105: The scramble for advanced skill books

"Oh my god, how is this possible? Is it really an Advanced Skill Book?"

"And it's an Ice-element Skill Book? Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!! I'll sell everything I own to buy this today!"

"Even many saint-level experts don't possess many of these..."

"How could it actually appear at an auction?"

"Sell everything you own? Bro, even if we lose all our assets, we have to buy this!"

"This is a treasure that can be passed down as a family heirloom!"

"..."

Exclamations erupted one after another!

In the venue, aside from Qin Yu and Nie Yuxi... practically everyone was stunned by the "unveiling" of this Ice-element Advanced Skill Book!

Even Xiao Hefeng, who had already sat down and was preparing to close his window, stood up again, looking completely shocked!

His face was full of disbelief.

It was no wonder everyone reacted this way... primarily because Advanced Skill Books were simply too rare,

and too valuable!

After all, one must understand that in this world, skills are not like materials or spirit medicines that can be obtained by killing demonic species or gathering them in various secret realms.

Apart from the innate talent skills that come with one's own class... every skill is self-realized and created by other incredibly talented Class Changers!

And this is not a simple matter.

After all, for ordinary Class Changers, let alone comprehending and creating a skill themselves,

it's already good if they can perfectly master one skill.

What's more, what has appeared now is an Advanced Skill Book!

As the name suggests, Advanced Skills

are skills that can only be learned and cast after reaching Level 70!

From this, it is clear just how rare this Advanced Skill Book, named Myriad Miles of Ice Sealing, truly is!

It is no exaggeration to say... that this item slightly exceeds the normal status of the Fushi Pavilion Auction.

After all, normally, as soon as a Skill Book of this caliber appears, it would instantly cause a storm of bloodshed across an entire province.

At the very least, it would cause countless aristocratic families, countless experts, and even demonic experts from outside the border, to fight tooth and nail for it!

"A starting price of five million? Don't joke around. For an Advanced Skill Book, forget five million, even if you multiply that several times, it wouldn't be too outrageous!"

"No more nonsense, I bid thirty million! I, a certain Mr. Yang, must obtain this Myriad Miles of Ice Sealing!"

After the brief shock, people quickly began to place bids!

And with just one bid, the price was raised to a full thirty million!

This price, in tonight's auction,

was already enough to rank among the top two!

Only the mid-range teleportation scroll from the very beginning had reached this price!

However, even though the price had been raised to such a height... it did not calm the scene down in the slightest!

On the contrary, following this bid,

others immediately began to bid continuously!

And each bid was more outrageous than the last!

"Forty million! This Skill Book is ours, the An Family's!"

"Heh heh, the An Family is indeed wealthy and powerful, but trying to secure this Advanced Skill Book for forty million is a bit too wishful thinking, isn't it?"

"My Yan Family bids sixty million!"

"Hmph, since you know the An Family is wealthy and powerful, why are you still fighting us?"

"Eighty million!"

"Heh heh, with the foundation your An Family has, you dare call yourselves wealthy and powerful?"

"I, Li Shiyuan, representing the Li Family, bid ninety million!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. As you all know, the Fourth Ancestor of my Dong Family recently transcended the mundane and entered the sacred, successfully advancing to the Seventh Revolution. Furthermore, the Fourth Ancestor happens to be an Ice-element Martial Artist.

"Therefore, my Dong Family is truly determined to obtain this skill. My Dong Family bids one hundred million!"

"..."

In just a few short seconds,

the bidding price had multiplied several times over again!

Directly reaching the astronomical price of one hundred million!

Only at this point did the atmosphere in the auction house quiet down slightly.

Many people who were previously incredibly excited showed expressions of despair upon hearing the one hundred million bid, sighing helplessly and choosing to give up... "Alas, it seems that even through an auction, an Advanced Skill Book like this will never fall into the hands of people like us."

"It's still just the struggle between these major families."

"That's right, there's no chance. In Sky City, who can compete against the Four Great Families: Dong, An, Yan, and Li?"

"Don't even bother thinking about it..."

"..."

Of course, the Four Great Families: Dong, An, Yan, and Li,

although they were publicly recognized as the strongest families in the entire Sky City, and even the entire Qingzhou Province,

possessing countless industries under their command and being obscenely rich.

However, Fushi Pavilion, being the highest-caliber auction house in Qingzhou Province,

naturally had guests who were not intimidated by the Four Great Families!

Xiao Hefeng was clearly one of them!

Seeing the Dong Family bid one hundred million,

Xiao Hefeng merely pondered for a few seconds,

before raising the price significantly again:

"I bid one hundred and fifty million!"

Xiao Hefeng's tone was steady. Although his window was open and virtually everyone could see him, no one could discern any emotion on his face.

As soon as this price was announced, let alone the others present,

even Qin Yu was somewhat shocked hearing it.

Amidst the shock, Qin Yu couldn't help but feel a little fortunate... Fortunately, his Super God Mechanic class didn't require Skill Books, equipment, spirit medicines, or similar items at all.

He only needed to unlock and forge corresponding mechanical products after leveling up.

Otherwise, it was foreseeable that

he would definitely be one of those "fighting to the death" for an Advanced Skill Book in the future.

However, although Xiao Hefeng had raised the price by another fifty million, an Advanced Skill Book was not like the seven-petal snow lotus... which was merely optional for most people.

An Advanced Skill Book is something that can genuinely strengthen the foundation of an individual, or even an entire family!

Therefore, at this moment, no one would give Xiao Hefeng face!

Everything depended on financial strength!

Just a few seconds after Xiao Hefeng finished speaking... a new bid came from the Heaven-Grade private room on the third floor, which was claimed to represent the Li Family, one of Sky City's Four Great Families.

However, this time, the voice was not the young-sounding one from before.

Instead, it was a voice that sounded old, yet full of vigor:

"Kid Xiao, we, the Li Family, gave you face regarding that seven-petal snow lotus and didn't compete with you."

"However, I believe you know the value of this Skill Book..."

"I won't say anything more. The highest bidder wins."

"My Li Family bids one hundred and eighty million!"