Under the deathly silence and countless disbelieving gazes, Mu Chen was also shocked as he looked at the black-clothed girl that had appeared before him. She had a sweet smile, bright eyes and white teeth. Especially her pair of eyes, which were filled with spirituality that made it hard for others to forget about her.
"You … you're Lin Jing?!"
Mu Chen's mind finally recovered from the shock. He looked at the familiar girl in front of him and exclaimed in disbelief.
Lin Jing, the girl that Mu Chen met when he was on his way to the Greatlaw Continent from Hokuang Reiwon. She was the Princess of the Martial Realm.
The famous Martial Ancestor, whose name resounded throughout the Great Thousand World, was her father.
Mu Chen never expected that he would meet her here after so many years. He was briefly stunned before he couldn't help smiling with a nostalgic tone. When they first met, he hadn't even refined his Sovereign Celestial Body. But now, he's already at the Quasi-Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm.
"Why are you here?" Mu Chen couldn't help feeling shocked in his heart.
Lin Jing smiled. "I heard that the Ancient Haven Palace has appeared in the Greatlaw Continent, so I came to join in the fun. Furthermore, I remember that you said that you wanted to go to the Greatlaw Continent, and I was annoyed at being locked up at home, so I came out."
As she spoke, she curiously looked around and continued, "But we're really fated to meet each other in the auction …"
Speaking of the auction, Mu Chen recovered from the shock and shifted his gaze. He saw countless gazes looking at Lin Jing with astonishment and shock at the terrifying price that she had just bid.
"Hmph, where did this lass come from to cause trouble here?!"
Xia Hong had also recovered from his shock and fixed his gaze on Lin Jing's direction.
When he saw Lin Jing's appearance and temperament, there was an unconcealable shock in his eyes that turned into dense yearning.
In his view, Lin Jing and Jiu You were both rare beauties.
One was beautiful and intelligent, while the other was cold and prideful. For someone like him, they were akin to poison.
They possessed lethality.
"Ahem, cancel the price you just called out."
Mu Chen immediately reminded Lin Jing. Forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was a terrifying amount that would probably drain their Great Heaven Domain dry. Furthermore, it wasn't worth it to purchase it at such a price before they knew the usage of the token.
"Heh, what do you think this place is?
You want to increase the bid?
You want to cancel it? "
But when Mu Chen finished his words, Xia Hong sneered and looked at Lin Jing with a faint smile. "Why don't you watch the auction with me? No one will care about what happened earlier."
Lin Jing blinked her eyes. "You'll help me pay forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid?"
The smile on Xia Hong's face froze as he coughed, "This token isn't worth forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid … I can pretend that I didn't hear what you said earlier."
Lin Jing flung her rosy lips aside.
"Who's playing with you? I'll bid forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. If you can't afford it, then don't speak anymore."
Everyone was stunned.
They looked at Lin Jing and wondered if she was really going to bid forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
But could she afford it?
Qin Ya of the Horizon Pavilion, Mu Shan of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, and the others were also shocked. Clearly, the development of the situation had exceeded all of their expectations.
Xia Hong was also embarrassed after being rebutted by Lin Jing.
His gaze sank as he coldly said, "Miss, don't be so stubborn. Can you afford forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid …"
Before Xia Hong could finish his words, he was abruptly interrupted and his gaze was a little dazed as he looked up ahead. Lin Jing had suddenly raised her hand and a jade bottle flew out. The mouth of the bottle was tilted and a rumbling noise resounded before a river flowed out with boundless Spiritual Energy instantly filling up the entire pavilion.
Everyone was dumbfounded as they looked at the river in the sky. With their eyesight, they could naturally tell that the river was formed from countless drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Furthermore, the quality of the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid wasn't low …
Looking at the endless river flowing out from the jade bottle, no one doubted that the delicate girl before them could really take out 45,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid …
Qin Ya and the rest had grave expressions as they took a deep glance at Lin Jing. To be able to bring such a large amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid with her, the background of this girl probably wasn't simple.
After all, not any random force could afford forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid so easily.
Rustle!
As the river of Spiritual Energy flowed, Lin Jing waved her hand and the jade bottle stored all the Sovereign Spiritual Liquid before casually casting a glance at the dumbfounded Xia Hong and smiled. "Now, there's no problem with my bid, right?"
Looking at Xia Hong's unsightly expression, Lin Jing continued, "But you can increase your bid. Who knows, I might have to give up if you do."
Xia Hong's face was pale. Although Lin Jing spoke in such a manner, her eyes were filled with splendor. How did she look like she would give up?
With her pride, she would probably follow Xia Hong's bid without any hesitation, no matter how much he increased it.
Furthermore … how could he dare to follow the price of forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid?
Even if his elder brother was here, he would probably hesitate. The foundation of their Xia Empire wasn't weak, but even if it wasn't weak, it couldn't withstand such squandering.
Everyone's gazes were directed at Xia Hong with many ridiculing gazes. Previously, Xia Hong had used wealth to suppress others, but now, someone even more ruthless than him had appeared, pressuring him to the point that he didn't even dare to increase the bid …
Under those gazes, Xia Hong's heart surged with rage. He wanted to go all out, but thinking of the terrifying price and the consequences, he could only sit back down and clench his fists.
Seeing Xia Hong sitting back down, Lin Jing slowly looked at Mu Chen. "I brought enough money with me this time."
It looked like she still remembered the time when she escaped without a single cent and had to be rescued by Mu Chen.
Mu Chen and Jiu You exchanged a look and bitterly smiled as they shook their heads. Spending forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid … that wasn't an ordinary pride. But thinking about Lin Jing's identity, they could only accept it.
The Martial Realm was a famous supreme force in the Great Thousand World. Even if all the forces in the Greatlaw Continent were added together, they still couldn't compare to it. After all, the Martial Realm Ruler was a genuine Heavenly Sovereign. Furthermore … even amongst the pinnacle existences in the Great Thousand World, Wu Zu was unfathomable.
With such a formidable father, it's natural for Ling Jing to be unbridled, no matter how fearless he is.
As Mu Chen and Lin Jing spoke, Han Fei finally recovered from the shock and looked at Lin Jing as if he was looking at a god. After so many years, this was the first time that he had seen someone so extravagant …
"Ahem … this lady has bid forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Is there anyone that can bid higher than her?" Han Fei looked around and asked.
But his question had attracted a bunch of gazes that looked like he was a fool. Even Xia Hong had hidden away with his tail between his legs at forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, so who else would dare to stand out?
Seeing those gazes, Han Fei felt a little awkward and immediately said, "Since that's the case, then this token belongs to this lady!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and someone brought the token to Lin Jing's location. Naturally, for safety reasons, there were ten-odd guards following along.
But everything went smoothly. After counting the massive amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, Han Fei's hand trembled as he respectfully handed the token over to Lin Jing.
Lin Jing casually received it and casually tossed it in the air. Her casual attitude made everyone's eyelids twitch. That's something that's worth forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, what if it's damaged …
But while their eyelids twitched, Lin Jing did something that left them dumbfounded. She played with the token for a brief moment before tossing it over to Mu Chen with a smile.
"Here, you bought the Heavenly Flame Jade Chalcedony for me the other time, so I'll buy something for you this time … You're not allowed to refuse. Otherwise, I'll throw it away!"
Many people's faces twitched. Heavenly Flame Jade Chalcedony?
Something that's worth no more than ten thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid?
A mysterious token, a treasure that's worth forty-five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid?
One for one?
Countless formidable martial artists looked at each other, at a loss. At last, they took in a deep breath. They also wanted to have such a heroic and inhuman friend.
Under countless disbelieving gazes, Mu Chen was also a little startled by Lin Jing's actions. Initially, he wanted to refuse, but after hearing Lin Jing's words, he could only helplessly smile. After a brief pondering, he did not refuse and solemnly kept the token.
"Thanks, I will remember this favour."
Seeing how straightforward Mu Chen was, Lin Jing also smiled. There was a smear of admiration in her eyes. Generally speaking, when others knew of her identity, they would try to curry favour with her. However, Mu Chen did not have any such intentions. She could sense that Mu Chen was only treating her as Lin Jing and not the little princess of the Martial Realm.
Therefore, when she heard Mu Chen saying that he would remember this favour, she did not feel that it was the slightest bit funny. Although a favour wasn't worth much in her eyes, with her identity.
"Alright, I don't have anywhere to go for the time being. Take me in for the time being." Lin Jing chuckled.
Nodding his head with a smile, Mu Chen handed over the incomplete Spiritual Array that he had previously auctioned and left with Lin Jing, Jiu You and the rest under countless gazes.
Xia Hong's gaze was dark as he looked at the departing silhouettes of Mu Chen's party. A brief moment later, he turned his head and said without any expression, "Investigate that girl's identity …
"Furthermore, keep an eye on them."
"Trying to take something from this prince … they're truly courting death!"
(To be continued.)