Soul Emperor Martial God

In the VIP room, Xiao Yi and Lih Fengxing quietly observed.

The two did not place any bids.

But they both knew that the bidding on the first floor would certainly last for a long time.

Starting at five hundred million taels, each increase of fifty million taels gradually soared to the level of billions of taels.

However, the fervor of the bidding did not slow down in the slightest; instead, it became even more intense.

Actually, you can't blame the guests on the first floor for being so 'crazy'.

These three top-grade Elemental Artifacts are simply treasures among treasures for martial artists not yet at the Infinite Realm.

Firstly, the power within a single top-grade Elemental Artifact can be fully wielded by one at the Heavenly Extreme Realm level of cultivation.

Secondly, these three items complement each other, and their combined amplification is exceptionally astonishing.

The Thousand-Ridge Sword can attack, the Thousand-Ridge Armor can protect life, and the augmentation by the Thousand-Ridge Bracelet can maximize the effects of both.

If one's own force has a Heavenly Talent with cultivation above the Heavenly Extreme Realm.

As long as no old monsters from the Infinite Realm intervene, these three items are sufficient to make this young Heavenly Talent invincible below the Infinite Realm.

And, it also provides great assurance for the training of one's own Heavenly Talent outside.

Lih Fengxing casually took a bite of the delicacies and said, "It seems this first auction round won't end anytime soon."

Xiao Yi nodded.

The guests on the first floor were nearly all figures from major forces within Star Swapping City.

And Star Swapping City, being a commercial metropolis, naturally has these major powers all quite wealthy.

"Eight billion taels."

Suddenly, a clear voice resounded throughout the entire auction hall.

The voice came from another VIP room on the second floor.

As soon as the voice was heard, the fierce bidding on the first floor instantly came to a halt.

Though these major forces were wealthy, taking out eight billion taels all at once was still somewhat challenging.

Moreover, it was only the first round of bidding.

The auctioneer on the stage loudly announced, "Eight billion taels for the first time, is there any higher bid?"

The auctioneer repeated this three times, yet no one else placed a bid.

The three auction items were declared sold.

"Eight billion taels, that lady from the Lvu Family is quite generous indeed," Lih Fengxing chuckled softly in the VIP section.

This was already an astonishing amount of wealth.

But of course, for martial artists, money is not so important; cultivation items and treasures that can enhance strength are what they truly need.

"Lady of Lvu Family?" Xiao Yi looked at Lih Fengxing with confusion.

The bidding voice just now, he could tell, was a woman's voice.

"Yes." Lih Fengxing nodded, saying, "This is why I want to study the Historical Records of Star Swapping City."

"Deacon Xiao Yi, take a look."

Lih Fengxing picked up the book from earlier, flipped through it, and said, "This Lady of the Lvu Family is also one of our competitors in this Star Swapping Day."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi glanced through a few pages and his face showed immediate surprise.

"The youngest martial artist to ever compete in the history of Star Swapping Day in Star Swapping City."

"Third place for three consecutive years."

Lih Fengxing's face turned solemn, "After all, we are new to the Central Region, and indeed, Star Swapping Day offers great opportunities. I must be cautious and learn as much as possible about the situation here."

"This lady is named Lvu Qingran."

"When she first participated in the Star Swapping Day eligibility contest, she was only 14 years old, with Earth Extreme Eighth Layer cultivation."

"For three consecutive Star Swapping Day competitions, she has always been the youngest martial artist."

"This year, she is barely 23 years old, and there are rumors saying she disappeared for three years, whereabouts unknown."

"But nonetheless, after three years, she is undoubtedly extremely strong and one of our formidable opponents in this year's Star Swapping Day."

Xiao Yi nodded.

Below, the auction continued.

However, it was obvious that the three items of the first round were meant to stir up excitement among the guests, being part of the highlight merchandise.

And the ensuing auction items were not as valuable as the three from the first round.

These included some eighth or ninth grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, elixirs, weapons, cultivation methods, and so on.

Xiao Yi had no interest in these and merely watched.

Instead, Lih Fengxing did bid on a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

An hour later.

The auctioneer's enthusiastic voice slightly caught Xiao Yi's attention.

"The 11th round of auctions is a Heaven Rank Body Refining Technique..."

The auctioneer's introduction finished, but there were not many bids.

Body Cultivation Martial Artists are a particularly rare profession.

There are not many Body Cultivation Martial Artists within Star Swapping City.

However, the bid price for this Heaven Rank Body Refining Technique was not low.

The starting bid was three billion taels.

"Deacon Xiao Yi, you are an Asura Warrior, are you not interested?" Lih Fengxing asked.

Xiao Yi shook his head.

He already had Body Refining Techniques.

Not to mention the Asura Battle Body, the Thunder Gang Battle Body alone can easily crush the Body Refining Techniques currently being auctioned.

Ultimately, this Body Refining Technique was sold for 30 billion taels.

In fact, if there were more Body Cultivation Martial Artists in Star Swapping City, the bid price would definitely have doubled.

Body Cultivation Martial Artists are hailed as powerful against all other professions.

Their cultivation methods are, of course, of exceedingly high value.

"The 12th round of auctions..." the auctioneer's voice rang out once more.

This time, all the guests held their breath, showing expectant expressions.

Every 12 rounds in an auction, a key highlight item appears.

"This is a Heaven Rank Peak cultivation technique, named Vast Technique, with no attribute. Any martial artist can practice it, known for its vast and overwhelming Primordial Power."

Wow...

Instantly, there was an uproar among the guests.

The auctioneer smiled satisfyingly, "This cultivation technique starts at 10 billion taels, each increase must not be less than one billion."

"Eleven billion."

"Twelve billion."

"Twenty billion."

"..."

The bidding sounds came continuously, with the increment range rising sharply.

The bidding continued for over ten minutes.

Ultimately, this technique was sold for 120 billion taels.

"Tsk tsk, 120 billion taels, that is quite insane," Lih Fengxing shook his head.

"Even for major forces in Star Swapping City, they might have to exhaust all their resources to come up with that amount of money."

"But it's worth it," Xiao Yi chuckled softly.

120 billion taels is indeed a lot.

However, a cultivation method that's strong enough can definitely serve as the foundation for a major force.

It may seem like a loss of 120 billion taels now, but in the future, this family will definitely rise rapidly, producing batch after batch of martial artists with powerful cultivation.

The subsequent auction fell back into calmness once more.

Of course, the so-called calmness was only for a few people.

The items offered by Ten Thousand Gold Mansion were by no means trivial, being at least of eighth or ninth grade in rarity.

Compared to other trading companies and external items, their grade is much higher.

Two hours later.

"The 24th round of auctions," the auctioneer paused.

In the 24th round, another highlight item would appear.

All the guests once again showed immense anticipation.

The auctioneer smiled, and inexplicably, said, "This auction item is named... Starfire Gloves."

The previous auction items came with long introductions from the auctioneer.

But this time, he merely announced the name of the auction item and said nothing more.

Because he knew very well that just saying the name of this auction item was enough.

As expected, nearly the entire audience erupted in excitement.

"What? Starfire Gloves?"

"Is it true?"

"The long-lost Starfire Gloves that have only existed in legend in our Star Swapping City?"

"That's a mid-grade Holy Artifact..."

Exclamations echoed one after another; faces filled with shock.

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First update.