Although both of them did not release their aura to oppress Lin Huang, they did not hide their aura at all. Lin Huang, who had encountered imperial-level powerhouses more than once, could easily tell that both of them had imperial-level combat strength by sensing their aura.
While both of them were checking out Lin Huang, Lin Huang was checking them out as well.
The man sitting on the left side of the sofa was tall and straight, wearing a well-ironed blue and black suit. The beard on both sides of his cheeks had obviously been shaved not long ago. His cheeks were a little pale, but fine stubble could be vaguely seen. At that moment, he stood straight with a serious expression on his face. The way he looked at Lin Huang was a little judgmental.
The person on the right of the sofa was tall as well, but he was much thinner compared to the person next to him. He had long, dark brown hair that was tied into a ponytail. He had a mustache above his lips and on his chin that was obviously trimmed.
His demeanor was much more relaxed than the man beside him, but his back was also leaning against the back of the sofa, still maintaining basic vigilance. He did not look like he was judging Lin Huang. Instead, there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
After checking him out, Lin Huang took off his cap and revealed his disguised face.
He was not worried that both of them would see through his disguise. Xiao Hei had told him that only a True God could see through the effect of the Disguise Card. Even a Virtual God would not be able to see through his disguise at a close distance, let alone two imperial-level powerhouses.
As Lin Huang took off his cap, he released his disguised demigod-level aura.
Although it was only a little bit, the two imperial-levels could clearly sense the combat strength that Lin Huang was pretending to be at such a close distance. Their pupils shrunk and they looked at each other. They stood up from the sofa almost at the same time and bowed to Lin Huang.
"Sir!"
Demigods were the top combat strength in this land. Even in Division 1 or the Land of Origin, demigods were the absolute powerhouses. The patriarchs of the major families in the core zones and the leaders of the major organizations were only on demigod-level.
The reason why the man in the ponytail and the man in the suit were so respectful was not only because of the difference in combat power, but also because of the difference in status. On this continent, any Demigod, even if it was a rogue cultivator, had a status equivalent to a Patriarch of an aristocratic family. It was only right for the two of them to greet each other as juniors.
Lin Huang naturally knew about these things, so he was not surprised by their respectful attitude. He waved his hand slightly and walked to the sofa. He pulled out one of the single-seater sofas and sat down. He looked at the ponytail man across the coffee table without saying a word.
After a long silence, the two of them became more and more anxious. Ponytail finally couldn't help but speak.
"Are you a buyer or a seller?"
"I'm here to give you a few auction items, but I'm not sure if you can recognize them." Lin Huang's tone carried a hint of disciplining the younger generation.
"Don't worry, Senior. Our auction house has 28 professional appraisers. Among them, 25 are A-rank appraisers and three are S-rank appraisers. The person beside me and I are both licensed S-rank appraisers. "
The profession of an appraiser was not something that could simply determine the grade of an item. A real appraiser could clearly determine the composition of an item, the raw materials used, the price of the raw materials, the difficulty of processing, and so on. Finally, they could give the correct price. An appraiser had the right to set the starting price for all kinds of items.
Moreover, almost every appraiser's level had a mandatory requirement on their combat strength. This was because an appraiser would have to insert Life Power into the relic to know the specific effect and Life Power conversion rate of the relic.
Ancient relics could not be activated unless one had a combat strength of immortal-level. Therefore, to appraise an ancient relic, one's combat strength had to be on immortal-level.
The so-called A-rank appraiser referred to an appraiser who had a combat strength of immortal-level and could accurately appraise an ancient relic. They also had the right to set the starting price for the ancient relic and could provide the auction house with the reference price.
Meanwhile, an S-rank appraiser was basically required to have a combat strength of imperial-level and the ability to appraise demigod relics. Of course, they also had the right to set the starting price for demigod relics.
Lin Huang was secretly surprised. He had not participated in many auctions, but he knew that the largest auction house in Division7 only had three S-rank appraisers.
Meanwhile, the Wanbao Auction House could only be ranked 10th among all the auction houses in Division3. It was not much more powerful than the Night Auction House which was ranked 11th. It could be replaced at any time.
However, the comprehensive ability of such an auction house was on par with the No.1 auction house in Division7.
"The core area is indeed the core area. The other divisions can't compare to it at all," Lin Huang thought to himself, but he still looked calm.
"Both of you are S-rank appraisers?" Lin Huang glanced at the both of them, judging them.
The man in the ponytail smiled and projected his appraiser certificate. "Sir, this is my certificate."
Upon seeing that, the man in the suit next to him projected his certificate without any expression on his face.
The appraiser certificate was just a card with simple information on it. There were only their photos, names, certificate numbers, and registration dates.
For example, the information about the items that the appraiser had appraised and the detailed appraisal reports were hidden. The appraiser had to authorize someone else to look at them.
Lin Huang did not need to know that. He did not even need to look at their appraiser certificates. The reason why he questioned their identities was to show that he was arrogant. After all, he had to go all the way if he was going to put on an act.
Glancing at the two certificates, Lin Huang shifted his gaze back to the man in the ponytail and squinted.
"Your name is Tang Xu. Are you from the Tang family? "
The Tang family was one of the major families in Division3 with two demigods. Before Lin Huang came to the Wanbao Auction, he had no idea that the auction house belonged to the Tang family.
"I'm sorry." Tang Xu smiled and nodded.
Lin Huang nodded and did not probe further about Tang Xu's identity. "Since this auction house belongs to the Tang family, it should be reliable."
As soon as he was done speaking, he took out the demigod relic sword that Bloody had chosen from his Emperor's Heart Ring and pulled it out of the scabbard slowly.
As soon as the sword was pulled out of the scabbard, the bloody patterns on the blade lit up and a faint bloody glow spread out. Soon, the bloody glow covered the entire sword.
"A demigod relic!" The duo could not take their eyes off the sword as soon as it was pulled out of the scabbard.
"What do you guys think of my sword?" Lin Huang smirked and asked the duo.
"It's a great sword! It's even better than the one that we're going to use as the finale! " Tang Xu could not wait to take the sword from Lin Huang's hand and began examining it carefully. He did not want to put it down.
The man in the suit was also observing the details of the sword.
"Let's set the starting price." Lin Huang did not take out the other two demigod relics. He waited patiently for the duo to look at the sword before asking for a price.
"The starting price of this sword can be set at 30 billion." The man in the suit was the first to bid.
"What do you think?" Lin Huang did not seem to be satisfied with the price. He turned his head and looked at Tang Xu.
"30 billion is actually a reasonable price." Tang Xu fell into silence for a moment before speaking again, "However, it's not impossible to increase the price slightly. After all, this sword can be used as the finale item. I'll set it at 33 billion. "
As soon as the price was set, Tang Xu noticed that Lin Huang was still expressionless. He proceeded to say, "Sir, there's no need to set the starting price too high. If the starting price is too high, it might scare away some potential bidders. "
"What's the starting price for the finale item that you mentioned?" Lin Huang asked.
"25 billion. Actually, the starting price is a little high. If it's not the finale item, we won't set it at more than 23 billion, "Tang Xu said honestly.
"Alright then, I'll set it at 33 billion then." Lin Huang smirked. "Since the starting price for this sword is 33 billion, I have another two demigod relics of similar quality with me. Their prices should be similar too, shouldn't they? Let me have a look at them. "
As soon as he was done speaking, Lin Huang took out the other two demigod relics. They were a battle sword and a set of armor.
Tang Xu and Tang Yi were stunned to hear that. They did not expect to fall into Lin Huang's trap. The price of the sword earlier was actually quite high. They did not expect Lin Huang to take out another two demigod relics.
However, the duo's attention was soon attracted to the two new demigod relics.
After spending close to 20 minutes to complete the appraisal, Tang Xu and Tang Yi gave the final price after a discussion.
"The quality of this sword is similar to that of the sword earlier. It can be the finale item of our auction. The starting price is 32 billion. As for the armor, since it's the only demigod armor relic that we have at the auction, we can set it at a slightly higher price of 38 billion. Are you satisfied with the price, sir? "
"It's alright." Lin Huang remained expressionless, but he was secretly delighted. He initially thought that the starting price of the three demigod relics would be 90 billion. Now, it was more than 100 billion.
"Under normal circumstances, we'll charge a 5% handling fee. I'll give you a Supreme Membership Card, and the handling fee will only be 3%. You'll get a 20% discount if you purchase anything at the Wanbao Auction! "Tang Xu paused and lowered his voice as he added," Including the items underground.
"Also, this card is valid forever as long as the auction doesn't close down." Tang Xu then took out a golden card that was the size of half a palm from his Emperor's Heart Ring and passed it to Lin Huang. "Scan it with your Emperor's Heart Ring, and the card will automatically identify your identity. After that, our system will recognize your Emperor's Heart Ring. "
Lin Huang took the card and played with it in his hand. "This card will be useless after scanning it, right?"
"Yes, each card can only be bound to one Emperor's Heart Ring. After the card has been scanned, the physical card will be useless. You can do whatever you want with it.
"In other words, as long as I don't scan it, I can give it to someone else?" Lin Huang asked again.
"Yes, but only the Emperor's Heart Ring that's bound to a Supreme Membership Card can enjoy the benefits of a Supreme Membership."
"Alright, I understand. I'll leave the item here. I won't be attending the auction this time. I'll get my disciple to come. You can pay him the final amount of the auction price. He'll bring the card to the auction. " Lin Huang began to prepare for what would happen next. After all, he still had to receive Yi Zheng, so he could not attend the auction with a bad reputation.
"Sir, it's a pity that you can't be here personally. However, we'll treat your disciple well."
"Oh yeah, inform him about the underground auction as well. I think he said he wanted to buy something." Lin Huang reminded him intentionally as he knew that the underground auction required an invitation. After all, many of the items could not be auctioned in public. Therefore, there had to be restrictions on the buyers to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"Understood, I'll make the arrangements. Don't worry, sir." Tang Xu nodded. He was not surprised by the request.
"Alright, I've said everything that needs to be said. Go ahead and do what you need to do. I won't disturb you anymore." As soon as he was done speaking, Lin Huang's body disintegrated like broken glass and faded away.
Tang Xu and Lin Huang were stunned. They only snapped back to their senses when Lin Huang's body disappeared completely.
"This demigod's technique is unbelievable …" Tang Xu could not help but exclaim.
"I can't tell if he used a special movement skill or a cloning skill." Tang Yi was shocked.
"There's a surveillance camera in my office. It should have recorded what happened." Tang Xu looked at where the Surveillance Snail was hiding.
"I think we should show the patriarch the video. Perhaps he can find out who this person really is," Tang Yi suggested.
"I think so too."
In the hotel hundreds of meters away, Lin Huang smirked.
In order to create such a shocking exit, he had only sent a doppelganger created by a Doppelganger Card from the very beginning. After using the Disguise Card to disguise the clone, he inserted his consciousness into the clone and acted out what happened earlier. From the beginning until the end, his real body was sitting on the couch in the hotel.
When Lin Huang thought of using the Disguise Card, he had been thinking about how he could avoid being followed and expose his identity when he left the auction. After all, no matter how he disguised himself, his combat strength was only on holy fire-level. If he was followed by an imperial-level, he would not be able to get rid of them.
After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with such an idea. He would send his clone to the auction and create such an exit. While no one could follow him, it would also create a shocking effect on the auction.
To not expose himself, Lin Huang even got Xiao Hei to turn his Emperor's Heart Ring into a card so that he could retrieve the card when his clone left. Meanwhile, Lin Huang had already put the Supreme Membership Card into his Emperor's Heart Ring.
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