King of Creation
Chapter 564 - 557: Treasures of the Same Level as Demon Cloud Fruit (Third Update)

Chapter 564: Chapter 557: Treasures of the Same Level as Demon Cloud Fruit (Third Update)

"Tower Master, the last time Demon Cloud Fruit appeared in Qinglan Martial City was over twenty years ago, and it sold for 1.8 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals. However, now that the Ancient Secret Mansion is going to emerge, I estimate the price could exceed 2 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals, with fluctuations of about ten to twenty percent," Deacon Ding replied.

"How could the fluctuations be so large?" Yan Cong furrowed his brows.

"Tower Master, mainly because Ye Zhen had previously killed Hee Dong, the Helm Master of the Longevity Sect Xining Subdivision. It’s hard to estimate Hee Dong’s wealth.

The lowest estimate would be 200,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals, and it could go up to five or six hundred thousand! Moreover, Ye Zhen has recently slain Ghost Spear Xian Yutong, who was a Vein Forging Realm martial artist, with wealth starting from 200,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals, and not exceeding 500,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals."

Without mentioning Xian Yutong, it would be better, but mentioning him made Yan Cong’s expression even darker.

"Moreover, Ye Zhen once killed seven Guardian Masters of the Longevity Sect in Xining Martial City and, according to the intelligence, seized several people’s storage rings at the time.

Considering this, Ye Zhen’s wealth is at least 800,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals, but at most, it reaches 1.5 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals," said Deacon Ding.

"Is there a possibility it could be more?" Yan Cong pressed.

"The possibility is very small! If Ye Zhen is lucky and there are other incomes, or if among those martial artists he killed, someone had wealth above the average, then Ye Zhen’s wealth could possibly reach 2 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals, but that is based on him having no expenditures, which is basically impossible," Deacon Ding answered.

"In that case, assuming the worst-case scenario, including the upcoming auction of the Demon Cloud Fruit, Ye Zhen’s financial ability would be around 4 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

Considering the expenditure on auctions like Purple Spirit Jade, Blood Shadow Spear, and Pill Spirit Wine, Ye Zhen has already spent nearly 2 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals. This means Ye Zhen can now use only 2 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

Yet, now Ye Zhen has bid a sky-high price of 3.4 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals. Even if we overestimate his finances by thirty percent, he still doesn’t have enough to pay. What do you think Ye Zhen is trying to do?"

"Tower Master, if Ye Zhen’s wealth were to increase by another thirty percent, that would exceed 5 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals; such an enormous wealth, even the branches of the Five Great Forces might not possess, let alone a Soul Sea Realm martial artist like Ye Zhen," Deacon Ding analyzed.

"Yet, he has bid 3.4 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals, a sky-high price! What do you say, if we accuse him of malicious bidding, could he be expelled from the Heavenly Spirit Auction House?" Yan Cong’s mouth curled into a malicious smile.

"It’s unlikely!"

Steward Ma shook his head, "Tower Master, Ye Zhen has the Demon Cloud Fruit as his trump card. No one can accuse him of malignant bidding until the price of that final treasure is determined."

"So what do we do? Are we just going to watch him fake bid, then raise the price again and let him deeply cut us again?" Yan Cong said in frustration.

"Tower Master, we cannot raise the price again. In the final three treasures, we need to bid on two, and in the previous auctions, we’ve already exceeded our budget. If we spend too much on this Secret Record of Soul Refining, then among those two final treasures, we might have to give up one," Deacon Ding said.

"Tower Master, according to the rules of the Heavenly Spirit Auction House, if an auction fails due to a fraudulent bid, then they actively negotiate with the second-highest bidder, who might even enjoy a discount of ten to twenty percent.

If Ye Zhen is really faking, then after the auction, we might be able to acquire this Secret Record of Soul Refining at a relatively low price.

But the question now is, is Ye Zhen really faking?" Steward Ma inquired.

"If that’s the case, then I’ll take a gambit. I bet Ye Zhen is faking, trying to trap us!" Yan Cong suddenly sneered sinisterly, "Am I, Yan Cong, so easily trapped? Then I shall trap him in return!"

"What do you mean, Tower Master?"

"Let’s abandon the bidding! Let Ye Zhen swallow this bitter pill himself! We’ll see who laughs last after the auction is ended!"

"Tower Master is brilliant!"

Steward Ma and Deacon Ding simultaneously gave Yan Cong a thumbs-up.

With Yan Cong deciding to stop raising the bid, eventually, the Heaven Rank High Grade Divine Soul Techniques Secret Record of Soul Refining, with a record high of 3.4 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals, was surprisingly won by Ye Zhen, stunning all the strong present.

It turned out to be the second time Ye Zhen had snatched a prize from the jaws of Stars Tower.

"Today, our Heavenly Spirit Auction House prepares the second final treasure for our esteemed guests, still a Cultivation Technique Manual, Heaven Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique Manual—Divine Power Martial Skill Meridian Severing Slash!

Meridian Severing Slash is immensely powerful, capable of penetrating Protective Spirit Armor to wound an opponent once mastered. Should one cultivate it to its peak at the Fourth Stage, one is almost undefeatable among peers at the same level.

Most importantly, the threshold to cultivate Meridian Severing Slash is not high; it requires only three Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, which is very few!

Now, let’s start the bidding for the Heaven Rank High Grade Divine Power Martial Skill Meridian Severing Slash, with a starting price of five hundred thousand mid-grade Spirit Crystals, each increment must not be less than fifty thousand mid-grade Spirit Crystals!"

Just as earlier during the auction of the Secret Record of Soul Refining, the moment the auctioneer Youx Fang’s voice fell, the bidding erupted into a small climax.

In just a few breaths’ time, the price of the Meridian Severing Slash was raised to 1.1 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals. Moreover, purely in terms of the number of bidders, there were more than those who had bid for the Secret Record of Soul Refining, reaching eight people.

Without a doubt, Stars Tower also participated in the bidding for the Meridian Severing Slash.

Just like during the auction of the Secret Record of Soul Refining, when the bid reached 1.8 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, Stars Tower repeated its tactic and called out its name.

What made the auctioneer Youx Fang anxious was that this time, there was no one like Ye Zhen who suddenly emerged to snatch from the jaws of defeat.

Ultimately, this second key auction item, the Divine Power Martial Skill Meridian Severing Slash, was acquired by Stars Tower at the low price of 1.8 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

In fact, Ye Zhen also wanted to push the price higher, to make Stars Tower ’bleed’ a bit. However, at this moment, Ye Zhen did not dare to bid recklessly. If he did, and it backfired, being driven out of the auction was a minor issue. If the items he had already won were to be re-auctioned, that would be a significant loss.

All things considered, Ye Zhen had already spent a total of 5.3 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

The wealth Ye Zhen obtained from Yang Zhengxi was only 250 million Low Grade Spirit Crystals, which after including Yang Zhengxi’s private stash and exchange losses, equaled about 2.6 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

The assassin Ghost Spear Xian Yutong, being quite wealthy, directly contributed over 400,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals to Ye Zhen. Earlier, when Ye Zhen had slain Fuchenzi and seven Guardian Masters in Xining Martial City, he collected a total of eight Storage Rings.

Among these eight Storage Rings, the one with the most had 100,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, while the one with the least had only 20,000 to 30,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, approximately amounting to about 400,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

Counting Ye Zhen’s own Spirit Crystals, not including the value of other Spirit Crystals and Secret Manuals, Ye Zhen had about 3.6 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals in total. Including the value of the Demon Cloud Fruit, it was just enough.

To bid on anything else, Ye Zhen had best forget it, unless he decided to use those Supreme Attribute Spirit Crystals he obtained from the Black Dragon Secret Palace.

However, those Supreme Attribute Spirit Crystals were treasures wherever they went, and using one meant losing one. Unless absolutely necessary, Ye Zhen did not want to use them.

Bang!

With the sound of the auction hammer, auctioneer Youx Fang’s voice resonated once again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will now proceed with the auction of the third and final key item of this Auction of Treasures. This third key item, which our Heavenly Spirit Auction House has gone through great efforts to acquire, was initially intended as the ultimate key item of this Auction of Treasures to be auctioned last.

However, the emergence of a Demon Cloud Fruit resulted in this item losing its spot as the ultimate key item! Still, honestly speaking, if the legendary Ancient Secret Mansion, which appears only once every 60 years, had not emerged, even the Demon Cloud Fruit would not have taken this item’s place as the ultimate key item!

Ladies and gentlemen, please look!"

As he spoke, auctioneer Youx Fang placed his hand on the red silk covering the Sealing Jade Disc and gently pulled it away. An eye-dazzling radiance caused Ye Zhen’s eyes to sting slightly.

On the Sealing Jade Disc lay a pair of bracelets, each the size of a palm! One bracelet was cyan and the other purple, both shimmering with flowing light. Staring at them through the sealing barrier could even cause Ye Zhen’s eyes to sting.

"Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring! Mid-grade Spirit Artifact Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring, with power comparable to a High Grade Spirit Artifact!"

With the elevated voice of auctioneer Youx Fang, exclamations filled the auction hall continuously.

Mid-grade Spirit Artifact!

Ye Zhen was extremely surprised at the emergence of a Mid-grade Spirit Artifact in this Auction of Treasures. Typically, just the appearance of a Low Grade Spirit Artifact was notable enough, not to mention a Mid-grade Spirit Artifact like the Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring, with power comparable to a High Grade Spirit Crystal.

Instantly, Ye Zhen felt the urge to bid for this Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring.

However, upon reflection, he dismissed the idea for two reasons. First, Ye Zhen currently lacked the financial capacity. Second, Ye Zhen had already made a spectacle of himself at the auction today, and everyone knew him.

If Ye Zhen were to acquire this Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring, comparable to the Demon Cloud Fruit today, the moment he left the doors of the Heavenly Spirit Auction House, he would be hunted down by the entire world.

"Vice Sect Master Tian, I wonder who will take away this Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring..."

Ye Zhen’s voice abruptly stopped mid-sentence because he suddenly noticed that something was amiss in the VIP room he was in.

The expressions on Tian Guizhang and Fengh Qingyue seemed off, especially Fengh Qingyue’s!

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