Chapter 604: The Opening of the Heavenly Demon Cave

Happy was well-versed in the traps and mechanisms of the Heavenly Demon Sect and clearly understood that the Fire Wolf was the most deadly and crucial element in those traps. In his past life, during the initial attempts, the Heavenly Demon Sect suffered complete defeats time and again… all because they didn’t take the Fire Wolf seriously enough. Other forces avoided approaching it, hoping to leave it to others to deal with. As a result, the extreme heat made it impossible for anyone to breathe, and they didn’t even understand what was happening. The most tragic part was that although most of the mechanical beasts had been eliminated, the rival factions refused to cooperate. Over time, they lost their fighting ability and suffocated to death inside the Heavenly Demon Sect, becoming the biggest joke in the martial world at that time.

Happy knew that if he didn’t personally dismantle this Fire Wolf, the incident where all six masters of the Mu family perished in the Heavenly Demon Sect might also become the biggest joke of the time.

The mechanical beasts at the Liberation Realm… posed no threat to Happy at all. With his Golden Bell Shield activated and the Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting him, along with the advantages provided by his fourth stage of Golden Armor stance, he remained unharmed, even when facing large groups of mechanical beasts.

He reached the vicinity of the black iron gate safely. The mechanical beasts seemed to understand his intentions and went wild, desperately using their bodies to collide with him in an attempt to buy time and deplete the limited air in the hall.

Whoosh!

A massive flame burst from the Fire Wolf’s mouth, its scorching waves hindering Happy’s progress. However, such a huge Fire Wolf required an enormous amount of material and incredible power, so it certainly couldn’t be a perfect mechanical puppet. In reality, it was just a giant wolf head—a semi-puppet mechanism that only revealed its head while hiding its body in darkness. It couldn’t move, and the noises it made were meant to create illusions and psychological pressure on the opponent.

Of course, Happy wasn’t deterred by these. He practiced the “Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms” to its tenth move amidst the swarm of mechanical beasts, effortlessly destroying a batch of them. Then, he pushed out with both palms:

Roar!!!!!

A massive black tornado, mixed with broken parts of countless mechanical puppet beasts from the surroundings, formed a terrifying puppet dragon! It rushed at the Fire Wolf with wind and rain!

Various sharp, loud collision sounds rang out continuously. The flames in its mouth were instantly extinguished, and its head was battered beyond recognition—its hard surface covered in countless holes, looking utterly disheveled.

Swish! Swish!!

It was obvious that someone was manipulating the Fire Wolf. As soon as the attack from the Flying Dragon in the Sky disappeared, it immediately turned around, and countless tiny holes suddenly appeared in its flame-less mouth! Countless needle-like tips, as thin as cow hairs, shot at them from all directions.
Happy Shadow was instantly reduced to shreds…
Bang!!
The mechanical beasts that rushed in from behind suffered in turn—these piercing needles penetrated their bodies, destroying them completely. They twisted and crashed to the ground, sparking everywhere.
With the Fire Wolf’s greatest threat eliminated, Happy naturally lost his urgency. He turned around and focused on the numerous mechanical puppet beasts lurking around.
These mechanical puppet beasts contained many components used to create advanced puppets, as well as some excellent hidden weapons and devices—truly valuable and practical items.
Bang bang!
Inheriting the aggressiveness of beasts and the fearlessness of cold weapons, these mechanical puppet beasts were extremely fierce and brutal. Each attack was like something out of a textbook.
But sadly…
their enemy was just too strong.
In head-on battles, their hard bodies proved not so resilient under attacks at the Wuwei level. A few blows would cause cracks, and strikes to their joints would drastically reduce their combat strength or even destroy them completely.
The indoor temperature had stabilized and was even slowly dropping!
With the Fire Wolf’s greatest threat—its flames—gone, the forces from the Mu Family and the Xifeng Tower gradually calmed down. Broken, powerless mechanical puppet beasts lay scattered everywhere.
Overall, however, the gap in strength between the two sides was quite significant!
While fighting, the Silver Fox group continued to advance toward the Black Iron Gate. Meanwhile, the Xifeng Tower group could barely defend themselves against the numerous fierce mechanical puppet beasts. Any attempt to advance would inevitably lead to gaps in their formation.
Watching the Mu Family’s group close in rapidly, Shadow sighed with emotion.
Not only was there a significant size difference between the two factions, but the Mu Family also led in terms of the strength and wisdom of their top experts. Even their faction leaders… it seemed Happy was superior as well.
Until now, Shadow had always regarded Meng Yun as her main rival!
But under the influence of the Mu Family’s experts, she realized for the first time that both the Xifeng Tower and she still had a long way to go.
“Lord, they’re about to enter.”
“What can we do?”
Shadow smiled bitterly. The mechanical puppet beasts weren’t completely unstoppable, especially since their opponent had already dealt with the greatest threat. Did they really expect the Mu Family to let them in?

Happy Six quickly gathered together. Seeing the ruined head of the fire wolf and the dozens of puppet beasts scattered around Happy, Silver Fox and the others were also astonished. They had killed quite a number of those fully damaged puppet beasts, but it seemed there were only so many in total! “Xiao Bei, collect the loot. The rest, help me clear the path—I want to take down this big wolf!” After joining up with Silver Fox and the others, Happy immediately felt much less troubled. Taking advantage of the situation, he changed the direction of his palm wind, clasped his hands into a circle… charging left, thrusting right, swinging up, and sweeping down… The air in the hall instantly converged around Happy. A giant eight-clawed golden dragon roared forth!!! Roar!!! With a deafening dragon roar, a massive golden dragon filled with dominance and destructive power charged fiercely at the giant wolf inside the black iron door. Boom!!! The hall shook violently. The huge fire wolf’s head collapsed completely, with visible cracks appearing on its hard metal surface. Thud! The head fell to the ground with a heavy impact. Everyone was shocked and quickly stepped back. The massive puppet fire wolf head fell from the darkness of the black iron door, rolling chaotically until it stopped in the hall. Its fierce glow quickly faded, leaving it motionless. Just as the light vanished completely, a black crystal shard fell from the puppet wolf head… It was quite unremarkable. But Happy didn’t hesitate—he walked over, picked up the black crystal shard, and a faint smile flashed in his eyes. Black Crystal Shard: Can open the second layer of the black iron door! Yao Shi Wan Neng took the shard, looked around, and touched the area near the door. The dark mist inside the black iron door instantly dissipated, and amidst the sound of springs, a deep passage appeared before everyone. Ding! System prompt: “The Heavenly Demon Secret Cavern has been opened!”