Chapter 865: The Auction Begins (2/2)
“The Octoterra Emperor was a cultivator of our sea realm who did not join any organizations but he exceeded many geniuses with his own talent alone and without any master. He paved a path of corpses and bones in his life to the peak, shaking up the entire sea realm and becoming an emperor who received the respect of countless people. Although the emperor has passed away from age, the Octoterra Divine Hall he once constructed still remains. It has been sealed into a region of void by the Octoterra Emperor’s absolute strength, while the Octoterra Map is the route to the divine hall and the key that opens it.”
“The Octoterra Emperor went without disciples, always by himself. It is rumored that when he passed away, he left his legacy and all he had learned in the Octoterra Divine Hall. I believe everyone understands extremely well what it means once they receive the legacy of the Octoterra Emperor. He has also left all his belongings in the divine hall aside from his legacy. Everyone, I believe you have an even better understanding than old me about just how wealthy an emperor’s belongings are. That’s a vast wealth only second to the three supreme halls of our sea realm.”
Hearing this, a serious of haggard breaths immediately appeared in the quiet crowd. The legacy and wealth of an emperor was a great, irresistible enticement to all those present. Even the members of peak-level clans could not remain calm.
Seated within the private enclosure, Jian Chen and Nubis could not help but have their hearts beat faster too. They were already deeply interested in the map fragment, while the patriarch had lost even more control compared to them. The great wealth had already dyed his eyes green with envy as he snorted roughly.
However, the patriarch calmed down very quickly, gradually returning to how he was before. He knew that he had no future that would involve the map fragment. The matters regarding it were not something he could delve into.
The auctioneer’s voice rang out once again, “Seven fragments have already appeared. This fragment will be the final one. Everyone, as long as someone obtains this map fragment, they’ll gain the right to entire the Octoterra Divine Hall and gain some great blessing. Alright, I won’t ramble anymore. As the main treasure for the auction this time, it’ll be auctioned off last. We’ll begin the auction now. The first treasure is…”
Afterward, treasures were brought up and auctioned off one by one. The auction was only held once in a hundred years, so without any doubt, all of the items were the finest of the fine. Everything brought on-stage would institute a battle between many people. Various prices were called out one after another in a vicious battle of wealth.
“We’ll now be auctioning off a Ruler Armament left behind by a human expert when he passed away in meditation. The starting price is a hundred thousand grand quality crystal coins,” the auctioneer’s voice rang through the entire building.
Jian Chen and Nubis’s eyes snapped open abruptly. They stared in the direction of the stage in interest and watched a machete being brought up carefully by a skimpily-dressed servant.
“It really is a Ruler Armament. It’s a Ruler Armament left behind by a Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint Ruler.” Jian Chen was secretly shocked. Every Ruler Armament was treated as a clan treasure by the hermit clans on the Tian Yuan Continent. They were extremely valuable but he never thought that in the sea, there would be people who would auction off these extremely valuable Ruler Armaments.
“According to what I know, only human experts can use Ruler Armaments. Are members of the Sea race able to use them just like humans?” Jian Chen thought, before looking toward the patriarch of the Dare tribe. He asked, “Patriarch, may I ask exactly what the Sea race uses the Ruler Armaments of humans for?”
With that, an astonished light flashed across the patriarch’s eyes. However, he still provided a detailed explanation. “Esteemed warrior, the Ruler Armaments of human experts are a rare treasure to the Sea race. This Ruler Armament was left behind by a Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint Ruler after he passed away. Not only does it contain his strength, it also contains quite a lot of the three vital energies. If we absorb it, it can greatly increase our strength.”
“Are Ruler Armaments able to be refined and absorbed?” Jian Chen was surprised. He did not think that the Sea race would have this ability too as he could only do so with the assistance of the sword spirits.
“Of course you can. As long as you use the Spirit-converting formation of the Sea race, you’ll be able to refine the Ruler Armament into energy we can absorb. However, only we will use this method. Humans won’t because they can just use it directly and display great powers with it. For them, the strength brought on from a Ruler Armament is much greater than the energy gained from absorbing it,” the patriarch explained.
“Is that so.” Jian Chen reached an understanding. Members of the Sea race were unable to use Ruler Armaments like humans but they had methods to refine it into pure energy to absorb.
“One hundred and fifty thousand grand quality crystal coins.”
“One hundred and eighty thousand grand quality crystal coins.”
“Two hundred thousand grand quality crystal coins.”
“Two hundred and fifty thousand grand quality crystal coins.”
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The appearance of the Ruler Armament ignited an intense fight. The price quickly skyrocketed from one hundred thousand grand quality crystal coins to five hundred thousand and after another series of intense fights, it was sold off for a price of eight hundred thousand grand quality crystal coins. It was bought by a large tribe.