One punch calms the storm, no gods in the world

Chapter 65 Undercurrent (4000 words)
There were quite a lot of people at the auction, with nearly two hundred people attending on the first day alone.

The venue was large, and although there were many people, it seemed very spacious. There were hotel-style round tables and chairs placed around for people to sit, and there was also a lot of fine wine and food, but no one focused on these.

Because everyone who participates in this kind of underground auction wears a mask, sunglasses or hat, and does not want others to recognize their identities.

The same went for Su Ti, Xu Shouyang, Xu Jun and others. They sat at a table on the right side of the auction table, trying to stay away from the crowd.

Many security personnel in black uniforms stood around to maintain order in the venue. They had electric batons, stun guns, pepper spray and the like on their waists.

Suti also noticed that there were some security guards holding military sniper crossbows on the second floor.

This military sniper crossbow uses a red dot aiming technique and shoots steel balls and crossbow arrows. Its power within a hundred meters is no less than that of bullets, but its firing speed is not up to standard.

The fact that the Jiang family was able to obtain these things in the country of Xia, where guns are strictly prohibited, is enough to show the power of the Jiang family.

After everyone entered and the scheduled time came, the underground auction began.

Since the auction lasts for three days, the items are gradually increased from light to heavy, which whets people's appetite.

The finale, a cursed antique from the Wu Dynasty, was put on the auction on the third day.

Even so, it doesn’t mean that cursed antiques will not be sold in the past two days.

The auction process was unremarkable. It consisted of nothing more than exhibition, quotation and bidding. There was nothing much to elaborate on.

However, at the end of the first day, Su Ti invested four million and successfully bought a Baiguo, a cursed antique from the ancient Xia Dynasty.

Xu Shouyang and Xu Jun were both stunned by his generous appearance of spending money.

Xu Shouyang thought that Su Ti liked to curse antiques and came here to broaden his horizons, but he didn't expect that he would actually buy them and even have the money to sell them.

He spent four million without even blinking an eye.

Thinking about Su Ti's clothes, I didn't expect he was so rich.

However, Xu Shouyang and his daughter were not the kind of people who were greedy for money. The fact that Su Ti was rich just surprised them a little.

In the hotel room, Suti's fingertips were pressing on a jade pendant. As the last trace of cool air disappeared, he withdrew his fingers.

"One piece gives 100% energy, one piece gives 190%, plus the 80% a day from the red bead, and the remaining energy from before, I now have 430% energy."

"Although the four million is a bit expensive, it's worth it to be able to buy the real thing."

Looking at the two cursed antiques in front of him that had been drained of energy, Suti nodded secretly. This time the acquisition of the cursed antiques was very smooth and no accidents occurred. He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he and Xu Shouyang came here. The harvest was so rich on just the first day.

As for the price, items from the auction house are definitely more expensive than those sold on the dark web by individual investors. Suti paid a premium of about 150 million for these two antiques.

There was no way. Although cursed antiques were unconventional, there were always people who liked them. Today, there was a woman in the auction house who had been bidding with him. Suti had to spend more money to get these two items.

Touching his chin, Suti estimated in his mind.

"My eighth level of Bodhisattva requires 500% of my energy to complete, and I don't have enough energy at the moment."

"Moreover, the ninth level of Bodhisattva practice requires 550% of energy, and the tenth level requires a full 600%. Adding it all together, if I want to achieve the tenth level of Bodhisattva practice, I will need a total of 1650% of energy."

Thinking of this, Suti's eyes flickered and he kept analyzing.

"But the tenth level of external training is different. I have already learned two first-class external skills. I only need to spend about 800% of my energy to learn two more first-class external skills to achieve the Arhat level."

With this thought in mind, Suti made the decision.

"The stronger I can be, the better. I will first achieve the tenth level of external training as the Arhat, and then I will achieve the Bodhisattva."

With this thought in mind, Su Ti turned his attention to the two external skills on his martial arts list.

[Martial Arts: Iron Bone Skill (3% for beginners) +, Steel Bar Skill (3% for beginners) +]

After Su Ti's training for a period of time, his Iron Bone Skill and Steel Bar Skill had improved slightly, each improving by two percentage points, from the previous entry-level 1% to the entry-level 3%. This was even with the guidance of Long Yuanzheng and without considering the economic and crazy use of drugs to assist, which shows how difficult it is to practice external skills.

"Steel or iron bones? Well, my defense is not low now, so I'll use the Iron Bone Skill first."

Seeing these two first-rate external skills, Suti thought for a while and made a decision.

If you strengthen the Iron Bone Skill first, it can not only strengthen bone defense, but also increase the power of punches and kicks by relying on the rigidity of bones, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

After Su Ti decided to strengthen the Iron Bone Skill, his eyes focused, and the 430% attribute was reduced madly, stopping only when it dropped to 30%.

And his proficiency in Iron Bone Skill began to increase rapidly, from minor success, to intermediate success, all the way to the great success level!

As the Iron Bone Skill reached perfection, a large amount of heat surged out of Su Ti's body.

As the heat flowed into the bones, a sharp pain and itching came from all the bones in the body, as if the bones in the body were constantly crushed and repaired.

boom!
Suti half-knelt on the ground, his teeth clenched, his bones creaking, and the bones moving under the skin in tracks visible to the naked eye, as if they were about to jump out.

During this huge change, his bones in the body began to grow thicker little by little, his skeleton began to grow larger, and the density of his bones began to increase continuously.

Amid the teeth-grinding sound of bones crackling, Suti's body began to rise at an extremely slow speed.

When ten minutes passed and everything was over, Suti had grown taller.

He was steaming all over, and the pain was still lingering in his body. It took him a while to get used to it.

Feeling his vision getting higher, Suti walked to the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the room and found that he had changed a lot.

The shoulders became broader, the height increased, and the whole person looked bigger.

After a quick measurement, he is now 1.82 meters tall, a full 8 centimeters taller than his previous height of 1.74 meters!

His frame, which was originally on the small side among warriors, has now become medium-sized after he mastered the Iron Bone Skill. Although he is not as tall as Long Yuanzheng, who is 1.9 meters tall, or Yao Juan, who is 2 meters tall, he is much stronger than before.

You know, being tall and strong is actually an advantage for a warrior.

A larger body means greater strength, longer endurance, longer arm span (attack range), and larger stride (movement speed), which is an all-round enhancement.

Although these enhancements will not be reflected in specific attributes, they will definitely be manifested in real combat.

Moreover, after his bones turned into iron, Suti's ability to withstand blows and endure became stronger, almost more than doubled.

Not only that, other hidden things have increased even more.

After mastering the Iron Bone Skill, although Su Ti's strength did not change much, his bones were able to transmit and withstand greater force, his punches and feet were harder, and the explosive power and striking power he ultimately displayed became stronger, more than 30% stronger than before.

Clenching his fists, Su Ti looked at the martial arts column of the modifier, and all his external skills came into view.

[Iron Bone Skill (Great Completion) [External Training Nine Layers], Steel Bar Skill (Great Completion) [External Training Nine Layers], Hard and Soft Shaka Skill (Great Completion) [External Training Nine Layers], Copper Skin Skill (Entry Level 3%) +]

"The only thing missing is the Bronze Skin Skill. Once the Bronze Skin Skill is mastered, I will be able to cultivate four first-rate external skills and achieve the Arhat status of being invulnerable to swords and guns, immune to water and fire, and having an indestructible body." Thinking of this, Suti was full of anticipation for tomorrow's cursed antique.

The next day, Su Ti left the hotel and bought a new set of clothes and found Xu Shouyang and Xu Jun. Looking at each other's obviously taller figures, both of them showed varying degrees of surprise.

"I wear height-enhancing insoles."

Suti explained lightly.

The two of them then showed a look of realization, their lips twitched, and they were both speechless for the other's honesty, but neither of them said anything.

This is just like wearing a wig on a bald head. It's hard not to take it off. However, as Xu Jun looked at Su Ti, whose figure seemed slightly stronger, he didn't think that he looked like he was wearing height-increasing insoles.

As the auction was in the afternoon, Xu Shouyang took the two of them to visit the antique street in Wenyang City in the morning. Su Ti was looking forward to making a bargain. With his "divine hand" and the modifier that could sense and absorb energy, he picked up a few cursed antiques for free. However, after a whole morning, he got nothing except a hand full of paint.

Xu Shouyang laughed.

"The antique business is very broad and profound. You just need to look at these street stalls to get a good idea. If you really want to find a bargain, the chance of finding one is no less than winning the lottery."

After visiting the antique street, the three of them went to visit the local scenic spots and historical sites. At noon, they found a barbecue buffet next to the underground auction and planned to attend the auction after eating.

Here Xu Shouyang and Xu Jun were sitting and grilling meat, while Su went ahead to get the ingredients. His kung fu skills were becoming more and more advanced, and his appetite was also getting bigger and bigger. The meat plates in his hands piled up into a small mountain.

boom.

When he was taking the meat, he wasn't paying attention and bumped into a petite figure next to him.

Su Ti frowned because the other party bumped into him actively, and he looked at him.

The person was a girl with two ponytails, about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a JK outfit, and looked like a high school student.

The girl had a pleasant appearance and could be called beautiful, but for no reason she gave people an inexplicable sense of horror, just like a woman in a horror comic.

Seeing Su Ti staring at her, the girl raised her head and looked at him straight, with a strange smile on her face.

"The rich man who spent four million to buy two cursed antiques at the auction yesterday must be you."

The girl's shocking words made Su Ti narrow his eyes, revealing a dangerous look.

"How did you tell?"

Although he was wearing a mask, a hat, and sunglasses when he entered the auction hall, and his body shape had changed greatly today due to his mastery of the Iron Bone Skill, he was still recognized, and he couldn't help but think about it.

"Taste. Appearances can be deceiving, but taste can't."

The girl's nose twitched like a cat's, but her smile became even more bizarre.

Seeing this, Suti also became interested.

"Just say what you want to say."

The girl licked her lips and sneered.

"It's simple. If you dare to bid again today, I'll kill you."

Su Ti also laughed when he heard this, but he was laughing because he was angry. He put the plate of meat in his hand aside.

"Kill me, you can try."

The two men stared at each other, murderous intent in their eyes. They could both see that the other was not a good person, but neither of them was afraid.

Just as their faces were getting closer and closer and their eyes were becoming more and more dangerous.

"What are you doing?!"

"What are you doing?"

Two voices sounded at the same time. Su Ti turned his head and behind him was Xu Jun who had a shocked look on his face.

Behind the girl was a young man wearing sunglasses.

"Didn't I tell you not to run around? Come back with me."

The girl obediently followed the young man. Before leaving, she snorted coldly and made a threatening gesture of cutting Su Ti's throat.

There were seven or eight people with different looks in a box, but they were all doing the same thing, which was to take big bites of the fresh meat in their hands.

The induction cooker used for barbecue was not even turned on. Everyone just ate the raw meat in silence until the door of the box was opened.

The young man in sunglasses walked into the box with the girl with twin ponytails. After ordering someone to close the door, he said coldly.

"Viya, what did you just say to that man?"

Wei Ya said lightly.

"I didn't say anything, just warned him not to participate in the bidding."

As soon as these words were spoken, the young man in sunglasses became angry.

"I warn you, don't do anything unnecessary. If you ruin the adults' plan, I won't forgive you!"

Wei Ya snorted when she heard this, but did not refute. She also picked up the raw meat on the table and started chewing.

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, adding a hint of horror to her cute face.

Seeing that she remained silent, the young man in sunglasses calmed down his anger, looked at the people who were chewing raw meat and continued speaking.

"Now the Third Category Bureau has set its sights on you, sir, and wants to stalk you while you wait for your turn. But you have seen through their plan and have made full preparations. Tomorrow he will personally lead people to create chaos to divert the Third Category Bureau's forces. Your mission is to start a riot at tomorrow's auction and snatch the Wu Dynasty inheritance token. Don't do anything else that's unnecessary. Do you understand?"

Having said that, his expression gradually became grim and he warned everyone.

"If you can't get the things, hehe, you also know the adults' methods."

After these words were spoken, everyone present, even the most unruly Wei Ya, showed a hint of fear.

Seeing that the threat had been achieved, the young man in sunglasses nodded.

"Remember, you must act as soon as the signal is given tomorrow. You only have twenty minutes. I don't care what you do in there. In twenty minutes, give me the token and retreat. Do you understand?!"

"Listen clearly."

Everyone answered, and after hearing that they had twenty minutes of ample time, all of them showed hunger in their eyes.

Twenty minutes was enough for them to eat and drink their fill.

(End of this chapter)