After a long while, the hall fell into a long silence after the initial shock! Everyone held their breaths and with thousands of people squeezed together, it was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard!
The silence this time was different from the previous few times. Instead, it was due to shock and urgency!
Everyone present knew that the so-called base price of this final auction item was nothing more than a number and a meaning. How could a symbolic treasure like the Heaven-Splitting Sword be measured purely by money? Whoever obtained it would become the ruler of the world! Just how great of a temptation was this!
However, who would be able to obtain it?!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, four experts from the Xiao family escorted a middle-aged man onto the wooden stage. This middle-aged man was none other than the second most powerful person in the Xiao family, as well as the person with the highest authority in the Xiao family, Xiao FengYang. In order to express his respect for the 'Divine Sword', he was holding onto a rare long jade box made of white jade. Xiao YanXue received it carefully and opened the jade box, retrieving a sheathed sword. The design of the sword was simple and unadorned, but it had a majestic aura to it. With a single glance, one could tell that it was extraordinary.
"I bid 10,000,000 taels!" After a moment of silence, someone finally made a bid. Furthermore, the first bid was raised from one tael of silver to 10,000,000 taels of silver! However, everyone knew that this was only the beginning.
Even if they were able to obtain the sword in the end, they would need to have the ability to protect it. At that time, the most important thing would be strength, and wealth would be secondary. In this auction by the Xiao family, everyone thought that there would only be ten odd treasures. Who would have thought that at the end, the Heaven Splitter would appear out of nowhere! While it was precious, it was too precious. In that instant, everyone began to panic. They began to estimate their own strength. If they were able to obtain it, would they be able to bring the Heaven Splitter home safely under the watchful eyes of the crowd?
This was the Sky Bearing Empire. The elites of the Eight Great Families were gathered here, with experts as common as the clouds. As long as they were careless, they would be buried in a foreign land without a corpse remaining! Just the Sky Bearing Imperial Family alone would definitely not allow the Heaven Splitter to be leaked out. Moreover, the Yang Family and the Ling Family were also eyeing them covetously. Especially since the Ling family had been in the limelight recently, how could they avoid this?
"An ordinary man is innocent, but treasuring a jade ring will arouse the envy of others." Any sensible person would understand this logic!
No matter how good or how outstanding something was, if it couldn't be used to its full potential, it would be in vain!
Ling Tian's lowered gaze swept over the crowd. He had already discovered the person who had made the first bid, but he did not go up to greet him. The Head Steward of the Imperial Household, Long Qianxing! Ling Tian secretly sneered in his heart. You want to have ideas about this Sky Splitter Sword? If the Sky Bearing Imperial Family were to obtain the Heaven Splitter, their empire would be destroyed in less than two months! He was truly audacious and overestimating himself! That's a life-threatening treasure. With your strength, you want to get your hands on it?!
Apart from one person present, Ling Tian did not place anyone else in his heart. That person was not Qian ShuiRou. It wasn't that Qian ShuiRou wasn't strong enough, but that her strength was not enough to make Ling Tian feel apprehensive. The person who made Ling Tian feel apprehensive was the green-robed man! Ling Tian was almost certain that this green-robed man was a peerless expert from Beyond Heavens. Furthermore, it was highly likely that this green-robed man was here for the Heaven Splitter Sword. If that was the case, not only would Ling Tian not stop him, he would even be happy to see it happen.
Back then, Ye QingChen had once said that every generation of Beyond Heavens would have a peerless expert that could shake the continent! However, when Ling Tian asked him about it, Ye QingChen only smiled and did not reply. He only said that Ling Tian would know in the future. Today, Ling Tian seemed to have followed Ye QingChen's words. Was it time for him to know? Thinking about this, Ling Tian could not help but let out a bitter laugh. At this moment, it was truly too frightening.
As expected, the price rose higher and higher. In an instant, it had already reached 60,000,000 taels! Everyone's emotions were starting to get out of control. Even DongFang JingLei, who was usually calm and composed, was starting to have veins popping out on his forehead. Even the experts from the BeiMing Family who had been quiet all this while had gathered together.
By Qian ShuiRou's side, the eight experts had solemn expressions on their faces. Although everyone was still shouting out bids, everyone knew that the price they were shouting out now was nothing more than an illusion. It would definitely not be realized. The appearance of the Heaven Splitter Sword was destined to cause a huge commotion.
Perhaps, this was the true purpose of the Xiao family's auction!
Ling Tian suddenly realized that there was one person missing! His entire body tensed up!
Where did the woman by Qian ShuiRou's side go?
Just as Ling Tian thought of this, a commotion broke out in the crowd. Everyone turned their heads to look at the source of the commotion. In an instant, dozens of black pellets fell into the crowd like rain. A series of soft explosions rang out, and the entire Smoky Thea Tower was enveloped in a thick cloud of black smoke. It was so dark that one couldn't even see their own fingers.
Just at this moment, an unforeseen event occurred!
Shouts and curses rang out continuously. The sound of metal cutting through the air could be heard everywhere. Fists and palms collided, causing a strong gust of wind. Miserable cries could be heard continuously, and a thick stench of blood filled the air.
Ling Tian rolled his eyes and gently held onto Ling Chen's hand. The two of them followed the direction in their memories and silently returned to the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. Their movement techniques had already reached the pinnacle of perfection. Naturally, there weren't many people present who knew about it. Thus, they were able to move stealthily without anyone noticing.
The moment the two of them left, they heard a series of rustling sounds coming from their seats. Following which, the sounds of swords slashing against the armchairs could be heard.
Ling Tian sneered coldly in his heart. He was truly being valued greatly. As expected, someone wanted to take advantage of the chaos to deal with him. However, other than Qian ShuiRou, no one else would have made such thorough preparations. But if it was really her, that would be too unwise!
Following two loud cracking sounds, two large holes appeared on the roof of the Smoky Thea Tower. In an instant, two rays of light seeped in. The two figures were like demonic gods from the nine heavens. The moment they appeared, they had already crossed a distance of fifty feet. Both of their hands grabbed towards a certain point at the same time. Ling Tian was almost certain that that was where the Heaven Splitter was kept.
Everyone else had the same thought as well. At the same time, dozens of figures pounced forward at lightning speed.
Two loud bangs rang out. Before the two figures landed on the ground, they were already sent flying backwards. Following which, a few more bangs rang out, and all the experts that had pounced forward staggered backwards! With a loud boom, the entire roof was split into pieces. A faint shadow flashed and disappeared without a trace. Then, many people jumped up and chased after the gap in the roof. Suddenly, a sky full of broken wood mixed with vigorous Real Qi came crashing down violently. The experts were caught off guard in midair. They couldn't change their direction. Even though they were highly skilled and had fast reflexes, they couldn't help but suffer a few hits. Then, they fell heavily to the ground.
The two figures bounced up at the same time as they landed on the ground, leaping onto the roof and disappearing without a trace. Everyone present was unable to see the faces of the two figures clearly!
A mournful cry rang out. It was Yang Wei's voice. At this time, the smoke in the hall had already dispersed, and everyone could see clearly. Fifteen zhang away, the young master of the Yang Family, Yang Wei's eyes were wide open. His body swayed a few times, and a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out from his throat. He fell limply to the ground. Yang Lei caught his son's body, only to see that his son had actually died in such a short period of time!
The smoke had completely dispersed! The Smoky Thea Tower was in a complete mess. DongFang JingLei, Qian ShuiRou, Beiming Kong, Beiming Qingtian, Nangong TianHu, and the experts under them were all covered in dust. Their faces were filled with shock, and some of them even had faint traces of blood at the corners of their mouths. It was obvious that they had suffered heavy internal injuries.
Suddenly, another scream rang out. Xiao YanXue's face was pale as she pointed in a direction, her entire body trembling. Everyone looked over. The four experts from the Xiao family that were guarding the Heaven Splitter were lying on the ground. The jade box containing the Heaven Splitter had disappeared without a trace! If Xiao FengYang hadn't left earlier, he would also be lying there!
"Good martial arts!" Ling Tian's eyes shone with a strange light, filled with fighting spirit. "Chen 'er, did you see it clearly?"
Ling Chen's face was filled with shame as she shook her head. "Those two experts suddenly descended from the sky, and all the experts from the various families rushed forward. I saw all of that clearly. However, the most important thing is that I didn't see who defeated all those experts and snatched the Heaven Splitter away. As for how the young master of the Yang Family died, I didn't notice it at all. "
Ling Tian had a trace of a smile on his face. "You don't have to blame yourself. This young noble also didn't see it clearly. I only saw the rough outline. However, other than me, I believe that no one else here could have seen what happened. That person was the green-robed man that we met at the Smoky Thea Tower. Other than him, there is no one else in the world who has such strength!" As he spoke, he sighed. "This person's martial arts have truly reached the pinnacle. I believe that he is already unparalleled in the world! There is no one else who can be his match. "
Ling Chen hesitated. "Even young noble isn't his match? I believe that this person is only on par with young noble! "
Ling Tian chuckled. "Chen 'er, you are also an expert in martial arts. Why are you deceiving yourself? If my Divine Shocking Dragon Art had reached the eleventh layer, I might have been able to put up a fight. But now, I'm definitely not his match!"
Ling Chen sucked in a breath of cold air.
It turned out that at the moment of the sudden change, two figures descended from the sky, bringing with them a faint light which allowed Ling Tian to vaguely see what was happening.
When the two figures pounced on the Heaven Splitter, the mysterious green-robed man had already defeated the four experts from the Xiao family with his lightning speed and snatched the Heaven Splitter away. When he saw the two figures pouncing over, he actually struck out with two palms, injuring and repelling the two experts! Following that, the experts from the various aristocratic families flew up. That green-robed man didn't even try to avoid them. He exchanged a palm strike with each of them. Then, he rose into the air and waved his palm at Yang Wei from afar. Only then did he break through the roof and use the broken pieces of wood as hidden weapons to block everyone's pursuit. Then, he calmly disappeared from sight.
However, with just a casual wave of his hand, Yang Wei, who was fifteen zhang away, felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His heart was directly shattered and he died an unnatural death! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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