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 Chapter 2217: Isn't This Just a Containment Rune Array?

There were many people registering, and Lin Moyu received a number: 95270.

This meant that over 90,000 people had already registered before him. Countless rune masters were interested in the rewards offered by Ming Fu Academy.

Although Lin Moyu knew these people were all evolved from runes, considering the rune standards of the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign, he dared not be careless.

After receiving his number, he left Ming Fu Academy and wandered around Ming Fu City.

It was a rare opportunity to admire an ancient city, and he didn't want to miss it.

From Ming Fu City, he deeply felt the prosperity and strength of the human race in ancient times.

There were countless such cities in ancient times.

Lin Moyu walked for a long time; Ming Fu City was enormous and seemed endless.

A day later, the entire Ming Fu City suddenly lit up, and a massive rune array appeared in the sky.

Ming Fu City was located between two high mountains, and the rune array shone brightly, connecting the two mountains and forming a large net.

Amidst the clouds and mist, a palace emerged.

Countless people looked up at the sky, exclaiming in awe.

"It's Ming Fu Academy!"

"Ming Fu Academy has appeared, how magnificent!"

"I wonder if the palace master will appear. I really want to see the palace master; he is my idol!"

Various voices filled the air, and Lin Moyu smiled. These voices were repetitive; after walking a certain distance and passing a few hundred people, he found they were all saying the same things.

"Details, details!" Lin Moyu chuckled silently. The Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign indeed lacked some finesse in the details.

A majestic voice echoed in the air, "The rune competition is about to begin. All registered participants, enter the rune array for the initial assessment. Those who pass the assessment can enter the official competition."

The rune array above flashed with light, and countless people in Ming Fu City flew towards it.

Lin Moyu also rushed into the rune array.

He felt like he had entered an independent space, which felt somewhat familiar.

"Isn't this the assessment room of the Rune Master Association?"

Lin Moyu laughed silently. It turned out that the assessment room of the Rune Master Association was modeled after the ancient times.

Ahead was a dim starry sky, and a majestic voice sounded in his ears.

"The assessment requirement is to draw the same runes as those you see. The time limit is ten minutes. Drawing ten runes counts as passing!"

The scene brightened, and hundreds of runes appeared.

These runes were all high-level runes and didn't seem difficult.

However, Lin Moyu immediately noticed the problem: these runes weren't visible to just anyone.

One needed a corresponding soul realm to see these runes.

Lin Moyu sensed that at least a peak God Veneration soul was required to see these runes.

Without a sufficient soul realm, one couldn't even see the runes, let alone draw them.

This alone would eliminate a portion of the participants, as many registrants didn't have a soul realm at the peak God Veneration level.

Lin Moyu casually drew the runes at an incredibly fast speed.

It took him just over three minutes to draw all one hundred runes, almost two seconds per rune.

Then, his vision blurred, and he was transported away.

He appeared in a plaza, with Ming Fu Academy directly ahead.

At this moment, there were a dozen people standing in the plaza, all participants like him.

"Very fast!"

Lin Moyu realized that these people were very fast, even faster than him.

Their realms were all at the Saint Veneration level, higher than his, although they were also at the Other Shore realm.

Lin Moyu knew that these people were also evolved from runes, and their speed was due to the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign's arrangements.

Lin Moyu didn't think much of it. This was just the initial assessment; the main competition hadn't started yet, so there was no need to rush.

The dozen Saint Venerations were solemn and silent, not talking to each other.

Soon, more people were transported over as they completed the assessment.

After ten minutes, no more people were transported, marking the end of the initial assessment.

Less than ten thousand people stood in the plaza, far fewer than the number of registrants.

A glow appeared above Ming Fu Academy, and a rune master in a white robe appeared, holding an ancient rune in his hand.

"It's indeed a core ancient rune!"

Lin Moyu immediately recognized it as one of the core ancient runes.

The white-robed rune master announced loudly, "Congratulations to all of you for standing out from the hundred thousand registrants. You now have the qualification to approach the ancient rune of the Heavenly Sovereign."

"The ancient rune in my hand comes from the Heavenly Sovereign. This rune competition is also initiated by the Heavenly Sovereign."

"This ancient rune is just one of the rewards. The winner will qualify for the final competition."

Upon hearing this, everyone present showed respect and longing, except for Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu noticed that their expressions were uniform, too consistent.

Even clay figures couldn't be made this identical.

"Details, details!" Lin Moyu sighed inwardly. The Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign was somewhat narcissistic.

When mentioning himself, he wanted others to worship him.

The white-robed rune master continued, "Now I will announce the competition rules. Here is an ancient rune, a third-level ancient rune."

"Whoever can replicate it the fastest will be the winner."

As he spoke, he tossed the competition's third-level ancient rune into the air.

The competition rules were very simple, with no rounds or complex formats.

There was only one round: whoever replicated the third-level ancient rune first would win.

Lin Moyu muttered to himself, "This doesn't match the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign's usual style. He used to make things incredibly complex."

In the past, to obtain the inheritance, he had to go through numerous trials and puzzles, all extremely complicated and easy to fail.

Although he learned a lot from it, the process was not enjoyable, and any mistake could lead to failure.

Now, the rules were suddenly so straightforward that Lin Moyu felt a bit uncomfortable.

He couldn't help but wonder, "Has the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign been possessed?"

As he thought this, his gaze fell on the third-level ancient rune.

The white-robed rune master tossed the third-level ancient rune into the air, where it hovered above everyone's heads, slowly rotating for all to see.

Many people flew up to observe the rune from different angles.

"This ancient rune?"

Lin Moyu also looked at the third-level ancient rune, finding it increasingly familiar.

Suddenly, he realized, "Isn't this just a Containment Rune Array!"

The Containment Rune Array was one of the powerful runes inherited from the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign. At that time, the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign had said that the Containment Rune Array was his creation.

The entire Containment Rune Array was composed of numerous runes, using the technique of splitting runes, making its structure quite complex.

Unexpectedly, the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign had further refined it into an ancient rune, and a third-level one at that.

A third-level ancient rune was the limit that an Other Shore realm cultivator could master, and Saint Venerations were also at the Other Shore realm.

For any rune master who hadn't reached the Supreme realm, a third-level ancient rune was a significant challenge.

Several rune masters frowned, but unfortunately, their expressions were almost identical.

In terms of details, the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign still had a lot to improve.

Some rune masters began drawing after observing for a while, but Lin Moyu knew immediately that they were wrong.

The predecessor of this ancient rune was the Containment Rune Array, unique to the Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign.

The foundation of the Containment Rune Array was the technique of splitting runes, which was not something an ordinary rune master could do.

Lin Moyu smiled and began his performance.

Since reaching the Other Shore realm, he hadn't formally drawn an ancient rune.

However, he was confident that with his understanding of runes, first to third-level ancient runes were no problem.

He was too familiar with the Containment Rune Array, having drawn it countless times.

Now, he just needed to refine the Containment Rune Array into an ancient rune. Without a model, he might need to study it carefully.

But with a model right in front of him, there was no need for research; he just had to copy it.

Lin Moyu exuded confidence, "Holy Rune Heavenly Sovereign, are you overestimating yourself or underestimating me?"

In just a few minutes, while other rune masters were still struggling, Lin Moyu had already drawn a Containment Ancient Rune, looking identical to the one in the air.