Zhao Hu’s feet carved two trails of sparks on the ground, sliding back half a meter before…
stopping!
He actually relied on his Physical Body strength to forcefully stop a charging Iron-Skinned Bull!
“Rise!”
The veins on Zhao Hu’s neck bulged as he let out a roar, his arms exerting force.
Under the gaze of thousands of stunned eyes, that Early Stage Rank 2 Iron-Skinned Bull was actually lifted up by him and then slammed violently onto the ground!
Boom!
The entire high platform shook.
The bull let out a mournful cry, twitched twice, and stopped moving.
The entire venue fell silent!
Even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.
An eight-star Dou Zhe, tearing a bull apart with his bare hands?
Is this something a human can fucking do?
“This…”
Xiao Yan’s mouth hung open in the private box, his throat feeling dry.
“This Medicinal Pill…
it’s practically cheating!”
For mercenaries who lived their lives on the edge of a blade, this wasn’t just a Medicinal Pill; it was clearly a second life!
Ya Fei looked at the faces below, twisted with shock, feeling a sense of pure exhilaration in her heart.
This was the confidence Lu Heng had given her.
Ya Fei smoothed her slightly messy hair and smiled with enchanting charm, yet the words she spoke left everyone present utterly shaken:
“When taking a single beast power pill, there are no permanent side effects.
One only needs to rest for a day or two.”
“Today, ten bottles will be auctioned, with three pills in each bottle.”
“Starting price: one thousand gold coins per bottle!”
“I don’t believe it!”
Jia Liebi could no longer sit still.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his voice trembled.
“One thousand gold coins?
Why don’t you just rob us!
Where did this Pill Formula come from?
Who refined it?”
Ya Fei raised her head, looking directly into Jia Liebi’s greedy eyes, and slowly uttered a single sentence:
“No comment.”
“Now, the bidding begins.”
As soon as she finished speaking…
“Fifteen hundred!
I offer fifteen hundred!”
“Two thousand!
Even if I have to go bankrupt, I’m buying a bottle!
With this thing, I’ll dare to go deep into the Magical Beast Mountain Range tomorrow!”
“Twenty-five hundred!”
It was madness.
The entire Auction House had gone crazy.
Behind a hidden small window at the highest point of the Auction House, Lu Heng held a green fruit, munching on it while watching the frantic auction below.
“This is just the beginning.”
“The real show has only just started.”
The clamor of the Auction House was almost enough to blow the roof off.
“Five thousand gold coins!”
When Jia Liebi roared out this number, the veins on his neck bulged.
“Five thousand five hundred.”
Clan Chief Xiao sat in his chair and casually raised his placard.
His calm and composed manner nearly infuriated Jia Liebi and Ao Ba Pa to no end.
Ao Ba Pa weighed his options for a long while before throwing his placard on the table.
“You’re all crazy!
It’s just a bottle of medicine, only Rank 1 at that.
You’re treating money like it’s nothing!”
The Loose Cultivators and mercenaries below could only stare helplessly.
This kind of clash between titans was long past something they could interfere in.
What they thought would be an opportunity to pick up a bargain now seemed like a joke.
Finally, the small gavel in Ya Fei’s hand fell.
“Congratulations, Clan Leader Xiao, on winning this set of beast power pills.”
Of the ten bottles, the wealthy and powerful Xiao Clan gritted their teeth and swallowed four.
Of the remaining six, the Jia Lie Family snatched three, the Ao Ba Family picked up two, and the final bottle was intercepted by an unknown Black Robed Man at the astronomical price of six thousand five hundred gold coins.
When the auction ended, Ya Fei deliberately kept a trick up her sleeve.
She stood on the stage, smiling as she looked at the disappointed Loose Cultivators:
“Everyone, don’t worry.
Although the bottles are gone, to give back to all of you, there are still five individual beast power pills.
The starting price…
five hundred gold coins each.”
The crowd erupted once again…
Inside a hidden compartment on the second floor.
Lu Heng sat cross-legged on a soft couch, tossing an unfinished green fruit in his hand.
Hearing the frantic bidding below, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
“That’s more like it.”
Through the one-way crystal window, he watched Xiao Zhan leave with Xiao Yan and that little girl named Xiao Xun Er.
Xiao Yan seemed to be gesturing excitedly about something, while the little girl in purple just listened quietly, occasionally looking back toward the auction stage.
Lu Heng immediately shrank his body back into the shadows.
Even from this distance, he instinctively didn’t want to attract the attention of that eldest Young Miss of the Ancient Clan.
“The current Xiao Yan is a hot potato.”
Lu Heng took a bite of the fruit, the crisp sound of chewing echoing in the quiet room.
“The old man in that ring has probably already woken up.
Plus, he has a Dou Huang-level bodyguard, Ling Ying, by his side.
There’s no benefit in me approaching him now.”
As for getting to know this child of Luck from the original story, it’s better to wait until his Dou Qi disappears.
Just then, the door was pushed open, and a gust of fragrant wind swirled in first.
The professional smile on Ya Fei’s face vanished the moment the door closed.
She slapped a thick gold card onto the table and leaned back into the chair opposite Lu Heng.
“Sister is exhausted.”
Ya Fei rubbed her cheeks, which were stiff from smiling.
Her seductive eyes were filled with sparkling light:
“But this battle was fought beautifully.
You didn’t see Jia Liebi’s face at the end; it was like he’d swallowed a dead fly.”
Lu Heng picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of water, and pushed it toward Ya Fei.
Looking at the exhausted Ya Fei before him, Lu Heng felt a slight pang of sympathy in his heart.
Ya Fei took a sip of water, cleared her throat, and her expression suddenly became serious.
“Younger Brother Lu Heng, the beast power pill is now completely famous.
Even though I didn’t reveal the Alchemist’s identity, those who are interested will definitely investigate.”
Ya Fei stood up, walked over to Lu Heng, and leaned down slightly.
The mature woman’s unique fragrance instantly enveloped him.
“The tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
Sister will protect you, but you must also protect yourself, okay?”
Lu Heng looked at that alluring face so close to his; he could even see Ya Fei’s long, slender eyelashes.
“Don’t worry, Sister Ya Fei.”
Lu Heng smiled.
“I value my life the most.
Besides, I still have to help Sister Ya Fei become the most powerful woman in the Jia Ma Empire.”
Ya Fei was stunned for a moment, then burst into a giggle and straightened up:
“Then I’ll be waiting.”
…The Xiao Family compound, the night as still as water.
In a quiet side courtyard, Xiao Xun Er sat on a stone bench, fiddling with a beast power pill that Ling Ying had just obtained from someone else.
The pill was dark red like blood, emitting a violent aura.
“Old Ling,” Xiao Xun Er called out softly.
In the previously empty shadows, the air distorted slightly, and a dark figure silently emerged.
Ling Ying knelt on one knee.
“Young Miss.”
“Have you seen this pill before?” Xiao Xun Er handed the pill over.
Ling Ying took it with both hands, brought it to his nose to sniff, and then investigated it slightly with his Dou Qi.
His brows furrowed beneath his black robe.
“Replying to Young Miss, your subordinate is ill-informed.”
Ling Ying pondered for a moment.
“The refining technique for this pill is very crude, one could even say primitive.
Your subordinate has never seen it before.”
“Even Old Ling hasn’t seen it?” Xiao Xun Er was somewhat surprised.