Chapter 40: Blood Refined Weapons and Fire Flame Grass

After a Peak Ability Master breaks through to become an Ability Grandmaster, their body will transform into an Extraordinary Body, and their lifespan will increase significantly.

For instance, a Peak Ability Master has a lifespan of at most around 150 years, but an Ability Grandmaster's lifespan increases directly to 300 years.

Every Talented Ability User wants to become an Ability Grandmaster; after all, that is a lot of lifespan!

"It must be that I kept stacking my physical strength, forcing my physical quality to cross over into the level of an Extraordinary Body."

Ye Tian activated the Golden Body Technique again and felt that his physical strength had reached a level unimaginable in the past.

If he were to fight that Black Scale Clan Intent Genius now, he could kill the opponent with a single punch.

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"Ye Tian, there is an auction; do you want to go?"

Qin Susu came to Ye Tian and asked.

"What kind of auction?" Ye Tian inquired.

Qin Susu introduced: "It is an auction held by the major forces of the East Sea Fortress, where one bids with Battle Merit. Even if you don't bid, it's good to go and see! I still have one auction spot left; if you want it, we can go and see it together."

"Then many thanks, Senior Sister Qin!"

Ye Tian was also somewhat interested in such an auction; perhaps he would encounter things he needed.

Things not available in the East Sea Fortress might just be at the auction.

Many items in the East Sea Fortress are obtained in the Earth Cave World, and many items are unavailable; some forces, like the East Sea Pavilion, if they find good things, will not give them to the authorities, but instead privately put them up for auction.

Therefore, one can truly obtain extremely rare items at an auction.

The next day.

The auction began.

Ye Tian and Qin Susu arrived at the auction and even saw a few acquaintances.

"Qin Yu!"

And Qin Yu also saw Ye Tian.

"Ye Tian, you also came to participate in the auction?"

Qin Yu greeted him; after all, they were both freshmen at Donghai University and had even competed for the Newcomer King title, so they could be considered acquaintances.

"Yeah, came to take a look!"

Ye Tian smiled.

Qin Yu did not stay with Ye Tian for long; after saying a few words, he walked away.

Ye Tian looked at Qin Yu's back and pondered secretly: "Only sophomores are allowed to enter the Earth Cave World, and freshmen, except for the Newcomer King, have no quota to enter the Earth Cave. Qin Yu must have used his family's quota."

People with such backgrounds, even if their strength isn't great right now, can gain quite a bit of Battle Merit by following their Qin Family elders to hone themselves in the Earth Cave World, or even obtain Battle Merit directly from family elders, never lacking resources.

But even for the Qin Family, it is extremely difficult to cultivate an Ability Grandmaster.

"Ye Tian, that person just now should be from the Qin Family, right?" Qin Susu asked.

"Senior Sister Qin, you also have the surname Qin; are you from the same Qin Family as Qin Yu?" Ye Tian asked curiously.

Qin Susu shook her head, "There are many people with the surname Qin in Donghai City. The Qin Family I belong to is just a small family with only one Ability Grandmaster, while the Qin Family Qin Yu belongs to is the true Qin Family of Donghai City. That Qin Family possesses over a dozen Ability Grandmasters, three Ability Great Grandmasters, and even a powerhouse who has surpassed the Great Grandmaster level. If I were a member of that Qin Family, I wouldn't need to trade with you; I would just have the family help me find the Resuscitation Technique!"

"The Qin Family is so powerful!"

Ye Tian was surprised.

Qin Susu continued: "There are many powerhouses in Donghai City, but many of them are either in the Earth Cave World or have gone to support other places, resulting in there not being many Ability Grandmasters in Donghai City on the surface. But in reality, Ability Grandmasters really don't count for much in Donghai City."

"Hmm!"

Ye Tian nodded secretly.

If one truly became an Ability Grandmaster or even an Ability Great Grandmaster, it would naturally be impossible to stay in Donghai City all day; even the mentors at Donghai University are often in the Earth Cave World.

If one wants to go further, staying in Donghai City has no future; only by venturing into the Earth Cave World can one obtain more resources and continue to break through.

After entering the Auction Pavilion, Ye Tian and Qin Susu sat in two adjacent seats in the main hall.

This Auction Pavilion also had private boxes, but those were for Grandmaster Level or even Great Grandmaster Level treatment, which they could not enjoy.

The main hall could accommodate five hundred people, and before long, all five hundred seats were filled.

Around ten o'clock in the morning, the auction started on time.

At this moment, a beautiful auctioneer with a curvaceous figure and not a single ounce of excess fat walked onto the stage; her cultivation had reached the realm of a Peak Ability Master.

The beautiful auctioneer was named Jiang Xuan, and she was the designated auctioneer for the East Sea Pavilion.

After some opening remarks, the beautiful auctioneer directly announced that the auction had begun.

"Distinguished guests, the first auction item is a Two-Star Blood Refined Weapon from the Earth Cave World—the Star Garment. When worn on the body, the Star Garment possesses powerful defense, and it can also perfectly adhere to the body; it is also very light, almost feeling weightless. The starting bid is 100 Battle Merit!"

Blood Refined Weapon?

Ye Tian looked at Qin Susu, "Senior Sister Qin, what is a Blood Refined Weapon?"

Qin Susu explained: "A Blood Refined Weapon is a weapon crafted using a special forging method. We humans are not good at forging weapons, and many weapons are just captured from the alien races of the Earth Cave World. For example, a Blood Refined Weapon can be claimed by dripping blood on it; it is said that Blood Refined Weapons of the seventh grade or higher can directly merge into the body. We cannot use most of the Blood Refined Weapons from the Earth Cave World; after all, we do not cultivate the Way of the Weapon, and our close-combat level is not good, but defensive Blood Refined Weapons are very popular!"

Ye Tian nodded.

Humans cultivate Strange Art, with Strange Art as the focus, and other people's physical quality is not as formidable as his; the proportion of physical quality in combat power is very average.

Therefore, even if they held a weapon, they would be unable to exert combat power.

Only powerhouses at the Ability Grandmaster level, after possessing an Extraordinary Body and coordinating with specific Strange Arts, can allow their physical quality to erupt with the combat power it should have.

Therefore, low-level offensive Blood Refined Weapons really cannot sell for a price in the human world.

For example, some weapons Ye Tian confiscated from the Scale Clan also belong to Blood Refined Weapons, and they are truly worthless.

As for defensive Blood Refined Weapons, intact ones are too rare; what is harvested are usually weapons that have been pierced through, and repairing them is very troublesome.

"Defensive Blood Refined Weapons are so valuable; in the future, when I encounter the Scale Clan, I will try my best not to damage their defensive Blood Refined Weapons."

Ye Tian thought to himself.

Of course, even among the Scale Clan, those who possess defensive Blood Refined Weapons are in the minority.

After the beautiful auctioneer called out the starting bid, a group of people began to bid.

"120 Battle Merit!"

"I bid 150 Battle Merit!"

"I bid 220 Battle Merit!"

The final transaction price only reached 230 Battle Merit.

Although a Blood Refined Weapon for defense is quite good, they appear relatively frequently in the East Sea Fortress, and furthermore, some combat suits crafted by humans also have certain defensive effects; when combined with defensive Strange Art, they already possess very powerful defensive capabilities.

Spending a lot of Battle Merit to buy one weapon is indeed not very worth it.

Therefore, 230 Battle Merit was the limit.

Afterwards, auction items were brought up one by one to be auctioned.

There was no lack of various Blood Refined Weapons and ordinary Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

After about half an hour passed, something good finally came onto the stage.

"The next item up for auction is the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure Fire Flame Grass, which can give a Talented Ability User a chance to develop a Fire Element Innate Ability and become a dual-element Talented Ability User; the higher the cultivation, the lower the chance of awakening, and it is ineffective for an Ability Grandmaster."

"Fire Flame Grass, the starting bid is 500 Battle Merit!"

As soon as the beautiful auctioneer's voice fell, a group of people became excited.