The Splendor Of Rune

At this moment, the Human King was clad in golden armor, its lines smooth and blending strength with softness. A majestic roaring beast was etched on his chest, exuding a kingly aura that was even more impressive than Su Hao's winged armor, fully embodying the king's demeanor.

The Human King held a long sword, his face calm as he raised his head, his sharp eyes locking onto the slowly moving black dot in the sky.

He didn't know what it was in the sky, but regardless of what it was, he had the confidence to crush it.

Even though he was old and frail, on the verge of death, he still held confidence—confidence forged through countless battles throughout his life.

It wasn't just his confidence; everyone surrounding the Human King also had immense faith in this elderly man.

The Human King was forever undefeated.

Soon, accompanied by a rumbling sound, the small black dot gradually approached, and everyone saw its true form.

No, it wasn't a black dot; it was a man in shiny silver armor, with two thin wings extending diagonally backward from his back like a sharp triangle, piercing through the sky at high speed.

It seemed that the armored man in the sky was carrying a large metal ball on his back?

And a smaller metal ball was dragging below him.

Overall, it looked quite bizarre.

But everyone had one thought in their minds: "This armor is really cool."

Then a big question mark appeared: how could he fly freely like a bird without flapping his wings?

"Shuā—Boom—"

The armored man swept over the main city, attracting countless gazes following him closely.

It was Su Hao in his winged armor.

The large metal ball on his back was an 'Eight Hundred Bomb,' just in case. The smaller metal ball dragging below him was a gift he brought for everyone today.

This gift might not be liked by everyone, but at least no one would refuse it.

Su Hao hovered about 700 meters above the main city, observing this magnificent city.

This world's largest human city, Peace City.

Su Hao quickly locked onto the center of Peace City—the palace!

He adjusted his direction and flew towards the palace, then began to ascend higher and higher until he became a small black dot again.

High in the sky, Su Hao took off a metal ball the size of a basketball and held it in his hands.

Taking a deep breath, he slowly injected a massive amount of blood energy into the metal ball.

The metal ball soon emitted a faint white light, growing stronger until the shape of the metal ball was no longer visible, and Su Hao himself was bathed in white light.

It was like a second sun in the sky.

Su Hao stopped ascending and began to plummet, faster and faster.

The metal ball in his hands seemed to have sublimated, becoming a dazzling white light, with no physical form, plummeting straight towards the ground under Su Hao's propulsion.

Like the fall of a sun.

Su Hao named this glowing ball "Rune's Radiance."

Everyone on the ground watched the falling 'sun,' panicking and fleeing the palace area, trying to escape out of the city.

But was there still time?

All the palace guards squinted at the dazzling light falling down, wondering what it was and how to defend against it.

Everyone had one thought in their minds: they were doomed!

Someone speculated: "Could it be the Silver Armor Rune Master up there?"

Immediately, someone agreed: "It must be him! I can't imagine anyone else capable of this."

"What is he going to do? Destroy the palace?"

"It's over!"

At this moment, the Human King stepped forward, walking two steps ahead, his eyes ignoring the blinding light as he stared at the rapidly falling light ball.

Calculating the distance, the Human King sprinted forward,

Faster and faster, his face exposed and covered with dense golden patterns. He leaped up, instantly reaching 100 meters high, still accelerating upwards, shooting straight at the falling light ball.

Su Hao also saw the leaping golden-armored man, the martial artist with the strongest blood energy reaction in this city, about ten times his own strength. He definitely couldn't fight him head-on; this must be the Human King.

"Rune's Radiance in its current state is more like a smoke fluid; it must be given a sufficiently fast initial velocity to release it. When it hits the ground, it must have enough speed to spread quickly!" While thinking this, Su Hao silently calculated the falling speed.

At about 400 meters above the ground, Su Hao pushed the light ball out of his hands, letting it fall by inertia. He then began adjusting his winged armor, preparing to ascend.

The Human King's eyes widened, his old face becoming ferocious, the golden lines on his face glowing as if about to overflow. He roared towards the dazzling light ball: "Blade of Sky Splitting!"

"Shuā!"

He slashed the light ball.

"Huh?"

The moment his blade passed through the light ball, the Human King immediately sensed something wrong.

It didn't feel like cutting through a solid; it felt more like slicing through air, through a void light, with no point of impact.

Next, he passed through the light ball, continuing to meet Su Hao in the sky, unharmed by the light ball!

Looking back, the light ball also remained unchanged, continuing to fall towards the palace.

But soon, the Human King noticed something different.

His entire armor, including the long sword in his hand, no longer shone brightly but was engraved with countless tiny words.

He recognized these words; they were from "The Martial Path" and "Complete Rune Analysis," which he had reviewed no less than five times, so he couldn't be wrong.

"Could it be…" the Human King guessed.

Looking up at the silver-armored man rapidly descending again, the Human King's eyes flashed coldly as he adjusted his direction in mid-air to intercept him.

After pushing away the light ball, Su Hao immediately controlled his winged armor to ascend.

His speed was too fast at this moment, and with the huge 'Eight Hundred Bomb' on his back, he needed a buffer height of over 200 meters to turn and ascend.

Just as Su Hao was about to pull up from a U-shaped bottom, he saw the Human King majestically adjusting his direction in mid-air to intercept him.

He quickly calculated whether the Human King could intercept him: "At the current speed, the Human King will fail to intercept, and I will pass 20 meters in front of him and then ascend smoothly."

Su Hao still drew his short sword, ready for any unexpected situation.

However, Su Hao miscalculated. The Human King clearly also realized that at this speed, he wouldn't have a chance to touch the 'passerby,' so he shouted, and a surge of blood energy exploded under his feet, increasing his speed significantly.

This was the Human King's combat technique—Step Through Air.

Su Hao's eyes widened, realizing the danger. He didn't expect the Human King could fly briefly in mid-air.

He immediately activated the runes.

'Hardness,' 'Barrier,' 'Deflection,' 'Vibration,' 'Strong Light,' 'Coordination.' The runes on his two swords were also activated one by one: 'Hardness,' 'Sharpness,' 'Penetration,' 'Rotation,' 'Erosion.'

Still not assured, he poured blood energy into his winged armor and swords, trying to control his winged armor to dodge the Human King while preparing his swords for a fight.

No matter how Su Hao adjusted his position, the Human King could quickly react and follow. Soon, Su Hao and the Human King met.

"Blade of Sky Splitting!" the Human King roared, slashing at Su Hao, intending to cut him in half.

Su Hao raised his sword to meet the attack, knowing this strike would be hard to block.

"Clang—crack—"

They clashed and parted.

Su Hao's sword broke, his wing sliced off on one side, losing balance and falling away.

The Human King, after another brief rise, also fell towards the ground, his ornate sword breaking after repeatedly slicing Su Hao's sword and wing.

At the same time, the big light ball "Rune's Radiance" hit the ground.