Age of Evolution

The Soul Chasing King’s purpose was very clear; he came to this auction house to compete for the God Crystal.

He was very aware of his own limitations, attaining the strength of a King Sealing was his limit, he could not possibly enter the Hall of Fame, nor could he become a god with his own power.

So his only path was to purchase God Crystals and become a god by refining them.

However, God Crystals were something that could be stumbled upon but not sought after; auction houses didn’t always have them. He had been preparing for countless years, continuously saving money, all for the moment he could buy a God Crystal.

Based on his past experiences, such a God Crystal would typically cost about 50 billion. This time he had amassed over 60 billion and confidently came to the Tianfang Auction House, only to have the Ruthless King beat him to it.

If you didn’t have money in your card, you wouldn’t even have been able to raise a placard, as it required on the spot payment, and there were penalties if you failed to produce the funds.

The Ruthless King was slightly stronger than him, and had more money.

The Soul Chasing King was so angry his face turned red. If they weren’t at an auction house, he would have even dared to confront the Ruthless King on the spot.

Interrupting Divine Crystal, this was a great enmity!

Yet, the Ruthless King did not care about the Soul Chasing King’s display, and said coldly, “Are you done shouting or not? Who are you making that face for?”

Finally, Soul Chasing King, somewhat disheartened, sat down. Even the strongest martial artists could be tripped up by not having a single penny.

Jerry tried to stir up the bidding from above, but the bidding for the God Crystal ended here, as no one else was raising their bid.

Not everyone had the skills of Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen’s alchemy stood out amongst Saint-Level Alchemists, him being a Saint-Level Pinnacle Alchemist.

Even Lin Zhen only amassed his wealth of 70 billion by mastering the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, coincidentally taking over six Elixir Stores, and then fortune led him to this moment.

For a regular Saint-Level Alchemist, a profit of a few million to tens of millions a day was already astonishing.

The Ruthless King smoothly took possession of the God Crystal.

Lin Zhen watched the bidding between the two King-sealing Powerhouses quietly, envious of their strength.

He wondered how long it would take for him to reach the King-sealing level. Maybe if he had some time to comprehend the Time Law of the Piaomiao Divine Bell, that day might not be too far off.

The auction continued, but ordinary goods no longer interested Lin Zhen. The two King-sealing Demigods did not participate in any more bidding, but they did not leave either.

As the various small trinkets were gradually sold, finally, it was time for today’s main event.

The Piaomiao Divine Bell!

Two staff members delicately lifted a bronze bell onto the auction stage.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce today’s final item up for auction, the Piaomiao Divine Bell.”

“I don’t know how many of you have studied the Time Law, but those who have surely know that the Time Law is one of the toughest to learn. Time acceleration, time deceleration, time stoppage, even the fabled time retrogradation.”

“If time can really be reversed, then so can space-time. What a miraculous ability that would be.”

“Today’s Piaomiao Divine Bell is no longer classed as a spirit treasure, but a supreme treasure. What is a supreme treasure? It means a lofty treasure! It is the strongest treasure at the apex of the Original World.”

“Legend has it that the Piaomiao Divine Bell was the treasure of a top-level deity. The bell contains the essence of the deity’s lifetime of cultivation, including the mysteries of the Time Law. If the cultivator can comprehend the principle within it, then you might even be able to stop time, making any moment you desire last forever!”

“Both God Crystal and Supreme Treasures hold immense value. To those without a God Crystal, the crystal might be more precious, but for those who possess a God Crystal, the Supreme Treasure would be the most treasured. Because this was used by a deity, and has come to our Tianfang City, this is everyone’s chance, a great fortune!”

“The auction begins now. Like the God Crystal, this Supreme Treasure starts at 10 billion, with increments of at least 1 billion each time, so let’s get going!”

Jerry shouted with all his might, stirring the atmosphere of the venue once again.

We don’t need Jerry’s long-winded explanation to know the value of the Supreme Treasure. However, for most people, the Piaomiao Divine Bell is not very useful to them.

That’s because they don’t have the ability to comprehend the Time Law. It’s just too difficult.

But there will always be some who need it. Out of the hundreds of people present, dozens of people joined in the bidding.

The price rose rapidly, surpassing 30 billion in no time.

After surpassing 30 billion, people began to drop out one by one. Supreme Treasures are good, but without money, you certainly can’t get one.

The Scholar and Wild Man were also among those bidding. By the time the price reached 45 billion, only these two remained.

At this point, Soul Chasing King made a move again.

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Although he didn’t win the God Crystal, Soul Chasing King didn’t want to miss out on this Supreme Treasure again. Perhaps there was a chance to exchange the Supreme Treasure for a God Crystal.

If he could bring it deep into the Endless Battlefield, Soul Chasing King was certain that the Supreme Treasure’s price would definitely surpass that of the God Crystal. He believed that he would definitely encounter someone who knew its value sooner or later.

But as soon as he finished shouting his bid, the Ruthless King spoke again.

“60 billion!”

The Soul Chasing King’s eyes widened: “Ruthless, aren’t you being too excessive? You’ve already taken my God Crystal, now you want to take my Supreme Treasure too. Did you come here today just to oppose me?”

“Soul Chasing, don’t overestimate yourself, I don’t have the mood to oppose you, and you’re simply not worthy. I came here today to buy what I want, and as far as opposing is concerned, anyone who bids against me is opposing me!”

The scholar and the wild man sat down again, the two half-god kings who sealed the king once again took the stage, they did not have the financial capacity or the power to compete with the other party.

The Soul Chasing King’s teeth gnashed soundly, popping out a sentence from between his teeth: “6.5 billion!”

“6.6 billion!” This time, the Ruthless King only increased by one billion. He had already figured out how much money the Soul Chasing King had. At this bid, the Soul Chasing King could no longer raise the price.

Sure enough, the Soul Chasing King once again met a Waterloo. Faced with a price of 6.6 billion, he was already powerless.

Up on the auction stage, Jerry shook his head slightly, it seemed that Ruthless was winning again.

Just about to bring down the hammer, another voice rang out from the scene.

“7 billion!”

“Who!”

The person sitting next to Ruthless shivered all over, and the temperature around instantly dropped below zero.

Ruthless cast his knife-like gaze towards where the sound was coming from and saw Lin Zhen sitting there.

A noise filled the room: “So it’s Saint Master Lin Zhen!”

“When did the Saint Master come here? How did he manage to seat at the corner?”

“Saint Master, I am going on an expedition to the depths of the Endless Battlefield in a few days. I urgently need a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill as a reserve. I wonder if I can pre-order a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill from you? You have to know that the price of Nine Revolutions Golden Pills is now soaring, and the supply cannot meet the demand, I simply can’t bid for it!”

“Me too, I need to pre-order two. Can there be a discount for buying more?”

Lin Zhen smiled at everyone: “Everyone, it’s auction time now, let’s not make a scene, shall we?”

These powerhouses also knew this rule, they just became a bit eager, and they all stopped talking, but were thinking about how to establish a good relationship with Lin Zhen, this new upstart, in order to buy elixirs.

The Ruthless King looked up and down at Lin Zhen for a while. On his face as still as an iceberg, there was no wave at all. He slowly said, “So it’s Lin Zhen, the newly emerging Saint-Level Alchemist. Your fame is not small, I’ve heard your name in the Hidden Sky City, but you still fall short when competing with me for treasures.”

“8 billion!” The Ruthless felt like his person, and his tone of speech carried a chilling feel, as if the chill had seeped into one’s bones.

It must be said, Ruthless is very rich.

As number one in Hidden Sky City, Ruthless’s assets are very substantial. He just spent 7 billion to buy the Divine Crystal, and he could still take out 8 billion to buy the Divine Bell. This financial strength is astonishing.

Lin Zhen also doesn’t have 8 billion right now, he doesn’t have the capacity to raise the bid.

But Lin Zhen has his ideas.

Lin Zhen turned his gaze towards the Soul Chasing King: “Soul Chasing King, could you lend me some money and let me win this auction?”

The Soul Chasing King frowned slightly: “Why? Although you are a Saint Master, you are not on the same level as us, and I need something that you can’t provide. Why should I help you?”

“Good, since Soul Chasing King said so, then do you need this?”

Saying that, Lin Zhen raised his palm, and a God Crystal shining with starlight appeared in his palm.

“Ah! You have a God Crystal too! How much? I’ll buy it!” The Soul Chasing King was overjoyed immediately, no one saw clearly his actions, he had already arrived next to Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen smiled: “60 billion.”

“Deal!”

The Soul Chasing King did not hesitate at all. He transferred the funds on the spot. 60 billion was in Lin Zhen’s hands, and he had gotten the God Crystal, overjoyed and added Lin Zhen to his Dimensional Universe friend: “Lin Zhen, I will skip the formalities, from now on in Tianfang City, you are my brother, anyone who wants to trouble you, with the exception of the city lord, you can use my name, Soul Chasing!”

“Thank you, brother, but in Tianfang City I probably won’t need it. We will meet again somewhere, sometime.”

The Soul Chasing King nodded: “Yes, yes, but now that I have the God Crystal, I need to find a place to close up. See you, brother!”

Having said that, the Soul Chasing King quickly left the auction venue. He obviously couldn’t wait any more.

After Lin Zhen received 60 billion from the Soul Chasing King, the amount in his card reached 130 billion.

He turned towards Ruthless again, speaking lightly: “Ruthless King, to speak freely, I only have 130 billion here in total. If you exceed this price today, I will admit defeat. 100 billion!”

He increased the bid by 20 billion at once, and Lin Zhen’s bid also carried a psychological strategy. If Ruthless wanted to fight for this treasure, it would cost him at least more than 130 billion.

No one’s money comes easy, Ruthless also needed to think carefully about it.

Lin Zhen didn’t know whether Ruthless had the financial power to keep up with him, but Ruthless stopped bidding.

“Lin Zhen, you win. But I do have a question, are you planning to participate in the Storm Eye later?”

Lin Zhen was taken aback: “Yes.”

“Very well….. then you should take good care of the Piaomiao Divine Bell, don’t lose it.”

Having said that, Ruthless stood up and left the auction house.

A hint of a cold smile tugged at the corner of Lin Zhen’s mouth as he walked up to the front of the auction stage.

Jerry excitedly swung the small hammer down: “Let’s congratulate now our leading figure of the elixir industry in Tianfang City, Saint Master Lin Zhen, for winning the Piaomiao Divine Bell at a price of 100 billion. Sold!!!”