Chapter 281: Golden Bracelet

The sudden death of the Ninja King gave those watching a strong sense of unreality.
Even those from the Colorful Robes Sect and others, who had witnessed the Ninja King effortlessly killing hundreds of experts from three major sects, who had seen him remain unharmed despite attacks from hundreds of experts and even failing to inflict significant damage in his first clash with Happy, were now stunned as they saw him lie motionless, his last breath taken. Their expressions showed utter disbelief, as if they couldn’t accept such a scenario.
But they didn’t know…
Although the Ninja King seemed completely unharmed at first, and his golden armor indeed absorbed most of the damage, the internal injuries accumulated over time and could not be ignored.
Moreover!
After dozens of direct confrontations with Happy under the Seven Stars Sword Technique, which was nearing the peak of the Mysterious Realm, his internal injuries worsened, becoming more apparent.
By the time the Ninja King began to sense it…
Happy had already made arrangements.
Seven Stars Shining Moon!
It could be used individually or as a combo.
When used alone, it was merely slightly stronger than ordinary moves, but when executed in sequence, its power was beyond what ordinary people could withstand!
…
In high-level martial arts, the higher the realm level, the more powerful and deadly the core techniques often become.
However,
executing them successfully is not easy!
Firstly, one must have a deep understanding of the battle situation and the techniques; otherwise, there’s a high chance of missing or failing to achieve the desired effect.
Additionally!
The enemy’s strength is also a key factor determining success or failure.
Finally, the most challenging part is the proper sequencing of combos, which requires a thorough understanding of the martial arts, the ability to predict the enemy’s next move, and make appropriate adjustments. Simply throwing out a move without control—like in those silly martial arts in “Jianghu”—certainly doesn’t qualify as a true “secret technique.”
…
Seven Stars Shining Moon.
Happy believed he had a good handle on it.
From the start, he knew it was impossible to succeed against the Ninja King, so he adopted a brute-force strategy to maximize the damage inflicted.
Even the Ninja King’s life-and-death doppelgänger still had some obvious weaknesses.

Injuries became apparent, and he seized the opportunity to activate Seven Stars Shining Moon. The judgment took effect immediately. With this series of moves, the earlier attacks were indeed insufficient to destroy the Golden Armor surrounding the Ninja King’s clone or kill it. But… everything was in preparation for the final move, which contained the strongest sword intent of the Seven Stars Sword Technique.

The immensely powerful sword intent amplified the combined effect of the previous six swords. At that moment, its power was no less than a full-force strike from a peerless divine technique at the Life and Death realm. How could the severely injured body of the Ninja King’s clone withstand it? It perished instantly at Happy’s feet…

“Huh!”
“Ninja King’s clone successfully killed!”
“Battle assessment: Grade A! Level of Seven Stars Sword Technique increased by 1 level! Current level: 96.29.”
“Killing the Ninja King’s clone earned 500 points in Heroic Virtue and 100 points in Reputation.”

The system’s clear prompts rang in his ears one after another.

However, what concerned Happy the most was the Grade A battle assessment and the experience points that directly raised the level of the Seven Stars Sword Technique, saving a lot of time spent training.

You see, after reaching the tenth layer of the Profound Mystery realm, leveling up became extremely slow—perhaps only one and a half levels could be gained in a day. This victory in battle would at least make up half of the time lost on his journey.

The onlookers still stood at a distance, not approaching.

Happy knew. It was the four major sects trying to avoid drawing attention.

With the Ninja King dead and the loot yet to be collected, if they approached rashly, it would inevitably create tension. Happy smiled, crouched down, and dug out a delicate Qiankun Bag from beneath the gradually blurring corpse of the Ninja King.

Opening it, he took a look inside.

His smile deepened instantly.

Although it was just a clone of the Ninja King, the fact that it could produce a component for a Golden Armor was already quite good.

Golden Bracelet (Grade 1 Legendary Artifact)
A component of a Golden Armor, crafted by master-level imperial craftsmen. It increases hand defense by 300 points, raises the chance of successful blocking by 30%, and its alloy strength can resist tearing damage. During blocking, it prevents interruption of the next move when facing attacks of the same level and boosts attack speed by 10%.

In a sense, this equipment from the Great Yan Empire’s palace was no less than a top-tier magical artifact. But when separated, it was rather ordinary—just slightly better than a regular Grade 1 Legendary Artifact.

“Not many people in the royal tomb know about this yet. With a few more times, I should be able to assemble a complete set of Golden Armor…” Happy thought to himself.

But even he found it unlikely! Because…

On the second floor of the royal tomb, the Ninja King operates at a state of liberation, possessing astonishing combat strength, extremely fast movement speed, and unimaginable attack speed. Protected by his golden armor, he resembles a mobile fortress—indestructible and unstoppable. Often, in just one encounter, players don’t even know how they died. Rumored to be on par with the Nine-Tailed Fox in the early stages, the Ninja King is also extremely cunning; once injured, he knows to flee and circle around in the royal tomb to buy time and heal his wounds. In his past life, it seemed that news of the Ninja King being intercepted and killed by someone else only started appearing frequently after the widespread use of the Life and Death Realm. It was then that the main components of the golden armor gradually came into sight.

For Happy nowadays, gathering a complete set of golden armor is nothing short of a pipe dream!

The Ninja King’s clones are extremely powerful. This time, among the loot, besides a pair of golden bracelets, there was also a hexagonal diamond that was worth 50,000 taels of silver in the shops.

Happy carefully took the diamond in his hands, then placed it gently into his Qiankun Bag. After giving one last glance at the other miscellaneous loot, he packed them all up.

Click!!

Removing the Yellow Dragon bracelets, the exquisitely designed golden bracelets snapped into place on his forearms with a soft sound. Their joints were so finely crafted that they didn’t hinder elbow movement at all. Once fully equipped, the bracelets shone brilliantly, symmetric and majestic—emitting a sense of nobility completely different from that of the Yellow Dragon bracelets.

A group of people not far away watched with admiration and envy.

Everyone had witnessed the Ninja King’s combat strength and was well aware of the defensive capabilities of the golden armor. Although Happy had only obtained one component, just imagine how much his defense would improve!

“By the way, what’s his name?” a voice suddenly came from among the Emei Sect members.

“He didn’t say.”

“Do we even need to ask? With that equipment, combat skills, and protective abilities, who else could it be but the number one expert?” Yue Hua stood at the front of the crowd, smiling gently.