Strange Stone Block

Ling Yu glanced at the girl beside him and found Na'er looking at him with a smile.

"Na'er, is what you said true? Can this thing really strengthen the body?"

Ling Yu still asked Na'er doubtfully. Only after seeing her nod without hesitation did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It was not that he was afraid of spending money. This thing was rather like aphrodisiacs from his previous life. If he took it and found no improvement in his body, only to end up stirring up trouble for himself, that would be bad!

"Next, let us proceed to the second auction item!"

As the attendant brought up another tray, the auctioneer removed the black cloth, revealing a bracelet-shaped Soul Tool before everyone.

The Soul Tool was exquisitely designed and clearly meant for women. The silver bracelet was set with many beautiful gemstones.

Ling Yu keenly noticed that the moment the bracelet appeared, Gu Yuena's eyes lit up.

"Come to think of it, Na'er doesn't seem to have a storage Soul Tool yet!"

With that thought, Ling Yu immediately knew what to do.

"This Soul Tool was discovered in some ruins by a Soul Emperor-level Soul Master from our auction house. After examination, we found that this Soul Tool bracelet contains fifty cubic meters of space. Its design is also quite beautiful, making it a rare Soul Tool indeed!"

Ling Yu's eyes lit up at the auctioneer's introduction. Fifty cubic meters—this was a rare Soul Tool. Storage space this large was generally extremely difficult to come by.

"The starting price is fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Each bid must increase by no less than one thousand Gold Soul Coins. Now, the auction begins!"

"Fifty-five thousand!"

"Fifty-seven thousand!"

"Sixty thousand!"

As many people around him began bidding, Ling Yu was not in much of a hurry.

The price kept climbing and soon reached one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. At that point, Ling Yu felt the time was right.

"One hundred and ten thousand!"

He raised the bid by ten thousand at once. Many people looked surprised to see the young man raise his paddle again, but they did not pay much attention to him.

Once the price exceeded one hundred thousand, many people voluntarily withdrew from the bidding, leaving only Ling Yu and five others.

However, once the price reached one hundred and fifty thousand, only two bidders remained.

Ling Yu looked at the refined middle-aged man in front of him, who had the air of a scholar, and a trace of doubt appeared on his face.

"Why does this man feel somewhat familiar?"

Shaking his head, Ling Yu did not dwell on it and continued bidding against the man.

"Two hundred thousand!"

When Ling Yu raised his paddle, he was honestly somewhat uneasy. He remembered that Bibi Dong had only left him about five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in the card. This price had already gone a little beyond that, but recalling the look in Na'er's eyes when she saw the bracelet, he prepared to raise his paddle once more.

"Haha, since this little brother likes this bracelet, I will not deprive him of what he loves!"

Just as Ling Yu was about to continue bidding, the refined man in the row ahead turned around and gave Ling Yu a slight nod, wearing a meaningful smile.

Ling Yu was rather puzzled, but seeing that the other man had stopped bidding, he did not think much of it and returned the man's smile.

He lowered his head to look at Na'er and said softly, "Na'er, how about Big Brother gives you this bracelet later? Let it be Big Brother's first gift to Na'er!"

Gu Yuena raised her head to look at the young man before her, a faint blush appearing on her face. Then she lifted her head and, with lightning speed, planted a kiss on Ling Yu's cheek.

Feeling the dampness on his face, Ling Yu froze for a moment. But he quickly suppressed the stirrings in his heart and stroked the hair of the girl, who had lowered her head and did not dare look at him.

A little sister kissing her big brother was perfectly normal!

Yes! Completely normal!

Ling Yu kept repeating those words in his heart, trying hard to calm the thoughts he should not be having.

The girl lightly glanced at the young man beside her, whose expression was somewhat off, and a beautiful smile curved her lips.

The auction continued, but after the first two items Ling Yu had bought, there was nothing else worth noting. Most were Soul Tools, along with rare treasures Ling Yu had already seen countless times at Spirit Hall.

"Next is the second-to-last auction item! This item is rather unique. Our auction house has conducted many tests, yet we have been unable to determine what it is for. However, one thing is certain: it is extremely sturdy. Even a full-force strike from a Soul Douluo-level Soul Master cannot leave the slightest mark on it!"

At the auctioneer's gesture, four male Soul Masters struggled to carry a box onto the auction stage.

Under the curious gazes of everyone present, the box was gradually opened, revealing a sword-shaped stone block on the auction stage.

The sword-shaped stone block was nearly two meters long. Its dark brown stony surface glittered beneath the lights, giving off a dim glow.

"This is the item our auction house has never been able to understand. It looks much like a longsword, yet no matter what methods we use, we cannot shatter the stony layer on its surface. We even invited the chief of the Titan Clan, a pure strength-type Soul Douluo-level Soul Master. In terms of raw strength alone, even many Titled Douluo-level elders who had only recently entered that realm were inferior to him. Yet even when he used his full strength, he still could not leave the slightest mark on it!"

After hearing the female auctioneer's words, many people in the hall began whispering among themselves. At that moment, one bystander asked, "Then how are you auctioning this item? You don't even know what it does. What use is it just because it's hard?"

"Well..."

An awkward look appeared on the female auctioneer's face, but she quickly said, "Therefore, after deliberation by everyone at our auction house, this item will begin at ten thousand Gold Soul Coins. There is no limit on bid increases. If anyone is willing to take it, please place your bid!"

Though she explained it that way, Ling Yu could clearly sense that no one present cared about the item at all. He had originally intended to keep watching and was still considering whether to bid, but the sudden movement in his mind made his expression change sharply.

"Now, the auction begins!"

The hall fell silent. No one bid. Even that refined man did not make a move. Seeing that none of these people were bidding, Ling Yu gripped his paddle and prepared to raise it.

"Ten thousand!"

Just as Ling Yu was about to raise his paddle, a gentle voice suddenly came from behind him.

He turned around. Golden hair, fair skin, an incomparably handsome face, and a smile as warm as spring—this was the first time Ling Yu had seen someone whose looks could rival his own!

"It's the Crown Prince!"

"The Crown Prince actually made a bid!"

Ling Yu's pupils suddenly contracted, and the look in his eyes as he stared at the blond man instantly changed.

But he concealed it perfectly, and no one noticed.

"Crown Prince? Qian Renxue?"

Why was she here?!

However, Ling Yu had no intention of giving up. He raised his paddle.

"Eleven thousand!"

Xue Qinghe lowered his head and glanced at the young man in front who had raised his paddle, a meaningful expression appearing on his face.

But he had only acted on a whim this time. Since the young man had made a bid, he would let it go!

"Eleven thousand, going once! Going twice! Going three times! Sold!"

As the auction hammer fell, Ling Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally got it!

For it to cause even the slightest reaction from Dragon Shadow, this thing was not simple!