by Shian Jeen
On a towering peak that reached the clouds, on the north side of the Black Warrior Institute, a grand residence stood erect. The residence was Institute Vice-Principal Wang Na’s cultivation dwelling.
Ever since she returned from Feng Yang’s manor, both Wang Na and Jiang WuHuwang’s faces were as black as muddied water.
“I didn’t expect Feng Yang that old bastard to actually have cultivated his Great Purging Howl to that level.” Wang Na scoffed, “It seems that not only has he fully recovered from his injuries from that year, his cultivation actually improved by a lot.”
Jiang WuHuwang’s expression grew uglier at her words, “The Ancestor is in terminal seclusion, wait till the Ancestor comes out, Feng Yang that old wrinkly-skin’s days are numbered.”
“No need to wait for the Jiang Family Ancestor. When the coming Highgod Advancement Tournament ends and I take over the Institute Principal position, let’s see if he can still act this arrogantly.” Wang Na stated coldly.
“I cannot swallow this indignity if I don’t kill Huwang Xiao!” Jiang WuHuwang’s voice was filled with hate and anger.
“Don’t worry, I’ve already contacted the Azure Dragon Institute. In the inner disciples’ assessment four years later, some of their inner disciples would come over. At that time, they’ll send Xiang Mingzhi as well.” Wang Na’s tone grew icy, “All we need to do at that time is arrange that Xiang Mingzhi to challenge Huwang Xiao and kill him on the Hidden Dragon Arena, right in front of that old bastard Feng Yang. I want Feng Yang, that old bastard, to watch his disciple die in front of him.”
Jiang WuHuwang hesitated before speaking, “Having Huwang Xiao killed in front of Feng Yang, that old wrinkled skin, I’m afraid he’ll run amok on the spot.”
The consequences of Feng Yang running amok were not something their Jiang Family could bear.
Wang Na snickered, “It’s Xiang Mingzhi who’s going to kill Huwang Xiao, what are you afraid for? You think Feng Yang will dare to kill Xiang Mingzhi? Xiang Mingzhi is the treasured disciple of the Azure Dragon Institute Principal, give Feng Yang a hundred leopard guts and he still wouldn’t dare!”
Jiang WuHuwang laughed loudly, “You’re right!” After a brief pause, he continued, “The sacred grade immortal spirit stone in tomorrow’s auction, do you know who took it out?”
Wang Na shook her head, “I tried investigating the matter, but there was no result. However, Feng Yang that old bastard knows the person who took out the sacred grade immortal spirit stone.”
Jiang WuHuwang sighed, “Pity, but no matter what, that sacred grade immortal spirit stone in tomorrow’s auction, we must get our hands on it. With this sacred grade immortal spirit stone, we can activate the primordial formation left behind by our Jiang Family’s ancestors. Borrowing the power from the primordial formation, Ancestor’s strength would enhance to another level!”
The night passed peacefully.
The following morning was beautiful and sunny. The Black Warrior Auction House’s schedule proceeded as planned.
The entire Black Warrior City was filled with excitement, crowds making their way toward the auction house.
A soon as the sun rose over the horizon, Huwang Xiao brought Shi Xiaofei straight to the Black Warrior auction house.
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By the time Huwang Xiao and Shi Xiaofei reached the auction house, it was already packed with a sea of people. As the Institute Principal’s personal disciple, of course, a high grade private room was arranged for Huwang Xiao.
After both of them were seated inside the private room, Huwang Xiao noticed Shi Xiaofei’s nervousness. He reached out and held both of her small hands in his, reassuring her confidently, “Don’t worry, Senior Crazy Lady will definitely show up.”
As long as that Senior Crazy Lady showed up, he had ways to persuade her to help resolve the issue with Shi Xiaofei’s Pure Luminance Enlightened Buddha Physique.
Shi Xiaofei looked gratefully at Huwang Xiao, “Big brother Huwang, thank you very much.”
Huwang Xiao smiled, “When your Pure Luminance Enlightened Buddha Physique is awakened, quickly break through God Realm and we’ll ascend to the Divine World together!”
Shi Xiaofei nodded with all seriousness, “I will definitely work very hard to ascend to the Divine World together with you!” Her hands tightened around Huwang Xiao’s.
Half an hour passed as more and more high experts from various corners of the galaxy filled the auction hall. Finally, the auction commenced.
The first item on auction was an egg of a divine beast, the Winged Tiger. As a later generation of the Divine Bright Tiger, the Winged Tiger inherited one of the purest divine beast bloodlines. Due to its high talent, in general, a Winged Tiger could grow to a high-level God Realm demonic beast.
Moreover, the Winged Tiger was able to enhance its strength by swallowing spirit stones. After incubation, it had a speedy growth rate, able to advance to God Realm within five hundred years. Which was why many super forces’ disciples liked to purchase demonic beast eggs like the Winged Tiger that contained divine beast bloodlines, doubling as a mount when it grew up.
The starting price for this Winged Tiger egg was ten million. In a matter of seconds, the cries of prices filled the hall like endless crashing waves.
Ten million was, honestly, nothing to Huwang Xiao, however, he had no interest in this Winged Tiger egg, hence, he did not join in the bid for it.
Attending the auction this time around, Huwang Xiao and Shi Xiaofei’s main purpose was to wait for Senior Crazy Lady to show up.
As the items shifted through the auction stage one after another, gasps of shock, exclamations of surprise, heavy sighs and laments could be ceaselessly heard. In its third hour, the auction house entered into a white-hot atmosphere. Each item were treasures worth over a hundred million.
Shi Xiaofei gradually became worried.
“There’s no need to worry.” Huwang Xiao comforted, “The bidding for the sacred grade immortal spirit stone has yet to start, the instant Senior Crazy Lady appears, my Master will send people to inform us.” As the anchor item of the auction, it would be left to the end of the auction.
Shi Xiaofei nodded, she could only patiently wait.
Another dozen items passed through the auction stage, and after a divine armor was bid off, the auctioneer began to introduce the next item, “Coming up are two beast cores. These are two beast cores of the legendary True Dragon King.”
The moment the auctioneer’s introduction ended, the entire hall was filled with an excited energy.
“It’s actually the True Dragon King’s beast cores! The True Dragon King was a formidable master ranked third on the God Ranking List in the past!”
“The True Dragon King’s true body was a variant of Azure Dragon, thus having two beast cores inside his body. One is water-element, and the other is an ice-element beast core. If this True Dragon King’s beast cores are used in alchemy to refine sacred grade immortal divine pellets, it would definitely be the finest top sacred grade divine pellet!”
Huwang Xiao’s eyes brightened, sitting inside the private room.
Beast cores of the third ranked True Dragon King! Each name on the God Ranking List was a Highgod Realm master! Most important of all, what he needed the most now were Highgod Realm divine dragons’ beast cores.
“Tsk tsk, this True Dragon King’s beast cores are really good stuff.” Dragon Emperor Ao Taiyi’s praised, “These two True Dragon King’s beast cores are comparable to ten of the Highgod beast cores inside the Hailstone Treasure vault. Little Huwang brat, you absolutely must get these two beast cores!”
Huwang Xiao nodded, determined. Even without Dragon Emperor Ao Taiyi’s reminder, he’d have done the same.
Like Huwang Xiao, there were many people keen on getting their hands on these True Dragon King’s beast cores.
Huwang Xiao was in private room number sixteen, and inside private room eight not far from Huwang Xiao sat an imposing young man of extraor
dinary bearing, clad in a robe with a green dragon emblem sewn on his chest. Behind the young man, stood two old men. These two old men stood quietly as if they blended themselves with heaven and earth itself, unassuming yet possessed unfathomable strength.
“We’ve already collected more than a hundred types of elixirs above ten thousand years, only lacking this True Dragon King’s beast cores. Once we successfully obtain them, we can begin refining the Twin Dragon Flying to Heaven Sacred Pellet. Once Young Lord consumes it, within four years, Young Lord’s strength will breakthrough another level!” One of the old men said respectfully.
The young man nodded.
“Young Lord, Vice-Principal Wang Na extended her invitation, hoping that Young Lord is willing to visit her manor after the auction ends.” The other old men said.
The young man answered with little interest, “I know, a little Black Warrior Institute inner disciple, is it necessary for me to personally act? When the time comes, just let that Su Guozhen or Ba Canghai to do it, they’re more than enough.”
“Young Lord mustn’t underestimate this Huwang Xiao. According to the rumors, this child’s talent is extremely high, able to defeat a Fourth Order God Realm master having less cultivated for less than a hundred years.” The first old man solemnly stated.
The corner of the young man’s lips curved into a mocking sneer, “Just a Fourth Order God Realm, so what if his talent is high? At the moment he’s only a Second Order God Realm, right? Even if he managed to breakthrough to Third Order God Realm four years later, you can simply choose either one, Su Guozhen or Ba Canghai, they can still squash him dead easily.”
This young man was Azure Dragon Institute Principal’s personal disciple, the leader of the Azure Dragon Institute’s inner disciples, Xiang Mingzhi.
“Now, we’ll begin the bidding for the True Dragon King’s beast cores, both beast cores will be auctioned together, starting at one billion. Every increase cannot be lower than ten million.” At this time, the auctioneer’s voice rang in the hall again.
One billion!
The guests sitting in the hall sucked in cold breaths of air.
One billion was a hard sum even for some super forces’ Grand Elders. With one billion, one could already purchase a comfortable residence on the Cloudsea Mainland. This figure immediately diminished the desire of many super forces’ Grand Elders and Patriarchs from bidding.
Although this True Dragon King’s beast cores were good stuff, they could only be used in alchemy, being refined into pellets. Other than this, there wasn’t much use. Then again, since when was a sacred grade divine pellet so easy to refine? Not to mention the fact that it needed a large number of ten thousand years and above herbs as supplements.
The auction hall fell into an abrupt silence.
“Two billion!” Xiang Mingzhi aimed for a swift conclusion, doubling the price.
All the people in the hall were shocked, each turning their heads toward private room number eight.
“Private room number eight…? If I’m not wrong, it’s the people from the Azure Dragon Institute!”
The guests in the hall showed a great reaction.
In private room number six, Huwang Xiao was a little surprised hearing this. Azure Dragon Institute? A small smile crept up his face, ‘How interesting.’
“Three billion!” While everyone was still reacting the Azure Dragon Institute, Huwang Xiao’s voice cut through the noise in the hall, ringing crisp and clear in everyone’s ear.
Three billion!
When crowd’s focus shifted to private room six, another ripple shot through the crowd.
Inside private room eight, Xiang Mingzhi was slightly surprised, for he did not expect there to be people who dared to compete with him. After a brief second of surprise, he showed a radiant smile, “It seems like this trip to Black Warrior City isn’t as dull as I assumed. This is interesting, I hope you’ll continue to entertain me.” In the end, he called out: “Four billion!”
Four billion!
The crowd below once again sucked in a breath of cold air.
Madness! These were merely the True Dragon King’s beast cores, not the actual body itself. At most, it could fetch a little over two billion. Four billion had already exceeded its worth in double.
“Ten billion!” While the crowd below was jarred to the soul at four billion, Huwang Xiao’s calm voice rang out.
Ten billion!
This time, the auction hall went deathly quiet.
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The amount nearly shocked some of the present Grand Elders and Patriarchs of the first ranked forces to their death-bed. Even the super forces’ Grand Elders and Patriarchs seated within the private rooms above almost had their eyeballs pop out of their sockets.
The auction hall was deathly still, so quiet that even the drop of a needle could be heard.
Inside private room number six, Huwang Xiao had a scheming smirk on his face as he waited to see if the person inside private room number eight would follow or not.
‘You want to compare wallet sizes?’ Heh, what he lacked the least of all was Xuanwu coins. In fact, Huwang Xiao genuinely felt like there were too few places where he could spend them.
On top of that, he naturally did not have any good impression toward people from the Azure Dragon Institute. Since they ran into each other here, he might as well take the chance to disgust the other side a little.
In private room number eight, Xiang Mingzhi’s eyes narrowed dangerously to two thin slits, two piercing glints flickered unnoticeably.
Ten billion!
Although he had come across some ancient masters’ cultivation dwellings and was far from lacking in terms of money, this price had managed to jar him.
“Go and find out who’s in that private room number six.” Xiang Mingzhi coldly instructed one of the old men standing behind him.
“Yes, Young Lord!” Respectfully acknowledging Xiang Mingzhi’s words, the old man turned and left the room.
“Eleven billion!” Xiang Mingzhi called out, breaking the stagnated atmosphere in the auction hall. But everyone could clearly detect the thick flowing murderous aura within the collected icy voice.
Huwang Xiao leaned back comfortably on the seat, not missing the other side’s killing intent. Without missing a beat, he called out: “Twenty billion!”
Twenty billion!
Several muffled thuds were heard coming from the auction hall below due to some first rank forces’ Grand Elders and Patriarchs dazedly sliding off their seats to the floor from astonishment.
Some Elders of the middle ranking forces and families could hardly control their hearts from jumping out from their chests.
“W-who’s in private room number six? Tw-twenty BILLION!!” A first rank force family Elder exclaimed. At the mention of twenty billion, his tongue stuttered understandably.
“Private room six… it should be the Black Warrior Institute Principal’s personal disciple, Huwang Xiao?!”
“Huwang Xiao?! How can Huwang Xiao have so much money? Did the Institute Principal came over to compete for the True Dragon King’s beast cores, merely allowing his disciple to bid on the surface?”
“The Black Warrior Institute Principal’s wealth can drown a person to death!”
The crowd below responded with doubt and astonishment.
Hearing the words that passed between the crowd below, a wry smile appeared on Huwang Xiao’s face as Shi Xiaofei jested, “Looks like no one believes that Big brother Huwang has so much money.”
Still, this was also a good misunderstanding, preventing others from thinking too deeply into the source of his wealth. Otherwise, an average Black Warrior Institute inner disciple capable of taking out twenty billion Xuanwu coins to bid for something would undoubtedly raise many curious eyebrows. If it was the Institute Principal, then everything was easily explained.
In private room number eight, Xiang Mingzhi’s face muscles slightly twitched.
Twenty billion?! His ha
nds unknowingly clenched into fists as the killing intent in his heart roared like great waves.
“Young Lord, I found out. The person in private room number six is the Black Warrior Institute Principal’s disciple, Huwang Xiao.” At this time, the old man that went out to inquire returned, reporting to Xiang Mingzhi.
Xiang Mingzhi’s tone was extremely grim: “I know.” The excited discussion below had already entered his ears, ‘Do I still need you to report to me?!’
His heart was burning, his anger raging!
“Twenty-one billion!” Xiang Mingzhi was literally gritting his teeth calling out his bid. He was determined to get these True Dragon King’s beast cores. Otherwise, all of his efforts and time spent in collecting more than a hundred different herbs above ten thousand years old would have been in vain.
The uproaring auction hall quieted once more.
Seeing that the other side had decided to follow through with his bid, Huwang Xiao turned toward Shi Xiaofei saying, “Every time they're only adding a billion to the price, people from the Azure Dragon Institute are so stingy.” Huwang Xiao purposely did not conceal his voice, hence, everyone in the auction hall and the private rooms clearly heard what he said.
Every time only adding a billion to the price, stingy!
One could imagine the myriad expressions of the people around hearing this. Those words nearly made Xiang Mingzhi vomit blood.
“Thirty billion.” Just when it looked like Xiang Mingzhi was really about to vomit blood, Huwang Xiao’s unhurried voice sounded, as if what he was saying wasn't ‘thirty billion’, but’ three hundred’ Xuanwu coins.
Thirty billion!
Those in the auction hall could hear their hearts beating like war drums in their ears. A first rank force disciple that had a heart disease fainted, clutching his chest.
