A difficult choice was presented to Ba Dao.
Life? Was it death?
It was easy to choose death, just stand still, but if you chose life, you had to fight back!
Just as Pei Lun's knife was about to hit his head, he finally made a choice.
Clang!
A high-pitched sword hum suddenly resounded through the air above the town, and a domineering invisible sword Qi stirred up the wind and clouds, whistling out. In the blink of an eye, it had knocked away Pei Lun's knife clip stick, and then it actually slashed towards Ling Chen!
The strength of this saber Qi was like a huge wave rolling and crashing on the shore. It was layered and contained a domineering power that could cut through everything. There was also a ruthless and evil saber intent contained within it!
It was as if everything in the world would be destroyed in front of this blade!
It made everyone who saw this blade tremble unconsciously. Layers of killing illusions appeared in their eyes, and they could not control themselves!
"Ba Dao's Heartless Slash is actually this strong?!”
Tian Boguang's expression changed greatly. He had no doubt that after killing Ling Chen, as long as the blade was slightly deflected, all the Embroidered Uniform Guards present, including himself, would be sliced into countless pieces!
He gritted his teeth and pulled out the Embroidered Spring Blade of one of the Brocade Guards beside him. He was about to block for a while when he suddenly realized…
Ling Chen had no intention of drawing his sword!
What was going on?
As Tian Boguang looked on in disbelief, Ling Chen remained unmoving, but Ba Dao's merciless blade energy suddenly stopped!!
"As expected, not only is your Sword Dao not crippled, but it's even stronger. You've already reached the point where you can control it at will.”
Ling Chen did not look nervous at all, and instead smiled in satisfaction.
In his memory, the Heartless Slash that Guihai Yidao had learned required him to be ruthless, compassionate, loving, and friendly. He would not show any mercy when he struck, and he would not retract his saber until he saw blood. However, at this moment, the Heartless Saber Qi that was coming out of Ba Dao's body was unleashed and released freely without any delay.
This could only mean one thing.
Ba Dao's Sword Dao was already stronger than before!
Back then, he was controlled by a saber, but now, he was controlled by a saber. He had even reached the Connate Realm!!
"Why didn't you fight back?"
Ba Dao coldly looked at Ling Chen, unable to hide the shock on his face.
"No need."
Ling Chen's reply was filled with disdain and arrogance,"The hundred people in front of you are not the people you killed in the past. They are the Jinyiwei of the Northern Garrison of the Imperial Court.!”
"I heard that after you retired, you married a wife, had a child, and had a family?”
"Believe it or not, as long as you hurt a single hair of anyone here, your family will be rewarded a hundredfold. You should have heard of the Imperial Prison of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, right?”
"As for you, how long can you live under the arrest warrant of the Imperial Court?？”
Without a doubt, this was blatant contempt!
It was an unbridled threat!
Ba Dao's heart trembled, and his heart sank. He looked at Ling Chen with killing intent.
However, not only did his invisible saber Qi not continue to slash out, it shattered and disappeared on the spot!
Because at this moment, Ling Chen said,"Ba Dao, since you have a family, you have a weakness…This is one of the reasons why you hid your identity.”
Ba Dao was silent.
It had to be admitted that in this world that had merged many martial arts worlds, there were many experts in the martial arts world. Many people were bold and did not put the imperial court in their eyes at all, and Ba Dao was no exception.
But if they really rebelled…
Hehe, who would dare?
Did they really think that the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Great Ming Imperial Court were weak?？
In the martial world, Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun, Qingcheng, the Five Mountain Sword Sects…and even the powerful forces like the Divine Sword Mountain Villa, even if they were independent and domineering, which of them did not submit to the imperial court on the surface and even colluded with the local governments?？
Even the Sun Moon Sect, which was inherited from the Ming Cult and had a history of rebellion, only dared to say the slogan of 'unifying the martial world for thousands of generations'!
If they really raised the banner of rebellion, most of the disciples would probably defect!
If Ba Dao didn't understand this logic, he wouldn't have pretended to be defeated by Guihai Yidao and then hid his identity…Although the Iron-guts Divine Marquis was scary, what was even scarier was his Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa and the Ming Dynasty behind him!
Ling Chen's words had undoubtedly hit the biggest weakness and secret in his heart.
Back then, he had chosen to conceal his identity because he was afraid of the Iron-guts Divine Marquis. Now, he was also afraid of the Imperial Court and did not dare to kill any Brocade Guard.
As the emperor's personal army, killing the Jinyiwei was equivalent to rebelling!
This was something that Ling Chen could see from the moment he tore off his disguise and revealed his powerful blade energy!
Moreover, it had become his fatal weakness and flaw!!
"It's fine that Zhu Bujue is scheming and ruthless, but you, a mere Embroidered Uniform Guard, are not the slightest bit weaker than him!”
Looking at Ling Chen, who was so calm and composed, Domineering Blade sat on the ground and said bitterly,"You forced me to make a move not only to verify if I was pretending, but also to expose my cultivation base…Once I expose my cultivation base, Zhu Bujue will know!”
"That's right."
Ling Chen didn't hide anything as he looked down at him," You don't have a second option now. If you were to hide your identity, Zhu Bujue might have let you be a salted fish. But now, you've displayed a higher level of Sword Dao cultivation than before…"
"So, putting on these clothes and returning to the Embroidered Uniform Guard with me is your only choice.”
With a wave of his hand, Pei Lun threw the Flying Fish Garment that he had prepared in front of Ba Dao.
Tian Boguang was stunned.
How could this work?
Didn't they need to fight?
He subconsciously looked at Ling Chen. Ba Dao had been hiding his secret for many years, but this person had broken through his defenses with just a few words. It seemed like he had no other choice but to join the Embroidered Uniform Guards. This person was not only powerful, but also very cunning!!
No wonder a mere Embroidered Uniform Guard had the guts to come to Jianghu and become a famous saberman!!
Perhaps it was a wise decision for him to be forced to serve.
Thinking of this, Tian Boguang's gaze unconsciously changed.
He quietly retreated, standing half a step behind Ling Chen. At the same time, he held the Embroidered Spring Blade in his hand and stared at the Overbearing Blade, afraid that it would suddenly attack…this clearly meant that he had completely adjusted his position!
Ling Chen wasn't interested in Tian Boguang's thoughts. At this moment, he only looked at Ba Dao with a burning gaze, waiting for his response.
"You threatened me so brazenly. What makes you think that I won't kill you and then charge into the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa to fight Zhu Buduan? Or rather, I'll join the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa and become Zhu Buduan's lackey?”
Ba Dao glanced at the Flying Fish Outfit on the ground, then turned to Ling Chen and said,"After all, compared to the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he, Zhu Bujue, is still a member of the royal family, while you seem to be just a small official in the Embroidered Uniform Guards!”
Ling Chen understood this as his final struggle.
So he smiled.
"You are unwilling."
In the eyes of everyone present, Ling Chen's smile was incredibly domineering,"I don't dare!"
These six words were like a sharp blade that stabbed right into Ba Dao's heart.
He was silent.
Finally, he bowed.
However, the moment he put on the Flying Fish Robe, he looked at Ling Chen and said something that made Tian Boguang and Pei Lun's hearts tremble,"As an Embroidered Uniform Guard, you dare to offend even the Iron Gut Deity Marquis Zhu Bujue. In your heart, you…"
" Is there really reverence?!"
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