Chapter 849: The World's Number One Martial Arts Alliance Meeting

"How is this possible? Two slashes, two slashes..." Jiuyun Daozhang was incomparably astonished.

This Badao had not only returned from the dead, but had actually refined his blade technique to this extent.

One must know, less than a day had passed since their last exchange. Even when Badao had exerted his full strength and even gained an epiphany at the brink of life and death, he had only managed to inflict a minor injury on Ling Yunqing.

But now, he had slain Ling Yunqing in two slashes, which was completely unbelievable.

Seeing Badao turn his head and fix his indifferent gaze upon him, Jiuyun Daozhang immediately felt a chill run through his entire body.

His injuries were already healed at this moment; that Rejuvenation Talisman was a premium item, capable of saving anyone as long as they still had a breath left. He hurriedly pinched a seal, performed a Flight Technique, and his body rose into the air, flying toward the sky. He knew that most people on the Martial Dao side could not fly. Especially since this was only a Zhōngwǔ Shìjiè, even with superb lightness skills, one could at most leap to a height of ten-odd zhang.

At the same time, he took out another talisman paper, which transformed into a yellow barrier, enveloping his entire person.

Simultaneously, Badao slashed out two more times.

One slash was "Fear in Myriad Forms," the other was "Shock Unsettled."

The distance between the two sides exceeded twenty zhang, but a black blade light and a golden blade light appeared one after another behind Jiuyun Daozhang. "Clatter!" With a sound, the black blade light shattered the yellow barrier, while the golden blade light struck directly into Jiuyun Daozhang's back and pierced through his chest. Jiuyun Daozhang's figure stalled; he fell from the sky, crashed to the ground, his eyes still wide open, dying with a grievance unavenged.

"Good! You have grasped the essence of the Seven Changes of Empty Emotion." Yu Liancheng walked out from the side, clapping his hands and smiling: "Now you can be considered a true Grandmaster of blade techniques; relying on this blade technique, you could even prove the Broken realm."

Liusheng Piaoxu's eyes were complex; as a blade technique expert, how could she not understand what a profound and mysterious blade technique the "Seven Changes of Empty Emotion" was.

This set of blade techniques uses the seven emotions as the exterior, and emptiness as the interior.

With the exterior and interior united, a slash is made; it appears empty and void, yet the Qi has already locked onto the opponent, and the blade light descends from the sky, making it impossible to guard against.

The blade technique is divided into seven forms: Joyous as Madness, Numanchang, Sorrowful and Heavy, Thoughtful and Dazed, Sadness's Victory Song, Fear in Myriad Forms, and Shock Unsettled.

Each move slashes out a blade light representing a different color, and each blade light can induce changes in the opponent's seven emotions.

This means that even if the opponent's strength is stronger than Buddha, and they can block the blade light descending from the sky, they will still have their mind affected, experiencing a mixture of five flavors.

And when fighting others, if one cannot maintain a clear and empty mind and is swayed by emotions, one may reveal flaws at any moment. And when experts fight, the outcome is often decided in an instant.

"It is a pity, this is your Seven Changes of Empty Emotion; I am merely a blade." Badao sheathed his blade, his expression not appearing excited.

Yu Liancheng patted his shoulder: "Once this matter is Liaojie, you can go and study your own Seven Changes of Empty Emotion."

Badao shook his head and said: "With such a pearl before me, no matter how I study, I fear I will struggle to escape its mold."

Yu Liancheng was quite straightforward: "Fine, when the time comes, I will wipe away your memories regarding the Seven Changes of Empty Emotion."

Badao's expression stalled again, and his brows furrowed for no reason: "Such a strange and profound blade technique, if I were to forget it just like that, would it not be a regret."

"..." Yu Liancheng's mouth twitched, he turned around and flicked his sleeve: "Alright, let's go to the Martial Arts Alliance meeting."

The Battle of Taihu twenty years ago saw the experts of the Eight Great Sects wiped out, almost causing a generational gap.

The Giant Whale Gang took advantage of the situation to rise, engaging in smuggling and maritime transport businesses, earning massive wealth. Currently, their disciples are spread across all coastal areas, numbering one hundred thousand, almost not inferior to the Beggar Sect. In terms of wealth, even if the Eight Great Sects were combined, they could hardly compare. Although the gang lacks experts and foundation, it is currently a large sect capable of standing on equal footing with the Eight Great Sects, and no one dares to look down upon them.

A month ago, the Giant Whale Gang sent Heroic Invitations to all sects and factions in the Edo, using the excuse of curbing the expansion of the Heaven Beyond Heaven to invite the heroes of the world to elect a Martial Arts Alliance Leader, and the Seven Great Sects responded one after another.

Many people did not understand how the Giant Whale Gang, which had at most a few First-class Experts, had the courage to convene a Martial Arts Alliance meeting. And why would the other seven sects respond to this move? But regardless, this was already the greatest event in the martial arts world. All the experts of the world were heading toward Haijing Cheng, where the headquarters of the Giant Whale Gang was located.

When the time for the Martial Arts Alliance meeting arrived, looking around, one could see martial artists with vigorous figures, carrying blades and wearing swords everywhere.

If it weren't for the fact that the Giant Whale Gang had numerous disciples patrolling everywhere, the martial artists who had long-standing grudges would have likely started killing each other already.

The location chosen for the martial arts grand gathering was the newly built "Qunxing Yuan." Qunxing Yuan occupied a very vast area, and its design was also ingenious, formed by the enclosure of four four-story buildings in the southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest, surrounding an extremely vast platform in the center that was over twenty zhang in length and width. Each floor had dozens of rooms of varying sizes, with balconies opening toward the high platform, allowing all rooms to have an unobstructed view of the high platform.

On the day the Martial Arts Alliance meeting was held, the heroes of the world swarmed toward the Qunxing Building and were arranged into different rooms by attendants. Of course, due to status and position, the arrangements were also different. For example, experts from the Seven Great Sects or renowned martial arts masters were arranged in rooms on the third and fourth floors, which had better views and larger areas.

When the martial arts meeting was held, Li Zhengkai, the sect leader of the Giant Whale Gang, stepped onto the platform, first performed a circular bow, and after some polite pleasantries, began the election of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.

This Martial Arts Alliance Leader position was of great importance, and there were some rules that were not strictly rigorous but had been accepted by the majority.

Since it was a Martial Arts Alliance Leader, naturally, the person with the highest martial arts should be chosen.

There had been suggestions to let highly respected martial arts masters take the position, but who was more highly respected? Who was more famous? Such things were impossible to clarify.

Therefore, after some discussion, it was decided to judge heroes by their martial arts. Whoever had the highest martial arts would be the Alliance Leader.

The world-recognized number one in the world was the First Heavenly Venerable Yu Liancheng. But the most important reason for electing the Martial Arts Alliance Leader this time was to curb the expansion of the Heaven Beyond Heaven, so naturally, it was impossible to elect him as the Alliance Leader. As for the World's Second, opinions were divided, and it would only be known after a fight.

But not everyone was qualified to go on stage, otherwise, there would be no result even after fighting for three days and three nights.

To go on stage, one needed to be recommended by a faction and participate as a representative of that faction.

After all, it was the Martial Arts Alliance Leader; if one were a lone wolf, even if they sat in that position, they might not be able to sit firmly.

Of course, this faction could not be an unknown small sect; it had to have a certain reputation in the Edo.

Of course, if one were a truly famous and highly prestigious lone hero, it might not be impossible.

After another three days of discussion, forty-nine experts were finally determined to compete for the throne of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.

With the holding of the Martial Arts Alliance meeting, among these forty-nine experts, the one who was truly the center of attention was neither the high monk of the "Liao" generation from the Shaolin Temple, nor the white-bearded priest from the Wudang Sect, but a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance and an ordinary build from the Giant Whale Gang.