Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques

Chapter 425 - 418: Unlimited Freedom

Baiyi, Desolation, and Hunter’s Mark. These are the three overlord factions in the lawless paradise that is the Black Continent—forces that, to some extent, even the sovereign nations of the continent itself cannot afford to provoke.

Even in the global underworld, these three organizations are absolute top-tier hegemons. In terms of individual power, these groups, which prioritize strength and lethality, contain many legendary figures.

Many schools in the Donghua Martial Arts Realm dared to do business in any corner of the world, but they all regarded the Black Continent with a certain dread.

"Baiyi... Heiwei Yuan’s parent organization? I’ve heard of them. It’s said that any underworld organization across the globe named after a bird has an inseparable connection to Baiyi. This organization engages in all sorts of business around the world—smuggling, human trafficking, contraband, arms dealing, underground fighting, human experimentation, and more. It’s one of the largest underworld organizations in the world."

"The Desolation Organization shows an immense passion for war. Just as their name implies, any land they target is ultimately reduced to desolate, scorched earth. On a deeper level, it’s highly likely they are the tentacles of the Starry Sky Country and the Celestial Organization in the Black Continent."

"As for the Hunter’s Mark Organization, they’re arguably one of the world’s largest mercenary organizations. Their core members are nothing short of war machines. The strongest among them are called the ’Black Knights,’ individuals who have supposedly honed their personal power to unimaginable levels through life-and-death combat on the battlefield."

"However, it can’t be easy to win over such massive organizations, right? They pursue their own greatest interests. As overlords of the global underworld, they must have some understanding of the Celestial Demons’ nature and won’t be so easily persuaded. Otherwise, after all these years, the Starry Sky Country would have conquered the Black Continent long ago,"

Zhou Yuanjue said.

"Correct. Those organizations are no pushovers. The ’Black Knights’ of the Hunter’s Mark Organization are true war fanatics. Forged in the blood and fire of the battlefield, they’ve grown indifferent to life and death. In a way, they possess a will similar to that of a Martial Artist. They believe their own power and abilities are paramount—a conviction honed by countless brushes with the Death God. To collaborate with the Celestial Demons and transform themselves... the one who stands at the pinnacle of the Mercenary World would find that utterly contemptible."

"As for the other, larger organization, Baiyi, they have long been a target the Celestial Demons have tried to win over, but they’ve never been able to agree on the terms,"

the Chief Commissioner said.

"Oh? The price the Baiyi Organization is demanding is something even the Starry Sky Country and the Celestial Organization can’t accept?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Correct. It all starts with the family that leads the Baiyi Organization."

"The ancestor of the current leader of the Baiyi Organization, who was also the organization’s original founder, was Harry Morgan. He was a Hiloba from the Middle Ages and was once the most notorious pirate on the seas. At the time, during the Age of Discovery, Harry, who possessed both exceptional martial prowess and intellect, saw the business opportunities in the New Continent. He used his unparalleled influence at sea to become one of the first colonial powers on the Black Continent, controlling the world’s most important human trade routes at the time."

"This allowed him to rapidly accumulate immense wealth and power. He eventually came ashore from his life of piracy, putting down roots on the Black Continent and establishing the embryonic form of this massive organization that influences the global underworld. This man also possessed a personal philosophy that perfectly matched the business he was in, a philosophy that has been passed down through the leading family of the Baiyi Organization for generations,"

the Chief Commissioner said.

"A philosophy?"

Zhou Yuanjue frowned slightly. That was something he hadn’t heard about from the Data or in any rumors.

"Correct. Do you know where the name, the Baiyi Organization, comes from?"

the Chief Commissioner said.

Zhou Yuanjue shook his head.

"Baiyi, or ’White Wing,’ sounds like a beautiful name that yearns for peace, but in reality, its true meaning is the complete opposite of peace and beauty."

"In the Morgan Family’s interpretation of the term ’Baiyi,’ ’Bai,’ or ’White,’ represents ’a blank slate.’ It signifies ’an emptiness, vast and without borders.’ And ’Yi,’ or ’Wing,’ extends from the concepts of ’sky’ and ’flight’ to mean ’freedom.’"

"These two characters, linked together, express the meaning of ’unlimited freedom,’"

the Chief Commissioner said.

"Unlimited freedom?"

Hearing this phrase, Zhou Yuanjue fell into deep thought. He seemed to be starting to understand the true meaning behind Baiyi.

"In this world, all freedom is relative and limited. It’s a unification of ’rights’ and ’obligations.’ While we enjoy our freedom, we cannot infringe upon the freedom of others. That is relative freedom."

"Unlimited freedom is, in fact, absolute selfishness. It means being willing to do anything to harm the world and others for the sake of one’s own desires. In other words, it describes a person who will stop at nothing and abandon all else to achieve their goals."

"The current leader of the Baiyi Organization, Reyn Morgan, is the one who has inherited this will and carried it to its absolute peak. He has advanced the ’Baiyi Fighting Technique,’ created by the great pirate Harry Morgan, to an unprecedented level. How could ordinary terms possibly satisfy the appetite of such a man?"

"His demands must have crossed the bottom line for the Celestial Organization and the Starry Sky Country, which is why the two sides have never been able to truly reach an agreement. Originally, because of all these factors, we believed we could set the Black Continent aside for the time being and address it in a later phase of our plans. But now, it seems things have likely changed,"

the Chief Commissioner said.

"Could it be that the Celestial Demons have agreed to Reyn Morgan’s demands? Logically, the Celestial Demons are still in a position of advantage, so they shouldn’t be making a deal that violates their own bottom line, right?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked with a frown.

"We don’t know the specific details. However, since you said there’s over an eighty percent chance your intelligence is accurate, it seems we need to shift our focus to the Black Continent,"

the Chief Commissioner said slowly.

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「Meanwhile, in Mocha, on the Soma Peninsula in the eastern Black Continent.」

Thirty meters underground in the eastern outskirts of Mocha.

Beneath the massive military base on the surface lay an incredibly vast underground kingdom.

It was a massive underground fortification built by the Baiyi Organization using the world’s most advanced technology.

This was a steel fortress built to doomsday-level engineering standards; no destructive weapon in the world could truly penetrate it.

This was the headquarters of Baiyi, a massive, global, non-state organization.