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"Forty million!" Lu Xiaotian bid once again without the slightest hesitation.
"Forty-one million." Red-Green Ape King's eyes were filled with fury, and the look he gave Lu Xiaotian made it seem as though he wished to tear Lu Xiaotian apart on the spot. If they were not within the market, Red-Green Ape King would have stepped down a minute ago to teach Lu Xiaotian a lesson on how to conduct himself.
With the price soaring past forty million, those who had dared to follow up with bids had long since vanished. Even Lu Xiaotian would not have dared to bid like this if he had not obtained the financial resources from Lotus Avatar of Ye Qianxun; otherwise, exhausting his wealth to win this item at auction would have inevitably dragged down the progress of his second dantian. Back when Fiery Cloud Monster was at a low cultivation realm, he had faced this exact sort of predicament. Even after cultivating to the Mahayana stage for some time, the magic power within Fiery Cloud Monster's second dantian had only reached the Integrated Body Stage. By comparison, Lu Xiaotian's second dantian had already reached the level Fiery Cloud Monster possessed back then.
"Forty-one million, going once!"
"Forty-one million, going twice!" Just as Crane-Crested Old Monster was about to drop the gavel to complete the sale, Red-Green Ape King's heart hammered wildly. Such an exorbitant cost already exceeded his expectations by quite a margin.
"Forty-two million!" For some reason, upon hearing Lu Xiaotian's bid this time, Red-Green Ape King suddenly felt a sense of relief wash over him.
"Forty-three million!" Upon further thought, Red-Green Ape King felt quite unwilling to accept being driven to such a high price by Lu Xiaotian.
"Forty-four million!" Lu Xiaotian also felt somewhat secretly annoyed that Red-Green Ape