Invincible Martial King

"If I'm not wrong, this should be the location of the underground bazaar." Lu Chen's brows twitched as he looked at the strange building in front of him. Then, he walked into it.    

    

Walking through a narrow door was a long and dark path. The flickering candle flame could only illuminate a distance of half a meter in front of him. This corridor was very long and narrow. With Lu Chen's speed, it took him about half a step to reach the end.    

    

It was a spacious hall with several waiters and attendants standing on both sides. The moment they saw Lu Chen, one of them walked up to him.    

    

"Guest, welcome to the academy's Ruyi Merchant Union's underground trade fair. I wonder if there is anything I can help you with?" The waiter looked young, but his voice carried a heavy sense of vicissitudes.    

    

"Ru Yi Merchant Union? Isn't this an underground trade fair organized by the students of the academy? " Hearing that, Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and asked.    

    

"This underground bazaar is indeed held by the students themselves, but there is a member of the Ruyi Merchant Union within it. It can be considered an industry in cooperation with the academy."    

    

The waiter seemed to know that Lu Chen would have this question, so he answered calmly.    

    

"So that's how it is."    

    

"I want to ask about some information, but I don't know if you can fulfill my request." Lu Chen nodded and smiled.    

    

"Don't worry, sir."    

    

"Our Ruyi Merchant Union does not only have some assets in the academy, it is one of the top merchant guilds within and outside the dynasty. If there is any special news, you will naturally not be disappointed."    

    

The waiter smiled and nodded.    

    

"I hope so."    

    

"Please come with me."    

    

The waiter brought Lu Chen into the hall, passing by layers of counters. Behind them, there was a small dark room. Some of the doors were open, while others were tightly shut.    

    

Lu Chen could feel the faint aura of soul power coming from the closed room. He guessed that there was someone doing business there.    

    

As he thought this, the waiter led him to a small dark room on the far left. Through the dark doorway, he could see the dim light inside.    

    

"Please come in."    

    

Lu Chen hesitated for a moment before immediately stepping into it. The door behind him immediately closed.    

    

Through the faint light, Lu Chen could clearly see the scene inside the room. From the outside, it looked a little narrow, but the space inside wasn't small. A two Zhang long, half a Zhang tall counter was laid out in the middle, and above the counter was a fence made of fine steel, which divided the space inside the room into two parts.    

    

Lu Chen slightly raised his head and could see an old man behind the counter in the dark. However, the man seemed to be covered by a layer of mist, making it hard for people to see his face.    

    

"Hmm?"    

    

Lu Chen's eyebrows creased slightly, but his expression remained calm. He took a step forward and arrived in front of the counter. He smiled and said, "I want to ask about some information."    

    

"Ordinary news say five thousand soul crystals for one soul crystal."    

    

"Special news, fifty thousand soul crystals for one soul crystal."    

    

"If there are any secrets involved, the price will be fifty thousand soul crystals each."    

    

The shadow behind the counter moved, he looked at Lu Chen from the corner of his eyes and said in a deep voice. His voice was a little hoarse, like the sound of two pieces of metal rubbing against each other. It sounded somewhat aged.    

    

"Soul crystals won't be a problem."    

    

"I'm very curious about the numerous talented experts in the academy, but who are the strongest?"    

    

After pondering for a moment, Lu Chen didn't directly ask the question he wanted to ask. In order to not attract any attention, he deliberately tried to ask.    

    

"How many are the strongest?"    

    

"Young man, you must be a new student that just joined the academy, right?" Hearing that, the figure on the counter sized Lu Chen up seriously and asked.    

    

"That's right."    

    

Lu Chen did not deny it.    

    

"Your questions are common."    

    

"There are countless young Martial Genius s in the academy, and the strongest students like the East Branch are the three great evildoers Gu Nanfeng, Shi Miaoqing, and Ouyang Tiezhu. As for the West Campus s, there are Luo Tong, Zhao Wenfeng, Ling Ziyi, and other evildoers, as well as Chen Jinnan who can be called as the strongest."    

    

"The strength of these few people can be said to be the strongest students in the academy."    

    

The figure behind the counter thought for a while and then added.    

    

"Strongest?" "Chen Jinnan?"    

    

Lu Chen was curious. Who was this Chen Jinnan? How could he be called the strongest?    

    

"He is a super genius of Chen Family, and after entering the palace, he has not lost a single one of them. Furthermore, it is rumored that he possesses a top-grade martial spirit and his talent is even higher than the previous few.    

    

As if seeing Lu Chen's confusion, the shadow behind the counter reminded him.    

    

"Top quality martial spirit?" Lu Chen's eyes narrowed, he did not expect the Dagan Academic Palace to have such a person. One must know that even in the Sky Martial Continent, only the most powerful forces would be able to find so many heaven's pride level experts, so Lu Chen's martial spirit in his previous life was also top quality.    

    

He never thought that by asking casually, he would actually receive such information. Dagan Academic Palace was indeed worthy of being the strongest cultivation holy land in the empire, it seemed like there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers here.    

    

Following that, Lu Chen continued to ask a few irrelevant questions. The figure behind the counter answered them one by one, and the replies he got were exceptionally clear.    

    

"I want to know what happened to the royal family recently."    

    

Lu Chen asked euphemistically after a moment of silence. His questions were very broad, and he didn't specifically point out what the matter was. Otherwise, if he were to ask too directly, it would inevitably attract the attention of others.    

    

"Royal family?"    

    

The figure behind the counter seemed to frown. He then used his bright eyes to size up Lu Chen before slowly saying, "The royal clan has not been peaceful in recent years. With the decline of Emperor Qian's blood and Qi, the First Prince has managed to win a lot of power in the imperial court."    

    

Not long ago, even the Chen Family that I have never expressed my opinion on, seems to have started to come into contact with the First Prince. The genius with the strongest Chen Family in the academy, Chen Jinnan, has been very close to the First Prince recently.    

    

"Moreover, with the First Prince forcefully enticing the various powers, the current situation is not looking good for Third Prince, Yin Zhi. After all, he is the only opponent of the First Prince, and I've heard that Emperor Qian holds him in high regard."    

    

"Is there nothing else?"    

    

Lu Chen frowned as he did not want to hear this. He had no interest in the royal family's battle for the throne. The one he was most concerned about right now was his mother, Yin Susu.    

    

Ever since his mother, Yin Susu, had been taken away by the imperial family, he had inquired about her whereabouts in private in the imperial city, but there was no news of her at all.    

    

"What else? That's another problem. I need another fifty thousand soul crystals. "    

    

Hearing this, the figure at the counter hesitated for a moment before speaking in a deep voice.