Mountain-splitting battle axe

Each private room had a secret passage, so after the guests in the room won an item, a dedicated person would deliver it directly to them.

They didn't have to be like the people in the general seating area, who either had to go to the backstage to collect their items themselves or wait until the auction ended to handle the procedures all at once.

The person who entered was none other than Fugui, the one who had brought Long Chen into the auction house. He was holding a box about a foot long, inside which ten star-shaped Melting Star Grass lay neatly.

"Young Master Long Chen, these are your auction items." Fugui respectfully handed the box to Long Chen.

To be honest, today was the most exciting day of his life. According to Huayun Pavilion's regulations, for any client he brought in, he could receive a one percent commission from the net profit after deducting all operational costs.

Long Chen had spent money like water earlier; that commission alone was enough for him to live a carefree life.

Long Chen took the box and carefully inspected it. Each leaf of the Melting Star Grass had more than ten star spots on it.

Melting Star Grass grew an extra star spot on its leaves every hundred years, so its age was clear at a glance.

Although there had been an unexpected incident today that had left him fuming, now that he had the items in hand, it was all worth it.

He put the box into his ring, finally feeling at ease. Now that all the Materials for refining the Melting Star Pill were gathered, he could begin the Alchemy process.

"Young Master Long Chen, please wait a moment."

Seeing Long Chen stand up after putting away the Melting Star Grass, Fugui, who was exceptionally shrewd, immediately knew that Long Chen intended to head home.

"What? Do you still want me to stay? But I am penniless now," Long Chen said with a smile. To be honest, he was eager to go back and start Alchemy; after all, the sooner he resolved the matter with Chu Yao, the sooner he could set his mind at ease.

"Young Master, you are joking. You are our distinguished guest. When I came over just now, my superior instructed me to increase your credit limit by another thirty million. You can continue bidding if you see any treasures you like," Fugui said with a smile, then handed Long Chen a crystal card.

Long Chen now had two specially made crystal cards in his hand, though the previous one with a twenty-million limit had already been cleared.

It turned out that Huayun Pavilion's auction transactions had a very unique feature: everyone had to hand over their gold coins to Huayun Pavilion in exchange for a trading limit.

However, this could only be exchanged once. After the auction started, no further exchanges could be made, so basically, everyone who came to participate would convert their entire net worth into a trading limit.

It was equivalent to depositing all their money into Huayun Pavilion beforehand. If they didn't win any items, or if there was any remaining trading limit, Huayun Pavilion would return every single cent.

Therefore, everyone here had a crystal card containing the money they had deposited. Once an auction was successful, Huayun Pavilion would deduct the corresponding amount directly from their card; the efficiency was extremely high.

For someone like Long Chen, whose trading limit was used up, according to Huayun Pavilion's rules, it was not allowed to exchange again, but clearly, Huayun Pavilion had opened a back door for Long Chen in secret.

Looking at the crystal card in his hand, Long Chen hesitated slightly. Originally, he had wanted to leave—partly to go back and perform Alchemy, and partly because he had no money left, and watching others bid was a form of torture.

Now that he had money again and there were still many treasures yet to be revealed, he couldn't help but feel some anticipation.

"Fugui, let's get this straight: if those things don't sell for that price, you must give me some time; you can't demand the money from me immediately," Long Chen said, tossing the crystal card in his hand.

"Young Master, rest assured. My superior said that if it doesn't sell at auction, this credit limit will be considered a gift for you," Fugui said with a smile.

Long Chen was slightly taken aback and only then noticed his form of address, so he couldn't help but ask, "Who is this 'superior' you speak of?"

"Hehe, I apologize, but it is not convenient for me to disclose that. Please do not make things difficult for me, Young Master," Fugui said with an apologetic smile.

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Long Chen kept the crystal card. Truth be told, he was also very much looking forward to the items that were coming up.

After Fugui left, the auction paused for a tea break. After all, for both the auctioneer and the guests, such an intense auction was very physically draining.

An auction of this scale required giving everyone some time to rest, so they would have enough energy to dedicate themselves to the even more intense auctioning that followed.

Otherwise, if everyone became exhausted and their enthusiasm waned, the auction would end with a whimper. Clearly, Huayun Pavilion had made preparations well in advance.

After a break of nearly an hour, the auction resumed. Calculating the time, the auction had already been going on continuously for twenty-four hours, meaning two days had passed.

Because the competition was too intense, no one had much of a sense of time. The treasures that followed were becoming increasingly precious, the competition was becoming more and more tense and filled with the smell of gunpowder, and prices were skyrocketing.

Especially under the "encouragement" of Yao Niqian, who would occasionally shake her lethal weapons, everyone was bidding crazily as if they had taken drugs.

Watching the scene descend into a frenzy, Long Chen couldn't help but admire her inwardly. Through two days of auctioning, this Yao Niqian had figured out the personalities and psychology of most of the people, and her control over the atmosphere was becoming increasingly adept.

Shi Feng, Fatty Yu, and the others had truly had their horizons broadened this time. The two consecutive days of the auction hadn't left them with a shred of fatigue.

Although they didn't have the money to bid, just watching those people shouting prices with flushed faces was an extremely stimulating experience in itself.

"The next auction item: the Mountain-Cleaving Battle Axe."

As her voice fell, a battle axe was displayed on the auction stage. However, the moment that battle axe appeared, it couldn't help but shock everyone in the room.

Everyone knew what a battle axe was, but this was the first time they had seen one like this, because it was simply too huge.

It was a double-edged axe that looked like a round tabletop. The handle was five feet long and as thick as a person's arm. Its entire body shone with golden light, and its Aura was terrifying.

"The Mountain-Cleaving Battle Axe is crafted entirely from Taisha Gold. It is incomparably sturdy and weighs three thousand five hundred jin. It is a symbol of majesty and martial power. Legend has it that it is a weapon of the gods; placing it in one's estate can suppress evil spirits from all directions.

The Mountain-Cleaving Battle Axe, starting bid: two million. The auction now—begins."

As soon as Yao Niqian's voice fell, dozens of prince-level figures immediately began to shout.

"Two million one hundred thousand."

"Two million five hundred thousand."

"Two million eight hundred thousand."

Although this battle axe was just a decorative item—at a weight of three thousand five hundred jin, let alone using it, one couldn't even lift it.

However, Yao Niqian was right: such an imposing and mighty axe, when placed in one's home, was a symbol of status and prestige. Especially for some princes, it was something they loved from the bottom of their hearts.

"Shi Feng, help me bid," Long Chen said in a low voice.

Shi Feng was stunned. "That's nothing more than a showpiece. Why are you buying it?"

"Don't worry about it; I have a use for it. Just help me bid. If I shout, I'm afraid that crazy woman will come to cause trouble again," Long Chen said.

In truth, the moment he saw the Mountain-Cleaving Battle Axe, he thought of a tall, god-of-war-like figure—Aman.

With Aman's strength, he should be able to use this giant axe. Moreover, this axe was a rare heavy piece and was incomparably sturdy; it was practically tailor-made for Aman.

"Two million nine hundred thousand."

"Three million."

"Three million five hundred thousand."

The last bid was shouted by Shi Feng. After Shi Feng shouted this price, others couldn't help but shake their heads.

Although this battle axe was imposing and mighty, to put it bluntly, it was just a Divine Artifact for showing off. Three million was already a bit of a loss, and the price of three million five hundred thousand was unacceptable to people.

Xia Baichi heard the sound coming from Long Chen's private room and was about to bid, but realizing the voice wasn't Long Chen's, she hesitated and did not make a bid.

After all, they had reached the Late Stage of the auction, and the items being auctioned were getting better and better. If she used up her credit limit and then saw something good, she would only be able to drool.

Although she suspected it was Long Chen's doing, she wasn't entirely sure. After hesitating repeatedly, she gave up.

Seeing that he had obtained the Mountain-Cleaving Battle Axe so smoothly, Long Chen couldn't help but be overjoyed. However, this large item could not be delivered to the private room; Long Chen had to go and collect it himself.

Long Chen followed the secret passage directly to the underground backstage, where more than a dozen men were guarding the area.

Seeing those people, Long Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. He discovered that those men were actually all experts in the Blood Condensation Realm.

Just an auction house, yet it had so many experts? What kind of background did this Huayun Pavilion have?

Long Chen arrived in front of the Mountain-Cleaving Battle Axe. Looking at this giant axe that was nearly as tall as he was, he finally felt its shocking impact.

He extended one hand and slowly gripped the handle. Long Chen discovered that he could barely wrap his hand around the handle, which was as thick as an arm.

"Rise."

With a low shout, Long Chen channeled his strength into his arm. The giant axe vibrated slightly and slowly left the platform, but after moving just three inches, it immediately dropped.

"Bang!"

The stone table that had originally held the giant axe was instantly smashed to pieces, and then it fell directly onto the floor with a loud explosion.

"I didn't expect Young Master Long Chen to possess natural Divine Power. It is truly admirable."

Those dozen or so people had originally been watching Long Chen go to pick up the giant axe with expressions of disdain and schadenfreude in their eyes.

However, seeing that Long Chen was actually able to lift the giant axe off the table with one hand, the disdain on everyone's faces turned entirely into shock.

Even though Long Chen eventually made a fool of himself, it still left them shocked. They knew the weight of that giant axe better than anyone; it required two people working together to lift it.

Yet Long Chen had used only one hand, and he had held it by the end of the handle. The strength required for that was unimaginable.

Therefore, after their shock, they couldn't help but feel heartfelt admiration and began to praise him.

Long Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This thing is indeed just a showpiece."

"Who's to say it isn't? To put it bluntly, it's just used for showing off. It's so heavy, who could possibly use it?" one of them nodded and said.

Now that he knew the weight of the giant axe, Long Chen stopped demonstrating and put the Mountain-Cleaving Battle Axe directly into his ring.

After returning to the private room, the indifference on Long Chen's face vanished, replaced by a look of pleasant surprise. Aman could absolutely use this thing.

If he exerted his full strength, he should also be able to use it, but the physical stamina consumption would be too great. However, Aman was different; his Physical Body was the most monstrous, and strength was his main asset.

With this battle axe, even if he couldn't utilize Spiritual Qi, he could still unleash terrifying combat power.

As time passed, the items that followed became increasingly precious. Heavenly and earthly treasures, Cultivation Techniques, and Medicinal Pills—everything was available. The prices were also becoming more and more frightening; the transaction prices almost never fell below five million gold coins, and people's eyes were turning red.

"For the next auction item, everyone should take a good look."

A look of extreme confidence appeared on Yao Niqian's charming face. She extended her jade hand, and an item appeared on it.