"Xiao Yingxue, this person simply cannot afford fifteen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones. Clearly, he's just causing trouble. Your Myriad Treasures Pavilion wouldn't let someone randomly shout bids like that, right?"

Xiahou Yan stepped out of the VIP room, his eyes fixed on Xiao Yingxue on the auction stage, and spoke.

He had just spent ten million Lower Grade Spirit Stones to bid on that Storage Bracelet, leaving him with only a few million Lower Grade Spirit Stones, nowhere near enough to bid for this Earth Essence Fruit.

The reason for this was because some self-proclaimed character dared to raise the price to trap him.

In that case, if he couldn't obtain this Earth Essence Fruit, he definitely wouldn't let the other party have it either.

Besides, he didn't believe at all that this person could truly produce fifteen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

"Your Highness, the Second Prince, our Myriad Treasures Pavilion certainly doesn't allow anyone to shout bids mindlessly. However, he can indeed come up with the fifteen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones, and even more if necessary,"

Xiao Yingxue cast a glance at the VIP room where Wang Ruoxie was, then said to Xiahou Yan.

She could naturally discern that the bidder was none other than Wang Ruoxie, who had come yesterday to consign those three Storage Rings.

Therefore, even if he didn't actually have so many Lower Grade Spirit Stones, he still had the ability to bid, as the price of those three Storage Rings far surpassed this Earth Essence Fruit.

With Xiao Yingxue's words, many people's eyes flickered. It seemed they had underestimated this person.

Xiahou Yan's expression froze for a moment upon hearing this, then he snorted coldly and returned to the VIP room. Since Xiao Yingxue had said this, he naturally had no reason to prevent that fellow from bidding.

"Junior Brother Ruoxie, I didn't expect you to have such wealth,"

Xueyao looked at Wang Ruoxie with a peculiar gaze and laughed.

"Senior Sister, I'll give you a surprise after the auction ends,"

Wang Ruoxie chuckled softly and said.

"Then I'll be waiting for this surprise,"

Xueyao smiled sweetly and replied.

"These two despicable lovers,"

Ling Yu couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment as he saw the two being so close.

"Sixteen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones."

At this moment, another bid came from a different VIP room.

This made Wang Ruoxie's eyebrows twitch slightly. It seemed that acquiring the Earth Essence Fruit with fifteen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones was unlikely.

"Young man, I am Su He from Jingyun Palace. I hope you can give me face and let me have this Earth Essence Fruit, how about it?"

Following this, another voice came from that VIP room.

As this voice fell, everyone was taken aback.

"It's actually Elder Su He from Jingyun Palace; I didn't expect him to come as well."

"Jingyun Palace is the number one Sect in the Fire Cloud Kingdom, and Su He is the Second Elder of Jingyun Palace, with a First Layer Meridian Passage Realm cultivation."

"It's said that Su He's strength can rival that of the average Second Layer Meridian Passage Realm."

...

Many people whispered to each other, clearly having heard of Su He.

"Senior, I need this Earth Essence Fruit as well, so I cannot let you have it,"

Wang Ruoxie replied.

The auction rule was that the highest bidder wins; there's no question of yielding. Perhaps others might consider the opponent's identity and cultivation power, but he wouldn't.

"Seventeen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones."

After a pause, Wang Ruoxie continued bidding.

As Wang Ruoxie's bid echoed, the crowd below was once again left speechless.

This fellow first offended the Second Prince Xiahou Yan, and now he's offending a powerful Meridian Passage Realm practitioner, the Second Elder Su He of Jingyun Palace. They didn't know whether to admire the other's courage or call him foolish.

In their eyes, since Su He had already spoken, it was only natural to give him face. Even the other several Meridian Passage Realm practitioners who had been bidding ceased their bids at this point.

It wasn't just because they couldn't afford such a high price but also because they needed to give Su He face.

"Very well... You're impressive,"

After a moment of silence, a cold voice came from Su He's VIP room.

However, he didn't continue bidding. Sixteen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones were already his limit; beyond that, he couldn't bear the cost.

"Seventeen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones, is there anyone else who wants to bid?"

Xiao Yingxue looked at the crowd and spoke.

After waiting for a moment, seeing no one else bid, she spoke again: "Since no one else is bidding, I announce that this Earth Essence Fruit belongs to the guest in VIP Room 27. Congratulations."

Hearing Xiao Yingxue's words, Wang Ruoxie secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Earth Essence Fruit was finally in his possession.

Although the price of seventeen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones was utterly astronomical for many, and perhaps deemed not worth it by others, in his view, it was entirely worth it, even if it meant spending more Spirit Stones.

Once he concocts a Fusion Essence Pill, a single pill would be enough to recover the seventeen million Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

The auction continued with the sale of several more items.

However, Wang Ruoxie did not participate in any more bids, not because he lacked Spirit Stones, but because nothing caught his eye.

Xueyao successfully bid on a few excellent treasures, which, once fully refined, could potentially elevate her strength by at least one level.

As for Ling Yu, he also bid for some treasure resources that could aid in his cultivation, clearly preparing to break through to the Meridian Passage Realm.

"Now, let's begin the auction of the final three items of this session. These three items are of the same kind and will be auctioned simultaneously."

Xiao Yingxue addressed the crowd: "These three treasures are Storage Rings, each with a storage space of one hundred cubic units, and all have a master-recognition feature."

"Most importantly, each of these Storage Rings is inscribed with a Defense Array that can withstand a full power strike from a half-step Meridian Passage Realm, with a total of nine activations."

"What... Storage Rings? With a storage space of one hundred cubic units?"

"With a master-recognition feature and inscribed with a Defense Array?"

Xiao Yingxue's words made the entire auction hall erupt with excitement.

Everyone's eyes were brimming with exhilaration, even those few Meridian Passage practitioners' eyes were shining with sharp gleams. No matter what, they must at least secure one Storage Ring.

"To think that in such a small kingdom like Fire Cloud Kingdom, such high-level Storage Treasures could appear,"

Ling Yu appeared somewhat excited. Although he had limited Lower Grade Spirit Stones, he still had Middle and Upper Grade Spirit Stones. If he used them all, acquiring a Storage Ring was no issue.

"Bang!"

At this time, a loud crash came from Xiahou Yan's VIP room, as if something was smashed to pieces.

"Damn it! If I hadn't been swindled out of a few million Lower Grade Spirit Stones by that guy, I certainly could have secured one of the Storage Rings,"

Xiahou Yan yelled, enraged, after smashing the table in front of him with a punch.

"Your Highness, shall I go kill him?"

A black-clad young man beside him spoke.

"No rush, after the auction ends, I'll make sure he suffers,"

Xiahou Yan shook his head and then said to the black-clad young man: "You should quickly return to the Royal Palace and ask Father to take out one million Middle Grade Spirit Stones from the treasury."

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