Chapter 477 - 459: Su Yu’s Display of Power

In the nick of time, a streak of black light tore through the curtain of rain, tracing a bizarre arc.

CLANG!

A strangely shaped Money Dart struck the side of the arrow’s shaft with pinpoint precision, sending sparks flying.

Under the powerful impact, the Black Iron Arrow—which could have pierced Liu Wu’s long, slender neck—was violently knocked several inches off course. It grazed her snow-white skin, drawing a trace of blood as it flew off into the distant darkness.

Immediately after, a handsome and elegant figure wreathed in crackling lightning appeared, blocking the way before the Hanging Mirror Gate.

It was Su Yu, who had rushed over to provide support!

"Commander Liu, looks like I’m not too late."

Su Yu’s calm words drifted out as he stood his ground, blocking the path of the enemy charging from the distance.

"Who are you? Get out of the way!"

The burly man was shocked by Su Yu’s appearance, but he had no time to dwell on it. He had to light the explosives first. The flood would arrive at any moment!

Without the added force of the explosives, the impact of the flood alone would likely be unable to destroy the Hanging Mirror Gate!

Behind him, Liu Wu’s heart pounded with lingering fear as she touched a bead of blood on her neck.

’Thankfully, it only broke the skin. If that arrow had truly hit its mark, I would have been severely injured, if not killed.’

As she looked at the figure who had appeared just in time, a trace of gratitude and an inexplicable light flashed in her glistening eyes.

But then she snapped back to reality. ’This is bad!’

"Su Yu, move! You’re no match for him!"

Power erupted from the White Jade Tendons in her feet, and she was about to charge forward. But in the next instant, she had to dodge sideways to evade another incoming arrow.

’Dammit!’

Her pretty face filled with killing intent. She knew that with this terrifying archer present, they were just living targets. ’Someone has to tie him down!’

’But sending Su Yu to stop that man would be sending him to his death!’

What horrified her even more was that the burly man had already reached Su Yu, yet Su Yu made no move to dodge.

"Dodge!"

Her voice was frantic and hoarse, and she ground her teeth so hard they felt like they would shatter.

’That burly man is a Middle Dragon Tendon expert with an astounding Fist Technique. Even I am no match for him in a direct confrontation.’

’If someone like Su Yu, who’s in the Tiger Tendon Realm, were to face him, he’d likely be beaten to death with a single punch!’

As if to confirm her thoughts, the burly man let out a furious roar and threw a domineering punch. The powerful Fist Stance swept up the wind and rain, surging toward Su Yu like a roaring river!

A punch this powerful and domineering would have severely injured even an expert at Muscle Forging Realm Perfection with a single blow!

This was the power of an expert who had broken his limits and was advancing toward the hidden Dragon Tendon Realm!

Faced with such a domineering punch, Su Yu did not dodge. His right foot stomped down heavily, and the earth beneath him instantly cracked like a spiderweb.

At the same time, his right hand gripped his saber hilt, the Dark Gold Jiao Tendons throughout his body tensed in unison, and his entire frame became like a fully drawn longbow!

SHING!

Mo Yuan left its sheath like a Flood Dragon taking flight!

Demon Ape Demon-Vibrating Saber—Demon Blade Crosses the River!

A blood-red saber light shot across the rainy night, like a scarlet Flood Dragon appearing from nowhere to sever a great river. Wherever it passed, the downpour seemed to freeze before parting in two!

Before the burly man could react, the terrifying saber strike slashed down upon his fist.

BOOM!

The saber light crashed down, and the aura of the fist shattered on impact.

The punch that should have been an unstoppable, domineering blow to send Su Yu flying had not only failed, but had been completely blocked by Su Yu’s saber.

The burly man felt that the saber strike was not only unusually heavy but also possessed an extreme sharpness. His skin stung—a sign that the blade’s edge was cutting through his defenses.

His expression turned ugly. With a furious roar, he staggered back.

DRIP. DRIP.

The burly man steadied himself and looked down at the blood dripping from his fist, his expression terrifyingly savage.

"You’re a Middle Dragon Tendon? Not bad. You actually managed to block my attack."

A flicker of excitement flashed in Su Yu’s eyes. ’Another Middle Dragon Tendon expert. If I fight him for a bit, the Skill Level for my Demon Ape Demon-Vibrating Saber should go up by a good amount.’

[Martial Arts]: Demon Ape Demon-Vibrating Saber (Great Success 2020/4000)

He glanced at the panel, a sliver of anticipation rising in his heart.

However, Su Yu’s calm words stunned everyone present.

The burly man couldn’t help but roar in fury, "Brat, you’re just in the Jiao Tendon Realm! You block one of my moves and suddenly you dare to look down on me?"

He felt utterly insulted. Even when he was fighting Liu Wu earlier, he hadn’t felt this frustrated.

’I refuse to believe it! This unremarkable brat can’t possibly possess such astonishing talent!’

’He must have used some special trick just now!’

’He’s just trying to bluff me!’

Meanwhile, Liu Wu’s lips were slightly parted as she watched the scene in disbelief. ’Su Yu blocked his attack... while only at the Jiao Tendon Realm?’

’That’s impossible. Defeating a Jiao Tendon Realm expert while still in the Tiger Tendon Realm... there are quite a few people in the Inner City who can do that.’

’But the Dragon Tendon Realm is different. It’s a realm where one breaks through the limits of the Jiao Tendon Realm, and combat power leaps forward with every step of progress!’

’His Qi and Blood and the foundation of his tendons and bones are strong, but they can’t be *that* heaven-defying, can they?’

Quickly replaying the exchange in her mind, Liu Wu swiftly deduced the reason!

’Monstrous comprehension!’

’That saber strike from Su Yu... it must have been empowered by a fusion of two saber stances. That blood-red one, in particular, was simply astonishing. It’s not something a person in the Muscle Forging Realm should be able to comprehend!’

"Hurry up and attack! Don’t let that Jiao Tendon Realm brat bluff you! The flood is almost here!"

The burly man roared and, refusing to be intimidated, attacked again.

Su Yu’s expression remained calm as he engaged the man once more with his Demon Ape Demon-Vibrating Saber. ’Time is on my side now,’ he thought. ’All I have to do is stop them from lighting the explosives.’

As the burly man attacked again, his heart sank completely.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

They exchanged dozens of blows in the blink of an eye, and the burly man was finally forced to admit it. ’This impossibly young brat... he really is an astonishing genius!’

’At just the Jiao Tendon Realm, his strength can already match mine at the Middle Dragon Tendon Realm!’

"Dammit, this kid’s a monster! Help me!"

The burly man was growing desperate. The roar of the flood was already right in his ears—he was running out of time!

’If this mission fails,’ he thought, ’the Windless Black Lotus Envoy will skin me alive when I get back!’

The archer was getting anxious as well. What should have been a surefire success had suddenly hit a snag. If they didn’t detonate the explosives in time, the hard-won opportunity for the Inner City would be lost!

But just as he was about to draw his bow, a graceful figure in purple slashed at him with a saber. The cold glint of the blade made his scalp tingle, making it impossible to take aim. He hastily raised his bow to parry!

"Demon, prepare to die!"

Liu Wu’s long saber hacked down relentlessly, each astonishing strike tearing through the rain with awe-inspiring killing intent.

The more she attacked, the more exhilarated she felt. Her saber stance grew stronger, and she landed wound after wound on her enemy.

The archer was already weaker in close combat, and against an expert like Liu Wu, he was clearly on the verge of total defeat.

The burly man, meanwhile, was being thoroughly suppressed by Su Yu, reduced to a mere training dummy for Su Yu to grind his Skill Level.

He seemed to realize Su Yu’s intentions, and his face turned crimson with rage. ’My opponent isn’t even using his full strength! He’s using me to practice his saber technique!’

"Dammit! You underestimate me! I’ll risk everything to take you with me!"

The burly man was utterly enraged. He crossed his arms in front of him, deliberately taking a slash from Su Yu’s saber just to create an opening to throw a punch.

He was clearly trying to trade an injury for a chance to land a fatal blow—he was putting his life on the line!

A flash of killing intent appeared in Su Yu’s eyes. He uttered a Buddhist syllable, the sound blooming like a golden lotus.

"Wan!"

The burly man’s body froze for an instant.

In the next moment, a terrifying, blood-red saber light illuminated the night, severing his opponent’s forearm in a single slash.

Su Yu hadn’t aimed for the man’s neck. ’For one, the distance wasn’t quite right; a forced attack might have missed the window of opportunity. For another, a Martial Artist always keeps the Great Tendons in their neck tensed, which can sometimes make that vital point harder to hit for a one-hit kill.’

’It was better to sever his arm. His strength would be greatly reduced, and he wouldn’t be able to escape death anyway.’

"AHHH!"

Along with a blood-curdling scream, blood gushed from the wound like a spring, staining the falling rain red.

Having lost his forearm, the burly man knew the battle was lost. He turned and fled.

Su Yu was about to give chase when his expression suddenly changed.

Out of the darkness, a flaming arrow shot forth, precisely striking a pile of rubble at the base of the dam.

BANG!

The flaming arrow exploded, lighting the fuse hidden below.

Liu Wu cried out in alarm and rushed toward the burning fuse.

But Su Yu was faster. Activating Celestial Thunder Step, he arrived before it in the blink of an eye.

His Divine Sense swept across the dam, instantly locating the explosives buried at its base.

The blood-red saber lit up the night once more, sweeping out from Su Yu’s hand like a crimson crescent moon.

BOOM!

The saber light sank into the dam, splitting the thick bluestone and earth.

Following the path locked on by his Divine Sense, the strike carved a long, narrow trench about a foot deep.

The sputtering fuse was severed on the spot.

However, the sparks were already nearing the hidden compartment containing the explosives.

Su Yu’s gaze narrowed. He pressed Mo Yuan downward, and a brilliant saber light erupted along the crack, forcefully tearing up the section of earth that buried the explosives.

RUMBLE!

Several millstone-sized chunks of bluestone, along with the earth and explosives, shot into the sky. Carried by the saber’s energy, they flew for dozens of yards before crashing heavily into the distant riverbed.

BANG! A muffled explosion echoed as a large crater was blasted into the riverbed.

Immediately afterward, the roaring floodwaters crashed against the massive dam.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of massive impacts slammed into the Hanging Mirror Gate, which stood firm like a colossal city of steel, creating a tremendous roar.

Thunder cracked across the sky, as if it, too, were venting its fury.

The immense sound echoed throughout Black Stone City, waking countless people who had no idea what was happening.

Liu Wu stared blankly at the savage, raging floodwaters crashing against the dam, her expression suddenly filled with ecstatic joy.

’We held it back!’

’The Hanging Mirror Gate held!’