Chapter 285: All Stand Up! The Ultimate Answer of the Version?

Interesting.

Su Ming's mouth corner lifted slightly, and golden light swirled in his eyes.

The surrounding light did not dim.

It was simply devoured.

Void!

Just like when Xiao Heizi was first born, its inherent Void Divinity arrogantly erased the concept of light.

"Wang..."

Beside him, Magu instinctively clutched Su Ming's hem.

The sudden atmosphere made Magu feel suffocated, unable to breathe.

Crack—!

The void cracked, and a pitch‑black stone box slowly materialized.

On the stone box's surface, dark‑red patterns flickered on and off.

"Ho... ho..."

Onstage, Zuo Jin was already kneeling beside the stone box.

Even with a mask covering his face, the heavy breathing could still be heard.

Then Zuo Jin trembled, extending his withered finger and swiftly forming a seal.

The blood‑colored rune that sealed the taboo was instantly broken!

Immediately afterward, a sudden mutation erupted!

The sakura that had once decorated the theater corridor, claimed to be sustained by spiritual energy for a thousand years without fading,

withered and blackened in an instant, turning into a rain of black ash.

Creak! Creak!

"Hm?"

Everyone looked around, their expressions terrified.

Those Human Skin Tatami also began to decay further!

"WTF?!"

In the worldwide live stream, the barrage of comments flooded the screen.

Because even the live footage started to warp!

The impact could actually be this massive?!

Onstage, the stone box fully opened.

An object resembling a magatama slowly hovered at mid‑air.

It was completely different from the holy emerald magatama of Sakura Country legend.

Pale as bone!

At its center, a living eyeball spun wildly, set into the magatama.

The eyeball was cloudy and ferocious.

Where its gaze passed, space warped!

"That... that is... the Eight-foot Qiong Pendant?"

In a corner of the Sakura Nation Camp, a warrior trembled and spoke.

But immediately after, he covered his eyes and screamed in agony.

"Ahhh! My eyes!!"

To gaze directly at a deity is blasphemy!

Mere insects, unworthy of staring into the abyss!

Just insects, yet you dare utter their taboo name?!

"Kneel! All to the deity... kneel!"

Zuo Jin struggled to rise from the ground.

He spread his arms wide, like a fanatical cultist.

"This... is the absolute core of this Yellow Spring!"

"Possess it, and you will no longer be wandering demons forced to hide in dark corners!"

"Who holds this eye, in this forsaken plane, becomes a true deity! Their words command law!"

Sss—!

Those words plunged the entire venue into dead silence.

The meaning could not be clearer...

This is the key to the current plane!

In the front‑row seats.

Behind Yu Zao Qian, nine massive fox tails ceased swaying, frozen in midair.

Da Tian Gou's black wings behind him no longer fluttered.

They...

Know all too well what this means!

Whoever obtains it.

Will become the new master of this divine nation!

Moreover, it could serve as a springboard to strike back at the mortal realm and remake the glorious era of the Hundred Demons Night Parade!

Boom!

Terrifying waves of demonic aura surged skyward.

The auction hall, which had been relatively harmonious, instantly turned into a powder keg.

As soon as the opening‑bid words were spoken,

this place immediately becomes a battlefield!

"Ha ha… ha ha ha…"

Suddenly, a chilling, wretched laugh echoed from the corner.

Everyone turned toward the sound.

Shen Dai Qianhe collapsed onto the ground, as if her spine had been pulled out, limp like rotten mud.

That is... the Eight-foot Qiong Pendant?

As a native of Sakura Country, even a three‑year‑old knows it's one of their three sacred artifacts!

It is light!

It is faith!

It is a symbol of purity!

But now…

Why does it look like a clump of fur‑covered, moldy, rotting flesh?

Hung in a filthy theater, pointed at by a horde of evil spirits?

Where is the deity?

Dead?

Even completely rotted?!

Not only dead, but utterly rotted?!

The impact of this faith's collapse hurts more than killing her.

"Deceptive… the ancestral scroll said the pendant could dispel all evils…"

"It should be light… how did it become like this…"

Shen Dai Qianhe clutched her hair with both hands, muttering to herself, her eyes hollow.

The edifice called Faith seems to be collapsing.

A dense aura of death began to seep uncontrollably from her body.

This scene was transmitted back to Sakura Country via a distorted live broadcast.

The whole nation wailed, as if mourning a lost mother.

"Is this… could this be our Eight-foot Qiong Pendant, one of the three sacred artifacts?"

"How could it look like this? It can't be!"

"Fake, all of it is fake!"

On the scene, center spot.

Su Ming remained seated as steady as a mountain, though his brows were slightly furrowed.

That eyeball resisted his stare, sending waves of stabbing pain.

"Opening bid—five million points!"

Onstage, Zuo Jin's voice remained wildly insane.

"No introduction needed! Because in this plane, it itself is truth, it is the ultimate!"

Five million!

Had it been half an hour ago, this would be an astronomical figure that could scare people to death.

But at this moment, in the ears of the red‑eyed great demons in the front row…

This is merely the war's battle‑cry!

"The Speaker offers an absolute contract from the Qingqiu Secret Realm! Plus three million points!"

Yu Zao Qian's voice was ice‑cold and bone‑piercing, her murderous intent palpable.

"Edo Ukiyo-e sealed scroll! Plus The Speaker four million points!"

Da Tian Gou's black wings quivered, gale howling, giving no ground.

Crazy!

All of them are crazy!

These millennia‑old monsters, for this pendant that looks like a rotting tumor, have completely shed all decorum and dignity.

Snatch!

As long as they can get it, they'll spare no expense, even emptying their fortunes!

In the corner, Shen Dai Qianhe remained despondent.

"This isn't a pendant; it's a curse of evil spirits…"

"The deity doesn't look like this…"

No one paid attention.

In this fame‑and‑fortune arena where the strong devour all.

The weak's worldview collapse is merely background noise.

Hm?!

Suddenly, Su Ming's pupils contracted.

The mist before his eyes finally cleared.

Eye of Truth domineeringly tore apart that pale, miserable skin.

It forcibly yanked a string of blood‑soaked information into his mind!

Name: Old Egg·Eight-foot Qiong Pendant

Quality: Myth

Function One: Divine Authority·Lord of Yellow Springs! The holder possesses the highest permission within the Yellow Springs region!

Function Two: Divinity·Absolute Immortality! As long as the Yellow Springs will endures, the holder ages as the plane itself!

Function Three: Rank·Divine Descent! Ignoring the current world's law suppression, it forcibly elevates the holder's rank to the Quasi-Myth realm!

"Huh…"

Su Ming breathed rapidly.

No wonder these great demons go mad.

Any one of these three attributes, if lifted, would instantly create a BUG‑level entity that sweeps through a dungeon!

Zuo Jin: That old ghost didn't lie.

As long as you get it.

It truly can make you a god on the spot, instantly!

"Human, why are you mute?"

At that moment, a sarcastic, yin‑yang‑tinged voice rang out.

Shuten Douji turned the snarling demon head, his face full of mockery.

Honestly, in terms of depth, he truly can't beat that old fox and that winged bird‑man.

But that doesn't stop him from disgustingly teasing this human kid who irked him!

"Weren't you pretty good at faking it just now? Where did the bravado of tossing out a whole wagon of potions go?"

He curled the corner of his mouth, revealing sharp canines.

"What? Five million scared you into wetting yourself?"

"In the face of true depth, does your meager fortune even reach the threshold?"

"Got it? This is the difference between a god and an insect!"

*Swish! *

Over at the Sakura Nation Camp, everyone's faces were ashen, yet they cast delighted glances.

They can't afford it.

These Dragon Nation folks also can't afford it!

Everyone's equally trash, and their hearts instantly felt more balanced!

"Heh!"

Facing the snide mocking, Su Ming did not flare up in anger.

He only shook his head, the playful smirk at his mouth growing deeper.

"Honestly, this thing isn't as good as I imagined."

"Whether you buy it or not makes no difference!"

"How audacious!!"

On stage, Zuo Jin shouted angrily.

"How dare you desecrate a divine artifact in public! You…"

Desecrate?

Su Ming smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

This thing truly is absurdly powerful.

Yet it's still that same line.

Little daily life gadgets like these always have a knack for repulsing people.

Aside from those three god‑defying Functions…

There's more information behind!

Function Four: Divine Corruption Poison! Whoever dons the crown must bear its toxin! Though the holder gains Divine Authority, the soul is constantly gnawed by the embedded Old Will! To keep divine essence active, one must constantly draw blood Qi! If the supply stops, the holder will become a walking corpse ruled by the Old!

"Using perpetual slaughter to stay sane…"

Su Ming's mouth twitched slightly upward.

This thing is indeed good.

But once it binds, it forces a person into a killing machine that cannot pause!

If it's to guard the Pure Land, then this side effect is indeed quite disgusting.

But if reversed, this is prepared for a massive slaughter in the Sakura Country…

That's literally a Version T0-level divine artifact!

No psychological burden at all, got it!

As for this thing falling into the hands of those great demons on stage…

A one‑step ascent is guaranteed.

But the price, though.

It's turning the entire Sakura Country into a buffet, eating until blood rivers flow.

This is a desperate scheme!

"Can this side effect possibly be eliminated?!"

Su Ming suddenly thought of Xiao Heizi!

He always felt that Xiao Heizi's stature might be even more formidable than what had shown at the time!

Could this old scrap be taken out outright?

"Although the side effects are a bit dirty, this authority… is absurdly enticing."

"What's this feeling of being a bit moved?!"

While Su Ming was calculating, the bidding on the floor had already gone berserk.

Yu Zao Qian and Da Tian Gou were clearly getting serious, pulling out all the hidden treasures as if they were free.

The price shot up like a rocket!

Ten million!

Fifteen million!

Twenty million!

……

"Twenty‑four million!!!"

Astronomical figure!

Da Tian Gou's gaze was icy as he looked down over the whole arena.

Who the hell else is there?!

Below, a dead silence.

The Sakura Nation Camp, everyone's expression was numb.

It doesn't matter anymore.

When reality exceeds comprehension, nothing matters.

On stage, Zuo Jin's mask trembled with excitement.

He raised the wooden mallet in his hand so high he seemed ready to smash the table apart.

It's done!

This will be the most explosive deal in the history of the Yellow Springs Auction!

It's also his most glorious moment!

"Is nobody raising the price?"

"Twenty‑four million, first time!"

"Twenty‑four million, second time!"

At the auction podium, Zuo Jin took a deep breath, his Adam's apple bobbing.

This hammer strike isn't just about money.

It's also the coronation ceremony of a new Yellow Springs deity!

"Hold on."

At the brink of disaster.

A light, floating voice rang out untimely.

Swish!

The whole audience's gaze instantly focused.

It's that guy again!

That Dragon Country person!

What does he want to do?

Bid?!

Can he afford it?!

In this high‑end game of deities fighting, does he still want to intervene?!

"Heh!"

Su Ming rubbed his slightly sore neck.

"With such a lively scene, not letting me join—does that show a lack of hospitality?"

As soon as the words fell, the temperature in the theater dropped to freezing.

"Ha…"

A mocking snicker echoed.

Shuten Douji slowly turned his snarling demon head, staring at Su Ming as if looking at a fool.

"Human, are you still not awake, or did the Gate just crush your brain?"

"Twenty‑four million points! Do you think this is like going to the Vegetable Market to buy a big cabbage?"

"That was child's play earlier; in a situation like this, do you even deserve to open your mouth?"

Shuten Douji grew more intense, his eyes showing unabashed contempt.

"Sell all those broken bottles on your body, then weigh your flesh and skin by the pound; I'm afraid you won't even make up a single scrap!"

Saying that, he waved his hand, stirring up a foul wind.

"If you have no money, get out of the way! Don't embarrass yourself here and delay me watching the show!"

Beside him, Yu Zao Qian lightly flicked her folding fan, her fox eyes full of amusement.

She won't raise the price.

But this human…

Actually does have a bit of interest.

What other earth‑shattering trump card remains?

It's just a plain dull brain not knowing how to write the character for "death", the sky is high and the earth is thick?

Su Ming didn't even raise an eyelid, outright ignoring the barking Shuten Douji, and turned his head toward the Zuo Jin on the stage.

"Hey, steward, let me first check the Rule Measure."

He raised his hand and pointed at the ten appraisal shrines on the stage.

"According to what you said before, this thing's conversion points have no upper limit, right?"

"As long as I have goods, you have to acknowledge, the Rule Measure hasn't changed?"

Zuo Jin's brows under the mask were tightly knit.

He instinctively wanted to refuse.

At a time like this, causing trouble, according to the Rule Measure, should be thrown out straight to the dogs.

But...

As the steward of Huangquan Theater, he was also a bit curious.

Where does this kid actually get his confidence from?

"Exactly."

Zuo Jin nodded coldly, his voice hoarse.

"As long as you have goods, whatever they are, Huangquan takes everything on the table! No ceiling!"

"But to lay a hand on this artifact..."

"You'd better be able to produce goods that can fill 24,000,000 Heaven Rifts!"

"Otherwise, the price of mocking the auction house... I'm afraid you can't pay! You'll die a terrible death!"

"Then that's good."

Receiving a confirming reply, Su Ming stretched a big lazy yawn.

"I'm just afraid your appetites are too small, you can't swallow it, and then you'll die here from being overstuffed, which would be bad."

Next second.

He stopped babbling, swung his right hand down toward the empty ground ahead.

Dimensional Reduction Warehouse, fully open!

Rumble—!!!

The dam burst, flash flood erupted!

Everyone.

All saw a scene they could never forget in this lifetime!