Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Heart Hastening Palm was an incredibly sinister and ruthless palm technique. It was a soft palm technique, but it used its hidden force to hurt others!

  Even if powerful body fortification techniques had a hard time withstanding it. Once they were hit head-on, the person's organs were injured in an unseen manner. Their hearts and meridian system were damaged, which made Heart Hastening Palm a very powerful martial art.

  However, it had disappeared from the world of martial artists for many years, so very few people could recognize it. Even though the martial artists who were watching by the side frowned when they saw the black light, they did not know what it was.

  But Happy knew that he could not withstand such a palm strike!

  Petite Dragon!

  Whoosh!

  The palm-generated wind of Heart Hastening Palm pushed past Happy's body, only slightly grazing him. However, the two people were very close to each other. Song Qingshu's first palm strike missed, but his second palm strike struck Happy's shoulder as fast as lightning.

  Golden Bell Cocoon rose around him and withstood the blow, but Happy still flew a few feet away with a grunt. He took three steps back before he could stop himself.

  When Song Qingshu saw that Happy was hit by his Heart Hastening Palm, he was delighted! Golden Bell Cocoon had not been able to stop the invasion of the force from Heart Hastening Palm.

  Song Qingshu tapped against the ground and caught up to Happy. He was prepared to dog him while he had the upper hand and deliver a fatal strike.

  But Happy's reaction time was quick.

  While airborne, he quickly put Song Qingshu's longsword into his Universal Bag and sheathed his own sword.

  At the instant he landed on the ground, a roaring sword w.h.i.n.e rose, and a peerlessly dazzling sword force rose like a bolt of lightning. It charged straight at Song Qingshu.

  At the same time, a cold glint shot forth from a restaurant nearby.

  The moment Song Qingshu's body fortification was destroyed, the sword aura that was right behind the sword force was struck by the cold glint. It let out a loud bang in the air, and both of them vanished.

  Song Qingshu barely avoided the nightmare of being heavily injured!

  When his body fortification was destroyed, he took a few steps backward in a dishevelled manner. He had a hand over his c.h.e.s.t while he stared at Happy in a fl.u.s.tered manner. He clenched his fists, prepared to fight again!

  At that moment, an awe-inspiring voice descended from the sky!

  "You unfilial son, do you still refuse to admit defeat?!"

  When Song Qingshu heard the familiar awe-inspiring voice, he shuddered. He turned his head around to look and saw Song Yuanqiao jumping down lightly from the first floor of a restaurant. He stared at Song Qingshu's hands with cold eyes.

  Song Qingshu's face turned pale, and he quickly dispelled the force from Heart Hastening Palm.

  But his mouth decided to run off on its own to make it seem as if he could continue fighting. "I didn't lose!"

  The martial artists who were watching could not stop discussing the topic when they heard it, and they gestured at Song Qingshu.

  Song Yuanqiao's expression darkened. "You say you haven't lost? Don't you understand the meaning behind the act of a martial artist losing his weapon? If Happy was not busy seizing your weapon just now but went to rob you of your life, would you have the ability to stand here and talk? Apologize to Young Swordsman Happy! Then go back to Wudang Sect and repent!"

  "I haven't lost!"

  When Song Qingshu heard his father telling him to admit defeat, it looked like someone had stomped on his metaphorical tail, and he started shouting. "Losing my weapon is nothing! All's fair in war, and I'm the one who won! What's so special about him?! He has already been struck by my Heart Hastening Palm, so he won't be able to live!"

  "Heart Hastening Palm?" Song Yuanqiao shuddered, and shock appeared on his face. "Young Swordsman Happy, is what he said true?"

  "It is an evil martial art which has disappeared for many years. I don't know where Young Swordsman Song could have obtained it."

  Even though Happy had been hit by the palm strike, the moment he was struck, Golden Essence Nine Yang Skill circulated on its own to negate it, and it had already dispelled most of the hidden force. Right then, he had already recovered from most of his wounds.

  When Happy saw that Song Qingshu still refused to admit defeat, he could not help but say to Song Yuanqiao, "Great Swordsman Song, since your son refuses to admit defeat, why don't you temporarily leave the battlefield and observe? Let me bear witness to Young Swordsman Song's Heart Hastening Palm!"

  It was only then that Happy remembered that Golden Essence Nine Yang Skill had already fused the essence of Emei Sect and Shaolin Temple's Nine Yang Skill together, so it had the amazing effect of resisting soft palm strikes. The soft and gentle hidden force of Heart Hastening Palm seemed to be included among the soft palm strikes it could negate, so Happy's confidence increased by leaps and bounds!

  He was sure of his success.

  Song Yuanqiao did not think that there was anything off. He hesitated for a moment before he nodded and moved into the crowd.

  But Song Qingshu looked as if he had seen a ghost when he looked at Happy. His face was pale, and his expression was one of disbelief. Happy had been struck by his Heart Hastening Palm head-on, but he was fine.

  "Song Qingshu, you lost!" Happy said.

  Anger appeared on the man's face. "Enough with the nonsense! Our fists will show who's the real winner!"

  He roared, and black light appeared on his palms again. With a terrifyingly cold air, he attacked Happy.

  This time, Happy did not even bother to dodge. His Nation Protecting Divine Sword quickly slashed at Song Qingshu's c.h.e.s.t.

  Bang!

  Thud!

  A black palm print appeared on Happy's c.h.e.s.t.

  As for Song Qingshu, he had a terrifying sword gash on his c.h.e.s.t.

  Happy did not stop moving.

  At the moment they passed each other, he turned around, executed Dragon Capture with one hand, and seized Song Qingshu's palm, which had come at him with equal amounts of savagery and brutality. He then moved his hand to Song Qingshu's forearm. Then, he moved his sword, and the sharp blade came to rest horizontally before Song Qingshu's neck.

  "You lost."

  Song Qingshu's expression was complicated. His eyes sparkled for a few seconds, but even if he was incredibly reluctant to admit defeat, under many martial artists' watchful eyes, he finally got rid of the black light on his palms. His arms fell to his side, and he accepted the fact that he lost with a dejected expression.

  The clear sound of the system notification rose beside Happy's ear.

  "Ding!

  "Completed quest. Song Qingshu lost the duel, and the edge of his spirit has completely disappeared. He will keep to the promise and return to Wudang Sect with Song Yuanqiao to repent. You have completed one of Zhang Sanfeng's requests!

  "As long as you can persuade Zhou Zhiruo to return to Emei Sect and enter isolated training, you will complete Zhang Sanfeng's quest and receive Wudang Sect's Nine Yang Skill!"

  Another step forward was taken in the quest.

  Happy relaxed and released Song Qingshu to hand him over to Song Yuanqiao, then sat down cross-legged on the ground to circulate Golden Essence Nine Yang Skill to get rid of the residual sinister force of Heart Hastening Palm.

  "Happy!" Before Song Qingshu left, he could not help but turn his head around to ask a question. "You've clearly been hit by my Heart Hastening Palm, so why are you fine?"

  Even Song Yuanqiao looked at Happy with curiosity. He could sense the strangeness and might of Song Qingshu's palm strikes, from which even he himself might not come out safe.

  When did Happy obtain such power?

  Happy said nothing for a time. He thought about it for a moment before he answered, "It's best if you return to Wudang Sect and ask your master that question
when you meet him. Reverend Zhang will naturally tell you the answer you want to know."

  Such words were Happy adding another layer of security to his plan of sending Song Qingshu back. It would make sure that he would return to Wudang Mountain.

  Based on his personality, he would definitely go to Zhang Sanfeng and ask for details.

  And with Zhang Sanfeng's experience gathered throughout his one hundred years of life, it would be impossible for him to not recognize the origins of Heart Hastening Palm.

  Suddenly, a messenger pigeon flew through the air and landed on Happy's shoulder.

  Chapter 533 - Silver Wolf Owns Up

  The news of Happy defeating Song Qingshu spread like wildfire, but it was clearly not as shocking as the news of Silver Wolf fighting against One Emperor in the hero filled Hero's Mountain Villa!

  Happy spread the letter and looked at the contents inside. Then, the delight on his face which had come from him completing Song Qingshu's quest vanished, and his expression gradually turned solemn.

  Silver Wolf's words were very simple.

  He told Happy that he had just fought against One Emperor. He lost from the fourth slash, and One Emperor clearly had the intention to fight against Happy. Silver Wolf also said that there was a battle replay in his hands, which could be considered to be the most detailed first-hand data about One Emperor.

  He asked Happy to immediately log off to receive it.

  'Even Silver Wolf couldn't withstand the fourth slash?' Happy's expression was solemn. He stared at the words on the letter while his emotions surged. They did not calm down even after a long time had passed.

  Silver Wolf's Red Flame Palm did not lose to a normal ultimate technique once it reached Grandmaster Realm, and he also had a full Golden Armor Set at the fourth echelon, along with fourth-echelon Golden Gloves. It could be said that he was the most powerful fighter in all of Mu Clan, and he was second only to Happy. But not by much.

  Such a quick loss on Silver Wolf's part shocked Happy, and he became even warier of One Emperor's strength.

  When he put away the letter though, he had already calmed down. He turned his head to look at Song Yuanqiao.

  "Great Swordsman Song, since Young Swordsman Song has already agreed to return to Wudang Sect, I will be considered to have completed one of the requests Reverend Zhang asked of me. Please send my regards to him when you go back. I have some matters to attend to, so I'll have to leave first."

  "I have caused you trouble, Young Swordsman Happy!"

  His words were as expected of Song Yuanqiao, the leader of the Seven Heroes of Wudang Sect. His son might have lost to Happy, but he was still very polite, and his tone was sincere. It was no wonder then why Song Yuanqiao was the step-in sect leader every single time Zhang Sanfeng went into isolated training. He had extraordinary bearing.

  Happy wrapped his fist in his palm politely and went into a restaurant nearby. He rented a room there and walked inside.

  The martial arts tournament would last for forty-eight hours in Hero's Mountain Villa. During that period of time, even if the players logged off, their characters would not leave. Their progress would also not vanish.

  Happy left the game and called Silver Wolf straight away.

  "Happy." Silver Wolf had been waiting by his phone since a long time ago. "I've already edited the battle replay and sent it to your email, but I think that I should talk to you in detail about One Emperor's strength."

  Silver Wolf went straight to the main topic. Happy did not interrupt him and just waited quietly in front of his computer.

  "One Emperor's sword will is as you said. It's very strong indeed. But the first slash is rather similar to your Emperor Shocks World, in fact, it's not that much different. You'll have no problem avoiding it."

  Happy nodded silently. All things came from the same source. It was not impossible for the profound secrets between sword techniques to be similar.

  "But it's rather troublesome starting from the second slash." After saying that, Silver Wolf's tone sank slightly. "The sword glare of the second slash is like a whip, and I couldn't avoid it…"

  As he spoke, he told Happy every single detail about how he was nearly cut open by One Emperor.

  At that moment, Happy opened the mail box and found a battle replay he just received. He searched for a playback software released by the official developers and opened it.

  The fight was very short. The first and second slashes released a very clear sword w.h.i.n.e from the sound system, and it brought with it a strange charm. Happy repeatedly watched the black whip and frowned tightly.

  He had seen the first slash before, in a battle replay about One Emperor in Spirit Snake Island. At that time, he had already sensed a hair-rising threat. He did not think that the sword will of the second slash would be even more agile, and that One Emperor could change its trajectory at will.

  But it was very difficult for the battle replay to show the sword will One Emperor released.

  Once Happy finished watching the battle replay, he was silent for half a minute.

  "How is it?"

  Silver Wolf sent a rather somber question from his side. Clearly, he was also rather worried that Happy would not be able to withstand One Emperor's attacks.

  Right then, Mu Clan's reputation was as great as a mountain, and it was showing signs of overtaking Class One Hall, Chivalry Sect, and Towering Palace to become the greatest sect in the game.

  But if Happy was defeated by One Emperor, even though it would not cause a direct financial loss, it would have a great impact on Mu Clan's reputation, which would fall drastically.

  And there was a possibility that the people in the game would get to know Happy's full strength.

  Since the early days, Happy had been unfathomably strong in the eyes of the people in the game, and Silver Wolf would do everything he could to maintain Happy's image, which was why he was willing to stall his progress in the game and allow Happy to have a better understanding toward One Emperor as well as make some preparations.

  After all, One Emperor and Happy's fight could not be avoided!

  "Wait." Happy thought about it for a moment. When he spoke again, he did so quickly, and he spoke in unequivocal terms. "I can't sense what you did at that moment, and I can't decipher One Emperor's strength and sword will's essence. How about this? I'll make a phone call, and I'll have your battle replay uploaded to the pay-to-view system."

  "Pay-to-view system?" Silver Wolf was stunned when he heard Happy's resolute words by his ears.

  "Yes! At that time, I'll be able to enter the pay-to-view system and carefully understand One Emperor's sword will and get familiar with it as well as its weaknesses. I might even be able to find a way to counter him."

  "What should I do?"

  Silver Wolf felt that the view count for that pay-to-view video would be low, but he soon understood that Happy's goal was not money. He wanted to understand what he experienced and sense One Emperor's sword will and strength at that time. It was the best way for him to understand the other.

  Silver Wolf was secretly impressed by how quick Happy's mind worked. He had actually thought about using such a method to understand One Emperor!

  "Wait for my phone call and the money."

  Happy originally wanted to end things once Silver Wolf provided the battle replay, but when he thought about how Silver Wolf had once nearly left World of Martial Arts because of five million, his tone changed.

  "You might have lost against One Emperor, but there are definitely quite a lot of great players in the game who will pay for your battle replay. Perhaps it'll be even more popular than my fight at Common Reed Bank!"

  He stopped talking for a while, then said jokingly, "But I'm rather worried right now. What if when you get rich and your value exceeds one hundred million, you will just throw five million at me and stop working for me?"

  Silver Wolf said nothing. He was silent for a few seconds before he said, "I've already made a promise to you,
and I won't change it. I'll work for you for five years. Even if my value exceeds one billion or ten billion, it'll still be the same.

  "After all, if I really get that amount of money, it'll all be because of you. I'll never forget that. I might even bring my brothers here to protect you."

  "Bring them over? What do you mean?"

  Happy was stunned for a moment.

  Silver Wolf was silent for a long time before he used a very strangely pleased tone to say, "Didn't I tell you? Oh, I forgot to tell you, huh?

  "Well, around four months ago, I rented the house next to yours, and I also set up a complete security system for you."

  Happy was incredibly shocked.

  "I mean, you're my boss. When I did other bodyguard work before, we've always had this standard for each person we protected. So, don't worry," Silver Wolf said in a very relaxed voice.

  Chapter 534 - Meeting Silver Wolf!

  When Happy heard Silver Wolf's confession, his thoughts were thrown into chaos. He had actually been monitored and protected for more than four months while he was completely unaware of it!

  Silver Wolf was actually just one wall away, and he was monitoring Happy every single day using cameras…!

  When Happy thought about how he had been taken care of by a man, he felt touched, but also felt his hair rise. He lamented about this in his heart. 'Thank goodness Silver Wolf is a good man. If his heart was a little twisted, he wouldn't be protecting me, but would kidnap me, considering that I'm a billionaire.'

  It was only then that Happy realized that when he carved another smooth path for himself to tread based on his previous life's memories, he had unintentionally exposed his greatest weakness.

  He had been focused on taking revenge, but at some point in time, he had created an empire that could generate money on its own, and his value was incredible. If he ran into any ambitious person who wanted to get involved in his life and investigated his whereabouts, he might have already been in trouble.

  At the same time Happy lamented his fate, he was also secretly feeling lucky that he had not directly become involved in managing Mu Clan, or else, the tiny base he was in would be the same as a very vulnerable Central Bank.