The auction hall was silent.
This time, even breathing gradually ceased.
A fire dragon heart?
No!
It was the heart of a God!
What did this mean?
It meant the proud Dragon Island, isolated overseas, would go mad for it!
It meant the Elven Kingdom had the ability to kill a true God!
It meant the Elven Kingdom also possessed other God-tier hearts, and even more important God-tier resources than God-tier hearts!
After all, they hadn't forgotten that this God-tier heart was the second-to-last item in this World's First Auction!
Lop hadn't announced the bidding price for this heart, but the adventurers knew, and even representatives of some nations and powers knew.
This item wasn't for them.
They simply closed their eyes, not daring to even glance at it.
"The heart of a God—"
Zehi tremblingly raised his hand and pushed up his glasses.
"The Elven Kingdom—do they want to challenge the heavens? Are they crazy? How dare they sell something like this!"
The heart of a God-tier Dragon being put up for auction.
What did this mean?
The Elven Kingdom had slain a God—
Forget Beyond the Limit experts, this matter could cause an uproar in the Heavenly Realm.
Of course, whether it caused an uproar or not in the Heavenly Realm didn't matter, as they couldn't descend anyway.
But Dragon Island truly existed!
The heart of a God-tier Dragon was enough to make the entire Dragon Island mobilize.
"What on earth is the Elven Kingdom thinking?! Do they want to go to war with Dragon Island?!"
Gahaffa frantically pulled at his hair, large clumps of red curly hair falling to the ground.
Dragon slaying, God slaying—
And these two things were combined: the Elven Kingdom slew a Dragon God?!
It would be a miracle if Dragon Island didn't go mad!
Given Dragon Island's nature, from Beyond the Limit Dragons down to young hatchlings,
it was likely that all of them would be dispatched to attack.
Gahaffa truly couldn't understand what the Elven Kingdom was trying to do!
"Dragon Island won't pursue it—"
Fatz's face was extremely calm as he whispered:
"Rather, Dragon Island wouldn't dare to pursue it."
"Since the Elven Kingdom dared to bring it out, it proves they possess the power to slay a God. No matter how they slew a God, they achieved it."
"Although Dragon Island is arrogant, it's not foolish. Faced with an Elven Kingdom that possesses such power, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly."
Hiron hesitated for a moment, uncertainly asking:
"Is it possible that the Elven Kingdom just found this God-tier heart?"
"Impossible."
Fatz flatly denied it.
"Gods do not die of old age. If they die in a God-tier battle, the deceased God would become the spoils of the victor."
"Since the Elven Kingdom dared to auction it, it means they have more. Even if they found it, how could there be so many defeated and dead Dragon Gods leaving behind their Dragon Hearts?"
With that, Fatz closed his eyes wearily and leaned back on the sofa.
After several deep breaths, he whispered:
"This has nothing to do with us, and not much to do with other nations either."
Zehi nodded slightly, his mood complex as he said:
"The previous witherstone greatsword would attract Beyond the Limit experts to fight, but if small nations like ours acquired this Dragon Heart, it would surely lead to our destruction."
"Just watch—even nations like the Magic Dynasty might not dare to touch this God-tier heart."
But as he said this, Zehi lacked confidence.
That was the heart of a God—
It was hard to guarantee that nations wouldn't take a gamble and forcibly bid for it.
With a God-tier heart in hand, even through transplantation, one could probably surpass the Beyond the Limit.
This was equivalent to a ticket to Beyond the Limit, and it was hard to say that nations wouldn't risk being besieged by Dragon Island to make a move.
In the auction hall, Lop was not in a hurry to call for bids.
He understood the shock of a God-tier Dragon heart.
Although these Level 5 Dragons were used to form the Dragon Rider Army, their inherent value wasn't high, but they were still worth being shocked by.
Indeed, once outside the MC Dungeon, without the world's unique protection that forcibly reduces magic, the combat power and defense of Level 5 Dragons simply wouldn't reach the L300 God-tier.
But they were still genuinely Beyond the Limit experts, and their life essence was still genuinely God-tier.
So this didn't prevent Lop from praising the fire dragon heart.
This Dragon Heart wasn't being auctioned for gold coins; otherwise, Dragon Island would truly be furious.
Although the Elven Kingdom wasn't afraid, there was truly no need for it. The Elven Kingdom was quite fond of peace.
Lop more or less guessed Su Lin's intention to intervene, so he simply gave them some time.
He calmly closed his eyes, waiting for Su Lin's message.
"So, why did you suddenly decide to insert the fire dragon heart into the auction?"
Aelita looked puzzled.
Su Lin had clearly said before that they should try not to auction Dragon Race items at this auction.
Dragon Island's reaction wasn't that important, but they had to consider An Duo's feelings.
Look at An Duo; her little mouth was pouting so much it could hang a soy sauce bottle.
Su Lin smiled and stroked An Duo's dragon horn, whispering to her that he would forge ten more sets of golden dragon armor for her and let her come see them anytime to satisfy her cravings.
This little one was very easy to comfort; a few words and she was happy again.
After comforting An Duo, Su Lin gestured for Weini to take An Duo aside.
The following conversation was not suitable for An Duo to hear.
"So mysterious, can you tell me now?"
Aelita looked at Su Lin in confusion, who smiled and said:
"I was just thinking that the waters of the Aetheram Continent are already very murky, so we might as well take advantage of this opportunity to stir things up completely."
With that, Su Lin's gaze fixed on a small private room on the second floor.
The aura fluctuations there were the most frequent after the fire dragon heart appeared.
In that room, over a dozen magic messages flew out in a short moment.
He knew that for such a lively event as the World's First Auction, no matter how arrogant Dragon Island was, they would have to get involved.
He didn't know what methods those guys used; they even concealed themselves from the Council of Sages' magic detection.
If it weren't for the Elven Queens sending messages, he probably wouldn't have known that those seemingly ordinary adventurers were all Dragons!
There was even an L99-tier Dragon, with one foot already in the Beyond the Limit realm.
Su Lin wasn't sure if he came for An Duo or for God-tier resources.
But it didn't stop him from dragging Dragon Island into the mix as well.
It would be a huge loss not to have Dragon Island participate in such a big show after the auction, wouldn't it?
What's more—
He was very interested in Dragon Island, the continent's recognized most powerful force, even longer-lived than the Elf Race.
Especially their Dragonic magic.
According to the Elven Queens, that was an ancient magic lineage that had developed for tens of thousands, even nearly a hundred thousand years.
Su Lin always believed, what kind of full-spectrum magic user is one who cannot use Dragonic magic?
Anyway, one of the Elven Queens had already broken through to Beyond the Limit, so he didn't have to worry about the Elven Kingdom becoming a public enemy of the world.
At worst, they could just take the Dragon Rider Army out for another stroll.
Perhaps after breaking Dragon Island's arrogance, they could also become excellent candidates for Su Lin's next recruitment drive targeting nations.
"Sister, do you not have any objections either?"
Aelita scratched her head, feeling that Su Lin and Hilulele seemed even more aggressive than her now.
"Objections?"
Hilulele spread her hands.
"Why should I have any objections? Xitali Grandma has already reached the L101 Beyond the Limit tier, and we have Beyond the Limit troops like the Dragon Rider Army, and Redstone Armaments—"
"The entire continent combined might not even be our match right now. It's just a fire dragon heart. Let alone Dragon Island thinking we have the power to slay a God and not daring to act recklessly."
"Even if they are single-minded about revenge, it's a good opportunity for us to show off our strength. Who knows, we might even be able to pack up Dragon Island and bring it back to form a new Dragon Rider Army team."
Aelita looked a little lost.
These words—
Shouldn't they be coming from her?
She was the Elven Kingdom's most aggressive faction!
So Hilulele and Lop telling her every day not to be so aggressive, was it because they themselves wanted to be aggressive?
Aelita suddenly felt a sense of unease; her position seemed to be in jeopardy.
"Ailili, the wisdom of politics is the wisdom of adaptability, and the wisdom of adaptability is rooted in the size of one's fist."
Hilulele, uncharacteristically serious, patted Aelita's shoulder meaningfully.
"Being aggressive when your fist is small is courting death; being aggressive when your fist is big is only right!"
"Implementing adaptable measures based on the changing size of the Kingdom's fist is the wisdom a qualified Queen should possess."
Aelita seemed to understand something, but the next moment, it was as if she had forgotten everything.
But no matter what, at this moment, the Elven Princess had certainly grown a lot.
Su Lin looked at Hilulele with some surprise.
This one—
Didn't seem so thoughtless after all.
Indeed, being able to become a Queen at such a young age was by no means simple. Hilulele had clearly not been spoiled by the successive Queens.
It was just that many of the troubles she faced, she knew were minor problems with the Queens backing her up.
So, just swing the spiked club and get it done!
If the sky fell, the Queens who doted on their children would still have her back!
The auction hall maintained an extreme silence, even making everyone in the hall feel a little mentally sluggish.
Only experts like Gallon knew that it was the dragon's might, like molten iron, spreading and pressing down on everyone's hearts.
Finally, someone broke the silence.
From within that inconspicuous private room, a low, authoritative male voice rang out.
"All Dragonic magic books below the Forbidden tier from Dragon Island, and a fragment of the world's origin from a Dragon Dungeon."
Instantly, everyone lowered their heads.
Su Lin sat up, intrigued.
A fragment of the world's origin?
A new toy—
"A fragment of the world's origin, something that can only be found in a few truly top-tier Dungeons."
Hilulele, at the opportune moment, acted as an explainer, her expression also a little surprised.
The Elven Kingdom didn't even have this item.
"Of all the Dungeons on the entire Aetheram Continent, only the Dungeon of the Gustik Holy Empire and the Dungeon of Dragon Island are confirmed to possess fragments of the world's origin."
"No one knows exactly what they are. According to the speculation of successive Queens, they might be related to the complete laws of world nature."
Su Lin nodded thoughtfully, it seemed they had found a big treasure—
However, he could understand. A fire dragon heart of God-tier status, for other races, was merely something to comprehend the divine essence and laws within.
But for Dragon Island, if transplanted, it could potentially give birth to a Beyond the Limit existence.
In every sense, it was worth going all out for.
But a fragment of the world's origin containing complete world laws?
Did that Dungeon, then, represent other worlds that had shattered and drifted to the Aetheram Continent, then been absorbed by the continent's laws?
Su Lin looked at Tashiniya, but it was clear that this unlearned individual was also completely clueless about such secrets.
The bewilderment on her face was far more pronounced than on others.
But perhaps Weini knew?
Su Lin hid his thoughts and signaled Lop from a distance.
Receiving Su Lin's message, Lop chuckled:
"Regarding this fire dragon heart, the bidding has not officially begun yet. Please be patient."
"Slap!"
The tightly shut window was violently pushed open, and a square-faced man appeared before all the adventurers.
A pair of sharp dragon horns gradually rose from his head, and his dragon's might almost materialized, spreading and pressing down on everyone's hearts.
"Two fragments of the world's origin."
The Dragon Race representative's face remained impassive as he gazed at Lop.
"Elder Lop should understand, besides us, no one dares to take this thing!"
Too arrogant!
Many representatives from various nations felt an inexplicable anger rise within them, but before it could fully ignite, a strange magical pressure surged into their hearts.
Gallon and the other experts' expressions changed.
Qualitative magic!
After a long period of internal turmoil, Gallon and the others finally closed their eyes, choosing