Su Xin had made quite a splash in Jiannan Circuit and Yunan Circuit.
Some local Martial Arts World factions from both circuits had sent people to watch Su Xin's battle from afar, and all of them were left trembling with lingering fear.
Fortunately, they had warned their disciples not to join in the excitement. Otherwise, their names would now have been added to the Human Ranking's list of achievements, becoming a few more stepping stones for Su Xin.
Meanwhile, within Famous Sword Villa in Jiannan Circuit, a young man sat holding a sword as a maid behind him read aloud the latest issue of the Human Ranking.
The young man was around thirty. His features were handsome, yet his expression was cold and stern. His sword-like brows slanted upward, and his gaze was incomparably sharp.
His appearance and bearing made him seem like a drawn sword, peerlessly keen and cutting.
He was "Sword Young Master" He Xiu, second on the Human Ranking and heir to Famous Sword Villa.
He began learning the sword at three, attained minor mastery of swordsmanship at seven, and at twelve roamed the Jianghu alone with a single sword. More than a thousand heads had fallen to sharpen his blade. At fifteen, he first entered the Human Ranking and made his name known throughout the land.
That was the life of "Sword Young Master" He Xiu. If not for "Dao Enthusiast" Lin Changhe pressing down upon him for more than a decade, He Xiu's brilliance would likely have been even greater.
He Xiu sat cross-legged on the garden grass, his right hand gently stroking the sword before his knees.
His longsword was strange. The hilt and blade seemed forged as one, with no clear distinction between them. The entire sword appeared seamless, fashioned in the shape