At that moment, the values of the Soul Master World on Douluo Continent were shaken as never before.
The power they regarded as a priceless treasure, something they had to risk their lives to obtain, was merely a material displayed for sale in that higher-dimensional world—something anyone with money could buy and sell at will?
"This isn't just a difference in strength. It's the crushing superiority of an entire civilization..."
Meng Shenji slumped in his chair, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Meanwhile, in another world, the auction at the place called the Mittal Family Auction House had only just begun.
"Sixty thousand!"
"Seventy thousand!"
"I'll offer eighty thousand! Nobody try to outbid me. My son's Fire Attribute Dou Qi is stuck at a bottleneck. With this Magic Core, he'll definitely break through to Dou Shi!"
Watching the Battle Through the Heavens tycoon shower money on a little something to help his son break through to the humble Dou Shi realm, the nobles of Heaven Dou City turned green with envy.
Eighty thousand gold coins? On Douluo Continent, that could buy an entire village!
And he was spending it just to buy a consumable to help his child break through?
But that wasn't all!
After the Magic Core was sold for a high price, the auctioneer's smile grew even brighter. He waved his hand again, and another item was brought out.
It was a delicate little jade bottle. The moment its stopper was removed, a visible wisp of azure medicinal fragrance filled the hall, even taking the shape of a tiny Azure Luan, its wings spread as if about to take flight!
"Fourth-grade medicinal pill, Azure Underworld Longevity Pill!"
The auctioneer took a deep breath of its fragrance and shouted:
"This pill's effects are gentle. Even ordinary people can take it! It has only one purpose: to extend one's life by twenty years! It can also drive out hidden ailments and preserve one's youth!"
"Starting bid: two hundred thousand gold coins!"
If the Magic Core had merely made the Soul Masters green with envy, the appearance of this pill sent every ruler on Douluo Continent into a frenzy!
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
"Extend... extend my life by twenty years?!"
The moment Xue Ye, who had been lying on his sickbed at death's door, heard those words, he sat bolt upright as if revived from the brink of death. His skeletal fingers clutched the screen in front of him so tightly that his nails snapped.
"Impossible! This can't possibly be true!"
"I rule over all under heaven. I've searched everywhere for the finest physicians, and even the Titled Douluo are powerless. I can only cling to life with medicine..."
"In that world, a tiny little pill can extend one's life by twenty years? And drive out hidden ailments, too?"
"Buy it for me! Hurry and buy it for me!"
Xue Ye roared hysterically, his eyes full of longing. He looked nothing like his usual self.
"Why can't I go to that world? Why can people there squander their years so freely?"
"I hate this!"
Spirit Hall, Worship Hall.
A flash of greed crossed Qian Daoliu's eyes as he looked at the pill.
Even a Peerless Douluo had a finite lifespan. Who wouldn't want to live longer? Who wouldn't want to preserve their youth?
"A fourth-grade medicinal pill..."
"From the auctioneer's tone, this doesn't seem to be any sort of supreme divine pill. It's merely a moderately high-grade item."
"What kind of heaven-defying methods have the alchemists of that world mastered?"
Qian Daoliu let out a long sigh. The Angel Holy Sword in his hand suddenly seemed dull and lifeless.
In the end, a Nalan Family elder bought the pill at the astronomical price of five hundred thousand gold coins, only to give it to the old master of the family as a birthday gift.
Five hundred thousand gold coins, just for a birthday gift!
Such wealth, such deep foundations—it was another hard slap in the face for everyone on Douluo Continent.
At last, after round upon round of treasures that made hearts stop, the atmosphere in the auction house was gradually pushed to its climax.
The lights on the auction stage suddenly dimmed.
Then several suggestive red spotlights fell upon the center of the stage.
"Everyone! Treasures are all well and good, but the road of cultivation is long. Without a beauty by your side, wouldn't it be lonely?"
The auctioneer flashed a smile that every man understood, then swept his hand through the air.
"Next, we have tonight's main event: stunning cauldrons and exotic female slaves!"
Clatter!
As chains dragged across the floor, the cage holding the Snake-Person Tribe from earlier was pushed onto the stage.
Several voluptuous snake-women were dragged out and displayed before the crowd. Their snake tails, covered in colorful scales, writhed restlessly. Only a few shells covered their upper bodies, leaving broad expanses of snowy-white skin exposed to the air. Their wild, slit-pupiled eyes instantly set the hormones of every man in the hall ablaze!
"Hiss! Snake-women from the Tagor Desert!"
"That figure, those scales... Tsk, tsk, tsk. I hear Snake-Person Tribe women can drive a man wild with pleasure!"
"And their bodies are naturally cold. For anyone who cultivates Fire Attribute Dou Qi, dual cultivation with one of them would be a tremendous tonic!"
For a while, as the Snake-Person Tribe beauties appeared, cheers and whistles rose and fell from the crowd below.
Meanwhile, on Douluo Continent.
Shrek Academy.
Compared to Ning Fengzhi and the others' sorrow, the scene here seemed strangely out of place.
"Holy crap, boss, look! That snake-woman's figure is incredible!"
Ma Hongjun stared at the screen, drool almost dripping onto the floor. Lust gleamed in his little eyes as he said:
"Now that's a real beauty, a thousand times better than that village girl Cuihua!"
"Look at the way she moves. If I could just..."
At his words, Dai Mubai, beside him, swallowed, desire coursing through his body.
He was a playboy who had lost count of the twins he'd been with, but he'd never tried anything with this half-human, half-beast exotic beauty!
"Indeed, she has a certain appeal."
Dai Mubai licked his lips, a flash of Evil Fire in his eyes.
"That wild beauty is what makes the thrill of conquest worthwhile."
"If I could buy two of them, I'd be willing to give up ten years of my life."
Watching the two of them look like lust-crazed fools, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing felt sick and instinctively edged farther away.
However, the real main event was still to come.
"Snake-women are lovely, but they're still products of our Battle Qi Continent, after all."
After the snake-women were sold, the auctioneer changed tack and swept the red cloth off the last crystal cage.
"This young lady is a high-born daughter from another world!"
Under the spotlights, Ning Rongrong trembled like a startled little white rabbit, both arms wrapped tightly around herself.
She looked at the eyes below, all but ready to devour her alive, and listened to their talk of using her as a cauldron to drain her essence. She was already on the verge of breaking down.
"No, I'm from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I won't be sold..."
Her faint cries only stirred these desperadoes' appetite for cruelty even further.
"Another world? Hahaha, this is the first time I've seen one!"
"She may not have Dou Qi, but her skin is so delicate, and her soul aura so pure. I happen to be short a cauldron for cultivating the Yin-Yang Joyous Union Technique!"
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