Chapter 1539 Wang Ying Arrives

"The Master Halls ran away?"

Ren Qingyuan's body swayed: "What did you say?"

The others were also stunned involuntarily.

Master Halls are buildings, inanimate objects—how could they run?

And at such a critical moment?

Even if it were a joke, it wouldn't be like this!

"I saw it with my own eyes. The Master Hall buildings ran extremely fast, as if obeying orders..."

Seeing everyone's disbelief, this master quickly explained: "They all grew legs. If you don't believe me, look..."

As he spoke, he pointed into the distance.

Everyone quickly turned their heads, and then saw a cloud of dust in the distance. Countless buildings charged over madly, like thousands of troops. Under the violent impact, the ground began to shake.

"Holy crap... a herd of houses?"

"A crowd of buildings, charging over with claws bared... what are they up to?"

"Could it be a 'House Tide'?"

"I've only heard of beast tides, never a 'House Tide'..."

All the nine-star masters felt their scalps explode. Even Zhang Wugen, Luo Qingshen, and the others looked at each other in dismay, having pulled out a handful of beard hairs without noticing.

They had seen sacred beasts panic and run wild, seen schools of fish and flocks of birds scatter, but never had they seen a group of houses charging over in perfect unison...

It was a complete颠覆 of the senses.

"Someone has awakened these houses..."

Suppressing the turmoil in his chest, Ren Qingyuan's eyebrows twitched incessantly.

Initially extremely shocked, he now understood.

Houses normally don't move. To be jumping around, running wild, and even whistling like hooligans... they must have been awakened!

"No, these aren't ordinary houses, but... Master Halls!"

"Indeed, the Cold City Master Hall, the Empire Alliance Master Hall, the Thousand Leaves City Master Hall, the Purple Fragrance Pavilion Master Hall... I've been to all of them before. I never thought they'd come to life..."

"That big one, why does it look so familiar?"

"It's the city wall of the Empire Alliance..."

The houses drew closer, and the crowd could make out the buildings' features. Their eyebrows jumped wildly, and their mouths hung open, unable to close.

It was every Master Hall within tens of thousands of kilometers!

These were once places revered by all, the core and most dignified symbols of each region. Now they were charging over whistling, even wiggling their waists from time to time, utterly flirtatious...

"It must be the Awakener Guild. What madness has possessed them?"

Unable to contain himself any longer, Ren Qingyuan's face turned green.

To awaken so many Master Halls on such a scale and make them charge over so smugly—no one but the Awakener Guild could do it!

But wasn't the Awakener Guild always law-abiding?

Moreover, with so few members, they didn't even dare provoke major powers, let alone oppose the Master Hall. Why would they suddenly awaken so many Master Halls and come to cause trouble?

"Master Hall buildings are sturdy and covered by formations, forming a unified whole. Unlike other buildings, they won't shatter when running, so they are easy to animate after awakening... But isn't the Awakener Guild afraid of completely offending the Master Hall?"

"Yes, what's their motive?"

"I heard the Awakener Guild just installed a new president, very young."

"I heard that too. Her name is Wang Ying. I even sent congratulations before. Could it be... this new president wants to make a move against the Master Hall? How overconfident!"

The other masters came to their senses, all filled with confusion.

Although awakeners can awaken all things, their own strength is not strong. Awakened objects can move for a short time, but once control is lost, they turn back into ruins.

Thus, this profession was always peaceful and never fought with others. Why... today did they dare to strike at the Master Hall?

Whoosh!

In the midst of their shock, the first house to arrive reached them. Its huge roof suddenly slammed toward a nine-star master.

"You..."

Seeing a house about to hit him, the nine-star master's face turned ugly. He thrust his palm forward.

Crash!

A huge palm print landed on the house, shattering half of it. The house, half collapsed, undeterred, charged again, covering him in dust.

Such houses might rely on their weight to injure those at the fourth or fifth level of the Saint Domain, but against nine-star masters, they were far too weak.

"Stop fighting... If we keep this up, we'll personally demolish every Master Hall within tens of thousands of miles..."

Seeing the dust flying everywhere, Ren Qingyuan could no longer hold back and shouted loudly.

These buildings were all property of the Master Hall. Even if they were destroyed, it wouldn't be a credit!

If anyone asked... it would be embarrassing to explain.

"We can stop, but they're attacking..."

A nine-star master was struck by a whistling house, sent flying, and landed headfirst in a pile of rubble, his face black.

They could stop, but the houses wouldn't.

Although limited in attack power and unable to kill them for now, being tossed around like a soccer ball kicked by a group of houses... where was the dignity of a master?

"I know these houses must be controlled by someone. Otherwise, they couldn't have charged over. If we find the awakener or the head of the Awakener Guild, we can resolve this!"

Ren Qingyuan's eyes shot lightning as he scanned the surroundings.

Since these houses were awakened, there must be an awakener nearby. Find that person and control them, and the houses would lose their threat, naturally ending the crisis.

"Over there..."

Suddenly locking onto a direction, Ren Qingyuan grabbed at the air.

Whoosh!

Before his palm force traveled far, a house threw itself at him, its huge roof descending toward him.

"You..."

His mouth twitching, he raised both hands and unleashed his full strength without reservation.

Rip!

The entire house exploded instantly, torn into countless fragments that shot in all directions.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Another seven or eight houses charged over.

Each one acted as if it had met its mortal enemy, using doors as mouths, windows as eyes, occasionally throwing out two or three tables and chairs, beds, while stones from the walls rolled down. Even with Ren Qingyuan's formidable strength, facing so many houses at once left him somewhat flustered.

"Awakener Guild, are you rebelling?"

Unable to hold back any longer, he roared, his voice echoing throughout the imperial capital.

"The Master Hall upholds the tradition of teaching and respects teachers. Yet someone slandered my master, and without distinguishing right from wrong, you sought to kill him and attack him... I came to save my master, adhering to the principles of a master, inheriting the virtues left by Master Kong. How is that rebellion?"

A calm voice rang out. Then, the city wall of the Empire Alliance suddenly stood up. A young girl stood atop it, riding the wind, her purple dress fluttering in the breeze, like a fairy descending from heaven.