The Rise of the Black Plain

Shortly after the tenth item of the night was auctioned off, the first of the last three items of the night that were publicly known in the city appeared in the middle of the auction platform.

The auctioneer smiled and displayed a multifaceted emerald crystal about ten centimeters in length. The crystal glowed with a pulsating inner light and was encased in golden metal, with engravings of dragons and runes. The native presented the item to everyone. "This is the Ascending Dragon Prism. It is an absorbable artifact of immense power, created to integrate into living bodies like an appendage, granting extraordinary abilities and the ability to form a powerful exoskeleton.

By integrating with this artifact, its bearer can become an unbeatable warrior even at the high level of the 11th stage.

When it is not activated, it integrates into the wearer's body like an appendage at the base of the spine, as shown in the painting depicting it."

Everyone looked at the shiny item, next to a beautiful painting in the shape of a being that had absorbed such a thing, both when the artifact was activated and when it was not.

"It can amplify abilities, create an exoskeleton that can greatly increase the wearer's physical abilities, give an affinity to a new law, speed up the wearer's cellular recovery, and even help with camouflage!" Said one of the event attendees as he left his seat, unable to stop looking forward to possessing the item.

"The Ascending Dragon Prism is also a source of special abilities that are extremely compatible with those with powerful bodies and characteristics of the divine beings of the dragon race!"

"This is also the Ascending Dragon Prism's only flaw. As a creation of an ancient dragon clan, it must have requirements that only a very close member of the race could meet. It won't be easy to integrate with it!"

"Sigh! That's a fact."

Several onlookers were impressed by the quality of the item, but some couldn't help but sigh in disappointment, feeling that, depending on the value, it wouldn't be worth buying something so valuable.

"This item is a grand match for Kendrick." Abby said as she looked at her son. "With the skills he inherited from Minos, it won't be difficult for him to handle the dragon's powers of this absorbable artifact. This could be a way for him to increase his powers by a few degrees."

Minos agreed as he looked at his eldest son. "Let's see if we can acquire this item. I'm also interested in the next artifacts."

"... The starting bid for the Ascending Dragon Prism is 45 million Qilnats, with a minimum bid increase of 500,000 Qilnats. Bids are opened." The auctioneer said loudly as he opened his arms and finished presenting the artifact.

The most interested parties placed their bids, raising the cost of the Ascending Dragon Prism to 55 million, an exorbitant amount that could attract the attention of even Supreme beings.

However, the Ascending Dragon Prism was an absorbable weapon. It could be absorbed and integrated into a cultivator's body in such a way that it would permanently change the cultivator's characteristics. It could give them skills and powers, as well as characteristics that would help them cultivate divine abilities that would target their characteristics. As an absorbable weapon, it could evolve along with its user and eventually be left behind after the user's death.

It was an absorbable weapon of great value that could help one become a Supreme. Therefore, its value was impressive to all participants at today's auction!

"61 million Qilnats!"

The moment Minos raised his voice, the last two people competing for the Ascending Dragon Prism looked at him strangely as they once again saw this slight-looking fellow enter the fray.

'This guy really has a lot of Qilnats.' One of the participants was already looking at Minos with a strange expression on his face.

Minos' wealth seemed so great he couldn't help but be suspicious!

'Is there a cultivator of the Supreme stage behind him? He's probably not alone in displaying such financial power.' This person and several others interested in Minos were thinking the same.

Minos didn't care what the auction participants thought. With the resources he had with him, he could compete for this item and one of the last two items of the evening.

After two more bids, the auctioneer announced the result of this bid.

"For 63 million Qilnats, the Ascending Dragon Cousin goes to the senior in room 112!"

Lily, Hollie, and Kendrick celebrated Minos' victory in another round, winning the fourth item of the night for their group.

With that fight over, the chatter around the area picked up again, with many attendees talking about Minos and his group as the transaction between Minos and the auction house was completed.

Soon, Kendrick was holding the small artifact, the size of a human wrist, while his father looked at him with determination.

"Use it and increase your attributes as much as you can. It's possible that by the time we reach the Armhands' headquarters, you'll have reached level 105 and a cultivation stability similar to that of the natives of this world with the same cultivation."

"I'll do my best, father!" Kendrick said as he bowed his head and made a gesture of thanks to Minos.

"Hmm, let's see the penultimate item of the evening. I still have a few tens of millions of Qilnats with me. Maybe I can buy something for another member of the group." He murmured with a smile on his face.

Everyone knew what the last two items of the evening were, but they still needed to feel them up close to know if they were worth their value, or if they were just impressive items for other cultivators.

Soon, they would see the twelfth and penultimate item of the evening, an item that, though impressive, would prove to be no match for any of Minos' companions.

As a result, the group would only observe the bids of the other participants in the auction, which would bring the bid for this artifact to a value similar to what Minos had spent in the 11th round, with the winner taking the item for 65 million Qilnats.

Thus, the 13th and final artifact to be auctioned today would be displayed on the auction platform!