Chapter 1095 (1/2)
Chapter 1095: Nine Dragon Devouring Fairy Array
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The sea of people gathered within the auction venue. The number of people was huge, but a respectful silence was still observed.
All of the people were staring at the stairway with passionate eyes. To be more precise, they were staring at the silver trays in the hands of the four beauties.
Spiritual energy runes were flashing on the trays, forming a light shield to isolate the spiritual energy fluctuation. This way, no one could sense it.
The middle-aged man, Han Fei, looked at their passionate eyes and smiled. He then said, “This is not a large-scale auction. However, these four items from the Ancient Celestial Palace Relics were carefully chosen for today. Now, we’ll begin with the first item…”
Han Fei swung his sleeves, and a young girl walked up with the tray. The spiritual light was glowing upon the tray. After the radiant glow slowly dissipated, the item finally revealed itself.
Numerous top powers cast their curious glances over it. It was a black pearl stone, with mottled traces, and an ancient aura exuded vaguely from within it, giving it a very mysterious and secretive vibe.
Mu Chen also stared hard at that black pearl stone, his eyes squinted in concentration. Then, a slit suddenly opened between his eyebrows, allowing him to observe the massive spiritual energy that was hidden within the pearl stone.
“What’s that?” asked Nine Nether. The pearl stone looked extremely ordinary to her.
“It’s a Quasi-Divine Artifact, and it’s pretty powerful.” The slit between Mu Chen’s brows disappeared as he was answering her.
Using the scanning power of his Exterminating Eye, Mu Chen was able to sense the massive power that was hidden within the pearl stone. The power was quite extraordinary among the Quasi-Divine Artifacts. In fact, it might even rival his Exterminating Eye!
Mu Chen could not help but be amazed, as the Ancient Celestial Palace was indeed an outstanding place. While Mu Chen was singing its praises to himself, a commotion began stirring up in the attic.
Although the majority of the people could not identify the power of this mysterious pearl stone, some still had the special ability to scan it. Hence, whisperings started spreading among the people. Eventually, the crowd became unsettled.
“Heh heh. Everyone, this thing is named the Shattering Sea Pearl. It was rumored that only those elites, who had made great contributions, could be rewarded with this item. It’s a Quasi-Divine Artifact, after all! Plus, it has the power to divide the sea! As such, even a Grade Nine Sovereign could not underestimate it,” said Han Fei, speaking from the stage.
The moment he spoke, the unsettled crowd grew even more excited. Countless pairs of passionate eyes were staring at the Quasi-Divine Artifact, as this item was a rarity! Moreover, the Shattering Sea Pearl was more powerful than any other Quasi-Divine Artifact!
“The bid for this item starts at 10 million units of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Each bid should be no less than 1 million. Interested parties can start bidding now,” Han Fei smiled and said.
Once the 10 million price tag was announced, the crowd quieted down. After all, this amount was rather huge! If one had no backing from a top-notch force, no individual could afford such an amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
Even if they did have backing, most of the people would want to keep it for that support for the use of self-cultivation, as Sovereign Spiritual Liquid was an essential item during the cultivation process. This was because the speed of cultivation would be affected by any shortage of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
Even though most of the people shied away from the pricey bid, tons of top powers and Supreme Talents from various places were gathered in the West City, all of whom were well-prepared to pay such a high price.
“Eleven million!” A white-robed man yelled from the second level of the attic. His yell immediately drew jealous gazes and launched more whispering among the crowd.
“That’s the Young Pavilion Master from the Golden Jade Pavilion. I heard he’s now in the peak of Grade Seven Sovereign.”
“He’s so generous! I could sure use that to break through to Grade Seven or Eight Sovereign.”
The white-robed man was fanning his jade folding fan, while he looked at the envious gazes of the people. He was acting pretentiously, yet wore a vague, humble smile.
Then, another yell pierced the air, “12 million!”
The white-robed man seemed stunned and turned around. A middle-aged man with a hideous scar across his face was sitting in a corner. Apparently, he was another formidable character, as a wolf-like, ruthless radiance could be seen blinking in his eyes.
“Isn’t that the leader of the Celestial Wolf Lair in the Northwest? I’m surprised that he’s here…” an onlooker asked.
The crowd was full of excitement. Mu Chen was also watching the auction like a spectator, not a bidder.
Although the Shattering Sea Pearl was tempting, he did not want to participate in the auction. After all, he had the Exterminating Eye, and its power was no weaker than the pearl’s.
Hence, there was no need for him to vie for it, especially for that price! Even though Nine Nether Palace was much wealthy than it had been before, Tang Bing would still be furious if he just threw away such a great amount of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid!