“Let him have the dagger. The bid has already reached a million spiritual stones, so no one’s competing with him anymore.”
“It seems this guy is genuinely fond of the dagger. We’ve also managed to obtain a decent amount of spiritual stones for free, so we should be content.”
“This trading method is brilliant. Even if I don’t get a single treasure, I’m still satisfied since I can receive spiritual stones.”
Everyone was quite pleased and stopped raising the price.
“Sir, the Daemonia Dagger is now yours,” Catalina said while turning her gaze toward the black-robed man.
The man rushed forward with a face full of excitement. He swiftly grabbed the Daemonia Dagger, feeling its subtle lethal intent. The energy was so intense that his body quivered in excitement.
“Sir, you’ve received the goods. Isn’t it time to hand over the spiritual stones? Everyone is waiting,” Catalina said.
“I…” the black-robed man stuttered, his expression turning awkward.
Upon seeing that expression, Catalina immediately realized he probably didn’t have
that many spiritual stones and had merely been making random bids.
Others had also noticed the situation. Someone stepped forward, demanding, “Buddy, if you can’t give us the spiritual stones, you better return the item. Otherwise, don’t blame us for being rude.”
“Yeah! Why did you bid so enthusiastically when you don’t have enough spiritual stones? Are you making fun of us? Even if our powers are constrained, it would only take one hit from each of us to finish you off.”
“Hand over the spiritual stones, or we’ll kill you on the spot!”
The crowd was indignant, ready to confront the black-robed man.
After all, this matter concerned everyone’s interests. Even if Catalina agreed to give him the dagger for free, the others certainly wouldn’t compromise.
It was a case of intertwined interests, a clear measure of Catalina’s cunning.
“Wait, don’t be hasty! I didn’t say I wouldn’t pay up,” the black-robed man pleaded.
The furious crowd scared him. He feared that if they decided to gang up on him, his life would be in serious jeopardy.
“Everyone, I only have five hundred thousand spiritual stones, but I can borrow some.”
With that, he turned to Catalina and said, “Miss, I would like to borrow five hundred thousand spiritual stones from you. I’ll return them to you immediately when we leave here.”
“We are neither kin nor friends. I don’t even know you. Why should I lend you spiritual stones? If you run off, who am I supposed to look for?” Catalina replied, staring at the man in amusement.
“No, I would never run away, I assure you. I can entrust a strand of my bodily spirit to you. If I were to abscond without returning the spiritual stones, you have the authority to extinguish my bodily spirit,” the black-robed man suggested.
His decision left many utterly stunned. In the eyes of the cultivators, the bodily spirit was synonymous with life itself. Entrusting one’s bodily spirit to another was akin to giving one’s life to the other party.
The black-robed man planned to use his bodily spirit to borrow spiritual stones, which showed his sincerity in returning them.
Catalina nodded at him, saying, “All right, I’ll lend you five hundred thousand spiritual stones.”
Once she finished speaking, she tossed out an
item pouch from her hand. It contained five hundred thousand spiritual stones.
The black-robed man compiled his spiritual stones and those borrowed from Catalina to place them on the ground.
Following that, Catalina distributed the one million spiritual stones according to the number of people present.
The crowd was laughing and smiling while holding the spiritual stones they had obtained without effort.
The black-robed man extended his palm, slowly moving it toward his consciousness field. He planned to extract a strand of bodily spirit for Catalina.
Catalina stopped his action. “You don’t need to give me your bodily spirit. I believe you. I trust you will return my five hundred thousand spiritual stones.”
The man paused briefly in surprise before he thanked Catalina, “Thank you, miss. I will surely repay your kindness in the future.”
After he finished speaking, he rose and began to walk away. He was leaving the Celestial Battlefield.
Now that he had gotten the divine weapon he wanted, he had no reason to stay in the Celestial Battlefield any longer. He might even risk losing the dagger, which would be a case of the loss outweighing the gain.