The grievance of a crushing blow, hatred deeper than the heavens!
The Ning family knew too well what the fall of their family head and his party this time meant for their clan.
Though it would not lead to the Ning family's demise, it caused them to regress at least a hundred thousand years, perhaps even more!
Now, if it weren't for Old Ancestor Lou Yue holding things together, the Ning family would have been finished long ago. Even so, their status in the Vast Sea Divine Kingdom had plummeted countless levels.
Old Ancestor Lou Yue, who had entered secluded cultivation for immeasurable years, personally emerged to oversee affairs. This showed just how dire the Ning family's situation was.
"Rest assured, Ancestor, that brat will surely die this time!"
A multitude of Ning family powerhouses surged with killing intent. News of their family head's demise had been sealed by the Ning family and classified as top secret.
What a joke!
If this news were to spread, their Ning family would become the laughingstock of the entire Vast Sea Divine Kingdom. They could not afford to lose such face, nor would they!
An hour later.
The auction had entered its latter half, and Elder Zhen's voice boomed again, "Excellent!"
"Next, we present the 136th auction item, the Sky Divine Tomb Key!"
Hiss~!!
Upon hearing this, the entire venue erupted in uproar.
"What!"
"It's the Sky Divine Tomb Key! It's known that the Sky Divine Tomb only opens once every ten thousand years. Is it about to open again~"
"Heh, the Sky Divine Tomb Key, that's a good item!!"
Licking their lips, the crowd buzzed with discussion.
"Ding! Host has triggered a random mission: Journey to the Sky Divine Tomb and advance your cultivation to the ninth level of the Divine King realm. Reward: 300 million Divine Coins, plus 5 billion low-grade Divine Crystals!"
As Elder Zhen was explaining, Ye Xuan heard the system's voice, which startled him.
What the heck?
Was this setting him up to become the target of everyone's ire?
He didn't know what the Sky Divine Tomb Key was, but the crowd's reaction already confirmed many things.
"It's the Sky Divine Tomb Key?"
Upon hearing this, Gong Cangtian also gasped.
"Oh."
"Sect Master Gong knows of this Sky Divine Tomb?"
Hearing Ye Xuan's question, Gong Cangtian nodded heavily, his gaze still fixed on the key on the auction stage. "Divine Master, you may not know, but this Sky Divine Tomb Key is rumored to be the burial place of the Sky Divine Lord. Back then, the Sky Divine Lord was at the peak of the ninth level of the Divine Lord realm, just one step away from the Divine Emperor realm."
"Know that such an existence was a honored guest even in a fourth-grade Divine Kingdom. Every time the Sky Divine Tomb opens, it attracts countless forces and powerhouses."
"One step away from the Divine Emperor??"
Ye Xuan was truly taken aback. He hadn't expected the Sky Divine Tomb to have such a grand origin, which explained everyone's reaction.
However, regardless of the system's mission or the opportunities within, this Divine Tomb Key had to be acquired.
Looking at the Sky Divine Tomb Key, Ye Xuan thought so.
"Next, the auction for the Sky Divine Tomb Key begins. The reserve price is 10 million low-grade Divine Crystals. The auction starts!"
As Elder Zhen's voice fell, it was like a drop of water hitting hot oil, instantly causing the place to boil.
"10 million, I'll take it!"
"13 million!"
"15 million!"
Soon, the price of the key was bid up to 30 million low-grade Divine Crystals. Seeing this, Ye Xuan no longer held back; the key was a must-have.
"100 million."
A calm voice echoed, and countless gazes turned towards Ye Xuan's direction. Gong Cangtian felt a slight bitterness at the corner of his mouth. The Divine Master had indeed made his move, but some deterrence was still necessary.
An aura immediately permeated the auction hall, centered around the private room. It was the aura of a Divine Lord expert.
"What!"
"It actually alarmed a Divine Lord expert!"
"Good heavens, no wonder the bid was so high~"
The crowd immediately licked their lips. Elder Zhen on the auction stage smiled cryptically. Although this move would deter more than ninety percent of the attendees, these people were completely unimportant.
After all, the key would ultimately be won by the remaining ten percent, and these ten percent were either Divine Lord experts themselves or had Divine Lord experts backing them.
"200 million!"
As Ye Xuan's voice fell, a Ning family Divine Lord expert from Old Ancestor Ning's private room immediately placed a bid, "That guy... has a Divine Lord expert beside him, dammit!"
"No wonder he could kill so many of our Ning family!!"
Ning Louyue also narrowed his eyes and looked towards Ye Xuan's private room. "No matter who is inside, daring to provoke my Ning family like this, even the King of Heaven himself couldn't save him!!"
"Issue the order. After the auction ends, find a secluded spot and ensure this brat and his entourage are killed!"
"Yes, Old Ancestor Lou Yue!!"
The Divine Lord expert beside him wore a solemn expression and then looked towards Ye Xuan's private room with a gaze full of ferocity and savagery. If that guy didn't die, how could their Vast Sea Ning family stand?
"500 million."
Without further ado, Ye Xuan directly drove the price up to 500 million, which was already exceeding the key's value.
"600 million!"
The Ning family Divine Lord expert immediately spoke again. Even if that guy would die after the auction, venting some anger over this small matter was still satisfying.
"1 billion."
The calm voice continued to resound, and the entire auction hall was in an uproar. My goodness... what did they hear? A mere Divine Tomb Key was being bid at 1 billion. They were truly extravagant.
"Alright."
Ning Louyue stopped the Ning family Divine Lord expert. "Now is not the time for childish arguments."
"Yes, Old Ancestor Lou Yue!"
Only then did the Ning family Divine Lord expert cease bidding. With a resounding "dong," Elder Zhen hastily brought down his hammer. Thus, the Sky Divine Tomb Key was won by Ye Xuan, costing a billion. Even Luo Tianyi was somewhat astonished. Was this guy crazy?
Gong Cangtian smiled and shook his head. Although he didn't know why the Divine Master was doing this, his intuition told him that the Divine Master must have another motive, as the Divine Master was not someone who acted without profit.
"Very well, next auction item is..."
Elder Zhen glanced meaningfully at Ye Xuan's private room. Such a grand expenditure made his impression of Ye Xuan even more mysterious.
Following this, Ye Xuan made several more bids.
Half a day passed in a blink of an eye!
The grand finale auction arrived as scheduled, and at this moment, the various forces in the private rooms all became vigilant, clearly many of them had come for the final auction.
"The first grand finale auction item will certainly not disappoint you all."
As the voice fell, he flipped his right hand, and a formation protected a pill, preventing its medicinal power from leaking. At a certain moment, Elder Zhen glanced at Ye Xuan's private room, released the formation, and the next instant, a rich medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire venue.
Without much introduction, the reactions in the hall already explained everything. "This pill was entrusted to our auction house by a certain distinguished individual and is named [King Grade - God Breaking Pill]. Its effect is to allow peak experts below the ninth level of the Divine King realm to advance one level without any side effects."
As the calm voice sounded, everyone in the hall exploded. Gazes were fixed on the pill on the auction stage. What... to advance one level at the peak of the Divine King realm? My heavens... could they be hallucinating?
In this world, could such a heaven-defying divine item exist!!!
The entire venue was in an uproar, and it was undoubtedly going to be an unprecedentedly fierce bidding war.