The powerful spiritual senses allowed him to sense his enemy's actions and the next abnormality beforehand.
The sixth slash was even more terrifying than the fifth, and he needed to use even more qi.
Happy had seized the moment his qi and blood surged madly to activate the profound secret of Golden Bell Cocoon ahead of time. While he took the initiative to push forward, he got rid of Golden Bell Cocoon. Then, right when One Emperor attacked, he activated his Life and Death Realm body fortification—Arhat Body.
Even though he could only turn his body into bronze with his current Arhat Body, its defense was something Golden Bell Cocoon could not compare to. It was especially true when he activated Bronze Arhat. His body turned as hard as bronze, and his defense increased by leaps and bounds. Once he relied on Golden Bell Cocoon to negate some of the damage as well, he was not severely injured.
He recovered from the slight internal injuries he suffered once he circulated Nine Yang Divine Skill once.
However, he was lucky that he used Golden Bell Cocoon and Arhat Body to provide two layers of defense for himself. He had also seized the moment when there was a barely noticeable gap between One Emperor's attacks. It was precisely because it was that quick that his plan worked. If it were any other martial art, Golden Bell Cocoon's instantaneous effect would have disappeared a long time ago.
If that were the case, Happy might not be in such a good condition right then!
But when he thought about it, the sword slash was truly powerful. Its damage might not lose to Arrogant Dragon's Regrets when it was at its peak, but its speed was even faster.
For the first time, One Emperor had a stunned expression on his face. He stared at Happy's face, clearly showing that he did not expect that the fifth and sixth slashes would not be able to severely injure him.
Happy did not dodge, but received the sixth slash head-on!
One Emperor s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and suppressed the raging emotions in his heart. He stopped sixty-five feet away and smiled wanly.
"I didn't expect that there would truly be someone who could force me to use my last move. With my current qi, I can only deliver this slash once. Its damage is very terrifying, and it cannot be compared with the former six slashes at all. As of now, I have not yet mastered it."
"If I can bear witness to your seventh slash, even if I die, I will have no regrets. Attack me!"
Happy relaxed slightly after withstanding the sixth slash.
After all, it was something that many of the elites in his previous life had not been able to do even after they spent three years practicing.
To Happy, receiving One Emperor's sixth slash before anyone else in his previous life and remaining unharmed was an achievement that filled him with enthusiasm. After all, One Emperor was once the strongest in the game and invincible.
"I'll fight with everything that I have against your last slash!" Happy said. "Perhaps I won't lose to your seventh slash. Heaven shall decide just who will win and who will lose!"
The people watching the fight all held their breaths. Everyone could tell that the duo's duel had entered the most intense stage.
The final slash would decide the victor!
And it might also possibly determine their death too!
Chapter 679 - Arhat Body
"The situation doesn't look good…"
One Emperor and Happy's expressions and dialogue made a few people who had been quiet in the crowd feel a little uneasy.
"I didn't expect that Happy would be so powerful. Even I don't have the confidence to receive the fifth slash unharmed, but he managed to do it, and that sixth slash…"
The man with the Bamboo Hat had an incredibly grave tone. Judging by his voice, he seemed to be Class One Hall's Vice Hall Master Blood Robes. His expression was very unpleasant right then.
There was a circle of people surrounding him.
Aside from Monk with Thick Eyebrows, Evil Wolf, and a group of elites from Class One Hall, Dream Clouds had also personally come to watch.
The place they were in belonged to the center of Shandong. It was considered to be part of the coastal area and was Towering Palace's territory, which was why she was not worried that she would gather Mu Clan's hostility. But she still used a Bamboo Hat to hide her face, just like many other elites. She had also put on a disguise for her external appearance, which made her look very ordinary.
She went through all that because she knew that the fight between the two men would determine the direction of the game for a period of time.
If One Emperor won, it would naturally be the best news for Class One Hall. Happy would lose the title of strongest in the game, and it would prove that there was still someone who could suppress him.
And as long as Class One Hall could form a good relationship with One Emperor, everything would be alright.
They might even have the chance to severely injure Mu Clan's morale and cause Happy to be dejected for a period of time.
If Happy won, not only would the sects in the game all have to subject themselves to Mu Clan, even Class One Hall would have to restrain themselves for a long period of time. They would have to plan their operations carefully so that they could avoid bringing destruction upon themselves.
Also, Dream Clouds came personally because she wished to be able to witness the two men's true strength.
Happy was the type who was tough in terms of his skills and methods. He was a powerful player whom the people were wary of. Ever since the time in Hero's Mountain Villa, no one knew just how great his strength had become.
Battle replays of the two's fight would definitely be uploaded online, but they might not give Dream Clouds the answer she wanted.
Besides, Happy and One Emperor would definitely not release their first person view of the fight. It was why she had to personally come to get a sense of their strength.
But the truth was something that Dream Clouds found a little hard to accept.
Six slashes!
Happy had safely received six of One Emperor's slashes, and it was something very unexpected. She had thought that even if Happy would not be killed by One Emperor, he would be heavily wounded.
But six slashes had passed, and Happy remained unharmed. His qi was full, and he was very energetic. As for One Emperor, he used up a lot of qi to activate the fifth slash and even more when he activated the sixth slash. His face was slightly pale right then.
What was even more terrifying was that while One Emperor's strength was gradually revealed, Happy's strength remained shrouded in fog. He did not reveal many of his skills.
Dream Clouds had an unpleasant feeling surging in her heart.
The thought made Dream Clouds' heart tense up even further. She stared at the fight with her long and narrow eyes, and her gaze was solemn. She did not dare miss even a single one of the two's moves.
At that moment, a slight breeze that did not blow in any particular direction suddenly appeared in the air.
Quite a number of elites in the crowd noticed that a faint sound of air being torn stirred up the flow of air around them, and it was flowing everywhere swiftly. Judging by the wind, the flow of air was very chaotic.
The people raised their heads to look when they noticed this, and they saw that One Emperor's expression was very stern. He formed a few gestures with one hand while he swung his sword with the other. His face turned even paler, but a sword will that rushed into the sky surged out from his body.
Shick! Shiiickk.
One Emperor brandished his black longsword slowly. His actions were growing slower, and everyone could tell that he was struggling.
The calm atmosphere seemed to have been instantly torn. Waves of air were torn, and invisible gusts of sword qi swiftly appeared between One Emperor and Happy. Each one was as thick as a finger, but they could not pose a threat to Happy. In fact, it could not even break his Arhat Body.
But Happy's powerful spiritual sense allowed him to notice that an astonishing power w
as swiftly being formed. All the gusts of sword qi seemed to be connected together, and they were quickly becoming stronger.
The sword qi gusts that were as thick as a finger quickly fused together!
At that moment, the speed at which One Emperor brandished his sword gradually increased.
He looked as if he had gone mad. Red filled the whites of his eyes, and as he brandished his sword, the sword will that surged to the sky from his body did not decrease even in the slightest. The countless invisible gusts of sword qi in the air also seemed to have already locked down on their target, and they gave Happy an incredibly powerful sense of pressure.
The dense waves of sword qi moved about him and surrounded him. The sharp sword qi gusts were no longer as gentle as before, and they could cut into him as casually as they wanted. Each sword qi seemed to possess its own soul, and they were filled with killing intent!
Happy said nothing.
All of that might have seemed to have happened over a long period of time, but it was actually very fast.
The entire process did not last for a long time; only about three-four seconds. Happy could sense that if he acted recklessly, he would be immediately torn to shreds by the countless waves of sword qi around him.
But if he did not move, did not do anything about it, and just let the sword qi continue developing, not only would it bring put a heavy burden on One Emperor, it would also make the sword will evolve into something even more terrifying. Its power would also increase to the point that he could not possibly fight against it.
'I'll have to give it my all…'
Happy pushed two of his fingers together and cast a silent glance at the crowd who was watching in the distance. He circulated his qi, and the moment he had his qi surge through his eight extra meridians, a cold glare flashed past his eyes.
But he could no longer care about it.
Seventh slash!
One Emperor's seventh slash actually had a hint of sword will that was naturally formed by the sword qi in the air around him. He managed to turn nothing into something. It was a sword with the absolute intent to kill, and it was like a fierce beast that howled at the world. In the blink of an eye, it gained full strength and revealed its sharp fangs. Happy could already sense the damage of the slash.
If the person did not die, the sword would not perish, and the killing intent would not vanish!
It was different from Three Dragons Sword Will, but One Emperor's situation was very similar to Happy's.
Once the attack was delivered, the user's survival would depend entirely on heaven!
With that hint of realization, Happy instantly put away the final hesitation in his heart. He shut his eyes and sensed the movement of the sword qi around him, along with the murderous sword will that was rapidly growing stronger. He cast his full attention into forming and suppressing the sword qi that was gathered at his fingertips.
Shick! Shick! Shick! Shick!
The sharp sword qi flew madly everywhere, and it contained the preliminary strength that could deliver damage to Happy's Arhat Body. It delivered clear gashes on Happy's Golden Armor.
But since Happy's Arhat Body had already reached the ninth realm, the first stage of Bronze Arhat possessed defense that was over three thousand and four hundred points. It could negate 30% damage, and with Golden Armor as well as Nine Yang Divine Body, along with the 40% increase in defense from his qi realm, Happy's personal defense reached an astonishing degree. The sword qi might be threatening, but it was not enough to make him move even half a step.
At that moment, One Emperor was already completely controlled by the murderous sword will. His sword qi continued to tear at the air and attack Happy while in the huge sword qi vortex behind One Emperor a large, profound, and black sword gradually took shape.
Chapter 680 - Willpower! Stand Tall!
It was a sentient sword body filled with murderous will. It would not die, could not be destroyed, and could not be avoided!
The powerful threat that came from the black sword gave Happy a sense of danger as if he was about to be torn apart. Warning bells rang loudly in his mind.
He endured the pain of the endless sword wills around him tearing madly at his Arhat Body and persisted in maintaining the sword will between his fingers. He shut his eyes to "look" at the black sword.
One Emperor also had very s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e senses toward sword wills. Even though he was commanding the sword will while unconscious, he could still snap "awake" from the astonishing sword will that was swiftly born from the sword qi vortex.
It was due to the wariness that all people were born with toward threats, and it aroused him at the final moment, when he had nearly completely under the control of the murderous intent.
He opened his eyes.
The black sword in front of him seemed to have sensed some sort of threat that came from itself. It could not draw anymore of One Emperor's qi, and immediately, it could not control itself and let out a powerful roar in the air.
The air trembled slightly.
The numerous sword qi waves surrounding Happy instantly spread out, and the black sword tore through the air.
Almost at the moment One Emperor opened his eyes, the warning bells in Happy's mind rang out even more loudly. Without another word, the sword will that had gathered at his fingertips and was suppressed there was released without a sound.
Shick!
An astonishing scene appeared.
Once Three Dragons Sword Qi appeared, the fierce and howling sword qi looked like they had ran into their nemesis. The mighty and domineering presence made them react like commoners who had run into a noble emperor. The tips of the sword qi quickly melted away, and wherever Three Dragons Sword Qi passed by, all the sword qi scattered and vanished in the air.
But the appearance of Three Dragons Sword Qi did not affect that large black sword at all.
The two clashed violently against each other in the air.
However, the attentive players could notice through certain unique methods that the battle seemed to have ended.
With his spiritual sense, Happy noticed two sword wills that caused people's souls to tremble and crash into each other. Their momentum froze at the same instant, and the large black sword quickly turned into a small sword glare that pierced Happy's c.h.e.s.t.
His body trembled.
He withstood the hit expressionlessly, but staggered a little. The bronze l.u.s.ter of his skin quickly faded away, and a black gash appeared on his Golden Armor. Fresh red blood slowly spread out.
But Happy did not fall. His feet remained firmly on the ground. His breath was held in his throat, while Nine Yang Divine Skill continued protecting his shattered heart meridian without a care for the blood that was pouring outwards.
Happy opened his eyes and looked at One Emperor, who was pale and seemed incredibly weak.
A breeze blew gently between them.
Thousands of blades of grass had been shredded, and they floated between the duo like scattered flowers.
The grass in a circular area of 328 feet had been ripped apart at some unknown point in time.
The fight had ended!
In the end, Happy did not manage to receive One Emperor's final slash and died.
At that moment, the players watching in the distance s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath.
It ended.
The battle of the two top elites in the Chinese server ended with Happy's death and One Emperor's incredibly dazzling and powerful seventh slash.
Even though Happy's previous performance was incredibly extraordinary, in the end, he still did not manage to fend against the final slash and died in One Emperor's hands.
However, Happy's act of standing in front of One Emperor even in his death like an undying God of War intimidated and put pressure on everyone who saw him. Many of the players in the crowd sighed with a myriad of emotion while looking at him.
The top ranked player on Famous People Rank, the legendary Happy who had don
e whatever he wanted in World of Martial Arts for a year, had finally suffered his first defeat.
He had also finally handed over the title of the strongest in the game, which he had obtained in Hero's Mountain Villa.
"There seems to be something wrong with One Emperor!"
"Huh?"
Many players at that moment realized that just like Happy, once One Emperor delivered his final slash, a breathtaking smile appeared on his face, but as time passed, the crowd noticed that he lost all signs of life. The smile started to vanish as well.
"One Emperor also died."
A few people walked out from the crowd one after another. They stared at the duo who faced each other on the battlefield that now looked like a sacred ground.
The brave group sighed and answered the question in everyone's hearts. "Look at One Emperor's forehead."
Countless gazes were directed to One Emperor's forehead.
There was a very small red dot there. If they did not look closely, they could not even see it.
Everyone's hearts trembled violently.
They had thought that One Emperor had gained complete victory, but it showed up that his final slash had actually not managed to completely destroy Happy's sword will. Instead, Happy had used it to end One Emperor's life.
Even if he died, One Emperor remained the same as Happy. He stood straight in the spot where he was during the battle.
However, no one could understand his final smile.
*****
"Prepare to attack. Kill all those who dare to try and take Heaven Crystal as well as that divine weapon." Silver Wolf's expression was cold, and he whispered to Wind Chimes, who was dressed in white beside him.
She nodded.
Under the protection of the elites from Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect, she brought out her six-stringed demonic zither from her casket without batting an eyelid.
*****
"They both died…"
"Heaven Crystal!"
However, they were not the only ones who had been paying attention to that side. With great killing intent, many more players brought out their bows and nocked their arrows or threw the hidden weapons in their hands at the moment those people acted.
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