As the voice spread, Xiao Yan finally fixed his gaze on the purple crystal in the woman's hand.
The crystal was translucent throughout, and deep within its dark purple body, a purplish-gray flame seemed to burn slowly.
Through the crystal, Xiao Yan could sense the aura of Heavenly Flames within.
He had never expected the aura of Heavenly Flames to appear once more in Black Seal City.
Sure enough, just as Xiao Yan finished examining it, the alluring auctioneer began to speak with a faint smile.
"The Poison Fire Crystal. Simply pour Dou Qi into it, and it will produce a wisp of highly poisonous flame. Anyone touched by this flame will immediately be poisoned."
"Once this terrifying poison takes hold, anyone below Da Dou Shi will die instantly. Even a Dou Wang expert will be utterly unable to expel it.
"Of course, this poison does not pose much of a threat to a Dou Wang expert's life."
The auctioneer slowly swept her gaze across the room and spoke with a slight smile.
"This is a truly bizarre weapon. The starting bid is one hundred thousand gold coins, with each increase no lower than ten thousand."
With that, she lightly brought down her auction hammer.
However, the Poison Fire Crystal did not seem particularly appealing to most people. Many seemed indifferent to whether they bid on it.
After all, the Poison Fire Crystal's shortcomings were glaringly obvious.
First, its attacks made no distinction between friend and foe. In other words, allies touched by the poisonous flame would also be poisoned, making the Poison Fire Crystal a rather dangerous weapon.
Second, it was not all that powerful. Although it could deal fatal damage to anyone below Da Dou Shi, its price was already beyond what many Da Dou Shi could comfortably