Not only was Xie Ziyu shocked, but the two old men hidden deep within the Earth Grade Zone were as well. The entire Earth Grade Zone erupted into an uproar, all shaken by a man named Nie Yun.
In less than half an hour, he had already risen to rank fifty-one. Moreover, the five experts he had challenged in succession had all been slain with a single sword strike, without the slightest bit of dragging or hesitation.
However, after reaching rank fifty-one, he suddenly stopped. He moved into the courtyard and, for some unknown reason, did not continue challenging anyone.
During the matches, let alone being injured, not even a speck of dust had touched him. Judging by his bearing, he should have continued challenging others and perhaps even charged for the number one room. His abrupt halt left many people baffled, unable to understand what he was doing.
At first, everyone thought he was merely resting before continuing to fight. Yet after waiting seven days in a row, there was still no movement. He was as silent as a rock sunk to the bottom of a river.
It was not until ten days later that a ferocious newcomer finally challenged him. Yet this time was even stranger. This man named Nie Yun did not even draw his sword. He merely pointed once, and the aggressive newcomer collapsed unconscious on the stage, directly conceding defeat.
Anyone who could reach this point possessed strength no weaker than one thousand four hundred Great Daos. To render such a person unconscious with a casual finger... what kind of strength was that?
Just when everyone thought he would use this momentum to continue charging forward, Nie Yun vanished from sight again.
Yet although he disappeared, his name had already resounded throughout the entire Earth