Chapter 702: Ye Feng Sleeping at the Auction

Kingdom City is a massive city located in the central part of the Virtual Realm, and it is one of the ten largest cities in the entire realm. It was named Kingdom City because it was the first place where powerful beings from the Higher Primary Plane descended to the Virtual Realm. That powerful being was at the True Breakthrough stage; to the people of the Virtual Realm at that time, he was like a king—an ultimate existence. Thus, the city was renamed Kingdom City.

That powerful being descended because a ferocious beast from the Higher Primary Plane had fled to the Virtual Realm, causing massive casualties. He came down to pursue it.

Ye Feng and the others treated such rumors as mere legendary stories and did not delve into them further. They simply overheard them from local guides who told them to new arrivals in the city.

With the auction approaching, Kingdom City was exceptionally bustling. Ye Feng and his group tried five or six inns, but they were all full. Finally, they found a small inn in a back alley. Although it was a bit remote, the price was very low. The inn was small but clean, and the owner was a young man who was very friendly.

There were still twelve days before the auction began, but within the Training Domain, time accelerated by ten thousand times. Ye Feng simply told the inn owner not to disturb him and his companions while they practiced, then entered the Training Domain.

In fact, the Training Domain could only simulate the conditions of the Virtual Realm to a limited extent, so practicing there was meaningless for people like Luo Yan. As for Yin Ling’er and the others, Ye Feng sent them to continue gathering information for him.

Jin Wen stayed by Ye Feng’s room the entire time, while Luo Yan went to gather information.

Inside the Training Domain, Ye Feng once again activated his supreme comprehension privilege and began to understand the remaining 20,000 secret patterns.

Three days passed, and all 20,000 secret patterns were fully understood. By then, Ye Feng’s mastery of secret patterns had reached 80,000.

Next, Ye Feng released the puppet beast and began engraving the learned secret patterns onto it one by one. After each engraving, he tested its combat strength.

After hundreds of modifications, the optimized result was finally achieved. The puppet beast, engraved with 80,000 secret patterns, now possessed strength on par with those of high-tier beings in other planes, even far surpassing Ye Feng’s combat capabilities. This was something Ye Feng hadn’t expected. After all, those 80,000 secret patterns encompassed all the laws and powers existing below the highest planes, making them beyond Ye Feng’s reach.

After completing these tasks, Ye Feng finally stepped out of the Void Realm. The moment he stepped out, he found Luo Yan and the others waiting outside.

“What’s the matter?” Ye Feng asked, puzzled.

“The auction starts tomorrow. We planned to wait overnight and wake you up early the next day. Good thing you came out in time,” Luo Yan said with a smile.

“Are there any updates?” Ye Feng was more concerned about this.

“There shouldn’t be any top-tier Void Treasures at this auction, as no advertisements for them have appeared so far. As for the few powers you need, there’s exactly one available here—it’s the Tyrant Blade Art,” Yin Ling’er recounted what they had learned.

“Oh, having one is not bad.” Ye Feng had already prepared for the worst—none at all. Hearing that there was a power he could use filled him with surprise.

Early the next morning, everyone arrived at the auction site early. This auction was different from those Ye Feng had attended before. In the past, he had either hosted the auctions as the host or been a major seller, or at least secured a private booth. But this time, Ye Feng chose a regular bidding seat in a very low-key manner.

He also noticed that after entering, several pairs of eyes kept watching him. Those eyes mostly came from the private booths in the VIP section.

A true expert would naturally not be able to detect such things, but Ye Feng had already reached the Break Truth Realm, so nothing could escape his keen eyes. As for the restrictions and formations, they were meaningless to him. He could clearly see what everyone in the VIP section was doing and even hear what those behind the restrictions were saying.

“That guy must be the one who destroyed the Shangguan family before, right?” Ye Feng heard a man in one of the booths saying to others while staring at him.

“The one who single-handedly overthrew the entire Shangguan family, slaughtered tens of thousands of people, and didn’t even spare their corpses.”

“How dare he show up in such a public place?”

“As expected, he’s not ordinary. Among the people around him, I can only identify the strength of three; the other three are completely beyond detection.”

Ye Feng ignored such gossip. He was well aware that it was possible he had been captured on video by someone using a memory crystal while killing the Shangguan family, which led to these people knowing about it. Ye Feng calmly found a seat, closed his eyes, and waited patiently. Until the auction began, he didn’t open his eyes at all, as if he had come there just to sleep. Luo Yan and the others didn’t disturb him either; they simply sat quietly aside. As items were sold one by one, Ye Feng didn’t make a single bid, as if he were truly asleep and indifferent to everything outside. Ye Feng slept at the auction site for three days in a row. Every time the auction started, he would close his eyes, and once it ended, he would get up and leave right away. After three days, the auction items finally reached the section related to divine powers. That day, Ye Feng still appeared sleepy, closing his eyes from the start of the auction. It wasn’t until the Divine Sword Art appeared that he opened his eyes. The bidding for this item was fierce, and Ye Feng barely managed to win the Divine Sword Art. Without waiting for the auction to end, he slipped backstage early and took the divine power. After obtaining it, he greeted Luo Yan and the others, didn’t stay long, and left the auction site immediately. For Ye Feng, since he had already gotten what he wanted, staying any longer was meaningless. Before leaving, he also reminded Luo Yan and the others to check if there were any other items he might desire. Dozens of days passed quickly, and the joint auction proved to be very successful. But after attending three auctions, they only obtained one divine power—the Divine Sword Art. Just as Ye Feng began to feel slightly anxious, a familiar voice suddenly came through…