Soul Emperor Martial God

The manager of the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion left, taking the Universe Ring with him.

Before leaving, he glanced at the maid, saying meaningfully, "Treat the two young masters well."

"Fulfill any requests the two young masters might have, understood?"

"Yes." The maid's face turned pale, but she still answered with a bow.

Xiao Yi looked at the departing manager.

The Universe Ring was taken away directly, but Xiao Yi was not worried.

The Ten Thousand Gold Mansion, as the foremost commercial power in the Central Region, with trading companies spread throughout, naturally had enough credibility.

There was still an hour until the auction began.

Xiao Yi quietly pondered on matters.

Lih Fengxing, meanwhile, was enjoying fine wine and delicacies while flipping through a book.

Suddenly, a whisper-like voice came softly, "Young master, do you need service?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi followed the voice and saw the maid beside him undressing lightly.

Her clear eyes were rippling, her delicate face was touching, yet carried a hint of fear and shyness.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yi frowned.

The maid's face was crimson, "The manager ordered that the two young masters can do anything they want..."

As she spoke, the maid's clothes were about to slip off and fall to the ground.

Xiao Yi lightly frowned and with a wave of his hand, the clothes that were about to drop instantly wrapped the maid tightly.

"No need, withdraw." Xiao Yi's tone was slightly cold.

"Please calm down, young master." The maid knelt down in panic, ignoring her disheveled clothes.

"Did I anger the young master?"

Lih Fengxing chuckled from the side, "Do you take us as those debauched young masters?"

"Leave, we both wish for peace, no service needed."

"We'll handle things with the manager ourselves."

"Understood." A look of relief flashed across the maid's face as she bowed and retreated.

In the room, only Xiao Yi and Lih Fengxing remained.

Xiao Yi shook his head, staying silent.

Lih Fengxing chuckled, "Deacon Xiao Yi need not worry."

"These maids, especially those serving guests in large trading companies, are mostly raised and nurtured by the company from a young age."

"In other words, these maids will unconditionally obey any order from the company."

"For the trading companies, pleasing guests by any means is nothing out of the ordinary."

Xiao Yi lightly frowned, "I rarely see such situations in other trading companies."

Lih Fengxing sneered, "That's because other places are just ordinary places, while here, is the extremely harsh Central Region where human life is as cheap as ants."

Xiao Yi nodded, "Perhaps, we'll gradually experience the cruelty of the Central Region."

"I should also find time to consult the Scrolls Room about the situation here in the Central Region."

"By the way." Xiao Yi glanced at the book in Lih Fengxing's hand and asked curiously, "What's Sub-Hall Master Lih reading?"

He clearly noticed Lih Fengxing's seriousness while reading this book.

Lih Fengxing smiled, "Oh, it's just some materials I pulled from the Wind Shattering Hall."

"It records some events of Star Swapping City; why, are you interested, Deacon Xiao Yi?"

With that, Lih Fengxing handed the book to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi took it, glanced at it, "So it's the Historical Records of Star Swapping City."

"Yes." Lih Fengxing nodded, "Though this is just a major city we've first entered in the Central Region."

"The history of Star Swapping City is far longer than that of many large cities."

"It records many interesting things, but mostly I look at the previous records of the Star Swapping Day."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi looked through the book with interest.

Lih Fengxing laughed, "In recent years, many fierce individuals have emerged on the Star Swapping Day."

"Some might even stand against us in this edition."

"Naturally, I need to be prepared."

"I've almost finished reading this Historical Record; if you're interested, you can have it, Deacon Xiao Yi, just return it directly to the Wind Shattering Hall's Scrolls Room after you're done."

"Alright." Xiao Yi nodded, flipping through the book.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi suddenly furrowed his brow.

With his speed of reading ten lines at a glance, an hour was enough for him to go through most of the book.

At this time, certain matters recorded in the book puzzled him.

"Star Swapping City..." Xiao Yi murmured to himself.

Before he could think further, a loud voice rose from the floor below.

It was the voice of the auctioneer.

The auction had already begun.

Thud... Thud... Thud...

On the auction seat below, an elder appeared seemingly out of nowhere, then waved his hand.

Three auction items, enveloped in a momentum, were presented before the audience.

The elder was the auctioneer of the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion.

"So fast." Xiao Yi showed slight surprise.

The elder's actions just now, as well as his instant presentation of the three auction items, were almost too quick for Xiao Yi to catch.

"Heavenly Extreme Ninth Layer expert." Xiao Yi furrowed his brow.

"Heavenly Extreme Ninth Layer?" Lih Fengxing asked in surprise, "I heard that in this branch of the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion in Star Swapping City, there's a chief auctioneer who is a Heavenly Extreme Ninth Layer expert."

"Besides being the chief auctioneer, this elder is also an appraiser and one of the persons in charge of the branch."

"Tsk tsk, for him to personally host the auction this time, there must be a lot of good items."

Xiao Yi nodded.

Below, the auctioneer began introducing the three auction items.

"These three items are the Thousand-Ridge Sword, the Thousand-Ridge Armor, and the Thousand-Ridge Bracelet."

"The Thousand-Ridge Sword, with a sword body as heavy as a mountain, its blade sharp as the peak of a thousand ridges; when drawn, it presses like Mount Tai and pierces like a thousand ridges—it is an offensive treasure."

"The Thousand-Ridge Armor, unmatched in weight, carries an Earth Attribute defensive barrier—it is a defensive treasure."

"The Thousand-Ridge Bracelet contains immense Primordial Power; when worn, it integrates with the arm veins; with a thought, one can mobilize the Primordial Power within, greatly enhancing one's strength."

"These three items, as a set, each rank as top-grade Elemental Artifacts."

"The starting price is five billion taels, with each increment no less than fifty million taels."

"The first round of bidding begins."

Almost the moment the auctioneer's words fell, the auction escalated like a stone causing a thousand ripples.

Bids and increments continued endlessly.

"Six billion taels."

"Seven billion taels."

"Seven billion five hundred million taels."

"..."

"Ten billion taels."

"..."

The frenzy of bids didn't stop for a long time.

"Impressive." In the second-floor VIP seat, Xiao Yi admired.

Lih Fengxing nodded, "As expected of the chief auctioneer of the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion, instantly arousing the guests' interest and the auction atmosphere."

"However, with this being just the first round, such treasures have already appeared."

"Interesting." For the first time, an expression of anticipation appeared on Xiao Yi's face.

The top-grade Elemental Artifacts, though not as great as Holy Artifacts.

But Holy Artifacts, so named, because they can only be truly wielded and fully unleashed by strongmen at the Infinite Sacred Realm layer.

Not every Infinite Sacred Realm strongman owns a Holy Artifact.

Normally, weapons of regular Infinite Sacred Realm strongmen are merely Sub-Saint Artifacts.

Thus, top-grade Elemental Artifacts are nearly the most powerful weapons openly below the Heavenly Rank Peak.

As for these three auction items now, they encompass attack, defense, and eruption in one.

And as a set, their power harmonized is far greater.

If acquired by a Heavenly Extreme Realm cultivator, they could easily fight several levels above their cultivation level.

To put it simply, even an ordinary Heavenly Talent, upon acquiring them, could instantly gain over-the-level battle capabilities surpassing a Supreme Genius.

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The first update.

Tomorrow, three updates resume with full restorations.