A sudden silence fell over the room as soon as the words fell from Ricky's mouth.
All eyes swiveled toward Ricky's private box, and some warriors even rubbed their ears to make sure that they didn't hear it wrong.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and no one dared to make a sound.
Meanwhile, Edie and the Thousand-hand Emperor were staying in one of the castle's secret rooms. They, too, were astounded and intrigued to hear Ricky's price.
"Edie, your friend is too impractical. If he fails to provide that much cultivation resources later, he will be..."
The Thousand-hand Emperor cut off his words with a sigh. Of course, he knew that Ricky was playing tricks on the Flame Valley, but he was afraid that Ricky was acting too impulsively. There was no way Ricky could provide them with that large amount of cultivation resources after all.
"Do you think he doesn't have that large amount of cultivation resources?" Honestly, Edie was not only asking the Thousand-hand Emperor, but he was also asking this to himself.
"Do you really think he can give us that many cultivation resources? The number of cultivation resources he mentioned can only be provided by a top force at the Emperor Level!" the Thousand-hand Emperor answered heatedly. "If possible, I think we should persuade him not to add too much. Another fifty to six zones of cultivation resources will be enough. If he adds more, the Flame Valley may stop to compete," he added.
"Perhaps, he does not have that many cultivation resources, but I believe that he has some things that are priceless," Edie muttered mysteriously, so quietly that the other man could not hear him.
Meanwhile, back at the auction hall, the tense silence had finally been broken.
The spectators seemed to have recovered, and they turned to each other asking,
"Do you think that voice belongs to that white-haired young man?"
"Yes, he must be doing this for revenge! He is trying to raise the price so that the Flame Valley will have to offer more cultivation resources."
"That's for sure! This kid has balls of steel. Isn't he afraid that the Flame Valley will give up on the bid?"
"Maybe he is that brave, or maybe he has the cultivation resources to pay for it..."
The happiest ones at this moment were the two great forces, the Moon Dragon Palace and the Star Tiger Palace. They did not want to offend the Flame Valley, but if there was someone who offended the Flame Valley, they would be very willing to see that.
And the reason was simple— the three major forces competed fiercely against each other. They were opponent forces, but their hostility could not be shown directly, so they could only resort to passive-aggressive ways.
"We were right not to raise the price earlier! It is much better for us to let this boy raise the price..." the leading warriors of the two forces remarked to each other using their internal powers.
In contrast to the amused and cheerful atmosphere of the other private boxes, the Flame Valley's room was about to explode with tension and rage.
"Damn it!" Hutton cursed with gritted teeth, seething in anger.
He didn't expect that Ricky would dare to raise the price.
"Master, there is no doubt that he doesn't have any cultivation resources with him. If we give up the bid, he will not be able to pay, and he will just cause trouble for himself. The Wind-Mountain Alliance will not allow such a person to exist," Fitch suggested quietly.
"I know. But according to the order given by our leader, I have to bring back the Chaotic Sword Intent Herb at all costs," Hutton answered. "If we give up now, that bastard will surely end up being torn into a thousand pieces.
In that way, I can avenge Redmond. But the Chaotic Sword Intent Herb will also be taken back by the Wind-Mountain Alliance, and we won't be able to present it to our leader. That can't happen. We need to get it at all costs!" he added determinedly.
"At all costs? Is this Chaotic Sword Intent Herb really so important to our leader?" Fitch asked in confusion.
"With this Chaotic Sword Intent Herb, our leader's breakthrough to the peak of the upper spiritual emperor or even the demi-saint is assured by one hundred percent. Do you think it is important or not?" asked Hutton back.
"It seems that we are forced to keep our grievances to ourselves today," muttered Fitch with an angry scowl. In his mind, he had already killed Ricky a thousand times, if only he could in the here and now.
"Fitch, count the amount of all the cultivation resources we have brought here, plus everything we have with us," Hutton said with a ferocious look.
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