Chapter 120: Inspection

Boom—

With this explosion, source power sound waves rippled across the entire Dominator Seal region.

For a moment, many cultivators training at the square before the entrance of the ancient hall opened their eyes and looked toward the direction of the explosion.

Zul Elmen and Batalu, who had been discussing something on a corridor bench in the hall, both stood up solemnly, their faces grave as they stared toward the explosion.

At the same time, many other cultivators who were condensing demonic runes near the Dominator Seal were also interrupted by the explosion.

Everyone’s faces showed varying degrees of caution.

An explosion near the great lifeform Dominator would not provoke a reaction from it.

But such a sudden explosion would inevitably cause alarm in anyone’s heart.

“Let’s go!”

Without hesitation, Zul Elmen and Batalu immediately rose and flew swiftly toward the explosion site.

Moments later, Zul Elmen landed quickly and immediately saw Gune at the edge of the explosion.

“What happened?”

The old wizard Zul Elmen said with an extremely grave expression as he landed.

“A shadow tried to assassinate me. It should be the shadow of a Transcendent Master, very powerful, but I blew it up.”

Gune said this.

Zul Elmen’s expression did not change much.

Batalu, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes slightly.

Without asking Gune further, the old wizard Zul took out his staff.

As he chanted the incantation,

the tiny crystal at the top of the staff, like a starry crystal, emitted a starlike luster.

Then, within the collapsed cave, the scene rapidly reversed under the projection of light and shadow.

Soon, the battle between the shadow and Gune in the darkness was reconstructed.

When he saw the shadow,

Zul narrowed his eyes, as if trying to find something from the shadow.

At the same time, Batalu’s face grew increasingly grim.

There had been no anomalies here before.

As soon as they entered, such a malicious assassination occurred.

They could not escape responsibility. If the specifics were not clarified,

he and his two students might have to explain themselves here today.

After all, this Gune was no ordinary person.

He had a good relationship with the upper echelons of the Transcendent Association, and he knew very well how much they valued Gune once they learned he was a Super Spellcaster.

In fact, the upper echelons of the Transcendent Association had already considered cultivating Gune as a core member.

If an assassination occurred in such an important place and they were implicated, or even involved,

he dared say the Transcendent Association would kill all three of them for Gune’s sake.

As Zul Elmen replayed the scene,

five Transcendent Masters quickly descended from various directions and landed nearby.

Once they landed, they immediately looked toward the battle scene in the darkness.

When they saw the descending dark zone and how Gune swiftly evaded the shadow’s assassination in the darkness, they glanced at Gune.

Many Transcendent Masters were already inwardly stirred.

Clearly, Gune had not only gained insights into the Dark Essence but was also quite proficient, otherwise he could not have moved so freely in that dark zone.

They had all heard more or less before that the Super Spellcaster Gune Lawrence was a genius among geniuses, extremely powerful.

But that was just hearsay.

Now, seeing it firsthand and roughly inferring that his understanding of the Dark Essence was profound, even comparable to an ordinary Transcendent Master,

many Transcendent Masters looked at Gune with somewhat different eyes.

Such talent in runic essence was indeed astonishingly formidable.

After watching the replay and realizing that Gune had deliberately caused the explosion to attract everyone’s attention,

Zul Elmen narrowed his eyes.

Then he looked at Gune, whose expression remained calm.

Zul understood that if an ordinary person had been assassinated, the Transcendent Masters might have simply investigated and let it go.

But Gune had deliberately created such a huge explosion, clearly not intending to let the matter rest.

More importantly, this Gune was no ordinary person.

The crucial secret pattern potion that could almost shift the balance of power between the North and South was created by Gune.

This achievement alone was enough to qualify him for entry into the upper echelons.

At the same time, Gune’s strength was terrifyingly formidable.

At the Fourth Transcendent Stage, he could slay a Sixth Stage Star Sequence.

The name Super Spellcaster was renowned across the ocean, and even the Angel had cooperated with him.

Not to mention his close ties with elusive beings like the Dragon Slayer and the Time Hunter.

Whether others believed it or not,

Gune’s rise was now unstoppable, and no one could block it.

If he became a Transcendent Master, he would surely be among the best, and in the future, he might become a Divine Envoy, an Ancestral Spirit, or even the extremely rare “Saint.”

Such a monstrous talent as Gune had previously hidden his tracks to avoid assassination.

This time, while cultivating here to condense demonic runes, he was assassinated again.

Judging by his demeanor, this matter would not be resolved without a satisfactory explanation.

Looking at Gune’s expression,

Batalu, with an extremely grim face, knew in his heart that today would not end easily.

“Lord Zul, I will bring the two of them over immediately. Later, I will voluntarily submit to a truth inspection to give Lord Gune an explanation.”

Glancing at Batalu, Zul Elmen ultimately suppressed the thought of sending someone to accompany him.

If he did that, it would show too much distrust, and the other party would inevitably bear a grudge.

Moreover, without his special incantation to open the barrier, Batalu could not escape anyway.

“Mm.” Zul Elmen nodded slightly.

Then, Batalu’s divine movement lifted him off the ground and flew into the distance.

After Batalu flew away,

Gune looked at the old wizard Zul.

Zul pondered for a moment before speaking.

“Someone entered today, three in total.”

“One is that Ninth Stage peak Transcendent Master Batalu who just flew away. He is a powerhouse from a large transcendent world, cultivates special scriptures, and his methods are extraordinary.”

“With him came his two students, and it is very likely that the shadow was attached to one of them.”

“Normally, we do not easily inspect them.”

“After all, those who enter are considered trustworthy.”

“But unexpectedly, someone learned of your whereabouts and sent a Transcendent Master’s shadow to assassinate you.”

“Fortunately, your current strength and methods are not weak.”

“If it had been anyone else, given the shadow’s stealth and the sealing nature of the dark descent, they would have died silently. Then the shadow would have dissipated, leaving no trace to be found.”

“Who is the shadow?” After Zul finished explaining, Gune looked at him.

After a moment’s thought, Zul spoke.

“If I am not mistaken, it should be Byrne Warwick.”

“He is an extremely notorious assassin, specializing in double-crossing and backstabbing.”

“Because the Transcendent Association has a kill order on him, he is very hostile toward us.”

“His reputation is terrible; he often kills his teammates, so even the indiscriminate evil god cults are reluctant to take him in.”

“But this guy is not weak; he often takes various assassination missions on the Night God Ship for rewards.”

“Thus, he has many enemies.”

“This Byrne Warwick has extremely strong shadow assassination abilities and is also very skilled at escaping using shadows. He has evaded our Transcendent Association’s assassination plans several times.”

“Unexpectedly, this time he used a shadow to enter this hidden place. It seems necessary to report this to the higher-ups; from now on, all Transcendents entering here must undergo strict inspection.” Zul Elmen said.

As the two were talking,

Batalu had already flown over quickly with the two students.