Twisted Dreams

A small object covered with red cloth sat steadily on the stone platform.

The host caressed the red cloth, revealing a shape that seemed like a small bottle.

A look of reminiscing about the past appeared in the host’s eyes.

Frequent auction attendees knew that the host was using theatrical methods to tell a story for the auction item.

A good story can stir the emotions of those participating in the auction.

The host sighed leisurely:

"Speaking of this thing, I have to mention one person.

That person committed all sorts of evil deeds and was a thoroughly evil figure.

That person caused a bloodbath in Xia Country, single-handedly creating turmoil that still shakes the Extraordinary Circle of Xia Country today.

That person had a theory that the Security Administration of Xia Country is still studying even now."

A gleam flashed in the host’s eyes:

"That person’s name is Xie Qilin!"

The moment the three words ’Xie Qilin’ were uttered, the faces of everyone present changed dramatically, each reacting differently.

Some people’s and demons’ pupils twitched, with hatred almost overflowing from their eyes.

Some remained expressionless, their gazes cold.

Some heard their idol’s name and were filled with fanaticism.

Some looked serious, their eyes deep.

The host glanced at the crowd, a slight smile appearing on his lips:

"Xie Qilin once had a theory:

When one possesses four talents simultaneously, they can become the highest form of an Extraordinary.

These four talents were likened to a puzzle.

This theory is the Demon Puzzle theory!"

Many people actually didn’t know about the Demon Puzzle theory.

Xie Qilin’s Demon Puzzle theory has always been sealed by the Security Administration.

Even if some people knew of the Demon Puzzle theory through their own information channels, they wouldn’t easily bring it up.

Because, whether it was Xie Qilin or the Demon Puzzle theory, both were taboos in Xia Country’s Extraordinary Circle.

The crowd didn’t understand why the host suddenly brought up Xie Qilin and his theory.

Could it be that the final auction item has some relation to the Demon Puzzle?

The host lifted his head, suddenly raised the red cloth, exposing the item under it to the public’s view, and passionately shouted:

"The last auction item is exactly the Demon Puzzle mentioned by Xie Qilin!!"

Under the red cloth was a small transparent glass bottle.

Inside the bottle was a black potion.

If there were any members of the Demon Club present, they would definitely be quite familiar with this.

This thing is the Desire Potion!

The host grabbed the microphone, his eyes glaring, shouting frantically:

"Drink this potion, and you’ll personally experience Xie Qilin’s Demon Puzzle theory!

You can understand why Xie Qilin was able to confront the entire Security Administration single-handedly!

Drinking this potion, ordinary people will awaken four talents at Tier Four!

Xie Qilin’s Demon Puzzle was imperfect.

He obtained four talents at Tier Three, which is why he went berserk, lost control, and was taken down by the Security Administration.

However, this potion is the perfect Demon Puzzle!

You will possess power even greater than Xie Qilin’s!"

The host’s words were somewhat misleading.

Firstly, Xie Qilin did not openly confront the Security Administration.

He operated in the shadows, using strategic intrigue, which is how he set up the assassination of He Jingguo, controlled Zheng Qian, and almost took over the Security Administration’s high-stakes game.

Secondly, Xie Qilin did not fight the Security Administration with just his own power.

He sacrificed the Talisman Sect’s high-ups, the entire Five Black Classes, and the entire Xie Family.

But many people believe that Xie Qilin relied on his own cultivation to harden against the Security Administration.

Because they only knew that in Xie Qilin’s last battle, he defeated all Security Administrators, and it was only the intervention of the Demon Club that subdued him.

Someone flushed and immediately shouted a bid:

"Twenty billion!"

Someone sneered:

"Hahaha, just twenty billion? How much do you look down on Xie Qilin? Thirty billion!"

A rich merchant mentally calculated his assets, raised his hand:

"What’s thirty billion? I bid fifty billion!"

"Sixty billion!"

"Sixty-five billion!"

...

On the rocks above the cave.

Suzu took off her shoes, counting with her fingers and toes:

"My goodness, I can’t win that many Joy Beans in my lifetime!"

Li Yang lit a cigarette, solemnly said:

"I can’t win that many Joy Beans either."

Suzu shouted excitedly:

"Li Yang, you’re rich now!"

Li Yang glanced at Suzu:

"Money to me has long been just a number."

This sounded boastful, but it was the truth.

This money, if spent by Li Yang himself, would last him a hundred lifetimes.

Li Yang flicked the cigarette ash, staring at the auction below:

"What I want isn’t money, I want something else."

Suzu blinked her big eyes.

Not money?

Something else?

...

"A hundred billion!"

Asuka Seimei stood up, uttering a number that nearly wiped out the competition.

Is it really worth spending a hundred billion to buy four talents?

The more one understands the Desire Potion, the more they realize how valuable it is.

Perhaps for most Extraordinary Influences, this Desire Potion is just four talents.

But for Xiaohai and the other Apostles, this Desire Potion is akin to Divine Medicine.

The Desire Potion, even the Apostles greatly covet it.

Xiaohai isn’t afraid of spending money, after all, it’s East Sakura’s money he’s spending.

Su Yutang said:

"One hundred fifty billion!"

Jin Danmo opened his mouth:

"Three hundred."

He raised the bid in one breath!

Some tycoons claim to have a net worth of a hundred billion, but can they really produce a hundred billion?

Those tycoons are valued at a hundred billion, but that doesn’t even translate to cashing out stocks.

Jin is different.

The God Creation Group, spanning multiple countries and possessing biotechnology beyond its time, can indeed disgorge wealth that ordinary people can’t imagine.

Since the Desire Potion was presented, Ye Fan had been constantly fiddling with his phone.

He looked toward a large box brought by the Security Administrators.

The auction rules published by the Foundation Forum stated that items could be used for bidding.

Ye Fan was confirming with Cao Yi whether to use the items in the box to exchange for the Desire Potion.

The contents of the box had been studied by the Security Administration for a long time without any results.

Yet, the Desire Potion was a tangible treasure that could create top-tier Extraordinary beings in one fell swoop.

Finally, Cao Yi replied with a message.

Ye Fan made up his mind, and as the bidding price became increasingly exaggerated, he stood up:

"I bid with the contents of this box for the Demon Puzzle!"

Whether it was Asuka Seimei, Ma Tao, Su Yutang, or various sizes of Extraordinary Influences, none could comprehend why the Security Administration dared to bid with a box?

Even Zhang Xiaoyi didn’t understand the Security Administration’s move.

Zhang Xiaoyi wasn’t involved in the Security Administration’s affairs, just their honorary advisor.

Zhang Xiaoyi also disliked intrigue, placing some of his people in the Security Administration.

So some confidential information was also unknown to Zhang Xiaoyi.

Like the contents of the box, the corpse of a Celestial Race member from the Undersea World.