Frenzied Bidding, Prince Xue Xing: Do Me a Favor

At this moment, Tang San and the others in the Purple Box clenched the jade plaques in their hands, their respective exchange points appearing in their minds.

"I only have One Thousand Auction Points..." Zhu Zhuqing said as she glanced at the information displayed on her jade plaque.

"Zhuqing, one thousand is already pretty good," Ma Hongjun said with a lecherous grin. "I only have eight hundred."

"Ah..."

Oscar sighed. "I only have nine hundred. I wonder what His Excellency Su Mu saw in us when he gave us Invitation Tokens?"

"He can't really expect us to auction off our Martial Souls and Lifespans, can he..."

"That sounds far too unbelievable."

"Xiao San, what do you think?"

"Perhaps His Excellency Su Mu really does value our Martial Souls and Lifespans," Tang San said with a nod. "If a treasure particularly suited to us appears, I can accept giving up some Lifespan. After all, we're still young."

Oscar shook his head. "I just want to live longer. I absolutely won't trade away my Lifespan."

"Me neither." Ma Hongjun fantasized, "I just want to live a little longer so I can meet more pretty girls."

"Unlock new positions sooner and achieve new accomplishments. I'm already sick of Cuihua from the village entrance. If I didn't have nowhere to vent my Evil Fire..."

He would never have gone to pound stakes.

"Fatty, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing snapped angrily, "Women deserve respect. We are not tools for you to vent your desires, much less dolls meant to cater to your filthy thoughts."

"Fatty, hurry up and apologize to Zhu Zhuqing." Dai Mubai immediately stood firmly behind Zhu Zhuqing.

"Zhu Zhuqing, I was wrong. I promise I won't say things like that again."

Ma Hongjun gave a perfunctory apology without the slightest sincerity, while inwardly grumbling, Dai Laoda has far more tricks for picking up girls than I do. What's he pretending to be some righteous saint for?

"Hmph, who doesn't know what he's thinking? He just wants to win the favor of the icy beauty Zhu Zhuqing."

I can also trade my Martial Soul for Auction Points. Tang San was overjoyed. He had never expected his ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to be worth so many Auction Points.

It was not much less than his other Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, the number one Tool Spirit Soul in the world.

If he encountered an exceptionally precious treasure, he could trade away the useless Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul directly and rely on the Clear Sky Hammer to make his way through the world from then on.

As the Auction Pavilion fell silent once more, Daji continued her announcement:

"The starting price is Ten Thousand Auction Points, with a minimum increment of One Thousand Auction Points for each bid."

"If there are no objections, the auction officially begins now."

"I bid fifteen thousand Auction Points."

As soon as Daji's voice fell, someone impatiently called out. Greed filled his voice, as though he already regarded the Heaven Restoring Pill as his own.

Twenty Thousand Auction Points.

Gasp—

After only two bids, the Heaven Restoring Pill's price had directly doubled, making everyone suck in a breath of cold air. This was simply too crazy.

On the first floor of the Auction Pavilion, a Soul Douluo in a large white box stared with burning eyes and muttered, "Don't raise it... Don't raise it again..."

He had made the previous bid of Twenty Thousand Auction Points.

It was not because he was so wealthy that he did not care about Twenty Thousand Auction Points.

Rather, he only had Twenty Thousand Auction Points. He wanted to raise the price in one go and make the other bidders back down.

Twenty-Three Thousand Auction Points.

Clearly, that Soul Douluo's plan had failed. Everyone capable of participating in the auction was a prominent figure. How could they be intimidated by such a price?

Twenty-Five Thousand Auction Points.

Another voice rang out. A smile appeared on Ning Fengzhi's lips as he casually called out a number.

Thirty Thousand Auction Points.

"Nana, these people are really crazy," Yan said with a sigh. "It's great to be rich."

"Let's just sit this Heaven Restoring Pill out."

Hu Liena looked at her Auction Points and said, "Money should be spent where it matters most. We should try to auction items that can increase our combat strength."

"Thirty-Five Thousand Auction Points."

In another Purple Box, Prince Xue Xing immediately offered a price.

A bad premonition arose in his heart.

When he had come to Spirit City this time, he had not expected to attend an auction, so he had not brought many treasures with him.

After receiving the Invitation Token, he had borrowed some chips from friends in Spirit City.

Yet he only had Seventy Thousand Auction Points in total. The price had already risen to thirty-five thousand when the auction had barely begun.

The Heaven Restoring Pill's final price might exceed his available funds.

Thirty-Six Thousand Auction Points.

Snake Lance Douluo also called out a bid, though he was not determined to obtain this Pill.

He was more interested in treasures that could increase Soul Power Level, or things like spirit bones.

He was bidding only because he was already here and wanted to feel involved.

"Chrysanthemum Du, what do you think of this Heaven Restoring Pill?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, although this Heaven Restoring Pill is precious, it is not particularly useful to people like us."

"Then just name a number." Bibi Dong spoke casually, utterly unconcerned about the cost.

Then...

"Forty Thousand Auction Points!"

"Heaven Dou Empire bids Fifty-Five Thousand Auction Points."

Prince Xue Xing bid once more. This price was already close to the limit of his funds, so he played a trick by adding the name of the Heaven Dou Empire to his bid.

His purpose was obvious.

As expected, cries of alarm rose throughout the Auction Pavilion.

Not only because the bid had jumped by fifteen thousand Auction Points at once.

But also because the bidder had announced his own identity.

The Heaven Dou Empire.

In an instant, nearly everyone turned to look toward the box from which the voice had come.

"The Heaven Dou Empire is one of the Two Great Empires of the Douluo Continent. Its territory is vast, and the treasures in its imperial treasury must be dazzling."

"I heard the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit City don't get along. They've been at odds for years over ownership of the Soul Hunting Forest. I didn't expect them to come to Spirit City this time."

Someone muttered quietly:

"The Heaven Dou Empire is really shameless. Announcing their identity is just an attempt to use their power to suppress others and make the other bidders afraid to bid, lest they offend the Heaven Dou Empire."

"They're simply being thugs..."

"Sigh, that's the advantage of a major power..."

On the Fourth Floor of the Auction Pavilion, a mocking smile appeared on Su Mu's lips. Prince Xue Xing was trying to cheat.

This severely harmed his ability to harvest Auction Points.

Although he knew that many people in the Auction Pavilion did not fear the Heaven Dou Empire.

He could not allow such a precedent to be set.

If he did not stop it this time, what would happen in the future when powerful figures like Bibi Dong or Qian Daoliu used their influence to suppress others?

"Heaven Dou Empire, Prince Xue Xing, this is your first warning. Upon accumulating two warnings, your Invitation Token from the Auction Pavilion will be reclaimed, and you will be permanently forbidden from entering the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion."

Upon hearing the discussions in the Auction Pavilion and Su Mu's warning, Prince Xue Xing's expression turned somewhat ugly.

After all, he was considered one of the foremost figures in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Yet in the Myriad Realms Auction Pavilion, no one gave him any face at all.

He could only pray that the other bidders would do him a small favor. Otherwise, if he missed this Heaven Restoring Pill—

Who knew when the next opportunity would come?

"Sixty Thousand Auction Points."

At that moment, a voice rang out, making Prince Xue Xing grit his teeth in fury. Just as he had feared!