<7 Billion Energy Pearls.>
The entire coliseum reeled.
Gasps and murmurs erupted like sparks across dry tinder.
"Seven billion?! What kind of price is that?!"
"The bid just doubled in a single move! Who does that?!"
"That much wealth… It's equal to the combined fortune of a standard millennial empire! And for a technique that can't even be passed on? This is absurd!"
"You're wrong," a deeper, older voice responded, calm yet firm, "Lord Hedric isn't just buying a martial art. He's buying survival. He's buying the ability to rise again when death comes calling."
Someone else sneered, his tone laced with disbelief.
"So what? Has the universe lost its mind? Are there no more healing methods left in existence?!"
Another scoffed, shaking his head like one would at a naïve child.
