This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

Yunzhi searched for a long time before finally spotting Qingshu. "The assessment has already started, where have you all been?"

Qingshu seemed to have just woken up. After a moment of confusion, she realized what Yunzhi had said. "I don't know. I woke up behind the outhouse."

Yunzhi asked again, puzzled, "What about Lianxue? And Jingwei?"

Qing Shu was stunned. "Lian Xue is missing. What happened? When did this happen?"

Yunzhi's expression was solemn. "Let's go and participate in the selection first. Perhaps they have already gone."

Qing Shu looked bewildered, but still followed Yun Zhi away.

The two ran to the back mountain of the Ancient Fiend Sect as fast as they could.

The place is now packed with people, all the disciples of the sects have come out to watch the excitement.

In front of everyone was a stone tablet with crisscrossing lines. Within the lines were several red dots, some moving and some stationary.

At the top of the stone tablet are written names, with numbers above them, which seem to indicate the assessment level.

This is what Qing Shu saw when she arrived here.

The elder stood up abruptly, knocking over the tables and chairs. "What did you say? That place is a one-way street! Who went in?"

After saying this, the group of people vanished from the spot in a flash.

Several elders arrived in front of the stone tablet. The eldest elder and the six elders stopped about ten feet to the right of the stone tablet.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the elders. Although they didn't know who these people were, they could guess their identities from their temperament and spiritual power level.

The six elders each took out a ring-shaped object, made hand seals, and the rings flew out of their hands. The six rings made a crisp sound and finally came together to form a hexagonal array pattern.

After the pattern rose, the ground trembled, and a dark red stone tablet slowly rose.

This stone tablet is completely different from the previous ones; it shimmers with light.

The lines on the stone tablet are much more complex and profound. On it, there are two green, thumb-sized dots that are moving, and many red dots that are gathering together.

There was a huge red dot in the distance, standing still and motionless.

"What's going on? Why are all the elders here? And why have they activated the Ancient Heavenly Yi Formation?"

"Didn't you see there were two people inside?"

"Who is so powerful as to challenge him? Could it be the top disciple of a sect?"

“I haven’t heard of it!”

"Look at those two killing enemies. See those fallen red dots? Those are ferocious beasts, and the green ones are people," a tall, thin man explained to someone nearby who didn't understand.

"What level of formation is this in your sect?"

"Actually, I don't know either. Usually, it's the elders and mentors who come here to train. Of course, the top genius on the sect's list can also come for trials, but then an elder will accompany and protect them."

"Then the genius level must also reach the Martial King realm, right? These two!"

"No."

"It looks like he went in by himself; he looks very unlucky."

Outside the crowd, a masked woman raised her eyebrows and listened to the crowd's words, feeling incredibly happy inside, but forcibly suppressing her laughter to avoid being discovered.

Seeing Qingshu and Yunzhi approaching, she felt only disdain and smugness. It was too late for them to come now; even if they had come earlier, it was already a done deal.

The Grand Elder frowned as he looked at the scene before him. "Whose disciples are these two? How dare they enter without permission?"

The Second Elder summoned someone and instructed, "Go and check if there are any people in the sect who cannot be found."

Outside, there was surprise, shock, and chaos, but inside, a chilling atmosphere prevailed.

Lian Xue had just taken down a Heavenly Silkworm Silver Spider and was now slightly out of breath.

Jingwei also came to Lianxue's side, and the two of them looked at the ever-gathering spiders and were thinking of a solution.

Jingwei said, "This won't do. We'll die from exhaustion of our spiritual energy."

Lianxue nodded in agreement, "We could use them to kill each other before, but now they've learned to be more wary, so this method won't work."

"I originally thought that finding the leader spider and killing it would solve the problem, but it seems that won't work now."

"These spiders are blocking our way; we can't get through at all."

Jingwei also felt that they were doomed. "Even if we could get up there, there are so many people up there. We're in a dilemma!"

The two dodged the attacks of the Heavenly Silkworm Silver Spider, and when they gathered together they would say a sentence, and then attack and dodge again, repeating the cycle.

Lianxue took out five talismans. "These are thunder talismans. You just need to infuse them with spiritual power and throw them out. A flock of birds will come over our heads in a moment. Hit them once, and let the birds and spiders attack each other. This will give us a moment to catch our breath."

Lianxue said that because there were some birds with large beaks, small bodies, long tails, and blue feathers circling in the sky before.

When birds fly across the sky, the Silver Spiders become momentarily sluggish, as if in fear, so Lianxue wanted to try and take advantage of their momentum.

Even if it doesn't succeed, there won't be much loss. At this moment, Lian Xue no longer uses the dagger. She picks up the fallen stones, infuses them with spiritual power, and shoots them away.

Jingwei nodded, took the talisman, and placed it in her hand. "Okay!"

Spiders are intelligent creatures, and they began to take precautions to avoid having their eyes attacked.

The elder looked inside, where the two were surrounded by a dense array of red dots. His brows furrowed deeper and deeper, forming a deep frown. "What a pity," he sighed.

"What's going on? Are these two going to die?"

"Can't we go and rescue them?"

"Why aren't the elders making a move?"

"Alas! It's not that we don't want to take action, but once we enter, the formation will be activated unless the person inside comes out on their own or dies, so no one else can intervene."

The Second Elder quietly looked at the two green dots, "Hopefully these two can resolve the crisis, and they'll be two more talented people."

The two, who were expected to survive, finally seized their opportunity. Several large birds flew by, and the two threw out thunder talismans, which were tossed high into the air by the spiritual energy.

Then it disappeared, and bolts of lightning slid down, striking the giant bird and scorching its feathers.

"Cry~ Cry!" the bird cried out in anguish.

One bird was attacked without attracting the attention of the others, but soon four or five birds were injured, and the birds' anger reached its peak.

With its head down, the bird let out a fierce cry, then turned and charged downwards with tremendous force.

The target was Lian Xue, but Lian Xue moved quickly and flashed to the ground beneath the Heavenly Silkworm Silver Spider.

The giant bird attacked the Heavenly Silkworm Silver Spider, but Lian Xue dodged and ran to the other spider's body.

The attacked spider made squeaking noises, as if it were calling for help.

When the giant bird caught the spider, it didn't care whether it was an enemy or not; it desperately scratched and pecked at the spider with its claws.

Immediately afterwards, countless large birds swooped down, and the spider and the giant birds began to fight each other.

Lianxue ran to Jingwei's side, grabbed her as she was still fighting the spider, and dashed off in one direction.

The two had been through thick and thin together, and Lianxue couldn't possibly leave her to die here alone.

Because staying behind only means certain death, nothing else.

The two ran below, while spiders scurried along the mountainside, chasing after them. The number of giant birds was limited, and many were bound to slip through the net.

The two were incredibly fast, but they couldn't outrun the Heavenly Silkworm Silver Spider.

After running for several dozen feet, the creaking crawling sounds in the distance disappeared. Lian Xue subconsciously turned around and saw that all the spiders had stopped in one place and were just staring at them.