Dragon Prince Yuan c1-1251

by Translator: Yeow

  Chapter 835 Sky Obscurer Beast Heart

  Dazzling light spewed out in the Divine Dwelling as over ten million Genesis Qi stars shot forth. Like a giant torrent, it continuously crashed into the wall between the fifth and sixth Diviner Dwellings.

  Bzzbzz!

  The Divine Dwellings shook under the repeated collisions.

  A faint crack appeared on the wall and rapidly extended, covering the entire wall after several dozen breaths. Due to Zhou Yuan’s polishing over the past month, the Divine Dwelling wall had become extremely thin.

  Boom!

  When a torrent of Genesis Qi struck once again, the barrier that had obstructed Zhou Yuan for a long time finally crumbled.

  The door to the sixth Divine Dwelling was now open!

  A giant torrent made from over ten million Genesis Qi stars flooded into the sixth Divine Dwelling. Pure mystical energy sprinkled down in the Divine Dwelling, swiftly entering and fusing with the Genesis Qi torrent.

  Rumble!

  The Genesis Qi torrent began to grow at an alarming speed. It swept through the sixth Divine Dwelling like a tsunami as countless Genesis Qi stars were created...

  Boundless power surged out, spreading to his four limbs.

  In the outside world, Zhou Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Extremely powerful Genesis Qi undulations pulsed around his body, and his aura grew at an astonishing speed.

  As he felt the boundless Genesis Qi surging in his Divine Dwelling, happiness flashed in his eyes.

  He could sense that the number of Genesis Qi stars in his Divine Dwelling had risen by four million!

  As a result, his Genesis Qi foundations had reached the astonishing level of fifteen million Genesis Qi stars!

  If he activated the wind spirit rune on top of this, his Genesis Qi foundations would reach the terrifying level of eighteen million!

  “Eighteen million…”

  Zhou Yuan’s heart was akin to a raging sea. With such Genesis Qi foundations, he was confident of defeating Chen Beifeng in a single move.

  “As more and more Divine Dwellings are linked, the increase in Genesis Qi seems to grow!” Zhou Yuan’s eyes flashed in thought. He recalled that when he connected to the fifth Divine Dwelling, his Genesis Qi foundations had only increased by three million, while the sixth Divine Dwelling had given him much more.

  Only three Divine Dwellings remained. If Zhou Yuan connected all three, his Genesis Qi foundations would increase by over ten million!

  In other words, even without borrowing any external power, after unlocking the ninth Divine Dwelling, his Genesis Qi foundations might even surpass thirty million!

  A Genesis Qi foundation of thirty million!

  Even the mere thought of it made Zhou Yuan involuntarily lick his lips. Although he did not know precisely how strong Lu Xiao’s Genesis Qi foundations were after unlocking the ninth Divine Dwelling, he guessed that it would at most be twenty million.

  But Lu Xiao had only established a high-grade nine heavens Divine Dwelling.

  The disparity was evidently due to the enormous advantages brought by Zhou Yuan’s chaos Divine Dwelling and his World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi.

  Zhou Yuan released a long drawn out breath of satisfaction.

  While Zhou Yuan glowed with joy due to the tremendous growth of his Genesis Qi foundations, his body suddenly trembled as a flash of black shot out and floated in front of him.

  “Heavenly Yuan Brush?!”

  Zhou Yuan was first stunned by the sight of the Heavenly Yuan Brush appearing without his permission before he suddenly saw the sixth ancient rune on the brush’s mottled body give off a faint light.

  “The sixth rune is about to awaken?!”

  Zhou Yuan was stunned for a few more seconds before he once again lost his composure due to happiness. One must know that the Heavenly Yuan Brush had been stuck at the sixth rune for a long time. No matter how much nourishment he provided, the six rune refused to show any signs of awakening.

  Zhou Yuan felt troubled by this for a long time and never expected to finally see some activity from the brush that day.

  Could a double fortune be heading my way today?

  Zhou Yuan’s gaze burned with anticipation as he stared at the brush. As the sixth rune gave off a faint light, a mysterious undulation spread. However, just as it was about to complete the final step, the Heavenly Yuan Brush suddenly shook violently before the sixth ancient rune swiftly began to dim.

  The Heavenly Yuan Brush slowly dropped in the air as the light withdrew back into it.

  It disheartened Zhou Yuan, and he mumbled, “The awakening failed?

  “Why?”

  Zhou Yuan clasped the brush with both hands with a disappointed face, his brows tightly knitted together. The Heavenly Yuan Brush was clearly about to awaken the sixth rune earlier but had failed at the final juncture.

  “Why does it feel as if something is missing?” mumbled Zhou Yuan to himself.

  The awakening of the previous five runes had never appeared so difficult.

  Zhou Yuan was at a loss. He held the Heavenly Yuan Brush as he smiled bitterly and said, “Heavenly Yuan Brush, ah, Heavenly Yuan Brush, what do I have to do to help you awaken the sixth rune?”

  He was only mumbling to himself, but as his words rang out, the Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand began to buzz in response. Under Zhou Yuan’s shocked gaze, it slowly rose into the air again as its snow white brush hairs slowly cut across the air, drawing a few words.

  “Sky...Obscurer...Beast...heart…”

  “Sky Obscurer Beast heart?”

  Zhou Yuan stared intently at the four words before his eyes lit up. “Are you saying that you need this Sky Obscurer Beast heart to awaken the sixth rune?!”

  After drawing these four words, the brush silently landed in Zhou Yuan’s hands and did not move any more.

  Zhou Yuan’s eyes glowed brightly. The Heavenly Yuan Brush had been a Saint-level treasure at its peak and naturally possessed extremely high spirituality. However, it had been badly damaged, rendering it incapable of communication. But as Zhou Yuan continued to nourish it, it began to recover some of its spirituality, and it had finally managed to give him a hint this time.

  Without its hint, there was no way Zhou Yuan would have guessed that a Sky Obscurer Beast heart would be needed to awaken the sixth rune.

  “Bro, you should have told me earlier!” Zhou Yuan shook his head. If he knew this ingredient was required, he would have done all he could to search for it much earlier and would not have wasted so much time.

  A Sky Obscurer Beast heart should be the heart of a Sky Obscurer Beast, right?

  But what kind of Genesis Beast was that? And what grade was it?

  Zhou Yuan pondered for a while before keeping the Heavenly Yuan Brush back into his body. His figure moved, transforming into a streak of light as he shot towards the exit of the fire district.

  No matter what it was, it was naturally impossible for Zhou Yuan to give up now that he had a clue.

  Once the Heavenly Yuan Brush awakened the sixth rune, even without mentioning the magical ability it would bestow, the brush itself would evolve and become a true high-grade Heaven-tier Genesis Weapon!

  A weapon of such level was second only to the Saint-tier treasures with world destroying capabilities.

  If Zhou Yuan managed to evolve the brush before the chief pavilion master selection, his chances against Lu Xiao would undoubtedly increase.

  Chapter 836 The Competent Great Manager

  “Sky Obscurer Beast?”

  In the pavilion master building, Yi Qiushui gazed at Zhou Yuan, who had anxiously appeared before her. She was silent for a while before she said, “I’ve heard of it before. It's an extremely powerful Genesis Beast, and a peak-tier Sky Obscurer Beast is rated at grade seven.”

  “Grade seven?”

  Zhou Yuan’s expression changed slightly. A grade-seven Genesis Beast was equivalent to a human Nascent Source stage expert!

  “Of cour
se that’s only with regards to the peak existences among Sky Obscurer Beasts. Ordinary ones are grade six,” said Yi Qiushui.

  “Grade six is still equivalent to the Heavenly Sun stage.” Zhou Yuan frowned deeply. Even with his numerous trump cards, he could only run from a Heavenly Sun stage opponent, and he was incapable of putting up any resistance.

  “Are there any Sky Obscurer Beast hearts for sale in the Tianyuan Utopia?” Zhou Yuan shot his second question.

  “Sky Obscurer Beast heart?” Yi Qiushui’s brows furrowed slightly. “Sky Obscurer Beasts are already very rare. You may have some luck if you’re looking for its Beast Spirit Crystal, but something like its heart is honestly just not worth as much. Hence, very few would bother to sell it.”

  Zhou Yuan was quite disappointed. The Heavenly Yuan Brush had already made itself clear. It needed a Sky Obscurer Beast heart and not a Sky Obscurer Beast’s Spirit Crystal.

  This outcome made Zhou Yuan a little gloomy. A live Sky Obscurer Beast was rated at grade six, and he was currently incapable of defeating one, but there also seemed to be no way to purchase a Sky Obscurer Beast heart. What could he do?

  Zhou Yuan seated himself as he shook his head and sighed. Would he have to keep delaying the awakening of the Heavenly Yuan Brush’s sixth rune?

  Yi Qiushui felt a little helpless. She could only bite her red lips and wrack her brains for an idea.

  After a long time, Yi Qiushui’s expression suddenly changed slightly as if recalling something. She summoned a Wind Pavilion guard from the door and gave him some instructions before the guard swiftly left.

  Upon seeing this, Zhou Yuan immediately asked in a spirited manner, “Have you thought of something?”

  Yi Qiushui rolled her eyes at him as she replied, “Great pavilion master, please wait for a while and let me make sure before telling you.”

  Zhou Yuan chuckled. It felt good to have people to order around.

  The two waited for a while before the guard swiftly returned with a big stack of papers.

  Yi Qiushui received the stack and returned to her seat to begin carefully looking through them.

  Sunlight shone from the window, sprinkling onto her body. Her neat long black hair reached all the way to her slender waist. Her bosom bulged significantly while her face, shaped like a goose egg and as clean as jade, gave off a certain gentleness and charm.

  Zhou Yuan shot a glance at her before hurriedly withdrawing his gaze and reciting Yaoyao’s name in his heart a hundred times.

  When Zhou Yuan finished his tea, Yi Qiushui finally did a little stretch, accentuating her waist lines. A faint smile emerged on her face as she stood up, picked up one of the pieces of paper and walked over to place it beside Zhou Yuan.

  “Found it.” She beamed.

  Zhou Yuan hurriedly received the paper as his gaze swept across it. It was a mission issued by the Tianyuan Region called “Hunting the Sky Obscurer Beast”.

  He did a quick look through. It seemed that Sky Obscurer Beast tracks had been discovered in the southwest area of the Tianyuan Region, threatening the city in the area and resulting in substantial losses.

  “A live Sky Obscurer Beast?” Disappointment appeared in Zhou Yuan’s eyes.

  He couldn’t beat a living one!

  “Can’t you look at it properly?” Yi Quishui unhappily said. She pulled one side of the mission brief and pointed at a certain spot as she nodded. “A heavily injured Sky Obscurer Beast!

  “This Sky Obscurer Beast is said to have escaped from the Xiaomang Prefecture. It previously fought with the prefecture lord and sustained serious injuries. However, its vitality is extremely strong, allowing it to escape from the Xiaomang Prefecture and slip into the Yu Prefecture. The Yu Prefecture is one of the smaller prefectures and is ranked near the bottom among the several hundred prefectures of the Tianyuan Region. The Yu Prefecture does not have the strength to kill even a heavily injured Sky Obscurer Beast and thus reported this matter to the higher- ups.

  “A gravely injured Sky Obscurer Beast?”

  Zhou Yuan’s expression finally changed. Soon after he hesitantly asked, “But even a gravely injured Sky Obscurer Beast is not an existence that the Divine Dwelling stage can face, right?”

  Yi Qiushui answered, “Do you see the seal there? It’s a black Divine Dwelling seal which means that this mission is within the capabilities of the Divine Dwelling stage.

  “In the Tianyuan Region, missions are categorized into green, red and black tiers. The black seal naturally signifies that this mission is the highest tier among the Divine Dwelling category and will definitely be difficult.

  “A mission like this would be a challenge even for several advanced Divine Dwelling stage experts.”

  She stared at Zhou Yuan as she slowly said, “But if you do want to quickly obtain a Sky Obscurer Beast heart, this is likely the only way.”

  Zhou Yuan faintly nodded in response. After a brief silence, a decisive look finally emerged on his face. “I’ll have to give it a try no matter how difficult it is.”

  “Idiot, you can’t be planning to go alone, right?”

  Yi Qiushui crossed her arms across her chest, pushing her already protruding bosom even higher as she softly chuckled and said, “Although you’re admittedly very strong, it’s not that I look down on you, but you can’t take it on alone.”

  Zhou Yuan was taken aback for a moment before he said, “You mean I should find others to help me?”

  Yi Qiushui nodded. “Zhou Yuan, you’re no longer the lone wolf who landed in the Xiaoxuan Prefecture but the master of the Wind Pavilion!

  “Although our Wind Pavilion is not as strong as the other pavilions, we are still capable of gathering a dozen advanced Divine Dwelling stage experts. Of course, having too many team members will only make things more troublesome, so what you need is an elite force.”

  She retrieved a sheet of paper on which several graceful words could be seen. It was evidently written by her earlier and contained a number of names.

  “I know that you’re usually busy with your cultivation and have no time for the affairs of the Wind Pavilion, so you likely don’t know our members. Hence, I already selected a team for you.

  “Including senior sister Ye, the team consists of seven members who are the strongest among the Divine Dwelling stage experts of our Wind Pavilion. Bringing them along will make your life much easier. I’ve already sent someone to inform them, and they should soon arrive.”

  She turned her head to the side, her long hair hanging by her cheek as she smiled. “Although it's a private matter and infringing upon everyone’s cultivation time is a little inappropriate, no one will object given your current influence in the Wind Pavilion.

  “Of course, if our great pavilion master can reward everyone with a few high-grade Mother Wind Runes if the mission is a success, I’m sure everyone will be very happy.”

  Zhou Yuan’s eyes nearly popped from their sockets as he gazed at the confidently smiling Yi Qiushui.

  Yi Qiushui blushed slightly under his gaze. She placed her hands on her face as she mumbled, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

  Zhou Yuan sighed and said, “Qiushui, it’s really my fortune to have met you when I arrived in the Tianyuan Region.”

  Zhou Yuan had finally experienced what it was like to have an excellent internal affairs manager. All he had done was notify her of his wish, and Yi Qiushui had prepared everything for him. The only thing left was for him to set off with his team.

  It was an unbelievable, refreshing feeling of ease.

  He was a little unable to imagine what he would do if the Wind Pavilion did not have Yi Qiushui. If he had to handle all the affairs of the pavilion, he would probably explode on the spot.

  He was already completely inseparable from Yi Qiushui.

  If Yaoyao had not already filled my heart, I may...cough cough. Never mind, can’t have such dangerous thoughts. It may really lead to my death.

  As Yaoyao’s fairy-like face fla
shed across his mind, a pair of absent-minded, calm-lake-like eyes seemed to see right into his heart. He shivered uncontrollably as he chanted “Yaoyao was the most beautiful” a thousand times.

  Chapter 837 Scheme

  Things went exactly as Yi Qiushui had said. After two hours, the seven individuals she had contacted, including Ye Bingling, gathered in the pavilion master building.

  Zhou Yuan greeted them as they arrived. The group was led by deputy pavilion master Ye Bingling and had some familiar faces such as commanders Xiao Hong and Lu Mingyue. However, the last member somewhat surprised Zhou Yuan. It was Sheng Xiaoling, who had recently joined the Wind Pavilion.

  Sheng Xiaoling was more on the petite side and had rather pretty facial features. However, there was a scar that ran down from her left eyebrow, giving her a somewhat stern look. She was a person of few words, but Zhou Yuan knew that a girl like her who managed to come so far as an unaffiliated cultivator must have experienced much more dangers than a man.

  Upon seeing that Zhou Yuan’s gaze had paused on Sheng Xiaoling, Yi Qiushui hurriedly said, “Don’t underestimate her. If it were a life or death battle, Xiao Hong and the others may not be able to triumph over Shang Xiaoling.”

  Zhou Yuan smiled at Sheng Xiaoling. He was only a little surprised by her presence and did not doubt her ability.

  Zhou Yuan’s gaze swept over the group as he said with a smile, “I believe Yi Qiushui has already explained why I’ve called you guys. I plan on accepting a mission to hunt a Sky Obscurer Beast. Of course, it’s a heavily injured one.

  “However, even a gravely injured Sky Obscurer Beast is not something I can handle alone. Hence, I need your help.

  “The mission will be dangerous, and I will not force anyone who is unwilling.”

  Ye Bingling was straightforward as usual. “When do we leave?”

  Zhou Yuan choked on his words due to the unexpected response. He had wanted to say more, but Ye Bingling was already rolling her eyes at him. “Don’t be so long winded. Since everyone came here, none of us naturally has any objections. Moreover, it’s only a heavily injured Sky Obscurer Beast.”