Even Ye Chen couldn't help but feel his eyes grow hot. Once he reached the Great Power realm, he would need to open up his own Origin Heaven and Earth, which would release World Power to enhance his combat prowess.
Back then, Ye Chen had considered refining the Gulan Great World to completely make it his own Origin Great World, but unfortunately, time was insufficient, so he stopped.
However, that kind of refinement would inevitably have corresponding flaws. After all, the Gulan Great World was truly opened up by the Gulan Sovereign of the Mythological Era and could not be perfectly compatible with him. But refining a new Sovereign World Heart and opening it up would allow for the greatest possible degree of perfect compatibility.
And now, wasn't this Monarch World Heart of the Tianyi Sovereign the best World Heart?
In the future, if he were to advance to an Ancient Great Power and open his own Origin Heaven and Earth, he could use this Monarch World Heart as a seed to reopen it. And once he achieved a Monarch Great World, his combat power would far surpass that of Great Powers of the same rank, greatly enhancing his battle strength.
It was like two people: one possessed a town spanning ten li, while the other possessed an ancient city spanning a hundred li. In terms of scope, military strength, and all other factors, the latter far surpassed the former.
Wasn't Ye Chen now in a position to do just that? When he advanced to the Ancient Great Power realm, he could open up a true Origin World, not something as simple as an Origin Heaven and Earth.
Moreover, leveraging this advantage, he could more quickly close the gap between himself and those overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path, reaching the Goddess's side sooner.
"A Monarch Origin World Heart? Interesting. I must obtain it, refine it completely, and evolve my Origin Heaven and Earth into an Origin World. This way, the gap with Emperor-level figures will shrink infinitely, perhaps even surpassing them."
On the imperial clan divine tower of the Dan Emperor Clan, the leader of the younger generation, Dan Yang, gazed at the World Heart on the auction divine platform, his eyes revealing a blazing light.
At the same time, on the divine tower of the Soul-Restraining Hall, Vice Hall Master Qin Jiu You also revealed a sinister, blazing gaze, licking his lips as he said, "Although this hall master has also reached the peak of the Great Power realm, just a step away from the Sovereign realm, this single step has consumed this hall master a full ten thousand years without ever successfully breaking through. If I obtain this Monarch World Origin Heart and refine it into my Origin Heaven and Earth, I can truly open up a Monarch Great World, becoming the number one beneath Sovereigns. It would even add a few more hopes for impacting the Primordial Sovereign realm in the future."
"This Monarch Origin World Heart, this hall master must obtain it no matter what!"
Those holding the same intention were not just one or two people; basically, over ninety percent of those present felt the same way.
This kind of Monarch Great World Heart was too precious and priceless, difficult to find even across countless ages. Once obtained and refined, its value was immense, truly inestimable!
"Monarch World Heart, starting bid: fifty million!"
Unexpectedly, the starting bid for the Monarch World's Origin Heart was only fifty million, even lower than the Nine Treasures Divine Fruit by a notch.
However, in the eyes of many, this was only natural. After all, refining a Monarch Origin Heart was also extremely difficult, requiring the breaking of the residual Origin Will contained within the Monarch Great World. Once resisted, complete refinement became difficult.
Even so, many great figures were eager to try.
"One hundred million!"
However, just as others were about to speak, a clear, bright voice rang out, directly raising the fifty million starting bid to one hundred million, startling many great figures who had intended to speak.
Swoosh!
Countless gazes instantly fell upon that divine tower, where a heroic figure fully appeared. With such prominent features, who else could it be but the Battle Saint King?
"The Battle Saint King!?"
"It's him, the invincible Battle Saint King!"
"Is that the one hailed as the second Formless Sovereign, the Battle Saint King?"
"He cut out a Chaos Immortal Egg suspected to be from an Undying Immortal Phoenix or Golden Crow from a Chaos Primordial Stone in the Tianyi Workshop—"
"Today, he also swindled a large group of people out of priceless treasures. This Battle Saint King can indeed be called wealthy and imposing. No wonder he dares to directly bid over a hundred million!"
Under the gaze of all, everyone looked at Ye Chen in the divine tower with admiration, envy, jealousy, and awe. Among them, especially Dan Yang, Dan Xian, Fei Tuo, Vice Hall Master Qin Jiu You, and others revealed sinister killing intent.
"Hmph, Battle Saint King, do you still want to compete for the Monarch World Origin Heart?"
Dan Yang snorted coldly and directly spoke: "One hundred and fifty million!"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a meteor falling, stirring up a thousand waves. But upon seeing it was the young leader of the Dan Emperor Clan, everyone sighed lightly. This young leader of an imperial clan was also wealthy and imposing, directly raising the price by fifty million.
"Two hundred million!"
However, the one who spoke was not the Battle Saint King, but Vice Hall Master Qin Jiu You of the Soul-Restraining Hall, which also made many present quite wary.
"Four hundred million!"
Ye Chen spoke lightly, but it left everyone dumbfounded. He had directly doubled it again, reaching a bidding price of four hundred million. This was the entire fortune of many Great Powers present.
Yet the Battle Saint King's tone was calm, not a single ripple detectable, astonishing everyone.
"Five hundred million!"
Dan Yang also spoke coldly.
"Yang'er!" This time, even the other ancestors of the Dan Emperor Clan slightly changed expression.
"Ancestor, rest assured. I know my limits," Dan Yang said.
"Seven hundred million!" Qin Jiu You also bid.
"One billion!" Ye Chen smiled slightly, always appearing so unperturbed, making many people's hearts race, unable to help but wipe a cold sweat.
"One point one billion." At this step, Dan Yang also broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead. Even as the young leader of the Dan Emperor Clan and an alchemy master, he could not possess endless wealth. One point four billion was his bottom line.
"One point two billion!" Qin Jiu You also spoke.
"One point five billion!" Ye Chen remained as calm as ever.
Dan Yang's expression changed slightly, but unwilling to lose to the other, he gritted his teeth and said, "One point six billion!"
Ye Chen looked at Qin Jiu You, who snorted coldly in the face of Ye Chen's gaze: "Two billion!"
At this point, Qin Jiu You no longer cared about obtaining the World Heart. His purpose was to drive up the price of the World Heart, making Ye Chen pay a heavy price. Moreover, he believed that even Ye Chen could not possess too much wealth.
"Two billion... and one million!" At this moment, Ye Chen began to hesitate, his face showing a troubled expression.
Just as expected, Qin Jiu You revealed a hint of smugness. And at this time, Dan Yang was also unable to bid further, so he sneered and spoke: "Two point one billion!"
"Two point one billion and one million!"
"Two point two billion!"
"Two point two billion and one million!"
"Two point three billion!"
...
Everyone could see that the Battle Saint King was determined to obtain this Monarch World Heart. No matter how high Vice Hall Master Qin Jiu You of the Soul-Restraining Hall bid, he would always bid one million higher. However, it was also evident that he was becoming increasingly hesitant, completely lacking his previous composure. Sometimes, he even hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Three billion!"
At this point, Qin Jiu You had already called out a price of three billion, a full sixty times the initial starting bid of fifty million, truly unprecedented.
At the same time, Qin Jiu You revealed a smug smile as he looked at the Battle Saint King.
Naturally, at this point, he intended to give up, fearing that going too far would be counterproductive. Making the Battle Saint King pay over three billion for a Monarch World Heart was enough to make him pay a heavy price.
But at this moment, Ye Chen's expression became calm again. On the contrary, the corner of his mouth lifted slightly as he revealed a strange smile toward Qin Jiu You.
For some reason, Qin Jiu You's heart trembled, sensing a bad premonition, as if something unfortunate was about to happen.
Not just him, even others had such thoughts.
However, Qin Jiu You forced himself to calm down and said to Ye Chen, "Battle Saint King, why aren't you speaking? Are you afraid to continue bidding? Does this show your boundless cowardice?"
But Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged as he cupped his hands toward him with a smile: "Since Vice Hall Master Qin is so wealthy and imposing, willing to spend three billion to buy this Monarch World Heart, even I cannot help but admire you. Since Vice Hall Master Qin so eagerly desires it, I am unwilling to take what you love and will no longer compete. I also congratulate Vice Hall Master Qin on achieving his wish, obtaining the Monarch World Heart. The day you achieve the Primordial Sovereign realm is surely not far off!"
As his words fell, the entire hall fell silent!
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