Chapter 0943: Ascending to a Mid-Level Great Path Divine Artifact

“Ten thousand!”
Jiao Taiguang and Leng Yue, who had been competing fiercely, both froze abruptly. Their throats stopped moving, and their mouths remained open. The host and some disciples from powerful families shuddered.
“VIP Room Number 13!”
“It’s VIP Room Number 13—ten thousand!”
“Who on earth is this person?!”
Everyone was excited and shocked.
“He increased the bid to ten thousand right away! Damn it, who is this person? I must kill him once we leave Chongshen City!” Jiao Taiguang stood up abruptly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
“This person must be overpricing things. There’s no way he has that many first-class spiritual veins!” Leng Yue also cried out in frustration.
After a while, the host managed to suppress his excitement and said, “Sir from VIP Room Number 13, are you sure you’re offering ten thousand first-class spiritual veins?!”
“Yes!” Huang Long replied calmly, his expression unchanged.
He must obtain the Green Dragon Fire Phoenix Sword. With it, by devouring it and practicing the Supreme Transformation Art, his true form could surely reach the level of a mid-level Great Path Divine Artifact.
Ten thousand first-class spiritual veins?
Right now, he already had over 1,823,000 first-class spiritual veins—what did another ten thousand matter? Not to mention king-class or supreme-class spiritual veins!
“Now, since Sir from VIP Room Number 13 is offering ten thousand first-class spiritual veins, is there anyone who can bid higher? If not, the Green Dragon Fire Phoenix Sword will belong to him!” The host looked around and declared.
However, no one else spoke, and the atmosphere cooled down. Just as the host was about to confirm Huang Long as the winner, Jiao Taiguang’s voice suddenly rang out: “One hundred and ten thousand!”
One hundred and ten thousand!
Standing in the room, Jiao Taiguang clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as his eyes turned blood-red.
Spiritual veins were even rarer in the Chongshen Space than outside, as entry to this space was one-way only. Thus, one first-class spiritual vein here was worth almost two outside.
Even as the Grand Elder of the Demon Valley, one hundred and ten thousand first-class spiritual veins was no small amount for him. His heart ached as he made that bid.
“One hundred and twenty thousand!” Leng Yue then shouted in turn, her small hands clenched tightly, her expression similar to Jiao Taiguang’s.
Huang Long sneered and slowly said, “Two hundred thousand!”

Twenty thousand! The sound was like thunder, rolling out from the VIP room and causing a tremendous uproar. Everyone present was stunned, hardly believing their own ears.
“Twenty thousand! Twenty thousand first-class spiritual veins! Who is this person? Which ancient giant is it?!”
“He actually mentioned another twenty thousand at once—this is terrifying! Could this person be just making things up?!”
“It might well be nonsense. First-class spiritual veins aren’t innate divine pills—how can such things be casually claimed?!”
After a while, the scene was filled with chaotic discussions.
“Sir, do you really intend to offer twenty thousand first-class spiritual veins? Well, what do you think?” The host hesitated, his meaning clear—he too didn’t believe Huang Long would actually use twenty thousand first-class spiritual veins to buy the Azure Dragon Fire Phoenix Sword.
Huang Long snorted coldly, then waved his hands. One after another, first-class spiritual veins flew out of the VIP room like celestial dragons—twenty thousand in total!
In an instant, everyone in the auction hall felt as if they were immersed in an ocean of spiritual veins. Surprising amounts of spiritual energy seeped into their bodies, making their pores expand and bringing them extreme comfort.
“First-class spiritual veins—twenty thousand! They’re all first-class spiritual veins, and they’re so pure!” The crowd stared in shock at the sky.
“Well? If no one else bids, then the Azure Dragon Fire Phoenix Sword is mine!” Huang Long’s calm voice echoed throughout the hall.
“Yes, yes! The Azure Dragon Fire Phoenix Sword belongs to you, sir!” The host finally realized this and hurriedly nodded, ordering the guild elders to collect all the spiritual veins.
When the guild elders had gathered all the spiritual veins and were about to take the Azure Dragon Fire Phoenix Sword off the auction table to hand it over to Huang Long, suddenly a loud shout rang out: “Wait!” It was like thunder.
The one who spoke was Jiao Taiguang, the senior elder of the Fiend Valley.
Everyone was shocked.
“The highest bidder wins. What? Do you intend to break the rules of the Heavy God Merchant Guild?!” Huang Long sneered.
Immediately, several elders of the Heavy God Merchant Guild focused their energy on Jiao Taiguang’s room. If Jiao Taiguang really dared to fight for it, then!
Jiao Taiguang’s face twitched, his eyes gleamed coldly, his fists were clenched tightly, and his knuckles cracked loudly.
But in the end, he sat down, not daring to make any moves.
Finally, the Heavy God Merchant Guild handed the Azure Dragon Fire Phoenix Sword to Huang Long.
Looking at the sword in his hands, Huang Long felt delighted: “With these Azure Dragon and Fire Phoenix swords, when my Supreme Transformation Art is further enhanced, my true body can be upgraded to a mid-tier great divine artifact!”
Huang Long stored the Azure Dragon and Fire Phoenix swords in the Sacred Cauldron, not rushing to consume them. He would find a place to devour and transform them after the auction.

Next, the auction continued with two more items, but neither contained what Huang Long needed, so he stopped bidding. Thus, the auction came to an end. Huang Long led the members of the Huang family out of the guild and headed to an inn in Chongshen City. Upon entering the inn, he placed restrictions in the courtyard before heading straight to the Space of the Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron to begin absorbing and transforming the Green Dragon and Fire Phoenix Swords. After absorbing those swords into his body and using the Supreme Transformation Technique, Huang Long’s physical form underwent a remarkable transformation. Colorful lights flickered across his body, emitting intense radiance, while powerful auras fluctuated in intensity. Along with Huang Long’s body, the thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate also began to transform astonishingly. Just as rivers converge into an ocean, when Huang Long’s body, the thirty-three divine artifacts, and the aura of the Dragon Gate reached their peak, they all emitted a resonant hum, ultimately triggering the Divine Artifact Calamity. However, to Huang Long’s shock, the power of this calamity was more than ten times greater than he had imagined! Generally, when a lower-tier great divine artifact ascends to a middle-tier level, the calamity is about three times as severe as when ascending from a lower tier. But now, it was not just three times—it was actually thirty times! “Could it be because the thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate are ascending simultaneously?!” Huang Long thought to himself. In the void, waves of calamity thunder formed an ocean of lightning, with each bolt being thirty times more powerful than those during normal ascension. With a grave expression, Huang Long summoned the World Tree from above his head and flew high into the sky. The World Tree stood tall in the void like a giant tree reaching for the heavens, its white jade roots stretching and intertwining to form layers of root networks. After absorbing two fragments of the World Tree, it underwent astonishing changes—its white jade roots grew longer and thicker, and its glow became even more brilliant. At that moment, the ocean of calamity thunder surged violently, with bolts of lightning crashing down one after another.