Unexpectedly, someone sneered shortly after Rune Founder Luo Feng spoke.
“Each age brings new talents to the empire and each will rule a domain for years to come. What do you mean by showing off?”
Old Mo was the one who spoke out and questioned Luo Feng, surprising everyone.
However, Luo Feng leisurely responded, “Old Mo, ask that question again when you can cast a rune armament.”
In other words, the rune founder was saying: “Do you want to question me? You are not qualified yet!”
“I’m just telling you that today is Lin Xun’s event. If you don’t like it, you can leave. Don’t sit there and act condescendingly just because of your seniority and age.” Old Mo snorted.
Everyone was a little taken aback and sensed the friction between Old Mo and Luo Feng. Otherwise, they wouldn’t quarrel on such an occasion.
“Old Mo!” Luo Feng’s face darkened and his voice turned ice-cold. “It seems like you have some complaints about me. Why don’t we take this opportunity to settle things between us then?”
“Why not?” Old Mo said unyieldingly, his eyes piercing with hatred.
The atmosphere suddenly became stifling. No one expected a conflict would break out before the true face of the Shattered Tragedy Spear was revealed to the world.“Gentlemen, please calm down. We are all here to evaluate Master Lin Xun’s masterpiece so a little dispute is inevitable,” Li An said with a smile, trying to ease the situation. “After the wonders of the Shattered Tragedy Spear are demonstrated, I believe everyone will be very happy to hear comments from Elder Luo Feng and Elder Old Mo. I also hope the elders of the rune world won’t hesitate to enlighten us.”
The words were beautiful as he seamlessly complimented the two while implying that the two should wait until the conference was over before they got into an argument.
“Brother Luo, Old Mo, what do you two think?” Lady Baohua asked gracefully.
Old Mo’s expression relaxed and he nodded. “Fine, let’s see who is the one showing off later.”
Luo Feng said with an expressionless face, “A rune armament born from a lightning tribulation might be extremely powerful, but I suspect its spiritual intelligence has been obliterated during the lightning tribulation. If so, the so-called rune armament is nothing but an empty shell. Of course, ordinary people won’t be able to tell the difference.”
He still wanted to express that he had a different view of Lin Xun’s rune armament.
Many people couldn’t help but knit their brows in thought. Luo Feng was a rune founder of the Divine Workshop and was well-known and respected throughout the world. He was an authority figure in the world of runes.
No one would dare disregard his view, even if it differed from others.
“Brother Luo is right, but it’s still too early to tell. Maybe we will have a clearer answer when we take a look at the rune armament later.”
Before Old Mo said a word, Lady Baohua had already spoken out loud, worried that the two would continue to quarrel.
The little incident came to an end.
However, it made the audience look forward to seeing Lin Xun’s rune armament even more since it had already caused a dispute among the leading figures of the world of runes before it was even revealed—something that had never happened before in the past.
The atmosphere stilled again and all eyes were focused on the platform.
Li An also stopped talking and smiled. “Time is precious. Now, I invite you to appreciate the masterpiece from Master Lin Xun!”
He turned around and descended the stage.
At the same time, a slender figure came onto the stage and stood straight as a spear. His cheeks seemed to be etched into his face as if it had been carved by a sharp blade, and years of wisdom and knowledge were etched into his face and brows.
An uproar erupted in the audience.
Many people sprang to their feet and exclaimed in surprise, “Is that…White Casanova Shen Jinglun?”
“Heavens, it is Shen Jinglun! I haven’t heard from him for so many years. He is so old now.”
“It is him. I heard that he served the former head of the Lin Clan, but has now concealed his identity. Since he appeared here, he must be representing Lin Xun to demonstrate the wonders of the Shattered Tragedy Spear.”
White Casanova Shen Jinglun!
He was a famous figure in the Forbidden City and was known as a heaven pride many years ago. Even the emperor had repeatedly praised his talent.
At that time, he was very handsome, especially when he passed through the capital on a white horse. He had many admirers and was said to have a boundless future like the blazing sun.
Who would have thought that White Casanova Shen Jinglun would reappear in the world after so many years?
After the commotion was a series of sighs. “Time flies like a blade. Shen Jinglun was suave and handsome back then, but now he has a wrinkled face and is late in his life. How could people not feel emotional?”
The geniuses that had risen with him back then had all either died or become authority figures of an area. Only he became an old servant, concealed his identity and became forgotten.
Countless people sighed emotionally in the audience but Lin Zhong seemed unaware. He stepped toward the central position and silently opened the bronze box. He looked like a humble old servant, and no one could imagine how he shook the Forbidden City and dazzled the mountains and rivers with his appearance back then.
Buzz!
A clear cry rang like the sound of the Dao, drawing all attention.
A beam of hazy gray light emerged in Lin Zhong’s grip, and his aura dramatically changed. It was as though he had become another person!
If Lin Zhong was a wrinkly old servant earlier, then he had become an unsheathed sword now, aggressively displaying his sharp edge!
Many people’s eyes lit up and they held their breaths. It became deathly silent and stiflingly still.
Lin Zhong didn’t demonstrate the spear’s powers right away but lowered his head and closed his eyes. He stood as silent as a mountain. It was as though he was adjusting himself. Even if he was just standing there, a threatening aura spread out from him.
Many people’s eyes flashed a brilliant light. They could sense Lin Zhong’s aura rising steadily like a dormant dragon was awakening in his body!
Lin Zhong’s eyes sprang open.
Clang!
The hazy gray light suddenly changed in his hand, transforming into a twelve-foot-long spear. It was simple and unadorned yet it was overflowing with terrifying energy, causing the air to whimper, buzz, and almost crumble.
Si!
Gasps rippled throughout the audience. The spear’s appearance sent a chilling destructive power spreading across the area and brought stinging pain to everyone’s skin.
It was as though the spear had come to life and possessed an incomparably sharp soul inside it!
Everyone’s eyes widened, and they quickly tried to investigate the aura emitting from the spear with their sensing powers. They didn’t let go of the slightest detail.
Lin Zhong moved. His eyes glinted like swords, his face glowed, and his aura soared to its pinnacle state.
It was as though the former White Casanova had returned. Wielding the spear, he seemed to have become a different person, radiating elegance and superiority.
Boom!
A copper-skin puppet suddenly appeared on the platform. It was the strongest defense puppet in Stone Cauldron Alms and could withstand the blow of a Heaven Ascension cultivator. Puppets at this stage were incredibly valuable.
However, Lin Zhong simply pointed his spear ahead, and the puppet exploded into smithereens and scattered with the wind.
A wisp of aura from the spearhead had crumbled a puppet that could withstand the full-strength attack of a Heaven Ascension cultivator!
Its unbelievably frightening power caused an uproar in the audience. Many powerful figures couldn’t help but cry out and their expressions changed.
Luo Feng’s pupils rapidly shrank and then he snorted coldly. “Is that it? At best, it is just a rune armament with slightly more destructive power.”
Suddenly, his face stiffened and his heart twitched violently.
The dark gray spear suddenly cast out obscure rune patterns and arrays one after another on the stage. Faintly, there seemed to be visions of a Kui Ox bellowing and the moon and sun floating up and down.
The scene stunned the audience like a miracle.
The powerful figures of the older generation with more experience couldn’t stop their expressions from changing as they sensed a dangerous aura spreading everywhere!
Feng Qingyou’s face brimmed with astonishment and she muttered, “Teacher, can you tell how many rune arrays are engraved on that treasure?”
“If I’m not mistaken, there should be forty-nine heaven-grade rune arrays...”
Lady Baohua’s eyes were also alight with amazement. “There are fifty laws of operation between heaven and earth, but only forty-nine evolutions of heaven. The remaining one is the secret and the variable of heaven. But the spear is complete and has everything! It breaks the laws of heaven! How…how did he make it?”
Her heart trembled turbulently, unable to calm down!
“Teacher, what are you talking about?” Feng Qingyou furrowed her brows in puzzlement.
Lady Baohua ignored her like she was bewitched and continued to mutter to herself, “No wonder it drew upon a lightning tribulation and wasn’t tolerated by the heavens. The remaining one is sealed within the spear. It goes against the laws of heaven…but how did he manage to craft it? He actually made such a spear come into existence in this world…”
Not only Lady Baohua but Luo Feng also noticed the unusualness. His face had become extremely stiff, and his eyes went wide with utter disbelief.
On the other hand, Yu Beidou, Cheng Jing and Old Mo were full of speculations. They vaguely noticed something unusual but they couldn’t put their finger on it.
They were all leading figures in the world of runes, so they were most concerned about the secret techniques and runes arrays that made up the spear.
However, the powerful figures with high achievements in cultivation sensed a dangerous energy from the visions that the spear presented.
Clang!
On the stage, the hazy gray aura rolled, gathered and transformed into wisps of divine light. It then took the shape of a dark gray armor and cloaked Lin Zhong entirely, matching perfectly with the spear in his hand. All of a sudden, his imposing bearing soared once again.