Dragon Blooded War God

Elementary Emperor-tier divine weapons and pills there were usually priced around a hundred Emperor Crystals, but the Heavenly Fortune Pill started at a base price of five hundred. This showed how precious it was.

Pills that allowed cultivators to directly progress in cultivation were very precious. Even powerful alchemists had to spend great effort to refine a pill like this, and there was a very high chance of failure.

“It looks like everyone is letting me take it. Then I shall oblige. One thousand Emperor Crystals.” Zhao Kongming’s magnetic voice came from the darkness.

The people of the Scarlet Water Association sighed in relief. Zhao Kongming was not going to take advantage of them, seeing as how low-grade Heavenly Fortune Pills were worth approximately a thousand Emperor Crystals. If they sold it below this price, they would have suffered a loss. If they sold it at a price higher than this, it would not have been worth it to Zhao Kongming.

The Underworld Soldiers were paid in Emperor Crystals every month, and if they executed tasks successfully, they would receive a handsome amount on top of that. Therefore, Zhao Kongming had at least ten thousand Emperor Crystals on him, maybe even twenty or thirty thousand. Although it was painful to pay a thousand Emperor Crystals, it was worth it when he thought about how his romantic interest would be happy if he gave the pill to her younger brother.

When the other people heard the price of a thousand Emperor Crystals, they were even more unwilling to bid higher.

The host looked around and said loudly, “If there are no more bids, then the Heavenly Fortune Pill …”

“I’ll pay one thousand and five hundred Emperor Crystals,” Long Chen said loudly. He controlled his voice to make himself sound older, like a middle-aged man.

Huh?

“Who is he? Is he not going to give the Underworld Soldier face?”

“He must have a death wish to interfere with something Lord Zhao wants.”

“Whose voice is that? Why haven’t I heard of him before?”

Everyone looked at each other.

Zhao Kongming, Chairman Liu, and the mayor were sitting together. All three of them looked at each other. The mayor was already in a bad mood, so when a problem came up, he slammed the table and raged. “Who the hell is being so ignorant? Show yourself!”

His furious voice echoed across the auction hall. When everyone saw that the mayor was enraged, they trembled with fear.

“What is it? Isn’t this an auction? The person who bids the highest price will get the item. Has the mayor not attended an auction before? Don’t you know the most basic rule of an auction?” Long Chen said slowly.

He was sitting in a cubicle, so no one knew who he was.

However, based on his tone, they guessed that he was an expert. This person showed no respect for the mayor at all and dared to come alone. How could he do this without some strength to back him up? And he easily bid more than a thousand Emperor Crystals, so this person had to be at least at the Sixth Heavenly Martial Stage.

The mayor did not think too much of it because he was the highest-ranked person present.

While he was about to rage, Zhao Kongming held him back and said, “Brother Qian, he is right. The auction rules state that the person with the highest bid gets the item. This brother has a lot of money and has bid one thousand and five hundred Emperor Crystals. He must be very insistent on buying the Heavenly Fortune Pill. That is far above the usual price of the pill, so I do not intend to bid higher. Based on the rules, he should be the one to get the Heavenly Fortune Pill.”

This didn’t affect the mayor directly, but Zhao Kongming was his esteemed guest. How dare this person not give him face? He was furious.

“You’d better not let me find out who you are. I’ll be watching you.” The mayor chuckled coldly, then he sat down. He said to Zhao Kongming, “I apologize for the inconvenience, Brother Zhao.”

“It doesn’t matter. It’s just a Heavenly Fortune Pill, and I only wanted to buy it in passing. Being able to make a good friend like you has made my trip to Scarlet Water City more than worth my while,” said Zhao Kongming with a smile.

Zhao Kongming had no intention of bidding again, so the chairman of the Scarlet Water Association, Liu Guang, gave the host a look. The host nodded and struck the gavel. Very soon, someone took the Heavenly Fortune Pill to Long Chen. The person who delivered it was Chairman Liu.

Long Chen placed fifteen hundred Emperor Crystals on the table and pushed it to him.

Liu Guang could not see Long Chen’s face. However, Long Chen had an unfamiliar aura, and it was clear that his cultivation level wasn’t high; it was even lower than Liu Guang's.

“May I ask for your name, brother? Are you from Scarlet Water City?” Liu Guang asked cautiously when he passed the Heavenly Fortune Pill to Long Chen.

“Why do you need to know? Don’t ask unnecessary questions.” Long Chen took the pill, and after confirming that it was real, he walked past Liu Guang and exited the auction hall.

In a dark corner, Zhao Kongming said, “Brother Qian, please allow me to excuse myself for a moment. I’ll see you again another day.”

The mayor gave a look of understanding. He knew that Zhao Kongming was going to tail Long Chen. Long Chen had successfully upset him, and that was why Zhao Kongming had given up on bidding. He had decided to kill Long Chen and take the Heavenly Fortune Pill from him. And Long Chen seemed to be carrying a lot of money on him too.

With Zhao Kongming’s abilities, he was able to follow Long Chen out of the auction hall in a flash. No one noticed him.

However, Long Chen knew that Zhao Kongming was not the kind to let this go easily.

Even though he was an Underworld Soldier, Long Chen did not feel pressured at all.

Xiong Jun may not be safe following a person like that around. Once I have absorbed the energy in the Heavenly Fortune Pill and break through to the Third Heavenly Martial Stage, I’ll return to Scarlet Water City. Then I’ll see if I can take Xiong Jun away.

Based on what had happened today, Zhao Kongming’s character was not what he previously showed.

Long Chen strolled casually out of Scarlet Water City with Zhao Kongming sneaking behind him. When he was about five hundred meters away from the city, Long Chen entered a valley, then he suddenly used Blood Warp and shot off in a ray of blood-red light.

Due to the hills around the valley, Zhao Kongming did not see Long Chen leave. This was a good place to kill someone, so Zhao Kongming accelerated toward the valley. When he arrived, he was stunned because there was no one there.

“Where is he? Where did he go?”

He circled the place multiple times but was unable to find Long Chen.

“Damn it!” Zhao Kongming punched the ground, causing it to tremble.

“What a strange guy! If I had known, I would have attacked him earlier. A Heavenly Fortune Pill was wasted just like that!”

Zhao Kongming felt indescribable frustration.

“But …” When he recalled a particular matter, he smiled.

“Even without the Heavenly Fortune Pill, I’ve been extremely lucky with this trip. Once I have completely consumed the mark on the Barbaric Body, I will basically have half a Barbaric Body. When that happens, it will be possible for me to enter the Divine Martial Realm! Then I shall be a general who can lead an army of thousands!”

Zhao Kongming chuckled, then he turned and shot off towards Scarlet Water City. He disappeared into the city in the blink of an eye.

Long Chen did not know about the final part of his muttering.

After leaving with the Heavenly Fortune Pill, Long Chen entered a dark patch of forest. The forest was boundless, and the Barbaric Bear Tribe only took up a small section of it. Long Chen found an empty area and decided to stop there.

This forest had treacherous terrain, and he finally found a tree large enough for several people to hold hands around its circumference. It was an old tree with all sorts of lichen growing on it. It was hollow in the middle, and the entrance was five meters tall.

This deep-blue tree was harder than the iron buildings in the Ancient Graveyard, so he was not worried about his safety.

It was very dark inside the tree, but when he took the Heavenly Fortune Pill out, it lit up the entire hole. The pill was pure white and emitted a faint, strange fragrance.

“An alchemist at the peak of the Heavenly Martial Realm refined this pill. The alchemist combined his understanding of the Martial Path with spiritual herbs, forming a pill that can advance a person’s cultivation by one level. How miraculous.”

Long Chen understood the magic of alchemists from this. Talisman masters were amazing too.

He studied the Heavenly Fortune Pill for a while, then he swallowed it. Using his essence, he quickly digested it.

Long Chen did not quite understand how the Heavenly Fortune Pill worked. After he cultivated the pill, a strange energy nourished his body. Something was even provoking his mind so that after two days, he realized that his Martial Soul had reached the Third Heavenly Martial Stage.

He needed some time to absorb enough essence to truly reach the Third Heavenly Martial Stage though. He also had almost five thousand Emperor Crystals now, and they could help increase his essence quickly. Although it was not as quick as his Blood Transmutation technique, it was still an effective method.

After using up more than a hundred Emperor Crystals, Long Chen’s essence reached the Third Heavenly Martial Stage.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

With the boost provided by his Yin Yang Sword Soul, the Dragon Soul Transformation, and the Five Emperor Palm, Long Chen could now confidently defeat a Sixth Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator, and even fight a Seventh Heavenly Martial Stage opponent!

The Seventh Heavenly Martial Stage was the minimum requirement to enter the Underworld Soldiers. Zhao Kongming was likely at that stage.

However, to Long Chen, the largest benefit was that he could start using the Emperor’s Manual. He had completed his study of the technique a long time ago; he only lacked the essence reserves to use it. After studying for a while in the tree, he finally stood up.

There’s no hurry to head to the Underworld Estate. I should check on Xiong Jun first.