This Kid Was Truly Strange

"That wouldn't be appropriate!"

Xiao Xun'er looked calmly at Xiao Han, her authority evident even without anger. Just meeting her gaze gave Xiao Han an invisible sense of pressure.

Xiao Han's heart tightened. What a terrifying girl. Just one look feels like Mount Tai bearing down on me. No wonder she possesses the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. If I didn't also have the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which is likewise listed on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, I would have made a fool of myself today.

Xiao Han gazed back at Xiao Xun'er and lightly activated the Heavenly Flame within him. That terrifying pressure instantly vanished without a trace. He argued, "The buyer hasn't paid, and the seller hasn't agreed to that price. This deal hasn't been concluded. As a customer, I still have every right to make a legitimate bid."

"Uh..."

Xiao Xun'er's delicate brows knitted slightly as she stared at Xiao Han in astonishment.

Just now, Xiao Xun'er had indeed wanted Xiao Han to embarrass himself, as revenge for how he had targeted Xiao Yan two days ago.

She had not expected Xiao Han to so easily dissolve the aura created by her Heavenly Flame.

Although her cultivation was still low, she believed her aura should have been enough to force Xiao Han to prostrate himself before Xiao Yan, or at the very least make him kneel.

Xiao Xun'er had never imagined that the aura formed by the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame would be so easily neutralized by Xiao Han.

"Heavenly Flame!"

Xiao Xun'er's brows furrowed even more deeply.

Xiao Han had easily broken the aura of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame while only being at the Dou Zhe realm. There could only be one explanation: Xiao Han possessed a Heavenly Flame!

How could Xiao Han have a Heavenly Flame?

Could it be that Xiao Xuan, the ancestor of the Xiao Clan, had left behind a Heavenly Flame that had been passed down until now?

How was that possible?!

According to the Gu Clan's intelligence, Xiao Xuan had been severely wounded and killed when Hun Tiandi, the ancestor of Hun Ya, and numerous powerful experts joined forces against him. True, Xiao Xuan had possessed Heavenly Flames in life—three of them, in fact. However, after Xiao Xuan's death, no Heavenly Flame had been passed down.

Could the Gu Clan's intelligence have been wrong? Had Xiao Xuan passed down a Heavenly Flame before his death?

The more Xiao Xun'er thought about it, the more doubtful she became. In an instant, she overturned her own speculation.

If the Xiao Clan possessed a Heavenly Flame, it would never have fallen to its present state. Besides, Xiao Zhan was the Xiao Clan's patriarch. Xiao Yan was Xiao Zhan's son and the Xiao Clan's young master. If anyone had the right to inherit a Heavenly Flame left behind by their ancestor, it would be Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, or Xiao Yan's two elder brothers. The one qualified to inherit it could never be Xiao Han before her.

Yet Xiao Xun'er could clearly sense, through the fluctuations of her Natal Mystical Flame, that in that instant, an unusual fluctuation belonging to a Heavenly Flame had come from Xiao Han's body.

Even if Xiao Xun'er racked her brains, she would never have guessed that Xiao Han truly did possess a Heavenly Flame. However, he had only seized it from Old Man Yao yesterday.

"Vendor." Xiao Yan regarded Xiao Han with hostility. He only wanted to finish the purchase quickly, return home, refine the medicinal liquid, and break through in cultivation. "How about it? Will you sell all these for 470?"

Before the vendor could speak, Xiao Han cut in first. "Vendor, 500 Gold Coins. I only want that Black Iron Slab!"

"What? 500 Gold Coins for just that Black Iron Slab?" The vendor looked at Xiao Han in surprise.

That Black Iron Slab had been discovered by accident by him and several mercenary brothers. If he could sell it for even one Gold Coin and fool someone into buying it, that would already be a huge profit.

The vendor had clearly not expected Xiao Han to offer 500 Gold Coins for such an unremarkable Black Iron Slab. His instincts told him that this thing might not be ordinary.

"That's right." Xiao Han nodded.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yan glared coldly at Xiao Han.

Old Man Yao had said this Black Iron Slab was something good. Xiao Yan had also sensed that there was something unusual about the piece of iron. His instincts told him that it was a treasure.

Seeing Xiao Han interfere, Xiao Yan sneered, "It's just an ordinary Black Iron Slab, yet you're offering 500 Gold Coins. Xiao Han, even if you want to target me, there's no need to waste money like this, is there?"

"It's my money. How I spend it is none of your business!" Xiao Han looked calmly at the vendor and asked, "Well? Will you sell it for 500?"

"Hehe..." A profiteer's smile appeared in the vendor's eyes. He smiled and said, "Five hundred? I'll need to think about that. But if you can offer 1,000, I can sell it to you without hesitation."

"One thousand!" At the side, Xiao Mei could not help crying out, "You might as well rob him!"

In the blink of an eye, the price had doubled.

Xiao Han smiled faintly and waved his hand, stopping Xiao Mei. He snatched the Black Iron Slab from Xiao Yan's hand, took out 1,000 Gold Coins, and said, "Fine. Deal!"

Holy shit!

The vendor stared at Xiao Han, dumbfounded.

The vendor had not been setting up a stall for just a day or two. He had seen plenty of suckers, but this was the first time he had encountered one so straightforward.

In truth, he had only casually mentioned 1,000 Gold Coins. If Xiao Han had haggled and offered 600—or even 501 Gold Coins—he would have agreed.

The vendor had not expected Xiao Han to agree so readily without even trying to bargain.

What the vendor did not know was that Xiao Han had two reasons. First, he wanted to save himself the trouble. He was only buying something and did not want to waste words. Second, he was worried that the vendor would take it to an appraiser. Once the vendor learned that it recorded a Dou Technique, it would no longer be worth merely 1,000 Gold Coins.

"Xiao Ai, how do I obtain the Dou Technique on it? Do I use the Extraction divine ability?" Xiao Han asked.

"Yes, Master. You cannot sense the Dou Technique left on it by an Alchemist as Alchemists do. You can use the Extraction divine ability to extract the Dou Technique recorded on it!" System Xiao Ai added, "Master, Xiao Ai must remind you that this Black Iron Slab possesses many attributes. Whether you can extract the Dou Technique on it depends on your chance of success!"

"Mm." Xiao Han nodded. He touched the Black Iron Slab with his finger and commanded, "Extraction!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, you have extracted the Mysterious Tier low-grade Dou Technique from the Black Iron Slab—Palm Absorption. Skill +1."

"Fusion!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, Fusion of the Palm Absorption skill succeeded. Skill +1."

As the system's voice faded, Xiao Han sensed that his mind had indeed gained information about a Dou Technique. Immediately afterward, a warm current flowed out from the system within his consciousness and seeped into the vortex within his Dantian.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, you have seized protagonist Xiao Yan's opportunity and disrupted the original Storyline. Reward: 30,000 Experience Points. Reward: 600 Coupon Points."

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, your Experience Points are full and you have leveled up. Current level: Five-star Fighter!"

With 1,000 Gold Coins, he had not only obtained the Mysterious Tier low-grade Dou Technique—Palm Absorption—but also gained 30,000 Experience Points and leveled up once. Xiao Han had made an enormous profit.

"Eh, he advanced again!"

At the side, everyone stared at Xiao Han in utter astonishment.

In such a short time, Xiao Han had actually advanced another level.

"Five-star Fighter!"

Inside the ring on Xiao Yan's hand, Old Man Yao's tone became even more solemn. Six stars in two days. This kid was truly strange!