Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

"Three point one billion!"

After Long Chan called out his bid, the smile on his face grew even brighter.

He looked at Gai Jinlong provocatively. "Gai Jinlong, are you going to bid again?"

Gai Jinlong's expression stiffened. The price was already beyond what he could afford. He gave a bitter laugh. "Fine, fine. It's yours."

Long Chan roared with laughter, looking incredibly smug. "Gai Jinlong, in the end, you still lost to me. Buying such a batch of elite equipment for three point one billion... it's absolutely worth it!"

Gai Jinlong shook his head dejectedly.

Wei Lihuang brought down the hammer, awarding the batch of Profound Weapons to Long Chan and collecting the 3.1 billion Upper-Grade Spirit Crystals.

Long Chan gripped the Storage Ring in his hand, waved it at Gai Jinlong, and gloated, "Gai Jinlong, as soon as I return, I'm going to form an elite legion. When that time comes, more than half of your Luotian Dynasty's territory will fall into the hands of my Dragon Emperor Ancient Country. Hahaha! Three point one billion in exchange for the title of the Eastern Continent's number one dynasty... a worthy trade!"

"Damn it..."

Gai Jinlong's face was dark, his fists clenched in anger and indignation.

Yang Qiong shook his head and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Brother Long!"

"It seems the Dragon Emperor Ancient Country is going to replace the Luotian Dynasty!" Song Tiancheng said with a wry smile.

Bing Qianchi chimed in, "Congratulations, Brother Long! The Dragon Emperor Ancient Country becoming number one in the Eastern Continent is just around the corner. When that day comes, you'll have to treat us all to a grand celebration!"

Long Chan smiled, satisfied. "But of course!"

Meanwhile, the mood on the Luotian Dynasty's side was utterly somber.

Gai Shi couldn't help but curse, "Bull... shit!"

However, just as everyone was remarking on how the Dragon Emperor Ancient Country would use this batch of Profound Weapons to surpass the Luotian Dynasty and become the foremost power in the Eastern Continent...

Jiang Chen, who had been sitting this whole time, suddenly stood up. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he walked over to Gai Jinlong and said, "Elder Golden Dragon, why so disappointed? It's just a pile of trash Profound Weapons, isn't it? I happen to have some I'm not using, so please, allow me to gift them to you."

"Hm?"

Gai Jinlong froze, staring at the Storage Ring Jiang Chen was handing him. He managed a wry smile. "Jiang Chen, that was a batch of over one hundred thousand Profound-tier and above Profound Weapons. How could you possibly call them trash?"

He thought Jiang Chen was just trying to comfort him.

Jiang Chen gave Gai Jinlong a wink and said with a grin, "Elder Golden Dragon, why don't you take a look first before saying anything else?"

"This..."

Gai Jinlong hesitated.

Long Jingtian roared with laughter and mocked him, "Jiang Chen, are you trying to be funny? That was over a hundred thousand weapons, all at least Profound Tier, and you're calling them trash? Are you just going to pull out a few pieces of scrap metal? Who do you think you're fooling?"

Jiang Chen remained unfazed, simply smiling at Gai Jinlong.

Gai Jinlong frowned, sighed softly, and opened the Storage Ring.

But then, Gai Jinlong shot to his feet. A look of sheer ecstasy spread across his face. He looked at Jiang Chen, his voice trembling, "N-Nephew Jiang Chen, a-are you... are you really giving all of this to me?"

"Of course," Jiang Chen smiled.

"Excellent, excellent! Nephew Jiang Chen, from this day forward, you are the most honored guest of my Luotian Dynasty!" Gai Jinlong was ecstatic, his form of address having changed completely. "Nephew Jiang Chen, I recall that your home is in the Cloud Domain, the Saint Martial Dynasty, correct? When I return, I will immediately order my men to construct a Teleportation Array. From now on, your Saint Martial Dynasty will be the Luotian Dynasty's most loyal ally! We will rise and fall together!"

Jiang Chen was inwardly delighted.

He had made far too many enemies. He wasn't afraid of retaliation himself, but his one lingering concern was the safety of the Saint Martial Dynasty and the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect.

'Now, with the Luotian Dynasty's support, the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect should be safe!'

Jiang Chen smiled and cupped his fist. "Thank you, Elder Golden Dragon!"

"None of that 'Elder' talk. Just call me Uncle Gai!" Gai Jinlong said with a hearty wave of his hand.

Jiang Chen rubbed his nose and smiled. "Uncle Gai!"

"Good! Hahahaha..."

Gai Jinlong let out a booming laugh, all traces of his earlier frustration and indignation completely gone.

Everyone was dumbfounded. "..."

What was going on?

Long Chan stared at Gai Jinlong, his expression a mixture of shock and suspicion. A powerful sense of unease crept into his heart.

He had been rivals with Gai Jinlong his entire life.

He knew Gai Jinlong's personality well. There was no way something ordinary from Jiang Chen would cause him to lose his composure like this, much less make a move to bind the entire Luotian Dynasty to the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect.

Long Chan narrowed his eyes and demanded in a low voice, "Gai Jinlong, what exactly is in that Storage Ring?"

"You want to know?"

Gai Jinlong grinned.

He was feeling absolutely incredible.

'So, you think you're hot stuff, Long Chan? Your Dragon Emperor Ancient Country is so rich, isn't it? You spent three point one billion Upper-Grade Spirit Crystals to buy all those Profound Weapons because you wanted to surpass my Luotian Dynasty, right?'

'Hahahaha...'

Gai Jinlong smirked, then opened the Storage Ring. A thunderous CLANG of weapons clashing together echoed out. Before the stunned eyes of the crowd, one Profound Weapon after another tumbled out into the cabin, piling up into a dense mountain of steel that made the entire Celestial Lake Tour Boat dip lower in the water.

GASP—

GASP—

A series of sharp gasps echoed through the cabin.

Expert after expert shot up from their seats, their decorum utterly forgotten. The looks on their faces were priceless!

Shock, amazement, utter disbelief...

"Profound Tier? These are all Profound-tier Profound Weapons?"

"Earth Tier? These are all Earth-tier Profound Weapons!"

"And even Celestial-tier Profound Weapons!"

"My god... One hundred fifty thousand Profound-tier weapons, fifty thousand Earth-tier weapons, and five thousand Celestial-tier Profound Weapons? Are you fucking kidding me?"

Everyone present was a top-tier expert.

With a single sweep of their eyes, they could get a rough estimate of the number of Profound Weapons.

Every single person wore an expression of utter shock.

Song Tiancheng gave a wry smile. "No wonder even someone with Gai Jinlong's temperament got that excited!"

"Jiang Chen produced all of this? How is that possible?" Yang Qiong's face twitched.

Bing Qianchi swallowed hard.

Long Chan trembled all over, the hand clutching his Storage Ring shaking uncontrollably. "Th-th-this... how is this possible? How? The Profound Weapons I just spent an astronomical three point one billion on... are worth less than a free gift to Gai Jinlong? How is that possible?!"

He simply couldn't accept this reality!

It was like spending your life savings to buy a roast chicken, and just as you were feeling pleased with yourself, you turn around and see your mortal enemy feasting on a whole roast pig that he got for free.

The comparison was just brutal!

Gai Jinlong beamed as he gathered up the Profound Weapons. He looked at Long Chan with unconcealed mockery. "Long Chan, compared to these Profound Weapons of mine, that batch you're holding really is just a pile of trash!"

"I... Damn it all..."

Long Chan flew into a violent rage. He momentarily lost control of his True Essence, and with a loud CRUNCH, he shattered the Storage Ring in his hand.

The Storage Ring instantly turned to dust, and the over one hundred thousand Profound Weapons stored inside disintegrated along with it!

"No..."

Long Chan's face turned deathly pale. The successive blows were too much; a flush rose to his cheeks, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood with a "BLEGH."

"Your Majesty!"

Long Jingtian rushed to support Long Chan.

Long Chan shoved him away and wiped the blood from his lips, his venomous gaze fixed on Jiang Chen. "This is all your fault, you little bastard! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to tear you limb from limb!"

"Long Chan, this is the Celestial Secret Pavilion, not a place for you to cause trouble!" Wei Lihuang's expression changed as he stepped in front of Jiang Chen.

Gai Jinlong snorted coldly and strode forward to shield Jiang Chen. "Long Chan, what do you think you're doing?"

"You two... Fine, fine! So you're both going to protect this brat, is that it? Don't think for a second that I can't kill him just because I can't make a move myself!" Long Chan glared venomously at them both, then turned his gaze to Long Jingtian. "Jingtian, kill that little bastard for me!"

"Rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Long Jingtian nodded viciously. His venomous gaze fell upon Jiang Chen as he snarled through gritted teeth, "Jiang Chen, I challenge you to a duel to the death, here on the Celestial Lake. Do you dare to accept?"

"Jiang Chen, don't accept!" Gai Shi said urgently.

Wei Lihuang shook his head at him, also advising against it.

Gai Jinlong added, "Nephew Jiang Chen, don't be afraid. With your Uncle Gai here, no one can force you to do anything."

However, ignoring their advice, Jiang Chen simply smiled faintly. He took two steps forward, met Long Jingtian's gaze without a trace of fear or arrogance, and spoke slowly. "Why wouldn't I dare?"