Chapter 543: Free Billboards

The auction finally reached its end. Neither Ye Feng nor Long Tian expected that the final auction prices for the second and third Soul Shedding Pills would be as high as 31.3 billion and 32.5 billion respectively—far exceeding the price of the first one. Ye Feng had originally expected the three pills to fetch around 70 billion at most, but the actual result far surpassed his expectations.

After Long Tian announced the end of the auction, many powerful figures did not leave but stayed to discuss future transactions.

The first person Ye Feng met was the Sea Emperor, the strongest being in the entire Divine Realm. Of course, if Ye Feng used soul attacks, he could easily eliminate him. But Ye Feng’s cultivation level was only at the peak of the Sacred Spirit stage, still some distance behind the Sea Emperor’s mid-stage Sacred King level.

Nevertheless, the Sea Emperor gave Ye Feng considerable attention. His group consisted of about twenty people, with the weakest among them at the Sacred Messenger level. They were all waiting in the reception room.

“I never thought humans could produce such an outstanding individual. In comparison, our Sea Clan truly feels ashamed,” the Sea Emperor said as his first words upon seeing Ye Feng, full of praise. Regardless of how sincere it was, it showed his high regard for Ye Feng.

“Your Majesty, the Sea Emperor, is overpraising me. A true genius deserves to be the strongest in the Divine Realm,” Ye Feng replied. While the Sea Emperor indeed had the highest cultivation level, no one knew for sure what his actual strength was. “I wonder if Your Majesty has any other needs?”

“Soul Shedding Pills. I wonder how many more you have, Mr. Blade Edge?” The Sea Emperor’s gaze was confident; he seemed certain that Ye Feng still had stock.

“I don’t have any Soul Shedding Pills for now. They need to be remade. With each batch, only a dozen or so can be produced. Most of them were given to my allies, leaving just three for auction,” Ye Feng said with a smile, shaking his head. He didn’t mention having any because the auction had just ended, and selling items from it afterward would be bad if discovered—after all, others had paid over 30 billion for them.

“How long will it take to remake them?” The Sea Emperor frowned slightly, slightly surprised by Ye Feng’s answer.

“About two months, I guess. But I’m not sure how many you need, Your Majesty,” Ye Feng delayed the answer, so that if anyone questioned why the price at the auction was higher, he could claim they were made separately.

“Of course, the more, the better. Don’t worry about my ability to afford it. How about three hundred and twelve billion per piece? That’s roughly the average price at your auction. I need at least thirty pieces, but more is even better.” The Sea Emperor was quite generous, immediately talking about a large deal.

“No problem. Have someone come and collect them in two months,” Ye Feng agreed without hesitation.

Just then, Ye Feng’s communicator rang.

“A few tough guys are insisting on meeting you…” The message came from Long Tian, which made Ye Feng frown slightly. If even Long Tian called them tough, they surely weren’t ordinary opponents.

“Sorry, I have some matters to attend to. I’ll be leaving first. Have fun in Cent City.” Ye Feng gave the Sea Emperor an apologetic smile.

“Go ahead with your business. We’ll find our own fun,” the Sea Emperor waved his hand and turned to look behind him. “Let’s check out any interesting places.”

After leaving the first meeting room, Ye Feng’s soul power detected that Long Tian was currently with three powerful beings at the Saint Spirit level, one of them even at the peak of the Saint Spirit level, and all three were humans. This puzzled Ye Feng, as he had previously used his soul power to discover that only three humans in the Divine Realm had reached the Saint Spirit level, and they weren’t these three. It seemed these three had appeared out of nowhere, which made him even more suspicious.

“What’s going on?” Ye Feng saw that Long Tian looked upset, likely having already suffered some losses, which annoyed him.

“Nothing. Hand over the recipe for the Soul Shedding Pill, and we’ll leave immediately.” The leader, a thin man with ribs like bamboo sticks, said this, which enraged Ye Feng completely.

“You want the recipe for the Soul Shedding Pill? It seems you three really don’t know me, Ye Feng!” Ye Feng snapped his fingers and summoned a Saint King-level warrior from his realm. “Seal their powers, strip them naked, and hang them outside the auction hall for three days! Remember, don’t leave even a thread to cover their shame.”

The Saint King-level warrior in Ye Feng’s realm was strong enough to fight against Saint Venerable-level warriors, so dealing with three Saint Spirit-level opponents was a piece of cake. In just two breaths, he subdued the three, sealed their powers, stripped them completely as ordered, and then dragged them away.

Ye Feng naturally took all of their possessions without hesitation. Then he patted the dazed Long Tian. “Brother Long, go outside and watch the show.”

“You’re getting better at having fun…” Long Tian shook his head with a helpless smile.

The two of them slowly walked toward the entrance of the auction hall, but Ye Feng suddenly turned around and said, “These three aren’t from the Divine Realm…”
“Are you sure?” Long Tian didn’t understand why Ye Feng said that.
“After my soul strength reached the peak of the Supreme Saint level, I explored every corner of the Divine Realm. Throughout the entire Divine Realm, aside from me and my clones, only three humans have reached the Saint Spirit level. All three are at the Saint Spirit level, but during my soul scans earlier, I remembered the appearance of all those stronger than the Saint level—except for these three. It’s impossible for them to have risen from the Ancestral God level to the Saint Spirit level in just a few months, right?” Ye Feng explained his reasoning.
“If that’s the case, then these three must come from the Saint Realm.” Long Tian frowned slightly. “It’s better to kill them to avoid trouble down the road.”
“No problem. Let’s send them back. The more who come, the better. It’s not every day I find people who come to me willingly for me to rob… How could I let them go so easily?” Ye Feng’s smile was chilling.
“You’ve gone too far…” Long Tian shook his head helplessly. “Sigh…”
“These three guys have decent builds. Three days might be too short—how about a month? We could even write some slogans on them. They’d be free billboards…” Pearl appeared out of nowhere; she was even more fierce than Ye Feng.
“You’re ruthless…” Ye Feng and Long Tian said in unison.
“What are you two doing here? There’s still business to be done inside.” Pearl glared at them, and the two immediately slunk off toward the reception hall…