Dragon Prince Yuan c1-1251

by Translator: Yeow

  Qin Lian nodded, but she didn’t dare to look at Zhou Yuan. She turned around and darted away.

  She had treated the dragon rune on her Heavenly Sun as a virus she had caught from Zhou Yuan. Later, after Zhou Yuan’s explanation, Qin Lian almost searched for a crack to hide into. She was so embarrassed that she didn’t dare to look at Zhou Yuan on the way back.

  Zhou Yuan wasn’t bothered. After all, the Dragon Claw Heavenly Sun was extremely rare. If his senior brother Zhuan Zhu hadn’t explained it to him, he likely wouldn’t have known that his rune-marked Heavenly Sun was actually a Dragon Claw Heavenly Sun, which was superior to a glass Heavenly Sun.

  Although Qin Lian was a top figure in the Heavenly Sun stage, she had never heard of a Dragon Claw Heavenly Sun before and thus didn’t know much about it. On the other hand, the glass Heavenly Sun was known for its purity, so when she suddenly saw strange markings on her Heavenly Sun, she understandably lost her mind.

  Zhou Yuan couldn’t help smiling as he watched Qin Lian dart away in embarrassment. Then, he turned around and went back to his room for closed-door cultivation to adapt to his increased Genesis Qi foundation.

  When night enveloped the earth like a black screen, Qin Lian successfully brought back information.

  “About 60% of the forces have returned. Four of the other eight regions have also returned smoothly. All parties have agreed to start up the Qi Observation Platform once around 80% of the forces have returned, which should be within two days.” Qin Lian told Zhou Yuan all the information she had obtained.

  Zhou Yuan nodded. “How are the other four regions’ harvests?”

  “The first teams to return were from the Wushen Region, the Zixiao Region, the Xuanji Region and the Xuehai Region. It is said that the first three were very lucky and found an ancestral qi vein in their chosen area, but the Xuehai Region wasn’t as successful. The ancestral qi vein they found was weak and was almost nothing.”

  This didn’t surprise Zhou Yuan because he had already predicted the outcome when those four regions had selected their areas. The areas that the Wushen Region, Zixiao Region and Xuanji Region had chosen were all rich in ancestral qi, and the probability of their area containing an ancestral qi vein was particularly high. However, although the area chosen by the Xuehai Region seemed abundant in ancestral qi, that appearance was only superficial. Perhaps it would give birth to an ancestral qi vein in one hundred years, but not now.

  “The Wanzu Region hasn’t returned?” Zhou Yuan asked with a smile.

  Qin Lian shook her head.

  Zhou Yuan didn't ask further, and he said with a mocking gaze in his eyes, “Let’s wait. Maybe there will be a good show soon.”

  "What do you mean?" Qin Lian rolled her eyes. The area that the Wanzu Region team went to was the map fragment that Wang Xuanyang had taken from her, which meant that it could have been the Tianyuan Region’s area.

  Qin Lian still held a grudge about this matter. But from what Zhou Yuan said, it seemed the area was a bit tricky.

  Zhou Yuan didn't elaborate and said mysteriously, “You’ll know when they return.”

  Qin Lian rolled her eyes at Zhou Yuan. They chatted a little more and then she left.

  In the next two days, Zhou Yuan gradually learned to control his increased Genesis Qi, and during those two days, many forces returned to the city one after another. Among them, some were joyful, and of course, more came back empty-handed.

  The city gradually became lively.

  It was then that the Wanzu Region, the only one of the nine regions missing, finally returned to the city.

  Bang!

  Zhou Yuan's door was violently pushed open, and Qin Lian stormed in, staring at Zhou Yuan with blazing eyes and exclaiming, “The Wanzu Region team is back!”

  Zhou Yuan opened his eyes and smiled. “How was their outcome?”

  "It is said that when they arrived, they suffered countless violent attacks from ancient beasts, and it resulted in heavy casualties. The key point is that after they got rid of all the ancient beasts and dug three feet into the ground—” Qin Lian took a deep breath. Looking at Zhou Yuan's eyes that were shining brightly, it was the first time she felt a little admiration. “They found nothing!”

  Qin Lian’s full chest heaved. It was obvious that her emotions weren’t stable because she knew this could have been the Tianyuan Region’s outcome. At that time, as the person responsible for choosing an area, she was inevitably under great pressure. And this had changed because Zhou Yuan had intervened.

  Therefore, Qin Lian, who was always cold and arrogant, stared at Zhou Yuan sincerely. "Zhou Yuan, thank you. You are the most suitable leader for the Tianyuan Region team.”

  Chapter 1095 Sharp Contrast

  The next day.

  Below the Qi Observation Platform.

  A buzzing and lively atmosphere permeated the area, and the various forces that had returned to the city were gathered around discussing the harvests of their trip.

  A small number of the forces beamed with smiles, and they evidently had a good harvest. But the majority were frowning about their small harvest. This was normal. It wasn't easy to find an ancestral qi vein, and without good luck, people often returned empty-handed.

  For example, didn’t the Wanzu Region return empty-handed?

  Thinking of this, some couldn’t help cast mocking gazes towards the front, where the Wanzu Region team led by Wang Xuanyang looked particularly dejected.

  In truth, it wasn’t particularly funny to return empty-handed. The Xuehai Region of the nine regions also didn’t have much harvest, but they weren’t ridiculed. The Wanzu Region was different because everyone knew that the area the Wanzu Region had chosen was snatched from Qin Lian’s hand.

  Not only did Wang Xuanyang snatch it, but he had also despicably thrown an area towards Qin Lian in an attempt to humiliate her. But for some reason, Qin Lian had reached out and picked it up.

  Qin Lian's action caused much ridicule at the time, but no one thought it would lead to such an unbelievable outcome.

  The Tianyuan Region, which had originally picked an area weak in ancestral qi, came back with a tremendous harvest. Everyone could feel that every single person of the Tianyuan Region team had become stronger than when they had set off, and only the ancestral qi vein could do this.

  The Tianyuan Region’s outcome was a sharp contrast to the Wanzu Region’s even after the Wanzu Region team had snatched the area seemingly rich in ancestral qi from Qin Lian’s hand. Not only did the Wanzu Region team suffer losses, but they had also returned empty-handed. They tried to scheme against others but only ended up worse off.

  No one could imagine how aggrieved and angry Wang Xuanyang was.

  Under such an atmosphere, Zhou Yuan and Qin Lian slowly arrived and landed below the Qi Observation Platform, attracting many amazed gazes.

  After landing, Zhou Yuan immediately cast his gaze on Wang Xuanyang’s darkened face. He said with a smile, “Brother Xuanyang, our Tianyuan Region should thank you for our harvest. I must thank you here on behalf of the entire Tianyuan Region.”

  He gave a cupped fist salute as he spoke.

  The leaders of the various forces couldn't help but twitch their mouths. This guy is ruthless. It’s clear that he wants to add fuel to the fire. Is he not afraid of Wang Xuanyang going crazy? He is, after all, ranked second on the Heavenly Sun List.

  And Zhou Yuan was indeed not afraid.

  He stared at Wang Xuanyang with a grin. Although they had gained a large harvest, Zhou Yuan still remembered Wang Xuanyang’s disgusting action. If Zhou Yuan weren’t there at the time, the Tianyuan Region team would have suffered from his scheming. Now, the grudge between the two sides was almost unresolvable, and if they were elsewhere, a war would have already broken out.

  Therefore, Zhou Yuan had no intention of giving face to Wang Xuanyang.

  As Wang Xuanyang looked at Zhou Yuan with an icy stare, light flowed around the black-and-white jade fan in his hand. He
said indifferently, “Grand elder Zhou Yuan, don't take this chance to try to show off. If it weren’t for your status as a grand elder, you wouldn’t even have the right to stand here and speak. I suggest you be more cautious. There are many dangers in Guyuan Heaven, and perhaps someone won’t take your grand elder identity seriously. It would be unfortunate to die here.”

  Zhou Yuan smiled. “But you, Wang Xuanyang, are the one always trying to show off. I didn't have any losses but made a large harvest. But you…your loss isn’t small this time, is it?”

  Wang Xuanyang’s face darkened. “You want to die?!”

  He stepped forward, and black-and-white Genesis Qi spiraled out from his body, emitting a terrifying pressure.

  But before he did anything, an indifferent voice sounded beside him, "Wang Xuanyang, it's time for the Qi Observation Platform to start up. If you don't want to choose, you can retreat with your Wanzu Region people first. And once it’s over, do whatever you want.”

  Wang Xuanyang shifted his gaze to the side and saw Guan Qinglong standing with arms crossed and looking indifferently at them.

  The surrounding forces also cast dissatisfied gazes over them. After all, for everyone, watching the Wanzu Region fight against the Tianyuan Region wasn’t as attractive as searching for ancestral qi veins.

  Wang Xuanyang's eyes were sinister as he stared at Zhou Yuan’s half-smiling face.

  But in the end, he drew a deep breath and suppressed his anger. He knew that Zhou Yuan deliberately wanted to provoke him and that he shouldn’t do what Zhou Yuan wanted. A little setback is nothing. Guyuan Heaven has just opened. I will have an opportunity to make this so-called grand elder from the Tianyuan Region know what regret is.

  On the other side, Dong Ye from the Zixiao Region whispered to Su Youwei, “It’s not wise to anger Wang Xuanyang.”

  As third on the Heavenly Sun List, Dong Ye was well aware of Wang Xuanyang's strength. Although he disgusted her, she had to admit that he possessed tyrannical strength, and if he were to go crazy, even Qin Lian couldn’t stop him.

  Su Youwei responded with a shallow smile, "Senior sister, you also thought the Tianyuan Region would come back empty-handed, but the outcome is quite different from what you said. His Highness Zhou Yuan can't be understood with common sense.”

  Dong Ye pursed her lips and said, “He’s just lucky this time. But can he do this again and again?”

  As a top-tier veteran Heavenly Sun expert, she looked down on Zhou Yuan and other juniors.

  Su Youwei gently shook her head. From her understanding of Zhou Yuan, she knew he wouldn’t shoot an aimless arrow. Those who only thought he was lucky would never see through him.

  "Since almost everyone is here now, let's get ready to activate the Qi Observation Platform,” Guan Qinglong's resounding voice rang out.

  “The Qi Observation Platform’s second detection will give better results than the first, and more areas will be detected. So after a discussion, we decided every force can choose two map fragments.”

  Many forces couldn’t conceal their smiles. Their chance of encountering an ancestral qi vein would be greater with two map fragments.

  Swoosh!

  Following Guan Qinglong's order, mighty beams of Genesis Qi shot into the sky one after another and entered the white-jade mirror above the Qi Observation Platform.

  Countless hopeful gazes gathered on the mirror flowing with dazzling light.

  Wang Xuanyang blankly stared at the white-jade mirror, then he turned his head slightly to say to the person beside him, “This time, each force will send out two people to select map fragments. I will obstruct Qin Lian, and you will watch Zhou Yuan. No matter which map fragment he chooses, block him. Don't worry, as long as it doesn't disturb other people, it doesn't matter if you two really get into a fight.”

  His eyes flashed coldly. “That so-called grand elder is enjoying his success too much, I need to calm him down, and maybe he will realize that it isn’t his turn to speak here. Can you do it?”

  Wang Xuanyang stared at the man next to him. It was a man in a black robe. The man was ugly, and his face was covered with centipede-like scars. Those scars extended to the depths of his neck, and his eyes were ruthless and bloodthirsty.

  This person was called Qianhu, and he was second only to Wang Xuanyang among the Wanzu Region’s Heavenly Sun experts. Anyone who fought him was always either killed or severely wounded.

  A calm voice suddenly sounded, “Senior brother Wang, Zhou Yuan conceals his strength very well. If you really want to deal with him, it'd be better to take him on yourself. It might not be enough to send someone else to deal with him. Instead, you might help increase his prestige.”

  Wang Xuanyang scrunched his brows, staring at the person who had spoken. It was Zhao Mushen.

  Qianhu tilted his head and glared at Zhao Mushen with bloodthirsty eyes. Then, he stretched out his hand and clapped Zhao Mushen’s shoulder. “Junior brother Zhao, do you mean I can't deal with an intermediate Heavenly Sun stage piece of trash?”

  He smiled, which looked somewhat sinister.

  Zhao Mushen glanced down at the hand on his shoulder and said indifferently, “I just don't want my Wanzu Region to be ridiculed again. I have fought Zhou Yuan before. He is very difficult to deal with, so if you want to deal with him, you must use thunderous methods and force. Don’t give him any chance of reversing the situation.”

  Qianhu smiled, contempt in his eyes. “Since you know you’re a loser, then shut up. I will regain all the face you made the Wanzu Region lose.”

  He withdrew his hand and didn't glance at Zhao Mushen again. In his opinion, Zhao Mushen had completely lost his spirit after losing to Zhou Yuan.

  Wang Xuanyang also indifferently retracted his gaze and ignored Zhao Mushen.

  Seeing the two stubbornly refuse to listen to him, Zhao Mushen looked expressionless, but a hint of icy-coldness flashed across his eyes.

  Two idiots.

  Chapter 1096 High-Class Areas

  Buzz!

  As beams of majestic Genesis Qi gushed into the white-jade mirror above the Qi Observation Platform, a pillar of blinding light suddenly shot into the sky and illuminated everything.

  The pillar hovered in the air for half an hour, which was undoubtedly much longer than the first time. But this also indicated that the white-jade mirror’s detection area would be clearer and larger than before.

  Under countless anxious gazes, the rays of light retracted and eventually disappeared into the white-jade mirror.

  Swoosh!

  Rays of light swept out and formed an incomparably large map in midair. The map was much clearer than the last time, and the flow of ancestral qi was evidently more intense!

  But when all eyes gathered on the map, a loud commotion suddenly broke out.

  This was because they saw 14 areas on the map where astonishingly strong ancestral qi lingered. The ancestral qi was so rich that the area was seemingly shrouded by faint yellow clouds.

  Seeing the 14 areas, even top experts such as Guan Qinglong, Wang Xuanyang, and Dong Ye were stunned for a good while, and their pupils shrank. The class of the area detected this time was clearly higher than the first time. The veins in the previous areas were at most low class, and the one that Zhou Yuan found, which gave birth to mysterious treasures, was regarded at the middle level.

  According to Zhou Yuan’s Decoder Saint Rune, every one of the 14 new areas was not inferior to the previous areas! Of course, Guan Qinglong and the others might not know this, but that didn’t stop them from seeing the importance of the 14 areas.

  On the other hand, the other forces showed disappointment. Although they coveted the 14 areas, they knew they would have no chance because each force could choose two map fragments this time. The strongest experts from the nine regions, such as Guan Qinglong, Wang Xuanyang, and Dong Ye, should manage to grab one each, and the nine regions would no doubt send out their other strongest members to compete for the remaining five pieces.


  Therefore, a fierce competition for the remaining five areas would inevitably break out.

  This piqued many forces’ interests. Such a battle wouldn’t happen on a large-scale, but the fight would depend on real skills. Therefore, they hoped to see the other sides suffer so that they would have a chance. All the forces simultaneously drew back silently and left the battlefield to the others, as though ready to watch a good show.

  “The Wushen Region has as many experts as the number of clouds. In addition to Guan Qinglong, Bai Chuchu also made a name long ago. It is said that she competed with Guan Qinglong for the leader position of the Wushen Region’s Heavenly Sun stage. Although she failed, she kept a low profile and went into closed-door cultivation. However, she is no doubt the second strongest Heavenly Sun expert in the Wushen Region.”

  "Bai Chuchu is indeed very strong, but Qianhu isn’t someone easy to deal with either. Even his name is enough to make children cry. Whoever he fights either dies or is severely wounded or tortured if they are an enemy.”

  “But the second strongest from the other regions aren’t simple either. This competition is going to be interesting.”

  “Then what about the Tianyuan Region?”

  "The second strongest Heavenly Sun expert in the Tianyuan Region should be Bai Yu. Unfortunately, the White Clan had rebelled, and their patriarch was suppressed. Thus, the people of the White Clan had no right to participate in Guyuan Heaven.”

  "Without Bai Yu, there's still Bian Buji and Mu Youlan."

  “Have you forgotten the Tianyuan Region’s grand elder?”

  “Haha…”

  Everyone whispered to one another, but they burst into laughter whenever Zhou Yuan’s name was mentioned.

  Zhou Yuan’s identity as a grand elder was too dazzling here. Generally speaking, only Law Domain experts could become a region’s grand elder. That status was too distant to many Heavenly Sun experts. However, Zhou Yuan had obtained that awe-inspiring status while having strength at the Heavenly Sun stage. This was difficult for many people to accept.