Chapter 0311 Breaking the Array

Chapter 0311 Breaking the Array

Lan Huayu was both happy and shocked to see Qin Yun stand up!

Because it was the Icebone Penetration Array, and Qin Yun had endured it for so long with just his flesh and blood!

Not only was Lan Huayu surprised, but even many elders from the Holy Palace were utterly baffled by this!

Yu Heng could resist the Icebone Penetration Array because he had a treasure-grade defensive armor, which many elders from the Blue Spirit Star Palace could guess!

But Qin Yun had no such protection, which is why he had suffered so much earlier!

Seeing Qin Yun still able to stand up, Yu Heng sneered with icy disdain: "Qin Yun, I want to see how powerful the forbidden technique you're using is, to have allowed you to hold on!"

He naturally knew that Qin Yun had terrifying perseverance, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to stand up again!

The Icebone Penetration Array was still operating continuously, releasing gusts of cold wind that swept through the Lingwu Hall, causing the temperature to drop significantly.

"Yu Heng, you can come out now!" a blue-robed elder suddenly shouted.

"No, I can hold on!" Yu Heng frowned and said coldly.

"Don't push yourself... this is your limit, if something goes wrong, it could cause you great harm!" The blue-robed elder, anxious and furious, shouted: "Yu Heng, come out now!"

Yu Heng appeared unharmed, but the urgency of the elder's call left many onlookers confused.

"Ah!"

Yu Heng suddenly screamed, collapsing to the ground.

His body was instantly covered in frost, then he started convulsing...

Crack, the surface of Yu Heng's body suddenly shattered, revealing the hard armor hidden beneath his clothes!

After the armor shattered, Yu Heng's frost-covered body surface began to crack rapidly...

"Yu Heng!"

The blue-robed elder shouted, rushing in to pick up Yu Heng and carry him out of the array.

Yu Heng had no life left, showing that he was no match for the strongest power of the killing array!

The sight of the shattered armor on the ground sparked a wave of questions from the crowd!

Yu Heng was actually wearing protective armor!

Lan Huayu rushed forward, swiftly deactivated the Icebone Penetration Array, and supported the weakened Qin Yun as they exited.

He looked towards Ji Kailin and others, only to see them disappear into the crowd!

"They got away! Those competing saints must also be wearing treasure-grade protective armor, if we caught them, we could confirm the truth!" Murong Daren shouted.

The warriors from outside the Blue Spirit Star Palace all voiced their doubts and anger.

"Someone cheated!"

"How disgraceful! Is the Blue Spirit Holy Palace so afraid of defeat? If you can't handle losing, don't hold such competitions, it's embarrassing!"

"Hmph, if it weren't for Qin Yun holding on till the end, we would never have known the truth!"

"How shameless, wasting our time like this!"

The elder in charge of hosting remained expressionless and shouted, "Next group, step forward!"

Only a few outsiders criticized the Blue Spirit Holy Palace, while the disciples of the Blue Spirit Star Palace, except for Murong Daren and a few others, stayed silent on the matter.

Qin Yun successfully passed the third round, and Yang Shiyue became his mentor, guiding him through the next two rounds.

"Are you okay?" Yang Shiyue grasped Qin Yun's wrist, checking his internal condition through his pulse, only to find a very active force within him.

"I'm fine!" Qin Yun shook his head. Thanks to the heavenly lion bloodline, his body was now resistant to both ice and fire.

The strongest aspect of the Icebone Penetration Array was its icy power, which had no effect on him. Only the array's immense pressure made it tough for him.

"It's good that you're fine!" Zhuochuan walked over, smiling, "The totem patterns are amazing—they really pulled you through!"

Qin Yun nodded, not saying much about it. He could tell that Zhuochuan knew about the heavenly lion bloodline.

"There are still over two hours before the afternoon rune competition. Will you have enough time to participate?" Lan Huayu asked.

"There's enough time!" Qin Yun nodded, feeling that he had recovered well.

"Let me help you recover from your injuries." Yang Shiyue took Qin Yun's hand and walked out of the Spirit Martial Hall.

...

Qin Yun took Yang Shiyue to Lan Huayu's small forest, arriving at his wooden house.

"I'll give you some inner energy to speed up your recovery."

Yang Shiyue and Qin Yun sat cross-legged on the bed, facing each other, their palms tightly pressed together.

"Teacher, there are some really shady characters in the Holy Palace. You must be careful in the future!" Qin Yun said, looking into Yang Shiyue's beautiful and gentle eyes.

Yang Shiyue smiled lightly, "Don't worry, I can protect myself!"

Qin Yun nodded, then asked again, "Has Xiao Yanglong set a date for your wedding?"

Mentioning this, Yang Shiyue's expression changed slightly, and she asked with some surprise, "How did you know about this?"

Qin Yun had overheard this while in the Beastmen Mountains! He also overheard that Xiao Yanglong intended to use Yang Shiyue as a cauldron for cultivating demonic arts!

"Teacher, when exactly is your wedding?" Qin Yun asked again.

"After the Blue Spirit Holy Palace's celebration ends, it will begin..." Yang Shiyue sighed softly, her sigh filled with helplessness and sorrow.

Qin Yun also knew very well that Xiao Yanglong had used certain means to threaten Yang Shiyue.

As long as Xiao Yanglong was alive, Yang Shiyue could only resign herself to fate.

"So soon?" Qin Yun was somewhat unwilling.

Yang Shiyue nodded gently, revealing a touch of a poignant smile, "Qin Yun, you don't need to be sad. No matter what, I will always be your teacher and your friend!"

"Mm!" Qin Yun's eyes suddenly became firm, as if he had decided to do something.

"Seeing you grow so strong makes me very happy. You and Yuelan will surely carve out a future for yourselves!" Yang Shiyue smiled with relief, her smile beautiful yet sorrowful, "Once Yuelan finishes her seclusion, she'll be the youngest martial realm warrior in this region!"

Qin Yun remained silent.

He had a duel with Xiao Yanglong scheduled for two years from now, but he now decided to challenge Xiao Yanglong ahead of time!

After a little over an hour, Qin Yun had fully recovered!

This was mainly due to him wearing Runes Equipment. Additionally, Yang Shiyue's Purple Moon inner energy had a strong restorative power.

"That was quick!" Yang Shiyue smiled. "It seems you can step into the warrior realm in about two or three years!"

Qin Yun hurriedly took out the Earth-Level Martial Art, *Star Profound Steps*, and handed it to Yang Shiyue, saying, "Teacher, this is an Earth-Level Martial Art. I haven't learned it yet because I lacked guidance and didn’t dare to experiment with it on my own."

Qin Yun had mastered the *Fire Cloud Steps* to perfection, but to perform the strongest "Meteor Flash," he needed to use a large amount of inner energy, which consumed a lot of energy.

If he mastered an Earth-Level movement martial art, he could achieve great speed and more advanced techniques just by using inner energy.

Yang Shiyue took the *Star Profound Steps* manual and quickly began flipping through it, examining it very carefully.

"I need some time to analyze and annotate it. Can you wait?" Yang Shiyue was quite excited to encounter an Earth-Level Martial Art, as it was not easy for her to access such techniques.

Even after stepping into the warrior realm, obtaining Earth-Level Martial Arts required a lot of effort.

Qin Yun smiled. "Of course I can wait! Although movement martial arts are my weak point, these things can't be rushed."

"Alright, I'll analyze it as quickly as I can, then annotate it and guide you through the basics in the simplest way!" Yang Shiyue kept her eyes on the book, very serious.

Qin Yun didn’t disturb Yang Shiyue and walked out of the small house to the outside.

He sat alone on a stone bench, looking at Mo Mo within his storage space.

"Mo Mo, my little beauty, I now have the heavenly lion bloodline in my body. Is this a good thing for me?" Qin Yun asked.

Mo Mo, the high priestess of the demon spirits, appeared small but had lived a long time and was well-versed in totem runes.

Mo Mo said in a sweet voice, "Of course it's a good thing! This is something many humans and demons aspire to! If you were in the demon realm, anyone with the heavenly lion bloodline would be sought after. Even a sip of soup made from someone like you would be highly beneficial!"

Qin Yun felt uncomfortable all over and smiled bitterly. "Many people want to eat me? That doesn't seem like a good thing!"

"Just don't let anyone know! Not only the demons in the demon realm, but even some people who want to gain bloodline power would want to eat a warrior like you with such a bloodline!"

This made Qin Yun even more anxious!

He felt secretly relieved that the people of the Blue Spirit Star Palace hadn’t noticed this matter.

Although Zhuochuan knew, he helped cover it up.

Yang Shiyue was inside the small house studying the *Star Profound Steps*. Qin Yun greeted her at the door and then headed to the Runes Hall.

...

In the afternoon, the Runes Hall was to host the third round of the Runes competition.

The content of the competition would only be announced just before it started, which also tested the adaptability of the Runes Masters.

Qin Yun, clad in a silver-white robe, strode into the Runes Hall with noticeable energy.

Everyone who saw him was secretly surprised, not expecting him to recover so quickly and appear to be in good condition.

No one knew how difficult the third round of the Runes competition would be.

However, it was certain that it wouldn’t be as deadly as the martial competition in the morning!

Yang Shiyue did not come to watch Qin Yun's Runes competition, which struck people as a bit odd.

Qin Yun entered the competition arena and, as before, took his seat next to Lan Fengjin.

There were a total of one hundred Runes Masters participating in the third round of the competition.

When those senior Runes Masters entered the arena, they also did not look at Qin Yun, primarily out of a sense of shame.

After the first two rounds of competition, Qin Yun's Runes Level was clearly evident, and he himself was a senior Runes Master, which made those senior Runes Masters feel very embarrassed.

Of course, a few senior Runes Masters from the Blue Spirit Star Palace still held Qin Yun in low regard.

They believed Qin Yun had some talent, but in a competition among senior Runes Masters, he would struggle to outperform them.

Once all participants had gathered, Lan Huayu began to announce the start of the competition and explained the rules of the third round of the Runes competition.

"The third round mainly tests formations, not setting up formations, but breaking them!" Lan Huayu said: "You need to break a formation within the specified time!"

Setting up formations is time-consuming, and breaking them is equally demanding.

However, this competition does not afford Runes Masters much time, in order to test their true level.

Lan Huayu waved his hand, and a dozen or so middle-aged men in blue robes came forward.

These middle-aged men in blue robes took out some very small tents and opened them in the middle.

The blue tents were modest in size, accommodating only one person. A closer look revealed that the tent materials were exceptional, made from animal skin mixed with bone steel and refined, adorned with numerous spirit patterns.