiruo, Zhang Wuji, and Xie Xun's approval. He had entered the greatest quest in Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber, while they were a group of people who were excluded from it.
If they continued to stay in Spirit Snake Island, they might not just gain Happy's hostility, they might even cause Chivalry Sect, who dominated the south, to regard them with hostility.
The players left Spirit Snake Island in a continuous stream. They returned to their sh.i.p.s and left.
"Found it!"
A few strange shouts suddenly rose from the depths of the forest in Spirit Snake Island. There was some degree of joy in those voices, and the speakers gathered together around the person who had shouted out.
Three Holy Fire Order messengers in strange attire had found all six Holy Fire Order Plates.
Their gazes landed on the Chinese martial artist who had a faint smile on his face.
Just then, when the large group of martial artists fought in the forest, he had seized two Holy Fire Order Plates and handed it to them, which was why the others from Holy Fire Order had not taken them out of Spirit Snake Island.
The two men and women bent their backs slightly and bowed to him politely.
"Holy Fire Order Plates are very important to us. Sir, we are very grateful for your aid to Ming Cult."
"You're welcome. Returning the things we find have always been the tradition of the people in my time."
The young swordsman had an indifferent look on his face, as if Holy Fire Order Plate was just an ordinary piece of metal. His answer was also incredibly strange.
Fortunately, the Holy Fire Order messenger was about the same as him in terms of his weird accent. His moustache at the side of his face curled up and quivered when he smiled.
"My friend, what is your name?"
While they were watching the fight by the side, they had noticed that even though this person's qi realm was low, his sword technique was extraordinary. They did not dare look down on him.
The young swordsman had his hands behind his back. He smiled faintly and said two words calmly, "One Emperor."
Chapter 471 - Killing Sword
"One Emperor actually appeared on Spirit Snake Island."
"I can understand Happy appearing on Spirit Snake Island, but I didn't expect that One Emperor would also be attracted there. If those two monsters had run into each other, I wonder what sort of sparks would fly."
"I heard that Class One Hall tried to come into contact with One Emperor and form a connection with him. They hoped that they could make him into one of their core members in the higher management, but One Emperor doesn't seem to have come to a decision yet."
"Tsk tsk…"
"Could it be that One Emperor holds Class One Hall in contempt and intends to work with Happy?"
"Then Class One Hall and Towering Palace will end in a tragedy."
The news of One Emperor and Happy appearing together on Spirit Snake Island soon stirred up all sorts of discussions in World of Martial Arts. Some people said terrible words about it, and some just spewed nonsense.
The two men were elites who stood at the top of the game, and they were at the eye of the storm. After the game had been launched for nearly eight months, they suddenly appeared on a small island together, so there was no way that the event would not affect the emotions of various parties.
Those who were truly observant knew that if both of them were really there for the Book of Wumu and Nine Yin Manual contained in Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber, the most intense fight between powerful players might erupt since the launching of World of Martial Arts!
One of them was One Emperor, who had a stable foothold at the top of Dragon Rank.
The other was the top ranked player on the Famous People Rank, Happy, who was invincible in everyone's hearts.
But everyone also thought that if they did not fight but became friends, Class One Hall should not think about playing the game anymore. They could just retire from the frontlines, sell their equipment, and go home to plant vegetables or something.
For a period of time, discussions about whether One Emperor and Happy would end up in a conflict rose on the official website. Many people kept on imagining what would happen, and they stated their different opinions online.
"Happy, do you have any confidence in getting One Emperor on our side?"
The Three Lonely Wolves rushed to the base early in the morning and ate Happy's churros while also drinking his red bean paste. They then glared at Happy's very unhappy face.
"It'd be best if you could get him to join us. Even if you can't become friends, don't become enemies with him!"
"That's right!" Chen Fan casually opened his phone and went to the short battle replay he downloaded and saved from the official website. "Last time, we thought that his only advantage over us was that his speed in practicing martial arts was faster, but when we saw this yesterday, we suspect that he has a pretty decent divine weapon with him, and he might have inherited…"
While he spoke, Happy's gaze was attracted by the black flash that appeared on the screen. When he noticed that sword glare, a faint sense of danger rose in him, and a solemn air spread out from him. He stared without blinking at the sword glare on the screen.
The scene in the battle replay was very simple.
It seemed like the moment before a person was killed!
Happy had to ask Chen Fan to replay the scene a few times to see it clearly.
Within a dark forest, an even darker sword light suddenly charged out like a roaring beast! The sword glare, which came like a tidal wave, looked like a poisonous snake that was hidden in the dark. It cut into a person a few times like a flash of lightning, and the astonishing speed caused the people hidden in the forest to suffer a crushing defeat and die. It showed the ease and the domineering attitude from the person who executed the sword technique.
"What do you think?"
Chen Fan, Qi Ci, and Bai Lang watched Happy's expression nervously.
Happy replayed the short video more than ten times before he looked away and leaned back against the couch. He then closed his eyes and released a sigh that said that he had expected this.
"As expected of One Emperor."
"What do you think? I'm not wrong, right? Even Happy thinks that the guy is awesome."
"Then we shouldn't let Class One Hall grab him. Right now, Class One Hall already has four top-class players. If One Emperor joins Class One Hall, Mu Clan's good situation—which just recently became like that, mind you—will not last for long. Things will become troublesome again."
Qi Ci's tone was solemn. The sword techni
que One Emperor showed in the battle replay was fast and terrifying.
The other version of the battle replay had been bought by the official website to be placed on the pay-per-view page. The three of them could sense the domineering presence and fierceness of One Emperor's black sword glare, and they were very anxious.
The fight was over in less than three seconds. The suffocating atmosphere, and the pressure that caused a person to freeze and be unable to move was no longer as simple as a mere sword glare or sword force…
"It's sword will!" Happy suddenly said.
The Three Lonely Wolves were stunned. "What?"
Happy's expression was very calm. "I'm saying that the sword technique in the battle replay has fused with the sword will One Emperor has come to understand. Even though it might be the sword will that is attached to the divine weapon, based on how easily One Emperor could execute and pull it back, the possibility that he had come to understand it on his own is very high."
The Three Lonely Wolves said nothing. They looked at each other at a loss, feeling baffled.
When Happy noticed the strangeness of the trio, he pushed his palm against his forehead. It was only then that he realized that the trio might not have come into contact with this level of gameplay, so it was only natural that they did not understand it.
Defense, speed, domineering presence, how to launch kill-or-be-killed attacks, and how to kill.
There were many types of sword will. Different types of sword techniques had different types of spirit.
Those that were famous included Taichi Sword Will, Taichi Fist Will, Seven Wounds Fist's fist will, Melancholic Sad Palms's will, and Little Li Flying Dagger's will.
It was only when a person understood the essence of the martial art could they bring out the profound secret within the sword technique to the greatest degree!
It was just like how Happy had understood the profound secret of Flying Dragon Sword Technique. When he was forced into the corner, the damage he could release in an instant would not lose to his secret technique Emperor Shocks World.
Once a person understood sword will, they could easily use the sword technique and release it at any moment they wanted based on the feeling they had when they first understood the sword will.
Even if the person who understood sword will was at the same qi realm as the other people in Life and Death Realm, the person who understood the essence of martial arts was like a sharper weapon!
When Happy explained that to the trio, they became even more confused.
Happy knew that it was something that required a person to study and understand martial arts. It was nothing that could be forced.
"Are you saying that One Emperor is very good? Is he as strong as you are?"
"Even better than me," Happy said honestly.
Even though he faced the Three Lonely Wolves' shocked gazes, Happy's expression did not change.
He spoke truthfully.
In his previous life, no one had ever been able to come out alive when One Emperor attacked them.
No one ever got used to One Emperor's sword technique. Each slash was a killing technique, and he was invincible regardless of whether he challenged a single person or an entire group!
This sort of elite was someone who carried a lot of weight in Happy's heart even in his new life. Despite him having a full set of fourth-echelon equipment, One Emperor might not be inferior to him.
Besides, even though Happy had managed to get into the sixteen best in his previous life, he had never managed to get into the eight best, while One Emperor had always used just a few moves to kill his opponents from the start to the end, and he always did so in a relaxed manner.
His understanding toward sword wills had reached an astonishing degree. Even if Happy reached his peak in his previous life, he was not confident that he could receive ten slashes from One Emperor!
Besides, right now, his strength and equipment was far behind the level in his previous life.
Even though the Three Lonely Wolves felt that Happy should be equals with One Emperor, Happy knew his own situation very clearly. The Three Lonely Wolves did not know One Emperor's true strength at all. In fact, even the people in his previous life did not not manage to figure out One Emperor's true strength.
Chapter 472 - Nine Yang Divine Skill?
Zhang Wuji, Xie Xun, Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Min, Xiao Zhao, along with Happy, who should not have been part of the group, stayed in a mountain cave that was not very wide. A thatch was placed on the ground, and there was a table and a few chairs placed on it. Perhaps Xie Xun had already gotten used to living in caves, for he had intentionally moved there from the bamboo house Golden Flower Granny had prepared for him.
The six people stayed for one day and two nights in the mountain cave.
Even though Happy was the center of the quest, when they were in the cave, it was clear that Zhang Wuji was the main character among the six!
Once Xie Xun was certain of Zhang Wuji's identity, he became extremely loving and constantly seized Zhang Wuji's hand to have him talk about everything that had happened after he returned to China. The old man and the teenager talked to each other while weeping.
Xiao Zhao was by their side, and she also cried frequently while repeatedly saying that her young master had suffered greatly.
Zhou Zhiruo sat by the side and constantly glared at the criminal who had murdered her mistress, Zhao Min. She wanted to immediately kill her, but unfortunately for her, Zhang Wuji had already come into contact with Zhao Min, and they already had some degree of love blooming between them. With the situation like that, he would naturally not let Zhou Zhiruo harm her. Zhou Zhiruo was frustrated and incredibly angry, and her mind would occasionally wander.
Zhao Min was a girl who came from the plains. She was not used to traveling on sea, and she suffered from incredible motion sickness. Her body was not in a very good condition, and most of the time, she just lay on the bed to rest.
Xiao Zhao was the one who prepared the food.
When they had their meals together, Xie Xun teased them and said that Zhang Wuji should take Xiao Zhao, Zhou Zhiruo, and Zhao Min as wives.
The three women's reactions were different.
Xiao Zhao lacked confidence, and she had a great sense of inferiority. She only ever considered herself as a servant girl.
Zhou Zhiruo lowered her blushing face and did not say anything.
Zhao Min, however, was someone who was brave in her affections, so it was only natural that she would not share Zhang Wuji's love with anyone else. She scolded Xie Xun and was incredibly aggressive in her actions.
Happy could sense that he was being a third wheel at the dining table.
He smiled wanly and finished his food quickly so he could leave the cave and sit outside to practice Emei Sect's Nine Yang Skill under the sun!
After three full circulations, he felt refreshed, and his qi improved slightly.
His ears twitched then. He heard someone walk out from within the cave.
It was Zhang Wuji.
"Young Swordsman Happy."
"Cult Master Zhang, it's you."
"Young Swordsman Happy, you're being too polite. I was forced to take up the position of cult master of Ming Cult, and it is a position that is entirely beyond me. It's best that you call me Wuji…" Zhang Wuji smiled wanly and sat down beside Happy.
"Cult Master Zhang, you're being too courteous. You're the son of Great Swordsman Zhang, who is the fifth hero of Wudang Sect, and you will be Cult Master Zhang as long as you are the cult master of Ming Cult. I wonder, do you have anything to say to me as advice?"
Zhang Wuji's act of protecting Zhao Min had indirectly hurt Zhou Zhiruo. Happy could sense that Zhou Zhiruo was constantly daydreaming now, and she often hugged her Heavenly Sword while facing Dragon Saber. It was clear that she felt threatened by Zhao Min's existence and Zhang Wuji's attitude. The smart girl was progressing in a direction that she should not progress.
And Happy
could not prevent it!
"I wouldn't dare to give you any advice."
Zhang Wuji had clearly noticed Happy's attitude. He turned his face to the side and looked at Happy sincerely.
"In truth, Young Swordsman Happy, I can sense that you like Miss Zhiruo."
"Cult Master Zhang, you have very sharp senses, then you should have noticed that Miss Zhou likes you." Happy's tone was cold and indifferent. He did not care about Zhang Wuji's awkward expression and continued, "You also know that Miss Zhou's mistress died in Zhao Min's hands, but you still protect that ruthless witch. If you do that, what is Miss Zhou supposed to do?"
When he said the latter half of his words, he subconsciously revealed his pity for Zhou Zhiruo.
"I can tell that you do indeed like Miss Zhiruo." Zhang Wuji sighed and said, "My senior brother, Song Qingshu likes Zhiruo as well, but you're different from him. Song Qingshu will use every means necessary to get her, but you do not seem to care whether or not you'll be able to obtain Zhiruo… However, you are still very concerned with everything about her."
When Happy heard that, his expression changed slightly.
"What do you want to say?"
"In truth, over the past few days, I could tell that when Miss Zhiruo was with Miss Zhao, she might have appeared strong, but she was suffering inside. Young Swordsman Happy, your existence also allowed me to see that if you truly like a person, you will definitely be concerned with everything about them. That's why I've become certain of who is the person I like right now. And hence, I have a favor to ask of you, and I hope that you can agree to it."
For some reason, Zhang Wuji's words made Happy feel a chill down his spine, which came out of nowhere.
'The person you truly like? Could it be that the plot has changed, my appearance making Zhang Wuji make his decision earlier to be with Zhao Min and give up completely on Zhou Zhiruo?!'
Happy s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath, though his expression remained the same. His ears twitched, and he heard a few sounds of breathing that suddenly quickened in the cave.
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