Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 608: Supreme Azure Sky’s Weapon – Heaven-Tier Supreme-Grade Crimson Flame Halberd

Chapter 608: Supreme Azure Sky’s Weapon – Heaven-Tier Supreme-Grade Crimson Flame Halberd

Zhou Hong smiled. “This first auction item—perhaps some of you have heard of its name.”

“It is one of the weapons once used by the Supreme Azure Sky—Crimson Flame Halberd!”

“The Crimson Flame Halberd, a Heaven-tier supreme-grade spirit weapon, has a starting bid of eight hundred thousand supreme-grade spirit stones. Each increment must not be less than ten thousand.”

The entire hall instantly erupted.

The very first auction item was already this weighty!

From a distance, Shen Mo gave it a glance and nodded slightly.

He could sense the spiritual essence and surging battle intent flowing through the crimson halberd.

Whether it had truly been used by Supreme Azure Sky, he didn’t know.

But it was, without doubt, a formidable fierce weapon.

If a Nirvana-realm cultivator could obtain it, they could at least make up for a ten-stripe Dao pattern gap!

However, in Shen Mo’s eyes, it was only average.

First, the martial techniques he currently used—such as the Ancient Void Sword and the Nether Abyss Divine Spear—were incompatible with a halberd.

What he needed most was a sword or a spear.

If he tried to force the halberd into use, the power would be weaker than if he had simply used his current techniques unarmed.

Second, as for Heaven-tier supreme-grade spirit weapons—he truly no longer thought much of them.

Among the weapons in his possession were the Heaven-Opening Sword, the Earth-Splitting Armor, the Taiyi Demon Armor, and the Heaven-Slaying Sword Codex.

Nearly all had weapon spirits.

And each had been nurtured meticulously by him, now matching him with seamless coordination.

Which of them was weaker than this Crimson Flame Halberd?

If it had been a Saint-tier spirit weapon, Shen Mo might have spared it some real attention.

But since it was only a Heaven-tier supreme-grade item, at most, it warranted a few extra glances.

However, for Zhang Changheng, Liu Yuntian, Wei Jincheng, and Shi Tianhao, the Crimson Flame Halberd was immensely attractive.

A Heaven-tier supreme-grade item!

How many could one encounter in a lifetime?

Unfortunately, the price for the Crimson Flame Halberd quickly rose beyond two million supreme-grade spirit stones.

They could only look on in frustration and sigh.

In the end, the Crimson Flame Halberd was purchased by a cultivator from the Five Thunders Mountain Sect for three million two hundred fifty thousand supreme-grade spirit stones.

Its appearance completely ignited the enthusiasm of the entire hall.

Zhou Hong clearly understood the dynamics of auctioneering and was skilled at stirring the atmosphere.

In her narration, even a plain little stone on the ground could sound like the sharpening stone on a sage’s path to greatness.

Soon came the second item, the third, the fourth...

One after another, many items were sold at high prices.

A torrent of spirit stones flowed toward the Rare Treasure Alliance.

Wang Chengfu and the other experts of the Rare Treasure Alliance sat comfortably in their Heaven-character private room, grinning from ear to ear.

The Rare Treasure Alliance profited from taking a commission from each sale.

For example, with the Crimson Flame Halberd selling for over three million, the alliance would take at least three hundred thousand as commission!

Seeing spirit stones pouring into the alliance coffers, it was natural for them to be overjoyed.

Before long, the auction entered its middle phase.

The items during this stage were notably lower in quality and appeal.

This was part of Zhou Hong’s deliberate arrangement.

One exquisite item followed by an ordinary one.

One dazzling, the next mundane.

This constant rise and fall of expectations was what kept the crowd emotionally engaged and the auction running smoothly.

“…The forty-fifth item.”

“These are two stone tablets. The seller claimed to have stumbled upon them during an underwater trench expedition.”

“They are engraved with dragon-shaped patterns. When in possession of these tablets, sea beasts reportedly avoid the bearer.”

“After investigation by our Rare Treasure Alliance, there is a ninety percent chance that these tablets are related to the dragon race.”

“They may contain dragon race secrets—perhaps cultivation methods, or martial techniques.”

“Of course, they might also just be common records from the dragon race.”

“Whether you can decipher them will depend on your own fortune.”

Zhou Hong smiled. “Starting bid: thirty thousand supreme-grade spirit stones. Each increment must not be less than one thousand.”

The cultivators in the hall murmured among themselves, but no one raised their voices.

Very few cultivators could understand the dragon race’s script.

Even if someone did, and bought these two stone tablets, they might spend years—or even over a decade—deciphering them, only to discover that the inscriptions were nothing more than a bored dragon’s idle diary.

Wouldn’t that be a huge loss?

After all, thirty thousand supreme-grade spirit stones was no small sum.

Cultivators at the Nirvana realm had expenses everywhere—how could they afford to waste precious wealth on something like this?

As such, even though Zhou Hong had raised her voice to announce the item,

there were still very few bids.

It took quite a while just to raise the price from thirty thousand to thirty-five thousand.

Zhou Hong’s expression turned a bit stiff.

She had earned her position as the second manager of the Wanbao Merchant Guild through her exceptional auctioneering skills.

Yet now, these two stone tablets weren’t selling.

It was rather humiliating.

Inside the private room—

Shen Mo glanced at Shi Tianhao.

Then he casually tapped the small bronze bell in the room.

This bell was the signal for bidding within the private rooms.

“Fifty thousand. I’ll take them.”

“Consider it a small favor for Manager Zhou.”

Shen Mo spoke casually.

His voice echoed throughout the Treasure Pavilion via the bell.

Zhou Hong finally let out a breath of relief.

She even cast a grateful glance toward Shen Mo’s private room.

The other cultivators were unfazed.

With her looks and figure, Zhou Hong had no shortage of suitors among male cultivators.

Anyone in a Ren-character private room would have a net worth of at least two million.

Spending fifty thousand spirit stones to do a small favor for Zhou Hong—so what?

The price Shen Mo called out was neither high nor low.

No one competed with him for it.

After repeating the bid three times, Zhou Hong quickly announced the two stone tablets sold to Shen Mo.

Liu Yuntian scratched his head. “Fellow Daoist Shen, do you have a thing for Manager Zhou?”

Zhang Changheng laughed. “A graceful lady, pursued by a gentleman—what’s the big deal?”

“Still,” Wei Jincheng muttered, “spending fifty thousand spirit stones for a woman seems a bit wasteful.”

Shen Mo merely smiled.

Shi Tianhao, however, was grinding his teeth slightly.

Over the years, whether by chance or through his own efforts, he had saved up more than eight hundred thousand supreme-grade spirit stones.

And he could tell that the inscriptions on the stone tablet were undoubtedly a dragon race martial technique.

He just couldn’t yet determine the exact grade.

That uncertainty had left him hesitating about whether to bid.

And before he could even speak, Shen Mo had swooped in and taken the tablets right out from under him!

It gave him the bitter feeling of something that should have been his being snatched away.

Still, he wasn’t about to fall out with Shen Mo over it.

Firstly, because Shen Mo was wealthy and powerful—he might need him in the future.

Secondly, because he wasn’t yet sure of the martial technique’s tier.

If it turned out to be only Earth-tier, then letting Shen Mo have it was no loss.

Shen Mo had already seen through Shi Tianhao’s thoughts.

This was someone who, unless pushed to the edge, would never tear off the facade with anyone.

But if significant interest was at stake, he’d betray a friend faster than anyone else.

After this brief interlude, the auction continued.

One item after another came on stage, and one astronomical number after another echoed from the Heaven-character private rooms belonging to the Blood Sun Sword Sect, Five Thunders Mountain Sect, Hidden Dragon Island, and the Sun and Moon Sect.

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