The First Auction Item

"Dai Laoda, Xiao San, hurry up and try this tea." Ma Hongjun urged them, unable to hide the amazement on his face.

"Fatty, don't act like you've never seen the world." Dai Mubai spoke with an arrogant expression. "Once the auction is over, when we pass through Heaven Dou City on our way back to the academy, I'll broaden your horizons."

"I'll show you what truly good tea is."

What a country bumpkin entering a grand estate, making a fool of himself at every turn. Tang San sneered inwardly. This damned fatty was always making a fuss over nothing.

As he spoke, he casually picked up a cup of tea and drank it.

A faint fragrance mixed with a trace of bitterness slowly spread across Tang San's taste buds. It was nothing special.

Tang San evaluated it inwardly. It was good tea, but compared to the finest teas he had drunk before crossing over, there was still quite a...

As a warm sensation spread through him, however, he found himself unable to say the word "gap."

Their eyes met. Dai Mubai and Tang San both saw the shock in each other's gaze!!

This tea was far from ordinary!

In another private room, Ning Fengzhi set down his teacup. "Uncle Jian, have some too."

"No." Sword Douluo Chen Xin replied blandly, "I don't drink other people's tea."

Ning Fengzhi explained, "Uncle Jian, my Distraction Control Method has been stalled at the sixth level, Six Ruyi Heart, for many years. I've never been able to break through."

"After drinking a cup of this tea just now, it felt as though I entered an incomparably profound state of mind. I seem to have gained a trace of insight into the Distraction Control Method."

"Although I haven't broken through to the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart yet, I can feel that the barrier I've never been able to cross is about to shatter."

"It's that miraculous?" Sword Douluo Chen Xin knew Ning Fengzhi was a steady person who would never exaggerate.

With a stretch of his right hand, the teacup on the table flew into his palm on its own. He raised it to his lips and drank.

"Your Excellency the Pope, this tea can actually help Spirit Masters strengthen their bodies and comprehend soul skills."

Chrysanthemum Douluo savored the lingering fragrance in his mouth, greedily sucking in the remaining tea at the corner of his lips.

"The effects of a single cup of tea are actually comparable to the Enlightenment Pills Spirit Hall refines using dozens of precious herbs."

"No, its effects are even better than an Enlightenment Pill."

One had to know that the Enlightenment Pills refined by Spirit Hall could help Spirit Masters cleanse impurities from their bodies. While making them purer and stronger, they could also help low-level Spirit Masters increase their Soul Power.

Yet every Enlightenment Pill cost hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coins. Ordinary Spirit Masters could never afford one.

Among the younger generation, only Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were qualified to use them.

It was not only because they were priceless. More importantly, their ingredients were extremely precious and exceedingly scarce throughout Douluo Continent. They were all controlled by the Two Great Empires and Spirit Hall.

They would never be given away easily as gifts.

Yet the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion actually used such precious tea to entertain its guests, brewing it so casually and letting them drink as much as they pleased.

Just how extravagant was this?

Because she had accepted the Rakshasa God's God Trial and had been influenced by the Rakshasa God, there had always been a suppressed killing intent deep within Bibi Dong's heart.

After Bibi Dong took a small sip, a refreshing and comfortable feeling spread through her, weakening that killing intent considerably.

Bibi Dong's hand, soft and slender, gently lifted the teacup. She took another sip, only to discover that the refreshing sensation capable of washing away and suppressing the killing intent within her body was gone.

Did this tea's miraculous effect only work once?

Even so, it had already shocked her beyond measure.

The killing intent hidden within Bibi Dong's heart stemmed from both her God Trial and her journey through Hell Road all those years ago.

As a Titled Douluo, Bibi Dong could only suppress that killing aura. One could imagine just how powerful it was.

Yet a single cup of tea had weakened that killing intent considerably.

How could that not be astonishing!!

At that moment, Bibi Dong realized that, as the Pope, she felt as though she were a Soul Grandmaster facing a Titled Douluo when confronting the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion.

"It's time for your performance." Su Mu stroked Daji's silky tail as he looked at the greedy gazes emerging from the many private rooms.

The next moment, the entire Auction Pavilion suddenly went dark.

"What's going on?"

Hiss—

"Dai Laoda, there aren't ghosts, are there?" Oscar cried out in alarm, clinging tightly to Dai Mubai.

"Xiao San, what do you think?" Although Dai Mubai had the highest Soul Power Level and was the leading big brother of Shrek Academy, ever since Tang San joined them—

—an unspoken team centered around Tang San had gradually formed. Even Dai Mubai had failed to notice that whenever trouble arose, he would instinctively ask Tang San's opinion first.

"My guess is that the owner of the Auction Pavilion used some ability, or perhaps some mechanism within the Auction Pavilion, to block out the sunlight."

"Don't worry." After a pause, Tang San gave up and said, "With our strength, even if something bad happened, we couldn't do anything in an Auction Pavilion where Titled Douluo are everywhere."

Might as well just lie flat.

Sword Douluo instantly raised his fighting spirit to its peak, vigilantly sensing his surroundings.

Could this auction truly be a carefully planned ambush...

"Uncle Jian, there's no need to worry too much."

"Welcome, everyone, to the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion. I wonder whether you are satisfied with the tea in your private rooms."

As the voice rang out, several beams of light began flashing before finally converging on the enormous auction platform at the center.

A graceful yet petite figure appeared. It was Daji. She introduced herself, "I am the auctioneer for this auction—Daji."

"I will be hosting this auction."

Uh—

Xiao Ao, see that? I told you not to make such a fuss all the time.

That was just a warm-up before the auction officially began. What were you panicking about!!!

"Exactly. Ning Rongrong likes mature and steady boys." Zhu Zhuqing spoke up.

"Really? Really?" Oscar's eyes filled with excitement. Beside Zhu Zhuqing, he looked left and right as he pressed on, asking,

"Zhuqing, did Rongrong say what else she likes?"

"Zhuqing, when Rongrong comes back, tell her that I have everything she likes. Even if I don't, I can learn."

"Get lost."

"Get lost."

"Ah—"

Dai Mubai directly gave Oscar a pair of panda eyes. "I'll help you clear your head."

"Could you stop disturbing us while we watch the auction? This is important!!"

"Everyone, the auction now officially begins!" Daji was brimming with energy and enthusiasm.

"There are three auction items in this auction, and each one is more valuable than the last."

"Let us present the first auction item. I believe the value of this first item alone will make your trip worthwhile."

At the center of the auction platform, a jade pillar slowly rose. On the white jade pedestal sat a small white jade bottle.

When the white jade bottle appeared, a refreshing medicinal fragrance had already spread through the air.

The lingering scent alone was enough to intoxicate people.

"This is a high-grade pill."

There were no lack of knowledgeable people in the Auction Pavilion, and they immediately identified the source of the fragrance.

Dugu Bo, clad in green armor, sat alone in a private room. His eyes narrowed slightly as he stared fixedly at the white jade bottle.

As an expert in poisons on Douluo Continent, he was also highly knowledgeable about pill refinement.

He had gathered some herbs in Sunset Forest as well.

Years of experience told him that this pill was absolutely extraordinary.