A black sea of people spread out within the huge pavilion. Although there were many people, the pavilion was completely silent at this moment. Only a few fiery gazes were tightly fixed on the balcony …
Accurately speaking, it should be on the silver plates held by the four beauties on the balcony. On the silver plates, there were Spiritual Energy runes appearing, forming into a barrier that isolated the Spiritual Energy ripples within, causing others to be unable to sense them.
The middle-aged man, Han Fei, looked at the blazing gazes and smiled, "The scale of this auction isn't big, and these four items are all from the ruins of the Ancient Haven Palace. Furthermore, they've been meticulously selected …"
"Let us begin the auction of the first item."
Han Fei waved his hand and a lady carefully walked up with a silver plate in her hands. A spiritual lustre circulated on the silver plate before the lustre gradually dissipated, revealing the item in it.
Countless experts looked over and saw a pitch-black stone bead on the silver plate. The stone bead was covered in mottled marks and vaguely emitted an ancient aura that was indescribably cryptic.
On the pavilion, Mu Chen looked at the pitch-black stone pearl with his eyes narrowed. Thereafter, a crack suddenly appeared on the centre of his brows and a dark light surged. In an instant, he could see through the pitch-black stone pillar. At the same time, he could also see the massive Spiritual Energy contained in the pitch-black stone pearl.
"What is that?" Jiu You asked in puzzlement. Judging from the surface of the stone pearl, it seemed rather ordinary.
"It should be a Quasi-Saint Artifact, and it's pretty powerful."
The crack on the centre of Mu Chen's brows disappeared as he slowly said. With the help of the Life-Extinguishing Pupil, he could sense the powerful energy contained in the stone bead. Even amongst the Quasi-Saint Artifacts, it was a top-tiered one. It was so much so that it might not be any weaker than his Life-Extinguishing Pupil.
He couldn't help sighing.
The Ancient Haven Palace was truly extraordinary. Just a single stone pearl from it already possessed such powerful energy.
Not to mention others, even Mu Chen couldn't help being tempted by it.
As Mu Chen sighed in his heart, a commotion gradually broke out in the pavilion. Although the majority of the people couldn't probe the mysterious stone pearl,
However, there were still some people with unique probing abilities. Hence, it did not take long for many whispers to spread, causing a commotion.
"Haha. Everyone, this item is known as the Sea-Shattering Pearl. It's said that only elite disciples of the Ancient Haven Palace that have made great contributions can obtain this item as a reward. This pearl is a Quasi-Saint Artifact.
It possesses the power to break through the sea and is extremely powerful. Even a Ninth Grade Sovereign would not dare to underestimate it. "Han Fei smiled with his eyes narrowed on the pavilion.
As his voice spread out, the pavilion, which was already in an uproar, suddenly became a little excited. Countless experts had fiery eyes. Even in many top forces, treasures at the level of Quasi-Holy Artifacts were rare.
Moreover, the Sea-Shattering Pearl in front of him was far more powerful than ordinary Quasi-Saint artifacts.
"The auction price of this item is 10,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, and every increment must not be lower than 1,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
If anyone is interested, then you can make your move. "Han Fei smiled.
When the starting price of 10,000,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids was announced, it had caused the commotion to turn silent. After all, it wasn't a small amount.
If there wasn't a peak force supporting them, it would probably be hard for them to take out such a large amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquids.
Furthermore, even if there was, many people would probably keep it for their own cultivation. After all, Sovereign Spiritual Liquids were indispensable in cultivation. The moment they lacked it, their cultivation speed would definitely be affected.
Although the majority of them were deterred by the price, there were many geniuses gathered in the Western City and they had all come prepared. So although they felt a little heartache for the price, they gritted their teeth when they thought about the power of the Sea-Shattering Pearl.
"11,000,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids!"
On the second floor of the pavilion, a white-clothed man shouted loudly, and his shout instantly drew many envious gazes and whispers.
"That's the Young Pavilion Master of the Golden Jade Pavilion. It's said that he's already at the pinnacle of the Seventh Grade Sovereign Realm."
"It's no wonder why he's so generous. Over 10,000,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids. If I were to cultivate with that amount, I would probably be able to break through to the Seventh or Eighth Grade Sovereign Realm."
The white-clothed man waved the jade fan in his hand as he looked at the envious gazes and smiled modestly.
However, he did not maintain his composure for long, since it was disrupted by another roar, "12,000,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids!"
The white clothed man's expression stiffened. He turned his head to look, only to see a middle-aged man with a sinister scar on his face speaking in a dark voice. His eyes were as vicious as a wolf's. Clearly, he was also a ruthless character.
"Oh? Isn't that the Heavenly Wolf Stronghold's Master?
I never thought that he would appear here as well … "
Although the Sea-Shattering Pearl was tempting, Mu Chen did not intend to participate in it. After all, he had the Life-Extinguishing Pupil, which wasn't any weaker than the Sea-Shattering Pearl. So there was no need for him to pay such a price to snatch the Sea-Shattering Pearl. After all, it was over 10,000,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids. Even if their Jiu You Palace was no longer the same as before, if Tang Bing knew about it, her face would probably turn green from anger.
Under the attention of Mu Chen and countless people, the price of the Sea-Shattering Pearl was swiftly raised to 14,000,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids. At this moment, the Young Master of the Golden Jade Pavilion and the Master of the Heavenly Wolf Stronghold couldn't bear it any longer. Their faces changed, since they were clearly hesitating.
"16,000,000 Sovereign Spiritual Liquids."
Just when the two of them were hesitating, a lazy voice resounded, which caused their faces to change. They abruptly raised their heads and saw the Fourth Prince of the Xia Empire, Xia Hong, wearing a lazy expression on his face.
Seeing that the one who made the bid was Xia Hong, the faces of the two of them changed and they sat back down. Evidently, they were unwilling to give up.
After all, they couldn't afford to offend the Xia Empire. Furthermore, in terms of wealth, they were clearly inferior to the Xia Empire.
Xia Hong only cast a glance at the two of them and no longer bothered about it. He swept his gaze out and faintly said, "Is there anyone that can bid higher than this Prince?"
His voice was filled with ridicule. Although it had caused the unhappiness of some experts, no one dared to speak out. After all, 16,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was equivalent to a year's income of some first-rate forces.
On the balcony, Han Fei looked at the quiet crowd and smiled.
"Since no one is bidding, then this Sea-Shattering Pearl will belong to the Fourth Prince."
He gently patted his hand and the girl that was holding onto the Sea-Shattering Pearl retreated.
She disappeared from the balcony, and at the same time, the second girl walked up with small and delicate steps.
Everyone looked at the Sea-Shattering Pearl in regret and sighed, before shifting their attention onto the second silver plate.
Through the warm-up, the atmosphere in the surroundings had been raised.
Everyone was rubbing their fists, eager to give it a try. Evidently, they were intending to fight for it if there was anything that caught their eyes.
When Han Fei saw this atmosphere, he didn't hesitate and waved his sleeve. The spiritual light on the second silver plate receded, revealing the item hidden within.
It had also been revealed.
On the pavilion, Mu Chen directed his gaze down and looked at the item that appeared on the second plate. He couldn't help narrowing his eyes as an expression of interest appeared on his face.
That's because, impressively, there was an ancient bronze scroll on the silver plate. Although the ancient scroll was somewhat tattered, the unique fluctuations that were faintly being emitted from it allowed Mu Chen to know that this should be a Spiritual Array Diagram.
Furthermore, the grade shouldn't be low, at least in the Heaven Grade.
While Mu Chen was engrossed in it, there were some disappointed voices that resounded from below the stage.
Most people must have recognised that it should be a Spiritual Array Diagram, which would only be useful in the hands of a Spiritual Array Master, and there weren't many Spiritual Array Masters here.
"Everyone, this scroll is called the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array … It's rumoured to be a Scholar Grade Spiritual Array." Han Fei looked at the disinterested crowd and quickly said.
"Grand Master level?" Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
The entire place went into an uproar. Even those that weren't Spiritual Array Masters had shock on their faces. A Scholar Grade Spiritual Array?
Wouldn't that be comparable to an Earth Sovereign?
Everyone knew that a Spiritual Array Scholar was an existence on the same level as an Earth Sovereign, and a Scholar Grade Spiritual Array would naturally possess the power of an Earth Sovereign.
Even some of the top-tiered forces in the Greatlaw Continent didn't possess such a Spiritual Array Diagram, but it actually appeared here?
On the pavilion, Mu Chen was also startled as he frowned his brows. Although the ancient bronze scroll was emitting a special fluctuation, from what he could see, it didn't seem to have reached the level of a Scholar Rank.
"You're saying that this Spiritual Array Diagram is a Scholar Grade Spiritual Array Diagram?"
There weren't any lack of people with keen eyesight, so they couldn't help voicing out their doubts after observing it for a while.
Han Fei awkwardly coughed, "Indeed, if this is the complete version of the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array, then it's truly a Scholar Grade Spiritual Array Diagram."
"So you're saying that this Nine Dragon God-Killing Array isn't complete?" Everyone here wasn't stupid, so they immediately understood what Han Fei meant.
Han Fei dryly smiled. "This Spiritual Array Diagram is indeed incomplete. But even so, if this Spiritual Array is successfully set up, I'm afraid that even a pinnacle Ninth Grade Sovereign would be troubled."
Hush.
Boos resounded below the stage as the majority of people shook their heads. They weren't Spiritual Array Masters, so they weren't interested in spending a fortune to purchase an incomplete Spiritual Array.
Han Fei was also helpless as he said, "Then let's start with the second item, the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array. The starting price is 5,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid."
5,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was much cheaper than the Sea-Shattering Pearl, but surprisingly, no one made a bid. Those that seemed to be Spiritual Array Masters were also pondering in their hearts. That's because no one knew if they could comprehend this incomplete Spiritual Array. If they failed, then it would be useless even if they bought it and could only be used as a reference.
But just for this, paying 5,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid as a price was a little painful.
With this thought in mind, the entire auction hall fell into an awkward silence.
Seeing this, Han Fei shook his head helplessly. However, he also knew that this item was the most difficult to auction out of the four items.
Thus, he briefly pondered before he opened his mouth in an attempt to attract the interest of some Spiritual Array Masters.
However, just as he was about to speak, a youthful voice suddenly rang out. After which, it spread throughout the enormous pavilion.
"6,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid."
Han Fei was briefly stunned before he raised his head and saw a young man with pitch-black pupils on the third floor looking over with a smile.
(To be continued.)