"Heavens! Who is that woman bidding against Senior Ru Bing, who is known as the Gold Emperor—the wealthiest individual in the world?!"
"I don’t recognize her, but she’s definitely disguising her true appearance right now."
Ren Xia’s wealth and relentless bidding against the Gold Emperor left every guest there in awe, especially those who were in the business scene and understood how astonishing it was to fight the Gold Emperor with money.
However, some people there doubted whether Ren Xia really had so much wealth.
"What if she’s just bidding out of her ass just to increase the price of the soul cultivation technique?"
"In the presence of the Three Pillars of Heaven and so many people? There’s no way anyone would be that foolish!"
Eventually, the bid reached an astonishing five billion spirit stones.
"Five billion, two hundred million, and one thousand spirit stones!" The Gold Emperor shouted with clenched fists.
"Five billion, two hundred million, and two thousand spirit stones." Ren Xia countered in a calm voice, sounding as if she were just ordering a simple dish at a restaurant.
’Fuck! I do not believe that bitch truly has so much money!’ The Gold Emperor cursed inwardly.
"Going once..."
"Going twice..."
"And—"
"SEVEN BILLION!" The Gold Emperor countered at the very last second, increasing the price by two whole billion in one go.
"Seven billion spirit stones?!"
Everyone was stunned by the Gold Emperor’s bid. Even as the richest individual in the world, such an amount would strain his finances for a very long time. And for what? A soul cultivation technique that even the geniuses of the Three Pillars of Heaven had failed to cultivate. It seemed nothing short of a reckless waste.
The Gold Emperor, of course, understood this better than anyone. But at this point, he was no longer bidding for the technique itself. This had become a matter of pride—and he refused to lose to some nobody.
After making his bid, the Gold Emperor stood up and glared at Ren Xia.
"I do not believe you can outbid me! Even if you do, I doubt you actually have that much money!" he shouted at her.
Before she could respond, he continued, "If you can beat me, I’ll eat all of the jewelry on me before everyone today!"
As the richest individual in the world, the Gold Emperor naturally enjoyed flaunting his wealth, his entire body adorned with expensive jewelry.
"Going once..."
Ren Xia calmly met the Gold Emperor’s gaze and sneered, "I hope you didn’t eat breakfast today, then."
"Going twice..."
"Ten billion spirit stones!" Ren Xia loudly declared.
"?!?!"
The Gold Emperor’s eyes widened with shock and disbelief at her counter.
"T-There’s no way you can actually pay such an amount! Even if you do, you’ll definitely become homeless afterward!" The Gold Emperor exclaimed.

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