Visceral Strength?

"এক hundred thousand taels? Are you insane? Even at the absolute most, these pills are only worth fifty thousand taels!"

Everyone's gaze focused on the black-robed figure who had raised his hand.

Gai Tianwang stared fixedly at Jiang Yuan, then said disdainfully, "Kid, you dare claim you have one hundred thousand taels of silver? I've spent so long living by the blade, licking blood from its edge, and I've only saved up eighty thousand taels."

"Hehe, where did this little brat come from? Does he not understand the rules here? If you don't have the money, what they'll want is your life~" Madam Li giggled, the surging curves at her chest trembling slightly and drawing quite a few gazes.

The two experts questioned him at once. Even the auctioneer on the stage halted his movements and looked toward the conspicuous figure below.

Beneath the black robe was a handsome face—it was Jiang Yuan.

The corners of Jiang Yuan's lips curled slightly as the joints in his hand shifted. The next instant, his figure flashed, and he appeared right in front of Gai Tianwang.

Before Gai Tianwang's expression could change, shock appeared in his eyes. In the next moment, his feet left the ground. The eight-foot-tall Gai Tianwang had actually been lifted bodily into the air.

With the black robe concealing him, no one could see Jiang Yuan's face. They could only see one of his fair, slender hands clamped tightly around Gai Tianwang's throat.

The contrast between that pale hand and Gai Tianwang's bronzed skin was especially stark.

Gai Tianwang felt the suffocation closing in, his face turning red as his Internal Force surged wildly. Yet Jiang Yuan's hand remained as immovable as a reef amid raging waves.

Instead, its grip only grew tighter.

A hoarse voice came from beneath the black robe. "I may not have it, but you do..."

"Impudent! How dare you run wild here!"

A gust of Internal Force swept in. Jiang Yuan raised a hand to block it, and the immense force came to an abrupt halt, leaving only a faint wind to stir his robes.

Jiang Yuan had casually lifted one hand, yet he had blocked a blow powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks.

Jiang Yuan tilted his head slightly and gave the newcomer another look.

This Internal Force was far stronger than Body Transformation Strength. So this must be the Bone Strength Expert arranged by the auction house.

And his own Internal Force... after being tempered together by the strange bone and Star Power, its refinement far surpassed Body Transformation Strength, yet it was still a notch below Bone Strength?

Still, he had yet to cultivate an Internal Force cultivation technique. His Internal Force was merely its initial form.

Thoughts flashed through Jiang Yuan's mind. His chest grew faintly hot as a blazing force surged forth, attaching itself to his Internal Force before pouring into Gai Tianwang's body through his hand.

Jiang Yuan casually flung him away like a rag doll. What made everyone's hearts sink was that Gai Tianwang now resembled a thoroughly cooked shrimp, curled up on the ground without a trace of the bearing of a Body Transformation expert.

Jiang Yuan raised his hand and, in an instant, blocked another strike from the Bone Strength Expert.

A vast, surging power suddenly burst forth through their fists and feet.

The muscles in Jiang Yuan's arm swelled sharply, and Qi and Blood spilled forth.

The fist technique in his hand was tyrannical beyond compare. It was none other than Savage Ox Fist.

Savage Ox Fist was heavy and powerful, and it unexpectedly suited Jiang Yuan's Acquired Savage Physique perfectly. The overwhelming force of this assault made even the Bone Strength Expert groan inwardly.

A Bone Strength Expert's body, tempered by Internal Force, was indeed far beyond that of Body Transformation and Qi and Blood Martial Artists.

But Bone Strength Experts focused on Internal Force rather than the physical body, while his Internal Force was offset by Jiang Yuan's extraordinarily powerful Internal Force.

Jiang Yuan's tremendous physical strength sent the Bone Strength Expert flying outright.

Jiang Yuan withdrew his hand. This was his first battle since entering the Internal Force Realm, and he could feel how condensed his Internal Force had become after its tempering.

Moreover, perhaps due to his immense Qi and Blood, the sheer quantity of Jiang Yuan's Internal Force far exceeded that of martial artists at the same realm.

The combination of quality and quantity had actually allowed Jiang Yuan's Internal Force—despite his not having cultivated an Internal Force technique yet—to fight the Bone Strength Expert's Internal Force to a standstill.

Jiang Yuan restrained his power and pretended not to notice the martial artist he had sent flying playing dead. It seemed this Bone Strength Expert did not wish to clash with him either?

Whether it was because he was at odds with the auction house or simply hired by them, Jiang Yuan did not care. He pretended not to notice and turned toward Madam Li.

The hoarse voice rang out again.

"Madam Li, you should have those twenty thousand taels of silver, shouldn't you?"

Madam Li cursed the auction house in her heart. What sort of monster had they let in?

And an expert of this strength had actually come to an auction of this level. How many lifetimes of bad luck had she accumulated to run into something like this?

Madam Li's heart trembled. She forced a smile onto her face and instinctively squeezed together the valley at her chest as she said, "What are you saying, Senior? If Senior wants silver, this little woman will naturally offer it up."

Without hesitation, Madam Li took out banknotes worth twenty thousand taels of silver from her robes.

Jiang Yuan swept one hand. Gai Tianwang's clothes shattered, and several banknotes flew into Jiang Yuan's hand under the pull of his Internal Force.

Jiang Yuan frowned slightly. "Why is there only sixty thousand taels?"

"Replying to Senior, eighty thousand taels was all that Gai Tianwang—ah, no, that little thief—owned. The fact that he could bring out sixty thousand taels today was already quite a lot..." Seeing Jiang Yuan looking at her, Madam Li's body trembled again as she answered with difficulty.

Jiang Yuan shook his head helplessly. "Fine, then. Fellow Daoist from the Chu Family, how much silver do you have? Lend it to me."

The Cai Family's retainer froze. Why had this suddenly fallen on his head?

He then bowed slightly and asked respectfully, "Does Senior know the Cai Family?"

An unreadable smile appeared in Jiang Yuan's eyes. "Yes, we have some connection. What? You won't lend it?"

"May Senior leave your name!" The Cai Family's retainer was deeply unwilling, but under Jiang Yuan's gaze, he had no choice but to take out banknotes worth twenty thousand taels from his robes.

"Mm, one day, I'll go to the Cai Family and settle this account properly." Jiang Yuan took the twenty thousand taels in banknotes and combined them with those in his hand. They came to exactly one hundred thousand taels.

"Sir, well, actually, these Gate-Breaking Pills don't need that much silver. I can make the decision to auction them to you for fifty thousand taels."

Watching Jiang Yuan take step after step forward, the auctioneer began to sweat faintly across his brow.

"I... Chu Kuang means what he says! Are you trying to make me betray my convictions?" Jiang Yuan's expression turned slightly stern.

"Wouldn't dare, wouldn't dare." Yet his mind had already begun to race. Chu Kuang? Someone from the Chu Family?

Jiang Yuan picked up the five Gate-Breaking Pills and turned to leave. Then he suddenly paused and snapped his fingers. Gai Tianwang, still writhing on the floor, abruptly went still, his breath gone.

"Chu Kuang hates those who oppress the common people more than anything in his life!" With that, he left.

Old Mr. Huang raised a hand as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he did not dare speak. He was old now, and his courage had shrunk with age.

Sea Wind Fist could only stare in shock as Jiang Yuan departed, not daring to make a move.

The ground was full of people at a complete loss.

At some point, the Bone Force Martial Artist who had been sent flying returned as well.

The surrounding subordinates hurriedly rushed over. This Bone Force Martial Artist was everyone's leader, yet he had been defeated in an instant. Even though there were still several Transforming Strength Experts among the guards, none dared take so much as half a step forward. At a time like this, all they could do was hurry over to show concern for their boss.

The Bone Strength Expert's complexion had recovered somewhat. With difficulty, he forced out two words.

"Visceral Strength!"

Everyone's hearts jolted.

How was that possible?!

"A master like this actually appeared here?!"

"Report this upward."