Sword Among Us Chapter 902 - At Equal Grounds

Chapter 902: At Equal Grounds

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
For the first time ever, Happy was forced to use Petite Dragon as his first move when he fought against a human player.
Similarly, for the first time ever, right at the moment he exchanged blows with a player, that same player managed to locate him when he appeared from Petite Dragon, and he can only fend against his attacks.
‘He’s good.’ Happy was shocked, but he did not slack in his movements at all.
At the moment the fierce wave of qi locked on his chest, Happy swung his left hand, formed the shape of a claw with it, and seized Wei Zhentian’s calf when he was about to pull his leg back.
But what surprised Happy was that when he used Dragon Capture to catch Wei Zhentian’s calf, a hidden force suddenly surged out of the man’s body, and it coincidentally gathered at his calf.
Bang!
He had been confident in his attack, but it was repelled.
Even so, he did not freeze for even a second.
Happy did not even have the time to be surprised by how the man managed to control his qi in such an ingenious and subtle fashion. However, he knew that an elite who knew how to use hidden force was definitely not someone he can control with a normal Dragon Capture.
At the same time Wei Zhentian broke Happy’s Dragon Capture, his kick, which had the power to pierce through the chest, had its power instantly weaken by a large degree.
Happy parried with his right hand and used the dragon shaped vortex to easily block Wei Zhentian’s weakened kick.
A hidden force exploded forth.
Bang!
Both sides retreated.
Wei Zhentian was finally unable to help but put on a shocked expression.
“What a high-end move to block acupressure points, and as expected of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, it’s indeed amazing.”
Happy knew that the high-end move used to block acupressure points Wei Zhentian mentioned was his Dragon Capture. It can interrupt the circulation of true qi and instantly suppress an enemy’s qi. He smiled faintly. “You use your hidden force well too.”
If it were not for the unique trait in Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms that can allow him to weaken attacks as well as deliver fierce and peerless offenses, he might have suffered a setback from the hidden force just now.
“That was just a warmup. You won’t be so lucky next. Again!”
Right when Wei Zhentian finished speaking, he stomped against the ground.
A powerful hidden force exploded forth and surged at Happy from the ground.
At the same time, Wei Zhentian moved forward with gentle movements.
This was a strategy that allowed him to deliver two attacks at the same time, and it was much fiercer than the attack from Dragon Sect’s vice sect master. There were also multiple hidden forces in Wei Zhentian’s attack. By the looks of it, Wei Zhentian also knew that Happy understood some of the ways to use hidden forces, and he had made a lot of preparations, he even prepared a lot of moves for it.
When Happy abruptly encountered such a powerful enemy, he gained a solemn air, and the techniques that he only used in his previous life began to flow out of the memories he had not used for a long time.
‘You’re fighting against me using hidden forces and skills? Alright! Two can play this game!’
In his previous life, when he did not have Nine Yang Divine Skill, he made it to the sixteen best in the Sword Among Us tournament, and he had even made the cut for the eight best, so his starting point in this life was much higher than his previous life.
Even though the chain reactions due to his actions had caused a lot of elites to appear ahead of time, Happy was still absolutely confident with himself.
Hence, he resolutely cast aside Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, which was a fierce but not gentle martial art, and switched to the palm technique as well as Spiral Force he learned from Xu Zhiling.
Xu Zhiling’s palm technique might not be fast, but its advantage laid in the fact that it was steady and could cover all areas in a fight.
Besides, Spiral Force was a skill that can produce two different kinds of different hidden forces in an instant, and with it serving as a support skill, Happy’s attacks became much more difficult to deal with compared to normal hidden forces, and they were also much sharper and fiercer.
Right when they exchanged blows, Wei Zhentian, who had been confident, noticed the change in Happy’s attack, along with the amazing aspect in the hidden force within his palm strikes.
However, it was clear that he had never met Xu Zhiling before, and he did not have a deep as well as detailed understanding to Twin of Brothers’ Spiral Force.
When he sensed the unique, sharp, and fierce hidden force in Happy’s palm technique, he could not help but have an astonished look appear on his face.
His attacks came to a halt. Wei Zhentian immediately switched from offense to defense and was prepared to observe the details of Happy’s hidden force.
Both of them exchanged blows very quickly!
Each attack was fierce, and killing intent was hidden with each move. Sometimes, they will exchange seven to eight moves in an instant, and all of their attacks were connected, causing all those who saw the fight to be dazzling to the eye.
Aside from Wei Zhentian and Happy themselves, all Class One Hall members and Xu Xin were unable to follow the rhythm of the fight at all. They only saw two blurry figures forming multiple afterimages.
Those afterimages gradually faded away and scattered among the sonic booms, but at the same time, more afterimages flashed past their eyes and intersected with each other.
In an instant, they exchanged more than one hundred moves!
As time passed, Wei Zhentian became more and more shocked.
He had initially thought that Happy might have obtained a rather unique execution method for hidden forces from some elite, which caused him to suffer a slight setback. Hence, later on, he focused on using speed and skill to counter and suppress Happy.
However, what he did not expect was that Happy, who had extraordinary sword technique as well as multiple ultimate techniques, will have such solid skill with his bare hands as well. Even if he fought against Wei Zhentian head on, he did not suffer from a disadvantage at all. In fact, he relied on Spiral Force and slowly seized control of the fight back into his hands.
‘How can this be?’ There were only a handful of Myth Realm martial artists who can do this.
“Sect Master Wei, why don’t you use your full strength? If we continue like this, it’ll be really boring.” While Happy attacked, he even spoke, and his relaxed attitude made Wei Zhentian freeze again, and his expression finally turned from a stern look to a somber expression.
Wei Zhentian said loudly, “Alright. Today, I will let you witness the real Wandering Universal Eight Trigrams Souls Palm!”
Before his voice faded away, an astonishing momentum instantly spread out of his body.
“HAH!”
He moved in the Eight Trigrams Steps and swiftly rushed in front of Happy.
His speed turned from fast to abstruse, and he gave off a feeling as if he could shrink the earth.
A fierce palm-generated wind sliced through the air and went straight to Happy!
Happy’s expression tensed. He did not dare remain idle. He brought one hand up in a steady motion and executed Spiral Force, making his qi contract into himself before it spilled out. Then, his qi went up against Wei Zhentian’s knifehand strike.
However, this time, the hidden force he expected did not appear.
‘Oh no.’
Happy’s expression changed. He quickly discovered that there was no hidden force in Wei Zhentian’s hand, but an incredibly powerful impact suddenly came from his feet.
That force came too abruptly, and if it exploded close by, no one will be able to fend against it. Moreover, Happy also sensed that the hidden force was not a single target attack. It was an attack that came in sections, like an AOE attack with the effect of Wind Spiral attached to it.
Happy immediately decided to not even use Petite Dragon. He activated Golden Bell Cocoon and charged forward instead of retreating. He flipped his hand around to seize Wei Zhentian’s arm, which had not managed to leave Happy’s area of control.
Wei Zhentian smiled mysteriously.
“Tremble!”
The power that came from beneath the ground viciously crashed into the golden bell that rose from Happy’s body.
The golden light buzzed and shuddered madly. It was as if a small scale explosion appeared in the air, and the sudden qi wave violently sent Happy tumbling backward. He lost his balance.
“Ah!” Xu Xin, who had been paying attention to the fight all along in the pavilion, could not help but cry out in surprise.
The Class One Hall elites who were watching by the side had crazed delight appear on their faces.
This was the first time they saw Happy suffering a setback.
However, their smiles did not last for long, because they saw Happy’s body twisted like a swimming dragon. He turned his body upside down, and he used an even faster speed to kick Wei Zhentian, who had chased after him while he had the upper hand.
Wei Zhentian managed to block the attack when he raised his arm while he still kept his composure. However, in that brief moment of alarm, the power he gathered hastily cannot compare to Dragon Swings Its Tail, which was a profound secret within Ten True Dragon Styles.
Thud thud thud!
The momentum in his chase was instantly destroyed, and after he took a few staggering steps back, he finally stopped, but he was not injured.
Happy did not chase after him.
Wei Zhentian’s strange palm technique and the power that appeared without any sign made him slightly surprised. Even though it did not shatter Golden Bell Cocoon profound skill, if that attack attacked Wei Zhentian’s enemy suddenly during battle, it will be very difficult for Wei Zhentian’s enemy to fend against it. Even Happy had nearly suffered a setback just now, and he was lucky that he had activated Dragon Swings Its Tail in time to turn the tides.
During the lightning fast clash just now, the duo ended up being in a draw again.
“You’re good.” Wei Zhentian calmed down his slightly surging qi and blood, and his expression grew more solemn. “This is the first time I used this move in front of people, and I didn’t expect that I didn’t manage to gain an advantage over you, Brother Happy.”
“You’re good as well,” Happy replied sincerely.
Wei Zhentian’s strength was indeed at Happy’s level.
The people on the International Great People Rank were all, as he expected, not easy to deal with.
Right when Happy speaking, Wei Zhentian put on the starting pose for Eight Trigrams Palms while he bent his knees slightly. “The move I used just now was the first incantation for Wandering Universal Eight Trigrams Souls Palm. I hope that you can witness my remaining seven incantations.”
All this while, Wei Zhentian believed that Happy was just a player who relied on ultimate techniques and luck to build up his fortune, but at that moment, he finally treated Happy as a real opponent as well as a powerful enemy.
*****
When he heard this, Happy’s expression sank.
‘As expected, all the elites on the International Great People Rank cannot be underestimated.’
If he had not expected the worst outcome from the start and had been ready for battle since then, he might not just end up with his dignity being crushed.
He came to Shaolin Temple with two goals this time. He did not come here to revisit his old haunt or to have a trip down memory lane. Instead, he wanted to have his final fight against Class One Hall in the sect where he became outstanding.
He had intentionally come to Shaolin Temple alone with Xu Xin to attract Class One Hall’s Dream Clouds and her multitude elites to come here, and he had achieved his goal.
His other goal was to provide his ultimatum to these so called top-class elites from the other countries.
This fight was not just about whether Mu Clan can take over the north and completely destroy Class One Hall. At the same time, it was also a fight concerning the Chinese world of martial artists’ dignity.
*****
The sounds of robes fluttering broke the silence swiftly, and the duo fought once more.
They fought with an increasing speed, and the onlookers cannot tell who was who.
Two balls of light intersected with each other madly, and waves of astonishing qi became entangled with each other nonstop in the air. They crashed against each other and released frequent as well as clear sonic booms.
The fight between two top-class sects had already attracted a lot of Shaolin Temple disciples’ attention. The mountain path, which was not even 328 feet long, was completely stuffed with people. They were packed closely with each other, to the point that not a single drop of water can spill from it. Some of the people decided straightaway to land on the forests nearby, and soon, the places where people can stand were filled.
More people heard about the news and walked down or up the mountain.
*****
“Suck!”
The light and shadows paused, and Wei Zhentian’s figure finally became clear. He now looked slightly disheveled, and there were quite a number of palm prints on him. At that moment, he made his arms form a hug while he gulped, as if he swallowed something. An astonishing power quickly dragged Happy out from his blurry state as well, and he was unable to control himself from moving to Wei Zhentian.
“Come here!”
Happy quickly formed a seal in the air, and with one truth from True Nine Word Seals, he shook the heavens. “Lin!”
It was Undying Bright King Seal.
The air shuddered!
A solemn, silver light resembling that of treasure rose from Happy’s body, and he stopped moving!
Wei Zhentian’s eyes shone with shock. In the end, he chose to seize the initiative to attack.
Happy did not attack. He switched his seal. “Jie!”
This was the Outer Bound Seal, and it was also known as the Vajra Sattva Samantabhadra Dharmakāya.
Right when he said the true word, all the people within a circular area of 328 feet felt dazed, as if their hearts had been shocked, and that included Wei Zhentian.
At the moment he snapped out of his daze, Happy had quickly finished his third seal, and he struck Wei Zhentian’s face before he stated with a steady voice, “Bing!” [1]
In a flash, the victor was decided.
Maha Cakra Vajra Seal can increase a person’s attack to the point that it did not lose to a strike from a Myth Realm martial artist. Wei Zhentian was pushed back viciously, and he was sent flying into the distance.
For a moment, there was complete silence