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Chapter 219 - 218: Auctioning a Chance to Become a God! (Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 219 - 218: Auctioning a Chance to Become a God! (Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 219: Chapter 218: Auctioning a Chance to Become a God! (Please Subscribe!)
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In the pitch-black, lonesome night, beneath the towering tree were monsters hanging from the branches. Yet, at the tenth platform, there was nothing but laughter.
Yao Zijie thought of countless things Du Gang could have done to Long Aotian in his mind, but ultimately, he couldn’t bear the torment in his heart and quietly left.
“Cock-a-doodle-doo!”
Even though everyone was on a platform ten thousand meters high, they could faintly hear the crowing of a rooster from the ground.
They didn’t actually hear it, but it was the impression memorized in their minds. The crowing of a rooster meant that dawn was approaching.
“Climb, climb!”
The five boys plus Du Gang and Qiao Jin all started to take action.
Like a bunch of experienced mountain climbers, they didn’t even use any equipment. They climbed the cliff with their bare hands.
The moment Du Gang’s hand touched the cliff, he felt a strange force surge from it.
This force was not the gravitational pull of the earth but a compressing force, giving him a sensation as if he was compressing himself.
“Amazing!”
This was the first time Du Gang felt such a force, he had always thought it was gravity based on what these guys told him.
At the same time, as he used both hands and feet to climb upwards, this force was getting stronger. Simultaneously, the power within him also felt somewhat compressed.
“So, this is the compressing sensation they were talking about!”
An unusual feeling was going on inside him, mysteriously telling him, if he was able to climb from here, this pressing force would enhance his power and refine his power!
Therefore, feeling this force, Du Gang began to climb rapidly upwards.
Without any delay, he left all the others who were climbing with him behind.
Seeing this, Qiao Jin seemed to derive a new strength and accelerated his climbing speed towards the direction above.
“This little guy, is always hiding his true power!”
Observing this, Du Gang couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
Right from the time he met Qiao Jin on the White Dragon Mountain, he found that this guy always had a trump card hidden. Every time you thought he was at his limit, he would pleasantly surprise you.
He has no idea what his constitution was that would allow the Ji Family to willingly take him in and even let the head of the Ji Family personally take him as a godson.
“He must have a constitution no weaker than the Tyrant Body!”
Indeed, the Overlord was taken in by the Xiang Family because of this constitution.
Just like this, the two of them left others in the dust, leading the five others with almost double the speed which was nearly twice more than expected. They reached the eleventh platform within just two hours.
Upon reaching the platform, Du Gang looked down and saw that the five people below were climbing more slowly. Apparently, the higher they climbed, the slower they became.
He made a rough estimate and found that even if these five people maintained their current speed, they would have a hard time reaching this platform.
Realizing their situation, the five people shouted up to Du Gang and the others, “You guys go on ahead, we probably won’t make it today!”
Seeing this, Du Gang didn’t put on airs and said with a smile, “Even if we haven’t met before, we can always meet again. Gentlemen, we shall meet in the future!”
After saying that, he stood up, looked up, and noticed that the twelfth platform was not very far away, roughly only ten thousand meters. Given his speed, he should have enough time to reach it before nightfall.
“Qiao Jin, shall we go up one more level?”
“Let’s go. The others have been up for a long time, and it’s boring to stay here!”
Clearly, Qiao Jin was talking about the other top arrogant geniuses, that handful of people with special constitutions.
In this world, people with constitutions have a much greater advantage and a bigger gap compared to those without.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the twelfth platform just before nightfall.
“Du Gang, tell me honestly. Does Long Aotian have anything to do with you?”
Upon reaching the twelfth platform and seeing that there were no other people around, Qiao Jin finally couldn’t help but ask.
He was curious, wanted to know how Long Aotian managed to leave the platform and ultimately, what happened to him afterwards.
The other two might not have noticed, being too concerned with Long Aotian, but Qiao Jin had glanced at the platform below just before the night was ending. He realized that Du Gang, who should have been on the first platform, was nowhere to be found.
However, the monsters outside were completely silent, which was why Yu Shuiyao and Yao Zijie did not know Du Gang had gone missing.
They had too much faith in these monsters, who would react to the slightest rustle, and never considered that someone could hide under such circumstances.
Therefore, he speculated that Du Gang must have a scheme.
Du Gang laughed, “Do you want to know?!”
Qiao Jin nodded and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone else!”
Indeed, he wanted to satisfy his curiosity, lacking an interest in the matter of betraying secrets.
Du Gang smiled and said, “Since you want to know, I’ll tell you!”
“Long Aotian is not dead indeed, he is inside my inner world!”
“What?!”
Qiao Jin looked at him in shock, “Long Aotian has strength comparable to a Seventh-Rank Law Domain Lord, yet you managed to capture him?!”
He didn’t know that Long Aotian had actually advanced to the strength comparable to an Eighth Law Domain Lord by the time he was on the thirtieth platform.
Du Gang laughed, “I’m not that powerful, I just waited until after he was mauled by those monsters, and then opportunistically swept him up…”
“Well… I possess a technique that allows me to survive in the night world and makes monsters ignore me!”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jin immediately showed a look of admiration, “Impressive!”
Qiao Jin then asked, “What are you going to do now?!”
Du Gang laughed and said, “Obviously make money, Long Aotian is worth two million Saint Crystals!”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jin once again showed a look of envy.
He wanted to do the same thing, but he couldn’t. The Ji family patriarch was his godfather, not his biological father. If he was too excessive, his godfather might not be able to cover for him.
But Du Gang was different. Du Gang was an Ancient God, also the pioneer of this Golden Age. He has many titles and status, along with great fortune, making it difficult for him to die. He could freely make moves.
Qiao Jin thought for a moment and asked, “What about Little Hawk King, did you catch him too?!”
Du Gang laughed, “You don’t know, I quoted a price of one million to Little Hawk King. He haggled with me, saying one hundred thousand…”
“However, after Long Aotian entered, I quoted Long Aotian a price of two million. Little Hawk King was not happy. He felt that I looked down on him and insisted that I quote him a price of two million… ”
Qiao Jin stared at him in astonishment, feeling surprised and suddenly understanding, “So, you asked those people earlier to verify the identities of Little Hawk King and Long Aotian?”
“Ha-ha!”
Du Gang laughed and said, “If it wasn’t for you letting me win a round during the final competition, I might have captured you as well…”
Qiao Jin also began to laugh.
Indeed, forfeiting that round at the time was a very profitable move for him. At the very least, he won the friendship of an Ancient God.
“However, even if you captured me, I might not be as wealthy as they are. After all, their backgrounds are incredibly robust…”
The son of a Great Power is much more important than the godson of a family head!
Not to mention a godson, even a biological son may not be as important as they are.
In these large families, the patriarch is not the top authority, and is merely responsible for managing the internal affairs of the contemporary family.
The real authority is in the hands of the Supreme Elders within each family.
A Great Power is a Supreme Elder within a large family, whose strength and authority both surpass the patriarch of the contemporary family.
The patriarch changes with each generation, but the Supreme Elders always exist!
However, those who can become patriarchs are all the best of their generation and often break through to higher levels more quickly. Once they reach that level, they will gradually become Supreme Elders.
In the following few days, Du Gang and Qiao Jin kept each other company, climbing mountains during the day and chatting idly at night.
Finally, after about ten days and nights of reversing day and night, they reached the thirtieth platform.
At this moment, there are only about fourteen or fifteen people left here.
These people were all strong middle-aged individuals, not a single young person among them.
Looking at their attire, it was obvious that they were all veteran warriors from the big families.
Perhaps, when these people were young, they were like the proud children of various clans and talked about grand schemes, but at this moment, they could only serve as backdrop.
“Du Gang, you’ve finally arrived!”
Hearing this, Du Gang curiously asked, “Why, were you waiting for me?!”
A middle-aged man laughed and said, “Sort of…”
“A month ago, the temple started to change, and various families sent people in…”
“At that time, Tongtian Mountain was unobstructed, and we could get up freely…”
“But, when you left Pangu Continent, Tongtian Mountain stopped at the sixteenth layer. No one could get up to the seventeenth layer, or rather, there was no platform on the seventeenth layer!”
The middle-aged man laughed, “But you returned to Pangu Continent, and Tongtian Mountain continued to extend upwards, so we all knew that you had come back…”
Du Gang suddenly realized and asked, “Did all those people go up??”
The middle-aged man knew he was asking about the top-tier of people, he chuckled, “Yes, they have already ascended, but seeing that you have such a deep relationship with this place, I guess they could only gain any benefits after you also reach the top!”
Du Gang nodded his head, bid farewell to the crowd, and along with Qiao Jin, climbed up again.
This time, they did not encounter anyone along the way. And for every platform they ascended, they found the area becoming smaller.
This implied that the summit was not far away!
Finally, they reached the forty-ninth platform.
At this moment, almost all the heavenly talents who entered the temple were gathered at the site, a whopping forty to fifty strong cultivators.
“Du Gang, you finally arrived!”
This time, all the heavenly talents on the platform showed smiles.
It was evident that they were all waiting.
Du Gang, however, was stunned by the scene in the empty space above the platform.
He saw that the world above the platform seemed to be cut by a line, with the left side being night and the right side being daytime. Behind these two colors, it looked like pathways leading to two different worlds.
And in mid-air, corresponding to their platform, there were nine stone platforms floating in the white world.
“What’s happening now?”
Du Gang looked at the state of affairs and asked the crowd who were all looking at him.
“Look here!”
At this moment, a beautiful woman who looked similar to Yao Zijie moved aside, revealing a pattern that was blocked behind her.
On the ground, a very strange diagram was drawn. There was also some depression in the graphic.
What was really odd was that when Du Gang first saw it, he felt it was a strange design. But upon a second look, he saw a groove of the character ‘ancient’ appearing on the ground.
With a sweet smile on her face, Yao Zixuan said politely: “Our guess is that the next step may require your blood to fill this depression on the ground.”
“Huh?”
Du Gang was taken aback. He looked around, only to find everyone’s eyes on him.
“My blood, you say?”
He hesitated for a moment, then said, “My blood is precious; each drop possesses divine effects. If it’s going to be a loss like this, the cost to recover it will be too high….”
The crowd continued to look at him, contemplating the meaning behind his words.
Suddenly, Du Gang revealed a beaming smile, showing his white teeth as he said brightly, “I can bleed for you, but you need to compensate me!”
“Compensation?”
The crowd was stunned. They did not expect Du Gang to make such a demand.
“You… want money?”
Many of the heavenly talents frowned.
Money is basically a non-existent concept in their lexicon. They were nurtured by families who prioritized resources, which was invaluable and could not be measured in monetary terms.
So, one could say that they regard money as dirt, which makes sense, because in their eyes, money can only buy trivialities, such as Wuliangye.
Yao Zixuan wore a sweet smile as she asked, “How much money do you intend to ask for?”
Du Gang immediately knew that she must be Yao Zijie’s twin sister from her looks.
After checking the number of people present, which was about forty to fifty, he said with a smile, “There are forty to fifty of you here, so how about paying me one hundred thousand Saint Crystals per person?”
“One hundred thousand Saint Crystals?!”
Everyone present frowned.
Though they did not care about money, it did not mean they did not understand the value of Saint Crystals.
With Du Gang demanding one hundred thousand crystals, some of them began to feel disgruntled.
“Is it just for your bit of blood, why don’t you go rob someone with your request of one hundred thousand Saint Crystals?!”
Du Gang glanced at the speaker, remembering his appearance.
He said indifferently, “Of course, you can also choose not to pay…”
He left the rest of his words unsaid, but his meaning was clear—if they refused to pay, then they could just wait.
At this moment, everyone was in their ordinary state, devoid of any Divine Power. They could do nothing to him, and at worst, he could jump down.
“One hundred thousand Saint Crystals, huh…”
At this moment, Yao Zixuan laughed and said, “I can offer up to a hundred thousand saint crystals, but I don’t currently have that many, so what should we do?”
Du Gang responded cheerily, “If you don’t have enough, just pledge something else. As a heavenly prince and princess, surely you have some valuable items on you?”
Yao Zixuan grinned, “Well, I’m hardly a princess… But if you insist, I’ll give it to you!”
Saying that, she removed a necklace from her neck and coolly stated, “This necklace is a protective divine artifact. In the brink of death, it can save your life – does it worth a hundred thousand saint crystals?”
“Worth it!”
Du Gang could immediately discern the extraordinary qualities of the item and hurriedly accepted it.
He held it in his hands and felt its weight. It was indeed a divine artifact, containing a tremendous amount of energy.
He could never have too many life-protecting items, so he didn’t mind that the necklace was designed for women. He put it on and hid it under his collar.
Seeing Yao Zixuan compromising, the others began to step forward, one after the other.
Among them, a youth carrying a coffin suddenly opened it and tore off a strip of white cloth that covered the mummy’s eyes inside the coffin.
“This strip can blind a being of the God Spirit Level for one second!”
Du Gang’s eyes lit up momentarily, but he quickly became cautious: “Is it true or false? You’re not conning me with a broken cloth, are you?!”
At those words, the Coffin Carrier’s figure swayed. If he weren’t devoid of divine power at the moment, he might have attacked already.
Once again, it was Yao Zixuan who came to the rescue. She laughed and explained, “This cloth strip is a fine thing, didn’t you notice that he mentioned this strip can affect beings at the God Spirit Level? That implies that even if the being affected is in the First or Ninth Tribulation, they can still be blinded!”
“Is it that incredible?!”
Du Gang was astonished, he hurriedly took the cloth strip and began scrutinizing it.
However, no matter how he looked, it seemed like an ordinary piece of cloth.
He furrowed his eyebrows, his gaze darting between the two, “You guys aren’t teaming up to frame me, are you?!”
“You…”
The Coffin Carrier was quite exasperated. His body swayed again; it was easy to see that his hand was trembling slightly.
At that moment, a monkey-faced humanoid with fur all over his face broke into laughter and said, “This kid is the Coffin Carrier and is reportedly meticulously nominated by the You Family, who produces one in millions of years…”
Seeing Du Gang’s confused look, the monkey scratched his head and elaborated, “The corpse lying in the coffin of the You Family’s kid is a corpse of a True God Level being. The cloth you’re holding is the funeral cloth of a True God, possessing endless divine power!”
“Sss!”
Du Gang took in a sharp breath, looking at the Coffin Carrier with astonishment.
Did he actually strolled around with a True God’s corpse on his back? Was he joking?
Then that coffin of his…
Du Gang scrutinized the coffin and found that it looked ordinary, seemingly just a wooden one.
After watching it for quite a while and not finding anything mysterious about it, he nodded reluctantly, “Alright, I’ll take this burial cloth. Your hundred thousand saint crystals are counted as paid!”
Upon hearing that, the Coffin Carrier finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly retreated back to his place.
“Old Monk has no treasures, just take one of my hairs!”
The monkey man from before jovially plucked out one of his hairs, handed it to Du Gang without explaining anything, his expression signaling ‘you’d better ask me what this hair is used for’.
Old Monk!
Du Gang thought of the legendary name he heard of and not wanting to dampen his spirit, asked “What is this hair used for!?”
Old Monk burst into laughter and said, “Old Monk practices the secret techniques of the Fighting Saint Clan. You can blow on this strand of hair, and it will transform into countless clones that look exactly like you. In addition, for a quarter of an hour, you can control them to run in different directions…”
He did not mention anything about combat, which shows that this hair could only be used to escape.
Du Gang nodded and accepted it.
After all, the one who gave it to him looked like a Monkey King. He had to give him face. he’d watched Journey to the West since he was a kid…
“And who’s next?”
At that moment, there were still quite a lot of people in the field who looked a bit unhappy and unwilling to part with their money.
However, twin loli who seemed to have noticed something, giggled and walked up and said, “Big brother, we have no treasures. Would you accept these two teddy bears from us?!”
The twins spoke at the same time, their voices eerily synchronised as if only one person was speaking, which was quite strange.
Seeing Du Gang hesitation, Yao Zixuan intervened again.
“Tsk tsk, those are the toys that their powerful father had expended great resources to make specifically for them…”
Upon hearing this, Du Gang disregarded the rest of her words, focusing only on the term “great power”.
He quickly caught the two little bear toys and laughed, “Alright, brother will take these toys!”
What a joke, a creation of a great power is certainly a treasure, how could he refuse?!
Some in the crowd were thoughtful, but most of them kept quiet, not planning to pay any money.
Among them, a young man carrying a giant sword seemed to have thought of something, stood up, and said, “I don’t have a hundred thousand saint crystals, can I owe you a favor instead?”
“A favor…”
Du Gang shook his head, “No thanks, I prefer something more tangible…”
Who even knows you, to owe a favor…
At this moment, Yao Zixuan, who was standing nearby, laughed lightly, “Dugu Hong, you can sell a favor if you possess the strength. When you have the power of your ancestor Dugu Qiubai, your favor will then be valuable!”
Dugu Hong did not refute, thinking she made sense. After pondering a bit, he took a sword pellet from his waist and said, “This contains one of my ancestor’s sword intents. Whether it’s used to defeat enemies or for cultivation, it can be useful…”
Du Gang was surprised and quickly took it over to examine it thoroughly.
Watching the sword pellet go from his hand to someone else’s made Dugu Hong somewhat reluctant, his eyes never leaving it.
Dugu Qiubai, the ancestor of the Dugu family, had unfathomable power. How strong must his sword intent be?
At this moment, Yao Zixuan, acting like a host, smiled lightly and said, “This is just the sword intent left by the old ancestor Dugu when he was young. Its power is quite good and should be comparable to a God Spirit Level attack. But how far it reaches the God Spirit Level… Who knows!”
“Clearly, Dugu Hong mainly uses it for comprehending sword intent!”
Hearing this, Du Gang immediately cooled down.
A sword intent is important for those who wield a sword, but for him, it’s just a means of attack comparable to the God Spirit Level.
He thought a bit and said, “Alright, I’ll take this item for now. When you have other valuable items later, come to exchange them with me!”
Upon hearing this, Dugu Hong was overjoyed and quickly responded, “Alright, I’ll definitely find a valuable treasure to exchange with you as soon as possible!”
By now, six people had traded items with him.
“Hurry up!”
Du Gang urged, “Don’t you want to see me bleed anymore?”
Everyone looked at each other in dismay, none willing to step forward, since the items the first six people had given were too valuable.
At this moment, Yao Zixuan once again laughed and said, “Be willing to give, those who give will receive. Everyone, if you want to take the next step, we still need to sacrifice something…”
Most people didn’t pay attention to what she said, still waiting. They felt that the items given to Du Gang were already valuable enough and there was no need to give more.
“Can’t your vial of blood be exchanged with these six valuable treasures?”
Someone was already indignant, “Even if it’s the blood of a divine body, it should be enough!”
Divine body?
A girl who looked like an immortal yet acted amusingly seemed to have thought of something and quickly stood up.
“Oh, if it’s just a hundred thousand saint crystals, why not just give it? It will be over then, won’t it?”
She quickly took out an immortal ganoderma and laughed, “Here’s this for you. It’s Zhulong Immortal Ganoderma, a divine healing medicine. Even if you’re about to die, it can still bring you back to life!”
Without thinking, Du Gang looked to Yao Zixuan for her explanation.
After all, he was still young, his experience was limited, and he could not recognize it.
Seeing Du Gang’s expression, Yao Zixuan couldn’t help but laugh, “This girl belongs to the Tai Sui Ling family. She was born with the ability to find treasures. If it catches her eye, it must be a treasure!”
Upon hearing this, Du Gang was overjoyed and immediately accepted it.
Meanwhile, in the crowd, a young man who also had the character ‘Kong’ printed on his clothes, initially didn’t care, but after seeing these few people, he seemed to perceive some special meaning.
After pondering for a moment, he quickly stood up and said, “Indeed, just a hundred thousand saint crystals. Compared to becoming a god, it’s hardly worth mentioning. I’ll pay!”
As he spoke, he took out a scroll and handed it to Du Gang, saying, “Kong Xu is my cousin, giving this to you isn’t really giving it to an outsider…”
Looking at the scroll with the character ‘Kong’ on it, Du Gang was somewhat curious.
“This scroll allows you to teleport millions of kilometers away in an instant. It can be considered a lifesaver!”
Du Gang nodded and accepted it. Although he felt that the use of this item wasn’t immediately apparent, it was a gesture of goodwill. After all, it was from Kong Xu’s cousin, and so he couldn’t embarrass him by refusing.
Thus, a total of eight people had completed a trade with him.
In the crowd, however, three young people seemed to have thought of something and stood up in unison.
“I’ll give it to you!”
“Just a hundred thousand saint crystals…”
“I have a treasure…”
The three simultaneously spoke, followed by a teenager who quickly announced, “I said it first, I’ll give it to you first…”
“Let me go first!!”
Another teenager was not willing to be outdone.
Hearing these absurd words, everyone present was stunned.
Not only them, Du Gang also furrowed his eyebrows at this moment.
He was guessing silently as he looked at the nine stone platforms floating in the outskirts of the white world and the ninth trading position that the three teenagers were now fighting over, he had some clear enlightenment.
He subconsciously glanced at Yao Zixuan, seeing a smile on her lips as she nodded faintly towards him.
Only then did Du Gang finally understand that this transaction really did have some hidden schemes!
He had been wondering why these people were so generous, giving necklaces and shrouds.
As it turned out, there were even greater benefits waiting for them!
At this moment, many people in the field woke up after the event was over, and they immediately started to lament.
The looks they cast at Du Gang were filled with complications.
The most complicated one was Jiang Wenxing. He never thought an ancient god, who was just an enemy in tatters, would have such a day.
As for those with him, they were all those who were enemies of the ancient gods, or races allied with the Jiang family. The descendants from the Qin Family, Si Family, and Yin Family were all among them.
Only the genius from the Dragon Family was missing because there was only Long Aotian from the Dragon Family this time, and he had been captured by Du Gang.
Looking at the eyes full of desire, Du Gang said with a faint smile: “The last spot goes to the highest bidder, except for the Jiang family!”
Hearing this, Jiang Wenxing almost exploded with anger, but there was nothing he could do.
The children of the Qin, Si, and Yin Families hesitated a little, after glancing at Jiang Wenxing, they finally joined the crowd and began to bid.
After all, they didn’t have a significant grudge with the Ancient Gods, they were simply sided with Jiang Wenxing because of the alliance. At this moment, when faced with their own interests, everything was naturally centered around themselves.
“Don’t push, don’t push, let’s bid civilly!”
Just like an auctioneer, Du Gang stood in front of everyone, shouting loudly.
Suddenly, order was restored, and everyone calmed down.
Only then did Du Gang nod, smiling and said: “Let’s take turns. There, there are nine stone platforms which clearly lead to the white world…”
“As for the benefits of entering the white world, I don’t know. However, judging from the attitude of Yao Zixuan and others, I guess it must be great…”
“On the lesser side, there might be some treasures of heaven and earth that are worth a fortune, and maybe even supreme divine artifacts…”
People sneered. What kind of supreme divine artifact would they take them for fools? Such a thing, when it comes into play, let alone them, perhaps even the eighteen tribes, cannot necessarily keep them safe.
After all, the races on the Primordial Continent are not unwilling to come to the universe, they just don’t want to.
In their view, the universe might be a plague-stricken zone. Staying for too long might have some effects, but there’s no issue with staying for a short time.
“Ahem!”
Du Gang felt that the supreme divine artifact was a bit exaggerated, he coughed, and smiled: “The supreme divine artifact may not necessarily be absent, maybe, but in addition to the supreme divine artifact, I think the opportunity to become a god is very likely. After all, you and I are both at the Sector Lord Level. The temple restricted it in such a way, other than allowing people to advance to God Spirit Level, I don’t know what else could be worth people’s consideration…”
As for the supreme divine artefact Du Gang mentioned, no one had much of a reaction, but when Du Gang mentioned becoming a god, everyone became fervent.
“I bid one divine artifact…”
Suddenly, someone couldn’t hold it anymore and quickly made a bid.
“I also have a divine artifact…”
At this moment, Du Gang quickly interrupted the scene that was about to go into chaos, and said: “Don’t mess around, when everyone bids, say the value of your own thing, and calculate it based on Saint Crystals!”
“My divine artifact is a priceless treasure, if it has to be converted into Saint Crystals, it’s worth at least a million…”
“Hehe!”
Someone sneered: “Yours is just a mere Rank One divine artifact, I bid a Second-Rank divine artifact, worth a hundred million…”
“My Second-Rank divine artifact is also priceless, worth one billion…”
Du Gang was speechless for a moment, finding that these people’s bids were getting higher and higher, wishing to raise their divine artifacts to one trillion.
“Hold on, are you guys playing with me? The same Second-Rank divine artifacts, worth from one hundred million to one trillion?”
At this time, Yao Zixuan laughed: “Divine artifacts are indeed priceless, each one possesses unique abilities and is extremely precious. Therefore, if you ask them to convert it to Saint Crystals, it’s not very realistic…”
“However, if we’re considering rank, these are still pretty good. For instance, we can start by prioritizing rank, like Rank One, Second Rank, and so on, and then decide based on the highest rank who to choose!”
Hearing her say this, Du Gang nodded and loudly said, “Did everyone hear that? Just like Yao Zixuan said, we are now at Second Rank divine artifacts, is there anyone with a higher offer?!”
The crowd looked at each other as if they were all waiting for someone else to make a bid.
“If no one else is going to bid, then I’ll just pick from the Second Rank divine artifacts, and won’t recognize any later bids!”
Once he said this, immediately, another young man stood up, gritted his teeth, and said, “I’ll offer a Third Rank divine artifact!”
Who knew, it was better when he didn’t say anything and no one made a bid. However, once he shouted, there were instantly two more young men who bid Third Rank divine artifacts.
Du Gang was speechless for a moment, and gradually understood these people’s mentality. They wanted it, but couldn’t bear to let go, and only if someone else bid something of the same value as their divine artifact, then they would bear to let go.
At this moment, Yao Zixuan moved closer to Du Gang and whispered, “I suggest you choose some defensive divine artifacts…”
Du Gang was stunned, and then remembered that most of the things these people gave him were of a defensive nature.
He asked curiously, “Is there some kind of knack to this?”
Yao Zixuan laughed and said, “I’ll tell you when this is over, when it’s just the two of us outside…”
As she spoke, she teasingly licked her fiery red lips, stirring up Du Gang’s emotions.
Du Gang completely ignored her last movement and continued his duty in the auction, “Now we are at the Third Rank divine artifact. Is there anything more valuable than a Third Rank divine artifact?”
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this may be your chance to ascend to a God Spirit Level. Would you be willing to trade a Third Rank divine artifact for the qualification to become a god?”
His words were very tempting, and consequently, someone could not resist and loudly shouted, “I’ll offer a Fourth Rank divine artifact!”
Suddenly, another person shouted, “I’ll also offer a Fourth Rank divine artifact!”
Seeing this scene, Du Gang was speechless once again. It felt just like squeezing toothpaste; a bit comes out each squeeze, and you think there’s no more left, but in the end, there’s always a bit that can still be squeezed out!
Moreover, each of these people was afraid of losing out. They were all waiting for others to make a bid before they would make their own.
As such, Du Gang continued to temp them, and the bids got higher and higher. It didn’t take long before the bids reached the level of Seventh-Rank divine artifacts.
By this time, not many people were bidding anymore. Even the Seventh-Rank divine artifact was only possessed by one prodigious young man.
Seeing this, Du Gang said with a smile, “Is there anyone with a higher price? If not, shall I just take this?”
Having said that, he continued to scan everyone around him, his gaze sweeping over everyone’s eyes.
Finally, he found a handsome-looking but anxious youth in the crowd and said, “Remember, this could be your chance to ascend to God Spirit Level. If you miss it, you might not be able to ascend for your entire life…
Think about those guards down there. Many years ago, they were just like you – young heroes, outstanding in their generation. But as time went on, they were unable to ascend to God Spirit Level and were eventually abandoned by their families, gradually becoming mere guards…”
“Enough!”
As expected, the youth was stimulated. His eyes were red as he shouted excitedly, “A Ninth Rank divine artifact, just this once. If anyone bids higher than me, I’m out!”
It was obvious that this Ninth Rank divine artifact was very important to him. Only under the provocation of Du Gang’s words was he willing to offer it.
Du Gang slightly smiled and continued, “Ok, the current highest bid is a Ninth Rank divine artifact. I’ll count to three, and if no one else bids, the last chance to ascend to God Spirit Level goes to this young man!”
He was quite glib, directly equating the qualification for the ninth platform to the chance of becoming a god.
“One!”
As he was calling out, he was also constantly scanning the room.
He noticed that everyone in the venue had jealous eyes, but seemed helpless.
He realized then that these people probably didn’t have anything of higher value.
“Two!”
At this moment, a youth couldn’t hold back any longer and said, “I don’t have a Ninth Rank divine artifact right now, can I give it to you later after I leave here?”
When he heard this, Du Gang gave a sneer, “Trying to freeload? What if after freeloading, you think it’s not worth it and don’t give it to me? What’s to be done then?”
He said with a smile, “Only items settled on the spot are counted, otherwise, there’s no point in talking!”
At the same time, he continued to scan the crowd, checking if anyone else could offer a higher price.
Suddenly, he spotted a young man from the Qin Family. Noticing the young man’s complex gaze, he quickly said, “The opportunity to become a god, one step ascends you to godhood, one step demotes you to servitude. Although it appears a bit exaggerated now, maybe after hundreds of millions of years, some of you may really find it impossible to breakthrough to God Spirit level, and ultimately become mere guards…”
That young man from the Qin Family saw Du Gang speaking directly to him, and suddenly became furious, saying, “Du Gang, I’ve not even sorted things out with you yet, and you dare to insult me first…”
Hearing this, Du Gang was taken aback, “When did I insult you?!”
“If you didn’t insult me, then why are you staring at me? Aren’t you implying that I might end up as a mere guard in the future?!”
The young man from the Qin Family reproachfully said, “You, during the Peak Contest, you kept using words to provoke my brother, leading him to become completely introverted now. I haven’t even settled that score with you yet…”
Du Gang was taken aback, then showed a faint smile, “Is your brother Qin Yanghua?”
“Indeed!”
Du Gang laughed, “Oh yes, him. I remember now, he kept provoking me, vowing a life-and-death duel. Even the competition wasn’t enough, he wanted to fight me in reality, even going so far to sign a life-and-death agreement!”
“Where is your little brother now? Have him come and face me, where did he go running off to after our agreed mortal combat?!”
He mocked, “I’ve heard that there’s a type of online keyboard warriors, fight fiercely online but coward in reality. Your brother Qin Yanghua couldn’t be one of these types, could he?”
“What did you just say?!”
The young man from the Qin Family turned red with rage, wishing he could fight Du Gang to the death, “My brother isn’t like that!”
Du Gang chuckled, “It’s best if he’s not. Tell him to come and find me soon, our agreed duel to the death isn’t over yet…”
As he was saying this, he saw Yu Shuiyao standing quietly in a corner and grinned, “Tell him, if he doesn’t come, I’m going to take his Taiyin Taoist Body away…”
“Hmm!”
Upon hearing this, Yu Shuiyao coldly snorted and turned her head away.
There weren’t many in this generation pursuing Yu Shuiyao, mainly because several of the previous generation’s saint children had declared interest in pursuing her, causing most of this generation to not dare harbour improper thoughts towards her.
The young man who previously bid the Ninth-Rank God Spirit hurriedly said, “Du Gang, quick, call out three!”
Hearing this, Du Gang finally let the young man from the Qin Family go and laughed, “Last chance, the opportunity to become a god is right before your eyes, anyone else interested?!”
After a three-second pause with no one responding, he finally knocked down his gavel, “Deal! This ninth opportunity to become a God, goes to you!”
As he spoke, Du Gang quickly approached to take the Ninth-Rank divine weapon from the young man.
“Boom!”
As he collected the divine weapon, a loud noise suddenly echoed through the world.
Right after, those who had previously traded with Du Gang were all uncontrollably, as if they had attained enlightenment, raised into the sky toward the nine stone platforms.
“It really works!”
At this moment, someone was taken aback, “How is this possible, after trading with Du Gang, they can actually fly to the stone platforms. Could it be that Du Gang has control over this divine temple world?!”
Not just them, even Du Gang was stunned. He thought that once the stone platforms were open, people would have to go up themselves. He had already been considering how to get these people who’d paid money onto the platforms.
Unexpectedly, the divine temple world saved him the trouble. Without his intervention, it directly lifted the nine people involved in the trade onto the platforms.
At this moment, all nine persons let out a sigh of relief. After all, they had gambled big. If they’d bet right, they stood to win big. If they bet wrong, they’d lose everything.
The facts proved that they gambled right. This time, there truly might be a chance to become a God!
Soon, the nine of them floated onto the stone platforms.
Meanwhile, the platform where Du Gang and others were standing also began to float up, hanging in the sky.
“What is happening?!”
Everyone instinctively moved towards the center of the platform, afraid of falling off.
In the midst of their nervousness, the platform began to rise, leveling off with the nine stone platforms.
The only difference was, the nine platforms were located near the entrance of the white world while their platform was near the entrance of the black world.
“Could this be the ‘admission ticket’? Only the nine who traded with Du Gang were able to get the nine slots entry to the white world?!”
At this moment, many people had this realization and said, “In that case, becoming a God isn’t certain. Maybe the white world is more terrifying. After all, the truth is sometimes not as simple as it seems on the surface…”
Before the words had settled, the nine people on the stone platforms sat down neatly and quickly, as if guided by something.
“Trying to put on a show for me?!”
The earlier genius chuckled, “Giving away a Ninth-Rank divine weapon, I want to see just how you guys…”
At this moment, a spectacle that shocked everyone occurred. Nine rainbow lights containing the truth of the universe flew out of the white world, connecting the nine stone platforms.
“This…”
Everyone present was moved. The nine rainbow lights were too magnificent, making them feel as if they were seeing the face of a God.
“Boom!”
With a loud bang, the nine stone platforms started to move, slowly drifting towards the inner part of the white world along with the rainbow lights.
Simultaneously, as if connected in some way, the platform where Du Gang and his group were standing started to move slowly towards the black world.
Seeing this, the young man who had previously been mocking them, was left speechless.
ps: Eagle as usual updates 27,000 words daily; recently it seems like he knows that Orange Cat is gearing up to compete with him, daily updates have been pushing close to 29,000 words or even 30,000 words (probably just my perception, giving myself too much credit.), anyway, it seems like the original plan of daily 33,000 words, reaching a monthly total of one million words might be insufficient, looks like I’ll have to write a bit more, if I can write 16,000 words more than him in a month, then I can win. If daily 33,000 words aren’t enough, Orange Cat will risk his life, daily 35,000 words, daily 40,000 words, going all out! Break all the records in the entire network literature circle, break all the records for most words written since the founding of Qidian!
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