Chapter 610: The Number One on the Power Ranking, Dan Tai Nan!

Sword-wielders' Court Plaza.

Under the Holy Sword.

The pitch-black cave opening, from time to time, had pitch-black air currents seeping out from within.

But soon, a golden light flickered faintly on the Holy Sword.

It seemed as if an invisible force directly suppressed those black air currents.

Not a single bit leaked.

And the sword-wielders passing by, as if accustomed, felt nothing and just went about their business.

From time to time, small groups of sword-wielders entered the abyss's entrance.

Suddenly.

At the abyss's cave opening, a bloodthirsty aura emanated.

The aura was extremely strong, as if some terrifying existence was about to walk out from that opening.

The surrounding sword-wielders all stopped their steps, gazing toward the abyss entrance.

The newly promoted sword-wielders were still dazed, not knowing what was happening.

Some veteran sword-wielders, however, revealed a solemn expression.

Beneath that solemn expression, there was even a hint of apprehension.

Even... fear!

"That guy... is about to come out!"

Someone in the crowd suddenly said.

Instantly, the atmosphere of the entire Sword-wielders' Court Plaza suddenly became somewhat off.

Some newly promoted sword-wielders were still blankly looking at their seniors around them, seemingly not understanding their expressions.

"That madman... is he coming out again?"

Another low murmur echoed across the plaza.

For a moment, all the veteran sword-wielders on the plaza stared at the entrance, their bodies even slightly trembling.

It seemed they were afraid of something.

Some newly promoted sword-wielders, seemingly affected by the seniors' emotions, also cautiously watched the entrance.

Suddenly...

Clatter!!

It sounded as if an iron chain was harshly scraping the ground.

Faintly, one could see sparks flickering within the black cave opening.

In the light of those sparks, a figure appeared in everyone's view.

"Whoo-whoo-whoo!!"

Someone's breathing began to grow ragged.

All of a sudden.

A surging aura erupted explosively from the entrance.

Boom!!!

It seemed as if a rumbling echoed.

The next moment, a burly physique appeared, upper body bare, muscles as if naturally forged, supernatural craftsmanship.

It was vividly picturesque.

A head of flowing hair lightly fell.

The loose pants could not restrain the explosive thigh muscles.

On the bare upper body, there were also ferocious scars.

The scars had healed, yet one could still see traces of black aura within the scarred tissue.

The Holy Sword trembled slightly.

A golden light enveloped him.

The black air currents still swirling around his body, as if encountering a natural enemy, emitted a piercing sound.

They vanished instantly.

"Ah... much more comfortable!"

A heavy voice sounded from the man's throat.

It sounded like a beast's roar.

It shook the heart.

"Who... is this person?"

A newly promoted sword-wielder stared at the man, unable to help swallowing.

Just looking at the man, one could feel the murderous aura rising to the heavens, as if seeing a painting of slaughter.

Those with unstable minds began to tremble even more.

Some veteran sword-wielders spoke solemnly.

"He's back... the number one on the Power Ranking... that madman!"

As the person's words fell, the man seemed to hear someone addressing him, his lips slightly curling, the iron chains bound in his hand instantly vibrating.

He violently whipped the ground.

It produced a series of booms.

The ground was torn by the iron chains into ferocious fissures, like a beast's giant claws, shocking to behold!

"Heh… during this period, who is the strongest in the Blade Execution Court? Come out and let me see!"

The man let out a loud laugh, his gaze like a lone wolf, sweeping viciously over the group of blade executors.

The blade executors he glanced at, whether veteran or newly appointed, all simultaneously missed his gaze.

It seemed as if they did not want to be seen by him.

"Hehe… a bunch of trash!"

The man spoke disdainfully.

Yet his words elicited no response from anyone.

It was as if being called trash by him was taken for granted.

The man suddenly grew bored, swung his arm, and the massive iron chains slid continuously before returning to his hand.

"The Blade Execution Court is still so dull!"

"When I entered the Divine Abyss, wasn't there a guy named Yan Shenme acting all cocky? Why didn't I see him today?"

The man scratched his ear and said casually.

As if he wasn't afraid of offending anyone.

Yet the surroundings remained dead silent.

It was as if speaking to him invoked great terror.

"Bored!"

The man shook his head, seeming regretful.

"Fine, fine, going to find those old guys to fight is more fun."

The man slowly walked toward the area beyond the plaza.

The people around, watching the man prepare to leave, breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, the man's steps halted.

This pause made the surrounding blade executors' expressions tighten again.

They couldn't help but follow his gaze, and saw a young man in white slowly walking toward the plaza.

The direction seemed to be toward the Holy Sword.

But between that white youth and the Holy Sword stood the man, blocking the way.

"Huh… an unfamiliar face?"

The man, like a hunter spotting prized prey, had a flash of brilliance explode in his eyes.

"This… isn't that Su Yu? What is he doing on the Blade Execution Court plaza at this hour?"

"Ah, what a pity. Though Su Yu's talent is good, even capable of slaying Yan Mingtian, being targeted by this guy is truly a curse!"

"Exactly. In the entire Blade Execution Court, who doesn't know this guy is a complete madman? Once you meet his gaze, you can't escape a brutal beating."

Some blade executors looked at Su Yu with pity.

"Su Yu? Such an unfamiliar name—so he's a newcomer, right?"

The man's ear twitched slightly as he heard the crowd, and the corner of his mouth lifted.

"Being able to slay Yan Mingtian, this newcomer is rather impressive!"

"Not bad, not bad, now that's interesting!"

The man, hearing the crowd, suddenly became extremely excited.

It was as if he had met a worthy opponent; his whole body trembled with excitement.

Su Yu slowly arrived at the Blade Executor Plaza.

Upon first entering the plaza, Su Yu found that gazes were fixed on him.

One particular gaze even made Su Yu's brows twitch slightly.

This gaze was filled with aggression.

As if it intended to see through Su Yu completely.

It made Su Yu quite displeased.

Su Yu slowly raised his head, his gaze colliding with the man's.

Thud!

It seemed a muffled sound resonated in both their minds.

It exploded across the void.

"Huh?"

Su Yu's brows lifted slightly, staring at the man before him in surprise, his internal spiritual soul force erupting in an instant.

It surged like a tide, instantly enveloping the man.

But after merely making contact, Su Yu withdrew his spiritual soul force.

The look in his eyes also lost some interest.

He still leisurely walked toward the Holy Sword.

In this way, Su Yu, perhaps unknowingly, seemed to become the focal point of everyone's gaze.

In the crowd's eyes there was pity, curiosity, and even a faint thread of expectation.

The distance between Su Yu and the man grew ever closer.

Until Su Yu, bearing the man's gaze, reached his front; only then did Su Yu slowly lift his head, expressionless, staring at the man.

"Excuse me, could you move aside?"

"Thank you!"

Su Yu calmly gazed at the man, even as the man's aggressive stare kept appraising Su Yu, the killing aura around him growing denser.

Su Yu still had no expression.

It was as if he were a robot devoid of any emotion.

"Tsk tsk tsk, interesting, truly interesting!"

The man gazed wildly at Su Yu, the excitement in his eyes growing ever more intense.

"I never expected that this time I would come out and meet someone as interesting as you."

The man licked his lips, his whole body trembling madly like a sick person.

"Hahaha, so interesting!"

"I... can't hold back!"

The man burst out laughing, his voice grating.

In an instant, the man's hands moved.

Clatter!!

Iron chains bound his hands, and as the man's hands swayed, they writhed like iron snakes across the ground.

Sparks flew.

Gusts of fierce wind surged around the chains.

"Hiss, this guy is still as crazy as ever, striking out at just a glance—Su Yu is in trouble now!"

An old Blade Wielder sucked in a breath of cold air.

The surrounding new Blade Wielders, though still somewhat fearful of this man, upon hearing the senior's words, couldn't help but ask.

"But Su Yu didn't slay Yan Mingtian? By rights, Su Yu's strength should already be at the Venerable Realm level—who wins or loses isn't certain yet."

The old Blade Wielder hearing this wore a look of utter disdain.

"Venerable Realm? Yan Mingtian? Hehehe, don't think Yan Mingtian and Chu Kuangren are evenly matched, enjoying unlimited glory in the Blade Wielder Court just because this madman hasn't appeared."

"Now that he's out, haven't you noticed that these past few days Chu Kuangren has been staying in the temporary palace and hasn't come out?"

"Compared to this guy, Chu Kuangren and Yan Mingtian at that level amount to nothing!"

The old Blade Wielder said this in a low voice.

As if he had witnessed something like this before.

"This guy..." the new Blade Wielder who raised the question froze, "Is he really that formidable?"

For a moment, the new Blade Wielder's gaze at the man also gained a hint of bewilderment.

Clatter!!

The iron chains madly twitched; the originally huge and clumsy iron chains, in the man's hands, became as easy to control as a whip.

In an instant they lashed toward Su Yu.

The power contained in the chains exploded; even a peak Law Realm expert, if inattentive, could be blown apart by a lash.

Su Yu looked at the man expressionlessly, even as the massive chains swung toward him, he made no move.

Just as the chains were about to strike Su Yu.

Su Yu finally slowly raised his arm.

He lightly slapped the chains.

Pa!

A crisp sound rang out.

Those inch‑by‑inch iron chains, under Su Yu's light slap, were actually shattered outright.

"What!"

A Blade Wielder's pupils shrank slightly, staring in horror at this scene.

"How could this madman's iron chains be shattered? Impossible!"

A Blade Wielder cried out, as if he had witnessed something terrifying.

"Hiss, since this madman became a Blade Wielder, no one has ever managed to shatter his chains—yet Su Yu did."

"Now... Su Yu is even more trouble."

Some Blade Wielders' faces turned grim, and they couldn't help but retreat a few steps backward.

It seemed that something extremely terrifying was about to happen here.

Even the top experts among them in the Law Realm felt a twinge of fear.

"What's going on? His chains were broken; it shouldn't be that Su Yu has the upper hand, so why do you say Su Yu is in more trouble?"

Some new Blade Wielders were even more puzzled.

Clearly, from now on, Su Yu holds the advantage.

An old Blade Wielder's face was solemn, he eyed the man's position with wariness.

"Hehe, you just arrived, so you don't know— for this guy, the iron chain is a weapon, but more..."

"Or rather... it's the seal that binds him!"

A low voice sounded.

As if it were verifying the Blade Wielder's voice.

Upon seeing his iron chains shattered so easily by Su Yu, the man's eyes first widened in shock.

But this expression flashed away, and his eyes lit up with ecstatic joy.

"Hahaha!!!"

The man let out a wild laugh.

A surge of blood‑red energy burst from his body, writhing like ferocious terrifying pythons around his torso.

Boom!!!

The surging power of law instantly erupted.

Behind the man, a phantom of a nine-headed snake also appeared, instantly bursting forth.

"Hahaha, after all these years, you are still the first sword-wielder to break my seal!"

"In that case, I'm even happier!"

The man laughed loudly, seeming extremely excited.

"You're Su Yu, right... Not bad, not bad, really not bad!"

The man gazed excitedly at Su Yu, occasionally licking his lips.

"You are worthy to know my name."

"Remember, my name is... Dan Tai Nan!"