Elder Ma had guessed right.
With the imperial family backing the Starlight Auction House, how could it not know the true identities of the distinguished guests taking part in the auction?
After learning that people from the Sun Moon Empire would be attending, the Starlight Auction House added several fine items at the last minute.
Those last-minute additions were harmless enough. At most, they would annoy the Sun Moon Empire. The real focus was still the top-tier auction to be held afterward.
The auction house had planted several shill bidders around the hall. They wore different clothes and masks of different colors.
Their job was to stop anyone from taking these special Soul Tools for less than they had cost.
But with the Shrek Academy group present, they hardly needed to bid at all.
The Indestructible Shield already offered formidable defense. Equipping it with a Level 5 Milk Bottle could also lower both the Soul Power Level required to use it and the Soul Power it consumed.
From Soul Elders to Soul Saints, anyone could use it to gain an edge against opponents at their own level.
That set the bidders ablaze. The price soared, soon approaching one million Gold Soul Coins.
Wang Yan also recognized the groundbreaking technology involved and was about to bid when Lu Yi spoke first.
"One million, one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."
That was all the money Lu Yi had. He was interested in the shield too, and he hoped a sudden jump in price would scare off potential rivals. If he won, all the better. If not, he would not force it.
His bid was soon drowned out. Lu Yi could only shake his head helplessly and let it go.
Then Ning Tian's voice rang out inside the booth.
"Two million."
She raised