ckwater, and fraught with danger.


    But at the same time, a ce that was overflowing with opportunity.


    In the far past, numerous powerful factions existed within ckwater. Every one of these factions was stronger than the empires currently bordering ckwater. Due to some unknown reason, the factions within ckwater disappeared one after another, allowing more and more Genesis Beasts to flood ckwater, transforming it into the Genesis Beast heaven it is today.


    However, although these ancient factions had disappeared, some things would ultimately be left behind, things that made countless Genesis Masters madly scramble towards them.


    In ckwater, luck would asionally favor certain fortunate souls, allowing them to ascend to the skies in a single step and let their names echo loudly across thend.


    Over time, more and more Genesis Masters swarmed towards this ce, risking all sorts of dangers as they searched for opportunities in hopes of bing the next individual to earn luck’s blessings.


    But the ones who are graced by luck are ultimately few in number, and majority end up as part of the piles of bones buried under this bloody and chaotd.


    ...


    ckwater was a ce of chaos and killing, a ce where the strong preyed on the weak.


    However, Zhou Yuan’s group was obviously not weak prey. Thus, although they drew countless eyes wherever they went in ckwater, no one dared to make any moves against them.


    Many factions of various sizes existed within ckwater, each king of their own territories. The passing of Zhou Yuan, Wei Cann and the rest of the group would cause these factions to be on high alert.


    After all, anyone who spent most of their time in ckwater knew that there were two factions that could not be offended. One was the infamous ck Venom King, and the other was great general Wei Cann of Cann County.


    Zhou Yuan’s group may be few in number, but all of them were elites. Moreover, there was an Alpha-Origin expert with them, Wei Cann. This line-up was enough to easily sweep away any faction with the exception of ck Venom City.


    Hence, upon seeing Zhou Yuan’s group, the ckwater factions would fall into a state of panic, afraid that this terrifying party would pounce on them in the next moment.


    However, Zhou Yuan and the rest obviously paid no attention to these factions. As long as they did not obstruct the former, Zhou Yuan and gang would quickly pass through.


    This situation continued for several days as Zhou Yuan and the rest gradually approached their destination...


    Devil Prison City, the city closest to the ruins. The city lord was an advance Heaven Gate stage expert and was rather famous in ckwater. He was after all capable enough to govern a city here.


    Although Devil Prison City was normally a rather bustling ce, ever since news of the ruins had spread, the city had immediately be a lodging point for the numerous factions that hade in search of treasures. Thus causing the poption of the city to rise dramatically.


    Countless people journeyed to the ruins every day, though none dared to venture too deep. After all, there were all kinds of bizarre battle puppets inside, which would potentially be a thorny problem if one caught their attention. Yet, there were also some fortunate fellows who stumbled into certain ces and brought out several strange ’toys’. Such items were very popr and sold for handsome sums of Genesis crystals, allowing these lucky fellows to earn a small fortune...


    None of the city guards dared to stop Zhou Yuan, Wei Cann and the rest when they entered Devil Prison City, allowing thetters to do as they pleased.


    In Devil Prison City, Zhou Yuan and gang booked an entire inn, settling everyone’s amodations.


    After helping everyone settle down, Wei Cann found Zhou Yuan and suggested, "Your highness, this is the closest city to the Battle Puppet Sect ruins and quite a number of people have already made their way to the ruins from here. We should be able to obtain information regarding the ruins here so I suggest that we take a look."


    Zhou Yuan was pretty much fine with anything. Their non-stop travels over the past few days had been exceptionally dull. Did no one else see the looks of interest on Su Youwei’s, Wei Qingqing’s and even Yaoyao’s faces when they heard Wei Cann make his proposal?


    Therefore, after tidying up a little, the group left the inn along with a few bodyguards.


    Devil Prison City was not as grand as Great Zhou City or Cann County, the former gave off a rather simplistic feeling and was filled with disorder.


    Two waves of men would sh from time to time on the streets, every strike from each individual fatal in nature. This resulted in still warm bodies being thrown out asionally, causing the entire city to be nketed in an aura of cruelness.


    Zhou Yuan and his group drew several gazes as they walked in the city. Of course, the majority of these gazes were aimed at Yaoyao, Su Youwei and the long-legged Wei Qingqing.


    Beauties of such calibre were clearly very rare in such a ce.


    However, those that could survive till now in ckwater were at least somewhat discerning. Hence, no one dared toe forward although the gazes filled with various intentions continued to size-up the three girls.


    After a few turns, Zhou Yuan and the rest eventually arrived at aparatively cleaner street, a street overflowing with people and clearly much busier and exciting than everywhere else.


    Stores filled the street. The dazzling goods on disy very attention grabbing.


    "Come,e and take a look. We have newly arrived stock from the ruins. All kinds of treasures can be found here so be sure not to miss out!"


    Zhou Yuan and gang followed the shouting and arrived at the biggest store, where an assortment of objects in various states of disrepair were on disy inside a crystal cab. Every item gave off an ancient aura as if they had just been excavated.


    "Have a look everyone, this is a Genesis Weapon we uncovered from the Battle Puppet Sect. It likely used to be a ck tier Genesis Weapon and we’re offering it at a hugely discounted price. Just one thousand nine hundred Genesis crystals and you’ll be able to take it away!" Someone yelled from inside the store.


    Zhou Yuan turned to see a long bronze spear in the man’s hands. Its body was quite damaged, and it gave off a dim Genesis Qi pulse. Let alone a ck tier Genesis Weapon, it was likely that it would not even match a Normal mid grade Genesis Weapon.


    But this was only logical. If it was truly a ck tier Genesis Weapon, it would cost at least ten thousand Genesis crystals, not a measly thousand nine hundred.


    Few responded to the spear and only a scattering called out their bids. In the end, it was sold for two thousand five hundred Genesis crystals and it could be assumed that the buyer had purchased it with the mentality of hoping to find a treasured pearl under the dust.


    Several broken-looking items appeared in session, each one likely obtained from the Battle Puppet Sect ruins. Zhou Yuan took a look, but nothing piqued his interest. With his Spirit perception, he could sense that these items were indeedpletely damaged and no longer had any value.


    After a while, Zhou Yuan intended to leave with everyone.


    Just as he turned his body, Yaoyao suddenly pulled him, her snow-white chin indicating towards crystal disy cab. "Buy the item at the bottom left corner."


    Zhou Yuan was stunned. His gaze shifted, only to find an object that resembled a ck jade tile. The surface of the jade tile was mottled, and several cracks could be seen, but a faint pattern was barely visible.


    Zhou Yuan was somewhat confused, because he could sense that there was not even the slightest trace of Genesis Qi from the ck jade tile.


    "What is it?" He asked in a low voice.


    Yaoyao smiled faintly as she said, "The jade tile itself is not worth anything, but there seems to be a rather peculiar iplete Genesis Rune on it. Something that can give me such a feeling should be rather special to the Battle Puppet Sect."


    The corner’s of Zhou Yuan’s mouth twitched for a moment. You’re pretty arrogant little miss, I won’t possibly dare to refute your reasoning.


    As he shook his head inside his heart, Zhou Yuan did not probe any further and pointed at the jade tile and asked directly, "How much?"


    The seller’s lips puckered slightly like a monkey. A single look was all it took to know that this was a shrewd man. Although he too did not know the function of this ck jade tile, when he saw Zhou Yuan ask for a price, his eyes seemed to rotate in thought as his mouth opened, intending to ask for a very generous sum.


    "My money is not so easily scammed. Are you certain that the ones behind you will be able to swallow it?" An indifferent voice emerged from Zhou Yuan’s lips.


    The man’s mouth immediately closed. He had seen Wei Cann turned towards him with an apathetic look. The pressure from an Alpha-Origin expert made the man understand that the person before him could not be offended.


    "Hehe, the one who put it up for sale is only asking for two thousand Genesis crystals." It was a rather indignant reply.


    Zhou Yuan nodded, not wanting to needlessly waste any more time. "Alright, I’ll take it for two thousand Genesis crystals."


    With a wave of his hand, Liu Tieshan fished out the Genesis crystals and prepared to make payment.


    "Wait, I offer three thousand for the jade tile." However, a chuckle was suddenly heard at this moment.


    Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed as he turned his head slightly, only to see the crowd part for a group of people. At the very front, a familiar figure entered Zhou Yuan’s eyes.


    "Qi Hao?"


    An icy look immediately flitted across Zhou Yuan’s eyes when he saw this figure. To think that he was hiding in ckwater.


    Qi Hao grinned at Zhou Yuan before pointing at the ck jade tile as hezily said, "I’ll take three thousand for it."


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