Gold Soul Coin War: Who Will Be the Final Winner?

In the hall, Xu Jiujiu watched the heated arguments and discussions throughout the auction house and could not help secretly laughing.

"Fight, fight. The fiercer the fight, the better."

"Let's see who ends up being the unlucky fool."

Xu Jiujiu then cleared her throat and solemnly announced to the entire hall, "The starting price for this auction item is 100 million Gold Soul Coins. Each bid increase must be no less than 1 million Gold Soul Coins."

"The auction begins."

"100 million Gold Soul Coins."

The first to bid was Heavenly Soul Royal Academy.

At that moment, Heavenly Soul Royal Academy's private room contained not only the team members participating in the Continental Soul Master Tournament, but also several extraordinary-looking middle-aged men. Among them was a bald man.

Among the team members, a woman in green respectfully asked the bald man, "Elder Du, how much should we bid?"

This bald man was none other than the renowned Du Bushi of the Body Sect.

Upon hearing this, Du Bushi grinned slightly. "110 million Gold Soul Coins, just for show."

"We do not need to truly compete for it. We are only bidding to muddy the waters."

"Once we find out who bought it, we can simply retrieve it from their hands."

The woman in green and the many team members were stunned, but none of them dared say anything more.

They could only obediently do as instructed.

"110 million Gold Soul Coins."

When Xu Jiujiu heard the second bid rise by 10 million Gold Soul Coins, her eyes nearly curved into crescents from joy.

"110 million Gold Soul Coins, going once."

Before Xu Jiujiu could add fuel to the fire, another faction called out, "111 million."

Hearing these bids, Jing Hongchen at Ye Fan's side remained unmoved.

He was waiting for an opportunity—an opportunity to shock everyone in one stroke.

At Shrek Academy, upon hearing the starting price of 100 million, they could not help frowning slightly as well.

Zhang Lexuan was the first to ask Xuan Zi, "Elder Xuan, 100 million Gold Soul Coins is an enormous sum. Are we sure we want to participate in the bidding?"

"Bid!"

Xuan Zi immediately grew anxious. He had held himself back for so long without making a move precisely because of this Soul Beast Embryo.

If he failed to obtain this final auction item, where would he put his face?

Then Zhang Lexuan watched as Xuan Zi slapped his hand down. "150 million Gold Soul Coins."

A single bid had raised the price by nearly 40 million Gold Soul Coins, throwing the entire venue into an uproar.

It also intimidated many factions that lacked sufficient strength.

Heavenly Soul Royal Academy was among them.

Du Bushi said, "Interesting. It seems there are quite a few people competing for it."

"Mm, that direction looks like Shrek Academy's."

"No, we cannot let them obtain this Soul Beast Embryo."

"160 million Gold Soul Coins."

Du Bushi signaled for them to continue bidding.

"Damn it!"

When Xuan Zi of Shrek Academy heard Heavenly Soul Royal Academy following with another bid, his face nearly turned black.

"These bastards insist on butting heads with Shrek Academy."

Xuan Zi was just about to raise the price in retaliation.

At that moment, Jing Hongchen at Ye Fan's side finally made his move.

"200 million Gold Soul Coins."

As soon as this price was announced, Du Bushi smiled. "Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy?"

"As long as it is not Shrek Academy, that is fine."

Du Bushi gave up on bidding further.

Xuan Zi's hand, which had been about to press down, froze in midair. In the end, he did not dare continue raising the price.

"Although a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring is precious, as long as I go to the Star Dou Great Forest and search for ten days or half a month, I can still find one."

"Though Shrek Academy has publicly made an agreement with the Star Dou Great Forest not to hunt high-level soul beasts."

"As long as I do it discreetly, who can do anything to me?"

Xuan Zi comforted himself in this way and ultimately stopped bidding.

The price was finalized with Jing Hongchen's bid.

"200 million Gold Soul Coins, going once!"

"200 million Gold Soul Coins, going twice!"

"200 million Gold Soul Coins, going three times!"

Xu Jiujiu was overjoyed to hear the bid of 200 million Gold Soul Coins. Originally, she had considered 150 million Gold Soul Coins to be a decent result.

Now that it had sold for the sky-high price of 200 million Gold Soul Coins, she was immensely satisfied.

"I hereby announce that this Soul Beast Embryo belongs to the honored guest in the Heaven-class private room."

With Xu Jiujiu's final words, this auction finally came to an end.

Very soon, all the auction items Ye Fan and the others had purchased were delivered to Ye Fan's private room.

Aside from that broken blade, there were also several precious metals, as well as the legitimate Soul Beast Embryo.

It was delivered to Ye Fan together with the God-Sealing Platform.

Xu Jiujiu, who had changed back into casual clothes, accompanied them as well.

"Jiujiu thanks everyone and Your Excellency here for supporting the Starlight Auction House."

As she spoke, Xu Jiujiu winked at Ye Fan, then gave Jing Hongchen a slight curtsy.

"Your Highness, you are too polite."

"We are merely each taking what we need."

After chatting casually with Ye Fan and the others for a few more moments, Xu Jiujiu took her leave.

Only Ye Fan, Jing Hongchen, and the others remained in the private room.

Jing Hongchen signaled for Ye Fan to place the God-Sealing Platform into the Undead Demiplane.

Then everyone would enter it to inspect it.

"Alright!"

At Ye Fan's command, "Undead Demiplane, open!"

Ye Fan took the lead, flying into it with the God-Sealing Platform.

Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Jing Hongchen were already accustomed to it and followed close behind.

Ma Rulong, Lin Xi, Ma Zhanshan, and the others exchanged glances. In the end, they gritted their teeth and followed them in.

The moment Ma Rulong and the others entered the Undead Demiplane, they were shocked by the scene of death before them. "I never expected Ye Fan to possess such heaven-shaking methods. It seems my hopes of defeating him in this lifetime are gone."

Ma Zhanshan shared Ma Rulong's thoughts. Originally, he had believed Ma Rulong's defeat by Ye Fan had merely been an accident, but now, seeing that Ye Fan's knowledge and hidden methods were far beyond anything Ma Rulong could compare to—

For the first time, Ma Zhanshan acknowledged Ye Fan in his heart.

Within the Undead Demiplane, the Ice Bear King, Ice Empress, and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm stood beside Ye Fan. Like Jing Hongchen and the others, they gathered around the God-Sealing Platform.

"It really is that stupid ape."

After circling the God-Sealing Platform, the Ice Bear King discovered that the one inside was none other than his mortal enemy, the Titan Snow Demon Ape.

He could not help feeling a wave of lingering fear.

"Even the Titan Snow Demon Ape suffered such misfortune. Luckily, I followed Ye Fan away from the Far North long ago."

"Otherwise, I would probably have been the next one to suffer."

"Ice Bear King, you know the soul beast inside this Soul Beast Embryo?"

Jing Hongchen raised his eyes toward the massive Ice Bear King behind Ye Fan.

"Of course I know him. He is my mortal enemy—the Titan Snow Demon Ape, one of the Northern Three Heavenly Kings. Even if he turned to ashes, I would recognize him."

The Ice Bear King bared his teeth as he spoke. Ye Fan could tell that the fellow was somewhat gloating.

Ye Fan said nothing about it and instead tried to communicate with the Titan Snow Demon Ape.

At that moment, the Titan Snow Demon Ape's soul was sealed within the God-Sealing Platform. Although he could not break the seal and emerge, he could unexpectedly communicate with the outside world.

"Human, it is you!"

"Ice Bear King, Ice Empress, save me."

Jing Hongchen and the others were startled by the Titan Snow Demon Ape suddenly speaking.

"He actually retained his intelligence."