Dashing Student-Chapter 1165: Entrapment Enforcement

"It seems that the damage to my divine soul needs to be repaired by some other means. If only I had an endless supply of spirit stones one day."

In the auction house, Chen Nan felt a deep sense of emotion, ultimately losing to those with wealth.

However, the undisguised murderous intent in Gongsun Fu’s eyes made him quite unhappy. Is it that even in fair competition, one must resort to killing?

What kind of ridiculous logic is this?

Chen Nan paid no heed; if Gongsun Fu truly lacked insight, he would save a large amount of spirit stones. But, the offspring from large families shouldn’t be so foolish, right?

The auction continued, and after several more items, something caught Chen Nan’s eye again.

Because the next item up for auction was the Heavenly Illusion Fruit, something of little use to the Human Clan but favored by the Demon Clan, few were interested.

The price wasn’t high, around tens of thousands of spirit stones.

Chen Nan raised the bid twice, purely thinking that if he met Song Ya in the future, he could give it as a gift.

What he didn’t expect was that every time he bid, Gongsun Fu would raise the price like a mad dog, targeting Chen Nan as even casual observers noticed.

This left Chen Nan feeling utterly helpless, having no choice but to give up. Ultimately, the item was purchased by a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

"Just as I thought!"

Chen Nan confirmed his suspicions as he sensed a trace of demon qi from the woman, well-masked but nonetheless detectable by him.

Having traveled with Song Ya before, he was quite familiar with demon qi.

Now, with the woman in the hat purchasing the Heavenly Illusion Fruit, it nearly confirmed his guess. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

For the rest of the auction, Chen Nan was not particularly interested. It was a relief when the auction ended, and he was the first to leave the venue.

The sound of mocking voices followed him.

"He left so quickly, probably afraid of retribution from Young Master Gongsun, right?"

"Yeah, doesn’t even realize his own limits, daring to compete with Young Master Gongsun. It’s simply courting death."

"Truly, it’s a self-inflicted misfortune!"

Despite the ridicule behind him, Chen Nan remained unmoved. After leaving the auction house, he quickly made his way toward the outskirts of the city, sensing several murderous intents lingering on him.

"If your pettiness drives you to seek revenge, then don’t blame me for what happens next."

Chen Nan soon left the city, deliberately heading for remote areas, moving slowly for fear that his pursuers might not catch up.

Although entrapment isn’t ideal, without malicious intent, the trap wouldn’t work. When three cultivators finally cornered Chen Nan, he smiled with delight.

"The delivery has arrived!"

In the middle stood Gongsun Fu, full of disdain, posing loftily, "You dare to compete with me? What are you even worth?"

"A mere spilling from my pocket is enough to buy your life. Truly overestimating your abilities!"

Chen Nan remained silent, inwardly eagerly awaiting their move, for otherwise, he couldn’t take their items with peace of mind.

"Elder Fu, Elder Fang, take care of him and show him how formidable the Gongsun Family is!"

Gongsun Fu spoke to the two elders beside him, who seemed his guards with notable cultivation at the Third Layer of the Golden Core Realm.

"Young master, should we kill him?" Elder Fu inquired.

Gongsun Fu smiled wickedly, nodding, "Kill him. The thought of such a lowlife competing with me for the Ink Jade Lotus makes me sick."

"But don’t let him die quickly; I enjoy watching him suffer!"

"Understood, young master."

The two guards said nothing more, their expressions unchanging as if such tasks were routine.

With such cultivation and the Gongsun Family’s influence, they could practically walk sideways outside, but they shouldn’t have provoked Chen Nan.

Elder Fu stepped forward, palms open, with a flame quietly burning in each, eyes full of indifference and disdain.

"Boy, I’d advise you not to resist. Please my young master, and you might get a swift death. What makes you think you can offend my young master?"

As he spoke, he slowly fused the two flames together, forming an even more powerful blaze, with terrifying heat waves rolling forth.

Chen Nan’s eyes brightened at the sight; this method of flame fusion intrigued him greatly, the combined flames not even inferior to the Heaven-Burning Flame.

If he could fuse the Heaven-Burning Flame with the Mo Ying Flame, wouldn’t its power be even more formidable?

"If you teach me the magic you’re using, I might spare you." Chen Nan said earnestly.

To Gongsun Fu, however, his words were laughable, "Heh, just a lowly loose cultivator daring to threaten someone from the Gongsun Family?"

"Seems you’re truly arrogant!"

Elder Fu sighed, shaking his head, "Since you’re obstinate, it’s time for you to die!"

As his words fell, the flame in his hands suddenly extended, forming a ten-foot-long flame spear, like a scarlet lightning bolt, shooting fiercely at Chen Nan.

Wherever the spear passed, vegetation instantly turned to ash, flames exploding in the air, even distorting the air with its formidable heat.

Chen Nan smiled slightly; he was also proficient in using flames, even once known as the Flame Demon.

"Since you won’t hand it over, I’ll have to take it myself."

"Heaven-Burning Transformation!"

With his words, golden flames erupted from his body, enveloping him instantaneously, the golden flames mixed with eerie black fire.

The scarlet spear reached him but was caught with one hand, terrifying force unleashed, crushing the flame spear into oblivion.

This scene changed Elder Fu’s expression, "You hid your cultivation? But even so, at the Second-Layer Golden Core Realm, you still want to resist?"

It was then that Elder Fang approached, smiling slightly, "Since you’re skilled in fire control, let me handle it."

He then summoned a spiritual artifact, a water scoop crafted like jade, with a misty aura, exuding a powerful surge of spiritual power.

Evidently, it was a water attribute spiritual artifact.

Elder Fang, sealing technique with one hand, wore a confident smile, as the scoop overhead, spout downward, unleashed a ring-shaped stream of water, transforming into a torrent engulfing Chen Nan!

Within the torrent, small whirlpools spiraled rapidly, closing in on Chen Nan in haste!

Amidst the flood, Chen Nan felt the strong suction from the whirlpools, as if trying to rend his body apart. But only when faced directly could one appreciate the resilience of his physique.

What’s more, post-injury recovery had further enhanced his body’s toughness, comparable to a high-level demon beast of the Golden Core Realm, hard to injure even by cultivators below the Sixth-Layer Golden Core Realm.