Chapter 1048: A Happy Death?

The Evil Emperor Stops!
Wu Kuo and the others from the Xifeng Tower breathed a sigh of relief, their faces filled with disbelief and surprise.
“It worked!”
No one had expected Happy to bring them so many surprises in a row.
The mighty Evil Emperor, the world’s greatest fighter, had failed time and again against Happy. Instead, he was killed by Happy using the environment to eliminate over a hundred top experts from the First-Class Hall. With fewer and fewer top experts left and those still in the main hall, it became increasingly difficult for them to pose a threat to the Xifeng Tower.
Although the pressure brought by the Evil Emperor still existed, thanks to Happy’s distraction, the Xifeng Tower felt that the situation was improving significantly.
“Great!”
Wu Kuo heard words of relief coming from the crowd: “No wonder the tower master left the main hall for so long without worry…” “If we keep this up, by the time the First Emperor and our master return, we might have a chance to repel the Evil Emperor and drive him out of the Central Plains!”
“That’s right!”
The countless disciples of the Xifeng Tower shed their despair from the past half month and the previous pressure. Their faces glowed with enthusiasm, and their morale soared!
The number of enemies from the First-Class Hall killed in the other three directions had exceeded 30,000. With high morale, they drove back another group of attackers who had advanced to 30 meters outside the main hall walls…
At this moment, it was obvious that the morale of the Xifeng Tower was soaring, and they were not in danger just because of the arrival of the Evil Emperor.
Meanwhile, Wu Kuo, standing behind the crowd, held a piece of white paper in his hand, his expression grim. After reading it twice, he took a deep breath.
It was then that he received a message from Shadow!
The situation was very bad.
Shadow had originally planned to persuade the four major gangs in the capital, but unexpectedly, these gangs hesitated at the last moment and failed to respond to Shadow and Bai Xiaosheng’s urging to immediately gather their forces. At the same time, many disciples from the Blood Alliance and other gangs in the capital also appeared around those four gangs.
In other words…
Shadow’s attempt to persuade them had failed!
The four major gangs in the capital couldn’t send reinforcements anytime soon.
What worried her even more was that when she left, she had inquired about how long it would take for the First Emperor to return and made a wrong assumption—she thought it would take at least 40 minutes.
But the Evil Emperor had already appeared.
Shadow guessed that even with Happy’s help, the Xifeng Tower’s main hall would struggle to hold out that long… So she decided to wait until the First Emperor returned to the capital before launching another attack from the outside.

But who would have thought that Happy could force the Evil Emperor to fail time and again? Now, he regretted wanting to return to the main headquarters to command the battle, but all paths were tightly blocked, preventing him from approaching the main headquarters of Xifeng Tower. He could only bring a group of brothers and wait in a nearby restaurant.

“…” Wu Kuo’s heart was bleeding.

Although Happy had temporarily bought them some breathing room and improved Xifeng Tower’s situation slightly, the Evil Emperor would not give them forty minutes.

Moreover, those top experts from Yipin Hall who had fallen would soon rush back from the nearest Martial Temple, and by then Xifeng Tower would face even greater pressure—by that time, not even Happy could turn the tide!

“Master Wu, is it through your messenger pigeon? What did you write in the letter?” An elder nearby turned to see Wu Kuo holding a letter and his eyes lit up. “When will the master arrive with reinforcements?”

Wu Kuo turned away, took a deep breath, and replied in a relatively calm voice, “The master told us to hold on. She is now leading reinforcements outside, waiting for the right opportunity, while also contacting heroes from various factions across the Central Plains… Once the Emperor returns and the time is right, they will launch a strong attack on Yipin Hall from the outside.” After a pause, Wu Kuo raised his voice, “So, brothers, we must keep defending the main headquarters to buy them more time!”

Boom!!

The warriors agreed.

Wu Kuo’s well-intentioned lie boosted the morale of the brothers at Xifeng Tower’s main headquarters even further. A rain of arrows kept countless enemies at bay on three sides.

The situation on the main hall side was also slowly improving—as Happy kept them occupied, more and more people from Yipin Hall were forced to retreat from the headquarters area, and Xifeng Tower began to regain lost ground.

It seemed that Xifeng Tower was gradually turning the tide!

This sight disheartened many people from Yipin Hall.

But among the crowd in the streets, countless martial artists showed concern…

In just a few minutes, Happy had temporarily improved Xifeng Tower’s situation and turned things around a bit, but it was all temporary.

Meng Yun was constantly deploying troops on the rooftops of the streets!

The top experts who had fallen were gradually returning from the direction of the Martial Temple, landing near Meng Yun, each having returned to their peak condition.

In the open area in front of Xifeng Tower’s main headquarters, hundreds of archers formed two large formations, ready to strike, clearly determined not to let another breakthrough occur on this side.

Additionally!

A dozen or so masters from the Five Poisons Sect, who had disappeared for some time, emerged from the crowd and, led by Ao Cangsheng, appeared outside the main hall of the Xifeng Tower.
The battlefield against the Xifeng Tower naturally didn’t require the Great Poison Array, nor could it be threatened by it. Yet, the individual combat skills of the twelve cult disciples were quite remarkable—comparable to top masters on the battlefield, and even capable of producing unexpected results.
Masters gathered outside the main hall of the Xifeng Tower!
All of this was witnessed by Mei Ying and many martial artists!
Everyone’s expression grew grave. They could sense that Meng Yun, usually calm as still water, was now becoming serious, planning and preparing for a more intense attack!
“It seems Meng Yun is ready to go all out.”
“Notify Wu Kuo right away and have him prepare in advance.” Inside the restaurant, Mei Ying, wearing a human skin mask, stared anxiously at the faintly visible main hall in the distance, her voice firm.
“Understood.”
“And keep in touch with the four gang leaders! Inform them in detail about the situation here—Central Plains hasn’t lost yet! Get them to make a decision quickly!”
Mei Ying knew what those four people were worried about and understood they certainly wouldn’t be willing to risk everything by betting against the Xifeng Tower. But she still didn’t want to miss even the slightest chance—once the forces of the four major gangs decided to get involved, it might not be enough to turn the tide, but it would at least increase their chances by at least 20%!
“Understood!”
“Don’t worry, Tower Master. Master Wu is doing well. Even though the Evil Emperor has been here for so long, it’s actually the people of Yipin Hall who are gradually being driven out by us… Maybe we can hold on until the arrival of the Emperor!” Someone glanced worriedly at Mei Ying, walking back and forth, trying to comfort her.
“Holding on this long has little to do with Wu Kuo,” Mei Ying said with a bitter smile and shook her head. “Wu Kuo is my brother—I know his capabilities well. I kept him at the main hall to stabilize the troops and boost morale at critical moments. He’s just following my orders, but I didn’t expect the Evil Emperor to appear so quickly… without giving me any time to prepare. Thankfully… thankfully, Happy’s strength exceeded my expectations… If not for him, the battle at the Xifeng Tower’s main hall would have already ended.” At this, Mei Ying sighed slightly. “When Bai Xiaosheng and the Emperor first told me, I wasn’t convinced. But now, if time could go back and combine Happy’s strength with the Emperor’s, I’m at least 70% confident I could not only resist the Evil Emperor but even drive him out of Central Plains on my own!”

“……”
The people nearby were stunned upon hearing this.
They never expected Shadow to hold such high opinions of Happy!
“It’s a pity it’s already too late, and Mengyun must have realized by now how much of a threat Happy’s strength poses to her plan.”
Shadow frowned deeply:
“If I were Mengyun, I’d fight on three fronts—using witchcraft to create another breakthrough while keeping pressure on the front line, all while working with the Evil Emperor to keep exerting pressure! That way, the Tangmen experts at the front of the hall would constantly have to deal with scattered threats.”
“……”
Hearing this, everyone turned their heads toward the main hall of the Xifeng Tower. Their expressions darkened as they saw that some of the top experts gathered around Mengyun were moving in other directions…
At the same time, another group continued toward the main hall.
“……” The experts guarding Shadow exchanged glances. Indeed, Mengyun had realized the situation was dire and was racing against time. This wasn’t good news for them.
“Master, why don’t we just head somewhere and attack directly, then join forces with the brothers at the main hall?” someone suggested impatiently.
Shadow shook his head slowly, his voice low:
“Not to mention whether we can break through, even if we could, we couldn’t disrupt the current attack rhythm of the main hall… Right now, the defenses on all three sides are evenly strong and stable. If we go in, we’ll only create weaknesses for the First-Class Hall, accelerating their destruction… We’re not many, and even if we return to the main hall, we can’t do much. It’s better to wait and keep calling for reinforcements.”
“Do we really have to sit here doing nothing, watching our brothers fight desperately while we can’t do anything?”
“Temporarily, I’m afraid so.”
As soon as Shadow finished speaking, the atmosphere in the restaurant became even more tense.
Just then, Shadow suddenly let out a surprised exclamation—neither loud nor soft.
“Lin Xuan.”
Lin Xuan, who was watching the situation at the Xifeng Tower’s main hall from the roof, recognized the urgency in Shadow’s voice and quickly replied, “Master!?”
With a hint of concern in his eyes, Shadow said urgently, “What’s the situation at the main hall right now? It’s been so long, and there’s no sign of activity… That’s not the Evil Emperor’s style.”
“I don’t know. I can’t see clearly. The First-Class Hall just sent a group of people into our main hall. There are too many of them. But the Evil Emperor doesn’t seem to be taking any major action…”
As he spoke, Lin Xuan’s voice suddenly seemed to be cut off!
Soon after, Lin Xuan’s screams rang out—anxious and panicked:

“OP! So happy……”
……
Inside the restaurant, all sounds vanished instantly!
The Phantom rushed from the restaurant to the roof in an instant, his expression turning extremely ugly.