64 Chapter 64: The Fight for the Chrysanthemum 2
Eventually, the Sea Piercing Spear landed on Darius Rucker's hand at the bid of 250 spirit stones.
"Hahaha, the spear is finally mine!" Darius gloated for his seeming win and looked at Gil Thunder's and Aliyah Aquatia's directions, trying to see to a look of defeat from them but he was disappointed when he saw them not caring at all.
"Can you not be so loud, you barbaric brat?" A black haired glasses-wearing young man spoke while sitting in balcony 7.
"Who are you calling, brat?! N-no way.. What are you doing here?!" Shock was apparent in Dariuses face when he saw the glasses-wearing young man.
"Hmph, why do I have to tell you? Just shut up and sit, you noisy buffoon!" The glasses-wearing young man insulted Darius openly without giving any face to Darius at all.
"How dare you!" Darius's veins were popping out of his temples from rage. The crowd expected him to Duke it out with the one who offended him but he couldn't and could only endure the humiliation he just received.
"No way! Is that the Ten Thousand Beast Slayer, Lancelot Pierce?! The famous captain of the Squadron 48 of the Thundercloud Guards who singlehandedly destroyed the Ten Thousand Origin Beast horde of the Evil Beast Tamer, Animo of the Northern Mountains! This feat awarded him the right to be placed on the nation's Top 10 strongest youths, Mythical 10!" A random middle age man at the auction exclaimed which shocked the crowd. The feat of these young man is amazing!
"Hahaha, sir Lancelot, calm down, a bit. I heard that the next item will be a surprise item that was personally set by the Chief Coordinator of the Premier Hall so I guess it's going to be quite the fight that's going to happen on it!" Another carefree green-haired young man spoke to Lancelot Pierce at the balcony 6.
"So, even you heard of it, huh, Neyo? Well, if it interests me, I am going to get it for myself. And, I would like you to refrain from calling me, sir. It's annoying knowing that you are someone stronger than me." Lancelot adjusted his glasses and looked at the green haired young man, Neyo.
"Hahaha, well, okay, sir Lancelot~. Hahaha." Neyo laughed out loud.
"Did sir Lancelot just say that the green haired young man's name was Neyo? It seems like that confirms it. He is Neyo Hurricane also known as the Tornado Demon!" A young man was trembling as he spoke it to his colleague.
"Tornado Demon? He doesn't look like it. Why's he called like that by the way? Wait, his surname is Hurricane? Is he from the Grand Clan of a True King, the Hurricane Clan?!" His colleague was shocked by his own sudden realization.
"Yes, he is part of that clan. The reason why he's known to be the Tornado Demon was because he was known to destroy the hidden gathering point of more than 30,000 bandits in the Ironwood Forest, the Thousand Bandit Underground City that was about 500 kilometers away from the city. He even slaughtered the Seven Bandit Lords who were at the Palace Formation Realm and killed the City Lord who was at the Palace Establishment Realm already! He was known to do this all within a single day! He appeared with a tornado and caused havoc to the entire city and killing every single bandit within the city. He may look harmless on the outside but when it came to fighting, he becomes a killing machine!" The young man spoke to his now-horrified friend.
"So does that mean he's also in the Mythical 10?" The friend asked with a terrfied expression.
"Yes, and he's ranked high too. The rank 4th!" The young man's statement greatly shocked his friend because the Mythical 10 are known to be the strongest of the younger generation in the Mystic Red Cloud State.
On the topmost balcony...
"It seems like we've got some really lively youngsters in this room. All of which have decent talents." Dylan nonchalantly stated.
"Yes, sir. For tonight's auction, we have the representative of the Rucker Clan, Darius the Hunter, the representative of the Aquatia Clan, Aliyah Aquatia the Water Fairy, the representative of the Thunder Clan, Gil Thunder the Thunder Prince and a member of a True King Grand Clan, Neyo Hurricane the Tornado Demon which is the 4th ranker of the Mythical 10. We've also got the famous captain of the Squadron 48 of the Thundercloud Guards, Lancelot Pierce who is placed 9th in the Mythical 10 and plenty more." Sheldon reported.
"Mm. I have also spotted some noticeable presences of your generation here." Dylan sensed some of the older generation which are almost as or equally as powerful as Azelmek and Sheldon.
"Ah, yes, sir. We do have some guests from our generation. For example, the head of the Pill Hall, Pill King Anderson Cauldron, the head of the Thousands Treasure Pavilion of this city's branch, Galahad Galick, the owner of the Enchanted Gardens, Anastasia Spring, and the Mistress of the Moonlight Paradise, Emilia Sparks. There are some minor powers but these four are the most notable people in our Auction Hall tonight." Azelmek spoke with a serious time as he scanned the area.
"Ohhh, then it seems like the competition for my little chrysanthemum will be quite bloody." Dylan merely smiled as he looked at the crowd below them.
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"Why do you say so, sir?" Sheldon could not help but inquire.
"Simply because it's on demand right now." Dylan smiled but his smile was filled with mystery to Azelmek and Sheldon.
"What? The Solarburst Chrysanthemum is.." Azelmek was confused as he said.
"... In demand?" Sheldon was shocked as he continued Azelmek's broken sentence.
"Oh, yeah, Hallmaster Azelmek, There's something that I would want you to do." Dylan gestured that Azelmek come near him because he has something he wants to whisper.
At the stage of the auction hall...
A lady with ample breast and supple butt walked seductively while wearing her eye-catching and revealing clothes as she brought a box and handed it to the auctioneer and left. The eyes of men followed her every entrance and exit she made because she was truly a sight to behold.
"Now, I will introduce this item. This is a surprise item that the Chief Coordinator, Sheldon Hogwarts, himself have personally arranged to be auctioned today. It's origin is unknown but according to sir Sheldon, the client's strength is far stronger than the Hallmaster himself! As everyone would know, our Premier Hall is a Hall that is refined and established by the rules that have been set by our forefathers. But for the sake of this one item, the Chief Coordinator took full responsibility of breaking the rules and the punishment that comes with it! You could just imagine the value of this item that the Chief Coordinator broke the rules for it!" The auctioneer spoke in an alternation of softening and loudened his voice every end of a sentence.
"Really?!"
"Then it must be a truly valuable item! I must do my best to get it!"
"In your dreams, I have been saving my money for this!"
"Hurry, already! Show us the item!"
"Yeah! So what's the name of the artifact?!"
The introduction clearly brought spirit and enthusiasm to the crowd. The whole room was energized and started showing excitement for the next item.
On Balcony 10, a haughty middle-aged man with a brown moustache was sitting calmly in spite of the commotion caused by the introduction of the item. He was the current head of the Pill Hall, Pill King Anderson Cauldron! He had three men with him which all wore Alchemist Robes of the Pill Hall.
"The manner this auctioneer spoke has changed... He suddenly got better in inciting excitement to the crowd. Hmm.. how peculiar. Unfortunately, that's not what I came for." Pill King Anderson Cauldron said with suspicion as he diverted his gaze towards the topmost balcony.
On balcony 18, a beautiful and peaceful looking woman who exuded the air of seductive mature air was calmly stroking the fur of the white cat that was resting on her lap. She was surrounded with three outstanding beauties that could make any man go wild for. She was the current Mistress of the Moonlight Paradise, Emilia Sparks!
"Hmm, it seems like it's going to be quite a fight for that mysterious prize! Men are such animals after all." The devastatingly beautiful Emilia Sparks chuckled in amusement as she saw the sorry attitude of those men who were yelling at the Auctioneer below.
"Ma'am, do you wish to acquire the next item?" One of the beauties asked her.
"No, we'll conserve our resources for the pill later." Emilia smiled in reply.
On Balcony 3, a blue-eyed bald old man was looking at the stage where the item was going to be shown. He wore the same robe and uniform that Pavilion Head Galagher used to wear but the difference was that his level was not a Hundred Treasure Head but a 5 Thousand Treasure Head! He was the current head of the Thousand Treasure Pavilion of the Thunder Clouds City Branch, Galahad Galick! He had two 2-meter tall buff men as bodyguards wearing uniforms of the Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
"Tsk, prepare the money for the last item! I'm sure that the next item will be without a doubt that pill! I must be the one to have it!" Galahad Galick solely focused on the last item of the auction which he discovered after painstakingly searching for information about it which he knew the other four has already managed to get a hold as well.
On the balcony 1, a calm, and beautiful, mature woman was sitting and observing the crowd calmly. This woman may not be overly beautiful like Emilia but her demeanor would make any man be intoxicated with the feeling of wanting to protect her. She wore a light green dress that was themed for plants and nature and have one male and female as bodyguards. She is the owner of the Enchanted Gardens, Anastasia Spring.
"The Dawnlight Heavenly Connection Pill, a pill that allows a person to fully awaken his/her body and soul and enables the consumer to enter the state of epiphany which connects him to the Heaven and Earth through the use of the light of the dawn. It lessens the difficulty for any cultivator to establish a connection with the heavens. This type of pill will cause any Mortal Severing Realm Cultivators especially those at the Heavenly Connection Realm to go mad just to get this pill." Anastasia calmly read the report provided to her by her bodyguards.
"The fight for the pill will be brutal. Is everything ready?" Anastasia Spring asked her bodyguards.
"Yes, ma'am!" Both replied.
On the topmost balcony...
"So it's the Dawnlight Heavenly Connection Pill, huh?" Dylan was rather intrigued by this pill when Sheldon was continuing on his initiatives of talking with him but he won't be able to maximize its use unless he's at the Mortal Severing Realm.
"Do you fancy the pill?" Azelmek asked.
"No, it's just that the pill and my herb is very complimentary with each other." Dylan commented as he calmly smiled.
"Huh? Tha-that's right!!" Azelmek and Sheldon looked at each other and had sudden realized that both items compliment each other very well!
At the stage...
"Without further ado, I present to you the High Earth Ranked Herb, Solarburst Chrysanthemum! The pattern by which the leaves of the flower portrude is like bursting sun flames and that's how it got its name. This chrysanthemum is born on places in which the concentration's of sunlight are in its utmost intensity! These places are mostly extremely high places or totally sun-exposed places like the peaks of towering mountains that stretches beyond clouds or scorched desserts and even boundless open fields. This herb is an extremely hard to find but it's use our equivalently amazing! Due to it, being born in sun-exposed places, the sun energy it possess is even more intense than the sun at dawn and dusk. It blesses the body with clarity as though it was being bathed by the clear light of the sun! Though when consumed it causes great pain but it helps a person to be close to the heavenly bodies within the heavens. It is said it can even be used to forge an Avatar or to help it evolve it!" The Auctioneer proudly spoke as he rose his hands and let the crowd's eyes feast upon the heavenly object!
All of the youngsters and the 4 elders stood up from their sits as they were too shock from these sudden turn of events! Because if this herb was jointly used with the pill, then it would double, even triple, the effects of the pill!!