As Lin Zhong clasped the spear, he stood tall and straight while surrounded by obscure gray rune patterns and arrays. Although he had been peerless in the past, now, he exuded a chilling and powerful aura.

That was the sign of a perfect rune armament!

The spear seemed different from other aeth tools and aeth treasures in the world. It had transformed into an armor in a cultivator’s hand and made their strength and aura soar to an earth-shaking level!

That was the origin of the name ‘rune armament.’

The audience fell utterly silent, the powerful figures’ eyes blazed with amazement, and the rune masters lost their composure.

Unquestionably, it was a perfect rune armament, and its unique aura vividly demonstrated the meaning of perfection.

Swoosh!

A figure suddenly came onto the stage and aimed a sword at Lin Zhong.

It was a stern-looking man in black. The Stone Cauldron Alms had specially sent out a Heaven Ascension cultivator to test the power of the rune armament.

The black-robed man’s sword was bright-red like fire. It was a rare, precious and valuable heaven-grade treasure from the Stone Cauldron Alms.

Hua—

With a flash, the sword transformed into a shower of flames and lashed down.

Every flame tongue had been transformed from unrivaled sword intent and filled with fire imago power.

Millions of flames poured down in every direction like a swarm of hornets. Its power seemed capable of incinerating everything in its way.

“Ma Teng! Fire Rain Sword Art!” someone exclaimed.

They had recognized the black-robed man and also the attack, which was a fierce sword art.

The exclamation was quickly followed by an unbelievable scene.

Just as the flame shower was about to cover Lin Zhong, a gush of gray hazy light rushed out and obliterated it!

It was as effortless as the marks of chalk on a chalkboard being removed with plain water.

Everyone gaped. Lin Zhong had countered Ma Teng’s strong attack without any visible movement.

This was the power of the rune armament!

Ma Teng launched a more terrifying follow-up attack. It gathered all his strength and many cultivators of the older generation couldn’t help but marvel at the powerful strike.

At that moment, Lin Zhong finally made a move. He lightly drew the spear across the air.

Everything stilled as though time had stopped.

A giant invisible hand seemed to have caught the ferocious, dragon-like sword intent as it froze in the air.

Kacha!

Frightening shattering noises filled the air as the area around Lin Zhong collapsed and crumbled like a mirror.

That…

Everyone’s eyeballs almost fell out of their sockets. The air collapsed! What kind of terrifying power is needed to achieve that?

Rumble!

The air continued to collapse like crashing tidal waves, only that the waves were formed from the turbulence in the air.

Unsurprisingly, the fiery, dragon-like sword intent disintegrated and disappeared like a lone boat drowning silently in a stormy sea.

Everyone widened their eyes again. Even terrifying figures such as Steel-Blood King and Fortune God Shi couldn’t stop their expressions from changing.

The destructive power contained in that blow had reached an unimaginable level!

Boom!

In the end, the sword in Ma Teng’s hand shattered and scattered like rain.

An uproar erupted from the audience, and many people sprang up. The turbulent air formed from the explosion had engulfed the stage and was on the verge of drowning Ma Teng!

It was at that moment when the spear quivered in Lin Zhong’s hand and a blast of invisible aura burst forth and silently stilled and dispersed the destructive explosive force.

The terrifying scene of destruction vanished in an instant! Many people almost vomited blood from the shock!

Ma Teng was drenched in cold sweat, and his face was deathly pale.

Although he knew in advance that he was here to test the power of the new rune armament, he had distinctly sensed the aura of death and couldn’t fight back in the slightest. Utter despair and helplessness had descended upon him earlier.

Everyone was aghast, including Luo Feng, Lady Baohua and other rune masters, as well as the powerful figures with pinnacle power.

It became so deadly silent that the drop of a pin could be heard.

Clang!

Lin Zhong stored the rune armament back in the bronze box.

At the same time, Li An reappeared on the stage and said out loud, “The spear is called Shattered Tragedy, and its power is secret.”

Its introduction and description might be simple, but it was incredibly powerful!

Shattered Tragedy Spear!

Everyone had to admit that it was a unique rune armament as they recalled the earth shattering scenes of the tidal-wave-like explosion and the scalp-numbing aura of destruction.

It was incredibly unique, like a blade of destruction, obliterating everything in its way!

After a moment of silence, heated discussions broke out in the audience.

Everyone who had witnessed the heaven-defying destructive power of Shattered Tragedy would agree that it was unique.

Moreover, it had only demonstrated a small part of its true power. Perhaps only Lin Xun and Lin Zhong knew of its true ability.

Even so, the treasure was unrivaled and was in no way inferior to many of the top prestigious rune armaments in the empire.

“The empire has gained another peerless treasure.”

“Undoubtedly, the appearance of Shattered Tragedy will quake the world like its destructive power.”

“Amazing, it’s amazing! Lin Xun is so young, but he already has the ability to cast rune armaments. He has a boundless future.” Clamors of discussion erupted.

Lady Baohua seemed to have calmed down. She sat there quietly, lost in thought. Despite the calmness on her face, her heart was still churning because, unlike the others, she, as a rune founder, understood the uniqueness of Shattered Tragedy.

This wasn’t because of its terrifying power but its crafting method. It basically defied heaven’s laws and even contained wisps of the power of creation!

She couldn’t imagine how Lin Xun made the spear or who imparted such a secret crafting technique to him but it somehow felt familiar.

She fell into contemplation.

“Sword of Apocalypse…”

Lady Baohua’s eyes suddenly lit up. It dawned on her that the Shattered Tragedy Spear was very similar to the empress’ Sword of Apocalypse in terms of aura.

“Teacher, the Sword of Apocalypse has already been repaired by Lin Xun. Did you notice something?” Feng Qingyou asked curiously, finding that her teacher was acting a little different compared to usual.

“I understand.” Lady Baohua’s expression turned complicated as she had a faint idea who Lin Xun’s master was.

”Qingyou, do you want to follow Lin Xun and learn from him?” Lady Baohua suddenly asked.

Feng Qingyou stared at her blankly then her dark eyes widened. “Teacher, do you want me to learn from him?”

Lady Baohua nodded before she said in a distracted manner, “You can think about it.”

Feng Qingyou lightly bit her plump lips, feeling a little glum. Lin Xun was younger than her so it would be embarrassing for her to study under him!

Even if she knew that Lin Xun was remarkable and that she couldn’t compare to him, she couldn’t bow down to him because of her strong pride.

Discussions continued within the audience, and not a single person had left because they knew that the conference had only just begun. Lin Xun’s appearance was the true highlight of the conference!

They were all powerful figures who could shake the world, but why were they all gathered together?

In addition to seeing a newly-born rune armament, they wanted to compete for an opportunity.

“Didn’t someone just now say that Lin Xun was showing off? Now, I want to ask, is Lin Xun showing off or was someone acting condescending because of his age?” Old Mo remarked aloud, reminding everyone of the recent dispute.

As expected, Luo Feng’s face darkened, but he managed to maintain his composure and said calmly, “The doubts only make the treasure more unique and extraordinary. Old Mo, you are too petty.”

After a pause, he continued, “Moreover, you all know that luck is very important when casting a rune armament. Even if Lin Xun succeeded this time, it doesn’t mean that he will successfully craft similar treasures every time in the future.”

Luo Feng believed that Lin Xun was only able to make the Shattered Tragedy Spear out of luck, and he wouldn’t be as lucky every time.

However, Luo Feng was right because there were many similar examples in the past. The crafting of a rune armament was associated with a high failure rate, and even rune founders had frequently failed in the past.

Otherwise, how would rune armaments be so rare and precious?

However, it sounded different when it came from Luo Feng’s mouth. Anyone who wasn’t stupid could tell.

Old Mo’s face also darkened. In his opinion, Luo Feng’s words were too vicious. He is cursing Lin Xun!

Before Old Mo could retort, a calm and indifferent voice rang out—

“So, Master Luo Feng, are you certain that I won’t be able to make another rune armament in the future?”