Urban's Fury: The War Dragon God-Chapter 1298: Slap in the Face

Xiao Mei's words carried a hint of provocation. When the Xiao Family sets their eyes on something, who else would dare to compete? If it were someone from the top tier, it would be understandable, but for someone from a mere third-tier box to dare to come and challenge them?

"Heh, this is really interesting."

The box next to them belonged to the Luo Family, one of the Ten Great Families, ranked in the middle. However, the current Luo Family Head was just a little over twenty years old.

Just like there are internal conflicts within the Six Gates of Ancient Martial Arts, the Ten Great Families are not monolithic either; they only present a united front to outsiders.

The Golden Mountain Xiao Family showing off made him a bit displeased. The Xiao Family is rich, but the Luo Family isn't lacking in wealth either.

If it weren't for some unwritten rules, he would genuinely consider competing with the Xiao Family.

In the same way, the minor families and loose cultivators below were also buzzing with discussions. Such a scene is a rarity, perhaps once in a century, given that some unwritten rules are customary in the ancient martial world.

These minor families and loose cultivators understand clearly because they can't afford to offend anyone present.

So, when they come to bid on items, it's more about picking up the leftovers—only after those in the top-tier boxes lose interest, do they get a chance.

Everyone thought the first spoils would surely go to the Xiao Family. Who would have expected an unexpected challenger to appear, not from the top-tier box, but from a third-tier box?

For a moment, everyone, both in the upper boxes and among the minor families and loose cultivators below, turned their attention, waiting for what would come next.

But perhaps there won't be anything further.

Listening to the tone of the Xiao Family, they clearly seemed a bit upset. After all, the Xiao Family had declared they were taking the first spoils, and someone else still dared to bid.

Even the Mo Yin Sect from the Six Gates of Ancient Martial Arts stopped competing.

"Two-point-one billion."

Just when everyone thought the other party wouldn't continue bidding, that lazy voice rang out again, adding another billion over the Xiao Family's bid. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

It's the second time now.

"Who's in that third-tier box, being so reckless?"

"Who knows? The top-tier boxes belong to the Three Sects, Six Gates, and Ten Great Families. Second tiers are mostly second-level sects and families, while third tiers are mostly minor forces or some powerful loose cultivators."

"But regardless, people in the third-tier should not dare to offend those in the top-tier. That's just courting death."

Xiao Mei didn't expect the other party to dare challenge again and let out a cold laugh.

"Thirty billion, if you have the guts, keep bidding."

Spending thirty billion on a fragment, truly the wealthy Golden Mountain Xiao Family.

And they raise the bid by ten billion at a time; that figure is the entire fortune for some small powers in the ancient martial world.

There's a saying in the secular world: writers are poor, while martial artists are rich. Most martial artists have some money, and the path of cultivating immortality is even more expensive; without money, don't bother pursuing it. This is a widely accepted reality in the ancient martial world.

"Heh, silly girl, do you think I'll continue bidding?"

"I just find you annoying, that's all."

Li Feng mocked with a faked voice.

"You."

Xiao Mei felt as if she had been slapped in the face, her face flushed red: "Fine, you have guts, you better not let this miss know who you are?"

"Don't worry, you won't know, after all, if a silly girl like you started having feelings for me, wouldn't it be a hassle?"

Xiao Mei's face turned crimson. She had seen shameless people before, but none as shameless as this, flirting with her, the Xiao Family's eldest daughter, in public.

The other party must be an idiot.

"Grandpa, look, this bastard is harassing me."

Xiao Rang looked at his pouting granddaughter: "Watch me."

"Kid, just for your courage, I'll give you a chance to pursue my granddaughter, though I fear you won't dare."

"Grandpa?"

Xiao Mei stared wide-eyed at Xiao Rang.

"Compared to the Xiao Family's eldest daughter, I prefer this fragment."

"Thirty-one billion, would Mr. Xiao allow it?"

Li Feng spoke again.

Spending over thirty billion on a manuscript whose content is unknown is almost a foolish act, but Li Feng wasn't just in it for the manuscript's content; it was more about showing momentum.

Simultaneously, he was testing the waters to prevent any loose cultivators or minor families from competing with him later on.

"Grandpa, since he wants it so badly, let's just give it to him."

Xiao Mei didn't expect the other party to still dare to bid, and immediately changed her mind. If you dare to bid, then let you take it and watch who's the fool.

"Hmph, I'll see if he even has thirty billion to take it."

Xiao Rang shook his head slightly.

"You silly girl, you're too young to understand. Do you think I'm competing for the item, for the so-called first spoils?"

"The impression of our Xiao Family is that we sit on mountains of gold, with immense wealth. If we yield now, the other would have gotten an unexpected advantage."

"But in reality, it's our Xiao Family that suffers more. If a nobody dares to defy and ride atop our Xiao Family, what would others think of us?"

"Forty billion."

Xiao Rang called out once more.

He was fighting for prestige and the status of the Xiao Family.

This auction before the Kunlun sword discussion was another kind of battleground; after all, wealth indicates the soft power of each great force.

"Haha, that old ghost Xiao's face was slapped so hard, refreshing."

In the Heavenly Strategy Sect's box, Great Elder Mo laughed heartily, blissfully ecstatic, happier than if he had slapped his own face.

After all, even if they won, it would be a hollow victory with no praises of their might, only a perception of being brainless.

After all, they're already standing at the pinnacle of the ancient martial world.

Competing against equals, even in failure, can be accepted calmly since they are in the same echelon, but to be challenged by a third-tier?

If they win, it's called an unfair victory; if they lose, it's utterly humiliating.

Li Feng, hearing Xiao Rang call out, immediately stopped bidding. His involvement was mainly because his grandfather was in the Mo Yin Sect, a group that had always shown him great care.

And since Xiao Mei offended the Mo Yin Sect, though they tolerated it, Li Feng couldn't let it go.

Isn't the Xiao Family wealthy and willful?

Let's see you be willful just this once.

"This Yin Yang Secret Technique is yours."

Li Feng decisively gave up, not raising the bid further. After all, teasing Xiao Mei was one thing; provoking Xiao Rang was another matter entirely, and Li Feng wasn't reckless.

Thud.

A few seconds later, the auctioneer finally knocked the small hammer, selling the Thirty-Six Character Yin-Yang Secret Technique for forty billion.

Under normal circumstances, this fragment would likely fetch no more than three to five billion at best.

The first auction passed quickly, moving on to the next.

Subsequent auctions proceeded orderly, with neither the Xiao Family causing any stir, nor Li Feng making further bids, and items generally sold after a few rounds at acceptable prices.

"Next, we are auctioning a fragment from the Medicine King's Thousand Medicine Formula. Although a fragment, it contains two relatively complete dan formulas."

"The first formula is the Divinity Transformation Pill, which can enhance one's spiritual will, and the second is the Vitality Pill, which helps in circulation, vitality enhancement, and radiance."

"The dan formulas have been rigorously verified by our Ancient Tomb Sect's masters, confirming them as complete formulas. The starting price for the Thousand Medicine Formula fragment is ten billion."