Chapter 4835 — The First Session Ends
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"Six million!" Box Two immediately outbid them.
"Seven million!" This time Box Four refused to yield. For the sake of a single Lightning Profound Pill, the occupant of Box Two would simply have to be offended.
"Eight million!" This time it was Box One who spoke, and the impassioned crowd instantly fell silent; even Box Two and Box Four, without prior agreement, chose to hold their tongues.
Outsiders might not be certain, but they knew the master of Box One as clearly as a mirror in their hearts. This was, beyond all doubt, the foremost figure of Morning Star Academy. Since even he had named a price, everyone ought to yield a step, in reason and in courtesy alike—that was the bare minimum of respect.
In the end, the first superior-grade Lightning Profound Pill fell into the hands of Box One. Though the price did not even match that of the Beauty-Enhancing Pill moments before, it could hardly be called low.
In truth, everyone felt a measure of unease. This was only the first Lightning Profound Pill; what if he bid on the remaining four as well? When that time came, would they yield or not? They could hardly offend the foremost man of Morning Star over a few Lightning Profound Pills—yet if they yielded, the pills would slip through their fingers. And these were superior-grade Lightning Profound Pills!
Fortunately, Box One proved to have the bearing of a true master: after that single bid, he never spoke again, and everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"Eight million!" When the second Lightning Profound Pill came up, Box Four once again seized the initiative, driving the price to eight million at the very outset and stunning the crowd. Those hoping to slip in and snatch a bargain found their hopes dashed at once.
"Ten million!" Box Two called without hesitation, and the whole hall erupted—the previous sky-high record for the Beauty-Enhancing Pill had actually been broken!
"Eleven million!" Box Four pressed the bid higher.
"Twelve million!" Box Two snorted coldly. At that, Box Four lost the nerve to compete; at such a price even he found it hard to bear, for he had already spent nearly twenty million spirit jade. However much spirit jade one held, it could not withstand such depletion.
Wei Zhao watched this silent drama and smiled without a word. Judging by the way things stood, the master of Box Two was very likely Wei Hebei. Among the three giants of Morning Star Academy, he alone carried himself with such domineering arrogance, and he had disciples beyond counting. He was also no stranger to spirit jade, and parting with twelve million at a stroke was nothing to him.
Next came the third Lightning Profound Pill, and this time the first to bid was Box Three: "Ten million spirit jade!"
All eyes instinctively turned toward Box Two and Box Four, only to find that neither had entered the bidding—both, as if by tacit agreement, kept silent.
And once the price reached the ten-million mark, the other guest boxes found it hard to remain competitive. Even those who could scrape together such a sum had to weigh the matter carefully: was it worth paying such a price to offend Box Three?!
Box One said nothing; Box Two said nothing. But this time Box Four could not hold back. This was already the fourth pill—carry on like this, and he would not even get a taste of the broth. He would regret it to his dying day!
"Eleven million!" Box Four cried at once.
"Twelve million!" Box Three would not yield an inch.
"Fifteen million!" This time Box Four had burned his boats. Having already spent so much spirit jade, fifteen million was his absolute limit—another hundred thousand would be difficult.
In the end, this Lightning Profound Pill finally fell to Box Four. It seemed that even Box Three did not have spirit jade enough to casually drop fifteen million on a single Lightning Profound Pill.