I was chased at the beginning, and I got the first quick sword

Chapter 508 Alliance Leader's Decree!

The words of Daoist Yige caused unease among the experts from all over the Southern Region.

However, at this moment, Chu Qing couldn't care less about what they thought.

After comprehending the principle that "ghosts and gods have no fixed way, and the law is naturally formed," the Ghost Emperor became even stronger than before!

His internal strength was profound, and his moves were exquisite; even a casual gesture could produce earth-shattering power.

From the very first strike that began in the tomb of the First Martial Emperor, the two of them reduced the Martial Emperor Pavilion within the tomb to dust.

After that, they traveled a long way, and wherever they went, whether it was the mechanisms in the First Emperor's Tomb or the stone walls on the edge, everything was smashed to pieces in the fight between the two.

To be honest... the First Emperor Wu's Tomb was indeed carefully designed.

After all, back then, in order to trick the First Martial Emperor into committing suicide, Bu Xingtian conspired with so many feng shui masters and invited countless mechanical craftsmen.

The tomb is full of ingenious traps, and even uses Zhenyuan Stone as the roof.

Its purpose is nothing more than this: anyone who trespasses here will not be allowed to leave.

The path above was impassable, and there were countless traps below. Even after finally breaking into the Martial Emperor's Pavilion, there was still a half-dead walking path.

Even if they found the Pond of the Trapped Dragon and the Ascension to Immortality, it would only become nourishment for the Walking Heaven.

With all these calculations, ordinary people not only can't find it, but even if they do, they'll be walking into a deadly trap.

Unfortunately, those who have broken into this place are no ordinary people.

Chu Qing and the Ghost Emperor are like humanoid beasts. No matter how ingenious your traps or how powerful your hidden weapons are, they are all useless when facing these two.

After a clash of fire, the two flew backward, shattering countless traps and mechanisms along the way.

However, they had no good solution for the Zhenyuan Stone above their heads.

After all, this item is designed for martial artists everywhere; the closer one gets, the more severely their internal energy is suppressed.

Apart from the Zhenyuan Stone, the First Martial Emperor's Tomb posed no threat to them whatsoever... The two fought their way from the Martial Emperor Pavilion, circling the entire First Martial Emperor's Tomb and destroying it thoroughly. Then, Chu Qing first used a move that shocked a hundred miles, blasting the Ghost Emperor into the rock wall.

Then came one shocking move after another that stunned Baili.

His inner strength was inexhaustible, his moves were wide and powerful, and his dragon-shaped energy surged one after another, accompanied by innate, body-breaking, formless sword energy.

When this move is unleashed, the palm strikes come one after another, like ten thousand dragons galloping and celestial horses soaring through the sky.

They forcefully drove the Ghost Emperor deep into the rock wall, continuing forward for an unknown distance.

Afterwards, Chu Qing ventured deeper into the rock wall, attempting to close the distance, but was struck by the Ghost Emperor's [Reincarnation Great Handprint].

This move was even more powerful than the "Six Paths of Sorrow," and Chu Qing was the one who was sent flying.

The two ventured deep underground, causing destruction along the way and exchanging blows. The intensity of their fight was so great that Chu Qing didn't even have time to broadcast the scene live via the communication bell.

They fought fiercely against each other, and the battle was evenly matched all the way.

Finally, Chu Qing clashed head-on with the Ghost Emperor, sending him flying backwards before he finally saw the light of day again.

The Ghost Emperor then went deep underground.

After that, Chu Qing's eight consecutive sword strikes, one of which separated the world, were witnessed by experts from all over the Southern Region.

Even though the Ghost Emperor had comprehended the "Ghosts and Gods have no way, the law is naturally formed" and reached an unprecedented level, he still dared not directly take Chu Qing's sword strike that separated worlds... let alone eight sword strikes in a row.

He simply used the space to escape and then soared into the sky.

He clashed with Chu Qing once again.

The force of that palm strike sent everyone watching from afar reeling off their feet.

But it also replaced the initial anxiety with horror.

The words of Yige Daoren had a significant impact on them. Everyone has a scale in their heart, which will shift as circumstances change.

Originally, in their minds, Chu Qing, the leader of the Southern Region Martial Arts Alliance, held a very high position.

For generations, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors have always been a mountain weighing down on the heads of all martial arts practitioners.

Compared to Chu Qing, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are even more significant.

But now, everyone knows that the Ghost Emperor is ruthless, and the facts stated by Daoist Yige have left them even more confused and unsure of what to do next.

Now that Chu Qing is truly fighting the Ghost Emperor with great success, the scales in most people's hearts have completely shifted...

Of course, this does not include Liu Zhaonian and others.

In Liu Zhaonian's heart, his nephew was far more important than the Ghost Emperor... they were not even in the same league.

Chu Qing was unaware of the changes in these people's mentality. He flew backward and eventually hovered in mid-air.

Meanwhile, the Ghost Emperor in the distance also had his arms outstretched naturally, his body surrounded by a deep purple aura, floating in mid-air without falling.

This scene once again made everyone's eyes twitch.

They felt that Chu Qing and the Ghost Emperor's martial arts skills were far beyond what ordinary martial artists could imagine.

They seem more like immortals... otherwise, how could they stand facing each other in mid-air?

"Junior!"

The Ghost Emperor slowly spoke:
"You are even more capable than I thought, which is truly beyond my expectations."

Chu Qing frowned slightly:

"His martial arts progress is truly remarkable... leaving this junior in awe."

"It's a pity that such superb martial arts skills cannot benefit the world."

"Young people are ignorant and arrogant, always talking about the world."

Ghost Emperor Modo sighed softly:
“It’s a good thing for a young person to have lofty aspirations, but you need to know your background.”

"Someone like you should know how high you can fly."

"Otherwise, while the height of the sky is wonderful, sometimes the higher you fly, the faster you die."

"Hahaha, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, in their origins, were nothing more than commoners who rose from humble beginnings in the martial world. How come we still have to divide people into different classes now?"

"Is it only your disciples and followers who are the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who have the opportunity to soar to the heavens?"
"And for us ordinary people in the martial world, the stronger we are, the more deserving of death we are?"

Chu Qing sighed softly:

"You say such things today, I wonder how angry your peasant ancestors are in the underworld?"

"Even now, can't you see the difference between yourself and me?"

The Ghost Emperor's gaze suddenly passed over Chu Qing and landed on the martial arts experts of the Southern Ridge, and he said calmly:

"Today I will show you... In the martial world, sometimes, martial arts alone are not enough to conquer the world."

"Although you are now the leader of the martial arts alliance in the Southern Region and have the support of these so-called masters in the Southern Region."

"But with just one word from me, they will turn against you!"

"Tell me, if I were to send them to kill you, would you, in order to protect yourself, slaughter them all?"

Chu Qing raised an eyebrow:
"Old man... I advise you not to court death."

"Humph!"

The Ghost Emperor sneered, then spoke telepathically:
"I am the Ghost Emperor Modo!
"Now I issue the Ghost Emperor's decree, all martial arts practitioners in the Southern Region, heed my command!"

Upon hearing this telepathic message, Liu Zhaonian and the others exchanged bewildered glances.

Some individuals instinctively wanted to kneel on one knee, but were stopped by those around them.

The Ghost Emperor was still far away, and his main attention was focused on Chu Qing, worried that Chu Qing might take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Therefore, he couldn't see all their little actions. However, he discovered that after he finished speaking, those people didn't kneel down to obey his orders?

He felt a little strange, but didn't pay it any mind, and continued speaking:
"The person before me is a spy of the Heavenly Evil Cult."

"He used his superior martial arts skills to deceive you into becoming the leader of the alliance."

"They used the pretext of coming to rescue me to carry out their assassination attempt."

"This is utterly despicable and shameless, and deserves to die!"

"Therefore, I, the Emperor, have issued the Ghost Emperor's Decree, ordering you all to attack him en masse, regardless of life or death."

"Whoever can strike him with a single palm will be granted a unique skill from the Ghost Emperor Palace and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."

"Whoever can kill him will be accepted as my last disciple and rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"

Chu Qing was speechless for a moment, then said softly:

"Is there any point in you doing this?"

"Of course it's interesting."

The Ghost Emperor spoke calmly:
"They regard you as their leader, and you think they will all truly submit to you."

"But little did they know that when facing the current Ghost Emperor, the so-called Alliance Leader was utterly insignificant to them."

"This is not the achievement of this emperor alone!"
"It is the foundation accumulated over the past three hundred years by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

"We, with our unparalleled martial arts, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, should be so high and mighty!!"

Chu Qing shook his head:

"You're wrong. Your high position isn't because your martial arts are unparalleled... but because the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors temporarily quelled the chaos in the world back then."

"It ushered in a relatively peaceful chapter in the martial arts world for three hundred years."

"The emperor guards the nation's gates, the monarch dies for the state..."

"You enjoy high and mighty rights, and are called the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. You should take the lead when facing the Heavenly Evil Cult, so as not to fail the support of the martial arts world."

"But what...did you do?"
"What the martial arts world supports is never a clay statue in a temple."

"They don't need a god who treats everyone as equals and all living beings as mere straw dogs... What they need is someone who can lead them to protect this martial world!"

A sinister glint flashed in the Ghost Emperor's eyes, and then he slowly closed them:
"A young child with a yellow mouth has sharp teeth and a sharp tongue."

"Unfortunately, no matter how eloquent you are, you can't change their attitude."

"Look, they're coming..."

Chu Qing frowned slightly, glanced back, and sure enough, saw that experts from all over the Southern Region were already using their lightness skills to rush towards this side.

He immediately snorted coldly:
"What nonsense are you spouting? Get out of my sight!?"

Upon hearing this, the Ghost Emperor's lips curled into a smile:
"Now that things have come to this, do you still think they will obey your so-called leader's orders?"

"Absolutely amazing..."

Before the word "laugh" could even be uttered, all the experts from the Southern Region who were rushing towards them suddenly stopped.

Surprisingly, it really stopped.

The Ghost Emperor frowned slightly:

"Did you not hear what I said?"
"Do you intend to defy the Ghost Emperor's decree?!"

Liu Zhaonian, Tian Fengzi, Ouyang Tianxu, Tie Lingyun, and other experts from the Southern Region looked at each other in bewilderment.

Finally, they both knelt on one knee and clasped their hands together.

The Ghost Emperor sneered:
"Who told you to kneel? I, the Emperor, ordered you to kill this fiend!!"

He pointed at Chu Qing.

But then Liu Zhaonian shouted:
"Our leader, we request permission to fight!"

"No need to volunteer, you just need to..."

The Ghost Emperor's expression suddenly changed drastically halfway through his sentence:

"Who...are you talking to?"

Tianfengzi's white hair fluttered in the wind as he reached out to stroke his beard.
"We are naturally speaking with the Alliance Leader, so please, Ghost Emperor, do not interrupt!"

"presumptuous!!!"

The Ghost Emperor suddenly looked up.

The sound pierced through layers of space from the moment it began, heading straight for Tianfengzi.

Tianfengzi's expression changed, but at that moment, he flicked his wide sleeves, and a deafening sound rang out in mid-air.

Chu Qing was already standing in the void in front of them.

The Ghost Emperor gritted his teeth:

"You guys, did you borrow courage from the heavens?"
"How dare you defy the Ghost Emperor's order!?"

Chu Qing chuckled to himself. If it were before today, once the Ghost Emperor's decree was issued, he wouldn't dare say that everyone in the entire Southern Region's martial arts world would turn against him, but at least most of them would... and the remaining small half would hesitate.

After all, back then, in their hearts, the Ghost Emperor was indeed high and mighty.

But now, thanks to the power of the communication bell, the Ghost Emperor's illusions have been shattered.

Although Chu Qing was somewhat surprised by the group's resolute decision, the current situation was not entirely unexpected.

Tianfengzi then let out a long laugh:
"The Ghost Emperor's Decree? So what if it's the Ghost Emperor's Decree?"
"We have come here with great eagerness to save you, you damned ghost emperor, and what did you try to do to me just now?"
"Tianyi Sect has guarded Tongtian Ridge for hundreds of years. Even if we don't talk about merits, we have worked hard... You Ghost Emperor killed me just like that. Where does that leave Tianyi Sect?"
"We beg the Alliance Leader to give the order, so that we may join you in punishing this beast who, for his own selfish gain, would even kill his own children!!!"

"We beg the Alliance Leader to give the order, so that we may join you in slaying this fiend!!!"

"We beg the Alliance Leader to give the order, so that we may join you in slaying this fiend!!!"

The deafening sound dispelled the wind in the Ten Deadly Caves, and an indescribable heat spread through everyone's hearts, gradually forming a prairie fire.

The Ghost Emperor's face was already ferocious, and his aura was surging, with a hint of boiling.

Chu Qing remained calm, simply waving her hand gently.
"Stop your nonsense, this battle is not something you can participate in."

"Now that chaos has broken out in the world, you must preserve your lives and fight for your lives in this chaos!"

"As the saying goes, kings against kings, soldiers against soldiers..."

"Since I am here today, there is no need for you to go forward and fight him."

"But Alliance Leader... this fiend's martial arts are unfathomable, I'm afraid he's no better than you."

Ouyang Tianxu said:

"Although our martial arts are no match for yours, if we can use this life to delay him for a while, and give the Alliance Leader a chance to personally kill this fiend, then we can consider our death worthwhile."

"Good good!!!"

The Ghost Emperor finally laughed in extreme anger:

"Ignoring my imperial decrees, it seems you have all rebelled!!"
"Today, I, the Emperor, will not only execute this foolish junior... but none of you will escape alive!!!"

Chu Qing waved her hand gently:

"As the leader of the alliance, I hereby order you all to immediately leave this place, and you are not to disobey!!!"

His voice echoed through the Ten Deadly Caves, causing everyone present to exchange bewildered glances before finally clasping their hands in unison and speaking:
"We will obey the Alliance Leader's decree!!"

(End of this chapter)