Dragon Prince Yuan c1-1251

by Translator: Yeow

  “Although they are well prepared and hold the numbers advantage… I’m afraid that it won’t be so easy to kill a grade 4 Genesis Beast.” Mumbled Zhou Yuan. His perceptive eyes could see that even though the Wind Thunder Beast looked to be in a pretty sad state, this was practically nothing to its strong body.

  The Mysterious Heavy Mud was admittedly very troublesome, but it may not be able to fully restrict the movements of the Wind Thunder Beast.

  Roar!

  As these thoughts flashed in Zhou Yuan’s head, the state of the battle suddenly took a turn. With a roar, lightning frantically jumped out from the Wind Thunder Beast’s body as if stimulating it.

  Its body swiftly began to grow eventually reaching a height of two dozen feet, now towering over everyone like a little mountain.

  Bang!

  The Mysterious Heavy Mud that had been stuck to its body was completely destroyed, falling from its body like dirt.

  “Crap! It has freed itself from the Mysterious Heavy Mud!” A horrified voice sounded.

  Swish!

  The enormous body of the Wind Thunder Beast that had now regained its speed appeared behind a few of the squad members. Cruelness flashed in its eyes as a claw suffused with wind and lightning slashed downwards, ripping apart the air.

  Pcsh!

  The bodies of five geniuses were shredded as blood curdling shrieks rang out.

  The crowd that was dealing with the beast packs far away felt their scalps turn numb. Hunting a grade 4 Genesis Beast was indeed akin to walking on the edge of a blade, even an advance Heaven Gate practitioner could be killed in an instant.

  “Bastard!”

  Xiao Tianxuan’s complexion turned ashen.

  Wind and thunder raged around the beast, its beady eyes overflowing with savagery. Its gaze swiftly locked onto Xiao Tianxuan, the Genesis Qi in its body suddenly beginning to churn as a terrifying aura pulsed.

  “It's going to use the little Heaven Genesis technique!”

  Upon seeing this scene, the remaining geniuses from the Saint Remains squad cried out in terror, no longer caring about anything else as they hurriedly retreated.

  The Wind Thunder Beast’s huge mouth opened, lightning and wind frantically gathering within it. A pulse swept outwards, shaking the surrounding space.

  Roar!

  In the next instant, a foot wide lightning ball tinged with green was formed in the beast’s mouth. Lightning rampaged within the ball while wind howled, the two constantly clashing forces making a thunderous din.

  Swoosh!

  The green black wind lightning ball shot out like rushing thunder. In a flash, it had already appeared in front of Xiao Tianxuan.

  Fear flashed in the eyes on which the green black lightning ball was reflected in, but he quickly gritted his teeth and pulled out the jade pendant hanging from his neck.

  Ancient and mysterious patterns had been carved into the jade pendant.

  A pained look emerged on his face as he looked at the jade pendant, before suddenly snapping it between his fingers.

  Bzz!

  Rays of light blossomed from the pendant, forming a translucent shield of light in front of him. The shield looked thin, but faintly gave off an astonishing presence.

  Boom!

  The green black lightning ball arrived, slamming into the shield.

  Boom!

  Dreadful shockwaves unfurled, instantly flattening the entire valley and the surrounding forests.

  Zhou Yuan avoided the shockwaves. He gazed at the now empty land before him, as his expression turned grave.

  “Is this the power of a little Heaven Genesis technique? Frightening indeed!”

  “A high grade Black tier Genesis technique doesn’t even come close.”

  Zhou Yuan’s gaze flickered in thought. A little Heaven Genesis technique was really too powerful, and Wu Huang and the other super elite geniuses likely already possessed one in their arsenal. Hence, Zhou Yuan mentally raised the danger levels of these super elite geniuses once again.

  Zhou Yuan decisively declared, “I need one too, or it would be far too disadvantageous for me in a real fight.”

  He lifted his head and looked in Xiao Tianxuan’s direction as his eyes narrowed slightly. “Xiao Tianxuan is indeed a junior city lord, he has so many treasures to protect himself.”

  The light shield that had appeared in front of Xiao Tianxuan previously was likely a one-time use Genesis treasure. Or it would not have been capable of defending against the Wind Thunder Beast’s little Heaven Genesis technique.

  The dust dispersed, revealing an unscathed Xiao Tianxuan, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

  Xiao Tianxuan’s expression was rather grim, mostly due to the pain from losing the pendant. It had been bought for him by his father at an extravagant price, and could withstand a full power blow from a fourth layer Alpha-Origin expert.

  “But everything will be worth it as long as we kill this beast and obtain its little Heaven Genesis technique.” Ruthlessness flitted across Xiao Tianxuan’s eyes. As he gazed at the roaring Wind Thunder beast, he suddenly made a grabbing motion with his hand and an ash black jade disk appeared within.

  The jade disk was thrown out, disappearing into the ground upon contact.

  Rumble!

  The ground began to shake at this moment. One could only watch as the area around the Wind Thunder Beast began to fracture. Countless spikes shot out, forming an earth prison of spikes that trapped the Wind Thunder Beast.

  These earth spikes were exceedingly sharp, and even the Wind Thunder Beast was cut till it was now drenched in blood. Moreover, a huge suction force had emerged from the ground, slowing the Wind Thunder Beast’s speed to a crawl.

  “Kill it!” Xiao Tianxuan wasted no time. With a wave of his hand, he led the remaining geniuses to attack, ruthlessly targeting the beast’s weak points.

  In an instant, the Wind Thunder Beast had fallen into a precarious situation. From the looks of it, it was going to be slowly attacked to death.

  Zhou Yuan could not help but sigh when he saw this. “How wealthy.”

  The jade disk from earlier was a Genesis Rune boundary disk on which a one-time use Genesis Rune boundary had been inscribed. From a certain point of view, it was more expensive than a grade 4 Genesis Rune scroll, mostly because of how complicated it was to manufacture.

  It seems that Zhou Yuan had still underestimated Xiao Tianxuan. Fortunately, the Wind Thunder Beast had helped the former scout out the latter’s entire hand. Otherwise, even Zhou Yuan would be beaten black and blue by this junior city lord’s seemingly endless trump cards.

  “It should be about time, right?”

  Zhou Yuan stood up, smiling slightly as he continued to watch the ongoing fight. Xiao Tianxuan was practically tearing out his lungs.

  “It seems that it is finally time for me to make an appearance.”

  Chapter 149 The Fisherman Waits and Reaps

  Boom! Boom!

  The sound of Genesis Qi blasting something continuously rang out in the remains of what was once a forest. Sharp earth spikes shot out of the ground one after another, gleaming with an icy sharpness.

  Blood dripped from the Wind Thunder Beast’s enormous body as it struggled within the earth spike array. Its mutilated flesh a clear sign that it had been gravely injured.

  However, the Saint Remains squad was not doing too well either. Although Xiao Tianxuan had used numerous trump cards to injure the Wind Thunder Beast, it was still a grade 4 Genesis Beast that was comparable to an Alpha-Origin expert.

  Hence, its crazed counter attack had torn genius after genius to pieces.

  The entire battlefield was an extremely wretched sight.

  “Quick, it’s about to fall!” Howled Xiao Tianxuan. The confidence from before was no longer present as his red eyes locked onto the desperately struggling Wind Thunder Beast. He had used practically all of his trump cards in this hunt, a state akin to gambling till one was left in only underwear.

/>   Upon hearing his howl, the Saint Remains squad members drummed up one final surge of energy, madly bombarding the nearly spent Wind Thunder Beast with the last ounce of Genesis Qi they could muster.

  As he watched the situation gradually tip in their favor, Xiao Tianxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. Ecstasy and excitement no longer concealable on his face.

  Though the battle today had been a bitter one, he had finally emerged as the victor. It was easy to imagine how his name would soon spread, making his reputation no less than any of the super elite geniuses.

  The Saint Remains squad would have also proven themselves, making it easier to recruit more members and grow their reputation, eventually allowing them to become a tyrant like existence in the Saint Remains Domain.

  When that happened, Xiao Tianxuan would have the power to vie with the super elite geniuses.

  As for that brat Zhou Yuan, he would be no problem at all.

  While Xiao Tianxuan was fantasizing about the future, he did not notice that a figure had stealthily slipped into the chaotic battlefield.

  The figure was naturally Zhou Yuan. No one had noticed him due to the chaos.

  He watched the Wind Thunder Beast’s injuries grow worse and worse under the seemingly endless waves of attacks as his eyes flashed in thought. He could not allow Xiao Tianxuan and his squad to kill the beast.

  Otherwise, how would he become the fisherman that reaps everything in the end?

  Hence, his figure suddenly shot forward, making it seem as if he was aggressively charging at the Wind Thunder Beast.

  Boom!

  However, although the Wind Thunder Beast was heavily injured, it was still full of ferocity. A punch was sent flying towards him, blowing away Zhou Yuan. No one saw the tiny shadow that had flown out of his sleeves and landed on a certain spot on the Genesis Rune boundary.

  Within the shadow was a scroll, a Genesis Rune scroll to be more precise.

  A ray of light exploded from the Genesis Rune scroll at this moment. Although it was not large, it just so happened to cover a certain area at the center of the Genesis Rune boundary.

  Crack!

  A faint crack was suddenly heard. The seemingly infinite sharp stone spikes gradually came to a stop, while the suction force that had trapped the Wind Thunder Beast abruptly disappeared.

  The disappearance of the suction force initially stunned the Wind Thunder Beast, but a creature as quick as it soon realised what had happened. It immediately released a roar as its battered body shot forth, shredding two individuals with a swipe of its claw.

  “The Genesis Rune boundary has been broken!”

  Someone finally discovered that something was wrong as a horrified piercing cry escaped.

  The members of the Saint Remains squad that had originally been about to charge at the Wind Thunder Beast immediately did a 180, beating a hasty retreat and no longer daring to approach. Although the beast was gravely injured, it still had to power to easily kill any of them.

  Xiao Tianxuan’s expression changed drastically as he hurriedly yelled, “Don’t be afraid! It’s already on the verge of death. Stop it quickly, we cannot let it escape!”

  He could already see that the Wind Thunder Beast had escaped their encirclement, and was planning on fleeing.

  However, his yells were of little use. Many had died, while the threat of death had already been thoroughly beaten into the rest.

  Roar!

  By borrowing this tiny gap, the Wind Thunder Beast’s enormous body suddenly shot forth, all the remaining Wind Thunder Genesis Qi swirling around its body as it transformed into a flash of green and black that dashed into the vast mountain range.

  “Useless trash! All of you are useless trash!”

  Xiao Tianxuan flew into a rage, no longer able restrain himself after seeing the Wind Thunder Beast escape. He had practically used up every trump card in his arsenal to hunt the Wind Thunder Beast, trump cards that would have allowed him to briefly vie with the super elite geniuses.

  Moreover, the breath of extremely pure Genesis Qi from killing the grade 4 Wind Thunder Beast may have been his chance to reach the peak of the Heaven Gate stage, or even enable him to touch the Alpha-Origin.

  Unfortunately, everything had gone up in flames.

  Gu Ling arrived behind Xiao Tianxuan, a rather ugly look on her pretty face. They had paid such a steep price, but it had all been for naught.

  Xiao Tianxuan roared at the Saint Remains squad members, “Idiots! Chase after it!”

  In response, indignant looks appeared on the squad members’ faces. They had only chosen to join because of Xiao Tianxuan’s promise that he would be able to deal with the grade 4 Wind Thunder Beast, but look at how many had been injured or killed, they were practically using their lives in exchange for results.

  “Humph, even if we do kill that Wind Thunder Beast, the first person to benefit would be you. Why should we pay for your benefits with our lives? This little lord will no longer stay in your Saint Remains squad!” One of the more irritable individuals coldly snorted, ignoring Xiao Tianxuan’s ugly expression as the former turned around and left.

  Now that someone had taken the lead, more and more members left one after another. Of the Saint Remains squad’s originally grand line-up, only a few lonely figures remained.

  This sight infuriated Xiao Tianxuan so much that he nearly blacked out and vomited a mouthful of blood.

  Things had turned out very differently than he had expected.

  He could not figure it out. Why had the originally stable situation slipped out of control so suddenly?

  ...

  While Xiao Tianxuan was hopping with rage, Zhou Yuan’s figure quietly slipped deeper into the mountains, his gaze fixed towards a certain direction.

  He knew that the heavily injured Wind Thunder Beast would definitely draw numerous coveting eyes. In fact, some of those originally watching from far away may even begin to entertain certain thoughts.

  However, the Wind Thunder Beast was extremely quick. It would not be easy to find it again in the vast mountain range.

  Even so, Zhou Yuan had made his preparations. When he moved earlier, he had secretly left behind some powder on the beast without anyone realising, allowing him to track it.

  Hence, his pushed his speed to the limit as he dashed through mountain after mountain.

  His chase lasted a whole four hours.

  As the saying went, the heavens do not let down those who are determined. When Zhou Yuan arrived at the top of a certain hill and cast his gaze into the distance, he saw a familiar giant beast by the lakeside, weakly lying in a pool of blood.

  This scene caused Zhou Yuan to breathe a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been relieved from his shoulders.

  He had finally found it.

  Chapter 150 Little Heaven Genesis Technique, Great Wind and Thunder

  “Found you at last.”

  Zhou Yuan gazed at the giant creature lying by the lakeside. The latter was drenched in blood, its aura rapidly weakening, clear signs that it had sustained life threatening injuries.

  “Xiao Tianxuan is indeed rather capable.” Zhou Yuan sighed. Someone incapable would not have been able to force a grade 4 Wind Thunder Beast to such a pitiful state.

  However, no matter how capable the junior city lord was, the fruits of his labor were destined to be plucked by Zhou Yuan today.

  Zhou Yuan tightened his grip around the Heavenly Yuan Brush as it rapidly enlarged. There no hesitation whatsoever as he shot forward, heading straight for the gravely injured beast.

  Roar!

  The Wind Thunder Beast immediately sensed the Genesis Qi ripples, and released a weak roar of anger. Its giant mouth opened as wind and lightning spewed out, viciously blasting towards Zhou Yuan.

  However, the Wind Thunder Beast was heavily injured, and had exhausted almost all of its Genesis Qi, hence, it did not even have a tenth of its original power. Therefore, t
he wind and lightning attack was shattered with a single sweep from Zhou Yuan’s brush.

  Upon seeing that the situation did not bode well for it, the Wind Thunder Beast began to flee again.

  “Where do you think you’re going?”

  Zhou Yuan laughed as the Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand jerked. The snow-white brush hairs suddenly shot forth, becoming a white whip that wrapped around the Wind Thunder Beast’s claws.

  After binding it, the hairs began to frantically burrow into the Wind Thunder Beast’s body through its wounds.

  The Wind Thunder Beast howled as wind and lightning began vibrating from its body. Unfortunately, it was unable to blast away the white hairs.

  Zhou Yuan leaped into the air, landing on the beast’s head. There was no hesitation whatsoever as green scales emerged on his fist and a punch was sent downwards.

  “Dragon Tablet Hand, break the sky!”

  A punch containing berserk Genesis Qi slammed into the Wind Thunder Beast’s head, shattering it and extinguishing the beast’s life.

  Crash!

  The Wind Thunder Beast’s enormous body powerlessly crashed to the ground, causing the surrounding area to shake and ripples to appear on the lake.

  Zhou Yuan kept the Heavenly Yuan Brush as his eyes began blazing with anticipation.

  As the Wind Thunder Beast’s lifeforce faded, wisps of white mist began to rise from its body.

  Every wisp contained extremely pure Genesis Qi.

  “As expected of a grade 4 Genesis Beast, the Genesis Qi from it is so much more abundant than the beasts from before.” Zhou Yuan sighed in praise. He had only gained a strand of Genesis Qi from the Genesis Beasts he had hunted previously. In comparison, there was more than ten times the amount from the Wind Thunder Beast.

  White mist continued to rise, ultimately gathering into a white ball the size of a human head. The ball of Qi gradually began to shrink, transforming into a white bead that was the size of a fingernail.

  The bead seemed to contain a sea of clouds, and was very pretty. The vigorous Genesis Qi that pulsed from it made Zhou Yuan’s mouth water.