"Next is the highlight of this auction-"
The auction continued, and soon, the auctioneer announced the final highlight.
Four Soul Master guards carried an exquisite jade box onto the stage, and the auctioneer carefully opened its lid.
A lustrous white left arm bone, radiating a faint chill, appeared before everyone.
"Lot number fifty-a three-thousand-year ice-attribute Soul Bone from a Frost Demon Wolf of the Frozen Forest! The starting bid is two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, with each increase no lower than ten thousand!"
The entire room instantly stirred, excitement appearing on the faces of many nobles and Soul Masters.
A Soul Bone!
Although it was only three thousand years old,
Soul Bones were supreme treasures that could only be encountered, never sought. Even one of a lower age was enough to drive the vast majority of Soul Masters wild!
Even Ning Fengzhi sat up straight, a flicker of interest crossing his eyes.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth was known throughout the world. They had no shortage of money, and nothing could be better than exchanging Gold Soul Coins for a Soul Bone.
Even if this Soul Bone was somewhat young, and its attribute did not suit all of Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.
Using it to recruit powerful experts was still an option!
Salas went so far as to stand up, his burning gaze fixed on the Soul Bone.
Yu Tianming and Yu Tianheng exchanged a glance, each understanding the other's meaning.
Buy it if possible!
Although an ice-attribute Soul Bone did not particularly suit their Martial Souls, it was still a Soul Bone. Buying it for a few hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins would not be a loss.
"Three hundred thousand!"
Salas was the first to raise his paddle, increasing the price by a hundred thousand outright.
"Four hundred thousand."
Ning Fengzhi calmly raised the bid.
"Five hundred thousand!"
Salas gritted his teeth and continued bidding.
The price soared, soon breaking past the eight-hundred-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin mark.
Yu Tianming sighed. "It seems this Soul Bone isn't destined for us."
Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had no shortage of money, it could not possibly spend nearly a million Gold Soul Coins on a Soul Bone that was not particularly compatible.
Besides, in terms of financial resources, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan truly could not compare with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had exceptional treasure-appraisal abilities. With their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Souls, they could accurately identify precious treasures and rare metals.
Using this ability, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had amassed enormous wealth.
It was no exaggeration to say,
In terms of financial resources alone, even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Clear Sky Sect before it withdrew from the world combined could not match the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
In the end,
Salas also lost to Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi secured the three-thousand-year ice-attribute Left Arm Soul Bone for the astronomical price of nine hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
After the auction ended, Yu Tianming and the others had only just left their private room when they encountered Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo waiting outside.
"My worthy nephews."
Ning Fengzhi approached with a smile. "It's been a long time. To think you've already grown so much."
Yu Tianming returned his smile. "You're as distinguished as ever, Uncle Ning."
Ning Fengzhi smiled and took a jade token from his robes, handing it to Yu Tianming:
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan have always been on good terms. If you ever need anything, my worthy nephew, you can come to me at any time."
Yu Tianming accepted the jade token. "Thank you, Uncle Ning."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin suddenly spoke. "Boy, your presence is very unusual."
His piercing gaze seemed capable of seeing through everything, his voice calm. "Come visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect when you have the chance."
Something stirred in Yu Tianming's heart, but his expression remained unchanged. "Certainly."
After they bid farewell to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, Dugu Yan could not help leaning closer. "Tianming, Sword Douluo seemed quite interested in you?"
Yu Tianming narrowed his eyes. "Perhaps he was just being polite."
"Let's go. It's time to head back."
The group left the auction house, the last glow of sunset spilling over Heaven Dou City's streets and stretching their shadows long.
Yu Tianming did not know Chen Xin's true intentions, but the look he had given him just now had made him somewhat uncomfortable...
Until he figured it out, Yu Tianming would stay on heightened guard against Chen Xin!
That night.
Inside the dormitory, Yu Tianming sat cross-legged on his bed. First, he took out the jade pendant Dugu Yan had given him during the day and looked at the Jade Phosphorous Serpent carved on it.
Yu Tianming lightly traced the Jade Phosphorous Serpent pattern on the pendant with his fingertips, and a cool fluctuation of Soul Power reached him through them.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, then slowly infused his spiritual power into it.
"Hm?"
A faint jade-green glow rose from the pendant's surface. A cool presence flowed into his body through his meridians, settling his somewhat restless mood a little.
"This thing is rather interesting..."
To his surprise, Yu Tianming discovered that this jade pendant could actually focus the mind and calm the spirit.
Although this effect was not pronounced and was not particularly useful, serving only as an aid, it was still extremely extraordinary.
In this era, there were no methods for crafting Soul Tools. They could only be obtained from ruins.
Moreover.
They were almost all Storage Soul Tools!
The myriad strange Soul Tools of ten thousand years later, such as offensive types, defensive types, and Soul Cannons, did not exist in this era.
Afterward.
Yu Tianming recalled Dugu Yan's sly smile when he received the pendant that day. The girl had clearly known about its special qualities all along.
The corners of Yu Tianming's lips rose unconsciously, and he hung the pendant at his waist.
"Now for the main event. Let me see the true face of this jade spirit crystal!"
Yu Tianming took a deep breath and retrieved the jade-green crystal from his Storage Soul Tool.
Under the moonlight, the golden patterns inside the crystal flickered in and out of view, giving off a presence of life that was not particularly rich, but was extraordinarily pure.
He cupped the crystal in both hands and circulated his Soul Power, slowly enveloping it.
Yu Tianming frowned slightly as he looked at the utterly unresponsive jade spirit crystal in his hands.
His Soul Power was like a clay ox entering the sea, unable to penetrate the crystal's interior at all.
"As expected, it isn't that simple..."
Yu Tianming pondered for a moment, and a gleam suddenly flashed through his eyes.
Since ordinary Soul Power won't work, let's try Valstrax's unique dragon energy!
Yu Tianming took a deep breath. Red light appeared over his hands, and crimson red Qi quickly enveloped the jade spirit crystal.
When the dragon energy completely enveloped the jade spirit crystal, a sudden transformation occurred!
"Hiss-"
The crystal's surface actually began to melt slowly, like ice and snow meeting a blazing sun.
Its once-hard outer shell gradually became transparent, revealing a dazzling jade-green light within.
Yu Tianming held his breath, staring unblinkingly at this miraculous transformation.
As the outer material dissolved, a presence of life rich to the extreme instantly filled the entire room.
The potted plant on the windowsill sprouted branches and buds at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it had more than doubled in height.
"This... this..."
Yu Tianheng, who had been cultivating, instantly snapped awake and stared at the scene in shock.
He took a deep breath,
And it was all a rich presence of life!
Meanwhile, Yu Tianming's eyes were fixed in a stare.
Before him lay a strange piece of metal, jade-green throughout, with flowing golden patterns, radiating intoxicating fluctuations of life.
"It really is gold of life!"
Yu Tianming's eyes shone. He reached out and grasped the piece of gold of life, about to refine it.