The other elites in the dao of heaven were alone, aside from Evil King and Empress Yin, who brought their disciples along. However, this meant that these elites had removed a lot of baggage tying them down. They stood where they were indifferently.
In an instant, he entered a most profound state, where his heart was as calm as an ancient well.
He did not use his eyes. He just used his spirit sense to sense everything around him.
Whoosh!
At the moment the sounds of longswords cutting through air rose in the hall, Happy's ears twitched faintly.
"They're coming!"
Bi Xuan shouted loudly, but he did not move in the slightest.
The second, third, fourth…
All forty-nine divine weapons shot out from all directions one after another lock down on the different targets in the hall.
The fastest way to wear down divine weapons was to deliver high-intensity attacks
He chose his timing and angle incredibly carefully. He seized the moment the longsword moved past his body to strike at the blade with his own sword.
Clang!
A clear and piercing sound rang through the hall. At the same time, he drew the curtains to the fight between the martial artists against Great Sky Force Formation.
The divine weapon had missed its target, and it was struck down by an even faster attack. It spun around and was sent flying back in the direction where it came from.
This person's success had undoubtedly increased the confidence of the many Myth Realm elites in the area. All of them received a confidence boost, and they took the initiative to face the divine weapons that came flying at them from all directions.
During the first round of attacks, the seven elites in the dao of heaven did not even attack. They managed to block all forty-nine divine weapons.
"The sword formation created by forty-nine high-grade divine weapons is not as hard to handle as it seems!"
Since the number of Myth Realm elites in the hall was several times the number of divine weapons, many of the people did not even have the chance to attack. They instantly felt that the sword formation was all bark but no bite. They could not help but start to feel restless and eager for action.
The seven elites in the dao of heaven were also incredibly surprised. They were shocked by how a grand sword formation made of divine weapons would be unable to deal any damage to them.
Since the three of them had left the group and formed their own mini party to open their own independent battlefield, the swords Great Sky Force Formation sent to attack them was relatively higher.
The three of them had been attacked five times.
Thousand-faced Human Fox had only faced one attack, but Happy and Osaya had blocked the swords twice.
This was the first time he attacked, so Happy did not dare to be careless, but neither did he dare to show too much of his strength before the elites in the dao of heaven. He only parried the divine weapons with Heaven Crystal, just like the others. He did not use any fancy attacks during the process.
He was acting this cautiously because the person in the black armor and the fanged mask had appeared among the elites in the dao of heaven, and he was a mysterious martial artist who caused Happy to feel a great degree of unease.
This person was just too terrifying. Even Martial Paragon Bi Xuan was showing signs of being suppressed by his strength. Because of it, there was simply no way that Happy would not be shocked.
The other reason was simple.
Among the one hundred elites in the area, only Happy was a player.
Naturally, he could not be as calm as the other people.
Hence, at the moment Great Sky Force Formation was activated, Happy was prepared to have his identity exposed at any moment. He was even prepared to activate his true origin aura.
Hiding his identity was already of little importance.
Even if he was recognized by Evil King, Empress Yin, and the other elites after he activated his true origin aura, it was insignificant compared to the treasures in the desert palace.
In comparison, Osaya was the only elite among those in the dao of heaven who attacked, and her attacks were pleasant to the eye.
"What's special about Great Sky Force Formation is that it will become stronger the longer it fights, and its damage would also increase. Its attack patterns would also increase, so we must absolutely not be careless." When he said this, Thousand-faced Human Fox used the corner of his eye to look at the other people in the hall. He let out a contemptuous snort. "Those idiots are already letting down their guard now. They'll be in a lot of trouble later on."
"Enough talking! They're here!"
Happy still had his eyes shut. He noticed the movements in the air, which were reflected back to his spirit sense, so he quickly whispered a warning to Thousand-faced Human Fox.
Thousand-faced Human Fox instantly shut up and said nothing.
Whoosh!
This time, the divine weapons' first target was Happy and his group.
When the divine weapons shot at them from a spot high in the air, Happy instantly noticed the attack trajectory of the divine weapons, along with their target.
It was Thousand-faced Human Fox.
Thud!
Without hesitation, he took a diagonal step over and took over Thousand-faced Human Fox's place to be its target.
The divine weapon traveled at an astonishing speed. Only a moment had passed from the moment it entered their fields of vision to the moment it arrived in front of Happy.
"Perfect timing."
Based on what Thousand-faced Human Fox said, the second round of attacks should be stronger than the first, and it should not be that easy to deal with them. Happy did not dare to be careless. He tentatively tested the attacks.
A fierce sword force shot out, accompanied by the sword momentum that drew out an arc in the air at lightning speed. It went to strike at the fierce light from the divine weapon.
Once he delivered the attack, Happy noticed that the situation was not right.
After he delivered his attack, the aura in the air high up in the hall changed, and the fierce light suddenly turned into a spinning sword glare.
This was similar to how a longsword which was flying over would suddenly change its direction and start spinning in the air.
Even though it had only froze for a moment, the sword force still moved past it. Then, with the speed it used to travel just one moment, it turned into a sword glare that sped past Happy's body.
"This is…"
"Master, be careful!"
Thousand-faced Human Fox and Osaya noticed the abnormality at the same time, but it was already too late for them to do anything!
Chapter 1172 - Work Together with the Old Zither Player
During the second round of attacks, Great Sky Force Formation started using tricks, and at the same time, it managed to hurt many people.
A lot of people faced the second round of attacks with their previous impression of the sword formation. They treated the attacks from the divine weapons as attacks which were only fast and strong, but could not pose a threat to them. During the second round of attacks, they did not give the formation the proper amount of attention it should have.
During the crucial moment, the divine weapons lured the people before Death's door!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The changes in one or two divine weapons were not shocking, but when dozens of divine weapons started flying down one after another from the sky to turn into dazzling sword glares, they caught the Myth Realm elites off guard. They spun and flew past these Myth Realm elites, and many people had their blood spill on the spot.
The sword glares flew past these elites with an unstoppable force and an astonishing speed. They circ.u.mnavigated the Myth Realm elites attacks, which they were certain would land, and they landed terrifying gashes on their c.h.e.s.ts, faces, or arms. In an instant, blood gushed into the air of the hall. Dozens of people cried out in pa
in and moved back. Their eyes were filled with shock.
The sword glares attacked quickly, and they left just as quickly.
The divine weapons that flew over dragged against the ground, creating dazzling sparks and making it seem as if there were fire snakes trailing behind them. They wandered about quickly among the crowd and traveled in all directions.
They had personally witnessed elites who were at the same level as they were being instantly injured severely. Some of the unfortunate ones had even been killed right when they faced the divine weapons. The level of danger from the divine weapons instantly increased exponentially in the people's hearts.
"Don't be disheartened!
"The sword formation is about to launch its next round of attacks! All forces, be on guard at full strength!"
With a face red with anger, Bi Xuan gave his order loudly. He appeared to be exasperated.
That was to be expected. After all, the only people who had a large number of subordinates left in the hall were him and the old zither player. The accident had happened too suddenly just now. Bi Xuan had quickly tried to take action, but he could not help them at all. However, the old zither player had played his zither during the crucial moment, and with a wave of zither sounds, he managed to save the barbarians who had suffered from fatal attacks. Hence, the person with the most number of subordinates injured and dead was Martial Paragon Bi Xuan, and it was only natural that he was not in a good mood.
The atmosphere among the people turned from relaxed to tense in an instant during the second round of attacks. An uneasy atmosphere enveloped them once more.
But Thousand-faced Human Fox and Osaya released a sigh of relief at that moment.
Because they had clearly seen the sword glare travel past Happy's body, but during the critical moment, he had used an incredibly unbelievable method to avoid that fatal strike, and he remained completely uninjured from it.
Golden Bell Cocoon!
Even so, Happy still broke out in cold sweat.
The change in the second round of attacks from Great Sky Force Formation caught them completely off guard. It was only one slight change, and it already caused the formation to be filled with murderous intent and dangers. It caused him to feel as if the hall was filled with the shadow of death. He immediately stopped looking down on the formation, and he became even more cautious toward the subsequent challenges.
However, Happy still paid attention to the reactions of the elites from the dao of heaven.
When he ran into danger, he could clearly sense a few gazes trained on him, and they were from the person in black armor and the fanged mask, Evil King, Wan Wan, Dongfang Bubai, and the old zither player.
Happy could understand the first three people's gazes.
The first had nearly forced him to take action and expose his identity and strength. When Osaya had blocked his attack, it was only natural that he would harbor a grudge. At the same time he was surprised by his relationship with Osaya, he would also hope that Happy would die in the hall.
Evil King and Wan Wan were people who had fought against him a few times, and it was only normal for them to notice something.
As for Dongfang Bubai, Happy only felt his skin crawl from his gaze.
He did not want to end up in the hands of this person who was neither a man nor a woman.
But even if he were to interpret the others' gazes with a narcissistic view, Happy was still most surprised by the old zither player's attention.
Ever since this man appeared in the desert, he had kept a low profile. He never engaged in any sort of conflict with the others, and his temper could be considered to be extremely good. When Osaya entered the area right outside the ruins, he did not even say anything. He just moved.
'Golden Bell Cocoon is a very normal high-tier body fortification technique. Many of the wanderers are skilled in it. Looks like I'll still be able to use Gusu's Blue-robed Hero for the time being.'
While Happy thought about it, he shifted his gaze back to the forty-nine fire snakes on the wall.
Sizzling sounds rang through all directions, and it caused a great headache to the people in the hall. The continuous stream of noise interfered greatly with the Myth Realm elites' ability to listen to the wind and judge where the divine weapons were, which added to the difficulty of them discovering the attacks and avoiding them.
Fortunately, the hall was rather wide. If they were in a small area, the group would not even have the chance to cushion the attacks.
Whoosh!
Happy sensed the movements of the divine weapons once more.
"Osaya."
Happy sent a signal to Osaya with a soft voice.
Osaya had already noticed that Great Sky Force Formation was indeed as dangerous as Thousand-faced Human Fox had mentioned based on the losses in the hall. She nodded, and she had her white gauze-clad arms fall to her sides while she arrived discreetly in front of Happy and Thousand-faced Human Fox.
With Osaya protecting them at full force, Happy and Thousand-faced Human Fox instantly felt the pressure on their shoulders being reduced by a large degree. They just needed to be careful of the divine weapons that slipped past Osaya's defenses.
Happy seized the chances to quietly observe the changes in Great Sky Force Formation.
Just as Thousand-faced Human Fox mentioned, starting from the second round of attacks, the offense from Great Sky Force Formation had become much fiercer.
During the third round of attacks, Bi Xuan lost another two people.
During the fourth round of attacks, the swords formed groups of three, and each group fused together to become one sword. Six of the Myth Realm elites in the hall were killed on the spot. The old zither player had managed to save one, but the others all died.
During the fifth round of attacks, an even more terrifying thing happened.
Once the divine weapons were struck on the ground, they did not return to the walls.
When they created those trailing sparks on the ground, the people would have their guard lowered, because that was the moment they had just gone through a round of attacks, and they could take some time to recover. But this time, the forty-nine divine weapons rose from the ground. Even though they were not fast, there were still more than ten people who were caught off guard, and the divine weapons moved past their bodies. Now, thirty people were injured.
The old zither player had lost eight people because of this accident. Nearly twenty people had also temporarily lost their ability to fight as well.
Even Wan Wan was careless this time and was injured. Hou Xibai brought her to the side to take care of her, and their eyes were filled with shock and fear.
"Master!"
"Heal at ease. I will attack with your mistress. No matter what, both of you are the successors of Flowers Faction and Yin Weed Faction. We will not let anything happen to both of you." Evil King looked up slowly. His tone was calm, his voice was steady and determined, and the domineering air of the strongest evil cultist in the Chinese plains was finally on full display.
Empress Yin also stood out at the same time.
These two elites in the dao of heaven had been watching for a long time behind the lines, and they had already gained quite a lot of understanding toward the changes of Great Sky Force Formation. They knew that if they did not take action soon, the situation would be even harder to control.
Martial Paragon Bi Xuan had a lot of injured fighters behind him, and he had to walk forward from behind the crowd as well. A grand presence rose in the hall.
It was inevitable for Evil King, Empress Yin, and Bi Xuan to come forth. Happy was not at all surprised by their actions.
But Dongfang Bubai, Ye Gucheng, and the person in the black armor still did not take any action. They stood where they were calmly, like ancient wells.
The elites in the dao of heaven could protect themselves in this sort of situation, but their actions just increased the danger the Myth Realm elites had to face.
Bi Xua
n, who had been very assertive just now, had nothing to say about this.
After all, this was because the people behind him were of varying strengths, and he could not blame anyone for this.
Besides, everyone wanted to get the treasures in the desert palace. Those with more manpower would naturally have more chances to get the treasures. It was only logical that his competition would want to use the chance to reduce their strength.
Even Bi Xuan did not dare to readily offend any of the elites in the dao of heaven in this situation.
Evil King and Empress Yin's stances were very clear in this matter.
They would not take the initiative to break the formation for the time being. They stood by Wan Wan and Hou Xibai's sides, making it clear that they would only save their own skins.
'These bastards…'
When he saw this, there was simply no way Happy would not know what these elites in the dao of heaven were thinking about.
It was clear that these people wanted to stall for time. Once all of the normal elites in Myth Realm were killed, they would take action to break the formation.
If his guess was correct, then these elites in the dao of heaven actually knew that Great Sky Force Formation would not pose a threat to them, which was why they were coolly stalling for time.
However, Bi Xuan and the old zither player were rather unfortunate. They brought quite a number of people here, and now, these people were all destined to die in this place.
As for Happy, while the elites in the dao of heaven could last in the formation, he might not be able to!
In an instant, Happy made his decision.
They had to break the formation!
"What?" Osaya was slightly stunned.
Happy said unthinkingly, "We can't wait anymore. I can last if we do continue waiting, but Ten Thousand Years' Vengeance won't be able to. He has followed me for years, and I don't want anything to happen to him here! We don't have time to waste. Let's work together with the old zither player and Martial Paragon Bi Xuan. We'll break the formation together at full strength!"
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