Under the 14 criminals' jealous gaze, Klaus paid for the Thunder Jade Essence Ore and quickly stored it in his space ring, which was then transported to his soul sea.

His soul sea is real enough to hold physical items.

He had spent quite a fortune buying it. So the last thing he wanted was a bunch of criminals getting their hands on something this valuable.

Even if his physical body were destroyed, they would never get their hands on the treasure.

Of course, now that he had paid for the item, it was time for him to leave. Klaus knew once he stepped out of the auction house, he would be attacked.

The only thing keeping him alive now is the auction house. Even the criminals wouldn't dare attack him there. So, using this protection to his advantage, Klaus chose to make his move while he still had the time.

He turned to Varkos...

"Lord Varkos, due to some personal issues, I will be leaving. However, I will return for the Blood Tournament in 4 months."

"I look forward to seeing you there. You have proven yourself in the just-ended competition, and I, for one, would love to see you well and alive for the next one."

Klaus understood what Varkos was hinting at. Looking at the cold gazes directed at him, he knew even Varkos could tell his chances of staying alive were slim.

If these 14 people were Real Immortals, then perhaps, considering he had killed Real Immortals in the just-ended Blood Tournament, it would be a reason to think he could slip away with his life intact.

However, these are True Immortals. Aside from that, they are also known to be criminals with terrible reputations. Angering them means death, and Klaus had angered all 14 of them.

He smiled and responded, "Rest assured, Lord Varkos, I will return alive. After all, I haven't yet met anything that could kill me, and since your honourable self isn't petty, unlike some people, I will leave here knowing my life isn't threatened."

Varkos laughed, feeling somewhat happy that Klaus seemed to see him as a danger. Of course, Klaus is afraid of him. Regardless of how hard he would try, killing someone like Varkos is just impossible.

He is a Peak Level Immortal King with three Immortal rings. Killing him is nearly impossible. So, for now, he would not antagonise him.

But for how long can he be afraid of him?

"Be safe out there, Blood Sword," Varkos said and leaned back in his chair. He had no plans on leaving just yet. He wanted to see what Klaus had in store for the 14 people.

Klaus turned to the 14 criminals and let a mocking smile appear on his face. "In my hometown, we called him Harry Houdini, one of the greatest escape artists of his time.

You see, Houdini believed the eye is blind regardless of how far and clear it could see. In his understanding, the eye cannot see.

As such, he had utilized every means the mind could think of to pull off some of the greatest, most amazing tricks, mainly escape tricks, for thousands of audiences.

The mind always knows these were merely illusory tricks, but the eye, blinded to the moment, always sees what it was meant to see.

Each time, he always escaped. Regardless of the trap, he would always find a way to escape. Over time, he was regarded as a magician, an illusionist, an escape artist." Klaus stood up and stretched.

"Why am I telling you this?" Klaus grinned, causing a bad premonition to form in the minds of the 14 criminals. The way Klaus spoke and moved made them feel that something bad was about to happen.

"Imagine my happiness when I chanced upon a legendary technique in one of my many expeditions into the ruins of the ancient past.

This technique enables me to be in multiple places at the same time. This means I could be in my bed, surrounded by naked beauties, while also seated in an auction, surrounded by 14 idiots."

Expressions changed, and a bad omen fell on everyone.

"But the reason why Houdini was the best was that before he performed a stunt, he always had several backup plans in motion.

This was also why I took the time to do my research on immortals. I found out that the maximum sensing range of a True Immortal is 2 light-years. That is such a vast space to cover for a person.

In my opinion, the mind is a powerful tool.

I mean, if I were to run, the chance of escaping your pursuit is next to zero. So why run at all when I could just Houdini my way out of here?" Klaus laughed.

"So, I decided to pick a page out of his book, and I will soon be giving you losers a spectacular display of what we call the magic trick of the year." Klaus walked to the window and gazed out, looking at the vast space before him.

In the distance, a bird-shaped spaceship moved through the clouds and started speeding off.

Somewhere inside the city, the people keeping an eye on the auction house since Klaus is there continue to report to their counterparts in outer space that Klaus is still inside.

"You see, the distance my main body can be from controlling my clone is just ten million kilometres. That is too short for me to pull off a quick body swap.

However, what happens when I stack more clones, keeping them ten million kilometres apart and ensuring they are all connected?

Technically, that would mean I can swap bodies spanning several billion kilometres, right? So, with that technique, if I were to stay inside an auction house for three hours to buy time, that would be enough time to put measures in place, right?"

This time, all 14 criminals started to panic. Where Klaus was taking them seemed like a place none of them had ever anticipated he would take them.

'Body swapping. So that was his big escape plan, huh?' Varkos mused, his expression brightening.

He spread his senses to look for other copies of Klaus on the planet. However, to his shock, he couldn't even find a trace of him.

The only Klaus he could see was the one inside the auction house at the moment.

'Strange. He doesn't seem to have any clones out there. Does it mean he can hide even clones from my senses?' Varkos thought, but he quickly wiped that idea away.

'That is impossible. Maybe he was just lying. Maybe he is baiting them to run and start looking for his other copies while he makes a run for it.'

Varkos convinced himself, but deep down, he knew Klaus was telling the truth. However, since he couldn't find a trace of him, he started to look down on Klaus.

He didn't want to admit it.

"I would like to say it has been fun playing with losers who don't even know what being truly criminal is. In any case, I will see you later."

Klaus raised his hand and made the peace sign, then, using his left hand, he gave them the middle finger.

"So long, losers."

He remained in the same posture, a smile playing on his lips. However, he was gone, and the 14 criminals sensed it.

Klaus's aura was gone, and with him, everything they hoped to get was taken away.

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Three light-years away, Klaus appeared inside the bird ship. However, he quickly stored that ship and, with no danger in the air, he teleported to Maud.

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