Chapter 773: Sword Saint Society, Roadblock in the Starry Sky
Chapter 773: Sword Saint Society, Roadblock in the Starry Sky
Late at night in Q City, Dog Man is inspecting the city as usual.
Q City has always been known as the city with the best public security because the Police Dog Man guards this place day and night without slacking off.
But when he was patrolling today, he suddenly met a young man who looked like a gangster in the alley.
The opponent attacked him without any reason, and after a fight, he easily subdued him.
Hungry Wolf fell to the ground, without even seeing how Dog Man defeated him. Looking up at the starry sky, he did not feel frustrated, but only felt that there was still room for improvement in his martial arts.
Just as he was struggling to get up and find a place to bandage his wounds, he suddenly heard a voice in his ears.
"Young man, do you long for power?"
The sound seemed to go straight into his mind and seep into his soul, causing the hungry wolf to stop in his tracks.
But he quickly came to his senses, "If I want strength, I will take it myself, I don't need anyone to give it to me!"
Although he behaves eccentrically and is determined to become the strongest monster, he does not want to rely on any external forces. Hunting heroes is just a part of honing his martial arts.
The voice from the sky just disappeared, but the hungry wolf seemed to feel an unpleasant gaze staring at him.
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The next day, deep in the mountains by the flowing water.
Today is the Sword Master Society's annual Sword Friendship Day. Sword Master Society members from all over the country will come here to learn from each other and witness the improvement of everyone's martial arts.
It is called the Sword Master Society, but Lu Li feels that the Sword Master Society here has a certain shadow of Japanese culture. They cannot distinguish between swords and knives. In fact, they are just a group of martial artists who use swords.
He had witnessed the world's most powerful boxing style two days ago, and today he wanted to come and see how the swordsmanship in this world is. If he could get some inspiration, it would also be helpful for his mission.
"Master, these people look very weak. Can they really help you?"
Sykes followed Lu Li, his demeanor and words respectful, but when he looked at the members of the Sword Saint Society, his eyes were filled with disdain.
Fubuki did not come along this time, because the Fubuki group also has to carry out daily heroic activities, after all, there are quite a few small monster incidents.
Since it has been confirmed that the violator is not on Earth and will not be able to come over for a while, Lu Li let Fubuki do her heroic work and let Genos follow her to deal with some monsters above the Demon level.
Genos has no talent for martial arts, and he is basically a cyborg. The way humans exert force is difficult to imitate with current mechanical technology, so Lu Li feels that he will not learn anything by following him, so it is better for him to engage in heroic activities to benefit the people.
"Where did this lunatic come from? How dare he speak ill of our Sword Saint Society!"
Someone was dissatisfied with what Sykes said. The person who spoke looked at Sykes up and down and said, "I think you, a woman, don't know anything about swords, and you dare to talk nonsense!"
Sykes pushed his glasses down, looked in the direction of the voice with an understanding smile on his face, and found that the person speaking was a girl.
She had healthy wheat-colored skin, long hair tied into a high ponytail, a light and breathable upper body, and loose white bloomers underneath, which gave her an exotic feel. At this moment, she was glaring at Sykes.
"What nonsense! Aren't you also weak and pitiful?"
As Sykes spoke, he hooked his slender fingers and froze the strangely dressed girl and lifted her up.
The girl was a little surprised, but she couldn't break free. She didn't expect that Sykes was such a powerful super-powered person.
"Sykes."
At this time, Lu Kai spoke, which made Sykes shudder and quickly unlock his superpowers.
"Have I been too indulgent towards you lately? Didn't I tell you not to use your super powers on ordinary people?"
Lu Li glanced at Sykes, causing beads of sweat to appear on Sykes' forehead.
"Yes, Master, I won't dare to do it next time."
Sykes said quickly and respectfully.
The wheat-skinned girl was a little surprised to see this. She didn't expect that such a strong superpower person would bow down. The man she treated respectfully also had a knife on his waist and looked like a swordsman, but she had never seen him in the Sword Saint Conference.
But she immediately reacted, "You said I'm an ordinary person!?"
Although she is young, she has inherited her father's true skills and is very powerful. How can she be called an ordinary person?
"Yu Da, have you gotten into trouble again?"
However, before she could continue her outburst, an old voice sounded, walking towards the girl with an unfriendly tone.
Yu Da looked at Sykes with an innocent look on his face, "It was obviously her who was the first one..."
However, the old man did not give him a chance to refute. He shook his hand like a knife and chopped it down on Yu Da's head, causing the girl to cover her head in pain.
Then the old man looked at Lu Li again, "My name is Tianqing, this gentleman is the legendary Martial Saint, right?"
"Martial Saint!?"
Yu Da looked at Lu Li in surprise when he heard this. "He doesn't look more than two years older than me, and he dares to call himself a martial saint!?"
"Yu Da, is this why you are so ignorant and never read the news? This is the second-ranked S-class hero, Wu Sheng. It is said that he single-handedly wiped out the Monster Association some time ago."
A young man came over. It was Yuda’s brother Zi Teng.
"Hey, Martial Saint, I didn't expect you to come to the Sword Saint Meeting. It's just right, let's have a sparring match."
Because there was quite a lot of noise here, it attracted the attention of the strong men. Atomic Samurai also came over and looked at Lu Li with anticipation.
Lu Li didn't know who to reply to first for a moment, but he felt that the name of the old man who had just introduced himself was a little familiar.
"I am only here to observe your swordplay. I, your follower, was the first to offend you. I apologize for that."
Lu Li spoke up.
"Mr. Lu Li, you are too polite. I must have said something rude. Please don't mind."
Tian Qing said politely, and together with Atomic Samurai, led Lu Li into the central area.
On the way, Tian Qing and Atomic Samurai introduced the annual activities of the Sword Saint Society to Lu Li. In fact, they have a martial arts theme for every gathering.
For example, this year's theme is the difference between art and Taoism, and which one is stronger.
Simply put, Shu is the ultimate in swordsmanship, reaching the pinnacle in terms of skills, while Dao emphasizes meaning rather than form, which is a profound realm of martial arts.
Lu Li understood as soon as he heard it. It turned out that this group of people were discussing which was more important, sword intent or sword technique.
"To be honest, I believe that the sword is the most important thing. Unfortunately, after a lifetime of practice, I have not been able to reach the legendary martial arts realm. I have not been able to cultivate the sword spirit, and my sword skills are not at the peak." Tian Qing said with emotion, but this was also a self-deprecating statement.
In fact, no one in the Sword Saint Society has ever achieved the theoretical realm of swordsmanship, and all of them remain in the field of techniques. For this reason, many members of the Sword Saint Society over the years feel that the sword intent is only a legend, and that there is probably no such thing at all.
Therefore, most people in the Sword Saint Society are currently practicing swordsmanship and are not pursuing the mysterious true meaning of the sword.
Today's topic is not so much about who is weaker or stronger, but rather about who has better swordsmanship, and to talk about everyone's views on "Kendo".
At this time, the president of the Sword Saint Society, Ri Lun, was sitting cross-legged in front of a waterfall, and someone threw an apple to him.
The president of the Sword Saint Society, Iai, drew his sword, and the waterfall behind the apple suddenly split into three sections, which was a rare sight on earth.
As the apple was falling, Rilun caught it. When others looked at it, it was still intact. However, everyone clearly saw that Rilun's sword had just passed through the apple.
Everyone was amazed, even Atomic Samurai, the former fourth S-class hero, admired him.
"Exquisite swordsmanship. It seems that I have been using sword power too much recently and neglected the importance of swordsmanship."
Lu Li looked at President Ri Lun's sword and said in amazement.
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart. As soon as Lu Li said this, everyone present looked at him, even the old President Rilun was no exception.
"Why are you looking at me like this?"
Lu Li asked in confusion, "Go on, I'm here to learn swordsmanship."
"No, you... Martial Saint, you just said you can use sword intent!?"
Young people are the most impatient. Tianqing's daughter Yuda asked directly.
"Sword Intentions, don't you all know how to do it?"
Lu Li looked at everyone with an innocent face.
The strong sword-wielding warriors present shook their heads one by one, with looks of shame on their faces.
"You don't know how to do it, and you're still discussing the dispute between the arts and the Dao?"
Lu Li opened his mouth in surprise, "Are you guys kidding me?"
When Lu Li heard them discussing this, he thought that today he could not only learn from their swordsmanship, but also exchange his experience with swordsmanship. However, he knew that these people didn't know how to do it at all.
"By the way, can you really do it?"
Yu Da looked at Lu Li suspiciously, "I just checked the information online, and it said that you have impressive superpowers and physical strength, and you beat monsters with your fists. Could this knife of yours be a decoration?"
At this moment, let alone the people from the Sword Saint Society, even Sykes looked at Lu Li curiously. After all, she had never seen Lu Li chop anyone with a knife. The only time she saw Lu Li draw his knife was when he inserted the Prison Demon into her mouth. He did not actually fight with the knife.
"The martial arts are like the sea that embraces all rivers. If you master one, you will master all. Who says boxers can't use swords?"
As Lu Li spoke, he sent out a soul force with a snap of his fingers, splitting the waterfall that had resumed flowing in the middle. This force rose straight into the sky, splitting the clouds in the sky into two columns and reaching straight into the stars in the universe.
In an instant, the scene fell into deathly silence.
After a short silence, all the elderly sword masters stared at Lu Li closely, their eyes red with excitement, and it looked like they wanted to eat Lu Li.
“Martial Saint! Have you really reached the state of having a knife in your heart and slashing through the universe with your will?!”
Atomic Samurai said in shock that he joined the Hero Association just to challenge himself to become stronger and find a chance to spar with Silver Fang, but until now he had no thoughts about the meaning of swordsmanship. He thought it was just an exaggerated realm in the legend and did not really exist.
But I didn't expect to see Lu Li use this kind of magical skill at this year's Sword Master Conference.
All the sword masters gathered around Lu Li. Looking at their postures, they wished they could kneel down and become his disciples right on the spot.
Lu Li was also a little at a loss, and said helplessly: "Don't be like this, I'm here to communicate with you all, let's show each other our sword skills first, and after that, I'll tell you about my understanding of the sword's meaning."
He is sometimes quite Versailles, but he can't say that soul consciousness is something that is easy to comprehend. After all, he learned it by observing the soul consciousness of others.
Looking at these old men who have been obsessed with swordsmanship all their lives but have not been able to get a glimpse of the secrets, I can't help but feel my own luck. If I hadn't entered the space, I'm afraid I would have to be old before I could understand the meaning of the soul.
Next, Lu Li practiced swordsmanship with the masters of the Sword Saint Society and learned a lot of exquisite swordsmanship techniques.
For example, the president of the Sword Saint Society, Ririn, his swordsmanship has reached the level where after he has killed someone, the other person won't even notice it, and life and death is only a matter of thought.
Even without the sword intent, he can use an ordinary sword to cut through the hardest divine iron. This is the pinnacle of the art.
This is a bit like Bangu and his friends' boxing. In fact, advanced martial arts pay special attention to points and lines, just like acupoints in traditional martial arts. As long as you find the right place, even the hardest object will be broken by very small force.
Bang's boxing and Hiruzen's swordsmanship are both the most profound wisdom in martial arts. After learning and communicating with them, Lu Li felt that he had gained a lot.
He felt that his martial arts were heading towards a higher peak. Both his bare-handed boxing and swordsmanship were undergoing transformation. Currently, the only thing missing was a breakthrough in his physical skills.
In line with the principle of continuous improvement, Lu Li consulted Ri Lun and others about body movements. As a result, he learned that there is indeed a lineage in this world with very powerful body movements. It is said that the strongest can even turn into streams of light, with a speed comparable to that of light.
It’s a pity that lineage seems to have disappeared, and it would be quite difficult for Lu Li to find it.
"Martial Saint, if you are interested, maybe you can ask Flash Flash. From what I understand, he may be from a ninja village."
Atomic Samurai's words made Lu Li's eyes light up. He thought of that S-class hero. Apart from anything else, his speed was really fast, not much slower than his own.
You have to know that Flash Flash doesn't have such high attributes as yourself, so the opponent's body skills are indeed desirable.
Just as Lu Li was getting ready to go find Shan Guang to ask him about the Ninja Village and body techniques, a great war was about to break out in the depths of the universe.
It was seen that outside a source of life somewhere in the Milky Way, the blood vine that was about to obtain the spaceship was stopped by someone.
The man who stopped him was wearing black brocade clothes, with a long sword on his waist, and his snow-white hair fluttering in the wind. There was an ominous aura around him that kept sinking in the starry sky.
"Recently, I keep encountering hunters who overestimate their abilities."
After taking a look at the woman's overall attributes, Xue Teng showed a sadistic smile on his face.
"You shouldn't have invaded this world, you poor outcast."
The Valkyrie's voice was cold. It was obvious that the opponent's attributes were much higher than hers, and it would be an unwise choice to fight hard here, but she still stood up.
Because if the other party passes this level, they will soon reach the earth. Based on her understanding of violators, the other party will not go out of their way to kill someone, but will directly blow up the earth.
So she must stop the blood vine here. This is also the test given to her by her grandmother.
(End of this chapter)