“Hahahaha! That felt great, so satisfying~~”
Zhong Yi left Zhou Yue’s livestream room feeling thoroughly pleased, his earlier gloom instantly reversed.
When you’re feeling down, you should always watch Zhou Yue.
That’s what Zhong Yi thought to himself.
Now, no longer torn, he strode boldly into the warehouse of Immortal Abyss Chronicles to withdraw some cash.
Unlike Zhou Yue, as the grandmaster of hoarders, Zhong Yi’s warehouse rivaled a national treasury.
He had a full three hundred million in cash alone.
Originally, he planned to withdraw 20 million outright and head straight to the [Secret Auction] for a thrilling spree.
But Lu Ze had slapped two restrictions on spirit stone conversions:
First, the spirit stones and collectibles from Auction King couldn’t be withdrawn into the treasure-hunting mode.
Second, he could only exchange spirit stones from Immortal Abyss Chronicles when his cash in Auction King dropped below 1 million, and each transfer was capped at 2 million.
This setup was meant to prevent players from losing their sense of anticipation for high-value items just because spirit stones came too easily.
“Fair enough—only spirit stones earned with my own hands have any meaning!”
Without hesitation, Zhong Yi converted 2 million spirit stones and dove back into Auction King.
Armed with a hefty 2 million, Zhong Yi wasn’t reckless enough to jump straight into the [Luxurious Estate] (with its 2-million entry threshold) and go for broke.
Otherwise, he might run out of spirit stones and lose a jackpot crate—unacceptable to him.
Entering the [Serene Estate] (1-million threshold), Zhong Yi couldn’t help but sigh:
“I’m walking into Lao Zhou’s place of heartbreak. Won’t I end up just as unlucky? Hahaha… Huh?”
Zhong Yi instinctively covered his mouth.
The barrage instantly erupted in glee.
[Got it, this round’s got the tuna.]
[Anyone who insta-snares is a fool.]
[How are there so many madmen in Spirit Firmament Sect…]
[Run!]
…
“Everyone, calm down… I still have items I haven’t used yet.”
Zhong Yi smiled confidently.
Having seen Zhou Yue’s misfortune firsthand, he’d prepped thoroughly before entering the auction.
In Auction King, beyond character skills, there were special items you could use.
Before starting the round, he’d bought some low-tier items.
Take the purple [Giant Sample he held—it could reveal the largest item in the cargo hold.
With that, he tossed the [Giant Sample].
The next second, that familiar 15-slot red [Albacore Tuna] appeared inside a shipping container.
“Just as I thought…”
Zhong Yi’s mouth twitched violently, rare doubt creeping in that he might really have a cursed mouth.
This was the very thing that had tricked Zhou Yue into losing everything, down to his last pair of shorts.
Now facing the same situation, Zhong Yi couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
“Should I bail?”
Zhong Yi muttered, stroking his chin.
In Auction King, players couldn’t see each other’s nicknames or faces.
Reading expressions or body language was impossible.
Watching the others finish their bids, leaving only him, Zhong Yi was torn.
Raise the price?
For a cheap, worthless fish, it wasn’t worth it.
Let it go?
Still, it was a red item. If someone else snatched a bargain—even for a few hundred thousand—Zhong Yi would feel the sting.
Thinking about how he’d already spent nearly a hundred thousand on the entry fee and items, Zhong Yi couldn’t accept that.
“I’ve got it!”
A flash of inspiration hit Zhong Yi, and a bold idea surfaced.
He decisively raised the price to 880,000 and submitted it.
“Watch me fake a big catch and trick them!”
Zhong Yi grinned slyly.
Rather than killing himself to earn a few thousand, he’d jack up the price and make someone else lose hundreds of thousands!
He’d figured it out:
In this mode, seeing someone else win felt worse than losing yourself, but seeing them lose felt better than winning!
Since Zhong Yi had used the [Giant Sample], which was public info, the others weren’t fools. To keep him from snatching a win, they’d all bid higher in the first round.
Now, his 880,000 stood out like a sore thumb!
When you’re up to no good, you never get tired.
Right now, Zhong Yi was ecstatic.
“Hahaha, fellow cultivators, look! They must think I hit a jackpot and couldn’t run, so they’ll definitely block me this round!”
This time, Zhong Yi bid lightning-fast, maxing out his momentum.
He pushed the second round straight to 1.4 million.
The others hovered around 1 million, clinging tightly.
“Hehehe…”
Zhong Yi’s lips curled upward uncontrollably as he let out a villainous cackle.
“Not enough, not enough yet…”
“Let me tug them a little more, drive them to bankruptcy, hahaha~~”
The barrage in his livestream exploded instantly.
[First time I’ve seen such a rookie saint!!]
[No wonder he’s Old Demon Lu’s senior brother…]
[Same school of thought!]
[Ever since Old Demon Lu burst onto the scene, the world’s gone to the dogs…]
…
“Hahaha~~ They’re doomed~~”
Zhong Yi laughed heartily, cranking the bid up another 200,000.
“Take this!”
He threw out a staggering 1.6 million, already scheming in his head to suddenly drop out next round and leave whoever took the bait as the ultimate sucker!
The next second:
[Auction successful!]
When the huge system prompt flashed in his face, Zhong Yi felt the sky collapse.
“Wait… Why didn‘t you guys follow?!”
"I clearly hit a jackpot... there's a big catch here, buddy!!"
"Don‘t...”
Zhong Yi held his breath as the containers in the cargo hold unloaded one by one.
No surprises—nothing but the [Albacore Tuna].
Total value: 720,000. After accounting for item costs, a net loss of 1 million.
“Damn it!!!”
Furious, Zhong Yi quit the simulation.
“Lao Zhou, wait for me…”
“I’m going to the Soul-Sinking Sea to slay fish demons too!!!!”
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ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
