Chapter 0313: Star Rune

Chapter 0313: Star Rune

When it came to the topic of rewards, Lan Fengjin also felt quite dissatisfied and said, "The Blue Spirit Holy Palace shouldn't be lacking in rewards, right?"

Lan Huayu chuckled and replied, "Of course not! There are rewards for the third round, but they will be distributed together with the fourth round's rewards. To earn these rewards, you need to perform well in the fourth round. You'll find out the details when the time comes!"

Yang Shiyue smiled lightly and said, "Qin Yun, if you want to obtain that mysterious reward, you'll have to work hard in the fourth round! And as your mentor, I will also receive a reward."

"Teacher, can you teach me the Star Profound Steps now?" Qin Yun eagerly asked.

"You just returned from the Runes Competition. Don't you need to rest?" Yang Shiyue inquired.

"No, I'm full of energy right now!" Qin Yun laughed.

Afterward, Yang Shiyue and Qin Yun entered the wooden house, where she began explaining the basics of the Star Profound Steps.

Meanwhile, Lan Fengjin went to practice breaking the seal formation, which had caused her a major setback, so she wanted to overcome it in this place.

Inside the small wooden house, Qin Yun listened attentively as Yang Shiyue explained the martial techniques.

Yang Shiyue said, "The Star Profound Steps are truly unique. When used, they will manifest different movements depending on the warrior's inner martial soul."

"For example, I have a Moon Soul. During the day, when I use the Star Profound Steps, the movement characteristics are not very noticeable, and it can only be used to increase speed. But at night, under the moonlight, I can resonate with the moon, allowing my body to be lifted by the moon and fly effortlessly!"

"I have a Purple Thunderfire Soul and a Vibration Soul... What effects would I achieve if I used the Star Profound Steps?" Qin Yun was filled with anticipation.

"I don't know. You'll only find out once you master the basics," Yang Shiyue smiled. "The first step in learning the Star Profound Steps is to develop distinct movement characteristics. I can only truly discern my movement characteristics at night."

Qin Yun nodded and continued listening as Yang Shiyue explained the challenges of the Star Profound Steps.

The Star Profound Steps are an Earth-Level Martial Art, and only Martial Warriors can use them with ease.

For warriors at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage, using Earth-Level Martial Skills inevitably consumes a lot of energy, and they also need to utilize their inner energy.

After listening, Qin Yun gained a general understanding.

He then began to use the mantra to mobilize the power of his inner core, allowing it to flow throughout his body and naturally impact his legs.

He repeated this process, striving to become proficient in it...

At night, Yang Shiyue also went outside to practice the Star Profound Steps, diligently striving to enhance her strength.

...

Qin Yun practiced all night and continued into the next morning, only taking a short break around noon.

In the afternoon, he was scheduled to participate in the fourth round of the Runes Competition.

The fourth round of the martial competition would begin in three days, but the Runes Competition continued without pause.

"Qin Yun, I won't be going to watch. I know you'll perform exceptionally well!" Yang Shiyue prepared a plate of exquisite and delicious pastries as encouragement.

Qin Yun ate them happily, nodding repeatedly.

After he finished, he headed to the Rune Hall with Lan Fengjin, Lan Huayu, and Zhuochuan.

Only twenty-five Runes Masters participated in the fourth round of the Runes Competition, making the spacious arena seem quite desolate.

Only the most skilled Runes Masters had advanced to the fourth round.

Among the participating Runes Masters, only Qin Yun was at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage. The others were all senior Runes Masters at the Martial Dao stage.

Most of them were from the Blue Spirit Star Palace, while the rest were from Profound-level martial academies or the Runes Hall.

The young Qin Yun, competing against a group of senior Runes Masters, seemed out of place.

This clearly showed that Qin Yun's Runes skills were far superior to most senior Runes Masters.

"The fourth round of the Runes competition will once again test the Runes Masters' mastery of spirit runes and their familiarity with spirit tools," said Lan Huayu. "During the crafting process, Runes Masters inevitably make mistakes, the most common being errors in carving spirit runes, which can lead to the tool being scrapped."

"Artifacts scrapped due to these errors can be repaired, but this greatly tests the Runes Master's skill."

"This round of the competition will have each of you repair scrapped top-grade spirit tools."

"Don’t worry, the mistakes in these scrapped tools are all in the visible rune sections. As long as you repair the faulty visible rune sections, you can bring the top-grade spirit tools 'back to life' and advance to the final round!"

"The Runes Master who repairs the most top-grade spirit tools will earn a Star Rune, unique to our Blue Spirit Holy Palace. This is a special Rune!"

The fourth round’s reward was incredibly generous—the legendary Star Rune.

The eliminated Runes Masters watching from the sidelines were filled with regret, lamenting why they hadn't made it to the fourth round, as they might have had a chance to obtain the Star Rune!

The Runes Hall buzzed with excitement over this!

Qin Yun was no stranger to Star Runes.

Among Runes, aside from spirit runes, profound runes, and dao runes, there were also special Runes like Star Runes, Moon Runes, and Sun Runes.

Star Runes were among the more common special Runes, but even so, few factions mastered them.

As for Moon Runes and Sun Runes, they were even rarer.

What powers did Star Runes hold? No one could say, as they were special and mysterious, which is why many Runes Masters yearned for them.

"To obtain a Star Rune, you must repair the most top-grade spirit tools. If everyone repairs just one tool, no one gets the reward!"

"The time limit is two hours!"

Two hours was relatively long compared to previous rounds, indicating the difficulty was indeed high!

Qin Yun was more looking forward to the fifth round's reward.

If the fourth round's reward was a Star Rune, then the fifth round's reward must be even better than a Star Rune!

He already possessed high-grade spirit runes, profound runes, and dao runes, but he lacked a Star Rune, so the Star Rune held great appeal for him.

Lan Huayu brought out many scrapped top-grade spirit tools, totaling fifty to sixty pieces, mostly swords and blades, followed by hammers and spears.

"These are all tools that my friends and I scrapped over the years due to errors in carving visible runes. Although we could repair them, the errors were quite unique, so we kept them as reminders for ourselves and our disciples, to avoid repeating our mistakes. Now, we're offering them for you to try and repair."

Lan Huayu invited the participating Runes Masters to select the top-grade spirit tools.

Qin Yun also picked through them. Holding the scrapped tools, it was hard to pinpoint where the mistakes were.

When he infused his inner energy, he found that the energy flowed poorly within the tool, and the tool couldn't absorb the energy to release stronger power.

Like many Runes Masters, Qin Yun chose larger tools, as they made it easier to observe the runes.

Smaller tools had finer, denser runes, making them tougher to inspect.

Qin Yun selected a large pale red blade with bold and intricately carved surface runes, clearly identifiable as thunder and fire runes.

After all the Runes Masters had chosen their spiritual artifacts, Lan Huayu announced the start of the competition!

Even though the twenty-five Runes Masters had taken some of the spiritual artifacts, there were still many top-grade spiritual artifacts left on the long table. If the Runes Masters repaired them quickly, they could go back to choose more.

At the start of the competition, all the Runes Masters rushed to find the faulty runes on their spiritual artifacts.

Qin Yun used his mental energy to repeatedly scan the large pale red blade, carefully and meticulously searching for the faulty runes.

Finding the faulty runes was very time-consuming. Once found, one could quickly enter the state of repairing the runes.

This competition tested the Runes Masters' experience in carving runes.

Mo Mo, inside the storage space, also knew what was happening outside. She said, "Brother Yun, if I could come out, I could quickly help you find the faulty runes!"

Qin Yun also knew that Mo Mo had this ability. He smiled and said, "It's okay, this is also a test of my abilities! In the future, I will definitely let you help me repair spiritual artifacts!"

Repairing spiritual artifacts was also a necessary skill for a Runes Master.

Qin Yun's mental energy was very strong. Even senior Runes Masters who had entered the martial realm might not have such strong mental energy.

After his careful scanning, he quickly found the faulty runes!

He picked up the competition-specific engraving tool, infused it with Blood Soul Power, and attempted to repair the faulty runes!

Lan Fengjin, outside the competition area, saw Qin Yun starting to use the engraving tool and remarked in surprise, "Qin Yun found the faulty spot so quickly? I've tried helping my grandfather repair such failed refined spiritual artifacts before, and it wasn't that easy to find the faulty spot! It took a very careful search over a period of time to find the error!"

Zhuochuan nodded: "Indeed, finding the faulty runes is very time-consuming and not easily found! But Qin Yun seems to have found it already!"

The eliminated Runes Masters, also watching the competition from outside, were secretly amazed.

This was Qin Yun's first time repairing such a failed refined spiritual artifact, relying solely on the knowledge he had gained from books.

He didn't expect his mental energy to be so useful. Just by following the flow of the surface runes on the blade, he quickly found the faulty spot.

"I wonder who engraved these runes. The precision isn't great, and they weren't very careful. In several places, the Blood Soul Power used during engraving wasn't sufficient, causing the entire rune to become intermittent after engraving."

Qin Yun thought while using the engraving tool to re-carve the problematic runes along the original surface runes.

Blood Soul Power acts like ink. When engraving runes, without enough Blood Soul Power, the engraved runes are like words written with a dry brush—very unclear.

"He really found the faulty spot!"

Zhuochuan, seeing Qin Yun seriously engraving the runes, remarked in amazement, "Even the Runes Master who refined that spiritual artifact wouldn't find the faulty spot so easily. How did he do it?"

Not only Zhuochuan was puzzled, but many senior Runes Masters were also the same.

They secretly suspected that Qin Yun had mastered some powerful secret technique.

Lan Fengjin's eyes sparkled with joy. Qin Yun was her master, and she could learn this skill from him in the future. She whispered, "It might be related to the Divine Control Technique! His mental energy is extraordinary, and his understanding of runes is very high!"