. With a resounding bell, the Yancheng Auction commenced.
The presiding officer for this event was Mo Lan, leader of the Mo Alliance...
Though a Grand Dou Master, he felt insecure standing before this group of Dou Wang and even Dou Huang masters, he felt compelled to do so under the circumstances.
Everyone knew the true master of the Mo Alliance, but they also knew that this person rarely appeared within the alliance.
Under the gaze of the entire audience, Mo Lan took a deep breath and slowly emerged from behind the stage.
Standing on the stage, he bowed to the crowd, a smile breaking across his stiff face. He said, "I am Mo Lan, leader of the Mo Alliance. Today is the first auction held by our Mo Alliance. I hope you will forgive me for any inconvenience."
Below, the VIPs gazed coldly at Mo Lan's energetic performance, their eyes full of meaning, but none of them jumped out.
This wasn't the Black Horn Territory. The major sects and factions were all well-known and influential in the Northwest Territory, so they wouldn't resort to rash provocation.
Seeing the situation was relatively under control, Mo Lan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling more confident. His voice unconsciously gained a bit more strength.
"I declare today's auction now open. We'll present our first lot..."
The first few items were commonplace, and the powerful masters showed no interest in them at all.
This actually put Mo Tang in a difficult position. Although the auction attracted a large crowd, many of whom wanted to bid on items...
the Mo Alliance's strength was still not fully recognized, so there weren't many truly good items.
Besides the dozen or so rare items Mo Tang personally provided, the Nalan family, from Miter Auction House, also contributed some valuable items as a token of their support...
But what Mo Tang didn't expect was that even the Jiama royal family offered a treasure, a huge honor to Mo Tang.
The items were presented one by one and sold...
everything seemed to be going smoothly.
Some of the Xuan-level techniques and low-level elixir recipes that Mo Tang had brought out were snatched away by mid-level forces at various stages as minor auction items.
However, the most valuable items of the auction, the Earth-level techniques and sixth-grade elixirs, showed no sign of appearing.
Just when another third-order magic core weapon was brought up, a figure in the VIP seats below suddenly laughed coldly, and then said: "Don't bring these rubbish up to waste our time. We have come all the way here to see the earth-level skills you mentioned. Why don't you ask the leader of the Mo Alliance to bring the things up directly?"
Mo Lan's original smile froze in an instant, and he was a little speechless and said: "This... According to the process of the auction, the earth-level skills and the sixth-grade pill formula will appear in the later stage, so please don't be anxious..."
"Heh! Process..."
The man sneered and stood up, ignoring the gazes around him. His cold eyes swept across Mo Lan on the stage until the latter was covered in cold sweat, then he said faintly: "Can't take it out, or you don't have it at all..."
Mo Lan opened his mouth, but was speechless.
The pressure from the man opposite him was too great. Even as a Nine-Star Grand Master, he couldn't even utter a word under the pressure... Just
as Mo Lan was about to collapse, a faint laugh echoed, instantly dispelling the oppressive atmosphere.
"Haha, this person looks like a friend from the Izumo Empire..."
"My Mo Alliance naturally has both the techniques and the recipes, but there are always rules. As the organizer of this conference, I believe we have the right to choose when to present our items, don't we?"
As the voice fell, a dark figure, accompanied by wisps of lightning, slowly emerged from the auction block.
This person was Mo Tang!
In an instant, all eyes were drawn to one person.
The moment they saw Mo Tang, many were shocked.
"This person is so young... and an Eight-Star Dou Wang...!"
Instantly, the powerful outside the Jia Ma Empire became wary of this young man.
As for the powerful imperial forces represented by the Jia Ma Royal Family and the Alchemist Guild, their hearts were filled with turmoil!
"Didn't they say Mo Tang was only a five-star Dou Wang? How come in just three months, he's already an eight-star?"
Jia Xingtian pondered this, his gaze turning to his old friend Fa Ma...
Unbeknownst to him, Fa Ma's shock was even greater than his own.
Fa Ma had witnessed this young man's rise to a five-star Dou Wang, and he'd been spending most of his time at the Alchemist Guild headquarters these days. Why had he undergone such a drastic change?
The powerful figure from the Izumo Empire who had spoken didn't care.
He was only an eight-star Dou Wang; he had no right to overshadow a two-star Dou Huang!
"Are you the mastermind behind this Mo Alliance? Tsk tsk, just an eight-star Dou Wang, yet you dare to invite us all the way here with such fanfare? You're quite the daredevil!"
Mo Tang glanced at him...
A closer look revealed a faint gray mist shrouding him, his aura tinged with sinister venom. He was clearly one of the formidable poison masters of the Izumo Empire.
Anyone else would have had to be wary of such a fellow...
but Mo Tang was a different story.
Feeling the man's deliberately oppressive aura, Mo Tang narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly, "Today is the day of our Mo Alliance's auction. Anyone who dares to act recklessly here will be considered an enemy! So, I advise you not to cause trouble!"
"Hahaha, so arrogant! Just a mere Dou Wang, you dare speak to me like that?"
The man, clearly enraged by Mo Tang's attitude, let out a wild laugh, ready to teach him a lesson.
This scene caused quite a stir among the crowd, and many of those less powerful considered fleeing...
Glancing at the man, Mo Tang frowned.
The man had made it clear he was determined to cause trouble, so he said no more.
He raised his gaze to a spot on the second floor. Mo Tang's calm voice echoed softly, "It's your turn. Let this distinguished guest calm down."
As soon as Mo Tang's voice fell, a surge of energy suddenly emanated from the second floor...
In an instant, everyone present felt a heavy weight settle on their hearts.
Looking at the person involved, the poison master Dou Huang of the Izumo Empire, he stood frozen in place, as if he had seen a ghost. The surging poisonous Dou Qi in his body was instantly suppressed, causing him to feel as if he were swollen with blood, his entire body flushed red, as if he was about to explode at any moment!