They were all minor items, nothing that interested Ye Xiwen. Still, the atmosphere was exceptionally lively, and many Sea Race experts competed to bid for them.
The auction had gone on for nearly half its duration. Ordinary Sea Race experts had bid frequently, but the top elites from the various sea domains had yet to make a move, as though they were waiting for the final centerpiece auction items.
Yet this was the usual procedure for any auction. The most important items were always saved for last.
"All right, everyone. Next, please welcome our next auction item. Unlike the previous ones, this item is a living creature!" The young Sea Race man wore a somewhat suggestive expression.
Everyone was somewhat puzzled, and even Ye Xiwen found his interest piqued. Generally speaking, living creatures were rarely auctioned off.
But he soon saw what it was. Or rather, it was not an object, but a human figure—a woman who looked to be in her twenties. Her clothes were tattered, and through the ragged fabric, fair skin could occasionally be glimpsed beneath.
Her dainty, exquisite face was filled with stubbornness, but her shoulder blades had been completely shackled. She looked utterly devoid of any imposing aura.
What made Ye Xiwen immediately furrow his brow was that this woman was not of the Sea Race, but a human.
Though humans and the Sea Race were often very similar, especially the higher-ranking Sea Race, who gradually developed toward Dao bodies as their cultivation improved and thus came to resemble humans more and more.
But no matter what, that could not conceal the fact that they were not human!
The auras of different races were utterly distinct. Ye Xiwen could only conceal or imitate the aura of his race; he could not change it. This woman's