2025-07-14 15:51:25Not long after, the auction began.
Item after item was put up for bidding. An obsidian dagger from ancient times: sold for $420,000. A ceramic vase containing Yin energy from the Hun Dynasty: sold for $700,000. A silver watch once owned by an underworld general a hundred years ago: sold for $950,000. Kael watched calmly, his gaze steady. “Everyone here is obsessed with status symbols. I’m just looking for one item that’ll make that stubborn old woman respect me—at least a little…” --- Then came: Item No. 13 – The Thousand-Year Soul Bell “The next item—The Thousand-Year Soul Bell, believed to be from the Transcendent Era. Forged from a rare metal alloy, it’s said to have the power to prolong life and bring peace of mind…” “Starting price: $500,000.” Kael turned slightly. The object was small, elegant. It sat inside a glass case, wrapped in a faint aura—something only a select few could perceive. “Hm. Small, but its energy is pure. Perfect for an old lady who loves meditation and flaunting her spiritual ‘depth’.” --- The bidding started. “Five hundred fifty thousand!” “Six hundred thousand!” “Seven hundred thousand!” The price kept climbing. In the center of the room, a chubby old man was spinning an ivory cane while placing his bid. A woman with diamond earrings was pushing the price higher too. “Rich people like bells now, huh?” Kael muttered. Still, he didn’t move. Just sat there. Silent. “Eight hundred thousand!” the woman shouted. “One million!” the chubby man countered. The room grew noisy. Some people started turning toward the two crazy bidders. Until finally… “Three million,” Kael said. His voice was flat. Calm. The room went dead silent. The chubby man turned. The woman stared at him in disbelief. Even the auctioneer choked slightly. “Th-three million dollars… from bidder number seventy-seven?” Kael just leaned back, raising a brow slightly. “Sorry. I’m in a rush. Can we just close the bid?” Since no one dared to outbid Kael… Bang. Bang. Bang! “The Thousand-Year Soul Bell—sold, to bidder No. 077!” Whispers spread across the room as people began speculating about Kael’s true identity. Unknown, yet dropped three million like he was buying bread. Ignoring their shocked faces, Kael stood up, pulled out his exclusive black card, and headed to the collection desk. Waiting there was Paul. Smiling warmly and respectfully, he said, “If you wish to take the bell, there’s no need to pay, Your Grace—Lord of the Sky Dragon Sect. It is an honor simply to have you visit my humble place.” Kael immediately replied, “No! I don’t want to owe anyone. Besides, three million is nothing to me. Just process it—I’m in a hurry.” Paul realized that insisting Kael not pay would only irritate him. So reluctantly, he accepted the black card, completed the transaction, and handed it back. “The transaction is complete, Your Grace. Thank you for choosing my auction house. I’m truly honored,” Paul said with a respectful tone, though hiding bitter regret. This was his chance to build a relationship with the mighty, world-shaking Lord of the Sky Dragon Sect… and he blew it. How could he not be disappointed? Kael retrieved his jacket and walked out. But rumors of his mysterious identity had already begun spreading quietly through the room. “Who is that man?” “He’s not just some random collector…” “His eyes… like they’ve seen death.” At that moment, the chubby man approached Paul and asked, “Who is he really, Mr. William? I saw how respectfully you spoke to him. Is he the son of some hidden, powerful family?” Paul smiled as he answered, “He’s more than that. He’s someone who could shake the world. No—if he wanted to, he could destroy it. He’s beyond anything we can imagine.” If it weren’t Paul saying it, the chubby man would’ve never believed it. Capable of destroying the world? He had to be tied to some unimaginable power. Paul then patted his shoulder and said, “Richard, if you ever cross paths with him, do everything in your power to please him. If you can’t… then at least don’t provoke him. Or you’ll shatter like a mirror hit by a stone.” Richard gave a serious nod. Kael’s face was now carved deeply into his memory. --- The night sky sparkled, but it couldn’t compare to the dazzling crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling of the Laurent family mansion. That night, the grand hall of the ancestral estate was packed with well-dressed guests. Madame Agatha Laurent’s 75th birthday was the event of the season—drawing in family, high society, and business connections. Colleagues, officials, and middle-upper class socialites mingled over expensive wine and shallow conversations. Then the entrance doors opened. Kael walked in. He wore a simple outfit—black button-up shirt with no visible brand, plain leather shoes, and regular black pants. In his hand was a small glass box wrapped in red cloth. A few heads turned. Lips began to curl. Laughing. Whispering. “There he is… the Laurent family’s loser son-in-law.” “Didn’t they say he’s unemployed? What kind of jobless guy has the nerve to show up like this?” “Look at his clothes… pitiful. Probably secondhand.” One of Evelyne’s cousins, a narrow-eyed girl with bright blonde curls, sneered loudly, “Hey, Kael! This is a party, not a job interview at the mall!” Laughter erupted around her. Kael just glanced over and replied lightly, “Oh, I thought this was a cosplay party. So I picked the character: ‘Happy Poor Guy’. Seems like most of you went with ‘Annoying Rich People,’ huh?” The laughter died instantly, replaced by cold stares. As usual, this bastard had no shame. Grace Laurent, Evelyne’s mother, cut in with a face full of contempt. “Kael… so you finally showed up. We’ve all been waiting for your ‘surprise’ tonight. Or is your presence the surprise itself?” Kael responded dryly, “Are you disappointed, Mother, that I didn’t show up naked? That would’ve been way more exciting.” Grace ignored the remark, eyes locked on the small glass box in Kael’s hand. “That your gift? We’ve all brought presents worth hundreds of thousands. And that’s what you brought?” “Oh, this is incredibly valuable,” Kael said calmly. “Kept in a secure vault. Lots of people wanted it. But only I got it.” Grace laughed. She thought Kael was full of crap. To her, everything he did was a pathetic joke. A complete embarrassment to the family. She still couldn’t understand why her father-in-law ever arranged for Evelyne to marry this trash. Seriously—the worst decision ever! “Well then, show us, if it’s such an amazing gift!” Grace mocked with a fake smile. Kael walked to the center of the hall, approaching the grand chair where Madame Agatha Laurent sat like a queen on her throne. Around her were more than 20 gifts—jewelry, paintings, rare perfumes. Kael opened his box and pulled out a small bronze bell. It glowed softly under the chandelier light. Silence. Then… laughter exploded. “Oh my God, is that… a cow bell?” “Seriously? That’s the 75th birthday gift from the son-in-law? A rusty bell?” “Maybe he thinks it suits Grandma—staying home with a bell around her neck.” Agatha looked at the item with a frosty expression before finally speaking. “What is this? A child’s toy? Is this party a joke to you?! I’ve never received something this empty before!” Snickers followed from the corners of the room. Aunts, uncles, and Evelyne’s cousins all looked thrilled to see Kael embarrassing himself again. Evelyne, sitting not far away, held her breath. Her face paled slightly with frustration. “Kael, I transferred you fifty thousand… why just a bell? I regret asking you to buy a gift,” she whispered under her breath.
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Xiao Peng arrived first and raised his sword overhead. The two Demon Sect cultivators to his left and right did the same at the same moment, like three parts of one motion that had been practiced thousands of times.Silver energy erupted from all three blades at once.Not in three separate directions. In a single pattern, merging at the center point, then spreading left and right at a speed that left no time to react, a horizontal half-circle stretching over a hundred meters, thin but feeling as heavy as the moon falling sideways.The silver wave cut through the front ranks of the Galactic Warriors.No explosion. No loud sound. Just a line of light passing through, and after it passed, more than three thousand soldiers in the first row were bisected from the waist up, armor and all, cut in a way that left no jagged edges because the silver energy didn't tear, it severed, like paper passed through a sharp blade.The cut bodies drifted in various directions, still.The rows behind them
Chapter 463
The entire fleet stopped. A perfect formation, like a wall built from steel and light, stretching in every direction as far as the eye could see. Millions of vessels, all still at once, hanging in outer space like something that had been waiting for this moment long before they arrived.Then the door of the lead craft opened.The figure stepped out, and instantly the entire space around him felt different.Three meters tall, golden robes moving slowly with no wind to move them, ears long and tapered backward in a way that was not merely a physical feature but something that radiated authority from every line. No armor. No weapons. And it was precisely that absence that made him look more threatening than every vessel behind him.He walked through the air the same way someone walks across the floor of their own palace.His eyes swept across the thirty-two cultivators standing before him, cold and methodical, before stopping on Kael.He looked long enough to make clear that he had finis
Chapter 462
Thirty cultivators spread across outer space, each in their own way.Some sat calmly on the surface of the moon, their spiritual energy shielding their bodies from the vacuum. Others had taken up positions in the wreckage of an Earth space station that had somehow already been destroyed even before this war had started, turning it into a reasonably comfortable spot from the perspective of someone accustomed to meditating on steep cliff faces.They waited.But waiting didn't mean being idle.On one side of the moon, Long Tianshi sat with his back straight, facing the dark expanse of outer space, hands holding something he had never imagined holding in a place like this.Vanilla ice cream.Beside him, Long Tianyun licked his chocolate cone with the expression of someone who had just found one of the most important answers of his life."Grandfather," he said without taking his attention off the ice cream, "people on Earth are very weak when it comes to cultivation, but they're incredible
Chapter 461
"As you command, Supreme Ruler."Vaern Thael's voice stayed steady, without a trace of hesitation.He bowed his head once more, deeply, before rising with the same measured precision as when he had knelt. No excess emotion on his face, only a cold composure that concealed something far more dangerous beneath.He turned.His footsteps echoed across the vast hall, moving away without a single glance back.Inside his mind, one thing was already certain.He didn't know how strong that creature truly was.But it didn't matter.Because this... would be the end for him.---Orders moved faster than sound. Within hours, the entire Aethon Vel military network had activated completely. Commands passed from one sector to the next without obstruction, like a system that had been waiting for this moment for a very long time.And in less than a day, thirty million Galactic Warriors had assembled.---The main field of Aethon Vel stretched like a continent without an end.Its surface was not earth b
Chapter 460
"...Who did this to you?" Vaern Thael's voice dropped several notches, colder. The kind of voice that made the air around him feel heavier. He stepped closer, eyes narrowing as he looked at the woman. "Was there an ambush along the way?" The woman raised her face. Behind the pain still running through both her arms, there was something else in her eyes, anger that hadn't faded, and a humiliation that hadn't been avenged. Her name was Lyraen. "No." Her answer was brief, but her tone was sharp. "No ambush. No trap." She paused, as if replaying the events inside her head. "But... that planet has one anomaly." Her voice lowered. "Very powerful. Powerful enough to defeat all sixty Galactic Warriors." Several soldiers nearby who heard those words immediately tensed. Lyraen continued, her lips curling slightly with unmistakable contempt. "Not only that... he was also incredibly arrogant." Her eyes narrowed, recalling every word Kael had spoken. "He said that if we came b
Chapter 459
Evelyne was already at the door before the car had fully stopped.Kael and Lein got out, and the first question came before they had even reached the porch."Honey, what was that just now?""A group of aliens." Kael closed the car door behind him. "Creatures from another planet. They came to take Earth's resources." He paused for a moment. "And I managed to drive them off. But...""But they'll come back." Evelyne finished the sentence. "With greater force."Lein nodded from beside his father, face serious in the way a six-year-old tries to look grown-up.Evelyne looked at her husband. "What are you going to do?""I won't let them reach Earth again." Kael spoke directly. "Today I'm going to the Martial World, gathering my people, and getting everything ready before they have a chance to come back." His eyes moved briefly to Lein, then back to Evelyne. "Please look after Lein for me. I'll be gone a few days."Evelyne was quiet for a moment.Inside, there was a part of her that had never
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