51: Chapter 51 Auction in Progress

"Today is once again the annual day when the Gods Graveyard opens, and I am very happy that all you exalted deities could attend our [Treasure Pavilion] auction.

Without further ado, let us begin our auction for today. The first item is one complete life-attribute divine law artifact.

The starting bid is 200,000 Divine Power points, and each bid increment must not be less than 10,000 Divine Power points. Let us begin!"

As the woman's words fell, a small tree that was only six meters tall, with withered yellow leaves and a sickly appearance, appeared on the auction stage.

Seeing the appearance of this life divine tree, Lin Xiao was slightly stunned. The life divine tree he had seen in the live stream previously was not like this, was it?

Clearly, he was not the only one feeling puzzled; many guests attending the auction also felt something was off. Immediately, a three-meter-tall bear stood up from its seat and spoke.

"As a life-attribute divine law artifact, this thing looks a bit wrong in its current state, doesn't it?"

Upon hearing this, the auctioneer revealed a pleasant smile on her face and bowed slightly to the guests below.

"This guest has a very discerning eye; this life divine tree indeed has some minor issues. As already noted in the auction list, it has been contaminated.

After rescue efforts using special means, the contamination has been temporarily contained. According to estimates by our professionals, this state can last for about 100 years of Divine Kingdom time.

Of course, if a guest can continuously nourish it with life-attribute law fragments, it is possible to prolong or even completely eliminate this contamination.

It is precisely because of this minor issue that the starting price for this complete divine law artifact is so low."

After listening, the bear nodded its large head. It sat back down, and at the same time, the interest in its eyes for this divine law artifact vanished.

"200,000."

"220,000."

"250,000."

Although the bear had lost interest, more guests in the venue became interested. After all, the starting bid for flawless divine law artifacts was always over a million.

Although this one was contaminated, it was cheap. At a price several times lower, this minor issue was not unacceptable.

Perhaps after the contamination was completely cleared, a decent law might even emerge? Although this probability was very low.

Lin Xiao, watching the divine tree on the auction stage, swiped his right hand across the electronic bidding device in front of him. A number appeared on it: 400,000.

At the same time, 400,000 Divine Power points simultaneously vanished from within his Divine Kingdom. Only when his bid was topped would these 400,000 Divine Power points be returned to him.

It is precisely because of this function that situations involving malicious bidding followed by failed transactions do not occur at the auction.

"410,000."

"420,000."

"440,000."

Watching the other guests who were still in hot pursuit, Lin Xiao swiped another number over: 600,000.

Seeing his method of increasing the bid, the guests who were still in pursuit fell silent for a moment. Ultimately, they chose not to continue following.

They suspected that this person making the bid might be a shill hired by the seller. Buying a contaminated divine law artifact for 600,000—unless a good law could eventually be purified out of it, this was a losing deal.

The auctioneer on stage waited for a while, and after confirming that no one else was calling out a price, she began the countdown.

"600,000 Divine Power points, going once!"

"Are there any other guests bidding? This is a complete divine law artifact; even if it is contaminated, it can help your Believers comprehend laws.

It is also a good gift to give to a junior demigod; if one can ascend to become a deity because of this, then this investment is absolutely not a loss!

You only need to add 10,000 Divine Power points, and you might have one more Subordinate Deity. There is only one such opportunity; are you really going to let it slip by right before your eyes?

Is there anyone else adding to the bid? Just add 10,000 Divine Power points to give yourself a chance. Give your Subordinate Deities a chance as well!"

As the auctioneer's highly inflammatory words fell, there were indeed a few guests who chose to follow with another bid. Just as she said, what if this divine tree cultivated a deity? Wouldn't that be a massive profit?

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiao swiped the electronic bidding device again: 800,000.

Once this price appeared, all the guests regained their rationality. No matter how much the auctioneer tried to cajole, no one followed with a bid.

At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds: Is this shill really trying to trick me like a fool?

"800,000, going three times! Congratulations to guest number 1143 for successfully winning one complete divine law artifact; I wish for your Subordinate Deity to be able to break through to become a deity!

The next item is a special fusion creature from the Gods Graveyard: 100 units. They are of the Nascent Soul stage in strength, and each one can produce a small amount of mixed wind and thunder-attribute law fragments every 30 years of Divine Kingdom time.

Guests should be aware of the special environment within the Gods Graveyard, so these fusion creatures can only survive for about 60 years within your Divine Kingdoms.

We recommend that guests who possess feline Slave Gods purchase these first; as they are of the same species, your Slave God has a probability of comprehending deeper law power from these fusion creatures.

Starting bid: 200,000 Divine Power points. Each bid increment must not be less than 20,000 Divine Power points."

Listening to the rising and falling shouts of bids around him, Lin Xiao felt a wave of envy. After knowing the rules for a deity's ascension, he now had a very strong possessiveness for law fragments and divine law artifacts.

He felt that ethereal things like talent, comprehension, and aptitude were not concrete enough. Law fragments and divine law artifacts were the most solid, visible, and tangible things.

As for comprehending laws, he would just obtain a large amount of the corresponding law fragments and divine law artifacts and let his Believers soak in them! He did not believe that they would fail to comprehend them this way!

Looking at the 19,830,000 Divine Power points remaining in his Divine Kingdom, Lin Xiao felt a wave of regret; he had originally thought that a daily income of 10,800,000 Divine Power points was already quite a lot.

But after entering the Qingxu Market, he discovered that divine weapons, divine armor, exotic artifacts, divine items, and even first or second-tier deities—there were so many things he needed to purchase that ten million Divine Power points were simply not enough to spend.

Ultimately, these 100 Nascent Soul stage fusion creatures were packed and purchased by a certain guest for the price of 400,000.

When it was time for the first-tier divine weapon [azure peak sword], the atmosphere at the venue rose significantly. When the auctioneer on stage stated the starting bid of 2,000,000 Divine Power points, the guests below immediately began competing to bid; to Lin Xiao, it felt as if Divine Power points were worthless.

"2,600,000 Divine Power points!"

"3,000,000 Divine Power points! I am determined to have this azure peak sword today!"

"Hmph, 3,000,000 Divine Power points and you are determined to have it? Which country bumpkin popped out from the countryside? I bid 3,800,000!"

"4,200,000!"

In just a moment, the auction price had already doubled. Looking at that momentum, who knew how many Divine Power points it would take to finally secure it.

"Are offensive divine weapons this valuable? Could this price end up reaching 6,000,000?"

Lin Xiao asked this to Lu Yan, who was beside him. He truly did not quite understand.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan's face, which only had a blurry outline, revealed no expression. No emotion could be heard in that mechanically synthesized voice either.

"Replying to you, Exalted Deity, this belongs to a special situation. You might not have noticed when looking at the auction register earlier.

This [azure peak sword] was refined by a complete deity and possesses a complete law origin within it.

Therefore, besides being a weapon, you can also view it as a divine law artifact that does not have an output.

With two attributes combined into one, that is why it can be so sought after by other exalted deities."