Frenzy

The auction house was blazing with excitement.

The guests crowding the hall were red-faced. After a moment of shock, they immediately shouted toward the stage, all talking over one another.

"Miss Bu! When will the auction begin? Can you hurry it up?!"

"Exactly! We can't wait any longer! If you don't start the auction soon, I won't even be able to hold on to my saber!"

"Seal the doors! Don't let anyone else in or out..."

"..."

Everyone rubbed their fists and flexed their palms, shouting impatiently.

Hearing their words, Bu Yi showed no sign of panic. Wearing a sweet smile, she met their expectant gazes and announced loudly.

"The starting bid for the supreme-grade Tier Two martial technique, Eighteen Hands of Subduing the Tiger..."

"Five hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones! Each increase must be no less than ten thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Bu Yi was completely in the dark about the starting bid for a supreme-grade Tier Two martial technique.

Such a treasure had never been auctioned anywhere in Yanshan Commandery City.

However.

She had visited the three great auction houses a few times, and bidding for their mid-grade Tier Two martial techniques started at five hundred thousand spirit stones.

And so.

She had set the price at five hundred thousand.

When everyone present heard this, delight spread across their faces.

They had never imagined that such a precious supreme-grade Tier Two martial technique would be so cheap at this auction house!

Cheap was good! Only if it was cheap could they snag a huge bargain!

Soon.

The first bid rang out.

"Six hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones! Everyone, please give the Yan Lineage some face. I would be endlessly grateful!"

Yan Zai stood and cupped his hands toward those around him.

He hoped the people in the hall would be wary of the Yan Lineage's name, then give him face and let him have the martial technique.

Unfortunately.

Had the patriarch of the Yan Lineage been here.

These people would have thought things through carefully before daring to speak.

But Yan Zai was merely that man's seventh son. Why should they yield to him?!

"Six hundred and ten thousand!"

The second bid followed.

Yan Zai's gaze instantly turned cold. Turning his head, he saw a middle-aged man in rough clothing lowering his bidding paddle.

He was the commander of a mercenary group.

Though the group was not particularly large, he was not someone Yan Zai could threaten at will!

Seeing this, Yan Zai immediately said coldly, "Seven hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

"Seven hundred and ten thousand!"

"Seven hundred and twenty thousand!"

"Eight hundred thousand!!"

"Eight hundred and ten thousand!"

"Eight hundred and twenty thousand!"

"..."

Once someone began bidding against Yan Zai, everyone in the auction house immediately followed suit.

Since someone had stuck his neck out and denied Yan Zai face, they naturally had to seize this chance to act!

For a time.

Bids filled the entire auction house!

Gu Fan was somewhat dumbfounded.

He had never imagined that the people of Yanshan Commandery City were so wealthy.

The big shots had yet to arrive, yet these obscure people could already produce nearly a million spirit stones!

What he did not know was.

The reason these people could produce nearly a million spirit stones.

Was entirely because Eighteen Hands of Subduing the Tiger was a priceless treasure to them!

One million?

Had those big shots been present, they would have thrown out several million in minutes!

Why?

Simply because... supreme-grade Tier Two martial techniques were far too rare!

"Commander Wu! Do you truly intend to oppose the Yan Lineage?"

With an icy expression, Yan Zai addressed the mercenary commander bidding against him.

By now.

The bidding price had been driven up to one million three hundred thousand spirit stones.

And that happened to be the price Commander Wu had offered!

At this price, Yan Zai was already finding things difficult.

Because it was almost beyond his limit.

The Yan Lineage could produce more money, but he could not!

"What are you saying, Young Master Yan? I certainly wouldn't dare oppose the Yan Lineage. But at an auction house, the treasure naturally belongs to whoever offers the most money. Surely you don't intend to use your influence to bully others?"

Commander Wu spoke unhurriedly.

As his words fell, the people around them also spoke up in support.

"Exactly! The treasure naturally belongs to whoever offers the most money!"

"Threats won't do, Young Master Yan! Otherwise, we'll be the first to object!"

"Precisely! I've got my eye on that treasure too. I bid one million three hundred and ten thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

"..."

They could not stand the Yan Lineage using its influence to bully others.

At a time like this, they ought to teach Yan Zai a lesson.

Otherwise, he would plant a foot on their noses and climb onto their faces, thinking they were easy to bully!

"Hmph!"

Yan Zai also knew he had provoked everyone's anger. He snorted coldly, then bid, "One million three hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones!"

He no longer raised the price by a hundred thousand at a time.

Because he truly could not sustain that!

"One million three hundred and thirty thousand!"

"One million three hundred and forty thousand!"

"I bid one million three hundred and fifty thousand!"

"..."

Bids rose one after another.

After a fierce and lengthy bidding war.

The fifth auction item was finally won by Commander Wu for one million four hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones!

This price.

Undoubtedly set a record for Yanshan Commandery City!

The previous peak had been nine hundred and eighty thousand at the Profound Heaven Auction House, for a mid-grade Tier Two treasure.

But now.

The crown had changed hands, though it was still the Profound Heaven Auction House.

Yan Zai's gaze was utterly cold. After Bu Yi brought the hammer down for the third time, he left with an icy expression.

Of course.

Yan Zai did not vent his anger on the auction house.

Instead, he hated Commander Wu to the extreme.

Had he won the supreme-grade Tier Two martial technique and presented it as a birthday gift to the Yan Lineage's patriarch, everyone in the Yan Lineage would certainly have seen him in a new light!

And Commander Wu had ruined his plans.

Moreover.

A supreme-grade Tier Two martial technique was far too precious.

So precious that... even the Yan Lineage would not hesitate to kill someone and silence them for it!

Thus, Yan Zai's most pressing task was to return immediately and tell the Yan Lineage about this!

No one in the auction house was a fool.

After Commander Wu won the treasure, the gazes everyone directed at him could not help turning dangerous.

Commander Wu knew this as well.

Yet his expression remained unruffled as he simply sat there quietly.

As a seasoned man, Commander Wu knew he absolutely could not lose his composure at a time like this. Once he did, he could easily expose a weakness for others to seize!

Soon.

With the fifth auction item sold.

This auction was also about to draw to a close.

However.

Gu Fan had not forgotten what he needed to do next.

As usual.

After the fifth auction item was sold, Gu Fan went up onto the stage and announced the Profound Heaven Auction House's rules going forward.

The commission would be 1%!

One auction every day!

And every auction would feature Tier Two treasures!

Without question, this news once again shocked the entire auction house.

"Auction Master Gu! Is what you said true? Every auction will feature Tier Two treasures?"

Someone stood and asked, disbelief written all over his face.

"Naturally, what I said is true! Everyone, rest assured! I, Gu Fan, can guarantee that the final treasure at every auction will be no lower than Tier Two!"

An uproar erupted!

As Gu Fan's words echoed.

The entire auction house burst into an uproar.

Tier Two treasures would be auctioned every day?

And could they... all be supreme-grade Tier Two?

Those who thought this could not help being startled by their own thoughts.

Supreme-grade Tier Two? How was that possible?!

They were already full of disbelief at the prospect of low-grade Tier Two treasures appearing every day, let alone the far more precious supreme-grade Tier Two treasures!

However, Gu Fan did not explain further.

After announcing the auction house's rules, he leisurely stepped off the stage.

Feng Xu also led his people in handling the closing work.