Chapter 1032: Confrontation in the Prison

The First Emperor!
In this world, the number one expert of the Central Plains—someone whom Happy had pursued for three years without ever having the chance to fight, and also the man Happy had always dreamed of defeating…
Although in the other world, Happy was fully confident in defeating the First Emperor, that was under unfair circumstances…
Now…
Even though a year and a half of separation still couldn’t bridge the imbalance between them, nor could it erase the fact that Happy was aware of information from both worlds, the First Emperor, at the realm of Wuwei, clearly had an overwhelming advantage—there was no doubt about it.
As the First Emperor stepped out of the dark corner, his familiar face appearing under the candlelight, Happy felt an inexplicable surge of excitement!
“You’ve come.”
As the First Emperor stepped forward, he spoke calmly, breaking the silence in the gang prison.
Though the face appearing in the prison was unfamiliar, the First Emperor sensed from Happy’s immediate composure a kind of aura unique to the strong.
The same aura he had felt in the First Vision REP was emanating from this person!
“Happy!”
The First Emperor instantly recognized Happy’s identity!
He nodded.
Happy reached out and tore off the mask covering his face, revealing his true appearance. He stared at the First Emperor calmly and asked, “Have you been here for a long time?”
The First Emperor was surprised by Happy’s calmness and ease in facing him—there was no trace of disturbance, nor any lack of respect, as if they were talking like friends, in a very relaxed manner, as if they had known each other for a long time.
“Baixiaosheng said you would return at this time, so I came.”
“I knew you would definitely come to see me before the Evil Emperor arrives.” Happy walked calmly toward the First Emperor. As they moved, the narrow prison passage quickly expanded into a spacious hall.
Realizing that the prison passage was turning into a vast hall, the First Emperor seemed to grasp the meaning behind Happy’s actions. His eyes once again showed shock and surprise, along with a hint of joy.
Yes, joy.
The First Emperor had come to look for Happy precisely because of what Baixiaosheng had said—that Happy planned to retreat to cultivate and enhance his strength.
But the First Emperor doubted that Happy could improve further in such a short time, especially since his skills in the four martial arts had already reached their peak.
But now…
Facing Happy, the First Emperor read a familiar sense of pride and confidence in his eyes and tone—a quality none other possessed.

The mutual respect between these peerless masters arose in the heart of One Emperor. At the same time, One Emperor understood Happy’s intention behind altering the prison environment of the gang. After a moment of shock, he smiled slightly and drew his weapon—a pitch-black, handleless long sword. The moment the weapon came into his hands, all the prisoners in the gang prison gasped and stepped back! Once like a sword drawn from its sheath, One Emperor suddenly exuded an overwhelming aura, like a sword tip radiating dazzling light and sharpness! This was the result of his sword skills reaching an extremely high level, with his entire sword intent elevated to the point where it could cause harm! The sword intent, as powerful as a mountain, was directed at Happy! One Emperor’s gaze remained steady, calm as water—this was the result of him mastering the twelfth form of the Thirteen Deadly Swords: sword intent that can injure! His gaze turned stern. Without showing any signs, Happy swiftly drew a heavy, pitch-black great sword from hisThe bag of heaven and earth bag! A black iron great sword!! Boom!!! The ground shook! The great sword had no edge; like a massive stone, Happy casually threw it in front of him! At the same time, Happy suddenly raised his head, and the sword intent within him quickly responded to the black iron great sword. His robes moved as if in a breeze! Boom!!! Under One Emperor’s astonished gaze, a profound aura, like that of towering mountains, suddenly emerged from Happy and the black iron great sword, rising to block his unstoppable sword intent! The space trembled slightly! Whoosh! Dust filled the air! The candlelight around the walls flickered violently, and the light in the prison dimmed significantly… …Neither One Emperor nor Happy paid attention to their surroundings; their eyes were fixed on each other warily. The clash of sword intents earlier had fully ignited their passion, with fighting spirit burning fiercely in their eyes! Rivals! In just an instant, Happy realized that after waiting for over five years, he finally had the chance to fight One Emperor properly! He was overjoyed! One Emperor, on the other hand, was surprised and delighted to have found a worthy opponent and comrade on the Central Plains to pour all his effort into fighting! “First sword!” As One Emperor spoke, a loud sword chant resounded joyfully throughout the prison! The chant echoed continuously!! Across from him, Happy didn’t even flinch as he met this black lightning, remaining completely still. It was the first time the Thirteen Deadly Swords had prevented his opponent from moving, but One Emperor showed no sign of surprise. He stepped forward and drew the second sword without hesitation… “Second sword!” A black whip-like shadow sliced through the sky!

Light Step!
At the last moment before the sword shadow reached him, Happy shifted his body half a meter to the side.
The third sword came even faster. This time, the Emperor didn’t give any prior warning, seemingly believing that naming the sword moves was an insult to Happy. The attack was utterly sudden—several streaks of black light instantly pierced through Happy’s remaining shadow where he had stood.
Dragon Form.
Happy still didn’t move.
The black iron great sword remained firmly planted in place, not shifting an inch, with his hand never leaving it even for half a second. Only Happy’s feet moved, making everything appear extremely effortless.
The Emperor’s expression finally turned slightly solemn!
Three consecutive swords, yet Happy hadn’t even been forced to use any moves… Just this alone showed that Happy’s strength was already surpassing that of Shadow.
No longer wasting time with ordinary sword moves, the Emperor’s growing sword intent surged violently. He skipped the fourth move and went straight to the fifth.
Black lightning instantly plunged the prison into darkness.
Whoosh!
Almost simultaneously, the Emperor’s figure vanished from sight!
“Good timing!”
Happy had seen the Emperor’s fifth move atop Mount Tai before. Seeing the Emperor disappear, he immediately grew alert and firmly grasped the black iron great sword.
The hallmark of this move was speed!
Merging man and sword, with the sword in front of the person.
Speed was key!
Its astonishing attack speed allowed the Emperor to easily eliminate countless top experts in the world with just this move…
Even Happy, wielding the black iron great sword, wouldn’t dare engage the Emperor for long—because he would eventually expose his weakness in speed.
Since he couldn’t block it head-on, he had to disrupt the Emperor’s fifth move!
Happy’s aura changed instantly!
Crack!!
The black iron great sword was pulled up from the ground, ignoring all the illusions around it. With a heavy, destructive sound, it swept sharply to the left.
Attacking after the other!
Almost the moment Happy struck, the Emperor appeared out of the void on the left, along with that relentless, fierce black lightning.
“…”
His pupils constricted. The Emperor quickly sensed the power of this sword from the overwhelming wind pressure and without hesitation moved from the fifth move to the sixth.
Black Sword Qi was summoned at will!
The black lightning suddenly intensified several times over, like a bucket-thick bolt of electricity that slammed down on the Black Dragon…
Black Dragon vs. Black Sword Qi.
They collided and shattered in midair.
Both of their bodies trembled…
Affected by each other’s hidden energy, they both stepped back.
The Emperor recovered quickly, flipping backward. Raising his sword with one hand, he swung it, and a sharp gust of sword energy formed instantly.
The seventh sword!

That was practically equivalent to an attack using ten thousand swords, a ultimate move meant to perish together with joy. Now, it was effortlessly executed by the Emperor of Nothingness, delivered in just a breath… It was precisely this damage caused by condensed sword energy that had killed him back then! But now, when this move was used by the Emperor of Nothingness, it became even more terrifying! The threat posed by hundreds of condensed sword energies was no longer something that could be countered with a full-powered strike from a strong warrior at the early stage of the Mythical Realm.

“Break it again!”

The moment the Emperor of Nothingness attacked, the Black Dragon formed instantly, sweeping toward him with a loud howling sound…

The rapidly formed sword energies were completely swept away by the Black Dragon’s tail.

“Brilliant!”

Although the Emperor of Nothingness was somewhat surprised that Joy could react so quickly after engaging him head-on, Joy’s strength only made him more inspired and pleased. If she couldn’t even easily break through the seventh sword strike, there was no way she could face the Evil Emperor.

However, the Emperor of Nothingness naturally didn’t know that Joy could recover so quickly from that attack thanks to the 10% damage reduction effect of the “Meridians Strengthening Scripture,” as well as her body, which had been transformed by it, allowing her to adapt faster to intense damage, recover swiftly, and launch attacks rapidly… In other words, Joy could recover and gather internal energy faster than others!

Although the attack speed of the “Demonic Hong World-Annihilation Art” wasn’t fast, Joy could strike first—like a slow bird flying early. The Emperor of Nothingness had fast attack and reaction speeds, but Joy not only possessed both but also had endurance and recovery speeds that he lacked.

By unexpectedly breaking through the Emperor of Nothingness’s seventh move, Joy realized that if she didn’t act, she might become increasingly passive, facing greater pressure. So, after landing a successful strike, she decided to take the initiative to attack!

“Misty Wave Step!”

As soon as Joy struck, the Emperor of Nothingness felt the pressure.

He had already found Joy’s strength quite impressive during his experiences in REP, but now, with the mastery of the “Meridians Strengthening Scripture,” her strength had soared even further, and she had also gotten rid of the Heart-Ripping Needle—her improvement wasn’t minimal at all.

His brow twitched as he nearly got swept into a storm of sword energies by Joy’s swirling black iron sword! Just as he managed to retreat, a claw shadow flashed forward:

“Dragon Seizing Hand!”

“Damn! Joy’s main goal is to get close.”

The Emperor of Nothingness decisively slapped his long black sword.

Whoosh!

The sword left his hand and, as if possessed of its own will, turned and attacked from behind Joy.

The Emperor of Nothingness finally paled in fear—he never expected that he would one day be forced to use his tenth move, “Sword Control to Take Life,” to escape alone!