Chapter 990: The Auction Ends
Tang San gently shook his head and said, "We've already drawn enough attention. If we even take the final item, then we'll truly be treated as major competitors. If you think about it, our constant bidding during this super auction significantly increased the Ancestral Court's revenue, so they will probably be very grateful for that. But precisely for that reason, we should quit while we're ahead. Let's leave this last one. Otherwise, if we grab it at a high price, people will start questioning our real reserves of Blue Gold Fruits."
With the amount of amethystine in his ring, let alone one Undying Golden Body, he could easily buy three of them. But to him, it simply wasn't important. The idea of burning one's flame of life to activate the Undying Golden Body definitely had some more nuances to it; there was no way that the Undying Demon Emperor had told people the whole story. Mei Gongzi was the Immortal Flame Phoenix clan's best shot at producing another Phoenix Emperor, but even if he couldn't give her the item now, nothing stopped him from giving it to another top phoenix race contender, or simply giving it to Mei Gongzi later. So why auction it off?
It would come as no surprise if there was something wrong with it. No, it would be weird if there wasn't.
"One hundred ninety-five thousand, going once... Any higher?" came the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor's voice.
Another record-breaking price. Almost everyone believed that such a powerful divine item, one that could drastically enhance combat ability and worked for anyone of any race, was definitely worth more than the Celestial Pillar previously auctioned.
Meanwhile, in Tang San's mind, he had already acquired the most valuable items of this auction, and everybody else could go pound sand.
To him personally, the Lifebond Necklace was the most important. Next, there was the Heart of Nature and the Black Tortoise Shield. Any one of these ranked far above the Undying Golden Body in his estimation.
Absolute defense? If the Black Tortoise Shield could be fully activated, wouldn't it offer the same protection? Absolutely. Tang San didn't believe anyone on this plane could break the Black Tortoise Shield, and more importantly, it didn't require him to burn off his life force. All he needed was the shield's acknowledgement and a bit of energy.
"Two hundred thousand, VIP Room Six." The Behemoth clan placed a higher bid.
It was clear now that the Behemoth clan was dead set on claiming victory in the upcoming Battle for the Throne.