"The next item up for auction is the Magnetic Core Bead. There are five sets, with two beads in each set. As everyone knows, the principle behind making these beads is similar to that of the Origin Blast Bead. However, the Magnetic Core Bead harnesses the power at the heart of a magnetic storm, hence its name. Its explosive force is dozens of times greater than that of an Origin Blast Bead, making it a formidable weapon for both offense and defense. They are exceedingly rare. Each set starts at fifty thousand Spirit Stones, and bids must increase by at least five thousand..."
Xu Yi couldn't help getting worked up. He had always been especially fond of treasures with powerful explosive force.
Back in Great Yue, he had wielded Heavenly Thunder Pearls; in Huaixi, he had tinkered with Origin Blast Beads. But as his cultivation improved, so did the strength of his enemies, and it seemed the Origin Blast Bead was about to disappear from his arsenal.
Now there was the Magnetic Core Bead. How could Xu Yi let it pass him by?
It might look like a tiny bead, but used well, it could work wonders and turn the tide of battle.
In the end, Xu Yi spent one hundred and thirty thousand Spirit Stones to take the two Magnetic Core Beads.
After adding it all up, he had already spent one million nine hundred and sixty thousand—far beyond the funds he could currently spare.
Xu Yi gritted his teeth and swore he wouldn't be tempted again. He wouldn't be tempted again. His eyes flashing with fury, he glared at the white-bearded old man on the auction stage as if the man were his sworn enemy.
With this imaginary anger to spur him on, Xu Yi barely managed to