#92 - The tower battle begins, with a lot of tasks
At this moment, there were already many people in the Rune Master Square. On a battle stage in the center stood a man in white, looking down with disdain and laughing wildly.
"The Flame City Rune Master Association is indeed mediocre. It seems that my Skyfire City is destined to take this Rune Master Tower."
Lin Xia pointed to the person on the stage, "That's him. That guy is called Cao Zhu, a Second Seal Rune Master."
"Oh, is that so…"
Lin Yun glanced at him and then tried to create a task in his mind.
"Can't even create a task, trash!" Lin Yun cursed inwardly. He had originally thought of coming over to get a few tasks, but he didn't expect that his strength was too weak.
It seems that bullying a Second Seal Rune Master is no longer worthy of the system's attention.
"Lin Dong, little brother, go ahead. Those three swords of his are not bad, just right for you to set up the Three Talents Rune Sword Formation."
Lin Yun looked at the three small swords floating in front of Cao Zhu on the stage and said to Lin Dong.
Lin Dong and Zi Yue also looked over. The three sharp short swords were snow-white, and the blades were covered with sharp serrations, with a chilling aura permeating from them.
"Those are made of Ice Profound Iron. This material is quite difficult to find, usually born in extremely cold places, and naturally carries an astonishing chill. Even spiritual power can be hurt by its chill," Zi Yue recognized them at a glance and was slightly surprised.
"With these three swords, ordinary Second Seal Rune Masters are basically no match for him."
"Then leave it to me!"
Lin Dong's eyes lit up, and he agreed, leaping onto the stage.
"Please enlighten me!"
Lin Dong cupped his hands, staring intently at the other party's Ice Profound Swords.
"Hehe, here comes another one looking for a beating. This time, try to last a little longer, don't give up so quickly," Cao Zhu smiled arrogantly, his spiritual power surging out, and the three Ice Profound Swords in front of him instantly turned into three cold beams and shot over.
Lin Dong's brow furrowed, and the two ancient vortex rune seals in the center of his brow flew out, turning into two rune seal vortexes, directly sandwiching the three cold beams that were flying over.
Soon, the three Ice Profound Swords were sucked and pulled by the vortex of Lin Dong's natal spirit rune, and the vortex rotated, absorbing the spiritual power from the Ice Profound Swords.
Cao Zhu's face changed drastically in an instant, wanting to recall the Ice Profound Swords.
However, how could Lin Dong give him a chance? With a thought, majestic spiritual power condensed into ten Divine Transformation Needles in front of him, and in a flash, they appeared around Cao Zhu, the sharp needle tips flashing with a faint cold light.
"Stop! I… I admit defeat!"
Surrounded by ten needles, Cao Zhu's body instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
"I'll take these three swords. You damaged my senior sister's sword earlier, so consider this compensation," Lin Dong said with a smile, putting the three Ice Profound Swords into his Qiankun bag.
Cao Zhu panicked, "You, return my… …"
"Hmm?" Lin Dong frowned, and the ten Divine Transformation Needles surrounding Cao Zhu moved a step closer.
Cao Zhu instantly didn't dare to speak anymore.
"Hmph!"
Lin Dong snorted coldly and left the battle stage.
"Good!"
The Rune Masters of Flame City cheered loudly.
On the other side, the Rune Masters of Skyfire City were silent. Cao Zhu was the strongest of those who came to cause trouble today, but now not only was Cao Zhu beaten, but his beloved Ice Profound Swords were also snatched away.
They could only leave in disgrace.
"This Cao Zhu is called the Third Senior Brother. There should be two stronger ones above him. Skyfire City's strength is not weak. It's a good thing we have you two," Lin Xia patted her two younger brothers on the shoulders, quite proud.
She had been cultivating in the Rune Master Association and had integrated into it, so she didn't want Flame City to fail.
"These three swords are really good."
Lin Dong took out the Ice Profound Swords, his face full of joy.
Lin Xia and Zi Yue were a little envious.
Lin Yun was too, so he immediately hooked Zi Yue's hand and said,
"Let's go, Senior Sister. The Tower Battle is in two days. I'll teach you the Three Talents Rune Sword Formation first."
"Ah～ Let's go, let's go, let's go!"
Zi Yue was a little unresponsive after being touched on the hand.
She immediately followed behind Lin Yun.
Seeing that Lin Dong had a precious sword, Lin Yun was also eager. The reward for capturing Zi Yue was the Seven Absolute Flying Swords, and he wanted to take down Zi Yue as soon as possible.
In the next two days, Lin Yun was with Zi Yue, practicing during the day and lecturing at night.
In three days, Lin Yun successfully taught the entire Three Talents Rune Sword Formation.
Zi Yue was very grateful for this. She, who was usually cold, looked at Lin Yun with tenderness in her eyes.
However, Lin Yun still didn't receive a system notification.
Zi Yue's heart was still not captured.
Just a little bit more!
The Tower Battle began on this day.
Early in the morning, many Rune Masters from Skyfire City and Flame City gathered in front of the Rune Master Tower.
When Cao Zhu saw Lin Dong, he immediately pointed at Lin Dong and muttered a few words to a man in a silver robe beside him.
"That's Cao Zhu's Second Senior Brother, Liu Long. His strength is much greater than Cao Zhu's," Zi Yue saw this and immediately introduced them.
At this time, Liu Long walked over with Cao Zhu, with a smile on his face, "Brother Lin Dong, Cao Zhu was reckless a few days ago. I hope Brother Lin Dong doesn't mind."
"I don't mind. Your junior brother is honest. He even gave me a precious sword after losing. He's a talent," Lin Dong replied with a smile.
"You, I didn't give it, he… …" Cao Zhu's face was livid, and he wanted to continue speaking, but was stopped by Liu Long.
"Hehe, Brother Lin Dong, this Ice Profound Sword is my junior brother's beloved item. Could you please return it to him for my sake?" Liu Long still maintained a smile, seemingly feeling that he was very powerful and Lin Dong would definitely not dare to offend him.
Lin Yun glanced at Liu Long, feeling that this guy should be worthy of the system's attention.
"System, create a task to defeat Liu Long in the Rune Master Tower."
… …
However, after a few seconds, the system didn't respond!
"Trash!"
Lin Yun couldn't help but complain.
"What did you say?"
Liu Long looked at Lin Yun with anger on his face.
"I said you're trash. Give you face? Where do you get such a big face? Get out of here," Lin Yun scolded disdainfully.
He was disappointed, and the other party still wanted to bump into the gun.
"You… … Very good. I hope you can still be so arrogant after entering the Rune Master Tower," Liu Long looked at Lin Yun with an angry face.
After saying that, he walked away with Cao Zhu.
Lin Yun didn't even bother to look at a guy that the system didn't even care about.
Liu Long was such an arrogant person. His junior brother took the initiative to cause trouble, bullying people, and not only damaging other people's swords, but also not allowing others to take his sword. Where did he get such double standards?
This was in Flame City. The Rune Masters of Skyfire City were too arrogant.
Still want to enter the Rune Master Tower to take revenge on him?
Lin Yun directly regarded him as a treasure-giving boy.
After a while, Yan Xuan and other high-level members of the Rune Master Association finally arrived.
The president of the Skyfire City Rune Master Association was called Han Yun, also a Fourth Seal Rune Master.
"Pay attention. The one behind Han Yun is Zhou Tong," Zi Yue whispered in their ears.
Lin Yun looked over. The other party was wearing a simple black Rune Master robe, with average looks and thick eyebrows. He didn't look outstanding, and his aura was restrained, making it impossible to see his depth.
But the Rune Masters of Skyfire City treated him with respect, giving way one after another. Even the arrogant Liu Long obediently stood behind him.
"Everyone, you all know the rules of the Tower Battle, right? Whoever can climb the highest and persist the longest will be the final victor."
At this time, Yan Xuan stood out as the host and said,
"I advise everyone, if you can't persist, it's best to act according to your ability and not be greedy."
"Now, open the Rune Master Tower!"
After Yan Xuan finished speaking, he walked towards the Rune Master Tower, and the three Rune Masters behind him followed.
Immediately, powerful spiritual fluctuations surged out of their four bodies like a tide. Their bodies gradually rose from the ground, eventually staying at a height of about ten feet.
Immediately afterwards, the four people's tyrannical spiritual power surged towards the tightly closed stone door of the Rune Master Tower, eventually condensing into a light seal and imprinting it on a groove on the stone door.
"Buzz… …"
As the groove was matched, the entire Rune Master Tower shook at this moment, and the tightly closed stone door slowly cracked open. Immediately, an extremely powerful spiritual fluctuation spread out from behind the stone door.
Some Rune Masters with weak cultivation were directly shaken back in embarrassment.
Lin Yun and the others also swayed.
They looked at the Rune Master Tower with some surprise. It was only opening the door, and there was such a strong spiritual pressure.
Everyone looked at the Rune Master Tower with burning eyes. For Rune Masters, this was a valuable cultivation place. One day of power cultivation here was even more than one month outside.
As the door was completely opened, Yan Xuan announced loudly,
"The Tower Battle begins!"
Hearing Yan Xuan's words, the Rune Masters participating in the Tower Battle showed excited expressions, and many people rushed towards the Rune Master Tower gate.
Lin Yun wasn't in a hurry, but the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he began to create tasks,
【Task: Surpass Zhou Tong in the Tower Battle. Reward: A bottle of Seventh-Rank Gathering Spirit Pills.】
【Task: Reach the seventh floor of the Rune Master Tower. Reward: A bag of Seventh-Rank Nourishing Spirit Pills.】
【Task: Reach the eighth floor of the Rune Master Tower. Reward: Intermediate Array Talent.】
【Task: Reach the ninth floor of the Rune Master Tower. Reward: Intermediate Swordsmanship Talent.】
【Task: Obtain first place in the Tower Battle. Reward: Spirit + 2, Comprehension + 2, Luck + 2.】
