A maid carried a wooden box onto the auction stage. An ancient-looking book rested upon it, and at the same time, the Masked Man's voice rang out with a faint smile:
"The first treasure is the Six-Yao Scroll!"
"This scroll contains a secret art, the Six Yao Secret Art. Cultivating it to perfection may increase your chances of ascending to Ancestral God by five percent."
An uproar erupted!
At these words, everyone present widened their eyes.
Many Eternal True Gods, in particular, began breathing rapidly.
A five-percent increase in their chances of ascending to Ancestral God!
Although that chance was not great, sometimes that very five percent was all it took to make a successful breakthrough possible.
As for treasures that increased their chances even further...
Those were far too rare, and they would never get a chance to bid on them. Someone would likely have bought them privately at an astronomical price already.
Before anyone could speak, the Masked Man's voice rang out again:
"Since this treasure was added to the auction at the last minute, although our Black Market has had an appraiser examine it, time was ultimately too short for us to conduct a cross-appraisal."
"So please bid within your means. Should any problems arise, the Black Market accepts no responsibility!"
Those words amounted to a disclaimer.
After all, it had been added at the last minute.
Still, the Black Market could hardly be blamed for doing this. It had already done its utmost to protect everyone's interests by arranging an appraisal early on. There simply had not been enough time to have more appraisers examine it.
They could not guarantee its authenticity and value as they did with the other Rare Treasures and treasures.
"The starting price is ten thousand battle merit, with each increase no