[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-inverse-sword-mad-god":3,"chapter-inverse-sword-mad-god-inverse-sword-mad-god-chapter-227":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Inverse Sword Mad God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1425178,1881,"Chapter 227 - 227 226 Dragon Rock City","inverse-sword-mad-god-chapter-227",227,"\u003Cp>227: Chapter 226 Dragon Rock City 227: Chapter 226 Dragon Rock City Like a dragonfly skimming the water, then swiftly retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan stood there stunned, touching his cheek before giving a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a beautiful face appeared in his heart, as if it belonged to a Heavenly Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sky Martial Domain…” Lin Xuan whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No words were exchanged that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, the two of them hit the road again, speeding forth, and finally arrived at Dragon Rock City three days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Rock City was even more bustling than Flame City, filled with powerful individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you going?” Lin Xuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xue looked at Lin Xuan and smiled sweetly, “Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin, thank you for your assistance along the way; this young lady is deeply grateful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll meet again if fate allows it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said, a resolute look appeared in Zhao Xue’s eyes, and she quickly left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Xuan watched Zhao Xue leave, he headed towards the city center where there was a branch of the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, he entered and stated his purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xuan, you’ve arrived,” Weiwei said with a smile as she ran out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The competition is about to start, I thought you weren’t coming!” Weiwei complained a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could I not?” Lin Xuan smiled, “I was delayed by some matters on the road.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, you’ve become a Second Grade Rune Master?” Weiwei looked at the two gold patterns on Lin Xuan’s chest, her expression filled with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Elder Gu was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the difficulty of the Second Grade Rune Master examination; a 20% pass rate was considered good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin’s talent is extraordinary, it seems we have hope this time!” Elder Gu said cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in quickly,” Weiwei pulled Lin Xuan inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower was extremely lively, the faces of many elders adorned with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few disciples who were unaware of the circumstances inquired, and only then did they learn that a young man named Lin Xuan had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph, what’s so great about him!” many disciples sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the entire Ten Thousand Treasure Tower knew that a talented young man had arrived today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ladies and gentlemen, Elder Gu invites you!” announced a server.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, I want to see just what kind of devil this Lin Xuan is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He definitely can’t compare to Senior Brother Liu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t even mention Senior Brother Liu, I think even Brother Ding is better than him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty minutes later, everyone had gathered in the backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, that’s Brother Ding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say Brother Ding has reached the peak of One Seal Soul Power, wonder if it’s true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must be true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at that aura, that commanding presence, it can’t be faked!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, Senior Brother Liu has arrived!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another group of people exclaimed as even Brother Ding turned to the entrance with a grave expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, Senior Brother Liu is here, why hasn’t that Lin Xuan shown up yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly, he’s really putting on airs!” Many of Liu’s supporters coldly muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Gu is here!” Someone shouted, and suddenly the courtyard quieted down considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their gaze towards the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw a White Robed Elder walking in cheerfully, followed by a bright woman and a handsome young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned to the handsome young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man was unfamiliar to them; it must be this Lin Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many faces bore cold expressions, ready to scoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they saw the two gold lines on Lin Xuan’s chest, they suddenly froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Brother Ding showed a look of shock, and Senior Brother Liu’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Grade Rune Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many voices trembled, and by now, almost no one dared to look at Lin Xuan with a critical attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a Second Grade Rune Master, whom in their hearts, only Senior Brother Liu could compare to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, everyone has arrived,” Elder Gu chuckled, “This is Lin Xuan, our young friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his participation, our chances of winning will greatly increase.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan smiled and greeted the others, then stood behind Elder Gu and spoke no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Elder Gu explained some details about the battle of engravings, and everyone listened carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan also pricked up his ears, learning that these people were merely disciples of Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, and not everyone could participate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Lin Xuan, there were only five people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from them, Xia Country had other forces that would send their disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of which was the Engraving Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a regional, large organization, the divisions among the countries competed against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they could not be absent from this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the Engraving Alliance, there was also the Ouyang Family, an ancient family with a modest reputation in Xia Country’s engraving circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, Xia Country’s three forces would gather at Dragon Rock City, then head together to Green Water Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, they would compete with the engravers of Ying Country and Rain Country, then decide on the spots for entering the Engraving Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, everyone dispersed to start their careful preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, Ten Thousand Treasure Tower brought the other two forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan had met the people from the Engraving Alliance, led by Elder Song and Deacon Meng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the disciples, Lin Xuan noticed Huang Shanshan and Zhou Yong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other group was the Ouyang Family, led by an old man leaning on a dragon head crutch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him stood six or seven youths, one of whom, with exceptionally strong soul power, occasionally let out an aura that was startling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan was slightly astonished; judging from the robustness of their soul power, that youth seemed even more formidable than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, it’s a gathering of elites!” Lin Xuan felt a flicker of excitement in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, members of the Ouyang Family and the Engraving Alliance also secretly observed Lin Xuan and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many were surprised upon seeing Lin Xuan, as such a young Second Grade Rune Master had never appeared before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In total, fifteen individuals from Xia Country participated, all of whom could be considered elites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these fifteen, Lin Xuan, Huang Shanshan, Liu Qing, and Ouyang Changming were all Second Grade Rune Masters with very robust soul power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other eleven were First-grade Rune Masters, among which Zhou Yong and Ding Zhe were at the peak of First-grade Rune Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, all of Xia Country’s engravers were assembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the competition was led by Elder Song, with Elder Gu and Elder Ouyang accompanying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group got ready and then set off towards Green Water Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three huge Green Striped Birds landed in the courtyard, each over ten meters long, their wings beating to form small, storm-like currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan and the others quickly boarded and departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three elders sat in different directions, all being in the Realm of Spirit Merging, effortlessly creating solid protective shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the disturbance of the fierce wind gone, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and began to comprehend the runes he had copied from the stone eyeballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This competition was sure to be a convergence of the mighty, and he did not want to embarrass himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Elder Gu’s explanation, Lin Xuan knew that the competition was straightforward—arena fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to ordinary fighting, dueling between engravers was far more perilous since one could sustain soul damage at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And such damage had a huge impact on a martial artist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the prize, it was naturally entry into the Engraving Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top three from the competition would enter the Engraving Tower to experience and understand engraving.\u003C\u002Fp>",1285,"2026-06-06T00:46:41.017Z",1,"novelbin.me","81a90f5d999739b6d75e0a94f00ee0bd4ea8e5a488e62c0e6aa0c84a6d693d33","inverse-sword-mad-god-chapter-228","inverse-sword-mad-god-chapter-226",1795,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finverse-sword-mad-god-cover.jpg"]