"Hello Ladies And Gentlemen.
My Name Is Cluvina. And I'm Your Hostess For This Evening.
Now I Present To You The 20th Item On Today's List.
The Core Of A Half-Step Mortal-god Dragon!".
Instantly As The Box Golden Jewel Containing The Core Was Opened.
An ENORMOUS Heat Permeates Through The Hall.
Then Continues The Hostess Explanation.
"With This Item.
Your Success In Ranking Up To The Mortal-god Realm Is Increased Significantly.
If Your Lucky. You Might Aquire Its Innate Inferno Element!".
The Starting Price Is Two Hundred Thousand Evolved Stones".
Many Bid For It And It Sells For Three Million Evolved Stones.
" Now Moving On To The 19th Item".
The Hostess Lifts Up A Spell Embedded Red Veil Of A Rose Like Flower.
But This Flower Was Completely ICY In Colour.
A Chilling Energy From It Permeates Throughout The Hall.
And Intensified By The Second
As The Stage Starts Freezing Rapidly.
The Hostess Then Immediately Covers it Again With The Veil.
"This Item Is Called The Lo Moon Flower.
It's ICE Element Is Out Of This World.
It Is Said.
If One Can Refine It
They Could Become As Powerful!
As One Of The Old gods Of Legend.
But It Is Recommended To Ice Physiques. Because Without An Ice Physique.
Death During Refinement Is 90%.
The Starting Price For This Item Is.
One Million Evolved Stones".
Again As Soon As She Was Done Explaining. Bids Flow In.
" Guest Number 4.
Ten Million Evolved Stones.
Guest Number 9. Twenty Million.
Going Once. Going Twice.
Forty Million Evolved Stones. From Guest Number 4.
Going Once. Going Twice.
Congratulations To Guest Number 4".
"Wondering Why I Bought This Flower?". Asked El-Mond Looking Back At Eldred
As He Stood Behind Him With A Puzzled Expression.
"Indeed I Am Quite Confused.
Since Neither I Or The Master Has The ICE Physique.
Wouldn't This Herb Be Wasted?".
"This Is To Repay An Old Friend Of Mine.
When The Time Comes You Will Know". Replies El-Mond With A Gentle, But Yet Sad Smile.
The Auction Went On And El-Mond Even Spent Two Hundred Million Evolved Stones To Purchase A Full Body Suit Armor Designed For Women.
And Then Announces The Hostess
The Last Item Up The List.
" I Presume This Is What Everyone Has Been Waiting For.
Now Presenting The Last Item.
Legend Rank. Soul Nourishing Flower.
I'm Sure I Don't Need To Explain The Uses Of This Flower.
So Without Further Delay.
The Starting Price For This Item Is.
1 Billion Evolved Stones".
Bids Flow In Like Water And In Just A Minute. The Price For The Flower Was Now. 5.5 Billion Evolved Stones
Then Announces The Hostess.
" 5.5 Billion Evolved Stones Going Once.
Going Twice.
El-Mond Taps His Golden Card And Bids 7.7 Billion Evolved Stones.
" Guest Number 4 Has Bid. 7.7 Billion Evolved Stones.
Going Once. GOING TWICE.
CONGRATULATIONS. TO Guest Number 4".
The Flower Sinks To The Ground And With The Buildings Intricate Design.
And As Previously Bought Items.
The Soul Nourishing Flower. Pops Up Through A hole Beside El-Monds Couch.
" And That Concludes The Blue Steel Pavilions Duo Month Auction.
Thank You For Coming And See You All Next Time".
El-Mond Without Delay Swallows The Herb.
"Nooo!.
Blurts Out Eldred.
With An Expression Like Someone Is About To Die.
"What?". Asked El-Mond Wondering What Was Wrong With Him.
"Umm.. Master.
Have You Forgotten You Must Refine This Kind Of Herb Slowly To Prevent Your Soul From Imploding?".
"Oh That.
I guess He Doesn't Know My Ethereal Devourer.
Converts All Form Of Ethereal Energy Into Nourishment For Me To Rank Up.
So I Don't Need To Refine It". Thinks El-Mond To Himself.
" That Won't Happen.
Let's Go". Replies El-Mond To Eldred And Heads Out Of The Room.
As Soon Out El-Mond Stepped Out Of The Room.
Nina GRABS His Wrist And Proceeds To Pull Him Along.
Or So She Thought.
" Let's Hear The Reason For Your Now Action?". Says El-Mond In A Calm Yet Frightening Demeanour Right Behind Nina!.
"What Just Happened!?.
Wasn't He Just An Inch Away Infront Of Me!?.
And This ENERGY!!.
It's Like A Pair Of Giant Eyes Looking At Me From The Great Nothingness!
IF I Fail To Explain Myself. I Will Die!" Thinks Nina To Herself.
Frightened Out Of Her Wits.
"Y-Young M-Master.
Glacier Sent Me To Take You Through The Back Exit.
Some Powerful Men Wanted To Know The Person Who Was In The 4th Room.
I Don't Know Who Leaked Your Information.
But They Found Out Glacier Knows And Forced Her To Point You Out When You Come Out Of The Pavilion.
Because Inside The Pavilion No One Is Allowed To Mess With The Guests.
So Please Hurry Let's Go!?". Says Nina. In Reply To El-Mond.
"How Can They Force Her ?.
I'm Sure The Blue Steel Forbids Any Threats Against Their Employees!".
" Yes.. But
The Person Who Leaked Your Information.
Also Pointed Out Glaciers Only Family And Weakness.
Her Grandmother.
So She Could Only Do This To Save You And If You Never Come Out As They Expect.
They Will Let Her Go And Not Trouble Her". Replies The Nina To El-Monds. Question.
" I See..
You Did Good.
Glad To See She Found A Good Friend".
Right Then El-Mond And Eldred Dissappear And Comes Out Of The Pavilion.
El-Mond Sees Glacier To Her Right A Few Meters Away And Tells Her Telepathically To Point At Him.
As The Number 4 Guest.
Assuring Her Not To Worry And Hesitate.
She Looks At El-Mond With Widen Suprise Eyes.
Clenchs Her Fist And Utters Within Herself.
"DAMMIT!! DAMMIT!!!.
I HATE MYSELF FOR BEING SOO WEAK!!!!!!".
Her Head Down In Shame And Saddened.
She Lifts Her Right Hand And Points At
El-Mond.
El-Mond Seeing This Takes Of With Eldred In The Air.
They Deliberately Fly Fast But Not Too Fast.
And In An Hour Later When They Had Traveled Far Away From Both The Blue Steel Pavilion And Civilization.
"That's As Far As You Go Pretty Boy.
Hand Over The Sour Flower And We Might Consider Letting You Live!". Says A Man In Brown Hanfu Clothing.
Appearing Ahead Of El-Mond And Eldred
They Instantly Get Surrounded By Five More Guys.
All In Half-Step Mortal-god Realm.
"Master.
I Can Sense More Energy's Than These People.
But My Current Level Makes It Hard To Pinpoint How Many.
I Can Hold Them All Off. They Cannot Kill Me.
So The Master Can Go Ahead First.
I Will Catch Up". Telepathically Tells Eldred To El-Mond And Starts Exuding Immense! Energy.
"They Are Here For The Herb.
They Won't Let Me Escape.
To Block These Five And The Hidden Once.
You Need To Use Your Actual Form.
We Can't Have You Exposing Yourself Now.
After All The Precautions.
Besides!.
This Isn't Necessarily A Bad Thing!".
Telepathically Tells El-Mond To Eldred With A Grin Like A Hungry Demon.
He Then Utters In A Low Menacing Voice!
"THE. EATER...".
In A Fraction Of Of A Fraction Of A Nanosecond.
The Five Men Starts Falling Down.
Their Soul Energy Drained!.
"What Just Happened!?.
And What Happened To That Young Man Were Is He!?".
"Who Me?". Replies El-Mond Behind The Old Man Hiding In The Void.
"WHAT!?". Utters The Old Man.
Eldred Looking Up Sees Voids Tearing Open One After Another.
And Lifeless People Falling To From It.
" Almost There!". Utters El-Mond As He Steps Out Of The Void.
His Voice Like Many Legion's.
His Body Like The Night Filled With The Brilliance Of The Stars.
His Hair White And Clear Like The Clouds.
"M-Master..?". Says Eldred.
His Voice Filled With Dread.
And His Eyes Staring In Awe
To Be Continued