Chapter 625: The Ceremony Begins! The Sect Leader Appears!

A Supreme!

The strongest being standing at the very pinnacle of Blue Star's power!

A single Supreme can prop up an entire super-power nation!

The Supremes of the Second Civilization Era had foundations far deeper than those of the current Third Civilization Era.

A key to a Supreme's secret-realm space — Xu Jingming didn't even dare imagine how many good things he could obtain if he opened it!

Take the Flower God's relic space, for instance — if he were the first to enter, the plant lives alone would let him make a killing!

Watching the man before her grow ever more burning-eyed, Elaina felt only a chill in her heart.

Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that she, a princess of a nation, would end up being sold off like cargo.

But thinking back on that fat-headed, big-eared old man from earlier, being bought by the man in front of her didn't seem so unacceptable?

Elaina stole a glance at the man before her.

He didn't look all that old — only somewhere in his early thirties.

A mid-tier sixth-rank ability user of that age would absolutely count as top-tier talent in her country!

What's more, his build and looks were nothing to scoff at either.

Even without the ability-user identity, with looks like those, he could pass for an idol star without any trouble.

The more she thought about it, the more Elaina felt the man before her wasn't bad at all.

"Jingming, I can understand your needs, but it's best not to touch anyone bought at the human auction.

Forget it this time. Next time you need something, just tell me directly and I'll arrange it for you."

Holding it in for ages, Hearing Ling Shuang still couldn't help herself and earnestly began to advise.

A Great Xia person?

So his name is Jingming?

Elaina blinked. As a princess of the kingdom, she was naturally fluent in many languages.

What she couldn't quite understand was — he already had a woman who could be called perfect, so why did he still want to buy her?

After a moment's thought, Elaina let it go.

Father was right, as always — men always carry a thick interest in any woman they haven't touched.

Xu Jingming, who had been chatting with Eva, felt a bit sheepish at her words.

In Teacher Ling's eyes, was he really that desperate?

But then again, a normal person wouldn't buy a woman at a human auction either.

"I only bought her because of this bracelet."

Xu Jingming shook his head and said to Elaina:

"Give me the bracelet on your wrist. Once the ceremony is over, I'll let you go."

"Bracelet?" Elaina's expression froze.

The bracelet on her wrist was the birthday gift her father had given her on her eighteenth birthday.

Father had told her it had been passed down through the royal family, generation after generation — ordinary, yes, but of extraordinary significance.

At any other time, she naturally wouldn't have handed it over.

But now she had already fallen to being a captive, unable to even control her own life, let alone a bracelet.

As for the words about letting her go, Elaina didn't take them seriously either. She simply raised both hands:

"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to take it yourself."

Both her hands and feet were bound in electronic shackles, so she couldn't remove it herself.

"Eva, can you confirm which Supreme's secret-realm space this bracelet opens?"

Xu Jingming asked inwardly once he had the bracelet in hand.

"It's Master Rui Tian's secret-realm key."

Eva replied excitedly, "Master Rui Tian possesses an SS-rank fire-element ability.

His strength ranks in the upper-middle tier among those nine Supremes.

His secret-realm space is somewhere around South America."

"South America..." Xu Jingming murmured to himself.

When he had the time, he could make a trip over.

Of course,

before that, he needed to push his own rank up as high as possible.

That way he'd feel much safer.

"A bracelet? What's so special about it?" Hearing Ling Shuang was a little puzzled.

Even she, an eighth-rank Grandmaster, couldn't see anything unusual about the bracelet at all.

"I'll explain after this is over." Xu Jingming flipped his right hand and stored the bracelet in his spatial ring.

He had no intention of hiding this news from Hearing Ling Shuang.

For one, Hearing Ling Shuang was trustworthy.

For another, a Supreme's secret-realm space might hold all manner of dangers.

When the time really came to go, he might have to call Teacher Ling and Teacher Su along as well.

"Thank you all, devout believers — the Mie Die Jiao auction has now concluded!"

Over ten minutes later, the final lot had been snapped up, and Mike announced with great excitement:

"Next, we move into the thrilling ceremony segment!"

At his words, the crowd in the hall immediately grew excited.

Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang also brightened; after waiting so long, the real show was finally about to begin.

Whether they could find the leader of the Midie Sect depended entirely on this next wave!

But Elena beside them was a little nervous.

She still remembered the threat from that fat, big-eared old man earlier.

Afraid that once the ritual began, Xu Jingming would hand her right over.

"He... he probably won't, right..."

Looking at Xu Jingming's composed face, Elena quietly comforted herself.

"Praise the God of Desire!"

"All worldly suffering is fleeting—only carnal pleasure is eternal!"

"Come! Immerse yourselves in the ultimate bliss alongside the great Midie!"

Accompanied by a string of fervent prayers, Mike waved his right hand, and countless swirls of pink mist burst forth from thin air!

In just a few short breaths, it enveloped the entire great hall!

Everyone who inhaled the mist instantly flushed, as if their most primal desires had been awakened!

Men who had been in sharp suits, or women in evening gowns—

All tore off their own clothes, and the entire hall became a sea of bare flesh.

Accompanied by various coy cries, the place sank into utter chaos.

"I... I feel a little unwell..."

Elena felt her whole body burning up too, her gaze growing hazy.

She instinctively began to pull at her own clothes, but suddenly every bit of discomfort vanished without a trace.

"Mm?"

Having regained her clarity, Elena then noticed that the space around her seemed to exist apart from the great hall.

None of the three of them had been affected in the slightest.

"Mike is a psychic-type ability user; paired with this drug-powder, it's indeed very easy to arouse people's most primal desires."

Xu Jingming saw through the Midie Sect Sect's trick at a single glance.

But with Ling Shuang—who wields spatial-type abilities—here, such tricks were utterly useless.

"You at Seat 23! Send over your woman—and Elena too!"

The fat, big-eared old Sam was already surrounded by women.

Seen from afar, he looked like a ball of flesh, utterly incapable of stirring any desire.

Apart from his spot, the action at the other seats was rather pleasing to the eye.

Facing Sam's shout, Xu Jingming said nothing.

He was waiting—waiting for Ling Shuang to speak before he could act.

"Just as I expected..."

A faint blush colored Ling Shuang's pretty face.

Although she had anticipated this scene, when it truly unfolded before her eyes, she still couldn't help feeling a touch of embarrassment.

This scene was far more stimulating than the last time she'd caught Xu Jingming.

The pink mist grew thicker and thicker, shrouding the entire great hall.

Even ability users could not easily see through it.

Thus, no one noticed that Xu Jingming's side had not yet made a move; everyone was lost in their own pleasure.

Swoosh—

Just then, a figure flashed at the front of the great hall, and a lean, wiry middle-aged man suddenly appeared!

This middle-aged man radiated an overwhelming pressure; the instant he appeared, he called out loudly:

"The God of Desire shelters you—indulge! Lose yourselves!"

Having spoken, he spread his arms and slowly closed his eyes.

Immediately after, streams of pink qi and blood bloomed from his body, pouring into the bodies of everyone in the hall!

The expression on his face, too, turned blissful.