The host stood on the auction platform, both hands braced against the crystal tabletop. All three of her eyes blazed with excitement, and her voice trembled slightly as she deliberately drew out her words, building an atmosphere of breathless anticipation:
"Is anyone going to keep bidding?"
Her gaze swept swiftly across the entire hall, from the VIP boxes to every corner of the regular seats. Everywhere it passed, there was dead silence.
Everyone held their breath.
One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, one million... The price had already soared far beyond what anyone could afford. Even the most reckless gamblers didn't dare speak up now.
No one answered.
The host drew a deep breath and gripped the auctioneer's gavel. Her fingertips trembled slightly with the effort. Each word rang out with crystal clarity, like a thunderclap:
"Three..."
The tension in the hall reached its breaking point.
"Two..."
Countless gazes, like spotlights, locked onto Lu Yuan in seat 188.
"One..."
The auctioneer's gavel rose high in the host's hand.
"Sold!"
The gavel fell with a sharp, ringing crack!
"Sir in seat 188, congratulations! You have successfully won today's lot—the three Demon Fruits—for the astounding price of one million Galactic coins!"
The host's voice shot up.
The instant her words fell, the entire hall erupted!
"It's sold?! One million! It really sold?!"
"My God! A Cosmic Wanderer just bought the most expensive lot in the history of the auction on Rogue Star's outskirts!"
"Insane! Does this kid actually have money, or is he just bluffing?"
"One million Galactic coins! If he really has that much, he could throw his weight around all over Rogue Star's outskirts!"
"I still think he was just baiting that big shot upstairs. Too bad he took it too far, hahaha."
The people in the regular seats sprang