Swallowing the Stars: Ten Thousand Times Return for Taking on Disciples

Chapter 53 The Dragon Empire's Sansong Secret Realm
Before long, several long queues formed outside the magnificent building of the auction house.

Lu Qingshan joined one of the teams and was placed in the middle.

His rather short stature was completely surrounded by a group of burly, enormous, and even beast-like figures.

The person who bore some resemblance to Lu Qingshan was probably the short, fat man behind him, who was half a head shorter than Lu Qingshan.

The other party has a human-like appearance, but has three eyes, somewhat resembling Yang Jian from classical Chinese mythology.

The universe is vast, and there are many races with three eyes, but very few that resemble humans.

However, this guy only has a human-like appearance and three eyes that are somewhat similar to that of Erlang Shen. In other aspects, he has nothing to do with that Erlang Shen.

"Brother, you're also a member of some powerful family, aren't you?"

Surrounded by a group of realm lords, the fat man felt a bit pressured and took the initiative to greet Lu Qingshan, the kindest person beside him.

"Oh, why do you say that?"

Listening to what the other person said, Lu Qingshan judged that this guy must be someone of extraordinary status.

The fat man's chubby face trembled slightly as he laughed and said, "In this kind of situation, strength is not the only thing that matters. The lower your strength, the more terrifying you are, because it means you have a powerful background. I don't see any World Lord power manifesting on you, so you're probably not at the World Lord level."

"Hehe, I am not the realm lord."

Lu Qingshan nodded in agreement. The other party could tell that he was not a realm lord by using the power of the world, but he did not know that his true strength might be even stronger than that of a realm lord.

"Me too!"

The fat man seemed to have found a kindred spirit and took the initiative to introduce himself: "My name is Kuntukutakatikotsuvasilason, from the Dragon Empire. How about that? Isn't it a powerful name?"

"The Dragon Empire?" Lu Qingshan was not familiar with it, but Nasus quickly provided the answer.

The Giant Dragon Empire is also a medium-sized universe nation within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and its strength is much greater than that of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

The founder of the Dragon Empire was a dragon-human race, just like the Black Dragon Mountain God. Of course, the dragon-human race is a huge force in human territory, so the two may be completely unrelated.

This dragon empire's royal family actually has three immortal gods.

In terms of the strength of the imperial family, it is much stronger than that of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Lu Qingshan looked at this guy with such an awkward name. This guy must be an immortal descendant of the Dragon Empire. How could an ordinary person have a three-star account at such a young age?

"My name is Han Li."

Lu Qingshan spoke calmly, without revealing his real name.

“Han…Han Li…” Kuntukutakatikotsuvasilasong read it once, then shook his head and said, “Your name is too hard to remember. It must not have been written in the language of the universe.”

“Yes, it’s in my hometown language.” Lu Qingshan nodded.

"No wonder, many of my hometown dialects are so hard to remember when translated into universal language. My name is much easier to remember..."

"Yes, Quintu, your name is very nice..."

"My name is Kuntukutakatikotsuvasilason..."

The fat man repeated himself, not very satisfied with Lu Qingshan's simplification of his name.

"Hmm, I remember... Kuntu... Do you know how many Realm Lords are participating in this auction?"

Lu Qingshan changed the subject.

The chubby boy looked up and said, "I don't know, but legend has it that this auction will offer one spot for a World Lord to go to the Initial Universe for enlightenment. I'm afraid there will be more powerful people participating in the auction than before. I remember there were 123 million people last time, and 95% of them were World Lords, the rest were Immortal Gods and weaklings like us..."

One auction attracted 123 million people, and this one will attract even more. It is estimated that there are several million world lords in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

No wonder the auction is being held in the virtual universe. If it were held in the real world, with so many powerful individuals gathered together, any mishap could easily cause a huge mess, and it wouldn't be safe either!

In the virtual universe, everyone is equal, there is no bullying, and it is very safe. Items won in the auction will be delivered directly to the auctioneer by the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

Home delivery...

Absolutely safe.

Who would dare to plunder the spaceships of the five major powers?

Although the line was long, the entry process was also quick, and it wasn't long before it was Lu Qingshan and Kuntu's turn.

They were all given a seat number.

"Mine is knd56481, what's yours?"

Kuntu asked Lu Qingshan, who had already entered. "knd56480." Lu Qingshan glanced at his seat number. "We'll queue together; our seat numbers are grouped together."

"Haha, that's good... Ten days of auctions are boring, we can chat later."

The two quickly found their seats.

Before long, most of the seats were filled.

Many people were talking to each other, and although it was all useless information, Lu Qingshan gained a lot of knowledge from it.

He had lived for 90,000 years, but he spent most of his time in the cosmic realm, rarely leaving the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and having little contact with such high-class circles.

About an hour has passed.

A loud voice came from the broadcast, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming. My name is Barto... the new host of the Qianwu Auction. I will be hosting this top-notch event for you all!"

Barto's voice was loud and clear, full of energy; he was clearly a promising candidate to be a presenter.

"First of all, I would like to thank Virtual Universe Company, Giant Axe Arena... and Qianwu Universe Kingdom for their strong support of this auction."

Barto bowed.

"Thank you all for coming and supporting us. The statistics have just come out. There were a total of 167 million bidders participating in this auction. I hope that you can all win your favorite treasures at the auction."

167 people!

The chubby boy next to him took a breath and said, "There are 44 more than last time. It seems that the quota for the initial universe world master to comprehend is extremely attractive to world masters."

"Of course, that was the initial universe."

Lu Qingshan replied.

"Hehe, actually most people are just here to watch the show. The spot for the World Lord of the Initial Universe can fetch an astronomical price every time it appears. I'm afraid only immortal gods can afford that kind of price."

Kuntu truly lives up to his reputation as a descendant of immortals; he knows even more secrets than some realm lords.

At this moment, the host Barto spoke again, and Quinto's expression became serious.

"According to past practice, we'll start by warming up the atmosphere."

As soon as Barto finished speaking, a vast continent appeared in the 3D video. Viewing it through the auction token, one could even feel as if they were actually there, experiencing the atmosphere of this continent.

"This is a newly discovered small secret realm located within the Dragon Empire. It was discovered by mercenaries from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance and contributed to the alliance. This secret realm is 10 billion kilometers long and 8 million kilometers wide... Eighty percent of it is land, and it is abundant in a plant called the mulberry fruit tree..."

The description is very detailed, clearly stating what is inside the secret realm and what it is suitable for. As for the specific value, everyone has their own benchmark in mind.

"My father ordered me to take this secret realm; it must not be given to anyone else!"

Quinto looked serious, staring intently at the host, Barto.

"Alright, everyone should have finished reading the introduction. Now, let's begin the auction. You just need to enter your price into the token you hold. Your bids will be clearly displayed on the screen. Now..."

The starting bid for this continent, named the Mulberry Secret Realm, is 30 Mixed Yuan Units.

Thirty Chaos Units are enough to buy ten star systems, and that's just the starting price. It seems that the thing called Mulberry Fruit should be worth something.

Lu Qingshan glanced at Kuntu next to him; the reserve price had just been announced, so he filled in his bid.

"35 Hunyuan."

However, everyone is very enthusiastic at the moment, and many people are interested in a secret realm that can continuously produce resources.

Of course, those who are interested are basically those with immortal backgrounds. Those realm lords dare not make offers casually, after all, the introduction clearly states that this Sangsong Secret Realm is within the territory of the Dragon Empire. Buying this place is equivalent to having a country within a country.

Few rulers would allow such a thing to happen.

"Fifty Hunyuan".

"eighty."

Ninety-five.

"One hundred Hunyuan!"

The price continued to soar, quickly breaking through 100 Hunyuan. In the end, Kuntu made the final decision, paying a high price of 150 Hunyuan to secure the secret realm!
He let out a long breath and relaxed completely.

"Brother Han Li, I'm penniless now, so it's up to you to put on a show."

(End of this chapter)