The earth trembled as ferocious beasts galloped forth, pulling a dazzling golden war chariot that blazed like a scorching sun streaking across the streets. Eight savage creatures, their horns sharp and scales glinting coldly, hauled the chariot straight to the Bone Gu Auction House. These were no ordinary beasts—each radiated a murderous aura, veterans of countless life-and-death battles on the battlefield.
“Who is this?!” someone gasped. Such a golden chariot was reserved only for royalty or supreme nobles.
“That’s Marquis Huntian!” another whispered in awe, recognizing the insignia. Fear and reverence colored their tone.
Flanking the chariot marched a squad of elite soldiers clad in black armor, their ironclad discipline honed in the fires of war. As the chariot halted, the eight beasts stood motionless, their oppressive presence causing even the two flood dragons guarding the auction house’s entrance to tense.
With a rustle, the chariot’s curtain was flung aside, revealing a towering man clad in dark metallic armor that shimmered ominously. Though not yet thirty, his stubble-lined jaw and piercing gaze exuded an unyielding, aggressive aura.
“Marquis Huntian—only twenty-five, yet already a frontier lord who has crushed the Wood Clan in battle after battle,” murmured an onlooker. A rising star of the Shi Clan, whispers even spoke of his potential to contend for the imperial throne.
“Don’t disappoint me. I came specifically for that Blood Demon Ruler,” he declared, striding into the auction house like a tempest.
As the crowd buzzed about his arrival, another spectacle unfolded—a floating carriage drawn by auspicious birds, petals swirling in its wake.
“The Sixteenth Princess!”
Adored by the emperor, the princess glided inside with her entourage, her beauty luminous. More elites followed, each arrival stirring whispers.
Shi Hao lingered at the entrance, absorbing the gossip about the capital’s power players. Finally, he stepped inside—into a hall of staggering opulence, dominated by a colossal golden skeleton radiating primal energy.
“A Yazi!”
The beast’s intact bones, especially its primordial bone inscribed with cryptic runes, pulsed with terrifying power. Though not pure-blooded, its aura was overwhelming.
The hall teemed with nobility and formidable rogues—few as plainly dressed as Shi Hao. Noticing private booths, he mimicked the elites.
“You sure about this VIP room?” a smirking attendant asked, eyeing his humble attire.
“What’s the issue?” Shi Hao pushed open a sandalwood door, blinking at the glittering luxury within.
“This room’s expensive. Are you certain—?”
Before the attendant finished, a silver-armored youth interrupted, “I’ll take this one.”
Ignoring him, Shi Hao strode inside. “I’ve claimed it.”
The noble’s group gaped. The attendant sneered, “Unless you’re bidding on five treasures, scram to the common hall.”
*Thud!*
A blinding azure flash—followed by the attendant’s shriek as a brick of *sea-blue marrow* smashed his face.
Gasps erupted. *Who flaunts such treasure as a weapon?!*
“Waiter! Wine!” Shi Hao called.
Gritting his teeth, the attendant retrieved the priceless brick and scurried to obey.
The commotion drew the auction house’s appraisers, who nearly combusted at the sight of the sea-blue marrow. Apologies flowed as they begged Shi Hao to auction it.
“Fine, if I run short on funds,” he agreed, now served by two beauties in the lavish booth.
As the auction began, the first item stole his breath—a fragment of *Primordial True Explanation*.
“An *immortal bone*?!” the crowd erupted.
Shi Hao’s pulse raced. This, he *would* possess.
With treasures plundered from mermaid cities, his coffers were ready. The hunt was on.
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