Sword Among Us

“It’s you!”

Responsible Hero stood dumbfounded on the stairs and was momentarily dazed and shocked, but he soon recovered to his previous indifference and confidence. The surging emotions also swiftly calmed down, and he was like the calm water in a well.

Nine Yang Divine Skill allowed Happy’s perception to have long since reached a stage where only those in Myth Realm would possess. Naturally, he noticed it, and he was affected by it. The effect was reflected in the form of admiration that flashed briefly in his eyes before it was soon gone. He paraphrased the words that Responsible Hero just said faintly.

“It’s me.”

Those two simple words showed a powerful presence that the people around the area never possessed.

But Responsible Hero was indeed extraordinary. He asked nothing else. Responsible Hero had already mastered the art of possessing a heart that was constantly as calm as water. He will not be angry or agitated by anything, and he will treat everything with his usual state of mind.

Indeed, the person who inherited Ximen Chuixue’s legacy was not any normal person.

When they faced the current strongest player in the Chinese server, while Responsible Hero was soon able to become calm once more, that did not mean that the people around him could remain calm!

Once Barren Murderer died and the Class One Hall members saw Happy appear in Beijing in such an imposing manner, their pupils instantly shrank. The few people retreated quietly without attracting any attention, and once they retreated to a corner, they quickly released messenger pigeons.

They did not dare release messenger pigeons in front of Happy, and it was easy to imagine just how great of an impact Happy’s arrival had brought to them!

Happy said nothing. He did not pay attention to all of this.

At that moment, Responsible Hero was the only person who had his sole attention.

“Duel!”

Responsible Hero’s full attention was also on Happy as well. Not only did the youngster’s eyes shine with confidence and fighting spirit, he also had a strong urge to show his strength.

“Ding!”

Happy quickly received the system notification showing that Responsible Hero had extended an invitation for a duel, and he nodded in agreement without hesitation. A golden yellow flag swiftly fell from above their heads before it disappeared.

A stern and stately sound rose, and during that time, Responsible Hero said the same thing, “Attack first.”

“…I’ve been curious all this while. At that time, One Emperor chose to turn around and leave without attacking you. Was it because your sword technique was just so fast that he was powerless to fight back against you, or whether it was because he had other thoughts. Now, I have a vague guess as to why he left,” Happy said nonchalantly.

His words and the calm smile of realization made Responsible Hero’s expression change slightly.

“What do you mean?”

“It’s nothing. You can attack now.” Happy placed his hands behind his back and stared at Responsible Hero calmly. His vastly superior spiritual senses made the circulation of Responsible Hero’s true qi be completely reflected in his mind.

“You’re the same as One Emperor! You’re both very arrogant!”

And no matter what, Responsible Hero was just a young teenager. When he saw that Happy also regarded the thought of attacking first in contempt, his gaze turned cold, and he finally moved.

At the moment Responsible Hero moved, Happy clearly “saw” the longsword in Responsible Hero’s hand shoot forward from its sword and coincidentally land in his right hand. He used the momentum to draw the sword, and the dazzling sword tip formed a series of snowflakes. It was brilliant and sacred looking, but within it was a sharp, aggressive force that could destroy everything!

Clang!

Responsible Hero’s sword draw was very amazing. His sword draw and sheathing of the sword was practically completed at the same instant, and everything was done in one go!

Right when his sword returned to its sheath, Happy remained standing on the spot without moving. He still had his hands behind his back, and he did not move.

The people who heard about it and came to gather in the area or watched from the distance held their breaths. They did not even dare to breathe while they stared at the duo who stood still at a stalemate on the street.

“Has the duel ended?”

“What a fast sword draw! Happy did not even manage to dodge it! Responsible Hero’s sword slash clearly has the effect of breaking defenses. Could it be that Happy was also killed by his sword slash?”

“Bullcrap, if he killed him, Responsible Hero would have turned around and left a long time ago. Why would he still need to look so serious?”

Once a person in the crowd reminded the others, they noticed that after Responsible Hero sheathed his sword, he was indeed staring at Happy with an incredibly somber expression, and the look in his eyes said that he could not believe what he saw.

*****

“You…”

Responsible Hero cast a glance at the bloody gash that bloomed on Happy’s shoulder, and he demanded impatiently, “You dodged it?! How is it possible?!”

“I see, so that’s how it is.”

Even though he was struck, Happy did not care about the injury on his shoulder at all. He cast a glance at the swiftly disappearing silver sword gash before he smiled. “As expected of Ximen Chuixue’s sword technique. This sword technique might seem simple, but there are two different sword wills in it. One is to destroy defenses, and the other is the flying snow, allowing it to kill in cold, freezing blood. It’s powerful indeed.”

Even though he used Silver Light Arhat, he was still injured by the sword technique, and this alone showed that the damage in the sword draw was not just insanely high, but also target the areas which were not protected by body fortifications, which were also the weaknesses in these techniques. Any normal body fortification would have shattered in just one strike.

“What an astonishing speed, coupled with the effect of breaking defenses, it’s no wonder why Barren Murderer was unable to receive this sword slash, even when he has Undying King of Abyss Art,” Happy mumbled to himself while ignoring Responsible Hero’s disbelieving face.

Just now, if it were not for Nine Yang Divine Skill capturing Responsible Hero’s actions when he attacked and for the fact that he had activated Arhat Body and Ten True Dragon Styles’ Petite Dragon in time to avoid the weakness in Silver Light Arhat, even he would not have been able to avoid Responsible Hero’s sword slash by a narrow escape, and by then, he would have aided Responsible Hero in his path in becoming the strongest player in the game.

Ximen Chuixue managed to take in a very good disciple in this life.

With just one sword draw, he caused Happy to use three ultimate techniques, and even Shifting Stars was unable to negate the damage.

Just this skill alone was enough for Responsible Hero to wander about the lands and stand above all other people!

Of course, there was no way Happy would be willing to see such a powerful player join Class One Hall.

When he thought of this, Happy slowly looked up to meet Responsible Hero’s shocked and bewildered gaze.

“As expected of Ximen Chuixue’s disciple. Your sword slash is stronger and faster than what I expected.”

When Responsible Hero heard this, he frowned and stared at the wound on Happy’s shoulder without saying a thing. Then, he looked at his three-feet long Clear Edge, and he looked a little dejected.

But it was not at all strange for him to feel this way. He had practiced this sword draw for more than three hundred days without ever going out of the house, and he originally thought that there was no one in the world who could receive his sword slash. He did not expect that Happy did not even need to use his hands to be able to receive his sword slash, and he was completely fine from it.

“You, too, will receive my sword slash.” When he saw the huge change in Responsible Hero’s expression, Happy brought out his Nation Protecting Divine Sword from his Universe Bag.

Of course, this was no longer the four-echelon defective sword he previous possessed, but was the high-grade divine weapon Nation Protecting Divine Sword after it fused with the essence and blood of a peerless martial artist and was completed!

Its damage was at six thousand points, and it was not below Seventh Sword. Its speed was also slightly faster than before.

Besides, this sword, which Happy named Noble Sword had within it a sword will that could strengthen Emperor Shocks World, and its length was even more domineering than Seventh Sword!

“Come at me!” Even though Happy managed to receive his sword slash and break his legend, when he heard Happy’s words, Responsible Hero became calm once more. He held his sword with his right hand and entered fighting mode.

Happy did not use a fast sword slash. In fact, he did not even use Universe’s Lightning Destruction Style. He only used the simple starting stance for Emperor Shocks World, and the astonishing presence locked on Responsible Hero.

Responsible Hero first tensed up before his face turned pale. Sweat poured down his body, and the longsword in his hand fell to the ground.

“I lost.”