In the Echo Cliff Deathbed Auction House, a moment of silence seemed to freeze time itself. Countless cultivators' gazes were fixed on Qin Yu, awaiting his so-called "verification of assets." The air was thick with Ultimate, as if the entire situation would instantly explode if Qin Yu failed to produce the corresponding assets.
Qin Yu stood in the middle of the aisle, calmly surveying his surroundings. Among the pairs of eyes around him were suspicion, mockery, curiosity, and even the excitement of watching a spectacle.
Not far from him, Ye Wuhen was Ultimate nervous.
His hands clenched silently, the aura of his Fate Soul subtly swirling within him, and cold sweat trickled down his face. He looked as if he had almost prepared for the worst—if the situation spiraled out of control, he was ready to forcibly drag Qin Yu out of the auction house.
Ye Wuhen's gaze swept across the auction hall, seemingly searching for a breakthrough, his entire body tense like a fully drawn bowstring.
Qin Yu remained calm, and finally his gaze fell on Hua Jingmeng in the luxurious seating area.
The voice was cold and clear. "Hua Jingmeng, watch closely." As soon as the words fell, Qin Yu gently flipped his right hand.
A black crystal core appeared in his palm— the Annihilation Devil Pupil: The Final Spirit Core.
The crystal core resembled a sleeping black star, with an Endless Abyss slowly rotating inside.
The next instant, a faint spatial ripple spread out from the crystal core. Then, a crystal slowly emerged from it.
Then the second, the third, the fourth... In just a few breaths, a total of one hundred crystals floated in the void in front of Qin Yu.
Those were not ordinary crystals; they were God-Level Resonance Crystal.
Each crystal is only the size of a baby's fist, and the whole crystal has an irregular dodecahedral structure. Each face is naturally concave, as if it were not carved by human hands, but a trace left by the heavens and earth when they condensed the Great Dao.
The crystals' colors were even more bizarre.
Its entire body presents a "Primordial yellow" color that lies between existence and nothingness, like the primordial luster of chaos before the universe was created. As long as one's gaze lingers on it for a moment, one's mind will involuntarily sink into it.
On the surface of the crystal, countless natural grooves flow slowly.
The patterns seemed to be alive, constantly evolving on the crystal.
"The Tao gives birth to One." "One gives birth to Two." "Two gives birth to Three." "Three gives birth to all things."
Those patterns constantly evolved and eventually returned to nothingness, as if depicting the process of the birth and end of the entire universe.
At the deepest part of the crystal, a miniature chaotic mass can be vaguely seen, constantly rotating.
In an instant, stars and all things are born; in the next instant, they all return to Annihilation, in an endless cycle.
Like the eternal cycle of creation and Return to the Ruins, the moment when one hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal appeared simultaneously.
The laws of heaven and earth in the entire auction house seemed to be touched, and a terrifying phenomenon suddenly unfolded.
The Spiritual Qi in the surrounding space suddenly became still, and the radiance of the sun and moon seemed to lose its luster at this moment.
Only the chaotic light within those one hundred crystals slowly rotated, while at the same time, an extremely grand aura faintly appeared above the auction house.
It was as if all the laws were paying homage, and countless auras of laws slowly descended, like subjects paying homage to their king.
At this moment, the entire Echo Cliff - Deathbed Auction House was in an uproar.
"What?!" "That's... God-Level Resonance Crystal?!" "My God!!" "And... there are a hundred of them!!!"
"Am I seeing things?!" "It really is God-Level Resonance Crystal!!!" An elderly man in a high-ranking seat stood up abruptly, his voice trembling.
Another sect elder stared intently at the hundred crystals, barely daring to blink.
"My God..." "Who exactly is he...?" "A hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal..." "This isn't just about wealth anymore..."
"This is a resource that is enough to shake the entire Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain..." Countless cultivators in the middle and lower seats were completely in an uproar.
Some monks were so excited that their breathing became rapid.
Because they knew very well that there were far more than a hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal, not to mention even a single one.
These alone would be enough to drive countless powerful figures in the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain to madness, and at this moment, Qin Yu—
They took out a full one hundred coins, according to the exchange rate at the auction house.
One hundred million Annihilation Starlight Crystal are exactly equal to one hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal. But their true value far exceeds this ratio.
In the luxurious seating area, Hua Jingmeng stood frozen in place, his eyes fixed on the hundred crystals.
The sneer on his face had vanished, replaced by utter shock, while Ye Wuhen was completely dumbfounded.
He rubbed his eyes frantically. Once. Twice. Three times.
He kept muttering to himself, "Am I seeing things...?" "This can't be..."
"One hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal..." "Brother Qin... you..." His voice was completely incoherent.
Even the alluring woman in the center of the auction stage lost her composure; her pupils dilated slightly.
Their gazes were fixed on the hundred crystals and the gray-robed old man in the highest seat.
His previously Steady as a Mountain expression now showed a noticeable tremor, because he knew better than anyone else—
The true value of the God-Level Resonance Crystal... But Qin Yu... just stood there.
His expression was calm, as if all of this was nothing more than an ordinary thing.
Inside the Echo Cliff Deathbed Auction House, the one hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal still floated in mid-air, their Primordial yellow light slowly flowing, their chaotic cores enacting the cyclical phenomena of creation and Return to the Ruins. The entire auction house seemed to be suppressed by that yellow light, and countless cultivators remained immersed in shock, unable to recover for a long time.
However, amidst this commotion and tremor, a completely different scene unfolded within Qin Yu's sea of consciousness.
Deep within the sea of consciousness, a towering divine tree grows quietly, which is the Void Divine Tree. Countless starlight-like points of Fate Soul flow between its branches, and on one of its thick branches, a small figure is leisurely swinging on a swing.
That was indeed Blue Ring Xiao Yue.
Her two slender legs swayed gently, the swing bobbing back and forth on the branch. As Xiao Yue swung, she squinted at the group of stunned cultivators outside and couldn't help but giggle.
"Hehe." "Only a hundred, and they're already so scared." She leaned back lazily, the swing swaying gently.
"Only I truly know about Little Qinzi's treasure trove," Xiao Yue said proudly, shaking her head. "Little Qinzi possesses the wealth of countless worlds."
"Eight hundred Rang Annihilation Starlight Crystal." "Three hundred Top-Grade Energy Crystals." "One hundred thousand Limitless Resonance Crystal." "One thousand God-Level Resonance Crystal."
As she counted, she couldn't help but giggle. "And all this wealth, I organized it all for Little Qinzi."
Xiao Yue suddenly held up a finger. "And now—" her tone was extremely smug. "Through my fusion, my Little Qinzi possesses a full eight hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal." She swung the swing triumphantly. "That is—eight hundred trillion trillion trillion trillion." "Hahahaha."
Xiao Yue laughed so hard she almost fell over. "Think about it yourselves." She was laughing hysterically in her mind's eye, while the auction house outside was still in a state of utter shock.
Qin Yu slowly retrieved the one hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal, then looked up at the gray-robed elder in the highest seat.
His tone remained calm. "Senior." "There shouldn't be any problems now, right?" The old man finally came to his senses.
His previously Steady as a Mountain expression now showed obvious embarrassment, and he quickly coughed. "Oh... oh..."
"My apologies, my apologies." "I was momentarily distracted." He gave Qin Yu a deep look, then his voice regained its authoritative tone.
"Now announcing—" "This young master's verification of funds has been approved." A low murmur rippled through the auction hall once again.
Qin Yu did not stop. He slowly turned his head, looked at Hua Jingmeng in the luxurious seat, and then looked at the old man again.
His tone was indifferent. "Senior." "Since that's the case—" "Then may we announce that Hua Jingmeng can only watch from now on, and cannot participate in the bidding?"
The gray-robed old man nodded slightly, then turned around, his cold gaze falling on Hua Jingmeng.
His voice was devoid of any emotion. "Hua Jingmeng." "According to the auction rules," "From this moment forward," "you are not permitted to participate in any further bidding."
"Please be aware of your actions." The entire auction hall fell silent once more, Hua Jingmeng, seated in the luxurious section, froze on the spot.
His eyes were completely bloodshot; the hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal felt like a slap across the face.
An almost uncontrollable killing intent surged wildly within him; he wished he could rush over and tear Qin Yu to pieces right now.
Just then, a cultivator beside him hurriedly whispered a reminder, "Don't be impulsive. Calm down, Deacon."
"This is Echo Cliff." "The powerful figures of the Supreme Transformation Primordial Domain are all watching from the shadows." The cultivator spoke in a very low voice.
"I've already sent word to the Holy Clan. As long as he leaves the main city, he'll face certain death."
Hua Jingmeng slowly took a deep breath, but the killing intent in his eyes did not diminish at all. He stared intently at Qin Yu.
As if wanting to etch his image into his very bones for a long time, he finally spoke coldly. "Qin Yu," his voice as chilling as a knife, "You just wait."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around abruptly, flicked his robes, and left the auction house with several disciples behind him. The crystal box in the luxury section was instantly empty.
The atmosphere in the auction hall subtly shifted. Many understood that this feud could no longer be over.
The commotion caused by the hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal at the Echo Cliff's Deathbed Auction House had not yet completely subsided. Many cultivators' gazes remained fixed on Qin Yu, their eyes filled with shock, greed, and apprehension, as well as an undisguised aura of danger.
Qin Yu, however, seemed completely oblivious, slowly turned around, and returned to his seat in the middle section.
However, the atmosphere around them was completely different now.
Almost every seat in the middle, upper, and even lower classes was filled with countless eyes fixed on him. Those gazes were like beasts lurking in the darkness, waiting for their prey to leave their sanctuary.
Within the sea of consciousness, on the branch of the Void Divine Tree, Blue Ring Xiao Yue still leisurely swung on the swing.
She squinted at the greedy gazes outside and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"Little Qinzi." "Now you've become their prime target." The swing swayed gently, and Xiao Yue's tone carried a hint of amusement.
Qin Yu's consciousness responded faintly within his sea of knowledge, "As long as they have the guts." "Then come on." "I'm ready anytime."
His tone was extremely calm, as if the hidden killing intent was nothing more than insignificant noise in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Ye Wuhen was so excited in his seat that he was incoherent. He was close to Qin Yu, his face still showing shock, and he started to stutter.
"Brother Qin... Brother Qin..." "You... this... this..." He took a deep breath, still unable to calm his emotions.
"This is absolutely shocking!" "My God!" "A full one hundred God-Level Resonance Crystal!"
Ye Wuhen shook his head again as he spoke, as if he still couldn't believe what he had just seen.
Qin Yu simply smiled faintly. "Brother Ye, it's really nothing."
He said casually, "I obtained these things by chance in a restricted area in the middle level. So it's nothing special."
Ye Wuhen was stunned after hearing this.
He then couldn't help but give a wry smile. "Just luck?" He shook his head and clicked his tongue. "Brother Qin, that's too ironic."
"I doubt many people in the entire Source of Epochless would encounter such a stroke of luck." Qin Yu simply smiled and offered no further explanation.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the auction hall gradually recovered from the shock.
The alluring female host stood once more in the center of the crystal platform, her smile returning to its composed state.
She waved her hand gently. The Crystal Wall lit up again. "Ladies and gentlemen," she said, "After that brief interruption, the auction will continue."
Her voice echoed through the auction hall. "Next—" "The fourth item."
The moment those words were spoken, the entire luminous crystal wall suddenly trembled violently, unlike the previous auction items which had been displayed smoothly. Instead, it was as if some ancient entity was being forcibly awakened.
A darkness slowly unfolded within the crystal wall; it was no ordinary darkness, but a cosmic remnant of Ultimate depth.
Fragments of stars float within, countless time fractures intertwine and overlap, and at the very center of that cosmic ruin—
A fragment slowly appeared. It was an extremely small crystal, only the size of a fingernail, but the moment it appeared...
The laws of heaven and earth in the entire auction hall seemed to tremble simultaneously, and the crystals took on an extremely strange transparent state.
It seems to contain a frozen moment in time; if you look closely, you'll find—
"That's not time, but a complete trajectory of the laws of the universe," the woman's voice slowly rang out.
The fourth item – "The Ultimate Treasure." – "[World Creation Remnant Sequence]."
Her voice became exceptionally solemn. "This object comes from a higher universe that has long since vanished."
"That was a perfectly preserved sequence of the laws of World Creation."
Suddenly, a breathtaking image unfolded within the crystal wall: a chaotic universe was being born.
Countless laws intertwine like chains, giving birth to space, time, and cause and effect, and at the source of all this—
"It's that tiny crystal," the woman said slowly. "Possessing this allows one to directly observe the laws governing the Creation the universe."
"If one's comprehension is sufficient—" "one could even create one's own miniature universe." The entire auction house fell silent instantly.
Then—utter uproar ensued. "What?!?" "Creating a universe?!" "How is this possible?!" "This kind of thing is actually appearing at an auction?!"
Countless cultivators stood up. Even some of the old monsters in the high seats showed expressions of shock.
The alluring woman smiled slightly. "This item..." "Starting bid—"
Her voice echoed throughout the auction hall. "Twenty thousand Limitless Resonance Crystal." The air froze instantly.