Luckily, the thick black mist concealed Lin Ziyi's expression, so he did not have to hide his panic in front of everyone.
Now that Golden Crocodile Douluo was no longer bidding, and no one else seemed inclined to make an offer, was this item really going to go unsold?
Even if Tushan Lingling bought it herself, they only had 5000 Gold Soul Coins. How could they possibly afford the system's price of 8500?
Sigh... forget it, forget it. He could not let anyone discover that Tushan Lingling was really a shill.
Hopefully, the system would forgive their mistake... With that thought, Lin Ziyi could only continue following the procedure:
"8500 Gold Soul Coins, going once... 8500 Gold Soul Coins, going three times! Sol—"
Before he could say the word "sold," at that critical moment, a middle-aged man seated in position one, with silver-white center-parted hair and a full beard around his mouth, suddenly raised his hand.
"Wait! I bid 9000 Gold Soul Coins!!"
"Hmm?!"
Hearing that voice, Lin Ziyi was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly looked at him.
The man's exposed chest was covered in solid muscles, his large hands were thick with calluses, and he wore plain gray-black clothes.
Seeing his blacksmith-like appearance, the name of a sect suddenly surfaced in Lin Ziyi's mind.
Peerless battle hammers, towering Clear Sky Sect!!
This man was from the Clear Sky Sect!
Judging by the aura of authority radiating from him, he was most likely the current sect master of the Clear Sky Sect—Tang Xiao!
He had not expected Tang Xiao to be here as well.
Two of the Upper Three Sects had already arrived. He wondered whether anyone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had come too.
Lin Ziyi did not dwell on it, and an involuntary note of delight entered his voice.
"9000 Gold Soul Coins. Are there any other bids? If not, this lot will belong to the guest in position one!"
With Tang Xiao's bid, Lin Ziyi was no longer in a hurry. His gaze swept over the crowd before finally settling on Golden Crocodile Douluo.
It was all that old bastard's fault. He had nearly made the item go unsold!
If the system had a blacklist, Lin Ziyi would absolutely blacklist him and make sure he could never enter the Misty Auction House again!
Seeing that no one else was truly going to bid, Lin Ziyi brought down the hammer.
"Sold! Congratulations to the guest in position one for obtaining this lot!"
As the transaction was completed, the system's voice rang out in his mind once more.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Ziyi chose half of the 9000 Gold Soul Coins this time!
If Tang Xiao had not suddenly stepped in just now, the item truly would have gone unsold!
If he had had enough money to buy it himself, that would have been fine. But in reality, he did not have enough, and he would truly have had to bear the consequences of a failed auction...
So, in order to increase his funds, Lin Ziyi chose to give up this not-particularly-necessary God's Eye.
Although this thing made it easier to cultivate to higher levels than with an ordinary martial soul, it was not of much use to him.
His martial soul did not need cultivation. As long as he completed auction after auction, it could improve!
There was no real need for him to spend extra energy cultivating another power.
With 4500 Gold Soul Coins credited to his account, Lin Ziyi's funds rose to 9500, greatly increasing his margin for error in the auction!
Congratulations, Host, for completing this auction. Reward: Level +1. Current level: 11.
Hearing that his level could continue rising without regard for soul ring restrictions, Lin Ziyi breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Now, he could be considered a genuine soul master!
He just did not know how many years the soul rings rewarded by the system would have in the future, or what skills they would grant him...
As the fourth lot appeared, Lin Ziyi's attention was immediately drawn to it.
With the system's reminder, Lin Ziyi learned that this was the final lot of the auction!
As the finale, like the previous auction, it had to be the most incredible lot, right?
With that thought, Lin Ziyi reached out and touched the ball of light!
As the light scattered like fireflies, a thick, blood-red mist suddenly erupted, staining the entire auction house!
At the same time, a powerful aura spread outward, causing everyone present to widen their eyes!
Lin Ziyi was equally astonished, because what lay before him was actually a spirit bone!
And judging by its blood-red radiance and the terrifying aura emanating from it, it was undoubtedly a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!!
He had not expected the system to be able to produce something this precious. This was truly wonderful!
Before long, after listening to the system's introduction, Lin Ziyi smiled and introduced it to the crowd.
"I believe everyone already knows what this is. That's right, this is an exceptionally rare Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!
"Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones come from Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and a single Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast possesses strength at least comparable to that of a human Super Douluo!
"The stronger ones can even rival a Limit Douluo!
"Soul beasts capable of cultivating for a hundred thousand years are already rare, so the spirit bones they leave behind after death are far rarer than Super Douluo on the continent!
"Furthermore, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone can grant its absorber two Spirit Bone Skills comparable to hundred-thousand-year soul skills!
"So there is no need for me to elaborate on this spirit bone's value, is there?
"This Head Spirit Bone came from a hundred-thousand-year Purple Spirit Wolf!
"The Purple Spirit Wolf is a wolf-like soul beast. Though physically rather frail, it possesses exceptionally powerful Spiritual Power.
"Therefore, aside from granting two skills, this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone can greatly increase the absorber's Spiritual Power!
"Spiritual Power can directly affect a person's potential and increase resistance to mental-type soul skills...
"The starting bid is 10,000 Gold Soul Coins! Each increase must be no less than 1000!"
After Lin Ziyi finished his detailed introduction, the venue immediately erupted in an uproar!
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was a heavenly treasure even rarer than a Titled Douluo!
No one had expected the Misty Auction House to produce even such a treasure. Could the Black Mist Person on the stage truly be a godlike being?
Some marveled, while others could no longer resist beginning to bid!
However, the exorbitant starting price alone made most people hesitate!
10,000 Gold Soul Coins was already equivalent to the entire fortune of quite a few people here!
Although a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was exceedingly precious, many were unwilling to exchange their entire fortunes for it.
Besides, without the strength to protect it, even if they won the bid, they might not be able to keep such a treasure...
Thus, the ones bidding now were naturally those protected by clans or powerful factions.
"10,000 Gold Soul Coins!" The woman in the ink-wash-style cheongsam at position fifty-six gritted her teeth and made a bid.
If she had not spent 6000 Gold Soul Coins at the previous auction, she would have been much more confident in competing for this rare treasure.
"20,000!" Yu Yuanzhen in position twenty-two calmly spoke a number.
As the third greatest sect with deep reserves, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School still had several lots of 10,000 Gold Soul Coins!
And 10,000 Gold Soul Coins already possessed purchasing power equivalent to one hundred million in Lin Ziyi's previous life!
However, because Yu Yuanzhen had already won an item earlier, according to Lin Ziyi's rules, he had to bid at least twice the previous person's price!
Although the divine craftsman Lou Gao also wanted to continue bidding, he would have to offer 40,000 now!
Though he could afford it, considering that he was not a Titled Douluo...
Even if he absorbed this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, he would not be able to fully unleash its effects, so he gave up on bidding.
But soon, the world's number one sect, the Clear Sky Sect, also had Tang Xiao announce a price.
"23,000 Gold Soul Coins!"
At this moment, Tushan Lingling also chimed in, "25,000!"
The venue suddenly fell silent for several seconds.
Just as Lin Ziyi cried inwardly, begging this little ancestor not to cause trouble again...
Golden Crocodile Douluo in position sixty-nine suddenly raised his hand and shouted in an unquestionable voice.
"30,000 Gold Soul Coins!!"
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