The noisy auction hall fell silent instantly. A powerful aura of royalty emanated from the stage, and anyone sitting there felt their bloodline tremble to varying degrees.

"cut!"

When still, it stands tall and strong like a pine tree; when in motion, it is like a thunderclap from the heavens.

The heavy halberd swept across with immense force, its target the touchstone.

Everyone's attention was drawn to this halberd strike, including the calmest of them all, the Holy Maiden of the Blue Hidden Divine Mountain, Bu Yao.

Clang! The sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the venue. The touchstone, with a hardness of over ten, cracked in two with a loud bang, while the heavy halberd in Jiang Yuan's hand remained unharmed.

"hiss!"

Gasps of shock rippled through the hall. They had assumed the person taking the stage was someone with connections, but it turned out to be a killing machine.

It was just a simple strike, yet everyone fell silent.

Suddenly, the first sound rang out.

"One hundred ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones!" someone roared.

What does it mean to cut through a touchstone? In terms of hardness alone, even a ninth-tier defensive weapon is not as good as it. Yet, this very touchstone was easily cut through. What kind of treasure weapon is this?

"One hundred and ten yuan!"

"One hundred and twenty-five yuan!"

Almost instantly, someone lowered the price of one hundred Tier 9 Holy Spirit Stones, and the bidding price continued to climb.

"Phew, go ahead and chop away, but don't scare me!" Liu Zhaodi's eyes were filled with resentment. She was standing right next to Jiang Yuan, so she naturally felt the greatest pressure. If it weren't for her affection for him, she would have knelt down long ago.

"A fine halberd!"

Jiang Yuan looked at the heavy halberd and couldn't help but praise it. However, while praising it, he also understood the halberd's shortcomings. It had poor energy conduction. This type of weapon was more suitable for single-element strength, and for those with innate superhuman strength.

"Man, has anyone ever told you that you're very domineering?" Liu Zhaodi whispered to Jiang Yuan as she listened to the rising auction prices below.

Jiang Yuan ignored Liu Zhaodi's mutterings and finally, the bidding price stopped at 143 ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones.

"Holy Maiden, this person possesses the bloodline of a human emperor, posing a significant threat to our race in the future! Should we..."

A man and a woman sitting in the VIP section of the Ji family exchanged glances.

“This person’s aura is very strange. I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before.” Bu Yao frowned and stared at Jiang Yuan on the stage, then glanced at Ning Yanlan.

"It is precisely because it is strange that we must eliminate it completely. As long as a Holy Spirit sacrifices himself, his power after being unsealed will be enough to kill this strange human!" The man in ancient costume had a gentle smile on his face, but his words were extremely ruthless.

"Not for now. We came here to avoid the rules of the battlefield. If we break the rules, it will easily implicate ourselves!" Bu Yao still couldn't remember. She wondered if she had ruined her brain by watching more than a hundred dramas, causing her to unconsciously associate the human race in this world with the plot of idol dramas every time she saw them.

"These lowly races are raising the price of even a few worthless Holy Spirit Stones one by one. They're really short-sighted when they're poor!" The man in ancient clothing said with a hint of disdain.

"Stop belittling us all the time. The human race of yesteryear was no weaker than the Holy Spirit; they..."

The conversation ended, and Bu Yao, not wanting to continue, turned her attention back to the auction.

On stage, Liu Zhaodi was overjoyed to see the final transaction price more than double. Jiang Yuan did not leave the stage, even though Ning Yanlan, sitting below, was staring at him with murderous eyes. But for the sake of the Holy Coffin, he had to remain unmoved.

Seeing that Jiang Yuan hadn't stepped down, Liu Zhaodi became even more smug. When it came to using the tactic of feigning indifference to undermine someone's career, Liu Zhaodi was undoubtedly the best.

"Let's get straight to the second item!"

Liu Zhaodi was clearly a smart woman. How could she do anything to annoy Jiang Yuan at this time? She kept quiet about why Jiang Yuan wouldn't step down. If the first rule of poaching someone is to play hard to get, then the second rule is definitely to play it safe.

What is the protective instinct? It's about whether you need protection! You need to let him know that you need help, and that he happens to be the one who can be considerate and help you.

Love is not a relationship where neither party causes trouble for the other; on the contrary, appropriate trouble can deepen love.

Love is when you need me, and I happen to be there.

The second item was also a ninth-tier magic weapon. Although it seemed unremarkable, Jiang Yuan was no ordinary person. His divine power was the king of energy, and any magic weapon activated by him was stronger than an ordinary one.

Even under these circumstances, the second item still fetched 98 ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones, exceeding the expected price by four-fifths, which was truly astonishing.

The third and fourth items, and by the time the second round was almost over, the prices of the auctioned items all exceeded previous expectations.

"Not bad! If this were before the cataclysm, you might have been a top live-streaming sales star!" Liu Zhaodi nudged Jiang Yuan's waist with her elbow.

"Don't move! My wife's watching downstairs!"

Jiang Yuan immediately condemned Liu Zhaodi's groping behavior. He was already suffering from his wife's cold shoulder, and now she was trying to cheat on him. If it weren't for the sake of the Holy Coffin, he would have stepped down long ago.

"It's alright, I'm not afraid! As the ancients said, if you want to gain something, you must give up something!" Liu Zhaodi said meaningfully.

Jiang Yuan ignored her and picked up the auction list to read the next item.

Yes, he's starting to replace Liu Zhaodi as the host. He's starting to doubt the old saying, "Women sell products based on their looks, men sell products based on their skills." Isn't that a bit too true?

"The next item up for auction is a rankless magic treasure—the Spirit Seal Heavenly Decree."

Jiang Yuan was thrilled as soon as he finished reading it. What was this Spirit Seal Heavenly Decree? Wasn't that the protective talisman he had wanted before?

Spirit Seal Heavenly Decree, Rank: None, Effect: Can offset the negative effects of divine decrees, Uses: Three.

Even though the judgment is under divine decree, it cannot affect the divine decree, so the divine decree of the spirit seal can defend against the death effect of the judgment.

"This stuff is really hard to sell!" Jiang Yuan was in a dilemma. If he praised it too much, it would cost a lot to win him over, but it wouldn't be fair to belittle Liu Zhaodi. Besides, if he belittled her, wouldn't it be criticized if the item ended up in Shiyue's hands?

"What's wrong! Is there something wrong with this treasure?" Liu Zhaodi, a woman obsessed with pursuing her husband, was always watching his body language.

Jiang Yuan suddenly had a bright idea. He whispered, "To be honest, I can't bid on this because I want to buy it."

"Do you want to buy this?" Liu Zhaodi looked hesitant, but secretly she was delighted. See? This is the second rule of pursuing a husband: you need me, and I just happen to be here.

"I definitely need it!" Jiang Yuan tried his best not to give himself away.

Liu Zhaodi accepted the Heavenly Decree and said without hesitation, "Everyone, I apologize. Due to a flaw in the review process, our firm needs to re-evaluate the quality of this treasure. Therefore, this item will be temporarily unsold at auction!"

Jiang Yuan: "..."