The Immortal Emperor Returns

Chapter 532 Auction

The next day, Anny left the city together with the children and elders, but she turned down Chu Xun’s offer of escort.

After all, Chu Xun was well known. Everyone in the city knew that Chu the Devil had killed the Iron-clawed Blue-scaled Eagle and subdued the Blue-headed Golden-eyed Beast.

Moreover, old Harry’s informants were everywhere in the city. If Chu Xun escorted them, he might attract a lot of attention and cause unnecessary trouble.

Chu Xun nodded and said, “Take care.”

He met them by chance, and this was all he could do.

The children and elders were all wearing shackles. They had no choice but to pretend to be Anny’s pigs for the moment. Only in this way could they get out of the city safely.

Chu Xun watched them walk away. He lowered his head and murmured, “Someday I will make you walk on the street with your heads held high.”

The next morning, Chu Xun set out for Frank City. He was also in a race against time and had no time to waste.

His true identity might be revealed in the next few days.

He came to Frank City and found the Jacob Auction House.

Frank City was more prosperous than the city where Chu Xun lived, and its area was almost twice as large as the latter.

Chu Xun was not in the mood to get to know the city. He took out the invitation card and walked into the auction house under the guidance of an attendant.

Jacob Auction House was largely the same as ordinary auction houses, but it was more luxurious.

At first, Chu Xun thought that as old Harry’s friend, he would at least be treated as a distinguished guest and have a private room. There were numerous private rooms in the hall, all of which were prepared for distinguished guests. However, the attendant directly led him to the hall.

He didn’t really care much about that. His target was the Fiery Green Lotus, so where he sat did not matter.

Chu Xun had arrived in the nick of time. After a short while, the auction began.

The rules of all auction houses were the same. An old man stepped onto the auction block and gave a long, tedious formal speech in a loud voice to thank everyone for taking the time to attend the auction at the Jacob Auction House.

He detected the strong auras of some masters at the Immortal Level and sensed several different spiritual powers that were stealthily checking on other attendees at the auction.

Besides their high cultivation levels, Subterranean Devils also had strong spiritual powers.

“Who is spying on me?” A furious roar came from a room, interrupting the old man who was giving a speech on the stage.

Chu Xun looked calm. He believed that no one could found out that he was watching stealthily, and this roar was not aimed at him.

“Derrick, you old bastard. Why are you spying on us?” The voice rang out again.

“Gray, aren’t you spying on us too? Why are you trying to put the blame on the victim?” A faint voice rang out from another room.

“He-he... Derrick, I just want to say hello to my old friend,” Gray said sarcastically.

“Me too.”

“Everyone, we are holding an auction at the Jacob Auction House today. For my sake, please stop arguing.” The voice seemed to come from nowhere.

However, Chu Xun found out that this voice came from behind the auction block and the speaker should be someone working in the auction house.

After a short quarrel and a few snorts, the auction continued.

“Everyone, I’m not going to waste your precious time. Let’s start with the first auction item now,” shouted the auctioneer standing on the auction block. He had introduced himself already. His name was Nick.

A young human girl brought the first auction item to the auction block.

Nick lifted the red cloth covering the auction item to display it. It was a small sword as long as a palm. It was pocket-sized, but its blade retained a terrifying aura.

However, this aura was terrifying in the eyes of other Great Kings, but it was not a threat to high-level Great Kings like Chu Xun.

“This pocket-sized sword is a medium-grade Spiritual Demonic Artifact controlled by spiritual power, and it can kill people from a distance of three hundred miles. The reserve price is one thousand pieces of low-grade Fire Spinel, and the minimum bid increment is one hundred pieces of Fire Spinel. You can bid now.”

As soon as Nick finished speaking, some people immediately started making their bids.

Chu Xun found that all the bidders were seated in the hall. None of the people in private rooms made a sound. Maybe they didn’t like the auction item.

Although the Spiritual Demonic Artifact was quite good, it was useless for masters at the Immortal Level. Moreover, those who were seated in private rooms were all people of high status. It was not surprising that they did not fancy such a thing.

The bid price of this short sword didn’t rise very quickly. After a long time, the highest bid price was only fifteen hundred pieces of Fire Spinel.

“Two thousand pieces of Fire Spinel,” Chu Xun said.

Even though the short sword was useless to him, he could use it to peel fruits. He just didn’t want to leave it in the Subterranean Devils Realm.

Chu Xun raised the bid by five hundred pieces of Fire Spinel at a time, which shocked many people. They all turned their heads and looked at him.

Chu Xun looked calm. He was determined to get all the auction items today.

Nobody else offered a higher bid because this Spiritual Demonic Artifact was not worth two thousand pieces of Fire Spinel at all.

However, many people were not happy about what Chu Xun did.

Nick smiled happily because he would earn more commission. He called the highest bid three times and looked at Chu Xun. “Sir, congratulations to you for having this Spiritual Demonic Artifact.”

Chu Xun nodded slightly.

“My honored guest, please pay two thousand pieces of Fire Spinel, and this Spiritual Demonic Artifact will be yours.” Nick laughed.

Chu Xun paid two thousand pieces of Fire Spinel and got the Spiritual Demonic Artifact.

“Here’s the second auction item,” Nick said with a smile on his face.

It was an ordinary-looking mask as thin as cicada wings.

However, everyone knew that the Jacob Auction House would never let its customers down. This mask must have some special features or functions.

Nick chuckled and looked around. Then he picked up the mask and put it on.

The crowd suddenly became restless, because Nick turned into a different person after he put the mask on.

Nick took off the mask and said with a smile, “Everyone, this is a Yin and Yang Ghost Mask. I don’t need to tell you what it can do, right? The reserve price is three thousand pieces of Fire Spinel, and the minimum bid increment is one hundred pieces of Fire Spinel.”

All the people were very interested in the Yin and Yang Ghost Mask. It was an essential item for killing and looting.

“Oh, I forgot to tell you something. This mask has ten different appearances. I used one just now, so there are nine left.” Nick dropped some bombshell news.

Everyone’s eyes sparkled with eagerness. If they got this mask, they could kill or rob someone and evade capture by their enemies without being recognized.

The bid price of the Yin and Yang Ghost Mask quickly soared to five thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.

“Six thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.” A languid voice rang out from one of the private rooms. The noisy crowd quieted down.

Chu Xun examined the room with his divine sense and saw the bidder, who was a handsome, well-dressed young man. He should have been born into a large family, and his cultivation level should be quite high. There were two human maids to serve him and several masters at the Immortal Level to protect him.

“Six thousand and one hundred pieces of Fire Spinel.” There came a young voice from another room.

Chu Xun inspected the room with his divine sense and found that this bidder was a young man too. It seemed that he was also from a big family, and there were masters at the Immortal Level standing by his side to protect him.

“Job, did you do that on purpose?” The first bidder narrowed his eyes and shouted angrily.

“Li Dun, what are you talking about? This is an auction. Are you the only one who can make a bid? Are others not allowed to bid?” The young man named Job said disdainfully.

“Fine. Six thousand and five hundred pieces of Fire Spinel,” Li Dun shouted angrily.

“Six thousand and six hundred pieces of Fire Spinel,” Job said wittily.

“Job, you despicable bastard! Are you messing around on purpose?”

“Li Dun, everyone can make his own bid. Does that have anything to do with purpose? I advise you not to talk too much, so that you won’t bring shame upon your family.”

“You bastard.” Li Dun clenched his teeth and shouted loudly, “Seven thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.”

“Seven thousand and one hundred pieces of Fire Spinel.” Job offered a higher bid.

Everyone understood that this was a fight between the young masters of two powerful families. Nobody else made another bid. It wasn’t worth it to offend any of them because of a mask.

Chu Xun frowned, clearly annoyed. He didn’t have any time to waste now.

“Twenty thousand pieces of Fire Spinel,” he said.

Upon hearing his voice, the crowd suddenly fell silent. All the people in the hall looked at him in shock. “How could he bid like that?”

Li Dun and Job were both dumbfounded.

Job didn’t care that much. He was just messing with Li Dun. However, he was surprised at Chu Xun’s big move. He winked at the old man beside him.

Chu Xun could feel that at least ten spiritual powers were watching him insolently when he placed the bid of twenty thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.

Li Dun stood up and walked to the door. He stared viciously at Chu Xun and smiled coldly. “You are really generous.”

Chu Xun ignored him, glanced at Nick, who was standing on the auction block in a daze, and said, “Can we make the deal?”

Nick suddenly came to his senses and smiled from ear to ear. His hammer fell much faster than before.

He struck the hammer three times. Chu Xun paid the Fire Spinel and got the Yin and Yang Ghost Mask.

“Here comes the third item.”

The human girl presented the third auction item, which was a suit of dark red demonic armor.

“This is a Nine-scaled Dragon Armor. Its user can withstand a blow from a master at the Immortal Level. The reserve price is five thousand pieces of Fire Spinel, and the highest bid price is unlimited.” Nick finished speaking as fast as he could and then looked at Chu Xun expectantly.

Compared with the Yin and Yang Ghost Mask, the Nine-scaled Dragon Armor was more favored by the people at the auction. To wear this armor was to have one more life.

The bid price of the Nine-scaled Dragon Armor quickly rose to ten thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.

“Eleven thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.” Li Dun placed a higher bid. He was a high-level Devil King. This Nine-scaled Dragon Armor was very useful to him.

“Twelve thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.” Job was also interested in the armor.

After those people of great power made their bids, the others in the hall did not offer another bid, because they were unable to compete with the former, and most importantly, they didn’t want to offend any of these two great powers.

“Fifty thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.”

Chu Xun said lightly. The people at the auction were so shocked that their eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

Li Dun and Job almost bit their tongues. They were just about to make their bids, but they refrained from saying anything.

Chu Xun offered a price increased by tens of thousands of pieces of Fire Spinel. In contrast, they seemed too stingy in increasing the bid price by only one thousand pieces of Fire Spinel.

“My friend, are you planning to pocket all the items at today’s auction?” Job walked out of his room and stared fiercely at Chu Xun.

“Yes, that’s my plan,” Chu Xun said indifferently.

“I’m afraid that your stomach is not big enough to hold all the items. Don’t be too greedy, or you’ll only end up ruining yourself,” Li Dun said in a cold voice as he walked out of his room.

All the people subconsciously pulled away from Chu Xun and thought to themselves, “How dare that idiot offends two great powers at the same time? He is courting death.” No one thought that Chu Xun could contend against the two powerful families. If Chu Xun really had any great power behind him, he would have been seated in his own private room instead of the hall.

The look on Chu Xun’s face did not change at all. He said lightly, “It’s none of your business. If you are capable, you can offer a higher price. No one will stop you from doing that. If you are incapable, get out of here right away and stop being a nuisance.”

A deathly silence filled the hall. Everyone was looking at Chu Xun in astonishment and making guesses. “Could it be that there is a great power behind this man? It seems that he is not afraid of the powers behind Li Dun and Job at all.”