Chapter 1145: The Imprint Auction |
With both demon and nymph leaders speaking up, none of the other Emperors present could object.
The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor turned to the Sunborne Nymph Emperor. "Who will go first?"
The Sunborne Nymph Emperor replied, "Since I spoke up first, I'll begin. Jin Miaolin, I'll strike you with the Sun Lance. Be ready. I'll keep it at Great Nymph King level."
"Many thanks, Your Majesty." Tang San gestured politely and only took to the air after the Sunborne Nymph Emperor had risen, following him up to the same height as before.
The Sunborne Nymph Emperor lifted her right hand. Behind her, a blazing sun instantly appeared, flooding the entire area below with dazzling light.
Then, a golden-red beam over two meters wide roared forth, blasting straight toward Tang San.
Behind Tang San, an illusory Blue-Gold Tree rose, surging with intense life energy. In his palm, the Book of All Laws shone with brilliant golden light as its pages turned on their own, opening before him.
Around the blazing beam of the Sun Lance, the air warped because of the heat. The sheer force of the attack made the viewers below fall silent. Even though the bloodline power behind the attack was, strictly speaking, only the power of a Great Nymph King, an attack from the Sunborne Nymph Emperor was far beyond the reach of ordinary eleventh-order beings.
Ripples of dark gold shimmered across the Book of All Laws. When the Sun Lance slammed into it, the entire tome was stained golden-red. Guests below couldn't help wondering whether it could withstand the strike… or if it would be destroyed.
The Sun Lance blazed for a full five seconds before finally subsiding. The golden-red light around the tome lingered for three more seconds before it finally turned back to its dark-gold color.
Tang San said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, that wasn't a normal eleventh-order attack. It was more like a sustained barrage."
The Sunborne Nymph Emperor smiled. "Didn't you say it was for auction? I'm just adding to the value of your item."
Below, the Emperors exchanged glances. This test proved the book likely couldn't endure a full-power Emperor-level strike, but to take a five-second Sun Lance without faltering was no small feat.
Tang San smiled. "Glad it did not fail me." Turning the book outward, he let the guests see the page.
On it now shone a golden-red sun, radiant and full of energy. Even looking at it made one feel the oppressive heat and warping power it contained. Without a doubt, this page's power was far greater than the Light Dragon Assault Xu An'yu had provided earlier.
Tang San pressed his right hand to the page, and it came free from the book into his palm.
"Let's begin the bidding. This Sun Lance page starts at one hundred amethystine coins," Tang San said with a smile.
The Sunborne Nymph Emperor had just returned to her seat, and hearing this, she laughed. "Only a hundred? Is that all my attack is worth?"
The White Tiger Demon Emperor chuckled. "He's just keeping the door open so more people can join in. This kid knows how to have fun."
The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor added, "He knows a little more than just that. If he can take five seconds of Sunborne's Sun Lance without retreating a step, it's clear that his cultivation has grown deeper."
Her words made the other Emperors pause. Even at Great Nymph King level, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor's affinity toward fire, and consequently firepower, was far superior to even the most powerful representatives of the Scorching Sunflower clan. And though Tang San had drawn on the Holy Dragon Spear, it was just as the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor had pointed out: He hadn't budged, and that was a sign of real strength.
"Five hundred, I'll pay five hundred amethystine coins!" A voice rang out—a powerhouse from the phoenix race.
An ability of the Sunborne Nymph Emperor was a real prize for anyone, especially other fire-attribute cultivators who could gain insights from it.
"One thousand!" The price doubled in an instant.
That was already the amount a lower-tier divine item might have fetched. The Sun Lance page was a single-use item, yet its power and the Laws behind it were valuable enough to push the bidding higher.
"One thousand five hundred!" A deep voice called.
All eyes turned to the speaker. It was the leader of the Golden Lion clan.
Silence fell. At that price, the page was equal to a standard divine item. Were it an actual Emperor-level strike in a major public auction, it might have gone for more, but capped at the eleventh order this was quite high by any standards, let alone for a charity event like this.
With no further bids, Tang San declared, "Sold for one thousand five hundred to the Golden Lion clan leader!" He waved his hand, sending the Sun Cannon page down into the lion demon's hands.
The Golden Lion clan, though a second-tier bloodline, had greatly risen with the addition of the Lion-Tiger clan, especially after Big Cat slew their old enemy. They were in a period of revival.
Tang San turned to the main table. "Which one of Your Majesties will be next?"
"If I may…" The White Tiger Demon Emperor leapt skyward in a streak of white, appearing before Tang San in an instant.
With a low, resonant roar, seven blades of white light shot toward Tang San, screaming through the air as if the very sky were being torn apart. A murderous aura filled the heavens, and the guests below could almost hear a voice echoing in their heads: "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Tang San opened the Book of All Laws once more. Dark-golden light flared, forming a massive ring supported by life energy, enclosing all seven beams.
When the light faded, the page bore seven claw-like gashes.
"Let's see what my White Tiger Seven Kills fetches," the White Tiger Demon Emperor said with a grin before returning to his seat.
The White Tiger Seven Kills was his signature strike. It had the overwhelming killing intent and spiritual pressure of his personal domain, very similar to the God-Killing Domain, combined with devastating raw power.
The bid ended at one thousand amethystine coins, won by a Great Demon King of the Peacock Demon clan.
The third to step forward was the Soul Capturer Nymph Emperor.
The ability he imprinted caused quite a stir; it was not an attack, but a restraining ability called the Soul Capturing Art. Though only at Great Nymph King level, it could lock down a peak eleventh-order being for five seconds.
Five seconds was more than enough to decide a battle between equals. On a battlefield, the tide could change entirely even in a fifth of a second. This page was practically a tactical weapon!
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