Chapter 948: Sudden Improvement in Skill Level

Fu Tianqiong was, after all, a top expert of the First-Class Hall. Not only did he possess astonishing defense through his demonic weapons and a resilient physique, as well as strong protective abilities at the Liberation Realm, but he also had extraordinary cunning—realizing that Kai Xin had avoided extraordinary moves before, he used a ruse to trick Kai Xin into lowering his guard.
The chaotic energy of the Hunyuan Body erupted, seizing the opening created when Kai Xin was knocked back. His long sword transformed into a beam of cold light, shooting straight at Kai Xin’s chest…
The sword strike was as swift as thunder; so fast that no one could even see it clearly before Kai Xin’s body was pierced.
“Great job! Master Fu!”
“Haha!!” Just as the people of the First-Class Hall showed surprise, something unexpected happened again!
A afterimage vanished from the sky once more; Fu Tianqiong, who had been charging forward, suddenly saw a blur before a fierce leg strike hit his face…
“Impossible.”
That was Fu Tianqiong’s last thought.
Kai Xin’s leg movement froze mid-air; Fu Tianqiong’s body tumbled through the air like rotten leather, spinning wildly before crashing heavily onto the hard ground.
Bang!!
Fu Tianqiong never got up again.
Silence reigned everywhere!
After landing, Kai Xin stared coldly at Fu Tianqiong’s increasingly blurred figure. He then raised his eyes, glanced at the faces of the people from the First-Class Hall, and calmly summoned his hoof shadow before mounting it:
“Go!!”
Without even bothering to say a farewell, he waved his whip and sped through the quickly parting crowd, disappearing into the distance.
It took a while for the numerous players who had followed him to recover their senses…
“Did he win?”
“Fu Cangqiong is considered a pretty good expert in the First-Class Hall… How could he not defeat Kai Xin?”
“Amazing!”
“I’m going to upload this as REP—no one stop me!”
“Oh! My firsthand information!!”
As the crowd erupted in excitement, the two vendors who had followed them exchanged stunned looks…
This outcome was different from what they had expected!
And they were certain…
After this battle, neither the members of the Blood Alliance nor those of the First-Class Hall would dare to underestimate Kai Xin anymore—they would regard him as a true opponent and enemy.
“No wonder the forum owner values him so much!”
Among the crowd, many people wore solemn expressions, each with their own thoughts.
When Kai Xin arrived at the Myriad Beasts Villa, a group from the Hunter Family came to greet him from afar, their faces filled with excitement and disbelief:
“Boss, you’re amazing!”

“Pay to the heavens! The master of the second sub-temple in the capital is definitely among the top thousand experts in the First-Class Hall!! Yet he was beaten by you like a dog. Boss, please take me in!!”
“Using life-and-death realm martial arts to defeat a first-class expert in the liberation realm… I…” The excited chatter of those gathering around left Happy both amused and exasperated. He hadn’t expected that in less than half an hour, what happened in the capital had already reached here.
“Alright, stop being silly and hurry up and enter the estate!”
“That’s right, stop gossiping. You all know how strong Boss Happy is.” Even Yu Long started calling him boss, leaving Happy speechless.
“By the way, I have something to show you. Help me figure out how much it’s worth.” Happy no longer needed to clear the way in the first three courtyards—Da Pang and Xiao Pang could handle it easily. He then remembered there was an item in his Qiankun Bag that he didn’t need, so he took it out and showed it to the group of trap experts around him.
“Top-quality silkworm silk net! Good heavens, it’s a magic-tier trap item! Where did you get this, Boss Happy? Such things are rarely seen in the market.”
Someone exclaimed in shock.
The others nodded repeatedly:
“Mm-hmm.”
“I heard that magic-tier traps can be used against experts in the myth realm. Although the silkworm silk net isn’t a damaging item, its binding power is astonishing, lasting for a long time, and it can be reused. It’s even more expensive than those high-power consumable magic items!”
“So, it’s a good item?”
Happy was pleased—good items meant double the selling price, which was great news for him. “I got it from a treasure house too. I don’t know the market price. Tell me what it’s worth.”
“Tsk tsk, with this, we might be able to deal with some junior beast tamer experts in the third courtyard. Leave it to us—we’ll install it in special trap launchers to bind the tamer first… But loading it is quite troublesome, takes a long time, and requires great precision.”
Someone explained.
Hearing this, Happy immediately gave up the idea of selling it. “Alright, then give it to your hunter family. You can enter the third courtyard freely today! Let’s work together on other matters in the future.”
“Great!”
The group of trap experts were excited, eagerly waiting for Yu Long to assign tasks.
Yu Long wasn’t bad either. He chose the most steady trap expert and tasked him with loading the item immediately, using it at critical moments, which delighted the latter beyond measure.
The money-making journey began the next day!
…
“This Happy guy is really not simple.”

In the depths of darkness, the shadow with a white veil covering its face couldn’t help but exclaim after reading the entire content of the message:
“There are so many skilled experts in the First Rank Hall—none of them mediocre. Fu Tianqiong, as the hall’s leader, possesses both great strength and cunning, yet he was utterly defeated by that person.”
“He’s indeed quite capable. He’s just entered the Liberation Realm, but his strength still remains at the peak of the Life and Death Realm. Even I couldn’t achieve such skills,” said the woman beside the shadow. “It seems I underestimated him a bit.”
After a pause, she added worriedly, “But his strength is still weak. It would be irrational for him to try to compete with the First Rank Hall using skills and strength from a year and a half ago. By alerting Meng Yun and Xue Yi now, his days won’t be easy.”
“It doesn’t matter. After all, our Xifeng Tower has plenty of Life and Death Dream Pills. Moreover, I’ve already sent someone to give him a hint… If he really can’t go on alone, he’ll reach out to us.”
“Why don’t we invite him to join us directly?”
“I’ve thought about that, but someone with such arrogance won’t submit easily unless he fails once or twice,” replied the shadow calmly. “From the first day he entered the game, he’s been full of ambition, determined to avenge himself and embarrass Xue Yi and Meng Yun. Inviting him now would definitely get no response. Anyway, the message has been conveyed. All we need to do is wait.”
“Wait? What if he’s struck down again like a year and a half ago?”
“If he’s so easily defeated, he’s not worthy of being regarded as an emperor. Such a person would be of no help to Xifeng Tower either.”
“The tower master is wise.”
“You little brat, have you learned to flatter people?”
…
The shadow, who had once been so bold, was now keeping a low profile at the Myriad Beasts Villa, dutifully luring enemies. The weapon in his hand had been replaced from silver thread gloves to a famous third-tier long sword—a common item he picked up at the market, but perfect for practicing the “Demonic Hong World-Annihilating Art.” While diligently luring enemies for his team, he activated the “Immortal Body” technique, occasionally slashing at the beasts behind him…
Balancing efficient enemy-luring with gradual practice, he made significant progress over a few hours, gradually advancing his sword skills to the middle stage of the second level—spending most of the time luring enemies.
However, during this time, Happy also gained some understanding of the “Demonic Hong World-Annihilating Art.”

Although the unique techniques in the top-tier secret manuals are not as sought-after as the profound techniques, they lack the ability to turn the ordinary into the miraculous like those profound techniques, nor do they possess as intricate moves, and they also consume far less internal energy; yet they still have their advantages.

Especially the demonic sword techniques—double the internal energy consumption in exchange for astonishing power, with each attack carrying significant effects. For example, with the “Demonic Hong World-Annihilating Art,” every strike generates a faint black flame that inflicts tremendous damage on defenses. Moreover, when one reaches a high level, the sword light and sword aura produced can cause group damage without the need for the “Wind Spirit Spin,” as the black flame itself is lethal!

The wolves, tigers, and leopards behind them left clear burn marks on almost every one of them upon death.

“Truly a unique technique.”

Happy was secretly satisfied: “Not only does its speed remain on par with the ‘Heavenly Sky Thunder-Annihilating Style,’ but its damage has increased by nearly 30%. Although the internal energy consumption is high, having practiced the ‘Meridian Transformation Scripture,’ my internal energy recovers at a rate comparable to that of the ‘Nine Yang Divine Art.’ Additionally, the expansion of my meridians allows me to fully unleash the power of the ‘Demonic Hong World-Annihilating Art,’ steadily increasing both lethality and speed. I can quickly catch up to my strength in the other world, or even surpass it.”

…

While everyone was resting, Happy sat in meditation and traveled to the other world to check things out…

He was shocked upon seeing it. He had been unsure whether this kind of training would proceed smoothly, but it clearly didn’t disappoint him. In just three hours, his “Immortal Body” had advanced rapidly to the peak of the fourth level, on the verge of reaching the fifth. The “Meridian Transformation Scripture” was progressing more slowly but was also about to reach the fourth level.

And…

With enhanced defense, he no longer bled or got injured when attacking now, as the defense of his “Immortal Body” had exceeded 3,000 points. The bone membrane protection and defense recovery abilities of the “Meridian Transformation Scripture” had also improved significantly, causing his internal energy to surge by nearly 30 points.

“The ‘Meridian Transformation Scripture’ is simply too amazing…”

Happy felt that if this continued, the attacks of the prisoners in the Wuwei Realm would soon find it difficult to break through the defenses of the “Nine Yang Divine Art,” “Meridian Transformation Scripture,” and “Immortal Body.”

“Twenty punches per attack, with a 150-second interval!”

After quickly setting new parameters, Happy left and returned to his other body at the Myriad Beasts Villa…

A few minutes later, everyone had finished resting.

Although no time was wasted, traveling back and forth between the two worlds still caused a slight sense of discomfort. I rested in place for half a minute before getting up to start over.
A strange question popped into my mind:
“If this continues, won’t I have to eat six meals a day?”
“…”