The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood

Chapter 873: Chapter 874: Winner in Life

Ye Mo’s words made everyone look at him. This youth who descended from the sky always brought surprises to them. Could he really have a strategy against the enemy?

"Ye Mo, do you have a plan to counter the enemy?"

Liu Qingtai said calmly.

"Since none of you have a solution, I will share mine. Based on current intelligence, Li Shenfeng certainly won’t come; his injuries are likely still not healed. There are two possibilities for those coming to take over our Heavenly Sword Society: one is a group we have a chance to fight against. If the Divine Wind Sect sends Qiankun Sixth Rotation experts, I can assure you, no matter how many come, I will ensure they never return."

Ye Mo said.

Among the elders present, many were Qiankun Sixth Rotation experts. In a fight, they might be outmatched, but with Ye Mo’s assistance—whether crafting Seventh-Order Runes or setting up arrays—they could ensure the enemy never returns.

"And what is the second possibility?"

Elder Sword Child asked anxiously.

"The second possibility is, of course, the enemy sends Qiankun Seventh Rotation experts. Such experts we cannot possibly counter; not even our entire sect combined could resist. The only thing we can do is surrender."

Ye Mo said calmly.

"What? Surrender?"

"No way, we’d rather die than surrender. Our Heavenly Sword Society is at least a power in Nanling; how could we possibly surrender?"

"That’s right, even if it costs me these old bones, surrendering is absolutely not an option."

Several elders said one after another.

"Elders, I understand your feelings. When I say surrender, I don’t mean truly surrendering, but pretending to surrender."

Ye Mo’s words once again surprised everyone.

"Pretend to surrender? Do you think the people of Divine Wind Sect are fools?"

One of the elders said.

"What the enemy wants is to take over; they won’t massacre us, so they will surely control the one with the most power in the Heavenly Sword Society, which is the Sect Leader. If even the Sect Leader is controlled by them, they naturally won’t suspect a thing."

As Ye Mo spoke, he turned his head to Liu Qingtai and said, "But letting the Sect Leader take the risk is not wise. If I were the Sect Leader, I have confidence I could gain the trust of the Divine Wind Sect."

"What? You want to be Sect Leader?"

The position of Sect Leader had always been a sensitive topic. Now, hearing that Ye Mo wanted to be Sect Leader, some elders immediately slammed the table, shouting angrily.

"I think this kid was sent by Divine Wind Sect, intending to take over our Heavenly Sword Society."

"Exactly, this kid first tricks us into trusting him, then deceives the Sect Leader, taking the opportunity to control our Heavenly Sword Society."

Several elders spoke furiously, their voices overlapping in anger.

"Elders, please calm down. I believe in Ye Mo; this matter will proceed as planned. The position of Sect Leader will be passed to Ye Mo."

Liu Qingtai said loudly, silencing the elders.

"Hmph! If you have any malicious intentions, kid, I will personally kill you."

Jian Yun snorted coldly and said no more.

"Since the position of Sect Leader is passed to Ye Mo, what explanation will we give to the disciples? Ye Mo is neither a direct disciple nor from the main branch; suddenly becoming the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Sword Society would look suspicious. Surely, it would raise suspicions."

Jian Tong said.

"This?"

Ye Mo hadn’t considered this problem. He couldn’t just announce to the outside world he was becoming the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Sword Society without a proper reason.

"How about this: Ye Mo can take the position as my husband. This reason should suffice?"

As Liu Qingtai spoke, her pretty face turned crimson.

Although this was just an act, it might affect her reputation, but at this critical moment, such concerns no longer mattered.

The high-level meeting of the Heavenly Sword Society ended this way, but the disciples weren’t aware of the crisis.

The next day, the Heavenly Sword Society announced that Liu Qingtai had set a marriage arrangement with Ye Mo. Liu Qingtai, being a woman, willingly stepped down to let Ye Mo take over the position of Sect Leader.

This news exploded among the disciples, marking Ye Mo as truly a winner in life, obtaining beauty and power.

Some disciples who admired Liu Qingtai directly approached Ye Mo, wanting to challenge him one-on-one. Ye Mo accepted each challenge, defeating them completely.

All these challenges took place publicly, and Ye Mo boldly declared that if any disciple was unsatisfied, they could challenge him, and if he lost, he would step down.

The strongest senior disciple among them was easily defeated by Ye Mo—these disciples naturally were no match for Ye Mo.

Moreover, Ye Mo had successfully retrieved the Heavenly Snare Blood Spear, whose shaft was now crafted from Ancient Xuan Dragon Wood, not from Primordial Gold Stick. It was highly elastic, significantly reducing rebound force.

With this Heavenly Snare Blood Spear in hand, experts of Qiankun Fifth Rotation fell with one strike each.

Standing on the square, Ye Mo gripped the Heavenly Snare Blood Spear, like a War God, looking at the surrounding disciples, he said: "If anyone is still unsatisfied, come forth and challenge. Liu Xinghe and Senior Liu have already betrothed Qingtai to me. Besides, we have mutual feelings, so don’t harbor any unattainable dreams."

"Damn it, a Qiankun First Transformation martial artist, yet such strength—can’t even hold up a single move in front of him."

"No wonder Senior Sister Qingtai fell for him. This guy is simply a freak."

"With someone like him as Sect Leader, perhaps in a few years, our Heavenly Sword Society will grow stronger."

Some disciples resignedly sighed, cupping their hands towards Ye Mo.

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

Seeing this scene, Liu Qingtai, standing on the pavilion, sighed secretly. With a woman’s intuition, she knew Ye Mo had no romantic feelings for her, only those of friendship.

"Perhaps he already has a beloved woman!"

Liu Qingtai sighed, her gaze dimming.

...

In the Abandoned Sword Pavilion, the entrance had been completely sealed by Ye Mo.

Inside, a blood-red spear hovered in mid-air, emitting an incredibly dazzling light.

Right now, Ye Mo was preparing to take out the Heavenly Snare Blood Pearl and do the final fusion with the Heavenly Snare Blood Spear, using the Killing Aura of the Blood Pearl to fully restore Hong Ling’s origin power.

However, the Blood Pearl as such a powerful weapon is extremely dangerous; even the little girl back then was forced by the Blood Fiend Energy to seal herself within a cave.

"Ye Mo, this fusion is no small matter. Although it might not reach Middle-grade Immortal Artifact level, it will definitely achieve Lower-grade Immortal Artifact level, but you must control the Blood Pearl carefully. If the Blood Fiend Energy spreads, we won’t even need Divine Wind Sect’s people; everyone in Sword Sect might already be dead."

Hong Ling said with a solemn face, though her eyes flashed with excitement. Soon to fuse with the Blood Pearl and step into the grade of an Immortal Artifact, naturally, she was thrilled.

"I understand, go ahead and fuse, I will control the Blood Fiend Energy."

Ye Mo nodded, fully aware!