Lu Heng walked along the main street, his gaze sweeping over the stalls on either side.
The markets in the Beast Region were indeed more primitive than those in human cities. Gold coins were barely accepted here. High-grade Dou Crystals served as hard currency, but genuine pills remained the most sought-after goods.
As he walked, a sudden commotion broke out at the crossroads ahead.
"Get lost! A human old man who's only a Five-Star Dou Emperor dares come to Ten Thousand Beasts City and fight me over something?"
With a dull thud, a gaunt figure flew backward and slammed heavily down in front of a stall, smashing most of the boneware displayed there.
The fallen man was an elder in blue alchemist robes, with a Fifth-Grade Alchemist badge pinned to his chest. Blood stained the corner of his mouth as he clutched his chest and gasped for breath.
Opposite the elder stood a bald giant more than two meters twenty tall.
The giant's skin was iron-blue, and thick bone armor covered his arms, which he held folded across his chest. A dark red horn sprouted from his head, and his Dou Qi fluctuations had unmistakably reached the Seven-Star Dou Huang level.
"Balu of the Earthshaking Thunder Bull clan!"
"That old man must have no brains, daring to fight Balu over this black gold ganoderma."
"Human alchemists are used to throwing their weight around in the Central Plains. He came to Ten Thousand Beasts City and still tried to put on airs. He deserved that beating."
The transformed magical beasts nearby gathered to watch, chattering among themselves, their voices full of mockery toward humans.
The giant called Balu strode forward, planted his foot on the Storage Ring the elder had dropped, and ground it under his heel.
"Old fossil, hand over