Sword Among Us

When the first rays of morning sunlight shone through the clouds and lit up the lonely Punishment Mount that was part of Shaolin Temple’s Mount Song, they also shone on a few martial artists who were practicing martial arts there.

By then, Punishment Mount had already turned into a popular place for a number of Shaolin Temple elites to train. Since there were a lot of Shaolin Temple disciples but not enough training places, some players had to shift their training spots to the peak of Mount Song. While they were there, they would not be bothered by other people, and because of it, the monks who broke their vows became sparring partners for many of the players there.

But the end of the Punishment Mount was a cliff that was monopolized by a sea of clouds, and it was rare for anyone to be willing to go there.

It was a forbidden ground on Punishment Mount.

It was said that a monk who broke his vows was chained in the sea of clouds with a recondite steel that was made ten thousand years ago because he committed a grave error. He was a remarkable genius when he was young, and he quickly learned most of the seventy-two ultimate techniques within Shaolin Temple. He quickly reached perfection with his martial arts, and once he forcefully cleared Eighteen Bronzemen Matrix, he wandered about the land and earned himself the infamous title of Mad Monk.

In the end, since he had great skills but committed great crimes, the people in the world were forced to send hero invitations to mobilize a large number of martial artists to surround and attack him. Many people were then sacrificed before they finally managed to break his bones and chain him up at Punishment Mount.

It was said that the clouds there were sucked over by Mad Monk with his qi once his collarbone was pierced. That was enough proof to show just how great was his strength.

The monks who broke their vows did not dare to get close to that place.

In the beginning, the people in Shaolin Temple spread rumors that as long as a Shaolin Temple disciple could receive ten attacks from the person in the sea of clouds, who will attack at a speed that a naked eye could not see, they could obtain one Shaolin Temple ultimate technique from that person.

But up to that date, forget about ten moves, not a single person could receive even one move from Mad Monk. They were immediately sent flying out of Punishment Mount by a power they could not withstand the moment they approached the sea of clouds and fell to their demise.

However, that rumor was true, because Mad Monk did indeed have one disciple on Punishment Mount.

His name was Master of Breaking Vows. He was a Shaolin Temple disciple who had very high Comprehension and had great intelligence, but since he broke his vows, he was detained in Bodhidharma Cave to reflect on his ways.

It was said that he withstood ten of Mad Monk’s attacks and inherited Demon Subduing Great Art and Vajra Palm. His defensive martial art was mighty and peerless, and his strength rose to Inaction Realm.

Usually, Master of Breaking Vows practiced Bodhidharma Swordplay in Bodhidharma Cave and did not go out.

As long as Shaolin Temple disciples did not bother him, he did not take the initiative to attack, but once he was attacked, he would kill the offender with one palm strike! Many people intentionally avoided Bodhidharma Cave on Punishment Mount. They did not want to get close to that murderous person!

However, since a few days ago, a young man constantly went in and out of Bodhidharma Cave. Soon after he entered, furious gusts that were stirred up by the intense fighting inside would blow outside

Bang!

Bang, bang!

On that day, Happy circulated Emei Sect’s Nine Yang Skill as usual, and once he performed three full circulations, he got up with great energy and headed to Bodhidharma Cave.

One step… two steps…

He activated his qi realm. Gate Realm… Blessed Realm… Mystical Realm… His qi swiftly grew from its initially weak presence to powerful, and his robes fluttered loudly.

Right after he entered Bodhidharma Cave, the person inside got up from the ground, and a powerful gust with the force of an avalanche came charging at Happy.

He had fought against Master of Breaking Vows for ten days, and he was the only person on Punishment Mount who could make Master of Breaking Vows take the initiative to attack him.

Vajra Prajñā Palm!

It had about the same level of power as an attack from Zhao Min’s third servant. It may even be a bit stronger!

“Perfect timing!”

Happy’s qi had just risen to the peak. He gave a long shout and calmly threw a punch.

“Roar!”

A dragon’s roar swiftly exploded in Bodhidharma Cave! The huge sound wave resounded madly between the walls. A thin and small yellow dragon crashed violently against Master of Breaking Vow’s Vajra Palm.

Boom!

The attacks crashed in the air, and a loud bang that should only have been produced by an atomic bomb rose. Bodhidharma Cave trembled violently, and all of Punishment Mount looked began trembling because of it.

Vanquish!

A powerful force swiftly traveled to both of their hands, and Master of Breaking Vows leaned backwards. When he landed on the ground, he directed all his strength to his legs, and his feet sank half a foot into the stones as if they were plows. He created two terrifying ravines that were more than three feet long on the stone ground, and a red hue appeared on his face.

As for Happy, since he had just exchanged one palm strike with an Inaction Realm fighter, his body trembled in the air. A loud shout that sounded like an injured and angry dragon’s roar escaped his mouth.

“ROAR!”

The injured dragon’s roar turned into a force that charged forward with an indomitable spirit. Once Happy sucked in a breath, his aura seemed to miraculously increase.

He landed on the ground, and with a tap against the ground, he shot out like a cannonball. The next moment, he swiftly as well as resolutely threw a punch at Master of Breaking Vow’s face!

“ROAR!”

The fist-generated wind was accompanied by a dragon’s roar. It enveloped all the directions in which Master of Breaking Vows could possibly escape to. The air froze, and the roar was so fast that it could make a person gasp in amazement.

Bang!

Golden Bell Cocoon rose around Happy’s body and trembled from the astonishing power that had crashed violently into it.

‘Again!’

Happy attacked very quickly with his fists.

Whoosh!

It was as if there were hidden weapons tearing at space. When the punch landed on Golden Bell Cocoon, another punch quickly followed behind it at Master of Breaking Vow’s arm, which he had swiftly brought up to block Happy’s attack.

Bang!

No matter what, Master of Breaking Vows had dozens of years of practicing defensive martial arts. His body was as sturdy as metal. He managed to withstand Happy’s palm attacks, which were each stronger than the last.

However, Master of Breaking Vows had already pushed the terrifying qi of a great Inaction Realm fighter to its peak. His eyes became dark, and he stood firmly on the ground with arms crossed to protect his front.

‘Again!’

Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm placed an emphasis on using the most violent strength to destroy everything before it.

What Happy wanted to do was to experience and understand the essence of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm as well as quickly absorb experience so that he could increase the level of his martial art.

Once he threw a punch, he followed up with a palm strike!

Each attack was followed by a dragon’s roar and a wild, domineering air unique to Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm. With each attack and each step he took forward, his momentum increased, and the more he fought, the stronger his combat abilities became.

No Regrets in Subduing Dragons…

Bang!

Happy attacked with an indomitable spirit, and his style of completely giving up on defense in favor of attacking clearly fit the ultimate profound secret within Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm.

It was because Happy had understood the first essence of the technique that he could fight against an Inaction Realm fighter with his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm, even though he was not even at the seventh realm yet!

If he took even half a step backwards while he fought, his momentum would decrease, and he would not be able to bring out the essence and profound skill of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm, which was an ultimate technique. It would become a common, supreme-grade martial art.

Happy had used a few days to understand the martial art, and he could already enter the preliminary stage of seizing chances to increase his momentum as well as the might of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm to fight against great Inaction Realm fighters.

The him at that moment could use a single palm to injure a Moksha Realm fighter with the experience he had accumulated with Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm. The damage he could deal with it was much greater when compared to Emperor Shocks World and Birth of the Flying Dragon.

However, in Happy’s eyes, his current condition was still not strong enough when compared to that person.