Chapter 552: The Madman of Chu, Personal Rank 111

"Divine Abyss!"

Xiao Yun's faint voice sounded.

"I suppose, when you entered, you already saw it floating at thirty!"

The others nodded.

"Below the Holy Sword lies a passage that continuously connects to the Divine Abyss."

"You are all people approved by the Holy Sword, so you naturally know the visions seen within the Holy Sword."

Xiao Yun's voice gradually deepened.

The others' pupils narrowed slightly.

They all suddenly recalled the scenes previously seen within the Holy Sword.

"At the edge of the Central Immortal Realm lies a massive abyss, and within that abyss hangs a Divine Spirit's arm!"

"It was severed by the founder of our Blade‑wielding Court, in league with the then Celestial Saint, by force."

"But the Divine Spirit is extremely powerful; even the severed arm constantly emits Divine Qi, which can affect nearby living beings, and only those of the Holy Realm can resist that Divine Qi."

"Even a Imperial Realm strongman like me, if living for a long time within a domain saturated with Divine Qi, will eventually be affected."

"Thus becoming a living being enslaved by the Divine Spirit."

Xiao Yun's voice was extremely low, tinged with a hint of apprehension.

"Our Blade‑wielding Court, stationed between Heaven and Earth, exists to eradicate the influence of Divine Qi, and it is also the only neutral force within the Central Immortal Realm."

"The Holy Sword was left by the original founder of the Blade‑wielding Court; one of our founders is said to have reached a realm beyond the Holy Realm, and his Holy Sword can infinitely diminish the influence of Divine Qi."

"Therefore, the Blade‑wielders of our Blade‑wielding Court can use the Holy Sword's aura to resist Divine Qi, enter the Divine Abyss, and eradicate those beings assimilated by Divine Qi."

"We call them Kui!"

"Each time a Kui is slain, depending on its realm, it is recorded on the Battle Pillar beside the Holy Sword."

"The weakest Kui possess Great Dao Realm cultivation; a Great Dao Realm Kui counts as one point, while a Law Realm Kui counts as ten points!"

"As for Venerable Realm Kui, those are not for you to handle now; they are dealt with by the elders of the Blade‑wielding Court."

"On the Battle Pillar there are a Personal Scoreboard and a Team Scoreboard. The Personal Scoreboard is not something you can currently influence; only the weakest, those of Venerable Realm elder rank, can appear on it."

"And I am currently the third‑ranked person on the Personal Scoreboard."

When Xiao Yun said this, the others could clearly feel Xiao Yun's pride.

After all, being third within the entire Blade‑wielding Court demonstrates Xiao Yun's terrifying combat power.

However, Su Yu grew even more curious.

Xiao Yun, a late‑stage Imperial Realm strongman, can already begin to challenge the Holy Realm, so who are the two individuals ranked above Xiao Yun?

What kind of beings are they?

It seemed Xiao Yun saw through Su Yu's thoughts and said lightly.

"I know you're puzzled about who the two above me are. I can only say those two guys are both lunatics!"

When Xiao Yun said this, a hint of apprehension flickered in his eyes.

Su Yu became even more curious about what kind of existence could make Xiao Yun apprehensive.

"Leaving the Personal Scoreboard aside, what you need to do now is challenge the Team Scoreboard; currently the top squad has accumulated over thirty thousand points."

"The resources you desire can be exchanged for points earned by killing Kui. Additionally, based on accumulated points, you can claim corresponding resource rewards each month from the rankings on the Battle Pillar."

"The higher the rank, the greater the rewards."

Xiao Yun explained.

"Aside from missions that require leaving the Blade‑wielding Court, this is the fastest way for you to earn points."

"I estimate that you will spend the next one or two years within the Divine Abyss!"

Xiao Yun gave a faint smile, looking at the six of them with a grin.

Bai Pangzi trembled slightly at Xiao Yun's smile, hugging his own arms.

"Guardian, is there danger within the Divine Abyss?"

Bai Pangzi wore a fearful expression.

Xiao Yun said lightly, "Of course there is. Although the Holy Sword offers protection, allowing you to ignore Divine Qi within a certain range, those Kui are not to be trifled with."

"Within the Blade‑wielding Court, many Blade‑wielders have fallen into the hands of Kui."

"Including aspirants: one of the trials to become a formal Blade‑wielder is to kill ten Great Dao Realm Kui, or a single Law Realm Kui, within the Divine Abyss."

"Among you, three are not formal Blade‑wielders, but you have been incorporated into the squad by Su Yu, thus considered formal Blade‑wielders."

"In a moment, I will take you to receive the identity token and Blade of a formal Blade‑wielder."

Xiao Yun gave an explanation and continued leading the few toward the palace.

Along the way, it was evident that there were truly few people in Xiao Yun's palace.

Apart from some preparatory Blade‑wielders handling services, formal Blade‑wielders were scarce.

After a long walk, they finally saw a formal Blade‑wielder bearing a Blade.

Soon.

Xiao Yun led Su Yu and the others to the front of a palace gate.

They entered, and a golden‑robed elder stood there smiling; upon seeing Su Yu, his smile grew even broader.

"Familiar, aren't you? An old acquaintance of yours."

Xiao Yun gave a light smile and addressed the four of Su Yu.

Su Yu was startled, "Zhuang Lao?"

The golden‑robed elder before them was none other than Zhuang Lao, Zhuang Long, the recruiter among the Four Great Domains.

Now, Su Yu did not expect to see Zhuang Lao even within Xiao Yun's palace.

Zhuang Long is my division commander and also your direct superior.

I'm not used to taking on subordinates, so I only have one elder.

Xiao Yun said lightly.

Generally speaking, a squad of ten blade-wielders is equipped with one battalion commander.

Within the Blade-Wielding Hall, there are thirty-six Dharma Protectors and seventy-two elders.

One Dharma Protector can recruit two elders.

But Xiao Yun has always been assaulting the Saint Realm, so he hasn't really managed his subordinates; it's always been Old Zhuang handling it.

Su Yu, long time no see!

Old Zhuang said with a chuckle.

He also didn't expect that Su Yu would actually choose Xiao Yun.

It seems, it's all destiny from the heavens.

Alright, Old Zhuang, distribute the sidearms and identity tokens to them.

Xiao Yun waved his hand.

I'll leave first; you handle the rest.

Xiao Yun obviously trusts Zhuang Long.

Having said that, he directly vanished into the palace.

Old Zhuang chuckled and said, "Xiao Yun's Dharma Protector is just like that; it's fine this way, we won't force you to complete some tasks—as long as your cultivation resources are sufficient, even if you don't take on missions, there's no problem."

We are relatively free here.

Old Zhuang said that, then with a wave of his hand, six golden battle knives hovered in midair.

This is the sidearm of our Blade-Wielding Hall. All are low-grade magical artifacts!

Although it's not something great, it's also a symbol of our Blade-Wielding Hall; we won't force you to learn sword techniques.

If you don't need it, just wear it.

Old Zhuang waved his hand, and the six battle knives automatically fell into each person's hand.

Su Yu grasped the battle knife; a warm current flowed from the knife into his body, and a faint familiar feeling emanated from the knife.

Su Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly.

This battle knife... actually has an aura somewhat similar to that of the Holy Sword.

Su Yu murmured, summoned the Synthesis Slot, and scanned this battle knife.

God-Slaying Sword (replica): low-grade magical artifact, it is a holy-grade item, a replica of the God-Slaying Sword. Cannot be synthesized!

Looking at the information of the God-Slaying Sword, Su Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly.

This is the first time in a long while that Su Yu has seen an item that cannot be synthesized from the Synthesis Slot.

The system's description is also just bragging, right?

It clearly said that everything can be synthesized.

Trash! Bad review!

Su Yu silently said in his heart.

But it doesn't matter; Su Yu didn't expect this thing to give him much improvement.

Anyway, it's just a symbol of identity.

This is your identity token; wear it on your person and it will automatically detect the number and level of the kui you have slain, thereby distributing points to you.

Old Zhuang's voice sounded slowly at this time.

Before Su Yu's eyes, a small and exquisite token appeared.

The token is made entirely of gold.

And on the token is carved the likeness of a small knife.

That small knife's likeness is exactly the same as the Holy Sword.

Su Yu held it in his hand, and a faint energy fluctuation emerged from the token.

When Su Yu held the token, it turned into a warm current, then formed a pattern that was imprinted on the back of his hand.

Su Yu examined it closely and found that it had no effect on him.

This thing's function is more like a recorder.

Afterward, Old Zhuang also told Su Yu and the others how to use the token.

Immediately afterward, he led Su Yu and the others to find their lodging.

Finally, they stopped in a huge palace.

Generally speaking, a squad can have its own palace; our traveling palace is very large, and there are many idle palaces. So feel free to choose.

Old Zhuang said with a chuckle.

Everyone casually chose a relatively quiet palace; the others prepared to familiarize themselves, while Su Yu was called away by Old Zhuang.

You are the captain of this squad; today is your first time coming under Xiao Yun's Dharma Protector. According to tradition, you should meet the captains of the other squads.

After all, once you leave this traveling palace, you become comrades-in-arms, people on the same front; at this point, you still need to get acquainted.

Su Yu glanced at Old Zhuang and softly asked, "Will there be conflicts between blade-wielder squads under different Dharma Protectors?"

Old Zhuang chuckled and said, "You're sharp. Indeed, within the Blade-Wielding Hall, conflict is not restricted, including among the Dharma Protectors, there are also some covert struggles."

As for the blade-wielder squads under a Dharma Protector, their conflicts are even more numerous; the squad rankings are the most obvious manifestation.

The higher the rank of the battles under their command, the more benefits there are for the Dharma Protector and elders above them.

However, within the Blade-Wielding Hall, conflict is allowed, but lethal moves are forbidden.

But once outside the Blade-Wielding Hall.... Old Zhuang's voice paused, he gave Su Yu a half-smile, and said, "The Abyss of Spirits is not considered part of the Blade-Wielding Hall's domain."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu suddenly understood.

He had a clear idea in mind.

Soon, under Zhuang Lao's lead, Su Yu arrived at a courtyard.

Just as he stepped into the courtyard, Su Yu felt wave after wave of extremely strong fluctuations coming from all directions.

Moreover, an extremely terrifying pressure mixed in, instantly enveloping Su Yu.

Su Yu's footsteps stopped.

Zhuang Lao, as if noticing nothing, continued walking on his own toward the courtyard.

Finally he came under a small pavilion and sat down.

He did not say anything because of Su Yu's pause.

Su Yu felt this terrifying pressure, and the corners of his mouth twitched upward slightly.

"Is this a test?"

"But... I'm most unafraid of tests!"

As his words fell, Su Yu suddenly stepped forward.

Boom—!!!

A terrifying surge surged forth from within Su Yu's body.

The Law of Breaking!

Buzz—!!

Su Yu thrust a punch forward, blasting straight at the empty space before him.

Thud!

From the void came a dull, heavy sound.

As if something had been directly shattered by Su Yu's blow.

At the instant that thing was shattered, the pressure from all around, like flowing water, quickly dissipated.

"Slap slap slap!!!"

Crisp slapping sounds rang out.

In the pavilion, beside Zhuang Lao, four figures gradually appeared.

"Not bad, newcomer; no wonder you could become captain."

One of them, laughing, said to Su Yu.

"At the early stage of the Corporeal Law Realm, having reached the limit of the Great Dao, this cultivation counts as first-rate heavenly pride."

One spoke lightly.

"Hehe, having barely passed our assessment, you're now one of us."

Someone gave a hehe laugh.

As for the last person, he sat quietly on a stone bench, lightly picking up a teacup, without speaking.

Su Yu sized up the four, slowly walked to the pavilion's spot, and cupped his fists.

"I am Su Yu; greetings, everyone!"

"Hehe, no need for so much formality; as long as you join under Xiao Hufa's command, you're one of us. Let me introduce myself: I'm Liu Chang, captain of the Swift Wind Squad, currently ranked twenty‑eight among the combat teams!"

"I'm Tang Cheng, captain of the Clear Wind Squad, currently ranked nineteen!"

"I'm Zhou Yang, captain of the Heavenly Sun Squad, currently ranked eleven!"

Su Yu nodded slightly, turning his gaze to the last person.

That person slowly finished his cup of tea, then spoke lightly.

"Chu Kuangren, captain of the Madman Squad, combat team rank third, personal rank.... one hundred eleven!"

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After endless unconsciousness, Shi Yu abruptly rose from the bed. Please,

He gulped fresh air, his chest trembling.

Confused, bewildered, various emotions surged.

Where is this?

Subsequently, Shi Yu subconsciously observed his surroundings, then became even more bewildered.

A single‑person dorm?

Even if he had been successfully rescued, he should now be in a ward.

And his own body…… how could he have not a single injury?

Filled with doubt, Shi Yu's gaze swept quickly across the room, finally landing on the mirror at the head of the bed.

The mirror reflected his current appearance—about seventeen or eighteen years old, quite handsome.

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Previously, he was a handsome young man in his twenties with extraordinary bearing, having worked for a while.

And now, this appearance looks no older than a high school student……

This change left Shi Yu dazed for a long time.

Whatever you do, don't tell him the surgery was very successful……

His body and appearance have changed; this is no longer a matter of whether surgery succeeded, but of immortal arts.

He has actually become completely another person!

Could it be…… that he has time‑traveled?

Besides the mirror placed at the head of the bed with obviously bad feng shui, Shi Yu also discovered three books beside it.

Shi Yu picked it up and glanced at it; the title instantly made him fall silent.

《Beginner Beast Keeper's Essential Beast-Raising Manual》

《Postpartum Care for Pets》

《Interracial Beast-Ear Girl Evaluation Guide》

Shi Yu:???

The titles of the first two books are still normal; what's up with the last one?

"Cough."

Shi Yu's gaze turned serious, he reached out, but his arm quickly stiffened.

Just as he was about to open the third book to see what it was, his brain suddenly stabbed with pain, and a flood of memories surged like a tide.

I provide the high martial arts of a god‑controlled puppet; I have a synthesis slot.