Other Auction Items

However, setting aside his mediocre appearance, this greasy middle-aged man did have some substance.

From his aura and gait, Li Yuan could tell that this fellow was a Spirit Master, and his Soul Power Cultivation was probably not low.

Li Yuan could not yet determine exactly what level of Spirit Master he was, but he appeared to be at least a Six-Ringed Spirit Emperor, perhaps even a Seven-Ringed Spirit Sage.

A Spirit Master of that level was unquestionably considered an expert on Douluo Continent. Even Li Yuan did not dare to take such a powerful opponent lightly.

Thus, Li Yuan automatically overlooked the greasy middle-aged man's ordinary appearance and greeted him with great enthusiasm.

Judging from appearances alone, no one would have guessed that just seconds earlier, Li Yuan had been mocking the man's looks in his heart.

"Of course. I'm the one who intends to auction a spirit bone. You must be the person in charge of the auction house, sir. How should I address you?"

"Mr. Li, my surname is Jin. You may call me Old Jin or Fatty Jin. You were right just now—I am the chief steward of the Heaven Dou Auction House."

With a smile plastered across his face, Fatty Jin greeted Li Yuan while carefully studying him, hoping to uncover some details about his background.

Yet he ultimately came up empty-handed. Li Yuan had concealed himself well, and Fatty Jin could not discern his background for the time being. He could only make judgments based on the information visible on the surface.

The man before him, dressed in strange clothing, was likely a Spirit Master. His strength was unknown, but he should not be weak. As for anything else, it required further observation.

Precisely because he could not gauge Li Yuan's background, Fatty Jin spoke to him in an exceptionally polite tone, afraid that he might accidentally offend him.

"So it's Steward Jin. A pleasure, a pleasure!"

Li Yuan likewise did not wish to offend anyone from the Heaven Dou Auction House. After all, he was counting on them to auction his goods, so he smoothly exchanged a round of business pleasantries with Steward Jin.

After exchanging courtesies, the two finally began discussing business.

"Mr. Li, the Heaven Dou Auction House will take this deal. We can hold the auction today and invite the prominent figures of Heaven Dou City to bid. What do you think?"

"Of course, no problem." Li Yuan naturally wanted the money as soon as possible, so he agreed at once.

Fatty Jin, on the other hand, was also worried that delays might bring complications. Thus, the two immediately saw eye to eye and quickly settled on the time of the auction: this afternoon, two hours from now.

"Mr. Li, while your spirit bone is not top-grade, it is still quite valuable. Therefore, our auction house has set the starting price at three million Gold Soul Coins. What do you think?"

"Three million? No problem." Li Yuan was fairly satisfied with the price. Spirit bones were precious, but they were not truly priceless.

Some spirit bones had been auctioned on Douluo Continent before, with final prices ranging from several million Gold Soul Coins to over ten million Gold Soul Coins.

Li Yuan's Left Arm Bone came only from a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast. In terms of rarity, it certainly could not compare to a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. Nor was it a relatively rare skull bone or torso bone, so a starting price of three million was reasonable.

Meanwhile, after settling the auction arrangements with Li Yuan, Fatty Jin also breathed a sigh of relief. Even for the Heaven Dou Auction House, this was absolutely a major deal.

Successfully negotiating such a huge transaction could only benefit Fatty Jin.

"Also, Steward Jin, I said before that this spirit bone is only one of the items I wish to auction. Besides it, I have a few other things I'd like to put up for auction. What do you think?"

Yet just as Fatty Jin felt relieved, Li Yuan's youthful voice sounded once more.

"There's more?" Fatty Jin no longer cared about Li Yuan's bizarre voice. His attention was completely seized by what Li Yuan had just said, and he stared at him in astonishment.

"May I ask what else you wish to auction, Mr. Li?" After a pause, Fatty Jin asked.

"Oh, nothing much. Besides the spirit bone, I intend to auction a piece of spirit beast hide—the hide of a Sixty Thousand Year Savage Baboon—and a Sixty Thousand Year White Jade Mammoth tusk."

"Oh, and the essence blood of an Eighty Thousand Year Golden Lion, the essence blood of a Seventy Thousand Year Purple Gold Jade Face Fox, and the venom of a Twenty Thousand Year Six-Headed Wolf Scorpion."

"Mm, that should be about it." Li Yuan listed several materials in succession. Naturally, he had acquired these things from Juhua's brothers before leaving.

The Savage Baboon hide was the piece Juhua had skinned off years ago, which Li Yuan had kept all this time. The White Jade Mammoth tusk had broken off when the fourth brother, the White Jade Mammoth, fought other spirit beasts in the past. The White Jade Mammoth had kept it as a memento.

In the end, Li Yuan dug it out and planned to sell it for money. As for the Golden Lion and Purple Gold Jade Face Fox, they had each given Li Yuan some of their essence blood. Only the last item, the Six-Headed Wolf Scorpion venom, had been obtained by Li Yuan himself.

While in the Sunset Great Forest, Li Yuan had fought a Six-Headed Wolf Scorpion and had nearly been killed by it.

Of course, that Six-Headed Wolf Scorpion had not fared much better. Li Yuan had torn off three of its heads, and after that battle, he had obtained quite a bit of Six-Headed Wolf Scorpion venom.

This time, he had only taken out a portion to sell. More than half remained, and it might come in handy someday. It was always good to be prepared.

"Th-this..." Fatty Jin beside him was nowhere near as composed. Every time Li Yuan named another item, Fatty Jin's expression changed, as though he were performing face-changing opera.

To be honest, when Li Yuan first brought out the spirit bone, Fatty Jin had doubted Li Yuan's true strength. Perhaps the fellow before him was merely an ordinary Spirit Master who had stumbled into incredible luck.

Perhaps he had simply been lucky enough for a spirit bone to drop while hunting a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast.

For a moment, Fatty Jin had even entertained the thought of killing him and taking the treasure. Spirit bones were simply too precious. Although Fatty Jin was a level sixty-nine Spirit Emperor, he had never fused with a single spirit bone.

If he could get his hands on this spirit bone, his strength would certainly increase greatly. He might even advance further and become a Spirit Sage.

Fortunately, Fatty Jin ultimately restrained the greed in his heart. On one hand, he could not see through the background of the black-robed, masked man before him and did not dare act rashly. On the other hand, it was because of his own identity.