"I, Wuqi Shao, offer twenty thousand middle-grade essence stones! I hope all fellow practitioners will give me a little face," A voice said from within the black carriage.
As if one looked within and peered behind its curtains, they would see a young man garbed in beautiful martial robes with his black hair loosely hanging down from below his shoulders. He had a metal ring around his forehead, with neatly trimmed eyebrows, sunken eyes, and broad lips.
Feng Yu turned and glanced at the carriage with a cold ray in his eyes, as did Dai Lin, Miren Fei, and Lang Kuang. Leon, Myria, and the others, except for Tuzi Baoli had similar gazes. In this instant, the overwhelming murderous intention of Feng Yu's party was felt for a moment, causing the crowd to suddenly fell a chill as they looked at them in shock.
"This... just who is a target for their murderous will, this bloodlust is not of the ordinary standard!" Cheng Ba said in alarm as he felt a wave of coldness deep in his bones.
Feng Yu looked at everyone, sending them a mental message that caused them to calm their moods. Dai Lin then inched closer to Feng Yu and spoke, "Young Master, should we?"
Dai Lin was about to make a suggestion as his eyes flickered with lightning when he glared at the carriage, but Feng Yu shook his head and spoke, "No, let it be, for now, our target is their core, some random junior isn't worth our time. Plus, even if he is a big shot it would do us no good at the moment. We still need to increase our strength, only with the minimal degree of the Warrior realm combat power can we truly be considered as people with some influence in these lands."
When Dai Lin heard this, the thunder in his eyes faded as he replied with a nod, "Understood."
Lang Kuang and the others also returned to normal, they no longer glared at the carriage.
Tuzi Baoli looked at Lang Kuang and questioned, "Kuang'er, is he the Wuqi person you spoked about?"
Lang Kuang shook his head and replied, "No, that person was called Wuqi Shouzhi. The person here, is more likely some relative, for now, let's just focus on this auction I'll speak more on it later."
"Okay," Tuzi Baoli said with an understanding look.
At this time, Jin Chin, Cheng Ba, Lu Wei, Ji Weng, and Mo Dang were stunned while persons like Du Nuan, Xia Rou, Ye Weng, Hong Tu, and Zi Lei, were indifferent. A strange youth who only now arrived, garbed in ragged robes with his face wrapped by black wrappings, stood nearby as he watched the proceedings with interest from a group of cloaked individuals.
The scene grew silent, as no one directly made a bid, Cao Yi frowned at this before he started to speak, "Haha, oh my, it does seem that Young Master Shao has the weight behind his words indeed. Offers are still up, the first Element Slip now going for twenty thousand middle-grade essence stones, going once, going twice..."
When Cao Yi had paused dragging out his last words, Feng Yu turned to Dai Lin and inquire, "Dai Lin, how is it? How many of these slips would you need to figure out the tricks behind them?"
When Dai Lin heard Feng Yu’s question, he stared at the glowing slip for a while before he replied, "Replying to the young master, from what I am seeing, I believe I will need only two of them to learn of their secrets. By then, we wouldn't need them to search for the Special Zone, I could take us there safely."
"Oh, excellent, then I suppose we shouldn’t waste time here, I'll get this done in a swift and fast style." Feng Yu replied with a smile.
Cao Yi was about to say the final strike, as, within the carriage, Wuqi Shao sat with a calm smile as if everything was under his control. However, at this time, Feng Yu spoke dominantly, "I Crimson Mask, offer forty thousand middle-grade essence stones!"
Cao Yi hearing this was excited, but as for everyone else, they looked at in him in surprise, creating a commotion.
"What the hell? Is this guy crazy?" Cheng Ba said as he looked at Feng Yu, he didn't think anyone from outside of a major power would even have the guts to shame the famous Wuqi Clan.
Jin Chin didn't seem to care much; she was only a bit puzzled by the character.
Xia Rou and Ye Wang looked at him as well, but they didn't say anything, they didn't want to get into a minor conflict over the first slip when more were already available.
The mysterious bloodline talents also shared Xia Rou's Ye Wang's ideas, though they had no care about some silly Wuqi Clan junior, they still wouldn't go out of their way to provoke random people.
Wuqi Shao, at this moment, hard a dark look on his face as he glared out the carriage window toward Feng Yu and spoke with a cold tone, "Fellow Practitioner, are you truly not going to give me face?"
Cao Yi, who prepared to do the count down, halted as he looked at this with a smile; he loved seeing conflict within his domain.
Feng Yu frowned at this, but before he could speak, Dai Lin spoke for him, "Hmph! Who are you to question the master? Both you and that Wuqi clan isn't anything special in our eyes!"
When the crowd heard this, their eyes widen in shock as they didn't think even a lackey could have such spunk before a child of the Wuqi Clan.
Wuqi Shao was surprised, but soon his face churned in anger, he looked at Feng Yu's party with cold eyes as he spoke, "Good! Good! Very good! I will remember this act!"
After saying his piece, Wuqi Shao was no longer made a bid and only remained silent in his carriage. The only exception was that the experts who surrounded him, all gave Feng Yu's party a menacing look.
Feng Yu didn't care; he looked at Cao Yi and spoke in an icy way, "Vendor, are you not going to finish the bid?"
Cao Yi trembled as the saw ruthless red eyes behind the sinister crimson mask, he hurriedly spoke, "T-the first Element Slip for forty thousand middle-grade essence stones now going once, going twice, sold to the Crimson Mask guest!"
Following his words, the Element Slip flew over to Feng Yu, who caught and tossed it like garbage towards Dai Lin, who similarly flipped his hand, storing it away as if it wasn't anything important. Their expressions calm and indifferent, as if they received nothing but a piece of paper.
Jin Chin felt it a little funny, she giggled while speaking, "Hehe, Senior Brother, these guys are such troublemakers."
Cheng Ba wanted to laugh, but he didn't, he knew that the young master of the Wuqi Clan was obviously not feeling well, and his inner disciple status wasn't enough to protect him from the Wuqi Clan's wrath.
He spoke, "Brave, but also foolish..."
As everyone had their own opinion, the auction once more continued, as Cao Yi tossed up the second slip, drawing everyone's eyes. He spoke, "Same rules as the last, bidding will start at ten thousand middle-grade essence stones! Commence the bidding!"
A few persons were already geared up for this, but right at this time, the strange youth who stood away from everyone else in the crowd of cloaked individuals spoke, "I Yu Fu of the Dessert Bandit's offer thirty thousand middle-grade essence stones!"
"What? You mean that offshoot force related to the troublesome Bandit Union, well shit!" One practitioner said in shock.
Even Lu Wei felt it thorny, it was one thing with the Wuqi Clan, but the Bandit Union was nothing she could afford to meddle with at her level.
"Che! Dammit, another one is gone..." Lu Wei thought while biting her lips.
Much Like Lu Wei, Mo Dang, Cheng Ba, and Ji Weng felt the same, but prodigies like those from the unknown bloodline clans, as well as Xia Rou and Ye Wang, felt nothing.
Cao Yi sighed as he prepared to directly announce him as the winner, causing Yu Fu to smirk with pride and confidence. However, far beyond the expectation of everyone else. Feng Yu spoke again, "I Crimson Mask, offer sixty thousand middle-grade essence stones!"
Hearing Feng Yu's words, not only Yu Fu, everyone looked at him in amazement, while Cao Yi laughed and spoke, "Hahaha, well done! The second Element Slip, now going for sixty thousand middle-grade essence stones! Offer going once, Offer going twice..."
Yu Fu ignored Cao Yi and spoke to Feng Yu, "Hmph! I don't know if you are brave or just a fool with no kno
wledge of the world. However, I can most certainly let you know that today you've made a big mistake testing your luck."
Feng Yu remained silent, not paying him any mind; he only looked at Cao Yi, who promptly finished his countdown, "Offer sold!"
Swish! With another wave of his hand, the Element Slip flew to Feng Yu, who tossed it to Dai Lin once more as he threw two storage rings towards Cao Yi. Feng Yu then looked at Dai Lin who nodded, before he glanced at Miren Fei and the others and spoke, "Let's go, we don't have time to waste here..."
Miren Fei and the others bowed and replied, "As the master wishes!"
Feng Yu and the others didn’t even waste a moment as they casually left the area, as if both the poisonous glares of Yu Fu and Wuqi Shao weren't even worth their time. Their figures leaving a profound impression onto the minds of everyone that watched them leave the area.
Both Hong Tu and Zi Lei looked at them with smiles on their faces as Zi Lei spoke, "Hehe, see? They'll be among the best of prey during the Dragon Talent Meet."
Hong Tu laughed as he spoke, "Maybe, but I think we'll compete with them before that, during that Ruin Opening."
Zi Lei smirked as her eyes flashed with battle lust, no longer saying anything.
Xia Rou shook her head no longer paying them any mind, as Ye Wang knitted his brows while looking at Dai Lin, but he soon spoke, "Na, it's only my imagination..."
Unlike them, Jin Chin stared at Feng Yu's back with a surprised look in her eyes, her breath trembling slightly.
Cheng Ba looked at her and spoke, "Junior Sister Chin, what's wrong?"
Jin Chin hesitated for a bit before she spoke, "S-Senior Brother, I got a strange message from that guy with the mask."
"Huh? What did he say?" Cheng Ba asked with a serious look.
Jin Chin watched the crowd for a bit before she sent Cheng Ba a mental message, "He... he said Little Sister Chin, take care of yourself."
When Cheng Ba heard these words, his eyes grew wide as he looked up to stare at Feng Yu's location, but at this moment, he realized that his group had already long since gone.
He chuckled as he spoke in a soft tone, "Haha, that fellow... I truly am glad that he's alive."
Jin Chin also had misty eyes, but she didn't dare cry, she felt it would be a disgrace. The two quickly shook their mood, focusing on the scene of the auction, which only grew more heated as the night press onwards.
Chapter 287
A Common Enemy, Plan’s for the South
When Feng Yu and the others left the bustling stall, the scene behind only grew more heated as the on-spot auction had continued. They soon arrived at a decent inn and secured a place to stay for the night. By this time, Feng Yu, Dai Lin, and the others had gathered in a private room to discuss their current proceedings.
"Before we begin, is there anything that you guys already have planned that I should know about? Maybe persons to meet up with and other scenarios that you might have come across?" Feng Yu asked with a curious expression as he looked over the group.
Leon and Myria did not seem to mind much, they were mostly here to accompany Feng Yu, their other core interest was Miren Fei, who was similarly entirely focused on Feng Yu.
Dai Lin shook his head and spoke, "I didn't have such encounters, my path was rather smooth, except for a few hurdles during my travels in the Thunder's Path."
"Hurdles?" Feng Yu asked puzzledly, he heard rumors of the Thunder's Path and knew that it was of a similar danger comparable to the Formless Sword Ridge.
Dai Lin chuckled with a slightly recollective look in his eyes as he spoke, "Yes, some very peculiar Thunder Spirits, and Variation Essence Beasts."
When Feng Yu heard this, he was alarmed, he asked, "Thunder Spirits? You actually met such profound things in that pathway!"
Being a former Thunder Path practitioner himself, Feng Yu knew full well of the many different creatures and oddities that one can face as their practitioner's journey.
There are many different essence beasts in the world, divided into different ranks and classes, but other than them, there are entities much like those of the Ghost Clan. Transient lifeforms born of the various elements and myriad Martial Daos, taking on their properties by nature, thereby being able to wield them at a terrifying scale.
These are beings such as the Thunder Spirit, Flame Spirit, and others, rumors say that these spirits are not only capable of terrifying power, but are similarly beneficial to practitioners who walk the paths of various elements and obscure Martial Daos.
Dai Lin smirked at Feng Yu's expression as his eyes flickered with lightning when he replied cheekily, "Young Master, let's just say that I've made quite a few friends..."
Feng Yu clicked his teeth, hearing this as he looked at Dai Lin pensively, he no longer pestered him to reveal his cards.
While Lang Kuang and the others were a bit surprised about Dai Lin's words, they didn't overly ponder it, they looked at Feng Yu and spoke separately.
"I am ready to go, Young Master, I don't have other affairs like some people..." Miren Fei said as she hints towards Lang Kuang.
Tiana giggled and spoke, "Hehe, Silly Wolfie has become a Naughty Wolfie."
Pff! A few of them felt like laughing, causing Tuzi Baoli to blush and lower her head, Lang Kuang also felt a bit embarrassed as his face turned red, he spoke in a loud voice, "Hey, it's not like I expected this to happen, I have my reasons!"
"Right, sure..." Dai Lin said with an expression that implied he didn't believe him, Feng Yu chuckled at this as he looked at the scene.
Lang Kuang snorted not saying anything more on that topic, he looked at Feng Yu and spoke, "Young Master, I do indeed have a matter that I might need to deal with, but the only problem is I don't know when I'll need to take action."
Feng Yu was a bit puzzled by those words, he asked, "Hmm? What do you mean by taking action?"
Lang Kuang sighed and replied, "Well, it's like this, back near the Eastern Wilds, I met a mighty guy. We had made a few bets and ended up fighting to a draw. After that, I had acknowledged him as a newfound brother in arms and we ventured to the south together. After we got here, he went off saying that he needs to ready himself some more before we meet again. Our bet was that we'd each do one person a favor, no matter what it was, and the favor he asked for was for me to help him kill a scum like no other."
Dai Lin and the others grew curious, Feng Yu spoke, "A guy powerful enough to fight to draw with you in full power? Incredible what's his name, who is this scum that he's looking for?"
Lang Kang shook his head and spoke with anger filled eyes, "Young Master, my friend's name is Kong Jintian, and though he didn't name his enemy, he told me of his foul deed. It was a scum that stole his precious belonging and even savagely beat him to an inch of his life... such a foul person must be annihilated at all cost!"
"How shameless!" Leon said as it seemed that while he wasn't too caring at first, that very act had touched his bottom line.
Myria also felt it wrong, she added, "How can someone do something like that? He truly is a disgrace to all beings..."
Miren Fei felt fire in her eyes as she looked at Feng Yu and spoke, "Young Master, I want to help Lang Kuang and personally beat this individual, we cannot let such person roam free and at ease."
Dai Lin also nodded and spoke in agreement, "Indeed, I will act if necessary."
Feng Yu also felt disturbed by this individual, he spoke, "Lang Kuang, when your friend contacts you, tell him that not only you but also everyone here shall aid him to take down this bastard. Such a person must be punished brutally..."
Lang Kuang looked at everyone with a happy look as he replied, "Understood, I am grateful for everyone's help."
"Huhu, it's nothing, this is what being in a team means," Dai Lin said with a light chuckle.
Everyone nodded at those words, expressing similar sentiments, Feng Yu looked at this and decided that he could continue with the manner at hand.
"Okay, now that we know what's
what, let's begin our meeting," Feng Yu said, drawing everyone's attention.
After a short while, Feng Yu then spoke again, "Our objective here in coming to the south is to train ourselves in preparation for the Dragon Talent Meet, that is now roughly two years and three months off."
When everyone heard those words, they nodded, Feng Yu's eyes flashed as he continued, "However, on my travels here there was more happening here than I'd initially thought. Matters that I'm sure each of you had already been made aware of from rumors."
Dai Lin nodded and spoke, "Correct, those Ruin Openings were rather surprising, I didn't think such a thing would be happening so soon."
"Mm, Brother Kong also mentioned those details, it was enough to spark my interest," Lang Kuang said.
Miren Fei looked at them and added, "Young Master, I heard that not only a few prominent faces but also some secret factions and clans will also be sending their rising talents and Supreme Prodigies. This time around the south will be even more dangerous than I've heard from others in the past..."
Feng Yu nodded, and he spoke in reply, "You heard correct, not only will there be extremely secretive factions from all sides, there are also bloodline clans lying in wait. I don't know how many of them will show up, I’ve only noticed two potential sources, but one thing is certain, the threats of these clans should no way be inferior to weaker clans in the Sacred Domain."
Miren Fei and the others were shocked, as Dai Lin narrowed his eyes, Miren Fei asked, "Young Master, are you certain about this? How are you so sure that they are comparable to the Sacred Domain?"
Feng Yu made a surprised look by this question; he looked around and noticed that other than Dai Lin, Leon, Myria, Toram, Tira, and Tiana, everyone else had a someone curious look on their faces.
Only at this time did Feng Yu realize that he hadn’t told them of the clan's exact origins, Dai Lin might have picked up on things, while Leon and Myria knew of his uncommonness.
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