Chapter 1169: The Mysterious Eighth Tier Heavenly Dao Expert

Roar!!!
The ferocious and cruel Black Wind Sand Scorpion had just lunged at Happy when, upon hearing this dragon roar, its body—strong enough to withstand attacks from the forces of the Heavenly Dao—began to twist violently.
Its grotesque mouthparts, now right in front of Happy, suddenly opened, and its huge eyes flashed with a look of shock and pain. Seemingly subjected to some intense stimulus or injury, its upper body reflexively shot upward as it twisted its head and tail together and slammed itself to the side.
Boom!!!
Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground and failed to get up for a long time.
“There’s indeed a weakness.”
Happy’s eyes lit up.
He had even prepared to use his true vital energy field to withstand the Black Wind Sand Scorpion’s attack and search for its weakness up close. Unexpectedly, his impromptu sonic attack actually worked, hitting its weak point in one strike.
Happy was both surprised and delighted. He was surprised because the Black Wind Sand Scorpion was like shifting sand—both tough and flexible. He was delighted because he had achieved the fifth technique after breaking through to the Wuwei Realm; otherwise, without the dragon roar, facing a mutated spiritual beast like this would mean only fleeing for his life.
What surprised Happy even more was that the surface of the Black Wind Sand Scorpion, wounded by the dragon roar, showed signs of the shifting sand slipping away, causing its body to shrink slightly, as if it had lost a layer of protective armor.
Noticing the changes in the Black Wind Sand Scorpion, Happy hurriedly took two steps forward and slashed with an ordinary sword, creating a cut on its body.
Happy was shocked. This time, the Black Wind Sand Scorpion seemed truly injured. The sword energy penetrated its body without any resistance, as if cutting through steel into flesh.
“Sss…”
The dragon roar seemed to cause significant distress and injury to the Black Wind Sand Scorpion. Its massive body thrashed violently on the ground, and another wound appeared. Greenish viscous fluid flowed from the wound, adding a note of agony to its screams.
“Sonic waves can disrupt their external shifting sand structure! They can also directly harm the Black Wind Sand Scorpion!” Happy quickly relayed this information to the Face-Shifting Fox and Osaaya.
The Face-Shifting Fox was embarrassed: “Master, I… I don’t know any sonic martial arts like the Buddhist Lion’s Roar…” Before he could finish speaking, Osaaya already roared, causing the air to tremble violently.
Boom!!!
The Black Wind Sand Scorpion, which had just been chasing Osaaya with fierce determination, now lay limp like a good child. Greenish viscous fluid flowed from its mouthparts, eyes, and nose, and its body twitched slightly before it never got up again.
Happy and the Face-Shifting Fox were stunned.

But when they saw Osaaya’s angry expression, they immediately felt relieved.
The Heavenly Dao was truly supreme— the Holy Maiden of the Holy Fire Sect had been pursued by a ferocious and terrifying monster for so long; one could only imagine the frustration she must have felt. Now that she knew the weakness of the Black Wind Sand Scorpion, why would she hold back?
That snort surely came from using all her strength!
The Black Wind Sand Scorpion, so powerful even beyond those at the mythic level, was killed by Osaaya’s single snort. If this became known, it would surely be a rare and interesting tale in the martial world.
Since the cooldown time for “Dragon Roar” was half a minute, Happy couldn’t continuously deal with the Black Wind Sand Scorpions…
Several nearby Black Wind Sand Scorpions were killed one after another by the still-angry Osaaya, leaving behind massive corpses the size of small mountains, before things finally settled down.
Under Happy’s instructions, the Face-Shifting Fox took out again that divine dagger that had appeared briefly in the passage. It ran up to the corpses of the Black Wind Sand Scorpions and swiftly ripped them open, extracting a fist-sized piece of black sand crystal.
Black Sand Crystal: Grade 2 metal, resistant to wear, extremely strong— an excellent material for forging weapons and equipment, as well as for some divine weapons.
“A piece like this can be divided into five parts to craft divine weapons…”
“Craft divine weapons?”
At first, Happy hadn’t expected to find anything valuable on the Black Wind Sand Scorpions. But hearing the Face-Shifting Fox’s excited shout, his heart trembled.
He remembered that even the most skilled craftsmen today could only forge weapons at the elite level or improve their current weapons’ quality…
Craft divine weapons?!
That was something no craftsman in the martial world could even dream of.
“Collect all the black sand crystals,” Happy ordered the Face-Shifting Fox in a stern tone.
There were over thirty Black Wind Sand Scorpions in the hall. If each one contained a piece of black sand crystal, it would be possible to forge divine weapons more than a hundred times.
Perfect.
Jinxiu Heshan had been established not long ago, but it had a large number of members, making it extremely vast. Many resources were scarce. If they could obtain a batch of divine-grade weapons to stockpile in their gang’s warehouse, it would be like a boost for Jinxiu Heshan, allowing it to progress faster and more steadily!
“Understood.”
The Face-Shifting Fox quickly ripped open several nearby Black Wind Sand Scorpions and collected their black sand crystals.
Happy then turned his gaze toward Osaaya.
“Miss Osaaya…”

The latter seemed to understand what “happy” meant. Before he could finish speaking, she said, “Don’t worry. Since we had an agreement before, inside the palace, I’ll obey any of your orders—as long as it doesn’t get me into trouble…” As she spoke, Osaaya glanced at the other Heaven Path experts not far away, making it clear enough that she could help with such trivial matters without issue, but her bottom line was not to provoke those Heaven Path experts on her own.

“Of course.”

Happy replied with a smile, “But right now, there’s one thing I need your help with, Osaaya. Please assist me in gathering as many Black Sand Crystals as possible…”

“Okay.”

Osaaya agreed readily.

She swiftly flew over to a group of people nearby…

On the surface, although Happy had promised Osaaya he would never take matters into his own hands against other Heaven Path experts, once he entered the palace passage, he felt even more the allure of these forbidden-area missions and the authenticity of the treasures! The series of intricate and deadly traps and mechanisms, magnificent and ingeniously crafted, required even Heaven Path experts to be extremely cautious at every step—proof enough of the authenticity of the Desert Palace. Moreover, he had already reaped many benefits even before seeing the palace itself.

Silk from celestial silkworms…

Black Sand Crystals!

Ancient mutated spiritual beasts!

All of these were extremely rare in the martial world. Just one of them, placed anywhere in the martial world, would attract the covetous eyes of many heroes.

Yet these priceless treasures were still confined to the outskirts of the Desert Palace, barely considered trivial items.

This discovery made Happy’s desire to explore the Desert Palace and obtain its treasures even stronger and more determined!

And he believed that even those true Heaven Path experts must also be aiming to monopolize all the treasures in the Desert Palace. By then, he wouldn’t need to provoke them himself—those people would all turn against him, forcing Osaaya to take action. At that time, according to their agreement, Osaaya would be forced to act regardless!

…

In the early stages, collecting Black Sand Crystals went smoothly.

Since the weaknesses of the Black Wind Sand Scorpions hadn’t been discovered yet, many Heaven Path experts, including Dongfang Bubai, Ye Gucheng, the Evil King, and the Yin Queen, felt at a loss when facing these abnormally tough scorpions and were quite frustrated.

Following Happy’s instructions, Osaaya acted carefully and silently eliminated half of the Black Wind Sand Scorpions, allowing the Face-Shifting Fox to collect the Black Sand Crystals with ease.

But the rest were in the hands of the Heaven Path experts. Once Osaaya got close, their tricks were exposed, and the several major Heaven Path experts followed suit, easily killing the Black Wind Sand Scorpions.

Divine weapons also held great appeal for those in the martial world!

The attendants of the several top Heavenly Dao experts had long been watching the Face-Shifting Fox, quickly taking away the Black Sand Crystals and leaving it with an empty shell. The Face-Shifting Fox only got half of them… It was quite frustrated. But Happy was already very satisfied. The Black Sand Crystals from twenty Black Wind Sand Scorpions could suffice for a hundred times of divine weapon forging, and in terms of gold and silver, their value exceeded that of a metal mine’s earnings for half a year! In comparison, Osaaya remained much calmer… After all, the gains and losses of the Black Wind Sand Scorpions and Black Sand Crystals had no impact on her, so she was happy to have someone else handle it for her. Moreover, after this battle, the other six top Heavenly Dao experts no longer dared to underestimate Osaaya—after all, she was the first to find a solution. “What kind of place is this?” “There’s not even an exit!” “Is the legend of the Desert Palace false?” “How about you?” “…” After the Black Wind Sand Scorpions were cleared out, the grand hall fell dead silent. People from various groups gathered from all directions, discussing among themselves. The few Heavenly Dao experts, who knew little about formations and mechanisms, naturally had no idea where they were. But Happy and his group, thanks to the Face-Shifting Fox who possessed The Records of Strange People and Mountains and Seas, knew they were in the 7749 Heavenly Array. So, after collecting the Black Sand Crystals, they remained highly vigilant, watching the few remaining yellow sand waterfalls and not daring to be careless. “Look!” “The yellow sand waterfalls are gone.” Others also noticed those yellow sand waterfalls that resembled hourglasses… From dozens at first to just a few now, everyone witnessed it and waited for the changes after they completely disappeared. When the last yellow sand waterfall vanished, hundreds of torches suddenly lit up the vast palace. The blazing flames lined the walls in all directions, illuminating the entire palace clearly, revealing everything inside. Only then did many people realize… The number of people from the six groups originally at the ruins had drastically decreased. Aside from Martial Lord Bi Xuan, who still had dozens of somewhat disheveled Mythical Realm experts by his side, none of Dongfang Bubai’s maids remained. Like Ye Gucheng, he stood alone not far away—one aloof and proud, the other self-admiring. As for the mysterious Old Man Six-Fingered Qin, he still had about twenty strong Hu people experts by his side, with little damage.

When the Evil King and Yin Lai arrived, there weren’t many people. Now, it was just two people along with two disciples. Wanwan stood among the crowd, occasionally casting curious and puzzled glances at the man in white who stood out prominently.
At that moment…
Happy’s eyes were fixed intently on a man in green armor with a mysterious aura among the crowd—a man who shouldn’t have been there at all, wearing a fang mask and exuding the aura of the Heavenly Dao!
The eighth expert of the Heavenly Dao!