Chapter 951: Heart-Shattering Needle

“Fighting has started!”
“So amazing!”
“They’re all experts! The ones from Yipin Hall are clearly the permanent training squad from the capital—high-level ones at that. I know that guy who just died; his name is He Yi. He’s a top-ranking figure in Yipin Hall… Tsk tsk, who’s that person fighting against Yipin Hall? Too strong—single-handedly taking on over a dozen experts… and knocking out five of them!”
“Idiot! That’s Happy—the one who took down Fu Tianqiong in the capital. A super expert who was almost among the world’s top eight a year and a half ago! Look at his skills… that movement technique… How the hell did he dodge that?!”
Outside Guiwei, more and more players gathered to watch!
“That can’t be possible—so strong? Impossible!!!” “Guys, don’t hold back today. Fight hard. If we can’t stop Happy, where will we put our faces?”
The experts from Yipin Hall initially hesitated to go all out due to the crowd, allowing only a few to attack directly. But as their sixth member was captured by Happy and repeatedly wounded or killed, the rest became impatient:
“We can’t delay any longer.”
“Go all out! It’s embarrassing to get surrounded by this kid, but if word gets out that we were all taken out by him alone, we really won’t have any face left! Let’s go!!!” Gritting their teeth, their confidence was replaced by seriousness and caution. They activated their cultivation defenses, and some even switched from cultivation gear to combat gear.
“They’re really going all out…”
“True to Happy’s reputation—even Yipin Hall’s elite cultivation team has to go all out.” The watching players didn’t dare speak loudly, keeping their exclamations to small circles.
The members of the Hunter Family, after seeing Happy effortlessly take down their sixth opponent amidst the enemies, were thrilled, almost clapping in excitement.
“Well, what do you say? My judgment as your captain is good, right? I told you—once Happy reaches the Liberation Realm, he’ll be incredibly strong.” Yu Long grinned widely, his eyes shining as he watched the fierce battle.
The Gu Girl beside him stared intently at Happy, puzzled. “It’s strange. I can understand Happy handling himself well among fierce beasts, but these are all Yipin Hall experts. There’s no reason they’d lose once, twice, or three times to someone at the Life and Death Realm with such amazing movement skills.”
“This…”
“It might be Happy’s secret. Don’t say too much.” Yu Long whispered to her, and she immediately shut up wisely.
“They’ve charged in!!”
Suddenly, shouts erupted from nearby…

The members of the Hunter Family moved swiftly, chasing after Happy and Yipin Hall’s figures. It turned out that when Happy’s opponents from Yipin Hall were struggling under their pressure, she suddenly used a clever tactic to capture two of them at once—throwing one toward the five experts and the other into the Ghostly Gorge passage. Taking advantage of the chaos among Yipin Hall’s experts, she broke through and pursued the lone expert heading toward the Ghostly Gorge.

A series of powerful leg kicks sent the Yipin Hall experts flying into the Ghostly Gorge passage like sandbags…

The remaining few became furious and rushed into the passage as well!

At this moment, those outside grew anxious!

The visibility inside the Ghostly Gorge passage was extremely poor; even standing a little farther away, it was impossible to see clearly what was happening inside. Especially in such high-level battles, which were fast as the wind and fierce as lightning with a rapid pace, only a few people at the entrance of the passage could faintly see the silhouettes of the fighters, but they couldn’t discern the details. All they could hear were continuous groans and the sound of blows, with figures moving amidst flashes of swords and blades, resembling a poorly rendered, blurry movie.

It was even worse for those outside. They kept trying to squeeze in, but the passage was already narrow, and after being blocked for so long with so many people gathered, it was impossible to get close at all.

“We can’t see anything.”

“Let the people in front move.”

“Go to hell! Don’t you know what’s going on in the Ghostly Gorge? Who can see anything? If you want to join the fight, I don’t mind throwing you in!” With many experts practicing in the Ghostly Gorge, they naturally knew well the rules for maintaining order. Hearing this, they didn’t hesitate to scold, “Shut up! Stop making noise! Those who understand the rules should keep quiet. You have no sense of direction at all yet still come here to practice!”

The people outside immediately fell silent…

The members of the Hunter Family were speechless.

High-level players knew how to judge the situation of a battle based on sounds, but most of them were trap masters, so this wasn’t their strength.

“What do we do now?” they asked each other through telepathy.

“There’s nothing we can do but wait for Happy to come out. I believe it won’t be long,” Yu Long replied after checking the time.

“How do you know it’s Happy who’ll come out?” someone asked.

Yu Long responded with disdain, “Idiot! Happy deliberately lured everyone into the gorge. In such an environment, the advantage of having more people is limited, and greater skill and strength are required. Happy herself can end battles quickly even with fewer opponents. Do you think those guys from Yipin Hall still have a chance? See? It won’t take long before it’s over!”

After a pause, Yu Long suddenly grew solemn and sighed, “It’s just that after this battle, Yipin Tang will likely target Happy even more…”
“…”
The group fell silent.
Indeed.
If what Yu Long said was true—Happy emerged alive, while Yipin Tang’s elite training group was completely wiped out—this would certainly boost Happy’s reputation, restoring his status as a top expert and having a significant positive impact. But Yipin Tang would lose all face, and since they already had irreconcilable grudges with Happy, they would surely focus all their efforts on him, making his future very difficult.
Several minutes passed before the noises inside gradually diminished from frequent to sparse, until everything fell completely quiet…
Those at the front watched carefully, filled with fear.
In the hazy miasma, only one person remained—standing unsteadily in the canyon passage. He swayed slightly before suddenly bending down to search the ground.
Anyone with even a bit of insight could tell who had survived and what he was doing.
After the battle, collecting loot that might appear with a certain probability…
For an elite sect like Yipin Tang, with its high-level training groups, each member would carry things like gold tickets. There would also be a certain proportion of silver coins, along with equipment that might drop at a certain rate.
Even if one was extremely unlucky, they should still be able to get one or two pieces of equipment… the rewards wouldn’t be small.
After seeing Happy disappear from the canyon passage after searching for a while, the group of martial artists exchanged a look that everyone understood, then rushed in like a flood.
Inside the canyon…
Everywhere were traces of hidden weapons, flying knives, and slashes from axes—evidence of a fierce and brutal battle.
All of Yipin Tang’s top experts had been defeated, their bodies now indistinct.
“…He won.”
This news spread rapidly like a virus among the crowd, causing an uproar…
But many didn’t notice that Yu Long from the Hunter Family quietly led his men through the crowd and entered the eerie depths.
At a corner of the Ghostly Canyon passage, a man wearing a conical hat blended in unnoticed and continued deeper in.
The group moved silently, with no one speaking along the way.
But whispers circulated secretly, with everyone arguing fiercely:
“Boss Happy, you’re too amazing!”
“He Yi and his group completely defeated them!!”
“All those top experts—champions and vice-champions—are among Yipin Tang’s top thousand fighters…”

“One person fighting against a dozen—that’s amazing.”
“…” The man with the conical hat was naturally happy, while the other couldn’t say anything in the face of such relentless attacks, shaking his head helplessly without uttering a word, only pressing on his chest.
It was only at this moment that Yu Long and his group realized something was wrong.
“What’s wrong? Are you injured?”
Members of the Hunter Family surrounded him immediately. The observant witch noticed a dark red stain on the spot he was pressing on, and everyone panicked.
“It’s nothing serious.”
Kai Xin raised his somewhat pale face and forced a smile. “I just didn’t expect the people from First-Class Hall to be so ruthless. An ordinary sect leader actually had automatic-shooting Broken Wind needles hidden on him.”
“The trap master must be ‘Snow Dragon’ from First-Class Hall!” The trap masters of the Hunter Family paled. “Those aren’t ordinary Broken Wind needles—they’re heart-rending needles that can’t be removed, demonic weapons!”
Yu Long’s expression changed.
“Is it the thing that was circulating online recently?”
The trap masters nodded.
“Judging by your reactions, this thing is quite famous?”
Kai Xin glanced around at them before slightly lifting his hand to look at the needle tip, which left only a faint black glow on his chest…
“It’s not just famous—it’s extremely dangerous. Someone was once killed by it. At first, they didn’t pay much attention, thinking they’d recover after taking medicine. But later, they suffered pain at intervals, their strength declined sharply, and they could barely do anything. It took half an hour before they died.”
“Is it deadly?”
Kai Xin’s expression finally grew serious.
“It’s a vicious demonic weapon! Those who get hit live a worse life than death! It’s also something top-tier trap masters dream of possessing.”
Someone explained, “Because it’s silent and invisible at close range, it’s easy to ensnare enemies. And once infected, death is almost certain.”
After saying that, they suddenly looked at Kai Xin strangely. “Strange… I heard that those infected by this thing can hardly activate their protective barriers, let alone cultivate. You seem to have been infected for quite some time—how come you were fine just now?”
“…Ignore that. Tell me, is there any way to remove it?”
Kai Xin had actually been trying to force the weapon out with his internal energy, but it seemed to have claws inside that gripped the object, causing intense pain whenever he exerted force.
“It seems there’s no way to remove it. But we can return to the city and seek help at the medical hall,” Yu Long suggested.
Everyone nodded.
Kai Xin’s current condition clearly made it unsuitable for him to continue cultivating.

However, the joyful reaction left all members of the hunter family stunned:
“No need. Since we can’t take it down, we won’t. Let the pain continue.” With that, they continued deeper into the sinister depths.