The crowd started to panic, constantly urging the alliances to gather gold coins. The auction hall became incredibly noisy for a while. But Old Ghost really enjoyed seeing this kind of situation because it meant a very high price could be achieved at auction. Perhaps this auction might break a new record. Xiao Fan chuckled, "Ye Chen, brother, it looks like you’re going to strike it rich this time! From the looks of it, this Universal Crystal Stone could fetch a sky-high price!" Ye Chen glanced at the noisy crowd around him and laughed along. Ten minutes later, the site gradually quieted down, and Old Ghost shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, the auction is now officially starting! The starting price is 0 gold coins! Each bid increment must be no less than a hundred thousand!" This time the starting price was unexpectedly 0 gold coins. Old Ghost thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of watching something rise from 0 to much more, his heart filled with excitement. No sooner had he finished speaking, the place fell silent, and it took ten seconds for everyone to react. "Five million gold coins!" Someone shouted loudly! Although each increment had to be no less than a hundred thousand, who cared about that amount? The bids were in the millions. This time the competition was clearly more intense than during the bid for the Mythical Equipment Design Map. Everyone was already standing up and shouting. For a while, the scene was a chaotic mess. "I bid fifteen million!" Though the Mythical Equipment Design Map was nice, it wasn’t a finished product. The Universal Crystal Stone was different. Among the various alliances present, which one didn’t have wealth? Which one didn’t have valuable items? Some people’s cultivation techniques lack one thing, some people’s equipment lacks one thing. Who knows which lucky guy did not get the Mythical Equipment Design Map? With this Universal Crystal Stone, they could gather the main things they were missing, and once gathered, their power would increase significantly! For a moment, everyone was screaming desperately. No matter which alliance, no matter which force, no matter how impressive! Screw it, just grab it! Everyone was red-faced while fighting for it. While bidding, they were watching the messages in their group chats. Almost all the messages were : [XXX deposited 150000 gold coins into the War Alliance Warehouse] [XXX deposited 200000 gold coins into the War Alliance Warehouse] [XX deposited 500000 gold coins into the War Alliance Warehouse] Now every alliance had received the Battle Alliance Token, and each of them had their own War Alliance Warehouse. They were bidding and watching the warehouse balance, calculating their offers. Xiao Fan exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, this is truly crazy!" "Insane, insane, everyone has gone insane!" Some spectators couldn’t help but sigh while watching the spectacle. At this point, the price had already risen to thirty million! Even though it reached thirty million, everyone’s enthusiasm showed no sign of waning. Most of them came with a mindset ready to bankrupt themselves to fight for it. Old Ghost was grinning from ear to ear. The two people behind Ye Chen gasped, "I don’t know who provided this Universal Crystal Stone for auction, but this time, it looks like they’ll really make a fortune." "Indeed, it’s already at thirty million, thirty million gold coins! That can buy plenty of good stuff, you could complete an Epic Level Defense Set!" Their tone was inevitably filled with envy and jealousy. Xiao Fan said in a low voice, "Ye Chen, brother, you need to keep a low profile this time, don’t expose yourself as the provider of the Universal Crystal Stone." "Mm, I know, possessing treasures brings trouble." "Yes, but also they might suspect you have more, and will surely pressure you to discover the source of the Universal Crystal Stone, then there’ll be trouble." Xiao Fan reminded. Ye Chen listened and chuckled internally. "Discover the source? Orn’s place? If we really take them there, they might be scared to tears on purpose?" "Forty million!" The Chosen Alliance shouted. The price was raised to a new height again. When reaching forty thousand, the number of bidders dwindled to just a few. Only four people were left shouting in the hall. The Chosen Alliance, Law Enforcement Alliance, Dark God Alliance. And a mysterious woman. However, the woman was sitting at the back, and due to the lighting and view issues, Ye Chen couldn’t see her face clearly. Though the Pet Tamer had excellent vision, the lighting here was obviously not ordinary. Ye Chen spoke to his four pets, "Can you see the woman’s appearance at the back?" Before Blood Asura and the others could speak, Pill Master quickly said, "What’s wrong? Interested in her? Fancy her?" Pill Master had a teasing tone. Ye Chen suddenly felt speechless. "I can!" Genggeng spoke. Genggeng was reliable after all. Although Genggeng usually liked to joke around, in crucial moments, Genggeng was the most reliable! "What does she look like?" A picture appeared in Ye Chen’s mind. In the image was a woman in a white gauze long dress, with a thin layer of white gauze on her face. Although one could faintly see her appearance beneath the veils, only her features and silhouette could be vaguely seen. Ye Chen had never met this person but kept her image in mind. "Forty-nine million!" ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝔫𝔢𝔱 As soon as the Chosen Alliance shouted, Ye Chen snapped back to reality. Everyone had become completely numb to the price gradually climbing. In their eyes, those gold coins were now just simple numbers. The mysterious woman said casually. The Chosen Alliance’s fourth-ranked member instantly exploded, stood up, and cursed towards the back: "Who the hell are you, daring to oppose my Chosen Alliance! Dare to reveal yourself!" The woman didn’t respond. Someone from the Law Enforcement Alliance whispered to the fourth member in front. The fourth member’s expression changed instantly, said nothing, and sat down. Ultimately, the Universal Crystal Stone was bought by that woman. The auction came to a close, and the others gradually left the site, leaving only those who participated in the auction items. They entered the backstage area to proceed with the transfer process. Ye Chen and Xiao Fan came together to the sixth floor and sat down somewhere. Inside, there was a room where the one with the called number went in. To protect the privacy of clients, the calling sequence was completely random, not according to order. Soon, Xiao Fan was called. He took the money and went inside, completed the transfer, and then walked out. Ten minutes later, Ye Chen went inside. Upon entering the room, it was dimly lit, with a wooden board containing a hole. Ye Chen stepped forward and handed in two cards. One was the auction card, and the other was the item provider card. "The gold coins for the auction item can be directly deducted from it." Ye Chen said calmly. A sound of someone sucking in cold air came from inside. In a short time, a form was handed out. It only had one field, which Ye Chen filled with his Monster Chat Room number and handed it back. Then a golden box was handed over, and the Monster Chat Room received a notification of the gold coins being credited. After Ye Chen verified everything, he walked out of the door. "Ye Chen, brother, all done? Let’s leave now!" The two headed outside, but didn’t see the woman inside.