Rune Master

When Ling Yi entered the city, the atmosphere inside was very gloomy, and there was nothing like the excitement of the alchemy conference held when he left a few days ago.

At the gate of the city, passers-by came in and out, with a bit of dignity on their faces.

"Excuse me." Ling Yi stopped a person passing by in a hurry, "I just came back from hunting, can you tell me what happened recently?"

The man looked hurried, impatient to be stopped by Ling Yi, and said, "Didn't you know about the huge beast tide a few days ago? The 600-year-old volcano erupted ahead of schedule."

While they were talking, several people went out from the city gate, either walking quickly or riding beasts, fleeing Youtu City as if they were afraid that the disaster of the volcano would spread.

Ling Yi's gaze froze on the sky beyond the city - thick fiery red clouds.

The location of Hongyun is actually quite a few miles away from Youtu City. From a distance, you can only see a bright red in the sky, but you can feel the ominousness contained in it from a long distance away.

As Ling Yi walked towards the stranger's house, more and more wounded people were walking on the road, or they supported each other, and some were simply carried back.

They came from another city gate, which was also the direction leading to the examination venue.

Ling Yi's heart sank, and he suppressed his bad premonition, and followed the crowd towards the stranger's house.

There were a lot of people lying here and there in the lobby, not only on the ground, but also on the soft couch that was usually used for dining.

Intermittent wailing sounds came from some mouths, and the lighter conversations were covered by these sounds.

Ling Yi frowned, seeing that some of these people were not low in cultivation, but their bodies were severely burned, even half of their arms were amputated, and there were signs of burning at the joints of the severed limbs.

It seems that the volcanic eruption mentioned by the person on the road just now has more serious consequences than he imagined.

The stone in Ling Yi's heart became heavier again.

The time when he and Jingchen parted was at the beginning of the first assessment. He had been practicing on the plain until today, so he naturally didn't know about the volcanic eruption.

On the contrary, when the beast tide broke out, he felt a little bit, but he didn't connect the two at that time.

Along the way, combined with the news heard from other people, it seems that a beast horde broke out during the second assessment, and then it was discovered that the volcano was about to erupt.

Subsequently, the specific time of the volcanic eruption was determined, and only then did the third assessment be said.

It's just that no one thought that the volcano would erupt early.

Ling Yi glanced around the lobby, and found that there were many alchemists from different continents selected to participate in the assessment, and he already had a judgment in his mind.

In the third assessment, something probably happened.

"If you care about it, you will be confused. Don't worry too much. Jing Chen is so clever, he will definitely be the first to run away if he is in danger." Considering that some of the people lying on the ground were seriously injured, Jian Lao said dryly, I couldn't find any better words of comfort.

If it wasn't for Huoxin Mountain being too far away from Youtu City, and the volcanic eruption causing the aura of heaven and earth to be in chaos, he might be able to sense the jade pendant on Jing Chen's body.

But right now, it's really powerless.

"En." It was rare for Ling Yi not to refute Jian Lao.

At this time, there was a commotion at the door, and another injured person was sent in, followed by a group of people who came back from the teleportation array.

Ling Yi turned his head, wanting to see if there was anyone he knew among the group of people who came back. The next moment, a warning sign appeared in his heart, and the long sword appeared in his hand, and he swung a sword flower with his backhand.

With a sound of "ding", the two swords collided, neither side used their rune power, and the collision of pure force caused the arms of both of them to go numb at the same time.

"Okay, it's really strong enough!" The visitor shouted in a low voice, and as soon as the sword tip turned, it was about to slash again.

"Zhu Qiu, stop making trouble!" A cold voice stopped him.

The long sword paused, and the two stopped at the same time.

Ling Yi took a step back and looked at the person coming.

The man who brought out the sword was dressed in black, the long sword had been retracted and the scabbard was carried on his shoulder, there was a faint smile on his face, and the corners of his mouth curled up, showing a cynical look.

The man who arrived later was dressed in a black robe, with handsome features and a gentle demeanor like jade, such a handsome young man.

"What's the matter?" Ling Yi said coldly.

"Xun Xuanzhi at Xiaximing College." The man in the black robe cupped his hands towards Ling Yi, then looked at the man in black, and introduced, "This is Zhu Qiu."

"We watched your match against Fenghe Academy some time ago, and just now my partner was eager to learn from you and wanted to learn from each other. I'm really sorry." After finishing speaking, Xun Xuanzhi gave Zhu Qiu a hard look.

"Your swordsmanship is not bad." Zhu Qiu was not at all ashamed to attack others hastily, and winked at Ling Yi, "Shall we make gestures when we have time?"

"Ling Yi." Out of politeness, Ling Yi announced his family name, then glanced at the two of them lightly, ignored them, put away his sword and turned to go upstairs.

A new batch of wounded entered the stranger's house, and the lobby of the restaurant became crowded again, and no one lived in the corner of the lobby.

"It really suits my taste." Standing among the wounded, Zhu Qiu watched Ling Yi disappear around the corner of the stairs, all of them sighing in admiration.

Immediately after realizing it, he stroked his chin, looked at Xun Xuanzhi, and lowered his face, "Do I look so unpopular?"

It's really sad to just report your name and not invite someone to have a glass of wine and talk about life.

Xun Xuanzhi shrugged, "Perhaps he just saw through your intention to rub him for a meal."

"..." Zhu Qiu patted his stomach, as if it was time to find something to earn money to support the family.

Aliens live on the fifth floor.

Ling Yi pushed open the door, looked at the empty room, clenched his fists, turned around and walked to other people's rooms.

Nobody, or nobody.

Knocking on the door all the way, no matter if it was Luo Xi, the siren clan, or Xia Xiongfei or other people from the Danfu Alliance, no one answered in the room.

None of them came back yet.

Ling Yi's brows were furrowed even tighter, his already cold face sank, and no one dared to approach him within three meters, so he made a detour tremblingly.

"Haha, the idiots of the Danfu Alliance, where is Huoxingshan now? Even the nine-star powerhouses dare not resist the magma. They are brave enough to find someone there. Don't lose yourself Come in." A gloating voice came from the stairs.

A group of people came up from the second floor and met Ling Yi at the third staircase.

"I don't know who I'm looking for. Judging by their appearance, they seem to be quite important." One person said doubtfully.

"Who knows, the volcano erupted so suddenly, it's normal for a few people to die, darling, once in 600 years, we are also lucky."

Before the man finished speaking, someone said, "It's really lucky, all the candidates who survived this time have obtained the qualification to enter the Amitabha Domain to participate in the selection competition..."

This group of noisy people was none other than the Fenghe Academy group that had previously had conflicts, and the leader was Zhang Haowen.

Turning the corner, the two groups meet.

The people of Fenghe Academy felt tense the moment they saw Ling Yi, even though there was only one person in the other party at this time.

"Learn, senior." A person whispered in the ear of Zhang Haowen, the leader, "It's that person."

"I know." Zhang Haowen gritted his teeth with a blue face.

There is only one passage, Ling Yi is in front, and his younger brothers are watching from behind, it is impossible for him to make way for the other party.

But if he doesn't give way... Zhang Haowen could tell from Ling Yi's expression that this person was in a bad mood right now, and he didn't want to encounter this bad luck no matter what.

"Get out of the way." Ling Yi said with an expression on his face.

Zhang Haowen's legs trembled, and he moved to the side unconsciously.

"I remembered! Isn't he the friend of the unlucky guy who was swallowed by the fire dragon!" The man slapped his forehead fiercely.

If Yue Feng were here, he would have recognized this man, who just happened to save one of the two before Jing Chen was swallowed.

Ling Yi raised his head in an instant, looked straight over, narrowed his eyes, "What did you say?"

"I..." Ling Yi looked at that man with chills, and he uttered all the things that happened in the morning like peas.

"... Big, that's probably it." After speaking, the man glanced at Ling Yi cautiously, and then looked at Zhang Haowen as if asking for help.

The stairway was eerily quiet, and no one suspected that a storm was brewing on the gloomy man in front of him, and he was in desperate need of an outlet.

When Ling Yi walked downstairs, all the people who huddled at the stairs on the third floor breathed a sigh of relief.

"Scared to death, I thought he would kill someone."

"Yeah, when did such a terrifying person come out of the Menwu Academy, and he was only a first-year student?"

It's no wonder they said that, it's because Ling Yi's appearance just now was too frightening.

His eyes swept over, completely looking at dead things, as if there was nothing worthy of his nostalgia in this world.

This kind of powerful and risky person is the most terrifying.

"Calm down." Jian Lao understands Jing Chen's position in Ling Yi's heart, so he knows what kind of state the other party is in now.

"I'm very calm." Ling Yi walked across the long street and walked out of the west gate of Youtu City.

As the entrance and exit of a city, the city gate is surrounded by many people who load and unload goods or sell talisman beasts.

Ling Yi didn't talk nonsense, and directly put the sword on the neck of a middle-aged man.

"You, you, you can do whatever you want." The middle-aged man handed the rein to Ling Yi with shaking hands.

Ling Yi threw out a piece of gold, stepped on the head of the beast and did not go back westward.

Jian Lao, who witnessed the whole "robbery" process, "..." Are you sure you have calmed down?

There were a lot of people gathered at the teleportation formation at the foot of Huoxin Mountain. The venue for the third assessment could accommodate tens of thousands of people, and now nearly half of them gathered here and did not disperse.

Among them, some are worried about partners who have not yet appeared, and there are also casual cultivators who want to take this opportunity to get on the line of big forces.

Naturally, they thought that the birth of the rare treasure would cause the volcano to erupt earlier, so they gathered here to take a wait-and-see attitude, and it was possible to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the opportunity when necessary.

Next to the teleportation formation were guarding two teachers from the Spirit Talisman Academy, and all those who wanted to enter the teleportation formation were stopped by them.

The situation inside is not yet clear. In order to reduce casualties and control the situation, defending the teleportation array is the most efficient way.

As for whether other people will go around the teleportation array and walk to the mountainside in obsession, that is out of their consideration.

The magma has already begun to spread downwards, and they will evacuate after a while. Those who are bewitched by the so-called strange treasures are rushing to die and no one can stop them.

Ling Yi didn't find any members of the Danfu Alliance among the people in the open space. Thinking of what the group of people from Fenghe Academy said, he walked towards the teleportation formation.

"The teleportation array only accepts one-way teleportation now." One person stopped Ling Yi.

"I want to go there." Ling Yi looked at the man and said firmly.

"Sorry, it's my duty." The guard frowned.

Anyone who wants to enter the teleportation formation will more or less tell his own reasons first. This is the first time I have seen someone like Ling Yi, and he is really arrogant.

Ling Yi raised his head, "That's an offence."

Before the guards could react, a white light flashed in front of their eyes, and their combat instincts made them pull out their weapons immediately.

The power transmitted from the long sword was enormous, and the guardian in the blue robe was cultivated at the Nine Stars and Two Marks. He didn't pay attention to Ling Yi's moves at first, but the next moment his body was shaken, and his eyes were full of disbelief as he looked at the blood spit out from his palm .

When another guard in blue robe realized that things had changed, it was already too late. Ling Yi's figure didn't stop, and he was submerged in the white light activated during the teleportation.

What was left was the dropped jaws of thousands of onlookers.

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