Chapter 475: Confronting the Lion King Head-On

“Trapped by Zhao Min’s scheme—no matter how right I am, I can’t explain it.”
Ding!
System prompt:
“Hidden plot triggered! Zhou Zhiruo wakes up and sees through Zhao Min’s scheme! Fully trusting Hero Kai Xin, Zhou Zhiruo asks you to take the Heaven-Sword and Dragon-Slaying Saber and hide, escaping Xie Xun’s pursuit and leaving Lingshe Island to retrieve The Wumu Mystery Book and The Nine Yin Manual…”
As expected!
Kai Xin had already noticed Zhao Min’s feigned fainting when carrying Zhou Zhiruo—she intended to shift the blame for stealing the Heaven-Sword and Dragon-Slaying Saber onto him. In such a situation, it was truly impossible to argue one’s case.
By the time Xie Xun regained consciousness, Kai Xin was holding both divine weapons, and he even heard about it. Now, no matter how many mouths there were, it would be impossible to explain things to the enraged Lion King. As for Zhao Min, with her eloquent tongue and Zhang Wuji’s protection—though Zhang Wuji wouldn’t do anything to her—surviving this challenge as the Golden Lion King was already extremely difficult.
Let’s go!!
Kai Xin hesitated not at all…
He set down Zhou Zhiruo and, one after the other, they flew out of the cave.
“Thief! Trying to run again!”
The Golden Lion King was furious! Seeing Xiao Zhao and Zhao Min waking up one after another, he calmed down slightly, left the two women behind, and rushed after Kai Xin and Zhou Zhiruo at lightning speed.
For a master of the Wuwei realm to chase after a person in the Jie Tuo realm and a person in the Sheng Si realm was naturally effortless.
Kai Xin knew continuing like this wouldn’t work—he had to let Zhou Zhiruo leave first while he delayed the Golden Lion King. Otherwise, neither of them could escape Lingshe Island.
“I’ll hold him off for a while. Zhiruo, run toward the sea.”
Kai Xin threw the Dragon-Slaying Saber at Zhou Zhiruo.
Zhou Zhiruo nodded:
“I’ll wait for you by the sea!”
By now, Zhou Zhiruo had been deeply hurt by Zhang Wuji’s words—her love turned to hatred, and she resolved to cut off all emotional ties and focus on strengthening the Emei Sect. Since Zhao Min failed to steal the divine weapons, Zhou Zhiruo seized this opportunity to leave Lingshe Island with Kai Xin first and retrieve the two rare books!
With no resources on Lingshe Island and no players in sight, Zhou Zhiruo’s safety wasn’t a concern.
With that in mind, Kai Xin turned resolutely, and the Heaven-Sword emerged with a “whoosh”…
Hiss!
An astonishing sword aura soared into the sky!!
The Golden Lion King, worried about the whereabouts of the Dragon-Slaying Saber, suddenly felt a fierce, sharp attack coming his way and grew serious. He quickly dodged.
Crack! Crash!
Behind the Golden Lion King, where the Heaven-Sword’s aura passed, a bamboo forest over thirty meters wide was instantly leveled, with broken bamboo falling everywhere and startling countless birds.

All sorts of noises immediately masked his joy.
“You brat, thinking you can get away just by staying silent?” Xie Xun, furious, suddenly sneered: “Taste the might of my Lion Roar Divine Skill!”
With that, he drew in his breath deeply; it seemed as though most of the air around him was instantly sucked away.
Whoosh!
A brilliant sword aura shot skyward at great speed! The sharp sword light cut through the air, and the overwhelming destructive power of the Sword of Heaven made even Xie Xun, who was in the state of Wuwei, too afraid to confront it head-on, forcing him to stop drawing in his breath and using his Lion Roar Divine Skill.
This evasion, however, unleashed the true power of the Lion King!
As time passed, Zhou Zhiruo, who had left with the Dragon Slaying Sword, grew increasingly distant. It would be impossible to catch up later. In his rage, Xie Xun finally unleashed all his combat strength.
His legs were rooted to the ground like pillars, his breath steady, his fists clenched tightly. An astonishing howling sound erupted as he threw his punches, creating a deafening roar that shattered the air.
Boom!
Just as Happy activated his Little Dragon form, a bamboo plant behind him suddenly exploded.
The flying bamboo shards struck the Golden Bell Shield that appeared, but the shield remained unshaken, its power flowing steadily…
“This brat has some skill.”
Xie Xun’s punching speed suddenly increased…
Boom, boom, boom!!!
With a master at the Wuwei state giving it his all, which expert could possibly resist head-on?
But Happy stood firm in front of the Golden Lion King Xie Xun, not using the Little Dragon form to evade the entire time. After all, from his past life, he had a deep understanding of the Seven Wounds Fist. He could predict Xie Xun’s attack patterns just by observing his movements. His Illusion Demon movement allowed him to move silently, enabling him to dodge Xie Xun’s punches.
After several shifts using the Illusion Demon movement…
He managed to avoid all of Xie Xun’s Seven Wounds Fist attacks in advance.
Although Xie Xun was extremely fast, Happy still needed to use the Little Dragon form occasionally to evade.
But as Xie Xun threw more punches, Happy gradually mastered his rhythm and speed. With his eyes closed, he relied solely on his internal energy to track Xie Xun, sensing every move he made, thus allowing for faster reactions.
Boom!!
Boom, boom, boom!!!
Happy seemed to be struggling under the fierce howling sounds and deadly punch winds, but all the damage was absorbed by the ground—vast craters appeared everywhere, leaving a devastated and horrifying sight. Yet, the lightning-fast Happy remained unharmed.
“He has some skill.”
Xie Xun’s expression grew increasingly grim.
After some time, Xie Xun finally realized that the Seven Wounds Fist, which had been so effective in the martial world, couldn’t harm this young boy at all. He then thought of using his Lion Roar Divine Skill.

“Go!!”
Seizing the moment when Xie Xun’s attack weakened, Happy suddenly halted, swinging his sword in midair!
The Flying Dragon emerges!!!
A mighty sword energy surged violently toward Xie Xun; at the same time, a silver dragon-shaped energy followed and struck him.
Boom!
Xie Xun’s chest cavity collapsed under the force, and his face turned red for the first time. He stepped back several times before finally overcoming the impact of the Sword of Heaven’s energy.
“As expected of the Sword of Heaven!”
His energy stalled.
When Xie Xun raised his head again, he realized that he could no longer sense Happy’s energy nearby—Happy had taken advantage of that sword strike to dash into the woods without looking back and disappeared in an instant.
“Damn it!”
Xie Xun roared in anger and prepared to chase after him, but his hearing range was limited, and Happy was too fast—within the blink of an eye, he had already run over a hundred meters away.
“Stepfather!”
With a cry of alarm, Zhang Wuji finally arrived.
“Are you alright? I heard from Xiao Zhao and Zhao Min and rushed over right away. What exactly happened? Did Miss Zhou really steal the Dragon Slaying Sword with Young Hero Happy?”
“Hmph!”
Xie Xun was furious:
“No matter how much you guard against it, it’s hard to guard against someone from within!”
“Wuji, go quickly! They probably haven’t reached the seaside yet! Go help your stepfather retrieve the sword!”
“…”
Zhang Wuji looked troubled.
He wanted to say that Happy and Zhou Zhiruo weren’t that kind of people, but since that was the reality now, he could only nod in agreement to his stepfather’s request.
By the time Zhang Wuji reached the seaside, Happy and Zhou Zhiruo were already on a small boat, rowing out to sea.
But!
A distance of a hundred meters wasn’t far for Zhang Wuji…
Seeing Zhang Wuji approaching, Happy shouted loudly:
“Master Zhang! As for today’s incident, I know what happened. No matter how many words I use, it’s hard to explain clearly. It was Zhao Min who stole the Sword of Heaven and the Dragon Slaying Sword. But when she tried to escape, she was injured by me outside the cave, so she framed me! But since Hero Xie attacked without distinguishing right from wrong after regaining his senses, I’m extremely indignant! After all, the Dragon Slaying Sword is a precious treasure in the world—it’s just as much a weapon obtained through killing countless people from others’ hands by Hero Xie! If Master Zhang insists on taking it by force, even though my martial skills are weak, I’ll have to fight back to protect Miss Zhou.”
As soon as he finished speaking…
Zhang Wuji’s aggressive aura faded significantly as he landed steadily at the bow of the boat, his expression complex as he looked at Happy and Zhou Zhiruo standing side by side.