Chapter 1030 - Evil King Is Injured and Flees (2/2)
A huge wave of force gushed out.
But once it passed through Happy’s true origin aura, nearly half of Evil King’s true origin was weakened, and the remaining power was clearly not enough to injure Happy severely. In fact, it was not enough to sway Happy’s posture or interrupt his next move.
Happy used the force from Evil King’s attack to jump over his head.
Slap!
Dragon Capture!
His palm, which was as sturdy as a dragon’s claw, seized Evil King’s injured arm, causing the man to freeze for an instant, and a mighty wave of qi that was several times stronger than a normal person’s rushed into Evil King’s body from Happy’s widened meridian system.
The acupressure points which had been locked were instantly opened!
Pop!
The wound on Evil King’s arm instantly turned into a red fountain.
At the same time, the two stone plates Evil King had in his hands broke free from his grasp, and they flew into the air.
When he saw them, Happy’s eyes burned with desire.
He instinctively went to grab them.
Bang!
But even though Happy had already moved very quickly, Evil King was still a top-class martial artist, and his hidden forces as well as Dragon Capture could not create a long-term effect on him. He instantly reacted to the situation and struck Recondite Steel Heavy Sword with his palm while it was ready to strike down.
A loud bang rose.
Happy looked as if he had been struck by lightning. His act of seizing the stone plates was forcibly interrupted. He trembled, and he was sent dozens of feet back with his sword in hand.
But Evil King Shi Zhixuan was not in a better condition.
In his haste, he had exchanged a head on blow with Happy, and the powerful suppression effect brought by Happy’s Arm Strength was displayed, despite the low chance it could possibly happen. It managed to send Evil King flying because his strength had been largely compromised.
‘This is a good chance!’
Happy’s eyes lit up.
But a scene that shocked him appeared.
Evil King might have staggered, but he suddenly forced himself to find his balance while he was in the air. A violent wind blew out, and it managed to sweep up the two stone plates which Happy had managed to knock out of Evil King’s hands. Then, it returned the plates to Stone King’s arms. He tapped against the ground, and with a jump, he reached a spot that was dozens of feet away from Happy.
‘How fast!’
When Happy got rid of all the inertia in his body, he saw Evil King jumping two more times before he quickly left into the distance. He vanished from Dafo Temple, and he did it so quickly that it would shock anyone who saw it.
Happy was stunned silent.
Everything happened too quickly.
Happy catching up to Shi Zhixuan, subsequent fighting against him, causing Shi Zhixuan’s wound to tear, and making him flee into the distance had all happened within an instant.
Shi Zhixuan had also just stabilized her body with a hand over her chest when she saw Happy severely wounding Shi Zhixuan, forcing him to flee into the distance. She was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, she knew that things had just become really terrible for them.
“Evil King has taken two of the ancient divine monk’s stone plates! Why didn’t you stop him?”
Happy originally felt really gloomy, because he had actually let Shi Zhixuan flee. When he heard Shi Feixuan’s slightly accusatory tone, he rolled his eyes and said brusquely, “If you want to stop you, you’re welcome to do so yourself. I’m weak, and I can’t stop him.”
Shi Feixuan was stunned silent for a moment, but she was still a successor of Kind Boathouse, and she soon understood that her words had been inappropriate. “I have been ill-tempered just now, and I must have offended you. My apologies.”
“It’s alright.”
Happy was not a petty person either. Besides, the NPC he was currently facing was Shi Feixuan.
It was only then that Shi Feixuan recognized Happy. “Oh, it’s you. We met three years ago at the Sword Among Us Tournament at Mount Hua. You were the most outstanding among the young Shaolin Temple disciples at that time. I remember you.”
“It is my pleasure to be remembered by you, Miss Shi.” Happy smiled in a humble manner, but he subconsciously tightened his grip over the stone plate.
Shi Feixuan’s gaze swiftly scanned over the stone plate in Happy’s hand. Her smile did not fade away. “I was wondering just now just who could last so long under Evil King’s hands. So, it’s Young Swordsman Happy. It has been three years since we last met. Your strength has increased by leaps and bounds since then, congratulations!”
Happy said, “Miss Shi, you praise me too much. If you had not been here to heavily wound Evil King, I would not have been able to force Evil King back.”
“Young Swordsman Happy, you are too humble.” When Shi Feixuan said this, her clear eyes, which shone as if there was divine light in them, finally landed on the stone plate in Happy’s hands. “This time, I heard that Evil King was prepared to search for the relics left behind by the ancient divine monk in Dafo Temple and bring terror to the world of martial artists once more. I came here on orders from my sect to stop him and retrieve the relic from the ancient divine monk.”
The underlying meaning in her words was already very clear.
Happy felt his heart tense, and he said without batting an eyelid, “What a coincidence. I came here this time for that reason as well. Shaolin Temple is the sacred ground for Buddhists, and it has relations to Dafo Temple. I came here this time to retrieve the divine monk’s relics for Shaolin Temple as well.”
When he said this, Shi Feixuan frowned a little.
Happy continued speaking with his face schooled to a cool expression, “Unfortunately, I have only got myself one piece, and among the four stone plates, Evil King has snatched away two of them.”
Shi Feixuan stared at Happy with a contemplative gaze and said, “Young Swordsman Happy, if you are confident in Kind Boathouse, why don’t you hand the stone plate to me? I will bring it back to Kind Boathouse and make sure that Evil King cannot get these two stone plates!”
When she finished speaking, Happy showed no willingness to back down and retorted, “Miss Shi, you’re slightly wrong in that regard. Kind Boathouse might be a sacred ground for Buddhists, but Shaolin Temple is duty bound to protect the relics of the divine monk. It’s better to let Shaolin Temple take care of such a dangerous matter, don’t you think? Of course, if you can believe in me, I will be honored.”
Shi Feixuan said nothing, but her expression changed.
It was not difficult for her to tell how determined Happy was based on his words.
However, Happy was arguing with her tit for tat, and she could not find any flaws in his argument to exploit or reasons to refute him.
Shaolin Temple was a respected sect in the world of martial arts because of how honorable they were.
Just like Kind Boathouse, they did have enough authority to take care of the divine monk’s relics from Dafo Temple.
What troubled Shi Feixuan even more was Happy’s strength. If Happy were just a normal martial artist, she would not even bother speaking to him anymore and would just grab the stone plate.
She said nothing.
Because of it, the two stared at the stone plates in each other’s hands and sank into indescribable silence.