Beneath the massive crystal dome of the Echo Cliff's Deathbed Auction House, the voices gradually subsided. The arc-shaped luminous crystal wall suspended in the center of the auction house slowly lit up, with interwoven patterns of deep blue and silver flowing within it, like a galaxy frozen in the depths of time.
Suddenly, a soft and Kong Ling light slowly condensed from inside the crystal wall, and then a figure walked out from the river of light, stood in the air, and landed on the crystal platform in the center of the auction house.
She was an extremely alluring woman. She had a slender and graceful figure, skin as white as jade formed by moonlight, and long, jet-black hair that cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall, with a faint shimmering light flowing between each strand.
She wore a semi-transparent dark silver dress, the hem of which seemed to be woven from fragments of time, with countless tiny lights and shadows breaking and regenerating beneath her feet with every step. Her eyes were like two deep vortexes, and the way they moved exuded a captivating charm that was hard to look away from.
The woman stood in the center of the crystal platform, gently raising her hand. The light in the entire auction hall slowly dimmed, leaving only the faint glow emanating from the central reflective crystal wall. She smiled slightly, her soft yet clear voice echoing throughout the auction hall.
Welcome, everyone, to Echo Cliff's Deathbed Auction House.
Her voice seemed to come from all directions at the same time, with a strange echo effect, reverberating throughout the entire crystal wall space.
"We never auction ordinary items here."
The woman slowly turned around, her slender fingers gently pointing to the enormous reflective crystal wall behind her.
"All the items displayed here come from a dead universe."
As soon as the words were spoken, countless shattered images flashed across the enormous crystal wall—falling stars, collapsing civilizations, frozen torrents of time, and the remains of some incomprehensible ancient creations.
The woman continued:
"Before the formal bidding, each item will be recreated through a luminous crystal wall, displaying its final image before the destruction of the universe. Buyers can witness its last moments of existence to verify its authenticity and value."
She paused slightly, a seductive smile playing on her lips.
"You may see the skeletons left behind by the Creator, or a frozen section of the river of time, or even the Ultimate artifacts of some extinct civilizations."
"Here, everything that perishes will find a new home."
The woman then gently raised her hand, and a line of shimmering rune numbers appeared on the crystal wall.
The bidding rules for this auction are as follows.
"Starting bid for all lots: 5 million Annihilation Starlight Crystal." "Starting bid increment: 3 million Annihilation Starlight Crystal."
"In addition, the following three high-level currencies can also be used for bidding: God-Level Resonance Crystal, Limitless Resonance Crystal, and Energy Crystal."
As she finished speaking, another exchange rate appeared on the crystal wall.
The exchange rates are as follows:
"One God-Level Resonance Crystal is equal to one hundred Limitless Resonance Crystal."
"One Limitless Resonance Crystal is equal to ten thousand Energy Crystals."
One energy crystal is equal to one million Annihilation Starlight Crystal.
The woman smiled gently, her gaze sweeping across the entire auction hall.
"If everyone is ready, then tonight's auction will officially begin."
As she finished speaking, a low murmur arose once again throughout the auction hall.
Just then, Qin Yu suddenly frowned slightly, as he clearly sensed a very obvious hostility.
It was a cold and sinister gaze, like an invisible blade, locked onto him.
Qin Yu slowly raised his head and looked in the direction of that gaze towards the VIP seating area.
In a crystal box closest to the central crystal wall, a young man dressed in a magnificent robe was staring coldly at him.
It was indeed -- Hua Jingmeng.
His eyes were filled with undisguised murderous intent, as if he wished he could tear Qin Yu to pieces on the spot.
Qin Yu merely glanced at him indifferently, his expression remaining calm.
Ye Wuhen naturally noticed that gaze as well. He turned his head slightly and said in a low voice:
"It's alright, Brother Qin." "That kid wouldn't dare do anything to us here."
He picked up his glass and took a small sip, his voice remaining steady. "However, we do need to be careful."
"Those lackeys of the Hua Lineage love to cause trouble outside the city." Meanwhile, in a luxurious private room...
Hua Jingmeng slowly sat down on the crystal chair, her complexion completely back to normal.
The injuries to his Fate Soul that Qin Yu had previously severely damaged have now been completely healed.
His eyes were as cold and serpentine as he stared at the two figures in the middle seat.
A moment later, he turned his head slightly and transmitted his voice to a disciple behind him.
"Remember those two men in the middle seats." "Inform the Holy Clan." "Once they leave the city—immediately surround and kill them."
Hua Jingmeng's voice was cold and deep. "That person who Realm Breaking Realm —is named Qin Yu."
"Whoever kills him first..." The reward: ten million Annihilation Starlight Crystal.
A glint of greed flashed in the disciple's eyes, and he immediately bowed his head in response.
"Okay." "As you wish." His figure quickly and quietly disappeared into the shadows of the private room.
At that moment, the crystal wall in the center of the Echo Cliff - Deathbed Auction House suddenly lit up again.
The first item to be auctioned is coming soon.
As soon as the alluring woman on the central crystal platform finished speaking, the light in the entire Echo Cliff Deathbed Auction House slowly receded, leaving only the massive central reflective crystal wall shining even brighter. A pattern of light, interwoven with deep blue and silver, swirled within the crystal wall, as if a river slumbering deep within time was being slowly awakened.
The woman gently raised her finger, and a thin slit of light suddenly cracked open in the crystal wall, from which a fist-sized transparent crystal slowly emerged and hovered in the center of the auction stage.
The crystal seemed to contain some indescribable scene.
Within it, a miniature river of time stood frozen in a single moment—the river wasn't water, but rather the traces of time composed of billions of rays of light, each ray representing the flow of time in a universe. But at this moment, the entire river was completely frozen.
It was as if it had been forcibly extracted from history by some force. What was even more shocking was that within that frozen torrent of time, scenes of Boundary Collapse and dimensions shattering were constantly emerging—the boundaries of space were torn apart, and layers of dimensions collapsed in all directions like broken mirrors. All tangible rules and intangible laws disintegrated at the same moment.
It was a pure "Realm Breaking Origin." The alluring woman's voice rang out again. "First item to be auctioned—" "Fragment of the Long River of Time." She pointed to the crystal.
"This object originates from a collapsed high-dimensional universe, captured and frozen by the Reflection Crystal Wall at the end of the universe. It contains the Realm Breaking Origin — Boundary Collapse, dimensions shatter. All tangible rules and intangible laws are reduced to destruction. This realm is boundless, without height or depth; only the Wind of Realm Breaking scatter all fixed forms."
As she explained, the scene inside the crystal suddenly magnified, and the entire river of time instantly filled the entire surface of the reflecting crystal wall.
Countless universes were born and destroyed in that long river, and at the end of the river, an invisible Wind of Realm Breaking swept in, tearing apart all timelines.
A murmur of astonishment rippled through the auction hall. The woman smiled slightly. "For a cultivator at the Realm Breaking Realm, the value of this item is beyond question."
"Starting bid - eight million Annihilation Starlight Crystal." Almost the instant she finished speaking, bidding voices rang out from all directions simultaneously.
"Nine million!" "Ten million!" "Twelve million!" The price instantly began to skyrocket.
In the middle and upper seats, people kept raising their hands to bid, while the Fragment of the Long River of Time remained quietly suspended in the center of the auction stage. The frozen torrent of time inside slowly rotated, exuding a primal aura that made people tremble.
The price quickly surpassed 15 million. Then, a black-robed cultivator from the high-ranking seats suddenly spoke up.
"Twenty million." The entire auction hall fell silent for a moment; clearly, this price was far beyond what most people could afford.
The woman glanced around, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Twenty million Annihilation Starlight Crystal —the first time."
"Twenty million Annihilation Starlight Crystal - Second Time."
She waved her hand gently, and a mark of light indicating a successful transaction appeared within the crystal wall.
"Twenty million Annihilation Starlight Crystal - Sold."
The frozen Fragment of the Long River of Time was then slowly swallowed by the Reflection Crystal Wall, and the first item was officially hammered down.
After a brief commotion, the auction house quickly quieted down again.
The woman turned slightly, and a new light shone from the center of the crystal platform. "Next—the second item."
Her tone was noticeably more serious than before, "From a long-vanished Mystic Void cosmic relic."
The crystal wall suddenly trembled violently, and the next moment, four sword shadows slowly appeared from within the crystal wall.
That was not a sword in the ordinary sense.
The first sword, its blade appearing and disappearing, seemed to exist in the gap between existence and non-existence. The entire sword seemed as if it could vanish at any moment, yet it always maintained a mysterious balance, with shattered images of the world constantly appearing on its blade.
"The Mystery Upon Mystery Sword." The woman's voice was low and slow.
"This sword strike does not unleash power, but rather the 'form of existence and non-existence.' With a single strike, all things return to their origin."
The second sword was completely different; it was a sword that was almost invisible.
If it weren't for the power of the crystal wall projection, it would be difficult to even detect its existence. It has no physical form, no light, and Does Not Exist even a phantom image; its location can only be determined by the traces of the surrounding space constantly disappearing.
"Nothingness Upon Nothingness Sword," the woman said. "When this sword is drawn, all things vanish into absolute nothingness; even nothingness itself can be severed."
The moment the third sword appeared, the lighting in the entire auction hall seemed to become unstable.
It was an indescribable sword; wherever its blade pointed, space and nothingness retreated simultaneously, as if the sword itself stood outside of all existence and Does Not Exist.
"The Sword Beyond Nothingness," the woman said slowly. "The edge of this sword transcends all existence and Does Not Exist, reaching beyond thought and language."
When the last sword appeared, the entire Reflection Crystal Wall suddenly went dark for a moment.
The sword's light was extremely simple, so simple that it resembled a pure ray of light.
However, when the beam of light swept across the crystal wall, all the images vanished for a fleeting moment.
"Sword of the Severance of Speech." The woman's voice became extremely soft.
"Where the sword light reaches, all names and concepts are severed. All living beings will lose the power of speech and thought, Entering Stillness."
Four swords slowly rotated above the crystal platform, and at that moment, an ancient array diagram unfolded from within the crystal wall.
The array didn't resemble an array at all; it was more like a pure void.
The moment the scroll was unfurled, the entire auction hall seemed to experience a momentary sense of weightlessness.
"The Mystic Void Formation Diagram," the woman said slowly. "Once the array diagram unfolds, it transforms into the Mystic Void Realm."
"This realm is the Ultimate nothingness, transcending time, space, cause and effect, life and death." "Those who enter the formation, regardless of whether they are immortals, mortals, saints, or demons, will all lose their attachments."
"Thoughts cease, Path of Speech Severed." "Ultimately—union with Mystic Void."
She slightly raised her hand, and the four swords and the array diagram rotated simultaneously. In an instant, a vast void seemed to appear within the crystal wall.
That was a true "emptiness," without space, without time, without concepts.
Four swords moved slowly within, like four Ultimate laws capable of severing the very foundation of the universe.
The woman's voice rang out again in the silence, "The four swords combined with the formation diagram—can evolve into the Ultimate Mystic Void."
"It seals off all heavens and myriad realms." "It causes all conditioned phenomena to return to Emptiness." "Only the profound and mysterious stillness remains."
She smiled slightly. "Starting bid—ten million Annihilation Starlight Crystal." The atmosphere in the entire auction hall instantly became heated.