The Zhou Yuan trio exited the underground palace and met up with Wei Canglan and the rest outside the ruins.

Upon seeing that the trio were safe and sound, Wei Canglan, Lu Tieshan and the rest breathed a sigh of relief. Only the Black Venom King felt that it was rather unfortunate, but did not dare to show his true feelings.

“Black Venom King, you should have some influence in Blackwater, right?” Zhou Yuan was all smiles as he stared at the respectful face of the Black Venom King. Zhou Yuan was aware that the latter was a ruthless character and would not be submit to him willingly, but he did not mind. As long as the Spirit Locking Rune jade was in his hands, there was nothing that the Black Venom King could do.

The Black Venom King hastily responded, “Is there anything your highness needs me to do? There are few who dare to challenge my authority in Black Venom City.”

Zhou Yuan chuckled. “Since that is so, send some men to the valley from earlier and make sure no one enters.”

There were an enormous number of battle puppets in the underground palace. This was an extremely formidable force. Although...