Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.
Xue An pulled back his fist and said, in a disaffected voice: “I’ve already told you that there’s no point in fighting and killing each other. Sadly, no one’s willing to listen.”
No one dared to say anything.
Everyone knew better than to speak. Who would dare to question or interrupt someone whose punch could bring down an entire house?
Director Tan Dong was even more ashamed than before. He was so embarrassed that he wished that the ground would open up and swallow him whole.
What was he thinking earlier? He had actually dared to look down on Xue An?
And even dared to mock him and make fun of him?
Who gave him that courage? Gigi Leung?
Xue An slowly stepped down from his cabin and walked towards the stage where the Gentian was placed.
As he passed by Qin Tian, Xue An swept a glance in his way.
It was just a casual glance, but it was enough to make Qin Tian feel as if the blood in his entire body was curdling.
It was an indescribable fear that left him trembling from head to toe.
Liu Shou was now buried under the rubble and ruins. It was uncertain whether he was dead or alive.
Qin Tian had originally thought that by relying on a big shot like Liu Shou, he could easily get rid of Qin Yuan and his grandchild at one go.
But he had never expected the mysterious Xue An to appear and disrupt all his plans.
Meanwhile, among all the people that were present in the auction hall, there was someone significant who was just as scared and frightened as everyone else.
It was Hong Ming’s father, Hong Yuan. He was the head of the Hong family.
When he had arrived at the auction, he had hid himself in a corner. He did not want to attract anyone’s attention.
His purpose for coming here was to pay off his son’s debt.
Qin Yu had made it very clear to him. It was a grand total of exactly 49,999,900 yuan.
Hong Yuan did not dare to disobey him. All he could do was to gather the amount of money, bite the bullet, and come to this auction to pay off the debt.
But when he had arrived, he had a sudden change of mind and did not hand over the money immediately. Instead, he hid and observed the situation.
After all, everyone knew that Qin Tian was very powerful now.
And his family shared a good relationship with Qin Tian.
If Qin Tian could defeat Qin Yuan, then he would not have to pay off his debt. He could save himself more than 40 million yuan.
But he was not expecting Xue An to show up. This was a guy who was so powerful that he had driven his son into an abnormal mental state.
Just one punch and he could send someone flying.
Now, Hong Yuan was feeling frightened and scared. He was starting to regret not just handing the money over immediately.
Xue An took great strides up the stage and looked at the Gentian. He let out a quiet sigh.
If this were in the past, he would not have even bothered taking a second look at this medicinal herb. It was so ironic that at this moment, he treated the herb like treasure.
Xue An reached out with his hand and was just about to touch the Gentian.
The floor of the hall suddenly began to shake.
A terrifying shout came from the ruins. A brawny man, around two-meter tall and with muscles rippling all over his body, pulled away all that rubble that was on top of him and appeared before the crowd.
“Heh-heh, you should be proud of yourself. You managed to force me into this form!” The brawny man spoke with a cold sneer.
It was Liu Shou!
He was still alive!
Qin Tian could not help going wild with joy. “Immortal Liu is mighty and powerful!”
Hong Yuan was even more excited and could not hide his excitement any further. Immediately, he jumped out from his hiding spot. “Chairman Qin,” he yelled, “with the help of the others, you are going to accomplish great things!”
Hearing what Hong Yuan just said, Qin Tian could not help but laugh out loud.
Xue An however, was deep in thought. “Theoretically speaking, the only way you could utilize such a secret technique is by burning up your innate longevity,” he said out loud.
Liu Shou sneered. “Kid, you do have quite a good eye. But what a pity, you still have to die,” he said.
“Oh? Is that right?” Xue An gave an indifferent smile. “Then bring it on! Let me see how good you are!”
Liu Shou immediately charged forwards.
This time, he moved at extreme speeds. With a great leap, he threw a punch while he was still suspended in mid-air.
This punch was very powerful; it even stirred up a gust of wind in the hall.
But Xue An did not hide nor dodge. He merely stood there quietly.
A trace of smugness could be seen in the smile that appeared at the corners of Liu Shou’s mouth.
Xue An was right. Given the current realm that he was in, Liu Shou should not be able to execute the secret technique of allowing the demonic Qi to penetrate his body. The only way he could do it was to force it to happen by burning up his own innate longevity.
But now, Liu Shou could no longer be bothered with such things. As long as he could get a hold of the Gentian, he would have a breakthrough and become a patriarch. After that, he could step into the realm of the unfettered.
By that time, who could be his match?
Bam!
It was a muffled sound.
Liu Shou’s fist had hit Xue An hard and sent him flying back, where he directly crashed into a wall. He was left soundless.
“Ah!” Qin Yu let out a cry of alarm.
Qin Yuan’s face also fell.
Only Tan Dong frowned slightly, but then slowly regained his calm composure.
But people like Qin Tian and Hong Yuan were overjoyed.
“Immortal Liu is mighty and powerful!”
With Xue An dead, no one else would be standing in their way.
The onlooking crowd was also in an uproar.
Was Liu Shou truly so powerful?
Xue An was probably in a bad situation with all odds against him, right?
Such thoughts were on the minds of many people.
Liu Shou was feeling pretty happy with himself. He cast his burning gaze at the Gentian on the stage. This was his hope for the future.
Liu Shou was just about to reach out and touch it.
A faint voice was heard.
“I just wanted to see how powerful you are in this form. It turns out… you’re still a big letdown.”
Qin Tian and Hong Yuan, who were just jumping up and down and cheering with joy, were now stunned and in shock.
Qin Yu, on the other hand, covered her mouth. Her eyes welled up with tears of excitement.
A figure slowly walked out of the collapsed wall.
The figure that walked through this cloud of dust was none other than Xue An. His face was calm and completely unaffected.
Liu Shou’s punch might have sent him flying, but it seemed like Xue An’s body was completely untouched. Not a single hair was out of place.
Liu Shou was somewhat puzzled. “How is that possible?” he mused out loud.
Liu Shou was confident that his punch was strong enough to smash steel into scrap metal.
Could this man have a body that was tougher than steel?
Seeming to be aware of Liu Shou’s doubts, Xue An smiled casually and said, “No need for doubts. You’re simply too weak!”
Xue An then pointed a finger at Liu Shou. “Since courtesy demands reciprocity, and you gave me a punch, it is now my turn!”
With that said, the tip of Xue An’s toes tapped the ground and his entire being charged up into the air. Then with his right fist extended, he gave out a faint cry in mid-air.
“Watch how this punch of mine… Shakes the universe!”
It was a very ordinary-looking punch.
But the moment it hit its target, everyone could feel as though the entire universe was shaking. There were even some people who lost their balance and fell to the ground.
Liu Shou finally showed a look of extreme fear as he pleaded for his life. “Mercy…”
He did not live long enough to finish his sentence as Xue An’s punch had smashed into his head.
Poof.
Liu Shou, who had grown so muscular and strong because of his secret technique, was smashed right into the ground by this single punch. The blow was so strong, his head collapsed into his stomach.
His body went from being two-meter high to less than a meter.
Blood and brain matter splattered all over the ground.
Xue An landed on the ground. He simply stood there, with both hands crossed behind his back, looking like a god from heaven.
Qin Tian and Hong Yuan were scared out of their wits. Qin Tian in particular, felt a slight heat on his lower body. He was actually so scared that he had peed in his pants.
All of a sudden, a cloud of black fog emerged from Liu Shou’s lifeless body. It quickly slithered towards the window and tried to rush out of the hall.
“You think you can still leave?” Xue An questioned, calmly.
He raised his hands. His fingers grasped at the black fog as though he was catching air. That cloud of black mist was held in Xue An’s hands.
The black fog put up a vigorous struggle to free itself. Xue An suddenly clasped his hands together and squeezing the black fog between them. And then, the black fog was forced to disperse into nothingness.
Silence prevailed in the entire hall.