Chapter 230 - 229: Full Moon Night, The Summit of Mount Tai! (Please subscribe!)

Chapter 230: Chapter 229: Full Moon Night, The Summit of Mount Tai! (Please subscribe!)

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The auction for the second seat finally ended under the eager anticipation of the crowd, and Du Gang announced a new set of auction rules once again.

“Starting bid is a hundred million, each increase must not be less than one million Saint Crystals!!”

He had to do this, otherwise these old guys would just keep sticking to the minimum raise and never raise higher, not to mention, these fellows were very patient.

It was unclear what they were waiting for...

Their use of psychological warfare was at an unbeatable level!

Du Gang even thought, if someone said your wife was kidnapped and demanded a ransom, would these old men hold out for ten years or so to prove they didn’t care about their wives, only to prompt the kidnappers to release the woman out of frustration...

With his continuous adjustment of the auction rules, the formerly slow-paced auction was proceeding rapidly. In no time, forty-eight spots were already sold.

“The forty-ninth spot, the last spot, this is a chance to become a god, come on everyone, whether you can ascend to godhood or not, it’s all hinging on this bid!”

This time, the bidding war was even more fierce, but the figures were not as impressive as before.

That’s because the wealthier ones had basically all bid earlier and had already secured their spots.

“88 million Saint Crystals!”

The bid was almost at its limit, and the rest of the elders who hadn’t won a spot were unable to compete anymore.

Du Gang nodded in satisfaction and said, “First time!”

“Second time!”

“Third time, sold!”

With a beaming smile on his face, he joyfully announced, “The auction for the forty-nine seats is officially over! Congratulations to all the winners!”

Saying that, he turned around and gave a congratulatory message to the forty-nine individuals who had obtained seats.

At this moment, these forty-nine people were beyond ecstatic.

“After tens of billions of years, I’ve watched countless people ascend to the God Spirit level, always admiring them, always getting excited, I never thought that I would have such a day...”

An elder stepped forward uninvited, tears streaming down his face as he started recounting his thoughts.

Just then, another old man casually went over and stood in front of his seat.

“What are you doing!?”

The speaking elder immediately stopped and attempted to shove aside the seat thief.

“I don’t care, I want to ascend to godhood!”

The newcomer, playing stubborn, grabbed the seat and wouldn’t let go!

Seeing this, Du Gang frowned and said, “Old man, you’d better think it through, by doing this, you’re declaring yourself my enemy!”

“I don’t care, I want to ascend to godhood!”

The old man didn’t bother to respond to Du Gang’s words and started playing the fool.

Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded.

The next moment, more elders rushed forward, swarming towards the forty-nine chairs, completely surrounding them.

“Move aside! I paid for this seat!”

“I don’t care, I want to ascend to godhood!”

“Du Gang, do something about this!”

The situation instantly turned into chaos!

All the young prodigies were dumbstruck.

“These people...”

If it weren’t for the fact that their skins were too thin, they might’ve already joined in on the seat snatching.

Du Gang frowned, raised his voice, “I hope you all understand, they can take a seat, they can ascend to godhood, not because they stood by the seat, but because they paid me and made a deal with me, that’s why they can sit...”

“If you keep messing around like this, you’re making an enemy out of me, and afterwards, I won’t let you get away with this!”

Aren’t these old guys just ruining his reputation?

It took him so much effort to make nearly six billion Saint Crystals, and now these guys wanted to ruin it all?!

If he wasn’t suppressed and reduced to a mortal, he would be fighting back right now!

But those old men, they all started playing dumb, acting like they didn’t understand no matter what Du Gang said, with only one sentence on their lips, “I don’t care, I want to ascend to godhood!”

“This is outrageous!”

Du Gang was furious, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Now, all he could do was hope that the seat would act accordingly and only recognize the ones who traded with him.

“Boom!”

Just then, an explosion sound rang out.

“Buzz!”

Immediately after, all the old men crowded in front of the seats were sent flying, only the forty-nine who completed the transaction were left standing around the seats.

“I don’t care, I want to ascend to godhood!”

An old man who was thrown away quickly got back on his feet and attempted to pounce on the seat again.

“Boom!”

This time, a flash of lightning appeared from the seat and instantly struck the old man who was about to pounce on it.

“Sizzle!”

An acrid smell of burning filled the air, a puff of blue smoke came out, and when they looked again, where was the old man? There was only a pile of ashes on the ground.

“Hiss!!”

Everyone in the vicinity took a leap of fright and hastily retreated, fearful of being mistaken for the lightning on the chair.

The scene suddenly calmed down, a stark contrast to the previous chaos.

Du Gang sneered, “I remember all the old goats who were messing around, wait, when I get the chance, I will make you all pay the price!”

Upon hearing these words, the unruly elders present swallowed nervously, a sense of extreme fear filled them.

They had heard Du Gang boasting earlier and knew that he was powerful, almost invincible at the Sector Lord level!

An old man was on the verge of tears and hastily said, “I only went because others led the charge, I thought we would not be held responsible as a group...”

“Not responsible as a group?”

Du Gang scoffed, “Do you think this is a democracy? Would the government be swayed by lawbreakers like you?”

These old men bear a strong resemblance to female internet trolls, attacking men indiscriminately.

All fell silent.

At that moment, an elder stepped forward and said, “I admit it was my mistake. I am willing to pay, I beg for the Ancient God’s forgiveness!”

Du Gang was waiting for this opportunity. Upon hearing this, he asked directly, “How much are you willing to pay?”

Everyone present was envious upon hearing this.

In a short span of time, Du Gang had amassed nearly 60 billion Saint Crystals. He was not stopping there, he was still reaping the benefits!

The victims were in abundance, he simply couldn’t harvest them all!

The elder was calculating in his heart, “One million Saint Crystals. If the price exceeds this, I will fight till my death!”

Du Gang glanced at the old men who had just joined the chaos. There were at least hundreds of them, possibly even thousands. If each paid a million, it would be a considerable sum.

So, he nodded, “Alright, those who wish to reconcile with me, come forward and pay a 100 Saint Crystals. Those who don’t wish to, say no more. Once I regain my strength, we will settle this in battle!”

“One million Saint Crystals, isn’t that too much?!”

An elderly man retorted discontentedly, “Spare the rod and spoil the child, Du Gang, you’re going too far!”

Du Gang scoffed, “You lot almost destroyed my business worth nearly 60 billion Saint Crystals, and you still dare to ask me to spare you?!”

“You said you were afraid your descendants would poison you and steal your property. How much property do you have? Some tens of thousands of Saint Crystals, a few hundred Saint Crystals? If your descendants dare to kill you over it, tell me now, how many times would you have to die to account for the 60 billion Saint Crystals you almost cost me?!”

Upon hearing these words, most of the old men submitted.

The ones that didn’t were either lucky enough to have survived or were already long dead.

Unexpectedly, around a hundred old men were now huddled together, seeking safety in numbers.

“Gentlemen, don’t be afraid. We have more than a hundred people. He is just one person. We don’t have to fear him. After this is over, we will simply go home. What can he do to us?!”

“Exactly, the world is so large, I don’t believe he could find us!”

These hundred or so old men were all relatively young, only a few billion years old.

The oldest among them, who had lived for tens of billions of years, didn’t hesitate at all. They promptly chose to pay the money.

The reason they were still alive was that they knew when to lie low. If they had been fighting in every situation, they might not even have been here at the moment. They might have died countless years ago.

So, Du Gang once again collected almost ten billion Saint Crystals from nearly a thousand individuals.

Factoring in his previous earnings, he now had seventy billion Saint Crystals!

“I’ve struck it rich. This time, I should be able to buy some good stuff, right?!”

He was ecstatic. Seventy billion Saint Crystals, it was an unimaginable number.

He suspected that he was now wealthier than some of the families. He was affluent enough to rival a country!

Although this country might be a beginner-level cosmic country, it was still astounding!

Whether or not he could rival a mid-level cosmic country, Du Gang didn’t want to think about it. He knew that he had a high chance of surviving this Ancient God Tribulation.

Seventy billion Saint Crystals, how many treasures it could be exchanged for, and how much help these treasures could provide him in resisting the tribulation?

He didn’t know, but compared to before, his survival rate was surely soaring!

“Buzz!”

Just then, the forty-nine people who had paid before, were finally allowed to occupy the thrones.

They didn’t need to take any initiative, the thrones emitted a force of attraction that pulled them to their seats.

“Am I about to become a God?!”

“Has this day finally come?!”

At this moment, tears flowed down the faces of the forty-nine elders. They were sobbing uncontrollably, too choked up to speak, consumed by their overwhelming emotions!

In the envious eyes of the crowd, these forty-nine elders, sitting on the forty-nine thrones, slowly ascended towards the sky.

It seemed as if they were attaining enlightenment, rising into the sky, radiating brilliant rays of light, incredibly dazzling.

“Boom!”

With a loud noise, the forty-nine elders disappeared in an instant, taking refuge in an unknown space.

One could imagine that when they appeared again, they would certainly be great gods!

“Boom!”

Next, a torrent of dark light rained down and all the thousands of strong individuals standing on the platform were transported away in a flash.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

When everyone reappeared, they found themselves in the middle of a majestic river.

At the end of the river were forty-nine large ports.

“One person, one boat. Surviving means having a boat. Those who successively reach the shore and enter the port receive the final forty-nine divine positions!”

A grand voice echoed between heaven and earth, striking terror into everyone’s hearts.

On the surface of the water, tens of thousands of ships were rocking with the wind and the waves.

“Sail! Port!”

At that moment, everyone sprang into action, frantically sailing towards the port.

It was a scene of a green river filled with boats vying for position!

This was the Conflict of the Great Dao, and also a struggle of eternity.

The victor would enjoy longevity lasting thousands of generations!

While the raging contest was taking place on the river, Du Gang found himself in another separated space again.

There was a stone platform on which laid a modest axe.

“This is...”

Before Du Gang could examine his surroundings, he was captivated by the axe in front of him.

The axe before him looked exactly the same as the projection of the supreme Pangu Sky-Opening Axe in the outside world!

“The Sky-Opening Axe?!”

“Hum!”

As if in response, the Sky-Opening Axe emanated a hum.

“So, this axe here is the real Sky-Opening Axe!”

Du Gang then realized that, those giant projections outside were all illusions, and only the axe in front of him was real!

“Where is that fat Duan Youde?!”

He hadn’t forgotten that Duan Youde had plunged into the abyss once more after they had left.

Thinking this, he turned his head left and right, scanning his surroundings, but he could see nothing. This small independent space held nothing but the stone platform and the Sky-Opening Axe.

Seeing this, Du Gang breathed a sigh of relief, and walked slowly forward, cautiously reaching out to touch the Sky-Opening Axe.

“Hum!”

A tremor passed through him, and stopped Du Gang’s hand fifty centimeters away.

“Is it trying to protect me from accidental injury?”

The divine artifact was sentient; the Sky-Opening Axe, though sealed, was still tremendously powerful, and Du Gang was in no position to touch it!

This sort of seal, unlike that in his Ancient Divine Spear, was not completely rigid. The Ancient Divine Spear would only gradually unseal itself as his strength continued to increase.

According to his guess, his Ancient Divine Spear ranked as a sage-level divine artifact, only slightly inferior to a Supreme artifact. However, since it was a hereditary artifact, it undid its seals based on its current master’s power.

In contrast, the Sky-Opening Axe was not a hereditary relic, but a Supreme artifact, possessing infinite power.

Du Gang pondered for a moment, then slowly unfolded his world power and enveloped it.

“Boom!”

At last, the Sky-Opening Axe gave a faint tremor.

It seemed to indicate that it wanted to leave with him!

Having been sealed for tens of billions of years, it had grown unspeakably eager to be free.

Now that its new master had arrived, it was desperate to leave!

I understand now!

At this moment, Du Gang turned all his attention to the impending disaster in a month.

“Boom!”

At this moment, with the disappearance of the Sky-Opening Axe, the Secret Realm started to gradually collapse!

Although the King of Penglai Island had returned to their lair with the palace, they never gave up on observing the Pangu Continent.

The moment Du Gang put away the Sky-Opening Axe, they sensed it.

“The Sky-Opening Axe of Pangu was put away?!”

At this moment, the Sky-Opening Axe of Pangu, which had occupied the entire Pangu Continent and hovered around the Pangu Continent’s body, slowly dissolved.

Not only that, but even the Sky-Opening Axe that was linked within the Secret Realm by an iron chain also began to fade away.

These were mere projections. With the real body taken away, the projections naturally dissipated.

At this moment, the family heads of the various families of Penglai Island once again brought some men to Pangu Continent.

This time, they needed to know who will ascend to the level of God Spirit!

After all, this person had collected the Pangu Supreme Artifact, Sky-Opening Axe.

The Secret Realm began to collapse and not a person came out yet.

However, South Mountain’s vicinity was jammed with people.

Each one of them was an individual rarely seen in ordinary days. But at this moment, they were just ordinary people among the crowd.

Besides, the Demon Suppression Army from the Kong Family, once again advanced over.

This was not the decision of the Kong Family, nor could he order it, but the decision of Lord Meng himself.

As a True God Level powerhouse, he has enough autonomy!

With ten thousand God Spirit level troops, their might was distinct. Although they only occupied a small portion of the area, no one dared to provoke them, and a large distance was left for them.

From this, one could see the frightening aspect of the Demon Suppression Legion.

The true terror was not in their numbers, but in the horrifying aura they emitted at will.

These ten thousand God Spirits were well-trained, seasoned veterans!

Each one of them could fight ten, together they could fight a hundred thousand!

“Who do you think will ascend this time?!”

“Don’t know. Judging by their strength, there are quite a few strong ones in the younger generation...”

“But as per their riches, then maybe many old guys will ascend...”

At this moment, although Long Aotian’s father didn’t come, one of his subordinates arrived at the scene and stood at the same place with Long’s Family Head.

This was not because the head of the Dragon Family was influenced by his father’s prestige or strength, but because this follower was at the nine-tribulation God spirit level, forcing him to pay attention.

“Do you think Long Aotian can ascend?!”

“He has a great chance. His strength is strong and ranks amongst the top few. If he can’t ascend, then others might...”

The speech was polite, but it was also the truth. Long Aotian indeed lived up to his father’s nurturing and was very strong.

Just then, a violent fluctuation was transmitted.

A figure was the first to be shot out.

“It’s starting!”

Everyone hushed immediately, widened their eyes and kept their gaze on the collapsing Secret Realm while patiently waiting.

Interestingly, the first one to be ejected was a ragged and fat Taoist.

“Who does this guy belong to?!”

Someone asked faintly.

“Hehe, I guess no one will claim it, it looks too shabby!”

Someone made a low mockery.

Indeed, at this moment, Duan Youde’s face was sly and sleazy, his body was in a shabby condition.

“This person...”

At a distance, Qingyu frowned with some confusion.

Suddenly, he remembered his previous chase of a fat Taoist along with Du Gang.

“Is it him?!!”

Startled, he quickly reported to Lord Meng.

“Boom!”

A wave of aura suddenly radiated from Lord Meng, “Demon Suppression Army, line up!”

“Ha!”

With a command, the entire Demon Suppression Army lined up in formation at this moment, a grand aura spread instantly.

Everyone present was frightened by this oppressive atmosphere and subconsciously retreated a distance.

In the field, Lord Meng stepped across time and space and reached out to grab Duan Youde.

“Damn it!”

Duan Youde was startled, reacted quickly, and hastily pulled out a magic weapon to resist.

“Freeze!”

Lord Meng quickly spit out a mantra.

In an instant, the originally fierce Duan Youde was nailed to the spot.

“What’s going on?”

“Why did Lord Meng take action against a Sector Lord-level guy?!”

“I don’t know?!”

At this moment, everyone outside the field, including the family heads were perplexed and asking questions.

“Pass the message and find out whose family this fatty belongs to!”

However, before they could react, the fatty in front seemed to have encountered something ominous; he began to play in reverse like a reel of tape.

“Freeze!”

Lord Meng was so frightened that he again spit out the mantra.

But it was no use!

The fatty broke free in an instant, quickly took out a Mystic Jade Platform, stood on it instantly, and shattered it.

“Damn it, a True God actually attacked me, what a disgrace!”

“You...”

Lord Meng was astonished. This person was actually able to move freely despite his mantra.

At this moment, he no longer used the mantra. He turned into a bolt of lightning and reached out to grab him.

“Goodbye, I’ll remember you, I’ll dig up your ancestral graves...”

With that said, the Mystic Jade Platform under his feet showed great teleportation power at the moment of shattering.

“Seal!”

Lord Meng was persistent. While chanting the mantra, he manually sealed the space.

But it was useless!

Duan Youde disappeared with the teleportation.

Looking at the empty space before him, Lord Meng was completely confused.

Who the hell is this!?

Not only him, but everyone present was shocked.

Lord Meng took action and spit out the one-word mantra, they all saw it.

However, this one-word mantra didn’t trap the person!

You should know that even the most powerful beings in the Spiritual Tribulation, when encountering True God-level power, have no resistance!

But this fatty, who obviously came out of the Secret Realm with only Sector Lord-level cultivation, actually ignored Lord Meng’s mantra!

“Not ignored, but resisted, did you notice that he was initially frozen in place, but somehow broke free later on...”

Among the crowd, some sharp-eyed observers pointed out what was happening.

“No match!”

” No match!”

At this time, the information of Duan Youde had been compared, and no power had his details.

Upon hearing this, Lord Meng shook his head and said:

“This guy is probably not from our cosmic human race...”

Upon hearing this, everyone else was shocked again.

“A Sector Lord-level guy has appeared?!!”

“Also, what on earth did he use to resist the mantra...”

All the major families looked at each other in silence, no one knew the answer.

At this moment, the head of the Kong Family spoke: “It is said to be a lost Daoist technique...”

Then, he recounted the first appearance of the fat Daoist and his confrontation with Du Gang.

After all, the information must be shared with other families when people from the Primordial Continent arrive in the universe!

“So, it was the ancient god they were after!”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They were concerned that Penglai Island was the target, fortunately not!

“But, should we let him roam freely like this?!”

The head of the Kong Family shook his head, “I inquired the ancestor. He said there’s no need to interfere. This man will leave the universe with the ancient god and enter the Primordial Continent!”

“That’s good!”

As everyone chatted, those in the collapsing secret realm were gradually teleported out.

Those who had only the strength of a Sector Lord were teleported first.

These people were eliminated at the very beginning and were woefully out of the competition, awaking only now.

Next came those who had crossed the iron rope but were later eliminated; there were few such people, but they were all powerful!

“Boom!”

Then, dozens of golden rays emerged.

Ninety-eight godlike figures slowly appeared.

“Ninety-eight people!”

Seeing the godlike beings appear, the crowd was filled with shock and excitement. “We made a killing this time—ninety-eight God Spirit Level powerhouses have appeared!”

“Where is Du Gang?!”

As soon as the question fell, the secret realm in front of them collapsed completely, and a figure rushed out of the collapsing realm—it was Du Gang!

Seeing him come out, Qingyu heaved a sigh of relief. His mission was to protect Du Gang, and as a soldier, he didn’t want his task to end in failure. Though it would make little difference to him if Du Gang died inside, he wouldn’t permit his own failure!

At this moment, someone asked directly, “Du Gang, did you take up the Sky-Opening Axe?!”

Without masking anything, Du Gang answered straightforwardly, “Yes, I have taken it.”

There was no need to hide such information; it was already known to everyone.

Then, one of the godlike beings asked, “Can you show it to us?”

“Hahaha!”

Du Gang glanced at the godlike being and said lightly, “Can you take out your **** and show it to everyone?”

“You’re asking for death!!”

That godlike being was enraged and let out a harsh shout, seeming like he was about to step forward to teach Du Gang a lesson.

“Hey!”

At this moment, a member of Demon Suppression Legion let out a loud shout, a powerful aura erupted.

“Plat!”

Under this oppressive aura, the godlike being barely moved before he was injured, vomiting a mouthful of blood.

Du Gang took a cold look at him and said, “You should know who to challenge. If you’re not satisfied, you can challenge me when I advance to the God Spirit Level. I await anytime to settle the score and decide life and death!”

Just at this moment, as if to back Du Gang up, the 98 newly promoted God Spirit Level powerhouses all declared in unison: “Thank you for the chance offered by the ancient god. If there is trouble, we will come when called!”

As if in response, several people in the crowd shouted loudly, “If there is trouble, we will come when called!”

Amazingly, not only the eighteen newly promoted to the God Spirit Level were shouting, but also some unfamiliar godlike beings and those who had already established themselves as godlike beings.

Except for those at the first tribulation god spirit level, there were also some at the second and third tribulation god spirit levels!

“These people...”

The crowd was confused, not understanding how these people had teamed up with Du Gang.

“These godlike beings should be from the White Dragon Mountain Universe and the Qiankun Universe. When Du Gang went back home last time, he brought their family members over with him...”

“So that’s how it is!”

People were enlightened, all made sense now.

On the Demon Suppression Legion’s side, Qingyu also smiled and walked over.

Suddenly, his face changed.

“Du Gang, you...”

Under his sense, Du Gang was now at the Great Perfection of the Laws, with no obscurity in his body. This meant that he could advance to the God Spirit Level at any time.

If anyone else achieved this, it would not be an issue, but if it were Du Gang, it meant that the Heavenly Dao perceived him and the Ancient God Tribulation was coming!

The others also realized this dilemma at this moment and looked at Du Gang in disbelief.

“This is the Ancient God Tribulation, and so soon...”

No one could believe that Du Gang cultivated himself to Great Perfection so quickly.

“Isn’t he going to suppress it?”

“Or does he not know what he is facing?!”

People found it hard to understand. Logically speaking, he could live much longer as long as he did not cultivate, and hence could keep dragging on...

Among the crowd, Yao Zixuan murmured to herself, “Are you ready?!”

At this time, Du Gang also heard the discussion of the crowd, and with a light smile, he said, “In one month, on the night of the full moon, at the top of Mount Tai, I will publicly undergo the Ancient God Tribulation!”