Arthur had a destination in mind when he left the restaurant. He heard about a certain Kang Treasury house which is a well-known shop that sells treasures, artifacts, and weapons. Many humans visit in once they come to Dark Desert City as it is rumored that it has many secret techniques and high ranked weapons.

Secret Techniques have different kinds, some use lifespan to grant the user a boost of power or speed, and others are life-saving measures which can protect their users from certain death. Such techniques are extremely rare and once they show up, a lot of people covet it and fight for it.

In a way, secret techniques are similar to Physique Manuals, however, there are only one-hundred and eight physique manuals altogether, as for secret techniques, there are probably way more than that.

For example, Anastassia inherited a secret technique from her master and although she tried to give it to Arthur and Lucy so they can learn it, they both declined as it didn't really suit them.

With Arthur's high Dexterity and his Sixth Sense, it didn't take long before he discovered that a certain person was following him. Obviously, it can only be Jian Si, who still couldn't let go of what happened earlier.

As he leisurely walked in the city bustling street, Arthur made a sudden turn into a narrow alley where there's a dead-end and turned around.

His figure completely vanished and you can no longer sense his presence, even a God would necessarily not be able to discover his location.

A few seconds quietly passed before a dark shadow appeared out of nowhere. With thick killing intent emanating from her and a chilling gaze, she looked around the narrow alley but to her surprise, she found nothing suspicious. She was totally surprised because she was an expert in tracking yet his presence suddenly vanished and no matter how she tried, she couldn't locate him.

She walked to the end of the alley and touched the wall, trying to sense anything out of place but to no avail.

Just as she was going to leave the alley, Jian Si heard a clapping sound so she hastily turned around only to find a young-man clapping his hands and smirking at her with an annoying expression that made her remember the previous humiliation.

"I have to say, you are pretty good at tracking people. Unfortunately, you met me."

Arthur stopped clapping and put his hands behind his back before continuing

"Now speak, what do you want from me? Is it revenge? Or perhaps sneak attack me? If that is what you want then I advise you to attack right now as it is your last chance."

He walked closer to her until they were separated by merely three meters then he spread out his hands as if he was welcoming her attacks with no resistance.

His actions and words infuriated the girl even further, she was arrogant by nature and such kinds of people would rarely resort to sneak attacks or tracking but it was indeed true that she was forced to do that as she couldn't contain her anger.

"I'm here to challenge you!"

While pointing her sword wrapped in cloth at him, she yelled that sentence while unleashing more of her suffocating killing intent.

"Ah! I have to say, in terms of intensity, your killing intent is surely one of the thickest and strongest I have ever seen but it's unfortunately not the strongest one."

In terms of killing intent, Bucama's was without a match, the sheer bloodthirst and savagery he emanated are beyond what could be described in words.

Arthur looked at her up and down as if checking her out and then resumed

"As for you challenge... bah! I don't have the time nor do I want to exert such effort to fight you. Not everyone is as free as you are, and even if I was free, I would still not waste my time with fighting you. Ha! A little girl who was angry because of a small matter wants to fight to wash away her humiliation.... please! This is more pathetic than it is sad. Get off your high horse and learn to act properly then you can challenge people."

He didn't leave her the time to reply before his figure vanished from her sight, leaving her dumbfounded and full of anger. She could not let out her anger and even with her abilities, she knew she wasn't able to track him. Although she was proud and strong with a high cultivation, she still couldn't see through him which made her hesitate in attacking him immediately.

After a bit of time passed, she coldly snorted and disappeared from the alley just the same way she appeared.

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The Kang Treasury House was located on the South-Western part of the city. It was a fifty-meter long building made from unknown black stone which emitted dazzling radiances when the sun rays land on it. The building itself exuded a majestic aura that drew the attention of every passerby.

Arthur stared at the building for a while before he entered it. The interior was just as beautiful and extravagant as the exterior. There were a lot of customers inside this broad roam. Treasures and weapons were displayed on separate tables with their price tags were just under them.

Arthur just wanted to check this place since there are a lot of treasures and perhaps he can find something related to Space Magic.

In Zodiak's notes, there are a few mentions about a certain item that contains a humongous amount of Spatial Power and the user can open a Dimensional portal to a specified location. This item is called 'Dimensional Stone'.

He didn't pay much heed to the treasures and directly went to the counter to ask the receptionist there.

With his normal attire and average appearance, Arthur didn't look like a rich young master but despite that, the receptionist was still courteous and wasn't contemptuous.

"Hello Sir, how can I help you?"

Arthur nodded his head approvingly and replied

"I was wondering if you have any Space oriented Items, the stronger the better and the price doesn't matter either."

The smiling receptionist paused for a split second before he spoke with a bit of hesitation and uncertainty

"This.... Sir, we do indeed have what you seek, but not on this floor. Please wait for a second, I'll go consult my superior."

The receptionist knew that this average looking young man wasn't ordinary. Not everybody would not care about the price and despite his humble appearance, the receptionist knew that this must be an expert so he didn't take things into his hands and decided to go to his superiors for guidance.

The Kang Treasury House only had two floors open for customers. Usually, all customers linger in the first floor as the second one is only for special figures such as Elders from large sects or tribe leaders. Basically, not everyone can enter the second floor as status mattered a lot, after all, the items there are rare and expensive, so not anyone can see them or buy them.

Very soon, the receptionist came back accompanied by a middle-aged man with a thick black beard. The middle-aged man sized up Arthur but he didn't hide the disdain in his eyes. Contrary to the receptionist, he didn't think Arthur was an expert and could not help but look at down at him.

The middle-aged man clasped his hands in greeting and presented three items in front of Arthur.

"Sir, these three are all Space oriented items that we currently have, please check them."

He pushed three boxes in front of Arthur and patiently waited but truthfully, he wasn't optimistic about selling them as although they weren't very expensive, their price is not something anyone can afford.

Arthur opened the three boxes without sparing a glance at the price tags and appraised the items.

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Spatial Devouring Hook (3rd Grade Mystic Rank): +1,200,000 Strength / +140,000 Agility.

Special Skill: (Space Grab): Use The hook's tip to grab a target from a certain distance, cannot be disrupted unless a force stronger than this one is unleashed.

Cryptic Space Bracelet(2nd Grade Mystic Rank): +460,000 Wisdom.

Space Control: Makes the user more adept at using Space Magic (+5% control).

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As for the last one, it was pretty useless so Arthur didn't even bother with it. Even those two were not up to his standards and it would be waste of his Spirit Stones to buy them. He put them back in the boxes and said to the middle-aged man

"These are not enough, do you have anything else? Stronger if possible. As I said, price doesn't matter."

Once he heard Arthur say that, the disdain in the man's eyes grew stronger. He was sure that Arthur isn't able to afford them which is why he is making such excuses.

Albeit what he was thinking, he showed a smile and replied

"Sorry Sir, these are the only Space-oriented items we have on sale. Please excuse our inefficiency."

Although he sounded quite sincere, nothing could escape Arthur's eyes but he didn't express his thoughts. He smiled back and added

"What about the second floor, can I go check the items there?"

The middle-aged man shook his head with a sorry look and replied

"Sorry Sir, the second floor is eligible only for certain people and not everyone can enter."

Hearing this, Arthur sneered to himself and thought

'As I thought, wherever it is, status always matter. Oh well, they can only blame themselves...'

With that, he didn't bother staying there any longer and headed out of the buildings. As he was about to leave, a couple entered the building. One was a charming woman with a curvy body and alluring looks and the other was a young man with a red hair.

The woman was holding onto the young man's arm seductively, as for the red-haired youth, he was smiling at the beauty, seemingly pretty satisfied.

When the middle-aged man saw them, he hastily went to greet them personally and led them to the second floor without hesitation. The onlookers were pretty jealous of such treatment but none was courageous enough to voice out their displeased thoughts.

As for Arthur, he left the building and stared at the entrance with a mischievous and evil smile

'As I said, you cannot blame me for what's about to happen. You brought this upon yourselves, there is nothing I seek yet I cannot obtain!'