In the auction hall, everyone stared intently at the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo. In their eyes, this embryo was no longer just an auction item, but a treasure that could make them become top experts, and even more so, something that would allow their power to dominate the world if they obtained it.
At this moment, Princess Jiujiu continued to speak.
"Due to the exceptionally high value of this item, we will grant our distinguished guests a 30-minute break to allow you to appreciate this treasure. The final auction will resume in 30 minutes."
"Of course, this auction house allows for cash advances using collateral, and we will evaluate the collateral in the fairest manner."
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"I hope everyone seizes this opportunity. This embryo of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast of the Kur type is unprecedented and will likely never be seen again. With it, a super strong person can be forged. I hope all distinguished guests will not miss this opportunity."
As Princess Jiujiu finished speaking, the venue erupted in commotion. It seemed that countless people had already begun to take action. Even Ma Rufeng quickly left the private room, clearly intending to communicate with Jing Hongchen and then take the opportunity to resell the flawed Soul Tool again.
Xu Zhengyang stared intently at the chaotic auction hall, especially at Xu Jiawei, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, who was sitting in the main seat. Xu Jiawei was indeed a great hero, having come up with such a brilliant idea to deal with the Sun Moon Empire.
In the original story, the Sun Moon Empire did indeed buy the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo; they not only spent a large amount of Gold Soul Coin, --
To raise such a huge sum of money, they even resold a large number of Soul Tool. The Body Sect even launched a sneak attack on the Illustrious Virtue Hall for this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo.
"What a classic case of the snipe and the clam fighting, while the fisherman profits! I just don't know if you're up to be that fisherman."
In VIP Room No. 1, Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire listened to news from all sides while observing every move in the auction hall, as if he were appreciating the grand event he had orchestrated.
Just then, Princess Jiujiu arrived at VIP Room Number One.
Xu Jiawei appeared calm. "What's the situation outside?"
Princess Jiujiu smiled and said, "Royal brother, the target has taken the bait. Although they have concealed their identities, they are still secretly selling a large number of high-level Soul Tool. Moreover, these Soul Tool are all of the finest quality. However, they seem to have deliberately hidden the information of the makers of these Soul Tool. But judging from the craftsmanship, they definitely come from the Illustrious Virtue Hall. It is clear that they are determined to obtain this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo."
Xu Jiawei laughed, "Very good, all of this is within my expectations. The grandson of the Illustrious Virtue Hall is the most outstanding genius in the history of the Sun Moon Empire. If he can complete the fusion of the embryo, he will definitely be even more powerful. They will definitely not miss this opportunity, especially since Illustrious Virtue Hall is recognized as the number one among all forces in terms of financial resources."
"Remember this: once you acquire all the Soul Tool produced by the Illustrious Virtue Hall, send them to the research institute immediately. I refuse to believe that researching these Soul Tool will yield no results."
Princess Jiujiu lit up with a sly smile, "Alright, Your Majesty, I hope they can slowly investigate the creator of this Godsealing Altar. After all, the creator was Level 9 Soul Engineer, and only the Sun Moon Empire has Level 9 Soul Engineer."
Xu Jiawei continued, " Level 9 Soul Tool isn't necessarily something only Level 9 Soul Engineer can successfully create. From now on, proceed according to plan. Three months later, issue a treasure hunt mission to the Adventurers' Guild for the Illustrious Virtue Hall, with a target of 100 million Gold Soul Coin. No matter how talented Illustrious Virtue Hall's grandson is, he's only Soul King now. It will take him at least twenty years to reach the Quasi-Titled Douluo. These twenty years are our most precious time."
"By the way, Jiujiu, how many Soul Tool have we received so far?"
Princess Jiujiu quickly spoke up, "Royal brother, these Soul Tool were sold by different people hiding their identities. It is estimated that their total value has exceeded 150 million Gold Soul Coin. If we add the Soul Tool that have recently appeared on the market in large quantities, they probably have more than 300 million Gold Soul Coin in their hands."
"Furthermore, Illustrious Virtue Hall has increased its transaction limit at our Starlight Auction House; their limit is now 250 million Gold Soul Coin."
Xu Jiawei gritted his teeth. "Three hundred million Gold Soul Coin, Illustrious Virtue Hall has quite the spending power. I want them to cough it all up, to let them know that the money of our Star Luo Empire isn't so easy to earn."
"By the way, what's the situation with the other forces besides Illustrious Virtue Hall?"
Princess Jiujiu said, "Besides Illustrious Virtue Hall, other forces have also reacted and sold us a lot of good things. Conservatively speaking, we can earn at least 80 million Gold Soul Coin from this auction, not even counting the last Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo."
"Moreover, the current situation, with multiple parties vying for control, is exactly the kind of scenario we want to see."
Xu Jiawei's eyes turned cold. "Let them fight it out. It would be best if they sparked a battle; that would be the most suitable situation for us. But in the end, the buyer must be Illustrious Virtue Hall."
Princess Jiujiu nodded. "Rest assured, Your Majesty, I know what I'm doing. Illustrious Virtue Hall will definitely swallow this deadly bait."
Time flew by, and half an hour passed quickly before Ma Rufeng returned at the last minute.
" Elder Ma, how is it?"
Ma Rufeng nodded. "Everything is as you said. We just need to wait for the auction to end. At that time, the Star Luo Empire will definitely fall into chaos. Xu Jiawei will definitely shoot himself in the foot this time. We can just sit back and watch the conflicts between the parties."
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Princess Jiujiu returned to the center of the auction hall to continue the auction.
"Distinguished guests, given the extremely high value of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, after internal analysis, the starting price has been set at 100 million Gold Soul Coin. This starting price has already set a new record for the Starlight Auction House. The auction will now begin."
Princess Jiujiu's words immediately drew reactions from countless people.
Someone made the first move. "One hundred and one million Gold Soul Coin!"
But in an instant, others made their move.
"One hundred and ten million Gold Soul Coin!"
Just as everyone was finding the offer outrageous, another bid was made.
One hundred and ten million Gold Soul Coin!
Within minutes, the auction became incredibly fierce, with many people frequently placing bids, seemingly determined to obtain the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo. The price quickly reached 130 million Gold Soul Coin.
Just then, Xiao Hongchen opened the window of the VIP room, revealing a look of absolute certainty.
"One hundred and forty million Gold Soul Coin!"
Everyone was incredibly surprised. In an auction of this caliber, especially one with an auction exceeding one hundred million Gold Soul Coin, someone actually dared to show their face.
But when they saw Xiao Hongchen's face, they all fell silent. Recently, Xiao Hongchen had become very famous in the entire Star Luo City, especially since he was a member of the Illustrious Virtue Hall Xiao Hongchen, which had long made countless forces wary of him.
Moreover, judging from Xiao Hongchen's current appearance, he was staring intently at the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, looking completely determined to obtain it, and even raised the price by 10 million Gold Soul Coin at once.
Some powerful figures exchanged bewildered glances. Although they were all wealthy, none could rival Illustrious Virtue Hall in terms of true richness. Illustrious Virtue Hall had amassed a fortune through the sale of Soul Tool. Over 80% of the high-level Soul Tool appearing in the entire Douluo Continent originated from the Illustrious Virtue Hall, which earned the Illustrious Virtue Hall a massive amount of money, making it arguably the richest family in the Douluo Continent.
As the grandson of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Xiao Hongchen was wealthier than everyone else present.
Just when everyone thought Xiao Hongchen would obtain the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, someone else actually made a move again.
One hundred and fifty million Gold Soul Coin!
The voice also came from a private room, and it was completely unknown which faction it belonged to, but being able to offer 150 million Gold Soul Coin meant it was definitely from a top sect or the imperial family.
Xu Zhengyang and Ma Rufeng exchanged a glance and smiled at the same time.
Everything was as Xu Zhengyang had guessed. It seemed that the Star Luo Imperial Family had taken action themselves, still wanting to raise the price of this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo as much as possible and make as much money as possible.
But at this moment, Xiao Hongchen seemed completely oblivious to everything.
"I'll offer 160 million Gold Soul Coin. The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo is mine, and no one can take it from me."
In reality, this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo is only worth about 100 million Gold Soul Coin. Moreover, the so-called absorption of energy to produce Twin Martial Souls is just a probability mentioned by the auctioneer. You should know that a normal Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone are probably only worth 50 to 60 million Gold Soul Coin. Xu Zhengyang bought the Ice Jade Scorpion's Right Arm Soul Bone at a huge premium, simply because he knew that the skill of this Soul Bone was useful.
But at this moment, Xiao Hongchen seemed to be in a state of madness, especially his eyes, which were bloodshot, making him look like a desperate gambler.
Unfortunately, no sooner had Xiao Hongchen finished speaking than someone else made another bid.
"One hundred and seventy million Gold Soul Coin!"
This was the private room where the bid had just been 150 million Gold Soul Coin. Everyone was amazed that such a top-tier auction house would see two major forces fiercely competing for a single item, with the two sides even bidding an astronomical price. It was truly a feast for the eyes.
Xiao Hongchen is no exception.
"One hundred and eighty million Gold Soul Coin!"
The crowd gasped in astonishment. This price was no longer a question of premium or not; it was astronomical. Never before had such a valuable item appeared in any auction house across the entire Douluo Continent.
Just when everyone thought Xiao Hongchen would obtain Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, a ruthless voice rang out again.
One hundred and ninety million Gold Soul Coin!
Upon hearing this offer, Xiao Hongchen was struck dumb, his eyes filled with disbelief, and he finally sat down helplessly.
Ma Rufeng, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward, glanced around the entire auction hall, and then closed the window of the private room. All that everyone saw was Xiao Hongchen's dejected expression, and they could even hear him muttering to himself.
"I actually lost! I actually lost financially! How is this possible?"
The crowd erupted in deafening noise. Now that Xiao Hongchen had withdrawn, wouldn't that mean that the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo had fetched a staggering price of 190 million Gold Soul Coin? Who was the powerful force with such wealth that dared to compete with the Illustrious Virtue Hall?
Even Princess Jiujiu, standing in the center of the auction hall, looked rather unpleasant, but she still forced a smile.
"The current highest price is 190 million Gold Soul Coin. Has anyone raised the price again? Does anyone want to obtain this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo?"
Unfortunately, no matter how emotional Princess Jiujiu's words were, the scene was in chaos, and no one raised their bid.
In the end Princess Jiujiu had no choice but to strike the hammer.
"Congratulations to this distinguished guest for acquiring this treasure with 190 million Gold Soul Coin, thus gaining the opportunity to become a top expert."
This VIP auction has now concluded. We look forward to welcoming all our distinguished guests back next time!