“You two, are you going to tear into each other’s faces?”
“Hmph, stop talking nonsense, our Divine Workshop must have Lin Xun. Let alone tear into someone else’s face, I wouldn’t hesitate to do something more extreme to recruit him!”
“I believe that our president will support me at all costs if he knows about Lin Xun’s remarkable ability. You two can try to see if our Qinglu Academy will give up!”
“You two—have gone too far!”
Yu Beidou, Cheng Jing and Shen Tuo were red to the tip of their ears. No one was willing to step back.
The other authority figures remained silent with complicated thoughts swirling in their heads.
They had lost the mood to watch the other’s quarrel. If possible, they also wouldn’t hesitate to fight for Lin Xun. They wouldn’t have any regrets even if they broke their heads during it!
After all, Lin Xun had passed the assessment and produced the spectacle of Golden Clouds Soar to the sky from all nine stone tablets. A dazzling rune grandmaster such as Lin Xun was worth fighting for.
Regrettably...
They had no qualification to fight over Lin Xun when compared to Yu Beidou and the others!This tormented them all.
Feng Qingyou stood there alone in a daze, her mind swaying.
The result of the verification assessment had been released, and Lin Xun had been proven to be an unparalleled genius in the art of runes!
She couldn’t be compared to him!
Feng Qingyou, who had passed the tests of the Nine Tablets of the Dragon Gate at the young age of seventeen, was the youngest rune grandmaster in the empire, and her name had shaken the world.
However, Lin Xun had passed the assessment at the age of sixteen and achieved perfect results every single time!
He didn’t only create a miracle but also created history!
For the first time, Feng Qingyou understood the saying that there was always someone stronger than you. If she hadn’t coincidentally come to the Rune Master Association headquarters, she wouldn’t have believed it.
“What kind of monster is that guy?”
Feng Qingyou couldn’t help but look at the light screen again.
After passing the assessment, Lin Xun was still sitting cross-legged on the Dragon Gate Stage, motionless like a rock!
It was just that…
Feng Qingyou narrowed her bright eyes, and she couldn’t help but say out loud, “Elders, this...this is not over yet!”
Her words took Yu Beidou, Cheng Jing and Shen Tuo aback. When they noticed Lin Xun’s unusual behavior, they were all puzzled. What is that kid doing now?
“Hey, something is wrong, the verification assessment has ended, but why is Lin Xun still sitting so still?”
A commotion broke out from the group of rune masters before the Dragon Gate Stage.
“Could that guy have had an accident?” a member of the Chu Clan maliciously speculated.
“Heaven is jealous of talented geniuses. Maybe his performance was so showy that it had some unwanted effect.”
“That must be it. Otherwise, why hasn’t he got off the Dragon Gate Stage?”
The other clansmen of the Chu Clan also spoke out.
Chu Haidong finally awakened from his slumped and dumbfounded state, and his eyes gleamed in anticipation.
It would be great if something unexpected happened to Lin Xun!
Regardless, all gazes gathered on Lin Xun once again as they were puzzled about what he was doing.
……
The assessment has ended?
No!
At least, it wasn’t over yet for Lin Xun.
Lin Xun had learned an obscure and complicated rune array from the rune vision in each of the nine ancient stone tablets.
Each one was a rare, large-scale rune array.
However, Lin Xun believed they were incomplete. He somehow felt that the integration of the nine rune arrays was perhaps the biggest secret within the Nine Tablets of the Dragon Gate!
Therefore, he continued to sit as still as a rock on the Dragon Gate Stage.
In his mind-sea, mighty power was being circulated and evolving into several complicated rune arrays.
They were like nine mysterious ancient diagrams being presented in his mind, forming a vast and complex rune vision.
Soon, Lin Xun grew exhausted. It’s too complicated. The wonderful meanings contained in the nine divine rune arrays are as vast as a sea of smoke. It’s more difficult to perfectly combine them than ascending to the sky!
But he never gave up. He couldn’t tolerate giving up halfway.
“It’s impossible to integrate static rune arrays!”
It was unknown how long it took but a flash of realization suddenly struck Lin Xun. “If I can make these rune arrays move and operate, will there be a chance of integrating them?”
For example, the runes of the Flowing Light Runes are always changing. If I can learn from their changes, maybe I can combine these nine rune arrays into one.
With this thought, Lin Xun didn’t hesitate to start!
……
Time flew by, and an hour quickly passed.
Lin Xun was still as motionless as a statue.
Everyone grew increasingly perplexed about what Lin Xun was doing.
The longer time passed, the more it indicated that something was happening to Lin Xun. The clan members of the Chu Clan were full of anticipation for Lin Xun to encounter an accident and be killed right away!
Especially Chu Haidong. He felt that if Lin Xun was alive, he would never be able to lift his head again and would have to live in his shadow for the rest of his life.
Time continued to pass. Even the authority figures such as Yu Beidou, Cheng Jing and Shen Tuo noticed that something was wrong and started to worry.
Lin Xun was a rare peerless genius in the art of runes. It would be a tremendous loss if something were to happen to him!
“Everyone, do you remember a rumor circulating in the empire a thousand years ago?” Shen Tuo suddenly exclaimed like he remembered something.
“What rumor?” the others asked in puzzlement.
“It is rumored that there is an unsolved secret within the Nine Tablets of the Dragon Gate. Whoever solves it will evoke the cries of the nine dragons and make them echo throughout the world!” Shen Tuo explained.
The cries of the nine dragons!
All of the authority figures’ minds shook as they finally remembered such a rumor had indeed been circulating in the empire. However, it was too absurd and bizarre that it had never been proven, and the rumor soon subsided.
However, when Shen Tuo mentioned it again, they realized that Lin Xun could be attempting to solve the secret of the Nine Tablets of the Dragon Gate.
“It’s obviously not true. The assessment has already ended. How would such...such an unbelievable thing happen?”
“Yes, the so-called cries of the nine dragons are too absurd. Since ancient times, I have never heard of it happening.”
Shen Tuo couldn’t help but say, “An unsolved secret can’t possibly happen…”
However, before he finished his sentence, a forceful, ancient, and sonorous voice reverberated throughout the Dragon Gate Stage!
Everyone’s hearts started to quiver as they felt indescribable pressure shrouding them and compelling them to feel awe.
The voice was so ancient and majestic that it sounded like a heavenly decree echoing throughout the world!
Members of the Chu Clan as well as the other rune masters were trembling all over as the terrifying pressure shrouded their bodies and minds.
Weaker rune masters collapsed on the ground, ashen-faced and frightened!
Rumble—
At the same time, a dragon cry stirred the Dragon Gate Stage and caused a shower of golden light beams to shoot out from the nine stone tablets, bathing Lin Xun in a dreamy golden glow. His figure couldn’t be seen anymore.
The mysterious scene was so bizarre as if an ancient phenomenon was happening. The entire audience was plunged into shock.
“This…”
“When has such a phenomenon ever appeared since ancient times?”
“Could it be…the rumored...dragon cry?”
Someone lit up with excitement.
But no one could explain why such a mysterious phenomenon had suddenly happened to Lin Xun, and what bizarre situation he was experiencing.
Before long, another dragon cry rang out, again grand, majestic and imposing!
The rumbling and vibrations of the voice set off frantic waves of golden light from the Dragon Gate Stage.
This was no doubt a day that everyone would never forget in their life!
Dragon cries continued to ring across the world as if a dragon god had descended upon the world from ancient times.
As for Lin Xun, the surging golden light had completely drowned his body. Even the Dragon Gate Stage had been transformed into a dreamy and magnificent land.
“The cries of the nine dragons! The rumors are true!” Shen Tuo couldn’t contain his excitement.
“Doesn’t this mean that Lin Xun has solved the secret within the Nine Tablets of the Dragon Gate?”
“It must be so! After all, this has never happened before!”
“Golden Clouds Soar to the Sky, the cries of the nine dragons...These ancient and mysterious phenomenons all appeared today…who would have thought?”
“Is this Lin Xun blessed by the rune gods?!”
The authority figures cried out one after another, unable to control their excitement. Everyone’s eyes were wide with disbelief as they couldn’t remove themselves from the state of astonishment.
Feng Qingyou pursed her cherry-red lips and muttered, “Abnormal…so abnormal…too abnormal…heavens, you’re too unfair!”
Thud!
In the main hall, Chu Haidong’s body went stiff, and in the end, he couldn’t help but cough up a mouthful of blood!
Although he didn’t understand what the cry of the nine dragons was, he knew that Lin Xun had encountered a great opportunity!
How could Chu Haidong accept that?
Having suffered repeated blows, Chu Haidong violently coughed up blood, tottered and almost fainted.
“Haidong!”
The members of the Chu Clan rushed forward in a panic to support him.