573: Chapter 573 Struggle Among Various Parties

The auction for the second item went unbelievably smoothly.

Even Xiao Weiqing himself could hardly believe it.

"Ji Sheng, did you just say this Source Tree is worth 3,000 credits?"

"That's right."

"Then why didn't anyone bid? Is there something wrong with it?"

Ji Sheng shook his head. "It's not that they didn't want to bid; they didn't dare to."

"Didn't dare to?"

Xiao Weiqing didn't understand what Ji Sheng meant.

"Because we are in Room 4. There are only 10 such rooms in total. Those who can enter are either wealthy or noble—that's the basic requirement. The most important thing, however, is strength."

"Do we... have that kind of strength?" Jate asked uncertainly.

Ji Sheng's face fell. "You don't, and I'm barely there."

"But Xiao Weiqing is different."

Jate gave a wry smile.

They weren't fools. When they entered Room 4, they already knew that receiving this treatment was entirely because of Xiao Weiqing, including taking the exclusive elevator up earlier.

It wasn't the first time Ji Sheng and Jate had come up here, so when had they ever received such treatment before?

"Are they afraid of me? That seems unlikely."

Ji Sheng explained, "If members of the Sixth Heaven see a treasure they want, they will compete for it. But this is just a Source Tree. As for low-level civilizations, they are definitely afraid."

"Offending a top-tier member of the Sixth Heaven, or perhaps even a member of the Seventh Heaven, could be a devastating blow to a low-level civilization."

Xiao Weiqing smiled wryly. "That seems a bit extreme."

"You might not do such a thing, but they don't dare to gamble. That is the tragedy of low-level civilizations; everything must be done with caution, treading on thin ice in the Universe."

"Guess, in the time we've just been talking, do you think a Level 1 civilization in the Universe might have been destroyed?"

The room fell silent.

Xiao Weiqing's pupils flickered, lost in thought.

Just as Xiao Weiqing and the others were conversing, inside Room 1, a handsome Young Master spoke to a rabbit beside him.

"San Bai, go find out who is in Room 4."

"Okay."

San Bai hopped out of the room.

Less than two minutes later, it returned with a playful expression on its face.

"Master, you would never guess who is inside Room 4."

"Who?"

"Ji Sheng from the Sixth Heaven, and Jate."

Hendrick's expression shifted slightly. "I don't recall them. Have these two had a massive Breakthrough in strength?"

"They have not."

"Then..." Hendrick glared slightly at San Bai. "Who else is in the room?"

"Hehe... as expected, I can't hide anything from Master. There's also Xiao Weiqing."

"Xiao Weiqing?"

San Bai nodded repeatedly. "Master, let me tell you, after Xiao Weiqing entered the Holy Land, during the Ascension Battle..."

Hendrick nodded slightly. "I didn't expect so much to happen in the few days I was away."

"Indeed."

This was clearly an assessment of Xiao Weiqing.

"That's for sure, after all, Xiao Weiqing was brought in by you personally, Master."

"Master, I'll tell you something interesting. Although Xiao Weiqing is in the Sixth Heaven, his status authority is actually that of the Seventh Heaven."

"Many people are asking about him now."

Hendrick nodded. "Got it."

The main hall.

The auction continued.

"Everyone, please look..."

As items were auctioned off one by one, more and more people began to bid.

The rooms on the second floor also began to make bids.

In the rooms on the third floor, apart from Xiao Weiqing, who had bid on the second item, no one else had spoken.

Everyone was watching the competition below.

"The 106th item."

"A Starry Sky Martial Arts technique."

Daphne's voice resonated through the hall, perking everyone up, including those in the third-floor rooms.

They certainly wouldn't care about an ordinary Starry Sky Martial Arts technique.

But anything brought out at this auction must have its special features, especially since the starting bid for items now was already approaching 10,000.

Sensing the change in everyone's state, Daphne smiled.

"This is a... Divine Soul attack technique."

Just as expected.

It involved the Divine Soul, and it was an attack technique at that.

Suddenly, Xiao Weiqing felt the Aura emanating from the various rooms; it seemed another round of intense competition was about to begin.

Inside Room 4.

Jate's eyes lit up.

"A Divine Soul attack technique. Do you guys want it?"

Xiao Weiqing shook his head; he had Soul Slash and didn't need this technique.

Ji Sheng also shook his head. His current focus was on cultivating his Dharma Body, so he didn't need martial arts. Although a Divine Soul attack technique was very tempting, he didn't have many credits, and it was unlikely he could secure this Divine Soul technique without 30,000.

"The starting bid for this Divine Soul attack technique is 10,000."

"Please place your bids!"

As most people expected, the starting bid was 10,000.

A starting bid of 10,000 was the base price for a Starry Sky Ultimate Technique at the Seven Star Tower; it was definitely not cheap.

"15,000."

"16,000."

"17,000."

"..."

The situation was different from what he had imagined; at least, Xiao Weiqing hadn't expected it to be like this. The bidding was exceptionally intense.

"24,000."

"28,000."

This was the price Jate bid.

However, this was clearly not enough. The competition was now between the third-floor rooms, and no one was going to yield.

Sure enough.

"30,000."

Someone increased the bid, adding 2,000 at once; it came from Room 9.

"30,000. The esteemed guest in Room 9 bids 30,000. Is there any higher bid?" Daphne's unique, alluring voice rang out.

"Any more?"

"30,000, going once."

Daphne began to raise her hammer.

"31,000."

Jate bid again.

"32,000."

The person in Room 9 bid again.

A few seconds of silence followed.

Daphne began to raise her hammer.

"33,000."

Before Daphne could speak.

Jate bid again, his eyes somewhat red.

"Hey, Jate, it's a bit of a loss." Ji Sheng reminded him.

Hearing Ji Sheng's reminder, Jate came to his senses and also felt a bit of regret.

"Sigh, whether I can win it or not, I won't bid anymore."

"33,500."

Room 9 bid again, but only increased it by 500.

Hearing this, Jate's expression changed slightly. The other party was hesitating too; if he increased his bid, he might not necessarily fail to secure it.

"The esteemed guest in Room 9 bids 33,500. Is there any higher bid?"

"33,500, going once."

"33,500, going twice."

Jate thought about it and gave up. It wasn't easy to earn credits with his strength; he had to save them.

"33,500, going three times, sold."

The hammer fell, and the deal was struck.

"Congratulations to the esteemed guest in Room 9."

After this item was auctioned off, Daphne did not continue with the next item.

"This concludes the first half of the auction."

"Please take a short break, everyone."

"The second half of the auction will continue in half an hour. By the way, there are major treasures in the second half."

Daphne smiled gracefully.