The Prodigies War

The darkness seemed boundless, able to drown, oppress, and suffocate people.

The opened eyes were the brightest light in the darkness, like a pair of blazing suns.

The gaze was incomparably sharp and fierce, as if it was a sword that could tear apart the void and pierce the nine heavens!

The moment the pair of eyes locked on Lin Xun, he felt a chill all over his body and all his hair stood on end as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

The next moment, the pair of eyes closed.

It was nothing but darkness once again.

It was also at this moment that Lin Xun vaguely saw a figure.

It was sitting silently and alone in the darkness, hair disheveled. The body, neck, and legs were bound by chains as thick as a thumb with ripples of obscure law power flowing around them.

The scene was so faint and blurry that Lin Xun could not make out whether the figure was a man or a woman, a human or a ghost.

However, the figure sitting alone in the darkness induced a feeling of unimaginable terror in Lin Xun, as if it was a divine god of darkness who could wipe out the world with just one thought!

This reminded Lin Xun of Demon-Beast Emperor Dutian who was now suppressed in the Dao Endless Pagoda.

When he first met Demon-Beast Emperor Dutian at God Binding Heavenly Peak, he was also subdued and bound by great dao chains, unable to break free despite years of vicissitudes.

However, unlike Demon-Beast Emperor Dutian, the lone figure in the darkness radiated a feeling of extreme calmness and indifference.

It did not feel like it was being suppressed, but instead rather trapped in their own web!

“With your current strength…you are far from being able to fully refine my power. Come back later.”

A voice resounded in Lin Xun’s mind, as sharp as a blade piercing into his heart, but with a slight tinge of disappointment.

Boom!

The next moment, all scenes in Lin Xun's mind faded and disappeared.

He was sweating profusely.

When he looked at the Broken Blade again, it had become dull and lifeless, no longer surrounded in the dazzling and illusory glow. Instead, it gave a sense of simplicity and antiquity.

On its surface, the one hundred Natal Treasure Runes that looked like huge golden dragons, as well as the three words, Yuan, Extreme and Zhu, had all vanished.

From a distance, it was no different from an ordinary broken blade.

However, Lin Xun’s mind was linked with the Broken Blade, so he knew that the blade had completely changed. Its heaven-defying ferocity and domineering aura had been condensed to the limit and then restrained!

“That figure sitting in the darkness...must be the spirit of Broken Blade...A’hu was right, the Broken Blade is not incomplete, but instead its power has been sealed...”

Thinking back to the scenes that Lin Xun saw, he had an epiphany.

Normally, after a life-bound Saint weapon formed one hundred Natal Treasure Runes, the initial weapon spirit would be born.

By continuing to temper and refine it, one day, the true weapon spirit would be formed.

However, the Broken Blade did not undergo such a transformation. Instead, Lin Xun caught a glimpse of the mysterious figure sitting alone in the darkness!

When he was in the Kunlun Dominion, A’hu had once mentioned to him, “That treasure is damaged and has only a part of the blade left. It is missing the most important tip of the blade, but even so, it has such an incredible and mysterious aura around it. You can imagine how extraordinary it must be in its complete form.

“And the strangest thing is that the treasure is clearly damaged, yet it gives me a sense of ‘completeness.’”

Finally, A’hu concluded: “I suspect that this treasure has long formed a spirit weapon, but for some reason, its Natal Treasure Runes have been sealed to this day and only by absorbing the power of Treasure Refining Dao Qi could the sealed Natal Treasure Runes be unveiled one by one.”

Thinking about it now, Lin Xun was certain that A’hu was right: The Broken Blade was not incomplete at all, but instead its power was sealed!

“It turns out that I wasn’t strong enough to uncover the true secret of the Broken Blade.”

Lin Xun thought over the words of the figure in the darkness. He realized that if he wanted to unleash the complete form of the Broken Blade, he must have the strength to match it.

Only in this way could he break the seal of Broken Blade, refine its power, and use it as his own!

Even so, the Broken Blade’s transformation still amazed Lin Xun.

He speculated that the power of the blade had become more than twice as strong as before. If he equipped it in battle, it would double his combat power!

This was simply a heaven-defying change.

It should be mentioned that Lin Xun could already defeat Jintian Xuanyue and Zen Master Wuming with ease. If his combat power was doubled, then how strong would he become?

However, the only drawback was that he would only have twice the strength if he activated the Broken Blade in combat.

“I didn’t expect to gain so much from this auction...”

Thinking of this, a smile curled Lin Xun’s lips.

Swoosh—

After putting away Broken Blade, Lin Xun removed the restriction arrays around him.

“Young Master, did you have a good harvest?” Jintian Xuanyue asked curiously.

In a good mood, Lin Xun answered with a smile, “A great harvest. The price was well worth it.”

It was indeed great value for money. The price of two million dao crystals brought about a transformative change in Broken Blade, which was completely beyond Lin Xun's imagination.

“What about you? Did you get the Star Scales Mythic Iron?” asked Lin Xun.

“I won the bid.”

Jintian Xuanyue’s face shone with a hint of joy. “Although the price was a little higher than expected, with this item, the power of my life-bound Saint sword can be raised to a higher level.”

Lin Xun nodded.

The auction was still ongoing, rare treasures were presented one after another, setting off rounds of intense bidding.

“The 33rd treasure is the Spatial Boundary Crystal. I will not explain the magical use of this treasure any further. The starting price is five hundred thousand dao crystals and every increase in bid must be no less than one hundred thousand.”

After waiting for a short while, as Pu Lanzhi spoke again. The Spatial Boundary Crystal that Lin Xun was determined to get his hands on had finally appeared on the auction platform.

At the same time, the whole audience was stirred up.

Especially the important figures sitting in the VIP room, many of whom were Saint-Kings. They were also determined to win the treasure.

As soon as the bidding began, a number of people announced their bids.

“Six hundred thousand.”

“Eight hundred thousand.”

“One million!”

The fiery and intense atmosphere made many cultivators click their tongues in amazement. Ordinary people like them lacked the confidence to even participate in this bidding.

In the end, the bidding became a competition among a group of bigwigs.

According to Jintian Xuanyue, a thumb-sized piece of Spatial Boundary Crystal was worth at most one million dao crystals.

However, given the fierce bidding battle, the treasure was very likely going to be sold at a sky-high price!

“Two million.” Lin Xun also joined in.

If he had the Spatial Boundary Crystal, he could further improve his grasp of the Law of Space, and it would be greatly beneficial in condensing his Great Dao Field.

How would he miss out on it?

Moreover, he now had a plentiful number of dao crystals!

“It’s that guy again.”

Some cultivators recognized Lin Xun from his voice. He was the one who had just won the Sky Blue Mythic Spirit Stone.

For a moment, everyone couldn’t help but sigh. This is what it means to be rich and powerful!

“Damn it!”

At the same time, in another room, Ancestor Burning Flame was fuming with rage, smoke pouring out from his nostrils. He also participated in the bidding for the Spatial Boundary Crystal and was determined to win it.

He did not expect to face off against Lin Xun again.

“Three million.”

Very quickly, the price reached an outrageous figure, and some bigwigs had no choice but to give up.

Although Spatial Boundary Crystals were precious and would make people green with envy, they were not treasures that could not be found. Three million dao crystals were far from being worth it.

And this bid was precisely made by Lin Xun.

“Who is that?”

“The people sitting in that room seem to be a man and a woman.”

“They must be influential figures with extraordinary backgrounds. Ordinary people would not have the capital to participate in this kind of bidding.”

Lin Xun’s lavish spending attracted the attention of many cultivators.

No one believed that Lin Xun was an ordinary person because it was impossible for an ordinary person to possess so many dao crystals.

“Three million one hundred thousand!” Ancestor Burning Flames’s voice seemed to be squeezed through his teeth, and his face was terrifyingly dark.

He began to suspect that Lin Xun was deliberately targeting him.

“Three and a half million!” Lin Xun was determined to get the treasure, and he was also a little irritated.

Although he knew nothing about Ancestor Burning Flame’s identity, the other party had bid against him twice in a row, forcing him to bid for the treasures with a very high price. He had lost a considerable amount of money because of this.

“Damn it!” Ancestor Burning Flame cursed, completely infuriated. Murderous intent raged in his heart and he did not make another bid.

The others also made no further bids.

Three and a half million dao crystals were already three times of what the Spatial Boundary Crystal was worth.

After this aggressive bidding, all the cultivators in the auction took notice of Lin Xun’s existence, but no one knew who he was.

Fortunately, he was sitting in a private room. Otherwise, he would have been targeted by countless people.

After all, one should not expose their wealth. Among the cultivators present, there was no lack of daring and ruthless people.

“Hopefully it’s worth the money.”

When the Spatial Boundary Crystal was delivered to Lin Xun, he took a brief look at it and put it away. He was in no rush to refine it.

Jintian Xuanyue couldn’t help asking, “Young Master, don’t you think you paid too much for it?”

Her heart had pounded with anxiety every time Lin Xun made a bid.

Even though she was a direct descendant of the Imperial Jintian Clan and her clan had a powerful foundation, she still would not spend three and a half million dao crystals on a treasure that was obviously not worth the money.

However, Lin Xun seemed not to care about dao crystals at all, and spent them like he was a wealthy billionaire.

“You can always earn more dao crystals, but very rarely do you come across treasures like Spatial Boundary Crystal.” Lin Xun said indifferently, then stood up and urged, “Let’s go.”

“We’re leaving?” Jintian Xuanyue was taken aback. “Young Master, the godly material from an uncharted land hasn’t been auctioned yet. Do you want to leave now?”

“It’s just an unknown item. It’s not worth wasting our time,” Lin Xun explained. “Moreover, if we leave then, don’t you think we would be targeted by many people once we step out of Donglai Treasure Pavilion?”

It dawned on Jintian Xuanyue.

At an auction, it was one thing to buy a treasure, but it was another to protect it.

In this world, no matter where an auction was held, once it came to an end, incidents of robbery and murders often followed.

Lin Xun was not afraid of trouble, but he did not want trouble to come to him. Leaving the auction was unquestionably a wise decision.

Without further delay, the two left the VIP room.