All Heavens: Starting as a Sacrifice

The hall was filled with a large number of sofas and chairs, at least several thousand.

Right now, there are probably thousands of people sitting together in twos and threes, drinking and chatting.

"So many war gods!" Li Yi couldn't help but exclaim.

Although he also met many of the martial arts school's war gods at the headquarters of the Extreme Martial Arts School.

He had never seen a thousand war gods gathered together before.

Li Yi walked down the spiral staircase, looking around the hall. Besides the many war gods chatting, there were also a hundred or so waiters, all with exceptional looks and demeanor, dedicated to serving these war gods. On the wall of the hall was a huge screen.

There is a number on it, 3515

As he walked into the hall and stepped onto the floor tiles, the entire hall suddenly went dark.

The originally soft and comfortable light intensity turned dim, and the soothing music disappeared as well.

Li Yi was not surprised by this scene, as Yang Hui had already told him that this situation would occur before he came in.

Zhou Yongzheng, however, revealed a slight smile.

The war gods who were talking at that moment all turned to look at the stairwell.

As soon as a brilliant light rose, it focused Li Yi's attention.

"clang!"

With a crisp sound that seemed to send shivers down one's spine, loud, enthusiastic, and joyful music immediately filled the entire hall.

The sound echoed in the hall, where thousands of war gods from all over the world stood up.

Many people clapped enthusiastically in celebration.

They came from many different factions; they were of different races, spoke different languages, and had different appearances.

Yet at this moment, everyone is celebrating, for humanity has given birth to a new god of war.

Monsters are rampant on Earth now, and humanity can only defend itself.

Therefore, this is a rare era, a rare era in which humanity has united.

Even if it's due to external threats, even if it's forced upon us.

But they eventually came together and put aside their prejudices against each other.

Those who didn't let go or refused to cooperate didn't survive until now.

"The War God Palace welcomes a new War God, his name is... Li Yi!"

A voice as divine as a god resounded, and as the voice echoed, a three-dimensional virtual projection appeared above the hall, projecting large, three-dimensional characters.

Name: Li Yi.

Nationality: Chinese.

Rank: War God (High)

The three simple lines of text are all three-dimensional, as if carved from rock and suspended in mid-air.

"The total number of war gods in human society has increased by one, reaching 3516." The thunderous voice echoed throughout the hall.

On the huge display screen on the wall of the hall, the number 3515 jumped to 3516 in a flash, and the original enthusiastic and joyful sounds began to diminish until they were inaudible.

The dazzling beam of light that had been focused on Li Yi slowly disappeared.

Everything returned to calm.

Zhou Yongzheng walked over with a smile, "How was it? Weren't you excited? I was also very excited when I first came in."

He seemed extremely happy, after all, Li Yi came from their Jiangnan City base.

"But I really didn't expect that you not only became a God of War, but actually a High God of War." Zhou Yongzheng seemed to be marveling at how long Li Yi had been cultivating.

He has actually reached such a high level; I am far inferior to him.

"Li Yi."

"Li Yi."

At that moment, several familiar shouts rang out from among the assembled war gods.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Water of Life

Li Yi turned his head and looked around. Besides Yang Hui, there were several other warriors from the Extreme Martial Arts Academy.

I've been staying at the martial arts school headquarters for a while now. Although I've spent most of my time immersed in training, I've still managed to meet with them a few times.

Li Yi smiled and nodded to them. He didn't have a deep relationship with these people; they were just acquaintances.

"Come on, wait here for a bit, the auction is about to start," Yang Hui said with a smile.

He pulled Li Yi to a chair and sat him down. The other War Gods also sat down one after another. They had come here for this auction.

"Does the War God Palace auction have the Water of Life?" Li Yi asked.

“Of course there will be; I’ve already looked at the list,” Yang Hui said.

"What were the approximate prices at the previous auctions?" Li Yi asked.

Although he had a considerable amount of money left in his account, it wasn't a huge sum.

While contribution points from the House of Limits can be spent in the Palace of War, they cannot be used to directly purchase items at the auction.

The funds available to him are only about 40 billion.

If other things come up that I want to buy, it's still uncertain whether I'll be able to acquire the Water of Life.

"The starting bid is 10 billion Chinese yuan, and the final winning bid is around 20 billion Chinese yuan." Yang Hui smiled. "If it were auctioned publicly, it might fetch 30 billion, but no one in the War God Palace is a fool. If it's any more expensive, no one will want it."

Li Yi was secretly delighted. After entering the War God Palace, he would be in a different circle and met different people, so he would naturally be able to gain more.

The water of life is naturally difficult to see and obtain for those who are not war gods.

However, for a war god-level expert, such an encounter is common, so the price will not be too high, because if it is too high, no one will buy it.

If they don't buy from the Palace of War, then who should they sell to?

If you try to sell to outsiders, you won't be able to sell for more than a few times before nobody can afford it anymore, and the price will only go lower.

It would be better to take things slowly in the War God Palace and profit every month.

After all, the War God Palace gathers all the War Gods on Earth, making it a very large consumer market.

Anything of value that you want to sell for the highest profit must be sold here.

Because the God of War is the group of people who are most willing to pay the price.

Li Yi sat in the chair, picked up a glass of wine, and could clearly feel a sense of unreality as he drank it.

This is because he cultivates spiritual power, creating a virtual space, although it doesn't appear very real.

However, it can only be detected by mental focus; ordinary martial artists cannot perceive it.

Even a high-level warrior at the God of War level might not be able to detect that this space is slightly unreal.

"Let's go, the auction is about to begin." Yang Hui stood up, and the other war gods who were with him also stood up.

Li Yi also walked towards the auction hall, where many War God-level experts were arriving one after another.

More than three thousand War God-level experts, although not all of them came, more than half of them did.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man from China and a white man slowly appeared in the center of the auction hall.

"Gentlemen of War, we will be hosting this auction," the middle-aged man said.

The white man then repeated it in English.

"This auction features sixty-three items. Perhaps you'll find what you're looking for here."

"I won't say much more. I now officially declare the auction open." After the middle-aged man finished speaking, the white man repeated it in English.

"The first item in this auction is a book. It is James Audubon's manuscript on American birds, written in 1827."

It is worth mentioning that due to various reasons such as monster invasion and improper storage, etc.

Even among the surviving printed versions, only 19 copies remain in the world today.

Without a doubt, the original manuscript is far more valuable. The starting price for this auction is two billion.

The two people in charge of the auction began, saying that the first item was not very useful to most war gods; it was just to warm up the atmosphere.

However, someone will likely spend a lot of money to buy this manuscript on American birds.

Li Yi was not interested in this thing, nor could he appreciate it.

However, some of the martial artists present were still willing to bid for this item.

There were many items up for auction, but Li Yi wasn't interested in most of them.

These auction items come from all over the world and from various forces.

He didn't need to bid on the items from the Extreme Martial Arts Academy's auction; it would have been cheaper to buy them inside the academy.

As for things that are truly precious or even non-renewable.

Those would never be put up for auction; each one would be kept for personal collection and research.

"The twenty-seventh item to be auctioned, a bottle of water of life, has a starting price of 10 billion Chinese yuan."

There has always been a market for water of life around the world, but the demand is not large because not many people can afford it.

However, they manage to sell a portion of it every year, so it's a steady stream of income.

"One hundred and eleven billion." A voice rang out from a corner of the auction hall.

"13 billion." Li Yi didn't hesitate for long before making his offer.

He was determined to obtain the water of life.

It would be best to prepare an extra copy of this if possible. If I had had a copy of the Water of Life with me last time, even if I was seriously injured, I would have been able to retain sufficient fighting strength.

However, generally speaking, no one would be so extravagant as to use the Water of Life to heal their injuries.

It's always good to have a copy for yourself.