Daqian Martial Saint

As a defensive Quasi-Divine Weapon, its incredible toughness and ability to change size at will attracted fierce bidding from many Absolute Masters who excelled in attack but were weak in defense.

Inside the private boxes on the eighth and top floors, the eyes of many Absolute Masters glinted as they began to bid.

"Four hundred and fifty Yuan Crystals!"

"Four hundred and eighty Yuan Crystals!"

"..."

In just a few moments, the price began to skyrocket.

"Five hundred and sixty Yuan Crystals!"

In the end, despite participation from many guests in the top-floor boxes, the Quasi-Divine Weapon was won by a guest from an eighth-floor box.

Such a result was beyond the expectations of most people present. The guest from the eighth-floor box could be considered a dark horse!

After all, the bidding had reached a point where the exorbitant price deterred most people. The main bidders were typically the more affluent guests from the top-floor boxes, with bids from the eighth-floor guests only chiming in occasionally.

It was unexpected that the Quasi-Divine Weapon was ultimately won by a guest from an eighth-floor box.

Inside an eighth-floor private box.

As the bidding for the item concluded, the guest, completely shrouded in a black robe, let out a grating laugh.

’This trip wasn’t in vain! With this Heavy Treasure protecting me, I’ll be able to ignore my opponent’s attacks to a certain degree and freely activate the Meridian Cyan Light Sword. When the Meridian Cyan Light flashes and the thunder rolls, I can only imagine how much my combat power will increase! HAHAHAHA...’

’The Beicang Auction...’

The laughter gradually subsided, and the voice that followed became completely inaudible.

...

"Distinguished guests, next up is the fifth highlight of today’s auction! I’m sure I don’t need to say much, as you all know what it is! It’s the Horizontal Divine Skill Training, the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique!"

"The Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique practices both Inner and Outer Cultivation—Inner Refining Divine Intent and External Body Refinement—granting the power of a Dragon Elephant. Upon reaching the Minor Success Realm, one can form a preliminary Overlord Body. With surging True Qi, its protective force is enough to crush most Horizontal Training Skills. If you can cultivate it to the Perfection Realm, you will forge a true Overlord Body, gaining immunity to certain Control-type Divine Wonders. It is incomparably tyrannical!"

"The starting bid is five hundred Yuan Crystals, with a minimum increment of ten Yuan Crystals!"

As Li Dongshan’s voice fell, the atmosphere in the auction hall once again grew incredibly heated.

"The Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique! Legend says that cultivating it to the Perfection Realm gives you a chance to ascend to the Dragon and Tiger Chart!"

"Even among Divine Skills, it’s considered top-tier! I wonder who will end up with such a technique?"

"..."

The guests in the main hall and the individual booths, no matter how much they coveted the Divine Skill, could only be spectators in the face of the exorbitant starting price.

Five hundred Yuan Crystals! This was a genuinely massive sum. Even a top-tier Absolute Master might not possess such wealth! And that’s if you included the value of their weapons and other belongings, to say nothing of having that amount in pure Yuan Crystals!

Everyone who could participate in this round of bidding had the backing of a powerful faction. Trying to bid as an individual was exceedingly difficult. At the very least, one would need combat power on par with those on the Dragon and Tiger Chart, supplemented by a corresponding status.

"Five hundred and fifty Yuan Crystals!"

From an eighth-floor box, an eight-foot-tall, powerfully built man with a body like cast iron tried to seize the initiative with an opening bid.

Unfortunately, his hopes were dashed as his voice was quickly drowned out by a chorus of competing bids.

"Five hundred and sixty Yuan Crystals!"

"Five hundred and seventy Yuan Crystals!"

"..."

Inside his box, listening to the bidding, Chen Ping’an’s eyes brightened.

’Time to make my move!’

"Six hundred Yuan Crystals!" Chen Ping’an resonated his True Qi, and his voice boomed throughout the auction hall.

The jump of thirty Yuan Crystals caused a brief pause in the bidding. Unfortunately, that price wasn’t enough to deter the others.

"Six hundred and twenty Yuan Crystals!"

"Six hundred and thirty Yuan Crystals!"

"..."

’This is really intense,’ Chen Ping’an mused, hearing the bids rise one after another.

Even at this price, there were still twenty or thirty boxes competing.

’I wonder how many of them are just testing the waters, and how many are truly determined to fight for this item to the end.’

In a short while, the price rose to six hundred and fifty Yuan Crystals.

"Seven hundred Yuan Crystals!"

Chen Ping’an directly jumped the bid by fifty Yuan Crystals, projecting an air of absolute determination.

’Since my goal is clear, it’s better to be aggressive than hesitant. Make the ones who are just testing the waters back down immediately.’

"Seven hundred and ten Yuan Crystals!" someone from a top-floor box bid.

"Seven hundred and thirty Yuan Crystals!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Ping’an immediately raised the bid again, displaying his relentless determination.

The magnitude of Chen Ping’an’s bid caused another lull in the auction. A full few seconds passed before another voice finally spoke up.

"Seven hundred and forty Yuan Crystals!"

"Seven hundred and sixty Yuan Crystals!" Without a moment’s pause, Chen Ping’an’s voice rang out again.

The auction hall fell silent for even longer this time. ’This situation,’ Chen Ping’an thought, ’is making me act like some kind of villain from a novel.’

’It’s the classic "I’ll match whatever you’ve got, money is no object" attitude!’

’Heh...’

’This feeling is pretty exhilarating, but...’

’I can’t overdo it. I should tone it down a bit.’

After a pause of seven or eight seconds, a voice finally emerged from one of the top-floor boxes.

"Seven hundred and seventy Yuan Crystals!"

This time, Chen Ping’an still countered immediately, but he only raised the bid by ten Yuan Crystals.

"Seven hundred and eighty Yuan Crystals!"

’I’ve already shown my determination. Now it’s time to be steady. If I’m too high-profile and get on someone’s nerves, they might drive up the price just to spite me. That would be just asking for trouble.’

"Seven hundred and ninety Yuan Crystals!"

Chen Ping’an waited for a moment before a rather androgynous voice placed a bid. It came from a different top-floor box. It seemed the previous bidder had given up.

"Eight hundred Yuan Crystals!" Before Chen Ping’an could even speak, a voice rang out from another box on the eighth floor.

Chen Ping’an glanced toward the source of the voice and realized it was the same box that had bid at the very beginning.

"Eight hundred and ten Yuan Crystals!" Chen Ping’an’s voice rang out.

"Eight hundred and twenty Yuan Crystals!" Accompanied by a cold snort, the other party’s voice sounded again.

"Eight hundred and thirty Yuan Crystals!" Chen Ping’an gave no ground.

BAM!

Inside one of the eighth-floor boxes, the towering man with a body like cast iron slammed his palm on the long table before him. Even without using True Qi, the immense force pulverized the incredibly thick table.

"You’re courting death!" The towering man’s large, round eyes blazed with fury.

’Eight hundred and twenty Yuan Crystals was my absolute limit! To win this Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique, I didn’t bid on a single previous item. I thought victory was assured, that I’d be able to claim this Divine Skill, but I never imagined...’

’To fall short at the final hurdle!’

’Who dares to compete with me!?’

’Anger filled the towering man’s chest, and a palpable Evil Qi radiated from his body. He had never been a patient man. If anyone dared to challenge him to his face, he wouldn’t waste a single word on them; he’d just slap their head into mush!’

’But now, his opponent wasn’t in front of him. He could only endure it for the time being.’

’You dare compete with me!? We’ll see if I don’t beat you to death!’

’Something big is about to happen soon. I’ll let you enjoy yourself for now! Once this auction is over... you’ll learn the consequences of offending me, Iron Tower Demon Luo!’

Iron Tower Demon Luo, a master from the Rising Dragon Dao, ranked 279th on the Dragon and Tiger Chart!

...

"Eight hundred and thirty Yuan Crystals, going once... Eight hundred and thirty Yuan Crystals, going twice... and sold for eight hundred and thirty Yuan Crystals! Very well, let us congratulate the distinguished guest in Box 072 for winning the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique!"

On the central circular stage, a visibly excited Li Dongshan made the loud announcement.

The final few rounds of bidding for this highlight item were fought between guests on the eighth floor; the bidders from the top-floor boxes had all decided to back down. All in all, it was a rather strange outcome.

As expected, the eighth-floor boxes were hiding quite a few major figures. Over eight hundred Yuan Crystals was no small sum, even for a Grandmaster.

’I got it!’ Hearing Li Dongshan’s final announcement, Chen Ping’an’s spirits lifted.

After planning for so long, he had finally won the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique.

’Although the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique isn’t as good as the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill, it’s still incredibly powerful. I’ve already cultivated the Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill to Perfection. If I were to cultivate this Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique to the Perfection Realm as well...’

’I wonder just how much stronger my physical body would become!?’

’At full strength, could it even rival a Divine Weapon!?’

While Chen Ping’an was lost in thought, the auction for the sixth highlight item, the Ice Soul Profound Heart Lotus, began.

At the same time, a knock sounded on the door of his box.