Auction Begins!

Lin Ziyi felt a bit confused when the King of Slaughter suddenly lowered his proud head.

He actually preferred the defiant attitude the other had just displayed...

Although his current body was completely enveloped in black mist, making him look somewhat eerie and terrifying.

But the other party had lived for one or two hundred years; he should have witnessed all sorts of terrifying scenes... he shouldn't be scared by his harmless appearance, right?

Lin Ziyi didn't overthink it. As his gaze swept over the crowd, no one dared to speak another word.

At this moment, the patterns on the surface of the circular auction stage, like crop circles, lit up with a golden halo!

A square pedestal with sides half a meter long slowly rose in front of Lin Ziyi.

A golden light sphere floated above the pedestal. To the lower right of the sphere was a hexagonal base for an auction hammer, with a wine-red glow flickering on its surface!

Lin Ziyi suddenly felt a strange force compelling him to open his right hand.

A small, swirling, dark purple hammer immediately appeared in his palm. It was his divine-grade Martial Soul—the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer!!

This hammer was completely different from what Lin Ziyi had imagined:

The front of the hammer head resembled the rounded head of an octopus, while the back had a curled, tentacle-like tip.

The hammer handle was covered in dense, small circular suction cups, and it felt like a slippery tentacle!

But because of the suction cups, Lin Ziyi didn't have to grip it tightly, and the handle wouldn't slip from his hand...

Looking at his Martial Soul, Lin Ziyi inexplicably felt a bit creepy—its peculiar appearance really made one's sanity drop drastically!

Fortunately, besides its unique appearance, the material of this auction hammer was quite hard. Otherwise, Lin Ziyi might have had nightmares at night...

The young man didn't ponder further, his gaze focusing on the light sphere before him.

The light sphere was about the size of his palm, semi-transparent, with something resembling a duck faintly visible within.

As he reached out and touched the light sphere, the golden light suddenly dissipated, revealing a duck doll with a rat's head!

Where the duck's neck should have been, it was replaced by a rat's head.

The rat's mouth had also become a flat duck's bill... It looked strangely cute at first glance.

At this moment, the System's voice sounded in his mind:

[Treasure Name: Rat-Rat I Duck.]
[Treasure Effect: Can ignore level and designate one target to say and do the exact opposite of their inner thoughts or actions for two and a half minutes!]
[Permanent Treasure: Can be used once daily, refreshing every twenty-four hours.]
[Each use will also affect the user. However, as long as one does not think or move, the backlash can be avoided.]
[Suggested Starting Bid: 100 Gold Soul Coins, with each bid increment no less than 100 Gold Soul Coins.]

After listening to the System's introduction of the treasure, Lin Ziyi gave a wry smile.

What kind of powerful being in what world created this thing?

Why could a rat and a duck be combined so seamlessly?

Was this something a human could even conceive of?

He could only say, as expected of an auction item selected by the System from myriad worlds, the visual effect was quite explosive!

As the first auction item revealed its true form, the ten people in their seats curiously craned their necks.

Lin Ziyi organized the information in his mind and introduced the treasure's effects and auction price to the crowd using terms more easily accepted on the Douluo Continent.

Of course, he replaced the term "treasure" with "Soul Tool."

And the treasure's name was changed to the more easily understood "Rat-Head Duck."

Upon hearing that this "Soul Tool" called "Rat-Head Duck" could actually make people say and do the opposite of their intentions, and for as long as two and a half minutes, most people showed expressions of astonishment!

This was simply an incredibly powerful control-type item!

Although it had obvious drawbacks, as long as it was handled properly, those drawbacks could be completely ignored...

The crowd quickly became very interested in this item!

However, at this moment, a charming woman in a watercolor-themed qipao, seated in position number three, smiled and asked:

"Although your introduction is very enticing, how can we be sure this thing truly possesses the effects you claim?"

Lin Ziyi was not surprised by the woman's skepticism.

After all, this was his first auction; he hadn't established any credibility or reputation yet!

He immediately grasped the item floating on the pedestal and pointed the duck's bill of the Rat-Head Duck at the voluptuous woman in the qipao.

The woman's delicate body trembled violently, as if controlled by some invisible force!

Lin Ziyi's voice was indifferent as he issued the command: "Go kiss the fatty in seat number two."

As soon as he said this, the qipao-clad woman's mind was immediately filled with a sense of resistance!

However, what she didn't expect was that her body would move uncontrollably, standing up and walking straight towards the excited fatty in seat number two.

As she watched the fatty pout his lips, waiting for her kiss, the woman in the qipao felt a surge of intense nausea!

Just as her face drew closer and closer to the fatty's, she suddenly realized she was being controlled by that "Rat-Rat I Duck."

Recalling the auctioneer's introduction, she took a deep breath, doing her best to transform her thoughts into "I want to proactively kiss the fatty."

As expected, the moment this thought formed, her body immediately stopped moving and she turned back to her seat!

The woman in the qipao let out a heavy sigh of relief. A moment later, she couldn't help but complain:

"I still don't acknowledge that your auction item possesses the effect you described..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman in the qipao covered her red lips in horror and clutched her heaving chest, realizing she was still under the "Rat-Rat I Duck's" control!

She had only questioned it a moment ago and was already being controlled by a Soul Tool.

Now, saying something like this, wouldn't it only provoke the other party's displeasure even more?

The others who witnessed the scene had also seen the effect of this Soul Tool.

Although some suspected the woman in the qipao was a shill, some people had already started bidding!

A white-haired young girl wearing a veil, sitting in seat number five, slowly raised her hand, her voice light and clear:

"Two hundred Gold Soul Coins."

Seeing someone bid, the others immediately became restless.

They were all people who weren't short on money. Even if they spent a few hundred Gold Soul Coins on a piece of junk, it wouldn't be too much of a loss; they could just consider it a lesson learned!

But if they happened to buy the real deal, they'd be making a huge profit!

With this thought, the fatty in seat number two, who had failed to kiss the beautiful woman in the qipao, immediately raised his plump hand:

"Three hundred Gold Soul Coins!"

The purple-haired little loli in seat number four, who disliked the fatty, immediately suppressed the bid:

"Five hundred Gold Soul Coins!"

Upon hearing this price, the few people who had wanted to raise their hands to bid also silently lowered their arms.

On the Douluo Continent, one Gold Soul Coin was roughly equivalent to ten thousand yuan in Lin Ziyi's past life.

And five hundred Gold Soul Coins would be about five million.

Even though everyone present were top-tier big spenders, five million was still a considerable sum for them.

Therefore, most people chose to wait and see, not continuing to bid.

"Five hundred Gold Soul Coins once."

"Five hundred Gold Soul Coins twice!"

"Five hundred Gold Soul Coins thrice—Sold!! Congratulations to the guest in seat number four for acquiring this Soul Tool!"

Lin Ziyi forcefully struck the base of the auction hammer with his own!

As the "duang~" sound rang out, a circular imprint suddenly appeared where the pale red base met the auction hammer!

The illusory imprint was composed of countless mysterious runes, appearing at first glance like a miniature magic array!

The System's explanation sounded out at precisely this moment:

[Congratulations to the Host for a successful auction! The item belongs to the guest in seat number four. The Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer has set up an auction protection contract for them!]

[Unless the guest in seat number four voluntarily gives the item away, no one can snatch or use it!]

[Congratulations to the Host for completing an auction, rewarding a 1-level Martial Soul upgrade! Current Martial Soul level: Level 1.]

[Rewarding the Host with half the auction gold or the same item.]

[Please the Host make your choice immediately!!]