29: Jialejie

Mo Yuhan quietly watched this familiar scene, whose rhythm had accelerated slightly due to him, a ‘little butterfly,’ and he understood.

It seemed the major plot points were still stubbornly advancing along their original trajectory; it was just that the market conflict he had triggered had intensified the conflict between the Jia Lie family and the Xiao Family prematurely, making this drama more direct and fierce.

The auction finally concluded with Ya Fei’s sweet closing remark, “Thank you, esteemed guests, for gracing the Mittel Auction House today. We look forward to seeing you again.”

The crowd began to surge orderly towards the exit like a receding tide, and the doors of the three major families’ private rooms opened one after another.

However, at this moment, a burly man suddenly entered Jia Lie Bi’s private room, bringing news that made Jia Lie Bi furious.

“That little bastard?! How dare he injure my son! Go gather men; I want them dead!”

On the other side, Mo Yuhan carefully helped Bibi Dong up, feeling that her body was heavier than when she arrived, and every slight movement tugged at the deep-seated pain.

Little Fairy Doctor immediately supported her steadily from the other side.

The three walked out of the grand archway, symbolizing wealth and opportunity, with the crowd. The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling, casting the long, imposing shadow of the Mittel Auction House onto the street.

“We have a tail.”

Although Bibi Dong could not fight, her keen perception remained, and she quickly noticed that someone was secretly following them.

“It’s probably the Jia Lie Family. It’s a good thing, I was going to settle accounts with them anyway.”

They did not choose the crowded main road but turned into a relatively quiet alley paved with bluestones.

The alley was flanked by towering gray walls, isolating it from the main street’s clamor, making it seem especially deep and secluded.

Just as they stepped deep into the alley, with the main street’s clamor reduced to a faint echo, the front and rear exits of the alley had, at some unknown point, been completely blocked by over a dozen burly men dressed in uniform, their aura dense and fierce.

Their eyes were as sharp as eagles, and faint Dou Qi halos shimmered around their bodies, revealing them all to be Dou Zhe level.

The leader was exceptionally burly, his arms muscled like gnarled old roots. Standing there, he resembled a small moving mountain, exuding an aura far surpassing the others—heavy, violent, and with a heart-pounding sense of oppression.

This was a Samsung Dou Shi, an elder of the Jia Lie family, General Manager Jia Liejie.

His eyes, like bronze bells, now burned with cruel flames, fixed deadly on Mo Yuhan, as if staring at a lamb awaiting slaughter.

“What a grand gesture.”

Mo Yuhan, however, showed no trace of panic.

As long as Jia Lie Bi didn't come out with his entire force, he wasn't very afraid.

Although he was only a Dou Zhe Two-star, having a unique flame meant he could deal with anyone below a Dou Shi (Fighting Master) with ease.

As for a Dou Shi, though troublesome, they weren't entirely untouchable.

“You little bastard, how dare you provoke our Jia Lie Family? Attack him!” General Manager Jia Liejie waved his hand.

“Yes, sir!”

The dozen-plus Dou Zhe shouted in unison, their voices echoing in the narrow alley, and a murderous aura instantly spread like a tangible icy mist.

Like hyenas smelling blood, some ferociously lunged at Little Fairy Doctor and Bibi Dong, attempting to control these two soft targets, while others flanked Mo Yuhan from the sides and rear!

General Manager Jia Liejie let out a sneer and took a step forward.

The formidable aura of a Samsung Dou Shi erupted without reservation, cracking the bluestone slabs beneath his feet. His target was singular—Mo Yuhan!

His calloused giant hand, accompanied by an ear-splitting shriek that tore through the air and a solid earthen-yellow Dou Qi glow, descended like a grinding stone from the sky, aiming squarely at Mo Yuhan's small head.

He wanted to personally crush the little beast's skull, washing away the Jia Lie family's humiliation in the most brutal way.

At the very moment General Manager Jia Liejie led his men to block the alley entrance and unleash their killing intent.

In a shadowy corner of a taller building not far from this secluded alley, two figures appeared silently like Gui Mei.

Xiao Yan leaned against the cold wall, panting slightly, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.

He had just barely kept up with the Jia Lie family thugs' speed, tracking them all the way here, by relying on the boost from Yao Lao’s Soul Power.

He cautiously poked out half his head, his sharp gaze instantly locking onto the scene in the alley below—the dozen-plus murderous Dou Zhe, the Dou Shi (Fighting Master) exuding a terrifying, mountain-like aura, and the three figures, appearing incredibly small, trapped in the middle.

“Teacher, they…”

Xiao Yan’s heart was in his throat. Even from a distance, he could feel the terrifying oppressive aura emanating from that Samsung Dou Shi, Jia Liejie, which was far beyond the likes of a weak Dou Zhe like Galeo.

He knew that without Yao Lao’s help, facing such a lineup would almost certainly mean death.

“Silence, watch carefully!”

Yao Lao’s voice echoed directly in Xiao Yan’s mind, carrying a hint of… indescribable surprise, “That kid… is not simple. That Samsung Dou Shi might not be his match.”

Facing this sudden assault, Little Fairy Doctor’s expression remained unchanged as she scattered poison powder from her medicine pouch.

Bibi Dong’s body beneath her large cloak suddenly tensed to its limit, a cold killing intent almost breaking free from the cloak’s confines, ready to sweep out.

If she weren’t severely injured and near death now, these mere chickens and dogs could be extinguished with a flick of her hand.

At this moment, standing at the eye of the storm, directly facing the Samsung Dou Shi and the group of Dou Zhe, Mo Yuhan’s dark eyes showed not a hint of panic.

Only extreme calm. Just as the thugs were about to close in, and Jia Liejie’s massive palm, capable of shattering stone, was about to touch him—

“Boom—!”

An indescribable, scorching aura, as if from the deepest part of the earth’s womb, erupted without warning from Mo Yuhan’s small body. The aura was thick, vast, and carried an ancient, majestic power as if it could split heaven and earth.

Pale yellow flames instantly surged, enveloping him entirely.

The flame’s color was strange and profound, not the usual crimson or bright yellow of ordinary flames, but a dark, subdued hue like Xuan Huang Qi that had settled for ten thousand years.

Yet, at the edges of the flame, a metallic, cold, and sharp luster strangely flowed.

The moment the flames surged, the surrounding air seemed to become viscous and heavy, light distorted, and a pressure emanating from the flame itself, causing even the soul to tremble, permeated the area—the twenty-third ranked on the Heavenly Flame List, Earth’s Flame, Xuan Huang Flame!

“It’s a Heavenly Flame!!”

In the shadows, Yao Lao instantly exclaimed in Xiao Yan’s mind.

“First Spirit Ability: Xuan Huang Lion Flame Crash!”

Mo Yuhan mentally roared, his will perfectly aligned with his Spirit. The surging, roaring Xuan Huang Flame suddenly ceased to be scattered, instead instantly molding as if by the hand of an invisible Divine Craftsman.

The flames furiously condensed and materialized, especially at his slender shoulders and forearms, where the thick Xuan Huang Flame accumulated and solidified like surging magma, outlining a clear, ferocious, and primal fiery lion’s head.

At the shoulder pads, flames churned like the wild mane of an enraged lion, ostentatious and violent.

The flames on his forearms were even more solid, like Xuan iron that had been melted and then rapidly cooled, forming incredibly thick lion-head armguards, their color dark like abyssal Xuan iron, yet with a molten, scorching glow flowing across their surface.

His entire being seemed to be clad in a fierce battle armor forged from the ancient Earth’s Flame and a savage lion’s soul.