Heading to Satellite City No. 2

Buzz--!

The blade roared in the rain, its sound like a pulse.

Lu Xuan became lightning, darting out, covering several zhang with each step, piercing an Iron Armored Savage Bull.

Flying daggers hovered around him.

With a thought, the flying daggers spun rapidly, converging into the eye of a storm around him. The rain churned, the wind surged, and a tornado swept across the wilderness.

Boom! The tornado swept through the damaged buildings, engulfing the hidden monsters into the storm and instantly shredding them.

The storm lasted for several seconds before slowly dissipating.

In the thunder and rain, Lu Xuan landed steadily on the rooftop, gazing at the scattered monster corpses filling the sky, the scent of blood already being washed away by the rain. A hint of surprise appeared on his handsome face.

He clenched his fist lightly, and his vitality surged.

"It's done!"

In the instant he broke through to the seventh-tier Martial Artist, he felt he could use his psychic power to borrow the world's storm, condensing immense power within himself, and then using his powerful vitality as a foundation to add his blade intent... He had created a Martial Skill, which Lu Xuan named - Storm Blade.

"My strength and skills have improved comprehensively, but it's not enough!"

Lu Xuan sheathed his long saber and looked out at the vast wilderness. "With my current strength, I might be able to roam freely in the wilderness behind human territory, but the real battlefield is at the front lines. There, even the weakest monsters are Awakened Level. If I want to protect my family, I must become stronger!"

The areas where humans lived, though seemingly vast, actually only occupied twenty percent of the world after the cataclysm.

As stated at the beginning.

This world had mutated.

Including the world itself.

Its volume had expanded hundreds of times.

Taking China alone, its area had expanded to tens of millions of square kilometers. Jinling City was a "New Jinling City" built on the original foundation, with an actual area of 200,000 square kilometers, capable of accommodating three percent of the world's current population.

Tai Xuan Lake was originally called Tai Lake.

The reason for adding the character "Xuan" was that it was like a vast ocean.

Few dared to venture into its deeper parts.

Including the entire world, after the great cataclysm, sixty percent of the regions had become unfamiliar to humans.

And those places were the battlegrounds between humans and monsters.

The wilderness behind the human settlements was merely a minuscule corner of the monster world.

"Soon."

Lu Xuan took a deep breath. "Next, I will hone my strength, then head to the place indicated by the future email to seize an opportunity, and promote to Qi and Blood Martial Master as soon as possible before my sister participates in the city-wide freshman martial arts competition."

With that said, He activated his psychic power and swept towards the depths of the wilderness.

For the next few days.

Lu Xuan continuously fought, accumulating resources and Federal Coins.

He wanted to buy a Qi and Blood Golden Elixir, which might require a lot of money, so he had to accumulate more.

Along with this, His strength grew more solid, his blade techniques and Martial Skills steadily improved.

In just a few days, Lu Xuan's cultivation had been consolidated.

June 13th.

Satellite City No. 2.

Lu Xuan appeared at the city gate, his vitality surging, looking like a fierce tiger slowly approaching from afar.

Unlike the Martial Artists around him, whose aura was weak and tired.

Lu Xuan's vitality was abundant, showing no signs of fatigue. Even his bright, piercing eyes exuded a killing intent that made people afraid to meet his gaze.

He arrived at the resource exchange.

This time, his harvest was quite good. Because he had ventured deep into the wilderness and his strength had improved, Lu Xuan had mainly hunted High-level Monsters.

He no longer bothered with Low-level Monsters.

Fortunately, This time he had unexpectedly encountered a monster that was breaking through to the Awakened Level.

Lu Xuan did not stand on ceremony and accepted the other party's great gift on the spot.

Generally, High-level Monsters were priced between 5 to 10 million Federal Coins.

Awakened Level Monsters start at tens of millions.

"Sir, that's a total of 110 million Federal Coins!"

"Transfer it to my Martial Artist account."

Lu Xuan was in a great mood; the past few days weren't wasted.

His assets had finally broken 100 million.

He transferred all the money to his Martial Artist account.

"With this money, I'll have some confidence at the auction," Lu Xuan mused.

The future email clearly stated that the Qi and Blood Golden Elixir wouldn't be auctioned directly, otherwise, it wouldn't have been described as a "steal."

So, it was highly likely to be inside something, just like last time.

He just didn't know the value of that "something."

Lost in thought, As he turned around, a surprised exclamation came from the side.

"Lu Xuan?"

Lu Xuan turned his head, and several figures appeared in his vision, the bald man at the front being the most conspicuous.

"Uncle Scar?" he exclaimed in surprise.

That's right, the newcomers were the Scarhead Martial Artist squad.

"Hahaha!"

Scarhead let out a hearty laugh, walked over, and placed a hand on Lu Xuan's shoulder, saying, "I didn't expect to run into you here. I didn't get a chance to contact you when we returned to Jinling City last time, and then we took on a new mission..."

Lu Xuan always felt that the uncle had some inexplicable emotion towards him.

He suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable.

He chuckled and said, "We have plenty of time! We've run into each other again! I'm treating today, so I must treat you all to a good meal!"

"Hahaha! That's right! Let's go!"

An unexpected reunion was a pleasant surprise.

Lu Xuan was very happy, and Scarhead and the others were also pleased.

"Why are you in Satellite City No. 2?"

Scarhead asked, puzzled.

Lu Xuan shrugged, "I went too far before and got roughed up by a Monster, so I came to a closer place to hone my skills."

He deliberately used his Mental Power to conceal his cultivation.

Scarhead chuckled without saying anything.

Lu Xuan continued, "By the way, Uncle Scar, what mission did you guys take on?"

If it was on the way, he could help them out.

After all, they were his saviors.

Now, his strength was such that he was unrivaled in the wilderness near Jinling City, and no one could kill him.

He could easily lend a hand.

As they walked into the restaurant, Scarhead didn't hide anything and said with a smile, "Escorting goods with the team, a common mission. We passed by here, and the company heard there was an auction, so we came to join the fun."

"An auction?"

Lu Xuan pretended not to know.

Of course, Strictly speaking, he didn't know the details of the auction.

If the future email hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have even bothered to look into it. It was mainly because such occasions were truly unsuitable for a minor Martial Artist like him; they were usually for major companies to compete.

"That's right," Scarhead lit a cigarette and explained, "Auctions are common, specializing in selling special Spiritual Items or materials. The auction items are mainly special and rare Spiritual Items, but usually, auctions in Satellite Cities aren't that grand. This time, Satellite City No. 2 found two special materials that the company boss needed, so we stopped by to participate in the auction."

As they spoke, Everyone had already entered a private room.

It was only then that Lu Xuan noticed that on the other side of the private room was a huge, bird's nest-shaped plaza, similar to a football field. The lowest level was filled with people, while the second and third floors had various independent private rooms.

"Where is this..."

He was a little confused.

Scarhead chuckled, "This is the auction venue. The company specifically arranged a private room for us..."

"How can that be? We agreed I'd treat..."

"Alright, does your uncle lack that little bit of money?" Scarhead laughed and pushed Lu Xuan onto the sofa, grinning mischievously.

"Besides, the company's paying, so why not spend it?"

"..."

Makes sense.

Lu Xuan didn't overthink it and sat down naturally.

Conveniently, there was a seat from which he could bid. If he sat in a lower seat, he'd have to raise a paddle to bid.

Pausing for a moment, Lu Xuan looked up.

"Uncle, if I bid, is the money also coming from the company?"