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The three major families of Wu Tan City were originally of similar strength. Although the Xiao Family, with the help of the elixirs left by Xiao Yan before his departure and the secret support of the Miteer Auction House, had a slight tendency to surpass the other two families, it had not yet fully established its dominance and could not compete with the other two families combined.
Moreover, there were several Soul Envoys mixed in the crowd. Although their frequency of attacks was not high, every time they struck, a member of the Xiao Family would die.
The balance of the battle quickly shifted towards the alliance of the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Clan.
"Third Elder, take some of the younger people and leave first. The First Elder, Second Elder, and I will cover your retreat," Xiao Zhan calmly ordered.
Xiao Zhan observed the reactions of the First Elder and Second Elder. He had not forgotten that these were actually members of the Amon Clan in disguise. He still harbored apprehension towards this peculiar race.
His order at this moment also contained an element of testing. He wanted to test whether the Amon Clan members were truly fearless of death and if they would truly obey his commands, as the Amon Clan leader had stated.
The A Mengs, disguised as members of the Xiao Family, faithfully carried out Xiao Zhan's orders.
The latter keenly noticed that the reactions of the A Mengs disguised as the three Elders were somewhat artificial. For those familiar with them, it would be easy to distinguish the impersonation.
Seeing the Amon's error, Xiao Zhan, on the contrary, felt a slight sense of relief.
Having an error was not terrifying; it indicated that the Amon's impersonation was not flawless. If everything was identical to the original person, and even close acquaintances couldn't detect it, that would be truly terrifying and horrifying.
After exchanging a palm strike with Jia Liebi, Xiao Zhan suddenly broke through to the outer perimeter.
He shouted loudly, "Jia Liebi, I, Xiao Zhan, will remember what happened today, and I will surely repay it in the future."
Xiao Zhan was not trying to escape, but rather feigning an escape to lure Jia Liebi into pursuing him.
Setting aside the Amon factor and the Soul Clan factor, and simply facing the encirclement of two families, Xiao Zhan felt that he would likely make such a choice.
Jia Liebi cooperatively brought a good number of people to chase him, just as Xiao Zhan had anticipated.
In the midst of the chase, Xiao Zhan arrived in the mountain forest behind them. Protector Wu seized the opportunity and abducted Xiao Zhan.
With the most important target in hand, he transmitted a message to his subordinate Soul Envoys: "The rest is up to you. Listen more to that kid's suggestions. I'm heading back first."
After Protector Wu left, a Soul Envoy looked at Yun Meng and asked, "What do we do next?"
Yun Meng looked at him in surprise, a bit puzzled as to why he would ask such a simple question.
After being stared at with that 'looking at an idiot' gaze for a while, the Soul Envoy coughed dryly:
"The Protector told us to listen more to your suggestions."
Wu Meng replied, "Just proceed as planned: kill people and collect souls, but be careful not to use distinctive methods like Soul Lock.
"If anyone investigates today's events, they will only learn from Jia Liebi's mouth that Xiao Zhan 'disappeared.' As long as we don't have any problems on our end, no one will be able to confirm that the Soul Hall was responsible.
"Xiao Zhan's disappearance could also be attributed to him escaping by some means and then hiding himself."
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In Eagle Tooth City, an Amon rode a Lightning Turtle down the road. As the aura of the sixth-tier magical beast slightly emanated, the pedestrians ahead consciously made way.
The Xu Family's Old Ancestor's injuries had not yet recovered, so the Amon decided to check out the auction mentioned by Xu Renshan.
He was quite interested in it. After all, in Battle Through the Heavens, there were many plotlines involving finding treasures at auctions.
It was time to test his luck and discernment!
The Lightning Turtle shrunk to palm size and rested on the Amon's shoulder. Although he didn't have an invitation, the auction house still arranged a VIP seat for him.
A sixth-tier beast pet was quite convincing.
Sitting in a VIP box with an excellent view, he also had an attractive, scantily clad maid arranged by the auction house by his side.
The Amon looked at the maid without averting his gaze, causing a blush to appear on her face.
"Fox tail and ears… Are you from the Barbarian Race?" the Amon asked.
"Yes… I come from a small tribe under the Barbarian Wolf Tribe," the maid replied.
"Do you know the Fusion Secret Technique?"
The maid shook her head, "Although the requirements for learning the secret technique in my tribe are not high, I was sold here by human traffickers before I could learn it."
Upon hearing this, the Amon immediately lost interest in her, shifting his gaze and focusing his attention on the auction items.
The auctioneer was a charmingly beautiful woman, every movement exuding a unique allure.
One by one, auction items were brought onto the display stage. Some were bid up to high prices and sold, some had few bidders, and some were too obscure and went unsold.
The Amon looked on with little interest. There was nothing suitable for him, nothing significantly undervalued that he could pick up, and not even any strange items with unknown uses.
He sighed, "It seems encountering items beyond one's tier at auctions is indeed a rare occurrence. It's normal for the type of auction to correspond to the level of items being auctioned."
Most of the participants in this auction were Dou Spirits and Dou Kings. In the Amon's perception, including himself, there were only five Dou Emperors.
One was Shen Yan, who had previously been invited by Xu Renshan along with the Amon. One was not in the audience, but behind the display stage, presumably a Dou Emperor expert from the Cai Family, who were behind the auction house.
Things that could interest ordinary Dou Emperors were already enough to be the highlight of this auction. But what held great value in the eyes of ordinary Dou Emperors seemed only average to the Amon.
Just as the auction was nearing its end, an item about ten feet high and five feet wide was brought onto the stage.
The charming auctioneer smiled and introduced it, "As you all know, the Earth Fiend Plain on the other side of the spatial wormhole in Eagle Tooth City is rich in amber stones."
"According to our appraisal, this amber stone was formed approximately seven thousand years ago. We don't know what might be inside."
"Such a large piece of amber stone has a high probability of containing something. If you open up some ancient treasure, getting rich overnight is not a dream!"
Amber stone is a type of crystal that forms naturally in energy-rich areas, often encapsulating something within.
Most of them formed thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago, and if they contain items, they are often treasures from that era that could cause energy to accumulate.
Such things are even more valuable in the present day.
In the Earth Fiend Plain on the other side of the spatial wormhole, there are many tribes whose main business is excavating and mining amber stones.
They don't directly cut open the energy crystals, but instead sell them, transferring the risk of gambling to others, while earning a stable income themselves.
Firstly, the probability of opening a high-value item from an amber stone is not high. Secondly, ancient items may contain some dangers.
From this, a specialized industry has even developed.
Since an industry has already formed, naturally, people will also develop cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques specifically for detecting amber stones.
However, the difficulty of detecting what is contained within an amber stone through it is very high, and this difficulty increases geometrically with the growth of the stone's volume.
Many of the auction participants were not first-time visitors to Eagle Tooth City and knew the ins and outs of it.
But they all showed great interest in the stone on the stage at this moment, because according to its volume, the Cai Family could probably only detect a very shallow part of its surface, while the conditions of the deeper layers remained unknown.
The auctioneer slowly said, "To be honest, we have also inspected this stone. After all, I also have a dream of getting rich overnight…"
Her self-deprecating remark drew a burst of laughter.
After the venue quieted down, she continued:
"Unfortunately, the secret technique had no feedback. If anyone is interested, you can bid on it and try your luck. I can guarantee that this amber stone is absolutely natural and has not undergone any artificial cutting or splicing."
The Amon's eyes lit up. Here it comes, strange items with unknown uses!
At this moment, it was time to test his luck and eyesight.
The Amon was unsure of his luck and did not have the eyesight to see through the inside of the stone.
However, he wanted to take a gamble, because it was also very exciting and interesting.
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