Awakening alongside him was the divine sword he had been gently stroking with both hands, the sword with which he had shared an "in-depth conversation." It trembled slightly beneath Yue Chen's touch, and cracks began to appear in its stony seal, spilling golden light.
"He really did it." Ye Weiyang's heart raced as she stared at the divine sword gradually breaking free of its seal.
Inside the private box, Long Haochen clenched his fists, his eyes brimming with delight. "Brother Yue really did it."
Meanwhile, Lin Xin and his apprentice gaped at the scene before them in disbelief.
At some point, the vast auction hall had fallen utterly silent. Everyone quietly watched the divine sword's seal come undone.
"A divine sword should never gather dust. Your light shall shine upon the world once more." Yue Chen stood on the display platform, holding the divine sword flat in both hands. Brilliant golden Spirit Wings unfurled behind him, lending even greater splendor to his handsome features.
Then an aura of light, purer and richer than anything he had released before, erupted like a geyser.
However, this also allowed some of the Starry Sky and space elements that occupied a portion of his body to escape.
Ye Weiyang and Feng Ling'er, who stood closest to him, naturally noticed this slight anomaly. But since Yue Chen had already gained the divine sword's recognition, neither dwelled on it. They were merely curious as to why those two elements existed within his body.
Bzzzz-
Under the illumination of Yue Chen's strangely colored Spirit Wings, the pitch-black divine sword in his hands vibrated far more violently than before, its hum growing louder.
Ting-
With a crisp cracking sound, a fissure first appeared on the hilt in Yue Chen's grip. It rapidly spread upward, heading straight toward the