578: Ancient Stone, the Finale

This sword is fated with me. I offer eight hundred thousand!

Chu Jiang Wang, who had not bid until now, spoke indifferently.

“Bastard!”

“Ah… Damn it!”

The Alliance Master of the Tiancan Sword Alliance suddenly stood up, trembling with rage, his back molars almost grinding to dust. The duck he thought was in hand was about to fly away.

The Witch Demon King beside him also had a grim expression. This Chu Jiang Wang was so extravagant, he must have plundered the Ten Thousand Demons Country’s treasury.

This was all his money, his money. Watching his enemy flaunt his wealth felt as unbearable as eating shit.

Fortunately, for this auction, more than half of the treasury's resources had been taken out in advance, otherwise, this little beast really would have taken everything.

“Eight hundred thousand, going once!”

“Eight hundred thousand, going twi…”

Liu Xing's words continued to provoke the Alliance Master of the Tiancan Sword Alliance. He roared internally, 'Damn bastard!'

The Alliance Master of the Tiancan Sword Alliance, with a ferocious expression, roared, “I offer nine hundred thousand!”

I won't let you have your way! He looked at Chu Jiang Wang, 'If you have the guts, keep bidding.'

Boom!

The entire auction house was stirred, with a sky-high price approaching one million.

“Damn, this Alliance Master of the Tiancan Sword Alliance is really rich, his financial power is astonishing.”

Some people exclaimed. This was nine hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones. In the entire Nether Abyss, there were only a few factions that could produce such a large amount of Spirit Stones.

In reality, the Alliance Master of the Tiancan Sword Alliance had already emptied his family's fortune. If Chu Jiang Wang dared to follow again, he would definitely have to give up.

But, after Chu Jiang Wang called out eight hundred thousand, he did not continue to bid.

The scene fell into a brief silence.

“It’s definitely intentional. Chu Jiang Wang is taking revenge for the earlier price hike!”

“The Lord of Sword Alliance made Chu Jiang Wang spend a few tens of thousands more, and Chu Jiang Wang made him spend nearly three hundred thousand more. That’s truly ruthless!”

This was to ensure that the Lord of Sword Alliance would not easily give up, as this Great Evolution Sword Body Art was extremely important to him.

“Damn bastard!”

The Alliance Master of the Tiancan Sword Alliance's eyes were cold. Once outside the city, it would be his doomsday. He looked at the Witch Demon King and Barbarian King beside him and said in a deep voice, “You two, for the final Due Golden Boat, I can only rely on you.”

His family's fortune had been emptied. Originally, this was for competing for the Due Golden Boat, but he unexpectedly had bad luck, and there was also the Heaven-Reaching Sword Art up for auction, so he had no choice but to make a move.

“No problem!”

The Barbarian King and the other person were slightly displeased, but said nothing. After all, the three factions were still allies for now.

“Now, please welcome the second main item of the auction, three ancient origin stones that have just been unearthed. They might contain true Dragon essence blood, or perhaps a Divine Beast cub; anything is possible.”

“Starting bid, ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones per stone!”

Liu Xing waved his hand, and three origin stones appeared on the stage. The surfaces of the origin stones still carried the scent of earth, full of ancient traces.

The first one was perfectly round, the size of a human head, entirely black like obsidian, with natural spiral-shaped golden patterns on its surface, as if divine light was radiating from it.

The second one was oval like a goose egg, and within its cracks, magma seemed to flow.

The third one was grayish-green, an irregular two-meter stone, its surface covered with purple vine-like crystals, showing no fluctuations.

The three origin stones had different appearances.

“This stone gambling relies purely on luck. It’s said that they might contain true Dragon essence blood or Divine Beast cubs, but they could also contain waste material, worthless.”

“At the last auction, a great clan spent six hundred thousand, but ended up cutting out a pile of withered bones, completely squandering their family fortune.”

Everyone discussed.

Origin stones can block all Divine Sense probes, so it's impossible to know what's inside. Only by cutting them open can one discover their contents.

One cut, heaven; one cut, Hell.

This is the charm of stone gambling; it's all about the thrill.

“The first one, no need to look, it’s eighty percent waste material inside. This kind that looks like it's radiating colorful light is the most deceptive; in reality, it might just be a glowing golden bead inside.”

An old Senior skilled in stone gambling spoke. Stone gambling should not just rely on appearance; whether it looks good or not is secondary.

“Senior is right. I think the third one, rugged and seemingly ordinary, is actually the most likely to contain a good treasure.”

A young Cultivator responded, the calmer and more ordinary it appears, the more likely it is to contain a supreme treasure.

“Chu Jiang Wang, are you also interested in these stones?”

The Great Clan Elder said. This stone gambling is a game of ten bets and eight losses, with no discernible patterns. No experience is one hundred percent accurate.

Chu Jiang Wang nodded slightly. These three origin stones were indeed inscrutable; even a Heavenly Mandate Realm Divine Sense was useless.

First, let's try the System's detection technique.

“Do you wish to spend one hundred thousand demon life essence to examine the first origin stone?”

Immediately, his gaze fell upon the second and third origin stones.

“Do you wish to spend three thousand demon life essence to examine?”

“Do you wish to spend two hundred Lifespan to examine?”

The System's prompts rang out one after another.

“No, no, no!”

Chu Jiang Wang refused without hesitation. He had already figured out the System's routine: the more precious the item, the more expensive the price.

It can probe all it wants, but if he doesn't pay, then it's fine. Anyway, he doesn't need to know exactly what's inside, only whether its value is great or not.

He then thought, if he were to gamble on stones in the future, he could directly exploit this bug. The King of Stone Gambling was right before his eyes.

He was indirectly taking advantage of the System.

“One hundred twenty thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones!”

The Barbarian King bid. The first origin stone had an extraordinary appearance, and the probability of good things coming out was fifty-fifty; it was worth a gamble.

“Two hundred thousand!”

Chu Jiang Wang's voice rang out, once again astonishing everyone. Anything he set his eyes on, his bids would double, leaving others far behind.

The Barbarian King's Face was grim. He knew he couldn't compete with Chu Jiang Wang in terms of wealth, but if he gave up as soon as Chu Jiang Wang bid, where would his Face be?

“Two hundred fifty thousand!”

The Barbarian King roared.

“Four hundred thousand!”

Chu Jiang Wang spoke again, his tone still calm and unruffled.

The probability of this first origin stone yielding treasure was too low. Most people present were not optimistic, yet this Chu Jiang Wang actually spent four hundred thousand. He truly had too much money with nowhere to spend it.

“Four hundred thousand, going once!”

“Four hundred thousand, going twice!”

The Barbarian King was extremely frustrated. Being continuously targeted by Chu Jiang Wang, his mindset was exploding, but if he added more, he would surely be taken advantage of again, just like the Alliance Master of the Tiancan Sword Alliance.

“Chu Jiang Wang, buying a piece of waste for four hundred thousand, this King admires you!”

The Barbarian King said unwillingly, mocking Chu Jiang Wang.

“That's because you're blind!”

Chu Jiang Wang's eyes were cold as he responded indifferently.

“You…”

The Barbarian King said angrily, almost erupting. This fellow was truly arrogant and overbearing.

“Don't worry, even this King's Witch Heavenly Eye couldn't see any significant treasures inside. Even if this origin stone has treasure, it's just ordinary stuff.”

The Witch Demon King said disdainfully.

After several rounds of bidding, the three origin stones were acquired by Chu Jiang Wang, the Barbarian King, and the Ba Snake factions respectively.

However, none of them chose to open them on the spot, waiting until after the auction concluded.

Just then.

“Next, we will begin the auction of this event's main item!”

Liu Xing's expression became a little nervous as he continued:

“The Divine Boat that can safely travel to and from the Nether Sea—the Due Golden Boat, with no reserve price!”