While waiting for the auction to start, Cole just close his eyes and meditate. He was about to enter the state of nothingness when he felt a person sat beside him.

When he open his eyes, he saw Lilia sat beside him. She retrieve the list of items and look at it. She gave everything item on list a simple glance, her face don't have any kind of reaction. It could easily seen that 'treasures' on the list was anything but rare and important. She only visibly stop when she saw the last on the item, the Heaven-Rank Blue Gold.

"League Leader, if you want any items, just bid and I'll give you money." She said in very casual tone as though she have a great amount of it.

Cole was about the decline the offer when he remember that Lilia was Grand Elder Caira's personal disciple and also a Alchemist herself. She definitely have a good amount of money.

Cole just nodded his head and smile, "Alright."

Before they travel towards the Heavenly Fire Capital City, Lilia refine pills for Beast-Tamer League and most of those have the purity not lower than 80%. Without a doubt, they were very precious. If she sell all of those, she could earn a great amount of money.

It was only then Cole learn just how scary the income of Alchemist. Though this was in the premise that Alchemist have masteted the arts of pill refining as the resources needed for practice was astronomical too, definitely not a normal powerhouse could support.

After Lilia saw check the list, she then gave it to others for them to examine.

"Fellow disciple Cole, may I ask the items that you want to acquire among these?" Ryan ask after he scan the whole list.

Cole answered instantly, "Well, my target in this auction is the the mutant Shadow Rat beast. After I saw the list, I will also bid for..." He pause as he of the other item he'll bid for later.

But Ryan, who ask him, felt a little fear when he heard that Cole wanted the mutant Shadow Rat beast. With the addition of Cole's expertise with soul attack like illusions, that fast Shadow Rat is like a perfect combination for his battle style!

Come to thought of it; while the other party was being lost and occupied inside the illusion, the Shadow Rat will act like an assassin and kill the opponent with one strike! Ahh!!

It was only then he remember that he's actually a beast tamer. Well, because he was defeated by the other party without even summoning his tamed beast, he forgot this certain fact.

Remembering this, it was only normal that he'll bid for a beast with high bloodline.

Cole continue, "I'll also try to bid for all the herbs, the Heaven-Rank Technique, [Wave Collision Slash], and that gram of Heaven-Rank Blue Gold."

With the existence of potionist and alchemist, different kind of herbs are now also very important for him.

As for that Heaven-Rank Sword Technique, it will be given to Ricky who started to walk towards the path of swordsman.

As for that Heaven-Rank Blue Gold, it will be given to the unhatched egg of Golden Duck. Perhaps it might help the eggs growth.

Lilia, who's beside Cole, swear inside her head after she heard his sentence. That was because all in all, his target are eight out of twenty-five! One beast, one technique, one ingredient and five herbs! With the word she said just a while ago, her heart aches for the money he was about to loss!

As for the others, they just nodded their head at him. The items to be auction is nothing in their eyes. It might be very rare in their eyes but for them, those are all normal. The only thing that managed fo arouse their interest is the Heaven-Rank Blue Gold as it was also a rare ingredients even at Eastern Continent. However, when they heard that it was among the items that he wants, the toss aside their plan for bidding. Anyway, they'll just treat this scene as sightseeing.

Sometime later, it was now the time of the auction. A very beautiful, seductive woman, who looks like she wanted to reveal her whole body to the crowd, appear on the podium.

Instantly, the whole venue turn silent. Not even a voice can be heard from all the men in the area.

The woman walks towards the small raised table in the middle of the platform. She gave the whole venue a glance and loudly said, "Welcome, ladies and gentleman to Aflame Imperial 83rd Annual Auction. I'm your host for today, Gentle Aflame. I hope everyone will bid for items to their heart's content!" She pause, "Without further ado, let's begin the auction."

Then, an elder enter the stage holding a rectangular item covered with very exquisite fabric. He put it on the raised table and remove the clothe, revealing the small cage with a sleeping beast inside which is base on its size, a rodent-type.

"The first item to be auctioned is an infant beast with Heaven-Rank Bloodline called Shadow Rat. But this is not a normal Shadow Rat!" She then took out a pearl that release a blinding a light and pointed at the little beast, "A normal Shadow Rat have a normal pitch black fur which looks like an ink but as you can see, this little beast have a tinge of blue among its hide. In addition, despite being a Tier-1 Magical Beast, this little beast have twice as speed of the same level Shadow Rat! This mutant beast, which the specific species is unknown, will be a perfect companion beast for those cultivators who walks on path of being assassin! The starting price of this mutant Shadow Rat is 1,000 Tier-3 Spirit Stone. Every next bid should have an increment with minimum of 100 Spirit Stone. Let the first item bids start!"

"1,000 Spirit Stone."

"1,100 Spirit Stone!"

"1,300 Spirit Stone!"

... ... ...

The moment she said the cue, every people below instantly shouted their bids, trying to outdo the others.

Beast, specially those infants, have a very simple mind-set. They could remember grudge but they were also very loyal to those who care for them. This was why the others wanted to acquire this little beast, they wanted to tame it using the very common way.

In addition, with it's Heaven-Rank Bloodline, it will also become a big asset for any individual or superpower. That was because beast with Heaven-Rank Bloodline don't have any problem reaching Tier-5 Magical Beast which is equivalent to human's Void Sensing-Stage Cultivator. And knowing the standards of Azure Territory, a Void Sensing-Stage or Tier-5 is already a force to be reckoned with.

The bids continue. It was only when the price reach 5,000 when the heat started to die down.

Suddenly, Miss Gentle, who focus on the crowd below since those people are the one who battle with bidding, raise her head and look at the area of private rooms.

"Private room no. 7 bids 6,000 Spirit Stones!" She loudly announced with big, seductive smile.

Instantly, all the people from below ceased their bidding, as though there's a unwritten rule that says the moment the people on the private room place their bid, all the normal people below should retreat.

"Private room no. 7 have placed a bid of 6,000 Tier-3 Spirit Stone for the first item, mutant Shadow Rat beast. Going once, —oh! Private room no. 5 increase it with 100 Spirit Stone!" She exclaimed with very lively voice which also excites the other guest interest.

This time, Cole finally made his move, he started to bid for the little beast.

From the very start, Cole wanted to fight for the bid too. However, Grand Elder Caira told him to not waste his effort. She said that he should compete for the others who'll bid at later part, which were those with the intention of truly acquiring the item will fight with their bids.

In the next instant, the person from private room no. 7 increase the bid again, "6,600 Spirit Stone."

The private room have some kind of mechanism that distort the real voice inside and identifying the identity of the person from the private room was quite hard.

Of course, Cole, who also wanted to win but at the same time not greatly increasing the price, just added a minimum amount, "6,700 Spirit Stone."

"7,000 Spirit Stone!"

"7,100 Spirit Stone."

"7,500 Spirit Stone!"

… … …

And so, the battle of bidding between Cole and the person from private room no. 7 have lasted for quite a time.

Cole don't have any idea about the identity of the other person, however, he knew that the others don't have just a simple background. Still, he don't want to give up the little beast.

Fortunately, he received a two waiver. Even if the other party bid the whole world, he could just waive the item.

"30,000 Tier-3 Spirit Stone!" The person from private room no. 7 call the bid again, the voice are apparently sounds ugly due to anger. However, this time she removed the voice distortion which makes her voice, which clearly comes from a lady, heard by everyone. "People from private room no. 5, I'm a descendant from Holy Beast Mountain of Eastern Continent! Give me face and let us procure these infant mutant Shadow Rat!" She added angrily.

Cole, who look relax and calm as always, jolted after he heard the background of other party. It was actually the group of Holy Beast Mountain! One of the powerhouse included at the ruins exploration!

If he didn't really need that little mutant beast, Cole will give up and let them procure it, after all, Holy Beast Mountain was a sect of Magical Beast, the little beast could cultivate their and also recieve their protection. Unfortunately, he can't give up the little mutant beast as he needs it's ability for his future endeavors.

"Oh, an acquaintance." Grand Elder Caira said surprised and she look at direction of private room no. 7. She then look at Cole and said, "If my guess is not wrong, the owner of that voice is Holy Beast Mountain's rumored little Saintess, Holy-Rank Bloodline Vermillion Phoenix. I do remember that people from Cold Jade Palace said that Holy Beast Mountain wanted her to participate in the ruins exploration to receive experience and enlightenment. It looks like that mutant Shadow Rat is more valuable than we think since the Holy Beast Mountain wanted to acquire it."

Among the myriad races, Beast Race have the largest number and kinds. Due to this, only those who have a high-rank bloodline will be acknowledged by the race and receive their protection. Those with low-rank bloodline will be left out by the race, just like what human did with normal villagers. They don't care about their life and death.

And for the mutant Shadow Rat to received the Holy Beast Mountain's recognition, it either have a high-rank bloodline or special ability.

When the people from private room no. 5 didn't call their bid after some time, Miss. Gentle Aflame started to count again, "Private room no. 7 have bid for 30,000 Tier-3 Spirit Stone! Going once..."

The people from private room no. 7, which only have two person inside, started to relax when the private room no. 5 didn't bid again. However, this didn't last as the other have bid again.

"30,100 Spirit Stone." This time, it was Grand Elder Caira who made the bid. She also remove the voice distortion and speak with her natural voice. She done this deliberately as she want the people from Holy Beast Mountain to recognize her voice.

As expected, the elder beside a maiden with heaven defying beauty said in hope to ease her, "Princess, the owner of that voice is from Grand Elder Caira of Five Element Sect, one of the sect included to the ruin exploration. Later, after this auction, I will ask to meet them. We will ask then later what they wanted to do with the little beast."

The maiden, who's currently fuming in anger, clench her fist before she nodded. They will just pressure the other later to hand over the little beast.

This time, without the obstruction of private room no. 7, Cole easily acquire the mutant Shadow Rat.

"Private room no. 5 have bid for 30,100 Tier-3 Spirit Stone! Going once... Going twice... Congratulations for private room no. 5 for acquiring the first merchandise!" She said with her very excited tone. "If the guest could pay already, you could now claim the merchandise. If not, obtain them later after the auction." She added.

Then she face the whole audience, "Then let's immediately start the second item!"

Then the elder enter again in the stage, holding a board covered with cloth.