Chapter 1834: Chapter 1831: The Main Event
Under the "strong" insistence of Cheng Minxue, Ling Feng eventually accepted this special gift. However, looking at the smile on Cheng Minxueās face, Ling Feng always felt something was off, as if the script was developing in a direction he couldnāt comprehend.
"Never mind, at least for now it seems Cheng Minxue has dismissed her thoughts about me, thatās good!" Ling Feng thought to himself.
What Ling Feng didnāt know was that Cheng Minxue hadnāt dismissed her feelings but rather hidden them away. She felt her father was right; it was the first time she liked a man, and if she gave up so easily, it would not be in the style of a Cheng family member!
So what if Ling Feng had a wife? This world wasnāt based on monogamy; as long as she could move Ling Fengās heart, she was confident she could get along well with her future sister-in-law!
Another day passed, and the auction had reached its latter half, with each item drawing intense bids, even from the great families.
Divine artifacts, cultivation techniques, and other exotic treasures were all fiercely contested before finally settling.
During this time, Ling Feng saw a familiar set of auction items, the jungle elves captured by the Emperor Seal Chamber of Commerce!
Twenty-eight handsome jungle elves were brought onto the auction stage, shackled and with slave seals on their foreheads, looking at the proceedings with hopeless eyes.
"These jungle elves are natural ding furnaces, and with their handsome appearances, they are a rare treasure!" Baili said with a knowing look: "These twenty-eight jungle elves all have slave seals planted on them, starting bid of twenty million spirit stones!"
Ling Feng was secretly shocked; he hadnāt expected the auction price for jungle elves to be so high, and from the swelling bids rising up, Ling Feng could tell the jungle elves were greatly favoured among these people.
However, Ling Feng still found it hard to accept, because they shouldnāt be auctioned like objects; they are living people! Moreover, once the jungle elves were auctioned off, a life of endless enslavement awaited them.
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Looking at their despairing eyes, Ling Feng felt a twinge in his heart. He seemed to glimpse the future of earthlings, thinking that without great power as protection, the fate awaiting earthlings might be even worse than the jungle elves.
In the end, the jungle elves were bought by representatives of the Heavenly Mist Sect. During this, Ling Feng did not step in; partly because he wasnāt qualified to compete with the great families, partly because he didnāt have the power to protect the jungle elves. Although Ling Feng felt sympathy for them, he understood that there were too many injustices in this world, and he couldnāt possibly become a Superman upholding justice in the world!
He wasnāt a saint; just protecting his homeland was already requiring all his effort.
Watching the jungle elves being led away, Ling Feng clenched his fists, vowing not to let the tragedy of the jungle elves repeat on Earth.
Ling Fengās silence seemed to spark a realization in the Cheng family father and daughter.
"Brother Feng, could you tell me about my sister-in-law?" Cheng Minxue said with a twinkle in her eye, "Iām really curious to know what kind of girl could capture Brother Fengās heart so completely!"
Ling Feng snapped back to reality and gave a slight bitter smile, "Now isnāt a good time to talk about this, letās just focus on watching the auction, shall we?"
Seeing Ling Feng evading the question, a flash of cunning passed through Cheng Minxueās eyes, then she smiled and said, "Alright, the remaining items are the highlight of the auction, and the last few canāt just be bought with spirit stones; we all have a chance!"
Ling Feng paused, "What do you mean?"
"The last group of auction items are priceless treasures that canāt be measured with spirit stones. No matter how many spirit stones one has, they canāt be bought. Theyāre generally traded for other items!" Cheng Minxue explained, "This is almost an unwritten rule at all auctions."
This piqued Ling Fengās interest; he didnāt have many spirit stones, but he did have an abundance of other treasures! After all, behind Ling Feng lay the entire Valley of Dragon Tomb, where treasures were not a rarity!
Finally, the auction reached its climax. Out of the one hundred and eight auction items, only eight were left, and the previous hundred items had practically made the atmosphere explosive, especially when the one-hundredth superior divine artifact was being contested; the bidders nearly came to blows.
"Now, the auction is reaching its ultimate peak!" Bailiās face was full of excitement: "The last eight auction items are nothing short of priceless treasures, and thus, they will not be bid on with spirit stones as before!"
Everyone couldnāt help but nod, polishing their eyes; the climax of the auction was finally here.
But at this moment, Baili did not begin introducing the next auction item, but instead stepped aside, and a mysterious black figure appeared on the auction stage.
"I am the entrustor of the one hundred and first auction item!" The black figure was shrouded in a layer of black mist, making it impossible for anyone to see who he was, but everyone was clear that his strength was assuredly at the Later Stage of the Azure Sky Realm!
"My auction item is a half-completed Avatar Embryo!" The black-clad man said, and with a wave of his hand, a gigantic sphere appeared on the auction platform.
"What is this thing?" Most people showed puzzled expressions at the sight of the white sphere.
Only a handful of people sensed the extraordinary nature of the white sphere, and they displayed expressions of incredulity: "No way, could this really be..."
The next moment, the black-clad man solved the mystery: "This Avatar Embryo is refined with Star Core Power!"
As soon as the words fell, the sound of urgent breathing came from almost every room. An Avatar Embryo refined with Star Core Power and such a grand Star Core Power at thatāthis was practically an inorganic treasure!
The scarcity and utility of Star Core Power determined its inestimable value. Moreover, an Avatar Embryo refined with Star Core Power means its value is simply immeasurable!
Such a grand Star Core Power could at least be born from a medium-grade planet. Who would be so extravagant to use Star Core Power to refine an Avatar? Most crucially, although Star Core Power has mighty energy, it usually serves the star itself. Even if someone could channel the power of Star Core Power, they would still have to endure its backlash. Itās almost unrealistic to hope to safely guide out the internal energy of the Star Core Power.
Yet now, could this Avatar Embryo truly channel the Star Core Power for personal use?