Evan Lin stared intently at the scene on the screen, completely absorbed. Kimmie said nothing more. She quietly estimated the number of Violet Cloud Crystals and God Stones Evan had casually revealed—roughly tens of millions of mid-grade Violet Cloud Crystals. If converted to low-grade, it would be over a hundred million. Absolutely terrifying.
At this moment, the Mistress of Rainbow Court stepped up to the auction platform and addressed the crowd below: "Thank you all for coming to Rainbow Court to participate in this God Realm auction. This auction is far grander and more intense than any previous ones, with more treasures on offer than ever before."
There are also more participants than ever before. Every finale item will shake the entire God Realm. I believe this auction will be remembered as a beautiful legend. Now, I officially declare the auction open!"
As her words fell, the hall erupted in applause and cheers. The mood throughout the auction venue grew increasingly excited—even before the bidding began, the anticipation was palpable. It showed just how formidable the Rainbow Court Mistress truly was.
Immediately, the middle-aged female elder who had come with the Mistress stepped up to the auction platform as the Mistress stepped down. "Friends, I am an Elder of Rainbow Court, and I will personally host this auction. I hope everyone can obtain the treasures they desire most."
Now, we begin the bidding for the first item: a suit of battle armor—a top-grade divine artifact. Its defense is truly terrifying, able to withstand a full-force attack from a late-stage God-King. For cultivators in the God-Lord and God-King realms, this is the ideal defensive armor. Battle armor of this grade is extremely rare; seize this opportunity while you can.
The starting price for the battle armor is five thousand Violet Cloud Crystals, with each bid increment of no less than five hundred. If you wish to pay with God Stones, the starting price is five hundred low-grade God Stones, with increments of at least fifty stones. Let's see who will claim this armor in the end."
As soon as the elder finished speaking, the room erupted again. Behind her, a massive screen appeared—ten times larger than the one in Evan's VIP room—instantly displaying the battle armor's image, along with its starting price and minimum increment, all clearly written.
Very quickly, dozens of numbers appeared on the screen—bids from various participants. Each number was preceded by a seat or room identifier so the auction house could accurately track the bidder. The system was impressively precise.
"Excellent! The battle armor has already been bid up to 105,000 Violet Cloud Crystals. This price comes from Second-Class VIP Room 3. If no one surpasses this bid within five breaths, then this top-grade divine artifact armor will belong to our friend in Room 3," the elder encouraged the crowd.
Sure enough, as soon as the elder finished speaking, someone immediately raised the bid to 160,000—a jump of 5,000, which was quite intimidating. Evan studied the armor closely; for himself, it was probably of little use, since his physical defense could already withstand late God-King attacks.
But even if he didn't need it, someone else might. He figured that battle armor with such impressive defense would be perfect for any woman who ascended to the God Realm—if he ever met them again. He told Kimmie, "Buy this armor. I might need it."
Kimmie was actually quite puzzled. The young master's cultivation was only at early God-Lord, even lower than hers, yet he didn't want such a fine defensive artifact. Clearly, she'd misjudged him.
After hearing Evan's words, she immediately asked, "Young master, how much would you like to raise the bid this time?"
Evan almost told her to handle it however she liked, but then he held back. "What's the minimum increment?" he asked, though he already knew the answer.
"Five hundred at minimum!" Kimmie replied crisply.
"Then add five hundred," Evan said simply, without any extra words.
Kimmie was taken aback. This young master had over a hundred million Violet Cloud Crystals, yet he only added five hundred? Such stinginess was honestly baffling.
Soon, the screen displayed the new bid from Second-Class VIP Room 28: 160,500 Violet Cloud Crystals. The number immediately stirred up the crowd—someone actually thought they could win the armor by adding just five hundred? Pure wishful thinking.
For a moment, the hall buzzed with endless discussion. A VIP room guest raising by only five hundred was downright embarrassing. To be honest, 160,000 Violet Cloud Crystals were all low-grade; if converted to top-grade, it would be just sixteen, nowhere near enough for such an item.
Although there were plenty of bidders, the competition felt lackluster and the prices disappointing. Maybe Evan's deliberate disruption had made many people angry—most of the VIP rooms were occupied, and seeing someone so sneaky, they were determined not to let him win. So someone in the main hall raised the bid to 170,000 Violet Cloud Crystals.
It was like dropping a stone into a calm lake, sending ripples through everyone's hearts. After the bid reached 170,000, numbers like 180,000 and 200,000 quickly followed, all from the ordinary seats in the main hall—none from the VIP rooms.
Evan didn't care about any of this. "Kimmie, raise the bid to 500,000. Let them know when to retreat; do they really think I'm joking?"
Kimmie hadn't expected Evan to suddenly raise by so much, but she couldn't refuse. She immediately wrote '500,000' on the VIP screen, and the number instantly appeared on the main auction screen behind the platform.
The new number stunned everyone—not just because it was so high, but because it came from Room 28 again. The first time, they'd only added five hundred, but now they'd jumped by 300,000; the contrast was beyond words.
"Is the guy in Room 28 an idiot? Raising so much on the very first item—does he even plan to buy anything else later? That's just asking for trouble," someone in the crowd whispered.
"Exactly! With bids like that, how can anyone else compete? I have no idea who this Room 28 VIP is, but if he keeps it up, people will definitely go after him once the auction ends," another whispered.
For a while, the owner of Room 28 became the center of everyone's gossip. Evan, however, paid them no mind—once the auction ended, he'd go into seclusion, and when he emerged, they'd see what he was really capable of.
Evan's sudden jump to 500,000 infuriated the other VIPs, especially the occupant of Room 3. It was a clear provocation, so he immediately added another 100,000, pushing the armor's price to 600,000.
"Young master, would you like to raise the bid again?" Kimmie asked.
"Yes! Add another five hundred!" Evan said with a smile...