Invitation declined; Multiverse Mall is now open for business.

"2000 million value points".

Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, spoke first.

"2500 million value points".

Qin Shubao followed closely behind.

Although they had previously joined forces against the enemy, this purple gourd was too special, even more so than some top-tier fourth-order magic treasures, and it was far more useful. They couldn't afford to miss it.

"3000 million value points".

Meng Tian called out from beside Ying Zheng.

If their Great Qin had the Purple Gourd, it would be equivalent to having an invincible expert at the early stage of the fourth rank, greatly increasing their strength.

"3500 million value points".

A young man who looked to be in his early twenties, with short black hair, wearing a black robe with a high collar and a pendant on his chest, and a long white cloth tied over the robe, and with a pair of clear black eyes, spoke in a calm voice.

[Name: Jeff.]

[Identity: The progenitor of Black Mages in the Fairy Tail world.]

Jelf looks very young, but he is actually over four hundred years old.

In the Fairy Tail world, about four hundred years ago, when Zeref was very young, his parents and younger brother were killed by dragons. In order to resurrect his deceased brother, Zeref entered Mildian Magic Academy to study magic, where he displayed amazing talent and was known as the greatest genius in the academy's history.

However, touching the magic of life and death has been a taboo since ancient times. After his brother's death, Zeref studied various forbidden magics and was later cursed by the god Ankhseram to become immortal.

Immortality sounds wonderful, but under what circumstances would one become immortal?

The curse that Zeref suffers from is Ankhseram's black magic, an ancient curse, a paradoxical curse that releases and spreads the energy of death the more one respects life.

Conversely, if one does not respect the life of all things, one will not release the energy of death.

Zeref cherished life more than anyone else and was kinder than anyone else, so the dark forces were stronger than anyone else, causing any creature that came near to lose its life.

In this situation, Zeref can only wander alone, unable to contact not only people, but also any living beings, and can only live a lonely, immortal existence.

"This is someone similar to Orochimaru in the Naruto world and Vegapunk in the One Piece world—a research-oriented talent."

Jelf's bid also caught Ye Hao's attention.

Even as a child, Zeref was a magical genius, mastering almost every type of magic.

Black magic, a legendary forbidden magic, is mastered by only a few humans. Zeref's black magic is powerful enough to destroy the entire world.

Almost all ancient magic has been lost, except for the immortal Zeref, who possesses many of these lost spells.

Having mastered so many spells, Zeref was able to exchange them for a large number of value points at the Multiverse Mall.

However, this is not the reason why Ye Hao admires Zeref.

“Zeref is also a great inventor, a magical inventor.”

The Magic Pulse Bomb - Fies, known as the White Legacy, is one of Zeref's research creations and can dissipate all magic on the continent.

Forbidden Magic: R-System. This is something Zeref researched in his childhood. R-System stands for Resurrection System, a magic that can resurrect a dead person by sacrificing a living person.

Time Reversal - Eclipse: Absorbs the magic power of mages, especially celestial mages, to open the portal back to the past. It requires the key to the zodiac, which is also Zeref's research.

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Zeref is not only a genius at practicing magic, but also a genius at researching magic.

"I wonder what level Orochimaru, Vegapunk, and Zeref will reach after entering the Multiverse Mall?"

Ye Hao was very much looking forward to it.

"4000 million value points".

Ying Zheng remained expressionless and continued to participate in the bidding.

If you use the Purple Gourd to capture fourth-tier demons and monsters, a single ordinary fourth-tier demon or monster is worth millions of value points. You only need to capture a few dozen fourth-tier beginner demons and monsters to basically break even.

"4500 million value points".

The purple gourd, a special magical artifact, is more effective for a force than for an individual. Li Shimin clearly knew this, and at his signal, Qin Shubao continued bidding.

"5000 million value points".

When Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian) was bidding, his voice became somewhat hoarse.

This is an enormous sum.

Compared to Li Shimin and Ying Zheng, their Ming Dynasty mercenary group did not yet have any experts at the fourth level, making the purple gourd even more important to them.

"Forget it~"

Qin Shi Huang hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to give up.

If the bidding continues, he will basically have no bids left for the next item.

"5500 million value points".

Qin Shubao's expression remained unchanged as he spoke.

The Journey to the West: Demon Extermination World is one of the higher-level worlds currently connected to the Myriad Realms Mall.

Although in the Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons world, Sha Wujing is a fish demon that an ordinary person can deal with, and Zhu Bajie is a pig demon that an exorcist can contend with, which is very different from the real Journey to the West world, the world level of the Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons world still reaches the peak of the fourth tier.

In the world of Journey to the West: Conquering Demons, there is no shortage of beings at the fourth level.

In Li Shimin's eyes, demons and monsters need to be suppressed, as do all the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

As long as they win the bid for the purple gourd, they can capture strong individuals below the intermediate level of the fourth rank.

They not only captured demons and monsters, but also gods and Buddhas, exchanging them all for value points in the Myriad Realms Mall.

5500 million value points is a large sum, but as long as you capture more demons and gods, you can quickly recoup your investment.

Are you willing to raise the price?

Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, couldn't help but cast an inquiring glance at Zhu Di.

He is now extremely grateful to the Scorpion King. Without the Scorpion King, how could their Ming Dynasty mercenary group have possibly put up such a large sum of money to participate in the auction?

"6000 million value points".

Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, glanced at the calm-looking Zhu Di and couldn't help but admire him, shouting in admiration.

"Want to add more?"

Qin Shubao was also somewhat hesitant.

"6500 million value points".

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

"7000 million value points".

Without any pause, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, shouted again.

"The purple gourd is far more useful to our Ming Dynasty mercenary group than to other forces."

"Once we have the Purple Gourd, we'll be able to enter other worlds to carry out some fourth-tier missions and suppress a fourth-tier force. How many value points will we gain then?"

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian), Emperor Zhengde (Zhu Houzhao), and others were somewhat wavering, Zhu Di spoke slowly and deliberately.

"As for missions below the fourth tier, we can sweep them all away."

"Forget it! Let's give up!"

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

The Tang Dynasty has no foundation in the Myriad Realms Mall yet, and faces a huge crisis in the Journey to the West: Demon Extermination world.

They need someone stronger, ideally someone as powerful as the Buddha himself to oversee things in their Great Tang Dynasty.

Otherwise, if the gods and Buddhas were to attack them, the Tang Dynasty would be destroyed.

Spending a lot of value points on the purple gourd is not a wise choice.

"If you add more, it will be 7500 million value points?"

Han Paopao, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong were somewhat dumbfounded.

"They made way too much money off the Scorpion King!"

Kizaru, Pang Ban, Ling Donglai, and the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock and envy.

"not worth it!"

The others also shook their heads secretly.

The Ming Dynasty Mercenary Group is a shop established in the Myriad Realms Mall, which allows them to enter other worlds.

Furthermore, sometimes the World Mall also assigns some customer transaction tasks to them.

In the hands of the Ming Dynasty mercenary group, the purple gourd proved far more valuable than in the hands of others.

They were certain that even if they bid, Zhu Di would likely continue to bid.

"7000 million value points? Is there anything higher?"

Fan Li's smile remained unchanged, but he was secretly excited.

"7000 million value points once, 7000 million value points twice, 7000 million value points three times, the Purple Gourd was won by the Ming Dynasty Mercenary Group in the auction."