Chu Shanhe reddened with embarrassment and couldn’t retort. He felt so suffocated that his lungs were about to rupture.
Zhao Zhanye and the others didn’t look much better when they heard Lin Xun’s questioning tone.
Ever since Lin Xun had started to make a rune armament, they had threatened to severely punish him if he failed, regarded him as a disaster to the empire, and stirred up people to point fingers at him.
Today, they believed that Lin Xun would fail, so they decided to strike first and oppress him in one move. Who would have thought that—
At the most critical moment, a rune armament that survived a lightning tribulation emerged in the world! It instantly messed up their situation!
Who would dare blame and punish Lin Xun under such circumstances?
He was a rune grandmaster who could cast rune armaments!
The most terrifying thing was that he was only sixteen years old and had endless potential. No one could compare with him in the entire world!
“Duke Daochen, you have a qualified successor!” Steel-Blood King Ning Bugui sighed emotionally.
Many people echoed his words. Lin Xun was destined to shine, and no one could stop him from rising.A young rune grandmaster such as Lin Xun was unimaginably valuable to the empire. Anyone who dared to harm him would have to first weigh up the consequences.
Shen Tuo, Yu Beidou and Cheng Jing, rune grandmasters, stared at Lin Xun with blazing eyes like he was a rare treasure. Their gaze was so intense it seemed able to melt people.
They knew more about Lin Xun’s terrifying potential than other people. He was only sixteen years old, but he had solely cast a rune armament in less than one month!
No one could compare with Lin Xun. He was unparalleled and unrivaled in the past and present!
Everyone was most amazed by the fact that Lin Xun’s first rune armament had attracted a lightning tribulation! It was like an unbelievable miracle!
Shen Tuo wanted to rush over to Lin Xun and ask him how he achieved that.
It was too astonishing!
Lin Xun’s performance deserved to be recorded in the historical records of the empire. He was the brightest star in the world of rune masters.
The atmosphere was eerily silent. Many people fought to keep calm and snap out of the shock.
The hazy dark-gray spear floated and rotated in the sky. Although it looked simple and natural, it was overflowing with a terrifying aura and collapsed the surrounding space.
Lin Xun’s handsome and elegant figure was standing atop the Refinement Tower, with the spear producing clear and melodious roars above his head. He looked particularly lonely as he looked down at the powerful figures from a height.
Everyone’s gazes turned complex when they looked at him. There was shock, admiration, disbelief and confusion.
Indeed, it was hard to imagine such a young handsome man could create an unprecedented miracle!
Suddenly, applause erupted from the audience, breaking the long silence.
Zhao Zhanye, the deputy head of the Dao Martial Department, clapped his hands, beaming with delight. “Not bad, not bad. I already said that you can make up for your mistakes if you successfully cast a rune armament. You didn’t disappoint me.”
Everyone’s expressions turned strange.
Zhao Zhanye had joined in gathering a group of powerful figures to target and pressure Lin Xun. They wished to subdue and kill Lin Xun on the spot.
However, he suddenly changed his stance. He acted as an elder and praised Lin Xun, surprising many people.
Understanding dawned on many people. They realized that Zhao Zhanye had changed his stance to avoid embarrassment when he sensed the change in the situation.
“Pah! Shameless old thing! Your face changes so quickly!” Ning Meng, Shi Yu and the others fumed under their breath.
Even Lin Xun was a little taken aback. He forced a smile and said, “Why do I remember that someone regarded me as a looming disaster and wanted to quickly get rid of me?”
“Lin Xun, don’t look so smug. You only made a rune armament! It’s already very kind of us to let you make up for your wrongs!” Zuo Fuguang scolded.
Lin Xun’s eyes suddenly glinted coldly. “Since you said that, then I have to ask you what I did wrong. Who are you? How dare you try to convict me?” His resounding voice shook the world and chilled everyone.
“You…”
Cold killing intent gleamed in Zuo Fuguang’s eyes. He saw it as a kind of provocation for a junior to disrespect him in front of so many people.
“What, you can’t answer my questions so you want to resort to violence? If I remember correctly, this is Qinglu Academy. You are just an outsider running wild here. Do you dare to create trouble here?”
Lin Xun’s counterattack was unrestrained.
Zuo Fuguang was so angry that his hair rose, and he couldn’t restrain his murderous rage anymore.
At that moment, Zhao Zhanye suddenly sighed.
“Okay, that’s it. I will keep the spear for now. You can think of it as the price to pay for making up for your wrongs!” As he was speaking, he stretched out his arms to grab the spear floating in the air.
Everyone was startled.
He was about to snatch the result of Lin Xun’s efforts!
Not only that, he did it in an extremely domineering manner and didn’t ask for Lin Xun’s consent!
“How dare you?!”
Lin Xun never thought that Zhao Zhanye would be so shameless as to covet the treasure he made at such a time!
However, it was already too late when Lin Xun wanted to stop him.
Zhao Zhanye was the deputy head of the Dao Martial Department and a great cultivator who had stepped into the Cyclic Derivation Stage. How could Lin Xun stop him?
Moreover, his unexpected move had caught everyone off guard. Even Steel-Blood King Ning Bugui, Fortune God Shi and the others wouldn’t be able to stop him in time, let alone Lin Xun.
Instantly, a giant hand formed from dazzling light emerged in the air and clutched the spear.
The corners of Zhao Zhanye’s lips curled. A little brat wants to fight against me. He’s too ignorant.
At the same time, he quivered with excitement. The spear was an extraordinary weapon that survived the lightning tribulation. It was considered incredibly rare even among rune armaments.
If I don’t take the opportunity to snatch the treasure, it will be a waste of all the hard work he has put into it!
“When did my Qinglu Academy become like this? Even our people trample on our rules?” an old and calm voice resounded.
Rumble!
Instantly, the giant hand crumbled like paper and scattered like rain.
Zhao Zhanye grunted. He tottered, and his face turned pale. A trickle of blood overflowed the corners of his lips.
The audience stiffened and felt chilled to the bone when they heard the old and indifferent voice. An indescribable force was bearing down on them, making them feel suffocated.
Everyone’s faces twisted with horror. Could it be a terrifying old monster?
Another figure suddenly appeared. It was a thin old man with eyes like deep black holes. There seemed to be the secrets of the great dao swirling inside them.
He stood there casually without any terrifying aura around him, but everyone somehow felt a stinging pain in their eyes. No one dared to look at him directly. He didn’t seem like an old man but a blazing sun hanging above the nine heavens and illuminating the mountains and rivers.
Zhao Zhanye’s face suddenly contorted with fear. He had never thought that the old man would be alerted and come here.
At that moment, influential figures sprang to their feet at the same time and bowed respectfully. “Paying our respects to the principal.”
The voices echoed all around.
Everyone frantically got up, trembling.
The Principal!
The Principal of Qinglu Academy who hadn’t appeared in many years!
He was the most unfathomable old monster in the empire. Rumor had it that he had possessed powers of the Life Death Stage King as early as a thousand years ago. His abilities and skills were said to be mysterious and terrifying.
However, he hadn’t appeared for many years, so everyone thought that he had gone traveling around the world and was ignoring world affairs.
No one had expected him to suddenly appear!
Lin Xun was also shocked, but he had met the old man once before so he wasn’t as surprised as the others to see him.
Taking the opportunity, he swiftly and nimbly put away the spear and leapt down from the ninth floor of the Refinement Tower.
Lin Xun was no longer worried after the principal showed up.
“I have seen everything. At this moment, I just want to ask you all, where do you think you are?”
The principal’s voice was still calm and indifferent, but the meaning of his words chilled the powerful figures to the marrow as they realized that the situation had turned serious.
No one dared to answer because everyone knew the answer.
“You tell me.” The old man shifted his eyes to Zhao Zhanye.
Zhao Zhanye’s face instantly turned deathly pale, and his body stiffened. Even if he was a powerful figure in the imperial family, he didn’t have the courage or confidence to face the old man.
“Principal, please forgive us!” Zhao Zhanye immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
Everyone gasped. Zhao Zhanye has such a remarkable identity and status, but he is like a junior in front of the principal. He didn’t even dare to explain.
“From now on, you are not allowed to step into Qinglu Academy ever again.”
The principal directly stripped Zhao Zhanye of his status as the deputy head of the Dao Martial Department and expelled him from the academy!
It was no doubt a heavy blow. Zhao Zhanye’s prestige would be affected if it spread out.
But he didn’t dare to protest. Instead, he bowed his head like he was relieved. He didn’t show the slightest dissatisfaction or resentment.
Everyone’s heart churned like the sea again. The principal is so strong! He is like a high and mighty supreme existence in Qinglu Academy!
Chu Shanhe, Zuo Fuguang, Qin Baoji and the others sensed that something bad was about to happen. Their bodies stiffened in fear like they were sitting on thorns.
They could tell that the principal came to stand up for Lin Xun!