aircannonsinc Chapter 40 The Remains of the Flame Star Beast
Chapter 40 The Remains of the Flame Star Beast
Ten days later, in the virtual universe.
An incredibly elegant continent suspended in the clouds, covered with all sorts of exotic flowers and plants, the most eye-catching of which is the building in the center of the continent.
The enormous auction hall stood silently, like a crouching behemoth.
One after another, powerful realm lords filed in from all sides. At the entrance where Perseus was queuing alone, there were more than 100,000 realm lords waiting to enter.
Facing a series of powerful individuals, some flamboyant and others reserved, Perseus held his own in the slightest.
Although his strength was only that of a Domain Lord, the two great talents of his Demon Orb bloodline gave him an inexplicable domineering aura, like a raging flame. Combined with the strange fire pattern between his eyebrows, he looked almost the same as a Realm Lord who had gained the recognition of the Law of Fire, and blended in with the group without any sense of incongruity.
At this moment, Perseus was having a lively conversation with a burly man beside him who looked like an iron tower.
"So, your Hill Empire's monarch really was killed by his own niece with a single spear thrust?"
"Whose fault is this!"
The burly man winked and said, "A peak Domain Lord dares to provoke a Realm Lord and even arrange a marriage for him. What era is this? There are still such things as arranged marriages... That Ice Realm Lord is quite tolerant. If I were her, I would have killed this disobedient uncle on the spot."
"What, your Fire Cloud Clan's royal family hasn't had similar incidents?"
"I haven't been back to my clan's territory for a long time."
Perseus shook his head helplessly. "The universe has fed them too much. Your Hill Empire's emperor has been on the throne for too long; he's probably forgotten that in the universe, strength is everything!"
Upon hearing this, the burly man immediately nodded in agreement.
"Yes—strength is everything."
"However, we realm lords may seem glamorous, but who knows that without immortality, we are still just ants?"
"Haha, what is a Realm Lord? ... In previous auctions, more than a million Realm Lords gathered each time. I think this time will be about the same."
Perseus glanced at the still crowded throng.
"Breakthroughs are indeed not easy!"
"Look at these millions of realm lords, it's already pretty good if ten of them break through. Right now, I'm thinking, if I could find a treasure left behind by a heaven-defying realm lord someday, I could sell it and use the proceeds to buy a chance to comprehend the primordial universe..."
The burly man immediately turned into a circumference.
"You also found the remnant of the Heaven-Defying Realm Lord. Although the quota for comprehending the Initial Universe appears every few auctions, it doesn't mean you can break through immediately just by entering. If you're relying on this kind of luck, you might as well ask your Fire Cloud Clan Chief for help."
"Should we make the clan chief hand over his savings?"
Immediately, both sides burst into a wild laugh, sharing the same stench.
An Immortal Army Lord's assets are generally around ten thousand Hunyuan.
They also had to focus on their own cultivation, and even with the labor force of a single star field under their command, they couldn't accumulate much wealth by opening up a moderately civilized nation.
In this situation, how could a general military leader afford to support a world lord entering the initial universe?
If that were to happen, the military leader would likely have to sell everything he owns, not only his personal treasures but also the moderately civilized nation under his control.
So Perseus was just saying that.
If the leader of the Fire Cloud Clan dared to make such a request, he would probably be chased and killed by his own clan leader.
Soon, it was Perseus's turn in the queue, along with that burly world lord.
However, the two were not seated together.
Perseus's ID is GHI897625, while the burly man's is LKM952714. These two areas are separated by more than a dozen districts and are completely unrelated.
Of course, since they got along quite well, they exchanged contact information early on, because they never knew when it might come in handy.
"Brother Perseus, I'll be going now!"
"Don't forget what we talked about before. I have a treasure here that can help a realm lord quickly accumulate energy. Could you help me collect biological materials for research later?"
After bidding farewell to the burly world lord, Perseus quickly returned to his seat.
The auction seats were all standard six meters wide and ten meters high, a total of 500 million seats lined up together. Although not all of them were filled, just the sheer number of seats piled together seemed to create a whole new world.
……
Three hours later, the auction officially began.
As is customary, the primary auction usually lasts for 10 days, with a total of 50 lots, five lots per day, each lot containing 1000 items.
Perseus, who had visited several times, knew the rules inside and out.
However, those who attend the primary auction are generally realm lords, and the number of immortal gods is very small, so there aren't many treasures that can truly catch the eye each day.
A special group of slaves used to warm up the crowd.
These Star Spirit Beasts devour cosmic energy to condense Star Spirit Crystals. Although the yield is low, they can be used to enhance strength and are useful to powerful individuals of any attribute.
The first set of auction items includes mechanical battle suits, Jade Spirit Fruits, and plant life forms...
The second set of photographs features nine powerful tools for mastering various varieties…
The treasures appeared one after another like flowing water, each appearance sparking an extremely fierce competition. With over a million realm lords involved, there was always one realm lord who needed them.
However, these things were of little help to Perseus.
A treasure to enhance strength? He has an endless supply of life essence.
Metals that can be used to forge weapons? He can directly synthesize divine weapons.
With the puzzle system, apart from a few special treasures that cannot be replicated, the other auction items failed to attract his attention.
Perseus, however, knew his own needs.
He couldn't afford to waste money on these things until the real treasure appeared.
Before we knew it, it was the afternoon of the fifth day of the auction.
After waiting for four days and taking no pictures, Perseus pursed his lips, thinking that today was another fruitless day.
Suddenly, a burst of intense dark red fire exploded from the projection above.
Then Perseus heard the charming fox-tailed auctioneer introduce the most important and sensational item in the middle of the auction in an indescribably exaggerated tone.
"The last item in the 25th lot is the remains of a Flame Star Beast."
"As we all know, the Flame Star Beast ranks among the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts. It can reach the level of a World Lord upon adulthood, making it the perfect choice for creating clones. And this remains, which we have preliminarily verified..."
The already excited voice suddenly became longer—
"It's a domain lord level!!!!"
The booming sound echoed continuously in the hall.
Perseus, however, heard the world lord, who was human-bodied and snake-tailed, complaining.
"It's not a living cub, just a skeleton. How many of these million realm lords present have the opportunity to create an avatar?"
Of course, some realm masters also had the idea of taking advantage of the situation and were preparing materials for creating clones.
"Maybe a clone will appear?"
"To buy a live cub would cost hundreds of thousands of Hunyuan, but a skeleton would only cost a few dozen Hunyuan."
Perseus was also unsure how many people with the talent "clone" were hiding among them, taking advantage of the chaos.
In short, the item must be his.
Suddenly, the screen in the distance started scrolling like crazy.
"10000 trillion cosmic coins... 15000 trillion cosmic coins... 3 Chaos Yuan... 10 Chaos Yuan..."
In a short time, the price soared to 34 yuan.
Each realm lord put in their best effort, pretending to be indifferent while secretly exerting their strength.
Perseus sneered as he looked at the group of penniless wretches.
"100 Hunyuan!"
The sudden freeze of the numbers caused the pupils of the other realm lords who wanted to intervene to shrink.
Which immortal met their end?
Some skeptical realm lords tentatively entered 101 Hunyuan, but unexpectedly, in the next moment...
"150 Mixed Yuan!!!"
This time, no stubborn realm lord followed suit.
After all, no one's money comes from thin air.
This provoked the Immortal powerhouse to resort to blitzkrieg tactics. Even if they gritted their teeth and scraped together another sum of money, did the Immortal on the other side simply stop raising the price?
Faced with opponents they couldn't compete with, the realm lords decisively chose to give up.
Perseus then won the last item in the 25th auction with a high price of 150 rubles.