15: Bloodstained Auction House

His arrogant posture and disdainful expression stimulated the nerves of everyone present at the auction.

After a brief silence, a guest in the front row suddenly stood up, pointing at Shen Lian and cursing.

"Where did this madman come from? You want to act crazy without even looking at where this is?

This is the Wushuang City branch of the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce. What status do you have to act wildly here? How many lives do you have to squander?

You said it can't exceed half a Spirit Stone, right? Well, I'll bid one Spirit Stone! Hmph, I'd like to see what deterrent power your rules truly possess!"

Then he immediately shouted to the host on stage: "Wushuang City, Qian Family, bid..."

Boom—

The next moment, a sharp Protective Aura instantly cut off the rest of his words.

The guest who tried to oppose Shen Lian was directly sent flying by the wave of Qi erupting from Shen Lian's folding fan. His entire body was embedded in the wall a hundred paces away, and he died on the spot.

"I grant your foolishness, leaving behind the last words of this life."

Shen Lian slowly walked to the empty seat that should have belonged to the Gao family and calmly sat down.

"Now, is there anyone else who wants to bid against me?"

Instantly, the entire venue erupted.

"Where did this madman come from? How dare he use force and commit murder at an auction?"

"Heh heh, he even killed the Third Young Master Yuan. He's definitely done for now."

"Does he really think that just because a young man has some insignificant cultivation, he has the capital to be arrogant?

Unfortunately, this time he has kicked an iron plate. Neither the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce nor the Yuan family will let him off."

Shen Lian, however, remained unfazed by the discussions around him, still gently fanning himself with his folding fan.

His gaze remained fixed on the xiyuan pill on the stage.

At this moment, the stunned host on stage finally recovered and pointed at Shen Lian, scolding, "Guards! Seize this madman who dares to cause trouble at the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce!"

The next moment, the guests scattered, and hundreds of guards instantly surrounded Shen Lian.

Shen Lian remained as calm as ever, his expression not changing in the slightest.

"You think these trash can trap me? Are you looking down on me, or overestimating your own foolishness? Kneel and speak!"

As his voice fell, a powerful pressure suddenly expanded from the Void Realm.

"Ah—"

Immediately, a series of painful wails erupted from the venue.

Including the guests, everyone present in the venue, as Shen Lian uttered the last word, was collectively forced to their knees by that suffocating pressure.

"This is the pressure of the Void Refining Realm..."

Sweat beaded on their foreheads and dripped to the ground.

Everyone looked at Shen Lian with difficulty, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They could never have imagined that this madman before them would actually be a Void Refining Realm Cultivator?

No wonder he could be so fearless.

"Fellow Daoist! Please retract your Divine Ability."

Seeing that the situation might develop in an unpredictable direction, the host's teeth almost bit through his lip as he began to beg Shen Lian for mercy.

"If the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce has offended Young Master in any way, please forgive us for the sake of President Su."

Bang—

As a result, the moment the host finished speaking, he exploded and died on the spot.

"If you hadn't mentioned that bitch Su Yuheng, you might have kept your life. It can only be blamed on your own ignorance of the times."

With that, Shen Lian raised his hand and withdrew it, and the xiyuan pill instantly fell into his grasp.

He swept his gaze around, and everyone he saw looked at him with fear and fawning.

"Now, who else wants to challenge my rules!"

No one answered. At this moment, under the oppressive pressure, even a single breath became a luxury for everyone in the venue, so how could they respond to Shen Lian's words?

"Hmph, a bunch of pathetic ants."

Shen Lian disdainfully withdrew his gaze and strode towards the exit of the auction house.

"Your Excellency, you caused trouble at my Tianxia Chamber of Commerce. Do you think you can just leave like that?"

Suddenly, an extremely strong pressure emanated from within the venue.

The next moment, a Grandmaster figure blocked Shen Lian's path.

"Hmm?"

Shen Lian stared at his opponent, and after a questioning sound, slowly closed his folding fan.

The person who came was Chen Tianhua. At a young age, he had cultivated for less than two thousand years and already entered the Void Refining Realm. Now at five thousand years old, he was a top-tier expert at Void Refining Fifth Stage.

"Elder Chen!"

Sun Yuanfang, seeing the newcomer, endured the painful torment of the pressure on his shoulders and used all his strength to utter a few words.

"Do not... let this person go..."

After speaking, he prostrated himself completely, falling to the ground unable to move a single inch.

Chen Tianhua heard this and shot a sharp gaze at Shen Lian: "Your Excellency, at such a young age, are you truly so heedless of your life?"

Shen Lian: "You talk too much nonsense. Get to the point. I want to leave. How do you plan to stop me?"

"Arrogant! Do you know what kind of existence stands before you?"

"Hahahahaha—"

The laughter echoed, and the piercing sound waves caused the Divine Souls of thousands of people present to tremble, their Qi and blood churning.

Many could not withstand this extremely frenzied oppressive feeling and died on the spot from shattered heart meridians.

Chen Tianhua was startled, feeling a sudden tightness in his chest. Clearly, his mind was also affected by the sound waves.

"Hmm, could it be that this madman is also a Void Refining Realm expert? This pressure seems to be even stronger than mine."

For a moment, Chen Tianhua felt uneasy, regretting his rashness. Upon hearing that someone was causing trouble at the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, he had rushed over without even gathering intelligence.

Now, it was quite a dilemma.

The laughter abruptly stopped, and Shen Lian's arrogant voice once again rang out in the venue.

"It seems you are very confident in your own strength. Given that you have the courage to stand before me, I will make an exception today and make a bet with you."

"Bet what?"

"Bet your life!"

Shen Lian slowly unfolded his folding fan.

"If you are not dead before this folding fan returns to my palm, I will commit suicide on the spot."

"But if you die, everyone here will also accompany you to the Yellow Springs because of your incompetence. Do you dare to bet?"

Chen Tianhua was stunned, staring wide-eyed at the madman before him.

He never expected the other party to propose such a foolish bet.

No matter what, he was a great Cultivator at Void Refining Fifth Stage. Even if he encountered a Peak Void Refining master, it would be impossible for him to not last for such a short time. How dare he propose such an arrogant bet?

Or was this madman before him simply a complete lunatic?

Seeing that Chen Tianhua had not responded for a long time, Shen Lian immediately sneered, "Of course, you can also refuse this bet. As long as you kneel down and kowtow ten times to me on the spot,

and shout 'I am trash' three times, then I naturally won't make things difficult for you, or for everyone present. After all, I've never been interested in the lives of ants."

When Chen Tianhua heard this, how could he endure it?

How could a dignified great Cultivator of the Void Refining Realm suffer such humiliation from a madman?

"Your Excellency is truly going too far! I accept this bet!"

"Very good!"

Shen Lian suddenly threw his folding fan into the air.

"Are you ready? I'm starting!"

Without waiting for Chen Tianhua to reply, Shen Lian directly condensed Qi and struck out with his palm.

Boom—

Only a shocking explosion was heard, and all the dust settled.

"You, who exactly are you?"

Facing Chen Tianhua's question, Shen Lian raised his hand to catch the falling folding fan and slowly walked past him.

As they passed each other, he slightly tilted his head and whispered in Chen Tianhua's ear: "Someone whom even Heaven fears to avoid."

Bang—

As his voice fell, Chen Tianhua instantly turned into dust.

Chen Tianhua was reduced to ashes in just one encounter, a scene that exceeded everyone's expectations.

At this moment, everyone in the venue looked at Shen Lian with extreme fear.

Thinking of the bet just now, cold sweat immediately streamed down their backs.

"Apologies, because that trash lost the bet, there's no need for you ants to live either."

As his voice fell, Shen Lian directly waved the folding fan in his hand.

Boom—

In just that instant, everyone in the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, whether guests or members, had their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

"What an honor it is for you to die by my hand. May your Divine Souls understand when they reach the Nine Nether, that

not everyone is qualified to die by Shen Lian's hand, hahahaha—"

Amidst his wild laughter, Shen Lian directly used Spiritual Qi to carve the words "Slaughterer of the Entire Clan, Shen Lian" onto the wall.

Afterward, he elegantly departed, fanning himself.