What?!
As soon as he said that, everyone around them was stunned. The bastard had just been putting on a show, saying he would fight Qian Shan to the bitter end, but at the crucial moment, he had given up.
He had clearly just made Qian Shan take a huge loss.
He had spent 2.9 billion Universal Coins on a Saint-level manual. If the Qian Clan elders found out, Qian Shan would probably have his legs broken. Even with the Qian Clan's immense wealth, this would leave them badly hurt.
"You!"
Qian Shan was so furious he nearly spat blood, his ears and nostrils practically smoking. Although he had won the bid, he wasn't happy in the slightest. He only felt utterly humiliated.
A Saint-level manual was certainly a decent treasure, but spending 2.9 billion Universal Coins—more than twenty times the auction price—was an outright losing deal by anyone's reckoning.
Of course, for the Cosmic Sea Auction Company, this was a huge deal. They had made a fortune beyond their wildest dreams and were the biggest winners of all.
"This kid is a lucky star for the Cosmic Sea Auction Company."
On the auction platform, Supervisor Tan Ming stroked his grizzled beard, looking pleased with himself. This auction had been a tremendous success, earning them several times more than usual.
It seemed certain he'd be rewarded by headquarters at the end of the year and rise quickly through the ranks.
"Well, would you look at that. He actually made Qian Shan take a huge loss. This kid's got some nerve."
"2.9 billion Universal Coins! Even the wealthy Qian Clan will be spitting blood over this."
"He's made Qian Shan furious. I doubt things will end well for him. If he doesn't have powerful backing to stand up to the Qian