But Happy's momentum as he retreated did not weaken. Instead, with each step he took, he "flew back" even faster, and each footstep he left behind on the plains was deeper than the last.
His momentum as he flew back was so fast it was unbelievable!
Yu Yan found it strange in the beginning, but she soon noticed that Zhao Deyan had vanished from the spot at some point of time.
Her heart tensed. Yu Yan quickly stared at the direction where Happy was, and he finally noticed the gray and vague figure belonging to Zhao Deyan. He chased after Happy like a maggot attached to a corpse.
Yu Yan finally understood.
Happy had Nine Yang Divine Skill with him, and his spiritual senses was much stronger than the average person. His judgment and precognition to danger was much faster than others, which was why he had used the momentum to swiftly retreat. If she had been in his place, she might have already been killed by Zhao Deyan.
"Myth Realm…" Yu Yan stared at the two swiftly moving figures, where one retreated and the other gave chase. She did not blink, because she did not want to miss even the slightest scene. After all, when it was a fight between powerful martial artists, the victor will usually be decided in an instant.
And just as she expected, once Happy negated all the force in the sweep, he subsequently used the power from Zhao Deyan's spear to retreat at full speed, which allowed him to see all of Zhao Deyan's actions.
Without the cloak serving to hide things, Zhao Deyan's attacks were all in full display.
With the opportunities presented to him because of how quickly he was moving, even though only three short seconds had passed, it was as if a long time had passed.
Clang!
He flicked his wrist, and his Noble Sword instantly turned into a dozen stars that filled the air around him. It instantly locked down all the directions around Zhao Deyan.
"Child's play!"
He snorted coldly, and Zhao Deyan, who had been prepared for this a long time ago, thrust forward with his spear. The longspear violently crushed most of the sword glares.
Cling cling clang clang!
The remaining sword glares landed on Zhao Deyan's soft armor, and sparks flew, but Zhao Deyan was completely unharmed.
When he saw this, Happy finally had his expression change slightly.
Even though his Universe's Lightning Destruction Style had already reached the ninth realm and the damage was astonishing, it was still not enough to go up against a Myth Realm martial artist.
One of the reasons behind it was because Universe's Lightning Destruction Style was a speed based sword technique in Moksha Realm. The other reason was because Zhao Deyan was indeed much stronger than Jinjiu and Yinshi, and he was in perfect health, which did indeed make it hard for Happy to deal with him.
"Again!"
But while Happy was not a reckless person, Zhao Deyan was still not a Myth Realm martial artist at the level of Evil King Shi Zhixuan, and he did not believe that Zhao Deyan was truly that invincible!
Another layer of stars flew out!
Zhao Deyan still drew a figure eight in the air and crushed most of the sword glares. Only a few of them landed on his body, and they did not leave behind a single sword gash on his armor.
In fact, he did not even show the sign of freezing up because he was forced back. Those attacks from the sword glares were all assessed as ineffective attacks. Only some sparks flew past Zhao Deyan's face.
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At the underground base in Beijing's headquarters, as the person in charge listed out the data from Happy's attacks, the employees had their expressions gradually become solemn.
"Universe's Lightning Destruction Style is at ninth realm. The base damage is around eight thousand.
"Fourth-echelon Noble Sword. It is a perfected Nation Protecting Divine Sword, and it is considered a high-grade divine weapon. Its attack is at six thousand points!
"His Nine Yang Divine Skill will also increase 10% of his combat prowess.
"Moksha Realm will also increase 50% of his abilities.
"A normal sword slash from Happy deals around 23,000 damage. Four of those slashes landed on Zhao Deyan, but Zhao Deyan is unharmed."
Once he finished speaking, the person in charge looked at the screen expressionlessly, as if all that happened on it had nothing to do with him.
But everyone could see a hint of graveness and a myriad of emotions in each other's eyes.
Happy cannot win!
Happy was not only in Moksha Realm, but his equipment were all at their greatest potential, the strength he displayed when he fought against Zhao Deyan and his adaptability was also so great that no one could say anything bad about it.
When he retreated, the damage he delivered from his sword glares could easily kill an Inaction Realm elite instantly.
But that sort of attack was ineffective against Zhao Deyan!
Even Li Mei, who had not said anything before, looked slightly surprised. "Manager Cui, if my guess is correct, Zhao Deyan's strength should be stronger than a normal martial artist at Myth Realm. He should almost be at the level of those four people at the main camp—"
"No."
Once Manager Cui said that one word, he said nothing else.
The others were slightly disappointed, but they knew the rules here very clearly.
The players could search for the information that other players had already discovered in the game online, but when the players had not discovered the NPCs data or when the official developers did not reveal the NPCs' strength and data to the players, the players will not be able to search for or ask the official developers for information about those NPCs.
The group of people returned their gazes to the screen.
Happy attacked a few times, but not only were his attacks ineffective, he had also used up quite a lot of his qi, and it caused Zhao Deyan to laugh arrogantly and madly.
"It's useless!" While he chased behind Happy, Zhao Deyan laughed loudly.
"Murong Clan boy, even if you have plenty of ultimate techniques, if you're not skilled enough in using them, it's still useless. A person who is strong can win against ten who are unskilled. This is something that you should understand."
"Is it? Then why do you keep four sword glares around every time?"
Happy's cold voice contained a faint, mocking tone. Before his voice faded away, an astonishing presence traveled from him to Zhao Deyan, and Zhao Deyan quickly shut up. Surprise appeared on his face. Then, dazzling sword glares that filled his vision came charging at him from all directions, but the difference this time was that Happy also rushed at Zhao Deyan without a qualm!
Chapter 821 - Become One with the Horse
Sword glares that filled the air charged toward Zhao Deyan again, but this time, Happy gambled on his life as well!
He turned around and charged back without caring about Zhao Deyan's fierce spear momentum. After executing the first layer of sword layers, he pushed at his limits and executed the second layer immediately after the first layer.
Happy's action had indeed exceeded Zhao Deyan's expectations!
He absolutely did not expect that Happy will choose to charge back and get close to him when he could no longer see any hope. He was caught off guard, and almost instinctively, his Hundred Transformation Spear shuddered, and three spear glares that could not be seen with the n.a.k.e.d eye crashed violently against the sharp sword glares that enveloped him. It gave off the feeling that it wanted to pierce through Happy using its remaining force!
Unfortunately for him, this time, Zhao Deyan finally miscalculated.
There was a reason behind why Happy had continuously attacked to test waters.
After exchanging blows a few times, Happy had long since gained a full picture of Zhao Deyan's attack speed, qi circulation, and also the changes in trajectory for Zhao Deyan's spear technique.
Happy also managed to tell that while Zhao Deyan's defense was very strong and insane, that was the effect from his demo
n armor. Besides, Zhao Deyan will always intentionally leave behind a few sword glares because he wanted to destroy his willpower and make his confidence sway, but Zhao Deyan did not know that his intentional act of letting a few sword glares remain had coincidentally revealed the demon armor's weakness: while the demon armor could withstand several attacks, but it still had a limit to the damage it can withstand. Once it went over that limit, the person wearing the demon armor will still be injured!
It was precisely because he had guessed Zhao Deyan's trump that Happy decided to launch his counterattack without hesitation!
The spear glare circled round them!
'Do unto others what they unto you!'
The spear glare's power was not reduced in the slightest, and it crashed fiercely against Zhao Deyan's c.h.e.s.t at lightning speed.
This was a Myth Realm martial artist's full powered attack, and there was no way Zhao Deyan will come out of it unharmed. With those rounds of sword glares from Happy, clanging sounds rose, and dazzling sparks rose from his body.
Bang!
Zhao Deyan was flung far away like a kite with its string snapped.
Even he could not completely withstand his own attack!
Yu Yan was stunned speechless.
She had been watching the fight with her heart racing against her c.h.e.s.t, and in worry, she bit down at her bottom lip. She did not dare make a sound to distract Happy from the fight, and it was only at this moment that an excited flush appeared on her face, making her look incredibly charming.
His gaze swept toward her as quickly as lightning.
"Yu Yan, go back to the camp! Hurry!" he spoke hastily, and his expression was full of a sense of urgency.
When she heard this, Yu Yan sensed something. She turned her head around to look in Zhao Deyan's direction, but noticed that Zhao Deyan had actually vanished.
Right when Zhao Deyan fell on the ground, he disappeared without a trace!
Even though she did not know what happened, Yu Yan did not dare ask about it. She said nothing else, but just summoned her Hoof Shadow and jumped on it.
Thud thud thud thud!
As galloping sounds rose, Happy's expression changed. He tapped against the ground, and a footprint that was half a foot deep was left behind on the grass when he jumped more than thirty feet into the air.
Once she heard the wind howl behind her, Yu Yan turned her head around to look. Then, she saw Zhao Deyan changing his target to chase after her while his face was filled with murderous intent and his eyes shone with a cold glare. He had decided to cast aside Happy and chase after her, and he was faster than her Hoof Shadow!
Yu Yan felt fear seize her heart. It was only then that she noticed that Zhao Deyan only had a small dent on the part of the armor covering his c.h.e.s.t even after he was sent flying away. The other parts were still a glossy black, and not a single wound could be detected on him. He was still in perfect condition.
"Giddy-up!"
Yu Yan finally understood why Happy told her to immediately leave on her horse.
Zhao Deyan had actually managed to remain unharmed even after he was hit that way! He was too terrifying!
In her urgency, Yu Yan leaned down and wrapped an arm around Hoof Shadow's neck while she swung her whip and increased her speed as she fled.
The horse dashed forward madly like an arrow fired from a bow!
But that did not stop Zhao Deyan from chasing after her quickly.
The killing intent in Zhao Deyan's eyes grew stronger.
He was the Demon General, one of the eight top martial artists in the evil cult, but he had been sent tumbling on the ground by a youngster in the righteous path. If word of this traveled, he will definitely be treated as a great joke in the world of martial artists, and it will end up as the greatest humiliation in his life.
Not only must Happy die, this girl must also not leave this place alive!
But no matter what, Hoof Shadows were not normal horses. When they ran, their speed was equivalent to the Phantasmal Body Movement Skill executed by top class elites. The explosive speed within them was incredibly great, which was why Zhao Deyan did not manage to catch up to her immediately.
Zhao Deyan's expression changed drastically.
'This is the presence of a Myth Realm elite! How could it be possible?! Did someone from the Chinese plains come over?!'
He turned his head around swiftly, and he was just in time to see a sword qi with the color of the world hit his c.h.e.s.t as quickly as the wind.
Bang!
A loud bang rose. Zhao Deyan was once again slammed to the ground, and he crashed against the grass in a pathetic manner.
As for Happy, he had f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y held his breath to execute Three Dragons Sword Qi, but he instantly had five hundred qi points taken from him. His face immediately turned pale, and he looked incredibly ghastly.
Thud thud thud thud!
Naturally, Yu Yan did not dare stop. She continued swinging her whip against her Hoof Shadow, and in an instant, she travelled dozens of feet and left the place.
Happy did not linger around to fight either. He swallowed a Small Reversion Pill, summoned his Hoof Shadow, and got on his horse. Everything was done in one smooth motion! But he headed in the opposite direction as Yu Yan!
Happy's current situation made it so that he will not be able to survive if he fought against Zhao Deyan. If he did not have the support from his qi realm, no matter who he ran into, he will die.
But Zhao Deyan was a little stunned by that one blow from the sword qi.
The sword qi that was incredibly similar to the Sword Sect Master's full powered strike caused his heart to thunder in fear. For a moment, he could not care about Happy. Instead, he looked around. When he noticed that the one who attacked him just now was Happy and that Happy's qi realm had swiftly plummeted, a flash of bone-chilling killing intent and anger shone in his eyes.
He tapped against the ground and blended into the night like a phantom.
Once he sat on Hoof Shadow's back, Happy heard the rapidly weakening galloping sounds from Yu Yan's steed, and some of the tension he felt in his heart left him.
But soon, a powerful chill that made his skin crawl closed in on him from behind.
"Zhao Deyan!"
'That guy…' Happy laughed wanly in his heart.
Shifting Stars had made him suffer a full-powered strike from his own attack, and he was attacked by a Three Dragons Sword Qi next, but even so, this had not managed to injure him, because he had managed to catch up to Happy so soon.
If he knew that the Demon General was so difficult to deal with, even if someone pointed a gun at Happy's head, he will not stay for even half a second at the enemy rear!
Zhao Deyan's figure quickly entered Happy's field of vision!
Hatred and anger caused Zhao Deyan's speed to increase.
When Happy sensed the gaze that made him feel as if he fell into an ice cave, but also made him feel as if it was about to light him up in fire, he knew that he was in a very bad situation. If he could not bring out any martial arts that could protect his own life, Zhao Deyan will most likely catch up to him.
He s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath, and his expression quickly turned stern.
While he executed Nine Yang Divine Skill to spread out the medicinal effects from Small Reversion Pill to quickly restore his qi and qi realm, Happy spread open his arms, pressed them against the horse's back, and swiftly shut his eyes.
The horse's meridian system was rapidly reflected in Happy's mind.
At the same time, Happy pushed his true qi into his Hoof Shadow based on the method he used to steal Xu Zhiling's technique while he was on the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e boat.
Hoof Shadow's heart pounded with great force, and it reached a resonance with Happy's heartbeat!
The human and horse became one!
Whoosh!
Its hooves thundered against the ground powerfully, and the wind howling at his ears instantly became much fiercer!
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He looked like he was traveling through space itself.
Then, Happy noticed with his s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e senses that the bone-chilling cold behind started to gradually grow farther away from him, and Zhao Deyan's crazed as well as enraged roars could be heard echoing on the plains.
Chapter 822 - Daylight
[I'm already safe. What about you?]
[I'm currently still near the enemy camp. There are quite a number of patrolling cavaliers and reconnoiterers around. Zhao Deyan won't let me go so easily. You should hurry up and leave. I'll think of a way to go back.]
When Happy received Yu Yan's messenger pigeon, he instantly released a breath of relief before he took some time to write a response. Then, he continued his state of becoming one with his horse.
He will need to use up quite a lot of qi to maintain his state of being one with his horse. Even if he activated Nine Yang Divine Skill, Happy still found it a little hard to maintain that situation. In less than two minutes, he had already eaten three Small Reversion Pills, and only then was he able to have his qi slowly return to Life and Death Realm.
'F.o.r.c.i.b.l.y increasing my horse's movement speed is equivalent to activating Petite Dragon constantly!'
But Happy did not dare stop.
The skills Zhao Deyan displayed had far surpassed his expectations. He originally thought that since he could safely escape from Zhu Yuyan's hands, he will have an easier time against the other evil cult elites. He did not expect that Universe's Lightning Destruction Style will be completely useless against Zhao Deyan.
'Aside from that strange soft armor, Zhao Deyan himself is also not easy to deal with. Myth Realm elites… I've underestimated them a little too much.'
While Happy lamented about this, he also noticed that he had been a little too arrogant recently.
At the end of the day, he had only been able to kill Jinjiu and Yinshi in Sky Demon Secret Cave because of the advantages provided in terms of terrain and Nine Yang Divine Skill. If he fought against them outside, he might not be able to win against them so easily.
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