"One hundred and eighty million!"

Han Youwei stated directly.

"Two hundred and fifty million!"

Shen Yun Fei raised the bid by seventy million as soon as he spoke, his lavish spending shocked the entire audience, and Nie Yuntian decided not to speak anymore.

"Have they all gone mad? Bidding so high for just a crystal stone shaped like a pentagon?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Liu Xiner pursed her lips, a look of incomprehension on her face.

"Miss, that’s no ordinary crystal stone!"

The gray-haired butler Jiang Dong of the Liu Family couldn’t help but say, his gaze shining brightly at the Star of God.

At this moment, only Han Youwei and Shen Yun Fei continued to bid fiercely, driving the price up to four hundred million, with Shen Yun Fei being the last to offer.

"Young Master Shen is indeed generous. I admire him! I shall give way, and the Star of God goes to Young Master Shen," Han Youwei said, looking at Shen Yun Fei with a faint expression.

"Thank you for the courtesy, Chairman Han. I will surely visit to express my gratitude," Shen Yun Fei responded with a smile.

"Alright, the current bid for the Star of God is at four hundred million, four hundred million for the first time!"

"Four hundred million for the second time!"

"Four hundred million for the third..."

"Five hundred million!"

Just as the auctioneer was about to finalize the sale with a strike of the hammer, a voice rang out again.

When the crowd saw the owner of the voice, they were once again stunned. Shen Yun Fei’s eyes darkened as he saw that figure, and his face turned incredibly grim.

And at that time, it was Ye Luo.

After the previous incident with the Lover’s Heart, just as Shen Yun Fei was about to secure the win, Ye Luo stepped in again, interrupting the auction for the second time.

"Damn, is this kid picking a fight with Young Master Shen on purpose today?"

"I think this guy must have forgotten to take his medication when he left the house."

"He’s simply begging for death; he probably wants to join the other members of the Ye Family."

In no time, many people at the scene were talking, all thinking that Ye Luo was courting death.

What happened earlier might have been a coincidence, but now it was clear that Ye Luo was deliberately opposing Shen Yun Fei.

The people from the Shen Family by Shen Yun Fei’s side were all glaring at Ye Luo, furious beyond measure.

"Kid, you’re going to die a miserable death."

Shen Mo clenched his fists tightly, a cold smile on his lips as he thought darkly.

Shen Yun Fei’s eyes swept over Ye Luo with a frosty glare, saying, "It seems, Young Master Ye is determined to oppose me today."

"Not at all, it’s just a coincidence, and isn’t this auction open to everyone?"

Ye Luo retorted with a curl of his lip and a laugh.

"Good, very good!"

With a nod that held a tinge of sullenness, Shen Yun Fei continued, "Six hundred million."

"Eight hundred million!"

Ye Luo said it without even blinking an eye, and the price he threw out made people feel suffocated.

Everyone present had a net worth over eight hundred million, but for them to take out eight hundred million in cash to bid for such a Crystal Stone would simply be madness. Anyone with a bit of sense wouldn’t do it, and yet Ye Luo had just done that, which made many believe he had gone insane.

Hearing the price from Ye Luo, Shen Yun Fei’s handsome face turned rather gloomy, his eyes emitted a chilling gleam, and he involuntarily clenched his fists.

"One billion!" Shen Yun Fei declared outright.

"One point three billion!"

Ye Luo blurted out without a second thought.

"Are you crazy, where would you get that much money?"

At this moment, Ling Qing Ya couldn’t hold back and whispered to Ye Luo. She began to doubt whether there was something wrong with his head for him to bid such an enormous sum of one point three billion. Even she couldn’t easily produce such an amount of capital, let alone Ye Luo, who had lost the backing of the Ye Family.

"Don’t worry!"

Ye Luo said indifferently. He indeed didn’t have that much money on him now. Although his black card could overdraft one billion, the price of this Lovers’ Heart combined with the Star of God had already exceeded one billion. So, he truly couldn’t come up with the sum at this time. But no matter what, he had to obtain this Spirit Stone; it was the key to his ascension to the Innate Realm.

If things really turned dire, he would just have a word with Elder Chen. Hopefully, borrowing a few hundred million shouldn’t be an issue. After all, nothing was more significant than the role of this Spirit Stone."

Shen Yun Fei’s face had turned thoroughly grim, his eyes flickered with a cold gleam, and the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smirk. "Young Master Ye is so generous, I certainly can’t compare. I concede defeat once again."

Following Shen Yun Fei’s remarks, it was clear he had decided to give up again. Losing to Ye Luo twice during the auctions, the fallen scion of the Ye Family made everyone in the venue look at Ye Luo with eyes full of flashing surprise and wonder. This time, Ye Luo had thoroughly made a name for himself.

"Young Master!"

At that moment, a man beside Shen Yun Fei couldn’t help but speak up.

"Don’t worry, if someone else is willing to pay for us, isn’t that even better?" Shen Yun Fei said with an amused smile, his eyes shining with a mischievous glint.

"Alright, I declare that the owner of the Star of God is Mr. Ye Luo," the auctioneer announced.

Bang!

Just in that instant, outside the business building, a security guard was shot in the head and fell to the ground, blood pouring out. The gunshot alarmed the other security personnel and the police officers, turning their faces pale. They all drew their weapons and scanned the surroundings.

Bang!

Another bullet unexpectedly shot out, taking the life of another security guard.

"Sniper attack! Take cover immediately, and alert the authorities, we need backup!"

A police officer quickly reacted, taking cover while shouting orders.

In an instant, the police and security personnel hid cautiously. One careless move and they would be immediately shot dead.

Upon receiving the distress call, the Zhonghai police force was promptly dispatched.

Hong Zhentao, who had recently resumed his role as the director, directly instructed Yang Bing Ning to lead a team to the International Business Building. That place was teeming with powerful and influential individuals from Zhonghai, and it was imperative that nothing went wrong.

As gunfire erupted outside the building, at that very moment, a group of men dressed in black barged into the stairway leading to the auction hall. These men, quick and agile, rushed in, wielding short knives. They killed all of the more than twenty guards outside the hall, leaving them with no chance to fire back.

The attackers’ movements were extremely fast; all of them had stepped into the Acquired Realm.

"We have a situation!"

The security personnel inside the hall could tell something was amiss. Just then, the doors to the auction hall were blasted open, and the group of men in black charged in.

Immediately, a squad of elite bodyguards belonging to the Mingzhu Group drew their handguns and aimed at the group.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Before the bodyguards could fire, the men in black threw their short knives with speed and precision, piercing through the bodies of the bodyguards who then fell to the ground.