"Trying to escape?"
While the Zhou Clan's people backstage were still shocked by the grade one Life Recovery Pill with 91% Purity, a calm voice resonated in the air and attracted everyone's attention.
Duan Lingtian raised his hand and used an invisible force to grab Zhou Li who was trying to escape from the backstage of the auction house.
Duan Lingtian's hand was in a chokehold.
Zhou Li seemed to be choked by the invisible force as well. His face was red as he hovered in the air. His eyes were wide open, and he could not make a sound for a long time.
"Sir, please have mercy!"
Zhou Ji looked at Duan Lingtian and hurriedly said.
"Have mercy?"
Duan Lingtian glanced at Zhou Ji indifferently and asked, "Do you think … that's possible?"
"Sir, Zhou Li is the only son of our Zhou Clan's Grand Elder … It won't do you any good if you kill him."
Zhou Ji decided to use force when he saw that the soft approach did not work.
Then, as though he was afraid Duan Lingtian did not know how powerful their Zhou Clan's Grand Elder was, he continued to say, "Our Zhou Clan's Grand Elder is one of the top powerhouses in our Zhou Clan … He's at the Eighth Level Martial Monarch Stage!
Although I'm a Seventh Level Martial Monarch Stage martial artist, I'll definitely die if I go up against our Zhou Clan's Grand Elder. "
Zhou Ji continued to exaggerate how powerful the Zhou Clan's Grand Elder was.
"Zhou Clan's Grand Elder? Eighth Level Martial Monarch Stage? "
However, Duan Lingtian did not buy Zhou Ji's words at all. After glancing at Zhou Ji indifferently, he suddenly withdrew his hand that was in a chokehold.
Crack!
The crisp sound of bones breaking resonated in the air. It was not loud, but it shocked everyone apart from Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu.
Horror dawned on everyone in the Zhou Clan, including Zhou Ji.
Boom!
Zhou Ji, whose neck was crushed by Duan Lingtian, fell to the ground. The Profundity Fragment in his body had become Duan Lingtian's possession. His Spatial Ring was also in Duan Lingtian's hands.
"You … you …"
Zhou Ji looked at Duan Lingtian and was speechless for a long time. He was completely shocked by Duan Lingtian's actions.
He dared to kill the only son of the Great Elder of the Zhou Clan.
As far as he was concerned, this young man was finished, completely finished!
Most of the Zhou family members had the same idea as Zhou Ji.
However, a small portion of the Zhou Clan did not think so.
"From the moment he entered the backstage of our auction house, his expression remained calm. He never showed any signs of panic … At first, I thought he was doing it on purpose. Only now did I realize that he didn't take us seriously at all. "
"Even now, when he killed Zhou Li, the only son of our Zhou Clan's Great Elder, his face did not reveal the slightest trace of fear … It seems that he is not afraid of the Great Elder."
"Not afraid of the Grand Elder? Then how strong is his background? "
"Earlier, he said that the grade one Spirit Weapon with a 90% amplification was refined by a grade one weapons craftsman from his sect … A sect with such a grade one weapons craftsman must not be an ordinary sect!"
"Perhaps, he's a disciple from a first-rate sect in the central area of the Inner Land!"
…
A small portion of the Zhou Clan members whispered among themselves.
The Inner Land could be considered as the central area of the Cloud Continent. There were many powerhouses there.
The central area of the Inner Land, on the other hand, was the core of the Cloud Continent. There were even more powerhouses there.
Upon hearing the whispers of the Zhou Clan members, most of the Zhou Clan members, including Zhou Ji, felt that they made sense. Their expressions turned solemn in unison.
That was right.
It was impossible for a grade one weapons craftsman who could refine a grade one Spirit Weapon with a 90% amplification to join an ordinary sect!
Although their Zhou Clan was also a first-rate force, it could only be ranked at the bottom among all the first-rate forces in the Inner Land. It was at the bottom of the first-rate forces on the Cloud Continent.
The closer it was to the central area of the Inner Land, the stronger the first-rate forces there were.
"May I know which sect you're from, sir?"
Zhou Ji asked as he looked at Duan Lingtian after taking a deep breath.
"It won't take long for you to find out which sect I'm from … Now, take my things out of Zhou Li's Spatial Ring so that your Zhou Clan members won't say that I'm framing him!"
Duan Lingtian replied nonchalantly in the face of Zhou Ji's question. He raised his hand and tossed Zhou Li's Spatial Ring to Zhou Ji.
Zhou Ji glanced at Duan Lingtian with a complicated gaze before performing the Blood Ownership Claim on Zhou Li's Spatial Ring. Soon after, he took out a Spirit Sword and a medicinal pill from it.
Whoosh!
Although they were mentally prepared, the Zhou Clan members who were present were in an uproar when they saw Zhou Ji taking out the 'stolen goods' from Zhou Li's Spatial Ring.
At the same time, they looked at Zhou Li's corpse in disdain.
"What a disgrace to our Zhou Clan!"
"He's even the Grand Elder's son … He's a disgrace to the Zhou Clan!"
…
Although Zhou Li was already a corpse, many people still mocked him.
"Put the sword and medicinal pill back. Remove the Blood Ownership Claim on the Spatial Ring and return it to me. As for the sword and medicinal pill from before, if your Zhou Clan's auction fair is willing to auction them for me, I'll hand them over to you … If you're not willing, I'll take them and leave. "
Duan Lingtian looked at Zhou Ji and said nonchalantly.
"Of course we're willing!"
Zhou Ji replied without any hesitation, "Not only that, the Zhou Clan's auction fair will auction these two items for free."
As he spoke, Zhou Ji placed the sword and medicinal pill back into the Spatial Ring left behind by Zhou Li. Then, he removed the Blood Ownership Claim on the Spatial Ring and returned it to Duan Lingtian.
"If that's the case, thank you, Manager Zhou Ji."
Duan Lingtian said as he looked at Zhou Ji deeply.
"You're welcome."
Faced with this young man who was not afraid of their Zhou Clan's Grand Elder, Zhou Ji did not dare to be negligent before he knew his background. He was deeply afraid that he would offend someone he could not afford to offend.
"Also … How do you want to deal with her?"
Zhou Ji asked Duan Lingtian as he looked at the woman who was standing at the side and trembling in fear.
Thump!
The moment Zhou Ji's words left his mouth, the woman knelt in front of Duan Lingtian and kowtowed loudly. "Customer, I know I'm in the wrong. It's only right for you to take my life.
However, I hope that after I die, you'll be merciful and let my family go. "
The woman kowtowed and begged for mercy. However, she was not begging for mercy for herself. Instead, she was begging for mercy for her family. She was deeply afraid that Duan Lingtian would vent his anger on her family.
"Since you explained the reason to me using your Voice Transmission earlier … I won't make a fuss about it with you."
Duan Lingtian said nonchalantly.
"Thank you, customer. Thank you."
The woman hurriedly thanked him.
"Since the customer won't make a fuss about it, why aren't you getting up? The auction is about to begin … Why aren't you bringing the customer to the VIP area? You better serve the customer well. Otherwise, don't ever come here again. "
Zhou Ji frowned when he saw the woman was still kneeling on the ground.
"Yes, yes."
The woman regained her senses when she heard Zhou Ji's words. She hurriedly stood up and looked at Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu. "Customer, please follow me."
She led the way while Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu followed closely behind.
After Duan Lingtian left, the backstage of the Zhou Clan's Auction Fair fell into a dead silence again.
"You, bring Zhou Li's body back to the clan … Also, inform the Clan Leader of what happened today. Tell him not to alarm the Grand Elder who's in closed-door cultivation and not to make a move before he finds out the background of the purple-clad young man."
Zhou Ji looked at one of the Zhou Clan's disciples and said with a fearful expression, "I have a feeling he's not as simple as he seems."
"Yes."
The Zhou Clan's disciples responded respectfully when they heard Zhou Ji's words. They carried Zhou Li's body and left.
"Everyone, make your preparations … The auction is about to begin."
Zhou Ji said to the others.
"Yes."
Everyone responded one after another.
On the other side.
Under the woman's lead, Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu successfully arrived at the area closest to the auction stage. It was also the so-called VIP area.
There were many individual pavilions here as well. Some of the pavilions only had one person while others had groups of three to five people chatting happily. It was obvious they had come together.
"There's someone wearing a mask?"
Soon after, Duan Lingtian discovered there were many people in the VIP area who were wearing masks. It was as though they were afraid of being recognized.
Duan Lingtian could vaguely guess what they were thinking.
They were worried that if they bid for something in the auction, it would attract the attention of others. If they wore a mask, nobody would know they were the ones who bid for the item.
At that time, they could take off their masks and leave as though nothing had happened.
"Customer, please."
The woman led Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu into an empty pavilion. There was a stone table and stone stools in the pavilion. There were fine wines, delicacies, and fresh fruits on the stone table.
After Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu sat down, the woman stood guard in front of the pavilion and said to Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu, "Customer, if you need anything, you can call me at any time."
After she finished speaking, the woman stood guard in front of the pavilion.
There were many pavilions in the VIP area. However, only the pavilion where Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu were standing guard was guarded by people from the Zhou Clan's Auction Fair.
For a time, this pavilion that stood out like a crane among chickens attracted the attention of many people.
"Who's so arrogant? He even has someone to serve him. "
Many people were curious.
A young man dressed in brocade clothes sat in a pavilion not far away from Duan Lingtian's pavilion.
Behind the young man, an old man stood there like a shadow.
"I'd like to see who can make the Zhou Clan treat him like this. Even I, the Young Master, am not served!"
The young man in brocade clothes heard the surrounding voices and saw the woman standing in front of the pavilion not far away. His face turned slightly gloomy.
Then, he stood up and led the old man to the pavilion.
"Customer, this place is taken."
Just as the young man in brocade clothes was about to break into Duan Lingtian's pavilion with the old man, the woman standing at the side stopped them and said with a smile, "Please find another place."
"Get lost!"
The young man in brocade clothes was furious when he saw the woman blocking his way. He raised his hand and struck out like lightning.
Boom!
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