Chapter 699: The Abomination Hunting Ground

Of course, even if it were an abomination with the strength of a lower god, appearing intact before Donald—when he was still a lower god—he would have been capable of capturing it alive. Now that he had become a mid-tier god, it couldn’t be said that the gods present were wrong in estimating the strength of the Nature Deity faction.
Soon, the first item up for auction was bid on by the God of Conspiracy, Benson, who acquired it using a rare medium-tier immortal object.
Due to the rarity of intact abominations, the bid could have been even higher. But when the King of Lies, one of the prominent higher gods present, spoke, all other voices fell silent.
Even if they wanted to compete, they had to be cautious of the power of higher gods, especially one as cunning and deceitful as the King of Lies, a dark true god who saw manipulation as natural as eating or drinking. Thus, the bidders present stopped bidding.
However, Donald wasn’t concerned. With some additional materials, the medium-tier immortal object the other party offered was sufficient to craft a medium-tier divine artifact, which was not less valuable than a living abomination. Besides, abominations were as common as cabbages in his hands.
The success of the first auction item in capturing the gods’ attention prompted Cezar, the God of Kingship and auctioneer, to quickly bring out the second item.
“Again, a living, intact abomination. This time, it’s an ancient and rare species—a twisted product of icy divinity: Xskel!”
As he spoke, the gods present saw a giant ice monster appear on the auction stage, very similar to Yinfeno. But instead of flames, it emitted a freezing storm that could instantly turn any creature it touched into frozen debris, with even its soul unable to escape the extreme cold and turn into ice shards!
Such an elemental abomination was even rarer and more valuable for research than Yinfeno, especially for true gods specializing in ice, snow, and cold—those who would definitely seek to obtain it.
Moreover, their attributes clashed with each other. In terms of strength, Xskel surpassed Yinfeno, making it far more valuable.
“The starting bid for the second item is 35,000 divine crystals. The bidding rules remain the same. The auction begins now!”
As soon as Cezar finished speaking, true gods rushed to bid. With Yinfeno followed by such a rare abomination as Xskel, the auction site became lively once again.
In the end, it was the avatar of the God of Darkness, Rops, who won this rare abomination.

Those mid-tier gods, though desiring to obtain it, could not compete with the wealthy higher-tier gods. As for the other higher-tier gods present, the King of Lies had already acquired that Fenno, so they could only regretfully give up competing for that Xeskell. Although Xeskell was of higher value, Fenno’s divine and demonic bloodline was more suitable for their research, so they did not bid. As for the other two higher-tier gods present today, the Goddess of Magic, Euliana, and the Goddess of Agriculture, Eilien, they both came to support their ally Donald and the Pantheon of Nature. Being goddesses of magic and agriculture respectively, the Lady of Mystery and the Lady of Abundance had little interest in these kinds of divine beings, so they merely watched without participating.

As for those below the mid-tier gods, they could only watch as the powerful beings above competed, lacking the confidence to bid at all.

The first two items up for auction already had owners. Everyone was extremely curious about the final item. Since powerful living divine beings had already appeared one after another, surely the last one was even more valuable? Could it be a divine being of mid-tier strength?

The gods speculated wildly. Even though most knew they had no chance of winning, just watching was still enlightening.

The God of Kingship, Xize, stepped onto the stage again. To everyone’s surprise, although this auction was somewhat related to divine beings, it was not the beings themselves.

“The third item up for auction is a pass to the secret realm that the Pantheon of Nature will soon open to the public—the Divine Beasts Hunting Ground!”

Next, amid the curious and puzzled murmurs of the gods present, the God of Kingship explained the origin and purpose of this final item.

This pass, called the Divine Beasts Hunting Ground Pass, appeared to be nothing more than a palm-sized crystal token, equivalent in power to a lower-tier divine weapon. Aside from providing a certain degree of protection, its main function was to allow outsiders to enter a specific plane of space without restriction.

Each pass allowed an individual to enter the Divine Beasts Hunting Ground Plane to hunt divine beast creatures, with a stay limit of one day, after which the pass would automatically transport them out of that plane.

The Divine Beasts Hunting Ground Plane was a secret realm that the Pantheon of Nature planned to open to the public soon—it was a rare resource plane filled with numerous divine beast creatures, specifically designed for true gods to hunt for materials. This explanation immediately sparked gasps of excitement in the auction hall.

No matter which true god is present, if they discover such a resource-rich secret place, wouldn’t they keep it hidden and keep it for themselves? How could the Nature Deity Clan be so generous as to consider making it available to others? To many true gods, this seemed like foolish behavior. At first, many true gods didn’t believe it, but since the Nature Deity Clan dared to put these items up for auction, even as the final lot, there must be sufficient reasons. The thought of entering a realm filled with divine abominations just to hunt, even for just one day, meant they could gain more benefits than from the previous two final auctions! So, many true gods immediately became eager as they stared at the thirty crystal tokens on the auction stage. The auction items were divided into three groups, with ten entry tokens in each group. One group would be auctioned at a time, still following the highest bidder rule, but it wasn’t limited to actual divine artifacts or treasures—other secret information or anything Donald deemed valuable could also be bid on. After understanding the rules, many true gods began to think about what they possessed that could impress the leader of the Nature Deity Clan. Soon, the auction began, and the competition was far more intense than host Xize had expected. After all, he knew that the so-called Divine Abomination Hunting Ground was merely an idea, an unimplemented plan—there wasn’t even a realm for it yet. It could be said that this was an empty check issued by Donald to the gods present, yet these true gods still believed it, choosing to trust Donald and the reputation of the Nature Deity Clan. Although Xize had confidence in Donald, he still felt uneasy. What if the construction of the Divine Abomination Hunting Ground didn’t satisfy the true gods who won the bidding rights? Wouldn’t that provoke public outrage and put the Nature Deity Clan against the other gods? Thus, though this God of Kings spoke passionately on the surface and diligently hosted the auction, he was actually quite anxious inside. On the other hand, Donald, the mastermind behind it all, sat calmly in the VIP box at the top of the stands, completely unfazed. He kept an eye on the auction below, as it was an important part of his upcoming plans.