Dragon prince Yuan [1]

Chapter 2: Genesis Runes

Silence covered the inner palace. The atmosphere was so stifling that it made one unable to breath.

Zhou Yuan gazed at Zhou Qing, who was seated beside him. The latter's usually imposing face was listless and filled with powerlessness at this moment. It was obvious that the events from back then had been a huge blow to him.

His son's destiny had been stolen by his enemy right in front of him, destroying the former's foundations, and he had been completely powerless. It was possible to imagine what kind of humiliation that had been for any father.

Zhou Yuan bit into his lips. He understood Zhou Qing's character. If it was not for the sake of protecting the hundreds and millions Great Zhou subjects, it was likely that he would have chosen to go down together with king Wu.

"So that is why my eight meridian channels have never appeared, making it difficult for me to start cultivating. This king Wu's methods are truly vicious." Zhou Yuan gazed at the slowly squirming bundle of dark red on his palm with anger in his eyes.

Taking his destiny and destroying the roots of his sacred dragon had not been enough. This king Wu even intended to completely eliminate him by slowly forcing him to his death through the Dragon's Resentment Poison.

What infuriated Zhou Yuan the most, was that his queen-mother had suffered greatly because of this, and she now had less than ten years to live.

With a deep breath, Zhou Yuan slowly pushed down the surging rage in his heart. It felt as if his heart had been cut open by a blade when he looked towards the pale face of the sleeping Qin Yu by the side, and asked, "Father, what can be done for mother? Her

remaining life span..."

Zhou Qing was silent for a while before he slowly replied, "In this world exists mystical treasures that can extend one's life. If we can obtain such an item, we will be able to prolong your queen mother's life, however..."

When he reached this point, Zhou Qing bitterly smiled, before continuing, "Such mystical treasures are extremely rare. I once used the humongous manpower of Great Zhou to search, but we were still unable to find any."

"Great Zhou is after all nothing compared to back then. Now, we can only hole up here. We barely have the power to defend ourselves."

Zhou Yuan's hand tightly clenched. At this moment, he finally understood the advantages of having power. If he had power, he would be able to search, even the most dangerous forbidden grounds, for those mystical treasures that could extend one's life span.

However, the seemingly never showing eight meridian channels of his body made it such that he did not even have the power to protect himself.

Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth, and spoke in a low voice, "Father, am I truly unable to become a

Genesis Master?"

His mother had lost her essence blood for his sake, reducing her lifespan. As her son, how could he possibly sit back and watch? Moreover... it might have been fine if he did not know of everything the Wu clan had done to Great Zhou and himself, but since he now knew, such a debt would not be written off so easily.

But all of this could only be established if he possessed sufficient power.

And in this world, the group of people with the greatest power were naturally Genesis Masters!

Upon hearing Zhou Yuan's words, Zhou Qing's deeply frowned, as if he was thinking about something. A long while later, he finally replied in a soft voice, "Are you truly unwilling to give up?"

Zhou Yuan lightly nodded. Although he had his fill of suffering and torture over the years, it had also led him to possess a maturity and determination that transcended those at his age.