Wen Rudao assessed the scene and knew he had to keep things under control.
He immediately announced, "Ten billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals, first call."
"Ten billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals, second call. Ten billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals, third call."
"Bang! Sold!"
As the auction hammer fell, the ice-coldness in Ximen Tiankuang's eyes still had not faded.
Though he had obtained the Bodhi Fruit, he felt worse than if he had swallowed shit.
Being played by an ant like this was something he absolutely could not accept.
Murong Yuanchen glanced at Chen Wen before saying, "Brother Lu, you'd better be careful. Ximen Tiankuang isn't so magnanimous."
Chen Wen replied flatly, "I merely followed the rules. What does that have to do with whether he's magnanimous or not?"
"Brother Lu, you're the man."
Murong Yuanchen gave Chen Wen a thumbs-up.
Chen Wen smiled but said nothing.
He had never regretted what he did.
Just raising the price had earned him an extra 1.5 billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals. Why wouldn't he do it?
Only a fool would pass that up.
Just then, Wen Rudao spoke again. "Next is our grand finale auction item. Bring it up."
Upon hearing this, the maid hurriedly placed the auction item on the table.
It was a bottle the size of an infant's fist.
No one knew whether it contained a Spirit Pill or something else.
Yet at that moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the bottle.
Clearly, they were both curious and eager.
Wen Rudao swept his gaze over the crowd before saying, "Inside is a drop of Mad Demon Blood Essence."
"Mad Demons originally arose from bloodlines formed when ferocious beasts underwent mutations after going berserk. Later, this phenomenon also appeared among powerful experts of every race."
"In the end, it became a bloodline passed down through