"According to our appraisal, this Dou Technique must be used with a hammer-type weapon. It focuses on overwhelming opponents with strength through an unbroken succession of blows."
"The record contains eighty-one hammer strikes, each heavier than the last. Once mastered, the nine times nine unite as one, allowing you to fight above your tier!"
An uproar swept through the hall.
In a frontier city like Wutan City, a Xuan-Tier Dou Technique was already a rare, high-level treasure, let alone such an utterly domineering hammer technique.
For strength-focused fighters who wielded war hammers, it was nothing short of the treasure of their dreams!
Xiao Yan's gaze sharpened slightly. Listening to Ya Fei's introduction, he instinctively thought of Yun Xiaotian, who had fought him earlier.
The Dou Technique Yun Xiaotian had used that day, supposedly an [Otherworldly Inheritance], seemed to share a similar underlying principle with this auction item.
Its tier is unknown... could it also have come from another world? I suppose the Mittel Auction House in this little Wutan City might not recognize its origins...
After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Yan could not help feeling a little drawn to this mysterious Dou Technique.
This Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer sounded sweeping and forceful, somewhat compatible with his own heavy-ruler fighting style, but...
"The starting bid is one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins!"
An alluring smile never left her beautiful face as Ya Fei announced the figure.
"One hundred and sixty thousand!"
Oba Pa abruptly rose to his feet, his eyes blazing.
Weapon manufacturing was one of the Ao Ba Family's major businesses.
If they could win it and research and develop it further, their clan's strength-focused fighters would receive an epic boost!
Even the Mittel Family could not determine its tier. What if it was Middle Mystic Tier, or even High Xuan Tier?
"One hundred and seventy thousand!"
"Two hundred thousand!"
Among the ordinary mercenaries and independent cultivators, there were also quite a few hammer users, who pooled their resources to compete for it.
Bids clashed fiercely, but in the end, the Ao Ba Family won the hammer technique for the astronomical sum of two hundred and ninety thousand gold coins.
Ya Fei brought down her jade gavel, the curve of her lips deepening. "Congratulations to the Ao Ba Family!"
After that battle, a flush spread across Oba Pa's aged face, and he finally sat back down, thoroughly satisfied.
"..."
"Hehe, next comes the crowning treasure of this auction!"
Without lingering too long, Ya Fei had the previous treasure put away and waved her delicate hand. The lights above the platform dimmed.
Bending slightly, she slowly took a silver tray from within the platform. Resting on it was an ornate gold-and-green scroll, gleaming brilliantly.
Beside it lay a smaller scroll in an astonishingly similar style, resting quietly on the same silver tray.
The green scrolls shimmered faintly with gold. Against the silver tray, they looked exceptionally eye-catching and mysterious.
"A High Xuan Tier cultivation method: the Lion King Heart-Tempering Art!"
The moment the words "High Xuan Tier cultivation method" rang out, the auction hall fell abruptly silent.
Compared with the pills and Dou Techniques from earlier, the sensation caused by a Dou Qi cultivation method was undoubtedly far more breathtaking.
"Everyone, this High Xuan Tier cultivation scroll was entrusted to the Mittel Auction House for sale by a mysterious expert. Its provenance is legitimate, and it will bring you no trouble. You may bid with complete peace of mind."
"Moreover, its power far surpasses that of the previously ranked High Xuan Tier Wind Scroll Technique!"
Ya Fei gently lifted the larger scroll in her delicate hands and spoke with a radiant smile.
"Miss Ya Fei, hurry up and tell us the price!" someone below shouted impatiently.
Pills were precious, but their usefulness was temporary. A Dou Qi cultivation method, however, could serve someone for a lifetime!
It could even be passed down to future generations. From a certain perspective, a high-tier Dou Qi cultivation method drove people even crazier than pills!
"Please be patient, everyone. This High Xuan Tier cultivation method also comes with a matching companion Dou Technique-"
"High Xuan Tier: the Raging Wind Sword Aura!"
Ya Fei raised the smaller scroll, displaying it to the crowd with a smile.
"The cultivation method and Dou Technique complement each other. Cultivate them together, and their power will far exceed ordinary High Xuan Tier techniques!"
"Furthermore, this cultivation method is renowned for tempering the will and nurturing the bearing of a king. Once mastered, it can manifest a lion king's phantom to cow powerful enemies!"
The hall fell deathly silent.
High Xuan Tier! A matching cultivation method and Dou Technique!
In a place like Wutan City, this was a legend the likes of which had never appeared before!
And with the cultivation method and Dou Technique forming a matched set, their value multiplied several times over!
Xiao Zhan abruptly stood. Green Dou Qi spilled out uncontrollably, forming a faint phantom lion's head around him-
The Xiao Clan's strongest cultivation method: the Furious Lion Vajra! Middle Mystic Tier!
That was a characteristic of the cultivation method he had practiced for years, and it was strikingly similar to this Lion King Heart-Tempering Art!
Looking at Xiao Zhan's clenched fists, Ya Fei's enchanting face blossomed into a smile.
"The Lion King Heart-Tempering Art and Raging Wind Sword Aura-the starting bid is four hundred thousand gold coins!"
At that astronomical price, the hall immediately grew much quieter. Clearly, many people simply lacked the means to swallow such a purchase.
"Four hundred and fifty thousand!"
Without hesitation, Xiao Zhan spoke in a deep voice, his excitement impossible to suppress.
This cultivation method matched his attributes almost perfectly. If he could obtain it, his strength would surely advance another step!
"Four hundred and sixty thousand!"
Even Wutan City's city lord was moved. Setting aside his wariness of the Xiao Clan, he hurriedly raised his paddle and increased the bid.
"Five hundred thousand!"
"Five hundred and ten thousand!"
Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa exchanged a glance, their thoughts falling into perfect agreement.
Although both had already reaped substantial rewards, neither could come up with such an enormous sum to bid.
But seeing Xiao Zhan's crazed, covetous expression, they were determined to step in and drive the price up, no matter what!
Bids surged like a tide, and the price climbed steadily.
Xiao Zhan's face was grim as he kept raising his paddle. Behind him, sweat had already appeared on the foreheads of the three elders.
The Xiao Clan had deep reserves, but several hundred thousand gold coins already weighed on them like a mountain. If the bidding continued, it would inevitably damage the clan's very foundations.
Worse still, their opponents now were the City Lord's Estate and the two great families, joining forces to pressure them!
In his secluded corner, Xiao Yan could not help shaking his head. This woman truly killed without spilling blood. She was ruthless.
More than four hundred thousand gold coins-that was a full four or five years of the Xiao Clan's profits.
But that was an auction for you: one was willing to strike, and the other willing to take the blow.
"Six hundred thousand!"
His thoughts in turmoil, Xiao Zhan raised the price by a full hundred thousand in one go, trying to scare off all those meddling in the bidding at once.
"Hehe..."
"You think a mere six hundred thousand gold coins will let you walk away with such an exquisite treasure? Keep dreaming!"
"Seven hundred thousand!"
Jia Lie Bi's sinister voice rang out, making Xiao Zhan's heart jolt.
"It's only a High Xuan Tier cultivation method. What's worth all this fighting?"
Just as the atmosphere was making even Xiao Yan a little tense, Yao Lao's voice sounded in his mind at a decidedly ill-timed moment.
The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched. Suddenly, he felt that communicating with this old man might be impossible.
"Still, it really does suit your father's Dou Qi attributes. Even I don't have anything so compatible on hand. It's almost as though it was tailor-made for him."
Yao Lao's voice drifted like a phantom, elusive and indistinct.
"But why do I get the feeling..."
"That this thing, just like that hammer Dou Technique, seems to carry a trace of something that doesn't belong to this world..."
"Who do you think sent it?"
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