Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 504 - 493: Anomaly, Half-Demon Escape

The atmosphere in the auction house was initially very lively, with everyone gaining quite a bit from this auction.

But at this moment, when the final auction item was brought out, all the bidders were stunned.

Immediately, they displayed an unimaginable expression of excitement, eyeing the half-demon in the cage with a gaze sharp as knives, as if wanting to devour her alive.

Qin An stared at the half-demon woman, searching for information in his mind, and suddenly recalled something.

In Xunyang Prefecture, Qin An frequently lingered in the Confidential Library and knew what a half-demon was.

It’s just that Xunyang Prefecture was too small, unable to find even one half-demon.

The so-called half-demon, as Hu Yan’Er said, is the offspring of humans and demons.

On this earth, after humans and demons mate, giving birth to offspring is very difficult, likely not happening in a lifetime.

Yet, if they do give birth, then the offspring’s veins contain a mixture of human and demon aura.

And these half-demons, whether humans or demon pseudo-gods, are extremely disliked.

After all, no one wants to see a creature with jumbled bloodlines.

Yet this fusion produces extremely unimaginable advantages.

Firstly, half-demons have excellent talent, combining human and demon traits, not only able to cultivate human techniques but also to acquire demon heritage.

Secondly, every part of a half-demon is precious, usable in alchemy or artifact refining, even becoming a cauldron for dual cultivation.

In all aspects, they provide excellent results.

This is something many treasures and resources don’t possess.

Because of this, although half-demons are detested by the three factions, they are extremely valuable treasures.

This group of half-demons survives in the crevices among the three factions, occasionally emerging.

But once discovered, they face fierce attacks.

Qin An indeed didn’t expect, even on the black market, that half-demons would be auctioned off.

Zheng Rou clenched her fair fists and said, "Mr. Qin, actually the situation like this is extremely disgraceful."

Qin An turned around and nodded slightly.

He understood Zheng Rou’s point; the Evil Extermination Bureau always took a very lenient stance towards half-demons.

They see half-demons as humans, provided half-demons learn to abide by human rules.

But unfortunately, the Dao is too vast, and even if the Evil Extermination Bureau tries to recruit half-demons, it can’t change other human factions’ ideas.

And if those human factions target half-demons, it’s not actually violating the Evil Extermination Bureau’s rules.

Even the Immortal Extermination Bureau can’t unjustifiably impose such a reputation on them.

"Let’s just observe for now," Qin An said.

He didn’t want to bid as there wasn’t anything here that attracted his attention.

However, after the previous auctions, Qin An had a fairly good chance of identifying some shops collaborating with demon pseudo-gods. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Now, this final item doesn’t seem to move Qin An much.

Soon, the heated auction started again.

With the continuous price increase, this half-demon woman was bid up to twenty demon souls.

Twenty demon souls aren’t a small number.

For some wandering martial artists, they might not even accumulate that much in ten years.

Eventually, this half-demon was won by a corpulent man.

As the man glanced over the half-demon’s face, a trace of greed appeared.

The half-demon woman grasped the bars of the cage, shaking them vigorously and roaring continuously, seeming extremely angry.

At this moment, Hu Yan’Er took a circular shackle from the side and tossed it at the half-demon woman.

The shackle turned into a stream of light, landing on the half-demon woman’s neck.

Originally fierce, the half-demon woman immediately fell softly to the ground.

Hu Yan’Er said with a smile, "Rest assured, everyone, this ring is a supreme treasure forged by the Forging Pavilion, possessing absolute sealing power over Void Essence in the Void Shattering Realm."

"This half-demon woman has long been weakened; once worn it cannot be removed, you just need to give her pills to weaken the Void Essence daily, and she will be at your disposal."

After speaking, Hu Yan’Er had someone cover her with a black cloth and placed her at the back.

This item is a finale piece, so the transaction is naturally quite troublesome, and requires some cumbersome procedures.

After the transaction, everyone who secured an auctioned item went to the secret room at the back of the auction house for trade.

Those who didn’t get an auction item either left the auction house or stayed inside, exchanging glances and forming groups.

As for what they’re thinking, Qin An just gave them a glance and understood it clearly.

This bunch is probably plotting to hijack.

But this wasn’t Qin An’s concern.

Qin An thought for a moment and turned to Zheng Rou, saying, "We now have a general understanding. Let’s go back and consolidate our intelligence and find some stragglers."

Zheng Rou nodded, agreed, then stood up and left the auction house with Qin An.

After leaving the auction house, Qin An and Zheng Rou began searching through other shops according to their intelligence.

The whole process was quite tedious, but since the task had traces to follow, even though it was somewhat tedious, it posed no difficulty for Qin An.

The entire process was extremely smooth.

Once they’d explored all possible places, they found an inn in the black market to stay.

Zheng Rou poured Qin An a cup of tea, and said, "Mr. Qin, we’ve already explored every place we could, and the shops related to betraying humans are now clear. We can take action after others find the clues and consolidate them."

Qin An nodded, saying, "We probably have a few days left. Let’s stay in the black market for now."

Collating information takes time, and before arriving, Zhu Xue Shuang had already set a deadline, so Qin An and Zheng Rou just needed to wait during this period.

As for what to do after collating the information, it would be decided together, shared fairly.

Both Qin An and Zheng Rou could afford to wait for such a few days.

Zheng Rou replied with a sound agreement, then she stayed patiently with Qin An at the inn.

However, Qin An was quite interested in the black market.

He rested for a while before getting up and leaving the room, heading for the black market.

Zheng Rou was a rather reserved woman, so she planned to stay in the room.

After leaving the black market, Qin An looked at the black market, feeling the mysterious and complex atmosphere, and walked towards a street.

The streets here were intricate, but fortunately, each street was carefully marked with specific signs.

The black market was just like a real market, except it was hidden in the black mist.

Qin An wanted to see if he could find any good goods here.

Although he didn’t have high hopes, there was no harm in strolling around.

Thus, Qin An wandered around the black market.

He walked through street after street but didn’t find anything useful to him.

The sky had already darkened, and the sun was about to set.

The distant sunset appeared in a layer of red, as if dyeing the clouds completely.

Qin An felt he had walked enough for today and was about to turn back to the inn to rest.

Unexpectedly, before he could turn around and leave, screams suddenly came from a street not far away.

Qin An slightly frowned and, with a mind to join the excitement, quickly walked towards that street.

After crossing the street, the crowd ahead gradually became a bit denser.

But fortunately, it wasn’t to the point of being crowded.

Qin An smoothly followed the crowd to the location of the screams.

When Qin An saw the scene in front of him, he frowned deeply.

At this moment, a house beside the street had become extremely dilapidated.

Half of the house had been blasted open, and inside lay a fat corpse.

Beside the corpse was an iron cage.

The iron cage was shattered, empty inside.

Qin An recognized the person; it was the same one who recently won the final item at the auction, the one with the half-demon girl.

He was also familiar with the nearby iron cage; it was the one that held the half-demon girl.

But now, this fat cultivator was dead.

The half-demon girl in the cage seemed to have disappeared.

Qin An felt like he had stumbled upon something quite interesting.

Thinking this, Qin An stayed outside, observing the situation inside.

Just then, a series of urgent footsteps sounded.

Qin An looked back and saw a large group of Fox Race women hurrying over.

Leading them was Hu Yan’Er, who was at the peak of the Void Shattering Realm.

It seemed the onlookers hastily cleared a path upon noticing the arrival of the Fox Race women.

Hu Yan’Er led the Fox Race women up close; upon seeing the scene before them, Liu Mei frowned tightly.

According to the black market rules, items won in the auction pavilion are protected as long as they haven’t left the black market.

Anyone attempting to snatch treasures in this black market would surely face retaliation from the auction pavilion and many black market members.

But now, this cultivator was dead in the black market, and the auction item had vanished without a trace.

If this situation were to spread out, the auction pavilion would be disgraced.

It could possibly make black market patrons never visit the auction pavilion again.

Whether human, demon, or pseudo-god, they can all gain significant benefits through the auction pavilion, something unacceptable to these three forces.

Hu Yan’Er gritted her teeth and said, "Inspect the scene, find out who did it, dismember them; only then can the dignity of the auction pavilion be preserved."

She really hadn’t expected such an incident to happen when it was her turn to host an auction; it was a severe blow to her.

If this matter is not resolved, the demon tribe’s reputation will be damaged, and the interests in the black market will be hindered.

Returning to the Fox Race, she would surely be punished.

Many Fox Race women’s faces also turned pale, understanding the meaning in Hu Yan’Er’s words, rapidly inspecting the scene.

Qin An stood in the crowd, pondering, planning to continue watching here.

The task was almost completed; only the final part remained, which was to bloodbath the remaining shops.

Now it was more like watching a spectacle.

With nothing better to do, he didn’t plan to return to the inn immediately.

Soon, the group of fox girls scoured the scene thoroughly.

One of the fox girls approached Hu Yan’Er, saying gravely, "It’s the scent of a half-demon; it seems the half-demon girl was rescued by her kind."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yan’Er’s face instantly showed an expression of great anger.

"What audacity for a half-demon to stir trouble in the black market! Doesn’t he know the three forces would capture them upon sight?"

"Immediately have all the Fox Race and allied demon tribes search for their tracks in the black market; they must not be allowed to escape. They should be looking for an exit route now, lock down the black market tightly for me!"

The fox girl promptly took orders and left with Hu Yan’Er thereafter.

The onlookers, seeing the show was over, also dispersed one after another.

Qin An stood in place, lost in thought.

"It seems this black market isn’t peaceful; the half-demon affair has even become entangled. I wonder if it will affect the mission."

After thinking for a while, Qin An stopped pondering, then turned and headed towards the inn.

When he returned to the inn, Zheng Rou was not resting.

After chatting with her for a few sentences, Qin An went to sleep early.

While Qin An was resting, in a dark corner of the black market, several half-demons gathered.

Some had beast ears, others had tails.

Some even had fur on them.

Among these half-demons, sitting on a stone bench, was that half-demon girl with a smirk on her lips.

"I have immersed myself in this game to find out who’s capturing and selling half-demons. Today, let this black market bear the wrath of the half-demon race!"