Whoosh! Whoosh!
Wu Kuo and three other elites from Wind Assault Tower shot out one after another from the tunnel. They were surrounded by smoke and looked like workers who had just come out of a coal mine. Their faces and bodies were dark, and there were many black splotches on their skin where they had been scorched. They breathed rapidly, and their c.h.e.s.ts heaved. They looked incredibly pathetic.
"Young Swordsman Happy, our tower master is still inside…"
"There's a Fire Qilin over there. We don't know its qi realm, but we're absolutely not its opponent. One of ours has already died in its hands."
Wu Kuo and his people were at least still a little smart. When they saw Happy turn around, they were delighted, but they did not let happiness take over their heads. They quickly described what was happening inside.
"A Fire Qilin?!"
Momo had experience in fighting against fierce intelligent beasts before, so when she heard about the intelligent creature of the world, her experience instantly turned incredibly solemn. "The Fire Qilin is at the very least at Myth Realm. Happy, you can't go…"
Even though Momo did not know the situation, if one intelligent beast could leave Phantasmal Shadow and her group of elites in such a pathetic state, its strength was self-evident.
Wu Kuo and the others instantly looked at Happy with anxious expressions.
"Don't worry." Happy gave Momo a look telling her to be at ease and said, "Since Phantasmal Shadow is still fine, I can last for some time inside. Use a Fire Evasion Pearl to leave first. I'll hold it back here for a while, then will catch up with you."
Once he finished speaking, he took hold of his sword hilt and moved to the entrance while staring intently at the rapidly brightening light. His expression gradually became solemn.
"Alright!" Wu Kuo was delighted.
It was already enough that Happy had said that.
"No. If you're not leaving, I'm not leaving either."
At that moment, Momo suddenly became obstinate. She drew a sword and went to stand beside Happy.
Wu Kuo and the others gritted their teeth. "We can't let you take the risk while we run either… Brothers, forget about running, we'll stay here as well and fight against that Fire Qilin…"
"What are you saying?!"
Phantasmal Shadow's movements were like that of a phantom. Like a drifting wind, she quickly came out of the tunnel. There was a ball of fire that was like a small sun behind her, and it came with an aggressive momentum!
"Go! No weapons can harm the Fire Qilin! It's not easy to deal with!"
Phantasmal Shadow immediately saw Happy and Momo at the entrance and felt delighted, but that delight immediately faded away as she gave them a warning.
Happy ignored her.
With a frown, he tightened his grip on the sword hilt. While the Fire Qilin, who occasionally craned its head out through its flames, drew closer, his heart returned to the state where he was as calm as water.
The only thing in his mind was the Fire Qilin!
One sword…
He only had one chance to deliver a single slash.
When the Fire Qilin arrived near the entrance with an aggressive presence, it craned its head out from its flames. Its eyes were as big as a fist, and it glared at Happy and the others in an awe-inspiring manner. Its pressure was astonishing!
Clang!
Emperor Shocks World!
There was a silver dragon within the attack's sword force, and it was like a waterfall cascading from the sky. It grazed past Phantasmal Shadow and disappeared into the tunnel, charging straight at the Fire Qilin, who had craned its head outward.
It had no way of escaping!
Chapter 617 - Phantasmal Shadow’s Face
"Roar!"
The Fire Qilin received Happy's Emperor Shocks World in full, and the scorching flames around it were pushed away as if they had been cut off by a wind blade. Its charge became much slower, and Phantasmal Shadow seized the chance to charge out of the tunnel and completely shake off the Fire Qilin.
But what caused Happy to be surprised was that Phantasmal Shadow, who had never shown her real face to the world in his previous life or had her veil torn, had thrown it away during the fight. It was now completely gone, and a face of unmatched beauty was reflected in Happy's eyes. He could not help but look at her twice.
Fortunately, he had seen quite a number of beauties in his previous life, and he had a large supply of beautiful women by his side in this life. He was curious and surprised, but he did not forget about the threat from the Fire Qilin because of her.
"Go!"
He put his sword away and turned around. The group then charged to the entrance into the tunnel in haste.
"Roar!"
The Fire Qilin was first made to suffer pain by a sword slash, and then it found out that the human who disturbed its sleep had fled. It was furious and roared in anger while running forward madly. The furious flames around it became much larger, and with an astonishing momentum, it charged out of the tunnel to go after Happy.
The group was incredibly shocked.
Even though they should not be thinking about it in this sort of situation, Wu Kuo and the others knew what kind of encounter Phantasmal Shadow had and that her Body Movement was incredibly astonishing, so she should be the one with the best Body Movement in the game as of right then. Why then was Phantasmal Shadow unable to show off her advantage in front of Momo!
Momo was also shocked.
She was not surprised when Happy could catch up to her. Nine Yang Divine Skill provided an increase in Body Movement and its user's skills, and no one could possibly imagine just how much that increase was, but Phantasmal Shadow was actually able to catch up to her Wind God Technique! It seemed like Phantasmal Shadow's Phantasmal Body Movement was a little extraordinary…
Happy did not pay attention to any of that at that moment.
The Fire Qilin was coming after them!
They were not out of danger just yet.
"Tower Master Shadow, head to the road ahead of you as fast as possible. Enter Extreme Yin Cave and hide there. I'll stall it for a while before I come as quickly as possible."
Happy spoke in an incredibly resolute manner.
With the slash earlier, Happy had used his actions to prove that he had the ability to fight against the Fire Qilin. The cautious and wary nature he displayed also showed that he was not the type of person to lower his guard for a beautiful lady and try to prove himself without thought.
"If that's the case, we'll have to trouble you! Let's go!"
Phantasmal Shadow could sense the power of Happy's sword along with his mastery of timing.
Since they had entered the second tunnel to the right, the six Wind Assault Tower members attacked the Fire Qilin together, but they found it hard to approach it, much less think about injuring it. Its body seemed to have been made of metal, and the flames around it were able to evaporate a person's qi as well as largely reduce their damage. All attacks lost their might when they reached the Fire Qilin, and from being able to cause some damage, they were reduced to being scratches on the Fire Qilin.
No matter how they tried to attack, they simply could not hurt it.
And it was precisely because of this that Wind Assault Tower had to retreat after they lost one of their own. If they did not leave, their entire part might have ended up dying.
However, the attack moments earlier allowed Phantasmal Shadow to clearly sense that even though Happy had not managed to injure the Fire Qilin, his attack was much fiercer compared to her group's attacks on the creature. He was even been able to stop the Fire Qilin for a while.
Happy acting as a rearguard was much safer than any of them acting as rearguard…
After all, if the Fire Qilin managed to catch up to them in the hot tunnel, the results would be disastrous!
They had already lost one elite in their operation, so Phantasmal Shadow had to ensure her other members' safety.
P
hantasmal Shadow led the people from Wind Assault Tower toward the exit without stopping while Happy slowed down a little. As the Fire Qilin roared in anger repeatedly and charged forward with an aggressive momentum, Happy stopped in a narrow section of the tunnel and turned around!
Clang!
In his previous life, he remembered that having one or two ultimate techniques did not mean that a person could injure a Fire Qilin. They had to attack the same spot repeatedly and accurately to create acc.u.mulative damage, and to do this, more than six elites had to work together before they could succeed. But once Happy practiced Nine Yang Divine Skill, his skills surpassed those of his previous self a little, and his judgment of his surroundings had become clearer and more accurate.
If someone said that Happy did not want to try and get some blood from the Fire Qilin, they would be talking nonsense! The Fire Qilin's blood did not just nourish qi, but also healed all wounds, and it was equivalent to a rare medicinal pill and an Illusion Life and Death Pill. Its importance in the game was self-evident.
But Happy did not want to display his true strength in front of others, especially when Phantasmal Shadow was beside him. Letting her know too much was not a good thing.
However, he had a good chance right then.
Clang!
His sword w.h.i.n.ed, and a dazzling as well as peerless sword force tore through the air from his sword sheath.
The slash he executed struck the Fire Qilin the moment it squeezed into the tunnel and it was at a disadvantage of not being able to avoid the attack. Right as it spat out flames and craned its neck, a cold glare jabbed into the spot Happy had injured previously.
"Roar!"
A greenish-white sword mark instantly appeared on the Fire Qilin's body, which was covered in dense scales. It was incredibly vague, but to the Fire Qilin, it was a provocation and humiliation that it had never experienced before in its life.
It stopped, opened its mouth, and a ball of fire shot out from it!
Boom!
Red flames filled the tunnel. As the Fire Qilin roared, it quickly rushed in front of Happy.
If a normal person had to suddenly face that, they would definitely panic and hide, but not only did Happy not evade the Fire Qilin, he used an astonishing speed to sheath his sword and take hold of the handle with both hands. A thick wave of qi then formed a resonance, and it created the dragon-shaped vortex. Happy dug at the air, and two loud dragon roars rose one after the other as he pushed forward at the flames that came at his face.
Due to the environment, the damage of the tangible flames was astonishing. Forget the fact that Life and Death Realm players could not receive it, even Inaction Realm players would not be able to survive the sea of fire.
But Happy knew very clearly that the Fire Qilin's true strength was in close-quarters combat, its nimble mobility, sturdy and tough flesh, and its sharp claws!
Its scorching flames might be able to burn through everything, but they were only effective because of people's innate fear of flames…
In truth, when any attack was classified as an AOE (area of effect attack), its power was largely reduced, and it had a weakness.
Happy attacked again.
With the help of the narrow tunnel, the scorching flames looked as if they had been attacked by a violent gust of wind, and they turned tail to pounce back on the Fire Qilin!
Chapter 618 - Strong VS Strong
The Fire Qilin was a fire creature of the world, and its control over fire allowed no fire to hurt it, only others!
The flames that Happy pushed back with two palm strikes could do nothing to the Fire Qilin...
But when the flames were pushed back, it made the Fire Qilin, who had a temper as hot as flames, feel extremely humiliated and angry. Its loud and sonorous cry echoed in the tunnel again, and the stones on the wall fell down while trembling.
Happy stood where he was, and with one scoop at the air, two dragon-shaped vortices gathered together to form a small dragon-shaped qi force. He closed his eyes and sensed the condition of the flames that had yet to disappear.
The tangible flames could not block Happy's senses.
Suddenly…
Whoosh!
The Fire Qilin charged out of the scorching flames. It seemed to be slightly faster than before.
"It's serious now?"
Even though the Fire Qilin's presence was terrifying, it was not that intimidating for Happy, who was a veteran who had faced the Fire Qilin multiple times in his previous life.
He pushed forward with one hand.
"ROAR!!"
The dragon-shaped qi force charged out fiercely.
Once it was struck twice with Emperor Shocks World, the flames around the Fire Qilin became slightly fainter, especially at the part where it was injured.
The dragon-shaped qi force crashed against the Fire Qilin's scale armor.
Both sides moved very quickly!
The Fire Qilin could sense the threat contained within the dragon-shaped qi flow, but it continued charging forward without avoiding it.
But it did not know that its actions were precisely what Happy wanted.
Clang!
Clang!
Once Happy struck the original spot twice in succession, he quickly realized that the greenish-white scale on the Fire Qilin's forehead turned to a faint shade of black.
'This is a good chance!'
He hit it four times.
If he hit that spot a few more times, the scale might fall.
Compared to Fire Qilin's Blood, the value of Fire Qilin Scales was also very shocking, especially when Happy had a middle-grade divine weapon—Heavenly Silk King Ice Gloves. Once he refined it, it would become a treasure that would not lose to Dragon Saber.
He could also refine Dragon Saber to create a matchless weapon!
"Roar!"
However, Happy's fifth and sixth palm strikes contained very astonishing power. The damage was far above Emperor Shocks World, and it was infinitesimally close to an Inaction Realm martial artist's combat strength. He struck with his palms simultaneously, and the Fire Qilin's immovable body finally shuddered a little from the blows that contained the power of Inaction Realm. It took two small steps back.
Thud! Thud!
When Happy noticed that the Fire Qilin took a few steps back because of the force of the impact, his expression changed.
Without another word, he turned tail and ran. He no longer cared about continuing to increase his strength via the profound secret of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
Boom!
The Fire Qilin behind him turned into a ball of raging flames. It kicked its feet furiously and chased after Happy without caring about anything else. It was like a huge fireball filled with a domineering aura that could destroy everything.
The Fire Qilin was now completely enraged…
Moving back was a humiliation that the Fire Qilin would never forgive.
Happy could no longer care about anything else. He increased his speed to the max and circulated his Nine Yang Divine Skill to the limit. At the fastest speed he could manage, he sensed the situation ahead of him and chose the best paths to take. Then, like an arrow fired from a bow, he instantly charged dozens of feet ahead.
The result of angering the Fire Qilin was the Fire Qilin dashing forward madly!
It would turn into scorching flames and charge forward like a tank. It would not be affected by any attacks and would not be damaged. The Fire Qilin's charge would also deliver a physical impact if it hit a person, and the flames would burn that person. The extreme heat and powerful shock was something that even Shi Zhixuan would not dare face head-on.
Happy did not want to die just yet.
He charged through the narrow tunnel which had a lot of twists and turns. The Fire Qilin was like a fireball that pursued him with loud and rapid footsteps. Wherever it went, the walls of the tunnel were scorched black.
At some unknown point in time, the area around them became hotter.
The flames around the Fire Qilin did not reduce, but increased, and the heat also kept on increasing. It occasionally showed its head, and when it did, a hint of disdain and mockery flashed briefly past its large eyes.
The distance between the two continued decreasing…
But they were also getting closer to the hot tunnel.
The increase in temperature would allow the Fire Qilin to become faster, and it would gain a lot of stamina. It would have an endless supply of energy!
But it knew that the tunnel was a nightmarish existence to others. The high heat had the effect of evaporating qi, so while his power would increase, his opponent's power would decrease. There were countless people who had been reduced to ashes when the Fire Qilin chased them into the tunnel.
However, the Fire Qilin gradually noticed that the situation was off.
Even as the temperature around it quickly increased and the tunnel turned a very clear shade of red, the person running in front of it did not show signs of running out of energy and slowing down. It was as if the high heat around him did not pose any threat for him!
What was stranger still was that when some of the flames and heat around the invader enveloped him, it was as if a strange power extended out from his body and s.u.c.k.e.d in that heat, as if it were a whirlpool. It also formed a faint red membrane around the person's body, making it look as if he was dressed in a beautiful and dazzling red robe.
The Fire Qilin made no sound.
This discovery surprised it, but also made it indignant and furious.
It had thought that it could catch up to the invader in the tunnel and completely rip him to shreds for challenging its might, but the person was as nimble as a monkey and his speed did not decrease. It even increased with time, and once he gained a certain increase in speed, the distance between them remained at around ninety-eight feet.
They were about to reach the exit, and the Fire Qilin howled in an incredibly indignant manner. The flames around it continued to swell up and burn furiously as if it wanted to blend into one with the flames in the tunnel.
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