The Auction

After leaving Natie's villa, Yang Wu intended to return directly to Flame Mountain to continue comprehending the domain, but he hadn't gone far when he encountered Domain Lord Hei Ming again.

"Yang Wu!" Hei Ming greeted him with a smile.

"Senior Hei Ming!"

Yang Wu was not surprised to see Hei Ming. A moment later, Yang Wu invited Hei Ming to his home.

Yang Wu's feelings towards Hei Ming are now very complicated.

I am certainly grateful.

Putting aside his experience in the Simulator, Hei Ming has provided him with a great deal of help in the past year or so.

However, his experience in the Simulator left a thorn in Yang Wu's side!

"Was the Hei Ming the one who ultimately killed me?"

This question had been on Yang Wu's mind for a long time.

After arriving at Yang Wu's house, Yang Wu and Hei Ming first discussed their understanding of the Flame Domain. Then, Hei Ming asked why Natie had come to Yang Wu.

"Young friend Yang Wu, may I ask Wei He business the Owner of Laiyin Planet has with you? If you are in any trouble, I may be able to lend a hand."

Hei Ming's tone was very sincere, but because of what happened in the Simulator, Yang Wu ultimately chose to conceal the fact that he had become an apprentice.

"It's just a small matter!" Yang Wu said with a smile. "The Owner of Laiyin Planet saw that I had good talent and wanted to take me as his apprentice, but I refused!"

"The Owner of Laiyin Planet wishes to take you as his disciple?" Hei Ming asked in surprise.

"Yes!" Yang Wu nodded.

"Although the Owner of Laiyin Planet has an extraordinary background, with your talent, young friend, you certainly don't need to become his disciple!" Hei Ming said with a smile.

"However..." Hei Ming changed the subject, continuing, "Young friend, you've comprehended the fifth level of the domain at such a young age. You must have a powerful teacher behind you. I wonder if I, Hei Ming, could have the honor of meeting your teacher?"

As expected, just like in the Simulator, Hei Ming once again mentioned his desire to meet Yang Wu's teacher.

"Senior Hei Ming, you are unaware of the truth. I merely received the inheritance of a deceased powerful figure by chance; I had no teacher to guide me!"

In order to find out the truth about what happened in the Simulator, Yang Wu simply told the other party, based on his experience in the Simulator, that there was no teacher behind him.

However, in the Simulator, Yang Wu did not have a living Immortal behind him, but now, Yang Wu has a Marquis-level Immortal behind him, the Jinguang Marquis.

Now that he felt more confident, he naturally wanted to know whether it was Hei Ming who had killed him in the Simulator!

If not, he will naturally help in the future; but if it really is Hei Ming, he will not be merciful.

After all, he wasn't killed in the simulation, so he's bound to make even more amazing progress.

"This..." Hei Ming was quite surprised after hearing Yang Wu's words.

However, Hei Ming did not press the matter further, but instead changed the subject and continued to chat with Yang Wu about other things.

In the days that followed, Hei Ming's attitude towards Yang Wu remained unchanged.

Yang Wu, on the other hand, had been cultivating in the Flame Mountain.

November arrived quickly, and after nearly three years of travel, the adventurer team from the Nuolanshan Family finally flew into the Solar System.

However, unlike in the original story, what awaits them this time are the eight eighth-level Universe Level slaves left behind by Yang Wu on Earth.

As expected, Luo Feng and his group successfully learned about the spatial wormhole and the location of their family fleet from the adventurer team.

Subsequently, before the Nuolanshan Family's Star Level fleet could react, they were all eliminated by the Universe Level slaves that Yang Wu had sent to intercept and kill.

Luo Feng successfully submitted Earth's data to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's government office, becoming Earth's new lord.

Originally, Luo Feng and the others planned to have Yang Wu become the Earth Lord, but Yang Wu had already changed his nationality to Ganwu Universe Country in order to sever ties with Earth, and now that he had successfully become a disciple of Jinguang Marquis, it was naturally impossible for him to become the new lord of Earth.

Otherwise, wouldn't all his previous preparations have been wasted?

December 16, 2062.

Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island.

Holding the invitation, Yang Wu arrived at the special teleportation point and was directly teleported to a Hanging City above the Ganwu Continent.

The invitation in Yang Wu's hand emitted specks of light, and then the defense system of the Hanging City automatically opened a passage, which Yang Wu then walked into.

A moment later, Yang Wu appeared on an exquisitely crafted landmass floating in the clouds. The scenery on the land was beautiful, with flowers and plants everywhere. The most dazzling place was the enormous auction hall located at the very center of the continent.

The triennial Ganwu Auction is always held here!

Those who participate in the auction must be at least three-star clients of the two major banks, Universe First Bank and Universe Galaxy Bank!

Only those with an account balance of 10 Hunyuan Unit can automatically become three-star customers of the two major banks and enjoy numerous special privileges.

Most of these three-star clients are World Lord Level powerhouses, with very few being large businessmen who span star regions or young people with extraordinary backgrounds.

In the universe, many precious items are restricted and cannot be found normally, and there are many other items that cannot be bought even if you have money.

The "Ganwu Auction" held in this Virtual Universe provides countless powerful individuals with numerous opportunities to purchase valuable items.

Of course, three-star customers can only participate in the "Basic Auction", while the higher-level "Intermediate Auction" and "Advanced Auction" require at least four-star or five-star customers to participate.

As a three-star client of the Universe First Bank, Yang Wu was naturally qualified to participate in this preliminary auction.

Originally, Yang Wu had planned to invite Natie to participate as well, but Natie had long lost interest in this triennial junior auction, so he simply told Yang Wu that he could come to him if he needed more money, and then ignored him.

At this moment, two long lines had formed at the entrance of the Auction Hall. The powerful figures were dressed in either magnificent or simple attire. Some were over ten meters tall and incredibly burly, while others had human heads and snake bodies. They were densely packed together, resembling a sea of people.

This Auction Hall has 16 entrances in total, and there are nearly 10,000 people on Yang Wu's side alone.

There are 16 entrances in total, and the number of World Lord participating in the auction is simply unimaginable.

While waiting in line, Yang Wu occasionally overheard discussions among the powerful individuals nearby.

"Putan, I heard you joined the Sixth Legion of the Ganwu Universe Country. Which legion were you assigned to?"

A powerful Lion-man Race with a lion's head and a human body asked his companion.

A powerful figure in silver armor standing beside him said in a deep voice, "Yes, I joined the 31st Army of the Third Legion fifty years ago, but now I really regret it. In another two hundred years, our Sixth Legion may be assigned to the Outer-Region Battlefield!"

"Outer-Region Battlefield?" the Lion-man Race expert asked in surprise.

"Yes!" the silver-armored expert said helplessly, "I never expected to be this unlucky. I thought I could find a powerful backer to rely on, but instead I'm being sent to the Outer-Region Battlefield!"

"What bad luck!" the Lion-man Race warrior exclaimed. "But Putan, don't be too discouraged. There are still two hundred years left. Maybe you'll have enough merits to retire by then!"

"It's difficult!" exclaimed the powerful figure named Putan. "Retiring within two hundred years is simply too difficult!"

Most of the powerful figures around Yang Wu came in groups or knew each other, and they were chatting in small groups.

However, the queue at the Auction Hall moved relatively quickly.

Before long, it was Yang Wu's turn.

"Hello sir, welcome to this year's Ganwu Auction. This is your seat number."

Yang Wu smiled and accepted the token handed to him by the staff. This Black Token had a semi-transparent screen on it, displaying Yang Wu's seat number - KNY76278.

Yang Wu entered the Auction Hall and found that the overall structure of the Auction Hall was like a "football field" on Earth, with a high auction platform in the middle and densely packed tall seats all around.

"KNY76278".

Holding his Black Token, Yang Wu quickly found his seat.

Each seat in the auction hall is six meters wide and ten meters high, totaling three million tall seats arranged in concentric circles, stretching as far as the eye can see.

The Auction Hall was filled with a cacophony of voices, echoing like countless gods conversing.

World Lord Level powerhouses, rarely seen in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Area, are as numerous as carp crossing a river here.

After all, this place gathers the elites of the Ganwu Universe Country, and the total number of World Lord experts in the entire Ganwu Universe Country is definitely in the millions.