Soon after, a loud and cold snort came from within Towering Palace.
"Happy, aren't you amazing?! Today, I, Grim Green, will learn just how strong you are as the strongest in the game!"
"Hahahaha!" A clear and loud string of nonstop laughter came from within Towering Palace. "I see, so it's the successor of Nine Solitary Swords. It's no wonder then why Tower Master Palace doesn't regard me as a threat! Very well.
"In the past, White-haired Feng Qingyang used his Nine Solitary Swords to make even the demons and gods fear him! Ling Huchong only mastered six of it, but it was enough for him to wander about freely in the world of martial artists! I wonder how many moves you have already inherited, Vice Palace Master Grim. I will ask you for your guidance!"
His heroic words were filled with a momentum that charged into the sky from Towering Palace. When the martial artists outside and inside the headquarters heard him, their hearts shuddered madly.
Even if Happy died in Towering Palace, his heroic presence would be remembered by countless martial artists.
Chapter 651 - Black Pigeons All Over the Sky
The development of events was against everyone's expectations!
When Happy struck the roof of the living room of Towering Palace's headquarters, the system automatically listed his actions as a hostile act to the palace. Countless black messenger pigeons reporting this event instantly landed in the hands of all Towering Palace members within the area.
The contents of the letter were all the same.
[The headquarters have been attacked by an enemy! Hurry up and go back to provide reinforcements!]
*****
Black pigeons danced everywhere in the sky!
It instantly created the atmosphere of a major war.
Palace Master Clear Music could only watch with wide and helpless eyes as the situation swiftly turned from bad to worse. Countless members surged into the hall and surrounded the living room with their weapons drawn.
Musical Note, Shangguan Lian, Hai Dongqing, and the other veterans were incredibly anxious.
The chaos made it hard for them to control the situation.
And at that moment, Grim Green had decided to request for battle and forced Happy out of the living room.
Boom!
When a large sword glare that tore through the air and was as bright as the moon before dawn rose, Happy laughed heartily and turned in the air to avoid Grim Green's astonishing slash. He laughed loudly.
"I see, so it's the successor of Nine Solitary Swords. It's no wonder then why Tower Master Palace doesn't regard me as a threat! Very well.
"In the past, White-haired Feng Qingyang used his Nine Solitary Swords to make even the demons and gods fear him! Ling Huchong only mastered six of it, but it was enough for him to wander about freely in the world of martial artists! I wonder how many moves you have already inherited, Vice Palace Master Grim. I will ask you for your guidance!"
Grim Green said nothing. He stopped attacking for a moment, and his expression turned dark.
"As expected of the top ranked player on Famous People Rank. I didn't expect that you would be able to recognize Nine Solitary Swords. Did you meet Feng Qingyang and Ling Huchong before?"
"If you want to fight, then fight. Why bother with so much nonsense?"
When Happy landed on the empty ground in front of the headquarters, he was still dressed in blue robes. There was a bold and happy smile on his face, and his fighting spirit burned. He did not have the awe-inspiring presence around him reduced just because of the hostile lineup of people around him.
But the Towering Palace members around him seemed like they could not quite handle his presence.
Once he circulated Nine Yang Divine Skill at full power, his robes fluttered madly as if there was a violent gust of wind blowing at him. An astonishingly hot wave swept outwards from him, and it crashed into the faces of many people. The heat was unbearable, and they had to activate their body fortifications to withstand it.
Thud!
Thud! Thud, thud, thud, thud!
Most players had never experienced such a high-end battle. Some of them were so nervous that they thought that it was the effect from Wind Spirit Spin and pulled the trigger on their crossbows, which sent bolts flying in the air.
Their actions lit up a fire under a powder keg, and quite a lot of people in the area lost it!
In the blink of an eye, bolts came at Happy in an endless stream.
Grim Green's expression did not change. He tightened his grip over the hilt of his longsword and drew it lightly. He kept his eyes fixed on the changes occuring in Happy's body.
When Happy moved—
Clang!
Grim Green attacked without hesitation.
When Happy was surrounded by a storm of bolts, he seemed to be in a perilous situation. Grim Green's sword slash was also executed at a perfect moment. He seized the moment Happy dodged the bolts, and became one with his sword that charged through the storm of bolts.
Clear Music and the others chased after them, and they were just in time to see Happy clash against Grim Green.
Bang!
They felt the world before them sway.
The sound of a solid impact came from the air. No one could see what exactly happened, but Clear Music as well as the others noticed that Grim Green, an elite who was ranked at the fourth place on Dragon Rank, fell to the ground like a cannonball.
"And that's all there is to the fourth place on Dragon Rank! Looks like you'll need to train a little harder!"
A hearty laugh came from the air.
Thud!
It was clear that Grim Green had extraordinary skills. Once he was sent flying off the air, he quickly regained his balance while airborne. He landed heavily on the ground with his feet and one hand, but his face was pale.
Clear Music and a group of other players swiftly ran behind Grim Green. When they saw that there were no injuries on his body and that his body fortification was not torn, they instantly released a breath of relief.
"Are you alright?"
"The strongest in the world is indeed not to be underestimated."
Grim Green calmed down the raging blood in his heart, and an anguished smile showed up on his lips.
He had thought that he could injure Happy with the sudden storm of bolts, but he did not expect that Happy's spiritual senses would be so strong that he could remain calm and relaxed. He dodged all projectiles and even defended himself against the sword attack.
The strike Grim Green had been certain would be able to take Happy down missed, and he was sent flying back with a kick.
"I always thought that a normal student would not be too powerful, but by the looks of it now, I've been arrogant and underestimated him."
Grim Green's words caused Clear Music and the others to feel their hearts sink.
Grim Green was a Dragon Rank elite that Clear Music had recently recruited because she valued the fact that he could quickly enter Dragon Rank and increase his strength. She had even held her ground and promoted him to a vice palace master.
She had also used an unyielding tone when she faced Happy because Towering Palace had recruited a group of extraordinary elites.
But there seemed to still be quite the distance between Grim Green and Happy.
"AH!"
"AAHH!"
Screams of pain traveled forth.
A tense look appeared in Clear Music's eyes, and she looked up.
Happy was unharmed after his exchange with Grim Green.
While they howled in the air, the Towering Palace members felt as if they were struck by a cannonball and were sent flying into another group of Towering Palace members. They were instantly sent sprawling all over the ground.
The strength of the top ranked player on Famous People Rank and the strongest in the game was displayed to its fullest at that moment!
*****
"All of you are violating the laws! Come down!"
"Our shops are about
to collapse with so many of you above!"
The girl, the white-bearded old man, and a group of martial artists ignored the scolding from the employees of the shops and stood at the top of a restaurant to watch from above. Their gazes were fixed on the headquarters of Towering Palace, which was not far from them.
There was a large group of Towering Palace members, but there were only a few of them who could truly threaten Happy in such a chaotic situation. However, they could not gain a footing in the fight at all.
Once Grim Green was sent retreating with just one move, the Towering Palace members simply could not gain a firm foothold. They were sent scattering away like sandbags and coughed up blood while flying away.
Happy bulldozed ahead as if he had entered an area without anyone around him.
It was especially shocking for people who previously thought that Happy was nothing. At that moment, they stopped talking and stared at the young man from whose attacks dragon's roars came out nonstop while his momentum increased to an astonishing degree. They could not hide the shock in their eyes.
"He's so amazing."
"This is Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms! It's an ultimate technique from Beggar's Sect, right?"
The teenage girl stared at the roaring golden dragon that was swimming about and charging forward through the headquarters of Towering Palace. She was brimming in excitement as if she was the one who was executing Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
The white-bearded old man grinned while he stroked his beard and said something that shocked the people beside him. "That boy is about to gain both money and fame again."
Then, quite a number of people who were recording the fight came to a realization and looked at him with anguish.
"Senior, you're right. This is such a magnificent first person group fight, so Happy will definitely turn it into a battle replay and upload it on the pay-to-view system. Once he does that, there is no way that we will have a chance to sell our battle replays."
He stopped talking for a moment, and his expression suddenly changed to one of extreme yearning. It was as if his face was a book, and someone had just flipped to another page to change it. "But this is good as well! It'll be pretty good if we can personally sense this fight. I wonder how Grim Green was forced back with just one move."
"Look!"
"Clear Music joined the fray! She finally can't stand just watching from the side!"
Chapter 652 - Unappealing to Those of Refined Tastes
Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms pushed the battle to its peak. Happy's strength had already reached Inaction Realm, and his palm strikes were something that normal Inaction Realm fighters would find hard to withstand, much less a normal member of Towering Palace.
In the blink of an eye, more than one hundred people from Towering Palace died in Happy's hands, and even more people were injured. The situation was incredibly chaotic, and Towering Palace's momentum had scattered to the point that it was difficult for them to support each other.
"Kill him!"
"No matter what, we are not to let him leave at ease!"
The elites of Towering Palace descended into the battlefield.
Once Grim Green s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath, he looked away and said to Clear Music as well as the others, "Palace Master, we can't just sit around and watch anymore! If we can't kill Happy today, Towering Palace's dignity will be completely ruined! Not only will our reputation in the Chinese world of martial artists plummet to the ground and our core be damaged, even the foreign organizations will not value us as highly as before—"
"I know!" Clear Music's expression was grave.
Happy's strength had increased by quite a large degree compared to the time when he was at Hero's Mountain Villa. His blue robes remained clean even during the chaotic battle, for he received no hits on his body.
It was something that largely exceeded her expectations.
The current situation caused her a huge headache.
She had wanted to retain her dignity as the palace master of Towering Palace, but clearly, there was no way she could just continue sitting by and watching while things took a turn for the worst.
"We'll attack together."
"Let's go!"
Clear Music resolutely took off her large robe to reveal the curvaceous lines shown by her skintight clothes. However, the chilly and awe-inspiring expression on her face was enough to get rid of all the impure thoughts within the men around her.
Grim Green looked away from Clear Music's body, and both of them entered the fray.
"Towering Palace members, retreat!"
Clear Music gave her order, and the members who were attacking Happy felt as if they had received a general pardon. They retreated and helped their injured brothers leave.
With their strength, it was impossible for them to even touch Happy's robes. The power contained within his palm strike, which was as strong as an Inaction Realm martial artist's attack, however, was as powerful as a tidal wave, which made it difficult to block.
In an instant, only Happy, Clear Music, and Grim Green were left on the empty ground in front of the hall.
Happy's eyes focused. He resolutely stopped his attacks and shifted his gaze to Clear Music.
"I've never had the fortune of watching you fight, Palace Master Music. I heard that you have mastered the essence of Qimen Dunjia. Today, let me bear witness to how great is that skill."
The genius of Qimen Dunjia was within its mysteriousness. When it was matched with Grim Green, who was an elite with Nine Solitary Swords, they managed to give Happy a sense of urgency.
But unfortunately, he had experience with fighting against Ling Huchong in his previous life, and he had a deep impression of Nine Solitary Swords, which meant that his knowledge of them did not lose to that of Grim Green.
As for Qimen Dunjia, that would depend on how great was Clear Music's understanding toward it. If it were not too high, then she was basically not a threat. However, he still found the idea of them both attacking him together a novel one.
Once he mastered Nine Yang Divine Skill, an invisible Nine Yang Body Fortification had appeared around his body, and its defense did not lose to that of a normal high-tier body fortification technique.
On top of that, his qi came in an endless stream, so he could activate Petite Dragon at any moment he wanted. Happy could last in a battle for a very long time while making sure that his qi never ran out.
Even if he used a major move like Arrogant Dragon's Regrets, he could recover his qi within a very short period of time. The power of his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms also increased by leaps and bounds because of it.
However, he had not used any of his major moves earlier because he had been waiting for this moment.
He had attacked Towering Palace without any precedence for the sake of intimidating and beating down Clear Music's gradually increasing ambition. He also had a few other goals.
First, to intimidate the restless Class One Hall in the north. After all, Dream Clouds' shadow could be found in the attacks from Wind and Rain Alliance.
And second, he wanted to let the foreign powers understand that Towering Palace did not have the final say when it came to matters in China! If they thought that they could remain safe and unharmed under Towering Palace's protective wings, Happy would tear apart their delusions!
"I've long since wanted to learn just how strong you are, considering the fact that you are the strongest in the game, Happy."
"If that's the case, why are you still waiting?!"
Right when Happy finished speaking, Clear Music swung her arms, and two rays of light shone. They dazzled Happy, and Clear Music moved gracefully. At the moment Happy shut his eyes, she vanished without a trace.
Grim Green let out a long howl, and his longsword tore through the air!
At the instant Happy closed his eyes, he felt fear in his heart, as if a poisonous snake had set its eyes on him. It instantly made a chill crawl down his spine.
"Perf
ect timing!"
Happy laughed long and hard while he faced the terrifying sword will that came surging at him. The inner part of Towering Palace howled, even though there was no wind inside. Many of the corpses and crushed walls on the ground were instantly raised by a tornado.
Whoosh!
The black tornado swept up the objects on the floor and quickly formed a large black dragon consisting of the corpses of Towering Palace members. The powerful suction force continued to release an astonishing force.
"ROAR!"
Grim Green's sword momentum crashed against the black dragon and created a hole in the dragon, but Grim Green immediately sensed an astonishing suction force coming from his sword.
His purlicue shuddered, and he was nearly unable to hold his longsword. His qi was instantly sealed, and he could not help but sink into the black dragon's mouth.
Grim Green then heard a hearty laughter.
"Hahahaha! When it comes to sword techniques, only One Emperor's is presentable! Your Nine Solitary Swords is still far from amazing!"
"You—"
A strange anger filled Grim Green's c.h.e.s.t, but before he could counterattack, he was kicked a few times in the c.h.e.s.t and sent flying out of the black dragon like a kite with its string snapped.
This time, the power of the attack was incredibly strong. Grim Green felt like his c.h.e.s.t had been struck by lightning a few times, and a mouthful of blood gathered in his mouth.
He could not control his body from crashing violently against the ground, and he created a trench that was dozens of feet long before he finally stopped in front of Musical Note and the others.
No dejectedness could be seen on his face. He quickly climbed to his feet and was filled with hope as he stared at the large black tornado in the air.
Happy had focused his attention a little too long on him, so the palace master should have gained a chance to attack him!
Just as he expected, the moment he had shot out, the black dragon-shaped tornado trembled for a moment, and right before everyone's eyes, it crumbled with a bang. Countless corpses fell everywhere on the ground.
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