A pale-skinned female fiend with tentacles growing from the back of her head slowly emerged from backstage. Her suction-cup-like hands held a glass Square Coffin flat, inside which the first auction item was being preserved.
"This is—!" Quite a few fiends rose from their seats in shock.
It was an irregular crystal, its surface giving off billowing dark-gray smoke. Something seemed to be flowing inside the crystal.
"This thing is a Chaos Demon Crystal? And it's actually this huge! Weren't the nine ordinary auction items supposed to come first, followed by the treasures kept in reserve?"
"No... There's something wrong with this Chaos Demon Crystal. Didn't you notice that the Chaos Aura inside it has been leaking this whole time?"
"Indeed. If the Demon Crystal were intact, there would be no need to cover it with a glass Square Coffin."
For a moment, the entire auction hall erupted into heated discussion.
Elder Jun, the auction host, loudly suppressed the commotion. "There's no need for me to give this item too much of an introduction. It is the precious Chaos Demon Crystal produced deep within Mount of Demons. Unfortunately, an accident occurred during mining, slightly damaging the crystal's surface. Once exposed to the air, the Chaos Aura stored inside will completely dissipate in about five minutes."
Hearing Elder Jun's explanation, most of those present could not help sighing. "Ah... What a waste of a treasure."
The Chaos Demon Crystal was a treasure that could be said to be priceless despite its price. One had once been sold at auction for more than ten thousand taels of Demon Steel.
It was generally made into items worn close to the body. Simply wearing one could nourish and guard the soul.
Wearing it for a long time could also gradually increase the wearer's Chaos