Chapter 1187: The Pyramid, Crisis

From the outside, the pyramid appeared to be only about thirty meters tall, with very limited length and width!
But once inside, it felt like entering another world—a giant hall over a hundred meters long and wide, completely hollowed out and reaching nearly a hundred meters in height, with no sense of tightness at all.
Right below the pyramid’s base was a huge platform resembling an altar. The leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance, clad in green armor, stood there wielding a golden, oddly shaped long sword. Despite this, he exuded an air of supreme dominance over the world…
“Hmph!”
With a cold snort, his tiger-shaped sword blade shot toward Happy.
Happy felt as though all the air in the space was instantly sucked away, and an invisible pressure enveloped him from all sides. His body seemed locked by an overwhelming force, preventing him from moving.
The sharp sword blade swept past!
“Be careful!”
There were five others inside the pyramid—Dongfang Bubai, the Evil King, the Dark Queen, as well as Wanwan and Hou Xibai, who had entered the pyramid earlier. All of them were injured and trapped in a corner of the pyramid, looking in dire straits.
It was clear they had guessed Happy’s arrival based on Wanwan and Hou Xibai’s entry. Almost simultaneously with the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance’s attack, they all cried out in alarm.
Though their warnings came quickly, the sword blade was even faster, flashing past Happy and splitting him in two.
But…
The two halves of Happy were instantly shattered into countless fragments by the sword blade’s force, disappearing without a trace. Happy’s true form reappeared from about a meter away, his eyes filled with seriousness as he slowly flew down toward the altar.
A clear and confident laugh echoed through the pyramid:
“The leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance is truly hospitable—such a grand welcome right from the first meeting!”
“Hmph!”
The leader stood at the center of the altar. His fanged mask concealed any expression, but his icy gaze exerted a tangible pressure. The sound he emitted from his nose vibrated violently through the air: “Ignorant young fool, you’re not yet worthy of my hospitality.”
Before his words faded, a brilliant sword energy suddenly descended from the sky. With a power comparable to the leader’s full-force attack earlier, it shot downward toward the altar!
Huh?!
The expression beneath the leader’s mask changed abruptly, as if he couldn’t believe this came from a young subordinate with lower cultivation. What was even more unbelievable was that Happy’s full-force attack was far stronger than before—and…
That sword energy carried a force capable of threatening him.

Boom!!!!
Under the astonished and delighted gazes of Dongfang Bubai, the Evil King, the Dark Queen, and the other three, a sword aura several meters wide descended like a soaring bird, instantly engulfing and destroying the entire altar.
The entire space of the pyramid seemed to be violently shaken by a powerful shockwave!
The altar trembled violently.
The entire pyramid also shook sharply.
Fortunately, both the interior and exterior of the pyramid were made of specially chosen and exceptionally strong materials, so there were no scenes of landslides, dust clouds, or chaos as seen outside.
After the brief shock, only a deep sword scar, over ten meters long, remained on the altar…
The only difference was that the man in green armor with fangs—namely, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance—had moved from the altar to below it. His gaze, hidden beneath his mask, was filled with utter disbelief as he stared at Happy, who stood firmly on the altar. His voice was heavy: “The Heavenly Crystal!”
“I never expected you to obtain the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Crystal. No wonder it possesses such immense power.”
Regaining his composure from the shock, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance regained his calm expression. He glanced briefly at the deep sword scar extending from the altar. “To be honest, your performance continues to amaze me more and more…”
“…”
Happy ignored the murderous tone in the leader’s words. From the moment he stepped onto the altar, his gaze had been fixed intently on the Tiger Soul in the leader’s hands.
The entirely golden Tiger Soul contained a grotesque and terrifying spine! The spine was nearly a meter long, sealed within a crystal blade. A translucent glow surrounded the blade, revealing the Tiger Soul’s domineering and ferocious nature without any disguise!
Held in the leader’s hands, the Tiger Soul emitted an even more powerful and fierce aura than that of the Heavenly Crystal Sword. It was as if a giant white tiger beast loomed behind the leader in the air, looking down with its maw wide open.
Under the influence of the Tiger Soul’s aura, the aura of the Heavenly Dao filled every inch of the pyramid, giving the impression of complete control over that space. It felt as though taking even one wrong step would result in a deadly attack.
Seeing this, Happy felt a chill in his heart:
What a truly ferocious weapon in the world! Truly domineering!! Truly evil!!!!
“Youth Happy.”
The Evil King, the Dark Queen, Dongfang Bubai, and the other three took the opportunity to approach Happy from behind.
Only then did Happy get a chance to observe them closely.
With a glance, his brows furrowed.

Dongfang Bubai was among the first to enter the pyramid. His gorgeous makeup was now completely ruined, and there was a deep wound several inches long around his waist, looking extremely dangerous. His face now showed only malice and brutality as he stared ferociously at the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance beneath the altar, as if he wanted to devour him alive.

He was also the only one of the three top Heavenly Dao masters who had taken fire first and was still able to fight against the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance—likely because the Needle Crossing technique and the special environment of the pyramid played a crucial role!

The situation of the Evil King and the Evil Queen was somewhat dire. The Evil King’s pale hair was scattered across his shoulders, his brows tightly furrowed, and his forehead glistened with sweat, making him seem to have aged ten years overnight. The Evil King supported the Evil Queen, who seemed to have been pierced through the chest and abdomen by a blade and was no longer able to fight. Wanwan and Hou Xibai followed behind the three of them, their gazes filled with fear and awe toward the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance—whose strength had surpassed everything they could have ever imagined.

“Are you okay?” Kaixin asked in a deep voice.

The Evil King gave a bitter smile. “…The Evil Queen is not fit to continue fighting for now, and Dongfang can’t hold on much longer. I think only you and I can hold on a bit longer.”

“Hmph, cornered and still fighting like a trapped beast…” The leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance was stunned by Kaixin’s earlier strike. When he regained his senses, he saw a group of people gathered together. Instead of getting angry, he smiled slowly and raised his Tiger Soul, intensifying the overwhelming pressure.

Hmph!

Under the strong pressure of the Tiger Soul, Kaixin stepped forward as if unharmed, his Heavenly Crystal sword emitting a loud sound. The vibrations spreading from the sword blade eventually began to break down the tense air around them, allowing a slight breath of relief.

“Die!”

In a flash, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance disappeared beneath the altar.

“Be careful!”

Although Kaixin lost track of the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance in an instant under the power of the Heavenly Dao, it was impossible to hide from other Heavenly Dao masters at the same level across the universe.

The Evil King locked onto the leader’s movement trajectory and turned without hesitation, silently signaling to Kaixin.

Kaixin was already a careful person. Sensing the Evil King and Dongfang Bubai turning, he shook his long sword, and the sword energy mixed with the intent of the Heavenly Crystal was fiercely unleashed…

Roll!!

With a roar that shook the heavens and earth, the Tiger Soul took shape, its bright white tiger-like blade energy appearing on Kaixin’s left side. The two top Heavenly Dao masters attacked simultaneously, combining with Kaixin’s Heavenly Crystal sword energy to shatter the leader’s blade energy…

The embroidery needle followed the direction of the forming tiger-shaped blade energy.

“Trivial tricks!”

A disdainful snort came from the air. Dongfang Bubai trembled, and the embroidery needle shot back at an even faster speed, piercing straight into the latter’s sleeve. It seemed Dongfang Bubai had suffered a setback; he spun around, and a streak of dark red blood flowed down his arm from beneath his robe. With old wounds adding to new ones, Dongfang Bubai showed not a trace of fear, as if it weren’t him who was injured. His eyes glinted coldly as he stared at some point in the void. Whoosh! The leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance slowly appeared from the void, a teasing smile on his face like a cat playing with a mouse: “Bi Xuan, Ye Gucheng, the Yin Queen, and that girl have all been severely injured and eliminated. Now it’s just the two of you left. How long do you think you can hold on?” These words made everyone tense up. However, Kai Xin didn’t seem too concerned by the leader’s words. Although the Sword Intent of the Heavenly Crystal had been activated, he still had two powerful secrets he hadn’t revealed yet… One was Dragon Tail, and the other was “Heavenly Crystal Sword Energy”! The power of the former need hardly be explained—it could reflect an enemy’s strongest attack back at them, catching them off guard! As for the latter… Though Kai Xin had never used it in front of others, combined with Wind Filling the Sky, it was equivalent to six top experts of the Heavenly Dao attacking at once. Although it could only be used once a day, the damage and threat it posed were such that even the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance couldn’t escape unscathed. But for now, Kai Xin didn’t intend to engage in a direct fight with the leader right away. “Ten thousand years?” After the Faceless Fox followed him to the altar, he quickly began searching for any suspicious mechanisms inside the pyramid. After all this time, he should have found something by now. Sure enough! The Faceless Fox quickly sent a message back: “The altar! There seems to be something strange about the altar beneath our feet…” “What’s strange about it?” “I’m not sure, but it seems to be some kind of mechanism. Judging from the indentations, it might be related to the Tiger Soul…” The Faceless Fox carefully examined a hole in the altar beneath his feet. “If I’m not mistaken, inserting the Tiger Soul should activate some kind of mechanism.” “Could it be a trap like mercury pouring from above?” “That’s possible, but if we don’t try, we won’t have any way out, no way to leave the Desert Palace.” The Faceless Fox replied cautiously. Their conversation was kept very secret. Yet it was still noticed by the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance… Beneath his mask, a pair of icy eyes flashed with intense murderous intent: “It’s time. This lord doesn’t want to waste any more time on you.”

As he spoke, the blade of the Tiger Soul Divine Sword in the hands of the Heaven and Earth Alliance leader emitted a fierce glow! Waves of overwhelming power, accompanied by overlapping blade lights, surged forward like tidal waves, hitting Happy and his group relentlessly!
At the same time!
The walls surrounding the pyramid suddenly began to shake uncontrollably! Fine dust slipped down from the cracks one after another!
“Damn it!”
“The pyramid is about to collapse!!!” The crowd’s faces turned pale in panic.