Boom!
He had his feet planted firmly on the stone stairs of the pyramid, as if his feet had sunk into it. He left deep footprints into it, allowing him to hook himself into the stairs. Even if his robes fluttered loudly and he looked as if he was about to fly because of the wind, his feet were still stuck to the stairs, and he did not move. His black cape fluttered backwards. His white hand danced wildly, revealing deep wrinkles that showed his age. His eyes were full of determination.
Thud!
The dilapidated zither was planted on the stairs in front of the old zither player in the face of wind.
Fwump!
The old zither player held the zither swiftly and knelt on one knee.
He looked straight ahead, and his eyes shone with an intense light as he stared at the entrance of the pyramid.
Clang!
With what remained of his fingers, he played the first string of agitated notes on the strings. Substantial sound blades manifested from the notes, and they looked like a never-ending stream. They were all connected together and cut into the tiger-shaped saber glare like a tidal wave.
However, before the tiger-shaped saber glare, these sound blades were as weak as paper. They could not stop the tiger-shaped saber glare from pushing forward, and they crumbled as easily as dust.
The old zither player's expression changed. He quickly pushed his hands forward, and at lightning speed, he plucked six strings. The notes traveled in the direction of the entrance to the pyramid.
Shick!
A barely audible sound rose. The air in the area around the pyramid froze as the old zither player plucked the strings.
A huge vacuum appeared above the tiger-shaped saber glare.
"ROAR!"
At the moment the tiger-shaped saber glare charged out of the tunnel, it ran into the vacuum the old zither player created. Finally, it inevitably slowed down for a moment, and there was not much change in its speed.
At the moment the tiger-shaped saber glare entered the vacuum, the old zither player coughed up blood. Though he was not aware of it. The zither in his hands was dyed red, and it looked terrifying.
However, even though he was injured badly, the old zither player did not retreat. Instead, while the tiger-shaped saber glare had its charge slowed down slightly, he cried out, "Young Swordsman Happy, save them!"
Everything might seem to have happened over a long period of time, but it was actually very quick.
Everything happened in an instant, and only Happy was able to make his choice and take action within a short period of time, since he had spirit sense.
Whoosh!
He did not need the old zither player to speak. Happy jumped off the pyramid and activated Petite Dragon in time to avoid the tiger-shaped saber glare's charge. While the saber glare's attack became weaker, he unhesitantly threw a large group of throwing knives at the barbarians who were flung off the pyramid.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Those throwing knives fell down.
They filled the air, and they looked like dazzling white flowers that spun outside the pyramid. The distance between them was also very balanced, making them also look like snowflakes.
The barbarians had their eyes light up.
"Thanks!"
Their lives were in danger. Naturally, they would value this rare opportunity to escape death. They stepped on the throwing knives, and they quickly regained their balance.
Thud! Thud!
They used the throwing knives as their platforms and jumped.
White the old zither player blocked the tiger-shaped saber glare, the barbarians landed on the pyramid again.
Even so, they still broke into cold sweat.
When they thought about how they nearly became one of the countless corpses in the mercury moat, once they returned to the pyramid, they trained their eyes on Happy, and a great wave of gratitude could be seen in their gazes.
But Happy did not have the time to pay attention to their situation.
The power in the tiger-shaped saber glare was far greater than the full-powered strike from the alliance master of Heaven and Earth Alliance. It had an aggressive presence, and even Happy would not dare to readily challenge it.
The old zither player might have been successful in forcefully using his zither force to block the tiger-shaped saber glare, he paid quite the high price for it.
The circular zither forces were easily destroyed along with the vacuum in the air by the tiger-shaped saber glare.
Thud!
The zither strings snapped.
The old zither player's expression changed. Before he could react to it, the zither in his hands suddenly exploded with a bang, and wooden shards flew everywhere.
The sudden and powerful charge crashed into the old zither player's rather frail body, along with the tiger-shaped saber glare that pounced at him from the tunnel of the pyramid.
Boom!
"Sect Master!"
"Sect Master!"
The barbarians had just escaped from death. Before they could even regain their footing, they saw the old zither player being thrown off the pyramid. They could not react to the situation, and their faces turned pale.
"Seriously, give me a break."
While airborne, Happy sighed in resignation.
He formed his hand into the shape of a claw. When the old zither player arrived next to him, he quickly reached out and seized his arm. Then, he used the momentum to return to the pyramid.
"Thank goodness!"
"Sect Master!"
"Thank you! Thank you, Young Swordsman Happy!"
The barbarians surrounded them. Happy had first saved them, and now, he also saved their sect master. The group know practically worshipped Happy like a God.
But…
Boom!
At that moment, a black shadow flew out of the pyramid, and he seemed to be staggering. He landed at the top of the pyramid's staircase.
"You're here as well?"
"It's you?"
Happy was shocked. When they saw each other, they spoke at the same time.
The first person to fly out of the pyramid's tunnel was the Ye Gucheng. However, he was in a very bad condition.
City Master Ye Gucheng had a cold, casual, and elegant presence about him, but now, he no longer had the image he once had in the past. His hair was a mess, and his clothes in tatters. A few terrifying wounds could be seen on his c.h.e.s.t and arms. His longsword and his right arm were already drenched in blood. At that moment, blood was still dripping on the stairs, and he looked like he had just gone through a really devastating fight.
Ye Gucheng's pathetic state caused Happy and the people outside the pyramid to be stunned.
"City Master Ye, what happened inside?"
"Tiger Soul. I didn't expect that the item sealed in the deepest depths of the desert palace is the strongest catastrophic weapon that once nearly ruined the entire world of martial artists!" Ye Gucheng might be shocked by how Happy and the others were able to cross the mercury moat, but he soon regained his composure. With an indifferent expression, he smiled wanly and shook his head. "If I knew that it was this item, I would not have gotten myself into this mess no matter what."
"Tiger Soul?!"
The group of people outside the pyramid shuddered madly.
Happy and Thousand-faced Human Fox looked at each other.
They had heard of Tiger Soul's great name before as well.
It was said that this catastrophic weapon was made by extracting the spine of Chiyou's steed, and Chiyou's soul was also infused into it. In the end, this peerless and catastrophic weapon that seemed to have all the fortune of the world infused into it was created. It was an ancient demon vessel that was sentient and contained its own will to kill. In the past, it suppressed Heaven Crystal and even killed Heaven Crystal's owner as well as destroy the entire world of martial artists.
"Cough… Cough cough! That's right! It is indeed that item!"
The
old zither item was heavily injured. While he was supported by the barbarians, he coughed in the crowd and said those words. His face turned even paler. "The tiger-shaped saber glare just now is the murderous will from Tiger Soul. Who is the one in control of Tiger Soul right now? Is it the master of Heaven and Earth Alliance, or Martial Paragon Bi Xuan?"
"The alliance master."
Ye Gucheng noticed the old zither player's state, and he raised his arm with great difficulty while he answered in anguished, "It seems like this isn't the first time he came to the desert palace. He became the first one to enter the pyramid ahead of all of us. Then, he ambushed Martial Paragon Bi Xuan, Dongfang Bubai, and me after we went in."
"Oh?" Happy was shocked. "Are you saying that even with your strength together, you couldn't defeat the alliance master? How is Osaya?"
Ye Gucheng turned his gaze on Happy.
"Osaya is still fine. But you're underestimating the alliance master's strength, and you're also underestimating the power of Tiger Soul…"
The pyramid was surrounded by the mercury moat. Ye Gucheng could not use his power in the dao of heaven to leave right now, and he had nowhere to go. So he decided to answer all of Happy and the other people's questions.
Then, what Ye Gucheng said next caused Happy and the others to be incredibly shocked.
"In truth, since the alliance master was the first to enter the pyramid, when we found the tunnel into the pyramid, Martial Paragon Bi Xuan, Dongfang Bubai, and I decided to enter the pyramid together…"
"..."
When Happy and the rest heard this, they s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths at the same time.
"He got it?"
Many of them were in disbelief.
After all, the idea of the alliance master of Heaven and Earth Alliance succeeding in his ambush even when three people in the dao of heaven worked together was very ridiculous.
"We were wary of the alliance master's strength, and we were worried that he would be guarding the corners, that's why we worked together and entered the place. We didn't expect that he would already obtain Tiger Soul's acknowledgement, and he had officially awakened the soul in Tiger Soul. His strength has increased by leaps and bounds—Careful!"
"Roar!"
While Ye Gucheng spoke, another astonishing tiger-shaped saber glare charged out of the pyramid. It was incredibly fierce, and it rushed at the group outside the tunnel.
Happy did not intend to hide his strength this time.
"Attack together!"
With a shout, he activated Full Winds in Long Skies. He combined a fierce sword force and the raging sword will from Heaven Crystal to split the tiger-shaped saber glare in half. It scattered in the air.
When he executed that slash, Ye Gucheng finally noticed that the longsword in Happy's hands was releasing a shocking sword will. His eyes lit up, and he said slowly, "Heaven Crystal!"
"City Master Ye, you have good judgment." Happy cast Ye Gucheng a wary glance.
Ye Gucheng tutted before he frowned. "No, that's not right. Logically speaking, Heaven Crystal's sword will shouldn't lose to Tiger Soul at all. It shouldn't possess just this amount of strength—That's right, it's said that Heaven Crystal was once destroyed and broken. Yes, that makes sense! It's sword spirit is dead! Or it's a broken sword spirit. The Heaven Crystal in your hands might be extraordinary, but it can no longer be truly considered as a perfect Heaven Crystal!"
When Ye Gucheng said those words, Happy had a thought in his heart.
'This guy… seems to understand swords very well!'
Chapter 1185 - The Martial Paragon Dies!
The first slash came from within the pyramid, and it was actually the remaining force of the tiger-shaped saber glare.
The second slash sent out Ye Gucheng, who was covered in wounds.
Happy might have used all his strength to block the third slash, the remaining force from the slash still blew at the people outside so strongly that they could not stand straight. They had to rely on the others to help them before they were able to stand firmly on the stone stairs.
Before they could even think that the danger was over, Happy's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were trained on the tunnel once more. His gaze was intense.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The fierce sound of air being torn rose. Their robes fluttered. It was as if something had been kicked out, and it was not just one person.
"Ten Thousand Years, save them!"
He shouted loudly, and Happy rushed to the entrance of the tunnel without hesitation.
A black figure was sent flying out of the tunnel at an astonishing speed.
The tunnel was now close to him. But this time, Happy did not choose to attack whoever was inside. Instead, he reached behind him and grabbed the black figure that shot past him.
"Happy?"
Osaya's familiar voice rose beside Happy's ear. Her magnetic voice was now a little hoarse.
Happy could not care about the details right now. He used Dragon Capture and easily captured Osaya's body. He spun in the air and negated the powerful inertia that came from Osaya's body.
Thousand-faced Human Fox was behind him, but he did not dare to save the others in such an exaggerated fashion as Happy did.
The people in the pyramid were all in the dao of heaven. One of them was Dongfang Bubai, and there were also people like Evil King and Empress Yin among them. None of them were people where he could just open his arms to save them.
Thousand-faced Human Fox focused and steadily delivered a few gusts with his palms.
But what surprised all of them was that the second black shadow who shot out of the pyramid did not move even when he faced Thousand-faced Human Fox's good will. He seemed to be covered in blood and broke through the barriers Thousand-faced Human Fox left in the air. Just like that, he was sent flying dozens of feet away from the pyramid under everyone's dumbfounded gazes. Then, he fell down.
"That's…"
Many people could not believe their eyes.
Even though the person had only appeared for a moment and flew past them very quickly, they were still able to recognize that person's clothes. It was clear that he was among those in the dao of heaven.
Ye Gucheng held his sword in one hand and stared at the black shadow who fell into the mercury moat. He was filled with shock. He redirected his gaze, and when he looked into the tunnel, his gaze was filled with fury and wariness. He spoke clearly, "Martial Paragon Bi Xuan was already injured badly. I didn't think that the alliance master would choose not to spare him in the end."
Thud!
Right when he finished speaking, the legendary figure of the Turks and a martial artist in the dao of heaven fell into the mercury moat in a lifeless heap. As they watched, their eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
Even if he was so powerful, he still could not avoid becoming part of the souls who ended up wandering the desert palace. They could not help but sigh.
Martial Paragon Bi Xuan died just like that!
Among the people who were One with the World, the alliance master of Heaven and Earth Alliance was the strongest, and Martial Paragon Bi Xuan was the second strongest. The difference in strength between them was not big…
Martial Paragon Bi Xuan had died really quickly in the alliance master's hands. Osaya and Ye Gucheng were also badly injured, and they were also in the dao of heaven. If this was all caused by the alliance master of Heaven and Earth Alliance himself, this could only mean that the alliance master's strength had reached an incredibly terrifying degree.
When he thought about this in-depth, even Happy felt helpless about the situation. While he held Osaya in his arms, he frowned.
With his current strength, at most, he could only fight only those in the dao of heaven. Even so, he could not remain undefeated when he faced the alliance master of the past. Right now, even Happy did not quite know what he should do if he had to face the current alliance master, because his strength had increased, and he also had
the ancient catastrophic item, Tiger Soul.
"How did you manage to cross the mercury moat?"
It was at this moment that Ye Gucheng turned to Happy.
"The alliance master is currently still fighting against Dongfang Bubai, Evil King, and Empress Yin, but they're all injured. It's only a matter of time before they're defeated. You can still make it in time if you leave now."
Once he said those words, the group fell silent once more.
This was Ye Gucheng, someone in the dao of people, and he had begun to fear the master of Heaven and Earth Alliance. He was actually thinking about leaving the place.
Ye Gucheng's current state was not that much stronger than a normal martial artist at the peak of Myth Realm. Clearly, he no longer had the strength to fly across the mercury moat, much less fight against the alliance master.
"Even if you leave this place, where can you go, City Master Ye?"
The old zither player sat on the stone stairs and smiled in anguish in Ye Gucheng's direction. "From the moment we entered the desert palace, we cannot go back from where we came."
"..."
Ye Gucheng smiled in anguish. "Mister Zither Player, you're right. The desert palace is a place used to seal the strongest catastrophic item, there's no way the person will let us leave the desert with Tiger Soul. Heh… I didn't expect that I would lose my composure one day."
Once he finished speaking, he no longer said anything else. Instead, he just pressed down on his sword and sat down.
The old zither player's zither was destroyed.
Ye Gucheng's arm was badly hurt, and his strength largely compromised. These two people sat facing each other, and they looked like martial artists in the dao of heaven running into a dead end and were discouraged.
When he thought of the heavily injured person in his arms, Happy's heart tensed up. Then, he lowered his head to check Osaya's condition.
He sent his qi into her body and circulated it through Osaya's body. Happy quickly noticed that Osaya's organs were trembling slightly. Her organs were damaged, and she was hurt even worse compared to Ye Gucheng and the old zither player. In fact, she could not struggle up and return to fight.
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