Dou Wang and Dou Huang

Ya Fei nodded, walked to the edge of the platform, and scanned the leaders and important representatives from various forces across the continent. Using her battle aura to amplify her voice, she announced loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this auction. You all know the items being auctioned, so I won't go into detail. This auction adheres to the sole rule of 'highest bidder wins, 'Ya Fei will absolutely not favor any particular force. Whoever bids the highest will ultimately own the treasure. However, if anyone causes trouble during the auction, don't blame me for being impolite. Alright, let the bidding begin: the Chaos Light of Dingfeng Mountain. Starting price: ten million Gold Coins."

"Ten million?"

Ye Feng was taken aback.

The starting bid for the Chaos Light was a whopping ten million.

It's important to understand that even the Xiao Family of Wutan City, one of the three major families, only has an annual turnover of over 200,000. Even if the entire Xiao Family didn't eat or drink, it would take them fifty years to accumulate enough wealth to qualify for the auction.

Ten million scared even a hero.

The bidding had barely begun when it scared off a huge number of forces.

"Eleven million," Yao Ye said.

"Twelve million," Nalan Yanran said.

"Thirteen million." Mittel Teng Shan.

The starting bid for the Chaos Light is ten million, with increments of one million. This astronomical figure has indeed startled some leaders of various factions, but others still have the resources to participate in the auction.

The Chaos Light possesses defensive capabilities, and cultivating within Chaos Light can also accelerate one's cultivation speed. Such benefits are comparable to those of a ninth-grade elixir.

"One hundred million!"

Yao Ye shouted loudly.

Ten minutes later, the bidding price had risen to 100 million.

"Princess Yao Ye of the Gamma Empire has offered one hundred million. Any further bids?"

Ya Fei was clearly dissatisfied with the price of the Chaos Light and enthusiastically promoted it, saying, "The Chaos Light's defensive power is comparable to that of Dou Zun expert. With the Chaos Light here, establishing a power here is equivalent to possessing a natural barrier. Moreover, cultivating inside the Chaos Light allows for a cultivation speed ten times faster than outside. Ten times faster! Think about it, what an ordinary person achieves in ten years, you can accomplish in just one year. What an ordinary person achieves in a lifetime, you can accomplish in just ten years. Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Huang... Once you possess the Chaos Light, are these realms even a problem?"

Ya Fei's words greatly fueled the ambitions of the bidders.

"One hundred and one million," Mittel Teng Shan.

"One hundred and five million," Princess Yao Ye said.

Princess Yao Ye increased the bid to four million, clearly intending to intimidate Mittel Teng Shan.

Princess Yao Ye is backed by the Gamma Imperial Family, and Ye Feng could guess her motives for bidding on the Chaos Light. As a representative of the royal family, Princess Yao Ye undoubtedly wanted to use the Chaos Light to cultivate a highly capable army. Princess Yao Ye's ambition wasn't just for the small Chaos Light, but for the surrounding empires, large and small.

Five minutes later, Ya Fei smiled at Princess Yao Ye and announced, "The auction is over. Congratulations to Princess Yao Ye for winning the auction item— the Chaos Light —for two hundred million. Thank you all for coming. Except for Princess Yao Ye, everyone else may return. Disturbing the Chaos Saint's peace and quiet will have consequences."

The various groups gathered at the Dingfeng Mountain listened to Ya Fei's words without daring to question them, and left one after another.

Princess Yao Ye spent two hundred million to buy a mountain within her empire, and she felt no resentment whatsoever. Her great-grandfather, Jia Xingtian, had said that if anyone could destroy the Gamma Empire, it would only be the Chaos Saint, Ye Feng. Therefore, the Gamma Empire did not cause trouble and could only accept this outcome.

"I have met the Chaos Saint."

Yao Ye bowed respectfully to Ye Feng, then looked at Ya Fei and said, "Ya Fei, two hundred million Gold Coins is too much. I'll trouble you to wait here for half a month."

"You can talk to Young Master Ye about the money. I'm only interested in the auction; I have no interest in the money itself," Ya Fei said.

"Then...we can trouble the Chaos Saint to stay here for another half a month," Yao Ye said.

"No need. Consider this money as my purchase of a piece of Monster Beast Forest near the edge of the desert. I'll have Cai Lin discuss the specific location with you," Ye Feng said.

"I?"

Queen Medusa looked at Ye Feng with surprise.

"You want to buy land?"

Yao Ye frowned slightly.

Ye Feng not only wanted to buy land, but he also wanted to help the Gamma Empire's arch-enemy buy land.

"What, you don't want to?"

Ye Feng, with a calm gaze, stared at Princess Yao Ye and asked, "If that doesn't work, then let's switch to the Gama Imperial Capital."

"Gama Imperial Capital?"

Princess Yao Ye clenched her fists, seething with anger. Ye Feng's unspoken message was that if she didn't agree, Ye Feng would help Queen Medusa destroy the Gamma Empire Gamma Empire, turning it into a habitat for the Snake-People Race.

Ye Feng completely ignored Princess Yao Ye's emotions and turned his gaze to Queen Medusa: "Cai Lin, the climate of the Tagor Desert is too hot. The Monster Beast Forest is more suitable for the Snake-People Race to reproduce. You can talk to her about the rest. I have already promised Nalan Yanran that I will return to the Gama Imperial Capital tomorrow."

Queen Medusa and Princess Yao Ye negotiated and purchased a large area near the desert in the Monster Beast Forest for 200 million Gold Coins, to be used as a breeding ground for the Snake-People Race.

That night, Queen Medusa, to express her gratitude to Ye Feng Ye Feng, sneaked into his room and thanked Ye Feng in a rather embarrassing way.

Queen Medusa had already come to a decision. Since she was going to be with Ye Feng sooner or later, what was wrong with giving Ye Feng a little treat first?

The next day, Ye Feng led his men away from Dingfeng Mountain they had lived for several months. Before leaving, Ye Feng had Queen Medusa select a mountain peak, where Ye Feng expended a portion of his Chaos Source Power to create a Chaos Light. Only then did he part ways with Queen Medusa and head towards the capital of the Gamma Empire.

After Ye Feng left, those who had knelt down the mountain, wanting to become his Ye Feng, gradually departed.

"He's already gone, what's the point of me kneeling here forever?"

One person stood up helplessly, glanced at the Chaos Light atop the mountain, now occupied by the Gamma Empire's army, and turned to leave. Others, with exceptionally strong wills, believed this was a test from the Chaos Saint and remained kneeling, waiting for Ye Feng to accept them as disciples.

The two people who stayed there the longest knelt there for a full year.

"Sigh~"

One of the people who wanted to become Ye Feng's apprentice sighed.

In one year, he not only failed to become Ye Feng's disciple, but also wasted a year of cultivation time.

"Sigh~"

The other man shook his head in disappointment. After kneeling for a year, he finally gave up as well.

The moment the two of them were helped up by the servants, a strange scene unfolded. The surrounding energy rapidly converged towards their bodies. Their legs, which had been numb and devoid of feeling, immediately regained a clear sense of touch.

"Dou Wang!"

"Battle Emperor!"

They were dumbfounded. Within minutes, their cultivation levels had broken through to the Dou Huang and Dou Wang realms, respectively.

"This... this is an assessment?"

The two suddenly realized.

They had assumed that since Ye Feng hadn't come here for a year, they would have no chance to become Ye Feng disciples. But they never expected that this was actually Ye Feng's test.

"This is not an assessment!"

Ye Feng's voice came from a great distance. "This is just an opportunity I'm giving you. The longer you persevere, the more benefits you will receive. When you're traveling, you're not allowed to say that I'm your master, and you're not my disciples."

The two were secretly astonished upon hearing Ye Feng's voice. Even now, as Dou Wang and Dou Huang, Ye Feng's words implied that they were still not qualified to become his disciples.

Within a year, their cultivation had progressed from Dou Shi to Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, and even Dou Wang, leaving them with no resentment towards Ye Feng whatsoever. Before leaving, although they had no formal master-disciple relationship with Ye Feng, they still bowed deeply to the Chaos Light Ye Feng had left behind.