Chapter 983: Setting Rules

A series of dazzling afterimages emerged from Happy’s movements, instantly turning the members of Yipin Hall from confident to terrified!
“Light Step,” so fast that it was impossible to pinpoint Happy’s exact location;
“Light Step” allowed him to swiftly dart through gaps, greatly limiting the ability of Yipin Hall’s experts to intercept—with so many of their own people around, they dared not act rashly.
In the blink of an eye, many Yipin Hall disciples who hadn’t had time to activate their protective measures were already killed by Happy as he passed by.
Although Happy still hadn’t fully mastered “Light Step,” the greatest advantage of “Demonic Destruction Art” was that it could deliver powerful group attacks even without “Wind Spirit Spin”!
“Scatter!”
“Hurry! Scatter!!”
Yin Xin shouted in panic.
But before Yipin Hall’s members could respond properly, at least a hundred of them, packed inside the Tianmo Branch Hall, had already been killed.
Wherever the black flame sword flashed, many people were slain without even realizing what had happened, then sent on to reincarnation.
It wasn’t until Yin Xin and the other branch leaders shouted for everyone to scatter that the Yipin Hall disciples frantically dispersed in all directions, no longer gathering together.
Even so…
By then, over two hundred corpses lay inside the Tianmo Branch Hall!
“Where is he?”
The people inside the hall, who had just stopped leaning against the wall, found Happy nowhere in sight…
After a brief moment of confusion, furious shouts came from outside the hall.
Yin Xin and the deputy branch leaders’ faces turned pale!
“Damn it!”
“He’s gone!!”
A group of people rushed upward to the wall to take a look.
From above, they witnessed a scene that nearly made them vomit blood…
The Tianmo Branch Hall was surrounded tightly by Yipin Hall disciples, but in just two breaths’ time, Happy’s sudden attack had swept through them.
The uninformed Yipin Hall disciples continued to encircle the area, layer after layer, in great numbers. Though their momentum was astonishing, those outside had no idea what was happening inside.
“Kill him!”
“Don’t let him escape!” “Damn it, pile on him until he dies!!” The Yipin Hall disciples screamed wildly from outside.
But Happy moved as if unimpeded, swiftly weaving through the crowd…
His black flame sword grew even more intense, effortlessly cutting down those Yipin Hall disciples who hadn’t seen the enemy or even realized they were already surrounded.

“Scatter everywhere!!”
Yin Xin and the others rushed out of the Heavenly Demon Altar and, upon seeing this scene, nearly had their hearts leap out of their chests as they shouted frantically.
“Scatter everywhere!!”
But outside, the sounds of battle were already deafening, with more and more troops surrounding the Heavenly Demon Altar. Their voices were barely audible.
And…
Even if they tried to retreat now, those inside couldn’t escape immediately.
The black flame of the sword swept through the crowd mercilessly. Standing high above, Yin Xin watched as batches of his men were instantly knocked down and collapsed in chaos and confusion. His eyes turned blood red as he roared in fury.
Happy had chosen an excellent strategy for killing!
Instead of staying in one place, he used the “Wave-Stepping Technique” to move in an S-shaped path through the crowd, continuing to kill without piling up corpses in large numbers.
The members of the First Rank Hall didn’t realize the heavy casualties on their side. Though they occasionally stepped on some corpses, they paid no attention.
But as time passed…
As more and more people heard Yin Xin’s calls to retreat from the battle zone, the piles of corpses became clearly visible. Seeing this, the disciples of the First Rank Hall felt a chill surge from deep within their bones!
Cadavers!
There were corpses everywhere.
Although many had retreated, the area where Happy was still not empty. The ground was covered in corpses—probably no less than five hundred!
Yin Xin and the three deputy altar masters felt their hands gripping their weapons grow damp, and they sensed their morale declining rapidly—many people’s faces showed terror.
The First Rank Hall experts closest to Happy, still immersed in battle, gradually noticed the huge changes around them!
From being packed tightly together with no air to breathe, the air suddenly became much clearer, and the space seemed much larger.
When they turned around…
They were almost scared to death!
All around, corpses lay scattered across the ground; it was like fighting in a mass grave. Even more of their brothers had fled dozens of meters away, aiming bows and crossbows at them.
“What’s going on?”
Their morale plummeted.
Happy seized the opportunity and mercilessly eliminated the remaining dozen or so people before quickly using the “Wave-Stepping Technique” to charge into the crowd again.
“Shoot arrows!”
“Use throwing weapons!”
“Block with long-range fire!”
Yin Xin was now trying desperate measures.

Seeing Happy initiate “Light Step” and unleash a series of dazzling afterimages that rushed forward swiftly, they hurriedly ordered an attack. But Happy merely sneered.
It’s a pity… If it were the old me before facing wild wolves, I might have hesitated under such an overwhelming barrage of indiscriminate projectiles! But now, with my full set of four-stage magic weapons, along with “Immortal Body” and “Tendon Transformation Art,” ordinary projectiles can hardly penetrate my defenses, not even disturbing my stance.
“Light Step”! I effortlessly dodged most of the projectiles, withstood the few attacks, and once again charged into the enemy camp under the astonished gazes of the First-Class Hall disciples.
This time, though not as easy as the first assault, there was little resistance wherever I went. The people of the First-Class Hall reacted in the same way—run! The farther, the better.
Thousands of members of the First-Class Hall were completely shattered by Happy’s single charge, with many scattering in all directions, turning the scene into utter chaos.
“…That’s about a thousand enough.”
After charging for a while, seeing the disciples of the First-Class Hall running far away, Happy turned coldly and rushed back into the Heavenly Demon Sect’s stronghold.
Too many people really cause trouble! Just chasing them down wastes a lot of time. Thousands of people—how long would it take to kill them all? If they decide to flee, it becomes even more troublesome.
Seeing the people of the First-Class Hall running farther and farther, giving themselves almost no chance to confront him, Happy stopped insisting on killing them. Destroying the foundation of the Heavenly Demon Sect in front of thousands of its disciples and bringing it to ruin should temporarily shake up that woman, Meng Yun.
Of course, this was thanks to “Light Step,” which, like “True Dragon Ten Styles,” requires no level requirement—once mastered, it can be used immediately. This was the main reason Happy could rely on it to fight against the Heavenly Demon Sect, allowing him to achieve such results so suddenly. If it were in a smaller crowd, even a skilled opponent with an excellent evasion technique might not be able to produce such astonishing results with “Light Step”!
“Damn it!”
“That bastard is attacking our sect’s foundation!”
The disciples of the First-Class Hall didn’t dare chase Happy into the Heavenly Demon Sect, but the heavy pounding sounds coming from inside made it easy to guess what he was doing.
“Sect Master!”
Many looked toward Yinxin, hoping he would give orders to save the situation. After all, the Heavenly Demon Sect was the pride of them all, as well as the pride of their First-Class Hall… Its destruction at Happy’s hands would not only bring shame to all its disciples but also become a disgrace for every member of the First-Class Hall!

“Scale the wall and use bows and arrows to deal with Happy.”
Yin Xin also knew that once the Tianmo Branch Hall was destroyed, his good days would be over. Without hesitation, he ordered, “Do not enter the branch hall. As soon as Happy appears, retreat immediately!”
“Yes!!” The warriors replied.
But when it came to actual execution, they discovered a fatal flaw.
The foundation stones of the gang were clearly more than a bowshot away from the nearest wall!
The disciples of Yipin Hall had to enter the Tianmo Branch Hall first!
Moreover, Happy was very particular about his location—he would shatter the walls of the meeting hall, hide behind them, and continuously attack the foundation stones with sword light.
In just a few minutes, cracks began to appear on the foundation stones!
Even if the Yipin Hall disciples entered the Tianmo Branch Hall, their bows and arrows couldn’t pose a threat to Happy—once the arrows penetrated the walls, their power diminished significantly.
And…
“Send in another group of brothers!”
Yin Xin was now truly furious. Seeing Happy relentlessly attacking the foundation stones, he desperately summoned another large group of brothers from outside.
After several rounds of dense arrow showers, almost the entire wall of the meeting hall was torn down.
“Seeking death!”
Happy suddenly rushed out of the meeting hall like lightning.
With his swift movement, the distance of dozens of meters was shortened by more than half in an instant.
The group of Yipin Hall disciples was shocked and immediately turned to flee. Unfortunately, the hundreds of people gathered there couldn’t possibly exit through the narrow doors, so they all took to the air, creating a spectacular scene!
“Damn it!”
Seeing this, Yin Xin became even more alert that things were going wrong.
As unease flashed through his mind, the tragedy had already begun!
“Demonic Torrent!”
Happy chased up from behind, drew his long sword, and a massive web of black flames descended from the sky.
Under normal circumstances, such a mass-kill tactic might not have worked against the skilled members of Yipin Hall.
But Happy noticed that these people, after witnessing the carnage he had caused outside, were already terrified and had no intention of fighting back—they surely wouldn’t retaliate.
Sure enough!
Almost all the Yipin Hall disciples reacted the same way—they activated their protective barriers and continued flying at full speed, trying to endure this attack and break through…
Unfortunately!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of muffled thuds echoed continuously.
The Yipin Hall disciples seemed to have hit a wall; their vital energy stalled, and most of them were thrown back violently.