Enter the auction venue

Qing She said excitedly, "Good! Thank you, Senior Xiao Fan."

Bai Shan glanced at Ye Chen, his expression becoming even more respectful. He knew clearly in his heart that Xiao Fan was only helping him because of Ye Chen.

Otherwise, Xiao Fan probably wouldn't have even glanced at them, let alone helped them.

"What kind of thing could make a Rank 46 Tooth Dog dare to chase you here?" Xiao Fan asked curiously.

Ye Chen was also somewhat puzzled.

After all, causing trouble on Azure Dragon Street was not allowed. Furthermore, as a captain, Tooth Dog was taking a huge risk by threatening his own subordinates in public. What kind of item could make Tooth Dog willing to do such a thing?

Both of them were quite curious.

Bai Shan took out an item and said, "It's this. I don't really know what this thing is used for, but we got it from a very powerful monster. At the time, for some reason, the monster seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, so we just swiped it."

The item in Bai Shan's hand was a flower, appearing purplish-red.

"Soul-Hooking Flower?"

Ye Chen and the other looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

"Although the Soul-Hooking Flower is an Earth Rank item, if refined into a potion, just one drop can make a monster fall into a deep sleep for an entire day. To a monster, this Soul-Hooking Flower is like a soul-snatching drug! Just one whiff, and it will be completely hooked!"

Ye Chen muttered in his heart.

If he had this item, it would save a lot of trouble when entering the Secret Realm.

Bai Shan asked in a low voice, "Does Senior Ye Chen know the function of this flower?"

Ye Chen nodded and explained its effects.

Upon hearing this, Bai Shan handed the Soul-Hooking Flower to Ye Chen and said, "Since that's the case, please accept it, Senior Ye Chen. It will be helpful to you when you enter the Secret Realm in the future."

Bai Shan was a very smart person. After Ye Chen finished speaking, he immediately offered the Soul-Hooking Flower without hesitation. In his heart, the connection with Ye Chen was worth far more than this Soul-Hooking Flower!

"That wouldn't be appropriate!"

Although Ye Chen wanted it, he still declined out of politeness.

"Please accept it, Senior Ye Chen. This item is tasteless to us, yet a pity to throw away. It's better to give it to you; after all, only in your hands can it realize its true value."

Bai Shan placed the Soul-Hooking Flower directly in front of Ye Chen and turned to run away.

When Cai Yan left, she kept looking back at Ye Chen from time to time.

Ye Chen watched the five of them leave, feeling somewhat helpless.

"Brother Ye Chen, it seems this Bai Shan is very respectful towards you. He just gave it away without a second thought!"

Ye Chen gave a bitter laugh and said nothing.

In the blink of an eye, it was already 7:00 PM, and the two walked towards the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce.

The auction was scheduled for 8:30 PM, with admission starting at 7:00 PM.

At 7:15 PM, the two arrived outside the main entrance of the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Outside the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce today, there were three rows of people dressed in night-traveler outfits; they looked like the security personnel for tonight.

Many people had already arrived and were walking inside one after another.

Everyone who came today was no weakling; the lowest among them were at least Rank 45.

There were quite a few people inside who, like Ye Chen, had also used connections to get in.

They were also purely trying their luck; if they didn't have any, they would just consider it a learning experience.

Arriving at the entrance, a burly man blocked the way, and the two handed over their entrance tickets.

The moment he received the tickets, the burly man allowed them to pass.

Clearly, the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce was not conducting regular business tonight.

The auction was on the seventh floor.

The two arrived on the seventh floor, where quite a number of people had already gathered.

The entire seventh floor looked like an assembly hall, with rows of chairs set up like in a movie theater.

Above the seats were dim lights. Sitting here, other than seeing the person next to you clearly, it was impossible to see what anyone further away looked like.

Below was a high platform, with bright lights shining down upon it.

Ye Chen glanced at the tag given during admission; it read 4-21.

Xiao Fan's was 4-22!

Which were their seat numbers: the fourth row, 21 and 22!

The two found their seats and sat down.

As time passed, more and more people entered.

Apart from occasionally seeing five or six people entering together, the rest all entered alone.

Xiao Fan explained, "Those are people from the Chaoyang District Alliance, that one is the Six Paths Alliance, that one is the Divine Dragon Alliance, and that one over there is the Venerable Alliance!"

Pointing casually at a few places, Xiao Fan said.

"Hmm? Are only people from the Chaoyang District here today?" Ye Chen asked.

"Of course. Otherwise, if everyone from the entire First Region came, this place wouldn't be able to hold them. Even so, only those with some status were invited; many people didn't even have the qualifications to enter!"

Indeed, some Pet Masters, despite having high Ranks, were too poor to qualify for entry.

Ye Chen looked back; there were about a thousand seats, and two-thirds were already occupied!

There were still some empty seats.

Over a thousand seats meant over a thousand experts above Rank 50.

Excluding those like Ye Chen, there were at least eight hundred!

Sure enough, as time passed, the number of experts would only continue to increase!

Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the previously quiet venue!

"Hahaha! No one is allowed to snatch it from me today! I am determined to get that Heaven Rank Technique!"

"You're joking. Whoever can snatch it has the ability!"

"If you say it like that, does that mean you want to fight Big Brother for the Seven-Star Mythical Blueprint?"

"No, no, no! Don't slander me! I wouldn't dare!"

"Seriously, Big Brother isn't coming today, and he entrusted us to snatch this blueprint!"

"Big Brother is busy with something!"

"Sigh!"

A group of twenty people walked in with great fanfare. After entering, they continued to act as they pleased, as if they had entered their own backyard.

"These people are all from the Heavens Chosen Alliance, and they are all above the Rank of Hall Master. Every single one of them is a freak!"

Xiao Fan said, lowering his voice.

"What position did Wang Dachui hold that day?"

"Wang Dachui was also a Hall Master, but a low-ranking one. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been collecting protection money on Azure Dragon Street. We must remain low-key and careful; let's not get into conflict with these guys."

Xiao Fan advised in a low voice.

Ye Chen nodded, indicating he understood.

However, that was not what Ye Chen was thinking. Later, no matter what, he had to bid for that Dark God Tentacle. He didn't care about the Heavens Chosen Alliance or any other Alliance. At worst, after getting it, he would leave here, and after coming out of the Secret Realm, he would leave the First Region.

He didn't believe that the reach of the Heavens Chosen Alliance could cover the entire world!

"Get lost, go sit somewhere else!"

An impatient voice sounded.

A one-eyed member of the Heavens Chosen Alliance slapped a member of the Six Paths Alliance on the head and cursed impatiently.

The man glanced at the one-eyed man, his eyes filled with anger.

"What are you looking at? Keep looking and I'll gouge your eyeballs out. What? Envious of my one eye? Huh? Get lost!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the rest of the Heavens Chosen Alliance looked over.

The man was ultimately afraid and, gritting his teeth, left that spot.