Chapter 482: Auctioning Divine Essences
At night, Cent City was bustling with activity, a world away from its usual calm. After the first day’s auction, everyone checked into the hotel arranged by Ye Feng. The hotel’s staff were all intelligent service robots, offering a service quality unmatched by any inn in the Divine Realm.
The street lamps at night added to the beauty of the scene. Other cities in the Divine Realm used light-based crystals, each of which was extremely expensive, making it impossible to install them as densely as street lamps. These street lamps were high-tech products powered by light energy, purchased by Ye Feng for free from the Void Realm, saving him a tremendous amount of money compared to using crystals.
In contrast, Cent City’s nightlife wasn’t very varied but was novel, offering endless scenic views.
The next day, after an excited night, everyone finally waited for the start of the second auction.
“Today’s auction items are Ancestral Divine Essences. There are seven in total: three at the early Ancestral God stage, three at the middle stage, and one at the late stage. Among them, the late-stage Ancestral Divine Essence contains the law of fire. I believe those who understand value know what I mean.”
As Long Tian spoke, the crowd immediately became agitated.
“Grandfather, what does it mean for a divine essence to contain a law?” a young man asked respectfully, looking at the old man sitting beside him.
The old man looked solemn, his gaze still fixed on the auction stage, even though no items had been presented yet. “When a strong person reaches a certain level, they can communicate with the laws of the universe. Those who gain recognition from these laws can then cultivate that attribute’s laws. At that point, the divine essence will undergo changes in attributes. Generally, only peak Ancestral Gods begin to comprehend these laws. Of course, some grasp them earlier, and even a few geniuses can understand laws at the Emperor God level. For example, Thunder God, who once ranked first on the genius list, is said to have completed the first stage of cultivating his lightning law and entered the second stage, allowing him to defeat Ancestral God-level warriors with his Emperor God-level power. Another example is Blade Edge, who defeated Thunder God in the Hundred Victories Battle and is now the ruler of Cent City. It is said he also used lightning attributes at that time. He must be another strong person who has mastered laws.”
Although the old man spoke in a very low voice, many people nearby still heard him. But it seemed he didn’t care and continued, “Although it’s difficult to improve one’s cultivation level after fusing divine essences, there are actually some secret methods that can solve this problem. A divine essence that contains laws means one can bypass the huge obstacle of understanding those laws and directly inherit their powers. Moreover, this inheritance is like the laws one has understood on their own and can be cultivated. So, under normal circumstances, if a divine essence contains laws, its price is at least doubled. I guess only those supported by major conglomerates can afford such things.”
Before long, Long Tian announced the starting prices, “An early-stage Ancestral God divine essence, starting price: 100 million. A mid-stage Ancestral God divine essence, starting price: 200 million. And a late-stage Ancestral God divine essence containing fire laws, starting price: 1 billion.”
“The auction for the first early-stage Ancestral God divine essence begins now. Starting price: 100 million. Each bid must be at least 1 million higher.” The official auction began the next day.
“100 million, 1 million!”
“100 million, 2 million!”
“100 million, 3 million!”
“100 million, 5 million!”
“100 million, 10 million!”
……
“200 million, 32 million!”
After this bid, no further bids were made.
“200 million, 32 million. Is there a higher bid?” Long Tian paused slightly. “200 million, 32 million—first time. 200 million, 32 million—second time. 200 million, 32 million—third time! Congratulations to bidder number 27,673 for winning the first early-stage Ancestral God divine essence.”
“Now, let’s proceed with the auction of the second divine essence…”
All three early-stage Ancestral God divine essences were eventually sold at around 200 million each.
Next, the auction for mid-stage Ancestral God divine essences began, and all three of those were sold at around 410 million each.
The three people in the Purple Gold VIP room grew excited.
“It seems cooperating with Dao Feng was indeed the right choice. The divine crystals we earned this time are more than our accumulated wealth over hundreds of millions of years,” said You Ming, who was usually quiet, in amazement.
“Hehe, I’m really looking forward to seeing the price of my late-stage Ancestral God divine essence when it’s auctioned,” said Zi Jin with a lewd smile.
“With a starting price of 1 billion, it should be no problem to sell it for 2 billion,” Ma Luo estimated conservatively.
At the auction site, the crowd’s excitement grew louder and louder.
Ye Feng had built a hundred VIP lounges in this auction hall. This time, aside from him and the others along with Zi Jin who occupied two of them, representatives from over twenty other major cities, as well as the Indigenous Alliance, the Ascendants Alliance, the Neutral Tribes, and the Guardians Alliance, were all invited to different VIP lounges. Of course, Ye Feng also subtly made it clear that only those who had spent over a hundred billion could receive a VIP card, granting them a 10% discount on items other than those up for auction, and only those with VIP cards could enter the VIP lounges. Opening the VIP lounges this time was an exception.
Although some people were dissatisfied, upon seeing Ye Feng introduce three worshipers at the peak of the Ancestor God level beside him, those dissatisfied voices had no choice but to be swallowed.
“Transfer a large amount of money. We need to get the sacred weapon tomorrow, and we also need to obtain this last divine essence today!” In VIP Lounge Number 3, a powerful being at the peak of the Ancestor God level said coldly to the people behind him. This peak-level warrior was the strongest among the many Ancestor God-level warriors who had come, being the third elder of the Indigenous Alliance. Though just a third elder, his status was even higher than that of most city lords of major cities.
“This divine essence is hard to obtain, but we must still try our best. At the very least, we must get that sacred weapon tomorrow. Have the alliance leader transfer a large amount of money.” The Ascendants Alliance sent its fourth elder, who was younger than many elders but still extremely powerful—hence why the alliance sent him.
“We must get either the divine essence or the sacred weapon. Otherwise, we’ve really come for nothing! Contact the alliance leader immediately and have them transfer a large amount of money.” The Neutral Tribes were a collection of various smaller factions, and they were highly united, otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to survive under the pressure of the larger factions. Their representative this time was the second elder, an old man with white hair and beard, whose strength was no less than that of Zi Jin and the others.
“I never expected so many valuable items to appear at such a small auction. This is really a mistake. I originally came here just for fun, without even a single peak-level warrior by my side. If I were to bid on something, I’d likely not be able to leave Cent City alive. I’ll see what tactics Dao Feng has and then decide whether to participate in tomorrow’s auction.”
Similar orders were given in the other VIP lounges as well.
“Now, let’s begin auctioning today’s last item: a late-stage Ancestor God divine essence containing the laws of fire. The starting bid is one billion, with increases of no less than five million each time…” Before Long Tian could finish speaking, several dark figures leaped onto the auction stage.
“Hehehe, this divine essence is ours now!” One of the dark shadows headed straight for Long Tian…