Even if he was invaded by cold poison and his body was affected, when a Myth Realm elite became serious and erupted with full strength, he could ignore the cold poison and his surroundings.
Even though there were a few gashes on the Dharma protector, it did not affect his movements.
His attacks were all connected together, and he swung his saber horizontally.
A dense wave of sword glares were instantly destroyed by a single saber blow.
The large walls of the cave were also cut by the saber glare that came sweeping at them horizontally. A trench in the shape of a circle was left behind, and it was more than two feet deep. The cave buzzed and howled softly.
Happy took a few steps back and stared at the Dharma protector. The old man was incredibly pale, and there were unnatural blotches of red on his skin, but his expression was stern, and there was a scowl on his face.
"As expected of the publicly acknowledged strongest among the younger generation in the world of martial artists. The Murong Clan is fortunate to have been able to take you in as their disciple."
After the Dharma protector was baptized by the fight, not only did he not show signs that he used up a lot of qi, he stretched his limbs. The qi in his body gradually recovered, and he gave Happy an incredibly great pressure.
Happy felt threatened.
The slash just then had regained the damage that belonged to those at Myth Realm!
Happy said nothing.
"I'll give you one last chance! Hand over Heaven Crystal, and I will spare you."
Before even finishing his speech, the Dharma protector with the silver saber could already see derision and scorn appear in Happy's eyes, and his gaze immediately turned dark.
He stomped on the ground.
A heat suddenly rose from the Dharma protector! It was warm, red, and an even more astonishing qi surged up from his body. At the same time, it brought a hint of warmth to the extremely cold cave.
The pressure and threatening feeling became even stronger and clearer, but when Happy saw this, he showed a hint of glee that no one could easily spot.
The Dharma protector used his full power to circulate his qi and activate his qi realm to fight against the invasion and influence of the cold and to be able to maintain all his strength of a Myth Realm martial artist. If he persisted with it, he would use up a lot of qi. If he fought like that, he would use up even more qi, and he would not be able to last for long.
'This is good! As long as I can last for a bit more, the Dharma protector's qi realm will definitely drop.'
Happy's expression suddenly changed, because the Dharma protector's expression became stern. He lifted his long saber slowly, as if he was lifting something that weighed thousands of pounds.
Thud!
The Dharma protector swung down calmly. He did not cause the air around him to flow now the wind to howl. But at the moment Happy activated Petite Dragon, an invisible suction force exploded violently from the Dharma protector's silver saber.
The entire area seemed to have frozen.
Happy's body stopped too, and he lost his ability to move.
He could only watch helplessly as the slash landed on his body.
Silver Light Arhat!
Fortunately, he could still activate his body fortification.
His clothes were torn and revealed the fourth-echelon Golden Armor underneath!
A layer of light that resembled mercury shone on his skin. It expanded outward in an incredibly dazzling manner toward the Dharma protector's simple saber glare that had no flourish whatsoever.
Crack!
The fourth-echelon Golden Armor, which was very sturdy, shattered the moment the saber cut across Happy's body. Pieces of broken golden parts flew out in all directions.
When the great power charged over, Happy crashed violently into the sturdy ice wall, and a huge pit with cracks around it formed! He placed his palms against the wall and endured the feeling of his organs churning and trembling. It was as if his body was about to fall apart and slip down from the ice wall onto the ground.
But that slash seemed to have also used up quite a lot of qi. The Dharma protector exhaled a breath of white air and redirected his gaze at Happy, who was getting up with his palms against the wall.
The Dharma protector said nothing.
His eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
A junior with only a low qi realm had been struck head-on by his Great Saber Breaker Art, and his armor had shattered, but he was fine! He could even stand up!
It had to be known that even peerless divine weapons that had been refined countless times had a hard time surviving the full powered strike. There was a high chance that they would break, but the youth had used his physical body to take it.
Happy said nothing, but it was clear that he was not in a good condition.
His clothes were completely torn, and once his Golden Armor was destroyed, the attributes given by his equipment were instantly gone as well. He stood in the extremely cold cave half n.a.k.e.d and drenched in blood. A gash had been left on his body, and he was basically only standing with the support of the sword. It was ensuring that his swaying did not land him sprawled on the ground.
When the Dharma protector saw that, his composure returned, and he released a breath of relief.
Right then, forget about going up against the Dharma protector, Happy did not even have the strength to flee.
Happy's expression was incredibly dark.
The slash had exceeded his expectations. Fortunately, he had activated Silver Light Arhat in time.
The three seconds of nigh invincibility had allowed him to get through the disaster. His organs had suffered a slight shock, but his true qi immediately began to circulate even if it had been difficult for him to continue maintaining it.
However, he did not receive any substantial damage. He s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and did not dare to remain idle. He stuffed in a jade green medicinal pill into his mouth, and the surging blood in his c.h.e.s.t and veins finally calmed down.
Silence fell in the cave.
This slash had used up quite a lot of the Dharma protector's qi, and it had dropped him from a Myth Realm to Inaction Realm. However, after experiencing the slash, Happy no longer dared to underestimate the Dharma protector's Great Saber Breaker Art. He did not expect that it had a very intimidating but hidden effect—to freeze space!
It was no wonder then that even the Sword Sect Master was somewhat wary of it.
Happy calmed his organs and restored the circulation of his true qi while he stared at the Dharma protector with the silver saber.
He could only execute Silver Light Arhat once per day.
He had managed to preserve his life earlier, but if it happened again, he would not be so lucky, and he might not be able to avoid it.
His petty tricks had been seen through!
Even though he had managed to keep the Dharma protector in the extremely cold cave, the Dharma protector had managed to see through his plan and decided to not stall for time. When he attacked, he used his strongest killing move and nearly killed Happy!
But he had been ruined by his own wisdom.
The activation of Silver Light Arhat had instantly negated the most fatal blow and allowed Happy to escape from the disaster.
Even though he used up a lot of qi, he was slowly recovering.
As for the Dharma protector with the silver saber, because of the blow earlier, the great depletion of qi, the drop in his qi realm, and cold poison reinvading his body, the qi that made his entire body red vanished, and he scowled even further. His face turned pale
He lifted his saber, raised his foot, and slowly walked toward Happy!
Chapter 723 - Jiujin Arrived
Ninth Gold Arrived
Clang! Clang, clang!
In the ice cave full of cold wind, Happy and the Dharma protector quickly switched places. The shadows of a sword and light from a saber intersected with each other in the air,
but neither party was injured.
Even though the Dharma protector with the silver aber was a little surprised that Happy was still able to fight, after the short exchange of blows, he became even more certain that Happy could not circulate his true qi, and his qi realm had fallen to Life and Death Realm. He was basically relying on moving about in a small area and the sharpness of his divine weapon to ingeniously parry the attacks.
"Hmph!"
Even though the Dharma protector was incredibly astonished, he still sighed in his heart, because the Murong Clan had taken in an amazing genius, but as time passed, he could obviously feel that the unforgiving chill in the extremely cold cave was affecting his body even more.
He snorted coldly and attacked again.
Happy dodged to the side without being harmed, even though the process was full of suspense and danger.
He needed some time to fully circulate his true qi, but the innate attributes and the nimbleness of his body bestowed by the mastering of Nine Yang Divine Skill, along with Happy's rich experience in fighting made it easy for him to protect himself. The strength of the Dharma protector with the silver saber had decreased by a large degree compared to earlier.
Right then, he was at most a normal martial artist at the peak of Inaction Realm.
Happy did not care about the harsh weather in the extremely cold cave. He used Small Reversion Pills to quicken the speed at which his organs and qi recovered while he stared at the Dharma protector's actions so that he could predict and block his attacks.
"You're just asking for death!"
The wrinkles on the Dharma protector's forehead became deeper, and he moved faster.
Even though Happy wanted to immediately recover, the slash earlier had delivered too great of a shock to his organs, and the depletion of qi by Silver Light Arhat was just as astonishing, so it was very difficult for him to recover within a short period of time.
He could only keep fighting against the Dharma protector in the extremely cold cave and search for flaws in the saber momentum, which had already slowed down. He used fast strokes to fight against the Dharma protector's slow slashes and made the Dharma protector unable to bring out his full strength.
Happy acted just as usual. Since he had lost both his body fortification and equipment, he had to pay full attention to handle the Dharma protector, and he was very cautious, not daring to take even one wrong step.
He paid full attention to shifting, moving, positioning himself, attacking with the sword, thrusting, performing a rotating thrust, and slashing diagonally.
All of them were simple moves that did not contain any qi.
He just relied purely on his Arm Strength and Body Movement to fight against the Dharma protector.
Since Happy was under great pressure, he did not know that the Dharma protector was already filled with amazement. He noticed that he had been handed over the initiative to attack, but the fight was controlled by the youth.
Happy did not notice it at all.
He only knew that he had to seize the only advantage he had, which was his speed. He had to take preemptive strikes continuously, so the Dharma protector would be unable to effectively execute his attacks and threaten Happy with everything he had. Like that, he could fight for more time to recover his qi.
Happy had a solid goal, and as time passed, his sword technique seemed to gain spirit. It became faster and even more proactive.
Every time Happy attacked, he targeted the spots the Dharma protector would definitely protect, and he fused it with the special characteristic of Bright Sword Technique, which was predicting the enemy's strikes. He attacked his enemy ahead of time to control them and throw them off track.
Happy did not know how many slashes he had executed nor that his speed was slowly increasing.
Soon, a system notification rose in his ears.
"Ding!
"Congratulations! Increased Universe's Lightning Destruction Style realm. It has now successfully entered the fifth realm."
Fighting against a Myth Realm elite in a unique environment had finally stimulated Happy's potential, which increases his technique's level by a lot within a short period of time.
Every increase in the realm of a Moksha Realm martial art was equivalent to the increase of two realms of a Life and Death Realm martial art.
The unexpected system notification brought Happy great surprise and delight.
But he soon composed himself and continued attacking with his sword.
His main goal for coming to Sky Demon Secret Cave had been to practice his sword, but using a martial artist at the peak of Inaction Realm as a sparring partner was definitely not as fast as sparring with a Myth Realm martial artist.
His qi had already recovered, but he had grasped an even faster way of training. He did not have his qi circulate through his body, but continued using the same fighting style to fight against the Dharma protector with the silver saber.
The Dharma protector had already been forced into a fight against Happy.
Under the unique environment in the extremely cold cave, it was impossible for him to leave the battlefield uninjured. Besides, the Dharma protector was an arrogant person. There was no way he would allow himself to retreat in a one to one fight against someone younger than him.
Even though his lips were pale, the Dharma protector gritted his teeth. His silver saber continued executing dazzling saber glares to clash and parry the sword momentum that came at him like thin bolts of lightning.
Swift sword slashes would usually pose no threat to him, and he could break them with one slash, but not only was the youth's divine weapon of high quality, it had also been refined with an extraordinary method, which made it rather strong. It did not lose to the silver saber in his hands.
Besides, Happy was very cunning. There was no qi when he attacked, which was why he did not give the Dharma protector any chance to fight against him head-on. Whenever the Dharma protector attacked, he used his ingenious body movements to fight back and force him to retreat.
He tried to seize the initiative back a few times, but he lost it very quickly and was pulled into Happy's rhythm again.
Slowly, the Dharma protector discovered with great helplessness that Happy's sword grew faster with every slash. He was half n.a.k.e.d, but he did not fear the harsh cold at all. He seemed to have an endless supply of energy.
The longer the battle lasted, the more Happy could fight to his heart's content.
The Dharma protector occasionally revealed weaknesses in his attacks, and in his fear, he would activate his body fortification, but Happy did not even spare his weaknesses a glance. He just continued with the rhythm of what he previously did.
'Sparring…'
The Dharma protector was so livid that his beard trembled.
He, a Myth Realm martial artist, was treated as a sparring partner by a junior of an aristocratic family.
Finally, the thought of leaving rose in his mind.
It was not because of the humiliation of being treated as a sparring partner, but because the cold poison kept invading his body, and his body became increasingly slower. It was becoming harder for him to attack. Even his weapon felt as if it did not belong to him but had become an icy blade whose chill seeped into his bones.
He was worried that if he did not leave but continued dragging out the fight, it would be too late for him to leave later.
At that moment, a faint shout suddenly came from outside.
"...are you?!"
The silver saber released an astonishing saber glare and destroyed the sword light in front of him. Then, it crashed into the ice wall and released a clear, loud sound.
Happy was stunned silent.
His expression changed!
The Dharma protector with the golden saber had noticed that the situation was not right and rushed over. He could no longer drag out the fight!
The moment the Dharma protector with the silver saber notified his companion of his location, Happy in
stantly spread the qi from Nine Yang Divine Skill through his body. He flicked his wrist, and the sword glares that were like lightning bolts moved faster and with an even fiercer momentum. They intersected with each other in the air, and for a period of time, slashing sounds of sword qi cutting the air could be heard nonstop!
Chapter 724 - The First Myth Realm Martial Artist Who Died
When the Dharma protector with the golden saber charged into the extremely cold cave, he might have heard the sounds of the duo fighting, but due to his understanding and confidence in the Dharma protector with the silver saber, he was not in a hurry. Instead, he paid more attention to the strange environment of the extremely cold cave while he traveled through it. After taking a few turns, he finally reached the cave where Happy fought against the Dharma protector with the silver saber.
What he did not expect was that as he drew closer to the source of the sounds, he began hearing grunts from the Dharma protector with the silver saber, and judging from the sound, he seemed to be injured quite badly.
The Dharma protector with the golden saber finally got anxious and quickly increased his speed!
Whoosh!
He moved like lightning, and the area ahead of him instantly became wider and clearer.
But the Dharma protector with the golden saber came too late. When he appeared at the entrance of the cave, he was just in time to see Happy execute a sword thrust as quickly as lightning and ram his sword into the mouth of the Dharma protector with the silver saber. The sword came out of the back of his head.
The Dharma protector with the golden saber glared at Happy.
"Tenth!" He was incredibly enraged and fierce.
The Dharma protectors with the golden and silver sabers were known as Jinjiu and Yinshi.
But Yinshi was killed, and he will forever sleep in this place.
Thud!
Happy drew out his longsword from Yinshi's mouth without hesitation, and the corpse lost its support. Yet like an ice sculpture, it stood straight in the cave, and not even a drop of blood fell. The man's eyes were ope wide while he passed away with hate in his heart.
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