Under the spotlight!
The woman in red walked slowly up to the platform, taking every step carefully and heavily, fearing that she might accidentally miss a step and break the stone box in her hand.
It was not until the stone box was taken by the middle-aged man that the woman in red breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked off the stage, her steps suddenly becoming extremely brisk.
Everyone's attention then shifted to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man looked around the room and smiled, "I believe that many people don't dare to believe it now, but inside this stone box is indeed the greatest treasure of heaven and earth, the Essence of Darkness!"
As he said this, he was about to open the stone box.
But at this moment, a very inappropriate voice sounded.
"Sir, are you not going to announce the result of the Qinghong Sword?"
This is Di Tian’s voice.
Immediately, everyone in the audience looked at him with anger and blame.
Di Tian didn't care and just looked at the middle-aged man with a playful look on his face.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man blushed and quickly got up with a hint of embarrassment.
Because he did have this plan, he wanted to use the Dark Essence to divert attention and make everyone ignore the Qinghong Sword.
After all, the market price of a quasi-great crusader is around 500 million, and it is really a loss to auction it off for 2 million essences.
But no one expected that this seemingly weak scholar was not attracted by the dark spirit and directly revealed his thoughts.
How can we still have fun if we expose other people's shortcomings so ruthlessly
Wu Tian glanced at Di Tian's expression and immediately realized what was going on. He laughed and said, "The dignified Tianbao Pavilion actually wants to default on its debt. This is really eye-opening!"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's face turned red, as if stained with blood, showing his embarrassment.
At this moment, he really wanted to find a hole to crawl into. He was too embarrassed to face anyone.
Swish!
Suddenly, a fat man in gorgeous robes appeared on the platform.
"Meet the butler."
The middle-aged man immediately bowed and said.
The butler said sullenly, "You are not good enough to help, but you are more likely to cause trouble. Get out of here!"
"yes."
The seven-foot-tall middle-aged man was shocked and responded hastily. After handing the stone box to the steward, he walked off the stage.
However, a hint of relief could be seen between his brows.
The chief steward raised his head, glanced at Wu Tian and the other man meaningfully, and said, "I declare that the final winner of the Qinghong Sword is Young Master Jiang Moshan. Next, let everyone verify the authenticity of the Dark Essence."
After he finished speaking, he opened the stone box, and a dark light as black as ink immediately rushed out from the stone box!
Then the steward reached into the stone box and took out a crystal stone the size of a fist.
This object is full of spirituality, with clear edges and corners, and wisps of black flames steaming from its surface, spraying bursts of light rain!
It was like a magic stone, seemingly able to absorb people's minds. At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the crystal, with a fiery, eager, and covetous light in their eyes!
"It is indeed the Essence of Darkness!"
Wutan clenched his eyes tightly, with a determined light flashing in his eyes. No matter what, he must get it today!
The same was true for Jiang Moshan and others beside him. It was obvious that they all had the determination to win!
The manager looked around the room and was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. He smiled and said, "I believe everyone has seen that this crystal is indeed the Essence of Darkness. Now let me tell you the rules of this auction.
First, you can only use the essence of the seven elements to bid. Ordinary essence is invalid and cannot be converted.
Of course, if there are treasures of equal value, we can also consider them, but they need to come to us in advance to assess the value.
Second, during the auction, anyone who bids must do so within their means. If you are unable to produce enough elemental essence afterwards, don’t blame me, the men of Tianbao Pavilion, for being ruthless!
Third, when auctioning the Essence of Darkness, there is no reserve price, no limit on the increase in price, and no upper limit.
Now I declare that the auction officially begins!"
After the steward finished speaking, no one said anything. Everyone frowned and fell into silence.
The steward was not surprised by this result. He put the Essence of Darkness back into the stone box and kept it in his arms. Then he walked down the auction table and soon entered the back hall and disappeared.
Then, the woman in red walked out from the back hall, came to the podium, and presided over the auction.
…
After a while, whispers finally rang out in the silent auction hall.
"We can only bid with elemental essences, and we can't use ordinary essences. Isn't this obviously making things difficult for us?"
"Yes, elemental essence is extremely precious. If one is lucky enough to obtain it, he or she will usually refine it immediately to enhance his or her own cultivation. How could it be possible to accumulate enough to bid for the Dark Essence?"
"That's right. We, the outer palace disciples, only receive a hundred thousand elemental essences every year. Even the inner palace disciples only receive a million every year. With this amount, even if we accumulate it for tens of thousands of years, we still won't be able to buy the dark essence."
People frowned and felt extremely irritated!
Thousands of outstanding people from ninety-nine continents were also frowning at this moment.
Although they are all extraordinary geniuses, the elemental essence in their bodies is even less than that of the outer palace disciples of the Heavenly Palace.
After all, their current strength is still very weak, and they come from ninety-nine continents. Whether it is supplies or earning money by their own strength, they cannot compare with the outer palace disciples.
Of course, there are also some individuals who are hiding their true abilities.
Wu Tian and Di Tian are typical representatives.
There are seven large elemental spirit veins in the Star Realm, and the total amount of essence produced every year reaches more than 700 million!
Therefore, they have no lack of elemental essence at all.
However, the two of them remained silent, waiting for others to bid.
Because they want to see what other people's background is like.
Those who have the ability but do not bid naturally have the same purpose as Wutan and the other two.
…
"Haha, the Essence of Darkness is a unique treasure in the world. People without ability should not come to join in the fun. One billion!"
A hundred breaths passed, and finally someone made a bid.
Moreover, this person is Ni Yeye!
Upon hearing this staggering number, everyone in the auction hall, including most of the people in the VIP area, were dumbfounded and filled with disbelief!
The value of elemental essence is ten times that of ordinary essence.
In other words, one elemental essence is equivalent to ten ordinary essences!
One billion elemental essences, if converted into ordinary essences, would be a full ten billion!
Even if Tianbao Pavilion allowed everyone to bid with ordinary essence, 10 billion would be an astronomical figure that was out of reach in the eyes of most people present!
Di Tian shook his head and said, "I didn't expect this guy to raise the price so high in an instant. It seems that many people have to give up."
Wu Tian nodded. Ni Yeye's style of doing things was always unexpected and difficult to understand.
Then, Wutan turned and looked at Jiang Moshan and others.
There were thousands of peerless geniuses, some with their heads down and frowning, some looking ahead as if thinking about something, and some looking at the VIP room where Ni Yeye was with flickering eyes, but no one made a bid!
"Is there no one among them who can compete with Ni Yeye?"
Wu Tian was extremely confused.
These people are the best in the continent, extraordinary and extraordinary. Logically speaking, even if they don't have enough elemental essence, they should have several valuable treasures. But why are they reluctant to make a move
Suddenly, Zhao Shishi stood up and walked along the edge. Looking at the direction, it was the back hall of Tianbao Pavilion!
It was obvious that she was going to find the manager of Tianbao Pavilion.
As soon as Zhao Shishi moved, Jiang Moshan gave Lin Ruiqing some instructions and stood up as well.
The same goes for Fang Hao and Miao Feng.
Seeing this, how could others sit down with peace of mind
The best people from all continents stood up one after another, and headed in the same direction as Zhao Shishi.
Moreover, even some individuals in the VIP area and auction hall began to take action.
For a moment, the whole hall was bustling with people coming and going!
"Five breaths are almost up. If no one bids, the Dark Essence will belong to me. By the way, Li Buluan, Confucian scholar, why are you both silent? Don't you want it?"
Ni Yeye's provocative words came from the VIP area.
Wu Tian and Di Tian looked at each other and smiled without saying anything.
"Hmph, young man, I advise you not to be too arrogant. 1.1 billion!"
A cold snort was heard, also coming from the VIP area.
"This seems to be the voice of Xia Wei, a disciple of the inner palace of the Heavenly Palace!"
"What do you mean by 'seemingly'? It's him. It is said that his combat power ranks tenth among the inner palace disciples. I think he must have a lot of elemental essence."
Some people were talking in low voices.
“Ranked tenth!”
Wu Tian and Di Tian looked at each other, a hint of shock appeared in their eyes!
Being able to rank tenth among the inner palace disciples of the Heavenly Palace, this person is considered a powerful figure who can be ranked among the best in the entire Imperial City!
“It seems that the strong men in the Heavenly Palace have also received the news and they are probably already here.” Emperor Tian transmitted the message.
Wu Tian responded secretly and smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter. In terms of strength, we are indeed not as good as them. But in terms of wealth, even if all of them are added together, I can't take them seriously. Let them fight with Ni Yeye first."
Di Tian shook his head and laughed, saying: "Given Ni Yeye's unruly character, if he continues like this, he will definitely offend all the inner palace disciples of the Heavenly Palace."
"So, let him do the offending things, and when he defeats everyone else, we can have some fun with him."
Wu Tian raised the corner of his mouth with a hint of disdain.
It happened in the blink of an eye!
As expected by both of them, Ni Yeye got angry.
"Haha, I have the capital to be arrogant, what can you do? Two billion!"
Ni Yeye laughed wildly and raised the price directly to 2 billion, causing everyone in the audience to gasp!
However, Ni Yeye's real intention was to humiliate Xia Wei in disguise!
"You... I seriously doubt whether you have so much elemental essence in you!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Wei was extremely furious, and his tone suddenly became extremely cold!
Ni Yeye said disdainfully: "Don't bother with this. As for you, if you don't have the capital, don't come to join in the fun, lest you bring shame upon yourself. After all, you are a powerful figure with considerable reputation in the Imperial City. It would be so embarrassing to be humiliated in public!"
(End of this chapter)