Chapter 414 - Like Formations, Like Inscriptions (1/2)

Grandmaster Xiqin drew much attention with his grand display of skills.

Beside him, Lu Tianzi similarly attracted his fair share of attention, but for all the wrong reasons.

Everyone was already busy working on their inscriptions, but Lu Tianzi was still looking around like he was just another member of the audience.

”Manor Lord Lu is still just watching and not doing anything at all! Could there be something wrong with him?”

”I would not be surprised. No matter how great his records are, Manor Lord Lu is still far too young in comparison to the other inscription masters. Seeing all these seniors in action with their wondrous techniques must have given him a rude awakening. He might just be in shock right now.”

”Such a shame...”

”What shame? If he had not overestimated himself and challenged Grandmaster Xiqin, would he be embarrassing himself here right now? Instead of pity, I'd say he deserves it!”

At this point, Xuan Qinshang, leader of the Blue Ember faction, could no longer hold it in any longer.

To a certain extent, Lu Tianzi was a representative of his Blue Ember faction here at the Inscription Meet.

Even though Lu Tianzi had not made his move earlier, neither had Grandmaster Xiqin. Since both of them were staying still, Xuan Qinshang thought that there might have been something like a war of nerves going on between them.

But now that Grandmaster Xiqin had already started working on his inscription, how could Lu Tianzi remain unmoving like that?

Did he really think that he was capable enough to give Grandmaster Xiqin such a headstart?

What unfounded arrogance!

Xuan Qinshang glanced over at Young Master Xuan Hao for answers, but how could the latter have any?

He could only lower his head before turning towards Nanlan Qianxue. ”Sister Qianxue, do you know what is wrong with Brother Tianzi? Why isn't he doing anything?”

”I'm not sure either,” Nanlan Qianxue shook her head. ”But I'm sure he has a plan!”

From her clear voice, it was apparent that she did not feel worried about Lu Tianzi at all.

”Hopefully that really is the case...” Ruan Ling muttered under her breath.

No matter what, Lu Tianzi's performance here would have a significant impact on Young Master Xuan Hao's reputation, so she could not help but feel anxious about the current situation.

”Yeah...” Young Master Xuan Hao chimed in weakly.

Indeed, it would be good if Lu Tianzi truly had a plan...

Seeing that even Young Master Xuan Hao and his friends had no answers, Xuan Qinshang could only let out a helpless sigh.

At the point, he could only take solace in the fact that he had at least sent out other talented inscription masters of the Blue Ember faction to join in the Inscription Meet.

Even if Lu Tianzi let them down in the end, it still would not be too bad if one of the others managed to obtain acceptable results.

Taomie Lianhe saw the grim look on Xuan Qinshang's face, and could not help but feel her cheeks getting hot from anger.

This Lu Tianzi was truly unreliable.

To think that her son Xuan Hao trusted him so much, even to the extent of convincing the elders to allow him into their faction's Valley of Finesse.

Now, he was just going to crash out in such an embarrassing fashion?

Wouldn't that make others think that her Xuan Hao's eye for people was bad?

Should that happen, Young Master Xuan Hao's position in the faction would end up taking a big hit!

”If that brat really ends up failing in such a pathetic manner, you are going to stay home and lay low for a bit after this,” Taomie Lianhe sent her voice straight to Young Master Xuan Hao's mind.

Young Master Xuan Hao was shocked to hear his mother's voice all of a sudden. At the same time, he could not help but feel indignant for Lu Tianzi.

However, the truth was that as much as he trusted his Brother Tianzi, even his belief in the latter was starting to waver.

If that really was the case, then he could only blame himself for being blinded by greed and not stopping Lu Tianzi when he had the chance. This greed for quick achievements would not only hurt his reputation, but also Lu Tianzi's.

Just as he was thinking that, Lu Tianzi finally started to move.

While he would very much rather continue observing the others, Lu Tianzi knew that he was not participating only for himself.

Even if his fate was to get eliminated, he would have to get eliminated only after trying his best. Otherwise, he would truly be letting down the trust that Young Master Xuan Hao had placed in him.

And more importantly, he did tell Nanlan Qianxue earlier that he would be doing his best, didn't he?

Lu Tianzi closed his eyes and took a deep breath, taking this moment to calm himself down and organise his thoughts.

Since he had come across such a fortuitous encounter, Lu Tianzi's first thought was to assimilate all of it to create the ideal inscription for this Inscription Meet.

But as he broke down these memories piece by piece, Lu Tianzi slowly came to realise that he had actually seen a lot in the past hour, far more than he thought he did.

These were all intricate techniques that tapped on profound understandings far beyond what could be seen on the surface.

If he insisted on doing so, it was highly possible that by the time he was done, there would no longer be enough time to complete his inscription.

Given that, he could only put that aside for now, and go with his original plan.