Treasure Gathering Pavilion, arena.
Dozens of people had already surrounded it so tightly that not even water could pass through.
At the very front stood three people.
They formed a triangular formation, each standing apart from the others.
The arrogant young man at the head wore a red robe covered in special rune-like patterns. They formed one rune array design after another, rippling with dense fluctuations of world power.
"Zhen Wudi, how much longer can those four hold out? My elder brother has mysteriously vanished, and we still don't know where he is."
The young man in yellow robes at his left kept his gaze fixed on Dongfang Jian, Lan Xiaoyan, Tian Bao, and Tie Shan in the arena. The four were doing everything they could to withstand the assaults of various rune arrays. It did not seem like they could be captured anytime soon.
"Ren Qiming, your elder brother must have provoked someone capable."
The red-robed rune array master, Zhen Wudi, wore a grave expression as he stared at the rune array disk sustained by the continuous infusion of world power from Dongfang Jian, Lan Xiaoyan, and the others. The powerful rune array it released had blocked their attacks.
Even he could not see through its true nature and uncover its flaws in such a short time.
Without doing that, it would be difficult to break the rune array.
"What capable person could possibly compare to you, Zhen Wudi, the young master of the Rune Array Master Guild, in the art of rune arrays?"
Ren Qiming's expression darkened slightly, though he quickly concealed it.
After flattering him, he continued, "Have you still not caught the girl who escaped?"
To the right of Zhen Wudi stood a thin young man with a blank expression. His eyes were filled with coldness,