Athena Divine Palace

Song Ankang raised the bid by so much in one go not to scare off the other competitors. Even adding five hundred million High-grade Immortal Stones at once only brought it up to the market price of Enlightenment Pills. He did it merely to shorten the bidding.

Enlightenment Pills were the sort of thing that had a price but no market; they could not be bought at market value at all. This price was not expensive.

The moment Song Ankang called out his price, Poseidon beside him followed up. "Six hundred and ten million High-grade Immortal Stones."

More bids followed. No cultivator had been frightened off by that price.

"Six hundred and twenty million High-grade Immortal Stones!"

"Six hundred and thirty million High-grade Immortal Stones!"

"Six hundred and fifty million High-grade Immortal Stones!"

Song Ankang made his second bid. "Seven hundred and sixty million!"

Yet he still failed to secure them. The Quasi-Saints in several VIP private rooms nearby continued bidding, driving the price all the way up to one billion High-grade Immortal Stones. Only then did more than half the competitors stop, as the price had clearly exceeded their psychological limit.

"One billion two hundred million High-grade Immortal Stones!"

Song Ankang called out his third bid. This time, all the private rooms fell silent. Everyone was clearly considering whether to keep following. In the end, only Poseidon continued. "One billion two hundred and twenty million High-grade Immortal Stones!"

As expected of the Chief Offering Officer—he really was rich.

"One billion three hundred million High-grade Immortal Stones!"

Song Ankang did not back down and bid again.

This time, Poseidon did not follow. However, Song Ankang could sense ocean power radiating from the private room next door, carrying the aura of rules. This Chief Offering Officer of a Super Race