From Jiang Nannan's tone, everyone in the private room knew she definitely wasn't complimenting Xu Sanshi.
But Xu Sanshi was oblivious. As long as Jiang Nannan responded to him, he took it as a reward from his goddess and started grinning like a fool.
The others could hardly bear to watch, so they turned their attention back to the auction.
The drawback of a high-tier auction soon became apparent, though: the second item was already Level 5.
A Soul Ancestor could still use a Level 5 Soul Tool, even if they couldn't draw out its full power.
But for Lu Yi, Huo Yuhao, and Ning Tian, whose cultivation hovered around level thirty, it was far beyond their reach.
Whenever Wang Yan saw a technique or effect worth praising in an item, he would generally bid for a few rounds, stopping only when the price exceeded what he had in mind.
Even so, they missed out on two Soul Tools in succession, both relatively ordinary Soul Cannons.
Ning Tian, who was possibly the wealthiest person in the room, showed little interest in any of the items and had no intention of bidding.
She couldn't use them herself, and her family had no shortage of such things.
When the fourth item was brought out, however, Bei Bei's interest stirred.
"The fourth item in this auction is the Skull-Crushing Gauntlets, a Level 5 Soul Tool made by a Level 6 Soul Engineer from the Sun Moon Empire."
The black cloth was lifted, revealing a pair of gauntlets gleaming with a dark metallic sheen.
They were called gauntlets, but when worn, they covered the entire forearm.
The gauntlets weren't bulky. Instead, they looked long and slender, with a lightweight build that allowed plenty of flexibility.
Yet according to the auctioneer, each gauntlet weighed over