Ma Yihong looked at the two characters "Blade Madman," his entire soul seemed to drift out from his body and float around, only with great difficulty did it return to his body, and he couldn't help but take two steps back.

He thought of that silhouette.

Even though the unprecedented duel had passed for two whole days, he still felt his heart racing uncontrollably, he blinked, suddenly thought of something, and shifted his gaze from this list to the other lists, wanting to find the name of Blade Madman.

In his heart, if even he himself could be on the list, then Blade Madman must surely be on the list. His own name was on the rookie list, beside which was the notable list, recording the martial arts experts emerging this time.

Blade Madman undoubtedly, must be a martial arts notable.

He was very confident in this.

His gaze this time started from the top, because he thought Blade Madman's performance must place him in the forefront among the notables, but contrary to his expectation, the first place on the notable list was an elder from a major sect.

The following positions were also occupied by veterans who had been famous for decades in Northwest Jianghu, and even in the entire Great Qin. Surprisingly, none of them were under fifty years old.

Only at this moment did Ma Yihong suddenly remember, the rookie list updates every ten years with each martial arts competition, but the notable list is different, how could notable experts appear every time?

The notable list probably changes every twenty years, and it's normal if there haven't been any changes in thirty to fifty years.

Ma Yihong pursed his lips, feeling somewhat indignant.

He thought that Blade Madman's ability to suppress twenty-six renowned experts and directly defeat the joint efforts of grandmasters must mean he was stronger than those martial artists ranked ahead.

But then he considered that to be called a notable, prestige and experience seem also very important, so he managed to control his temperament and continued looking.

When he looked in the middle, he still couldn't find Blade Madman.

Ma Yihong's brow began to furrow uncontrollably.

Seeing the last few names still without the two characters Blade Madman, the usually easygoing and often exceptionally gentle and introverted Ma Yihong had his brow furrowed into a deep wrinkle.

Why?

Based on what?

He wanted to find those experts who arranged the list and demand an explanation, asking if they had made some mistake.

Suddenly, he thought of the reproaches towards Blade Madman two days ago, even bringing up the fact that he gained fame in Fufeng, and couldn't help but feel a self-deprecatingly absurd thought—

Could it be that the people who arranged the list ignored Blade Madman because he wasn't from the Northwest?

As soon as he thought of this, anger almost rose in Ma Yihong's heart.

At this time, a dust-laden merchant who seemed to have hurried in from outside suddenly spoke, with a tone full of curiosity, saying:

"Who is this Blade Madman, how could he supposedly rank twenty-sixth with Shark Tooth Sword, yet ascend so many places just from a single 'worthy' word, pressing down all the other experts?"

"Could it be a senior from Jianghu?"

Someone beside him also curiously said:

"I don't know either, when did such a skilled martial artist emerge in Northwest? But I see on the notable list, the name Blade Madman is never there... could it be some hidden expert?"

Another city resident who had heard of this martial arts competition snorted, saying: "Just a big talker with no real skill."

"Actually should be called Fufeng Blade, merely challenged a stronghold from Great Wilderness Stronghold, yet claimed such a big name for himself?"

The merchant who came to Xiong City asked in surprise: "Able to challenge Great Wilderness Stronghold?"

"That's truly remarkable, indeed a great hero..."

The city resident who listened to the martial arts match slightly raised his chin, with some pride said:

"That's where you don't understand, listen, do you know that Great Wilderness Stronghold is difficult because it's hard to find traces, if truly found and infiltrated with movement technique, these young heroes on the list, which one of them couldn't do it?"

Seeing the merchant hesitated as if wanting to say more, he was slightly annoyed and added:

"Moreover, this Fufeng Blade during the martial arts match two days ago exchanged over sixty moves with Shark Tooth Sword, barely won, but Li Danxun, Li Shaoxia, defeated Shark Tooth Sword easily, later Fufeng Blade even feared battle so badly he wouldn't dare to accept the wager of using 'Mad' character as a bet, huh..."

"From this observation, there must be something wrong with the ranking."

"Never thought even our Northwest list has a problem, who knows if Fufeng Blade bribed those arranging the list with wealth looted from Great Wilderness Stronghold? Nowadays, morals decline, people are not what they used to be..."

Ma Yihong originally able to endure, hearing the increasingly outrageous words in the end, finally couldn't bear it, he abruptly turned, glaring at the speaker angrily, saying:

"What nonsense are you saying?! The two characters Blade Madman, how can you slander them?"

The person speaking energetically earlier was a somewhat lean middle-aged man, with a black mole the size of a green bean at the corner of his mouth, discontent in his brows and eyes, seemingly unaccomplished, a little over forty, originally speaking with pleasure, Ma Yihong turned angrily and shouted, which startled him.

He froze for a moment, then seeing it was a young man with a tender face, he sarcastically said: