The Emperor feigned anger as he looked at the crowd bowing before him—even Ye Lin and the others had bent at the waist.
They were no hotheaded fools. This was the basic respect due to a powerful expert.
"No, no, what are you saying, Emperor? Your presence here is truly an honor for us."
"Yes, yes! This is my first time beholding Your Excellency the Emperor's countenance. I'll have enough to boast about for the rest of my life."
"Emperor, please sit, please sit."
"Your Excellency the Emperor, your coming here is simply my honor—my greatest honor!"
At this moment, even the lofty Golden Immortals began fawning and laying on the flattery.
Don't say that powerful experts stood high above, beyond reach. You simply had never seen them in their wretched moments.
Listening to the stream of flattering words, the Emperor chuckled and took his seat at the prepared spot.
"You people... enough of that."
"I'm sure you all know why I came here. I won't cut off your hopes, nor will I cut off this little friend of our race's path to fortune."
The Emperor glanced at the crowd, then looked at Wang Tianyi once more.
After smiling, he spoke again.
"Everyone may bid fairly. There's no need to mind my identity."
"Now, I bid fifteen million Law Source Stones, plus one mid-grade Limitless Artifact, and I promise to grant this little friend and his party eight Marquis identities."
"How about it?"
The Emperor said with a light smile.
The moment those words fell, no one spoke.
With him saying that, did they still dare to bid?
They did not.
Who knew whether the Emperor held grudges? What if they spoke up now, only for him to trip them up in secret later?
The more they thought about it,