"This Earth Dragon Blood Crystal was successfully bid for by Private Room Number Three. Once the auction concludes, the item will be delivered to you safe and sound. As for that escort mission, I will send someone to notify you in a few days," Wang Feng said to Xiao Yan quite politely.
"No matter, I am just planning to stay in Ghost King City for a few days anyway. Moreover, heading to the Eastern Continent from here is right on the way, so waiting a bit is quite fine," Xiao Yan smiled.
"That is good, then." After pacifying Xiao Yan, only then did Wang Feng speak once more. After all, alchemists were hornets' nests that one could not afford to provoke; without pacifying them properly, even someone like Wang Feng would not feel at ease.
"Everyone, since this Earth Dragon Blood Crystal has already been won by the esteemed alchemist in Private Room Number Three, we shall not beat around the bush any longer."
"Wang knows that everyone who came today has come for that final grand finale item. Therefore, what we will auction next is the heavy hitter of this auction!" Wang Feng directly had someone take the Earth Dragon Blood Crystal away, then stood upon the auction stage side by side with Li Qin and smiled.
The grand finale... it's finally here! Upon hearing this, the mysterious figure in the black robe within Private Room Number One instantly had their prior anger over failing to win the Earth Dragon Blood Crystal vanish into thin air!
Clearly, compared to this grand finale item, the Earth Dragon Blood Crystal was no different than a dwarf standing before a giant.
"What on earth is this finale..." Watching Xiao Yan win the Earth Dragon Blood Crystal, Qinger was rather surprised. Although she had guessed that Xiao Yan was very likely an alchemist, this fellow actually possessed the genuine Emperor Grade Three rank!
An Emperor Grade Three alchemist-his identity alone was probably sufficient to sit on equal footing with heads of households like them, not to mention that this fellow was also a Dou Xian powerhouse.
"Is it finally going to begin..." As Wang Feng's voice faded, the atmosphere within the auction venue instantly rose to the absolute extreme. The goal of quite a few people here was precisely this final auction item.
"Men, bring that thing up for me." The next moment, a secret passage directly emerged from within the auction stage, and a soldier stepped out from it. The soldier looked quite ordinary, but his strength was extremely formidable.
The moment the soldier appeared, it immediately caused a wave of murmurs among the crowd. Clearly, this soldier was not unfamiliar to them.
"To think this thing is actually guarded personally by Bai He, a late-stage Two-Star Dou Xian. It seems Wang Feng is being extremely cautious as well." Many powerhouses could not help muttering to themselves when they saw the two men and one woman on the auction stage at this moment.
The two men were none other than City Lord Wang Feng and the soldier Bai He. It was fair to say that these two were the strongest individuals within the current City Lord Mansion's forces-one a peak Two-Star Dou Xian, and the other a late-stage Two-Star Dou Xian. With such powerhouses joining forces, even a half-step early Three-Star Dou Xian would be forced to temporarily retreat.
"Hiss, it's so cold."
"What on earth is that?" After Bai He's figure appeared, his hands carefully carried something. The outermost layer of that object was wrapped in a terrifyingly extreme black Qi, and that black Qi severed all probing from soul power and Dou Qi.
Even so, it still caused everyone to feel a bone-piercing chill. Following the appearance of that black-box-like object, the temperature within the entire auction stage dropped quite a bit involuntarily, and one could even see wisps of Ice Silk permeating the air.
"Hehe, everyone, this is today's grand finale!" After receiving a nod from the city lord, Bai He slowly walked to the center of the auction stage and placed the item wrapped in black Qi onto the raised auction platform.
"What on earth is this thing..." Xiao Yan could not help saying. At the same time, however, the Mysterious Paper Sheet radiating a dark red glow within the Dou Qi Sea inside Xiao Yan's body suddenly erupted with a rather greedy intent, as if it wanted to devour the mysterious item on the auction stage whole!
Calm down! Seeing this, Xiao Yan let out a sharp internal snort, then mobilized the massive soul power within his body, barely managing to suppress the riot of the Mysterious Paper Sheet.
Sealed within the Mysterious Paper Sheet was none other than the Dou Soul, the Undying Nether Sparrow.
However, Xiao Yan was also somewhat puzzled. Although the Undying Nether Sparrow had a connection to the Undying Fire, it was clearly sealed away. A sealed Undying Nether Sparrow was no different from being plunged into a deep slumber, yet how could it still emit such violent fluctuations? This was something Xiao Yan clearly could not figure out.
"Bai He, unseal it!" The next moment, casting a glance at the auction venue which had grown agitated due to the appearance of the grand finale, Wang Feng spoke directly, though his gaze remained constantly fixed on certain powerhouses in the crowd.
"Understood."
"Everyone, please be quiet. Once I lift the seal, you will all know the true face of this grand finale." Bai He nodded heavily, then hesitated no longer. Blinding Dou Xian Power burst forth from his entire body, and his hand seals spun rapidly as circles of power carrying mysterious fluctuations surged toward that black box!
"Boom boom boom!" Struck by Bai He's attack, the black box instantly seemed to sense a threat, and strands of dazzling black Qi continuously overflowed from it, launching an assault against Bai He.
"Break for me!" Enduring the erosion of this black Qi, Bai He continuously waved his hand seals, attempting to dissipate the black Qi enveloping the black box so that its true appearance would be revealed.
"Bang bang bang!" The next moment, Bai He let out a fierce shout, instantly shattering the black Qi covering the black box into complete nothingness, thereby revealing its true face.
"This is... a flame?" Just as they saw the black Qi on the black box dissipate, certain figures could not help speaking out.
"It doesn't look like a flame. Didn't you notice that the moment the black box revealed its true face, the temperature within the entire auction stage rose instantly..."
"What is that..."
"Both ice and fire?" The intermittent, chaotic voices of the crowd rang out.
"How is this possible?"
"Could this be... the fluctuation of a Holy Flame?"
"What the master said was actually true!"
"It seems this trip was truly not in vain... hiss..." Within Private Room Number One, the mysterious figure's gaze was locked fixedly upon the object standing atop the auction stage, and a wave of shock welled up in their heart.
Coming into view before everyone was none other than a square round cage measuring about ten feet across. Within that cage, countless ice threads emerged, but what people found strange was that right at the center of the icy round cage, there was a leaf-like strip of an object. Upon that strip-like object, a dark red flame flickered slowly like a fire sprite!
With the flickering of this flaming leaf, the hundreds of powerhouses present all held their breath, unable to hold back a gasp of astonishment.
Every single flicker of the flame released a terrifying ripple of a wisp, powerful enough to destroy all living things, yet it was slowly neutralized by the ice threads upon the ice cage, appearing quite peculiar.
"This is... a Holy Flame?"
"The scent of the Undying Fire?" The next moment, when Xiao Yan's pupils caught sight of the dark red fire leaf within the ice cage, a wave of shock and pleasant surprise flooded into his heart!
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