LOL: Let me touch your steel

Could it be that he is still searching for Malzahar in the void right now?

This will take time to find out...

Malzahar was killed by him and Kai'Sa, and he couldn't find him even if he tried his best...

Zhang Xu couldn't help but twitch his mouth twice, thinking secretly in his heart. Now that he has mastered the power of nothingness, he should be able to solve the problem of his father-in-law's body being eroded by the void. Moreover, he now has the world rune in his hand and controls the power of time. Even if it doesn't help Jilan at all, he still has to try.

It seems like I have to find an opportunity to go back to the Void Land.

"Zhang Xu, Kasha, I sensed a very unusual aura, did you... notice it?"

Janna suddenly took two steps towards Zhang Xu and Kasa, and interrupted Zhang Xu's thoughts with a voice.

Hearing this, Zhang Xu was stunned at first, and then his expression suddenly changed.

Kai'Sa and Sivir on the side reacted a little slower, and then showed a look of astonishment.

This breath...

Zhang Xu frowned. Not far from the dock, there was a magical aura that was...so full that it was almost overflowing!

And, most importantly...

Zhang Xu stretched out his right hand and reached into his arms, and the rune emitting a deep luster appeared in his palm.

According to common sense, as long as he does not actively activate the power of the rune, the rune will not show any abnormal movement, just like an ordinary crystal, and will not emit such a deep luster.

But now, the rune was activated.

Is it because of that guy who exudes magical aura?

Zhang Xu turned around suddenly and saw a bald weirdo with blue-purple skin on the dock!

This guy is...

Ryze!

Zhang Xu's pupils suddenly shrank, and his body subconsciously took a step forward, vaguely protecting Kassadin, Janna and Sivir behind him.

The moment he saw him preparing to board the ship, Zhang Xu already knew what was going on.

It's no coincidence that Ryze is here...

He came here just for the world rune in his hand!

Zhang Xu sighed helplessly. He thought that the noise he made when he got the World Rune would be small and would not attract the attention of Ryze. But he did not expect that he had such a keen sense of the Rune and could follow him all the way here...

It’s really difficult to deal with!

Chapter 169 Give the bald guy a little shock!

After undergoing the ascension ceremony, or more precisely, accepting the power of the Dragon King, Zhang Xu's strength has reached the pinnacle of the T1 level in the entire Runeterra.

Even when facing the primordial demons, the three demigods of the Freljord, or even those primordial gods who have not yet appeared, Zhang Xu is confident that he can defeat them, or at least end up in a draw.

But facing the purple-skinned bald man in front of him, Zhang Xu was really unsure.

As the most well-known mage in Runeterra, how powerful is Ryze?

I'm afraid no one is clear about this.

But at the very least, Ryze's strength should be at the same level as a demigod.

A guy who deals with runes all day long and has marks of runes on his body; a guy who can cast magic at will at the magic-forbidden stone pillar.

You know, even the world runes will be weakened and preserved when they are close to the forbidden magic pillars, but he can cast magic freely! Zhang Xu still remembers that the reason given by the background designer of the game was that Ryze himself was too powerful, so he could cast magic at the forbidden magic pillars.

Just outrageous!

Not to mention that Ryze has at least mastered the magic of barrier and teleport, two summoner skills in the game.

The most important point is...Zhang Xu doesn’t know what the scroll behind Ryze is.

Perhaps, it is just as he said.

He has already understood the runes!

Facing such a guy, I feel a little pressure...

Of course, it was just a little bit of pressure. Zhang Xu was definitely not afraid of Ryze now. At most, he would feel a little tricky. God knows whether this guy can use the power of runes.

After boarding the ship, Ryze did not take any action immediately, but instead calmly glanced around the wide deck.

He could sense the extraordinaryness of the four men on the deck, and he knew that his target was the only man among the four.

He was just afraid that if a conflict broke out, other innocent people would be hurt.

After confirming that besides the five of them, there were only the helmsman, the sailor, the chef and the captain on board, Ryze slowly turned his gaze to Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu did not retreat, but met Ryze's gaze.

Since Ryze didn't say anything and Zhang Xu had no intention of self-destructing, he just looked at him calmly, waiting for him to speak first.

The entire deck fell silent in an instant, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and it seemed that the only sound left in the entire world was the sound of waves hitting the boat.

It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like only a short moment had passed. Ryze spoke to himself, and also to Zhang Xu:

"The power of ascension."

Ryze inexplicably thought of the Ascended he met in the Shurima Desert.

Nasus.

It seemed like it was a long, long time ago that Ryze met Nasus, who had suffered several blows and fallen into seclusion.

Even Ryze, who had seen a lot of the world, had to admit that he was indeed a rare wise man.

I don't know if he has regained his fighting spirit now...

Ryze sighed in his heart and raised his head calmly:

"Young man, I can sense the aura of runes on you."

Zhang Xu raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

So?

What are you going to do?

Zhang Xu was very curious about what Ryze would do next. Would he persuade him to give up the rune by using reason or emotion, or would he take action?

Judging from Ryze's personality, the former seems more likely.

Seeing that Zhang Xu did not respond to his words, Ruiz was slightly startled, then took a deep breath and continued:

"The World Rune is the foundation of Runeland, and it has terrible power. It can make the barren salt land full of vitality and magic; but at the same time, it can also split the mountains, drain the ocean, and burn the sky."

Zhang Xu's performance was really too calm, and judging from the aura of an ascender on Zhang Xu's body, Ryze believed that Zhang Xu must be aware of the power of runes, which was why he brought up the power of runes without any hesitation.

"I have heard of kingdoms falling, returning to oblivion. Prosperous cities, all vanishing in a matter of moments. Runes are not something you should control, young man."

Ryze looked at Zhang Xu with burning eyes, but Zhang Xu was unmoved by what Ryze said.

"It is precisely because of the power of the rune that I must master it in my own hands. What's more... I will use this rune to save my teacher."

Although Kiran only taught him magic for two years, they still had a master-disciple relationship, so it was not wrong to call him a teacher.

As he spoke, Zhang Xu stretched out his right hand, palm facing up.

The rune that was powerful enough to destroy the world in Ryze's mouth was now quietly falling on his palm.

Seeing this, Ryze's pupils suddenly shrank.

This guy... can actually touch the runes with his hands?

Even he would never dare to hold a complete world rune with his bare hands!

This is simply... incredible!

After seeing the look of surprise on Ryze's face, Zhang Xu's heart was already blossoming with joy.

Give the old bald head a little shock!

After showing the rune to Ryze, Zhang Xu flipped his hand and took the rune back:

"I know that you have been traveling throughout the Rune Land, searching for traces of runes, hoping to keep all the runes in safekeeping. But I cannot give you this rune."

"I need it to save my teacher, and... I need its power."

"you..."

Zhang Xu waved his hand and interrupted what Ruiz wanted to say: "My teacher was a member of the Icathia Kingdom thousands of years ago, and he was also an outstanding wizard. When the void came, he used the time magic he had studied to banish the entire wizard tower from time and saved many people in Icathia. It's a pity...the time of these Icathia people was also erased."

"Without any help, my teacher had to continue to study the way of time until he was cursed by time and completely exiled by time. I need this rune to help my teacher completely save the people of Ekathia, and at the same time rescue my teacher from time."

"As for what you said about the power of the rune destroying the world... I have no interest in destroying the world. I just hope to use the power of this rune to protect the world."

“You may not know where I’m from.”

"I came from the void. In the void, I witnessed a truly nightmarish scene. I must master more power so that I can protect the Rune Land when the void truly descends."

Chapter 170 Reverse PUA

"Everyone who has ever possessed the World Rune has explained this to you. Perhaps this was indeed their original intention, or perhaps they just found a high-sounding excuse for this terrifying power."

Even though Zhang Xu had said this, Ryze remained unmoved.

He had been walking in the Rune Land for too long and had witnessed countless people trying to use runes to achieve their goals, but in the end they were bewitched by the power of runes and caused greater disasters.

Ryze thought of his apprentice mage in Freljord, Kegan Noh. Although he had taught him carefully and warned him several times about the dangers of runes, under the bewitching power of the runes, he finally chose to take this power for himself.

All that awaits him is destruction.

Kegan Nohe is dead, his soul has been completely destroyed by the original magic, and now, the new soul is named Brand.

"Young man, hand over this rune so I can keep it."

Ryze stood there with a serious expression, and his tone gradually changed from soothing at the beginning to agitated now.

"If the Void really descends in the future and Runeland cannot resist... I will make good use of the power of the World Rune."

The attitude has become tougher...

Zhang Xu shook his head gently, his expression suddenly becoming serious: