Chapter 0407: Thunder Attracting Rune Array

Chapter 0407: Thunder Attracting Rune Array

Qin Yun's flame was the Ming Yang Flame. Only by observing carefully could one see the faint black strands in the flame.

Even without the enhancement of runes, the Ming Yang Flame could easily heat the low-grade bone steel to a red-hot state!

Chu Longjie, who had been proceeding with ease, was also startled by Qin Yun.

The large piece of low-grade bone steel was flipped and kneaded by Qin Yun... like he was kneading dough to make buns.

Qin Yun's fists were like powerful forging hammers, alternating rapidly, striking the bone steel and creating bursts of sparks.

The bone steel was beaten thin, then folded several layers by Qin Yun, and continued to be hammered.

Qin Yun forged the bone steel quickly, without a furnace or hammer.

By folding and forging the bone steel, he made it stronger.

After half an hour, Qin Yun forged a shiny black shield!

Next came the stage of carving runes.

Chu Longjie, sweating, had just forged an axe and was starting to carve runes.

Everyone in the hall had been quietly watching Qin Yun!

Because Qin Yun's forging process was truly astonishing, even those who didn’t know forging were amazed.

Xiao Yuemei smiled sweetly in relief, twirling her hair with her fingers, waiting for the final result.

She occasionally stuck out her tongue and made faces at Hong Mengshu.

Qin Yun tried several times to infuse Blood Soul Power into the knife but failed.

Hong Ying glanced at the Qingtian King Sect elders and noticed they looked proud and reassured, indicating that the carving knife had significant issues.

"Qin Yun hasn't started carving the runes yet!"

"He mentioned earlier that the carving knife has problems."

"It seems his tools have issues, otherwise he wouldn’t have worked so hard on the material!"

"He’s quite capable. The skills he showed earlier are beyond a senior Runes Master."

Everyone watched Qin Yun, whispering worriedly.

Xiao Yuemei began to worry again...

After several tries, Qin Yun sighed and set the knife aside!

He closed his eyes, as if gathering strength, veins bulging and steam rising from his hair.

White vapor rose from his left sleeve.

As everyone wondered what he was doing, they saw him drawing on the shield with his left hand!

A drop of golden-red blood oozed from his fingertip, thick and eerie.

That was the Blood Soul Power!

The Runes Masters present were all visibly moved, gasping in awe!

Condensing his Blood Soul Power and using his hand like a carving tool to engrave runes!

This is an incredibly advanced level of mastery!

Many Runes Masters present felt inadequate in comparison!

Although Qin Yun's fingers were charged with strong Blood Soul Power, they were very stable and moved smoothly.

He also emitted a mist that enveloped his hand and the shield, shielding his high-grade solid runes from view.

Low-grade spirit tools need one or two sets of runes engraved.

Now, Qin Yun was engraving two sets of high-grade solid runes!

Solid runes can make the spirit tool more durable and are commonly used on defensive gear.

Qin Yun quickly completed the dark runes part and then began engraving the Bright Runes.

Everyone immediately watched intently.

When Qin Yun was engraving the Bright Runes, it seemed like he was painting with his fingers, appearing effortless and straightforward!

In fact, it was not easy at all!

It was clear that Qin Yun was drenched in sweat, concentrating intensely on engraving the runes!

"Only someone deeply familiar with runes can achieve this level!"

The elder from the Runes Hall who was in charge of the competition exclaimed in amazement: "His rune mastery likely surpasses that of many senior Runes Masters!"

At this moment, most Runes Masters were analyzing the techniques Qin Yun employed, discussing the crucial aspects and essentials.

In comparison, Chu Longjie garnered little attention!

Both were advancing at a similar rate, but Chu Longjie used tools while Qin Yun did not!

By comparison, Chu Longjie lagged far behind!

The Qingtian King Sect elders all appeared deeply displeased, as they now realized the sheer terror of Qin Yun's rune talent.

Those who once doubted Qin Yun's status as a Runes Master now had no choice but to believe!

An hour finally passed!

Qin Yun finished first, crafting a low-grade spirit shield!

Subsequently, Chu Longjie also refined an axe.

Qin Yun let out a long breath and smiled slightly, saying, "Let's start the testing!"

The elder from the Runes Hall came over and took Qin Yun's shield and Chu Longjie's axe.

"Martial King Hongying, could you lend a hand and help test the axe and shield together?" the elder smiled.

"No problem!" Hongying laughed.

The elder handed the axe to Hongying and grinned, "We'll rely solely on our physical strength!"

Hongying quickly seized the axe and strode over, swinging it horizontally against the shield held by the elder!

A thunderous crash resounded, startling everyone in the vicinity.

A flurry of sparks erupted, signaling a very intense collision.

The axe in Hongying's hand had shattered, while the shield was merely dented and not broken!

The elder from Qiwen Hall raised the shield and laughed heartily, "As you can see, this shield is incredibly sturdy! The winner of this match is Qin Yun!"

The crowd fell silent.

Since the Qingtian King Sect had lost, they feared provoking a royal sect and could only remain quiet.

Chu Longjie's face contorted with anger, his previous arrogance vanished, as he clenched his fists and glared at Qin Yun.

"You lost—three million purple spirit coins!"

Xiao Yuemei laughed and hurried over, taking out a purple spirit card to receive the purple spirit coins from the elder of the Qingtian King Sect.

With everyone watching, the elder couldn’t risk cheating. Chu Longjie's defeat was already humiliating enough; cheating would make it even worse.

"I... I won’t accept this!" Chu Longjie suddenly shouted.

"If you don't accept it, what can you do about it?" Xiao Yuemei giggled. "You used tools, yet he won without using any! If you're so不服, why not try forging an axe without tools?"

Chu Longjie was furious, itching to slap Xiao Yuemei!

The thought of the Qingtian King Sect losing three million to Xiao Yuemei only fueled his anger.

"Forging isn’t my strength—I’m best at talisman-making!" Chu Longjie said. "Qin Yun beat me in forging, but that doesn’t make him better at talisman-making!"

Xiao Yuemei giggled, "Still want to compete? How about a six-million bet this time?"

Several elders of the Qingtian King Sect were also displeased.

One elder said, "Let’s skip talisman-making and compete in talisman array creation instead, how about that? Six million, we're in!"

"How do we compete?" Qin Yun asked. He had made talisman arrays before, but they were ghost-suppressing arrays.

He had never tried making a talisman array during a competition.

"A thunder-attracting talisman array! Whoever draws the stronger lightning wins!"

The elder in charge said, "Once the talisman array is complete, place a thunder-accumulating bead in the center! As everyone knows, stronger energy means more weight!"

Qin Yun asked, "What about the tools?"

"Bring your own tools!" the elder from the Qingtian King Sect said. "But everyone must use low-grade spirit runes! Qiwen Hall will supply the low-grade spirit runes, and engraving the damaged runes will be transparent, ensuring fairness!"

Earlier, Chu Longjie’s axe had mid-grade runes, clearly inferior to Qin Yun’s high-grade solid runes.

That's why the Qingtian King Sect remains unconvinced, firmly believing that Chu Longjie's rune techniques surpassed those of Qin Yun.

"Alright!" Qin Yun agreed.

"Also, the talisman paper will be provided by Qiwen Hall, and we will only be engraving the runes!" the elder added.

Qin Yun trusted Qiwen Hall and nodded, agreeing.

"You have one hour to create a low-grade talisman array!" said the elder from the Runes Temple, then handed Qin Yun and Chu Longjie each five large sheets of talisman paper.

The talisman paper was very thin and disposable, making it easier to carve talismans on.

The talisman paper used for creating talisman arrays was large enough for a person to sit on.

Talisman arrays were different from spiritual arrays because they could only be used once or a few times before becoming useless. The materials used were more basic, and the creation process was much faster.

The Runes Temple also provided low-grade Power Gathering Talismans and low-grade Thunder Talismans.

Creating a low-grade Thunder Summoning Talisman Array only required these two types of talismans, which were common low-grade talismans and could be bought.

Chu Longjie took out a golden carving knife, which looked very beautiful and luxurious, sparkling brightly.

Many Runes Masters present gazed at the carving knife with envy.

"That's a mystical weapon-grade carving knife!"

"Many Runes Masters only use high-grade or royal-grade carving knives!"

"Chu Longjie is so young and already has a carving knife of this level, it's truly enviable!"

Those Runes Masters looked at it with great desire.

A mystical weapon-grade carving knife required blueprints and special materials to forge, making it very expensive.

In this competition to create a talisman array, the materials and talismans were the same. To win, one had to focus on the precision of the talismans.

Having a good carving knife could improve the precision of the talismans!

Qin Yun saw Chu Longjie's confident expression and felt a secret disdain. If it were a competition of carving tools, his Spirit Rhino Mystic Pen could surpass Chu Longjie's by miles.

"Complete it within one hour, begin!" shouted the elder from the Runes Temple.

Qin Yun only glanced at the low-grade Thunder Talisman and low-grade Power Gathering Talisman a couple of times before immediately starting to carve.

After flattening the large sheet of talisman paper, he took out the Spirit Rhino Mystic Pen and quickly began drawing the talismans on it!

In contrast, Chu Longjie was very careful, slowly moving the tip of his knife...

Martial King Hongying watched with some surprise and asked a Runes Master beside him, "Old Guo, is Qin Yun just doodling? He's incredibly fast!"

"No!" the Runes Master named Old Guo also exclaimed in surprise, "He's drawing the low-grade Power Gathering Talisman, and he's already finished. Next is the low-grade Thunder Talisman... This guy is unbelievably fast!"