Chapter 330: The Invisible Needle

At the main hall of the Blood River Sect, corpses lay everywhere, and blood flowed like rivers…
A mysterious, enchanting laughter disrupted the internal energy circulation and movement abilities of all disciples of the Blood River Sect within its range. Yet, from the moment Kai Xin stepped forward with his sword drawn, the sect’s morale soared, and they managed to repel the attacks of the Cold Moon Palace under the influence of Kui Hua’s aura.
Numerous eyes stared at Lu Mingyue, who hovered in mid-air with a grim expression; and at Kai Xin, who stood proudly on the ground, his aura somewhat monotonous.
A tense atmosphere quickly spread between the two, especially among Lu Mingyue. As Kai Xin clearly declared his intention to fight for the Blood River Sect, Lu Mingyue’s expression darkened. His pale, slender hands were pulled back into his red robe, and the sharpness in his features grew more evident.
At such a time, Lu Mingyue didn’t bother to investigate the details of Kai Xin’s “reconciliation” with the Blood River Sect. He guessed that some kind of alliance for mutual benefit must have been formed; otherwise, the sect’s elite wouldn’t have rushed to the main hall so quickly.
“Well then…”
Looking down at Kai Xin from above, Lu Mingyue gently swept his sleeve across his lips. His phoenix-like eyes, lined with eyeshadow, resembled two flashes of lightning in the darkness:
“Good. I was just curious to see how much you’ve improved after a month…”
Although Kai Xin was currently very famous and, thanks to First Vision’s REP payment system, seemed on track to surpass the Dragon and Phoenix rankings, Lu Mingyue wasn’t very concerned about this. He had seen Kai Xin’s close-combat skills and knew he possessed an unparalleled martial art. Thus, in First Vision’s simulations, he couldn’t feel the awe others felt—only analysis…
Kai Xin’s strength seemed to have improved since their encounter in the Peach Forest, but it wasn’t that much. Aside from his final move being impressive, he could also use other minor techniques.
On the contrary!
Over the past month, in order to inherit all of Dong Fang Bu Bai’s skills, he had practiced day and night, even using his girlfriend’s help to apply makeup. His cultivation progress had been astonishing, and his martial arts had reached a higher level.
So!
Even now, facing Kai Xin, Lu Mingyue didn’t feel much pressure.
“Ding!!”
Suddenly, Kai Xin frowned. Without any warning, his Gentleman Sword appeared in front of him. With a swing of his arm, sparks flew from the sword as metal clashed crisply.
“Has the Needle Transference Technique evolved from a tangible form to an intangible one?”
Frowning, Kai Xin glanced up at Lu Mingyue, shocked inwardly.
Lu Mingyue was equally astonished.

The second layer of the Needle Crossing technique possesses the ability to silently take an enemy’s life, especially within the Chrysanthemum Aura, where the influence of the demonic sound makes it impossible for the enemy to detect anything. Even if they become aware at the last moment, their reaction speed is much slower than usual…
Lu Mingyue originally intended to use the “Shadow Needle” to shatter Happy’s Golden Bell shield and severely damage his internal energy, but he never expected Happy’s sensitivity to have reached such a level. In this instant clash, both sides heightened their vigilance secretly…
“It would be impolite not to return the attack! Try my move too!”
With a loud laugh, Happy stepped forward, stepping on corpses on the ground as he rose steadily at a speed that defied gravity, aiming his sword at Lu Mingyue. Along the way, an internal energy vortex formed, quietly eliminating the influence of the Chrysanthemum Aura! His speed grew faster and faster!
Lu Mingyue felt once again the distress of being targeted by his nemesis.
Each use of the Shadow Needle consumed too much internal energy, making it impossible to use it continuously; ordinary flying needles couldn’t break through the Golden Bell shield. So, as Happy rushed straight at him with such recklessness, Lu Mingyue felt as if he were trapping himself. Yet he had no choice but to engage with him.
The disciples of the Cold Moon Palace and Blood River Sect were below—how could he simply dodge every attack by Happy?
With a cold snort, Lu Mingyue, clad in red, braved it and faced Happy head-on, planning to use the Chrysanthemum Aura’s effect on speed to fight for a while, hoping to find an opportunity to use the Shadow Needle when the situation became chaotic.
But to his utter surprise, Happy’s body continued to accelerate in mid-air! In the blink of an eye, seemingly unaffected by the Chrysanthemum Aura at all, he closed in to a very dangerous distance…
No good!
A flash of panic appeared in Lu Mingyue’s eyes. By the time he reacted, it was already too late to retreat.
His hands shot out repeatedly, and with a series of sharp sounds, over a dozen flying needles were fired like rain. Without hesitation, Lu Mingyue severed all the glowing threads behind them and sent them flying as ordinary hidden weapons.
Haha!
Happy had long seen through Lu Mingyue’s weakness. Without dodging or slowing down, he rushed closer swiftly. With a twist of his wrist, his Sword of a Gentleman emitted a burst of sword light, cutting off Lu Mingyue’s escape route, while his left hand formed a claw…
One-handed dragon capture!
It was indeed this move.
In desperation, Lu Mingyue had also prepared a countermeasure. The moment he saw the change in Happy’s left hand, he gritted his teeth, took a breath, and launched a palm strike.

Up close, both of them were extremely fast. “Bang!” Lu Mingyue’s palm strike briefly interrupted Happy’s “Dragon Seizing Hand,” causing Happy to exclaim in his heart, “Amazing!”
But sadly…
The Dragon Seizing Style doesn’t consume internal energy unless it’s actually used.
After a brief pause, Happy activated the Little Dragon Form to dodge Lu Mingyue’s second palm strike, then forcefully used the Dragon Seizing Hand to firmly grasp Lu Mingyue.
“Sorry!”
With a loud shout, Happy took advantage of Lu Mingyue’s complete lack of resistance as a blue, star-like light suddenly appeared in the air from his Gentleman Sword!
Seven Stars Shining on the Moon!
The disciples of the Blood River Sect were filled with excitement.
At the Cold Moon Palace, seeing their master caught off guard, they gasped in shock, their faces filled with worry…
But!
Lu Mingyue wasn’t instantly defeated.
After all, she was a powerful warrior wielding the “Sunflower Secret Manual.” Though her close-combat skills were somewhat inferior, she had many ways to protect herself and was highly agile.
With a flick of her flying needle, she shot forward at astonishing speed!
It was truly a flying strike.
The moment the flying needle was launched, Happy’s third sword struck her just then, its fierce force causing Lu Mingyue to lose control of her body.
Boom!
Lu Mingyue’s body crashed uncontrollably into the left wall of the main hall, leaving her in a humiliating state, her dignity completely lost.
Happy was well aware that with Lu Mingyue’s strength and agility, even if she possessed the True Dragon Ten Styles, he wouldn’t be able to hold her back for long. If she insisted on escaping, this plan would never succeed.
No one at the same level could stop Lu Mingyue if she decided to flee!
He had merely taken advantage of the gaps in her flying needle attacks to outsmart her; otherwise, it would have been impossible to defeat her so quickly and cleanly with just one clash.
Sure enough!
The moment Lu Mingyue got up from the ground, she looked utterly disheveled and glared fiercely at Happy: “I’ve exhausted too much internal energy today, making it difficult for me to fight you for long. I’ll come for you again… Hmph! Retreat!”
A large group of disciples from the Cold Moon Palace, realizing the situation was unfavorable, quickly left the battlefield and withdrew from the Blood River Sect like a tide.