Immortal?
What does 'immortal' mean?
Gaharon's hands trembled as he tried to adjust his glasses, but he fumbled, and they fell downstairs.
The crisp sound of shattering glass was incredibly jarring in the auction hall.
But no one cared about that.
Everyone just wanted to know one thing—what does 'immortal' mean?
How can one be immortal?
They weren't stupid; it was just that the possibility was too terrifying to consider.
"Elder Lop, what—what does 'immortal' mean?"
King Dalo asked in a hoarse voice.
Lop retorted:
"Mr. Dalo, what do you think? Immortal means immortal!"
"As the name suggests, the person holding this Totem of Undying can be immune to death once!"
"Whether you are an ordinary person with no profession, or a supreme expert, or even a god, as long as you hold this Totem of Undying, you can be immune to death once."
"Under circumstances where natural lifespan has not been exhausted, any fatal death will be negated by the Totem of Undying."
"When a fatal crisis is encountered, the Totem of Undying will shatter, and you can avoid this fatal damage."
"Even if a god attacks you, with the Totem of Undying triggered, you can still survive."
"Simply put,"
Lop looked around at everyone, his tone suddenly becoming somewhat airy,
"the Totem of Undying is your second life."
Boom!
The magical pressure in the hall suddenly surged skyward.
The greed in everyone's eyes was no longer suppressible; they were restless, wanting to rush forward and seize it.
This was no longer something that could be auctioned.
Even the witherstone greatsword and the fire dragon heart were not as important as this Totem of Undying!
Because it was a second life!
Because with it, even if a god attacked, one could still survive!
Because the person holding the Totem of Undying possessed the right to resurrect once!
To put it even more simply—with this item, death was no longer a certainty.
Although natural death from old age could not be negated, no one cared about that.
These were people who lived on the edge; natural death from old age?
Forget whether they even had the chance; with their strength, it would take countless years to die of old age!
Therefore.
Taking this item was equivalent to having two lives!
It was likely that in the eyes of Beyond the Limit experts, the value of this item surpassed even divine laws.
To be honest, Beyond the Limit experts, if they didn't ascend, had a much higher mortality rate than others.
The laws of the Heavenly Realm were no joke.
Seize it?
This word flashed through everyone's minds simultaneously.
But the next moment, the aura of the Lv101 expert pressed down overwhelmingly.
Even the Beyond the Limit giant dragon couldn't help but kneel on one knee, his face twisted in pain from the pressure.
The dominance of an existence Beyond the Limit over those below Beyond the Limit was absolute.
Their greed was curbed, and they finally understood why the Elven Kingdom had gone to such lengths for this treasure.
This item was worth it!
If not for this expert's suppression, they might really have taken the risk.
Lop smiled gracefully.
"Regarding the Totem of Undying, there are also some other features."
"For example, once triggered, it will increase life recovery effects, allowing your vitality to quickly return to its peak state."
"There's also a damage absorption effect; subsequent attacks, if they cannot break through the damage absorption in one hit, you still won't be harmed."
"Furthermore, there's a temporary fire resistance state; in this state, even if you directly face a Fire God's flame divine spell, you will be unharmed. So-called fire resistance means complete immunity to flame damage."
The more he spoke, the more these people became uncontrollably frenzied.
This item was not just an extra life, but also an almost invincible status buff.
After they had calmed down for a long time, Lop continued:
"Of course, those are all extras. The true important function of the Totem of Undying is that once triggered, it will remove all statuses on you."
"Good or bad, as long as it's a status, it can be removed. Whether it's a curse rooted in the soul or the so-called Heavenly Realm's Gaze, it will all be removed!"
"Above, that is the true function of the Totem of Undying!"
Lop spoke with conviction, but the auction hall was so quiet that even breathing was barely audible.
"Pope, he's lying!"
Tashiniya pouted.
"I've also triggered the Totem of Undying, so why hasn't the Heavenly Realm's Seal on me been removed at all? An Duo's Poverty Curse is the same!"
"This—"
Su Lin was a little troubled.
How should he explain this? Tell Tashiniya that An Duo's Poverty Curse was a continuously refreshing, naturally permanent buff?
Tell Tashiniya that the Heavenly Realm's Seal on her was also constantly being refreshed by the Heavenly Realm?
Wouldn't An Duo and Tashiniya completely freak out?
An Duo might just be sad.
But if Tashiniya knew she was so "valued" by the Heavenly Realm, wouldn't she immediately take Su Lin and slaughter her way through the Heavenly Realm?
"This isn't really lying; at least for them, it's true."
In the end, Su Lin still looked at Tashiniya with sympathy.
Even the Heavenly Realm's Gaze on Beyond the Limit experts was just a status similar to a targeting mark, and it wasn't constantly refreshing.
After all, the Heavenly Realm managed so many worlds and didn't have the time to constantly stare at one person.
But Tashiniya was different—she was constantly having her sealed status refreshed by the Heavenly Realm and the gods within the Heavenly Realm.
This was the result of the Elven Queen Xitali's observations and conjectures after breaking through Beyond the Limit.
The Heavenly Realm issued laws, and the gods provided divine power, grandly sealing Tashiniya, all to prevent her from returning to the Heavenly Realm.
Moreover.
It might not even be just one or two gods. To achieve such a continuously active law-imposing seal, conservatively estimated, it would require ten powerful gods to fuel it with divine power.
So what exactly was the situation with this idiot Tashiniya?
To make so many gods spare no expense to seal her in the Nether. Fortunately, Tashiniya didn't have the habit of prying into every detail, and her attention was quickly drawn to the exaggerated expressions of the adventurers.
Hilulele glanced down and whispered:
"Su Lin, are you sure it's fine even if they get the Totem of Undying?"
This item was different from the fire dragon heart and the like.
It was a treasure that the Elven Kingdom still sought to keep sealed, even now.
"Don't worry, it's fine."
Su Lin waved his hand nonchalantly.
"The Totem of Undying isn't that invincible. If one punch doesn't kill, two will do the trick."
Ultimately, this was just a life-saving item.
If some fool really thought that with the Totem of Undying they could challenge him, Su Lin could also show them what the "/kill" code meant.
Even on the Aetheram Continent, where he couldn't use codes, he had a continuous series of serious punches to teach them a lesson.
Hilulele thought about it; it seemed to be the same meaning.
So she settled down to watch the show.
After realizing that this storm wouldn't sweep through the Elven Kingdom, she was quite curious to see what the Aetheram Continent would become due to the MC Dungeon's resources.
"Totem of Undying… Undying…"
In the private box on the first floor, Gahaffa repeated the words, the clothes in his hands unknowingly torn to shreds.
His eyes were filled with reflections of the Totem of Undying.
That unremarkable item was filled with a magic that seduced people's hearts.
Gahaffa's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to five years ago.
If they had had the Totem of Undying then,
Nili might not have perished there, and the Golden Village would not have disbanded because of it.
They might even have come to the Elven Kingdom together to participate in the World's First Auction. If they had had the Totem of Undying then, it seemed all tragedies could have been averted.
But there seemed to be no such "if" in the world.
Dramatically, after the most important person died, the Totem of Undying arrived late.
"Bang!"
Gahaffa's blood-stained fist heavily slammed onto the table, leaving a large crack.
Like a raging lion, Gahaffa's eyes were bloodshot,
"Why—why didn't this thing appear sooner!"
"If we had had the Totem of Undying back then, nothing would have happened!"
Fatz and Hiron remained silent.
Only those who had lost the most important person could understand how important the existence of the Totem of Undying truly was.
It was just—
Fatz controlled himself from looking at the Totem of Undying and gently patted Gahaffa's shoulder.
"Even if the Totem of Undying had appeared back then, it wouldn't have belonged to us—"
"I know! I know it all!"
Gahaffa seemed to have returned to his state before reuniting with Fatz and the others, fragile and exhausted, curled up.
"But at least there was hope—"
The belated hope, for Gahaffa, was merely a sharp blade that reopened his wounds and tormented him repeatedly.
Fatz sighed and leaned into Gahaffa's ear, softly humming a few tunes.
Soon, Gahaffa frowned and fell into a deep sleep.
Hiron, somewhat weary, looked at Zehi, who was breathing heavily beside him, and whispered:
"So, the Olyana Kingdom isn't participating in this item either?"
"No!"
Uncharacteristically, Zehi spoke decisively, his tone already tinged with bloodlust.
"We must make a move! But not by auctioning!"
He knew the value of this item very well, and he also knew that the Olyana Kingdom couldn't afford it.
But the Olyana Kingdom absolutely had to obtain it!
"You want to—"
Fatz's heart trembled, and he looked at Zehi in disbelief.
The latter was already writing a new magic message with an expressionless face.
Fatz knew that the Olyana Kingdom was going to participate in the struggle surrounding the Totem of Undying.
They were going to gamble on that minuscule hope. As long as they obtained the Totem of Undying, it would be equivalent to the Olyana Kingdom's Beyond the Limit experts gaining an extra life.
They would also have an extra layer of protection.
Even if the Totem of Undying shattered, a Beyond the Limit expert whose Heavenly Realm's Gaze was removed would still be free to move around, which was too important for the Olyana Kingdom.
What's more, what if the old saying of the Gustik Holy Empire was true: breaking before building.
As long as the Olyana Kingdom first produced a powerful expert who achieved great feats like the Elven Kingdom, they could completely leap to become a great and powerful nation.
The situation on the Aetheram Continent was about to be completely reshuffled by the World's First Auction; the glory of Beyond the Limit experts would be replaced by Beyond the Limit experts.
Who could rise with the tide, and who would fade into obscurity.
It all depended on the great war after this auction ended.
This was a fair and just opportunity for all nations except the Elven Kingdom.
The Olyana Kingdom had been waiting for this opportunity for too long.
Fatz closed his mouth and said nothing. He couldn't think too much, nor could he ask too much; the more they knew, the more they would inevitably be drawn into this endless vortex.
This was not something adventurers could participate in.
The warm-up had reached its peak.
Lop could already clearly feel the almost insane greed of the national representatives, and even the adventurers were not without such extravagant desires.
Raising his hammer, Lop whispered:
"The grand finale item of the World's First Auction—the Totem of Undying."
"No reserve price auction, starting now!"
As the hammer struck the table, a crisp echo spread in all directions.
Intelligent people sensed that the Aetheram Continent was about to be reshuffled by a