Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 957

958. Misunderstanding

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The difference between the Great Ascension stage and the Fusion stage was like heaven and earth. Generally, the strongest cultivators at the Void Refinement stage could join forces to face an enemy in the early Fusion stage, but if the strongest cultivators at the Fusion stage encountered an enemy in the early Great Ascension stage, they would be too busy trying to escape.

This was because upon reaching the Great Ascension stage, one became a being halfway to a True Immortal, awakening to powerful laws of heaven and earth. The final Tribulation Transcending stage was only different in name; other than having higher magic power, there wasn’t much difference in divine abilities compared to the peak of the Great Ascension stage.

The Tribulation Transcending stage was not divided into early, mid, or late stages, and they were beings rarely seen in the outside world. They were preparing for the True Immortal Heavenly Tribulation, waiting only for the day they would ascend to the True Immortal Realm.

That meant that a cultivator at the Great Ascension stage was the most powerful being one could encounter in the Spirit Realm, aside from the spirits of heaven and earth. If they weren’t terrified after learning that the purple beast they had captured was a direct descendant of the Human-Faced Dragon at the Great Ascension stage, it would be a lie.

If the Human-Faced Dragon had attacked alone, they wouldn’t have been so frightened, but the problem was that the young man Bi was friendly with the Human-Faced Dragon and had brought him here personally. In this situation, the other cultivators had no reason to help Elder Yuk and the others.

If the young man Bi hadn’t stepped in to block the Human-Faced Dragon’s attack, they would have scattered and fled without a second thought.

“…I understand. For Brother Bi’s sake, I won’t take their lives. But that bastard tortured my daughter, so he deserves to be punished!”

As the silver-robed man’s arm moved strangely, a silver light flashed, and one of Elder Yuk’s arms fell off, spraying a large amount of blood.

Seeing this, the young man Bi touched the severed part with his fingertip, and a green light flared up, stopping the bleeding and starting to heal the wound.

“Brother Do has already punished you, so I won’t touch you anymore. But if you cause such a commotion, you must pay the price, right? Immediately gather one hundred million spirit stones each and give them to Master Do’s daughter as an apology. If you don’t have that many spirit stones, you can cut off one of your arms.”

At the young man Bi’s words, Elder Yuk and the other four cultivators were relieved. Having incurred the displeasure of a Great Ascension stage cultivator, they would have been too scared to leave Yun City forever if they hadn’t resolved this matter.

Elder Yuk had already lost an arm and his essence blood, but there were many ways to reattach his arm in his cultivation. The guest cultivators immediately gathered spirit stones and respectfully handed four pouches to the young man.

The young man checked the number of spirit stones and smiled.

“Brother Do, this may not completely appease your anger, but they didn’t know the Violet Sea well and are not repeat offenders. How about we settle this amicably for my sake?”

The Human-Faced Dragon, who had been wearing a cold expression, pondered at the young man’s words. The middle-aged man, who had been looking back and forth between Elder Yuk’s severed arm and the young man’s face, reluctantly nodded.

“This time, I’ll spare them for Brother Bi’s sake. But if I see them again in the Violet Sea, I won’t let them off.”

Faint silver patterns appeared on the middle-aged man’s handsome face.

“Of course! If that happens, they won’t be our Yun City’s guest cultivators. You can deal with them as you see fit.”

The young man Bi smiled and threw the spirit stone pouches to them. Elder Yuk and the other guest cultivators listened to their conversation with tension, sweating profusely.

The middle-aged man’s expression softened a little only after receiving the spirit stone pouches. He took the pouches and gently patted the small beast’s back.

*Paaht!*

As a purple light flowed through the beast’s body, a girl of about six or seven years old appeared. With fair skin and jet-black eyes, the girl had her purple hair neatly braided and looked very cute.

The cultivators in the main hall had strange expressions upon seeing this. The fact that the Human-Faced Dragon had transformed a small beast that couldn’t take human form on its own into a girl was proof of his great power.

As soon as the girl transformed into a human, she grabbed the silver robe in the middle-aged man’s arms and shook it. She kept pointing at Elder Yuk and the others, babbling with a wronged expression.

“That’s enough, they’ve learned their lesson. Besides, it’s also your fault for wandering around without listening. As soon as we return, you must focus on your cultivation and not step out of your residence until you achieve human form.”

The middle-aged man in the silver robe had a look of doting affection, but his words were strict.

At those words, the girl pouted and her eyes quickly filled with tears. The middle-aged man shook his head at the sight and said to the young man,

“Thanks to Brother Bi, I was able to find my daughter quickly. I will keep this favor in my heart and repay it without fail. My wife is anxiously waiting at our residence, so I’ll be going now.”

The middle-aged man clasped his hands in a formal bow.

“Since you say so, I won’t stop you. Please be careful on your way!”

The young man was relieved that the Human-Faced Dragon was no longer causing trouble. Elder Yuk and the other four were guest cultivators of Yun City and members of the Saint Clan. He couldn’t just kill them all in front of everyone.

But what he was even more reluctant to do was to form a bad relationship with the Human-Faced Dragon family. The middle-aged Human-Faced Dragon was powerful, but the thought of his wife made him shudder. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to storm the auction house.

The middle-aged man in the silver robe was about to turn around and leave when the girl in his arms quickly grabbed his collar and babbled. She was pointing to a corner below the stage with her finger.

“I see, so that’s what happened.”

The middle-aged Human-Faced Dragon was surprised and stopped, about to activate his escape technique.

“Brother Do, what is your daughter saying?”

“It’s nothing much, it seems there’s a mixed-blood related to my wife here.”

The middle-aged Human-Faced Dragon looked at where the girl was pointing, and the young man also turned his head with a puzzled look. The cultivators sitting there became tense and uneasy as the Great Ascension stage cultivators suddenly scanned them.

Han Li was the same. Even if the others didn’t know, he was sure that the girl was pointing directly at him. The problem was that he had no idea why.

From the moment the Human-Faced Dragon and the young man Bi went up to the stage, no one else could hear their conversation, as if someone had cast a spell.

At that moment, a powerful divine sense swept through the surroundings, turning the faces of the nearby cultivators pale.

Han Li also felt a chill run down his spine the moment the divine sense brushed past him. It felt as if an untamed ancient beast was staring at him. While he was surprised, the middle-aged Human-Faced Dragon’s gaze was fixed on Han Li.

*Paaht.*

The moment the middle-aged Human-Faced Dragon took a step, Han Li’s vision brightened. The middle-aged man had appeared in front of him, holding the purple-haired girl. The girl was looking down at him curiously with her black eyes sparkling.

“Greetings, Senior.”

Even amidst his unease, Han Li calmly rose and bowed. No matter the reason, he couldn’t afford to incur the displeasure of a Great Ascension stage being.

“Indeed, I can feel the aura of your mother’s clan. But it’s too weak to be concerned about. You inherited all of your mother’s many divine abilities, yet you ended up with the most useless one, the Sensing Technique. Let’s go now.”

The middle-aged Human-Faced Dragon glanced at Han Li and shook his head. He didn’t wait for his daughter’s reply and immediately turned into a silver streak of light, flying out of the main hall.

Han Li couldn’t understand what the Human-Faced Dragon was saying. He was a human, so how could he feel the aura of another clan?

‘Could it be because of the True Spirit’s blood?’

It wasn’t entirely impossible, but the True Spirit’s blood had been completely absorbed into his body, leaving no trace. If there had been any trace, the powerful beings he had encountered before wouldn’t have failed to notice it. The more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

The surrounding alien races were also looking at him with strange expressions. The young man Bi on the stage and the Fusion stage cultivators on the third floor were also sending curious glances. Among them, Dan Tianren immediately recognized Han Li, and his expression became strange.

‘This is bad…’

Han Li, who had suddenly become the center of attention, secretly sighed.

“Now that the problem is resolved, let’s continue the auction! I’ll be leaving first. You all should avoid going near the Violet Sea in the future. I can’t be responsible for what happens next, so take care of yourselves.”

The young man said to So Poyi and Elder Yuk and the others.

“We will keep that in mind. It’s fortunate that Senior intervened, or we would have caused a great disaster.”

The four guest cultivators thanked the young man, and So Poyi also bowed respectfully. The young man nodded and walked towards the door of the main hall before disappearing in a flash.

As soon as the Great Ascension stage cultivators left, the old monsters at the Fusion stage also went back up to the third floor and entered their private rooms.

“Elder Yuk has been injured, so please return and rest first. Madam Kon and the others, would you be willing to stay until the end of the auction? Since there has been a delay, I will add 20% to the agreed-upon compensation.”

So Poyi politely suggested to Old Man Nam and the other guest cultivators.

“Don’t worry, Brother So! We were a little surprised, but we will stay until the end of the auction as promised.”

Madam Kon exchanged glances with the other guest cultivators and gave a wry smile.

“Then, I’ll leave it to you.”

So Poyi smiled brightly. If they left in a huff in the current situation, he wouldn’t have been able to stop them. Elder Yuk nodded, summoned his severed arm from the floor, and walked silently into the formation.

*Woong!*

A blue formation glowed brightly, and the small old man disappeared. As a member of the Saint Clan, it must have been embarrassing to have his arm cut off in front of so many cultivators.

“As you have already seen, the previous bid has been canceled due to unavoidable circumstances. The spirit stones that Master Nam paid will be returned immediately. As compensation for this incident, if Master Nam bids on one of the remaining three items, I will deduct ten million spirit stones.”

So Poyi cleared his throat and approached the curly-haired old man. The curly-haired old man had been quietly staying in his seat, worried about getting caught in the crossfire after the Human-Faced Dragon appeared. The curly-haired old man sighed as he received his spirit stone pouch back.

“It’s fine. It seems that I am not meant to be with this auction since there was a problem with the item I barely won. I’ll be leaving today.”

The old man immediately turned around and left the auction hall. So Poyi, who was watching him, immediately turned his face and nodded to Madam Kon, who had green scales.

She reached into her robes and threw out a black object. Then, black clouds gathered in the air, and a strong wind blew, naturally drawing everyone’s attention.

*Heeheehing!*

As white lightning flashed and the dark clouds cleared, a pitch-black carriage was floating in its place. The carriage, which was in an ancient style, had a rough feel, and there were four black horned horses in front.

On top of the horses, soldiers wearing ordinary black armor were sitting with bows on their backs. The winged horses and armored soldiers were all puppets.

“The second item we will be presenting is the ‘Netherworld War Chariot.’ Do you know about the Nether Spirit Clan, which was wiped out tens of thousands of years ago? They were a clan that was considered the best in puppet techniques on the Thunder Continent at the time. This Netherworld War Chariot was excavated from a hidden Nether Spirit Clan ruin.

The chariot’s power goes without saying, and the cavalry puppets alone each possess the strength of the mid-Void Refinement stage. If they use a combined attack technique, they can even block the attacks of early Saint Clan beings. The divine abilities of the Netherworld War Chariot are limitless, and it will be up to the winning bidder to discover more.”

So Poyi explained with a smile as if nothing had happened. As soon as So Poyi finished speaking, many people showed interest, and exclamations erupted when it was mentioned that the cavalry puppets’ combined attacks could block early Saint Clan beings.

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