"The auction will now officially begin!"
"On your auction tokens, you can view the first batch of 1,000 items to be auctioned. If you're interested, get ready to bid!" announced the old man with the turtle shell. "Let's start with the first item..."
Wang Yi and his companions checked their tokens. The tokens displayed detailed information, including text, images, and videos, about each of the 1,000 items up for auction. As they reviewed the items, they exchanged comments on various pieces.
After scanning through the items, Wang Yi was deeply impressed. This Dry Witch Auction, one of the grandest events in the Ganwu Witch Universe, truly lived up to its reputation. The sheer number of rare and valuable items exceeded anything he'd encountered before, broadening his horizons.
Item after item went up for auction, each selling like water flowing from a tap. Even the lowest bids reached tens of billions of Universe Coins, with most items going for hundreds of billions.
About halfway through the first batch, an item finally caught Wang Yi's attention.
"Lake Fruit, an exceptional item for cultivating spirit beasts and plant life. Even in cases of serious injury, taking Lake Fruit provides healing effects. Each unit contains 100 Lake Fruits, and there are 55 units available. The starting price for each unit is 100 billion Universe Coins."
This item was particularly valuable for cultivating his Cloud Vine, a powerful plant-life protector. Wang Yi wasn't the only one interested—Hong, Thor, and even his family had their eyes on it since the vine could serve as a personal guard.
Without hesitation, Wang Yi spent approximately 3.7 Universe coin units to buy 20 units, or 2,000 Lake Fruits in total.
The auction continued smoothly. After five batches of 5,000 items were auctioned off, it was time for the sixth batch.
The hall grew quiet as everyone focused on their tokens, reviewing the 1,000 new items.
"Huh?" Wang Yi's interest was piqued by one of the auctioned items.
It was a pair of war blades, dark red in color with intricate, mysterious secret patterns on the surface. The blades were curved like two dragon teeth, resembling the ancient Chinese Tang Dao, but slightly more curved. Just looking at them exuded a sense of sharpness. Each blade was about 1.2 meters long, which was ideal for Wang Yi.
"Dragon Flame Blades? Tier 5 Force Blades?" Wang Yi's excitement grew as he examined the weapons further.
Currently, Wang Yi was using only two Tier 3 Force swords, which would soon become obsolete as his strength grew. Furthermore, given his mastery of the law, ordinary weapons were no longer sufficient for him.
Tier 5 Force weapons and Tier 5 Mind Force weapons bore secret patterns close to the Universe laws of origin, making them extremely powerful. Although such weapons were typically used by world masters who could harness the power of the universe's origin, a true genius could wield them even at lower stages like Stellar level or universe level warrior.
Wang Yi recalled that in the original Peak Geniuses Battle, some exceptional geniuses wielded Tier 5 Force weapons, proving that one could utilize such weapons even with a Stellar level's power.
For Wang Yi, these Dragon Flame Blades were a perfect fit, and he was willing to spend money on them.
The average price of Tier 5 Force weapons hovered around 100 billion Universe Coins. However, depending on their quality and power, some could cost dozens of times more.
As the auction commenced, Wang Yi entered his bid.
"The starting price for the Dragon Flame Blades, two pieces, is 580 billion Universe Coins, with minimum increments of 100 Universe Coins," the turtle-shelled announcer declared.
Bidding began, and it quickly escalated.
"600 billion Universe Coins."
"610 billion Universe Coins."
"630 billion Universe Coins."
The price surged swiftly, eventually climbing to 800 billion Universe Coins.
Wang Yi entered his bid.
"900 billion Universe Coins."
After some hesitation, the numbers surged again.
"950 billion Universe Coins."
Wang Yi smiled knowingly. It was typical for auction prices to exceed initial expectations, especially when competitive buyers were involved. He estimated that the final price for these war blades could exceed 2 trillion Universe Coins.
True to his prediction, the final bidding price for the two Dragon Flame Blades reached 2.15 trillion Universe Coins, and Wang Yi secured them.
As the auction continued, Wang Yi purchased three more complete sets of Tier 5 Mind Force weapons—the "Red Moon Wheel," "Red Wheel Disk," and "Red Moon Mirror."
Unlike the Dun Tiansuo weapon, which was based on the law of gold, these new weapons were rooted in the laws of fire and space. Each weapon specialized in a different area—the Red Moon Wheel focused on attack, the Red Wheel Disk on flight, and the Red Moon Mirror on defense. This specialization allowed each weapon to maximize its potential.
The three matching Mind Force weapons cost Wang Yi more than 11.2 Universe coin units, but they were well worth the investment. With these powerful additions to his arsenal, Wang Yi's combat capabilities were set to soar for a long time to come.