Chapter 0967: The Auction Ends

Fifty thousand first-class spirit veins!
Such a price was beyond what ordinary people could afford, so the scene fell into brief silence.
“One hundred thousand!” Just as some guests in the VIP rooms were about to bid, suddenly a voice rang out.
One hundred thousand! The voice was like thunder, striking everyone’s ears and causing a buzzing in their minds.
The people who were about to bid froze, then began to tremble uncontrollably.
“What?! One hundred thousand? Did I hear that right?!”
“Is this person crazy?!”
After a while, the crowd stared in shock toward Huang Long’s VIP room, discussing the situation in excitement, creating a chaotic atmosphere.
Huang Long sat in his VIP room, calm as a rock, his expression serene.
Since he was determined to obtain those Ninety-Nine Pairs of Swords, he didn’t want to waste more time bidding step by step. After all, he had plenty of spirit veins.
Under normal circumstances, the bid for those Ninety-Nine Pairs of Swords would max out at eighty thousand first-class spirit veins. With one hundred thousand, no one would likely bid any higher.
“VIP Room No. 8 offers one hundred thousand first-class spirit veins—anyone higher?” After a while, the host realized what was happening and spoke up to quiet the crowd.
Silence returned to the scene.
Everyone looked at each other.
“If no one bids higher, then those Ninety-Nine Pairs of Swords will go to…” Just then, a delicate voice suddenly rang out: “One hundred and ten thousand!”
One hundred and ten thousand!
It was a woman’s voice.
Everyone was stunned and turned to look—was there really someone else bidding?!
Huang Long was also surprised. He glanced at VIP Room No. 6, then smiled faintly—interesting.
“Good! VIP Room No. 6 offers one hundred and ten thousand—one hundred and ten thousand!” The host exclaimed excitedly, “Is there anyone who can bid higher?!”
“One hundred and fifty thousand!” Huang Long slowly uttered the number.
One hundred and fifty thousand!
When Huang Long said that, the crowd became even more chaotic; many even let out a gasp.
In VIP Room No. 6, a beautiful woman frowned. Behind her stood two attendants—a vieille woman and an old man, both half-saint-level warriors.
“Miss, our main goal here is to acquire the Heavenly Lion Sword Formation. I think we should just give those Ninety-Nine Pairs of Swords to this person,” the vieille woman advised.
The woman’s expression shifted, and finally she said firmly, “Very well. We’ll give this kid a discount. But no matter what, I must get that Heavenly Lion Sword Formation!”
In the end, Huang Long won those Ninety-Nine Pairs of Swords for one hundred and fifty thousand first-class spirit veins.

After delivering the spiritual veins, the Yellow Dragon put the Nine-Nine Pairs of Swords back into the Sacred Cauldron, then glanced down at the auction site. Next, what was up for auction was not the Heavenly Lion Sword Array, but some treasures comparable to mid-tier Great Path Divine Artifacts. However, the Yellow Dragon showed no interest and let others compete. “Now, the final item up for auction is the highlight of this event—a set of mid-tier Great Path Divine Artifacts. There are twelve pieces in total!” the host announced loudly. “It is the Heavenly Lion Sword Array!” “It is said that in the current three thousand great worlds, only fifteen sets of mid-tier Great Path Divine Artifacts remain, and the Heavenly Lion Sword Array is one of them. Moreover, it ranks third in power among those fifteen sets!” “When activated, it possesses the power of the Heavenly Lion…” The host provided detailed information about the Heavenly Lion Sword Array. Only after everyone’s attention was fully drawn to it did he say, “The starting bid for this set of Heavenly Lion Sword Array is three hundred thousand first-tier spiritual veins!” Three hundred thousand first-tier spiritual veins! The entire venue was shocked. Three hundred thousand first-tier veins meant three thousand king-tier veins! “Each bid increase must be at least one hundred first-tier spiritual veins. Bidding begins now!” As soon as the host spoke, silence fell, just like during the auction of the Nine-Nine Pairs of Swords. In VIP Room Number 6, the old woman said, “Miss, I’m afraid the person in VIP Room Number 8 will compete with us!” The woman sneered, “It doesn’t matter. I doubt he has that many spiritual veins. I’ll make him back down right now!” With that, she turned to look at the auction site and said, “Four hundred thousand!” Four hundred thousand! The once noisy venue fell silent once again, with everyone’s gaze shifting back to VIP Room Number 6. The woman watched the reactions of the crowd with satisfaction, then cast a mocking glance at the VIP room where the Yellow Dragon was, her eyes filled with provocation. Sensing her gaze, the Yellow Dragon’s smile widened as he turned to look at the auction site. “One million!” One million, spoken by the Yellow Dragon. In the entire venue, everyone’s mind was filled only with that number. The host was also stunned. In VIP Room Number 6, the woman who had been so confident almost fell off her seat, her face distorted in shock, her chest heaving rapidly. She couldn’t believe it: “One million, one, one million!” The reactions in the other VIP rooms were similar. One million first-tier spiritual veins! Just thinking about that amount sent shivers through them. “One, one million… Is there anyone else willing to bid higher?!” After a while, the host said tremblingly. Though he tried his best to remain calm, his tongue still stumbled slightly.

One million first-class spirit veins equal ten thousand king-class ones!
Back then, even Hao He, the eldest elder of Tianyi Mansion, couldn’t stay calm when Huang Long approached six thousand king-class spirit veins—let alone him?
Yet no one doubted that Huang Long was deliberately causing trouble, because no one dared to artificially raise prices to disrupt the auction at Tianyi Mansion. Besides, Huang Long was a senior VIP there.
“If no one offers a higher price, then this Tian Shi Sword Array will belong to VIP Number 8!” the host continued, glancing around the venue before pausing briefly at VIP Room Number 6.
In Room Number 6, the woman wore a murderous expression, her whole body radiating coldness as she clenched her small hands tightly.
“Damn it! Damn it!”
Her anger echoed throughout the VIP room.
“Miss, perhaps we should just give up,” the old man said cautiously. He knew they had only brought eight million first-class spirit veins with them; if they bid deliberately and couldn’t afford the spirit veins later, the consequences would be severe.
The woman finally sat down, though her body trembled uncontrollably.
As expected, Huang Long bought the Tian Shi Sword Array with one million first-class spirit veins.
The auction was over.
When Huang Long left the VIP room, Hao He approached him, looking at him with complex emotions. Smiling, he said, “Today, I finally saw the true brilliance of Brother Huang Hai!” His words carried a tone of admiration.
Huang Long smiled and said, “I was wondering if Elder Hao He could arrange a palace for me. I don’t plan to leave Tianyi Mansion for now!”
Since he had acquired the Nine Nine Dual Sword and the Tian Shi Sword Array, Huang Long naturally wanted to hurry up and integrate them, transforming his core power to the peak of mid-tier great artifact level.
Hao He was momentarily stunned before smiling and saying, “Of course, there’s no problem. Brother Huang Long is one of our senior VIPs—you can stay as long as you want!”