War God Long Ao

「In Thunder City's largest auction house.」

The auction house had two floors. The first was a great hall, easily holding over a thousand people.

The massive auction house was packed to the brim, with people shouting bids one after another. The highest bidder would take the prize.

Ouyang Fei and Long Ao had been in the auction house for a full hour without finding anything of interest. But when the final item was brought out, Long Ao suddenly perked up. His eyes gleamed as he stared intently at the object on stage.

"Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit!"

Ouyang Fei was also surprised. He never imagined that the final item up for auction would be the very Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit that Long Ao was looking for.

After searching so long and hard, they had stumbled upon it by pure chance.

"Brother Long, don't worry. No matter the cost, I will win this Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit for you."

"Thank you, Brother Ouyang." Long Ao knew it would be incredibly difficult to win the Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit on his own. But Ouyang Fei was different. As the Crown Prince of the Nebula Royal Family, he definitely had the resources.

For anything else, Long Ao would never have troubled Ouyang Fei. The Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit, however, was a different story. Now that he had finally found one, he had to obtain it, no matter what.

On the auction stage, the auctioneer looked at the final item and announced, "Now for our last item: the Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit! I'm sure you all know how valuable this fruit is, so without further ado, let the bidding begin! The starting price is three Innate Beast Pills."

Unlike common goods, which were paid for with Gold Coins, priceless treasures were traded using Beast Pills.

Three Innate Beast Pills were the equivalent of hunting down three Innate Spirit Beasts, which just goes to show how valuable they were. However, the Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit's value far surpassed that of three Innate Beast Pills. What's more, it was far rarer.

"Four Innate Beast Pills."

Immediately after placing his bid, and before anyone else could speak, the bidder added, "The Third Prince wants this Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit."

'The Third Prince, Zhao Hao?'

When the crowd heard the bidder was Third Prince Zhao Hao, an uproar erupted. Everyone knew exactly what his involvement meant.

In Thunder City, the Thunder Royal Family was the undisputed hegemon. Beneath them were the three great powers: the Fourth Level Long Family, the Jiang Family, and the Duanmu Clan.

Not only was his family the hegemon of Thunder City, but the Third Prince himself was a spoiled tyrant who did whatever he pleased. No one dared to provoke him. Because of this, now that the Third Prince had placed a bid, who would dare to challenge him for the Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit?

Everyone in the crowd was furious but dared not speak. They all remained silent.

"Brother Long, Third Prince Zhao Hao is not someone to be trifled with. Perhaps we should find another way," Ouyang Fei said. As the Crown Prince of the Nebula Royal Family, he naturally didn't want to provoke the Thunder Royal Family.

Long Ao understood Ouyang Fei's concerns. "Brother Ouyang," he said, "I must have that Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit. This has nothing to do with the Nebula Royal Family."

"Five Innate Beast Pills."

Hearing the sudden counter-bid, everyone was dumbfounded. They stared in shock at the bidder, wondering who in all of Thunder City would possibly dare to bid against the Third Prince.

Jiang Jun, a disciple of the Jiang Family, sneered. "Third Prince, I wonder what damn dog dares to bid against you. I'll go take a look."

Zhao Hao stopped him with a grab of his arm and a cold smile. "I'd like to see for myself just what this person is capable of."

"Ten Innate Beast Pills."

"Eleven Innate Beast Pills."

The tension was palpable. Everyone stared at Long Ao, wondering if he had lost his mind to be bidding against the Third Prince. They watched in a daze as the two parties went back and forth. As the price climbed higher and higher, the expressions on the faces of Third Prince Zhao Hao and Jiang Jun grew impossibly grim.

Not giving Zhao Hao and Jiang Jun another chance to bid, Long Ao shouted, "Two Innate Second Level Beast Pills!"

An Innate Second Level Beast Pill was the equivalent of a One-Line Heaven Martial Artist. To put that into perspective, not even a hundred standard Innate Beast Pills could match the value of two Innate Second Level Beast Pills.

The auctioneer didn't dare bring down the gavel. After all, one of the bidders was the Third Prince. If he finalized the sale and the Prince decided to make trouble, the responsibility would be his. But just then, Long Ao stood up and sneered, "Is this how this auction house operates?"

Although no one spoke up, the crowd began to murmur. This was a disastrous situation for the auction house; after all, its entire business was built on reputation. Once that was gone, it wouldn't be long before it had to close its doors for good.

Third Prince Zhao Hao was about to bid again, but Jiang Jun stopped him, shaking his head. "Third Prince, this man is clearly just looking for trouble. The Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit is valuable, but three Innate Second Level Beast Pills is just not worth it."

"I don't care! That son of a bitch dared to bid against me! Bid four for me!"

"Four Innate Second Level Beast Pills."

'Four Innate Second Level Beast Pills…' Long Ao began to worry. The truth was, he only had two such pills on him; he couldn't produce any more. 'But am I just going to give up on the Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit?'

'If I give up now, who knows when I'll ever find another Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit. I can wait, but Yuyin can't.'

At that thought, Long Ao gritted his teeth and shouted, "Twenty Innate Second Level Beast Pills!"

The crowd exploded into an uproar. Everyone stared dumbly at the young man. Anyone with eyes could see he was intentionally provoking the prince. 'Who on earth is this person? Why would he dare to cause trouble for the Third Prince? Does he have a death wish?'

"Are you fucking looking for trouble? Don't you know who this is?" Jiang Jun finally snapped, his angry roar an obvious attempt to suck up to the prince.

Third Prince Zhao Hao did not continue bidding. Even as a Prince, he couldn't possibly produce twenty Innate Second Level Beast Pills. But in losing the auction, he had been utterly humiliated.

"I don't give a damn who he is. If you have the pills, then bid. If not, then shut your mouth."

Looking at the auctioneer on the stage, Long Ao asked, "If no one else is bidding, does that mean this Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit is mine?"

The auctioneer glanced at the Third Prince. Seeing that he wasn't going to bid again, the auctioneer gritted his teeth and announced, "Twenty Innate Second Level Beast Pills! Sold!"

Elated, Long Ao ignored everyone, leaped onto the stage, snatched the Thousand-Year Thunder Fruit from its box, and tossed it directly into his Dragon Seal Space. Then, he turned to leave.

"Wait. It seems you have yet to produce the twenty Innate Second Level Beast Pills, Your Excellency."

"Put it on my tab. I'll be heading to the Thunder Forest shortly to hunt some Spirit Beasts. I'll definitely collect twenty Innate Second Level Beast Pills and hand them over to you then."