The entire auction house fell silent as everyone stared at the glass marbles crushed in An Yi’s hand.
A Tear Crystal worth one hundred gold coins had just been crushed to pieces?
“Bastard! Do you have any idea how much those Tear Crystals cost?” Fang Shi snarled through clenched teeth.
An Yi brushed the powder from his hand and grinned. “Come on, Young Master Fang. You’re a Young Master of the Fang Family. Surely you’re not going to fuss over a mere hundred gold coins’ worth of Tear Crystals?”
Fang Shi’s hatred was impossible to conceal. It was written plainly across his face.
As he spoke, An Yi raised a hand.
He activated the Qi Manipulation Art.
The remaining eight glass marbles floated out of the jade box.
Everyone watched An Yi in astonishment.
Then…
Crack!
Crack!
Under the crushing force of the Qi Manipulation Art, all eight glass marbles instantly crumbled into powder.
Everyone in the auction house’s back room was dumbfounded.
Tear Crystals worth a thousand gold coins had actually been destroyed just like that!
“Sorry about that. My hand slipped again.”
An Yi looked completely at ease as he chuckled, “The Fang Family is one of the clans in the Merchant Alliance, and Young Master Fang is loaded. You wouldn’t actually care about a few Tear Crystals, would you?”
“Who the hell are you?”
Fang Shi stared at An Yi, his eyes bloodshot and his expression resembling that of a man ready to tear him limb from limb.
“Me?”
A faint smile curled across An Yi’s lips. “I’m his instructor. I heard a commotion inside, so I came in to take a look.”
Fang Shi clenched his fists and spoke viciously through gritted teeth. “I’ll make you pay back every last Tear Crystal you destroyed—and then some!”
An Yi raised his brows slightly and chuckled. “They’re just Tear Crystals, aren’t they? I have plenty of them. More than enough.”
As he spoke, An Yi lifted a hand. Like a magician performing a trick, a handful of marbles appeared in his palm.
They pattered onto the floor one after another, making a series of crisp noises.
The instant everyone saw the marbles scattered across the floor, they were completely stunned.
What the hell?
How could this guy possibly have so many Tear Crystals?
Fang Shi was dumbfounded as well.
The Tear Crystals he regarded as priceless treasures were, in this man’s hands, no more valuable than candy beans.
An Yi grinned. “Go pick them up, Young Master Fang. Any extra Tear Crystals can be considered a reward from me.”
“You…”
Fang Shi trembled with rage.
He had always loved flaunting his wealth and using money to display his capabilities.
He had never imagined that one day someone would slap him in the face with money.
The feeling was even more unbearable than being slapped across the face.
An Yi remained utterly calm.
Marbles?
Heh. He had stockpiled more of them than he could count.
Zhu Fu stared at the glass marbles on the ground, rubbing his hands with gleaming eyes. “Young Master Fang, we’ve struck it rich!”
“Get lost! No one is allowed to pick them up. I’ll chop down anyone who dares!”
Fang Shi kicked Zhu Fu away, sending him flying like a raging lion.
The guards who had been about to bend down and collect the glass marbles immediately froze in fear.
“Where are you all? Are you dead? Beat these two bastards half to death! I’ll take responsibility if anything happens. Send the woman to a brothel!”
Fang Shi’s eyes were bloodshot. He had completely lost his mind. Turning toward Ye Tian, he shouted, “Today, I’ll make you wish you were dead! Don’t you like Xue Jia? I’ll make you watch with your own eyes as she’s ruined and turned into a whore!”
“You animal!”
Killing intent filled Ye Tian’s eyes. He leveled his halberd, and brilliant blue flames wound around its blade.
An Yi summoned the Soulless Dagger in his hand and said flatly, “Idiot. You’ve gone and cut off your own path.”
The guards still made no move.
Zhu Fu climbed to his feet, feeling increasingly uneasy. He shrilled angrily, “Where are the guards?”
Boom!
At that moment, a guard came flying through the doorway and slammed hard into the wall before collapsing to the floor, unconscious.
A long-haired youth with emerald-green eyes strode through the entrance.
Behind him, Yan Kui, Liu Yu, Qiansui, and the other specially recruited class students entered one after another, their imposing presence terrifying.
“You… You people…”
A trace of fear appeared in Fang Shi’s eyes.
All the guards outside had been taken down. For a moment, he had no idea what to do.
An Yi cracked his knuckles and grinned. “Young Master Fang, would you like a group fight or a one-on-one?”
“Don’t forget who you’re dealing with. I’m a Young Master of the Fang Family!”
Fang Shi regarded the group coldly.
The Fang Family was a prominent clan in the Lingchuan Region.
And after joining the Merchant Alliance, it had risen to even greater heights!
The title of Young Master of the Fang Family did carry a certain amount of weight.
“What the hell? The Fang Family?”
“Heh. What kind of bullshit is that supposed to be?”
The specially recruited class students exchanged glances.
Yan Kui, Qiansui, and the others wore looks of disdain.
Many of them came from major clans and powerful factions of the Eastern Sky Empire.
Several had even come from the imperial capital.
A mere Fang Family truly wasn’t worthy of their attention.
At that moment, Ye Tian’s halberd had already swung toward Fang Shi.
Insulting him might still earn Fang Shi a chance to live. But if he dared set his sights on Xue Jia and plot against her, Ye Tian would never forgive him!
Fang Shi’s eyes widened in terror as he hurriedly tried to defend himself.
He was only at the early Spirit Gathering stage. How could he possibly block Ye Tian, who was at the mid Spirit Gathering stage?
Clang!
A long saber firmly intercepted the halberd.
A gaunt, withered old man stepped in front of Fang Shi. Holding the saber, he forced Ye Tian back before looking toward the group and saying in a deep voice, “I am Zhu Xing, the president of Hongfu Auction House. I ask all of you to show this old man some respect and let this matter rest for today.”
The specially recruited class students turned toward An Yi.
The president of Hongfu Auction House.
That was already a significant position—far beyond what students like them could afford to provoke.
Zhu Xing’s gaze swept across the young faces before him. His tone sounded less like a request and more like a threat.
A murderous aura radiated from his entire body.
“So this auction house does have someone in charge after all.”
An Yi grinned. “Interesting. Fang Shi was bullying people just now. Why didn’t you come out then?”
“President Zhu, kill this bastard!” Fang Shi roared furiously. “On behalf of the Fang Family, I’ll give you the opportunity to join the Merchant Alliance!”
Zhu Xing’s expression shifted at those words. He was tempted.
He knew Fang Shi had the authority to make such a promise. The Fang Family had been able to join the Merchant Alliance entirely because of his mother’s family.
That was also the reason Fang Shi could behave so arrogantly and recklessly.
“You brought this upon yourself. Don’t blame anyone but your own bad luck.”
Zhu Xing looked at An Yi and spoke coldly.
Metal spiritual power gathered around him as he swung his saber down toward An Yi’s head.
“Instructor An Yi!”
The specially recruited class students cried out in alarm.
Clang!
An Yi calmly raised a hand. A wall of air blocked Zhu Xing’s attack, stopping him in midair and leaving him unable to advance even an inch.
“What… What is this?”
Terror spread across Zhu Xing’s face.
As he looked at this young man who was even younger than his grandson, he felt an inexplicable fear rising within him.
“You old fool, you really dared to attack me?”
An Yi spoke slowly.
In an instant, a powerful spiritual aura erupted from his body and swept over the area.
Roaring crimson flames spiraled into the air with overwhelming force.
The blazing light soared skyward, illuminating the entire back area of Hongfu Auction House in a deep red glow.
Terror filled Zhu Xing’s face. He took two steps back, his teeth chattering.
“Late… late Heavenly Dipper stage!”
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
