Chapter 1042: Severing the Tentacles

Happy’s appearance brought quite a bit of trouble to Yipin Hall. It not only ruined their plan to defeat Meng Yun, seize Fengling, and strike Bai Xiaosheng at once but also led to Xie Lingyun’s death and indirectly caused Shi Huasheng’s demise. With two top experts dead, the remaining four became like birds startled by a bowstring, ignoring the disciples of Xifeng Tower attacking from all sides. Gritting their teeth, they endured the attacks of swords and blades, rushing through the crowd at top speed in an attempt to join the main force below the roof.

Alas. The attacks from the disciples of Xifeng Tower could be dodged in large part thanks to experience and skill, with some attacks even able to be ignored. But… Fengling, now in a safer situation, focused all her attention on the four of them, especially the expert in hidden energy, Luo Jing.

Clang! Clang clang clang clang!

Having hovered between life and death, Fengling showed no mercy toward Luo Jing. With a shift in her musical tones, long serpents formed from countless sound blades rolled forward with their ferocious, sharp bodies, rushing down from the sky in a manner that was hard to resist or evade, instantly engulfing Luo Jing whole.

At this moment, Fengling finally revealed the power of the Music Demon!

“Ahh!!!!”

Luo Jing’s body was attacked countless times by the sound blades. Under the chaotic and fierce blades, he couldn’t see anything around him, only feeling the astonishingly fast, bone-piercing edges sweeping over his body over and over again. He quickly lost control of his body, only vaguely sensing it being lifted off the ground by an invisible force.

Despite Luo Jing’s excellent equipment, Fengling’s full-powered attacks, with endless streams of sound blades surrounding him without pause, left him with no chance to resist. His equipment quickly became covered in scratches, and flesh flew everywhere where it wasn’t protected.

With agonized screams and flesh flying out from the storm of sound blades, Fengling turned Luo Jing into a victim like those in horror movies. Hidden energy was utterly useless at this moment!

Seeing Luo Jing completely under Fengling’s control, Happy decisively abandoned him. Like mist, she silently slipped off the roof, with the disciples of Xifeng Tower stepping aside to make way for her.

Though their morale was at rock bottom, Happy’s sudden appearance and that seemingly invincible dark iron sword gave them a significant boost of confidence.

Although they didn’t know how Happy had appeared silently at the main hall of Xifeng Tower, nor what he had been doing over the past half month, his ability to instantly kill Xie Lingyun and completely ruin the plans of those six top experts greatly boosted everyone’s confidence—they even thought it might be a move arranged by the tower’s master. Happy didn’t disappoint them either!
“Light Step!”
“Lure him away!”
The people from Yipin Hall finally acted decisively. As Happy approached at astonishing speed from behind, the other two promptly sent messages to their companion who was about to be caught up.
“Sacrifice oneself for the greater good!”
No wonder—even two top experts like Xie Lingyun and Shi Watson were subdued by Happy in just one move. In their eyes, Happy had become utterly unfathomable; they couldn’t even think of fighting back, only hoping their companion could buy them time to escape safely.
The latter gritted his teeth, changed the direction of his sword, and swung it at the disciples of Xifeng Tower on the left, attempting to divide the forces.
However…
Less than ten feet after turning, a powerful pulling force grabbed him from behind. His face turned pale! He turned around to swing back and push away the person behind him, but the greatest feature of Light Step wasn’t speed—it was the ability to move and dodge in small areas.
He was easily deflected in another direction. The Dragon-Seizing Hand locked onto his opponent, and the dark-energy-infused iron sword, like a mountain, mercilessly smashed down on him. His back was torn apart!
Although the disciples of Xifeng Tower around him couldn’t compare to the top experts in terms of strength, they were still skilled at beating those already weakened…
Having waited outside for a long time, seeing the expert from Yipin Hall blown away by Happy’s sword, seven or eight of them immediately rushed forward with knives and swords.
Thud! Thud! Thud!!
Without stopping his falling momentum, the men stepped aside, slashing his body with their weapons, leaving trails of blood; those behind did the same.
By the time he hit the ground, his protective barriers had long been shattered. He was like a bloody rag, taking his last breath.
With one grab and one sword strike, Happy didn’t bother looking at this unlucky guy anymore. He darted through the crowd, chasing after the other two from Yipin Hall down the path of bloodshed, right up to their heels.
Although the dark energy in the Dragon-Seizing Hand wasn’t extremely strong, the sword strike from the Magic Destruction Art was enough to break a third of their protective barriers and cause serious internal injuries. The dark energy within it could also cause their life force to surge for over two seconds. Falling into the hands of Xifeng Tower’s elite, survival would be impossible!
“Damn!”

Noticing their companion die so quickly, Happy, like a persistent pest, chased after them, causing the other two to shudder in terror! Thankfully, the main force was right nearby! A few top experts from the First Rank Hall actively broke through the defense line formed by Wu Kuo and the others, launching fierce and precise attacks at Happy, saying, “You’re utterly useless! Just Happy scared you into running around in panic.” “No!!” The two who managed to escape finally felt a sense of safety, but upon seeing their comrades boldly charging at Happy, they paled immediately and shouted in alarm, “Don’t fight him head-on!!” Xie Lingyun was killed in an instant by a single sword strike, and Shi Huasheng was disabled by a claw and a sword strike. With just these few people, recklessly throwing themselves forward was nothing but handing Happy an easy target. By then, it was too late to warn them! Happy hadn’t intended to stop anyway. Seeing the five top experts weave blades and swords into a net, with a chilling aura rushing toward them, Happy suddenly halted, raising his black iron sword high and slashing at the open space in front of them. Boom!!! The hard stone slabs shattered like tofu under the force of his blunt black iron sword. With a loud crash, the ground trembled violently, and countless stones turned into sharp projectiles, disrupting the attackers’ assault. The five men paled. Before they could react properly, the hidden energy in the stones struck them, sending them flying… Taking advantage of the chaos, Happy charged forward, his black iron sword sweeping wildly. Several people trying to come to their aid from behind were sent flying as if hitting a wall, the force rebounding from the sword knocking them over. “Charge!!” The situation for the Xifeng Tower side was already precarious, but unexpectedly, Happy arrived and helped them kill four top experts, breaking through the tight defensive formation set up by the others. The experts from Xifeng Tower saw hope: not daring to delay, they all threw themselves into the battle, coordinating with the archers behind and the melody of the wind chimes, launching the most fierce counterattack under the worst circumstances. The advance of over 200 top experts stalled, their “convex” formation turning into a “concave” shape. In an instant, Happy mercilessly injured several people, wielding his black iron sword as he used the Lingbo Microstep to penetrate deep into the enemy ranks… Dragon Seizing Hand! He easily grabbed one person, spun behind them, dodging numerous sharp sword strikes, and swept through the enemy ranks! Bang!!

The trapped unlucky guy staggered back two steps as a black, whistling sword beam swept past, sending him spinning like a twisty noodle before he crashed into the crowd.
The experts who broke into the main hall of Xifeng Tower were mostly top fighters from Yipin Hall, Blood Alliance, and the Twelve Capital Gangs—each proud and full of confidence. Seeing Happy charging in alone with the apparent intent to turn the tide enraged these arrogant warriors. Immediately, some of them leaped up from the crowd, firing a dense barrage of sword slashes like falling flowers, aiming straight at Happy’s face.
“Arrogant!!”
“Watch me take you down!!”
Several others joined in the attack at the same time.
But with everyone around being their own people, each using locked-on attack techniques, Happy paid them no attention. Taking advantage of the chaos, he ignored the sword slashes behind him, his expression cold as he transformed into a shadow, easily escaping the locked attacks.
Happy knew Yipin Hall still held a decisive advantage!
With over two hundred top fighters inside the main hall, and more elite fighters continuously arriving, if they couldn’t resolve the situation quickly, Xifeng Tower’s front line would be breached, the threat spreading to other areas until it finally collapsed. Every second had to be seized to disrupt Yipin Hall’s attack rhythm as much as possible…
It was these top fighters who were driving Yipin Hall’s strategy! Once they died, driving Yipin Hall’s forces out of Xifeng Tower’s main hall wouldn’t be a problem.
With this in mind, Happy took a deep breath and silently activated “Wind Filling the Sky”!!
By now, thirty seconds had passed.
……
“Stabilize the other directions!”
“There’s only Happy—leave it to us!”
“Brothers, be careful! Happy’s black iron heavy sword is deadly, with strong brute force suppression. Don’t underestimate it! Activate our protective barriers and prepare to resist with internal energy. We’ll take turns surrounding him!!”
“A sweeping attack isn’t scary—use blocking techniques to reduce damage. Don’t panic.” Faced with Happy’s relentless assault, Yipin Hall quickly responded. Someone stepped forward to command, gathering a group to surround Happy, all using blocking techniques to minimize damage.
Unbeknownst to them, this was exactly what Happy had been waiting for!
Wind Filling the Sky!
The howling black iron heavy sword advanced in a circular motion, its powerful internal energy combined with sharp sword beams slamming into the top fighters from all directions… Swish!!

The group barely managed to use their hidden energy to counteract Happy’s attack and the hidden energy within it, when suddenly another even more powerful force surged at them like waves, hitting their chests.
Puh!!
Puh-puh!!
Caught off guard, their armor seemed to suffer fatal blows, sinking in dramatically, and more than a dozen of them were seriously injured and thrown flying in all directions.