166: Chapter 166 Arrival at Xingqiong?

Above the core inner city of the Central Star City of Ten Thousand Races.

A divine palace, carved entirely from Ninth-Rank Primordial Star Jade, stood quietly in the clouds.

This was the highest trading holy land that countless top forces, hidden sects, and star region giants in the entire universe dreamed of—the main venue for the Star Vault Auction!

Surrounding the divine palace, starlight shone brilliantly, and high-dimensional laws turned into visible auroras, intertwining in the sky.

"Roar—!"

Accompanied by a beast roar that shook the galaxy, a luxurious carriage pulled by nine Sixth-Rank Peak Star Sky Dragons crushed the void and descended with a boom.

Stepping down was the Buddhist Son of the Great Leiyin Temple, his body shrouded in brilliant Buddhist light.

Immediately after, space tore open like water ripples.

Several arrogant Holy Sons and Holy Maidens of the Celestial Clan, with twelve dazzling wings of light growing from their backs, stepped onto the Holy Light Avenue and entered the venue proudly.

Anyone standing here, if picked at random, was a peerless genius who held the power of life and death over billions and could make marginal star systems turn to dust just by stomping their feet!

At the very edge of the entrance passage where these immortals and gods gathered.

Lin Yuan, wearing a dark gold slim-fit trench coat, hands in his pockets, brought Ancient Sword Soul and Ji Hongyi with him, walking slowly up the white jade steps as if taking a stroll.

To avoid attracting too many boring flies to probe them, Lin Yuan had the system lock their energy signatures at the Fourth Grade Peak.

There was no flashy display, and no world-destroying mounts.

These three "Fourth Grade martial artists," who did not have even a trace of high-dimensional law fluctuations, walked among this group of star-sky geniuses, appearing as out of place as common mongrels that had stumbled into a flock of swans.

"Heh—"

Just as the three were about to reach the capital verification gate, a sneer came from behind to the side.

"Yo, look who it is. Isn't this the broke loser who was queuing in the first-floor lobby of the Myriad Laws Pavilion?"

Along with the voice, a Seventh-Rank Star Sky Giant Lion, exuding Geng Metal Qi, strode over.

On the lion's back was the Holy Son of the Golden Horn, whom Lin Yuan had called a broke loser at the Myriad Law Appraisal Pavilion earlier!

Beside the Holy Son of the Golden Horn were several heirs of top clans who were equally arrogant, including a Holy Son of the Celestial God Clan with six wings of light on his back.

"Brother Golden Horn, is this the bumpkin from a wasteland star who dared to talk back to you in public that you mentioned?"

The Holy Son of the Celestial God Clan glanced at Lin Yuan, sensed his inferior Fourth Grade aura, and said, "This kind of inferior carbon-based lifeform doesn't even have a hint of laws on him; he really dirties the white jade steps of the Star Vault Auction."

"Who knows how these three ants managed to sneak into the inner city?"

The Holy Son of the Golden Horn jumped arrogantly off the Star Sky Giant Lion, walked up to Lin Yuan, and deliberately waved a card emitting brilliant golden light in front of Lin Yuan.

Myriad Laws Pavilion · Gold VIP Card!

"Bumpkin, open your dog eyes and look clearly! This is a Gold VIP! Only those with book assets exceeding ten billion are qualified to own one!"

The geniuses queuing around them burst into laughter.

A Fourth Grade martial artist coming to the Star Vault Auction?

This was simply the biggest joke in the entire universe.

"Guards!"

The Holy Son of the Golden Horn didn't give Lin Yuan a chance to speak at all, directly scolding, "These three pieces of trash have seriously affected my mood! Throw them down the steps immediately and break their limbs!"

"As you command, Your Highness!"

"This dog thing really never learns his lesson!" Lin Yuan was speechless.

Those guard commanders, who were at the Sixth-Rank Peak, immediately stepped forward.

They were also sycophants who judged people by their appearance; facing a Fourth Grade martial artist who couldn't even reach the ten-billion threshold, they drew their electric batons without hesitation and closed in on Lin Yuan.

"Kid, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for provoking big shots you shouldn't have. Get lost!"

The guard commander sneered, raised his electric baton, and smashed it fiercely toward Lin Yuan's shoulder!

Ancient Sword Soul behind him had cold eyes, and his sword intent was about to erupt!

But Lin Yuan just raised his hand slightly, stopping Ancient Sword Soul.

Then he extended two fingers and pinched a pitch-black card from his trench coat pocket.

Then, without even looking, he slapped it onto the capital verification scanner next to him!

"Beep!!!!!"

Immediately after!

"Rumble!!"

The gate, which claimed to be able to withstand a full-force blow from an Eighth-Rank Great Expert, actually began to tremble violently because it couldn't bear the authority contained within this card!

A dark gold supreme pillar of light, a hundred meters in diameter, shot straight into the sky of the Star City!

"Highest authority confirmed! Highest authority confirmed!"

"Warmly welcoming—the holder of the Myriad Laws Pavilion · Black Gold Supreme Card, to the Star Vault Auction!"

"Supreme Welcoming Formation, activate!"

Swish! Swish! Swish!

On both sides of the gate, two full rows of honor guards composed of Eighth-Rank Grandmaster level puppets were instantly activated and dropped to one knee with a boom!

And in front of Lin Yuan, the guard holding the electric baton felt his legs go weak under this pressure.

With a "thump"!

The guard commander, in front of everyone present, knelt at Lin Yuan's feet, his electric baton dropping to the ground!

The Holy Son of the Celestial God Clan and the heirs of various major sects who were laughing loudly just moments ago nearly had their eyeballs pop out of their sockets!

And the Holy Son of the Golden Horn, who was crazily showing off his Gold VIP card just a moment ago, now had his sneer completely frozen on his face.

He looked down at the Gold card in his hand that could only represent "ten billion in assets," and then looked at the Black Gold Supreme Card on the gate that represented "starting at one hundred billion, no upper limit, and walking sideways in Star City"...

That expression was uglier than if he had swallowed ten thousand dead flies alive!

"A ten billion Gold card?"

Lin Yuan pulled out the black gold card and tossed it casually in his hand.

"It's indeed quite scary."

"It scared me so much that I'm embarrassed to take out this crappy card to swipe."

After saying this, Lin Yuan, with his hands in his pockets, under the gaze of countless top geniuses who were terrified and filled with extreme awe.

Amid the welcome of the Eighth-Rank Grandmaster level puppet honor guard.

He stepped directly onto the Divine Light Avenue exclusive to the black gold supreme, heading straight for the highest private box floating above everyone's heads!

Half an hour later, the Star Vault Auction officially began!

In the center of the venue, hundreds of Gold and Purple Gold private boxes representing various major forces were floating.

And directly above all the private boxes, in a position like a god overlooking the human world, was the only one in the entire venue: the No. 1 Supreme Private Box!

Inside the box, Lin Yuan leaned comfortably on a sofa made of Ninth-Rank Star Sky Giant Beast skin, with Ji Hongyi beside him, obediently peeling top-quality high-dimensional spirit fruits.

"Distinguished guests!"

"The first lot of this auction is the remnant scroll of the Star Sky Royal Clan's high-level cultivation technique, 'Burning Heaven Nine Transformations,' unearthed from a primordial ruin!"

"Starting price, one billion starry sky essence! Each increment must be no less than one hundred million!"

As soon as the voice fell, the various Holy Sons below, who were incomparably arrogant at the entrance just now, instantly fell into a frenzy of bidding!

"I bid 1.2 billion!" the Holy Son of the Golden Horn roared with bloodshot eyes.