Chapter 227 - Dragon Rock City

Like a dragonfly skimming the water, then swiftly retreating.

Lin Xuan stood there stunned, touching his cheek before giving a bitter smile.

Suddenly, a beautiful face appeared in his heart, as if it belonged to a Heavenly Immortal.

“Sky Martial Domain…” Lin Xuan whispered.

No words were exchanged that night.

The next day, the two of them hit the road again, speeding forth, and finally arrived at Dragon Rock City three days later.

was even more bustling than Flame City, filled with powerful individuals.

“Where are you going?” Lin Xuan asked.

Zhao Xue looked at Lin Xuan and smiled sweetly, “Mr.

Lin, thank you for your assistance along the way; this young lady is deeply grateful.”

“We’ll meet again if fate allows it!”

With that said, a resolute look appeared in Zhao Xue’s eyes, and she quickly left.

As Lin Xuan watched Zhao Xue leave, he headed towards the city center where there was a branch of the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower.

Finding the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, he entered and stated his purpose.

“Lin Xuan, you’ve arrived,” Weiwei said with a smile as she ran out.

“The competition is about to start, I thought you weren’t coming!” Weiwei complained a bit.

“How could I not?” Lin Xuan smiled, “I was delayed by some matters on the road.”

“Wow, you’ve become a Second Grade Rune Master?” Weiwei looked at the two gold patterns on Lin Xuan’s chest, her expression filled with surprise.

Even Elder Gu was shocked.

He knew the difficulty of the Second Grade Rune Master examination; a 20% pass rate was considered good!

“Lin’s talent is extraordinary, it seems we have hope this time!” Elder Gu said cheerfully.

“Come in quickly,” Weiwei pulled Lin Xuan inside.

That day, the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower was extremely lively, the faces of many elders adorned with smiles.

A few disciples who were unaware of the circumstances inquired, and only then did they learn that a young man named Lin Xuan had arrived.

“Lin Xuan?

Hmph, what’s so great about him!” many disciples sneered inwardly.

Before long, the entire Ten Thousand Treasure Tower knew that a talented young man had arrived today.

“Ladies and gentlemen, Elder Gu invites you!” announced a server.

“Good, I want to see just what kind of devil this Lin Xuan is.”

“Hmph!

He definitely can’t compare to Senior Brother Liu!”

“Don’t even mention Senior Brother Liu, I think even Brother Ding is better than him!”

Thirty minutes later, everyone had gathered in the backyard.

“Look, that’s Brother Ding!”

“They say Brother Ding has reached the peak of One Seal Soul Power, wonder if it’s true?”

“It must be true!

Look at that aura, that commanding presence, it can’t be faked!”

“Look, Senior Brother Liu has arrived!”

Another group of people exclaimed as even Brother Ding turned to the entrance with a grave expression.

“Hmph, Senior Brother Liu is here, why hasn’t that Lin Xuan shown up yet?”

“Exactly, he’s really putting on airs!” Many of Liu’s supporters coldly muttered.

“Elder Gu is here!” Someone shouted, and suddenly the courtyard quieted down considerably.

Everyone turned their gaze towards the entrance.

They saw a White Robed Elder walking in cheerfully, followed by a bright woman and a handsome young man.

All eyes turned to the handsome young man.

This young man was unfamiliar to them; it must be this Lin Xuan.

Many faces bore cold expressions, ready to scoff.

But when they saw the two gold lines on Lin Xuan’s chest, they suddenly froze in place.

Even Brother Ding showed a look of shock, and Senior Brother Liu’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

“Second Grade Rune Master!”

Many voices trembled, and by now, almost no one dared to look at Lin Xuan with a critical attitude.

That was a Second Grade Rune Master, whom in their hearts, only Senior Brother Liu could compare to.

“Haha, everyone has arrived,” Elder Gu chuckled, “This is Lin Xuan, our young friend.

With his participation, our chances of winning will greatly increase.”

Lin Xuan smiled and greeted the others, then stood behind Elder Gu and spoke no more.

Next, Elder Gu explained some details about the battle of engravings, and everyone listened carefully.

Lin Xuan also pricked up his ears, learning that these people were merely disciples of Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, and not everyone could participate.

Including Lin Xuan, there were only five people.

Aside from them, Xia Country had other forces that would send their disciples.

One of which was the Engraving Alliance.

Although it was a regional, large organization, the divisions among the countries competed against each other.

Thus, they could not be absent from this battle.

Besides the Engraving Alliance, there was also the Ouyang Family, an ancient family with a modest reputation in Xia Country’s engraving circles.

Three days later, Xia Country’s three forces would gather at Dragon Rock City, then head together to Green Water Valley.

There, they would compete with the engravers of Ying Country and Rain Country, then decide on the spots for entering the Engraving Tower.

Half an hour later, everyone dispersed to start their careful preparations.

Three days later, Ten Thousand Treasure Tower brought the other two forces.

Lin Xuan had met the people from the Engraving Alliance, led by Elder Song and Deacon Meng.

Among the disciples, Lin Xuan noticed Huang Shanshan and Zhou Yong.

The other group was the Ouyang Family, led by an old man leaning on a dragon head crutch.

Behind him stood six or seven youths, one of whom, with exceptionally strong soul power, occasionally let out an aura that was startling.

Lin Xuan was slightly astonished; judging from the robustness of their soul power, that youth seemed even more formidable than him.

“Indeed, it’s a gathering of elites!” Lin Xuan felt a flicker of excitement in his heart.

Meanwhile, members of the Ouyang Family and the Engraving Alliance also secretly observed Lin Xuan and the others.

Many were surprised upon seeing Lin Xuan, as such a young Second Grade Rune Master had never appeared before!

In total, fifteen individuals from Xia Country participated, all of whom could be considered elites.

Among these fifteen, Lin Xuan, Huang Shanshan, Liu Qing, and Ouyang Changming were all Second Grade Rune Masters with very robust soul power.

The other eleven were First-grade Rune Masters, among which Zhou Yong and Ding Zhe were at the peak of First-grade Rune Masters.

Thus, all of Xia Country’s engravers were assembled.

This time, the competition was led by Elder Song, with Elder Gu and Elder Ouyang accompanying.

The group got ready and then set off towards Green Water Valley.

Three huge Green Striped Birds landed in the courtyard, each over ten meters long, their wings beating to form small, storm-like currents.

Lin Xuan and the others quickly boarded and departed.

The three elders sat in different directions, all being in the Realm of Spirit Merging, effortlessly creating solid protective shields.

With the disturbance of the fierce wind gone, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and began to comprehend the runes he had copied from the stone eyeballs.

This competition was sure to be a convergence of the mighty, and he did not want to embarrass himself.

After Elder Gu’s explanation, Lin Xuan knew that the competition was straightforward—arena fighting.

Compared to ordinary fighting, dueling between engravers was far more perilous since one could sustain soul damage at any time.

And such damage had a huge impact on a martial artist!

As for the prize, it was naturally entry into the Engraving Tower.

The top three from the competition would enter the Engraving Tower to experience and understand engraving.