There was quietness, as Klaus had expected. Every last eye turned to him.

The moment he raised the bid, it meant he was ready to play the big boys' game. However, these big boys are criminals who have killed thousands of innocent people simply because they don't care.

So his bid was a declaration that he was ready to swim with the sharks, despite his status as an alligator.

In their eyes, minds and hearts, Klaus is just a weakling they can easily kill with a slap. In a way, that is indeed the case; Klaus is weaker than True Immortals.

But does that ever stop the paragon of the nine stars from causing trouble?

"Brat, this is not something you can meddle in," Blood Poison shot Klaus a dangerous look, his poison aura subtly exuding into the air.

Varkos and his five minions didn't even seem to care about the fact that Blood Poison was now targeting the current winner of the Blood Tournament.

This was the big men's game, and since Klaus chose to play, he could only win; otherwise, the fallout would be on him. Of course, they knew none of them would dare fight inside the auction house.

So they weren't even worried.

However, Klaus was indeed walking in muddy waters.

"Relax, old man. I don't do things I know I won't win. Before I make any move, I know deep down I will win, so you can rest assured, I am right where I want to be."

Klaus flashed him a mocking smile that instantly made Blood Poison suck in a deep breath. The rest who heard what Klaus said narrowed their eyes at him, probably feeling insulted by his words.

Saying he felt confident that his life wasn't threatened by any of them was just too much of an insult to such bona fide and hardcore criminals, not forgetting True Immortals such as themselves.

If anything, Klaus shouldn't even qualify to be sitting among them. Not even Real Immortals are qualified to walk among warriors of their calibre.

So Klaus had indeed looked down on them, and it felt rather insulting in every degree.

Looking at their expressions, Klaus smiled weakly.

"Please don't look at me with those ugly expressions. We both know I qualify to be here. I have proven myself worthy to attend this auction, so if an item is up for bidding, I qualify to bid on it, provided I have the necessary funds.

Luckily for me, my pocket is deep, so rest assured, unless you all join your funds together, I will be taking this item off your hands, and there's nothing—emphasis on nothing—that any of you can do to stop me."

Klaus leaned back in his chair and drank the last gulp of wine in the bottle.

The auction house was absolutely quiet, to the point that Kolu didn't even know what to do as an auctioneer.

This auction had been quite interesting for him. He had held many auctions in the past, but this one was new to him.

He had never had a Klaus before, and to be frank, the brat was making his day. His life was rather boring, so seeing a mere brat look down on people who used to look down on him every day gave him some joy.

In most cases, he would have tried to resolve the issue before things escalated. However, today, he seemed fine watching as Klaus disrespected his seniors.

'This brat has balls. If he can win the next Blood Tournament, then he will attract more attention and even go far in the criminal underworld.'

Kolu smiled inwardly, turning to Lord Varkos, who seemed calm on the surface but was inwardly fuming. Klaus might be of some value, considering his talent.

However, the 14 people he invited to the auction house weren't simple criminals.

If this brat angered them too much, they would come seeking an explanation from him. So he wasn't calm inwardly.

However, looking at a mere brat messing with criminals that even he wouldn't dare intimidate made him somehow happy.

In a way, criminals often take pleasure in seeing the reputation of their fellow criminals go down the drain.

Suddenly, Kolu's voice entered Lord Varkos's head. 'What do you suppose I do, Lord Varkos?'

Varkos thought for a moment and replied, 'Wait for a few minutes. If none of them bid again, then give the ore to the brat.'

'Okay, Lord Varkos.'

Kolu returned to staring at the tense atmosphere. He would love to end the auction and see what happened next. However, he also wanted to see if he could earn some more profit.

"3.1 Billion." Blood Poison raised the bid again while staring daggers into Klaus's eyes.

In return, Klaus smiled and also raised the bid. "3.3 billion."

He added 200 million Heavens Crystals more to it as a sign that he had no plans of backing down.

"3.4 billion."

Even so, Blood Poison wasn't fazed. He raised the bid again, and this time, he even made sure his voice dropped much lower, a sign he meant business

The others had left the playfield to Klaus and Blood Poison. They chose to watch, knowing that at this point, while Blood Poison could win, if Klaus won, things would be much more fun.

"3.5 Billion"

"3.6 Billion"

"3.7 Billion"

Blood Poison narrowed his gaze further and hesitated to raise the bid. In his mind, the price had already surpassed the market value.

However, he raised it again since he truly needed the Thunder Jade Essence Ore.

"3.8 billion"

"Ah, what the hell. If we are going to play the big boys' game, then we must let our money speak for us."

Klaus said with a grin, then he flashed Blood Poison a wink before raising the bid.

"5 billion"

The moment the number left Klaus's lips, the auction hall froze. Blood Poison looked at Klaus, his expression dark.

Nobody could make sense of why Klaus raised the bid by such a substantial margin. However, while it was indeed higher than anticipated, the fact that someone like Klaus had that much money caused them to shake in their bones, eyes radiating greed.

In an instant, the need to kill Klaus had lessened. This time, they wanted him alive so they could get more from him.

For three minutes, none of them made any further bids.

"Since we have no more bids, the Thunder Jade Essence Ore goes to Number 15." Right when Kolu announced Klaus as the winner of the Thunder Jade Essence Ore, the air in the auction hall shifted.

[Master, there is danger in the air, meaning you cannot teleport to Lady Maud using the Paragon Mark.]

Klaus laughed and winked at Blood Poison again.

"I am not in your mind, but I can tell you are already planning how to get your hands on me and take the core and Thunder Jade Essence Ore from me.

However, because your greed is much stronger than your bed game, you will try to capture me. In the end, you are going to fail miserably."

Klaus laughed and leaned back in his seat.

"I am about to Houdini my way out of this bitch."

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