Chapter 274 (1/2)

For a long time after the initial clamor, the hall was plunged into absolute silence! Everyone held their breaths, and even though there were over ten thousand people on the scene, a pin could probably be heard if it was dropped!

This silence was completely different from previous scenarios; this was out of pure shock and urgency!

Everyone there was aware that for this final item the starting bid was just a number. For an object of fame such as the Heaven Splitter, how could money be used as a gauge for it? Whoever got their hands on it would become the ruler of all under the heavens! How great of a temptation was that?

But who could get it in their hands?!

Under the gaze of everyone, four experts of the Xiao Family accompanied a middle-aged man as they solemnly walked up the stage. The middle-aged man was no ordinary person, but the number two figure of the Xiao Family, the highest decision maker in Sky Bearing, Xiao FengYang! To convey his sincerity to this 'divine sword' he had even crafted a case purely out of white jade to house the sword. Xiao YanXue carefully took it over, and opened the box, drawing out a longsword still in its sheath. The design of the sword was ancient and clumsy, but it exuded an overbearing atmosphere, and anyone who looked at it would know that it wasn't ordinary.

”I bid 12,000,000 taels!” The silence reigned for a while more before someone gave a bid, a sky-high bid of twelve million! But everyone knew that this was only the beginning.

Even if they were able to obtain it, they had to consider if they had the power to continue holding on to it. At this time, the most important factor would be one's capabilities, and only then could wealth be considered. For this auction, the various people thought that the Xiao Family had only brought a few valuable treasures to auction off, and little did they expect them to actually take out the Heaven Splitter sword! While treasures were precious for a reason, if they were too precious, then chaos would ensue as everyone attempted to get their hands on it. Even after this landed in someone's hands, could they actually manage to bring it back home?

This was the country of Sky Bearing Empire. The core people of the eight great aristocratic families had converged here in a swarm, and experts were as plentiful as clouds. A slight negligence would probably result in death without a recognizable body left! Just the Imperial Family of Sky Bearing would do all that they could to ensure that the Heaven Splitter wasn't allowed to leave the capital, let alone the Ling and Yang families who were also looking at it from the sidelines.

”Being ignorant is not a crime, but h.o.a.rding a jade ring is a crime.” This ideology was something that everybody present understood!

Even the best item, if it wasn't able to be put to good use, would be useless!

Ling Tian observed the entire scene with drooping eyelids. He had already discovered the person who had bid first, but he didn't go over to greet him. It was the internal affairs head of the Imperial Court, Long QianXing! Ling Tian laughed coldly to himself, Is even the Imperial Court contemplating the idea of possessing the Heaven Splitter? Sadly, even if they are able to lay their hands on it, this country would be reduced to ruins in less than two months! How presumptuous of them! This is a treasure capable of reaping lives, and with your current strength, you also want to dip a finger into the pie?

Other than one person there, Ling Tian completely didn't consider the rest as worthy of any concern. That person was actually not Qian ShuiRou, and it wasn't that her strength wasn't enough, but that her strength wasn't even enough to make him apprehensive. The real person that Ling Tian was afraid of was actually the green-robed man! He could confirm for certain that this person was a peerless expert hailing from Beyond Heavens, and him coming here at this time would only be for the Heaven Splitter. If that was the case, then not only would Ling Tian not obstruct him, but he would happily welcome him.

Ye QingChen had once mentioned in pa.s.sing that in every generation, there would be a peerless expert in Beyond Heavens who could shake the continent! But when Ling Tian asked him about it, Ye QingChen merely smiled and didn't answer. Seeing that particular green-robed man right now, Ling Tian seemed to have the answer to his questions, and he couldn't help but laugh bitterly to himself.

Indeed, the bidding didn't stop there, and in an instant, it had already risen to close to 60,000,000 taels! Everyone's emotions were getting more and more worked up by the minute. Even the level-headed Dongf.a.g JingLei was starting to get worked up, and the BeiMing Family that hadn't made a sound until now also joined in.

Beside Qian ShuiRou there were eight experts standing there with solemn expressions. Among the crowd, people were busy screaming out bids, but everyone knew that the bids were no more real than reflections on a lake. There would definitely be no commitment behind those bids. The presence of the Heaven Splitter had already set in motion the fires of war.

Maybe this was the actual motive for the Xiao Family to sell the Heaven Splitter in the auction!

Ling Tian suddenly spotted someone missing and immediately turned anxious!

Where was the female who was always beside Qian ShuiRou?

As Ling Tian thought of this point, a disturbance suddenly appeared in the crowd. The moment everyone turned to look, a few dozen s.h.i.+ny black pearls fell like falling petals onto the crowd, and with soft 'pu pu' sounds the entirety of Smoky Thea Tower was filled with a thick black smoke.

At this point, an unforeseen event happened!

Berating and cursing were continuously heard as the noise generated from moving blades, fists, and legs grew in volume. The sounds of groaning rang out and a thick stench of blood began to rise up.