CHAPTER 292: CHAPTER 277: AUCTION

The bustling and boiling noise filled the entire auction hall, as everyone was discussing today’s grand auction event.

"Everyone, please quiet down!" A deep voice suddenly rang out, and the aura of the Celestial God Realm exploded forth. Instantly, all the one hundred thousand Wu Meng Warriors fell silent.

Wang Xu looked up. On the round platform below stood a man in the Celestial God Realm with his hands behind his back. He was a black-haired, black-eyed middle-aged man, a pure human race.

"The Void Hall auction officially begins today. I am He Lu, the person in charge of this auction. I will not allow any mishaps to occur at the auction I am responsible for, so I will warn everyone here—"

"Firstly, absolutely no fighting or confrontation is allowed at the auction. Otherwise, I will personally intervene, if you think you can match ’Void Hall’. "

The middle-aged man’s eyes coldly swept over everyone. The Wu Meng Warriors participating were not reckless individuals. Fighting at an auction held by the Void Hall was a grave offense, considered a provocation against Void Hall, and would result in being hunted down!

"Secondly, all items at the auction go to the highest bidder. I do not wish to see War God Level experts threatening others with their aura over treasures, as this also will not be tolerated if it obstructs the benefits of the auction!"

If the first rule was a deterrent from the Void Hall, the second was a naked threat.

What Void Hall values most is profit. At the auction, there are often War King and War Venerable level figures carrying immense wealth, hoping to purchase a long-desired treasure. However, if War God level experts intimidate them, releasing their aura, these War King and War Venerable level figures are likely to withdraw, allowing the treasures to fall into the hands of the powerful.

This scenario has already caused losses to Void Hall’s interests. Does Void Hall gather treasures and hold auctions for anything but this?

For Wu Meng Crystals, for wealth!

These powerful ones doing this are essentially looking to steal from Void Hall’s pockets!

Void Hall will not easily let go of such War Gods behaving this way either.

"I hope everyone here strictly follows these two points. As for other auction rules, there’s no need for me to elaborate. Now, I announce the official start of this Lu Fu Star Domain auction!"

Polite applause arose, and the middle-aged man, without extra words, waved his hand. A beautiful woman below the platform walked up, carrying a silver plate covered with a red cloth.

The gazes of the one hundred thousand Wu Meng Warriors were drawn, and the middle-aged man lifted the red cloth, revealing a stone block shining with a bluish luminescence.

"Thunder Scale Stone, I presume I don’t have to elaborate on its effects. You all should understand its value, especially those War Venerables and War Gods who have comprehended the Law of Thunder, I believe they are already eager." The middle-aged man declared loudly.

Just as he anticipated, as soon as the Thunder Scale Stone was unveiled, many in the crowd of Wu Meng Warriors had their eyes light up with excitement.

"Thunder Scale Stone, a Stone of Law, can enhance the speed of comprehending the Law of Thunder." Over the past two years, Wang Xu didn’t just sit idly in cultivation; he focused more on gathering information about the auction, searching for the whereabouts of the Innate Qi-Combining Grass, during which he learned about many treasures, among them the Thunder Scale Stone. "The Stone of Law for the Law of Thunder is extremely rare and should provoke a contest."

"The starting price for the Thunder Scale Stone is 250,000 Wu Meng Crystals. Each increment must not be less than 50,000. Bidding begins!"

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, bids were immediately called out in the venue.

"300,000 Wu Meng Crystals!"

"500,000"

"600,000"

"800,000"

"..."

The Wu Meng Warriors who had comprehended the Law of Thunder bid one after another to compete. The Thunder Scale Stone is hard to come by; just one can elevate the comprehension of the Law of Thunder tenfold, saving thousands, if not tens of thousands, of years of arduous cultivation, greatly benefiting the strength of these Wu Meng Warriors.

"1.45 million Wu Meng Crystals, any more bids?" The middle-aged man’s loud voice echoed across the auction hall, but there was only noise with no one else willing to bid.

The normal price for a Thunder Scale Stone is between 1.1 and 1.3 million Wu Meng Crystals. Exceeding 1.3 million would be a loss, and now someone had set the price at 1.45 million, naturally, no one else was willing to make a senseless loss.

"Three breaths have passed, no further bids, the Thunder Scale Stone’s final transaction price is 1.45 million Wu Meng Crystals, next item!"

The middle-aged man immediately instructed his subordinates to take the Thunder Scale Stone away for transaction, and with another wave, a beautiful woman came up holding a silver plate.

The red cloth lifted, revealing this time a silver scale armor, with the power of laws flowing on it, a rare defensive immortal divine soldier.

Defensive immortal divine soldiers are very precious, even in the outer cosmos they are so. The appearance of the silver scale armor immediately drew the gazes of numerous Wu Meng Warriors.

"Tch, can such a small defensive immortal divine soldier also be worthy of the stage? The Void Hall’s auction is no more than this." In the viewing gallery above, there were several boxes floating in the air, which could only be used by those of noble status. The individuals who could enter here possessed not only immense wealth but also great power and influence.

In one box, there were two people, an elderly man in a golden battle armor with black hair who appeared aged but exuded a faint terrifying aura. Beside him sat a young man clad in golden mechanical war armor, looking at the auction with disdain in his eyes.

If Wang Xu were here, he might recognize at a glance that this young man clad in golden mechanical war armor was none other than Master Kaina, whom he encountered at the Padero trading market.

"Shut up." The old man said indifferently.

"Yes, Clan Leader." Master Kaina immediately withdrew all expression, respectfully, not daring to show any disobedience.

The old man before him was the clan leader of the Hilka Clan and the family’s sole pillar—a top-tier Initial Celestial God.

The strength of a top-tier Initial Celestial God is undoubted. It is precisely because of his existence that the Hilka Clan can be one of the three major families in the Padero Star Domain.

The appearance of the silver scale armor sparked a small-scale contention. Although a defensive immortal divine soldier might be useless to War God level experts, it is an invaluable defensive treasure for War King and War Venerable level strongmen.

After some bidding, the voices calling out prices finally ceased.

"Silver Scale Armor, final transaction price of 4.25 million Wu Meng Crystals, next item!"

As the auction progressed, one rare treasure after another in the Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos was traded, some worth millions, others tens of millions, and so a day and night passed just like that.

The auction will be held over five days, during which a total of over a thousand rare treasures will be showcased.

"I’ve waited an entire day, but still no news of the Innate Qi-Combining Grass." Wang Xu waited day and night, yet the long-anticipated Innate Qi-Combining Grass still hadn’t appeared. "However, I’ve witnessed numerous Warrior Armor pieces, and even many treasures that are rarely seen in the external universe, all presented at this auction."

On the first day of the auction, the highest bid reached 35.8 million Wu Meng Crystals.

On the second day, the price surged to 75 million Wu Meng Crystals.

"Alright, the next item up for auction is this." This time, there was no beautiful woman carrying a silver plate; instead, a middle-aged man waved his hand, and a Space-Time Whale spanning over ten thousand kilometers appeared in the sky.

A cage over ten thousand kilometers long, brimming with lightning, trapped the Space-Time Whale within, with a faint Law of Thunder swirling around it, making it impossible for the whale, naturally attuned to the Law of Void, to breach the void and escape, only able to helplessly let out roars.

The moment the Space-Time Whale appeared, the venue instantly became uproarious.

Wang Xu’s eyes also lit up.

"A War Venerable-level Space-Time Whale, reaching speeds of up to 120 times the speed of light, which is 36 million kilometers in a second, can traverse billions of miles in just three seconds, with a base price of 50 million and each increment not less than 100,000!" As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, Wu Meng Warriors couldn’t wait to start bidding immediately.

"55 million!"

"60 million!"

"70 million!"

"..."

The competition was incredibly fierce, even War God-level figures couldn’t resist participating.

The War Venerable-level Space-Time Whale is arguably the fastest in flight, aside from War God-level Star Giant Beasts. Whether for travel, chasing down enemies, or escaping, it’s an excellent choice.

Moreover, a War Venerable-level Space-Time Whale is extremely rare; just capturing one is a massive undertaking. Throughout the Western Regions, there are only six Space-Time Whales, all in the hands of the great figures of the Western Regions.

Now, having chanced upon a War Venerable-level Space-Time Whale with Void Hall’s interests protecting it, many families began to stir their minds, eager to capture this Space-Time Whale.

"A 120-times-the-speed-of-light Space-Time Whale; acquiring it would make movements swifter!" Originally uninterested in the auction, Wang Xu, having seen hundreds of valueless treasures, finally set his sights on this Space-Time Whale, "I must get it!"

"100 million!" Wang Xu said directly.

"110 million!"

"120 million!"

"..."

No one cared about Wang Xu’s bid; the War Venerable-level Space-Time Whale is akin to a Divine Treasure. Any single one would easily command a price of at least 300 million Wu Meng Crystals, and the current bids hadn’t reached their limit yet.

"180 million!"

"200 million!"

"210 million!" Wang Xu bid again but was quickly drowned out by the crowd; the struggle for the Space-Time Whale was fiercer than any other treasure.

The middle-aged man wore a smile, listening as each price was clearly called from the stands, each time rising by tens of millions. It seemed the cost of capturing the War Venerable-level Space-Time Whale was well-spent.

"300 million!"

A limit price echoed calmly from a hovering box, a serene voice that quickly chilled the enthused Wu Meng Warriors.

The real great figures had stepped in!

Even though the middle-aged man had strictly forbidden powerful individuals from oppressing other Wu Meng Warriors, the silent yet imposing aura that accompanied the voice still made many Wu Meng Warriors back down.

These great figures had powerful family forces behind them; they couldn’t be provoked nor did they wish to, leaving them with no choice but to withdraw.

"350 million!"

At this moment, another great figure’s voice came from a different box, and they bid very generously, instantly raising the price by 50 million.

"Everyone wants it? Then I’ll join in too, 360 million." The great figures from various boxes began to make their moves; they weren’t about just acquiring a Space-Time Whale but pride. Among their peers in the boxes, if others fought for it and they did not, wouldn’t it imply they were a step behind?

The stronger they were, the more they cared about such pride, unwilling to fall behind.

"370 million!"

"380 million!"

"400 million!"

A new round of competition kicked off among the great figures in the boxes, only their voices heard and their presence unseen. Below, 100,000 Wu Meng Warriors quietly waited for the conclusion of this contest, unwilling to get involved.

"450 million."

Suddenly, a detached bid resonated, initially unnoticed by all, but once they realized something was amiss, they abruptly looked up, tracking the source of the voice!

At this moment, Wang Xu was fully encased in AOA Mecha, facing 100,000 peculiar gazes, yet he showed no traces of panic, sitting quietly in his seat. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote at Qidian (qidian.com) with your recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)