Chapter 1247: Realm Surge

Boom!!!
Countless tiny sound waves collided violently, turning the entire valley into a chaotic mess as shattered sound waves swept everywhere.
Xiaoyue and the others sprang to their feet in shock, staring in disbelief at Fengling and Xu Yao, who remained calm and composed in the valley, unable to believe their eyes.
From Fengling’s earlier stream of sound blades, they had fully felt the terrifying destructive power contained within. Her attack had been full-force, equivalent to ten ordinary top experts attacking at once—someone present thought it impossible to withstand such a barrage.
Yet Xu Yao, whom they had underestimated, stood firm as a mountain, effortlessly dismantling Fengling’s powerful attack with ease.
Even though Xu Yao’s face turned pale after enduring one round of attacks, what had just happened was enough to make Xiaoyue and the others abandon their previous contempt and look at her with new respect!
“Amazing!” Fengling’s eyes shone as she stopped playing the zither, expressing sincere admiration. “The techniques of the Zither Sect are truly unique. To withstand my full-force attack in such a short time—excellent! With Sister Xu Yao by my side on the battlefield, it’s as if I have a dozen top experts protecting me at all times. As long as we don’t run into the Evil Emperor or the Wild Wolf Organization, no one can harm us…”
“Mm.”
Xu Yao was also very excited after blocking Fengling’s attack.
Qin Shang was the most formidable defensive technique she had just mastered. When Qin Gang was shattered, it used special methods to reverse all absorbed damage back at the attacker. Bearing half of that damage already approached her limit; reversing the absorbed damage could deal surprisingly powerful blows to the enemy.
“Once the delightful ‘Fire Qilin Blood’ arrives and boosts my internal energy by 20 points, I’ll train a bit more along the way. By the time we reach the Western Regions, Qin Gang will be even stronger,” Xu Yao thought, enjoying Fengling’s praise while secretly deciding not to idle away her time on the journey.
The two women didn’t notice that the group of top experts at the valley entrance had also risen, staring at them with strange and awe-filled gazes, unable to calm down for a long time!
No wonder…
A musician!
Two musicians!
Fengling, with her Nine Yin Life-Ending Constitution, was incredibly powerful and unafraid even of combined attacks from top experts below the Evil Emperor. But due to her fragile constitution, she always gave off an impression of being delicate and vulnerable.
However, the appearance of the second musician, Xu Yao, brought an unprecedented shock to Xiaoyue and the others!

The brief clash just now might not reveal much, but Xiao Yue and the others were not foolish. They could guess that once Xu Yao’s level improved, she would surely become a musician whose strength rivaled that of Feng Ling! Moreover, she would be a musician who wouldn’t lose her skills just because she was killed in battle!
At this moment,
Xiao Yue and the others finally understood.
They understood why Happy Gate Master had specifically sent them to this valley to escort Feng Ling and Xu Yao.
With both Feng Ling and Xu Yao entering the Western Regions together, they would undoubtedly be a force to be reckoned with, even capable of shaping the course of battles in that region.
At this thought, the eyes of Xiao Yue and the group burned with enthusiasm!
Controlling their emotions, Xiao Yue quickly gathered everyone together and seriously replanned the route westward and the measures for protecting the group.
Realizing the importance of the two women, Xiao Yue and the others dared not slack off and carefully allocated tasks.
……
“Why hasn’t Happy arrived yet?”
“Based on the timing, he should have arrived two hours ago…”
“Has something happened?”
Feng Ling and Xu Yao communicated with each other while practicing:
“Don’t worry. With Happy’s current strength, no one can bother him. He probably discovered something urgent and can’t make it here.”
“If he doesn’t come, we’ll make the most of our time to practice more. That way, our chances of survival in the Western Regions will be higher.”
“Mm.”
The two women set aside all distractions and focused intently on their practice, losing themselves in the moment.
Unaware of this, Feng Ling and Xu Yao were at the Sword Sect’s Sword Peak, not far from the Music Sect’s valley, where Happy was alone, bearing the pressure of the sect’s protective array—the Great Thousand Sword Array.
The Sword Sect was incredibly lively and spectacular at this moment!
The Great Thousand Sword Array, which hadn’t been activated in decades, was now at full power. Countless dazzling sword beams moved in an orderly manner through the air, weaving together according to precise patterns.
Layers of sword nets symbolizing death covered every direction, sealing off all space around them tightly.
With every breath, hundreds of sword auras shot down from all sides, exuding a destructive aura.
The sword array carried an aura of utter destruction!
Even a mosquito trying to pass through would be torn to pieces.
……
“Truly worthy of being a sect-protection array on par with those of the major sects…”
By now, Happy was already feeling some regret.
Although he had initially used his two masterful techniques, “Fierce Battle in All Directions” and “Wind Filling the Sky,” to easily disrupt the Great Thousand Sword Array and create a gap for Qian Mian Ren Hu to escape, the array hadn’t yet unleashed its full power at that time.

As dozens of people were injured or killed by the shockwaves, disciples of the Sword Sect kept filling in their ranks, each of them abandoning their previous underestimation and becoming extremely meticulous. Thousands of Sword Sect disciples at the Wuwei realm exerted all their strength, multiplying the lethality of the sword formation many times over… At first, they could still cope with it using the Little Dragon formation! But the sword formation kept improving! In the blink of an eye, hundreds of sword energies at the Mythical Realm level inflicted damage, tearing apart the area within ten meters into pieces; the Little Dragon formation had no way to avoid them! If not for the Heavenly Demon Armor protecting them, each attack would have weakened their vital energy by a large margin. Even with the protection of the “Meridians Strengthening Scripture” and “Soul Purifying Scripture,” it would have been impossible to survive. With each swing, some of the missed sword energies would strip away nearly one-third of their vital energy from their bodies. Happy was terrified to the point of despair. With a dragon-like tail swing, he disappeared from his original position in an instant and sent out over a dozen palm strikes… Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! A circle of Sword Sect disciples groaned as they flew backward, bleeding profusely. But once the Great Thousand Sword Formation was activated, many Sword Sect disciples had already gotten used to Happy’s tactics and quickly relocked in. Driven by their internal energy, countless sword energies, like meteors trailing brilliant light, shot from all directions, rushing toward his body once again. “Damn it!” It was only at this moment that Happy truly realized how terrifying the sect-protection formation was! With the Lingbo Microstep, despite his speed reaching its limit, he still couldn’t avoid being hit by some of the sword energies, causing his vital energy to be severely weakened again. After several such attacks, his vital energy was reduced to an extremely low level. Although Happy took the time to check the progress of his “Supreme Skill of Soaring Through Heaven and Earth,” which improved rapidly within the sect-protection formation—almost 0.1 level per palm strike, allowing him to advance by one or two levels at a time—after several rounds of attacks, his internal energy had fallen to a very dangerous level. His “Supreme Skill of Soaring Through Heaven and Earth” had only reached the third level… yet his internal energy cultivation had dropped to the brink of the Liberation Realm! One more hit and he would fall into the Liberation Realm, rendering him unable to use skills like “Wind Filling the Sky” and “Fierce Battle in All Directions” anymore… This was the price! Entering the Great Thousand Sword Formation created an astonishing cultivation environment that could rapidly unleash one’s potential… but the price was enormous consumption and the risk of losing one’s life at any moment! … Although Happy was shocked by the power of the Great Thousand Sword Formation, upon reflection, he understood—without a powerful force capable of intimidating the martial world, it would be difficult for a single expert of the Heavenly Dao to survive to this day.

It’s only natural that the Great Thousand Sword Formation possesses enough power to destroy a top-tier Heavenly Dao expert!
I’m still fine…
With the “Meridians Strengthening Scripture” and the “Soul Purifying Scripture,” I have thick skin; the Heavenly Demon Armor absorbs and reduces some damage and can sustain me for a few rounds;
If an ordinary player were here, the formation wouldn’t even need to go all out—they’d be wiped out in just one breath, leaving not even a trace.
And…
the cost isn’t entirely unacceptable.
The speed of cultivation inside is ten times or even a hundred times faster than outside—just treat it as a luxury.
Without hesitation, Happy took out an item from his Qiankun Bag and threw it into his mouth.
The blood of the Fire Qilin!
Its powerful vitality flowed into his body, instantly filling most of his depleted dantian with a strong warm current, which continued to replenish it;
his true vital energy field expanded rapidly and thickened;
strength and confidence returned to his body!
Happy breathed a sigh of relief for now.
With the Lingbo Microstep, taking on a dragon form, he struck out with his palm.
While swallowing the Fire Qilin’s blood, Happy felt like that duck swimming on the river’s surface—seemingly carefree, but in reality, under the full force of the Great Thousand Sword Formation, its feet were frantically flapping underwater, unable to slack off even slightly.
For any moment of negligence would mean being locked by the formation, then relentlessly attacked by the sword auras of thousands of Sword Sect disciples until death…
Although the Fire Qilin’s blood had repaired his internal injuries and replenished his vital energy, Happy didn’t think he could withstand the formation’s attacks for long.
Enduring the shock and pain caused by the sword auras scraping against his body, Happy moved swiftly through the Great Thousand Sword Formation, dodging;
while avoiding as many sword aura attacks as possible, he kept striking out, accelerating the advancement of the “Supreme Skill of Ruling Heaven and Earth.”
Dozens of strikes per round!
Ding!
System notification:
“The ‘Supreme Skill of Ruling Heaven and Earth’ has reached the fourth level!”
Dragon coiling!!
Boom!!!
Strike…
Dragon roar!!
Roar!!!
Strike.
Dragon tail swishing!
Strike…
Fierce battle in all directions!
Strike…
Wind filling the sky!
Strike…
In less than half a minute, Happy didn’t know how many strikes he had made, but soon he heard another clear, exhilarating system notification:
“The ‘Supreme Skill of Ruling Heaven and Earth’ has reached the fifth level!”
As the level rose, the speed increased…
and the power grew even stronger!
With a single strike, an ordinary Sword Sect disciple’s chest would collapse, their mouth filled with blood—a terrifying sight.
The dominance of the “Supreme Skill of Ruling Heaven and Earth” was gradually coming to light!

Although the gains were significant, the cost was not small either. Just as his realm had improved, his internal energy had weakened to the brink of the Liberation Realm. Without strong internal energy to replenish him, he would soon be devoured by the Great Thousand Sword Formation, leaving not even a trace of his bones.
“What a pity…”
“I should have learned another defensive technique earlier.” While stuffing Fire Qilin blood into his mouth, Happy felt regret. He knew that tasks triggered in such a specific manner usually offered only one chance in a lifetime; if it happened again, it might no longer have the effect of unlocking potential.