What a Huge Chunk of Starlight Sapphire!

"There are more and more people. Looks like I need to hurry up and get a plot of land to build my own territory."

Thinking that he already had three Titled Douluo and one Soul Douluo under him, Ye Ling could not help rubbing the space between his brows.

Earlier, he had even asked Du Busi to look for some commoner soul masters who possessed Body Spirits and were worth nurturing.

It was just that he had been tied up with all sorts of matters lately, and Du Busi had been running around with him everywhere, so the matter had never been carried out.

Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering a Faction Mission.

Mission: Obtain a Soul Master Academy of your own.

Reward: One Master Summoning Card.

Hm?

The system notification that followed made Ye Ling pause slightly.

Obtain a Soul Master Academy of his own?

In truth, Ye Ling had long had thoughts about founding a Soul Master Academy.

After all, only talents cultivated within his own academy could be used with the greatest peace of mind.

Just like Shrek Academy Ten Thousand Years Later.

Relying on the countless students who had studied within its walls, it had woven an enormous net that covered the entire continent.

But before, Ye Ling had not had enough people under him, so he had temporarily shelved the idea.

Now that he had two more useful people under him, and had triggered a system mission, he would have to plan this matter properly.

What was more, Kong Deming had also been summoned by Ye Ling using a Master Summoning Card back then.

"Old Poison, I'll take you to meet someone later. I imagine you'll be very excited."

Ye Ling looked at Du Busi beside him and suddenly smiled.

"Who?"

Du Busi frowned and asked in some confusion.

In this era, could there still be someone he knew?

Ye Ling smiled but did not answer Du Busi's question. Instead, his gaze shifted to the enormous pane of glass in front of him.

"The Auction is about to begin."

Du Busi thought it over but could not come up with any clue, so he could only remain utterly puzzled as he followed Ye Ling's gaze toward the auction stage.

He saw that the seats which had still been somewhat empty were now completely filled.

With the sound of a bell, the entire auction house fell silent.

"Welcome, everyone, to our Heaven Dou Grand Auction House."

A screen of light descended at the center of the auction stage, and a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious robes appeared on the platform.

"A Seven-Ringed Soul Sage?"

Du Busi saw through the Auctioneer's cultivation at a glance.

"For someone like that to be willing to host an auction? The Xu Family still has some foundation in the Heaven Dou Empire."

Ye Ling nodded casually. A Seven-Ringed Soul Sage naturally did not amount to much in his eyes.

But in some duchies, such a person could already be considered top-tier combat strength and would be revered by others.

"I imagine everyone is already clear on the Rules. You only need to press the button beside your seat and enter a number to join the bidding."

Listening to the Auctioneer's introduction on the stage, only then did Ye Ling discover that there was an inconspicuous red button beside the sofa.

"Next is the appetizer for our auction house, a Storage Soul Guiding Device!"

A stone platform suddenly rose beside the Auctioneer, and atop the stone platform was an exquisite necklace.

"This is a necklace-shaped Storage Soul Guiding Device with twenty cubic meters of space. Since it is the first auction item, there will be no starting bid!"

"Everyone who lacks a Storage Soul Guiding Device must not let such an opportunity slip by so easily!"

This Auctioneer was clearly an old hand at this. With just a few words, along with there being no starting bid, he stirred up the atmosphere in the auction house.

Something like a Storage Soul Guiding Device was extremely convenient and practical, and at present, when the technology for Storage Soul Guiding Devices had not been mastered, it was an even rarer item.

Most of those who could participate in the auction house were not short on money. With no floor price set, bidding calls soon rang out one after another.

"This thing is worth a few tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins at most, yet the price is about to break one hundred thousand now."

Looking at the numbers jumping on the screen, even Ye Ling sighed slightly.

Humans truly were creatures who were extremely easily affected by their surroundings and got carried away.

But just as the Auctioneer had said, the first auction item was merely an appetizer.

Ye Ling leaned against the soft sofa, his eyes narrowing slightly, while his right hand tapped now and then on the sofa's armrest.

In the end, this Storage Soul Guiding Device was won for a price of one hundred and fifty thousand.

As the Auction continued, the atmosphere in the entire auction house grew increasingly heated.

The quality of the items being auctioned also grew higher and higher, but they were all vulgar objects and could not catch Ye Ling's eye.

"The next item is a gigantic gemstone, a gemstone enough to leave any young lady or noble madam dizzy with fascination!!"

After selling a longsword set with several gemstones and personally forged by a Divine Craftsman at a high price, a trace of weariness also flashed across the Auctioneer's face.

But at his signal, a massive sapphire over two to three meters wide and taller than a person was carried up.

There were also specks of star patterns on the sapphire, flashing with brilliant colors under the lights.

Everyone below the stage was dumbstruck. This was indeed a gigantic sapphire.

But damn it, wasn't this thing ridiculously huge!

"As everyone can see, this is a massive gemstone mined whole from a mountain mine. Its value is immeasurable!"

"The starting bid is five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Those interested must not miss it!"

The instant he saw that enormous sapphire, Ye Ling sprang straight up from the sofa.

What damned sapphire? This thing was Starlight Sapphire!

He had also been studying soul tools with Kong Deming all along and had gained a much better understanding of some rare metals.

Starlight Sapphire was an extremely rare Space Metal Material!

It was said that every cubic centimeter could construct one cubic meter of independent space.

The enormous piece of Starlight Sapphire before him had to be at least two to three cubic meters. Its value was simply immeasurable.

"You really can find bargains at an Auction!"

Ye Ling stared at the Starlight Sapphire on the stage with shining eyes. Five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins could practically be considered a bargain-basement price.

Almost without the slightest hesitation, the instant the Auctioneer announced the price, Ye Ling pressed the bidding button.

When everyone in the auction house saw that the price had come from a top-floor box, they all tactfully gave up on the idea of competing.

What a joke. Nowadays, aside from Spirit Hall, the only ones who could enjoy treatment in a top-tier box were the Royal Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Mending Heaven Pavilion.

The financial backer behind this auction house was the Royal Family itself, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had its own fixed box.

Then who had placed the bid was naturally self-evident.

That was a ruthless man who even dared to extort the Titled Douluo elders of Spirit Hall. How would a bunch of parasites like them dare offend him?

"Five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, once."

"Sold!"

"Congratulations to the guest in Box Number One for successfully winning this gigantic sapphire."

The Auctioneer's face twitched hard twice.

But he still forced a smile and offered his congratulations.

"Old Poison, it seems you've intimidated them quite a bit."

Seeing that no one competed with him, Ye Ling could not help feeling delighted.

"Isn't this thing just a slightly bigger sapphire?"

"Was it worth spending five hundred thousand to buy it?"

Du Busi did not quite understand Ye Ling's actions.

"And if you really wanted it, once someone won the bid, couldn't we just go kill them and take their goods?"

Ye Ling choked.

This method was very much in Du Busi's style.

In the Original Work, their Body Sect had even infiltrated Mingdetang, wanting to seize the God Sealing Platform that sealed Snow Empress.

"Old Poison, our Mending Heaven Pavilion is a proper sect. Please stop constantly thinking about killing people, stealing goods, and robbing them!"

After a pause, Ye Ling added another sentence.

"Even if we really are going to kill people, steal goods, and rob them, we have to wait until there's no one around."

"I don't even want to talk about that business with Spirit Hall's Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo. What you did was fucking outright robbery!"

"Bah. If this old man hadn't gotten some pocket money off those two, would you have been able to win that chunk of sapphire just now?"

The two of them were still bickering, but the auction on the stage was still continuing.

"The next item to be auctioned is produced by the Mending Heaven Pavilion and has undergone authoritative testing by our Grand Auction House."

"It requires at least five-ring strength to use, but as long as it hits, it can kill a Six-ring Soul Emperor and even heavily injure a Seven-Ringed Soul Sage!"

"According to the Mending Heaven Pavilion, this item is a Level Five Soul Tool, named: Destroyer Hand Cannon!"