After seeing the bids, Yi Shang ignored the Hundred Leaf Merchant Association's five billion Spirit Seeds. Those belonged to Lu Yin, so he simply disregarded them. He raised his gaze and looked at Yue Susu. "Was this your doing?"
As he spoke, an invisible pressure descended. Aside from Lu Yin's side, the entire venue was enveloped in Yi Shang's presence.
Whether or not Yi Shang still held the position of a Heaven Beyond Heaven, his strength as a Cross Tribulation expert was undeniable. When he invaded the Heaven Origin Universe, there had been very few on the border battlefield capable of standing against him.
The pressure was not earth-shattering, but it still made people unable to raise their heads.
The people from the various merchant associations were crushed beneath it, their eyes filled with fear. They regretted getting involved in this contest, caught between two colossal powers.
Yue Susu met Yi Shang's gaze without fear. "It's been a long time, Senior."
"Where is your father?" Yi Shang asked calmly.
Yue Susu smiled faintly. "My father is naturally resting at home."
Yi Shang praised her. "You're so young, yet remarkably bold. Across the Spiritualized Universe, few can match you in vision and bearing, regardless of their cultivation talent. But I'm curious: what does your Si Ma Merchant Association have to contend with me? Is it simply because I lost my position as a Heaven Beyond Heaven?"
Yue Susu answered solemnly, "The General Merchant Association won't weaken just because you lost your position. Even if you hadn't, this day would have come sooner or later. My Si Ma Merchant Association has been waiting for it for a long time."
"Everyone knows that my Si Ma Merchant Association made its name by finding materials for the Sequence Foundation for Beyond Heaven. That is