Auctioning the Dark Hummingbird's Three-Word Battle Armor

The next day, at the Leng Family estate.

"Ah???"

"Brother, you're saying you want to auction off the Dark Hummingbird and the Dark Bell?"

"In a sense, yes. Sister Yao Zhu, is there a problem?"

Leng Yaozhu gently pressed her palm to Su Jiu's forehead, checking repeatedly that his temperature was normal and he wasn't running a fever. Only then did she quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Even so, her brows remained tightly furrowed, not relaxing in the slightest.

"Brother, what's the difference between auctioning them off and selling people? That's just human trafficking! We absolutely can't get involved in anything illegal—not in our Leng Family!"

Su Jiu took Leng Yaozhu's smooth, jade-like hand from his forehead and held it in his own. He smiled calmly.

"Sister, we'll auction their Three-Word Battle Armor in public, and the two of them will be thrown in as free gifts. Yes! Just free gifts!"

"That's a different matter entirely, so it's completely legal! Besides, it turns out that in Sister Yaozhu's heart, Evil Soul Masters still count as people..."

A few words from Su Jiu roused the wayward, and one remark woke the dreamer.

"No, no, I didn't mean that. I'm just worried about the Federation."

Su Jiu waved a hand. He'd thought it was something serious. This was nothing.

Even students at Shrek Academy didn't give a damn about the Federation. That showed just how useless the Douluo Federation was. Su Jiu was already giving it plenty of face by obeying the law.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Every single War God in the War God Temple owes our Leng Family two lives. In my opinion, even the thickest-skinned person couldn't ignore a life-saving debt, could they?"

"So, Sister, just relax. I'll leave the publicity to you. Three days from now, in Shrek City, at the Sea God Auction."

Three days later.

"Well! Little girl, still not over it, huh~"

"Hmph! Old Su, Na'er doesn't want to talk to you. Stop bothering me."

Na'er folded her arms across her chest and turned her little head away. She looked ready to turn around and head back inside to catch up on her sleep.

In her heart, she didn't think there was any chance Old Su would say something nice.

But her body stubbornly refused to cooperate. She remained by the doorway, making not the slightest move to go inside and sleep.

A playful smile tugged at Su Jiu's lips. The Little Silver Dragon was getting haughty now?

Haughtiness was a sickness. It had to be cured, or the Gu Yue who split off from her would be even more insufferably proud in the future.

"Forget it. I was going to take you along to eat and drink for free, but if Na'er doesn't want to come, never mind."

Su Jiu turned to leave, a faint trace of regret passing over his face.

But the next second, a small, warm hand gently clutched his sleeve. It didn't pull hard, but somehow it made him unwilling to break free.

"W-well, Old Su, Na'er suddenly changed her mind. It's boring sitting at home anyway, so Na'er will reluctantly come with you!"

"Since Na'er has spoken, I'll reluctantly bring you along, too. When we get there, eat and drink all you want, but don't go running off, okay?"

Na'er wasn't pleased to hear that, but the joy of getting to eat and drink for free had already swept everything else aside!

"Hee-hee~ Got it, got it. Let's go..."

Shrek City, Sea God Auction.

The worthy had all gathered, the young and old sat together, the hall was filled with distinguished guests, and good friends were as numerous as the clouds.

Everyone present either had the cultivation of a Titled Douluo or higher, or was the head of a sect.

The occasion was worlds apart from the Sea God Family wedding a few days earlier.

After all, Evil Soul Masters were famously slippery, and this time they were trying to capture one of those big rats alive.

This might well have been the most successful crackdown on Evil Soul Masters in nearly a hundred years!

Su Jiu was the auctioneer this time. He walked slowly to the center of the auction platform and swept his gaze across the hall.

Most of the guests were injured. There shouldn't be anyone looking to cause trouble.

Of course, if anyone did try to disrupt the auction, he wouldn't mind making sure they left something behind.

Suddenly, from the seats on Shrek's side, Su Jiu seemed to spot an old acquaintance.

Well, not all that familiar, really. For two years in a row, his Needle-Bee Sentry clone had beaten the man, leaving him with a miserable end-of-term score.

It was Wu Zhangkong!

The gloom and impassive expression had vanished from his face. Instead, he wore the excitement of someone about to avenge a great grudge.

Like a spring bamboo shoot about to burst through the soil, that excitement could not be held back!

Yun Ming had come, too. Judging by the two exquisite jade boxes in his hands, they were probably the ten-thousand-year Immortal Herbs he'd been promised.

Then there was Old Man Chen. His face was frighteningly dark, anger and killing intent churning in his eyes until he looked ready to devour someone whole.

His mood was understandable.

The War Gods seated behind him looked solemn and dignified, each of them wearing a grave expression.

They made an excellent backdrop for Old Man Chen. It seemed they were determined to win this time~

The Spirit Pagoda had once again sent Qiangu Dongfeng, and this time his little grandson, Qiangu Zhangting, had come along as well.

After looking around for a while, Su Jiu stopped dawdling and struck the auction gavel, then laid out the rules.

"First of all, I'm very glad that all of you could make time in your busy schedules to..."

"This auction will follow the barter-only principle. The highest bidder wins. Lighting the Sky Lantern and all forms of intimidation are strictly forbidden. If I catch anyone breaking the rules, I, Leng, won't hesitate to use unfriendly methods to throw them out."

"I also understand that some of you have only cash on hand and not enough treasures. Don't worry. The Leng Family can store your winning bid for seven days, no questions asked. Within those seven days, you can bring a treasure's CDK to the Leng Family and exchange it!"

The coldness faded from Su Jiu's face, and his warm, easygoing smile returned. He gave the guests below no time to react before the words were already out of his mouth.

The two expressions were less than a second apart.

"Excellent. It seems no one has any objections to the auction rules. The auction begins now!"

"First item: the Dark Bell's Three-Word Battle Armor!"

Three-Word Battle Armor marked the divide at the pinnacle of the continent's fighting strength. It was immensely valuable, extremely rare, and every part of a full set was made of Soul-Forged Metal.

Even though this Three-Word Battle Armor wasn't their own, it was immensely valuable for research and reference.

What's more, it belonged to a level-98 control-type Super Douluo. This set of Three-Word Battle Armor was undoubtedly the very best of its kind!

The first person to react immediately offered a Ten-Thousand-Year Ox-Horse Pelvis External Soul Bone—a sky-high bid!

Chen Xinjie, Yun Ming, Qiangu Dongfeng, and Zang Xin, those veteran Limit Douluos, all furrowed their brows, clear displeasure on their faces.

Who was that? Did they know nothing about the rules? Just throwing out an offer like that—didn't they have any respect for them?

"Two top-grade ten-thousand-year Soul Spirits!"

"One Golden Ancient Tree Branch! Comes with a copy of The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, written by the divine master Yu Xiaogang!"

"Six ten-year Immortal Herbs, Lone Bamboo!"

The place erupted. Honestly, these people were something else—their hypocrisy was off the charts.

Their faces showed nothing but disdain, yet they raised their bidding signs faster than anyone else, almost as fast as his Na'er.

In the end, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's current sect master, Ning Rongka, secured the set by putting up all of the sect's properties in Shrek City as collateral.

Su Jiu admired the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's courage in burning their boats, but compared to their properties in Shrek City, such fine qualities seemed rather insignificant.

"Next item: the Dark Hummingbird's Three-Word Battle Armor. The free gift is the Dark Hummingbird herself, whose cultivation has been crippled!"

Su Jiu pulled away the red cloth covering the Dark Hummingbird and her Three-Word Battle Armor to one side. There she was: the Dark Hummingbird herself, looking utterly haggard!

"I'm sure everyone here understands the Dark Hummingbird's value. It's not limited to the Holy Spirit Cult's classified intelligence!"

"She's still young, and all her physical functions are normal. Just imagine the offspring of a level-98 Super Douluo..."

"Shut up! Leng Wuduan, you—"

Su Jiu furrowed his brows. He clearly hated being interrupted.

He glanced at the culprit. It was Zhuo Shi, who had spoken up on behalf of Wu Zhangkong from Shrek Academy.

Unfortunately for him, his touching master-disciple act didn't work on Su Jiu!