Second Avatar

“Next is the first highlight item, and to be ranked first among the highlights, this item is absolutely among the top three most precious items in this auction—a single Golden Leaf from the Klass Ancient Tree,” the Shell-backed Elder announced loudly. Simultaneously, an image of a seemingly ordinary golden leaf appeared on the screen beside him. Yet, the leaf itself subtly exuded a strange, magical aura. The million-seat auction hall erupted in confused murmurs.

“What is the Klass Ancient Tree?”

“What is that?”

“I don’t know.” Ninety-nine percent of the million Sector Lords present were completely clueless.

Luo Feng was also puzzled: “Babata, what is this?”

“This auction is ruthless. This particular auction will definitely rank first among all Ganwu auctions in the past ten thousand years,” Babata exclaimed with emotion. “This Golden Leaf from the Klass Ancient Tree is an incredibly precious item even in the vast cosmos. Don’t ask about it until you reach the Immortal stage; there’s a lot involved.”

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“Issue an order. Have the empire’s investment department transfer as much capital as possible to me,” a middle-aged man with long hair and long brows commanded through his virtual assistant from one of the many thrones in the auction hall.

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“Oh? A Golden Leaf from the Klass Ancient Tree? I only came this time for a spot to cultivate in the Primal Universe, but I didn’t expect to encounter a Golden Leaf.” A chubby man, clad in strange armor, stood there as if an infinite convergence of lightning, appearing like an embodiment of primal laws.

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“Those who know understand the preciousness of this Golden Leaf and its value. For those who don’t, so be it. There are restrictions, so I cannot elaborate,” the Shell-backed Elder announced. “Let the bidding begin, starting price: 0!”

The first highlight item—the Golden Leaf from the Klass Ancient Tree—began its auction.

“1000 primordial units!”

The first number appeared on the auction tokens of the million Sector Lords present, as well as some super-rich individuals and even Immortal beings. Luo Feng gasped: “Right off the bat, 1000 primordial units?” Such a massive sum could buy hundreds of Life Fruits or an entire small star system.

“2000 primordial units!”

2200 primordial units… 2800 primordial units… 3300 primordial units…

The price soared, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.

Even for Immortal beings, this was an enormous sum.

“Divine Lord, the entire empire’s treasury is depleted.”

“Bastard!”

A tall, handsome bald man, his eyes blazing with absolute dark coldness, like an embodiment of night, cursed under his breath. At this point, the bid had already reached 5000 primordial units.

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“This is unbelievable,” Luo Feng said, shocked.

“The threshold for a Four-Star Client is ten thousand primordial units, which is considered a decent level among Immortals,” Babata explained. “Those competing now should all be Immortals.”

Luo Feng nodded.

Kabu Sector Lord’s wealth, comparable to a relatively poor Immortal, was only two to three hundred primordial units. Yet, the current bid had reached 5000 primordial units. At this price, Sector Lords could only stare in amazement.

“For highlight items, the first and the last will always be extremely precious,” Babata introduced.

“8900 primordial units! Any higher bids?” the Shell-backed Elder asked with a smile, his voice loud. This price was already above their expected threshold. If no one bid above it, their organizers would arrange for someone to buy it.

“8950 primordial units!”

Another new high price.

“8960 primordial units!” Clearly, each subsequent increase was much smaller, but the bidding continued, albeit with very low increments.

“Everyone, 8990 primordial units, any higher?” The Shell-backed Elder looked around. “Countdown 10, 9… 3, 2, 1! Congratulations to client BUE52522, you have acquired this incredibly precious Golden Leaf from the Klass Ancient Tree.”

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Luo Feng was stunned. 8990 primordial units—even the top-tier E-grade Mechanical Race Spaceship he obtained was only one or two thousand primordial units. 8990 primordial units was enough to buy five or six of those Mechanical Race Spaceships, yet it only bought a single leaf?

As the highlight items were auctioned one by one, Luo Feng calmed down.

It turned out not every item was ridiculously expensive. Out of 100 highlight items, only two or three would be incredibly costly! About twenty would be quite expensive, while the majority of the others were considered ‘incredibly rare,’ but not excessively priced.

“22,000 cosmic dollars, countdown, 3, 2, 1! Congratulations to client YPR20445, you have obtained this ‘Skyweb Crystal’.”

“The next auction item, to speak of it, is even rarer and harder to find. Even at auctions in various Cosmic Nations, it’s difficult to see such an item—the skin of a Demon Killer clansman!” the Shell-backed Elder announced loudly. Instantly, the million Sector Lords in the auction hall’s thrones erupted in excitement.

“Yes, the skin of a Demon Killer clansman, you heard correctly,” the Shell-backed Elder said, incredibly excited. On the screen beside him, a strange black skin appeared, adorned with dark-gold, mysterious secret patterns.

“We humans, the Beast Clan, and others are flesh-and-blood lifeforms.”

“However, the Demon Killer Clan are energy lifeforms. As long as their core crystal remains, a Demon Killer clansman will not die. Even if their body perishes, their energy dissipates, leaving only a shattered core crystal. Killing them is already extremely difficult, but to obtain their skin… is even harder.”

“As a race skilled in assassination, as darlings of space, their skin contains ‘spatial origin law secret patterns’.”

“Everyone must understand the value of its skin.”

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The million Sector Lords in the auction hall buzzed with discussion, while ‘Luo Feng,’ in one of the many thrones, felt a surge of excitement.

“Demon Killer Clan, Luo Feng, this is the skin of a Demon Killer clansman! If the Golden Horned Beast possesses the talent of golden origin, then the Demon Killer Clan possesses the talent of spatial origin. Using its skin to nurture your second avatar within your inner world—this, this is simply a perfect match!” Babata exclaimed, incredibly excited.

Luo Feng was startled. His Golden Horned Beast could possess three avatars in its lifetime, the first being his Earth human avatar. Now that the Golden Horned Beast had reached Universe-level, it could indeed nurture a second avatar.

Since he could only have three avatars in total, Luo Feng dared not be careless.

If it wasn’t good, he’d rather leave the slot temporarily empty.

“Demon Killer Clan?” Luo Feng asked, a mix of anticipation and doubt.

“In the vast cosmos, races are numerous. Flesh-and-blood lifeforms are considered the most dominant, but other lifeforms should not be underestimated. Like peculiar races with eternal life, or some metallic lifeforms, energy lifeforms, soul lifeforms, plant lifeforms, and so on. Metallic lifeforms alone can be divided into tens of millions of types. Plant lifeforms also number in the hundreds of millions.”

“Within each lifeform category, there are some darlings of the universe.”

“Among energy lifeforms, the ‘Demon Killer Clan’ belongs to the top-tier groups! The Demon Killer Clan is known as the strongest assassin race! Their only drawback is that their growth is incredibly difficult and slow, but once they mature, they become the most terrifying assassins. Their innate mastery of space makes their appearances incredibly bizarre, and their escapes are impossible to guard against.”

“Luo Feng, if you have a Demon Killer Clan avatar, then studying the ‘spatial secret technique’ with that avatar will yield twice the results with half the effort,” Babata said quickly.

Luo Feng nodded repeatedly.

Yes, the Golden Horned Beast’s three avatars should be chosen for the best possible nurturing. This Demon Killer Clan skin was indeed suitable for nurturing an avatar.

“And their most precious asset is their skin.”

“Because they are energy lifeforms, upon death, their bodies usually dissipate like energy, leaving only a fragmented core crystal. Only under special circumstances of killing will their bodies be preserved. That’s why their skin is particularly precious… Oh, by the way, the price of this skin will be quite high, probably at least several hundred primordial units. You can’t afford it,” Babata said.

Luo Feng was speechless.

Can’t afford it…

Such a perfect choice for a second avatar, yet he couldn’t afford the skin.

“Actually, I don’t need that much skin, just a tiny bit,” Luo Feng thought to himself, but he knew no one would be foolish enough to cut off a small piece for him.

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“However, I regret to inform everyone. This Demon Killer Clan skin is incomplete,” the Shell-backed Elder said, pointing to the black skin with strange dark-gold secret patterns on the screen beside him. “This skin is only a small portion of a Demon Killer clansman’s body. The rest was torn or destroyed during a struggle.”

“Phew!”

“Are they messing with us?”

“Comprehending such secret patterns is already incredibly difficult. Even if you buy it, it’s hard for one in ten thousand to succeed in comprehension; a slight inspiration would be good enough. And an incomplete one… there’s almost no chance of successful comprehension.”

“False hope.”

The auction hall erupted in noisy discussion. The price difference between complete and incomplete skin was like heaven and earth, disappointing many present, but exciting a certain young man.

“Incomplete, incomplete is good! The more incomplete, the better!” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. Babata also quickly added: “Luo Feng, the price of an incomplete one will be much lower than a complete one. I estimate you could get it for two or three primordial units. However, if an Immortal being takes an interest and bids casually, it could rise to ten primordial units, or even higher.”

Luo Feng was speechless.

Among the more than one million attendees, there were indeed some Immortal beings. If an Immortal took an interest, it would indeed drive up the price. For an Immortal, ten primordial units was not a huge sum.

“They probably won’t compete for it,” Luo Feng thought to himself.

“It depends on luck. Most Immortals won’t compete for these incomplete secret patterns. But someone might take an interest,” Babata said.

Luo Feng gritted his teeth.

He’d risk it…

It was all up to luck!

This Demon Killer Clan skin was absolutely the perfect choice for his second avatar. As a top-tier energy lifeform, renowned as the strongest assassin, even compared to the Golden Horned Beast, it might be slightly inferior, but not by much. The skin alone could make Sector Lords go bankrupt trying to buy it, showing its preciousness.

“Even if the spatial secret patterns of the Demon Killer Clan skin are difficult to comprehend, there’s still a small probability. Moreover, this Demon Killer Clan skin is absolutely incredibly rare. The number of Demon Killer clansmen is extremely small, so this skin is definitely the most precious and rare collectible. Its collection value alone is high enough,” the Shell-backed Elder announced loudly, making Luo Feng, from afar, grit his teeth in frustration.

“Alright, the auction begins now, starting price is still 0!”

“1 primordial unit!”

The first bid appeared on everyone’s auction token screens.

The auction for the Demon Killer Clan skin had begun!