It was only that as Suya passed by Xiao Moxian, her eyes flashed and she raised her proud swan-like neck, her gaze touching upon Xiao Moxian.
Xiao Moxian returned this gaze with eyes that could kill. Her small canines were sharp like a little tiger's, reflecting an icy cold brightness.
As the two women's eyes met, an intense electric light sparked in the void.
With a bang, the door closed.
As Suya's footsteps gradually faded away, Xiao Moxian slowly pursed her lips. She shot Lin Ming a look, her complexion still gloomy. She didn't think that Suya was more beautiful than she was, but Suya's figure had the flavor of a ripe peach, explosive and bursting from the seams. This was an attribute that Xiao Moxian completely lacked; her figure was more slender and smooth.
"Disgusting woman." Xiao Moxian indignantly sputtered out.
Lin Ming coughed. Without saying anything, he picked up a divine runic pen.
Over the next half month, Lin Ming invested all of his time and focus in producing the improved Heavenly Fire Symbol and the Heretical God Symbol.
These divine runic symbols were far more complex than the previous Nirvanic Tribulation Flame Symbol.
Every time he drew one up he would have to put in seven to eight times the effort of producing a Nirvanic Tribulation Flame Symbol. Moreover, what gave Lin Ming a headache the most was that the failure rate was far too high!
In the first few days the failure rate reached as high as 70-80%. With this rate, Lin Ming could only draw up a single divine runic symbol in one day.
Even half a month later, his failure rate only fell to 50%.
This was also with the batch of Soul Recovery Symbols that Suya had provided. With their wonderful effects of revitalizing the divine soul, every time Lin Ming felt his soul force on the verge of collapse he would absorb one Soul Recovery Symbol and feel his soul force rapidly restore itself.
Time quickly passed.
In the final two days before the treasure fair began, Lin Ming didn't take a single moment of rest. Every time a Heavenly Fire Symbol failed and exploded, not only would Lin Ming's clothes tear apart but even the nearby strange and amusing Xiao Moxian would find her face completely blackened with soot. When combined her two white canines, this was an especially entertaining sight.
But in the end, Lin Ming still produced 10 improved Heavenly Fire Symbols and 10 Heretical God Symbols.
In the early morning of the next day, as the sky was bright and the sun was dawning, countless crowds of people had gathered in Divine Rune City.
As Xiao Moxian and Lin Ming left the Divine Runic Masters Guild they were able to see the tides of people flying through the skies, like swarms of locusts!
Only during the period of the treasure fair would Divine Rune City allow martial artists to fly, because the treasure fair was held in the floating castle. Due to this, this miraculous scene could be viewed.
The floating castle was a hundred miles wide and flew high in the air. Even so, the innumerable martial artists surrounding it were like motes of dust!
Although he had barely managed to catch a night of rest, Lin Ming was still feeling the aftereffects of overdrawing his soul force for an entire month. Now that he suddenly left his room, the dazzling sunlight made even Lin Ming feel a bout of dizziness. It took him a moment to adapt to the brilliant dappled sunlight.
"There really is a great deal of people here." Looking at this scene in front of him, Lin Ming was startled. With so many people it was hard to imagine just how high the volume of trade transactions would be.
Taking Xiao Moxian's hand, Lin Ming once more flew into the treasure fair in the flying castle. At this time, he suddenly had a strange feeling.
He could clearly feel that as he arrived at the treasure fair, the entire floating castle rippled with a thick power of divine runic symbols.
These were a type of hidden defensive divine runic symbols that were fused into the spirit stone of th
the castle. If anyone attacked this castle, these defensive divine runic symbols would erupt with a terrifying defensive barrier.
Rows upon rows of stores were everywhere, with the treasures inside all outstanding. Compared to the last time Lin Ming was here, there were many more good items.
Just by smelling the rich medicinal fragrance in the air, he could tell that there were far more spirit medicines for sale.
However, the sale square which had been there before had been cleared out.
A massive complex hung in the center of it, shaped like an eight-sided honeycomb.
This building was like a miniature sun. it was covered with radiant glowing stones, swallowing up all surrounding shadows and shining with a noon light.
On all eight sides of this honeycomb structure, around every 10 miles, there was a giant massive illusory mirror that showed what was occurring within.
It was clear that this was an auction site. The staff inside were busily bustling about in preparation. However, it was clear from the hourglass that hung above the structure that there was only an hour left until the auction began.
Lin Ming had already received the news. From today forth, the most precious items of the treasure fair would all be sold in the auction.
As for the item shops outside, the things they sold were far from comparable to the heavenly treasures sold in the auction house.
It was inevitable that the jade dragon horn he needed would appear there, and it was even possible that the dragon saliva grass would too. After all, these were materials that top divine runic masters wanted and their price would definitely soar as the divine runic masters fought for them!
As Lin Ming was thinking, he heard a giggle burst out from the entrance.
"Duke Fullmoon also came, haha… the pressure on a little girl like me is far too great. I hope that Duke Fullmoon won't snatch something from my hands…"
Duke Fullmoon?
This laughter was also quite familiar. Lin Ming couldn't help but follow these sounds and be surprised as he caught sight of a few familiar faces… how could these people have gathered together?
The few people at the entrance were surrounded by a group of extremely muscular and vigorous guards.
Of the people being guarded, one of them was a tall and graceful woman, a peerless beauty of her generation. She had been the one smiling and laughing – it was Miss Suya from the Divine Runic Masters Guild.
Beside Miss Suya was a blue-clothed man, a faintly happy smile on his face. His eyes burned as they occasionally dipped down to her swaying figure before slowly coming back up to her face.
Behind this blue-clothed man was a slow and creeping black-cloaked old man.
The old man's complexion was gloomy and dark. It was only when Suya and the blue-clothed man occasionally laughed out loud that the old man would join in with a few terse and hollow laughs. It was hard to tell from his complexion whether he was irritated or not.
The blue-clothed man and the black-cloaked old man were the two people that Lin Ming bumped into when he last visited the treasure fair.
For them to meet again was also inevitable, because there were many treasures at this auction that the blue-clothed man had to obtain no matter what.
Chapter 1626 – Encounter
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From Suya's words, Lin Ming learned that this blue-clothed man's title was Duke Fullmoon.
With the title 'Duke Fullmoon' in addition to the way Suya treated this man, it was clear that this person was a high level figure of some Divine Kingdom.
Generally speaking, large influences were separated into nation-type organizations and sect-type organizations.
In a sect, important figures would normally be titled Elders, Protectors, Highest Elders, and so forth. And in a Divine Kingdom, important figures were normally titled Dukes, High Princes, Imperial Scholars, and so forth.
There wasn't much difference between these types of influences to begin with. Everything, including ranking and such, depended on the personal preferences of the founder.
Although this Duke Fullmoon was hiding his cultivation, Lin Ming could faintly feel that he had already reached the World King realm. Even if his cultivation wasn't at the World King realm he likely already had the capital to contend with a World King.
If there was a powerhouse that could battle with a World King in this Divine Kingdom and he was only titled a Duke and not a High Prince, the power of this Divine Kingdom could be imagined!
A spiritas Divine Kingdom… as well as at least a peak Empyrean influence…
Lin Ming sifted through Torchriver's remnant memories and locked onto some possible Divine Kingdoms. Still, he couldn't confirm which one this other party came from.
"Miss Suya, I just bought some dark rain flower tea. It is 100,000 points for just one tael. Dark rain flowers can only be picked once every 10,000 years, and only after being cooked together with 72 different kinds of heavenly materials can this type of top grade dark rain flower tea be made. In the upcoming days I plan on holding a martial arts tea party at Carefree Hall. At that time, I wonder if Miss Suya would be kind enough to grace me with her presence?"
"Martial arts tea party? Dark rain flower tea? Duke Fullmoon is indeed a dauntless man! I, Suya, would love to attend!" Suya's eyes narrowed into crescent moons as if she were truly interested in going. But just as one thought she was about to agree, an embarrassed color actually flashed over her face. With an expression filled with regret she said, "But I apologize, I've recently received a mission from Extreme Star Heavenly Palace that I must complete within the Divine Runic Masters Guild. Now that the situation at the warfront has become intense, it is impossible for me to leave my post. I can only regretfully decline Duke Fullmoon's invitation…"
Like this, Suya rejected Duke Fullmoon's invitation without any rudeness at all, and even her explanation was sound. But, Duke Fullmoon still frowned. He had already invited Suya seven or eight times before to visit his Carefree Hall but he had been turned down by her every time. Not just that, but every time she rejected him she had seemed extremely reasonable and there was nothing that Duke Fullmoon could find fault with.
"This woman, she really doesn't know how to appreciate favors. She keeps refusing Duke's request every time!" Beside Duke Fullmoon, the woman called 'Junior-apprentice Sister Qing' smirked as she spoke with a sound transmission. Even the eyes she looked at Suya with were cruel and cutting.
Suya certainly noticed the hostility emanating from this other woman, but she simply covered her mouth and tittered, as if she wasn't aware of anything at all.
Suya was well aware what sort of place the 'Carefree Hall' where Duke Fullmoon was planning to hold this so-called martial arts tea party was; it could be called Duke Fullmoon's harem as well as his personal quarters.
Since ancient times, in the palaces of emperors and great kings, harems forbade other men from entering; the only ones that could enter and leave were eunuchs. A 'martial arts tea party' held in a harem? Wasn't that just a joke? Suya didn't doubt that when this martial arts tea party occurred, t
the only ones there would be Duke Fullmoon and his maids and concubines.
And as the honored guest of such an event, once she went to Carefree Hall to participate in this 'martial arts tea party' there was an absolute certainty she would become the main dish of Duke Fullmoon's nightly entertainment. She certainly wouldn't agree to this type of invitation.
Duke Fullmoon rubbed his chin, his eyes once again raking up and down Suya's explosive body, not seeming surprised or angry at her rejection.
"Duke, what is so good about her? Is her body so overwhelming? In Carefree Palace there are many others that are as equally plentiful of figure, there is nothing they lack…" Seeing Duke Fullmoon so interested in Suya, Junior-apprentice Sister Qing began to unhappily whine with a sound transmission. In truth, her own body was quite good.
"You don't understand. This sort of enchanting seductress seems as if they will become intimate with anyone, but the truth is that women like her are aloof of all relations and are the most arrogant in their bones. She is a butterfly that can flit around in all social situations and any interest she shows in men is only superficial. As for those that have thoughts of eating her up, it is actually impossible. The more one likes this type of woman, the more difficult they are to conquer, but only by conquering this type of woman can one truly be satisfied!"
For martial artists that lived for thousands of lives, it wasn't uncommon to have crowds of wives and concubines. Duke Fullmoon was already a veteran in courting women and was a thorough expert in them. He had no interest in women that threw themselves into his chest on their own initiative. Rather, a proud and arrogant woman like Suya who had her own strength, that was the type of woman he wanted to conquer.
"It's all about the long game. Sooner or later I'll taste this woman and have her serve me from the depths of her heart."
As Duke Fullmoon spoke he smiled confidently. He wanted to change the topic of conversation so that he could slowly infiltrate the mind of this beautiful woman that he planned on conquering in the future.
But at this time, Suya's eyes brightened as if something she saw made her overjoyed. As she smiled, her smile was more radiant than peonies in spring.
She turned towards a direction and waved. As she waved her hand, her voluptuous body shook like a branch in the wind, leaving the mind stunned.
"Sir Lin, over here!"
Even though there were layers upon layers of people in the crowd, this didn't stop Suya at all. She seemed as if she would forcefully push her way through the crowd to greet someone.
This left Duke Fullmoon startled. He immediately frowned. Who was this Sir Lin? Was there someone here that had a status higher than his own? A background greater than his own?
In Duke Fullmoon's eyes, anyone that could cause Suya to impatiently greet them was definitely a character with an extraordinary status!
Hearing Suya's distant greetings, Lin Ming could only ruefully smile; he originally didn't want to bump into this hard to handle Duke Fullmoon.
As for Xiao Moxian, she didn't want Lin Ming to bump into Suya.
Thus, the two of them came to a tacit agreement that they would take a round detour around the auction hall and pretend as if they didn't see anyone. But, they never imagined that this Suya would seem to possess something like a telepathic ability; even in the endless crowds she was able to keenly lock onto Lin Ming's presence.
Suya's voice and sex appeal had a deep penetrative power. As she shouted out loud, her luscious body swaying back and forth as she moved forwards all smiles, Lin Ming instantly became the focus of attention.
"Sir Lin, what a coincidence!" Suya was excited like a little girl. She stood on her tiptoes, beckoning over Lin Ming as if she were afraid he hadn't seen her.
Such a welcoming Suya caused Xiao Moxian's bright smile to slowly dim down. Her hand that held Lin Ming's hand mysterious disappeared and reappeared at his waist, pinching a little of his skin and twisting a bit.
Lin Ming was left speechless. He certainly knew what Xiao Moxian's meaning was. She was warning him not to be too friendly with this woman.
"This is… Miss Suya, it really is a coincidence." Lin Ming awkwardly coughed.
"That's right, this must be fate!"
Suya laughed, her smile becoming increasingly happy. And, this smile wasn't the professional smile that often hung on her face, but was a smile that came from her heart.
It was clear that Suya treated Lin Ming considerably differently.
Seeing Lin Ming as well as the genuine smile coming from Suya, Duke Fullmoon's previous attitude and self-control of not being angry at being rejected by this beautiful woman suddenly vanished.
His face immediately turned gloomy.
How could it be this boy again!?
So the so-called Sir Lin was actually Lin Ming!
Just now he had been bragging in front of his concubine that Suya was the type of woman that was only superficially intimate with others but was in truth a proud and haughty woman that disdained men. As for conquering Suya, that would be extremely difficult and only someone like himself had this ability.
But in the blink of an eye, Suya was ridiculously attentive to Lin Ming. She passed through the crowds of people without hesitation to greet him as if she were afraid that Lin Ming would run away if she were a bit slower.
This was simply a slap to Duke Fullmoon's face!
If Suya were to greet some great person, like an Imperial Prince from a True Divinity level influence, then Duke Fullmoon would be envious but he wouldn't be angry. However, the one she was greeting so excitedly was Lin Ming.
A month ago, Duke Fullmoon had already verified through various intelligence organizations that besides an unknown master that no one had seen before, Lin Ming had no one else supporting him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to go to the trouble of running to the Marvel Blue Nation for a body transformation cultivation method.
"This brat has some ability…" A cold light flashed in Duke Fullmoon's eyes. In this brief encounter he had thoroughly lost to Lin Ming.
And at this time, although Suya was already standing beside Lin Ming, she didn't seem to 'forget' or 'snub' Duke Fullmoon.
Through the crowds of people she said to Duke Fullmoon, "Duke Fullmoon, Suya must bid her farewells for now. In the future if the Duke comes again, Suya will definitely pay a visit."
Suya's words were sufficiently polite. As for paying a visit, who knew if that was possible even in the next tens of millions of years.
Although Suya knew that this would offend Duke Fullmoon a little, it was clear who was more important between Duke Fullmoon and Lin Ming.
Disregarding that Suya had a good impression of Lin Ming already, making it easier for her to follow him, Lin Ming's value alone was already so ridiculously high that Suya was willing to pay any price to win him over.
Duke Fullmoon came from a large influence but no matter how large that influence was, there was only the slightest thread of relations between them and Suya. The reason she was polite to Duke Fullmoon to begin with was that she had the thoughts of becoming friends and perhaps making use of him in the future.
Just for this, Duke Fullmoon wanted to trick Suya into his bed. Regarding this, Suya could only break down laughing in her heart.
But Lin Ming was completely different. If Lin Ming really had the same plan as Duke Fullmoon then she would find it much more difficult to handle. The slightest mistake and she really would be caught in Lin Ming's web.
Thinking of this, Suya felt an inexplicable ripple in her heart, but she quickly cast these bewildering thoughts away. She knew that Lin Ming didn't have such ideas about her.
She said to Lin Ming, "Sir Lin, are you planning to attend the auction? How about we go together?"
Without needing Lin Ming to respond, Xiao Moxian smiled and said, "No need. We're fin We're fine going by ourselves."
Although Xiao Moxian was smiling, when her smile was combined with her shiny pair of canines it gave off the feeling that she could pounce and bite at any moment.
Suya thought little of it. She tactfully said, "That's also a good idea."
Although they said to take separate roads, there was only a single path from the entrance to the auction hall. For now, they were temporarily travelling together.
Chapter 1627 – Grand Event
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Glowing crystals paved the passageway. Their mystical luster lit up the path to the auction hall with a rainbow of colors, casting the world in enigmatic beauty.
The channel finally came to end. Three crystalline doors appeared in front of everyone, dividing it into three different directions.
Four golden-armored guards with black capes swung over their shoulders guarded the doors behind them.
Although their auras were restrained, Lin Ming could still feel the sea-deep energy of these four.
This aura… is a Holy Lord level character.
After realizing the strength of these four people Lin Ming couldn't help but be amazed. This was the first time he had seen Holy Lord level characters guarding gates. Before now, the highest rank guards he had seen were at the Divine Lord realm.
From this, it could be seen how much the Divine Runic Masters Guild valued this auction.
As Lin Ming was in thought, a middle-aged man approached them and spoke with a pleasant tone. "Three guests, do you plan on entering the auction? Please show your identity cards. Moreover, there are three different tiers of seating available, each with different fees. Please pay the fees for the seating tier you choose and someone will arrive to escort you there."
Regarding the workings of the Divine Runic Masters Guild, Suya was clearly much more knowledgeable than Lin Ming. She took out a golden Divine Runic Masters Guild status card and quickly passed it over.
This middle-aged man belonged to the Runic Pill Trading Organization and he had never seen Suya before. But, he knew that Suya existed in the Divine Runic Masters Guild. After checking this card, his attitude towards her was much more respectful. He didn't think that this beautiful woman in front of him would be the person issuing missions for the Extreme Star Holy Lands. For these past two years, the high level figures of the Runic Pill Trading Organization had kept in constant contact with Suya, and to them the Extreme Star Holy Lands was a source of significant wealth.
"And this sir and lady…"
The middle-aged man looked at Lin Ming and Xiao Moxian. Lin Ming didn't reveal his name, only handing over his VIP card and entering.
"Sir Lin, have you rented a room yet?" Suya turned her hand and the opulent status card disappeared into her spatial ring.
"I haven't. I heard that there were three tiers of seats?"
"Indeed. There are ordinary seats that are on the base level; these are 100,000 points each to rent. Above those are private rooms. The ordinary private rooms are a bit small but the price is 2 million, and above those are the luxury suites that are 30 million."
The truth was that the Extreme Star Holy Lands had already rented a luxury suite in preparation for this auction. Suya wanted to invite Lin Ming but she knew that there was no chance he would join her, so she simply didn't ask at all.
30 million points wasn't much to Lin Ming, but he felt that this wasn't necessary. Just an ordinary room was enough to hide his identity.
Lin Ming chose an ordinary private. Like this, he parted with Suya.
After entering the room, a maid left behind a number plate for Lin Ming and carefully informed him of the rules before leaving.
The room was similar to a floating building in the sky, a bit small and narrow inside. At the front was a massive window through which one could see the entire auction hall arena as well as a path leading to a balcony outside. The entire auction's luxury suites, ordinary rooms, and ordinary seats were like three different tiers of mountain peaks, layered just like a theatre.
The luxury suites and ordinary rooms were both built with strange flying stones. These stones were marked with all sorts of runes that covered them like sand on paper. It was clear that these divine runic symbols provided a tremendous levitating force to the buildings.
In addition, these flying stones had a natural floating power, so as the massive luxury suites and ordinary rooms were in the skies, they dotted the landscape like islands in the air, able to overlook everything beneath them.
In front of every ordinary room was a massive floating flat projection stone that was 20-30 feet tall. These projection stones clearly reflected every movement on the stage, down to the tiniest detail.
And below that was a giant stone book controlled by a spirit stone. This stone had lines of flowing text on it that indicated the items that were to be auctioned today.
As long as Lin Ming swiped his fingers over the spirit stone, the entire stone book would shine with a gentle shimmering energy and a delicate woman's voice would begin to explain in detail any treasure that was listed.
This was the first time that Lin Ming had experienced such an array formation that explained things in advance. This array formation indeed made things far more convenient.
And at this time, he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the top row of VIP suites.
"Look over there! That is Soaring Starlight Shuttle, Empyrean Lionheart's personal transport! Even Empyrean Lionheart came! This year's treasure fair is truly a grand event!" Some people cried out in alarm.
Empyrean. This word, no matter where it was said, always carried with it a mystical charm.
When Lin Ming displayed such vivid skills in the Divine Runic Masters Guild, many of the divine runic masters there subconsciously assumed that there was a peak Empyrean powerhouse standing behind him.
Ot Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to have such a deep background in the divine runic arts.
Lin Ming had inherited Torchriver's memories so he had naturally heard of Empyrean Lionheart before. This was a character that had risen to fame tens of millions of years ago, and although he was inferior to top characters like Empyrean Divine Mist, he was still a horrifying existence!
Lin Ming looked out in the center of the arena. The projection stone was currently reflecting the world outside.
All that was seen was a massive interstellar ship as large as a planet, looking like a vicious beast that spanned the heavens and earth.
Swathes of mysterious runes floated like stars around the ship, constantly swirling about.
The entire treasure ship emitted a cold and metallic luster. It was like a sun rising into the heavens, eternally glorious.
Rumble rumble rumble!
The great ship that was thousands of feet high. It emitted ear-cracking creaking sounds as it filled the surroundings with a blazing brilliance, carrying with it a momentum as if it would charge through the universe. People only saw this Empyrean level spirit treasure, the Soaring Starlight Shuttle, but didn't see Empyrean Lionheart themselves. This left many of them feeling a bit regretful.
"It's fine. An Empyrean level character isn't someone we look up at."
"I heard that before Empyrean Lionheart came, Empyrean Minor Violet had already arrived. But I have no idea where she is…"
"Mm? Empyrean Minor Violet also came?"
"That's right… rumors say that Empyrean Minor Violet isn't on friendly terms with Empyrean Lionheart… if the two of them compete, I wonder what sort of scene that would be…"
In the audience, many people were wildly discussing amongst themselves. These two Empyreans were the rulers of their own Empyrean Holy Lands with incomparably rich resources. If they were indeed planning on competing in this auction then that would truly be a dizzying sight!
Lin Ming hadn't activated the isolation array formations in his room so all of these discussions entered his ears.
Lin Ming also knew of Empyrean Minor Violet. She was a woman who had equally risen to fame tens of millions of years ago and had established her own Holy Land. Whether it was in strength or methods, she was a terrifying character. Empyrean Minor Violet's name struck like a bolt of thunder in the ears of everyone within the inner Asura Road!
In this auction, two Empyreans had arrived. This was truly a grand event for the ages.
"I just hope these two ruthless people don't take a liking to the things I want…" As Lin Ming thought of the possible situations that could occur, he could only secretly complain to himself. If they were to struggle with him then he absolutely would be in trouble!
There were many people who even if they had a large number of points wouldn't dare to compete with two Empyreans. They simply didn't have the confidence to do so!
"Ladies and gentlemen, you have waited for far too long."
At this moment, a deep and sonorous voice spread throughout the entire auction hall arena. The scene on the projection stones rippled once more, showing the scene of the auction stage below.
They saw a tall middle-aged man in neat and meticulous clothing stepping onto the auction stage platform. His eyes were deeply set and his nose was high. He had a sharp, pronounced jaw and his aura was deep, giving off a calming feeling.
This person was the president of the Runic Pill Trading Organization as well as a high level Elder of the Divine Runic Masters Guild.
Out of all the Elders within the entire Divine Runic Masters Guild, Song Wen was the only one who wasn't a divine runic master. Even so, he was still an Elder.
Not only did he not have many attainments in the divine runic arts but his strength was also only at the early Holy Lord realm. Still, there wasn't a single person in the Divine Runic Masters Guild that underestimated him, because he had a surpassingly outstanding ability to manage operations of large-scale organizations. This was also the reason he was able to become an Elder.
Divine Rune City was not purely a sect; it was a comprehensive gathering of interests and individuals, and as such needed a person with Song Wen's talents.
"Today's treasure fair has gathered elites from all over. As a show of respect, the first auction today will have me as the auctioneer!"
Song Wen's voice wasn't loud but his words spread through the massive arena site. Not a single word was left out from everyone's ears.
After he finished speaking, a squad of late Divine Lord guards brought up a giant square box to the auction stage.
This box was completely carved from special obsidian material. This material had an extremely strong isolating effect and also had strong defensive divine runic symbols fused into it.
Even so, from the middle of the box one could hear sounds like the roaring of dragons and tigers. The light of the treasure leaked out shot into the sky, attracting the attention of everyone.
Generally speaking, the first item in an auction would be an extremely high quality item. This was to whet the appetite of the bidders and ignite the enthusiasm of the crowd so that the auction started off on a high note.
And as everyone's eyes were focused on the obsidian box on the auction stage…
In an opulent VIP suite, Duke Fullmoon was embracing his 'junior-apprentice sister Qing' in his chest as he fiddled with an information jade slip.
"Ordinary private room #36? This brat isn't even willing to pay out for a VIP suite?"
When Duke Fullmoon entered the auction hall the first thing he did was to ask someone to look up where Lin Ming was. The locations of all visitors were registered so looking up where someone was wasn't difficult at all.
"He's nothing but a poor little beggar, how could he possibly compare with the Duke?" Junior-apprentice Sister Qing softly said.
"Haha!" Duke Fullmoon laughed, using a little bit of strength to pull Junior-apprentice Sister Qing's waist. He said, "He's not as poor as he seems. 30 million isn't a price that he can't pay. I've looked up some of his information already. After he crafted that batch of Nirvanic Tribulation Flame Symbols, even with conservative estimates the Extreme Star Holy Lands still paid him over a billion points!"
Duke Fullmoon had already investigated the quantity and approximate price of Lin Ming's sale of Nirvanic Tribulation Flame Symbols. Only by knowing oneself and knowing the enemy could one be undefeated. Since Duke Fullmoon was on bad terms with Lin Ming and he needed the Dragon Contract to begin with, it was naturally best for him to clearly investigate as much as he could into Lin Ming.
At this time, Shadow Overflow, who was also sitting in the VIP suite, lifted up the hood of his black cloak, revealing a face like a wizened old sorcerer.
He hoarsely said, "A billion plus points, how could he be Duke's match? I heard that the Duke must purchase many things for Divine Void Divine Kingdom this time so you must have a great sum of wealth in hand! In addition with the Duke's own wealth and mine, that Lin Ming has already lost!"