Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 927: Chapter 927 The Shame of Humanity

”Heh, young man, it’s not that I’m singling you out,” Elder Bai chuckled. ”But at the Shenhuang Auction House, we have another rule, namely that if humans want to auction something, the commission is doubled, and if they want to bid on something, the price must also be doubled!”

Elder Bai said with a smile.

Damn it!

Ling Xiao was furious in his heart, but he ultimately held it back.

Who could blame him when the Human Sacred Dynasty had been annihilated? Although the dynasty had its flaws, when it was strong, none of these alien races dared to treat humans this way.

Now that the Sacred Dynasty was nearly obliterated, humans had become an inferior breed on the Divine Phoenix Continent.

Unless you had enough strength, no one would take you seriously.

This was reality!

To bring about change, you either had to get stronger yourself or rebuild a powerful empire for humans, making these alien races bow and submit!

Becoming stronger seemed easier, but that would only change one person’s fate.

Establishing a strong human empire was indeed difficult, but it would change the fate of all humanity.

Ling Xiao might not be so lofty, but he hoped he could strive in that direction.

He certainly didn’t want to keep seeing his fellow humans being treated as slaves and insulted at will.

Taking a deep breath, he nodded and said, ”Alright, let’s do as you say.”

”It’s good that you agree. Come, sign the contract.”

Elder Bai had Ling Xiao press his handprint on a contract that had been prepared in advance.

”Okay, now the guest may proceed to the auction hall to wait. If you see something you like, you can bid for it. After the auction of the Xuanbing Mad Lion is over, you can come back here with the contract to collect the Spirit Stones.”

Elder Bai tucked away the contract with a gleeful smile.

The contract’s most crucial terms were that the Shenhuang Auction House would set the auction’s reserve price, and a 20 percent commission would be taken after the auction ended.

Ling Xiao was not afraid of them deliberately undervaluing, for the higher the auction price, the more the Shenhuang Auction House would earn.

Surely the auction house wouldn’t be foolish enough to obstruct its own revenue.

After securing the contract, Ling Xiao was led to the auction hall by an attendant.

”Noble guest, our auction house recently acquired some excellent items, including humans from the Heavenly Dragon Continent, which I believe you will be interested in.”

This attendant wasn’t trying to purposely anger Ling Xiao; it’s just that many of the humans residing on the Divine Phoenix Continent had become lapdogs to various countries on the continent.

They hated humans and looked down upon them even more than other races on the Divine Phoenix Continent did.

These people felt that the human blood flowing in their veins was vile and shameful.

They demonstrated their difference from other humans by insulting and abusing them.

Presumably, the attendant mistook Ling Xiao for such a person.

Ling Xiao remained silent; indeed, he intended to buy humans, but his purpose was naturally different.

To establish a human empire, one needed helpers—slaves were likely the most loyal helpers.

”Noble guest, you may not go that way!”

Just as Ling Xiao was about to head to the VIP area on the second floor, the attendant stopped him.

”Why can’t I go?”

Ling Xiao frowned and asked.

”That is the VIP area, and humans are absolutely not allowed in there, regardless of your status!”

The attendant shook his head.

”What if I insist on going?”

A cold expression crossed Ling Xiao’s face.

Having to pay almost double the commission was one thing, but being denied entry to the VIP area was quite aggravating.

”If you insist on going, then you’re asking for trouble. Those seated above are all nobles from the Phoenix God Empire, and I dare not accompany you up there.”

The attendant spoke truthfully.

”Then you just wait here; I’ll go up myself.”

Ling Xiao thought to himself that he was just going to sit in the VIP area; if he didn’t provoke anyone, there shouldn’t be any problems.

Of course, what was even more important was that people in the VIP area could enjoy a fifty percent discount when bidding on items.

That way, they could save quite a lot of Spirit Stones.

He was a very pragmatic person.

They charged him double, and now he was only saving fifty percent, that wasn’t too excessive, right?

Thinking this, Ling Xiao took steps toward the VIP area.

Just as he reached the staircase exit, he was stopped by two burly fellows.

The worker below sneered, ”You stupid human, lowly human, also want to go to the VIP area? What if you disturb our esteemed guests?”

While thinking this, he never realized he was also a human, once sold here as a slave.

This fellow was superficially human, but his psyche was completely distorted.

”This isn’t where you belong, scram!”

One of the brutes reached out to push Ling Xiao.

What should Ling Xiao do when others resorted to violence?

Crack!

Ahhh—!

The strong man failed to push Ling Xiao; instead, his wrist was broken by Ling Xiao.

”This is just a minor punishment; dare to raise a hand again, and I will kill you!”

A terrifying murderous intent surged into the bodies of the two brutes, causing them to shudder and surprisingly clear a path for Ling Xiao to enter.

”Mommy, what kind of person did I provoke!”

The cold sneer on the worker’s face immediately froze, and then he knelt on the ground.

People like this were truly pitiable yet detestable creatures, once slaves with tragic lives, yet they seek to compound their suffering onto others.

As Ling Xiao ascended to the VIP area, he noticed that all eyes inside were fixed on him.

The look in their eyes was one of disgust, as if they were looking at someone plagued with disease, with particularly strong contempt.

Ling Xiao ignored them and simply found an empty seat to sit down.

He noticed that there actually were other humans in the VIP area.

Only, the humans here were quite miserable.

One of the human powerhouses, whose cultivation level seemed to have reached the Heavenly Human Realm Ninth Layer, had a bridle on his neck and was being sat on as if he were a mount.

This individual, tall and statuesque, bore magic arrays as seals on his hands and forehead, likely his cultivation heavily suppressed, rendering him incapable of resistance.

His gaze was somewhat icy, merely giving Ling Xiao a faint look without uttering a single word.

Judging by his armor, this man must have once been a general of the Sacred Dynasty.

”What are you looking at, lowly filthy human, get lost to the side!”

Sitting on the human slave was apparently a noble young master from the Great Roc Clan.

He looked at Ling Xiao with a gaze filled with cold disdain and barked loudly.

Ling Xiao slightly furrowed his brow but said nothing.

He didn’t want to cause trouble.

Especially not in the auction house.

After all, he intended to participate in the auction, wanting to purchase those slaves from the Heavenly Dragon Continent, so he didn’t want to make a big scene.

”Vermin, did you hear this young master? Told you to beat it, don’t sit next to this young master!”

The voice grew louder; the other party had none of the so-called noble gentility, more akin to the combination of a shrew and a thug from the streets.

Ling Xiao stood up, smiling at the young man, ”Vermin, who are you talking about?”

”Vermin is talking about you!”

”Oh, it’s the vermin talking about me, how strange, I’ve never seen someone so keen on degrading themselves.”

Ling Xiao said with a slight smile.